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I have been a fan of Jojo for a few years now, I started out reading Stone Ocean, the 6th arc back when it was still coming out. When I realized that there was a much larger back story involved I went back and read all of it. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure starts out with the story of Jonathan Joestar and and Dio Brando and the rest of Jojo revolves around the family line of the Joestars. With out giving to much away, the Joestar family takes in Dio after his fathers death and try and raise him like a son, but Dio being the asshole that he is, spends most of his life with the Joestars trying to beat down Johnathan and generally doing horrible things. The Joestar family owns a relic called the Stone Mask, which after a bloody fight between JoJo and Dio, something strange happens when the Stone Mask is hit with blood. Eager to learn more, Jonathan studies the mask to discover its secrets, but it is Dio who discovers them and uses the mask to ultimately try and destroy the Joestar line once and for all.
Their are 8 arcs currently:
Phantom Blood
Battle Tendency
Stardust Crusaders
Diamond is Unbreakable
Vento Aureo
Stone Ocean
Steel Ball Run
Jojolion
Mangaka: Araki Hirohiko
Published: 1987-2003 in Weekly Shonen Jump, 2004-current Ultra Shonen Jump
Yeah, that’s right, this manga has been going non-stop since 1987, which is important to remember if you start reading, the 80s where a long time ago and the art shows that.
Where to read it? Well, the 3rd arc is published by Viz, but stupidly hard to find. I don’t normally recommended Manga Traders, but to be able to read Jojo in order you have to download it from them. (yeah, those idiots over at Mangareader can’t put the chapters in the right order) | http://unotaku.com/wordpress/?cat=41 | 2013-05-18T10:12:11 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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September 7, 2011 | Categories: car, family, jobs, money, philosophy, Suffolk | Tags: loss, me me me, money, optimism, philosophy, sadness, Suffolk, tired, work | 2 Comments »
Unclean Beings
On Saturday, I was gifted with the opportunity to go and see Dr Brooke Magnanti (aka Belle du Jour – yes, that one) at the Wellcome Collection’s Unclean Beings. My wonderful Twitter pal, @DoktorG, generously left his two tickets at the desk for me – he couldn’t make it for the day, and didn’t want the tickets to go to waste. Ben and I couldn’t stay for the whole day, either, but were determined to at least see Dr Magnanti (and cash in on a free lunch).
It still boggles me, by the way, that Twitter can work like this – I have never met @DoktorG in “the real world”, and yet look at the generosity. Thanks, @DoktorG!
Dr Magnanti was there to speak about, yes you guessed it, prostitution. Her talk was entitled “Why is paid sex dirty?”, and was sadly less than an hour long. I say sadly because Dr Magnanti is such a wonderful speaker.
Dr Magnanti, having actually worked AS a hooker, didn’t bring the stuffiness and drama that usually surrounds a discussion about sex work – there was no “shock” factor and patronisation you would get in, say, a Channel 4 documentary. Dr Magnanti gave a brief history of “the oldest profession”, and offered some opinions as to why it is considered so taboo. She also voiced her own opinion about why this label of “dirty” is so unnecessary – it is, after all, a job. In many societies (different countries, different times), prostitutes earn more money, have more power and more protection, than most other women in “respectable” professions. Someone in the audience gave a statistic of something like 8c a week as a factory worker versus $9 a week as a hooker (somewhere in the Far East I think, but honestly, I have a memory like a sieve).
What followed was an excellent Q&A session, where there were some good questions (What about male prostitutes? Why is the stigma attached to women so much stronger?) and some terrible ones (Why did you choose to reveal your identity as Belle du Jour when you did? Do you regret it, or has it made you a stronger person?).
Long and short: if you get the opportunity to see Dr Magnanti speak, take it. She is not to be missed.
Finally, whilst we were at the Wellcome Collection, I took the opportunity to finally have a look at the temporary Dirt exhibition. Excitingly, I was actually featured in this gallery. Don’t believe me? OK, then I had to break the rules and take a surreptitious photo in this gallery (DO NOT DO THIS – IT’S NAUGHTY AND NOT ALLOWED). See number 12 -
Exciting stuff, right? Find out more about this exhibit (the Laid to Rest project) – I think they’re still taking dust donations, so if you want to see your name in a public gallery (eeee) then go ahead!
July 18, 2011 | Categories: art, Britain, debate, jobs, London, money, museum, philosophy, photography, Psychology, sociable, Wellcome Collection | Tags: art, debate, excitement, fox, humans, I love, London, optimism, philosophy, psychology, rant, sociable | »
I Want Never Gets: Summer Cocktails
Now that the sun is shining, it’s time for barbecues and cocktails. Now, barbies are straight forward – heat and meat usually does the trick. But cocktails? Cocktails I’m not so good at. I wish I could make a good cocktail.
So here are some important ingredients for making cocktails -
A set of ultra pretty cocktail glasses – I love these sophisticated ones from John Lewis, priced at £50 for a set of four.
A cocktail shaker set, obviously. And this one from Heal’s is pretty swish, and comes with everything you need. Nice price at £36, too.
A cocktail recipe book! 500 Cocktails (available from Amazon) by Wendy Sweetser is fairly comprehensive (I mean…. 500!), and it helps with shaking techniques, and the fundamentals of mixing.
Argh, I want mojitos.
May 29, 2011 | Categories: Britain, cocktail, I Want Never Gets, money, philosophy, sociable | Tags: cocktail, diy, drink, excitement, food, holiday, I love, money, picnic, sociable, summer | Leave A Comment ».
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Food: The Cafe In The Crypt
London – Eating & Drinking – Cafes & Coffee Shops
I LOVE St Martin-in-the-Field’s café in the crypt. It’s so wonderfully weird.
Yes, it’s a café in a crypt. Yes, underground. With old tombstones on the floor.
You might think it sounds a little creepy, but it really isn’t. Café in the Crypt is cosy, quirky and charming. They serve refreshments pretty much all day, with meals available at lunch and dinner. Whilst choice of food is fairly limited (one meat/fish dish or one vege dish, or a selection of cold salads etc.) it is always top notch quality, and reasonably priced.
Yesterday, as they were in the area, my mum, aunty and I went there for a lunch of fish and chips, with mushy peas and freshly made tartar sauce. Far too big a portion to finish on one’s own, and only £8 for the privilege. The menu changes daily.
It’s a buffet cart affair, so don’t go there expecting table service.
The Crypt also has a gift shop, art gallery space, brass rubbing and host live music events (notably their jazz night’s). Well worth a visit.
Check out my review of The Cafe In The Crypt – I am astridkitti – on Qype
May 21, 2011 | Categories: Britain, chips, family, fish, food, London, money, music, sociable, tea | Tags: excitement, family, food, gluttony, I love, London, mum, sociable | 1 Comment »
Food: Cottons
After being on my to-do list for over a year, I finally tried the Caribbean restaurant, Cottons in Camden on Friday. I went with my boyfriend Ben and our friends Angharad and Paul.
The first thing that struck me was that I could only book a table for either 5 our 9:15 pm. Weird, as neither of those are traditionally times people want to eat dinner. No matter – we would hang out in the famous rum bar until our table was free at 9:15.
Cottons’ rum bar was smaller than I had imagined and very popular, leading to a bit of a cramped cocktail experience. But as the other patrons were cheerful and the cocktails were amazing, this didn’t bother us for long.
Behind the bar is a huge wall of rum (above), and the cocktail menu uses them very creatively. I started on the hard stuff with the Killer Doppo (for types of rum, below) whilst Angharad went for Cool Runnings (cucumber heavy! Very refreshing). Paul stayed on the Red Stripe all night (you can’t win them all) and Ben unimaginatively went for a Long Island Iced Tea (not even looking at the menu!)
Us girls then tried the China Breeze (with coconut rum and lychee juice) and we soon found ourselves at our table.
Our table was a cosy little booth – the ceilings were quite low, and the while set up made us feel like we were on a boat.
Starters comprised Ben and I sharing jerk pork ribs, Angharad with some black eye bean fritters and Paul had shredded sweet chilli chicken (I think). It all disappeared quickly, and then the lads and I sopped up the remaining jerk sauce with complimentary dough bread.
Whilst we were waiting for our mains, we ordered some more drinks – Angharad went back to Cool Runnings (a good film!) while I moved on to El Draque (made with mint and tea leaves). Paul was still on the Red Stripe, and Ben asked for… a whisky. Our waiter couldn’t believe it, and (rightly) refused to serve him whisky in a rum bar! To our surprise, he soon returned with half a dozen different rums for Ben to try, adamant that he would find one akin to whisky that he would like. He did, but I’ll be damned if I can remember what it was. This super-star treatment (and this particular waiter, in fact) made our evening not good but great.
Mains came. Angharad had barely looked at the menu before homing in on curried goat with peas an’ rrrrice. Paul went for a jerk spiced lamb shank (mm, jerk) sitting on a bed of sweet potato mash and wilted spinach, and Ben and I defied convention by sharing a main – the mixed jerk meat grill. We did bulk it up with a side of dumplings and coleslaw, but sharing a main led us to feel satisfied rather than stuffed – watch out, restaurants, we might do this more often in future. Sorry.
The food at Cottons was delicious – good portion sizes, and going beyond the barbecue, into the restaurant. Rather than just a chunk of meat with a handful of rice (my experience at Stratford’s Caribbean Scene), Cottons offered really top quality cuisine, beautifully flavoured. I particularly loved the jerk belly pork. I was also intrigued by some of the more unusual menu options, such as jerk venison. