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DETROIT -- The scope of the American League Most Valuable Player Award had barely set in for Miguel Cabrera when he already started looking ahead. He was talking about the honor last month on a conference call with reporters when the question of the future came up. "I always like to have something in my mind to make me work hard, make me work better," Cabrera said. "I'm still dreaming. I think every time I look [ahead] as a player, it's like, 'I want to do this.'" A couple of weeks later, as he was signing autographs at a suburban mall, Cabrera all but put the burial rites on his magical season. "That's in the past," Cabrera told the Detroit Free Press. "We have to move forward and try to be ready for next season." It's a great philosophy to have. But when you've won the Triple Crown and the AL MVP Award after a season for the ages, what's the next dream? OK, it's obvious in the big picture. Cabrera has made no secret of his desire to win another World Series title to go with the one he won as a 20-year-old rookie with the Marlins a decade ago. But it's a long way to get there, with a bunch of individual performances along the way. So now, in the quiet of the offseason, before the buzz builds for Spring Training -- figure on it building next month when Cabrera joins his teammates in town for TigerFest and the Winter Caravan -- the conundrum of what Cabrera can do for an encore deserves to be asked. It came up with Tigers officials at the Winter Meetings. "I said last year it's very possible that [ace Justin] Verlander could pitch just as good or better [in 2012 as in '11] and not win as many games, or could pitch not quite as good and win more games," manager Jim Leyland pointed out at the Winter Meetings earlier this month. "You never know how that's going to play out." That said, Leyland has a pretty good idea. "I guess I'd be safe in saying it's probably unlikely he'll win the Triple Crown next year," Leyland said of Cabrera. "It hadn't been done since 1967, so I doubt it. If there's any guy that could possibly do it, it would be him, but I say the same thing about Cabrera every year. He's going to have a great season." As rare as the Triple Crown has become, to repeat it is unprecedented, though past Triple Crown winners have gone on to have very strong follow-up seasons. Carl Yastrzemski followed his Triple Crown with a batting title in 1968, but his .301 average represented a 25-point drop. Likewise, his home run and RBI totals fell dramatically in the Year of the Pitcher. Yaz's Triple Crown thwarted Frank Robinson's attempt at a repeat, as did injuries. Mickey Mantle actually hit for a higher average the year after his Triple Crown in 1956, but he walked so much more often that he didn't get to 100 RBIs or 35 home runs. Ted Williams might have had a chance at repeating in 1948 if not for games lost; his .369 average was 26 points higher than what he posted the previous year. Except for Mantle, who won his Triple Crown at age 24, all of the aforementioned winners were around the same age as Cabrera, who will turn 30 in the coming year. Only Williams, though, had more titles in the Triple Crown categories before actually winning a Triple Crown. Cabrera had already led the league in average, home runs and RBIs before winning the Triple Crown; he just hadn't done it all in the same season. "I think when you're talking about not handling the expectations," team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski said, "it's more those guys that have one of those years that everything falls into place and you kind of look back and you say, 'Wow, look at the year he had. I'm a little surprised.' In reality, maybe their won-loss record or their batting average isn't quite as good as what their overall abilities are. But when you start talking about Cabrera and Verlander, you're talking about two of the more talented guys in baseball. So they'll handle it. They're hard workers [with] great attitudes. I think they handle that as they've matured enough where they're not a young kid trying to do too much, so that whole combination leads them to be guys that can handle that scenario pretty well." Batting average shouldn't be a problem. It's not just the back-to-back batting crowns; it's that Cabrera's .330 average this past season wasn't that far off his career average. He hit 14 points better in 2011. He's strong enough with a quick enough bat to get hits by fighting off pitches, a quality that shouldn't fade any time soon. Not since the great Tony Gwynn 15 years ago has a player won three consecutive batting crowns. The last AL player to do it goes back a quarter-century to Wade Boggs. The last right-handed hitter to win three straight in either league was Rogers Hornsby, who won six straight from 1920-25. So, yes, Cabrera could come nowhere near the Triple Crown and still pull off a feat more rare than he did this past season. The key could be to avoid the hitless stretches he had in 2012, one of them an 0-for-22 slump in April, another an 0-for-15 skid in June. Cabrera's track record of health suggests games missed shouldn't be a problem. His size could become an issue down the road, but Dombrowski said the third baseman is already working out in south Florida with teammates Alex Avila and Jhonny Peralta, doing the same program that helped him make the move to the hot corner this past season. As long as Cabrera's in the lineup, his supporting cast should give him a fair chance at RBIs. If Prince Fielder wasn't enough of a deterrent for pitchers to work around him, a healthy Victor Martinez behind Fielder might reinforce it. That leaves home runs, the one category where Cabrera's 2012 total was a little out of whack. His 44 homers were six above his previous career high, mainly because he nearly doubled his previous best for home runs in the final month of a season. If he keeps his strength up -- again, a workout issue -- he has a chance. But Cabrera also has the World Baseball Classic coming up this spring. But perhaps the biggest motivation for him will be another chance to win. "This guy wants to win a world championship and be a centerpiece of that," Dombrowski said, "and he'll do whatever he can to win. So I think if anybody will handle that well, it will be Miguel Cabrera. He's been around a while. He's not a young, young kid. He's in the prime of his career. He's been a good player for a long time. He doesn't have to just carry our club on the back of his shoulders. We've got some other good players around him. So when you look at the whole combination of things, I think he'll handle it very well."
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The team's starting center fielder pulled a hamstring and it's the backup's job to help keep the team afloat by playing until he returns. The only problem was the backup was hurt, too. That was Tony Gwynn's dilemma in 2012. Have surgery, don't play and let the team down. Or try to play hurt, and eventually let the team down anyway. Gwynn, 30, played with an injury that was never discussed by him or the club. He believes he suffered a sports hernia lifting weights after the 2011 season, but he never had an MRI to diagnose it. "I didn't want to know," he said Friday. "I wasn't having surgery no matter what I had." He was hurting last Spring Training, hurting when Matt Kemp went down with that hamstring injury in early May and the relapse in late May. Needing to fill in for Kemp on almost an everyday basis for several months, Gwynn's already injured body finally broke down. "I was still swinging the bat good enough to be a Major Leaguer, but I'm not Matt Kemp or Carl Crawford," he said. "I need to be 100 percent to be effective, especially my legs." The son of the Hall of Famer, Gwynn's reputation is that of a defensive specialist with the speed and skill to steal bases and, as he's shown more than one season, enough bat to be a serviceable fourth outfielder. "We know what Tony can do," said manager Don Mattingly. "We know he can play all three outfield spots great. Offensively, we'll have to see how Tony swings the bat. With Tony, sometimes you have to put guys in position where it's not the best thing for them. Matt gets hurt and all of a sudden he's an everyday, everyday guy. That's a lot different than four days a week." Gwynn hit .253 during the first six weeks of Kemp's hamstring injury, then went 2-for-22 the next two weeks. By the time he was taken off the Major League roster in early August, Gwynn was hitting .232 with only 13 steals and had been caught six times. "That's not me," he said. "My middle body wasn't strong enough and it broke down. What really put it in perspective for me were physical therapy tests that I had done throughout my career, I couldn't pass any of them." After being designated for assignment, then outrighted to Triple-A Albuquerque (because nobody would pick up a contract that still had $1.15 million guaranteed for 2013), Gwynn knows his job this spring is to rehab his career and change the perception that last year was the result of diminished skills, rather than an injury that has healed. "Obviously, management views me as an insurance policy, with the moves they made," Gwynn said, knowing that the trade for Skip Schumaker adds a center fielder and a right-handed hitter to the roster, with Jerry Hairston a likely fifth outfielder ahead of Gwynn and young Alex Castellanos also on the 40-man roster. "It is what it is. I just have to play well. Last year I'd get on base and have no confidence in my body to get to second. I'd get thrown out on bunts or ground balls that I know I should beat and you just know something is wrong." Gwynn said the Dodgers were aware of his ailment, but he's not surprised if the moves they made are an indication he's fallen on the depth chart. "It's the business of the game," he said. It's a do-for-me, do-for-you world. The moment you can't do your job, it's a cutthroat world. That's the way the game's been as long as it's been played." Gwynn is in that awkward place where he's not on the big league roster but he feels part of the team. He was given a locker in the middle of the veterans, even though he's technically a non-roster player fighting for a big league job. If the other five outfielders are healthy, Gwynn could wind up back in Albuquerque. What's different, he said, is that he's now healthy, thanks to the Dodgers training staff ("one of the best I've ever dealt with") and San Diego-area therapist Dr. Kahl Goldfarb, who put Gwynn on a program of cupping therapy. That's an ancient Chinese form of alternative medicine where vacuum is created by the placement of pump-assisted cups over soft tissue. "It acts like the opposite of massage," said Gwynn. "I started to see results and by January the pain subsided. It had been so bad I couldn't walk up steps. But I didn't want to get hernia surgery because there's no guarantee it works." Gwynn said he's now 100 percent. He can run and steal and is determined, "from a personal standpoint, to showcase I can play. Whatever happens, happens. If it's L.A., Albuquerque or another big league team, so be it." Gwynn laughs when asked if he requested the Dodgers trade him. "That would have been hard with the numbers I put up, to have the audacity to ask for a trade," he said. "That would have made Ned's [Colletti] job tough, my body breaking down and hitting .234. I didn't get on base or steal bags, didn't do the things they needed. I don't feel I have a right to ask." Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
November 30, 2006 Duhart stands firm on Pitt commitment Defensive lineman Tommie Duhart appears to have backed off of a potential visit to Florida in January, and has confirmed his commitment to the Panthers. A planned visit to Florida might not take place as Duhart remains committed to Pitt. Duhart is off to Salt Lake City, Utah, where Coffeyville Community College will be taking on Snow Community College for a bowl game on Dec. 2. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now for a FREE Trial
Latest Team Rankings Free Text Alerts \|ShopMobileRadio RSSRivals.com Yahoo! Sports\| \|College Teams\|\|High Schools\| October 15, 2011Another game, another regression, and the Pitt offense has a lot of questions to answer in its upcoming off-week. After stumbling through a trip to New Jersey last week in a 34-10 blowout defeat at Rutgers, the Panthers came back to Heinz Field and looked no better on offense in their 26-14 loss against Utah on Saturday. Actually, the offense looked even worse. Bad enough that head coach Todd Graham repeatedly used words like "disappointing," "embarrassing," "unacceptable," and "terrible" in his post-game press conference. "They whipped us up front, dominated us up front, dominated the line of scrimmage, took Ray [Graham] away, and we absolutely just (had) a dismal performance and embarrassing the way we performed offensively," Todd Graham said after the game. The question of Ray Graham's contributions to Saturday's game will be debated, since the junior tailback, who entered the game as the leading rusher in the nation and Pitt's leading receiver, totaled just 15 touches (12 carries and three receptions). But Pitt's woes on Saturday and in the Rutgers game were bigger than Graham's lack of touches. After seemingly turning a corner in the 44-17 win over South Florida a little more than two weeks ago, the Panthers' offense has regressed, scoring just one touchdown (Pitt's scoring on Saturday came on special teams) and punting 18 times in eight quarters of football. Pitt gained 523 yards of total offense and average nearly six yards per play in the win over South Florida; against Utah, the Panthers netted a total of 120 yards of offense and averaged less than two yards per play. "We do have potential and we showed what potential we have," Todd Graham said. "We have to come out every week and do that. But to go from one end of the spectrum, with 500 yards of offense, to 120 yards of offense, I didn't know that was possible." Not surprisingly, the key element in the offensive regression has been at quarterback. In the last two games, redshirt junior Tino Sunseri and freshman Trey Anderson have combeind to complete 25-of-63 passes (39.7%) for 181 yards, no touchdowns, and six interceptions (three each). Pitt's quarterbacks have been so bad in the last two games that they have each thrown an interception that was returned for a touchdown; in other words, Pitt's quarterbacks have thrown more touchdowns in the last two games for their opponents (two) than their own team (zero). Anderson replaced Sunseri to start the second half at Rutgers and played two series before throwing a pick-six and heading back to the bench. Against Utah on Saturday, Anderson entered the game for the final drive of the first half and played on all three drives in the third quarter. Then Sunseri returned for three drives but Anderson took over for the final three drives of the game. "Neither quarterback played very good at all," Todd Graham said. "It was a very, very bad offensive performance, and there's not anything you can say about that. "As I've said all year long, the one that gives us the best chance to win is Tino. We've just got to get some things corrected and get him executing. We've gone from our best performance against South Florida to two weeks of the complete other end of the spectrum. And the ownership for that goes to our coaches." Pitt (3-4 overall, 0-1 in the Big East) is off until next Wednesday, when the Panthers will host Connecticut at Heinz Field. Get premium access to Panther-Lair.com. Sign up today for a 7-day FREE trial !!
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Whatever you want to call us, we’ll still be here, still doing what those old TV networks and newspapers don’t do. If so, only one candidate stands with unruffled feathers. The message sent to terrorists is if you are incarcerated in Israel, it is only a matter of time before you will be rescued. One man has filed a class-action lawsuit against the state of Florida for a citation he got in 2009. He deserves to win. Another near-bankruptcy milestone. It's hardly an accident. Ethical vegans allow themselves a pretense of moral and ethical superiority with no real effort. Gaddafi, Mubarak, Bin Laden — even Obama — are not causes but symptoms of their societies. (Also read: A UN Probe Into Death of Gaddafi? They've Got to Be Kidding...) Anything negative, like the recent slaughter of Christians, is blamed by the government on "foreign powers." As the cover-up unravels, the Justice Department and a Democrat congressman play "shoot the messenger." Fast and Furious whistleblower Vince Cefalu supports allegations that ATF Special Agent in Charge Newell just framed one of his own for arson. The possibililty of Marco Rubio entering the fray has Obama 2012 scrambling for dirt. Whether personal or collective, madness is madness. The “Occupy Wall Street” movement is a perfect example. What does Tawakkol Karman’s membership in Islah say about her commitment to freedom? Parsing the “what if it was your son?” argument. Memo to the boss—any boss: arrange your affairs so that you are left with a plausible explanation for trouble other than your own corruption or incompetence. A government of secret laws is inimical to both prosperity and liberty. It's almost pathological the way liberals go out of their way to avoid racial neutrality. An exclusive interview with Romney's former campaign manager Ben Coes. The hatred can be seen in their eyes. Why you must not miss Gloria Greenfield’s new documentary Unmasked: Judeophobia. Also see: Spew Anti-Semitism at Occupy Rally — Get Fired Darrell Issa investigates the rumored third gun present at ATF Agent Bryan Terry's murder. You really expect fantasies about hippies being massacred to be more of a Fox News thing. Samir Khan and Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab are both AlMaghrib Institute members. A NASA study, suppressed by the agency, definitively shows that the Senate Launch System isn't needed.
USD excels at Morningside Open South Dakota, which competes in the Jim Duncan Invitational Friday in Des Moines, IA, had a number of athletes achieve solid marks at the Morningside Open last Thursday in Sioux City, IA. Leading the Coyotes was Brandy Echternach. Named the North Central Conference Athlete of the Week last week, Echternach won the discus (146-7) and hammer throw (161-9 1/2), while placing third in the shot put (42-5). Overall, USD garnered nine first-place performances. Also winning were Stephanie Knight in the 200 (25.42), Stacie Janish in the pole vault (10-0), Michelle Mellegaard in the triple jump (36-4 1/2), Ryan Finley in the 400 (48.07), Mike Gade in the 3,000 steeplechase (9:43.83), Ryan Bell in the javelin (176-6) and Will Hardin in the triple jump (46-3). Hardin was also second in the long jump (21-7 3/40) and Mellegaard was third in the long jump (16-1 1/2). Second-place efforts for the Coyotes went to: Sara Deckert, 100 (12.56); Amber Oolman, 100 hurdles (15.02); Cori Verbeski, 400 hurdles (1:08.47); Jennifer Hasvold, high jump (5-4); Jacob Christiansen, 1,500 (4:05.50); Ryan O'Malley, high jump (6-5); the women's 4×100 relay (49.91); and the women's 4×400 relay (4:04.17). The men's 4×400 relay (3:23.52) finished third, while individual thirds went to: Mandi Mueller, hammer throw (141-0 1/2); Mark Nelson, 5,000 (16:04.11); and Fred Luck in the pole vault (13-6) and long jump (3).
A hat in the ring by David Lias Vermillion City Councilman Dan Christopherson announced this week that he intends to run for mayor in the June 1 municipal election. Christopherson, a Vermillion businessman whose first term on the city council is about to come to an end, said citizen input played a large part in his decision to seek the mayor's office. "I guess I'm a real believer in requesting and listening to input from the public," he said. "I thought it was time to walk the walk, because I've had so many people requesting me to do that (run for mayor)." Christopherson said he was initially hesitant, but the number of requests has grown too large to overlook. "I've had literally many dozens of people talk to me personally about it," he said. "It kind of got to the point where I thought, 'if this is really what the people want, maybe I have a duty to listen to them because that's what I've been saying all along.'" Communication will be a major part of Christopherson's mayoral campaign. "Communicating, listening to the people, and really hearing what they are saying ? and making them feel like they've had fair hearings and have been listened to and understood," he said. "I think that would be the cornerstone of anything that I would do." The city council, Christopherson said, needs to be sensitive to the needs of the people and taxpayers. "The citizens and taxpayers are the only reasons we have elected officials," he said. "The only reason we have bureaucrats or city employees are because the people are paying for it, so I think we need to give people a chance for input at all times, and listen to what they have to say." A city government that always listens to its citizens, Christopherson believes, has a much better chance of reaching consensus and compromise. "There is so much less chance of having controversy if you listen first and act second," he said. Christopherson was born and raised in Vermillion. He left the city to serve in the military, and worked in Minnesota for a short time. He and his wife Gloria have operated a retail Main Street business in Vermillion for 30 years. "I do think it helps to have in-depth knowledge of the community," Christopherson said. "Some of that you can get through experience." Continued on page 8A From 1983 to 1989, Christopherson served as executive vice president of the Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce and the Vermillion Area Development Company. "That's something in which I think I was really able to make a difference," he said. "I've got some really good memories of that experience. It was a good productive time, we had good boards of directors and we were able to do things that I think that the community felt were positive." The Vermillion Development Company under Christopherson's direction led the charge for the implementation of the bed, board and booze tax in the city. "That was initiated by the people through the work of the development company," he said. "In other words, the people voted themselves a tax, which I thought was pretty incredible." Businessmen and women who sold alcohol and who provided meals and lodging, and thus would collect the tax, became involved, Christopherson said, in the petition drive to initiate the tax. "I always thought that was the way to do it � to get the people that are affected by the decision involved in the process early on," he said. "That's something that I learned with that, and I believe we can carry that theme out in city affairs." Chances are there will be at least a two-person race for mayor in Vermillion. Roger Kozak, the incumbent, said Wednesday he hasn't begun circulating nominating petitions yet, but he does intend to run for re-election. The following city offices will be vacant due to the expiration of the present term of office and will be up for election in the combined primary, city and school vote scheduled June 1. * Mayor (Kozak incumbent) * Alderman Central Ward (Christopherson incumbent) * Alderman Northeast Ward (Wright incumbent) * Alderman Northwest Ward (Powell incumbent) * Alderman Southeast Ward (Hofman incumbent) Nominating petitions can be picked up at the city finance office during office hours. Petitions need to be signed by 50 registered voters from the ward nominating the candidate. Petitions can be circulated starting March 1 and must be filed at city hall by April 6.
It became a traditional pitcher's duel as the Lakers' Terry Brugier out pitched Zach Weiss for a 1-0 win at the home team site. Weiss started and went the full seven innings giving up one run on six hits, recording seven Ks and one walk. The Tanager offense was held at bay, as Kyle Nemec recorded the only hit against Brugier. Line scores; Tanagers – 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB; Lakers ��11 R, 6 H, 1 E, 6 LOB The Tanagers faced the Dakota Valley "Panthers" in a 14-9 disapponting loss in a seven inning marathon played at Prentis Park in Vermillion on Tuesday, April 17. Alex Schaack started and went two innings, giving up eight runs on eight hits, walking four and recording two Ks. JR Moore relieved and gave up three runs on six hits with 1 walk and three Ks in one inning. Reid Meirkort wrapped up the stint recording two Ks, two walks, tow hits and three runs. Offensively, Zach Weiss went two for four at bats, two runs; Meirkort was two for two, three runs, 2 RBIs; Ryan Gilbertson – one for two, one run; Corey Taggart – one run, one walk; Eric McPherson – one for three, one run, one RBI; Paul Hammond walked with the bases koaded, driving in a run. Line score: Tanagers – 9 R, 7 H, 1 E, 12 LOB; Panthers-14 R, 16 H, 1 E, 10 LOB With a 3-4record , the Tanagers traveled to Beresford on Wednesday, April 18.
When the world was still young, some 3 500 million years ago, molten rock forced its way through the earth's crust and solidified to form the spectacular granite outcrops where Pretoriuskop Rest Camp is now nestled. The impressive granite dome known as "Shabeni Hill" is not far from the camp, which is found in the south-western corner of the Kruger National Park. It is immediately apparent to any visitor that Pretoriuskop is unique as brilliant red trees adorn the camp, pre-dating the decision to make exclusive use of indigenous plants in laying out rest camp gardens. Nostalgia prompted an exception to the rule for Pretoriuskop, the Kruger National Park's oldest rest camp, and exotic flowering plants were allowed to stay, enhancing the strong sense of the past that is so pervasive. Giving geographical context to places of interest in South Africa
Question: “When I use procedure analyse() on my schema it suggests TINYINT for the columns which have the data type VARCHAR. Based on the performance and data requirements, which one is better?” Answer: TINYTEXT and TINYINT and VARCHAR are quite different. For reference I would refer you to the mysql manual page about data types. However, procedure analyse() will read the values you have in your columns and if they consistently fit a pattern that would be better suited to another data type then it will suggest the correct one. As in, if your column is VARCHAR(1) and your data is similar to “1,4,7,5,2″ etc then TINYINT would be a better suited data type since you are dealing with numbers and not variable characters. Similarly, if you have the same varchar column, but your data is “a,b,t,h,o”[Read more...]
Major Section: BREAK-REWRITE Example: (brr@ :target) ; the term being rewritten (brr@ :unify-subst) ; the unifying substitutionwhere General Form: (brr@ :symbol) :symbolis one of the following keywords. Those marked with probably require an implementor's knowledge of the system to use effectively. They are supported but not well documented. More is said on this topic following the table. :symbol (brr@ :symbol) ------- ---------------------In general :target the term to be rewritten. This term is an instantiation of the left-hand side of the conclusion of the rewrite-rule being broken. This term is in translated form! Thus, if you are expecting (equal x nil) -- and your expectation is almost right -- you will see (equal x 'nil); similarly, instead of (cadr a) you will see (car (cdr a)). In translated forms, all constants are quoted (even nil, t, strings and numbers) and all macros are expanded. :unify-subst the substitution that, when applied to :target, produces the left-hand side of the rule being broken. This substitution is an alist pairing variable symbols to translated (!) terms. :wonp t or nil indicating whether the rune was successfully applied. (brr@ :wonp) returns nil if evaluated before :EVALing the rule. :rewritten-rhs the result of successfully applying the rule or else nil if (brr@ :wonp) is nil. The result of successfully applying the rule is always a translated (!) term and is never nil. :failure-reason some non-nil lisp object indicating why the rule was not applied or else nil. Before the rule is :EVALed, (brr@ :failure-reason) is nil. After :EVALing the rule, (brr@ :failure-reason) is nil if (brr@ :wonp) is t. Rather than document the various non-nil objects returned as the failure reason, we encourage you simply to evaluate (brr@ :failure-reason) in the contexts of interest. Alternatively, study the ACL2 function tilde-@- failure-reason-phrase. :lemma the rewrite rule being broken. For example, (access rewrite-rule (brr@ :lemma) :lhs) will return the left-hand side of the conclusion of the rule. :type-alist * a display of the type-alist governing :target. Elements on the displayed list are of the form (term type), where term is a term and type describes information about term assumed to hold in the current context. The type-alist may be used to determine the current assumptions, e.g., whether A is a CONSP. :ancestors * a stack of frames indicating the backchain history of the current context. The theorem prover is in the process of trying to establish each hypothesis in this stack. Thus, the negation of each hypothesis can be assumed false. Each frame also records the rules on behalf of which this backchaining is being done and the weight (function symbol count) of the hypothesis. All three items are involved in the heuristic for preventing infinite backchaining. Exception: Some frames are ``binding hypotheses'' (equal var term) or (equiv var (double-rewrite term)) that bind variable var to the result of rewriting term. :gstack * the current goal stack. The gstack is maintained by rewrite and is the data structure printed as the current ``path.'' Thus, any information derivable from the :path brr command is derivable from gstack. For example, from gstack one might determine that the current term is the second hypothesis of a certain rewrite rule. brr@-expressionsare used in break conditions, the expressions that determine whether interactive breaks occur when monitored runes are applied. See monitor. For example, you might want to break only those attempts in which one particular term is being rewritten or only those attempts in which the binding for the variable ais known to be a consp. Such conditions can be expressed using ACL2 system functions and the information provided by brr@. Unfortunately, digging some of this information out of the internal data structures may be awkward or may, at least, require intimate knowledge of the system functions. But since conditional expressions may employ arbitrary functions and macros, we anticipate that a set of convenient primitives will gradually evolve within the ACL2 community. It is to encourage this evolution that brr@provides access to the
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'The Path' Chinese Hibiscus, Tropical Hibiscus Among the showiest flowering plants. Plants typically bear funnel-shaped blossoms, often with prominent stamens. The many species offer a wide range of flower colors. Probably from tropical Asia; tropical hibiscus has been in cultivation for centuries, and is among the most flamboyant flowering shrubs. It reaches 30 ft. tall and 15 to 20 ft. wide in Hawaii, but more typical size on mainland is 8 to 15 ft. tall, 5 to 8 ft. wide. Glossy leaves vary somewhat in size and texture depending on variety. Growth habit may be dense and dwarfish or loose and open. Summer flowers are single or double, 4 to 8 in. wide. Colors range from white through pink to red, from yellow and apricot to orange. Individual flowers last only a day, but the plant blooms continuously. Provide overhead protection where winter lows frequently drop below 30°F/-1°C. Where temperatures go much lower, grow in containers and shelter indoors over winter; or treat as annual, setting out fresh plants each spring. Hibiscus also makes a good houseplant. This shrub requires excellent drainage; if necessary, improve soil for best drainage or set plants in raised beds or containers. Can be used as screen, espalier, or specimen. To develop good branch structure, prune poorly shaped young plants when you set them out in spring. To keep a mature plant growing vigorously, prune out about a third of old wood in early spring. Pinching out tips of stems in spring and summer increases flower production.All varieties susceptible to aphids. There are thousands of selections.'The Path' Gorgeous, ruffled, single, buttercup yellow flowers with a bright pink center on a bushy, upright shrub that grows 6–8 ft. tall, 4–5 ft. wide. Large, frilly, single, bright orange flowers with white central eye edged in red. Strong-growing, erec... Double golden flowers with petals that shade to carmine orange toward base. Plant is bushy and upright... This 6–8 ft.-tall variety has big, single, soft pink flowers.
While my friends from out of town were visiting, we took them on a small “tourist tour” of Seattle, and that of course included a stop at Pike Place Market. While there, trying not to spend all my money since I didn’t have a lot after a week of vacation, I discovered one of the booths has recently started selling Spenger products. They had samples of the vinegars and I immediately fell in love with the blackberry balsamic. If you pay attention to my blog, you’ll know, I love balsamic in all its forms — and I could have happily brought home the vintage, the raspberry, and the fig as well — the blackberry is exquisite. It’s this perfect blend of sweet and tang, that lends itself perfectly to anything from salmon to pancakes (both of which I’ve done this week). I highly recommend this particular flavour, if you like a balsamic you can experiment with in sweet and savory without having to do much to it. This morning, I made a Dutch Baby for breakfast, and topped it with some of the balsamic, slightly reduced, with some frozen strawberries tossed in as it heated, and mashed to mingle the flavours. It was heavenly. I like to cook ahead where I can, when I know there’ll be a lot of oven usage in a single day. So since tomorrow will be busy enough with making dinner, even just for two (E decided she wanted ham for dinner, I don’t do ham as previously discussed), it’s still a production. Mainly because I’m cooking and I like it that way! So I did finally decide on dessert. I made a caramel-filled chocolate tart, only sadly I’m currently without a tart pan, so it ended in up a nice pie cake pan. More pictures and recipe after the cut… Not baking yet, just plotting. I have a friend coming to visit from Boston in a couple of weeks. It’s a trip out, for her birthday, she and another friend are flying west, we’re going up to Canada to meet a couple of other friends, and hang out for a few days. Since it’s her birthday, I offered to make a cake or something, and asked what she wanted. Her initial question was “can you make cheesecake?” I laughed. My mother is a cheesecake goddess, and I learned well. My friend wasn’t much help in figuring out what KIND of cheesecake to make though, so I prodded her best friend, the one who is coming out to visit as well, and was told “her favourite thing is pumpkin cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory.” Mm, okay, I’ve never actually had Cheesecake Factory cheesecake. It’s against my religion to eat non-homemade cheesecake. So I went, and I looked, and… it looks uninspiring. But I love pumpkin, so I’m just debating what to do with it. K doesn’t like ginger, so that kills my gingersnap crust idea, but I’m thinking half graham crackers, half pecans will work. Pumpkin cheesecake with a hint of bourbon, and swirled caramel on top. Or layered, plain cheesecake and pumpkin, with a thin layer of plain on top… I don’t know! There are a number of combinations floating around in my head and I haven’t settled on one yet. I need to soon though, they’ll be here Jan 7, and her birthday is the 8th, but we’re heading straight up north after we pick them up from the airport on the 7th, so I have to do this by the 6th. And I still haven’t decided on Christmas desset yet. So, my roommates usually go “home” for Christmas (home being about 15 minutes away). I’ve joined them a couple of times, and found that it was not my cup of tea. I don’t do the religious side of Christmas, and I felt sort of an outsider. Except when I had to step in and save dinner for them last year, because their mom, who is not exactly skilled in the kitchen, bought an uncooked ham and thought for some reason it was cooked (!!) until she opened it up. Me to the rescue, a bunch of random cobbled-together ingredients later, their ham was in the oven and Christmas dinner was saved. Except for the part where, I don’t eat ham, and everything else that was going into dinner was laden with fat and sugar and pre-packaged frightening ingredients. As I’ve also been actively losing weight for the past couple of years, this wasn’t my idea of an acceptable meal, and I begged out of it, coming home and preparing a much smaller, healthier feast for myself. This year is different, however, because while the girls are going to their parents in the morning, they’ll both be home for dinner, since they have to work the next day and can’t/don’t want to stay late over there. Add in that one of them was very recently diagnosed with hypertension, and simply can’t eat her mother’s cooking… well, you get the idea. So I’m gearing up to make a Christmas dinner that will fill all the various voids, be healthy, as low-sodium as humanly possible (so no brined turkey, sadly! I was going to use my mother’s oh-so-yummy brining technique from Thanksgiving too… sigh), and still tasty. I’ve played with this amazing balsamic reduction lately that I may end up doing as a glaze on the turkey. It’s sort of a by-taste thing, but the gist of it: 1 cup good balsamic vinegar 1/4 cup honey, or maple syrup 1-2 tsp (to taste) ground ginger (normally a pinch of salt, I’ll be leaving that out this time) optional: a pinch of cayenne pepper (to taste) Combine in a pot over medium-high heat, bring to a boil, turn heat down, let simmer and reduce. You’ll end up a with a nice, thick glaze that’s sweet and spicy and tastes amazing on poultry. Adjust all ingredient amounts depending on the size of the meat you’ll be covering. (I also do a marinade of the above ingredients and some olive oil and whatever herbs are handy, obviously not reduced, that tastes divine on steak.) I think I’ll end up grilling some sweet potatoes, and I’ll make a small pot of mashed potatoes for the roommate who isn’t on the low-sodium diet, since they are her favourite thing in the entire world. My secret to mashed potatoes is two-fold: First, the water I cook the potatoes in is half-water, half-chicken stock. And when I go to mash them, I melt the butter and combine it with heavy cream in a small saucepan, with pepper and any other seasonings I may be using that day, before pouring it onto the potatoes. They are, according to E, who is a mashed potato junkie, the best things ever. I may make another pot of my cranberry-ginger chutney as well (recipe to follow later when I can find it again), because J absolutely loved it, and so did I. Lots of veggies, cauliflower, broccoli — although I can’t eat it! weeps I’m actually allergic to broccoli, can you believe it?? And I LOVE it! — edamame… I think I’ll borrow my mother’s salad from Thanksgiving; spinach, fresh pomegranate seeds, goat cheese and red onion with a light vinaigrette of some form. Dessert eludes me, but I’m sure I’ll think of something. I always do. There have been requests for pecan pie, and for my chocolate cookie/whipped cream/cherry concoction, but I don’t know. I’m feeling like I want to try something totally new this year. Something lighter than pecan pie, for sure, and not frozen like the layered cookie extravaganza. Stay tuned, as I figure that one out, for more recipes, and for pictures! We all have to start somewhere, right? So I’m joining the ranks of the food bloggers, how many of us are there now? Too many to keep proper track of, I’m sure. I hope I’ll find a niche and a home here. What better to start with but my recipe for a good blog: Take one unpaid unprofessional chef. Add a heaping cup of writing talent. A pinch of sense of humour. 1 rounded tablespoon of snark. 2 teaspoons creativity. Mix well. Set aside to fester mingle the flavours. Bake in the sunshine until it looks done; beware, poking may result in being bitten. Sprinkle with some sweetness, and sit back to enjoy with your favourite cup of tea or adult beverage, depending on the time of day. Best enjoyed with a dose of understanding and a lack of ego. When in doubt, get your hands dirty, and play!
Thursday, January 8, 2009 chocolate and peanut butter this one is for ruthie! ruthie has compiled a new year's wish list, in which she mentions banana pudding. as it turns out, i have a dessert at textile and gravitas with banana pudding. textile: chocolate and peanut butter terrine, banana pudding, peanuts, salted vanilla wafer [pictured] gravitas: soft ganache, banana pudding, spiced peanuts, cranberry jam
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE plch_ovld_pkg IS PROCEDURE my_program (d_in IN DATE, n_in IN NUMBER); [OTHER_SUBPROGRAMS] END plch_ovld_pkg; /and asked: Which of the choices can I put in place of [OTHER_SUBPROGRAMS] that will allow me to compile the package specification without any errors? Several players raised the same objection: In other words, they felt that the following choice should have been marked as incorrect: PROCEDURE my_program (date_in IN DATE, n_in IN NUMBER);Sadly, this is one of those cases in which the Oracle documentation is incorrect. It is certainly possible to compile a package specification without errors even if two subprograms differ only by the names of one or more of their formal parameters. The verification code shows this. When, however, you overload in this manner (differences only in formal parameter names), you will either (a) have to use named notation to distinguish between the overloadings or (b) you may not be able to actually call the overloaded subprogram. In the case of the plch_ovld_pkg code, it turns out that there is no way to call successfully the original subprogram: PROCEDURE my_program (d_in IN DATE, n_in IN NUMBER);I can call the overloading that uses the date_in argument, but when I try to call the my_program procedure above, every form that I use raises the "PLS-00307: too many declarations of 'MY_PROGRAM' match this call" error - even when I use named notation. The reason is that if I use named notation to distinguish this from the "date_in" version, as in: BEGIN plch_ovld_pkg.my_program (d_in => SYSDATE, n_in => 1); plch_ovld_pkg.my_program (date_in => SYSDATE, n_in => 1); END; /the PL/SQL compiler cannot distinguish the first invocation from this other overloading: PROCEDURE my_program (n_in IN NUMBER, d_in IN DATE);and the block fails to execute. I will add more of this explanation to the answer for this quiz. But there is no doubt about it: Oracle will let you compile the package specification without error. You just won't be able to call all of the subprograms you defined.
Williams: The ultimate independent Unwavering enthusiasm, steely commitment and prodigious experience help make Frank Williams believe his team are here to stay There he sits: Sir Frank Williams, in his office, bright and early, ready to attack another day with gusto, eyes sparkling with mischief. You could be forgiven for forgetting this was 2009 – the middle of a catastrophic economic crisis that even a member of the government says could last 15 years – and that Frank sits at the head of a Formula One team totally dependent on that outside world for their continued existence (they're sponsored by RBS, for goodness sake!). They're a team with a glorious world title-winning past, but have been mired in the midfield for the last few seasons, with no apparent trajectory. Yet there Frank sits, in his wheelchair, still loving every minute and looking forward to the next challenge – perhaps the biggest one the sport's ever faced. Forty years after entering F1 on a wing, a prayer, a following wind and a ray of sunshine, he's raring to go. To continue reading this feature... from just $1.50 per week - Get unlimited access to AUTOSPORT with news and views from the paddock - Enjoy AUTOSPORT+: subscriber-only analysis, comment and top-quality pictures - Explore every F1 stat in the world’s best motorsport database Read this feature right now for just
We're looking for beautiful mathematical images. Still Life: Five Glass Surfaces on a Tabletop by Richard Palais won the 2006 Science and Engineering Visualisation Challenge. We're looking for inspiring images that illustrate your favourite mathematical ideas. Illustrations, photographs, computer simulations or even clever doodles — anything that's colourful and inspirational. The best fifty images will be used as part of a book fifty to be published by Oxford University Press to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA). The book will contain fifty examples of the best writing on mathematics, both popular and technical, aimed at a general audience. We also plan to reuse the best images (fully credited to you) in publicity for the IMA, especially its 50th Anniversary.The idea is that these images should be able to stand alone, like pictures in an art gallery, with minimal explanation. They should ideally be approximately square or portrait style and sufficiently striking to be readable when reproduced at a size of approximately 10cm2. You need to hold the copyright for the image. Please submit images, in low resolution at this stage, to firstname.lastname@example.org by or before 12th May 2013, along with any appropriate explanation or attribution text. Please using the word IMAGE in the header. We encourage you to be creative!
Designed by Beckmann-N’Thepe Architects, this is a three-storey private house with basement, facing east/north-east on the rue de Nice and west/sout-west across its courtyard. It is clad in puttycoloured concrete from top to bottom, which makes it look as if it is cut from a single block. Its colour, echoing that of the stone or rendered façades of the neighbouring buildings, makes it blend in with its surroundings. Two wings at the rear frame a small courtyard. The building shares a courtyard with the neighbouring building on 10, rue de la Petite-Pierre, and planning regulations restricted its height to 15 metres.As neighbouring buildings are on average 21 metres tall and the plot quite small, the new building is very hemmedin. Most of the design solutions arise from this constraint. To offset the hemmed-in effect and make the most of the available light, we gave the courtyard side a funnel shape that captures maximum sunlight.The raked terracing and oblique planes of the east façade have a deconstructing effect. This façade also has striking stairways that form a key feature of the house. They are designed to look like crossed arms, facing towards the interior of the building. They largely determine the design of the rear façade, following the concrete wall that runs along them. Now comes the final key element of the façade: a glazed strip running from the ground floor to the roof. With its oblique folds, it brings south-west light into the house without affecting the privacy of the main living areas. On the street side, the façade’s main feature is a double-height terrace leading off the living room and bringing more light into the first and second levels. The terrace windows, like the others, have opening panels 75 centimetres wide and fixed panels of different lengths. Bronze-coloured reflective glass punctuates the northfacing windows and echoes the dark brown brass fittings. Brass has been widely used throughout: 10 centimetre thick brass frames, standing slightly proud of the façade, surround the windows; the frame of the terrace with its sloping front juts out over the pavement. The use of a double front door means that it has been possible to build it seamlessly into the concrete façade. The rest of the ground level is designed in a completely different way, reflecting its intended use. A long window, reminiscent of early twentieth century Parisian workshops, is set back from the façade. The roof terrace has an oblique triangular ‘fin’ that offsets the rectangular outline of the streetside façade and gives the building a tapered effect.
Spicing up a simple black skirt As a fashion blogger, I like to have a finger on the pulse of fashion trends and perceptions. Recently I was quite disconcerted by the outcome of a word association game that I played with my friends. When I mentioned the word “knee length black skirt”, the answers were predominantly words like “ boring”, “conservative”, “traditional”, “suits”, “office wear” and one even associated it with “funeral”! The reason the replies upset me was that I consider the black skirt and the white tank top to be the most versatile of my wardrobe staples. This incident inspired me to write this blog on how to spice up a simple black A-line or pencil skirt. - Officially formal: Starting with the most obvious, a white or pale colored button down shirt or blouse would make a perfect combination for work. Put on a fitted black jacket for a more formal look. - Casual chic: For a relaxed look, wear a flip-flops and a long, loose colorful tee over your pencil skirt. Want to appear classy yet casual; try putting on a fitted blouse like the polka dotted one and strappy sandals with your A-line skirt. - All black apparel: Bring out the beauty of black by pairing a black top with your skirt. Accessorize with a wide belt, shoes and bag of a contrasting hue. You could even wear a scarf to add to the visual appeal. - Evening glory: Change the look of your ensemble based on where you are headed. If you are going clubbing- wear a sequined top and comfy ballet flats; a date- how about a pretty feminine blouse or even an animal print top and stiletto heels. The black skirt is a wardrobe staple. When you feel like following a fashion, merely put on a top that conforms to the trend. So, for Spring 2011, get yourself an ethnic print blouse or one that is reminiscent of the 70’s era. When the trend changes, simply change the style of tops and the accessories that you wear! Remember spicing up a black skirt is very easy; you only need to start experimenting.
ill take both of you make love not war god. you laid down your bow of war long ago, that's why we have pretty rainbows as a sign of peace. I dunno adam, while I'm by no means defending walrus, whatsherfaces post did have an overly condescending tone that was quite obnoxious. I don't know why you started a rant on acronyms anyway. I really don't understand why this happens. Whenever i get into any argument with anyone, i am able to prove i am correct to anyone that isn't the person i'm directly speaking to. It's not that i'm wrong, it's that they're a thick headed idiot. I will say something, and back it up with examples, and the person i'm directly engaged with just doesn't acknowledge it. Let's use Tim as an example. Me and tim got into a scuffle on the old forum. I proved i was correct on what i was talking about. Tim was totally off topic and attacking me instead of talking about the issue i was talking about. Then he has the balls to walk around saying 1-0 against me? Hardly. I even brought the discussion up a second time and tore his statements apart, and being a thick headed type, tim just ignored it entirely. I got everyone that mattered but the guy i was talking to to admit i was right. Even Dogar said i was. He says i conceded when he actually did first. If conceding is admitting you're giving up then he clearly did that first. He said he wasn't responding to any posts anymore. Then he tells everyone he beat me and he's better? Not true. I have proven time and again to be the force of debating power on this forum. I have even gone to other forums to prove how skilled i am. FFH? That was all me. I was the only one to piss off the staff so bad with my superior skills that instead of banning me, they decided to rape my profile and destroy every post i made. That should say something about how bad i hit them. Tim didn't get that treatment. Really, the only reason i didn't have everyone on earth on my side against that gay (yes it's gay now) argument is that Tim just has a massive rep that no one wants to fuck with. Cowards. Tim, you didn't beat me. Stop saying it. Saying jk and giving me kiss faces doesn't mean it's ok. You say you do it to rattle my chain. Why? What good comes from anything besides your own personal amusement to piss me off. I don't do that to you or anyone. Have i ever got in someones face saying i kicked their ass? No. I have came out on top in every argument i have been in on this forum. So this is it folks. I'm done. No more in your face opinions from me. I can't get retards to understand. They love to be dense and just keep thinking they're right. I'm tired of it. What is the point of even discussing anything if no one is willing to listen. I mean come on. Recently i heard someone say "Yea you can have examples and facts but try saying something truthful instead". Are you kidding? Facts MAKE truth. Examples and stuff back what you're saying. It makes me dizzy thinking about it. I don't understand the logic at all. How am i able to prove i'm right to everyone else but the person that is on the other end? It defies belief. Well it definately isn't worth it anymore. No more arguing from me. You have an opinion, fine. You want my opinion, fine. You argue my opinion, i'm not responding. You can call yourself right or victorious or however the fuck you do it. I don't care anymore. Really it's just not worth the effort to even try when you don't listen. It doesn't matter how many examples i bring. It doesn't matter how much of your statement i destroy. It doesn't matter if i prove you wrong on every single point you state. If you don't look at it logically and take your head of your ass, you aren't worth the time. It all ties back to my rule. I am not allowed to get mad, which i'm thinking about changing to "Adam cannot disagree with anything". It certainly sounds that way. Everytime someone pisses me off and i tell them, i'm wrong. Regardless of examples and facts, i am never right to be mad. What's even more stupid is that when i do get mad, i feel bad about it afterwards. That's retarded that i'm the only one with a good heart. You think i'm running my mouth or i'm joking but i'm not. I swear on my life that whenever i get mad at someone, they say i shouldn't. I'm supposed to just sit here and get walked on. Fine. I won't get mad anymore either. I'll start treating people the same way they treat me, fuck being nice it doesn't work. You know the funny part? People will be bitching at me that i'm an asshole. I can tell them this is how you treat me and they say "NO ur jus gay". Something like that. I don't get how we can live in a world full of greedy thick headed dumbasses. Everyone can't always be right all the time. That defies logic, someone has to be wrong. For some reason, in spite of overwhelming evidence, examples, 3rd party testimony and other stuff, i have to be wrong. That's just not fair at all. I didn't mean to offend you in any way, nor did I mean to imply that you can't get angry. I mean no malice and tried to state my opinion on OBI's post as politely as I could. There were no hard feelings on my part, but apparently you felt differently, and I apologize if I came off as being an asshole or anything like that. However, I think some of the pushback you see when arguing with people is natural. If someone confronts your opinion, of course you want to argue back and prove your point. It doesn't necessarily mean you're wrong when they argue; it just means that person thinks differently from you. Once again, I meant no malice. You can feel the way you want about the issue, but just remember I meant no harm. oh geez fullmetal let's let the people decide both our last posts on the matter: my last post: fullmetals last postQuote: don't say "i was just joking" because that's really frustrating when you argue this against me for 2 days and are clearly interested, then when i start getting serious you play it off. it wasnt even an argument to begin with, you made it one. in the begining it was just one run on sentance on aim. reread where i talked about joking, i was saying it in response to you saying i "went on with crap like this" or something, when it was just one sentance on aim and i said NO MORE of the whole thing, except to joking say im better than you after you originally conceded. i was never attacking your character, i was making a comparison. Simple tim, you're biased. This arguements done, thanks for playing. Stop bringing it up plzkthx I'd go as far as to say this shows you know you're fighting a losing battle, since you only go to hostility like this when you either don't like the person or are trying to indimidate someone you think might beat you. i never brought it up, you rebrough it up after thinking about it all day. when HM doesn't like something he flames people instead of discussing it. This is the intial thing, you overreacted. Yeah he flamed, really i wouldnt even call them flames, just small remarks meant to annoy the person they were directed at, you jumped at it and thought it would start a war, and even admitted you were overreacting. the overcomplexising and circularness is almost at ffh level here right now. if you'll make another of those type posts ill forget it and you can call it a victory if you want because these are really just headache inducing to respond to yes i said i would have conceded. i said i'd concede because you were being thick and circular and such. it was meant to give you self doubt and give me some kind of moral high ground. apparently it worked, if you wanted to you could have just made another one of those big posts and walked away winning, but since i said that i made you think you were wrong yourself.That's much better. Pride or not i'm satisfied i at least tried. Obviously i dont like losing Buuuut this is much better to me than the 1 line shut down on aim. Analyzed me pretty well too. The biased response was phenominal. That required some human insight to say that back. No amount of word twisting, traps and backdoor loop logic was going to win this one i guess. Yes i will agree once more, i overreacted. I saw something i didnt like, i said wtf, people said who cares, so i made it a big deal. Ouchness. Hopefully next time this happens it can be on something significant and opinionated instead of me doing something stupid and trying to justify it. Good show tim. :* and dont take this up the ass. im not trying to insult you or piss you off here. just trying to bring it up once and for all because it gets brought up constantly. actually here is the one page where the whole argument takes place DECIDE FOR YOURSELF WHO IS THE VICTOR. if everyone says fullmetal won i will never bring it up again. http://pdream.proboards48.com/index....431878&page=18 I'd say tim won that one judging solely off the last post. Deciding to stop an argument doesn't mean you lose, the other guy could be thick headed and not shut the fuck up despite the fact their logic is flawed and they sound like a 12 year old (http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/view...0453203&page=4 case and point). I'm not sure why either of you care. i never cared much, i just brought up "i beat fullmetal" as a joke but then when someone makes a retaliatory post like he did just a couple posts up a feel the need to BRING IT UP AGAIN!! I thought you were joking around, but this made me reconsider. i always was joking around, but fullmetals latest post pretty much tore be down completely with EVERYTHING YOU SAID WAS WRONG AND EVERYTHING I SAID WAS RIGHT so i felt like getting this score settled once and for all! Tim, in respect for Adam's feelings, maybe you shouldn't bring it up. Just out of respect. i would hardly ever bring it up if he never made retaliatory posts likedont take it up the ass and take it like the joke its meant to be ugh. its not like a bring it up just to piss him off, or even just to rattle his chain or whatever. its just a joking thing like hehe i beat the forums best arguer in a small topic that is meaningless and no one really cares about. it was a stupid topic and its not like i think im totally above him because i won this one little meaningless thing no one cares about.I proved i was correct on what i was talking about. Tim was totally off topic and attacking me instead of talking about the issue i was talking about. Then he has the balls to walk around saying 1-0 against me? Hardly. I'm not saying that you didn't win or whatever. I don't care who won personally. But obviously he's bothered by it, and so I think it would be nice if no one mentioned it. You can have another triumph later. take it to IM, I'd hate to see this thread ravaged by a titan clash ><" I don't intend on getting in an argument. What the keeper said. ^ I wouldn't do shit like this if tim wouldn't say it anymore. First time i never made any retaliating posts til one day he started telling walrus he beat me in every thread they were about to debate on. Fuck you guys i totally won that i'm not being a thick headed moron. You guys are thick headed. No one sees what i see. I don't understand how you can be so god damn dense. Look. I was on topic. He was not. He never responded to any of my points with anything other than personal attacks. The last post felt like a friendship card got played against me. I made a totally new thread on it explaining it and no one even bothered. In all terms of debating standards i kicked the shit out of him. It was because he never responded to points, only attacked me. If you guys can't see that then lots of luck to you. I'm done fuck this shit. except when you said i was rightn all terms of debating standards i kicked the shit out of him. okay thats the last joke relating to this on me. from now on the debate is stricken from the record and never happened. That would be a good start.
Israel and Palestine What in your opinion would be the best way to resolve this conflict? what is 'best', its only going to cost us about 20,000 to nuke the whole region idk, the whole situation is fucking ridiculous, I say let the Palestinians have their freedom but relations really need to improve between the 2 nations and Israel need to stop being a dick lifting the blockade would probably be a good start. israel can start imagining itself able to take the high road re: hamas rocket attacks after it stops continually perpetrating acts in gross violation of international war laws and human rights conventions. Everytime I try and come up with something feasible, nuking that headache of a region just seems like a better and better option. I live. I love. I kill. I catch Pokemons. I am content.
The black is king and therefor male and therefor dominant. Actually, that statement was sexist. Racist hand sexist actually. It's obvious you also chose the black one because its black. Good point. He's also better because he's black. You aren't helping yourself much on this one. Then move it don't lock it fool. I doubt this thread has any real potential, but if you want to toss it in misc. I guess I can do that.
Gardenia's Turtwig first appeared while Ash and his friends were heading towards Eterna City. When Gardenia challenged Ash, she used her Turtwig who displayed awesome speed, being about twice as fast as Ash's Turtwig, which was also quite agile for its species. Gardenia's Turtwig defeated Ash's Turtwig and Staravia without taking any damage, even managing to avoid Staravia's Aerial Ace. Turtwig was later used to help protect the Adamant Orb. During Gardenia's Gym battle with Ash, Turtwig once again displayed incredible speed, and managed to defeat Staravia a second time. She then battled Ash's Turtwig again but this time she lost. Later, when Gardenia and James challenged Ash and Dawn to a double battle, Turtwig fought alongside James' Cacnea. However Gardenia lost focus during the battle, resulting in Turtwig's defeat at the hands of Dawn's Pachirisu. \|Leaf Storm\|\|The Grass Type Is Always Greener\| \|Tackle\|\|The Grass Type Is Always Greener\| \|Leech Seed\|\|The Grass Type Is Always Greener\| \|Bite\|\|The Grass Type Is Always Greener\| \|+ indicates this Pokémon used this move recently.*\| - indicates this Pokémon normally can't use this move.
Machoke: Base attack 100 Graveler: Base attack 95 Machoke also has higher stats in total. The only stat Graveler has that is higher than Machoke's is defence, but since Graveler is weak to so many things, it's hardly useful. EDIT: also Machoke has Guts, which increases its attack by 50% when inflicted by burn, poison, paralysis or sleep.
Ditch Mean Look. Overall, it's much more practical to have an attack instead. As Crobat's base Attack is higher than it's base special attack by 20, you might want to concider X-Scissor (Bug, power 80, ac. 100). If the type doesn't appeal to you, you probably would have to resort to a special attack move like dark pulse or giga drain Here's the advantages of your move types (plus suggested types) Fire grass, ice, bug, and steel. Flying grass, fighing, and bug. Bug grass, dark, and psycic. Dark Psychic, Ghost Grass Water, Ground, Rock As you noticed, you have a ridiculous super effective coverage against grass, and not that much else. Disadvantages of your move Types Fire Fire, Water, Rock, Dragon Flying Electric, Rock, Steel Poison Poson, Ground, Rock, Ghost, Steel Bug Fire, Fight, Poison, Ghost, Fly, Steel Dark Dark, Steel, Fight Grass Fire, Poison, Steel, Grass, Flying, Bug, Dragon You're pretty well rounded whatever you choose. Although weakness to steel may seem alarming, it's alright as fire is super effective. You're a little limited when fighting fire Pokemon, but the only one you'd really be in bad shape against is Heatran, and we don't fight Heatrans everyday ;). For your moves, if you don't take a fancy to how bug coordinates with your other moves, you probably should go for dark pulse as it can combat psycic, which is super effective against you. If you're into regaining health, giga drain would work even though it's only power 60 and is not very effective against a lot of types as it helps you combat rock, which also is super effective against you. Overall, I like your Crobat, just replace Mean Look.
You know what , I know you cant just answer any type randomly but im gonna give it a shot . These are the types : Normal - Taken out by fighting . Fire - Taken out by water . Water - Electric . Electric - Ground. So the six pokemon that could take you through are : Maybe give them some moves of other types for coverage . Types of moves other than their own:
Re: Pokemon Fire Red: RATE MY TEAM I have a few suggestions in order to improve your team. First you have a combination of ubers and other tiers of pokemon (look up pokemon tiers to figure it out) Zaptos is a solid choice, but blastoise, sceptile and typhlosion aren't very good, contrary to popular belief. If you want a good water pokemon go for suicune, vaporeon, or starmie. If you dont include raquaza you dont have any pokemon using purely physical moves. Try adding something like dugtrio (with arena trap), Aerodactyl, or machamp. You dont need a pokemon of each type, make sure your pokemon have different uses, like having a snorlax or skarmory that can take lots of damage.
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When the megagroup calling itself USA for Africa recorded “We Are the World” in 1985, no one put out an opposition message. But a new international effort called “Freedom for Palestine” is having a little more trouble getting its message out. Kickstarted by the British Palestine solidarity movement with the support of the band Coldplay, the “Freedom for Palestine” video by artists calling themselves One World is on YouTube (at www.youtube.com/watch?v=V28HnPTYz-I). Along with clips of the “Freedom for Palestine” performers, it shows the terraced hillsides of the West Bank and the faces of Palestinians young and old; it shows the refugee camps that dot the land, and the 26-foot high “separation” wall that snakes through it; and it shows the graffiti that cover miles of the wall and that constitute a continuing act of nonviolent resistance to the Occupation and the Wall. But when Coldplay listed the video’s URL on its Facebook page, Facebook received complaints that the song was “abusive”—and deleted the URL. YouTube, on the other hand, is blithely showing both “Freedom for Palestine” and an anti-Freedom for Palestine video that was put up two weeks after the original appeared on YouTube. Same song, different video: Viciously pro-Israel, it juxtaposes clips of children being educated as terrorists with shots of huge convoys of aid allegedly being sent from Israel to Gaza and images of a “prosperous marketplace in Gaza.” It’s at www.youtube.com/watch?v=mphlU96qIyg, and its existence and placement on YouTube is a blatant act of intellectual property theft that violates YouTube’s most basic rules. Presumably when the theft is brought to YouTube’s attention, they’ll remove the counter video; meanwhile, we can help bring it to their attention—and support the real “Freedom for Palestine” video, including demanding that Facebook restore the URL. Thursday, June 2, 2011 Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Some landscapes are more political than others, like the village of Budrus, in Palestine (that is, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory called the West Bank). Like many other such villages, Budrus is dependent on its centuries-old olive trees for its economic survival and for the villagers’ connection with their past and their land. But in 2004, the village’s survival was threatened when the State of Israel announced that its 26-foot high barrier wall would pass through Budrus, requiring the uprooting and destruction of 3,000 of the village’s olive trees. (In flagrant violation of international law, the wall would pass well within the “Green Line,” the border between Israel and the Palestinian Territory.) At that moment, Budrus was like many other villages in the path of the wall in one other respect: It was threatened with slow death as a viable community. Budrus, however, was not without resources. It had Ayed Morrar, a five-times imprisoned Fatah activist for Palestinian self-determination. It had his 15-year-old daughter Iltezam. It had Hamas activist Ahmed Awwad. And, in the end, it had friends—friends from the international community and from within Israel itself. Morrar called a meeting. He and Awwad agreed to work together to unite the village. They called on the whole community to resist—and Morrar persuaded the village that nonviolence was “in the best interests of the Palestinian people.” The morning that the bulldozers were scheduled to arrive, the men of Budrus marched en masse to the site of the proposed uprooting and put their bodies in the path of the earth-moving equipment. The bulldozers—and their military escort—backed off, but, of course, returned the next day. That was when Morrar’s daughter Iltezam observed that the resistance had to that point been all male and told her father that the women of Budrus had to join the protests (pictured above). When he conceded the point and asked the women to join in, Iltezam led the way by leaping into the hole a bulldozer had dug. Soon after that, international supporters came to Budrus to join the villagers; so did Jewish Israeli peace activists. After ten months of blustering insistence by Israel that no protests could make it back down, it did exactly that, moving the route of the wall away from Budrus and its olive trees and closer to the Green Line. (Depending on your definitions, the defense of Budrus was almost entirely but perhaps not 100 percent nonviolent. There were moments when the youth of Budrus were provoked to the point of throwing stones at the armed intruders, who responded by firing guns. But Morrar and Awwad begged for absolute nonviolence, and in the end, the villagers complied.) After their victory in Budrus, Morrar and his comrades organized nonviolent resistance to the wall in other Palestinian communities. Now the map of the West Bank is dotted with such pockets of resistance—and the struggle for Budrus itself is available in Budrus, a documentary by filmmaker Julia Bacha and the Just Vision production company. Using footage of the events filmed at the time, plus interviews with Ayed and Iltezam Morrar, Ahmed Awwad, one of the Jewish defenders of the village, and two members of the Israeli military who attacked it, they answer the often-asked question, “Where are the Palestinian Gandhis?” They make it abundantly clear that Palestine does have its Gandhis—and that, as happened in India, Gandhian resistance can sometimes defeat armed aggression. Budrus will inspire all nonviolent activists, although it may also make you wonder why you’re here and not in Palestine, putting your own body on the line for justice. Budrus, a Just Vision production directed by Julia Bacha, is in Arabic, Hebrew, and English, with English subtitles and at this writing is playing at Manhattan’s Quad Cinema in Greenwich Village. For more information, see www.justvision.org. ©2010 Judith Mahoney Pasternak Tuesday, October 12, 2010 October 12, 2010—For 80-plus miles, from just north of New York City to the upstate city of Poughkeepsie, the Metro North railroad tracks run along the eastern shore of the Hudson River, only yards away from the water. In my childhood and youth, that ride along the Hudson was merely “home” to me—I was raised in Croton, which sits more or less halfway between the two cities. It was only later, after I had seen the Mississippi, the Missouri, and the Ohio, the Nile and the Rio de la Plata, the Rhine from beginning to end, and the Danube, the Thames, the Avon, and most of the rivers of France–only then did I grasp how extraordinary that stretch of the Hudson shore is. Across the river, which widens at the Tappan Zee and then narrows again, are the cliffs of the Palisades; in every direction, hills rise out of the water, somehow rising out of mist even on the sunniest day. Its beauty never fails to thrill me, nor have I ever seen anything to match it. Only a few score miles away is its opposite number in every sense, the ravaged country along the Amtrak railroad between New York City and Washington, DC. The first time I rode that train was on August 28, 1963, from New York to Washington. (That was the day Martin Luther King told the world he had a dream.) Between family visits—my oldest son and his family have lived in Maryland for decades—and protest marches, I’ve taken it scores of times since. For mile upon mile, the tracks pass a nightmare spectrum of blight: dying trees and poisoned waters give way to long-abandoned factories, windows broken, walls graffiti’d, which yield in turn to piles of garbage and old tires dotting tract after tract of decaying homes and broken neighborhoods. Yesterday I traveled from New York to Washington and back on Amtrak (headed, as it happens, for a family wedding). As I looked out the window, I was struck by a curious thought. Inspired, no doubt, by the fact that it was Indigenous People’s Day, I wondered, what if a Lenni Lenape Indian of 500 years ago—one of the First People of New Jersey—were to time travel along this very route today, as Amtrak skirts the toxic land along the water we call the Hackensack River? What would she think? What would she think of the deadly marshes? What would she think of the now-useless buildings? What questions would she ask in the face of this endless blight, the bitter fruit of “development” and greed? Only two, I should imagine, one of which we know the answer to, the second of which is as agonizing for us as it would be for the time traveler: “Who has done this to our Earth, and how can we heal Her?” Saturday, October 2, 2010 There are dozens of lovely, tree-filled squares in London, but only one—Tavistock Square, in northern Bloomsbury—is dedicated as a peace park. Surrounding a statue of Mohandas K. Gandhi, India’s Mahatma (“Great Soul”), are benches with plaques asserting the commitment of one Londoner after another to Gandhi’s vision of peace and the “soul force” of nonviolence. One of the plaques, however, carries the name of someone who would have loved to be an honorary Englishwoman, but was in fact a New Yorker, born and bred. It says, “From Beatrice Kelvin of New York City, who works for world peace and loves London.” Bea Kelvin was my mother, and thanks to her determination and that of her daughters, the plaque was placed there in her lifetime, as she wanted it, on a bench facing the back of Gandhi’s statue (why the back of his statue is a different story, equally typical of my mom). Today being Gandhi’s birthday and the World Day of Nonviolence, I put this out in my mother’s memory and his. The Hotel Tavistock, across the street from Tavistock Square, is a little the worse for wear since its construction in the Art Deco-mad Thirties. But it’s still a handsome example of that then-modern school of architecture, and the slight wear-and-tear has brought the price down to my family’s preferred range. So it was that my peripatetic mother discovered the Tavistock in her world-traveling heyday, learned that the square across the street was a peace park, and began to conceive a desire to have her own plaque there, talking about it from time to time as another might talk about where she wanted to be buried. So it was, too, that she and her two daughters continued to stay there even after Bea could no longer travel alone and I had to accompany her when she left the country. And so it was that in 2005 my sister Joan and I found ourselves at the Tavistock without Bea, who had had a stroke the year before and couldn’t go anywhere at all anymore. We had stepped across the street to look at the square for her, so to speak, and were talking wistfully about her desire to have her name represented there. Then it occurred to us that there probably was a sign somewhere in the park that could tell us how one went about acquiring a plaque on a bench, and faster than you could say “Mohandas K. Gandhi,” Joan was speaking to the very parks department representative on her international mobile phone … Back in the States, I told Bea about our research, thinking it was another installment in our increasingly frequent conversation about her post-mortem arrangements. “So you see,” I said, “we can get you a bench there after you, um—after—well, you know—” “I don’t want it when I’m dead!” she said. “I want it now, when I can see it.” She got it. She never did see the real thing, but she saw pictures. She was very proud of it. For the last years of her life, she kept a photo of the bench—taken by one of her sons—in a prominent spot on her piano, along with her pictures of her grandchildren. (She was convinced that the park had put her plaque on the wrong bench and that she had requested it facing the front of Gandhi’s statue, but in fact she had misread the diagram they sent and insisted that the spot she chose—the one where the plaque is—was eye-to-eye with him.) When she died, four years after the plaque was installed, we displayed a large photo of it at her memorial service and noted in her death notice in The New York Times that a “bench in London's Tavistock Square is dedicated to peace in her name.” On this International Day of Nonviolence, “The Political Landscape” salutes Mohandas Gandhi and everyone else—including my mother—who has ever dreamed of a world without slaughter or cruelty and put their lives to the service of bringing that world to birth. May we finally make it so. Sunday, September 12, 2010 By Sarkis Pogossian I visited Kaifeng recently in search of traces of China's one indigenous Jewish community, which flourished in the city from the ninth century. By official histories, the last of the Kaifeng Jews disappeared in the 1860s, when the dwindling community sold their synagogue—or, by some accounts, 1841, when the Yellow River burst its banks and the temple was removed to strengthen the city walls. The claim that the Kaifeng Jews do not survive was recently contested by reporter Matthew Fishbane of the New York Times, who visited living self-identified Jews in the city this spring—despite the fact that Jews are not one of China's official nationalities. The Jews of Kaifeng, who also arrived on the Silk Road from the west, were known to their Han neighbors as the "blue-turbaned Muslims"—the exotic faith of Judaism apparently considered to the Han a mere variant of Islam. Having not yet seen the New York Times article, I arrived in Kaifeng cold—and the responses to my inquiries indicated that the confusion persists to this day. Kaifeng, China's capital in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), is today a chaotic modern city, with much more of a "third world" feel than Beijing. Like all Chinese cities, it is rife with KFCs and crass commercialism—until the main drag ends in a traditional arch guarded by carved lions. Beyond this lies Old Kaifeng. Crossing over is like going back centuries in time. Asking locals through my interpreter where the old Jewish district could be found, I was directed to Zhuxian, a peasant village a 20-kilometer bus ride south of Kaifeng—which turned out to be inhabited almost entirely by Hui Muslims. Not a trace of Judaism was in evidence, but a beautiful mosque, probably dating to the Yuan (Mongol) dynasty—in classical Chinese style, but with Arabic calligraphy in the intricate wood-carvings and relief work. I finally figured out that the city's most precious Jewish artifacts are sequestered in the Kaifeng Municipal Museum—literally kept under lock and key in a secret room on the building's top floor. With special permission from the museum management, I was allowed entry. No photos were permitted. When the lights were turned on, the dusty "Exhibition on the History & Culture of the Ancient Kaifeng Jews" was revealed. The principal artifacts are three stelae which stood outside the synagogue, telling the history of the Kaifeng Jews—dating to 1489, 1512 and 1679. The interpretive material in English refers to the synagogue as a "mosque." The caption for the 1489 stele, which was erected after the demolition of the original synagogue dating to the 12th century, reads: "Stele of Rebuilding the Mosque." The badly worn writing is all in Chinese. On a China tourism website, I had read that relics from the last synagogue—particularly blue tiles from its roof—were still guarded by the Muslims at Kaifeng's Dongda Si, or Eastern Grand Mosque. So the following morning, I took a bicycle-taxi to the Dongda Si, another magnificent centuries-old mosque, which lies hidden amid a warren of alleys invisible to the eyes of Kaifeng's few foreign tourists. My interpreter's questions about the Jewish relics were met with incomprehension, but we were welcomed to look around the mosque and take photos. Amid the exquisite wood-carvings with both Arabic and Chinese calligraphic work were two cross-beams which were a special historical prize—carved with lines in an ancient and esoteric script, which I was unable to certainly identify, despite my queries. This was possibly Kufic, the archaic form of Arabic in which the early Korans were written. Or possibly it was the ancient Uighur script, which was loosely based on Kufic through the intermediaries of the Persians—speaking to the ancient roots of the Hui culture. The New York Times article indicated that a couple of small tourism companies are offering trips to Kaifeng for those seeking the city's Jewish heritage, and perhaps I would have seen more of what I was looking for if I had known about them—for instance, the site of the old synagogue on Teaching Torah Lane. But my blind probings led me to an unexpected look at Kaifeng's unique syncretism and fortuitous confusion. My friend Sarkis Pogossian wrote this as part of a longer piece on "The Mosque Controversy--in China" for Bill Weinberg’s excellent web journal, World War 4 Report. On Friday, September 10, while New York was thinking about 9-11, I went to the opening day of la Fête de l'Humanité at the Parc de Corneuve, just outside Paris. The Fête de l'Huma is the annual three-day festival held by l'Humanité, once the paper of the French Communist Party (Parti communiste français), now independent but still close to the PCF. The fête occupies a 173-acre site (that's about one-fifth the size of Central Park) and has, like any fair, a midway, vendors, panels, forums, rock concerts, and booths serving food and drinks. The primary difference between the fête and your local county fair is that the booths represent Communist parties from all over France and from around the world. For someone who grew up in a country (I mean, of course, the United States) where "communist" was a word for scaring children in the culture at large--a word that has since, simply, disappeared from that same culture--that difference is mind-boggling. (More photos at Picasa.) Monday, March 8, 2010 Yesterday, “Contested Terrain” blogger (and my former Guardian Newsweekly colleague) Dan Cohen suggested that awarding the Best Picture Oscar to Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker “would be a great way for Hollywood to celebrate … International Women’s Day.” He was referring to the fact that none of the previous Best Pictures was directed by a woman, nor had any woman ever been recognized as Best Director. Last night, in accepting her Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Precious, Mo’nique said, “I want to thank Miss Hattie McDaniel for enduring all she had to so that I would not have to.” She was referring to the first Academy Award given to an African-American, which McDaniel received in 1940 for playing Mammy in Gone With the Wind. My own predictions, based on all that history, were thrillingly off the mark. Handicapping the Oscars in the Indypendent a couple of weeks ago, I said it would be “Avatar all the way,” and added, “Prove me wrong, Academy, Please.” And just in time for International Women’s Day, the Academy did. I had failed to take into account certain subtleties of Academy Award demographics, to wit, that people in groups that have historically gone unrecognized and un-awarded are more likely to get awards for work that subordinates members of that group. I've written about this extensively. For example, the first eight Oscars presented to Black actors—from McDaniel’s in 1940 to the historic first presentation of both top acting awards to African-Americans in 2002—were given for performances in movies that were predominantly about white people. In other words, from 1940 through 2002, when Black actors won Academy Awards, it was for playing roles secondary to white people in the cast. Not until 2005, fifty-five years after McDaniel’s Oscar, did a Black actor get an Academy Award for a movie that was actually about African-American life. (The actor was Janie Foxx, playing singer Ray Charles in the biopic Ray.) No movie about Black people has ever gotten the Best Picture Oscar, nor has any by a Black director; indeed, no film by Spike Lee, arguably the country’s most prolific and creative filmmaker, has ever been nominated as Best Picture. Thus, when I declared that history made Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker an unlikely prospect for the top Oscar, I wasn’t thinking about the fact that it had become one of the most acclaimed films ever made by a woman yet was in no way a “chick flick.” That’s an understatement, of course. The Hurt Locker is a war movie, in which there are almost no women at all—and as such it was, let us say, a little more likely to become the groundbreaking first woman-directed Best Picture. I mean a lot more likely, certainly more than was, say, Danish director Lone Scherfig’s An Education, which is very much a “chick flick.” None of this is can or should diminish Bigelow’s achievement, which stands on its own, as did McDaniel’s performance in Gone With the Wind. The Hurt Locker is a powerful film (if not, alas, an antiwar film), and Bigelow’s victory brings us closer to the day when a movie by and about a woman may actually be declared the Best Picture of its year. (And she beat out her own ex-husband—James Cameron, director of Avatar, in case you don’t read Hollywood gossip—which may give a little extra frisson of triumph to all the ex-wives out there.) Happy International Women’s Day, sisters and comrades. ©Judith Mahoney Pasternak 2010
(CNN) – Connecticut Republican Tom Foley announced Thursday that he is dropping bid for the GOP's 2010 Senate nomination in his state. Instead, Foley also announced, he has decided to run governor of Connecticut. In explaining the switch, the business executive and former ambassador to Ireland said in a statement on his campaign Web site that advisers had initially suggested he run for governor. "At the time, though, Governor Rell, whom I respect very much, was preparing to run for re-election," Foley said. But things changed when Gov. Jodi Rell, Connecticut's Republican executive, announced that she would not seek re-election next year. "Many of the same people who a year ago said the Governorship is where I could best serve Connecticut, have called to re-iterate that to me," Foley said on his Web site Thursday. After also receiving many e-mails and speaking with "more than one hundred people – including many who are currently serving in [Connecticut] state government," Foley said he decided to switch races. Foley added that he will be "assembling a policy team . . . to evaluate options and make recommendations for solving the problems we face." The Connecticut Democratic Party immediately took aim at Foley after his announcement. "Over the next few months, assuming Tom Foley doesn't drop out of this race, too, we look forward to hearing what he believes he has to offer the people of this state on any number of issues they find themselves facing," Colleen Flanagan, the state party's Communications Director, said in a statement.
(CNN) – Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will release her second book in November, publisher Harper Collins announced Wednesday. "America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag " will include selections from classic and contemporary readings that have moved her-from the nation's founding documents to great speeches, sermons, letters, literature and poetry, biography, and even some of her favorite songs and movies," the publisher said in a statement announcing the new book. "The book will also include portraits of some of the extraordinary men and women she admires and who embody her deep love of country, her strong rootedness in faith, and her profound love and appreciation of family. She will also draw from personal experience to amplify these timely (and timeless) themes-themes that are sure to inspire her numerous supporters and all readers across the country." The second book was inspired by the people Palin met during her 35-city tour in support of her first book, "Going Rogue," Harper Collins also said. The upcoming book "celebrates the enduring strengths and virtues that have made this country great," the publisher added. "America By Heart" will hit bookshelves on November 23, according to Harper Collins. Palin has become one of the GOP's biggest stars since being tapped as Sen. John McCain's running mate during the 2008 presidential race. In addition to being an author, the former Alaska governor has become a sought after speaker and a contributor on Fox News. Given her popularity with the GOP's conservative base and with the Tea Party movement, Palin's political future remains the subject of speculation - with many political observers wondering whether her books, speeches, and television appearances are a precursor to a White House bid.
Outside of the academic environment, a harsh and seemingly ever-growing debate has appeared, concerning how mass media distorts the political agenda. Few would argue with the notion that the institutions of the mass media are important to contemporary politics. In the transition to liberal democratic politics in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe the media was a key battleground. In the West, elections increasingly focus around television, with the emphasis on spin and marketing. Democratic politics places emphasis on the mass media as a site for democratic demand and the formation of “public opinion”. The media are seen to empower citizens, and subject government to restraint and redress. Yet the media are not just neutral observers but are political actors themselves. The interaction of mass communication and political actors — politicians, interest groups, strategists, and others who play important roles — in the political process is apparent. Under this framework, the American political arena can be characterized as a dynamic environment in which communication, particularly journalism in all its forms, substantially influences and is influenced by it. According to the theory of democracy, people rule. The pluralism of different political parties provides the people with “alternatives,” and if and when one party loses their confidence, they can support another. The democratic principle of “government of the people, by the people, and for the people” would be nice if it were all so simple. But in a medium-to-large modern state things are not quite like that. Today, several elements contribute to the shaping of the public’s political discourse, including the goals and success of public relations and advertising strategies used by politically engaged individuals and the rising influence of new media technologies such as the Internet. A naive assumption of liberal democracy is that citizens have adequate knowledge of political events. But how do citizens acquire the information and knowledge necessary for them to use their votes other than by blind guesswork? They cannot possibly witness everything that is happening on the national scene, still less at the level of world events. The vast majority are not students of politics. They don’t really know what is happening, and even if they did they would need guidance as to how to interpret what they knew. Since the early twentieth century this has been fulfilled through the mass media. Few today in United States can say that they do not have access to at least one form of the mass media, yet political knowledge is remarkably low. Although political information is available through the proliferation of mass media, different critics support that events are shaped and packaged, frames are constructed by politicians and news casters, and ownership influences between political actors and the media provide important short hand cues to how to interpret and understand the news. One must not forget another interesting fact about the media. Their political influence extends far beyond newspaper reports and articles of a direct political nature, or television programs connected with current affairs that bear upon politics. In a much more subtle way, they can influence people’s thought patterns by other means, like “goodwill” stories, pages dealing with entertainment and popular culture, movies, TV “soaps”, “educational” programs. All these types of information form human values, concepts of good and evil, right and wrong, sense and nonsense, what is “fashionable” and “unfashionable,” and what is “acceptable” and “unacceptable”. These human value systems, in turn, shape people’s attitude to political issues, influence how they vote and therefore determine who holds political power.
So… it’s 2012. Y’all ready for the world to end? Sweet, me too.* It seems like the popular thing to do when a new year starts is to dissect the previous year’s accomplishments and failures and decide how to rock the fuck out of the new year. I’m not going to do that. This past year was pretty awesome for me and I don’t feel like picking it apart. Don’t get me wrong- it wasn’t without its hiccups and (mostly) metaphorical kicks to the box, but it was filled with a shit-ton of laughter and that’s what I’ll chose to remember. Regardless, 2010 kicked 2011’s ass… and I expect that 2012 will do just the same. I’m not bursting with things to talk about today… largely because I killed an army of brain cells and ate enough to feed a family of 6 this weekend, causing simple tasks like breathing and blinking to be pretty effing challenging. I’m writing today because I really just wanted to gloat. And rub this in your stinky, little faces. (I’m just kidding. I love your faces regardless of their odour and size.) My point is: I managed to spend less than $20 on New Year’s Eve. While I’m often terrible at following my own advice, (you are too, bitch, get off your high horse), I managed to have an incredibly stress-free NYE. And, like my official post-it promised, it was also filled with booze. Lots and lots of booze. While my drunk memory is becoming increasingly less reliable, I do have some pretty fond memories of rapping the shit out of that badass rap verse of TLC’s Waterfalls… and many, many memories of some serious ass slapping. Really I shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near tequila… come to think of it, maybe that’s why people feed me tequila in the first place… it’s all making sense now. I’m onto you. winkface \|Jose is the best hugger\| I think it’s about time I shut my trap. I’ll leave you today with one of my favourite Sharon quotes of 2011. (To familiarize yourself with Sharon, click right hurr.) “The black guy I used to fuck in university had me in his phone as ‘Puddles’ because I squirted so much. He only ever wanted to fuck me in the tub.”- Sharon Happy New Year, from myself and Puddles. *To clarify, my overall feeling towards the “end of the world” is indifference. I’m not going to start stocking up like the assholes of Y2K did. If the world ends, it ends. Try to have a lot of sex and booze before that happens. No excuses, buddy… the world is ending. Did you do anything fun to ring in the new year?
Thank heaven for little labelsJune 6, 2008 at 7:51 pm \| Posted in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) \| 4 Comments Tags: fibromyalgia, industrial revolution, joint pain, muscle pain, pain, RA, Rheumatoid arthritis I was doing some transcription the other day and a ‘health professional’ made a comment that some patients ‘do like to cling to their little labels’. She was referring to people who say ‘Oh, I’ve got x, so I can’t do y’ without either making the effort or looking for ways around the problem, but it got me to thinking what a relief my ‘little label’ was! Having had months of unexplained pain, a maybe or maybe not blood test result, and no firm conclusions (which is typical of RA because it’s very hard to diagnose with any certainty) I was developing a fear of some doctor turning round and saying, ‘Frankly my dear, it’s all in your head’; not because I thought it was, but because I knew damn well it wasn’t! I was also worried that friends and family would be thinking much the same thing. Now I’ve got my ‘little label’ if I feel so inclined I can turn round to a friend or a colleague or, as today, the vet, and say ‘Sorry I can’t do x, ‘cause I’ve got RA’ and be reasonably certain of a sympathetic reaction … in the latter case a nurse to carry a very heavy cat back to my car for me! ‘Sorry I can’t do x, ‘cause I get this funny unexplained pain in my arm’ is likely to get nothing more than a stony look that says ‘what a bloody hypochondriac’. Not everyone feels the same. At a local Rheumatoid Arthritis Society meeting recently and was chatting to a very nice lady there who mentioned that she was on a particular treatment for painful muscles, as well as her RA problems. ‘Oh,’ says I, recognising the name of the treatment because a friend of mine has the same stuff for the same condition, ‘is it fibromyalgia?’ ‘Well yes,’ she said, ‘but I don’t like to use that word because then it labels you, doesn’t it?’ I can see her point. Fibromyalgia is the baby of these aches and pains illnesses – a relatively new term, only ‘invented’ in 1976, plenty of doctors still believe ‘it’s all in your head, dear.’ Just because the term wasn’t coined until 1976 doesn’t mean that the illness didn’t exist before then of course. In fact it was probably part of what was known as ‘rheumatism’ as distinct from ‘rheumatoid arthritis’. Or maybe it is a new condition (although the evidence doesn’t seem to point that way). One of the fascinating facts I learnt at the meeting was that apparently rheumatoid arthritis didn’t exist prior to about two hundred years ago.
- It's spring break for social media - It's a week long party - It's one night after the other of bars and alcohol - It's great networking - I go every year, and make my agency pay for it no matter what because it's a great party (this said to me by a former boss when I asked what the value is there - notice nothing about actual work, though). Friday, March 12, 2010 I Don't Do SXSWi The past week, I've had a ton of people assume I'm going to SXSWi. Note that I'm using i, not SXSW - for people that haven't a clue, the conference has been around as film and music for about 20 years. And, sadly, that seems to be a ton of the SM people going. Now, the usual joke is assume makes an ass out of you and me. Well, it's more an ass out of you, as I cannot justify going to SXSWi and you thinking that I am going because I am in public relations and social media and "have to go" is just bad logic all around. I am a big believer in conferences. I am a big believer in exhibitions and tradeshows. There are many business cases - business cases - to go to these events and exhibit and have conversations. There's a reason I go to BlogHer every year: I go to the panels, I've represented clients and sponsored, I see a true business reason that extends beyond meeting other social media people. I get to engage with real people that are not social media gurus, but blog on what they love. There's more value there than someone whose audience is just other marketing or PR or social media people and wanna-be's. I just don't see that for SXSWi for the majority of the people going to the event. For the past few years, I keep hearing the same thing about SXSWi: I rarely hear "it's a great event for my company/agency to reach the right people for product A, B or C". It's always about the drinking. The fact is that social media consultants and gurus are (thankfully) killing social media because of this thinking. This past CES, I ran into enough social media people at CES and asked what client they were there representing. Too often the response was "I'm here for the parties." Um, fuck you. CES is not a party event (yes, the companies hold parties to reach the retailers to sell product), but it's a tradeshow where people work. And work hard and a lot of hours. CES is a semi-serious event (it used to be more serious before the booth babes and the mainstreaming of the event ... which will likely kill it, like it killed COMDEX and, to a point, E3) that involves consumer electronics companies trying to show off its wares to purchasers, as well as press. Social media? Yes, it's a TOOL to reach audiences, but not a party thing. If you're at CES to party, seriously, don't come next year. The best advice I ever got on trade shows and conferences was from a former boss: don't drink - and if you drink, don't drink excessively. You are there for work, and you are representing both your client and the agency. Um, I don't get the sense that any of the SXSWi social media attendees understand that simple mantra. This year, I see a ton of PR students (I now follow more than 400+ students) tweeting out at SXSWi. This is a very bad precedent, as this is what they will think social media entails. No, it's just a part of public relations, and one tool, and while relationships and face-to-face communications are important, drunken idiocy is best left at spring break. But back to SXSWi. There are a ton of friends of mine that are attending this year, as they have in the past, that I would love to see. But, I had no business reason to be there. You see how that works: no business reason. Pretty simple. I did look at the event, and reached out to a few people about sponsoring parties or similar events because they are consumer electronic products or accessories that make sense for SXSWi as giveaways. But I understand - better than PR firms and PR people that think throwing parties and buying drinks is social media, and that this is how they get to be the top social media people in PR - that it is about relationships and dialogue. Throwing a party is the shit that publicists do, stunt PR that has short-term value and very little ROI if it's not done right. And throwing a party to throw a party to attract SM people is not doing it right. It's not moving the needle or engaging people if you don't move beyond the same audience. It's noise and it's wasting your client's and agency's money. That should go on the Social Media RFP - does your agency think that it's about parties? If so, run like hell because they didn't talk about engaging and conversations, just throw a party and people will talk about you! (Um, no, they likely won't - or won't long-term). And, if I was in the music or film business as a publicist, I'd be all over the event. And Austin City Limits. But, I'm not. But take a step back and think of this: can you justify missing Thursday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday to your boss or client? And, well, the rest of the week is a wash also if you're hungover. And, as a sage executive said to me about CES: there's going to be a bad day of reckoning for social media. Corporations are going to ask for ROI, and going to party is not ROI. If social media cannot get out of that mind-set - and it won't - then it will eat itself and become subsumed into another marketing discipline. Where it belongs anyway. I don't do SXSWi. I just can't justify it. And most businesses - once they get over the shiny social media blindness - won't be able to justify partying for partying's sake either. Posted by Jeremy Pepper at 2:40 PM
The reliability and validity of willingness to pay surveys for reproductive health pricing decisions in developing countries Foreit,James R.; Foreit,Karen G.Fleischman Health Policy 63(1): 37-47 Publication date: 2003 This paper examines the reliability, theoretical and predictive validity of willingness to pay (WTP) surveys for setting prices for reproductive health services in developing countries. Four country applications were conducted; the surveys used similar elicitation methods (a series of three closed-ended questions to cover the range of target prices, followed by a single open ended question to elicit maximum WTP) and samples of current or potential users of family planning, gynecology, and prenatal care services. In all four applications, respondents were able to understand WTP questions and responded with high levels of internal consistency. Evidence supporting theoretical validity was also found in all surveys. Higher income and more highly motivated users had higher WTP than lower income and less motivated users. Predictive validity was assessed in one study. Services utilization predicted by a WTP survey was compared with actual post-price increase utilization. Adding WTP to information already possessed by program managers resulted in a threefold increase in ability to predict utilization change as a result of a price increase, and in nearly half of cases predicted percent change in utilization was within 10% of observed change. WTP surveys when used for reproductive services price setting appear reliable and valid, and improve a program manager's ability to predict client responses to price changes.
Taylor Momsen Gushes Over Opening Live Shows for Evanescence “I’m a big fan of Evanescence, so it’s really exciting for us to be able to open for them,” Momsen told MTV. Momsen added of Evanescence singer Amy Lee, “She’s so awesome and so talented. We watched some of the show last night and it was just great. We’re definitely really excited to be able to play with them.” Lee returned the love, saying, “I think Pretty Reckless is a great fit. She’s got a great voice, real sweet. She actually said that Evanescence was her first concert a really long time ago. That made me feel old, but very, very flattered.” Momsen said that her band never has a set list, but they tend to stick to the same batch of originals and covers, given that they only have a limited amount of material to work with. She added that they are continuing to write new songs on the road. The Pretty Reckless’ debut album ‘Light Me Up’ was released last year. Evanescence’s latest self-titled record just debuted at No. 1 on Billboard. Rival Sons are also opening acts on the current tour lineup, while Fair to Midland will join the tour when it moves to the U.K. in November. Watch Taylor Momsen Discuss Touring and Opening for Evanescence
The Internet Summed Up In One Massive, Meme-tacular Poster [Click to see who every character is] Everyone that ever did anything on the Internet ever. There’s well over 100 characters in this poster. Try and guess as many as you can. We have a legend that describes each and every one just in case there was that week you went on vacation and missed an entire meme. A++ work by CollegeHumor. This is deeply upsetting. The Internet, and pop culture in general, are losing a wonderful brand and distinct editorial voice. It’s going to be sorely missed. After this week, BWE.tv will no longer be updated, and VH1′s digital pop culture coverage will be rolled into VH1 Celebrity, VH1 Music, and the VH1 Blog. We’ll be spending this week doing a series of BWE wrap-up lists and blasting “I Will Remember You” and “End Of The Road” simultaneously on a loop, and Friday, June 15th be our last day of new content. If you’re wondering why this is happening, long story short, the show Best Week Ever went off the air more than three years ago. We attempted to re-pitch BWE.tv to VH1 as a type of Wives, but it didn’t take, so I’m afraid this is officially goodbye. It turns out that memes really do come true. Tumblr just put up this site warning people about the dangers of PROTECT-IP Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Read up, kids. This is important. Shit’s getting real. Well done, Tumblr. Yes. The power of the Internet. Make good things and good things happen. Nick Kroll provides 20 helpful tips for using the Internet. Note: Kroll gets a pass for being a funny, professional comedian. Otherwise this type of list would be obnoxious, holier-than-thou “social media expert” bullshit. The aim of launching the Web site is to raise awareness of veganism by offering pornographic material alongside graphic footage of animal mistreatment. Because nothing is hotter than animal mistreatment. Look for it at peta.xxx. Seriously. Do people still go to HomestarRunner.com? Is it too soon to be nostalgic about it? Should I start wearing my Teen Girl Squad t shirt again?
Despite his electoral promises, President Barack Obama has yet to face the disastrous policies of George W. Bush. Americans were desperate for an alternative to wars and financial meltdown. Obama said he would reverse Americas decline: end the wars, teach Wall Street a lesson and restore the crumbling middle class. Not only did Bush start the disastrous and ruinous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that made America a pariah country in the world, but also his advisors stoked the greed of Wall Street with the result vast wealth lined the pockets of the very rich and poverty encircled millions. One percent of very rich Americans owns as much as the 95% of the population. Such gross inequities annihilate the mythic middle class and make mockery of democracy. In addition, and no less important, for 8 years Bush dismantled whatever environmental protection Americans enjoyed. The presidents men and women managed this corporate counterrevolution within the federal government, rewriting, weakening and deleting regulations controlling pollution. A huge number of toxic chemicals, including some 200 cancer-causing farm sprays, have been assaulting Americans, contaminating the countrys water, air, and food. With Bush in the White House, hurting people and the environment became routine. The US Environmental Protection Agency even refused to protect children from the carcinogens and nerve poisons of farmers. EPA also shut down its labs, libraries, and destroyed thousands of key documents. Without these labs, libraries, and documents EPA is laboring in the dark. Former Vice President Dick Cheney planned the countrys energy policy in secret in order to satisfy the profits of the oil, car, nuclear, coal, and manufacturing companies. A petroleum man worked out of the White House editing the documents of government scientists reporting that global warming was a result of human activities, particularly industrialized animal farms and the burning of oil, coal and natural gas. President Bush, who rejected the Kyoto Protocol for slowing down the warming of the earth, sided with the petroleum companies spreading doubt and misinformation about climate change. So it was with this Bush legacy of almost criminal neglect about the protection of human health and the environment that Obama has had to wrestle with. Unfortunately, Obama has flunked this first test of leadership. His appointees at the critical federal departments protecting human health and the natural world, Agriculture, Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Food and Drug Administration, came with corporate biases. First, Lisa Jackson, administrator of EPA: She used to be the Commissioner of Environmental Protection in New Jersey. According to Professional Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a Washington, D.C., non-profit organization defending federal employees who blow the whistle on corruption, she punished scientists for speaking out. On the other hand, the Sierra Club likes Jackson. Environmentalists of Texas also like her regional administrator, Al Armendariz. So, perhaps, it is too early to judge her, though preparing regulations for coal ash while the agency promotes coal-mining waste for sale mirror confusion and corporate influence. The partnership between EPA and the coal industry legitimizes the peddling of hazardous coal ash for consumer uses that bring the industry more than $ 11 billion each year. The Battlefield Golf Club of Chesapeake, Virginia, learned to its detriment that using 1.5 million tons of coal fly ash in its land made that land toxic, leaching poisons into the groundwater and residential wells. Last December, the Kingston coal ash pond of the Tennessee Valley Authority spilled a billion gallons of toxic sludge that covered 300 acres of land. There are some 1,300 such ponds all over the country. All of them remain unregulated. Jackson probably knows that the coal waste, something like 131 million tons in 2007, is full of toxic chemicals and metals: lead, arsenic, barium and boron in particular. The right thing to do would be to classify coal waste as hazardous waste. Second, Michael Taylor, a Monsanto vice president and fat-cat lobbyist, is advising the Commissioner of FDA. Third, Joseph Coal Ash Joe Pizarchik, a mining bureaucrat from Pennsylvania, has the blessings of Obama and Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Department of the Interior, to direct the Office of Surface Mining of the Department of the Interior. But this man has had a bad reputation for supporting destructive mining in Pennsylvania. Under the Bush administration the Interiors Office of Surface Mining used to approve the repulsive and catastrophic mining practices in West Virginia and Kentucky where entire mountains are blown up to extract coal. Fortunately, EPA promised to prohibit any more removals of mountaintops. Also, Ken Salazar cancelled the Bush oil leases in the public land of Utah. So, like in the case of EPA, the record in the Interior is one of danger and promise. Fourth, the experts Obama appointed to represent America in the December 2009 negotiations about climate change in Copenhagen, Denmark, act like they are the first cousins of the petroleum lobbyists that worked for Bush. Brent Blackwelder, president of the Friends of the Earth, which, like the Sierra Club, is a large environmental organization in the US, called the Obama officials weak-kneed and not leading. Theres still time for Obama to return to his public promise. He needs to discard the Bush legacy, particularly in matters affecting public health and the natural world. First, use the power of the federal government, including anti-trust laws, to regulate or abolish industrialized animal farms. Demand that they clean up their massive wastes before spaying them over land or directing the poisoned liquid towards rivers. Or, better yet, break up animal factories into thousands of small family farms. Give the annual agricultural subsidies of about $20 billion to family farms of 320 or less acres in size. Order all federal departments, including the Pentagon, to buy organic food. This measure alone would dramatically increase the number of organic farms and food production for the benefit of all Americans. The other beneficial effect of organic farming is in the carbon emissions organic soil absorbs. According to a 2009 Rodale Institute study, if all of the 3.5 billion farm acres in the world produced food in an organic way, organic land would sequester 40 percent of all carbon emissions. Second, EPA ought to ban all cancer-causing and nerve-damaging pesticides. EPA talent could then join the great scientific talent of the Department of Agriculture in helping farmers to end their dependence on toxic sprays and genetic engineering. Good farming practices and ecological knowledge, already helping organic farming, can also help the remaining farmers to return to a healthy and prosperous agriculture. Third, take global warming for the calamity it is becoming. Select Americas best climate scientists with instructions to craft a strategy to move this country into the solar age, cutting its carbon dioxide emissions fast and in substantial amounts. Join the international community this December in Copenhagen to bring the world together to slow down and reverse global warming. Finally, Obama and Americans must understand that environmental protection is not a luxury at all. It is a matter of life and death. According to EPA data, DDT-like poisons in the 1970s contaminated mothers milk. In the 1980s, more than half of the population had pentachlorophenol, a cancer-causing toxin, in their blood. Pentachlorophenol was also contaminated by dioxin, the most acutely toxic chemical in the industrialized world. Hispanics had a tremendous variety of toxins in their bodies. Blacks and poor whites had also greater amounts of toxins in their bodies than middle class whites. Pollution follows class. Protecting the natural world is protecting us. We need a new EPA independent of industry influence and political interference. Perhaps, a Supreme Court-like EPA might just be the right model for environmental protection in the United States. EPA will be the final test whether Obama is weak-kneed and not leading. Now that he won the 2009 Peace Prize, Obama might wish to win the environmental and public health prize. Evaggelos Vallianatos, former analyst with the Environmental Protection Agency, is the author of This Land is Their Land and The Passion of the Greeks. From The Progressive Populist, December 15, 2009 News \| Current Issue \| Back Issues \| Essays \| Links About the Progressive Populist \| How to Subscribe \| How to Contact Us
Rainn Wilson, whose Office counterpart doesn’t celebrate any major holidays, stars in a new PSA for social media site GOOD supporting a measure to make “Voting Day” — Nov. 6 — a national holiday. The video pokes fun of the “archaic” practice of voting on Tuesdays, which was instituted to ensure that people traveling to vote wouldn’t miss church on Sundays. It suggests that voting on a weekday is now an inconvenience as people are forced to choose between work and their civic duty. Watch Wilson spar with a 19th-century sharecropper, who is oddly similar to his character Dwight’s cousin Mose from The Office, about voting below. ‘False!’ Rainn Wilson explains why your inspirational quotes suck — VIDEO Steve Carell urges us to register to vote: ‘What’s wrong with you?’ VIDEO ‘The Office’ season premiere review: Now THAT’s the way to start a season
Luke Bryan heard his name called at the Academy of Country Music Awards to accept the Entertainer of the Year award and then things became a blur. Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber will hit the stage at the Billboard Music Awards, Billboard announced. Bruno Mars and R&B singer Miguel will also perform. Broadcast Music Inc. has announced that Maroon 5's Adam Levine will receive the President's Award at the 61st annual BMI Pop Awards on May 14. Which of the returning boy bands are you most excited to see? Sign-up to receive the latest information on our products and services. Our secrets too! Oh and, we don't share your email with anyone. Period.
For many years, UNESCO and China have collaborated closely in the field of world heritage. Among the 35 Chinese properties on the World Heritage List, there are 25 cultural, 6 natural and 4 mixed sites. China is working with the countries of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) on a Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads. Like the country itself, China’s intangible cultural heritage is of extremely vast. The Kun Qu Opera was proclaimed a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2001, and the Guqin and its Music in 2003. The Uyghur Muqam of Xinjiang and the Urtiin Duu – Traditional Folk Long Song (the latter was submitted together with Mongolia) were awarded this distinction in 2005. A number of field projects have been devoted to endangered languages. With regard to cultural diversity, the cultural approach to the prevention and treatment of HIV and AIDS is being studied by officials. Crafts that make it possible to maintain traditional techniques - frequently the preserve of women - as well as community economic development are being promoted in some regions. China also collaborates with UNESCO in the area of dialogue through the programme on Intercultural Dialogue in Central Asia. In the framework of this programme, China is a member of the International Institute for Central Asian Studies, which was created to encourage intellectual cooperation among the Member States of the region.
Any New Englander worth his salted cod knows that the key to beating seasonal hibernation-induced depression is adherence to one simple motto: Leave The House. I stuck to this mantra last winter, and ended up having some of the most fun I had all year. Here's a recap of some of my adventures, and a checklist of some new ones I'm hoping to have once the snow starts falling (check out our comprehensive ski listings). In January, I CAUGHT SMELTS: "Smelting, of course, is a fancy word for a certain kind of ice fishing, in which the desired catch is the aquatic species known as smelt. Smelt are silvery fish that measure, on average, between 5 and 8 inches long. They congregate in brackish, salty-fresh waters, like those in Merrymeeting Bay, near Bowdoinham. They are akin to salmon, but smaller (and less pink). "Smelting, though, is also shorthand for initiation into a part of authentic Maine culture. It's been called 'one of the most popular rites of winter' by the Portland Press Herald, and 'a deep and dependable tradition on the state's coast' by the New York Times. The silly and charming Smelt Fishing In America won director David Camlin the Best Documentary award in the Portland Phoenix's 2007 Maine Short Film Festival mostly because it captured how special this ordinary activity could be. But the most important endorsement came by way of the true Maine outdoorsmen I know — almost all of whom count smelting as one of their favorite, and most fondly remembered, winter pastime. "I can see why. From the moment I arrived at the wooden-floored, tin-walled shack atop the icy river, I felt enveloped by warmth, and not just that emanating from the rusty, rickety, wood-burning stove against one wall. It was also the feeling of camaraderie that comes from sharing a 10-by-10 space with four other people for several hours, all while cracking beers and jokes, and — oh yeah, catching fish." I went to Jim's, on Route 24 in Bowdoinham (207.666.3049). Find your own favorite smelting spot at maine.gov/dmr/recreational/smeltcamps. The following month, I SLEPT IN A YURT: "Safe to say, we weren't exactly roughing it. The yurt might have been in the middle of the Western Maine woods, surrounded on all sides by two feet of snow, but we ate like queens, slept in tank tops, and were able to update our Facebook statuses between fire-roasted hot dogs. Still, the two days I spent at the Frost Mountain Yurts with six other women were decidedly more reminiscent of Little House on the Prairie than my daily life in Portland. "Not many people know what a yurt is. In fact, several of us who made the journey were unsure exactly what we were in for until we arrived in Brownfield. . . . What we found, once we trekked down the snowy path leading to our accommodations, was a circular structure with a raised wooden floor and latticed walls, covered on the top and sides by heavy-duty canvas. In shape and general function, the yurts are similar to the flexible, portable homes of Central Asian nomads. (The word 'yurt' is derived from the Turkic word for 'dwelling place.')
Portland Rose CupThe Rose Cup is the biggest sports car weekend of the year. June 14, 2013 Portland Historics Vintage WeekendGreat vintage sports car racing. June 28, 2013 Motocross Anniversary RaceThe Biggest MX of the Year! July 18, 2013 8 Track RelayIt's 24 hours of running and music. July 20, 2013 Great American Stock Car Series Race WeekendThe home grown stock car series returns to PIR August 23 – 25, 2013 All British Field meet and Columbia River ClassicTwo great events for one low price! August 31, 2013 The Color Run 5KThe wildly popular 5K returns to PIR. September 7, 2013
By RYAN SCOTT OTTNEY PDT Staff Writer FRIENDSHIP — Fishermen anxiously look forward to the Jaycees Trout Derby each year, when they get outside to the water. They got a little more water than they bargained for on Saturday, when rain and lightning threatened to wash out the 47th Annual event at Turkey Creek Lake. “It was cold and wet, and cold and wet again,” said 12-year old fisherman Austin Henry, of Wheelersburg. Austin came out this year with his father, Lee Green of Wheelersburg. The fish weren’t biting for dad, but Austin reeled in a 12 and a half inch trout. Green has been coming every year since he was a child younger than Austin, and now he enjoys bringing his own kids. He said this was Austin’s first time fishing in the boat in the big lake. Asked how he liked the experience, Austin just repeated for emphasis, “it was cold and it was wet.” Austin wasn’t the only 12 year old with success this year. Jacob Cantrell, 12, of New Boston wasn’t having much luck with his line, so he tossed them aside and jumped in after the fish. It was a risky strategy, but it paid off when Jacob lifted a 13-inch fish out of the water with his bare hands. “It’s the first ever trout noodling in Scioto County,” teased one person in his fishing party. Portsmouth Jaycees President Lori Cooper said attendance this year was good, but the cold and rainy weather definitely kept their numbers low. “We had a guy that’s done this for 40 years, and he said this was the worst weather he’s ever seen. It was cold, and it poured with thunder and lightning,” Cooper said. It was so wet outside, the final awards ceremony was moved from the outside amphitheater to a nearby shelter house. This year’s grand prize winning trout went to Jim Burson of Brown County, Ohio, for his catch of more than 14-inches. In addition to his winning fish, Burson also took home the grand prize Kenmore gas grill. He said he has been coming to the Trout Derby for about 15 years, and won third-place last year. “I love catching fish,” Burson said. “I’ve caught bigger fish than the one I caught today, but I didn’t know about this 15 years ago. I just didn’t turn them in. My biggest catch was 15 — wait, no … 18 inches!” His trick, he confessed, is jiggling the line when it hits the water to irritate the fish. Also taking home top honors at this year’s Trout Derby was Bill McMeans in the adult category, Brandon Walker in the teen category, and Donald Brown in the senior category. Ryan Scott Ottney can be reached at 740-353-3101, ext. 235, or email@example.com.
Royal Mail customers will be able to post items like aerosols, nail varnishes, perfumes and aftershaves to UK addresses from next year, after a review of rules banning such items from the postal network. The postal operator has discussed the situation with UK authorities, and looks set to allow the sending of small consignments of some items currently prohibited by dangerous goods regulations. The updated rules will come into affect for contract business customers on 14th January, 2013, and for consumers and smaller businesses on 15th July 2013. Under the new rules, Royal Mail said customers would have to comply with quantity and volume limits, and ensure items are packed and labelled properly. The review of regulations with the government’s Department of Transport, the Civil Aviation Authority and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency also means Royal Mail customers will be able to continue posting alcoholic goods (up to 70% alcohol by volume). The sending of lithium batteries within the UK will be allowed if they are sent along with an electronic device. Royal Mail said the updated rules would still limit the risk posed by flammable liquids, aerosols or lithium batteries. The company is also facing extra costs in adopting measures to handle the “low risk” items. Mike Newnham, Royal Mail’s chief customer officer, said: “Royal Mail has agreed updated rules with the Civil Aviation Authority, Department for Transport and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency for sending specific consumer items in the mail. “This will limit the risk posed by certain items and ensure they can be transported safely through the UK postal network. Royal Mail and Post Office Ltd will work with customers to ensure they are given the appropriate advice on the updated arrangements before they are introduced in 2013,” added Newnham. International outbound parcels will continue to face the restrictions imposed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), while revised restrictions on international parcels will come into force on 14th January, 2013. This will include a new limit of 24% by volume for alcoholic products shipped abroad, although Royal Mail said it was hoping to persuade international regulators including the ICAO and the UPU to work on raising the 24% ABV limit. The earliest any changes could be made would be 2015, it said. Aerosols will continue to be prohibited from international parcels, as will nail varnish, perfumes and aftershaves, but when lithium batteries are contained within an electronic device, the revised rules will allow them to be sent internationally. Royal Mail has promised an “extensive” awareness campaign to provide advice on the updated rules before they are introduced in 2013. This will include training for Post Office Ltd staff to help them provide advice to customers, and post office customers sending parcels will receive leaflets explaining the new rules before they are introduced. Royal Mail said it has written to its contract business customers to raise awareness of the rule changes. Underlining the importance of customer awareness, the company noted that posting banned substances can be a criminal offense in the UK. Geoff Leach, manager of the CAA’s Dangerous Goods Office, said: “Royal Mail has developed an approach and a communications programme to ensure its customers can implement any necessary changes to their postings as smoothly as possible.” Source: Post&Parcel/Royal Mail
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REVISED EDITION FEATURING NEW RECIPES & LAY-FLAT BINDING Take a journey with Chef Charlotte Jenkins into her creative kitchen, and also into her life. Charlotte and her husband Frank grew up Gullah at a time when the Old Ways were giving way to the New Ways. They are of the generation that bridged those two worlds. In many ways, they have lived the American dream, rising up from humble origins to build a nationally recognized Gullah restaurant where today they would regard being interviewed by Southern Living, Gourmet Magazine, The New York Times, et al, as all in a day’s work. Charlotte learned to cook Gullah the way her mama, her grandmamma and all the mamas that have come before her – by working alongside one another. But she also trained at Johnson & Wales Culinary Institute in Charleston where she adapted the traditional recipes to be more healthful. In1997, she and her husband Frank opened Gullah Cuisine in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. They are now widely acknowledged as offering the best of authentic Gullah cooking. Gullah Cuisine: By Land and By Sea brings Charlotte’s wonderful recipes to you. But it does more than that – the book is a tale of connection, sharing a world the Gullah built. It features a narrative by critically acclaimed author William P. Baldwin, photographs by Pulitzer-prize-nominee Mic Smith and art by beloved Gullah painter Jonathan Green. Pat Conroy describes the Gullah people depicted in Jonathan Green's world as looking like “they got dressed while staring at rainbows.” Recipes to tickle your tongue, stories to feed your soul and pictures to delight your eyes. Enjoy! Chef Charlotte Jenkins Narration by William P. Baldwin Artwork by Jonathan Green Photography by Mic Smith
We have finally finished up this little project called " the yard". It is a full acre of land and we are done with about 2/3rds of the property and have yet to touch the house (only paint) OMG! The rear garden project was finished off with the garden room design of spilt redwood posts, a vintage gate and a cable and turnbuckle system to support our yet to be planted grapes. They are coming from a grower in Atascadero and should arrive next month. In the center are the apple trees. The cable is really my idea of an invisible fence and yet it has an industrial ranch house appeal Here is a garden element from repurposed metal items topped with an antique roof finial. The irrigation is a micro emitter that runs through the base of the tub and up into the copper planter This area will be the rose garden for the David Austin roses on order. There will be a total of 40 plants surrounding this metal planter. They will be arriving in January. The raised stone beds were also completed (6 total) and four will be used exclusively for vegetables. The two at the rear of the garden are for ornamental and cutting flowers. All of the stone came from the property and we have used it extensively in the garden, plus its FREE : ) The front of the property was completed with the installation of this water feature. It is a reinforced concrete product and can be painted or stained any color. I worked on this for about two days trying to match the stone work, what a job that turned out to be. The white iceberg roses will fill in and compliment the rest of the roses around the ranch fencing. This is actually a wonderful place to sit, but it just so happens that a woodpecker has deceided to nest in the oak and the pecking and wood chips are a bit annoying! The gravel driveway was actually the last item to be finished last week because we were still moving around dirt and planting. But it is finally done and we love it. It is also really clean and the dog loves to lay on the hot stones in the middle of the day. Front gates allow us to close off the entire front from the street. I designed these to be sort of like a traditional picket but with a bit more ranch feel since they are 20 feet wide. The rear yard has a big patch of grass. Not the most water wise but this will eventually become part of the house when we remodel and add an outdoor kitchen/pavilion area The croquet set is ready and waiting! The decomposed granite paths are really nice and a great gardening surface as well. All of the bases of the oaks are lined with smaller stones to keep the roots unexposed. This happens to also be an "Ojai" look that you will see all over the valley The arroyo is dry now but is ready to handle any welcome rain this winter All cool season vegetables are in and sprouting up pretty quickly. These beds are irrigated with micro emitters and the water use is very small. The tuteurs are planted with both edible and cutting sweet peas. Surrounding the bases, I planted about 100 tulips per bed (Mrs Sheepers and Perestroika) So thats the end of the project, at least for today! Looking forward to sitting in the chairs this next weekend....it's about time best to all~*~ kelley
POPLARVILLE - Sophomore art student Kelly Smith work is on display at Pearl River Community College through Wednesday, April 18.Approximately 30 pieces are on display in the first floor gallery of Moody Hall on the Poplarville campus.Smith will graduate with an associate degree in May. Her exhibit is the first exit show hung by the PRCC art department.Now that we have the space, students who are graduating have a chance to put a show up and exhibit their work, said art instructor Charleen Null.Smith started painting less than two years ago when she transferred to the Poplarville campus after a semester at PRCC Hancock Center.I didnt think I had the talent, but I started painting and one day it just clicked, she said. I just fell in love with art and the art started selling. I decided to follow my passion.Two of the pieces on display were commissioned by the PRCC math department - one is a painting of a seashell, symbolic of the shell method in integral calculus; the other is an abstract piece. Smith says she has no favorite in the show.I love them all, she said.Smith, who lives in Ocean Springs, recently won an award for her use of color in a painting of an Indian. She will transfer to William Carey University to work on a bachelor degree and hopes to teach art.
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Engine Diagnostic Pulse Sensor Pico Technology announce the immediate availability of, and support for, the FirstLook automotive engine diagnostic sensor - FirstLook engine diagnostic sensor kit - Senses pulses in air pressure - Technical support - Automotive waveforms Cambridge, UK - 29 September 2003 - Pico Technology, specialists in PC-oscilloscopes, has announced the immediate availability of, and support for, the FirstLook automotive diagnostic sensor kit. The kit provides a fast and accurate means of diagnosing automotive engine problems - such as burnt valves and faulty injectors - without having to dismantle the engine. FirstLook inserts into a vehicle's exhaust pipe or attaches (via adaptor) to its inlet manifold or fuel pressure regulator vacuum port and converts air pressure pulses into electrical signals - which can be viewed and captured on an oscilloscope. The waveforms displayed provide the earliest indications that there are, for example, problems with specific cylinders and/or the injectors. Alan Tong, Pico Technology's Technical Director, comments: "As the name suggests, FirstLook provides the first look into why an engine may be failing to turn over or why it may not be running smoothly. Combined with the power and versatility of PC-based diagnostics hardware and software, the FirstLook sensor can save technicians a lot of time - and therefore save garages money." The FirstLook sensor, a piezoelectric device, requires no external power source and is particularly suitable for use with the ADC-212/3 - the PC-oscilloscope at the heart of Pico's Automotive Diagnostics Kits. Engine Cranking (sensor used on exhaust and inlet sides) and Fuel Pressure Regulator Waveforms, captured using FirstLook, have already been added to Pico's growing online library of automotive waveforms - and more are set to follow. The FirstLook Engine Diagnostic Sensor kit comprises: FirstLook Diagnostic Sensor; BNC to BNC cable (8m); BNC to banana jack plugs (1.3m); BNC to BNC adaptor; and Vacuum line adaptor. The kit is available immediately and retails for £259.00 + VAT. Tong concludes: "FirstLook, combined with our PC-based test and measurement solutions, simplifies automotive diagnostics and, even before lifting the bonnet, can provide a valuable first insight into why a vehicle may not be running properly." About Pico Technology Established in 1991, Pico Technology designs and manufactures PC-based test and measurement solutions. The company's three flagship PC-based instruments are PicoScope (software that turns a PC into an oscilloscope, spectrum analyser and meter at the same time), and PicoLog and EnviroMon (software for the collection, analysis and display of data). All three Windows-based tools can be downloaded for free.
A clear understanding of what we know, don't know, and can't know should guide any reasonable approach to managing financial risk, yet the most widely used measure in finance today--Value at Risk, or VaR--reduces these risks to a single number, creating a false sense of security among risk managers, executives, and regulators. This book introduces a more realistic and holistic framework called KuU--the Known, the unknown, and the Unknowable--that enables one to conceptualize the different kinds of financial risks and design effective strategies for managing them. Bringing together contributions by leaders in finance and economics, this book pushes toward robustifying policies, portfolios, contracts, and organizations to a wide variety of KuU risks. Along the way, the strengths and limitations of "quantitative" risk management are revealed. In addition to the editors, the contributors are Ashok Bardhan, Dan Borge, Charles N. Bralver, Riccardo Colacito, Robert H. Edelstein, Robert F. Engle, Charles A. E. Goodhart, Clive W. J. Granger, Paul R. Kleindorfer, Donald L. Kohn, Howard Kunreuther, Andrew Kuritzkes, Robert H. Litzenberger, Benoit B. Mandelbrot, David M. Modest, Alex Muermann, Mark V. Pauly, Til Schuermann, Kenneth E. Scott, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, and Richard J. Zeckhauser. - Introduces a new risk-management paradigm - Features contributions by leaders in finance and economics - Demonstrates how "killer risks" are often more economic than statistical, and crucially linked to incentives - Shows how to invest and design policies amid financial uncertainty "It is a bold book, tackling both theory and practice and spanning the worlds of (among others) banking, insurance, real estate, and investment. It is also utterly engrossing. . . . Although this book is most obviously addressed to risk managers and regulators, I think it should be read by every intellectually curious person with skin in the financial game. If the investor or trader doesn't come away with at least one or two ideas of practical importance to his financial life, he is a 'sleepreader.'"--Brenda Jubin, Reading the Markets blog "Peppered with anecdotes and prominent examples, the book never abandons the practical side of its topic. It will be helpful for readers interested in only specific subtopics that each article is a stand-alone piece. I recommend this book to a wide audience: academics and practitioners, of course, but even people who are not directly involved in the financial sector, but are interested in it, will find it definitely worth their time."--Tobias Nigbur, Financial Markets and Portfolio Management "The financial risk management issues discussed under the KuU framework are highly relevant, and this especially in the light of the subprime credit crisis. Bringing them together in this timely volume will encourage further academic research and remind regulators and practitioners alike first to learn to walk before attempting to run."--Paul Embrechts, RiskLab, ETH Zurich Table of Contents Other Princeton books authored or coauthored by Francis X. Diebold:
A Formal Introduction, 2nd Edition Distributed for Center for the Study of Language and Information The book covers the core areas of English syntax from the last quarter century, including complementation, control, "raising constructions," passives, the auxiliary system, and the analysis of long distance dependency constructions. Syntactic Theory's step-by-step introduction to a consistent grammar in these core areas is complemented by extensive problem sets drawing from a variety of languages. The book's theoretical perspective is presented in the context of current models of language processing, and the practical value of the constraint-based, lexicalist grammatical architecture proposed has already been demonstrated in computer language processing applications. This thoroughly reworked second edition includes revised and extended problem sets, updated analyses, additional examples, and more detailed exposition throughout. Praise for the first edition: "Syntactic Theory sets a new standard for introductory syntax volumes that all future books should be measured against."—Gert Webelhuth, Journal of Linguistics
---- — New pastors to be installed at Keeseville church KEESEVILLE — The Revs. Richard and Katherine Santor will be installed as senior pastors of the Bridge Keeseville at 10 a.m. Sunday. The Santors, who grew up in Keeseville, attended Florida Baptist College, completing their undergraduate studies at Eastern Connecticut State University and Liberty University. A carry-in dinner will follow the service. The church is at 1724 Front St., Keeseville. For questions, call 834-7373. Shrove Tuesday pancake supper planned in Ti TICONDEROGA — The Episcopal Church of the Cross at 129 Champlain Ave. will host its annual Shrove Tuesday pancake supper from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12. The event is free and open to all denominations. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, applesauce, ice cream and beverages. Takeouts are available. Healing Prayer Level I training starting soon ELLENBURG CENTER — Christian Healing Ministries’ School of Healing Prayer Level I training will be held Tuesday, Feb. 21, through Sunday, Feb. 24, at Our Lady of the Adirondacks House of Prayer, 7270 Star Road. The course, which is limited to six participants, provides a foundational, practical approach to developing a prayer ministry and offers a scriptural basis for God’s gift of healing prayer. It teaches the student how to be an effective prayer minister. Topics will include scriptural foundations for healing, history of healing in the church, gifts of the Holy Spirit, introduction to deliverance prayer and more. To register, or for questions, email Pat at firstname.lastname@example.org or call 594-3253. Overnight accommodations are available. Level II training will be given in March and Level III in April.
---- — JEERS to anyone who’s had a hand in allowing campers to illegally set up their campsites for free overnight stays in the huge parking lot at Consumer Square in Plattsburgh. Where’s the enforcement? Many have witnessed some of these huge recreational vehicles draining their septic tanks into storm drains in the parking lot and even onto the tarmac itself. We even saw one erstwhile camper cooking his breakfast on a grill in the parking lot. What gall! We wonder what goes through these people’s minds. There are many campsites in the area where these folks could rent the space and have accommodations onsite for them to drain their holding tanks. There’s signage that’s ignored, yet no one is willing or able to tell these campers, whose RVs are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, to leave. Wonder what would happen if someone decided to pitch a tent in the parking lot, build a campfire and relieve himself or herself in the storm drains? Everyone responsible for this issue is either passing the buck or turning their heads. This isn’t a new issue; it happens every year. It’s time to put an end to the freeloading. Consumer Square officials and law-enforcement authorities need to step up and put an end to this. We’ll be watching. CHEERS to Gary Sargeant of Plattsburgh who graciously offers his time and beautiful singing voice, we’re told by a reader, to area nursing homes, adult day programs and assisted- living facilities as well as Hospice of the North Country. Gary travels to these facilities with his guitar and heavy equipment and sings, free of charge, several times a month, all year with the sole purpose of bringing joy to others. He asks for nothing in return and derives his own happiness from those he entertains, who are always grateful to see him, who sing along with him and who are uplifted by the wonderful memories his songs evoke. He carefully chooses, and spends time perfecting, songs from his audiences’ generations. He welcomes requests, we’re told, and despite his own health problems, refuses to “retire.” Gary’s commitment to the elderly of this community comes completely from his heart and his compassion for them is unrelenting. What you do is a genuine example of what giving is truly all about. He’s another person who makes living in the North Country such great experience. JEERS to those responsible for clearing away vegetation at rural intersections. We observed one site — at the intersection of Cumberland Head Road and the Commodore Thomas McDonough Highway coming off the former road and taking a right to Route 9 — where vegetation is so high that a motor vehicle has to pull into the intersection itself in order to look for oncoming traffic, especially when turning right on red. It’s an accident waiting to happen. — If you have a Cheers and Jeers suggestion that you want the Editorial Board to consider, email it to Edtor Lois Clarmont at email@example.com.
By JEFF MEYERS ---- — PLATTSBURGH – A sampling of the region’s finest wines will be available for tasting during an upcoming fundraiser for the Champlain Valley Transportation Museum. The fourth-annual Winter Wine Festival will be held Saturday, Jan. 26, at Legends Bistro at Comfort Inn on Route 3 in Plattsburgh. Proceeds from the event will benefit the museum and its Kids’ Station for children’s activities. “We’ll have a nice mixture of local vendors,” said Lisa LaFountain, director of fundraising and membership for the Transportation Museum. “Funds raised will go toward exhibits and supplies that we need.” Local vineyards participating include Amazing Grace Vineyard and Winery, Stonehouse Vineyard and Vesco Ridge Vineyard, as well as regional wines featured through Liquor and Wine Warehouse. Regional treats will also be available through McCadam and Cabot Cheese, Jeezum Crow beef products from D&D Meats, Homestead Maple, Gonyo Farms jams and jellies and Batters Up Bake Shop. The Silent Auction and entertainment by Emily Carlin will take place during the Grand Tasting, which will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. A three-course dinner at Legends Bistro will follow the wine tasting, with specifically paired wine and foods. Last year, the event raised around $5,000 for the museum, funds that have been put to a variety of uses. “One example is that we’ve been able to switch over to LED lighting,” said docent Dick Soper. “It’s helped to lower our electric costs and has improved visibility throughout the facility. “It’s also a way to go “green,” and that’s what we are looking for.” Proceeds from this year’s event will go toward a major project to create a Lozier gallery, which will feature displays of the museum’s Lozier automobiles as well as an exhibit depicting the Lozier factory and showroom. That gallery, Soper noted, will not be completed for the upcoming season. Lozier Motors operated in Plattsburgh in the early 1900s at the site now occupied by Georgia-Pacific. Loziers have been the focal point of the transportation museum since its inception more than a decade ago. The museum, which is closed for the winter months, will have its grand reopening on the last weekend of April and will feature some new exhibits, including several antique bicycles, a 1927 Packard and a 1996 handicap-accessible taxi cab that was a prototype for a model that was tested for New York City. It was out-competed when Nissan Motors was granted exclusive rights to produce vehicles for the city’s taxi fleet. “The cab never went into production,” Soper said. Email Jeff Meyers: firstname.lastname@example.org IF YOU GO The Champlain Valley Winter Wine Festival is set for 4 to 6:30 Saturday, Jan. 26 at Legends Bistro in Plattsburgh. Tickets are $25. A three-course dinner will follow, with tickets going for $75, which covers food, wine, tax and tip, with $35 from each admission going to the Transportation Museum. Those who purchase both the wine-tasting and dinner tickets can book a standard room at Comfort Inn at the discounted price of $99. For more information, directions, dinner menu and tickets, visit http://www.cvtmuse um.info/. Tickets are also available at the Champlain Valley Transportation Museum administration office, 12 Museum Way on the PARC Museum Campus (566-7575) or at Comfort Inn on Route 3 in Plattsburgh.
We only get together at weddings and funerals. Why is that? Families need to make more of an effort so these words aren’t spoken. Everyone is too busy today. Kudos to the SUNY Plattsburgh Police for finally enforcing the “right only” rule at the corner of George Angell Drive and Rugar. Over the years, I have seen many accidents and witnessed first hand students almost getting hit in the crosswalk. Thank you to all the people who helped me at my accident on Smithfield Boulevard on Dec. 16: the lady who stopped to ask if I was OK, the man with the emergency vehicle, CVPH ambulance squad and State Police. I wish Plattsburgh would keep up its streets. Route 374 is nice and clear, then you have to plow snow with your car from the light from Boynton Avenue on. Plenty of jobs? Why didn’t you inquire as to the pay these wonderful jobs offer before you declare the economy in the North Country is so good? We need real jobs, not sweatshop jobs. If the media could come together and stop glorifying mass murderers when such tragedies strike ... I wish the media would not report names, individual’s background and the quest for what they are thinking.
Nelly Furtado “Big Hoops (Bigger The Better)” Official Music Video Nelly Furtado has been prepping us slowly for the music video release of her hit single “Big Hoops (Bigger The Better.)” She has finally unveiled the new music video! Nelly channels an old school Indian tribe but also gives you Circus act meets Godzilla all in New York City. Take a look at the official music video below: I love the song and the video is cool. I wish there was more choreographed dancing for this banging hit single… but it is what it is. What are your thoughts on the music video Starlets?
The Hanna Instruments HI 98103B is a hand-held pH meter with manual two-point calibration, a replaceable electrode, and an LCD screen. The meter provides readings from 0.00 to 14.00 pH (+ or - 0.2), with a resolution of 0.01 pH. It is designed for beer and beverage making, but can be used for other applications; it is an alternative to litmus paper. Manual two-point calibration for increased control and accuracy; instructions manual provided with this item. Replaceable electrode to prolong life of meter. Provides pH readings from 0.00 to 14.00 pH (+ or - 0.2), with a resolution of 0.01 pH. Two 1.5V batteries (included) provide approximately 3,000 hours of continuous use. Measures 66 x 50 x 25 mm/2.6 x 2.0 x 1.0 inches (H x W x D) for holding in one hand. *This product is Recertified. A recertified product is one that is returned by a customer, for whatever reason, and then restored to original working condition after undergoing an intensive inspection process by qualified technicians. The recertified product is then offered at a substantially discounted price. All stock of our current products are guaranteed to be in working condition and have been successfully tested for optimal performance. 7 day return policy is in effect for both in-store and online purchases. See in store for more details.
Taxpayers will be descending on the Minnesota State Capitol this Saturday, April 28th for the annual Tax Cut Rally, hosted by the Taxpayers League of Minnesota and Americans for Prosperity – Minnesota. The rally will be headlined by former Presidential candidate Herman Cain. After all the excitement of the rally, thousands of us will leave the rally inspired, motivated and ready to fight for lower taxes. But the most important thing we can do is join together after the rally to talk about what we’ve learned, what we plan to do to help and to meet new conservatives! Join Red, Right & Brew for the 3rd Annual “Tax Cut Rally” After Party event! When: Saturday, April 28th from 2-4pm (immediately following the conclusion of the Tax Cut Rally) Where: O’Gara’s Bar & Grill, within 5 minutes of the Minnesota State Capitol. 164 N. Snelling Ave., St. Paul, MN Cost: Free to attend & Open to All Come join us for our annual Post-”Tax Cut Rally” edition of Red, Right & Brew! Come out for the rally at the Minnesota State Capitol and join us immediately following that event for our happy hour. Whether you’re a seasoned political activist or just like a good discussion, come grab a beer or a cool glass of wine and meet some new people. It’s also a great way to expand your network of influence and talk about life, work and of course, politics! Please RSVP through our Facebook event by clicking here. https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/334386956624799/ Otherwise, please use the contact form to RSVP : http://redrightandbrew.wordpress.com/upcoming-events/ The event is free to attend and open to ALL! Buy your own food/beverages if you’re so inclined. See you after the 2012 Tax Cut Rally! Make sure you set aside time on Saturday, April 28th to come out to the 2012 Tax Cut Rally, followed by the Red, Right & Brew After Party immediately following the event. Rally will be at the Minnesota State Capitol and the happy hour venue is still being confirmed, but make sure you get it on your calendars now! The rally is scheduled from 10am-2pm and the happy hour will immediately follow it at a local St. Paul bar & grill. Red, Right & Brew is a happy hour organization in the Twin Cities that brings together conservatives for good For details on the Tax Cut Rally, visit http://www.taxcutrally.comconversation and a brew or two in the name of freedom! To find out more information about Red, Right & Brew, visit http://www.redrightandbrew.com. Be sure to “Like” them on Facebook to get event reminders for future happy hour events: http://www.facebook.com/redrightandbrew
Let them go. mtram: When someone walks out of your life, let them. There’s no use in wasting your time on people that leave you. What you make of yourself and your future is no longer tied to them. Yeah, you may miss them, but remember that you weren’t the first one to give up. I'm not ok, ok? “I’m still alive, but I’m barely breathing..” - The Script.. <3 I open this blog entry with an excerpt/quote from my all time favourite Irish band, The Script.. I’m sick and tired of being me and it’s been quite a while since this feeling struck me.. Sigh.. I’m falling apart but I can’t let that show.. Gotta bite my lips and keep my chin up cuz...
Tap Forms Database 2.1 - Enhanced Security, AirPrint, and Calculations August 3, 2011 in Business [prMac.com] Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Announcing that ClickSpace Technologies Inc., the developers of Tap Forms Database, today released their latest version 2.1 to the public. The app offers an impressive set of forms to hold an extensive array of information. Its highly secure environment is passcoded, lockable and uses strong, government sanctioned encryption. Tap Forms is the Cadillac of database apps. Its compelling interface and user flexibility makes it perfect for storing any kind of information, whether ultra sensitive or non sensitive. Users can use the included stock forms or create their own custom ones to suit their own specific needs. The app's ease of use and flexibility are legendary. In the words of the ClickSpace Technologies developers, "Tap Forms is one of the most advanced mobile database apps available on any platform." Regardless of a user's intent, Tap Forms Database is the ultimate organizational tool. It includes 20 fields for recording all sorts of data, eliminating the need to buy additional apps. All sensitive information stored in Tap Forms Database is highly secure. The app has strong, government approved 256-bit AES encryption, a pass code PIN and an optional auto lock/lockout function. Tap Forms Database is also used for more everyday things such as, tracking inventory, listing movies or keeping recipes handy. This is what the developers mean when they say that Tap Forms Database is versatile and perfect for any type of data storage. Additional features, such as AirPrint support, GPS location recording, Dropbox integration, emailing, importing and exporting, provide total flexibility for Tap Forms users. New features available in the Tap Forms 2.1 upgrade include: * 256-bit AES SQLite database file encryption * AirPrint support for printing records, files and photos * New calculation field type. You can now build a custom formula that uses any Number field to compute a result. For example, easily create a Total field which is the result of Price x Quantity * Greatly improved formatting when emailing individual records * Ability to email a form template including all linked forms and pick lists * QuickLook support for viewing files and file attachment fields * Dropbox integration within the built-in Backup & Restore system. Now you can wirelessly backup and restore * Added 5 New languages including Brazilian Portuguese, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, and Traditional Chinese Supported Languages include US English, Japanese, Dutch, German, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Polish, Hebrew, Korean, Russian, Turkish, Greek, Arabic, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and Portuguese (Brazil). * iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad (HD version) * Requires iOS 4.0 or later * 13.2 MB Pricing and Availability: Tap Forms Database 2.1 is a free upgrade for existing customers and is only $6.99 (USD). Tap Forms HD for iPad is only $8.99 (USD). Both are available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Business category. Promo codes are available for qualified reviewers. Please specify the website or blog you represent when making your request. Located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, ClickSpace Technologies Inc. was founded in 1996 by Brendan Duddridge. ClickSpace Technologies develops client focused custom iOS apps, including Tap Forms for iPhone, iPad, and Macintosh. All Material and Software (C) 2008-2011 ClickSpace Technologies Inc. / All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPod, the iPod logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
May 16, 2011 If you fuel your truck with biodiesel made from palm oil grown on a patch of cleared rainforest, you could be putting into the atmosphere 10 times more greenhouse gasses than if you’d used conventional fossil fuels. It’s a scenario so ugly that, in its worst case, it makes even diesel created from coal (the “coal to liquids” fuel dreaded by climate campaigners the world over) look “green.” The biggest factor determining whether or not a biofuel ultimately leads to more greenhouse-gas emissions than conventional fossil fuels is the type of land used to grow it, says a new study from researchers at MIT. The carbon released when you clear a patch of rainforest is the reason that palm oil grown on that patch of land leads to 55 times the greenhouse-gas emissions of palm oil grown on land that had already been cleared or was not located in a rainforest, said the study’s lead author. The solution to this biofuels dilemma is more research. Unlike solar and wind, it’s truly an area in which the world is desperate for scientific breakthroughs, such as biofuels from algae or salt-tolerant salicornia.
The epitome of amazing. If only all artists thought like this. If your not a Pusha T fan, fix your life. Listen to this man spit, he nice. I can’t say I’m digging those braids though. thelunchroom asked: We're big fans. Keep it up! Means a lot! Thanks for the support. she might be the most poppingest person ever.
Google Product Forums Re: New Channels Design: Give Feedback Dec 9, 2011 8:36 AM Posted in group: It's just useless... we need an option to go back to the old homepage.. where I could see what my subscriptions posted WITHOUT NEED TO OPEN EVERY SINGLE ONE!
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Earlier today, Judge Susan Nelson issued an order setting an April 6 hearing date in the players’ motion for preliminary injunction, which requests that the lockout be blocked while the lawsuit proceeds. Here’s what it means, actually or potentially. 1. Judge Nelson won’t immediately be punting the case. Unlike the two prior judges to whom the case had been assigned, Judge Nelson didn’t treat the litigation like a proverbial hot potato. By issuing an order setting a hearing date on the motion for preliminary injunction, Judge Nelson has implied that there is no apparent reason for her to recuse herself from handling the case. It doesn’t foreclose the players from filing a motion to transfer the case from Judge Nelson to Judge David Doty. Though neither we nor NFL general counsel Jeff Pash (one of the guests on today’s supersized PFT Live) are currently aware of any precedent that would allow a case to be transferred within the same district based on a given judge’s knowledge of the process, nothing stops the players from trying. That said, the players don’t seem to be concerned about Judge Nelson’s handling of the case. “That’s not an issue,” Saints quarterback Drew Brees said during a Monday conference call arranged by the NFLPA. “That’s something that the owners seem to be very focused on. For us it about the facts and the law.” The fact that Judge Nelson was nominated by President Obama and appointed by a Congress controlled by Democrats is another reason for the players to not be complaining. 2. It’s possible that the players wanted a later date. When a case is filed along with a motion for preliminary injunction, the judge to whom the case is assigned promptly attempts to determine the length of the proverbial fuse. It happens when the judge, or more often one of the judge’s assistants, calls the plaintiffs’ lawyer and asks, “When do you want this to be heard?” And then the plaintiffs’ lawyer says, “Right away” or “In a few weeks” or whatever the plaintiffs’ lawyer says. The ultimate decision regarding the date of the hearing is based on the plaintiffs’ urgency, the availability of the lawyers, and the docket of the judge. For a case of this magnitude, a judge would be more likely to move quickly, if the plaintiffs want to move quickly. It’s possible that the players (and this meshes with some things we’ve heard and senses elsewhere) wanted a three-to-four-week window before the ruling, so that negotiations could continue during the dead period between the end of mediation and the hearing on the motion for preliminary injunction. The players possibly would want to buy time due to fears that the players would lose the motion for preliminary injunction, allowing the lockout to continue until the litigation ends successfully for the players. Such an outcome would give the league ample leverage going forward; the possibility that the lockout will be lifted as soon as April 6 gives the players leverage. That leverage can be converted into a deal. After April 6, the leverage could get stronger — or it could evaporate. 3. Negotiations may continue. Even though the NFLPA has decertified and no longer has the ability to negotiate on behalf of the players, talks may continue within the confines of the antitrust case filed in Minnesota. And those talks would be handled by the lawyers who are handling the case. Indeed, NFLPA* spokesman George Atallah said during the Monday conference call with the media that “any negotiations are up to the class counsel.” The problem? Someone has to make the first move. And lawyers routinely obsess over the perception of weakness that comes from being the first one to place the call. Here’s our advice. Judge Nelson should refer the case to mediation. Now. Though it remains an inherently voluntary process, the parties would be more inclined to obey the mediator and behave reasonably if the mediator has teeth, if the mediator was picked by the judge presiding over the case. For mediation conducted within the confines of litigation, where the mediator has the ability to call the judge and express concern about the question of whether one side or the other misbehaved, the chances of broken vows of silence and perceptions of intransigence would diminish. So to the extent that our audience in the Twin Cities (or, as Paul Allen of KFAN describes it, the cornfields) includes Judge Nelson, a member of her staff, or someone who knows her, tell her that the hacks at PFT think she should immediately send the two sides to mediation. Likewise, Judge Doty could order mediation, given that he still has jurisdiction over the “lockout insurance” case and the collusion claim filed under the now-expired settlement agreement in the Reggie White antitrust litigation. If either Judge Nelson or Judge Doty were to order mediation, a deal most likely would be done by April 6. If both were to do it simultaneously, the chances of a deal would be even greater.
It seems Falcons wide receiver Roddy White has found something else to like about New Orleans. White said earlier this week that he only liked the food in the city the Falcons will be visiting on Sunday, but that might not be entirely accurate. He also liked seeing the Saints play a lot of man coverage against the Eagles last week and hopes that the Saints have a similar defensive game plan in place as they try to hand Atlanta their first loss of the season. “We just got to go out there and hope that we get that same coverage that they was giving Philly,” White said, via NFL.com. “I was watching the Philadelphia film and I’m like, ‘Wow!’ These guys sit out here and play man-to-man coverage all day, oh man we’re going to have a field day.” The Saints defense had its best day of the season against the Eagles, allowing just 13 points in a 28-13 win that lifted the team to a 3-5 record on the year. They did allow 447 yards, though, which isn’t too far off their NFL-worst season average of 471.2 yards per game. That’s almost 100 yards more than the Falcons gain on average, which should bode well for the Atlanta offense on Sunday if they continue to avoid turnovers the way they have all season.
This answer is written from the perspective of someone who had such a performance management system put in place around an Agile team; like you, everyone on the team realized the difficulty/uselessness of year-long SMART goals applied to an Agile group, where, when fully functioning, the implementation of Agile can be considered inherently/already SMART. No, really! Call the following a rationalization if you need to (if the logic is half-baked...), but explaining it to reviewers outside the immediate organization has set the stage for the actual "goals" we put in the performance management system. - S for specific: during each sprint planning, the team agrees on a specific set of tasks to achieve, and commits to doing them. The tasks (and the user stories), answer the questions of what do I want to accomplish, purposes/benefits of accomplishing the goal, who is involved, where it takes place, and constraints. - M for measurable: the list of these tasks, plus the movement of the tickets throughout the sprint, from development to code review to QA to release (or whatever your flow is), answers the questions of how much work and when will it be accomplished. - A for attainable: functioning Agile groups don't typically commit to something in the planning stage unless it is clearly attainable -- all the pieces are there to know how to accomplish it - R for relevant: questions like is it worthwhile, is it the right time, does it match our other efforts -- stories and tasks don't get pulled into a sprint, and committed to, unless the answer is yes to all these questions (typically...YMMV) - T for time-bound: a sprint is necessarily time-bound, be it 2 weeks, 3 weeks, more, or less. If you understand/convince yourselves that your quarterly work (and thus your year-long work) is itself one big SMART goal, and that you know you're achieving your goals because the team is performing well, velocity is positive, releases are happening, then you get to the point of your question, which is ultimately how to translate a SMART process into a set of SMART goals for the benefit of someone else. I've been able to do this successfully in the past by writing something that to me looks vague and, well, not very SMART, but is in fact perfectly acceptable for others. A couple examples that have passed muster elsewhere for me: "I want to release a new version of WidgetMaker every three months in the next year, by following our internal software development process, to align with the overall product development schedule (blah blah)." "I want to increase the team's development velocity by n% from release A to release B, by focusing on incremental changes to the process of backlog grooming, in order to increase our effectiveness and decrease delays in shipping the product." You know and I know that these are not the guiding principles of your actual development group, but they aren't wholly unrelated, and in my experience are the types of things that appear really SMART and useful to the people outside your immediate organization (without being outright lies or totally lame).
Look ahead to a new year To the Editor: It's easy at the end of any year to start the process of looking back. I want to encourage you too look ahead instead. In fact, how can you see your future when you're staring at your past? We call our past the past, but the truth is, it is very much the present in many lives today. For some, past issues so rule their thoughts and actions that they decide their future is over before it's begun. They have given up on themselves, and that has brought them to believe that God has given up on them, too. Yet God has always used "broken vessels" to accomplish His purpose on this earth. A number of people in the Bible were broken, yet God raised them Up in a marvelous way. God used Moses, a murderer to deliver the Hebrew children. God used Jacob, a liar and a trickster, to fulfill His promise to Abraham, He even used Rahab, a prostitute, in the Messiah's family line. Just as God redeemed their lives. He can also redeem yours. If you have ever questioned whether a failure, or even multiple failures, have disqualified you from God use, I have a word for you: It's not too late. God can take a mess and make a miracle. So look ahead. God has a plan for You. It is a good plan, filled with both a future and a hope. For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. (1 Peter 3:12). And He said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? (Mark 4:40). We have a race to run, Where the Lord has brought Us from, United we stand, together we can. Wayne Robert Scott
If our Christianity does not move us beyond our particular Christian group or church or denomination, or our faith system or doctrine, to accept those who believe and practice a different faith than ours, then our faith will most likely be more detrimental than helpful to the work of the kingdom of God on earth. If we cannot embrace others as God’s children without requiring them to adhere to our faith system then we become obstacles, obstructions, barriers to the creation of God’s beloved community. Our Christian faith should be a resource that compels us to hold our beliefs in humility, to work for peace, to listen to and treat others of different faith traditions with respect, and look for common ground on which we can stand together as children of God. “Blessed are the peacemakers,” said Jesus. “Blessed are those who hunger after justice” (the kind that attends to the inequities of the disadvantaged). Isn’t it ironic and sad that so many versions of Christianity today have the opposite impact and effect, causing division and promoting inequity? Instead of breaking down walls, creating mutual trust, and building friendships, some Christians who press others to conform and convert to their faith system condemn and dismiss those who refuse to adopt their Christian interpretations. Until we all put on the mind of Christ and value others as much as we value ourselves, until we stop preaching at those who are different and accept and affirm them as children of God, there will be no peace and we who claim to be in the kingdom of God will prevent its arrival. I received an email once from someone who identified himself or herself as “O1T”—meaning “only one truth.” I’m sure this person not only believed that there was only one truth, but that he or she alone (along with his or her group, church, etc.) possessed the one truth. Everyone else, of course, who differed from their version, would need to align themselves with the one truth. This approach to faith is what makes religion destructive and deadly. There can be no peace, their can be no beloved community, the kingdom of God will not be realized on earth until we are all convinced that every person, whatever one’s faith or religious affiliation, whatever one’s ethnic origin, culture, or social state, whatever one’s mental or physical abilities or disabilities, is a child of God, precious and loved, and that every person—wherever they live, or whatever they believe—has access to God. Adolfo Perez Esquivel, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, was imprisoned by the military dictatorship of Argentina and spent eighteen months in solitary confinement. As we would expect he went through periods of depression and experienced feelings of outrage, but he ultimately decided that if he were set free he would not seek revenge but work to bring in a new order, where people could live in peace and dignity and where life would be deemed sacred. In the months after his release he struggled to live up to this vision. The words of Jesus from the cross kept haunting him, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” These words made no sense to him; surely, he reasoned, they new exactly what they were doing. But then it dawned on him. What did his torturers and oppressors not know? They did not realize that they had imprisoned and were mistreating a brother, not an enemy. There were all children of God and the only way he could communicate this truth would be to forgive them and pursue a course for peace. Until we accept this basic theology that transcends all religion, nationality, and culture and seek constructive ways to embody it, it is not likely that we will make progress creating a world where there is mutual dialogue, trust, friendship, justice, and peace.
Gore wins nobel peace prize. This entry was posted on Friday, October 12th, 2007 at 6:54 pm and is filed under 2008. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Cross your fingers. The punditry is convinced he’s not running. What better time than before the end of the month to announce? Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out / Change ) Connecting to %s Notify me of follow-up comments via email. Theme: Contempt by Vault9. Blog at WordPress.com. Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.
- Policy Resources - News & Analysis - Your State Progressive States Network is a national, non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the work of progressive state legislators around the country and to the advancement of state policies that deliver on issues that matter to working families: strong wage standards and workplace freedom, balancing work and family responsibilities, health care for all, smart growth and clean energy, tax and budget reform, clean and fair elections, and technology investments to bridge the digital divide. National Legislative Working Groups Progressive States Network is building and expanding national state legislative working groups to act as a conduit for educating and equipping state legislators with innovative progressive policies, proactive and effective messaging, and providing opportunities for legislators to engage in cross state exploration of “best practices” within their specific policy area. Working groups will support and advance strong state level legislative campaigns as well as serve as the organizing entities for advancing compelling national messaging and action campaigns related to Tax Fairness, Affordable Health Care, Comprehensive Immigration, Protecting Public Education and Building Economic Security. Working Groups hold the potential for state law makers and allies to take multi-state actions to promote a unified message and to effectively advance a common sense policy agenda. Find out more about the Working Group of State Legislators for Health Reform. Find out more about the Working Group of State Legislators for Election Reform. Find out more about the Working Group of State Legislators for Tax Fairness. 2013 Blueprint for Economic Security Comprised of over 20 policy options spanning a range of issues, the Blueprint weaves together state policies that have already proven effective, pragmatic, and popular, organizing these proposals under four broad frames that reflect many of the top concerns of American families: building an economy that works, making government work for people, protecting and supporting families, and revitalizing a middle class that continues to be largely left out of the economic recovery. The specific policies highlighted in the Blueprint were selected with a view toward the challenging political realities faced by progressives and moderates in many states. Many proposals have received bipartisan support in state legislatures, are revenue-neutral, and are exceedingly popular among voters. Several policies provide legislators and advocates with golden opportunities to advance a core message and shift the narrative — even if in a given state they are not likely to be enacted despite overwhelming popular support. Other policies will inevitably be front-and-center in multiple states as attacks from the right continue. And all are supported by Progressive States Network as well as a host of state-based and national groups working to build economic security in the states in 2013. View the 2013 Blueprint (PDF)
\|Our treks\|\|Expeditions\|\|Contact us\|\|About us\|\|Photos & Diaries\| Enjoy - I certainly did! 4 Sept - the Bharkor Around the Jokhang (temple) are three koras where pilgrims circle the holiest place in Lhasa. The Bharkor is the middle path around, a cobbled circle perhaps a kilometre around, and the best place to enjoy Tibetan faces. Adorable (when they are happy, anyway!) - Jamie Direct; I photographed him surreptitiously and then showed him, Mistrustful - Jamie Time - Jamie Epitome of the Bharkor - Jamie A penetrating look, but he was quite happy with the picture - Jamie The coming storm - Jamie Exotic - Jamie Elaborate - Jamie
Was it the nickname? If so, we're sorry, Strawberry Shortcake! On the one hand, we say you shouldn't sign up for a show like this if you can't take the heat. On the other hand, Mizrahi telling her she should get out of the business altogether was such a ridiculously over-the-top thing to say we kinda don't blame her. Still, we were sorry to see her go, especially because we can't run that joke into the ground like we planned. "No look is complete without the hair. In fact my hair has become sort of my trademark look." HAHAHAHAHA!! The delusions of some of these people just slay us. As if she invented the "dried straw" look! As if anybody couldn't get the exact same effect from a 99-cent bottle of hydrogen peroxide. Although we did like her outfit. Seems like the designers made the classic mistake of taking in her look and then replicating it. A lot of them did that Balenciaga-esque architectural skirt thing - or tried to, anyway. Anyway, Congratulations, Daniella! She got her revenge on El Pollo Loco by coming back strong this week and we have to say, it's a pretty great design. It's certainly not for everyone (and truth be told, although it looks like something she'd wear, Tinsley's too old for the look), but it's kinda sassy, kinda fresh. It's very hard to do hot pants and not make them look cheap, but she did well here. What brings it up is the sheer jacket, which could not have been all that easy to execute. The only part we don't particularly like is the big floppy bow, but that's only a minor complaint. And a sayonara to Laura, who may have been the loser this week, but she sure was a winner in the delusional sweepstakes! First off, who wears a cocktail dress to a rock concert? The bust is the only thing that was okay from a design perspective. And it was JUST okay. The red tulle was ugly and it looked cheap. And come on, every single one of her team mates told her not to use it and she turned around later and pretended like she didn't remember them saying that. Delusional. It seems pretty clear that team challenges are going to be common on this show and these bitches have absolutely no concept of how to work on a team. Nothing tops this, though: How could she possibly think that was a good idea? Did she not ever take a step back and look at what she was doing? To be honest, Haven bears some of the blame here. This was such a bad idea that she should have stepped in and said "Absolutely not." "That tulle overrides the beauty of it because what's good about it still is the shaping and the sophistication in the body." [Photos: BravoTV.com - Screencaps: Projectrungay.blogspot.com]
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This time of year, with Xmas fast approaching, nights getting darker and a chill on the wind, it's easy to let my mind drift back to the heady days of childhood. Even now, as I dress the tree in anticipation of another modern xmas, I still wish that one of my carefully wrapped gifts might contain a space toy from 1969 again. Aftershave, socks and novelty undies really don't have the same thrill as those early morning forays into the pile of presents to find Dinky toys, Spacex, board games and kits waiting for me. One classic toy that I always put on my xmas list back in the day along with the Johnny Seven, Zero-X and large Rosenthal SPV was Spacenik. Oddly enough Santa always seemed to forget this and I used to drool over pics of it in catalogues instead. The 1969 Tri-ang catalogue had it sat alongside the Moonmobile and Jump Jockey, but despite it riding high on my notes, I never managed to get it until many years later when I found an old newsagent had dusted off a load of old stock from an attic storeroom and along with a Marx Dalek, some old Aurora Dinosaur kits and what seemed to be the whole first run of Major Matt Mason cards, I found a boxed version.
Presented by Vikings MC at Johnson Valley, CA April 28th, 2013. Filmed and edited by Beau Cottington additional footage by Kurt Caselli, Erek Kudla, Chad McClellan, and Ylva Sundstrom. Filmed on 3 GoPro Hero3 black editions, Canon 60D w/50mm f1.8, Canon XHA1, Sony HDR-AS15, and a Sony F3. For more info on the series visit: http://nationalhareandhound.com Presented by SoCal MC at Johnson Valley OHV area on 4/14/13. It was a hot, dusty and windy weekend in the desert and a fast and technical course made for some eventful racing. The injury count for the day was much higher that usual and had everyone’s hearts feeling heavy. Toby Price from Australia had a crazy crash at high speed and injured his head and neck, he is in the hospital right now awaiting surgery and is in stable condition. Skyler Howes had a tough day also having a high speed crash after an amazing start and running in the top 3 early on. He fractured several vertebrae and got pretty banged up, he is currently in a back brace and starting recovery. Kurt Caselli was 3rd of the start but worked himself into the lead and pulled it out to about 5 minutes by the finish line. Jacob Argubright put in a solid ride for second, with Tuffy Pearson putting his TM 300 2-Stroke on the podium in 3rd. Filmed and edited by Beau Cottington with additional footage by Skyler Howes, Erek Kudla and Quinn Cody. For more info visit nationalhareandhound.com My friend Austin Charters over at C5ive Productions got a Hero3 camera on Kurt Caselli’s helmet at round four of the 2013 H&H series this past weekend. This is not fast forward, he is really that fast! Think you could hang on and survive that pace? Skyler Howes had a hell of a day at Spangler Hills OHV area near Ridgecrest, CA during the 2 round of the 2013 AMA National Hare & Hound series. After a OK start, he hit some rocks and had a big swap out only about 2 minutes into the race. He went on to break the top ten before ultimately crashing again hard about 10 miles from the finish. He hit his head hard and hurt his wrist, he was concussed for sure… in addition to losing his helmet visor and the GoPro Camera mounted to it as well! Luckily, the Four Aces motorcycle club who put on the race went and found the lost GoPro out on the course and mailed it back to me. Big thanks to them, I thought it was gone for good! Also, thanks to Skyler for always being my camera rider and caring so much when he lost my camera even though there was much more at stake. My only concern was that he was OK, thanks again to the club and the NHHA for helping get the camera home… and Skyler and I am glad your injuries were not too serious brotha! Presented by Four Aces MC at Spangler Hills OHV area on 2/10/13. Filmed and edited by Beau Cottington with additional footage by Erek Kudla. Filmed on a Canon XH-A1, Canon 60D w/50mm f1.8 lens, GoPro Hero2 and Hero3, and a Sony HDR-AS-15. Presented by Desert MC at Johnson Valley, CA on 1/27/13. Featuring Kendall Norman, Kurt Caselli, David Kamo, Jacob Argubright, Nick Burson, Skyler Howes, and more. Filmed & Edited by Beau Cottington. Additional filming by Skyler Howes (helmet pov) and Erek Kudla. Rescue 3 put on a slow race to raise some funds on Saturday night in the pits at round one of the 2013 AMA National Hare & Hound series. It was a great time, it would be cool to see these happen more often! Congrats to Skyler Howes on the win. Filmed on a GoPro Hero3 (2.7k cin mode). Please sign this petition and help preserve an iconic desert recreation area that millions enjoy. If we were to lose Johnson Valley to Marine base expansion, southern California off-road recreation and racing would be hurt immensely. Less than 2,000 more signatures needed by February 14th and it goes straight to the white house. NHHA 2012 final presented by 100’s MC at Johnson Valley, CA on 10/28/12. NHHA series round 9 presented by SoCal MC at Johnson Valley, CA on 10/14/12.
Why 21 Republicans Are Stupid -- Or have Something To Hide 21 members of the House Judiciary Committee decided not to investigate how a male prostitute was granted unprecendented White House access. Now, Gannon/Guckert proves to the world how stupid those 21 men really were. In an interview with the NYT, he admits he tried to get -- and received -- preferential treatment: [H]e admits that people in the White House press office “probably treated me better than I deserved.”Click here to see a full list of the 21 Committee members who think it's ok to have a male prostitute "curry favor" with the White House Press Secretary. He quit his job at GOPUSA/Talon News last month, although in the Times interview he reveals that it was not much of a paying gig, as he only “received a kind of stipend.” He said he earned that stringer arrangement with GOPUSA, with no journalism experience, after “a breakfast meeting” in Washington with owner Bobby Eberle. Gannon denied gaining access to the White House via a special relationship with the press secretary, Scott McClellan, although he admitted trying to “curry favor with him.”
When HMOs deny life-saving care to their patients, members of Congress fulminate. Recently, 275 of them, including 29 Republicans, voted for a patients' bill of rights. "Deny American citizens effective, life-saving treatments or palliatives for pain?" I imagine them saying indignantly to the HMOs. "That's our job." In the past few months, Congress and the Justice Department have been busy malpracticing medicine, callously violating patients' rights. The House passed a bill effectively criminalizing physician-assisted suicide in Oregon, despite its endorsement in two statewide referenda. The Senate passed an anti-abortion law that prohibits doctors from employing particular surgical techniques, even if they're necessary to preserve the woman's health. The Justice Department proceeded with the prosecution of two men, one stricken with cancer and the other with AIDS, who used marijuana to alleviate nausea and pain. The department relied on congressional declarations of the medical uselessness of marijuana. Playing doctor (without regard for the Hippocratic oath), Congress makes it easy for even liberal social engineers to hate the government. Sometimes it seems dedicated to increasing human suffering. Imagine yourself terminally ill and in unrelenting pain, desirous of ending your now unwanted life. Then imagine Congress threatening your doctor with imprisonment if he or she prescribes a lethal dose of drugs at your request. All you can say is "How dare they," especially if you're a citizen in a state that has twice passed a death-with-dignity referendum. Shouldn't your wish to end your life prevail over Henry Hyde's compulsion to prolong it? There is, after all, no evidence that Oregon's law has been abused by unscrupulous doctors, murderous families, or deranged patients. The Death with Dignity Act has safeguards aimed at ensuring that patients who choose death do so knowingly and willingly, and it applies only to terminally ill patients facing death within six months. In 1998 only 15 people took advantage of the law. Still, Henry Hyde, who sponsored the congressional override of Oregon's right-to-die law, charged that it was turning doctors into "executioners." Not exactly a nuanced thinker, Hyde apparently doesn't understand the difference between murdering people who wish to remain alive and facilitating the suicides of terminally ill people seeking more merciful deaths than their diseases will allow. This heartless bill could also deter doctors from administering effective doses of pain medication, although it is deceptively entitled the Pain Relief Promotion Act. On its face, the bill prohibits the use of federally controlled substances intended to hasten death and includes exceptions for drugs intended only to alleviate pain. (Doctors would face up to 20 years in prison for assisting suicides.) But who determines the intent of a doctor in prescribing pain medication that facilitates the death of a terminally ill patient? As the bill's opponents pointed out, we may not want federal drug agents and prosecutors hovering over our death beds, monitoring our doctors. People who seek physician and patient autonomy from HMO bureaucrats may not welcome the medical interventions of Congressunless they believe that Congress is acting at the behest of God, seeking a higher good. Opposition to right-to-die laws is fueled partly by the religious fervor of anti-abortion activists. In their view, laws prohibiting assisted suicides or abortions aren't violations of individual liberty; they're restrictions on sinful individual license. Laws restricting or prohibiting abortions may even be framed by their supporters as patients' rights bills: To abortion opponents, the fetus is the primary patient; the pregnant woman deserves medical care only when it enhances fetal development or, at least, poses the fetus no harm. During the recent Senate debate on a bill purporting to limit late-term abortions, the bill's supporters cast themselves as patient-advocates intent on protecting the most vulnerable patients from unscrupulous doctors. Doctors who perform abortions are "executioners," Pennsylvania Republican Rick Santorum charged, echoing Henry Hyde. The apparently demented New Hampshire Senator Bob Smith claimed that abortion clinics house "harvesters" in their back rooms who "take [the] baby, cut it into pieces and sell it." Is this the man you want making medical decisions for you or your family? Late-term abortion laws, which have been adopted in some 30 states, tend to be drafted vaguely so as to prohibit common procedures that may be used any time during a pregnancy. Because of their breadth and their interference with doctor-patient relationships, late-term abortion prohibitions have been enjoined or limited judicially in a majority of states where they've been enacted. There are conflicting federal court opinions on the constitutionality of these laws, which are likely to be reviewed eventually by the Supreme Court. Whether you view abortion prohibitions like this as malicious or benevolent government acts usually depends on whether or not you consider the fetus an equal to a human being who's actually been born. But even some who consider abortion sinful are bound to be troubled when women are killed or maimed by illegal abortions during periods of prohibition. People ambivalent about abortion may worry when women are deprived by legislative fiat of the safest, most appropriate abortion techniques. Whether or not abortions are cruel, congressional controls on abortion procedures, in their disdain for women's health, are hardly kind. Cruelty doesn't always come naturally to people. Federal prosecutors must be selected for their callousness, or perhaps they enter training programs designed to purge them of compassion. How else can we explain the prosecution of Peter McWilliams and Todd McCormick? Both men were among a group of nine defendants charged with growing and distributing marijuana, after a federal raid uncovered more than 4,000 marijuana plants. McCormick explains that he has smoked marijuana to alleviate pain from cancer treatments that fused several of his vertebrae. McWilliams says he has used marijuana to treat nausea caused by the AIDS drugs that have kept him alive. It is not hyperbole to suggest that the federal prosecution is killing him. Prohibited from using marijuana while awaiting trial for the past year, McWilliams has been vomiting frequently and not absorbing his AIDS medication; as a result, The Los Angeles Times has reported, his virus is no longer under control. This is one case in which the defendants' side of the story is compelling, so the prosecutors didn't want jurors to hear it. The government successfully moved to prohibit McCormick and McWilliams from raising a medical-necessity defense and thus from telling their stories. The defendants were also prohibited from citing the federal government's own research into the medical uses of marijuana or explaining that their actions were permitted by state law: In 1996 California passed a referendum, Proposition 215, allowing for medical use of marijuana. Prosecutors were so anxious to exclude testimony explaining the medical reasons for using marijuana that they agreed to limit the case against McWilliams and McCormick to a charge of growing marijuana. (Charging them with distribution would have made their intent, or state of mind, an element of the case.) Deprived of their ability to defend themselves in court, both McWilliams and McCormick pled guilty to conspriracy to manufacture and distribute marijuana and face prison terms of up to five years. According to prosecutors, medical-necessity defenses were simply irrelevant. "It doesn't matter if they say, 'I'm doing this to save my life,'" a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney explained. "It's illegal to manufacture or cultivate marijuana under federal law." In fact, it matters a great deal if a defendant engages in otherwise criminal behavior in order to save his life or the life of another. Haven't federal prosecutors heard of self-defense? The law allows you to kill someone who is poised to kill you. Surely, in defense of your life, it should allow you to grow marijuana plants. But Washington's drug warriors seem to think Americans are better off dead than smoking dope. Federal law classifies marijuana as a class A substance, along with heroin and LSD, and prosecutors argued that Congress has decided it has no acceptable medical uses. District Court Judge George King agreed that Congress knows best: The medical-necessity defense proposed by defendants would "explicitly contradict a Congressional determination," Judge King ruled. He prohibited McCormick and McWilliams from telling their stories by invoking a doctrine of congressional infallibility. Sometimes it's hard to know if the government is playing doctor or God. Armed with faith in its own omniscience and absolute rectitude, and assisted by federal prosecutors, a majority in Congress has assumed the power to deprive people of essential medical care, in order to enforce a particular moral code. In the majority's view, marijuana use, abortion, and suicide are so evil that they must be prohibited at any cost to individuals. Americans, it seems, must be prepared to sacrifice themselves to this congressional vision of the good. That is the logic of terrorists, demagogues, and other absolutists who perceive no moral dilemmas. For them, the right path is always clear. Fearful of falling into the pit of moral relativism, many members of Congress and the Justice Department have cultivated a dangerous sense of self-righteousness, unleavened by self-doubt. They need lessons in moral modesty. It is a great civilizer. People not troubled by uncertainty are not hampered by compassion. You need to be logged in to comment. 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Candidates Olanike Alabi and Walter Mosley made their race to replace Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries personal Friday evening during an exchange on NY1 (see video of the exchange at the link). When Inside City Hall’s Josh Robin offered Mosley the chance to ask Alabi a question, he brought up her association with as well as Councilman for the Democratic nomination for Congress. “You carried petitions for Congressman Ed Towns, and he eventually, in mid-April decided to retire … and he eventually put you on his payroll. As a result, you along with the Congressman, went to support Council member Charles Barron in his race against Hakeem Jeffries. Do you have any regrets?” Mosley asked. Alabi answered: “First of all I think we have to be honest and we have to tell the truth. I carried petitions for Congressman Ed Towns but you also carried petitions for Congressman Ed Towns over a series of years,” she said. “Secondly you have been a close confidant, along with your mom,* of Congressman Ed Towns over the years. I think you should not engage in revisionist history here. I never endorsed anyone in the Congressional Race. Let me also say that in 2008 when you ran, Congressman Ed Towns not only supported you, but he sponsored a piece of mailing for you.” When it was Alabi’s chance to question Mosley, she got just as personal, asking why his campaign bought her domain name, olanikealabi.com. She also noted that Mosley has “been cited being on both sides of the Atlantic yards issue.” “How can we trust you?” she said. In reference to the domain name, Mosley said, “That is a common practice that all consultants do in an effort to ensure that we get the best possible advantage in a campaign,” he said. As for Atlantic Yards, Mosley said, “I was the only candidate in this race to take a stance on this project. It was a project that dealt with creating affordable [sic] jobs, it was a project that dealt with creating affordable housing. This project has broken its promises. Because I was supportive of it in the very beginning doesn’t mean I gave up my opportunity to be critical of it,” he said. The candidates also differed on their response to the news that Brooklyn Democratic leader and assemblyman, two female Assembly employees. Alabi said that "provided the allegations are true, yes, I think he should leave." Mosley, on the other hand, said he would "hold off on making any public comments" until the borough district leaders met to discuss the issue. Both said there needed to be stronger federal gun control laws as well as more recreational activities and social services for Brooklyn’s youth. When asked which piece of legislation each would fight for first in Albany, Alabi said more funding for preventative healthcare at community-based healthcare centers, while Mosley put affordable housing on the top of the list. Both candidates are district leaders in Brooklyn’s 57th Assembly District, which includes Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights and parts of Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant. The Democratic primary is Thursday, Sept. 13. See our list of 5 Things You Need to Know About here. *Marilyn Mosley, president of Brooklyn’s Progressive Association for Political Action (PAPA), a major political institution in Fort Greene.
The Bible gives us a clear picture of foolish behavior and its consequences. It’s important for us to recognize these traits in others—and in ourselves. Dealing appropriately with people who behave foolishly requires prayer and wisdom. But remember, that foolish person is not in your life by accident, and you can by God’s grace respond to him or her in a Christ-like manner. Characteristics of Foolish Behavior 1. Denying, disregarding, or rebelling against God. The fool says in his heart “There is no God” (Psalm 14:1). 2. Slandering, lying, deceiving The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool 3. Quick-Tempered A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult (Proverbs 12:16). 4. Acts Impetuously and Without Regard for Consequences In everything the prudent acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly. (Proverbs 13:16). One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless. 5. Talks endlessly, brags, spouts off frequently. A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near. (Proverbs 10:14). A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul. (Proverbs 18:7 ). 6. Refuses Advice, Accountability and/or Discipline A fool despises his father’s instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool 7. Handles Money Recklessly Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no desire to get wisdom? In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has (Proverbs 21:20). 8. Quarrels frequently, picks fights, is contentious Fools get into constant quarrels; they are asking for a beating (Proverbs 18:6 NLT). A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control 9. Lazy, Lacks Focus and Ambition Foolish people refuse to work and almost starve (Ecclesiastes 4:5). A wise person thinks much about death, while the fool thinks only about having a good time now (Ecclesiastes 7:4 ). Fools are so exhausted by a little work that they have no strength for even the simplest tasks (Ecclesiastes 10:15 ). 10. Never Learns from Past Experience As a do returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly (Proverbs 26:11). You cannot separate fools from their foolishness, even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle (Proverbs 27:22 ). How are we to respond to foolish behavior? 1. First and most importantly, we pray for them. 2. Second, watch your attitude and motivation toward these foolish people: Principle #1 – Don’t be surprised if they refuse good advice. Don’t waste your breath on fools, for they will despise the wisest advice (Proverbs 23:9 ). Principle #2 – Don’t give them honor or luxury. It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury – how much worse for a slave to rule over princes! Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool (Proverbs 26:1). Principle #3 – Don’t argue with foolish people. Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful (2 Tim. 2:23-24). Principle #4 – Protect yourself from the resentment and anger caused by foolish people. A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but the resentment caused by a fool is heavier than both (Proverbs 27:3 ). Stay away from a foolish man, for you will not find knowledge on his lips (Proverbs 14:7). Are you encouraged here? I personally invite you to subscribe and get the latest posts sent to your inbox. Also, connect with us on Facebook and Twitter and get updates that are not posted here on the blog. Linking up with:The Modest Mom, We are now selling Lilla Rose! (30% discount on soon to be retired items) Vision Forum Sale: 20% off everything With discount code: EXTRA20
World Championships Team Time Trial 2012 Tomorrow the World Championships start, and yes, since you ask, I AM very excited! So, a quick post, with some information on the course, the teams, predictions, and best of all, how to follow it, live on web tv!. First up, the details. It’s 34.2km, with 2 big climbs – Lange Raarberg, 1,300m at 4.5%, and then the legendary, fantastic Cauberg, 1,200m at 5.8% with a maximum gradient at 12%! If only I was on the Cauberg tomorrow! Check out the route details. Here’s the startlist, with names and start times. There are 12 teams racing, starting with Sengers Ladies Team, who go at 11:00 CEST (that’s 10am BST; 5am USA Eastern; 2am USA Pacific; 19:00 Australia NSW) then the teams go off at 4-minute intervals, until the last team, Specialized-lululemon, start at 11:44 CEST, 44 minutes later. And, my predictions. It’s got to be Specialized-lululemon for me – they’re unbeaten in TTTs since the (unbeatable) Cervélo Test Team morphed into Garmin-Cervélo for 2011, and halved their team. The Specialized team includes former World ITT Champion, Amber Neben (USA), and there’s only one rider on the squad, Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) who hasn’t been a National ITT Champion! Charlotte Becker (Ger) Ellen van Dijk (Ned), Evelyn Stevens (USA) and Trixi Worrack (Ger) have all won theirs, at least once – although Teute’s been 3rd in the German Champs five times! Specialized-lululemon are using the Worlds as an opportunity to raise more money for Right To Play – if you can, please support them! But, if there’s one rider who knows how to beat Specialized, it’s Judith Arndt, who was on T-Mobile and then Highroad, their former incarnations. The current World ITT Champion leads Orica-AIS‘ squad, who are the biggest challengers for the win. They’ve come second behind Specialized in every TTT this year: + 40″ in the EnergieWacht Tour (26.5km), + 29″ in the Open de Sùede Vårgårda TTT World Cup (42.5km) and + 19″ in the Brainwash Tour (34km) (links take you to the results of each race on CQ Ranking). The Orica Team is Arndt (Ger), Shara Gillow (Aus), Loes Gunnewijk (Ned), Melissa Hoskins (Aus), Alex Rhodes (Aus) and Linda Villumsen (NZl) – formidable! Expect to see Arndt and Villumsen contesting the ITT win on Tuesday, and Gillow aiming for top 5. The team that’s come third in each TTT is Rabobank. All-round superstar, Marianne Vos (Ned) is skipping the ITT to focus on her goal of winning an Olympic-Worlds double – but with a week between TTT and Road Race, she can go all out! She’s racing alongside Tatiana Antoshina (Rus), Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Fra), Thalita de Jong, Iris Slappendel and Annemiek van Vleuten (all Ned). Here’s a video of Rabobank practising: The final team to watch out for is the last-ever outing of AA Drink-Leontien.nl. They’re super-strong, and Emma Pooley‘s a former World ITT Champion too. Pooley (GBr) rides with Chantal Blaak (Ned), Lucinda Brand (Ned), Jessie Daams (Bel), Sharon Laws (GBr) (go Sharon!) and Kirsten Wild (Ned), and they’ll be fighting hard to get on the podium (not least in the hope of attracting a sponsor to continue the team) My prediction? Specialized win, then Orica, then Rabo. Yes, yes, I know, Jens, that’s a brave call! But it should be exciting to watch! How to follow the race The only place we’ve seen that seem to be showing this live is Dutch Channel L1TV, whose schedule says they’re showing the women’s TTT live from 10:30 CEST – and they stream live and un-georestricted here. Thankyou L1TV! Thanks Monty-at-Podium Café for finding this! As Monty says, they’re also showing the junior and u23 races, so bookmark that schedule and link. I recommend everyone follows Bridie O’Donnell on twitter, as she could be live-commentweeting the race on twitter, and she always combines excellent insight with snark and wit. There should be a livethread on Podium Café too, and I’ll be tweeting as @_pigeons_ as always. And, because every time I think of Team Time Trialling, I remember that Cervélo Test Team’s unstoppable TTT, and because it’s a good excuse to, here’s the Beyond The Peloton video from the 2010 Vårgårda TTT World Cup, in the rain. Damn, I miss that team… If that’s the first time you’ve seen this, check out the BTP video of Vårgårda part 2 – the Road Race World Cup – and I guess you could watch the CTT men’s team videos too! Start here and work backwards.
It’s a new era for PR and marketing professionals. Learn from the best at the 2011 professional development conference presented by the Southwest Missouri chapter of PRSA. The conference will be held 8:30 am to 3 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20, at the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, 202 S. JQ Hammons Parkway, Springfield, Mo. Members of PRSA enjoy a discounted registration fee: $75 until Sept. 9. After that, the fee is $85. Register at www.swmoprsa.org Speakers include David Grossman, APR, Fellow PRSA, and CEO of The Grossman Group, Chicago. He is one of America’s foremost authorities on communication and engagement inside organizations. Mike Koehler, president and chief strategist of Smirk New Media, Oklahoma City, will share new trends in online brand monitoring through social media. Etiquette for business professionals, online and in professional settings, is the topic for Sheri Hawkins, owner of 2balance, a Springfield (Mo.) PR and communications agency. For more information, contact PRSA member Claire Faucett, email@example.com or 417-862-5567. She is chair of the conference planning committee.
I'm reading the Heart biography "Kicking and Dreaming." I just read that Nancy Wilson did a cameo in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High. She was the girl in the convertible who smiled at Judge Rhinhold. Now I gotta go back and look at at least that part of the movie to see. Maybe I'll take a quick glance of Phoebe Cates' pool scene while I'm at it. :grin: So, what other movies (or TV shows) do you know about where a well know musician unexpectedly pops up in cameo? edit: after Alan's list below, I just had to add TV to the spectrum...
Hey all! First post! Lots of great looking guitars here. I was surprised to see only one Paul Allender, so I decided to share mine. It is a 2011 model in green. Awesome guitar. I hope to add a 245 to the mix soon. Last edited by bsmith6470; 01-26-2013 at 04:59 PM. ^^ I really like that in green. I don't think you can get those in that color now, just the purple which I'm not quite as fond of. I gotta take some pics of my 245 soon. Too busy playing it Here is my new se custom 24. Different in about every way from my 245. It ways about nothing wich really surprised me. Guess its the thinner body and trem cavity. The neck is just as people told me like a wide fat just a little thinner. Not at all like my ibanez so that was a relief. Sounds completely different got so used to the sound of my 245 it was quite a difference. The color is not quite right in the pic. Its more grey than it shows in the pic. Most pics I found made it look black with a little grey mixed in. This is more like an old worn pair ob black jeans so its a great 3D effect. Is this a 2013 model then? How much thinner is the body over the 245? I really like the heft and beveled top of the 245, and was kind of hoping the SE24 was similar. The neck sounds good though, although I dig the wide fat as well. This one might be my next guitar, if I decide to sell my SG, just not sure yet. How do the split coils sound? I like that feature a lot, especially for the neck pickup. Site deleted my post as I tried to submit. Its not a 2013 color but came in stock long after the 2013 colors were available to ship. The serial number is 19000 higher than my 245 so I am assuming its factory fresh. The new colors are vintange Sunburst like the bernnie model and black cherry. Was going to go sunburst but wanted that 7 string that is coming out and it looks nice in vintage sunburst. Did a quick measure so at the bottom strap button the 245 - 2 1/8" the 24 1 5/8". So that's a lot more wood on the 245 with the single cut and extra 1/2 of mahogany. Haven't had enogh time to get a good feel for the sound yet. Not to familiar with all the tone terminology. The 245 is a lot thicker sound. Not to say the 245 sound like a drop tuned custom. Just a lot warmer sound. For the split coil I don't have much to compare it to. There is the volume drop of course since your only using half of the pickup. The 24 definitely has a more strat sound than the split megadrive at the brige in my ibanez. Pluss you loose that slightly out of sync stereo sound you get from picking up the sound from seperate places on the string. Sounds so much clearer and you can hear you picking much better. I love the split option but think I may put a pair of tripple shots in so I can get individual split/series/parallel instead of the all or nothing push pull setup. That and it goes without having to drill any holes into the body for mini switches. Last edited by Drastion; 01-31-2013 at 04:30 AM. Hi... The name is Joe. I'm new to PRS, but old to guitars in general. I picked up 2 SEs at the end of last year. (sorry for the bad cell phone pics) 2008 Singlecut SE (used) I tried out and fell in love with it immediately. I bought it as a birthday present to myself. 2012 Tremonti SE That my wife bought me a the next day, because she wanted me to have a NEW guitar (this is after yelling at me for having too many the day before). I can't believe I waited this long to try a PRS... Now I'm gassing for a Maryland made one. God help me. Joe ... They say having a dark side will lead to no good... I certainly hope so! PRS: 07 CE-22; 08 SE Singlecut; 12 SE Tremonti \|\| Ovation: 06 Elite-T 1868T; 79 Glen Campbell Artist 1627; 95 Balladeer 1751 \|\| Fender: 69 Mustang Comp; 91 Strat Plus \|\| Gibson: 11 Les Paul Studio 60s Deluxe \|\| Martin: 12 GPCPA4 RW \|\| Bradley: 77 Les Paul Custom Welcome aurie! Very nice guitars you have there. I am a PRS SE fanboy myself! My Bernie Marsden SE can beat up your Les Paul! public display of chagrin If your wondering about the necks they are a good amount different. The wide fat is a soft V shape. So if you like to play with you thumb on the low e side of the neck its got a great anchor spot for your thumb. But if you move your thumb down to get the high e an have your thumb at the height of the arch it can feel a but over sized. Now for the wide thin. Imagine if the wide fat was a rubber ball or dogs sqweek toy. If you presses down on the top the sides would bulge out. So the wide thin isn't so much thin as it has a flatter arch in the middle and thicker around the edges than the wide fat. So if you keep you thumb in the center of the neck the wide thin will give you a better anchor there. Not sure which one I like more yet. Love the feel of the wide fat over the wide thin with the different anchor point. I have smaller hands so the wide thin leaves a little more room for my fingers to reach around. Last edited by Drastion; 01-31-2013 at 02:25 PM. I see that MF has the SE Custom 24 in a nice Vintage Sunburst color. This color isn't listed on the PRS website, and I haven't seen it in other places either. Is this an older color then? Or new and not listed here on the PRS website yet? This isn't Tobacco Sunburst either, which is nice but darker and more common. MF also has a Black Cherry color in stock, don't see that listed anywhere either: That's what I have been trying to figure out. They list exclusive model on their site. So I think it is a special run just for musiciansfriend. Though its usually only one color. Another site got a special run on splated maple custom 24s and santanas. Was late to the game on that one so they didn't have many 24s left. Was going to go with the vintage burst but I wanted that upcoming 7 string in that color. They got a grey/black in at the last minute. Looks nice now will look even better once some fade sets in. * Gibson '57 Classic pickups * Gibson Amber Speed Knobs * Schaller Strap Locks * Refinished Headstock * Tusq Nut (coming soon) Tremonti SE Custom * PRS 1985 T/B Reissue Pickups * PRS Phase II Locking Tuners * Black Trem Arm Tip * Schaller Strap Locks * Personalized Truss Rod Cover * Refinished Headstock * Tusq Nut (coming soon) * Tremol-no (coming soon) Some nice looking guitars there. Do you think the Gibson '57s are a big improvement over the stock SE 245 pickups? Because I was debating that. I have an Epiphone LP Tribute that comes with coil tapped Gibson '57s in it, and comparing back and forth, I'm not sure they are all that much better. I do like the neck pickup using the coil/single tapped option, especially with cleans. But otherwise, the 245s really hold their own, especially when gain is added, I didn't see any improvement with the '57s. The Gibson '57 Classics just sound smoother IMO. Don't get me wrong, the SE245's are good pickups. It may all just depend on the amp you're using and the type of music you play. It's all just personal preference, I guess. The same pickups can sound different in different guitars. You're playing an Epi, an inferior instrument, compared to the PRS SE. So, it might be a case of the 57 classics making the Epi sound better than it should, or in other words, the pickups don't sound very good because the guitar doesn't sound very good. I don't see why you shouldn't put your best pickups in your best guitar. That seems like a no brainer. on the other hand, I like to suggest a magnet swap in the SE pickups before replacing. If the SE245 pickups sound too harsh, swap in an Alnico 2 or unoriented alnico 5 magnet. Especially the bridge pickups can be sort of compressed and nasally sounding, swapping magnets can open them up and make them sing, and it only costs a few bucks and takes a few minutes to do. The Bovine Fury <-- stream and download our album "Eleven by Twelve" for free. 05 Custom 22 with DGT pickups ~ 07 Mira with old birds ~ 08 SE Baritone Fralin/Suhr pickups ~ 03 SE Santana
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There once was a young boy with a very bad temper. The boy’s father wanted to teach him a lesson, so he gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper he must hammer a nail into their wooden fence. On the first day of this lesson, the little boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. He was really mad! Over the course of the next few weeks, the little boy began to control his temper, so the number of nails that were hammered into the fence dramatically decreased. It wasn’t long before the little boy discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Then, the day finally came when the little boy didn’t lose his temper even once, and he became so proud of himself, he couldn’t wait to tell his father. Pleased, his father suggested that he now pull out one nail for each day that he could hold his temper. Several weeks went by and the day finally came when the young boy was able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. Very gently, the father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. “You have done very well, my son,” he smiled, “but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same.” The little boy listened carefully as his father continued to speak. “When you say things in anger, they leave permanent scars just like these. And no matter how many times you say you’re sorry, the wounds will still be there.” This gif always makes my day. Omg “Lilo and Stitch” 2002 Lilo plays a trick on the tourists. IF YOU LIVED HERE YOU’D UNDERSTAND I desperately need to understand WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY Was this scene cut from the movie??!! Fucking christ, do you know what this would have done? What this would have meant to SO MANY people?? The truth of this is devastating. And to think it almost found it’s way into a DISNEY film?? The inclusion of this scene alone would have made it the greatest animated feature the company ever produced. Easily. And if you think that’s hyperbolic clearly you don’t understand. No, really, if anyone knows why this was cut PLEASE let me know. oh man WHY WOULD they cut this, this is so great, holy MOLY It was clearly something the crew was very reluctant to get rid of if it made it all the way to rough-clean (and in a few scenes clean!), fully inbetweened animation. That is like, thousands and thousands of dollars and weeks (months?!) of labour. Maybe a reluctant producer decided they would alienate their white middle-class American audiences by making them feel “too guilty” and pressed them to drop it? It’s unfortunate, it’s one of the most honest accounts of racism in a Disney movie (which is why it’s believable that someone got uncomfortable and made a case to get it chopped) Designing entertainment by committee for maximum marketability is probably the most heartbreaking process in Hollywood. I’ve been seeing this around my dash and think it deserves some more recognition! This shit is hilarious, too. And I’m Princess Angelina Contessa Louisa Francesca Banana Fanna Bo Besca the Third…But you can call me Dot ;3 I love you I love you too i like that demo is the only one that seems to enjoy it They are probably watching Two Girls, One Cup yeah, sure, okay… considering that the original is called “The problems with fanart…” Well done society , yet again showing how pathetic the real world really is The notes omg All of them actually
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