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Versa-Cheese: The Collection Of Dresses Made Of Melted Cheddar!
A group of students have stunned the fashion world by creating a range of dresses - made entirely out of cheese. Five incredible creations have gone on display after young designers spent 1,000 hours and one tonne of cheese putting them together. The cheese couture catwalk collection includes a ball gown encrusted with melted cheddar. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1392677/Versa-cheese-The-collection-dresses-melted-cheddar.html#ixzz1bWonetIf
Penguin Sweaters
Charitable calls to action usually ask for people to sign petitions, donate money, or call their representatives about some issue. All of those things are a good idea, and generally help some kind of cause, but they aren’t nearly as much fun as making tiny pieces of clothing for adorable animals in need. Skeinz, a yarn shop in New Zealand, has put out an international call for people to knit sweaters for penguins who were affected by the recent oil spill off the coast of Tauranga. See, penguin sweaters aren’t just the cutest thing you’ve ever seen—they actually can help save the animals’ lives as well. Not only do they keep them warm while they’re waiting to be properly cleaned by rescue workers, but they can prevent them from preening their feathers and ingesting dangerous and potentially fatal chemicals. So Skeinz has provided a pattern for making the little garments. They don’t include instructions on how to make them look like a tiny tuxedo, though. You’ve got to figure that out for yourself. If you don’t know how to knit, don’t fret — it’s not that hard to learn. There are sites all over the internet with instructional videos, or you can head to a yarn shop and ask for help. If you’re in possession of a Y chromosome, New York’s Lion Brand store holds a guys’ night, so you can even feel manly about it.
It's About Time We Got Out Of Iraq!
President Obama went before the television cameras on Friday to announce what had largely been pre-ordained before he took office, that all U.S. troops would be leaving Iraq before the end of the calendar year. It was in the final months of George W. Bush’s presidency that the United States negotiated an agreement to withdraw its troops from Iraq by the end of 2011. In his first year as commander in chief, Obama promised to adhere to the timeline, even though many U.S. and Iraqi military leaders said some American forces should remain in the country. The U.S. position on the 2011 date changed this year, however. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and his predecessor, Robert Gates, said publicly that some U.S. troops should remain in the country after the withdrawal. The conflict has claimed 4,200 American lives. Proponents of remaining in Iraq argued that the smaller U.S. footprint would be needed to train the Iraqi military on new American equipment—and as a trip wire if sectarian tensions flared up again and threatened to plunge the country into another civil war. The negotiations over the 2011 deadline continued into this month, but eventually the talks broke down after the Iraqi side would not extend legal immunity to U.S. soldiers and contractors in Iraq. On Friday, Obama presented the loss at the negotiating table as a political victory. “As promised, the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of the year,” the president said. “After nearly nine years, America’s war in Iraq will be over.” But the end of the war does not mean the end of the U.S. presence in Iraq. Indeed, speaking after the president’s brief announcement, Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough acknowledged that the United States would continue to train Iraq’s military in the new weaponry that Obama has agreed to sell the government that emerged after U.S. troops toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein in 2003. Just this year, the Pentagon approved a sale of F-16s to Iraq’s air force. Also remaining in Iraq will be military contractors who currently protect American diplomatic missions in Iraq, such as the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and the consulate in Irbil. “As part of a new agreement there will be Americans in Iraq training and assisting the Iraqi armed forces,” Qubad Talabani, the Kurdistan regional government representative in Washington and the son of Iraq’s president, told The Daily Beast. “These Americans will not be combat troops but they will be U.S. soldiers.” The president, perhaps with one eye on his reelection bid, did not mention the fine print as he declared an end to the conflict he had opposed even before winning election to the Senate, and which helped him win the presidency in 2008. Republican reaction was swift. “I remain concerned that this full withdrawal of U.S. forces will make that road tougher than it needs to be,” Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said in a statement. “Multiple experts have testified before my committee that the Iraqis still lack important capacities in their ability to maintain their internal stability and territorial integrity. These shortcomings could reverse the decade of hard work and sacrifice both countries have endured to build a free Iraq.” As the United States draws down, the massive amounts of military equipment, such as predator drones and other intelligence sensors used in the war, will be positioned in nearby Turkey, according to senior administration officials. At the press conference, McDonough answered some critics who said the withdrawal could jeopardize the progress the United States has made since 2007 by saying there was a 15-fold decrease in violent attacks in the last three years. He added that “every study and assessment we’ve sought” showed the Iraqi military was up to the task of defending the country.
Wall Street Hits Providence, RI 10/14/2011
The group Occupy Providence says it is set to begin its occupation of a city park on Saturday in an effort to “give voice’’ to Rhode Islanders it says have been disenfranchised as corporate interests have become more powerful. The group said in a mission statement released earlier this week that it intends to gather in Burnside Park, not far from City Hall, for as long as it takes “to build a society by, for and of the people.’’ “The `occupation’ of Burnside Park is an act of free speech which we feel compelled to resort to in order to have our voice heard,’’ the statement says. A core group of organizers has been meeting for nearly two weeks to plan the occupation, inspired by protests on Wall Street. A march is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m., followed by an encampment at the park. Two Occupy Providence activists met with Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare and other officials Thursday to discuss the event. According to activist Ray Hagerty, who attended, the meeting was “cordial’’ and “very productive.’’ He said Pare offered to waive the permit fees and application process and “accommodate’’ the protest, meaning the protesters could camp overnight in tents and use propane grills. “Essentially we have the city’s support,’’ Hagerty told an Occupy Providence General Assembly meeting Thursday night. “There’s no reason for any antagonism.’’ But some activists were skeptical, saying elected officials in other cities where Occupy movements have sprung up had suggested support, but then encampments were later broken down by police. About 140 people were arrested in Boston early Tuesday morning after they refused to move from a park downtown when police ordered them to leave. The city had granted Occupy Boston protesters permission to use another nearby park where they still are encamped, but some wanted to expand their camp to the second park. Pare said Friday the activists he met with on Thursday have since told him they are no longer involved with the movement. He said another person associated with the protest, Michael McCarthy, has introduced himself as a contact for the group. Pare planned to attend a 5 p.m. meeting on Friday organized by the activists. “Our mission is the same - to allow a peaceful conversation and discussion without having to arrest anyone,’’ said Pare. He added he’s been informed the protesters expect to stay at Burnside for 24 to 48 hours before moving to another site. The group is not pulling a permit to set up in the park and expects no more than 200 people to camp out, Pare said. (thumb nail photo courtesy of Joe Lyons, RI
'Beavis and Butt-Head' Are Back!
Its 1995 ALL over again...and they are back raunchier than before. Can't wait. 15 years is too long.
Who Does This Look Like to You?
One of these looks like the other.....hmmm is it a coincidence that one is a criminal in a suit on TV and one seems to be a criminal in a suit as president?