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George Miller's (D-CA) H.R. 2831, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007, stalled in the Senate April 23, when a vote failed to stop a threatened filibuster.
As economists and pollsters talked about a recession and consumers facing increased gas and food prices worried about the security of their jobs, April was also the month to remember the wage gap: Women average 77 cents for every dollar men earn for comparable work. April 22, in addition to being Earth Day, was Equal Pay Day, calling attention to when women's wages catch up to men's wages from the previous year.
If you doubt the pay gap still exists, just ask Lilly Ledbetter. The namesake of Miller's bill worked as a supervisor at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s plant in Gadsden, AL. After a 19-year career, she discovered she was making $6,500 less than her lowest-paid male counterpart. She sued and won under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but lost on an appeal to the Supreme court, which ruled in a 5-4 decision on May 29, 2007 (Duke Law School backgrounder) that workers have only 180 days to file a discrimination suit from the time that the discrimination first takes place. Not only did Ledbetter lose the 2003 federal jury award of $3.8 million in damages, later reduced to $300,000 by a judge, but Goodyear billed her $3,165 for court costs.
Miller's bill would have reinstated the law as interpreted by most appellate courts and the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg pointed out,
The Court's insistence on immediate contest overlooks common characteristics of pay discrimination. Pay disparities often occur, as they did in Ledbetter's case, in small increments; cause to suspect that discrimination is at work develops only over time. Comparative pay information, moreover, is often hidden from the employee's view. Employers may keep under wraps the pay differentials maintained among supervisors, no less the reasons for those differentials. Small initial discrepancies may not be seen as meet for a federal case, particularly when the employee, trying to succeed in a nontraditional environment, is averse to making waves.
according to the Court, if you don't figure things out right away, the company can treat you like a second-class citizen for the rest of your career. That isn't right. The truth is, Goodyear continues to treat me like a second-class worker to this day because my pension and social security is based on the amount I earned while working there. Goodyear gets to keep my extra pension as a reward for breaking the law.
When Ledbetter sued she maintained that earlier decisions by supervisors kept her from making more. She told the House,
The plant manager flat out said that women shouldn't be working in a tire factory because women just made trouble. One of my supervisors asked me to go down to a local hotel with him and promised if I did, I would get good evaluations. He said if I didn't, I would get put at the bottom of the list. I didn't say anything at first because I wanted to try to work it out and fit in without making waves. But it got so bad that I finally complained to the company. The manager I complained to refused to do anything to protect me and instead told me I was just being a troublemaker. So I complained to the EEOC. The company worked out a deal with the EEOC so that supervisor would no longer manage me. But after that, the company treated me badly. They tried to isolate me. People refused to talk to me. They left me out of important management meetings so I sometimes didn't know what was going on, which made it harder to do my job. So I got a taste of what happens when you try to complain about discrimination.
On behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, Neal D. Mollen argued against Ledbetter to the House, saying that Miller's bill, in restoring the paycheck provision would have
frustrated Congress' design for attempting to resolve such matters, at least in the first instance, without litigation.
Prior to the Supreme Court ruling, Robert Barnes covered Ledbetter's case in his Washington Post story, A Hearing Without Being Heard: As Justices Take Case, Plaintiff Finds It Has Little to Do With Her Anymore.
Ledbetter and the bill named in her honor gained prominence again April 23 when the press covered Senator John McCain's stop in Inez, KY on his It's Time for Action tour, as he sought to emphasize his attention to the powerless in our country.
In this rural eastern Kentucky town, where poverty is worse among women than men, McCain suggested what women need is not more legal redress for discrimination, that education and training will suffice.
I know about Inez, KY from covering the largest environmental disaster in the southeast - Martin County Coal Sludge Spill - and from covering the work of federal mine inspector, Jack Spadaro who refused to support the dministration policy and was locked out of his own office on the orders of Secretary of Labor Elaine Cho.
What I had not remembered about Inez was Lyndon Johnson's visit to launch the War on Poverty of which McCain reminded us on his stop there. McCain had launched the tour April 21 in Selma, Alabama at the Edmund Pettus Bridge site of Bloody Sunday, March 6, 1965. That 1965 assault on marchers contributed to the federal Voting Rights Act's passage, following upon the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Bill Moyers, who was President Johnson's press secretary reports that on the evening of signing the 1964 measure, Johnson said, "I think we just delivered the South to the Republican Party for a long time to come."
Steve Holland of Reuters UK reported,
McCain was driven through the mountains to that wood frame house Johnson visited but now it was padlocked with the front porch fenced off, a "No Trespassing" sign posted and car parked in a driveway with a blanket covering a broken window.
John McCain had come to Inez not to praise Johnson, but to (re)bury him in this the centennial year of his birth. At a news conference at the old Martin County Court House, McCain told reporters, according to AP writer Libby Quaid,
I wouldn't be back here today if government had fulfilled the promise that Lyndon Johnson made 44 years ago.
On July 31, 2007 Miller's bill had passed the House by a vote of 225-199, along almost entirely partisan lines. After a threatened presidential veto, on the evening of Wednesday, April 23, 56 Senators voted to move the measure forward, 4 votes short of the 60 needed to stop a filibuster. (Actually Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) spoke in favor but voted against it for procedural reasons, allow him to bring the matter up again.)
Republicans voting to stop a possible filibuster were Coleman (MN), Collins (ME), Smith (OR), Snowe (ME), Specter (R), Sununu (NH). Coleman had been targeted by People for the American Way in web and radio ads.
For years, Lilly Ledbetter was paid far less than the men in her factory for doing the same work - and she proved it in court. But when the company appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, a new justice nominated by George W. Bush and supported by Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman wrote the opinion that denied her equal pay. Tell Norm Coleman we need judges who will protect workers - not take our rights away.
Reid had delayed the vote to give McCain's Democratic rivals, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama time to return to Washington to support the measure. As a result, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) argued,
A vote to proceed to the Ledbetter bill is a vote to proceed away from the veterans bill. This is really highly ironic because my side was taking a pounding Monday and Tuesday for allegedly holding up, if you will, the veterans bill. Of course, that was not the case. We have ended up, in order to accommodate the schedules of those who are frequently not here--and understandably not here because they are running for President--we had the Senate, in effect, not in session until 5 o'clock this afternoon. While Americans are waiting for Congress to do something about the economy, jobs, and gas prices, our friends on the other side decided to close shop in order to accommodate the uncertainties of the campaign trail. Finding solutions for the concerns of all our constituents should be our top priority, not just accommodating the travel schedules of two of our Members.
Their schedules were very difficult recently. They could be here at 6 o'clock. So I made the suggestion, which I thought was reasonable--we haven't been able to legislate on the veterans bill since last Thursday; how about doing it on Wednesday, until 5 o'clock. That would be 6 hours more than we have done since last Thursday. There was a refusal to allow us to do that. To have my friend, the Republican leader, come here and say we haven't done anything today because we had a vote scheduled at their convenience--he didn't use the names, but Senators Clinton and Obama- that is absolutely without any foundation. I have trouble understanding how my friend would have the gall to stand on the floor and make the comment he did, but he did.
McCain did not return from his tour to vote, missing in action along with Chuck Hagel, but Senate Republicans did not need them to stall the bill. Although McCain left no legislative footprints, AP writer Libby Quaid quotes him:
I am all in favor of pay equity for women, but this kind of legislation, as is typical of what's being proposed by my friends on the other side of the aisle, opens us up to lawsuits for all kinds of problems.....This is government playing a much, much greater role in the business of a private enterprise system.
So what's a woman to do? McCain told folks in Inez, women
need the education and training, particularly since more and more women are heads of their households, as much or more than anybody else...And it's hard for them to leave their families when they don't have somebody to take care of them....It's a vicious cycle that's affecting women, particularly in a part of the country like this, where mining is the mainstay; traditionally, women have not gone into that line of work, to say the least.
Actually, women do mine coal.
Between 1974 and 1980, almost 2,400 women were hired as underground coal workers in the East...In the mid 1980's when the underground coal mining industry started to decline, many women lost their mining jobs because of the rule, "last hired, first fired."
Mining employment continues to decline, as mountaintop removal uses far fewer miners as conventional methods. Jack Spadaro, the mining inspector whom I mentioned earlier in this article, has told me that the ratio is one MTR job for 200 conventional jobs and that the coal companies would still make tremendous profits hiring the 200.
The higher education rate for women already exceeds that for men. Jonathan Rauch wrote in the January 15, 2008 issue of the libertarian Reason magazine,
According to projections by the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2017 half again as many women as men will earn bachelor's degrees. In the early 1990s, six women graduated from college for every five men who did so; today, the ratio is about 4-to-3. A decade from now, it will be 3-to-2-and rising, on current trends.
But those are as they say, "inconvenient truths."Or, as Gail Collins pointed out in the April 26, 2008 New York Times,
Was McCain saying that it's less important to give working women the right to sue for equal pay than to give them help taking care of their families? There have been many attempts to expand the Family and Medical Leave Act to protect more workers who need to stay home to take care of a sick kid or an ailing parent. "We've never gotten his support on any of that agenda," said Debra Ness, the president of the National Partnership for Women and Families.
We also have yet to hear a McCain policy address on how working mothers are supposed to find quality child care. If it comes, I suspect the women trying to support their kids on $20,000 a year are going to learn they're in line for some whopping big income-tax deductions.
Let them eat dinner mints.
Stanford Law School graduate and Slate legal columnist Dahlia Lithwick gives a good rundown of some of the arguments against the bill. However she fails to address the contention laid out by Hans Bader of the Competitive Enterprise Institute that the
majority [on the Supreme Court] didn't prevent the plaintiff from obtaining relief: Her inept lawyers and the plain language of the statute under which she sued did. The majority pointed out that the plaintiff could just as easily have sued under the Equal Pay Act, which specifically bans sex discrimination in pay, and has a longer statute of limitations - and broader definition of discrimination - than the statutory provision that the plaintiff sued under. If she had done that, she probably would have won her lawsuit. But she didn't do that.
I haven't seen any explanation of why her attorneys decided not to file under the Equal Pay Act, but Bader ignores the question of whether the 180 day time frame for the Civil Rights Act is reasonable.
Lithwick also omits the argument later posited by Eric Posner, a University of Chicago Law Professor, also writing for Slate, who while not supporting Miller's bill, offers that Congress might need to change the limit:
Perhaps Congress should amend the [Civil Rights Act]...in order to bring it into line with state statutes of limitation for torts and breaches of contracts, which usually run for a few years. The problems of proof that arise from pay discrimination seem similar to those for a range of fraudulent acts, where an underpayment of some sort is concealed from the victim. In many states, the clock for a fraud claim does not begin to run until the violation could have been reasonably discovered. Perhaps this approach would work for antidiscrimination law.
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October 5, 2008
New report on harmful impact of emissions from ships
The Environmental Defense Fund has released a new report on air pollution from large ocean-going ships.
Entitled "Floating Smokestacks: A Call for Action to Clean Up Shipping Pollution," the report analyzes the latest available data from the U.S. EPA and finds that large ocean-going ships in the United States emitted approximately 54,000 tons of particulate matter, equivalent to the emissions from about 117 coal-fired power plants, 745,000 tons of NOx, equivalent to the NOx emissions from 94 coal-fired power plants and nearly 40% of all sulfur dioxide emitted by the transportation sector.
The EDF report comes on the eve of an October 6-10 meeting of IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) that is expected to adopt significant amendments to the MARPOL Annex VI regulations to reduce harmful emissions from ships. EDF says it "respectfully recommends IMO adoption" of the standards set in the amendments (which is a pleasant change from the tone used by some environmentalist groups).
The new standards will provide for Emission Control Areas, established by IMO, to protect areas particularly sensitive to shipping emissions. In order to protect communities and ecosystems in America, EDF says that the EPA should apply to IMO "to establish an Emission Control Area for the entire coastline of the U.S. The ECA must include rigorous SO2, NOx and PM standards and extend at least 200 nautical miles off the coast, the same distance as our economic zone, in order to be fully protective. Further, the United States should coordinate its efforts with the governments of Canada and Mexico to establish a North American ECA as many of our coastlines are impacted by ships traveling to and from Canadian and Mexican ports and many ships travel on routes that take them to ports in both countries as they unload their cargo from foreign destinations."
EDF says it strongly encourages policymakers and legislators to address the global warming pollution from ships through the following solutions:
Establish greenhouse gas emission standards for ships
Encourage more efficient shipping practices
Increase use of "anti-idling" measures, like shore side power
Additionally, EDF strongly recommends addressing non-CO2 greenhouse gases from ships, including black carbon.
To reduce exposure to pollution from in-port emissions from ships, EDF recommends policymakers carry out available solutions today including:
Fuel switching, from dirty, high sulfur fuels to cleaner grades of diesel fuel
Putting in place pollution control technologies, like alternative marine or shore side power
Operational changes like vessel speed reduction.
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Benefits Information and Wellness Day kicks off Marquette’s annual benefits enrollment period in the AMU Monaghan Ballroom from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25. Employees will have the opportunity to meet the benefits team, health insurance vendors and participate in free health screenings such as pulmonary function, oral cancer, chiropractic and bone density.
Employees may also complete the biometric screening for step one of the health risk assessment, by appointment only. Health plan participants who complete both HRA parts — biometric screening and health questionnaire — receive a 5-percent discount for 2011 health insurance premiums. To schedule an on-campus appointment for a health risk assessment, which is available to all employees, call 1-877-765-3213 and press “1.” Employees must complete their biometric screening by Nov. 19 and the online questionnaire Oct. 25 through Nov. 22.
Marquette’s annual enrollment period will begin Oct. 25 and run through Nov. 12. All employees should have received a benefits enrollment packet at home.
Key steps for benefits enrollment, with changes made through MyJob, are:
• Update/verify personal information, including beneficiaries, dependents’ birth dates and social security numbers and emergency contacts.
• Choose whether to participate in the health, dental and vision insurance plans.
• Decide whether to participate in an FSA. Enrolling annually is required. Existing health care debit (benny) cards are valid through Dec. 31, 2014, and 2011 elections are automatically loaded onto the card.
Rev. Joseph Koterski, S.J., associate professor of philosophy at Fordham University, will present "Caritas in Veritate: Life Issues and Catholic Social Teaching,” Tuesday, Oct. 19, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Clark 111. Father Koterski’s presentation will be based on the third encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI, Caritas in Veritate, which describes how charity is at the heart of the Catholic Church’s social teachings and that respect for all human life is essential for social justice. A reception will follow.
Dr. Barbara Leigh of the Milwaukee Public Theater will present a one-woman play about the difference between patient and provider perspectives Wednesday, Oct. 20, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. in Clark 111. The play, Art of Healing, brings the audience into the perspective of one whose life is profoundly changed by an accident.
Both events are sponsored by the College of Nursing in honor of its 75th anniversary celebration.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jacqui Banaszynski, Jour ’74, will deliver the annual Edward D. Simmons Lecture on Society and Human Values at 5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 28, in the AMU ballrooms. The free, public lecture, “The Heart of the Story: Bearing witness with courage and compassion,” calls for journalists to question how to challenge authority and fight for justice.
Banaszynski brings a background of working in newsrooms for more than 30 years, most recently as projects editor at The Seattle Times. She is currently the Knight Chair at the Missouri School of Journalism and is an Editing Fellow at the Poynter Institute.
While at the St. Paul, Minn., Pioneer Press, Banaszynski won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize in feature writing and the Society of Professional Journalists’ Distinguished Service Award for “AIDS in the Heartland,” an intimate account of the death of a gay farm couple. She was a finalist for the 1986 Pulitzer Prize in international reporting for coverage of the Ethiopian famine and won the national Associated Press Sports Editors award with deadline coverage at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
The Public Policy Forum and the Milwaukee Regional Research Forum, with assistance from the Wauwatosa Chamber of Commerce, will explain the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Monday, Oct. 25, at 11:45 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Milwaukee West, 10499 Innovation Drive, Wauwatosa. The new president of the Medical College of Wisconsin, Dr. John Raymond, will be introduced, and the first-ever T. Michael Bolger Award will be presented.
The CTSI is a partnership of all of the major academic institutions in the region — Marquette, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee School of Engineering and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, as well as Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Zablocki VA Medical Center and Blood Center of Wisconsin. Formed in 2008, the institute is developing an infrastructure to enable researchers from various institutions to collaborate and compete for federal grants.
“Your Pathway to Funding: How University Offices Collaborate in Pursuit of External Funding” will be presented Monday, Nov. 1, from noon to 1 p.m. in AMU 157.
The various ways that projects on the Marquette campus become funded will be discussed. Three primary offices — Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, Office of Public Affairs and University Advancement — work together to secure funding for research and other efforts. How each office works, what services they provide and which path may be the best for a project will be covered.
Lunch will be served. RSVP to Jennie Schatzman, office coordinator in ORSP, by Wednesday, Oct. 27.
The Honors Program will host its seventh Annual Honors Research Fair on Thursday, Oct. 28, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Raynor Library Beaumier Suite A. Summer 2010 fellowship recipients will present their research projects, including:
• Hilary Braseth, economics, “Rebuilding New Orleans: Non-profit behavior in Katrina’s wake”
• Jessica Jeruzal, philosophy, “Healthcare reform and its effect on efforts to start a co-op in Wisconsin”
• Claire Lally, English, “Leslie Marmon Silko’s Almanac of the Dead and Native American feminist identity”
• Caitlin O’Brien, social and cultural sciences, “Works of Mercy: Observing community values at the Casa Maria Catholic Worker House”
The Honors Undergraduate Research Project is intended to provide honors students with an opportunity to conduct, write and disseminate an original research project with a university faculty member.
The last training session about revised purchasing policies will be held in Raynor Beaumier Suites BC on Thursday, Oct. 21, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Training is for users of the Marquette financial system, including account holders and credit card users. Content covered includes bid level requirements, diversity supplier inclusion, IRS requirements for credit card use and contract processing requirements related to the generation of purchase orders. The revised policies took effect Oct. 1.
All campus account holders will be required to confirm knowledge of the policies:
• UPP 1-06 Contracts Obligating University Funds
• UPP 3-01 Purchasing Policy and Procedure
• UPP 3-05 Procedure for Processing Invoices, DIVs and Consulting Fees
• UPP 3-08 University Credit Card Program
E-mail to register.
The exhibition “The Black Panthers: Making Sense of History” is running at the Haggerty Museum of Art through Jan. 2, 2011.
In 1967, while a student at the University of California, Berkeley, Stephen Shames met Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale at an antiwar demonstration in San Francisco and began photographing the Panthers. This self-assigned project continued for the next six years, ending in 1973. Embraced by the organization, Shames was allowed unprecedented access, enabling him to capture not only its public face — street demonstrations, protests and militant posturing — but also unscripted behind-the-scenes moments, from private party meetings to Bobby Seale in prison. Through his output, Shames amassed an impressive archive of images, most of which have never been seen.
Dr. Erik Sontheimer, professor of biochemistry, molecular biology and cell biology at Northwestern University, will present a Department of Biological Sciences colloquium Friday, Oct. 22. Sontheimer will present “RNA-Directed Genetic Interference Pathways in Bacteria and Animals” at 3:15 p.m. in Wehr Life Sciences 111.
The Department of Public Safety will hold free self-defense classes at 5 p.m. in AMU 227 Monday, Oct. 25, and Tuesday, Nov. 9.
The class incorporates national and local crime trends, a hands-on approach and effective techniques with simple strategies for escaping potentially dangerous situations for both males and females. Register online or by calling DPS at 8-6800.
The Wisconsin Avenue on-ramp to I-94 east/I-43 south re-opened today, Oct. 18. The ramp was closed in September due to cracks in a concrete column supporting the ramp.
Demolition of the existing column begins tomorrow night depending on a noise test. If acceptable, work should be completed next week.
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HappyNews.com Reporter Kidnapped, Butchered
The dismembered corpse of a reporter for the website HappyNews.com who went missing yesterday was discovered inside an abandoned house in Columbus, Ohio this morning.
Authorities say that 36 year-old Frank "Riggsy" Riggs, a field journalist for HappyNews, a website dedicated to disseminating "up-to-the-minute news geared to lift spirits and inspire lives", was reportedly lured to the residence by a caller claiming that neighbors had banded together to help refurbish the dilapidated home for its elderly, physically limited owner - only to be abducted, sexually assaulted and chopped into pieces by an unknown group of assailants.
According to Columbus Police Captain Brian Torpe, "A dog chewing on what turned out to be the victim's arm attracted the attention of some neighborhood children, who subsequently followed a trail of blood and human remains to the home where they discovered Riggs' pink tutu-clad torso in a puddle of urine - at which time they called 911 after dousing the body part with rubbing alcohol and setting it on fire."
A preliminary examination of Riggs' charred remains has revealed that his head is still missing and presumably suffering additional sexual abuse.
"Likely the perpetrators of this crime have retained Mr. Riggs' skull in the interest of sodomizing its various orifices for comedic effect, and possibly to use it as an ashtray once the last of the flesh rots off," Torpe remarked.
Meanwhile, HappyNews.com has yet to publically acknowledge the senseless murder of their colleague, whose personal page on the site was recently updated to indicate that he is currently on vacation someplace tropical, or Disneyland.
The brutal killing of Fred Riggs is the second act of violence to affect the positive thought industry in recent days after pirates machine-gunned a group of optimism trainees aboard a Good Mood Safari boat off the coast of New South Wales last Wednesday.
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Carolina, for sight modifications, refinishing,
and work such as suppressor builds and NFA
builds. Phillip is one of our students. We use
Innovative Arms' products ourselves.
Third, keep in mind that the following covers general matters. When there are specific requirements or suggestions for
a particular class we try to email them to you before the
If you already own a handgun you intend to carry concealed
we'd like you to use it in class so you get as much as possible
from that class. Either a double-action revolver
or a semi-automatic pistol in a self-defense caliber is
No single action revolvers, derringers, target, plinking,
or novelty guns, and no .25 or .50 caliber guns.
.22 caliber semi-automatic pistols: they tend to
be fussy about ammunition, jam during shooting
qualification tests, and require everyone else
to wait while their shooters constantly fiddle with them
or require assistance to get the gun running. A .22 caliber
double-action revolver is a useful practice
tool but it's not ideal for self-defense and rarely
makes sense in this kind of class except,
possibly, for some people with handicaps that
prevent their use of other handguns.
Point, Lorcin, Standard Arms, Jennings, Bryco,
Jimenez Arms, Charter Arms. No exceptions.
you don't already own a suitable handgun we can lend you one of ours
if you arrange the loan with us in advance and pay us for
the ammunition in class before you use it. If you use our
gun you must use ammunition we provide for it.
(Of course you pay us for the ammunitiion.) It's a safety issue. We
want our guns used with the ammunition we ourselves would
use. If we lend you a handgun we'll lend you a belt holster
for it too but you must wear your own 1-1/2" wide
sturdy belt to use with it. (1-1/2" is not 1" or
We don't have belts or other
clothing to lend. When you bring your own gun you need
to bring your own holster for it too. The unavailability
of a suitable holster for a gun is a clue
that it would be wise to get a different gun. Be sure to
read our comments on
Holster and Belt below.
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Not every class involves the use of a "long gun" (a shotgun
or rifle). If you're taking a class that requires a long
gun bring the kind of shotgun or rifle that is appropriate
for the class as we describe it. We're highly flexible in
such matters. We're not gun snobs. We want to train you
with the gun you'll actually use.
We offer personal protection shotgun
and rifle classes and we also provide personal training
in the defensive uses of shotguns and rifles. That's
what interests us: self-defense and personal protection
by ordinary people who recognize the responsibility to
care for themselves and their families.
You won't need a long gun in a CWP, Basic
Pistol, or NRA Personal Protection class. Those are
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Bring only fresh factory ammunition for the gun you use.
Read the gun, read the manual, read the box, and read the
cartridge case: they all should specifiy the same ammunition.
No reloads or handloads or "remanufactured"
ammunition: only factory new ammunition from
a major manufacturer such as Winchester, Remington,
or Federal. We're not fussy about the brand: those are just
examples. (Tip: When there's a choice between ammunition
labeled something like "Target" or "Personal Protection,"
choose "target" for use in class unless we say otherwise.
It's less expensive and works just as well on paper targets
as more powerful and more costly ammunition.)
All ammunition must be in factory fresh boxes as
purchased from the store. Don't bring old, corroded ammunition and
don't mix or repack what you bring. These
are safety concerns. Nobody does you a favor by telling
you it's okay to overlook potential problems with ammunition
that could hurt you or someone else.
Bring more ammunition than is required for any
class: that way you won't run short, can take advantage
of opportunities to practice, and return home with the
excess. Extra ammunition won't spoil and we want you to have a great experience
in class. We don't think anyone does you a favor by advising
you to bring only the amount of ammunition you're required
to shoot for qualification. For example, we think it's
unwise to bring only 50 rounds of ammunition to meet
requirement that you must shoot 50 rounds to
qualify for the CWP: if even one of those rounds fails
to work you are in trouble.
It's just like real life: you can't win
if you're unprepared. So right from the start we
teach you to avoid unnecessary risks and be
prepared. We go far
beyond telling you the usual "be prepared." We
help you learn how to be
prepared. Don't try to game this system. Your life is at
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and Eye Protection. Bring good hearing protection
and good vision protection, and always wear them when anyone
is shooting on the range.
Anyone shooting a firearm must
have and must employ good eye and ear protection.
Use them or suffer permanent physical damage. Consult
your own health care professionals for what
to protect your health. We're not vision or hearing specialists.
We know from experience that
ear plugs (hearing
protectors you push into your ears) block useful sounds and prevent you from hearing instructors
and commands. That's not good on a shooting
range or in a class. If you can't hear us you
can't know what we're saying.
Earmuffs—even inexpensive industrial earmuffs
you can buy at stores such as Wal-Mart, Lowe's,
or Home Depot—are better and
more useful than ear plugs because you can lift them briefly when you know the instructors are giving commands.
Like ear plugs that kind of earmuff tends to
prevent you from hearing unexpected instructions
and other sudden information too.
Neither form of
"passive hearing protection" is as
useful as "active hearing protection" such as
electronic earmuffs. Electronic earmuffs
are most useful because they reduce the
intensity of gunshots while allowing nearby
The relative costs are about $1 for ear
plugs, about $9 for non-electronic earmuffs, and
about $60-$70 for basic electronic earmuffs.
When we talk about "earmuffs" in the context of
shooting we're talking about hearing protection,
We show you useful directions but it's up to you
to take responsibility for your own protection.
The student in the accompanying illustration is
holding a basic pair of protective earmuffs and
eye protection (as well as a useful combination
of belt and belt holster).
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Drink. Proper hydration is essential in our
Southern climate, even during fall and winter, in the vicinity
of Columbia, SC. You should bring water to our classes and
drink frequently, but of course we can't parent you and
must rely on your own good sense. Bring lunch to CWP classes
and other classes that span lunchtime: there's no nearby
place to purchase lunch and no time to do it. (Tip: Feel free to bring other
snacks, especially health bars, but not chocolates or other
sweets. You don't want a sugar rush.)
Of course we do not
allow beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages or intoxicants
in our classes, or on the shooting range, or in any
connection that might possibly affect a
You won't find us inviting you to "bring your
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Dress appropriately for the weather and for a sandy environment
in the Columbia, SC area.
Men and women both should wear
long pants with pockets for spare ammunition, a shirt with
sleeves that can roll up, socks and sneakers or boots or
rough shoes, and a baseball type cap as additional protection.
(Tip: When you join or renew the NRA in our class we give
you an NRA baseball cap that is perfect when shooting.)
The cap protects against trapping hot cartridges behind
your eye protection and shields your eyes from glaring
In this climate we suggest that you dress in layers including a T-shirt so
you can adjust according to temperature and humidity. The
shooting bay is outdoors. An outdoor shooting
environment is superb when you know how
to adjust for conditions—better than an indoor
shooting range for
serious defensive training and much better ventilated too.
That's important when lead particles are in the air. We
shoot in all but the most extreme weather conditions. Check
your email the morning of a class: if you don't
get an email from us that morning calling a class off,
assume that the class is on. We've never yet
cancelled a class because of weather conditions.
Sweatshirts, pullovers, jackets, or anything else that can catch
a gun, dangle inside its trigger guard, or get in your way
are unsafe for classes. If a cover garment can't
tuck into your pants it must unzip, unbutton, or unfasten
so it is completely open while you're wearing a gun
and never conceals or hides or obscures or covers your
must be able to see your gun when it's on your person or
in your hands.
No threatening or offensive slogans
on anything please. Do wear socks and don't
wear sandals: your feet must be protected from hot
shells. There are good reasons why experienced people who
shoot dress as they do. Personal safety is
foremost among those reasons.
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and Belt. These are safety issues, not fashion preferences.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. You
don't want to walk around dangling
an unholstered and potentially loaded handgun. You most
certainly don't want to be around other people who
behave that way.
It's not cool for anyone
to mishandle a gun and we're not
meanies for insisting on proper gun handling in our
classes. We're alive and uninjured and we have plans to
continue that way for many years to come. We practice
personal protection and we teach you to do the
same—starting right now. Don't hurt
You do want to learn and develop skill in how to draw
from a holster and shoot in the event that it's
necessary for you to stop a deadly force attacker. In our CWP
and NRA Basic Pistol classes we require a belt holster (also
known as an "outside the waistband holster") because those
holsters tend to be safest for people in basic classes.
Your equipment should work for you. It must not
endanger you, other students, or us.
You also want a belt holster so that later you can practice
marksmanship and other basic skills without getting tangled
in more complex holsters. You absolutely need a belt holster if you're taking the required training class
for a South Carolina CWP because SLED's shooting qualification
test for certification requires you to shoot a substantial
number of rounds after drawing from a holster. You can't
draw from a holster unless you're wearing the holster from
which you will draw.
Good holsters are made for specific handguns. Bring a
good quality belt holster suitable for your handgun
and make sure it fits both your belt and your gun perfectly before you come to class.
("Belt holsters" are also called "outside-the-waistband"
holsters.) Don't bring a holster with a retention strap. No
retention holsters, inside-the-waistband, cross-draw,
shoulder, small-of-back, bellybands, Thunderware, ankle
holsters, pocket holsters, loops of string, clipdraws,
wallet holsters, or other novelty holsters.
We'd like you to practice what you've learned in class after
it's over and we know you'll enjoy shooting more with a
good quality belt holster and belt than with something makeshift
or some overly complex device
that is an accident waiting to happen for civilians.
belt must fit you, your holster, and the belt loops on
your pants. They form a system. The goal is for the belt to support your gun in your
holster without flopping or sagging. We ourselves usually wear
Original Wilderness Instructor Belts of the 5-stitch kind. We like
that belt 1-1/2" wide, which is the width required by holsters
we use. We get ours from
Arms Sports (if you phone them ask for Craig or
Audrey and tell
them you were recommended by Paladin Services LLC in Columbia,
SC). We've found the 1-1/2" wide Original Wilderness
Instructor Belt (5-stitch) so comfortable that we often wear it
If you're wheelchair bound or have some other relevant
medical disability we'll work out an appropriate holster
situation with you in class. We want you safe, capable,
competent, and successful. We enjoy helping.
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Email us for more information and an application to attend any
of our classes. Please include your local phone
number so we can call you to answer your questions and get information
about what you need. We'll be happy to hear from you.
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Hometown Hospital Homestretch Tour: Healthcare for All Mainers!
Portland, Maine — During the final four days of her gubernatorial campaign, Pat LaMarche will focus attention where it belongs: on the healthcare needs of every Mainer. Starting in Rumford, Maine, Pat will visit small rural towns with hospitals in 34 towns to emphasize her support for universal heath care and tax relief for all Maine people.
"This Tour reminds us that universal healthcare will do more than improve the quality of health for Mainers across the entire state. It will lower taxes, improve the economy, and make sure that no senior will have to choose between medicine and heating oil this winter."
— Pat LaMarche
After a rally in Portland's Monument Square on Sunday at 1:30 PM, she will wind up at a 2:00 PM Monday afternoon rally in Bangor, the town where she grew up and the future site of Maine's first medical school.
From Presque Isle to Poland, Calais, Fort Kent, Machais, Damariscotta, Blue Hill, Ellsworth, Boothbay, Biddeford, Bridgeton, Bangor and every town in between, LaMarche's "Medical Marathon" will also bring the focus back to the people in northern Maine, rural Maine, and the places where new leadership in the Blaine House will make a huge difference in their lives.
"This Tour reminds us that universal healthcare will do more than improve the quality of health for Mainers across the entire state," said LaMarche. "It will lower taxes, improve the economy, and make sure that no senior will have to choose between medicine and heating oil this winter."
Here are approximate times for the events during the rest of the tour. Call 207-829-9910 or check the Events section of her website for details:
03:30 Dover Foxcroft
08:00 Fort Kent
10:30 Presque Isle
06:30 Bar Harbor
08:00 Blue Hill
07:00 Belfast (Dudley's Diner)
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By Monica Alonzo
By Ray Stern
By New Times Staff
By Stephen Lemons
By Chris Parker
By Monica Alonzo
By Stephen Lemons
By Robrt L. Pela
It's up to Governor Napolitano, says Russ Van Vleet, one of the federal court monitors, to make sure history does not repeat itself.
Van Vleet touches on a concern throughout Arizona government. At times, perhaps because of the enormousness of the change Napolitano has promoted, perhaps because of politics, programs that were heading in the right direction have been abandoned to obscurity.
Once such program was an attempt to help asthmatic Phoenix schoolchildren survive the growing air pollution in the Valley.
The program was launched with great fanfare and hope. At the end of Napolitano's first term, though, no legislation has been passed, no departmental mandates have been given to schools, and there's no enforcement from the state Department of Environmental Quality.
To paraphrase Santayana, Napolitano is dooming these kids to repeat their history of asthma attacks.
And if there's any simple definition of a great leader, it is this:
They are the people who stop history from repeating itself.
The greats of Arizona political history all knew that nothing happens in Arizona without water.
The dams of the Salt River Project, the Central Arizona Project, the canal systems, the landmark water settlements, all provided the foundation for modern Arizona.
In her first four years, Janet Napolitano did surprisingly little to secure Arizona's future water supply.
More than just conservationists, the call for strong governmental leadership in state air and water resource issues is coming from numerous sectors, including pro-growth think tanks such as the Center for Prosperity and Competitiveness Research.
"There's no doubt the quality of the environment is a fundamental quality-of-life issue," Tom Rex says.
What Napolitano has failed to do, and needs to do, is push for stronger measures to protect Arizona's water.
Some suggestions from researchers and advocates:
Require that all development in the state demonstrate an adequate long-term water supply.
Move toward water policies that better recognize that pollution and degradation of the state's rivers and streams deeply affects the quality and quantity of groundwater on which life here depends. As part of this, with more than 90 percent of Arizona's stream and river beds degraded or destroyed, put in place strict groundwater-pumping guidelines within scientifically established preserves to better protect the few remaining riparian areas of Arizona.
Once again, Napolitano, even in an area where she has come up short, is still perceived to be better than most of her predecessors.
"Well, to be honest, she didn't make a lot of promises regarding the environment her first term," says Sandy Bahr, conservation director for the Arizona chapter of the Sierra Club. "But we had nowhere to go but up. And she has definitely shown leadership in some areas. We'd just obviously like to see a little more leadership."
And Bahr notes that some of the pro-conservation measures that Napolitano has supported have gotten spit out by the hard right in the Legislature.
"That is a very hostile place for anything that might require conservation or more planning or proof of water adequacy," Bahr says. "Simply, she's not that culpable for what's wrong with Arizona right now."
She might want to up her culpability, though, because the environment likely will be something on which her legacy is judged in the future.
Simply, most would agree that Arizona can't continue to sprawl at its present rate without serious ramifications, some of which, like the brown cloud and L.A.-like traffic snarls, are already upon us.
It will be the leader who guides the state toward a more sustainable future who will be remembered.
Set an aggressive goal of "no bad air days" within four years for downtown Phoenix. Asthma is reaching epidemic proportions under the Valley's widening brown cloud, and so far, Napolitano has done little of substance to fight it.
Support and implement meaningful energy conservation and renewable energy policies. For one, she could create a statewide building code for energy efficiency.
Attempt again an alternative-fuel incentive program that involves only small, efficient cars. Arizona's previous alt-fuel incentive plan could have been successful if not written to include open-ended rebates for any vehicle, most notably in the alt-fuel debacle of a few years ago, giant luxury SUVs.
Push transportation policies that focus more on buses, light rail, bike paths and pedestrian-friendly areas.
Environmentalists like Bahr suggest these policies primarily for their intrinsic value of improving the health and sustainability of the landscape and the creatures living in it.
But, if sustainable life is too fruity a concept, once again, as Rex points out, these policies also are necessary, in modern America, to attract the type of industries and jobs that raise the income and general quality of life in a region.
This is the nexus at which the progressive thinkers in both parties now meet.
It is here in the center, where people talk of prosperity and progress and humane, efficient government going hand-in-hand that Janet Napolitano has built her power base.
Considering her poll numbers, it appears this is where the vast majority of Arizonans want to be.
Which leads us to some final, big ideas to help secure Janet's place in history by the greats like Joseph Kibbey.
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Have you ever found yourself in this situation: you've preempted on an utterly rubbish suit — no doubt you were non-vulnerable — and your left hand opponent ends up declaring in 3NT. You don't really want partner to lead your suit, but that is what he is odds on to lead. What's to be done? Well, one thing you might try to do is execute a Jolly coup on declarer. How do you do that, I hear you ask? Well it's really quite simple — you lead your suit out of turn. Now this is likely to have the following effect on declarer: after the director is called and the rights have been read, it is almost certain that the choice will be for your partner to be barred from leading your suit. Bingo!
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Big East Power Rankings heading into Week 11 of the college football season:
1. Louisville (9-0, 4-0). The offense has essentially caught up to the defense in Charlie Strong’s program—with both units ranking third overall in the Big East—and sophomore quarterback Teddy Bridgewater’s ever-evolving play suggests the Cardinals’ ceiling isn’t yet in view.
2. Rutgers (7-1, 4-0). The Scarlet Knights should be over the blahs that were brought on by their loss at home to Kent State last time out. They still control their destiny in the Big East race. Before the season-ending Cincinnati-Pittsburgh-Louisville gauntlet comes what had better be is an easy one vs. Army on Saturday.
3. Cincinnati (6-2, 2-1). There aren’t many routine 100-yard rushers in college football who have lower profiles nationally than Bearcats senior George Winn. Cincy’s run game is best in the league and the main reason this team has a great shot at 10 wins.
4. Syracuse (4-5, 3-2). The Orange seem to be good for at least one shocker of an upset every season. The past two seasons, their biggest upset wins came over West Virginia. It could be Louisville’s turn at the Carrier Dome on Saturday.
5. Pittsburgh (4-5, 1-3). Our hearts ache for Kevin Harper, who missed the 33-yard kick in double-overtime that would’ve given the Panthers an epic win over Notre Dame. And, frankly, we wonder how this team will carry on after that crushing disappointment, without much opportunity left to make its season special.
6. Temple (3-5, 2-3). Consecutive blowout losses to Rutgers, Pitt and Louisville have really driven home the reality that the Owls don’t have the personnel to win on a consistent basis even in this middle-of-the-road league.
7. USF (3-6, 1-4). Too many penalties, too many B.J. Daniels interceptions, not enough turnovers created by the defense … there are many negatives to look at with these Bulls. But they don’t quite speak to the sense of hopelessness that surrounds a pretty talented team that’s about begin its home stretch with a visit to Miami after this week’s bye. It’s just a bad scene in Tampa that needs to change in a big way.
8. Connecticut (3-6, 0-4). It must be an ugly mismatch in practice every day between the first-team defense and the first-team offense. This O-line opens no holes in the running game and does a terrible job of protecting the quarterback. A Big East title-caliber defense has gone completely to waste in 2012. | <urn:uuid:bbb42c85-4b26-44e1-97c6-1b2e513a7421> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/feed/2012-09/cfb-power-rankings/story/big-east-week-11-power-rankings-louisville-cincinnati-pittsburgh-rutgers | 2013-05-22T00:28:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949318 | 603 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
ANDERSON — Richard “Dick” Orlando Herbert, loving husband of Marie Gallagher Herbert, went to be with the Lord on January 20, 2013, at his residence.
Born in Somers Point, NJ, he was the son of the late Orlando James Herbert and the late Marion Hewitt Herbert. The Herbert’s moved to Anderson from St. Petersburg, FL. in 1957 and found Anderson a great place to raise a family. Dick owned and operated perpetual care cemeteries around the country. He served as President of one of the two national cemetery associations. He also served as President of the South Carolina Cemetery Association, The North Carolina Cemetery Association, the Georgia Cemetery Association, Vice President of the Florida Cemetery Association and as a director of the Southern Cemetery Association. He served as youth director and teacher of the teenage class at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church for many years. He also served as an Elder at Roberts Presbyterian Church. Dick was an United States Army Veteran who served in the European Theater of Operations. He enjoyed his participation in the Anderson Community and he was the developer of beautiful Stone Creek Cove. He loved Anderson, he loved Stone Creek Cove and he loved his wonderful family.
In addition to his dear wife of 70 years, he is survived by four sons, Dr. James Herbert (Ann) of Anderson, SC, Jack Herbert (Anne) of Marietta, GA, Jeff Herbert (Debra) of Anderson, SC and Joey Herbert (Cindy) of Pendleton, SC; a daughter, Judy Edmonds (Kent) of LaGrange, GA; nine grandchildren, Tricia McDougald (Douglas), Jamie Herbert (Vera), Blair Herbert (Sabrina), Andy Edmonds (Andria) , Kristen Harnly (Keith) , Emily Hart Herbert, Jordan Herbert, Matt Herbert (Chandler) and Sarah Herbert; and nine great-grandchildren, Max McDougald, Ben McDougald, Meg McDougald, Jacqueline Herbert, James Herbert, Jonathan Harnly, Allison Harnly, Ben Edmonds and Alexandria Herbert.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Robert Herschel Herbert and Marion Herbert McHugh.
The Funeral Service was held on Thursday, January 24, 2013, at 3:00 pm, at Roberts Presbyterian Church with Reverend Jack Taylor officiating. Entombment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum.
The family received friends prior to the service on Thursday from 1:00 pm until 2:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall of Roberts Presbyterian Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Roberts Presbyterian Church, 2716 South Hwy 187, Anderson, SC 29626; or The Haven of Rest, P.O. Box 466, Anderson, SC 29622.
A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com
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An elderly man is dead after crashing his car and landing it on its top.
It happened Saturday afternoon on State Route 124 in Meigs County.
Police say 95 year old Bernard Kincaid drove off the right side of the road striking a ditch. His car came to rest on its top.
Kincaid was pronounced dead on the scene.
No other cars were involved in the accident.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is continuing it's investigaton but says drugs and alcohol are not factors.
They say they're working with the medical examiners office to determine if a medical condition due to Kincaids age caused the crash. | <urn:uuid:4882781b-355b-4dda-8e53-bec2991fcdc4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thenewscenter.tv/home/wova/headlines/Elderly-Man-Killed-In-Meigs-County-Crash--178461591.html | 2013-05-22T00:22:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976971 | 132 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Who would have ever seen the day that Bon Iver would not only perform on SNL, but would be parodied by Justin Timberlake? Well, it happened last night.
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Ampeg 'The Story Behind the Sound' By Gregg Hopkins & Bill More This is an excellent book detailing the history of Ampeg and related companies as well as providing interesting information on the people who made the company what it is. Include 200 photographs of Ampeg products as well as photos of musicians who used them. Highly recommended! 288 pages, 2.5 lbs, 11.0" x 8.6" x 0.8"
An Approach to Audio Frequency Amplifier Design First published in 1957 by the Valves and Electronics Department General Electric Company of England, this book covers the essential details and circuit diagrams of a wide range of audio frequency amplifiers from a 5 watt ultra-linear to an 1100 watt Class AB2 amplifier. All designs are based on vacuum tubes. Full parts list accompanies each schematic. 126 pages, 0.6 lb, 6" x 9". | <urn:uuid:bb1a8841-e812-4ce5-b44a-2e24fc08ef2f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tubesandmore.com/products/books_dvds_software?sort=recommended&page=4&filters=%20DVDs%20%26%20Software%3DBooks%2CType%3DBooks%2CCategory%3DAmps | 2013-05-22T00:14:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.916173 | 176 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Gene See’s “prize notification” guaranteed he won at least three from a list offered through a local auto dealer promotion. He figured it wouldn’t be $10,000 in cash, but went in and received a nonwinning scratch card, three commemorative coins and a vacation certificate for a three-night Bahamas cruise from Miami or Port Canaveral.
That “VIP Passport to Travel” certificate for an entry-level inside cabin required him to complete a registration validation form and mail it to the Tampa company along with a nonrefundable $10.95 “processing fee.”
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We’ve all heard it discussed, but what does ‘meaningful use’ really mean and how does it affect my healthcare business? What is meaningful use? This question has been asked more frequently in light of the timeline involved with the participation in meaningful use, electronic health records (EHR) and incentive programs. Although the definition [...]
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Do you wish to maintain a healthcare business that is compliant, follows regulations and maintains patient confidentiality? Do you want a system in place that operates at peak performance throughout every business day? If you answered yes, then you already understand the importance of proactive IT customer support for healthcare businesses. The answer to ‘Why [...]
In August 2012, we at Xlcon achieved one of our longtime company goals by purchasing our own building. It allows us to effectively grow without the distraction of running out of building space to house out wonderful staff. The building is located in the Biltmore corridor right next to prominent organizations such as the Phoenix [...]
Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements have been officially ratified. Xlcon is meeting with Athena and HealthCo the week of 12/10 to better understand those requirements. Please check back next week for further information.
On October 26th, Microsoft is officially releasing the much anticipated Windows 8 operating system. The following are the top 10 features of the new OS (information compliments of wired.com): Easy Gestures- Windows 8 is the first Windows OS that allows for gestures. What are gestures? Items like swiping in from the left to switch apps [...]
With convergence of voice and data on a single network, Xlcon has been conducting extensive research to partner with the right company in delivering a Unified Communications solution. After comparing many options, Xlcon has elected to partner with ShoreTel in order to provide a single solution that is compatible with our existing infrastructures. Please contact [...] | <urn:uuid:d2a1edbd-9f3e-4005-839a-88da3a84297a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.xlcon.com/category/news | 2013-05-22T00:22:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944359 | 413 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
This past Monday, New York City experienced an odd but pleasant set of statistics according to police reports. There were no stabbings, slashings or shootings in the city on that day, something Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne and other officials were at a loss to recall ever happening before.
The Commissioner described it as a nice way to start the week though no one was able to explain why the day ended with three zeroes in the statistics columns. A day like this really symbolizes the phrase “no news is good news.”
The city is on course to end the year with just over 400 murders total. While that may seem like a lot, it’s the lowest total since 1960, according to Tom Reppetto, a NYPD historian and author of “American Police, 1945-2012.”
He says in 1990, the city reported 2,245 murders. People were afraid to step outside. Babies slept in bathtubs to avoid getting hit by stray bullets. Some preschools even staged drills on what to do if shots were heard. The progress that has been made is phenomenal and due in large part to the programs the police have implemented according to Reppetto.
Crime in the city is up 3 percent overall which is mostly due to an increase in grand larceny. Police attribute that number to the increase in thefts of smart phones, tablets and other devices. Amazingly, murders are down 23 percent from 472 last year to 366 now. Even the number of shootings has dropped from 1,674 last year to just 1,514 this year. That averages about 5 each day. Compare that to 1994 when the police instituted Compstat to track crime statistics. Then 4,967 people were shot or about 14 each day.
A policy of ‘stop and frisk’ has caused criminals to think differently. Carrying a gun carries stiffer penalties than carrying a knife does.
Though no shootings were logged on Monday, one 16-year-old walked into Bronx Lebanon Hospital that evening with a gunshot wound. Police determined it was accidentally self-inflicted.
The streak of non-violence finally came to an end Tuesday morning at 11:20 when a man was shot in Brooklyn. It was the first shooting since Sunday at 10:25 p.m. when a man was shot in the head in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The city looks forward to more and longer streaks of zero statistics. | <urn:uuid:b5440ff1-f5fb-45f0-9972-d21e59359794> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://amazingnews.org/new-york-city-marks-day-without-shooting-slashings-or-stabbings/565101/ | 2013-05-24T08:56:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981156 | 502 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
*2012 International Conference on Public Administration *
*Public Service-Oriented Government in China: A Comparative Perspective*
*Call For Papers *
*10-11 March, 2012, Singapore*
*Conference Organizer: *
Nanyang Centre for Public Administration, Nanyang Technological University*,
The China Section of American Society for Public Administration
Professor Wei Wu, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Professor Marc Holzer, Rutgers University-Newark, U.S.A
*Conference Executive Chair*
Professor Wenxuan Yu, Nanyang Technolgocal University, Singapore
*Conference **Secretariats: *
Dr. Tingjin Lin, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dr. Waikeung Tam, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Ms. **** Jun, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Provision of quality public service is crucial to citizensí quality of life
and trust in government. Sustained economic growth and the subsequent
profound socio-political changes have led to rising citizen demand for
better public service in China in the past decades. How does the Chinese
leadership respond to the challenge of providing quality public service?
What approaches have been adopted? What are the major factors affecting the
efficiency, effectiveness, equity and responsiveness in public service
provision? What are the major determinants of citizen assessment of public
service quality? How can we evaluate the quality of public service? What
lessons do China offer to and learn from other developing and transitional
countries regarding public service provision?
In an effort to address these important issues in public service provision,
the Nanyang Centre for Public Administration at Nanyang Technological
University will hold a conference on 10-11 March, 2012. The goal of the
conference is to bring together scholars and practitioners to examine the
major aspects of public service delivery in China from a comparative
Papers (both English and Chinese) are solicited on all aspects of public
service quality in China. Comparative studies across nations are encouraged.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to the following:
n Public Service-Oriented Government: Concept and Theory
n Metrics and Measurements of public service quality
n Public service quality, citizensí satisfaction and trust in government
n How to improve public service quality
n Factors affecting public service quality in China and elsewhere.
n Characteristics and mechanisms of public service provision in China and
n Comparison of administrative reforms to improve public service quality in
China and elsewhere.
English and Chinese are the official languages of the conference. Papers and
presentations are expected to be delivered in English or Chinese.
*Proposal Submission and Acceptance*
Proposal submission deadline is Nov. 15, 2011. The conference secretariat
will notify successful applicants before Dec. 15, 2011. The full paper
submission deadline is February 1, 2012.
*Registration and Fees*
There is no conference registration fee. The conference organizer will
provide accommodation to all participants during the conference.
Participants are responsible for the transportation cost.
For any enquiry, please contact the conference secretariat:
Dr. Waikeung Tam
Ms. **** Jun
*Wenxuan Yu (Assistant Professor) *| Public Administration Unit * *| School
of Humanities and Social Sciences | Nanyang Technological University | HSS
05-05, 14 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637332 Tel: (65) 6514-1053
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Some early iPhone 4 shipments have defective screens, missing barsSome of the first iPhone 4 units shipped to customers have problems with yellow tinted displays and disappearing signal bars, users have reported.
As first reported by TUAW, some users who received an iPhone 4 early found that the Retina Display on the new handset has a discoloration in the bottom corners of the screen.
"In the bottom 10% of the screen there are three blotches about the size of shirt buttons that discolor the screen a brown/yellow color," one user wrote.
The issues are remniscent to a problem that plagued early adopters of the iPhone 3G who found their whole screen had a warmer, yellower hue than the original iPhone. Apple later said that the color tint was a deliberate decision.
In addition, others have said that the iPhone 4 occasionally drops signal bars when held in the hand. The same issue was also noted by Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal in his iPhone 4 review. He said the device sometimes registers no bars, or fewer bars than the iPhone 3GS, even though a call can still be placed.
"Apple says that this is a bug it plans to fix," Mossberg wrote, "and that it has to do with the way the bars are presented, not the actual ability to make a call. And, in fact, in nearly all of these cases, the iPhone 4 was able to place calls despite the lack of bars."
On Topic: iPhone
- AT&T to reportedly add Apple's iPhone to GoPhone prepaid lineup
- Apple airs new iPhone ad, continues brilliant 'quiet' TV campaign
- Rumor: Apple to vastly expand color options with this year's 'iPhone 5S' & low-cost iPhone
- Apple granted patents on push-to-talk, double-sided touch panel
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We ran from full-tilt planting, past Go, to marathon watering. There have been these strings of spectacularly sunny and breezy days, so crisp it seems like it’s possible to see all the way to the Azores. Not a normal June altogether! (But then again what’s normal? – Last June we had deluge after deluge…) After 2 days away from Blithewold though, it seems like the toddlers became teenagers – the Sweetpeas are shoulder high all of a sudden and blooming madly and the Nicotiana sylvestris grew from cracker-size to tea kettles just in the last few days and there are dahlias (‘Sneezy’) blooming in the North Garden. I don’t feel like I need to admonish anything for slow growing anymore – now it’s me that’s got to run to catch up!
At least watering (by hand) gives me ample opportunity to pause and smell the roses – in this case, sweet peas! I am currently head-over-heels for one called ‘Nimbus’. My other true love on the fence is Clematis ‘Roguchi’. It’s been blooming for about a month and holds up beautifully in arrangements. (our volunteer arrangers from the Bristol and Barrington Garden Clubs have been doing a great job picking!) I’m really glad plants are not jealous lovers – we can be floozies in the garden and have busloads of favorites and if we change our minds tomorrow, no hard feelings! | <urn:uuid:56785773-c94f-4773-8bc6-c6258af468c5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.blithewold.org/weather/sunshiney-days/ | 2013-05-24T08:29:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93345 | 338 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
In this great little Etsy Q&A, MAKE Founder and Publisher Dale Dougherty chats about the evolution of MAKE, resourcefulness, and how making is a sign of caring for others:
That’s really the heart of what led me to focus on “amateurs” at Maker Faire and with the magazine. The root of the word amateur is “to love.” I wanted to focus on people who really love what they are doing and making. I wanted to find that place and stick with it.
Fun fact: Etsy and MAKE were both founded the same year — 2005.
One reason I love working at MAKE is hearing Dale talk about the maker movement. His passion is evidenced to me by the fact that I never hear him use canned taglines or tired marketing speak. Interacting with and connecting the amazing makers in this world fuels him, and his enthusiasm is contagious.
A couple of my favorite quotes from this interview:
• “If there is something I could wish for America, it’s that we would restore resourcefulness as a middle class virtue. In the old sense of DIY, there was the understanding that if we worked on our home or made our own clothes, we had a better life as a result. We had something that money couldn’t buy —the rewards of our efforts, satisfaction, and engagement with others. Those things are at the heart of how and why we live.”
• “I think the future for education is that kids will have more control over it, and that there will be more choices beyond what the education system provides. I think kids can come to learning from a sense of play. Then, they might want to take what they are learning seriously at some point as a job.”
While we’re on the subject of Maker Faire… There are seven days left to buy tickets to Maker Faire Bay Area at Early Bird discount prices. Be smart: pick yours up today! Ticket prices go up on March 15. | <urn:uuid:04c07ce1-3db1-4b68-8fc8-f0791da0dcf1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.makezine.com/2013/03/08/diy-is-an-instigator-of-community-dale-dougherty-chats-with-etsy/ | 2013-05-24T08:57:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974427 | 415 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
This is one of Hublot’s “specialty” pieces for 2013. With Hublot now in the driver’s seat as sponsor of the Tour Auto race, Audemars Piguet fans must step aside for this year’s Tour Auto watch has the “H” on it. I am glad Hublot used the Classic Fusion, it fits with the nature of the Tour Auto race (as compared to a King Power or Big Bang). The racing stripes look great, and the carryover to the finely perforated strap is an excellent touch. Good job Hublot.
As part of Tudor’s partnership as official timing partner for Ducati, the latest addition to the Fastrider collection is the Black Shield. The Black Shield has a stealthy-looking injected matte black ceramic case, with nice red appliques and lettering on the dial. This is Tudor’s first “all ceramic” watch — it is monobloc injection ceramic construction; this includes the bezel (i.e. it is part of the case, not a separately created piece).
Powered by the Tudor calibre 7753 (based on an ETA 7753), the in-house automatic movement offers full chronograph functionality as well as a rapid date corrector. It comes on a rubber or leather strap. The crown and chrono pushers are in PVD finished steel. Notice also the red chapter ring which sits just inside the bezel.
A tan-accented model is also available.
TechnoMarine’s new Steel Evolution Carbon is a nice fusion of carbon, steel and silicone (strap). The 45mm steel case is covered with carbon fiber and has a raw, masculine look to it. It’s a certifiably cool piece, and for under $1,000 bucks ($950). Though with this comes what I would call a couple of “tradeoffs”, namely a quartz movement (Ronda) and also carbon “look-alike” insert in the strap. Haute horlogerie, no, but I do like TechnoMarine and find its product offering to be youthful, hip, & edgy rolled into one — there’s a place in my wallet for watches such as this.
Another nice new — and simple — piece from Arnold & Son. The case is 40mm rose gold; the dial has a wavy guilloché pattern overlaid by translucent deep blue lacquer.
And as with every new A&S model comes a new caliber — the HMS1 Royal Blue houses the hand-wound A&S1001 calibre with two barrels and 80 hrs power reserve, nicely finished including hand-chamfered bridges with polished edges, fine circular graining and blued screws.
Is it just me or have “skull” watches carved out a permanent design niche in watchmaking? Many a brand has done one — Bell & Ross comes to mind, as does Richard Mille very recently. This one-of-a-kind piece from Finnish independent Sarpanava, however, takes it to the next level. In a twist on his moon face, this Woodoo piece will give you chills up the spine. Or maybe without the lead-in photos of Stepan Sarpaneva, it’s not so scary.
Check them out at http://www.sarpanevawatches.com/en/home.php
Tudor (the Rolex sister brand that isn’t afraid to introduce new and exciting watches), has announced its second vintage style chronograph, the Heritage Chrono Blue (Ref. 70330B). Like the last Tudor Heritage Chrono in black and orange from 2010, this piece will be a big hit. In blue, orange and grey, the new Tudor Heritage Chrono Blue with 42mm steel case looks great and is inspired by the 1973 Tudor “Monte Carlo” chronograph (also pictured below). It again has the ETA 2892-chronograph base movement in it. Pricing probabl in the $4,000 – $5,000 range, but TBD.
Tudor is coming to the USA this year, by the way!
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And on the wonderful 50th anniversary of the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona, Rolex fans are treated to….*ZIP* *ZILCH* *NADA*! Well, I guess there is a Cosmograph Daytona in platinum case and a Cerachrome ceramic bezel. But the real story here is that 2013 for Rolex it looks to be all about….wait for it…COLOR! Yes, Master Watchmakers at Rolex have labored over this color and that, skillfully introducing a variety of smooth colors into existing Rolex models. Clearly they have put Photoshop to the task this past year, pushing the limits of the color matching tool like never before. Innovation at its finest.
Click through to see the 2013 Rolex Collection
A new co-axial chronograph from Omega pays tribute to the origins of the now iconic Speedmaster collection. Speedy historians (can’t say that I am one), will surely appreciate design elements from the first ’57 Speedmaster model like the straight lugs and the flat bracelet, brought forward to today’s model which is combined with the latest in mechanical timekeeping i.e. a co-axial chronograph caliber 9300/9301 series with Si balance spring.
Perhaps (or perhaps not) borrowing a page from IWC, the column-wheel chronograph offers an intuitive reading of the chronograph hours/minute via two-hands on the 3 o’clock sub. There is also a central chronograph seconds hand, a small seconds hand on the sub-dial at 9 o’clock and a date window at the 6 o’clock.
Several variations will be offered.
Early looks bode well for Omega fans this year which is going to be facing a lot of headline competition from Rolex and the 50th anniversary of the Daytona.
More to come, stay tuned to Perpetuelle and you won’t miss a beat.
New for 2013 from Bulgari is this classically styled piece, though with the “Roma” bezel notation rather than BVLGARI BVLGARI. 39mm rose gold case with black lacquered dial. Limited edition 250 pieces. Priced at 22,000 EUR.
Baselworld 2013 preview…
44mm black ceramic case, automatic mechanical Omega coaxial caliber 9300 (bicompax chrono)
Now as you know Baselworld starts this week. Of course Perpetuelle’s coverage of the show will be second to none. As you know and have come to expect.
If you want to see what’s new and you want to see it now, then you know where to come. The action starts about 48 hours from now — see you back again soon!
- Eric Clapton Selling His Ultra-Rare Platinum Patek Philippe Ref 2499
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- Time Bandits: "Howard Hughes" Patek Philippe Saga Resurrected
- Closing Details on the "Howard Hughes" Patek Philippe
- "Howard Hughes" Patek Philippe Ref 1463 Sells Amid Controversy
- The Curious Case of the "Howard Hughes" Patek Philippe Ref 1463, Continued
- The Curious Case of the "Howard Hughes" Patek Philippe Ref 1463
- Howard Hughes Patek Philippe Ref. 1463 Up At Auction
- Elvis Presley Omega Constellation Sells For Record $42,000
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- World Record Rolex Price Set by Rolex Ref. 4113 Chronograph
- The Rolex Deep Sea Special - An Exclusive Report
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Aug 18, 2011
Kauai seems to be all the rage with celebs this summer. Jennifer Aniston and her beau Justin Theroux recently left the Hawaiian island, after vacationing with friends Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor, who are still enjoying the island life after celebrating Taylor’s 40th birthday.
Now Julia Roberts, husband Danny Moder and their kids are enjoying a vacation in Kauai. Check out this video of the family frolicking in the surf and sand.
“American Idol” boss Nigel Lythgoe has hit back at Adam Levine’s accusations that show chiefs urge gay contestants to keep quiet about their sexuality.
Levine, who acts as a judge on “Idol” rival “The Voice,” slammed bosses behind the hit TV talent show over allegations they prevent gay competitors from openly talking about their personal lives while they are part of the contest.
He said, “What’s always pissed me off about ‘Idol’ is wanting to mask that, for that to go unspoken. C’mon. You can’t be publicly gay? At this point? On a singing competition? Give me a break.”
However, Lythgoe – “American Idol”‘s executive producer and judge on “So You Think You Can Dance” – has shrugged off the complaint, insisting a finalist’s sexual orientation has no reason to be mentioned.
He tells Entertainment Weekly, “To be frank, I didn’t understand why we’re talking about contestants being gay or not gay. I don’t go into my dentist and say, ‘Are you gay?’ I don’t say to contestants on ‘So You Think You Can Dance,’ ‘Are you gay?’ What does (sic) it got to do with me? What does (sic) it got to do with anybody? When does privacy stop in this country?
“If somebody wants to say they’re gay, it’s up to them. You don’t expect us to turn around and say, ‘Are you gay?’ Why would we do that?… What does that have anything to do with singing talent? Maybe it does for Adam Levine, but not for me.”
Eva Longoria’s representative has dismissed reports the actress is preparing to wed new boyfriend Eduardo Cruz.
The “Desperate Housewives” star began dating Penelope Cruz’s brother following her split from basketball star husband Tony Parker in November.
A report in OK! magazine suggested the smitten couple was planning to marry, claiming, “Friends feel the pair is ready to wed, and this time Eva will have her fairy-tale ending.”
But Longoria’s rep has been quick to shoot down the wedding rumors, telling GossipCop.com the report is “not true.”
Lady Gaga is taking surfing lessons while on a break in Mexico.
The singer has been pictured testing out her wave-riding skills off a beach in the sun-kissed resort of Puerto Vallarta. (Click here to see photos.)
The novice surfer was given coaching tips by an expert but was soon impressing sunbathers by managing to stay afloat on her board and skim across the water.
An onlooker tells British newspaper The Sun, “For a relative beginner she took to surfing really well. She started quite slowly learning how to bodyboard and then she was able to work up to standing – she made excellent progress.”
Aug 17, 2011
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow would consider undergoing surgery on her chest to correct the effects of breastfeeding her two children.
The actress, who has a 7-year-old daughter, Apple, and a 4-year-old son, Moses, admits she’d like to reshape her breasts to their pre-baby glory, but is adamant she wouldn’t use Botox or silicone to enhance her figure.
She tells OK! Germany, “Before, I didn’t care about it. And I still refuse to use silicone, Botox or any other of those gimmicks out of pure vanity. But a breast correction after breast-feeding — why not?” | <urn:uuid:8d4cdb96-20e0-4389-8b83-d13a69d7cce6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blog.seattlepi.com/people/2011/08/page/27/ | 2013-05-24T08:38:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962577 | 913 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Rival Schools lose a pupil
After releasing their debut album, 'United By Fate' and playing with 'A' and The Icarus Line, Love began to focus on his other band, Cardia. Lead singer, Walter Schreifels had been working on his own solo work as well as completing the next Rival Schools album which is still scheduled for recording in the Spring with a release in the summer, possibly indicating a festival appearance.
DiS-cuss Will Rival Schools carry on? Should they? Will it ever be the same? Should Quicksand reform somehow?
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- Spotifriday #13 - This Week on DiS as a playlist
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My initials are TLC. My lucky number is 11. I moved to Castro Valley on 11/11/2000. I love movies. Of the top 100 AFI (American Film Institute) movies of all time, I've seen all of them, except for a few silent movies from the 1920's. Here is a good list to check - http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/TOP10.pdf to see if you've seen the best of the best. I'm going to occasionaly blog about movies. I wouldn't call them movie reviews, but more like my observations. More about me: On the Chinese Zodiac, I'm a Dragon which is all powerful and I'm also a Libra, which is all about balance.... so I keep a delicate balance with the power always trying to tilt things. I'm a Water Dragon - Water calms the Dragon’s fire. Water Dragons are able to see things from other points of view. They don’t have the need to always be right. Their decisions, if well-researched, are usually better since they allow other’s to become involved.
I took a test in a magazine to test if you are right brained or left brained. I'm in the 11% category that is Center Brained. I have a Mensa level IQ. Luckily for society, I use my genius for good and not evil.
I have two favorite mottos - Laissez les bons temps rouler, which means Let the good times roll in Cajun and Libera Cogitatium, which loosely means Release Your Imagination in Latin.
My purpose in life is to be creative, fun & unique and I predicted several years ago that I will be paid to be creative. I have succeeded.
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The Gloria Anzaldúa Reader
I should probably start by saying that I absolutely love Gloria Anzaldúa. She was a writer whose work focused mostly on her identities as a woman, Chicana, lesbian, feminist, etc.—identities she insisted could not be separated from one another. She is probably best known for co-editing This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color and for her book Borderlands/La Frontera, The New Mestiza.
Anzaldúa’s work engages me in a unique way, so I was equal parts ecstatic and apprehensive to start The Gloria Anzaldúa Reader. There are so many ways this could go—there could be too much new or obscure material, too much old material, too much academia, etc. Luckily for me, the book provides just the right balance and showcases Anzaldúa in a way that made me love her even more.
The book is divided into four sections: early writings, middle writings, images, and later writings. The divisions are based mostly on chronology, but there are also certain themes that are more prevalent in one section than another. Every section starts with a quote from Anzaldúa’s works and each piece has a short introduction. The introductions were very useful because they often provided the context of where it fit into Anzaldúa’s writing, listed some of the themes in the piece, and sometimes suggested what other works to read in order to explore the themes in that piece.
What I liked most about this book is that the editor, AnaLouise Keating, does a great job of including a bit of everything in almost every way. There are poems, fictional stories, autobiographical pieces, drawings, transcripts of talks and email exchanges, and so forth. In terms of content, there are at least a couple of pieces for all of the issues important to Anzaldúa: feminism, culture, queer studies, and disability. For example, the book contains an interview about spirituality and sexuality, a piece about her preference for the term “dyke” instead of “lesbian,” several pieces about culture and identity, a poem about the process of writing, an email exchange about disability, and the list goes on. It gives a great introduction to people who have never before read Anzaldúa’s work, but even die-hard fans will like the book because it includes a good amount of unpublished material.
I enjoyed almost everything included in this book, but I did earmark a few that stood out to me. There were a few pieces about how Anzaldúa started writing and the methods she uses for writing that I liked a lot. Similarly, a piece on creativity was one of my favorites, in which she explores the rational mind, imagination, her sensitivity to the world around her, and how all of that comes together when doing something like writing. There was also a very funny story about a woman so saddened by her husband’s death that he comes back as a ghost, at which point she realizes just how sick of him she really was.
One thing that I might have changed is the placement of the images. It was great to include them and a couple of the drawings make my list of favorite pieces in the book, but I think putting them all together in between other chapters seemed awkward. For me, it was reminiscent of a biography with photos in the middle. Perhaps spreading them throughout the chapters might have been better and more in tune with Anzaldúa’s own style of switching through mediums within the same work. But I have to admit that this is probably just nitpicking to find flaws in an otherwise incredible book. | <urn:uuid:75e91ab2-92f4-4715-a557-c69d6d5a79d5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://elevatedifference.com/review/gloria-anzald%C3%BAa-reader | 2013-05-24T08:36:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977865 | 777 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
From the August 22 edition of CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight:
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Huntsman: “Of Course” New York Is Allowed To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Jon Huntsman: Redefining Marriage To Include Same-Sex Couples Is "Impossible"
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In any case, since the last time I posted we have:
- visited a farm of sorts
- played soccer
- had a 30 week baby check up
- have made progress on the nursery
- celebrated Mother's Day
- driven to Seattle
- visited with old friends (and Ben made new friends)
- had major melt downs
- suffered a set back in potty training (my fault)
- spent over 12 hours in the car driving home from Seattle
Pretty much every one who reads my blog (as far as I know) is my friend on Facebook, so some of these pictures might be familiar.
A few Saturday's ago, we went with my mommy group to visit a little farm here in Boise. The nicest man, Andre, opened it up to us to feed & pet his horses, goats, sheep, ponies, chickens & pigs (I think that's everything). Ben was not super excited to feed any of those animals. He discovered a barn cat which was pretty much his favorite thing. Then we let him into the area with the chickens and he thought it was incredibly fun to chase after them.
Later that day, we had another event with the mommy group, a trial class of Pee Wee soccer. Ben had a great time, but also a hard time - which was our fault. Not knowing what to expect, we just told him he was going to play soccer. He got his hands on a ball and didn't want to let go. At this age, it's not really "playing soccer" - it's learning through games. So they'd set up cones that the coaches wanted the kids to kick over using only their feet (a concept Ben still struggles with) to find a prize underneath. The prize is then thrown into a little goal. Then they were to stand the cones back up, again using only their feet. Another was to chase down thrown hula hoops. Another was to build a tower out of cones and a ball and then kick the ball over. Ben was less interested in the games and more interested in running around, holding the ball.
A few days later, I went in for my 30 week OB check up. I gained 4 pounds since the last check up where I had lost the 2 I'd gained. My blood pressure remains fantastic and the baby's heart sounds great. I think I have one more "every two week" appointment (on Tuesday) before I go to every week til I pop. I think. Everything seems to be cooking just fine - the only problems I'm experiencing is this stupid sciatic. I'm going to a chiropractor weekly and had a prenatal massage. While both feel great at the time I do them, I'm not feeling any lasting relief as far as my sciatic goes. It hurts all the way down to my calf, which really sucks. As a result of my sciatic hurting, I'm standing weird and holding my body at an odd position, which makes my back ache. Thank goodness we're almost done with this...
We've made some progress on the baby room - quite a bit as far as clearing out goes. The closet is completely done. All our clothes were sorted through one final time and anything that doesn't currently fit got bagged up and taken down to the Youth Ranch for donation. The rest of the items were sorted through and either set aside for our garage sale, moved some where else in the house or just thrown away. I hoard a lot of gift bags and tissue paper. That supply got severely downsized. There's still a lot of work to be done in there but we're making progress, which is good.
Speaking of the garage sale, we've set a date. We were hoping to have it in May so we only had to pay for one month's rental on the storage locker we had to take out when my granny moved to assisted living earlier in the month (basically anything she didn't take with her to assisted living became my property - I can either keep it or sell it). Between general laziness and procrastination on clearing out our own clutter and random, spur of the moment trips out of town, we haven't made great progress. While we were out of town, our HOA sent out a newsletter indicating there had been interest in a community garage sale. I called to see what plans had been made and it turns out, I was the first person to call. So I got to choose the date. Lucky me! We're doing it June 9th, so I better be ready by then!!
Mother's Day came and went. :) It was no special affair at our house, but I received some lovely gifts from my boys (two new hydrangea plants... maybe these won't die this time..., a gift card to Barnes & Noble, breakfast in bed). We drove out to the cemetery to leave flowers for my mom and had a BBQ dinner at my dad's house. It was a lovely day.
Saturday before Mother's Day, Nick was advised by his work that he was expected in Seattle on Monday. Seriously. What. Ever. I looked at the calendar, looked at the bank account and said "I'm coming". Forget this staying home by myself with no help crap. That's not the deal I signed up for. So Monday morning we took Nick off to the airport and Ben & I began our lovely journey across the ugly nothingness of Oregon and Washington (seriously - for me, that trip doesn't even begin to get pretty until you're almost there). We didn't do too badly. We got lunch before we headed out, we stopped a few times for potty breaks and Ben had a good 2 hour nap (after having a 20 minute tantrum in the backseat). NO accidents on the way there - yay!! We got there about 8:00ish, had some dinner and went to bed. Ben didn't sleep very well - it took him forever to fall asleep (not til after 11:00) and then he was up at the crack of dawn. Made for a crabby boy.
We met my high school friend, Jamie, and her daughter Allie at the Woodland Park Zoo and had a fairly good time. Ben got too absorbed in what he was looking at to realize he had to pee and I forgot to prompt him (because I've gotten used to him asking me to go) and peed his pants in front of the meerkat exhibit. Whoops. I got him cleaned up and we wandered around some more before stopping for lunch. Ben had a small attitude tantrum and earned himself a time out in the stroller, where apparently he wet his pants again. Sigh. At that point, I was out of clean pants for him. So he got to ride back to the hotel in just his underpants (why I packed 2 pairs of underwear but only 1 pair of pants, I have no idea).
|Ben & Allie at the zoo - he really liked her... she wasn't too sure about him ;)|
|Didn't you know I had two kids?|
|at the park by the restaurant in Kent|
The next day, I met up with Jamie & Allie again to go through Ikea. IKEA!! :) I wish we had one. I bought some things but didn't go overboard (even though I totally wanted to). Mostly I just got some organizational bins for Ben's room and Junior's room. Then I drove to Federal Way and visited my old work and had lunch with Ashley. After Ben's failed nap (he fell asleep in the car on the way back to Bellevue and wouldn't go back down once we got to the hotel), we met up with George & Ashley & crew again, this time grabbing pizza's and heading to a park to let the kids play.
