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WASHINGTON Unemployment is up. The stock market is down. Let’s party.

The price tag for President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration gala is expected to break records, with some estimates reaching as high as $150 million. Despite the bleak economy, however, Democrats who called on President George W. Bush to be frugal four years ago are issuing no such demands now that an inaugural weekend of rock concerts and star-studded parties has begun.

Obama’s inaugural committee has raised more than $41 million to cover events ranging from a Philadelphia-to-Washington train ride to a megastar concert with Beyonce, U2 and Bruce Springsteen to 10 official inaugural balls. Add to that the massive costs of security and transportation — costs absorbed by U.S. taxpayers — and the historic inauguration will produce an equally historic bill.

In 2005, Reps. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., and Jim McDermott, D-Wash., asked Bush to show a little less pomp and be a little more circumspect at his party.

“President Roosevelt held his 1945 inaugural at the White House, making a short speech and serving guests cold chicken salad and plain pound cake,” the two lawmakers wrote in a letter. “During World War I, President Wilson did not have any parties at his 1917 inaugural, saying that such festivities would be undignified.”

The thinking was that, with the nation at war, excessive celebration was inappropriate. Four years later, the nation is still at war. Unemployment has risen sharply. And Obama pressed Congress to release the second half of a $700 billion bailout package in hopes of rescuing a faltering banking industry.

Obama’s inauguration committee says it is mindful of the times and is not worried people will see the four days of festivities as excessive.

“That is probably not the way the country is going to be looking at it,” said committee spokeswoman Linda Douglass. “It is not a celebration of an election. It is a celebration of our common values.”

Douglass said the campaign sought to keep costs down by having the same decorations at each of the 10 balls, eliminating floral arrangements and negotiating prices on food.

“Those at the Obama administration are trying to be reflective of the climate,” McDermott’s spokesman, Mike DeCeasar, said Saturday.

The festivities began Saturday with a speech at Philadelphia’s historic 30th Street train as Obama’s trip began.

Sunday’s concert at the Lincoln Memorial includes performances by Sheryl Crow, Stevie Wonder, Garth Brooks and others. Denzel Washington and Queen Latifah will read historic passages. HBO paid $2.5 million for the exclusive rights to broadcast the concert.

Monday, the inaugural committee is hosting a national day of service, followed by three “bipartisan dinners” and a concert at the Verizon Center honoring military families. The Disney Channel will broadcast the concert, which includes performances by teen stars Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers, as part of a $2 million deal that also gave ABC the exclusive rights to broadcast one inaugural ball.

The television deals allowed the committee to recoup about $5 million of the $15 million production costs for the televised events, Douglass said.

Security and transportation costs are being paid by taxpayers. And with millions of tourists expected to descend on Washington for Tuesday’s inauguration ceremony, Bush declared a state of emergency, allowing the district to recover some costs for the event.

The inauguration committee is paying for 10 stadium-style screens to broadcast the inauguration ceremony on the National Mall. It is also hiring garbage and recycling services and renting thousands of portable toilets for what one supplier called “the largest temporary restroom event in the history of the United States.”

Obama has pledged transparency in his inauguration fundraising. He has disclosed inaugural donors as the fundraising continued, though he is not required to do so until after the ceremony.

Many of the fundraisers are well-known moneymen and women in Democratic circles. Those leading the list raised at least $300,000. They include two of Obama’s top campaign fundraisers: Louis Susman, who retired this month as vice chairman of banking giant and government bailout recipient Citigroup, and billionaire Hyatt hotel heiress Penny Pritzker.

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Lyrics

My eyes are dry my hands are tied
There’s nothing I can say
If you feel the need to go
I won’t stand in your way

Sit and think drown and drink
Sing this sad sad song
You can bring me flowers baby
When I’m dead and gone

Fate has played his hand is cruel
There ain’t nothing I can do
You say you lost your love for me
Me my love for you

Sit and cry say goodbye
Sing this sad sad song
You can bring me flowers baby
When I’m dead and gone

When you’re lying in his arms
Think of me and go
The choice you made ain’t free and clear
It cost me a hand to hold

Sit and think drown and drink
Sing this sad sad song
You can bring me flowers baby
When I’m dead and gone

Duration : 0:3:34

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Cookie part
1 cup butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp almond extract
1/8 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups flour

Glaze
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp almond extract
1 tsp light corn syrup
2-3 Tbsp water

Combine butter an 1 cup powdered sugar in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Add Egg, almond extract and salt. Continue beating until mixed. Reduce speed to low. Add flour, beat until well mixed. Divide dough in half, wrap in plastic wrap, chill 30 minutes.

Heat oven to 375 F. Shape dough, one half at a time(keep other half in fridge) into 1 inch balls. Cut each ball in half, roll each half into 4.5 inch long ropes. Gently twist two ropes together and make wreath shape. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake 7-8 minutes or until edges are brown. Cool one minute, remove from sheets and place on racks over wax paper. Cool completely.

Combine glaze ingredients in small bowl, stir until smooth. Brush glaze onto a couple of cookies and sprinkle on decorations. Repeat with remaining cookies.

I will mention that you should only glaze 2-3 at a time and then decorate. The glaze dries quickly and the decorations won’t stick once dry.

Music: Jason Shaw You Tube user/audionautix http://www.youtube.com/user/audionautix

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L.A. Colors Art Deco- Intense Pink, White, and Red. I bought these from Nigel’s Beauty Emporium in Valley Village,CA.

And that’s it!
OH! Also, if anyone has noticed there are tiny like yellow dots or spots on some of my nails, guess what stained my nails?!?! Those dried flowers I put on WEEKS ago!!

Here’s the video:www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQGIYKZPFQA

The purple flowers stain!!! So use those at your own risk!!!! I tried pure acetone and it still wouldn’t come off, yikes!!

Alright..that’s it! I’m still tryin to get more practice with the editing, hope it was okay.

-Lauren
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