Posted on 01/27/2008 6:57:51 AM PST by Mo1
Plus and minus, more or less...
LOL Ya mean you, too, use - or + in your searches?
weather:00000 (zip code)
movie:Iron Man 0000 (zip code)
Nope. Never thought to try it. Thanks!
Putting a minus (-) sign in front of any word ensures that word won't show up in your search results.
Example: if searching for the holiday, Independence Day, type Independence Day-movie should eliminate any reference to the movie Independence Day.
Put a plus (+) sign in front of any word that you do want to see in your results.
Example: If searching for information about America's Independence Day, rather than those of other countries, type: Independence Day+America+July 4th.
Voila :)
Yes! It worked perfectly!
I have a feeling that you knew that stuff already. :)
This Is an Ex-Candidate
By Dana Milbank, Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Pet-shop owner: "No, no he's not dead, he's -- he's resting! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian blue, isn't it, aye? Beautiful plumage!" -- From "Monty Python's Flying Circus"Customer: "Look, matey, I know a dead parrot when I see one, and I'm looking at one right now."
11:45 a.m., Melrose Hotel, Foggy Bottom: It's Day 7 of the Clinton Campaign Death Watch -- a full week since the official arbiter of the Democratic primary, Tim Russert, declared the campaign over and Barack Obama the nominee. Hillary Clinton's advisers continue to insist that the candidate's prospects are very much alive, but the press isn't buying it. Exhibit A: There are two press buses waiting at the hotel here for Clinton's trip to her victory rally in West Virginia, but the entire press contingent doesn't quite fill one. It isn't until the entourage arrives at Dulles Airport that Clinton aides learn that the second bus is still idling, empty, at the hotel.
If there is importance in the results of the primary in West Virginia, the press corps isn't letting on. During the security sweep at Dulles, some play Hacky Sack with a cigarette carton. Awaiting the candidate on the tarmac, two guys from CNN toss a football. Aboard the plane, one member of the press corps entertains his colleagues by flopping down the aisle on his belly, like a fish.
But Clinton, wearing a salmon-colored jacket and dark sunglasses, is all smiles as she boards the jet. She hugs and kisses her campaign chairman, Terry McAuliffe. Still grinning, she helps herself to a cracker with spread from the snack tray as the plane taxis to the runway. And why shouldn't she be happy? Within minutes, Clinton has crossed the Blue Ridge and is over the green hills of West Virginia, home of what she calls the "hardworking Americans, white Americans." This is Clinton Country.
Pet-shop owner: "Well, he's, he's, ah, probably pining for the fiords."Customer: "That parrot is definitely deceased, and when I purchased it not half an hour ago, you assured me that its total lack of movement was due to it being tired and shagged out following a prolonged squawk."
2:57 p.m., Yeager Airport, Charleston, W.Va.: A steep descent brings Clinton's plane to Charleston's hilltop airport. After an appropriate wait, she steps from the plane and pretends to wave to a crowd of supporters; in fact, she is waving to 10 photographers underneath the airplane's wing. She pretends to spot an old friend in the crowd, points and gives another wave; in fact, she is waving at an aide she had been talking with on the plane minutes earlier. On the way into town, she makes an unscheduled stop at an upscale farmers market, but about 30 Clinton supporters, several wearing AFSCME T-shirts and waving Clinton campaign signs, have somehow gotten wind of it. Clinton works the crowd, signing autographs and making small talk ("Is that your dog?"). She makes her way past rows of geraniums and marigolds. But even among the blooms, Clinton is reminded of her troubles. She stops at Ellen's Homemade Ice Cream and orders a scoop of espresso Oreo and a scoop of butter pecan. "Ooh, that looks good," she says after taking the confection, then pauses. "Now, let's see. Who's got my money?" asks the woman who has lent her campaign $11 million to keep it afloat. She laughs. "Where -- where'd they go, the people with my money?" Finally, two aides arrive to retire Clinton's dessert debt.
Pet-shop owner: "No, he's stunned! . . . You stunned him, just as he was wakin' up! Norwegian blues stun easily, Major."Customer: (Takes parrot from cage, bangs its head on counter, lets it drop to floor.) "Now, that's what I call a dead parrot."
7:30 p.m., South Hall, Charleston Convention Center: The moment the polls close, the networks declare Clinton the winner of the primary. This is no surprise: Exit polls show a 2 to 1 margin for Clinton.
There is no television playing on the red-carpeted floor of the convention center, where all of 89 Clinton supporters have arrived so far. After a 12-minute delay, somebody thinks to turn on the TV in the hall, and the small group breaks into a chant: "It's not over."
Or is it? A week ago, Clinton won the Indiana primary by two percentage points -- and the media decreed that she had lost. Now she's trouncing Obama by double digits in West Virginia -- and nobody seems to care. This, no doubt, has something to do with the fact that she is trailing Obama in the popular vote, states won, pledged delegates and, now, superdelegates. Even Clinton loyalist James Carville calls Obama the likely nominee.
But Clinton aides press on in their effort to demonstrate life in her candidacy. At the Charleston victory celebration, McAuliffe charges up to the lectern. "Hillary Clinton is in this to the end," he tells the crowd. "She's going to Denver as the nominee!"
Customer: "He's not pining! He's passed on! This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! He's expired and gone to meet his maker! He's a stiff! Bereft of life, he rests in peace! . . . His metabolic processes are now history! He's off the twig! He's kicked the bucket, he's shuffled off his mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleeding choir invisible! This is an ex-parrot!"
9:06 p.m., still in the South Hall: The announcer has just introduced "the next president of the United States." And with the TV now turned off, it almost seems possible. The confetti guns are loaded and ready. The streamers hang from the ceiling. And the crowd -- now up to 500, all but about 10 of them white -- is rapturous as Clinton rebukes the "pundits and the naysayers."
"There are some who wanted to cut this race short!" Clinton says from the faux-wood lectern. They boo.
"I am more determined than ever to carry on this campaign," she says. They cheer.
"There are many who wanted to declare a nominee before the ballots were counted or even cast," she says. They boo.
"This race isn't over yet," she says. They cheer.
The sound system emits a loud screech of feedback. The confetti cannons fire.
See? She wasn't dead; she was just pining for the fiords. LINK
DANGIT. Intended to ping y’all to the above post about Hillary, the ex-candiate :)
First lady says storm threatened wedding plans
By Associated Press, TOM RAUM, 5/14/2008
WASHINGTON Storms that spawned violent tornadoes over the weekend slammed into President Bush's Texas ranch and threatened to disrupt wedding plans for Jenna Bush and Henry Hager, first lady Laura Bush said Monday.
''We did have a little — one setback on Friday night. While we were off in another town at the rehearsal dinner there was a tornado. ... All the catering ovens were turned over and the sides were ripped off the tent,'' she told a luncheon at the White House.
''But everyone worked wildly and you couldn't even tell the next night. It was just perfect, everything was great.''
The first family and the White House staff have been extremely tightlipped about discussing the private outdoor wedding ceremony on Saturday that drew about 200 guests.
But Mrs. Bush did not appear to have any reluctance to talk about it at the lunch for Senate spouses.
''We are tired. But it was really terrific,'' she said. ''It was just perfect. It was exactly the way Jenna wanted it. She was absolutely beautiful. If you've seen any of the pictures, you can tell how pretty she was. And the ranch was absolutely beautiful. We had wildflowers blooming. They weren't quite at the peak, but there were lots of flowers blooming everywhere, and it was so green and pretty.''
Friday night's rehearsal dinner was held in Salado, Texas, 54 miles from the ranch.
''I know you all have heard that the president had this beautiful limestone cross built on this peninsula in our lake, and that's where they got married, in front of this limestone cross that is the same limestone that our house is built from. So that was very perfect. And just as they said their vows, the sun dropped and the moon came up. So it was really, really lovely, and the way we wanted it to be,'' Mrs. Bush said.
''It was a great weekend of family and friends,'' she continued. ''It was all of George's brothers and sister and their family, Barbara and Jenna's cousins that they're both very close to, and my mother — and then, mainly, friends of the couple, which made it really fun. So there was a lot of wild dancing until 3:00 a.m.''
To laughter, she added: ''But I can assure you none of us, of the older people, made it that long.''
Ringy and I are always appreciative of pretty table settings for any party. :)
Nashville Musician Performs At Jenna Bush's Wedding
Cindy Carter
The band leader for Jenna Bush's wedding isn't a household name or a Grammy winner, but he is Nashville musician who's also a first family favorite. Tyrone Smith and his party band, Tyrone Smith Revue" are back in Music city after the Bush family wedding in Crawford, Texas.
Though Smith booked the gig months ago, he didn't find out who it was for until two weeks prior. He says the reception was elegant but not stuffy or formal.
Everyone was relaxed and ready to have a good time... especially the leader of the free world. "If he got down any harder than he did at this particular event... (I'm telling you) hey, he's good! He gave it his all."
This was actually the third time the Tyrone Smith Revue has been hired to perform for the first family. Apparently, Jenna Bush saw the band play at the University of Texas years ago and has been a fan ever since.
Smith's day job has been with Metro Public Schools as a coach and teacher for more than 40 years.
I have a very broad base of stuff I know about. This is very dangerous as my knowledge is spotty, and has holes in odd places. Worse, because I know lots of details one would expect only an expert to know in lots of fields, everyone assumes that I know all the fundamental stuff and have wisdom in areas where I merely have knowledge.
On some level I guess I “knew” that one could use + and - in a search. I never had because those aren’t the symbols for the Boolean operations of AND and NOT, so it never occurred to me to even try it!
You’ve given me a very powerful tool.
And as to using a Zip Code? Never thought of it. Wow!
For instance: The President and Mrs Bush are in Israel today, the first stop on a week long trip to the Middle east. He will also make stops in Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Please keep them in your prayers.
Goody! I’m glad you found them useful. :)
Oh YEAH! They’re going to be hugely useful!
Guess Ryan Perrilloux plans to sign with Jacksonville State in Alabama. He has two years of eligibility remaining, and can play this fall if he transfers to a Division I-AA school such as Jacksonville State. Rumor has it that he will be replacing their QB who had similar problems as Perrilloux.
Garn, just looked up the last time you posted and see that it was a month ago. Hope all is well with you and your family.
Wow, Darlin’ some incredible pictures, there! Thank you for sharing with us!!!
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