Thursday we dropped Nick at work and headed out. That. Was. Awful. Ben peed at the hotel and then again at the gas station. 40 minutes later, he said he had to pee again, so I got off at the next exit and pulled into a gas station, only to discover he'd wet his pants. So I put him in a diaper, cleaned up the car seat as best I could and told him that the diaper was only in case he had another accident but he should still let me know if he had to pee. Half hour later, he was crying that he had to poop.... so I get pulled off again (amidst construction over I-90) and he refused to pee OR poop. Ugh, child. So we got back on the road where he fell asleep and napped for an hour... waking up to poop in his diaper. So I pulled off, got him cleaned up, got us lunch and stopped to let Ben run around and then headed back out. Lather, rinse, repeat. It took us over 12 hours to do an 8 hour drive. No joke.
Anyway, he was a trooper despite the poor sleep and bad attitude that came with it. Lots of hitting, tantrums and general nastiness. I think we're done with traveling til well after the baby comes. I'm pretty sure Ben is picking up that things are changing and some of his behavior is a result of that. We've had some potty accidents since we've been back, where Ben will just pee where he's standing and then tell us about it. So we're doing some re-training on the potty and some attitude re-training.
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I first fucked a married woman whilst I was still in school. If her husband didn’t know that, when the mood took her, she was enthusiastic and keen to experiment, he was possibly the only man in the village. If I had to guess, he probably did know. Some people nowadays would call him a cuckold. So far as I know, they didn’t give it a name or have a great debate about it – they just got on with it, as she did, and for that I was, at the time, generally grateful.
I also suspected that many of the married men who were part of the local gay scene had wives who knew, or suspected, what their husbands were up to. The fact that those men were, in practice, bisexual, was at very least unspoken. Or to put it another way, a cock in the mouth tastes the same no matter what you call it, and no-one felt the need to go looking for a label.
The other day, in the comments on the excellent Alisande interview with Jem and yours truly on XOJane someone asked Jem if she had a polyamorous relationship with her significant other.
I don’t know the answer to that. If their relationship is polyamorous, I’m not privy to it. I may be a little pedantic, but polyamory seems to me to be about having many loves. One of our boundaries involves love.
Jemima and I don’t do romantic love. We do sex. great, wonderful, shaking at the knees forgetting to breathe sex. That we both view the world with love, affection and optimism is not about our relationship, but is a spiritual and political outlook that makes us more congruent as people. That congruence makes the friendship that goes with our relationship easier to sustain, but, to paraphrase Tina Turner, what’s love got to do with it?
If you go to church fetes or jumble sales round here, you’ll see that amongst the tombolas and the slightly sad eyed ladies with books of raffle tickets there’ll be be a huge teddy bear; for a £1 a go you get to guess his name you can claim him. (He’s always male…)
I sometimes feel as if sexuality and sexual politics is a great big game where, if you can name something you can claim it as yours to define. And all I can say is ‘It’s just a hobby guys…’ | <urn:uuid:43bb854b-5925-478e-b11d-0a8bcf03cdf4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://itsjustahobby.wordpress.com/2013/01/11/name-it-and-claim-it/ | 2013-05-24T08:51:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.982205 | 528 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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[IronPython] Method invocation when assigned to instancediffers from default assignment?
njriley at uiuc.edu
Sat Feb 17 12:40:55 PST 2007
On Sat, Feb 17, 2007 at 11:50:57AM -0800, Erzengel des Lichtes wrote:
> OK, looking into my original code, Test.Func1 was a Function, Test.Func2 was
> a Bound Method, and MyClass.Func2 was an unbound method.
> My question then is: Why is Test.Func1 not a bound method?
Bound methods are only created if the method is defined on the class,
then accessed through an instance. If the method is defined on the
instance, there's no need to bind it to an instance because it is
I hope that makes sense.
Nicholas Riley <njriley at uiuc.edu> | <http://www.uiuc.edu/ph/www/njriley>
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Gold prices continue to push higher, setting a new all-time high. Silver also has set a 30-year high, and precious metals across the board seem to be lifting mining stocks. Right? Wrong. There are a number of miners that gold prices haven't been able to prop up, as you can see by poor earnings and recent stock prices. What's more, many miners that also dig for conventional metals like aluminum and copper have been brutalized by the economic downturn. As manufacturing has slowed to a crawl, demand for these metals has dried up too.
Here are seven metal and mining stocks investors should avoid no matter how high gold prices go.
ArcelorMittal is a global steel producer based in Luxembourg. This metal stock operates in 20 countries on four continents, with 47 per cent of its steel produced in Europe and 35 per cent produced in the Americas. 2010 has been very unkind to ArcelorMittal, as the stock has dropped 28 per cent compared to small gains by the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500. Over the past 12 months, MT has lost 19.1 per cent. Trading at $32.66 (U.S.), MT stock is far below its 52-week high of $49.41. If you haven't already dropped this struggling metal stock, now is the time to do so.
Nucor is a producer of steel and steel products that operates in three business segments: steel mills, steel products and raw materials. This metal stock is also very active in recycling, and reported the recycling of approximately 13.4 million tons of scrap steel in 2009. Looking past its recycling habits, Nucor's stock has been unsavory for shareholders as of late. Since January, NUE's stock has seen a decline of 17.1 per cent. The past 12 months have been even worse for Nucor, as the stock has slid 22.4 per cent in that time. Nucor is trading just above its 52-week low of $35.71 with a current stock price of $38.66.
Another metal stock worth selling is Sterlite Industries . Located in India, Sterlite works primarily with aluminum, copper, zinc and lead, as well as commercial energy. Its subsidiary deals extensively with zinc metal, cadmium, silver and sulphuric acid. Despite its diversified "product line," Sterlite has seen a decline of 18 per cent in 2010. SLT has not fared well over the past year either, having dropped 5.1 per cent since last September. Having peaked in January with a stock price of $19.91, Sterlite now trades at $14.91.
Based in Toronto, Kinross Gold deals primarily with gold mining. It is also involved in the exploration and acquisition of gold-bearing properties, as well as the extraction and processing of gold-containing ore. While KGC stock is up slightly for 2010, or 0.8 per cent, the metal stock is down a dramatic 18.9 per cent over the past 12 months. Additionally, Kinross has only exceeded earnings estimate one out of the last four quarters. While the stock may be up slightly on the year, it is not far removed from its 52-week low of $14.84 that it hit in late August.
Based in Beijing, Aluminum Corp. of China is involved with bauxite mining, alumina refining, primary aluminum smelting and aluminum fabrication. Times have been tough for ACH lately, as the aluminum producer has watched its stock fade 20.6 per cent since January and 28.6 per cent since last September. Things have been a nightmare for ACH since October 2007, when the stock peaked at $79.58. Since then the metal stock has plummeted 69.1 per cent to its current price of $21.65. A profit margin of -2.5 per cent in its last financial statement is nothing to write home about either.
Alcoa is an aluminum producer whose products are used in the production of aircraft, automobiles, commercial transportation, packaging, construction, defense and industrial applications. Alcoa is based in Pittsburgh and operates in 31 countries. This metal stock dropped 30.7 per cent in 2010, compared with the broader markets, which are up slightly. It's tough for shareholders to remember the last good news they received from Alcoa, as the stock has plummeted 73.2 per cent since reaching a peak of over $47 in July 2007. If you haven't dumped this stock already, do so now.
Yamana Gold is a Canadian-based gold producer engaged in the exploration, extraction, processing and reclamation of gold. Yamana operates primarily in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Mexico. In 2010, this gold producer's stock dropped 4.8 per cent compared to small gains by the broader markets. More telling is the fact that the stock has dropped 21.9 per cent since the beginning of December 2009. Then, the stock was trading at $14.07. Currently, Yamana Gold stock price is $10.83. Additionally, AUY has missed four consecutive earnings estimates, making it a gold stock worth selling.
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GC-FT 1387.9 -3.90
-0.28% 30,986 Silver
SI-FT 22.465 -0.043
-0.191% 5,026 ArcelorMittal
MT-N 12.92 -0.15
-1.148% 8.287M Nucor Corp.
NUE-N 45.7 -0.40
-0.868% 1.841M Sterlite Industries (India)
SLT-N 6.75 -0.11
-1.603% 486,765 Kinross Gold
KGC-N 5.85 0.17
2.993% 12.661M Aluminum Corporation of China
ACH-N 10.16 -0.12
-1.167% 144,132 Alcoa
AA-N 8.54 -0.15
-1.726% 21.014M Yamana Gold Inc.
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A Russian mixed-martial arts fighter, being questioned by FBI agents in Orlando, Florida regarding his association with the Boston bombers, allegedly became suddenly violent; injuring an agent before being fatally shot.
"The agent, two Massachusetts State Police troopers, and other law enforcement personnel were interviewing an individual in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing investigation when a violent confrontation was initiated by the individual. During the confrontation, the individual was killed and the agent sustained non-life threatening injuries. As this incident is under review, we have no further details at this time," the FBI office in Boston stated today.
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An hour ago I got nailed by a L.A. motorcycle cop for jaywalking. He gave me a ticket. Change100 got one too. She was super pissed and went on ticket tilt. She doesn't deal with law enforcement types too well. Here's what went down... We were going to walk to the diner two blocks away. As soon as Change100 stepped outside her apartment she said, "It's too cold. Let's drive."
It was 58 degrees.
That's freezing by LA standards. Bastards. Alas, we drove and found parking on the opposite side of Pico Blvd. We jaywalked to the other side and as soon as we reached the sidewalk, a motorcycle cop drove up and told us to stop.
"Can I see some identification," he said as he took off his mirrored sunglasses at 8:10pm. "And sir, your zipper is down."
He pointed to my crotch. He was correct. My fly was down. The pair of jeans I wore had a zipper flaw. I liked them too much to throw them out, so I accepted the fact that my zipper would be down a majority of the time.
Change100 launched into a rant and I gave her a look like, "Calm down."
She was so angry she couldn't look at the cop. She turned her back as he slowly wrote us out citations.
"Ma'am," he said to Change100, "200 pedestrians die on Pico Blvd. every year. And over a thousand go to the hospital. You have to cross at designated cross walks."
I heard her mutter "Total bullshit," as she signed the ticket.
When the cop asked me to sign I asked, "No slack for tourists?"
"Nope. Same thing I told her. Do you want me to repeat my speech?"
I signed my name and put a smiley face next to it. That was my first autograph since I arrived in LA.
The cop who pinched us had an Irish last name. If that went down in NYC, the cop would have let my McCatholic ass off with a warning. Wait.... NYC cops are too busy chasing after terrorists to give pedestrian tickets for jaywalking. You would think that an internet celebrity like myself would be able to get off with a warning... but in LA the cops love arresting celebrities, especially ones that try to pick up tranny hookers on Sunset Blvd.
Change100 stormed off towards the diner. She flung the doors open and sat down in a booth. She slammed her fists on the table and screamed, "I'm too angry to even talk about this."
Her tilt lasted about ten minutes. Take a peek of her account of the events. Here's what she had to say:
"I couldn't fucking believe it. Do I have like, some fucking overdraft on my karmic account? Isn't getting unceremoniously sacked from my job bad enough for one month? And now this fucking bullshit. Fucking JAYWALKING! IN LA!! Unbelievable. I was steaming so hard I couldn't even LOOK at the douchebag fuckface cop as he scribbled away on his little cop notepad so I turned and leaned against a parking meter, facing the complete opposite direction. My blood pressure rose and my heart pounded as I tried to keep myself from screaming obscenities and finding the closest sharp object available and stabbing him in the testicles. Fucking cops."The most fucked up thing about the situation... the same cop who gave us jaywalking tickets had just eaten at the diner. The owner's daughter said she gave the cop 50% off his tab too.
I kept laughing the entire time at the diner, while Change100 steamed over it during our meal. I was supposed to leave California today and fly back to NYC. I decided to stick around for two more days to play poker, take photos, and work on a freelance assignment.
I guess I could be upset about the situation. The way I see it, after all the debauchery I endured in L.A., jaywalking was by far the least illegal thing I did within the city limits. I avoided a feline homicide charge and I'm more than thrilled to be able to leave this town without a venereal disease or a B class felony. | <urn:uuid:f372aaf1-e0e1-4617-96bf-bf1d3e82d3c9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://mcgrupp.blogspot.com/2006_02_01_archive.html | 2013-05-24T08:51:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.986429 | 900 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Over the last few years Thailand has become a hub for medical tourists from all around Asia and the rest of the world. Medical tourism has existed for centuries – people from less developed countries traveled to more advanced places to see a dentist, for cosmetic or plastic surgery and for general health checks and surgery. Think of all the rich and famous who still travel to the US for their medical needs. While places like the US are still attractive for the mega rich, general traffic patterns have changed. Countries like Thailand have caught up with the development of medical science in the west and have at the same time been able to maintain their higher service levels and their considerably lower prices.
The Thai medical education system is based on the US model. King Bhumipol’s father, Prince Mahidol, had earned a medical degree from Harvard University and made it his life’s work to modernize the healthcare system in Thailand. During his time he convinced the Rockefeller Foundation to fund an American medical education for a group of Thai men and women. These men and women became the nucleus of the Thai healthcare education system.
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- International accreditation of Thai hospitals
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- Exorbitant healthcare costs in western countries
- Long waiting lists for surgery in countries with government regulated healthcare
- Low service levels in countries with nationalized health care
- Plane tickets to Thailand have become more affordable
- Thailand’s reputation as the Land of Smiles: friendly people, superb beaches and fantastic food.
More and more people from the US, Europe and higher cost Asian locations like Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore are traveling to Thailand to see a dentist, have LASIK and plastic or cosmetic surgery. In the year 2012 Thailand welcomed more than 2 million medical tourists and the medical tourism industry keeps growing at 20 – 30% per year.
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On Saturday, in Trafalgar Square, there will be a protest over the police treatment of photographers in the UK. This particular blogtographer (our preferred term) cannot attend, but encourages everybody in London who happens to own a camera to attend in his place.
Also on Saturday, in case photo-protesting is insufficient for your protesting needs, you can also attempt to overdose on homeopathic medicine. Which seems a lot more pointless, but also good fun.
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Sometime in the first half of 2008, I was browsing the web for country music news, and stumbled upon The 9513′s daily news roundups. That first article I read wasn’t easy to track down, but I found it, remembering it having to do with CMT Can You Duet winners Caitlin & Will, because at the same time I was led to Country California and C.M. Wilcox’s (then using the pen name John Maglite) musings about the duo’s future at country radio with their similarities to Lady Antebellum. Right then, Country Universe was in the midst of their 100 Greatest Women countdown, so I had the good fortune of discovering 3 excellent country music-related sites in quick succession, all thanks to The 9513.
From the comments on articles and the forum discussions (remember the comment corral?), I got to know many great people, and after seeing the common ground some of us had, I had the brainstorm to create this humble blogsite, with contributors pulled directly from The 9513′s readership. We launched here in December 2008, with 3 writers. (Chris Dean has since departed to attend college, and is now a missionary in Italy. We wish him luck, and await his return.) From the same pool I plucked my first 2 fellow contributors later came this site’s greatest assets: Razor X and Occasional Hope.
So, thanks to The 9513, we were off and running. But their contributions to our success were far from finished. Brady and Brody Vercher’s daily news roundups sent many new readers our way, and I can’t thank them enough for loaning us an audience. It’s hard to put into words the feeling a green blogger like myself got when I saw my name and my words linked from their news roundups, the column that started it all for me. That first mention must be how country singers feel when they debut on the Grand Ole Opry. More than allowing us to spin-off and sending us readers, the excellent crop of talent at The 9513 influenced me to start on the path to the job I have today as a columnist for American Noise. With the likes of Jim Malec, Blake Boldt, Juli Thanki, Chris Neal, and so many others, setting a standard I could never reach. They continue to up the bar, and I keep trying to catch up. I’m saddened to see the site retired, and the three of us here at My Kind of Country want to thank the Verchers for creating and maintaining the standard for country music websites, for countless hours of entertaining reads, and for being the stalk from which we sprouted.
- J.R. Journey
Like all its readers, I’ll miss reading The 9513 as part of my daily routine. The breadth of its coverage, from mainstream to bluegrass to Americana/alt-country, means it really did cover the whole of country music in a way no other site could really equal. More than that, though, I feel I can say it changed my life. I would never had begun blogging myself if I hadn’t found the 9513 in, I think, the spring or early summer of 2008. Before that, I felt pretty isolated as a country fan, because I knew hardly anyone in real life who shared my tastes in music at all. The 9513, and the associated forum that started in the summer of 2008, made me feel like part of a community, and that gave me the confidence to write about the music I love. And when I accepted J.R.’s invitation to join the team here, I was overwhelmed by the generosity of their links to many of our posts.
- Occasional Hope
I originally found The 9513 via a Google search, and it quickly became my favorite country music website. The quality of the writing was always superb, and I admired the fearless honesty that characterized their music reviews. More importantly, I forged a lot of new friendships with the people who frequented the site. I never imagined that it would lead to the opportunity to write for this blog. I greatly improved my knowledge of country music thanks to The 9513 and will miss it terribly. Its absence will create a void that will be impossible to fill, despite our best efforts to do so. So to Brady and Brody I offer a heartfelt thanks and my best wishes for your future endeavors.
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Apparently the Milwaukee Brewers owner feels that the Yankees don't want to play fair when it comes to revenue sharing.
From today's Daily News:
Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio, seeking a “fair fight,” said high-revenue clubs like the Yankees should share more with the other teams.In other news, Attanasio supports the reincarnation of the Soviet Union.
“It’s always amusing to me to hear the Yankees, they can’t get into the playoffs with $200 million, and they say, ‘well, we’ve done enough,”’ Attanasio, the chief investment officer at money management firm TCW Group Inc., said in an interview with Bloomberg Radio’s “On the Ball” program that will air Saturday. “The advantages that you’re given in the bigger market teams - if they really wanted to have a fair fight they would do more revenue sharing, but I guess the obvious battle lines are drawn on that.”
Meanwhile, Hank Steinbrenner's thoughts on revenue sharing from Sept. 23:
“That’s a system I don’t particularly like. It’s a socialist system, and I don’t agree with it. Does it work? It depends on your point of view. But is it right? Is it even American? I’d argue no on both of those points.”That's one of the only times I'll agree with Hank. | <urn:uuid:1ce142c5-b33c-4a7b-afa0-511b4f21750a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://scottproctorsarm.blogspot.com/2008/10/yankees-dont-want-to-play-fair-brewers.html | 2013-05-24T09:04:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950842 | 318 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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DO YOU KNOW HOW UPSET I AM RIGHT NOW
IT’S A TRAMPOLINE TENT
SO ONCE YOU’RE DONE BOUNCING AND HAVING FUN
YOU CAN SLEEP ON THE FUCKING TRAMPOLINE AND HAVE EVEN MORE FUN
Is this real? LAWLZ
Public Twitter Booths
I actually saw someone on a public phone the other day and it blew me away.. can’t wait to tweet from one of these! I’ll probably be over it 1 minute later and back on my Evo. This is from last year, but still pretty cool.
“Twitter really is everywhere now. This interesting device is a twitter booth for those poor souls that still need to get their hands on a smartphone but still want to keep in touch with their friends and famous folk out there in the realm of the social web.” (Quote: Walyou.com)
Is your Ikea desk missing a screw? Have you lost one of your earrings? Are all your forks dirty? Print another one! These are only a few of the possible applications of three-dimensional printing. Until now, 3-D printers have relied on casting techniques to produces copies of physical objects, but new technology from the Vienna University of Technology uses a light beam that hardens material according to direct specifications, allowing layer upon layer to be built in a small chamber until the object is complete. The new 3-D printer weighs a little over three pounds and costs $1,700.
What’s the Big Idea?
While 3-D printing technology is still in its infancy, researchers already see a number of possibilities for its use. Not only can 3-D printers make exact copies of small household items at a fraction of the cost, such as hearing aid components which require very precise specifications, but 3-D printers could revolutionize the design world by allowing individual users to modify already existing technologies. And by producing novel designs on small, household-size printers, a new micro-economy may be waiting in the wings. “We will continue to reduce the size of the printer, and the price will definitely decrease too, if it is produced in large quantities,” said Klaus Stadlmann, one of its creators at the Vienna University of Technology. | <urn:uuid:c6915d80-d577-4734-8ea5-9093c2c77e20> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://thatneedstogo.tumblr.com/tagged/inventions | 2013-05-24T08:42:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931401 | 483 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Survey shows young women at high risk know little about breast cancer
Aug 8, 2011
A new survey conducted by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found that young women who are at high-risk for breast or ovarian cancer based on their families history know little about what to do to be prepared, USA Today reports.
According to the news outlet daughters of women who have BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes have a 50 percent chance of having the mutation as well, which increases their risk of having breast cancer by 85 percent and ovarian cancer by 60 percent or higher.
"Young, [18 to 24-year-olds] high-risk women have little knowledge about the probabilities and options for managing the cancers for which their risks are remarkably increased," Andrea Farkas Patenaude, principal investigator told the news outlet. "Further, many report intense anxiety related to their potential cancer development," Farkas Patenaude told the news outlet.
When asked about their attitudes, health behaviors and life plans, many reported being very concerned about hereditary breast or ovarian cancer. 40 percent said they "worried a great deal or to an extreme about hereditary cancer."
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The biggest issue that Novak faces compared to Smith is that he needs assistance getting open. But Woodson’s not having Novak run off down screens and things of that matter like a shooter who also has midrange ability. Novak can work off curls, but he’s being used as mostly a stationary gunner from the baseline corner, especially because the focal points in the offense are the pick-and-roll, Anthony’s post-ups and Smith’s scoring.
Of course, it’s obviously early in the season, and the Knicks are playing well doing what they’re doing. But if Novak continues his dismal streak, don’t be surprised if Woodson backtracks to what he said several times last season, “I need to do a better job of helping Steve.”
That starts now. Woodson can’t afford to have Novak disappear once again in the playoffs, especially as the team is poised to make a deeper run.
Brian DiMennaAfter 17 points in the Knicks’ opener against the Heat, Steve Novak has been relatively quiet in the next four games, but I’m not convinced it’s anything to really be that concerned about. Obviously, you have to like Novak’s shooting, and getting him open looks from deep can definitely be a weapon, but it’s also kind of a luxury item in my mind. His play isn’t as essential, as say J.R. Smith.
I tend to look at a guy like Novak as someone whose hot shooting could steal you some wins you might otherwise not get, but I’m not so sure that Novak being a non-factor in the playoffs would be something New York “can’t afford.” None of which is to say, that Novak is not a nice weapon, and Mike Woodson should certainly do what he can to see if he can free him up for some open looks, but I wouldn’t go crazy about it either when everything else is operating so efficiently.
I don’t know, to me Novak’s like the pickle that comes with your sandwich, albeit a really fresh and delicious one, but still not the reason you did the ordering in the first place. It’s like, “Oh nice, this tasty sandwich comes with a little dill surprise! How nice!” Although, I suppose at 4-years and $15 million, that’s one pretty expensive pickle.
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LFW- A muse review…
So…like every other fashion idiot, now is the time for the mandatory review. The week everyone is scribbling about…London Fashion week. Or should we say #LFW.
The week where London’s creative outlet overspills from their wardrobes onto the cobbled street outside of Somerset house. When new street style bloggers are snapping furiously at primped and preened bouffants and the old timers are batting desperate fashion kids away like fashion flies, as they float about them waiting for their moment of blogging glory like the smell of a gone off canape. Tragic, Desperate, Outrageous, Try-hard, fake, fickle, frenzied and fabulous. Dontcha just love it. Sit back, relax and lol at our/my (Alice your loyal and roving reporter) experience at SS/12 London Fashion week.
At The muse, we are no stranger to street style. Our episode featuring WGSN is one of our faves, and the mode of image making has never felt more prominent or current than at this season’s fashion week. Everywhere you look there is a photographer’s eyes darting up and down you, reading you for a trend, looking for what boxes you can be blogged in and what you have to offer. If you couple this at first intimidating reality with the fact that fashion week is so focussed on glamour, glitz and excess, it makes for a situation that is rife with potential for monumental embarrassment…
FASHION MELTDOWN case.1. I’m on my way to fashion land blackberry in hand, arranging my schedule…and have to wait for a friend…who; rather annoyingly is 40 minutes late. Cool its not like I have to be anywhere. Oh wait. Its fine I’m cool and collected. Until…ew…what is that? Look down at my blackberry screen…oh my lord. A bird has just pooed on my hand and the screen of my phone.
As I curse my friend and scrabble for a tissue and decide to give up waiting before his mates come and fashion me a feascies head-dress I charge towards Somerset House. Thank god for tissues, Thank god for sanitising gel…We’re home free, I appear to have been lucky.
As I turn into Somerset house to collect my pass…still in a slight haze of poo trauma, I hear…”HI! we’re from the Guardian, we love what you’re wearing…can we take your picture?” I of course oblige. Who doesn’t like to hear someone loves what your wearing? lets face it. Jackie Dixon, Elle photographer extrordinaire and blogger at ‘Show me your wardrobe’ says “Hoik your look up about ten notches. As a general rule ask yourself three questions 1) Would you get stopped by The Sartorialist? 2) If you got stuck in a lift with Emmanuelle Alt would she be impressed? 3) Would you go to Sainsbury’s in your look (if the answer is yes change immediately, unless you do your Sainsburys shop in Balenciaga and vertiginous heels, in which case I salute you and proceed).”
Fine, I can live with that. if your at fashion week, its going to take a lot to say no.
Here is the photo below. hair…cool…shirt…like…dress…lovely…shoes. Hmm, what could that white spec possibly be?
Aside from this initial trauma, fashion week really does showcase talent in a very different way to the other fashion weeks. London is cool, not chic. Even the mandatory fashion week faux-nonchalance is lesser so here, the arrival of Kate/Sienna/Kanye to the FROW (front-row get-to-know) does cause a stir here, thats just how we roll.
The brashness of the city was very much reflected on the catwalks this season. Topshop unique’s gold and black colour palette, shiny lame textures and bold prints is really Brixton, Caribean and Carvinal in it’s influences; all very London.
Whilst Mulberry mixed their classic nudes, tailoring with fluorescents and Winehouse bouffants to meet somewhere between Sloane square and Camden town.
Our focus was very strongly on new designers, young fresh talent and The stars of the future. The place to find that was Vauxhall fashion scout; most notably The ‘One’s to watch’ show. Continueing the themes shown at Mulberry with fluorescents executed in a way that incorporates both structure and drapery, Malene Oddershede Bach showed a focussed and understated collection. Playing with texture in the most wearable way from the One’s to watch show, her use of wool and silks, leather and metallics was in a distinctly feminine way. Her kick skirts and print blocking was all sexy but palatable, with great tailoring and a look of the ‘effortless chic’ about it.
Perhaps the strongest and most engaging of the One’s to watch show at Vauxhall Fashion scout, Pheobe English’s collection was all texture and experiment. Her use of pleats, tassels, tule and knitwear was dramatic and beautiful. Contrasting the look of the unfinished with superb shapes and expertly executed pieces, the focus on texture and ruffling was backed up with craftsmanship. The cream and black colour pallette, with leather inserts and playful lengths and shapes made for something interesting and new.
Our favourite collection was by far that of Meadham Kirchoff. Edward Meadham talks about the collection thats got everyone chattering (and apparently some shoegoers shedding tears in a totally blaze fashion, “Its a celebration of girls. Of the ridiculous artifice and expectation of female beauty. A celebration and disgust of it. So yeah…the normal.”
Aside from the Courtney Love meets Clueless dancers, applying make up in unison amidst powder pink and mint green crests of balloons and little ballerinas twirling and pirrohetteing (all to a track of the Spice Girls) Meadham Kirchoff showed Marie Antionette kick skirts, cartoon prints, lurid mini dresses all set off with glitter, ponies feathers and ruffles. Like a sleepover made flesh. Celebrating and questioning feminine excess all at once. Cake sugar, cuteness and childhood all launching itself down one catwalk. What it means to be a girl is constantly questioned experimented with and judged at fashion week, be it the height of your heels or the measurements of your hips, to put all these things down the runway was brave and beautiful. Plus did you see those shoes? They are to die for.
So with Meadham Kirchoff’s message, Burberry’s FROW and the one’s to watch’s futures still swilling themselves around our heads, we bid aduor to London Fashion week. With so many blog posts still to read, the fashion pack’s heads are immediately turned to Milan’s luxuriousness and then Paris’ chicness.
London’s done itself proud for another season, and we can’t wait for Spring 2012 when we can put the trends we’ve seen into practice!
The Reality Star’s Guide To Beauty
I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling my weird love/hate relationship with my television taking on more of the ‘hate’ at the moment. ‘The only way is Essex’ has been followed by ‘Made in Chelsea’, which is soon to be followed by what I can only describe as an embarrassment to our fair isle; ‘Geordie shore’. Oh dear.
Don’t get me wrong, I am guilty in indulging once in a while in the kind of American vacuous ‘scripted reality’ that have spawned these region based British counterparts; first there was ‘Laguna Beach- the real orange county’ (inspired by the hugely successful drama ‘the OC’), then there was ‘The Hills’ (following the young life of Lauren Conrad, a woman that started as a girl on Laguna Beach), then there was ‘The City’ (another spin-off featuring Whitney Port; the one that was slightly more edgy) Then there were a million others, and my IQ was halved.
Laguna beach started in 2004, and I became aware of it via MTV, probably around 2005, so that gives me a solid dose of 6 years of rubbish swilling around my head, and although I wasn’t ever the biggest fan, I found it a funny kind of escapism, middle ground between a sitcom and a documentary but now that’s all changed. Why is it that this type of TV only now is starting to really bother me? I think the answer is pretty clear. All these programmes have been up until now very far removed.
I don’t live in LA or on a Californian beach, nor do I conduct my life around long lunches with girlfriends to gossip/snipe/catfight about the night before and then storm off to my waiting white BMW/Range rover. Its not real life, its just something to laugh at and turn your brain off to and I’m very happy with that. But Essex isn’t LA, neither is Chelsea, or for that matter Newcastle. Their all within a short travelling distance, they’re not far-removed and they’re all part of the social make-up of Britain. But these people don’t seem to be removing themselves from hollywood, living in a dream world of boob jobs, scandal and fakery that I don’t associate with the Britain I love, but I think others don’t see it that way.
With this weeks episode of The Muse.TV surrounding beauty, I thought I’d take a minute to examine the ‘Scripted reality’ star’s ‘guide to beauty’ (if you will). When I was filming the latest episode, within the beauty industry, I found professionals who were dedicated to artistry, care of the skin, and not drastically changing what you have, but highlighting it. The make-up artists were really pushing the idea of a base for your skin, a primer to allow less actual layers of make-up, and care for the skin underneath. But when was the last time you heard of this kind of regime on TV? no. No no no no no. If I was a make-up artist I’d be throwing my eyelash curlers in the air with frustration.
To achieve the beauty standards of the scripted reality star, one must start not with a rejuvenating primer, or a good moisturiser but it seems invasive surgical procedures. In ‘The Hills’ these procedures were actually totally ignored by producers, and the viewer was just supposed to assume the way its stars filled their bikinis was genuine. But British reality stars have never been known for their subtlety; ‘The Only Way Is Essex’ could probably be defined by the faces of its female characters, and makes no qualms about openly glamorising surgery and other forms of extreme beauty treatments. There is talk of botox parties, boob jobs, and even mention of the tanning injections ‘melanotan’, which has links to cancer, and causes chronic nausea; but as the buxom and brown Amy Childs says “you look good all the time!”
Amy Childs is I would say the UK ambassador of this guide. She jokes about needing boob holes in the massage table of her beauty salon to cater for all the boob jobs in Essex, and when looking for an assistant wants a clone of herself- into fake tan, boob jobs and cheek fillers. She’s recently been photographed outside of the parameters of the programme dressed in a replica outfit to one worn by Katie Price, so this gives an idea of the genre of ‘beauty’ she puts herself in. I’m not for a minute suggesting that Amy Childs and the rest of the cast of ‘The only way is Essex’ are solely to blame for what I see as portraying harmful and invasive procedures as commonplace, but with 1.55 million viewers of the itv2 programme surely its something to question?
In the end I wouldn’t class my scripted reality star’s guide to beauty as ‘beauty’. The people in the industry I’ve met aren’t promoting a necessity to cut, jab, and inflate to look your best, it should be something fun and experimental, and as much as these programmes promote surgery and other extreme procedures as this, this is obviously not the case. Each to one’s own, and surgery does work for some people, but it is not the same as putting on eyeliner, or using a highlighter product to enhance your assets, no matter how accessible and acceptable it becomes.
To conclude, I’d like to turn to a woman who has long fascinated me, and is perhaps who I regard as the first explicitly obvious tragedy of scripted reality programmes. If Amy Childs is the princess, she is the queen, and if we can learn anything the portrayal of beauty in these programmes, its from reality veteran Heidi Montag. After starring in MTV’s ‘The Hills’ from 2006-2010, became completely unrecognisable from the fresh faced girl that started the programme. At the peak of her surgery she underwent ten procedures in one day including brow-lifts, ear-pinnings, a chin reduction, as well as a second rhinoplasty and second breast augmentation. Her surgery wasn’t mentioned on the show until well into its development, but her face and body were changed dramatically for the viewing public, explicitly talked about or not. Montag is just a year older than me (now 24, but 22 when the main bulk of her surgery was carried out) and has been described as being thrown head first into a Barbie factory.
In 2010 Heidi spoke of her regret of the procedures she underwent- “Parts of my body definitely look worse than they did pre-surgery. This is not what I signed up for.” She adds, “I definitely think I should have been way more informed. I think that doctors should really walk you through all aspects of it, not just the glamorous side of it. Doctors, it’s like they’re selling you cookies or something.I would love to not be ‘plastic girl’ or whatever they call me. Surgery ruined my career and my personal life and just brought a lot of negativity into my world. I wish I could jump into a time machine and take it all back. Instead, I’m always going to feel like Edward Scissorhands”
Maybe its time to turn off.
‘Death of the icon, birth of the e-con…’ By Harriet Moss
Last month saw the tragic death of Elizabeth Taylor. Many said it was the death of Hollywood’s last Golden Age actress, but was it also the death of Hollywood’s last style icon?
Previous ages of Hollywood, such as the Golden, took a more subtle approach to the world of fame. Stars were able to be elusive with infrequent interviews and photo shoots as the only opportunity to gaze at those placed so high on a pedestal by adoring fans, ‘celebrities’ were those who deserved and earned the title. Icons were born as the mystery of their glamorous lifestyles gave us the opportunity to see those on the silver screen as higher beings than us humans; glamour and style were the core foundations of this superiority.
The word celebrity is used so loosely these days: if your face has been on TV, or if you’ve been in the right A-lister’s bed, you can technically call yourself a celeb. And the paparazzi will probably follow you for a week or so. However, very few of the today’s rich and famous have a style worth following. And no-one gets anywhere close to that ‘icon’ status.
A few over the years have tried: there were Sienna and Kate with their Boho look a few years ago that got them in the papers every day, whilst girls across the county lowered their hemlines to the floor and got their ‘float’ on. But it is doubtful they will be remembered in decades to come - well, nowhere near as much as Taylor’s ‘Cleopatra’ anyway.
In fairness, Kate Moss is as close as any celeb today could get to becoming a Style Icon. She has long outlasted any other model in terms of tabloid ‘watchability’. Having to live with the surname ‘Moss’ I’ve witnessed personally just how far her fame has spread. Booking a hotel abroad over the phone has become much easier since she took the fashion world by storm: ‘Ah… M, O, S, S… like-a Kate-a Moss!’ says an Italian Hotel receptionist. However, Kate has unfortunately seemed to have hung up her haute-couture heels: she barely lives in anything but Yummy Mummy Primrose Hill attire and appears to think she is no longer worthy of designing for us young ‘uns shopping at Topshop.
There are a few Fashionistas out there looking to make their stamp on the twenty-first century. Pop-lets like Rihanna and her majesty, Lady Gaga, are always pushing the boundaries of fashion. I say ‘fashion’ rather than ‘style’ as their attire is not a series of ‘looks’ that can be recreated by civilians. I can’t see myself being carried down to Tesco’s in an ‘egg’, or getting into the pub in my Rihanna-esque S&M get-up!
Even royalty seem to be lack lustre in their looks of late. The endless comparisons between Kate Middleton and the late Lady Di show how the times have changed. Kate always looks great but so do thousands of Sloanies on her budget too, whereas Di turned heads with her out-there ball gowns and anti-establishment plunging necklines. I can’t see girls today having coffee-table books with Queen Kate’s face on them (as my Grandmother does with Princess Diana).
Perhaps these fashion-failing famous faces will never be ‘Style Icons’ because of the way time has changed. How can a celebrity become an Icon when we have seen them taking out the trash in their pjs, and elegantly flashing their ‘woohoo’s as they get out of a cab with no pants on?
The media have taken away the pedestal and those whom we see on the Silver Screen can now be seen as real people, and surely real people can’t be style icons?
Or, perhaps they can. With the rise of ‘Street Style’ in our magazines and the reign of the high street, perhaps it is the infamous ‘us’ that are the icons of today. It is not difficult to see a fabulously dressed girl on the street and suddenly want to dress like her. Maybe that is the problem, we see so much of celebrities and they just aren’t as interestingly dressed as the girl behind the counter at Starbucks.
The internet has created a realm of fashion, style and shopping that has come to rule our wardrobes, with prices plummeting downwards, that perfect endless wardrobe in every girl’s dream is now just a few clicks away. Current economic climates have meant that price now tends to rule, which greatly for us does not always have to mean ‘cheap’. Vintage and low-price internet brands give us the opportunity to become far more expressive and creative with our day to day personal styles. The challenge of poorer times has given us an extra skill; British girls now excel at finding that perfect outfit on an ‘e-con’ budget.
I think that the ‘icon’ has been replaced with the ‘econ’ - it is the streets over stars and, you know what… I prefer it this way. So as we say RIP to Hollywood’s Liz, it is the ordinary girl who’s become an icon to us all. We - or rather, you- now rule the runways.
Cassie joins the youth club, cool Britannia reigns supreme and looks like the kids are all right after all!
From the rebellious attitude of the punks through to the perfectly coiffed quiffs of the rockers and over to the dapper threads of the teddy boys, Britain has enjoyed a long history of youth tribes and I for one love the rebellious spirit and experimental attitude of Britain’s youth.
I’ve always been a little bit obsessed with street style particularly British street style and for this weeks episode we took a trip to Carnaby street and Camden looking for characters who embody the archetypal British street style. We also caught up with the guys from PYMCA who own the biggest archive of youth culture photography.
Hanging out with the PYMCA guys at their exhibition space was quite an education. From chatting to James who has an encyclopedic knowledge of style tribes to browsing through their gallery space which features some of the worlds most iconic youth culture images I couldn’t help but get sucked into the subject.
Hunting the illusive British street style icon proved a harder job and I quickly realized that British street style has come along way since the 60’s swinging mods and 90’s new age ravers and is no longer segregated into neat style tribes.
Today’s British youth are an eclectic bunch that adopts a multi faceted and multi cultural approach to dress borrowing a broad pick and mix of influences. Mixing high end statement pieces with their thrifty eBay bargains our current crop of fashionistas are build up of a savvy network of sartorial mavericks who take risk and aren’t afraid to have fun whilst doing it.
Fashion And The Cult Of Celebrity by Alice Nyong
This week, I have been given cause to ponder on the world of celebrity. Dear god, its a vast subject. I have filmed my episode on celebrity fashion ranges, and during this exploration, the main thing I came to realise is that celebrities have an impact not just on what we wear, but how we live our lives. I would actually argue that the ‘celeb’ has actually taken on its own class in Britain today. When walking through Primark on a Friday afternoon and seeing a £2 copy of Kate Middletons (and lets face it, more famously, Diana Princess of Wale’s) engagement ring with the emblazoned label of ‘get the royal look’ its clear that even the new royal couple have become part of the new celebrity class.
It is actually quite pertinent that it was the blue oval sapphire with diamonds surrounding it that caught my celebrity curious eye, because Princess Diana was actually one of my earliest memories of celebrity. I suppose it was her death that made this idea of fame so glaringly obvious. A blonde beautiful princess chased to her death by a pack of photographers on motorbikes, television images of flowers & memorials flooding the screen, and actually going to lay them with my mum will put a pretty strong image of fame into the head of a nine year old. Although fame seemed like something scary and almost evil, the fact that Diana was so sought after, to the point that she lost her life, set up in my head that if somebody is in the newspapers or on the television, I should take notice of them.
Acknowledging this for me is quite embarrassing. I was talking to a friend this week about celebrity as a phenomenon and he made me so jealous when he recalled actually leaving a coffee shop that Jude Law was in with his children, because people were fawning over him, just because he was Jude law drinking coffee. He didn’t want to be that guy who cared for something so benign. I am that guy, or have been.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t rifle through bins or kiss a poster before bed, I don’t actually even read magazines devoted to celebrities, but there have been a few notable celebs’ that I have become really interested with. In my childhood I was a bit late for the Take That hysteria, but I was right on time for The Spice Girls. If Diana was my first glimpse of celebrity, The Spice Girls were where it became a glare.
Posters, t-shirts, costumes, photo albums, key rings, perfumes, films, TV programmes…crisps? All for a girl group, whose music hasn’t exactly stood the mainstream test of time! But I remember thinking what I would do if somehow I was given the chance to meet them. Wishing for that chance to come. The way The Spice Girls branded themselves was in a way that we were supposed to ‘know’ them; and I, like so many other fans really thought I did. But I was 11. What excuse would the forty plus women in Marks and Spencer in Hackney give the other day as they blighted my lunchtime with their inane chit chat about Katie Price? ” Oh well she’s had a breakdown since Pete hasn’t she…Ooh I know…bad innit…” You’d think they were talking about a friend, but no a woman made famous by inflating her chest and revealing her bits. It just shows how what is effectively a marketing tactic has evolved even within my lifetime. We think we know Katie Price; so let’s buy this magazine/book/dvd and see which idiot she’s sleeping with now.
This is what celebrity has become and the reason this absurd phenomenon has flourished is because admiration of another person is a human trait. However, as is indicative of this generation in general, we demand our celebrity fixes on a grander scale and instantly. It’s easier to see the attractive qualities of a person when they are laid bare for us by the oh so subtle graphic design department at Heat Magazine. But this is the thing, celebrities are just people. In fact more than that, they are strangers. We may know who they’ve shared a stage or a bed with, but we don’t know them. When talking to young girls like myself on the street about celebrity clothing ranges the words Kate Moss, Dita Von Teese and Lily Allen slip off the tongues so easily; you would think they were talking about life long friends. This is why celebrity clothing ranges are so popular, because the regular consumer doesn’t know where Valentino goes on holiday for example, or who Balenciaga gets drunk with on the weekend. But the Sienna Millers and Victoria Beckhams are laying it all bare; their look books may as well be the tabloid magazines. As Lady Gaga has so aptly said, the public want to see the celebrity fall over, fail and ultimately rot. It’s messed up, so is fashion. It’s no wonder the two are merging.
I am endeavouring to get to where my friend is in terms of celebrity. I don’t want to be the goon posing for a picture with Russell Brand in a Hampstead coffee shop (yes that is me) or be talking about Katie Price’s mental state at the checkout. No matter how we fight against it, celebrity does have an effect on fashion, but I think the way we let it govern us is important, people are just people, whether they’re on the telly or not. I’m tempted to say when it comes to fashion, just go for whoever makes the nicest frocks…is that really going to be a supermodel? My second piece of advice is to realise that that pedestal ain’t real no matter how long you’ve had your object of desire up there. When it comes down to it, your really just two idiots in a coffee shop. There’s a reason why they say “never meet your heroes.”
Fashion with a conscience?
My preconceived idea of Ethical fashion is extremely outdated.
Now I’m all for a bit of recycling me, who knows, perhaps a bit of composting too? Ooh, let’s add some fairtrade produce into the mix, RIP plastic bags and, what’s that? Ethical fashion you say?? Oh no. No thank you. I mean, I’m all for helping the environment but you’re going a bit too far there mate. Last time I checked, the only ethically designed clothes in existence were sold in hippie shops alongside incense sticks, wind chimes and healing crystals and even then they were a mix of tie-dye, hemp and felt. Hardly an aspiring fashionista’s dream combo and not exactly the ultra-modern, slick and stylish lifestyle promoted by the mainstream media these days. Factors impossible to ignore in our image obsessed society, despite the most admirable and inspiring efforts of our eco fashion pioneers.
Wait, hold on there just one second, this is not the end of the story. I have an important epiphany-esque breakthrough to announce: I’m an eco fashion convert! “Do my ears deceive me?” you say, “has she lost her tiny mind?”. Yes, you heard correctly. I fail to express how blown away I have been these past few weeks in learning about ethically designed fashion so thank you to Amelia Gregory and 123 Bethnal Green Road for educating me. Such commitment to innovation and beauty in the face of what appears, on paper, to be quite restricting creative circumstances. Not at all what I expected and something which has thankfully opened my ignorant mind to the endless possibilities and potential of ethically designed fashion. Visiting 123 Bethnal Green Road, a new eco fashion concept store in East London, I saw, first hand, what wonders could be made out of reclaimed and used fabrics and textiles. How strange it was to feel that sense of luxury and the new from clothes, though now reconstructed, which were once considered “old” and “past it”.
A new ethical collection to launch in Selfridges on March 21st made using surplus stock. A collaboration between Speedo and award winning ethical fashion designers From Somewhere.
I must admit that I do feel somewhat foolish having taken so long to discover what impossible progress eco fashion enthusiasts have made over the years and how they’re paving the way for the new generation of young and talented designers of the future to take it to the next level. From hippie dreaming to Catwalk reality. The bottom line being: you can make beautiful, impeccably designed, perfectly crafted, catwalk worthy clothes from recycled textiles and ethically sourced fabrics. Who knew ey? I feel it’s about time that serious ethical designers be put alongside non ethical designers in the style stakes. In the end, it’s all about fashion innit? No matter what the ethical stance, these clothes really need to be able to face the scrutiny of the fashion mafia and triumph in order to gain any serious global presence. When will this happen? Why this is already happening of course and with each season, the concepts get stronger, the support is greater and our impending crossover to eco fashion draws ever nearer. Who ever considered a world where fashion had a conscience? Whatever next?!
‘It’s a Man’s World’ by Harriet Moss
Described by the BBC as a ‘svelte blonde standing over 6ft with cascading platinum hair, dewy skin, lush lips and chiselled cheekbones’ it is no surprise that Andrej Pejic has had a so far wonderful career as a womenswear model.
As well as sounding like the perfect definition of a model, Andrej has caused a stir at all of the most recent fashion events such as the Couture Show in Paris, New York Fashion Week, and numerous London Fashion Week parties.
But Andrej has really caused a stir because he is a man.
Born in Bosnia and raised in Australia, Andrej was discovered in McDonald’s by an Agency Scout when he was just 17, an age when he was already experimenting with a feminine look. Since then he has been catapulted to the top and is storming the billboards this year in the Spring 2011 Jean Paul Gaultier and Marc by Marc Jacobs campaigns.
However, unfortunately, most of Andrej’s success has not been well received. Writing for the Daily Mail Amanda Platell describes the 19-year-old model as ‘Fashion’s ultimate insult to women’. His presence has once again sparked the continuously simmering debate on the role of size zero models. Fashion houses most often design for an unrealistic ‘boyish’ figure: around 6 ft tall, flat chested, slim-hipped and completely unlike the majority of the general female public: so much so, that they are now looking to ‘boys’ to model these designs.
But how can a male model with a ‘boys’ figure be more of an insult to women than an unrealistically-small female model is?
Whilst Andrej is clearly a man and not changing that, and is fairly quiet about his sexuality, Brazilian model Lea T is a different story. Born a man to a Brazilian footballer father, Lea T recently spoke on ‘Oprah’ about her open belief in Gender Identity Disorder. She is now a woman and is to undergo surgery for this in May of this year. Quite rightly so there has been less stigmatism about Lea T being a womenswear model as she, and hopefully the rest of the world, thinks of herself as a woman, and will be 100% female very soon. Posing completely nude for French vogue, with just a hand covering her still manly genitals, Lea looks stunning, slightly vulnerable and every inch the beautiful model that she is. This is a photograph that will surely come to define the generation of models riding the wave of transsexual success.
Fashion that we see on the runway is more of an art form than a prospective outfit for our next night out. The catwalk ‘look’ is not one that we can always duplicate on the streets and therefore who models it is not a direct representation of ‘us’: the general public. Is the gender of the models even relevant? In this age where the lines between gender and sexuality are so blurred, why can’t a beautiful man who feels comfortable in more feminine attire express his personality on the fashion show stage?
Fashion celebrates beauty, style and grace, most often through the models that showcase the main importance in the industry: the clothes. I am sure that Rihanna did not discriminate against the Jean Paul Gaultier dress that she wore to the Grammys just because it was Andrej Pejic that modelled it on the runway. In fact, in an online pole, Andrej won hands-down in ‘Who wore it best’: a clear indication to those not comfortable with this new trend in models that they are here to stay. Rather than ‘demeaning real women’, male or transsexual models take away the danger that the presence of Size Zero female models present. ‘Real women’ won’t harmfully strive for a tiny figure if they know that those modelling the fashion aren’t women to begin with. At next Season’s Fashion Week, we all may be able to watch the boys and relax: enjoy the show, enjoy the fashion, and enjoy a larger lunch.
Alice Nyong on “Is Racism The New Black?”
Fashion, our beloved mistress has taken some bashing in the press in the last fortnight. Erdem Moralioğlu’s rather dubious choice in runway model (as covered in an earlier post by Ani), has been way overshadowed by the rants and ravings of a certain Mr John Galliano. My fabulous friend made the rather funny comment of Galliano’s nosedive into career oblivion as ‘One year Dior, next year dancing on ice’; and in truth the story is the stuff that itv2 would be chomping at the bit to ‘reveal’. But is there a darker side to the way our designers view women, and more generally, a darker side to fashion?
I think the fact that Galliano’s comments may raise this as an issue is perhaps due to the way he is accused of attacking mainly women, and in directly relating their femininity and worth as a woman to their race/religion. The fashion industry is ften labelled as misoginistic, and although this is a description I consider to be extreme, a woman is defined in many areas of fashion on how she looks, and race is no different when it comes to this. The package of the super woman, who is fabulous and desirable and chic is now not only slender (but not boney) has a cleavage (but not too buxom) exotic (but not too ethnic?) woah. too far?
I mean, should we really start a race row about what a drunken borderline crazy designer slurs at strangers in a bar? In my opinion not. The fact I’ve heard more puns on the situation then genuine outrage (‘knock knock knocking on heaven’s Dior’ being a personal fave) tells me that the fashion pack and general public are all very aware that ranting about gassing is the blabbering of a madman and not a general concencus or an issue anyone in their right mind agrees with.
But my beady eye has picked up on another recent new story that garners less lolz, and perhaps goes to show that ethnicity is another thing to add on to that unattainable list to make the fantasy woman. I am referring to Beyonce Knowle’s not so sensitive shoot for L’Officiel Paris, in which she darkens her skin with make up to portray an image of the ‘African woman’. I’m sure I’m among a slew of people to give their two cents on Bey’s little styling ‘error’ but as a mixed race woman I’ve constantly been aware of Beyonce’s mysterious lightening skin, and weary of its effects on the popularity of skin whitening products. She has achieved a lot on a really broad scale, but is basically blonde, and pale enough to be mistaken for white, yet dark enough to remain accepted by the black community. In this latest shoot her choice of make up has been described as ‘minstrel-like’; not exactly a great description to recieve as a black woman. So Bey…what makes a darker skin tone more innately ‘African’? Beyonce has actually described herself as African, so what does the brown body paint and leopard print do to enhance this? Are these image making tools just as bad as Galliano’s expletives?
Once again, the answer to my proposed question is…probs not. But I am seeing a different side to the ‘ugly face’ of our beloved but cruel industry coming to the forefront, as it is bound to do, and that is a pressure on outward appearance to define your race and a particular ‘race’ to mean something within fashion. The way I will be addressing this is no different to the way I address lots of shallow, hateful and vacuous areas of fashion; by realising they are stupid and moving on.
There is beauty everywhere and it doesn’t matter where your from. J.G wouldn’t call Natalie Portman; the new face of Miss Dior Cherie, and proud Jewish woman, the names he allegedly called these women, but that doesn’t make her any less Jewish, or any less desirable to the millions of men and women that deem her the most beautiful woman in the world. Similarly if Alek Wek painted herself the same colour as beyonce’s natural skin (or hair for that matter, there seems to be some crossover) it wouldn’t make her any less ‘African’, or any less groundbreaking.
To conclude, I hope the Galliano story doesn’t end too sourly, for all the puns and the lols, I do want it to be ok its sad to see a career implode like that, the man can make a frock. Fashion has had enough bitter ends for a decade at least? And Beyonce and her honey hue will survive another day through this bit of bad press, I just hope her younger fans don’t take her actions to heart. And like the issues of weight, height, face shape, and eye colour, fashion will judge your race. And like all those other things, you can’t change who you are, and whatever you are, your mayj. | <urn:uuid:37eb078a-8d51-44f6-9a55-e70a9785a2c2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://themusetv.tumblr.com/ | 2013-05-24T08:43:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964225 | 8,945 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Author: Rick |
September 21, 2011 |
Just another car that I can't afford lol add it to the other 3.235 cars I dream about
I don't like the look.
Of course it would look better if I was in it… lol.
Those red triangles in the hood make it look…cheesy. imho
let me guess, it costs $3 million? another lambo with ridiculous price because its new
#4 What the heck is that odd shaped red thing sticking out of the rear-bottom-middle?
Gearbox, rear-def, trans-axle.
Part of the drive line.
The problem with elrtiecc cars is:1. Performance (with the exception of the Tesla, but then I can buy a house for its cost)2. Power. I can’t tow my boat.3. Power grid the US Power Grid can’t handle the additional load4. This will drive the cost f elrtieccity up.5. The current elrtiecc cars are death traps My life is worth paying the cost of gas, and when I crash into you, I win.
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* Skype replaces P2P supernodes with Linux boxes hosted by Microsoft (updated) (2012-May-01) [ARS Technica]
Microsoft has drastically overhauled the network running its Skype voice-over-IP service, replacing peer-to-peer client machines with thousands of Linux boxes that have been hardened against the most common types of hack attacks, a security researcher said.
* The Future of Mobile Learning by Rick Oller [EDUCAUSE]
Abstract: This bulletin provides an overview of the current state of mobile learning in higher education, speculates on future directions, and suggests questions that educators might ask of themselves and their institutions in preparation for the onset of mobile education. Ignoring mobile learning is not an option when it has already begun to show a strong potential to disrupt existing pedagogical infrastructure, including that of online education. It is up to those in higher education to adapt this freewheeling trend to best serve the core mission of educating students.
* Guess the lighting [Guess the lighting]
Armed with only a wacom tablet, less-than-mediocre drawing skills and an acute sense of smell, professional photographer Ted Sabarese guesses how individual images were lit by other photographers and then sketches corresponding lighting diagrams. It’s what you always wanted to know but didn’t know who to ask.
* Amanda Palmer: The new RECORD, ART BOOK, and TOUR
hi folks, it’s AFP. this is my first BIG, LEGIT studio album undertaking since breaking from a major label. i’ve spent four years writing the songs for this record, and more recently, putting together the perfect band, The Grand Theft Orchestra, comprised of genius musicians/arrangers/programmers MICHAEL MCQUILKEN, CHAD RAINES, and JHEREK BISCHOFF. in march, we locked ourselves up in a studio in Australia and, with the help of producer/engineer John Congleton (who’s worked with a zillion amazing people including St. Vincent, Modest Mouse, and Xiu Xiu), we made what I believe is my best fucking album to date. …
- Report: How Amanda Palmer Is Kickstarting The Post-Music Industry (2012-May-02) [Ology]
- Amanda Palmer Raises $368,000 in Two Days, Sets Records on Kickstarter (2012-May-02) [Billboard]
* Something different this week via io9, 100 Albums Every Science Fiction and Fantasy Fan Should Listen To.
- 100 Albums Every Science Fiction and Fantasy Fan Should Listen To: 71-100 (2012-Apr-24)
- 100 Albums Every Science Fiction and Fantasy Fan Should Listen To: 51-70 (2012-Apr-25)
- 100 Albums Every Science Fiction and Fantasy Fan Should Listen To: 31-50 (2012-Apr-26)
- 100 Albums Every Science Fiction and Fantasy Fan Should Listen To: 11-30 (2012-Apr-27)
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For some reason I’d convinced myself that the Buffalo Bills remix of ‘Kokomo’ was going to be the worst and most forced fan anthem of the year, but I severely underestimated the ability of Texas baseball fans to sit in their garage and sing into a beer bottle without any music, rhythm or reason. It’s not like Train’s “Hey Soul Sister” is a great song by any stretch of the imagination, but this lady’s hypnotically depressing version makes the original sound like the f**king Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major. I looked in the YouTube description for some sort of context, or maybe a clue that this was all a big joke.
Mr Fister…. Bhhaahhhhahahhh
The best part is either the way they leave in some parts of the original (“radio, stereo”) despite it not vibing with the rest of the lyrics so they’ll have something to rhyme, or the way the song kinda devolves into misogyny for no reason (“you throw just like a girl, y’know”). I bet Mr. Fister is pretty happy he doesn’t sing like a girl, at least.
Be sure to watch this video now and save it somewhere, because when these people wake up at 3 PM this afternoon they’re going to remember that beer and laptops don’t mix, and take it down.
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The English translation of this declaration
6 October, 1915
The Russian original of this declaration is also available.
WE, NICHOLAS THE SECOND,
Emperor and Autocrat
Of All the Russias,
Tsar of Poland, Grand Duke of Finland,
Declare to all Our loyal subjects:
Impossible as it seemed, but treacherously preparing
from the very beginning of the war, Bulgaria has betrayed
the Slav cause: The Bulgarian army has attacked Our faithful
ally Serbia, [which is already] bleeding profusely in a
struggle with a strong enemy.
Russia and Our allied Great Powers tried to warn
Ferdinand of Coburg against this fatal step. The
fullfillment of an age-old aspiration of the Bulgar people -
union with Macedonia - has [already] been guaranteed to
Bulgaria by a means more in accord with the interests of the
But appeals by the Germans to secret ambitions and
fratricidal emnity against the Serbs prevailed.
Bulgaria, whose [Orthodox] faith is the same as Ours,
who so recently has been liberated from Turkish slavery by
the brotherly love and the blood of the Russian people,
openly took the side of the enemies of the Christian faith,
the Slav world and of Russia.
The Russian people react with bitterness to the
treachery of a Bulgaria which was so close to them until
recently, and draw their swords against her with heavy
hearts, leaving the fate of these traitors to the Slav world
to God's just retribution.
Given at the Tsar's Headquarters the 5th day of
October, in the year from the Nativity of Christ the
1,915th, and of Our reign the twenty-first.
On the true authority of His Imperial Majesty,
Published in Petrograd at the Senate (Seal), October 6, 1915
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Before the Dawn of Tom
BY Christopher Harrity
July 09 2011 4:00 AM ET
Tom of Finland’s first submissions to the underground gay magazine Physique Pictorial came in 1956. By the second half of the 20th century, censorship laws had relaxed and allowed artists like Tom greater freedom in depicting the nude male in art. But the first half of the century demanded that artists play it more subtly and coded. Often they destroyed their work of a more gay or erotic nature, or kept it under lock and key.
Here we look at the paintings from six of these artists through 21st-century eyes, and it’s hard to fathom not seeing the gay subtext in their work. One seems to even flaunt the male erotic figure in the most mainstream of all venues — The Saturday Evening Post.
And yet all these six artists were respected and collected, commercially viable producers for the pre-Kinsey crowd.
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I’ve long been a fan of Canadian cosmetics brand CoverFX, for many reasons.
First of all, their products are incredible – highly effective, and made in an ever-widening variety for women all shades of beautiful. Secondly, the story behind the creation of the brand is so inspiring. And third, I’ve been lucky enough to meet the founders, to hear their stories, and to know the people who work for the brand and care so passionately about it, and I can honestly say they are all amazing. Great people who make a great product. So when they asked me to come with them to New York, to learn about the new formulations of CoverFX and to attend their fabulous re-launch party for their reformulated foundations and concealers, I said YES without giving it a second thought. I was so excited to see the new offerings from one of my favorite foundation brands.
The event was held at the beautiful Hotel Giraffe – there’s a gorgeous event space on the top floor, the perfect venue for a swanky beauty soiree. We had a ball!
Before I get into the party – behold, the product!
Cover FX has changed their shade series – so now there’s a wider, more specific and helpful range from which you can find your ideal match. The P series is pink. The N series is neutral. The G series is golden. I assumed I’d be in the G range, but no! My ideal Cover FX shade is now N90.
And fret not, bellas – you can go to any Sephora and get matched. The new Cover FX shades are more precisely matched, they blend in smoother and easier, and when applied, they basically just look like your skin. But flawless. It’s everything I was looking for. AND it comes in great range for darker skin tones. (Danielle of Style and Beauty Doctor breaks that all the way down here).
I learned a lot about the new products from Cover FX executives, like Chief Innovation Officer Vic Casale (who totally looks like Bruce Banner circa The Avengers, please tell me if I’m wrong).
I’ll tell you more about the foundation and my love of it soon. Right now let’s get back into this PARTY!
Koren Zander AKA Enkore Makeup is so much fun! He’s one of my favorite makeup artists to watch, AND an awesome person to hang out with. Always love seeing him!
Gorgeous ladies!! From left to right that’s Jessica Andrews of The Glamazons, Danielle Grey of Style and Beauty Doctor, Felicia Walker-Benson of This That Beauty and Christene Carr, This That Beauty contributor!
There we are with Yoli of Yoli’s Green Living – absolutely adore her!
That’s the gorgeous and brilliant Melissa Shum, one of the best in the social media/PR game. She’s amazing!
Twas quite the fabulous New York evening. Stay tuned for even more of a breakdown about Cover FX’s new products – for now I’d recommend you go to Sephora and check them out in person if you’re looking for a new match for your skin tone. I’m thinking you’ll be very pleasantly surprised. | <urn:uuid:a3c12961-2297-4b9d-b394-7dd5a298e43c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.afrobella.com/2012/11/09/loving-the-new-improved-cover-fx/ | 2013-05-24T08:49:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942971 | 697 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Item: 2 lb bags of 2012 crop Elliot Pecans
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
The Carb Controversy
I've been doing some research today on low-carb diets and the information that is out there is very conflicting. Low carb is bad, low carb is good, but what is the truth? I think it's somewhere in the middle. But here's the question that's sticking (pardon the pun) in my mind... are the problems associated with high carb diets a result of glutenous carbs or all grain based carbs in general? I've read so many success stories, some of them eliminate grains altogether, some only gluten, some eliminate sugars also, and some cut out casein too as it's very close to the gluten protein. So what works the best? What's the healthiest? What are the long term affects? It's so confusing and frustrating and difficult to figure out. I also was reading an article this morning about milk and the mal affects of pasteurization and the increase in raw milk consumption. It's overwhelming all these new studies. If I was a "normal" healthy person, I wouldn't care. I'd say "life's too short! eat what you want!" but I am not a normal healthy person. I am in search of the ultimate healing diet. The one that will allow me to get off these meds and live and achieve the most normal healthy lifestyle I possibly can. So what's a sick girl to do?! | <urn:uuid:fdf81c89-ace5-4981-b125-c6185e83b110> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.alifeofsugarandspice.com/2008/07/carb-controversy.html?showComment=1216927080000 | 2013-05-24T08:44:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970561 | 289 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
It seems that sneak peeks of the next Nexus device - and its firmware - have really been picking up steam in recent days. Just after we were treated to video of Ice Cream Sandwich running on a Nexus S, the folks at MyDroidWorld have released the so-called Nexus Prime's boot animation to the public, and it looks, well, awesome. I've taken the liberty of putting together a clip of the boot animation by itself for your viewing pleasure:
If you need a refresher on how to install a custom boot animation, check out our guide on the subject. There is still no word on when we'll hear more about Ice Cream Sandwich or the latest Nexus phone from Samsung and Google, but if you want something gorgeous that may hold you - and your phone - over for a little while longer, grab the download below and enjoy! | <urn:uuid:fc75a30a-5246-44b7-b823-0cdd7a106430> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/10/09/download-treat-your-phone-to-some-nexus-goodness-with-the-magnificent-nexus-primegalaxy-nexus-boot-animation/comment-page-1/ | 2013-05-24T08:37:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940093 | 172 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Jack Links 16-oz. Pounder kits are packed with tender slices of lean, 100% beef that’s lightly seasoned with a delicate blend of spices and smoked over genuine mesquite. 97% fat-free, low in calories and carbs with zero grams of trans fats and high in protein. It’s a great snack choice while hunting, hiking or at home. Available: Teriyaki, Sweet and Hot, Original Jerky and Sampler Pack (includes one of each). | <urn:uuid:273d5a4e-f805-4477-984a-42bc07a63971> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.cabelas.com/product/Home-Cabin/Food-Processing/Jerky-Making%7C/pc/104798880/c/104723280/sc/104407380/Jack-Links-3-Pack-16-Oz-Pounder-Jerky-Kits/1342782.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fhome-cabin-food-processing-jerky-making%2F_%2FN-1101297%2FNe-10005238 | 2013-05-24T09:05:47Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.891443 | 100 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
8,000 job offers in CLA's first career expo of 2013
By Ann Yu, The China PostTAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) yesterday kicked off their first career fair after the Chinese New Year, offering roughly 8,000 job positions.
February 24, 2013, 12:03 am TWN
According to CLA Deputy Minister Hau Feng-ming (郝鳳鳴), Taiwan's economy is improving this year — a sign of more future job offers. He added that the CLA is set to launch nine more career fairs in 2013 and encouraged recent graduates to take advantage of the situation, in which an estimated 50,000 jobs will be on the market.
Employers at the job expo remarked that participants were mostly recent graduates or younger employees seeking a new career path.
Manager Fan Rei-yu (范瑞玉) of Scienctech Corporation (辛耘企業) said that many of the participants, who were mostly part of the younger demographic, had vague ideas about what they were looking for in a career. This showed there is a gap between what our schools are teaching and the skills that are actually needed in the working environment, Fan said.
The career fair consisted of 106 companies from the science and technology sector, the service sector and the traditional industry. Science and technology enterprises, such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), comprised 74.9 percent of the firms in attendance, with a total offer of 5829 job positions. Meanwhile service sector companies occupied an 18.6-percent share, with 1458 jobs on offer.
The United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), mostly seeking technical personnel, offered around 1,000 job positions. Employers said that this year many science parks, such as the Hsinchu Science Park and Tainan Science Park, lacked skilled technical talent.
Along with the science and technology sector, state-owned enterprises began opening more job positions due to the climbing rate of retirement in 2013, according to Economic Ministry officials.
State-owned enterprises — Taipower, CPC, Taiwan Water and Taiwan Sugar— are looking to fill 2,000 positions this year, a record high. | <urn:uuid:976af37f-5bd9-4041-8986-2697b3810219> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2013/02/24/371180/8000-job.htm | 2013-05-24T09:05:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958958 | 465 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Byerly Wakeboards Assault Wakeboard 2010: The Byerly Assault Wakeboard features never before used Glass Rope Edge technology. A full .25 in. fiberglass edge in every board means a torsionaly stronger lay up that will spring back to it original rocker line faster than anything on the market. This new reinforced construction also allows the 2010 Byerly Assault Wakeboard to be the thinnest board Byerly has produced to date. What does a thinner board mean? Easy, lighter overall weight and better flex characteristics. All these features compliment the Assaults blended three-stage rocker for that traditional Byerly board pop, and the longer ABS molded-in fins make for a strong edge hold into the wake.
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Rookie mistake: Too much treadmill training
What the pros know: No matter how crazy your work schedule or how nasty the weather, try not to log all your miles at the gym. "Running outside is more challenging because you have to propel yourself forward. Plus, it's a good idea to mentally and physically prepare yourself for a race," says Jenny Hadfield, a running coach in Chicago and coauthor of Running for Mortals. Signing up for your first 5K? Find out if the course is hilly or flat, winding or straight, and do at least a workout or two on this type of terrain each week. If possible, run the actual course.
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It wasn’t until well after the show began that I realized how right it felt: an after-hours new-music show. With a bar. Why hasn’t this format taken off? Why does the new music community (and the classical community, more broadly) stick to 8pm start times, with the occasional matinee thrown in? And, of course, the dreaded 7:30 start time, which exists solely for the purpose of making all your friends a half-hour late because every reasonable human being knows that Concerts Start at Eight.
The official start time for Innovocal Thursday night at the 92Y Tribeca, part of the SONiC Afterhours festival-within-a-festival, was 11pm, but the show took its time as the audience got their drinks from the bar and chatted each other up on their leisurely walk to the tables. Most of the audience appeared to be people associated with SONiC, or their friends, but rather than feeling like an insiders’ club, there was a genuinely warm social buzz in the room. It really did have the feel of a genuine after-hours show, the kind where band members shed all the main-stage formalities and just play a stripped down, relaxed set for their friends. | <urn:uuid:bc954164-fa26-45ef-9e4b-eda1c5c4af15> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.icareifyoulisten.com/tag/christiana-little/ | 2013-05-24T08:56:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969634 | 265 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Windmill Generator - why won't a small brush-less motor work as a windmill generator?
It's too bad - many small brush-less motors are so nice. No brushes, ball bearings, and low cost. I would have thought that forcing a brush-less motor to spin would have generated power.
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I'm going to be away on vacation for several weeks this summer, and I've been reading stories about new scams to steal travelers' personal information. How can I protect against identity theft while I'm away? -- M.S., San Diego
Start by letting your credit card company know when you'll be traveling (especially if you're leaving the country). Financial institutions' fraud departments are becoming more vigilant about unusual activity on credit cards. But if you get a phone call or an e-mail about suspicious activity on your card, don't immediately give out your information and don't call the number on the message -- that's a common ploy by identity thieves to capture personal information. Instead, dial the customer-service number on the back of your credit card.
Suspend your mail delivery until you return. Your mail can be a treasure trove for criminals -- items containing your credit card numbers and personal information could lead to identity theft. And don't announce the dates of your vacation on Facebook. That's like issuing an open invitation to crooks.
Go through your wallet and take out unneeded credit cards and personal information before you leave. Make copies of important documents, such as your passport, driver's license and health insurance card so that you'll have access to the information if your wallet is stolen.
And be wary of generic ATMs. Banks have been reporting an increase in ATM "skimming," which happens when thieves install a card reader in an ATM to capture your account information and PIN. Stick with ATMs at bank branches to be safe.
Differing credit scores
I have a VantageScore credit score in the 800s, but my FICO credit score is only 722. Why are the scores different? -- A.C., Nashville
There are several credit scores, and each has a slightly different way of compiling its ratings. The most popular, the FICO score, has a range of 300 to 850. The VantageScore -- a newer rating created by the three credit bureaus that some lenders (mainly auto dealers) may use instead of the FICO score -- has a range of 501 to 990 and a letter grade. In both cases, the higher the score, the better.
But rather than fixate on the different scores, see how they stack up against other borrowers. That's what influences lenders' decisions about whether to extend credit to you and at what rate. For example, a VantageScore in the 800s is equal to a B, and a FICO score of 722 is very good, too (but you generally need a FICO score of 740 or higher to get the best mortgage rates).
The key factor in determining both scores is your payment history -- paying your bills on time -- followed by the amount of available credit that you've used (called your "credit utilization ratio"). Try to keep your credit card balances to less than 20% of your available credit -- even if you pay off your bill in full each month. Paying down your credit card balances is one of the fastest ways to improve your credit score. You can get a free credit report from each of the three bureaus every 12 months.
Create an emergency kit
After seeing all of the devastation in Japan following the earthquake and tsunami, I've been wondering how I should prepare for a disaster. Do you have any suggestions? -- T.S., Tampa
With hurricane season just around the corner, this is a perfect time to think about emergency preparedness. Although Gulf Coast residents are most at risk, other natural and manmade disasters can strike anytime, anywhere. Here are four steps to putting an emergency plan in place.
1. Create a grab-and-go file. Store some cash along with your insurance policies, tax records and key contact information in a portable file in case you need to leave at a moment's notice. Create a contact list and appoint an out-of-town relative to be the point person if you're unable to make calls yourself (phone service can be knocked out over a wide area during a disaster).
2. Build an emergency fund. Keep three to six months of living expenses in a liquid account so that you'll have money to pay extra expenses during an evacuation. Keep receipts for your lodging, food and other living expenses while you're away from home so that you can seek reimbursement from your insurer. And keep some cash on hand -- you could have a tough time finding a working ATM.
3. Create a home inventory. Expedite payment of insurance claims by taking photos or a video of your belongings now so that you can compare the "before" and "after" pictures. Keep one copy in your portable emergency box and another copy far away from home -- mail a photo disk to a relative in another city, for example, or store it online.
4. Review your insurance coverage. Go to www.accucoverage.com to calculate how much insurance you should have to cover the cost of rebuilding your home (the service costs $7.95). Market values have decreased for many homes, but rebuilding costs have not. And consider getting extra coverage for risks that aren't covered by a standard homeowners insurance policy, such as flooding. But don't wait until a hurricane is imminent: There's a 30-day waiting period before flood coverage takes effect. See www.floodsmart.gov for details.
Insuring recent grads
My daughter is about to graduate from college and doesn't have a job. What should I do about her health insurance? -- P.N., Houston
You can rest easy. Because of last year's health-reform law, adult children no longer lose their coverage when they graduate; instead, they can remain on their parents' health insurance policies until age 26. If you already have family coverage on other, younger children, then you may not need to pay extra to keep your new grad on the policy. But if you could otherwise scale back your policy to coverage for a couple or just yourself, compare the cost of keeping your child on your plan to the price of buying her own policy -- in most states, a healthy twentysomething can get coverage for less than $100 per month. Buying a separate policy may also be a good choice if your kid moves to a city with few in-network providers or hospitals that participate in your health plan. You can get price quotes at eHealthInsurance.com.
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Lancashire Council of Mosques (LCM) was established in 1989 as an umbrella organisation representing Mosques and religious teaching institutions in Lancashire.
The initial establishment was fuelled by a desire to provide a united and uniform platform to promote the needs and aspirations of the county’s Muslim community.
LCM is founded on the principles of serving the communities of Lancashire. Through the support of its affiliated Mosque organisations and its partners, LCM has endeavoured to place the individual and collective needs of the Muslim community firmly on the agenda of all service providers within the catchment area.
The scope of LCM activities covers the varied areas of education and employment, health, crime and antisocial behaviour, media, quality assurance, young people and families.
Through our work we seek to promote an awareness of Islam amongst all communities, and fostering understanding, better community relations and community cohesion. There is an appreciation that the issues of common concern within the community have to be tackled in a partnership community approach.
LCM believes it has made outstanding progress in the achievement of its broad objectives and will continue to pursue the challenges of the future.
Muslims of Lancashire Condemn Killing of UK Soldier in Woolwich
LCM Writes to the Dept. for Education
LCM Reiterates Complete Boycott of School Meals in LCC Schools
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Beterschap! Of ben je om een andere reden 'niets-uit-de-vingers-krijgerig'?De treinbaan ziet er super uit - was ik nog maar klein (of zoveel meer zen dat ik me ook uren in zoiets kan verliezen!)
My 2 year old would flip for this - we have a train table that he plays with for hours every single day.Featuring you over at MPMK today, check it out:http://www.modernparentsmessykids.com/2011/02/more-retro-toy-love-sock-riding-horses.html
i found your blog via OPT and I totally fell in love with it! <3
Just stopping by to say hi. Hope you are not sick, but instead thinking about/ working on one of your wonderful projects.
I've just discovered you (thru' www.kireei.com)ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!!! I like everything: toys (I have also a picture from IKEA trains in my blog), decoration, pictures, DIY.Congratulations from SPAIN!!!
I hope you are feeling better by now.Building with train tracks is the favorite play of my husband with our daughters and that is something I'm really lousy at.
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FREE CALCULATOR - because putting on socks used to mean that I couldn't count to 20 anymore
GREY SWAGGER -
HEY HEYKID -
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HOLY COW - socks and sandals, really?
I THINK RON WAS DRUNK - when he painted this Actually I'm pretty sure of it
PUPPET SHOW - His debut wasn't a total success. The Pakistani judge didn't like the lesbian scene.
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I already reviewed the new Milani Baked Blushes for you, if you missed it please do click on over to read it.
This is just a brief post showing you another gorgeous shade from the collection.
Jump ahead for a peek at the Milani Baked Blush in Red Vino.
Imagine a world where fall out from your shimmery, glittery shades of shadow didn’t exist. Wait, I’m closing my eyes now, I’m picturing it….um nope, can’t imagine dat!
I have so much sparkle crack for my eyes it’s surreal. I love me some shimmer. However, I do hate the fall out drama that occurs with the application of such products. Cheeks, face, no place is safe from sparkly shadow during application and it pretty much falls anywhere and any place it damn well pleases.
Too Face Shadow Insurance Glitter Glue Glitter Bonding Eye Shadow Primer promises to seal glitter on my lids and hey maybe it’ll take up sword and do battle with the fall out these shades create.
I’m a finger girl. I apply my foundation with my fingers, occasionally I apply eyeshadow with fingers, and of course, I apply concealer with my fingers. Dab it on, smooth it out, and done. I really like the E.L.F. Studio Concealer Brush, actually I swear by it, but prior to discovering it I used alot of various concealer brushes from many high end brands but never really got the results I get when I simply use my fingers (my free fingers mind you, not my over $30 beauty tool ha).
Recently, I saw the Sephora Professionnel Platinum Concealer Airbrush #57 for $24 and thought to myself how I seriously didn’t need it. What was the point when I was so very happy with my three buck E.L.F. brush and my trusty dab and pat motion with my free fingertips?
But I decided to try it anyway and I’m here to say you NEED it.
The Tokidoki for Sephora Collection has four brand new Gelato Lip Balm Stains available. I assume these are replacing Fantastico Lip Stain which are on sale now for $10 bucks each, aw man, I liked those.
Let’s have a lookiee at these new little guys!
I’m not a fond fan of the Sephora Makeup Collection in all honesty but occasionally something pops up that stops me in my tracks and so is the case with the new Sephora Ultra Shine Lipgloss.
Part of the appeal here was the $14 price tag since, on occasion, Sephora pricing is surprisingly high. I was impressed with the larger size and $14 buck price tag.
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Pablo Neruda (12 July 1904 – 23 September 1973 / Parral / Chile)
You've asked me what the lobster is weaving there with
his golden feet?
I reply, the ocean knows this.
You say, what is the ascidia waiting for in its transparent
bell? What is it waiting for?
I tell you it is waiting for time, like you.
You ask me whom the Macrocystis alga hugs in its arms?
Study, study it, at a certain hour, in a certain sea I know.
You question me about the wicked tusk of the narwhal,
and I reply by describing
how the sea unicorn with the harpoon in it dies.
You enquire about the kingfisher's feathers,
which tremble in the pure springs of the southern tides?
Or you've found in the cards a new question touching on
the crystal architecture
of the sea anemone, and you'll deal that to me now?
You want to understand the electric nature of the ocean
The armored stalactite that breaks as it walks?
The hook of the angler fish, the music stretched out
in the deep places like a thread in the water?
I want to tell you the ocean knows this, that life in its
is endless as the sand, impossible to count, pure,
and among the blood-colored grapes time has made the
hard and shiny, made the jellyfish full of light
and untied its knot, letting its musical threads fall
from a horn of plenty made of infinite mother-of-pearl.
I am nothing but the empty net which has gone on ahead
of human eyes, dead in those darknesses,
of fingers accustomed to the triangle, longitudes
on the timid globe of an orange.
I walked around as you do, investigating
the endless star,
and in my net, during the night, I woke up naked,
the only thing caught, a fish trapped inside the wind.
Translated by Robert Bly
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Letter CCXLV. 3081
To Theophilus the Bishop. 3082
It is some time since I received your letter, but I waited to be able to reply by some fit person; that so the bearer of my answer might supply whatever might be wanting in it. Now there has arrived our much beloved and very reverend brother Strategius, and I have judged it well to make use of his services, both as knowing my mind and able to convey 3083 news of me with due propriety and reverence. Know, therefore, my beloved and honoured friend, that I highly value my affection for you, and am not conscious so far as the disposition of my heart goes, of having at any time failed in it, although I have had many serious causes of reasonable complaint. But I have decided to weigh the good against the bad, as in a balance, and to add my own mind where the better inclines. Now changes have been made by those who should least of all have allowed anything of the kind. Pardon me, therefore, for I have not changed my mind, if I have shifted any side, or rather I should say, I shall still be on the same side, but there are others who are continually changing it, and are now openly deserting to the foe. You yourself know what a value I put on their communion, so long as they were of the sound party. If now I refuse to follow these, and shun all who think with them, I ought fairly to be forgiven. I put truth and my own salvation before everything.
Placed in 376.289:3082
i.e.of Castabala, who had accompanied Eustathius to Rome, and was closely associated with him. cf. p. 198.289:3083
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I did not take the time to go see this in the theater when it first came out because I thought it was going to be a stupid movie. I was pleasantly surprised. It did fit the typical romantic comedy but kept you laughing throughout the whole movie. Dane Cook's character at first would have appeared to be the type of guy that only thinks with one part of his body. He sleeps with so many different women as a way of performing a good deed for them. Each time a woman slept with him they would meet their soul-mate. He was helping women find their mates by sleeping with them. Jessica Alba's character was hilarious. She was the biggest clutz ever. I thought Dane Cook and Jessica Alba had a lot of chemistry together. All in all, I would give this movie two thumbs up. | <urn:uuid:009007bc-a819-4459-a362-8391652fd644> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sidereel.com/posts/123179-review-this-movie-surprised-me | 2013-05-24T08:30:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.995538 | 165 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
When we reviewed Flight Control, which sat in the top ten of the App Store for months, we found it to be a simple, winning concept. Harbor Master takes this blockbuster formula and makes great improvements to it with new mechanics such as cannons, cargo, and leading boats both in and out of ports.
As the title suggests, the game has you playing the role of a harbor master at various ports. Your primary goal is to make sure cargo and ships get in and out safely. The core mechanic of the game is the same as Flight Control. You simply draw a line from a boat to where you want it to go.
The major difference with this game, however, is the cargo system. Once your boat lands in the port, it will immediately begin to unload what it is carrying. Once it’s done, you must send it back out to sea. If two boats crash along the way, your shift ends. Larger boats (there are three different sizes) carry more cargo and move slower, so strict management is the key to running your port smoothly.
Any port in a storm.
At the moment there are four ports to play, although the developer promises a new one every two weeks. Two of the existing levels stay true to the ‘normal’ formula, but others add an increased challenge. For example, Sturgeon Creek has you sending differently colored cargo to specific docks, while Cannon Beach arms you with a cannon to destroy oncoming pirate ships. There are also whirlpools in Cyclone Island, which turn your boat around and force you to create their path again. These features enhance the gameplay by leaps and bound over similar games.
Harbor Master also includes the mandatory online leaderboards, where it keeps track of the total number of shifts worked and cargo received by all players across every level, as well as individual high scores. Every player has a personal profile that others can check to see how they rank across all the ports.
One feature that is absent in this game, however, is multiplayer. In Flight Control, players can connect via Bluetooth in order to work together to finish levels. This is something that would round out the package in Harbor Master even further, and we hope the developer adds multiplayer in an update.
If you were a fan of Flight Control and want a game that takes the concept to the next level, Harbor Master is just for you. We suggest sailing over to the App Store to pick this one up now. | <urn:uuid:01a01c1e-bb13-4ed4-bf49-2a3d59284e36> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.slidetoplay.com/review/harbor-master-review/ | 2013-05-24T08:56:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971517 | 503 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Delicatus (Pioneer Square)
103 First Ave S
Seattle, WA 98104
Considering the rough-hewn wooden walls and reclaimed artisan-chic flair, it looks like Quinn's wandered down from Capitol Hill, had drunken sex with Jimmy John's on First Avenue, then spawned Delicatus before staggering home. Decor aside, with neighbors like Salumi and Tat's, you've got to make a compelling case for your sandwich-making existence, and Delicatus succeeds pretty damn admirably. One half of the menu is the Traditionalists: straightforward (if cutesily named) sandwiches like the Olivitto (meaty, un-outstanding), the East Coast Representin' (pastrami to you and me), and the B.L.F-ingT. The other half is the more adventurous Progressives, like the Fists of Fury—glistening, almost-liquid pulled pork topped with cilantro, cucumber, wasabi aioli, and, brilliantly, a very small amount of tobiko caviar. It's an innovation to be applauded, except that your hands are busy shoving it into your mouth.
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Linux Won the Desktop Wars a Long Time Ago
Linux has won the desktop wars and Tux now represents the dominant desktop operating system. We’ve been in this position for a while now. The reason many of us haven’t recognized it is because this win doesn’t look anything like we thought it would. When wishes come true, they’re rarely what we envisioned.
To make my point, I’ll take us back to 2006.
Just like now, in 2006 the FOSS press was busy at work asking, “Will this be the year for Linux on the desktop?” Let’s start by looking at what we meant by “desktop” in those days, because what we really meant was the personal computer. | <urn:uuid:05668027-63c1-4edc-9256-0430f34e5b28> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/59614 | 2013-05-24T08:30:43Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953806 | 160 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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POSTED RESPONSE TO AN EDITORIAL IN TORONTO'S GLOBE AND MAIL
Netanyahu is one of the world's more dangerous leaders.
He has no grasp on reality and panders to dark fears.
The US blew Iraq into a wasteland for Israel's benefit. Yet politicians like Netanyahu insist on doing that to Iran too.
Iran has attacked no one in its entire modern era.
Israel, by contrast, has attacked every neighbor it has, some more than once.
Its brutal savagery in Gaza is only not condemned more widely because the press tends to be intimidated by the false accusation of "anti-Semitism."
The best intelligence tells us clearly Iran is not working towards a weapon, but even if it is, so what?
Europe managed a long peace under MAD.
A monopoly on nuclear weapons is the most dangerous possible situation for this technology.
Many believed the US was close to using them in Afghanistan. That fear brought Britain into the pointless crusade.
Israel has a monopoly in the Middle East, and we can see the results. No willingness whatever to pursue genuine peace and no willingness to stop its long-term abuse of millions of Palestinians.
Netanyahu stands only for the forces of darkness. Peace is a word in his mouth which means only "do it my way." | <urn:uuid:494dcfe8-8b4b-4bb2-aa64-cbf36249dec4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://chuckman.blog.ca/2009/05/25/netanyahu-s-violent-nonsense-about-the-road-to-middle-east-peace-being-through-tehran-6175519/ | 2013-06-18T22:44:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940527 | 272 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
I have been fortunate to have a great week and wish the best of luck to the unemployed.
I have a pending job offer to work for a trucking company. The salary is 44K and they offer insurance and benefits. They send me the offer and I accepted, now we are only waiting on a background check and drug test for a start date.
I also had an interview working in a union office. I didn't think much of this because I already had a job offer, I just wanted to see what they had to say. I really liked the managers there. The starting salary is going to be at least 36K, but I would be a union employee with the benefits. The salary would go up 2.5% yearly and there is the job stability. The manager really liked me and said he will try to speed things up to get me on board because I explained to him that I have a pending job offer. He was looking for a data entry clerk, but also wants someone to act as a manager.
These are the pro's of each:
Trucking company: Higher starting salary
Union office: Closer to home, seems stable, holidays are paid with bonuses, salary progresses up every year.
Trucking company: Schedule is not always consistent. Not a union member.
Union office: Do not have an offer yet, only the manager's word that he liked me and wants to push for me despite having other interviews today.
Any advice would be appreciated. I am leaning towards the union position, I just don't know how long I should stall on the previous job offer. I don't want to end up losing both.
Quoting Poor Richard,
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
One "minor" problem with a going for a union job. If you're not in the union now, and a union member goes for the job tomorrow, you're out. (been there.)
It is easier to get a job while having one. Take the job you have. If this union guy is keen on you, he can offer the that job later and you can always quit your trucking job later AFTER the union gives you an offer.
Beyond that I'd look at mobility. If this were a case of two job offers I'd pick the one that gave the best chance for upward mobility. | <urn:uuid:76441335-b8bc-4b84-865f-de1a884672ac> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://community.artofmanliness.com/forum/topics/two-possible-jobs-to-choose-from-advice-needed | 2013-06-18T22:31:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.988595 | 486 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
|Title:||George B. H. Stallings, Jr., Papers|
|Creator:||George B. H. Stallings, Jr.|
|Repository:||ECU Manuscript Collection|
|Abstract:||Papers (1924-1959) of U.S. Navy officer, USNA class of 1927, including correspondence, photographs, clippings, newsletters, and a family history.|
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October 21, 1996 (unprocessed), 79 items, 1 volume; Papers (1924-1959) of U.S. Navy officer, USNA Class of 1927, including correspondence, photographs, clippings, newsletters, and a family history. Donor: Miss Nell Stallings.
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
George B. H. Stallings, Jr., Papers (#735), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
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(HealthDay News) — Among older men, having a high testosterone level is associated with a raised risk of heart disease or a heart attack, new research suggests.
The finding, from a new U.S. National Institutes of Health-funded study, concerns men over the age of 65 and is based on a tracking of hormone levels and heart disease among nearly 700 community-dwelling men.
Study author Dr. Kristen Sueoka, a resident physician at the University of California, San Francisco, is scheduled to present the finding Sunday at the Endocrine Society’s Annual Meeting and Expo, held in San Diego.
“The study finding contradicts smaller studies that have shown that testosterone levels are not associated with higher rates of cardiovascular disease,” Sueoka said in a news release from the Endocrine Society.
“Many in the general public are using testosterone supplements for various medical problems, including low sex drive and mood disorders, which are not life-threatening. These men may unknowingly be placing themselves at higher risk for cardiovascular disease,” she added.
None of the study participants were on any testosterone replacement therapy at the time of the study. Over an average of four years of follow-up, the study authors found that 100 of the men (14 percent) experienced either a heart attack, unstable angina (considered a pre-heart attack warning sign), and/or angioplasty or bypass surgery to clear clogged arteries.
The research team further noted that men at the highest end of the testosterone spectrum had more than twice the risk for coronary disease than men with the lowest testosterone levels.
“One day testosterone measurements may be used to help predict which men are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease,” Sueoka suggested. “But we need more studies to confirm that high testosterone is a risk factor for heart disease.” | <urn:uuid:5aa97aba-7ae0-43f5-8e03-bc91ed668787> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://dukeandthedoctor.com/2010/06/higher-testosterone-tied-to-heart-trouble-in-older-men/ | 2013-06-18T22:26:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937979 | 382 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Lake Washington Girls Middle School, located in Central Seattle, is a place where girls explore, experiment, discover, create, and learn about themselves and the world around them. Since 1998, LWGMS has challenged its students with high standards and helped every LWGMS girl find the tools she needs to succeed. Here, girls are empowered to think critically, develop leadership, and enjoy learning through an integrated curriculum that has proven to prepare girls for success in high school honors and college preparation courses.
Our cooperative, experiential, holistic education supports girls throughout their middle school years - academically, socially, and emotionally. We have small classes, caring teachers who work with students as they move from sixth through eighth grade, and strong parent and community involvement. | <urn:uuid:3348614f-b2ba-42ec-a0cc-784665921513> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://es.idealist.org/view/org/FfzGG8JS7gBD/ | 2013-06-18T22:44:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958092 | 181 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
The risk-free interest rate is the interest rate that can be made without taking a significant risk. As such, it can be seen as a proxy for the return on capital of doing, essentially, nothing. It is classically considered to be the return of a short-dated government bond. In this node, we will first see how risk-free this risk-free rate actually is. We will then see how the risk-free rate is important in valuation of financial products.
Although I've called this return on a government bond a "risk-free rate", it is not actually risk-free. There are three theoretical risks remaining:
A government could theoretically default
on its bonds
. Thing is, if a government issues bonds
in its own currency, it can just print
money until it can pay the bond. the holder of the bond
is still screwed, but so is everyone else holding assets
denominated in that currency. As such, the risk of default
for a government
is no "additional" risk, apart from the currency risk. Note that it is not clear that this is true for countries in the Eurozone
, as here, the currency is shared by several countries, neither of which has total control over it.
When buying these bonds
, you might not be able to sell
them because there is no buyer
. This is also a bit unlikely: short-dated government bonds are very liquid, certainly for first-world issuers. Secondly, the bond is short-dated, often 3 months: you'll get your money back anyway in 3 months, which is pretty short.
Imagine you bought a bond for 4%, to mature in 3 months. You will get 101 dollar for every 100 dollar you put in. Now, imagine the government raises the interest rate to 5%. Someone buying this new bond will then make 25 cents more. This will depress the value of your bond by about 25 cents, as it is silly to get 101 when you can get 101.25. Note that this computation is a bit simplified, and for longer-dated bonds, durations and compounding have to be included to get an accurate answer.
The thing is, interest rates normally don't swing by this much. A .5% change in 3 months would already be a lot, and this means you lose about a dime on the bond - not spectacular compared to the $1 interest. Secondly, if this truly bothers you, you could pick 4-week bonds as well.
Use of the risk-free rate
In mathematical finance, the risk-free rate is the equivalent of stuffing cash under the mattress. Cash you get in the future is to be discounted with this risk-free rate (often the risk-free rate appropriate for that duration). Cash you need to pay in the future accrues interest with this interest rate.
Secondly, it is a yardstick for how well an investment is doing. Having a return of 10 % is not impressive if the risk-free rate is 11 %. In principle, the risk-free rate needs to be subtracted from all returns before they are compared. This is, incidentally, also (one of) the reasons why a guaranteed product can be worth less than the guaranteed value: if this value is only paid out in the future, the risk-free interest rate is forfeited, and it is essentially a zero-coupon bond.
Another use for the risk-free rate is to see how it compares to your savings account. If a bank pays a lot less than this, you should probably find a different savings account.
Negative risk-free rates
Conventional wisdom holds that the risk-free rate is always positive. After all, if you lend money, you want at least your principal
back. However, during the height of the financial crisis in 2008, this was no longer true: the effective risk-free rate on the American dollar became slightly negative. Now, you might think it is possible to just take your money, stuff it in an old mattress, and have a better deal. This is in principle true, and as such, there are limits to how far negative a rate can be: if it gets too low, someone will just sell
, withdraw the cash and put it in a warehouse. Because there are practical issues with this - you need a warehouse, and some way to guard
it - this arbitrage
only becomes interesting at a significantly negative interest rate.
The risk-free rate is a yardstick
for how cash
returns. It is normally taken to be the return on short-dated government bonds, which is probably the closest proxy. An investment should be compared to the risk-free interest rate to assess how much it returns. | <urn:uuid:014a72f0-ba86-475c-b0b8-58f3aade7a50> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://everything2.com/title/risk-free+rate | 2013-06-18T22:40:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955414 | 974 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
View Full Version : Character: lowpoly Man
04-15-2004, 05:37 PM
Hi! That's my first try to make a full man's figure. I tried to use poopinmymouthe's tutorial, but it is kinda not detailed enough to understand techniques :(
I would love to hear your c+c.
04-15-2004, 10:44 PM
yeah that coming along...although the legs look pretty weird especially the lower legs. Hard to crit while its still segmented, also some different views may help to see where its going wrong
01-18-2006, 01:00 AM
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Forward Looking Back brings you the stories that were making news in the Forward’s Yiddish paper 100, 75, and 50 years ago. Check back each week for a new set of illuminating and edifying clippings from the Jewish past.
100 Years Ago
Eighteen-year-old Esther Goldberg, a pretty girl who lives at 20 Pitt Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, went out early in the morning to the grocery store to get some rolls for breakfast. Suddenly she saw her neighbor, a young tailor by the name of Harris Bloom, being attacked by a thief as he was coming home from a dance. The thief popped Bloom on the head so hard, he couldn’t see straight. Then the thief grabbed Bloom’s money and took off. Goldberg, a Cossack of a girl, gave chase. She caught up with the thief on Grand Street and punched him so hard that he fell down. With that, she jumped on top of him and pounded him with her fists until he saw stars. The robber was saved only because the police showed up.
75 Years Ago
Thieves broke into the Lower East Side synagogue at 12 Eldridge Street and stole a Torah scroll and a number of ceremonial objects, such as lamps and spice boxes. They also emptied all the charity boxes in the synagogue, which belongs to Congregation Kahal Adath Yeshurun. The synagogue’s janitor, Tony Columbo, discovered the break-in and notified the board immediately. It is not clear why the thieves took a Torah scroll, since it is extremely difficult to sell one with dubious origins, and most synagogues will not buy one from someone they don’t know. The police have not found any fingerprints on the objects that were obviously handled by the robbers; it appears that the perpetrators wore gloves.
50 Years Ago
Israel complained to the United Nations that Syria has recently broken the cease-fire agreement between the two countries and has strengthened its troops along the Israeli-Syrian border. On more than one occasion, Israeli fisherman working in the Sea of Galilee have been shot at by Syrian troops who look down upon them from the Golan Heights. Israeli officials in Jerusalem discussed the issue with local U.N. officials, asking them to appeal to the new Syrian regime to stop the provocations on the border, as they could result in military or political repercussions. In the meantime, Syrian premier Salah al-Bitar was in Cairo for a meeting with Egyptian strongman Gamal Abdel Nasser to discuss the possibility of uniting the two countries into one political entity. | <urn:uuid:b1437b04-a476-45e1-b6ea-276a8d18e17b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://forward.com/articles/172564/teenage-girl-pounds-robber/ | 2013-06-18T22:44:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973357 | 532 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
International Newsletter on Sustainable Local Development
June 1st 2013
Solidarity economy strengthens peasant agriculture and food sovereignty: a workshop at the WSF 2013, jointly organised by the Via Campesina and URGENCI with the support of RIPESS
First meeting of the Francophone Social and Solidarity Economy Network of the Americas (Haiti)
Message from the editorial team
During the WSF 2013, both Judith and Yvon were in Tunis and jointly spoke in a workshop dedicated to food sovereignty. This is a resume of the workshop. It was written by Morgane Iserte of Urgenci.
Yvon also represented the Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNET) at a meeting that took place in Haiti. It was aimed at discussing how to network Social and Solidarity Economy in the Americas. As an American minority group, initiatives of this kind are often powerful tools for improving day-to-day living conditions.
Solidarity economy strengthens peasant agriculture and food sovereignty Workshop at the WSF 2013.
Co-organised by the Via Campesina and URGENCI, with the support of RIPESS.
Speakers: Yvon Poirier, RIPESS North America and Canadian Community Economic Development Network) CCEDNET), Quebec; Josie Riffaud, Via Campesina, Confédération Paysanne, France; Judith Hitchman, URGENCI, France-Ireland; N’Diakaté Fall, Via Campesina, Conseil National de Concertation et de coopération des Ruraux (CNCR), Senegal; Jean-Michel Dupont, MIRAMAP, France.
JR: The Via Campesina is active among other things in establishing new ways to provide food. But in France, small-scale peasant agriculture only represents 4% of the active population; they therefore need support to lobby and help implement food sovereignty now!
There are two ways of defining food sovereignty: 1) it is an international right, fighting against the WTO’s policies, and aimed at protecting local peasant agriculture against unfair competition of big agribusiness and factory farming. 2) It is also a vision of local agriculture that is part of local solidarity networks, and that supports exchange with the Earth and all living things.
JH: URGENCI is an international network of local solidarity partnerships between producers and consumers that brings together Community Supported Agriculture initiatives everywhere in the world, with conscious consumers supporting local producer to jointly share the risks and benefits of peasant agriculture and support farming through fair prices for their produce; the money is paid up-front to producers.
URGENCI’s activities are at the crossroads between food sovereignty and solidarity economy. The network builds alliances with the world of peasant agriculture and the organisations that promote other parts of the local solidarity jigsaw (complementary currencies, energy, Community Land Trusts…).
NF: The Conseil National de Concertation et de Coopération des Ruraux (CNCR) brings together various Senegalese organisations that work for the protection of small-scale family farming in a country where 70% of the population are still small-scale farmers. Farming is the single biggest employer! Since 2000, CNCR has been running consultations to support the development of short food circuits and encourage both producers and consumers to eliminate the middlemen who are the main hurdle to determining fair prices. Since the 2008 food crisis, this process has accelerated. An example of this is bread, with a round table discussion that was organised with bakers and peasant farmers who mill the millet flour themselves as well as consumers. They jointly determined the price that they all found satisfactory. People living in cities are finding it increasingly difficult to source local products. Almost everything is imported, as these imported foods are subsidised, and therefore cheaper, so distribution networks for local produce is a major issue. This is being met be introducing many local neighbourhood shops, that are run by womens’ groups.
J-MD: MIRAMAP is the inter-regional movement of Associations to Maintain Peasant Agriculture in France. It includes 8000 families and 2000 producers. AMAPS were first created in 2001, and have three objectives: rebuild social relationships between rural and urban dwellers; producers and consumers; promote sustainable small-scale family farming, popular education (for example, to determine the price of the box, producers and consumers in a CSA openly discuss the farmer’s needs, what would constitute a fair price, the investments that the farmer needs to make etc.). Solidarity, transparency, proximity and the respect for nature are the core values of each CSA. AMAPs have had to cope with two problems as the model has spread: that of access to land (they work with Terre de Liens), and that of how young farmers can establish themselves (cope with the costs, training etc.). There is an incubator for agricultural activities in the Paris region called Les Champs du Possible (Fields of Possibilities). (http://www.amap-idf.org/champs-possibles-couveuse-activites-agricoles_28.php). Recurrent issues are certification, availability for all and solidarity baskets.
YP Yvon spoke about a Japanese consumers cooperative that was established in 1965 by some pioneers whose objective was to improve the quality of life, following the Minamata scandal. The objective was to provide fresh, uncontaminated food. This cooperative, called the Seikatsu Club, now includes some 350,000 members, who invest between 1-2000 USD each.
The full presentation is available at: http://www.socioeco.org/bdf/fr/corpus_document/fiche-document-1664.html).
It is based on a vision of overall social and political change. Out of the 21 consumer cooperatives in Japan, only 3 are involved in direct buying and selling. The Seikatsu Club continues to encourage short distribution circuits in Japan. Seikatsu Club buys directly all from partner producers. The challenges are important in Japan. For example, 200,000 tons of the 240 000 tons of organic produce that are consumed are imported products.
During the discussion phase of the work-shop, various themes were brought up:
- The ethics of sharing
- Traditional user’s rights
- Farm seeds and the fight against GMOs
- How to avoid deviation from or recuperation of SSE initiatives? (The example of the Biocoop was mentioned. C.f. the excellent article in French La bio. Entre business et projet de société, by Philippe Baqué (dir.) Collection Contre-feux, Agone, 2012)
- The development of canteens using short circuits (in Brazil 30% of all food served in school canteens must be sourced from SSE)
- How to ensure small mixed farms are viable
But the underlying question of the 500,000 unemployed of Tunisia was the key issue in the discussion: what is their future, if not through social and solidarity economy? It could be said that it already exists, as traditional economy is based on local relationships and products. In Tunisia, 75% of farms are family market gardens of less than 2 hectares.
What mechanisms are concrete forms of organisation such as cooperatives etc. can help it to develop most effectively? And help establish productive activities that will provide employment for young people? The role of local authorities in building SSE in a way that meets each territory’s need is crucial to meet the needs expressed by local inhabitants and to relocalise jobs and ensure local food sovereignty.
First meeting of the Francophone Social and Solidarity Economy Network of the Americas (Haiti)
The Centre de la francophonie des Amériques organized a meeting in Cap Haitien, from April 30 to May 2.
The objective of this meeting was to promote the discovery of approaches and practices of social and solidarity economy (SSE). For the Centre, solidarity and social economy draws its strength from the heart of collective sustainable development practice and contributes to building a more just and equitable world.
French is the 4th most widely spoken language in the Americas, coming respectively after Spanish, English and Portuguese. As a minority group in the Americas, it turns out that the SSE could be an indispensable tool in many communities.
In addition to representatives from Quebec and Canada, there were participants from Louisiana, Guadeloupe and Haiti.
Photo by Wesley Benjamin, May 2, 2013
The idea of setting up a network for the exchange of information on SSE in the Francophone areas of the Americas is seen by participants as very relevant.
We, from the Chantier de l’économie sociale and the Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNET), both members of RIPESS North America, were partners of the Centre in holding the meeting.
Chantier de l’économie sociale
Éthel Côté and Yvon Poirier
Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNET)
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“They were once a brave daring set of men, who defied the government of Tripoli,” he wrote, describing Warfalla support for the Ottoman pasha’s son against his father.
In 1993, Warfalla officers in the Libyan army attempted to stage a coup against Qaddafi. Several were executed. Today locals in Bani Walid voice bitterness toward fellow Libyans they say abandoned them.
When revolt erupted in February 2011, Bani Walid’s response was mixed. Faouzi joined an anti-Qaddafi protest that was assailed by regime supporters.
“I was on one side and my brother on the other,” says Faouzi. “And we threw stones.”
But days later, while visiting Tripoli, he says he saw police arresting people with bags of pills as Qaddafi accused rebels of taking drugs. He quickly joined a militia led by Qaddafi’s son, Saadi.
Outside Benghazi, he was shocked to see the column of regime forces hit by an airstrike. It was enough to convince him to quit the militia on the spot and return home.
In Bani Walid, a local rebel militia brawled with locals in May 2011, killing several before leaving town, says Meftah Jabarra, a law professor and member of a committee of elders and prominent citizens in Bani Walid.
After Qaddafi’s regime collapsed in last August, rebel militias encircled Bani Walid and NATO pummeled it with air strikes amid reports that the ousted leader's son, Saif al-Islam Qaddafi, was hiding there.
As Mr. Jabarra sees it, “NATO opened the door for the revolutionaries rather than sticking to their mandate and protecting civilians.”
At least once, he says, civilians were killed. Five members of the Jfara family died when bombs destroyed their two houses in August 2011. NATO said strikes in Bani Walid that day targeted command centers and an ammunition store.
Once again, Faouzi took up arms – this time, he says, simply to defend his home.
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President Barack Obama will speak Saturday morning at Mentor High School to begin an eight-stop campaign tour this weekend.
Doors open at 9 a.m.
The event is free and open to the public, but entry requires a ticket. Here are the places where tickets can be picked up on a first-come, first-serve basis:
- Obama for America-Ohio Mentor Field Office, 7537 Mentor Ave.
- OFA-OH Eastlake Field Office, 35560 Vine Street
- OFA-OHPainesville Field Office, 216 E. Main St.
- OFA-OH South Russell Field Office, 5192 Chillicothe Road
- OFA-OH Ashtabula Field Office, 2205 Lake Ave. | <urn:uuid:5e954bfe-995d-4b8d-a75f-e7b92560b6a4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://mentor.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/where-to-get-tickets-for-obama-s-mentor-visit | 2013-06-18T22:51:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.827859 | 157 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Man Tries To Rob Bank After Paying A Wizard $500 To Make Him Invisible – Wendy’s Douche Of The Day
Wizards are pretty sweet. I mean, if we are to believe movies like “Harry Potter” and “Lord Of The Rings”, wizards can do some pretty awesome stuff. Like make people invisible. Unfortunately for one man, wizards aren’t real, at least not in the Harry Potter sense of the word. So, when you pay a “wizard” $500 so that you can be invisible and rob a bank, it’s probably going to backfire.
The man hasn’t been named, but at least we have his photo. He allegedly told the judge at his trial,
I made a mistake. I understand now what a big trick was played on me.
The guy’s first mistake was simply walking into the bank and randomly grabbing money out of customer’s hands (because, you know, he was invisible). Seeing what was happening, people in the bank quickly overpowered and then subdued him.
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A northern New Jersey woman and her uncle have been charged with senior neglect, after they allegedly left an elderly woman lying on the floor for as long as 15 hours before ever calling for help.
The massive Breezy Point blaze broke out around 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 29, right as Sandy and the ensuing storm surge made their impacts felt in New York City.
A dozen people had to be rescued by firefighters, as a four-story home in Brooklyn went up in flames around 2:15 Monday morning. The fire consumed a home on Carroll Street just off Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights.
Fire marshals investigating a deadly blaze in a Bushwick brownstone Tuesday said a 5-year-old boy started the fire while playing with a lighter on a mattress.
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Obituaries Larry Lee
Larry Orris Lee "Laughing Larry," 60, of Mission Hill, died unexpectedly Saturday, March 1, 2003, in Sioux City, IA.
Funeral services were 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at Hansen Funeral Home in Irene. Burial followed in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Irene.
Visitation was from 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at the Hansen Funeral Home with the family present from 7 to 8 p.m.
He was born Nov. 8, 1942 in Yankton to Orris and Olive (Miller) Lee. He attended Clay Valley and Irene Schools. He married Donna L. Schimmel on Nov. 14, 1964 in Yankton. He lived in the Irene, Yankton, and Mission Hill areas all his life.
Over the years, he drove truck for several trucking companies including: Riley Company Elevator, Lee Trucking, Frick, Drotzman, Hagan, Aune, Palmer, Herrbolt, Herschbach and the last 11 years for Premium Best Transport.
He enjoyed camping, fishing, and hunting and most of all, his family when he was home.
Survivors include his wife Donna; three sons, LaRae of Yankton, Lonny (Shelly) of Volin, Mike (Erin); one daughter, Robyn at home; seven grandchildren, John, Tyler, Marcus, and Shelbi Lee of Yankton and Sheldon, Chandler and Madison Lee of Volin; two sisters, Glenyce (Dennis) Culver of Volin, and Julie (Bob) Johnson of Chester; one brother, Lenny (Carol) of Austin, TX; his father Orris Lee of Irene; mother-in-law Regina Richie of Yankton; a sister-in-law Jean (Don) Shutz of Yankton; a special friend, Tooty Rudd of Viborg; and several nieces and nephews.
His mother Olive Lee, and father-in-law, Marvin Schimmel, preceded him in death.
Twyla G. Clare, 89, Wakonda, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital, Viborg.
Funeral services were 10:30 a.m. March 1 at the United Methodist Church, Wakonda. Burial was in St. Patrick's Cemetery, rural Wakonda.
Hansen Funeral Home, Irene, was in charge of arrangements.
She was born Nov. 15, 1913, near Vivian, to George and Clara (Weverstad) Williams. She taught first grade in several area schools until May 1948. She married Leroy Clare June 21, 1948, at St. Patrick's rectory, Wakonda.
She was a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church and a member of the Wakonda Community Club, Wakonda Senior Citizens (current president), American Legion Auxiliary No. 13 (past president), Wakonda Garden Club, United Methodist Women (Dorcas Circle, current secretary).
She is survived by her husband, Leroy; two sons, Dan (Dee), Sioux Falls, and John Paul, Bloomington, MN; two grandsons; three brothers, Don, Huron, Leslie, Estelline, and Kenneth, Marionville, MO; and several nieces and nephews.
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Jazz Night at New York’s Legendary Metropolitan Room
The incomparable Stix Bones will be hosting two Jazz Nights during December (15th & 29th) at the renowned Metropolitan Room in NYC. The internationally esteemed Metropolitan Room is one of the most critically acclaimed venues in NYC and home to big name talents as well as rising stars. Jazz Night is a seventy-five minute performance highlighting music from the forefathers of Jazz such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Dizzy Gillespie, and original compositions by drummer Stix Bones.
11:30 PM - 12:00 PM
34 West 22nd St. (btw 5th & 6th Ave.), NYC 10010 – 212-206-0440, http://metropolitanroom.com/index.cfm | <urn:uuid:07df5f30-58ac-4726-807e-9c4f7ef100d8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://queenscourier.com/app/event/view/id/50b3dbe10b212a076a000000 | 2013-06-18T22:38:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.915638 | 160 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
It's Hard for me to sit still.
kind of hard for me to pay attention too.
I jokingly refer to myself as A.D.D. all the time, but truth is, I prefer to describe myself more like a quote I read the other day as
"having a serious love of Distractions"
That sounds so much better doesn't it?..... and couldn't be truer for me.
I'm easily distracted by so many things....How can you NOT be with so many delicious visual images coming at you all the time, not to mention a ton of emails, facebook, twitter, tumblr, and my new love....Pinterest.
anyways, Life is always that delicate balance of trying to fit it all in, trouble is, I've always had a hard time just focusing on one thing.
in fact I want to do it ALL...squeeze every last little bit out of life.
So the past few weeks have been a whirlwind as usual, It's always interesting to look back in photos and see so much of what's been done in a short amount of time. (and to try and not flip out over all of the other billion ideas running around in my head trying to get out)
SO these past couple of weeks have seen...
New things being made,
things being ordered and coming in shortly,
Adorable magnet sets in a bunch of different colors and styles.
just to name a few.
in fact, Some things are already here...
you can order them here
(teenager approved) ;)
I've also had a Trunk show to introduce a wonderful new line we will be carrying here at Red Shoes,
Be Sweet/Mielie a lovely company that was founded on the principle of being sweet and kind to others.
besides all of that, I've continued to teach classes, with more being conjured up for the next couple of weeks.
So as usual I have a ton of ideas rolling around in my head about the future of Red Shoes. what I'll be doing, which direction I'll be spinning.
We all know about the bad economy here in Michigan. of course Red Shoes is not Immune to that, frankly I am just happy to be one of the lucky ones still in business! but instead of dwelling on the negatives, I prefer to look at it in a different light.
Everything changes and happens for a reason. So being the person that can't sit still, or keep things the same without shaking it up once in awhile, it's only fitting that things should change here too besides just the displays.
I am deciding to move back to my roots, and what this whole shop was founded on in the first place, which was the Art work, made by myself and my artisan friends... all surrounded with just a SELECT group of retail products and vintage goods.
I am kind of burnt out on retail and would rather focus my energies on creative persuits, it's what my clients seem to want from me, and I am happy to go in that direction. I've even thought about doing shows again, and taking my goods on the road to all of those fairs I read about in magazines.
wanderlust has always been in my heart.
so that being said, things are indeed changing here.
No I am NOT closing the shop, i'll never do that. I am just thinking about other ways to get out there in the world...and thinking out loud with YOU.
I Love shaking it up, doing things slightly left of center as usual.
cuz who wants to be the same ole same ole all the time? certainly not me!
So if you are interested in being a part of the future with me and would like to have your art on display here at Red Shoes drop me a line,
send me an email. let me see what you've got.
Just please don't drop by the shop to have me look,
because I can't keep still, I can't be held down.
I want to have time to savor your work over a cup of warm coffee all to myself in the morning.....
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A Dickinson Education Pays
March 5, 2010
A liberal-arts degree from Dickinson is an investment that pays off over a lifetime according to a study released by PayScale.com, an online company that collects compensation data.
The 2009 College Salary Report showed that graduates of small liberal-arts colleges such as Dickinson experience the largest increase from starting to mid-career salary. Dickinson was included among the top 10 liberal-art colleges with a median starting salary of $44,000 and a mid-career median salary of $105,000.
The report reviewed initial salaries for graduates and average salaries ten years after graduation.
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Editor: Regarding budget cuts to the state universities, the proposed inordinate cut to the budget of the University of South Florida is clearly attempted extortion by the senator from Polk County to accomplish what politicians in that county have wanted since the formation of Florida Gulf Coast University. FGCU had been a branch of USF. Creation of FGCU made some sense. Ft. Myers is relatively distant from the nearest state universities (Florida International University and USF); the state was experiencing rapid population growth and FGCU would facilitate access to higher education; and another university might support growth of business and industry in its region. None of these factors support the expense of developing a university in Lakeland.
Lakeland is an easy drive to either University of Central Florida or USF. The rate of growth in population has declined and probably will not return to the levels seen over the past two decades anytime soon. In large part because of UCF and USF, the Interstate 4 corridor has attracted business and industry and UCF and USF have business incubators. It is unlikely that adding a university between the two cities will create a cost-effective enhancement to the effort to grow new business.
Creation of a new free-standing campus is indefensible financially. USF provides many of the administrative services to its Lakeland campus. The Lakeland campus has some of its own faculty, but I understand that faculty based in Tampa teach some of their assigned courses at Lakeland. Both teaching and administrative support from USF would end and new administrative and faculty costs at Lakeland would be significant.
I urge Sen. John Thrasher and Rep. Bill Proctor to speak out against the proposed cut to the USF budget and to support strongly the fiscally conservative position that no new state universities are needed in the foreseeable future. | <urn:uuid:222572cb-ba20-49a6-83bb-5074dbf9079d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://staugustine.com/opinions/2012-02-18/letter-state-doesnt-need-anymore-public-universitites | 2013-06-18T22:39:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972206 | 367 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Sandon Point retirement village land will still go on sale
The Anglican Retirement Villages still plans to sell prime land at Sandon Point set aside for a retirement village.
The ART has concept plan approval for a retirement village with 250 independent living units.
The approval is conditional on preserving a turpentine forest and wetland covering nearly half the 8.12 hectare property.
Company secretary of the Anglican Retirement Villages, Ross Pendlebury says the sale will still go ahead.
"As we announced last year we recognised that we couldn't build the village that we intended to at a price point that would make it available to local people and that was our main rationale for our decision to sell the site", he said.
Last month Wollongong Council refused a development application for an archeological investigation of the land.
Company Secretary Ross Pendlebury says the refusal is a disappointment.
"Well its a disappointment to us and we need to have a look at what the council's requirements are and consider how we respond to those," he said.
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Frogs Jump, Toads Hop, Salamanders Crawl! (GMHDRNC)
Learn about the life cycle, habitats and behavior of frogs, toads and salamanders as well as the differences among these three amphibians.
K - 12
Indoor or outdoor classroom
Governor Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature Center, Pine Bluff
Education Program Coordinator, 870-534-0011
45 minutes - 1 hour
Suggested Number of Participants:
10 - 30
- Learn the different characteristics of the amphibians.
- See how they are different from other animals.
- Understand the life cycle of amphibians.
*See glossary for definations
Life cycle diagram
Amphibians are cold-blooded and lay their eggs in the water. Most amphibians have soft skin which easily absorbs water. This puts them in close contact with their surroundings and makes them susceptible to man-made toxins. This may explain why the number of amphibian species and the size of many amphibian populations have declined recently.
- Discuss the features that classify an animal as an amphibian. Amphibians, along with birds, reptiles, mammals and fishes, are vertebrates–-creatures with a backbone and an internal skeleton. “Amphibian” means “double life” and refers to the fact that amphibians live part of their lives in water and part on land. All amphibians go through metamorphosis. Even species that lay eggs on land start life in a fluid-filled egg, breathing through gills. There are three kinds of amphibians in Arkansas: toads, frogs and salamanders. Emphasize that “frogs jump, toads hop and salamanders crawl!”
- Frogs have smooth, wet skin with long legs for jumping up to 20 times their body length, equal to a 100-foot jump for the average human. Tell participants about some physical adaptations of frogs.
- Frogs eat almost any live prey they can swallow, including insects, snails, spiders, worms, and even small fish. Some frogs catch insects with a long, sticky tongue. It takes less than a second for a frog's tongue to roll out, adhere to prey and roll back into the frog's mouth. Not all frogs have tongues. Tongueless frogs use their fingers to catch prey and stuff it into their mouths. All prey are swallowed whole because frogs can't chew. If they have teeth, they are usually only on the upper jaw, used for holding prey and not for biting or chewing. Catching fast-moving insects requires good eyesight. Frogs' large eyes see a wide range of colors and also see well in dim light. But they also have a surprising auxiliary function: they help in swallowing. As a frog swallows its prey, the eyes sink through openings in the skull and help force the food down the throat.
- Frogs must keep their skin moist because if oxygen can't pass easily through the skin, the frog suffocates. Frog skin secretes mucus that keeps it moist. Even so, their skin tends to dry out easily, which is why they usually stay near water.
- Frogs make their calls with one or two pouches of skin called vocal sacs. Sound is produced when air rushes over the vocal chords on its way from the lungs into the vocal sacs. The vocal sacs work like echo chambers to amplify the sound.
- Generally toads have dry skin with warts and short legs for hopping. Point out the differences between frogs and toads. Toads' skin doesn't lose moisture as quickly, so they can live farther from water than most frogs. In a pinch, frogs and toads can rely on dew for moisture or burrow underground into moist soil. Toads also use poison, which is behind their eyes in a pair of poison glands called parotoid glands. When the toad is threatened, a milky, poisonous fluid oozes from the glands. The poison is stronger in some toads than others, but even in its mildest form it causes a burning sensation if it gets in the eyes.
- Salamanders belong to the order Caudata, from the Latin word “cauda” meaning “long tail.” Discuss the basic biology of salamanders.
- There are nine families of salamanders, eight of them in North America. They are among the most abundant vertebrates in the southeast United States, inhabiting upland wooded forests to streams and swamps. Despite their abundance (more than 30 species in Arkansas alone), they are relatively inconspicuous, remaining out of sight most of the year.
- Many salamanders, such as the spotted salamander, exhibit biphasic life cycles with metamorphosis separating the larval (tadpole) and adult stages. Other species, such as the slimy salamander, do not have a free-living larval stage and complete metamorphosis inside the egg. Still other species, such as the siren, have abandoned metamorphosis and remain in the larval stage while reproducing like "normal" adults. This is a classic example of an evolutionary phenomenon known as neoteny, the retention of larval or juvenile features in mature adults.
- Answer any questions.
- Can frogs chew their food?
- What is unique about sirens within the amphibian family?
- Why do toads use their poison?
Amphibian – any cold-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate of the class Amphibia having gilled aquatic larvae and air-breathing, semiterrestrial adults; examples are frogs and toads, newts and salamanders and caecilians
Frog – any tailless, stout-bodied amphibian of the order Anura, including the smooth, moist-skinned frog species that live in a damp or semi-aquatic habitat and the warty, drier-skinned toad species that are mostly terrestrial as adults
Metamorphosis – a change in the form and often habits of an animal during normal development after the embryonic stage. Examples include a maggot changing into an adult fly and a caterpillar into a butterfly, and in amphibians, the changing of a tadpole into a frog.
Neoteny – juvenile characteristics retained in the adult organism, or sexual maturity in an organism still in its larval stage: also called pedogenesis
Paratoid – large wart-like glands on the side or back of a toad’s head
Salamander – any tailed amphibian of the order Caudata that has a soft, moist, scaleless skin, typically aquatic as a larva and semi-terrestrial as an adult: several species are endangered
Toad – any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semi-terrestrial | <urn:uuid:c3dd35df-1c17-49f7-9fce-1a5a4da27c0c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.agfc.com/education/justForEducators/Pages/lessonPlanDetailsPrint.aspx?show=118 | 2013-06-18T22:44:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00050-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93056 | 1,447 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |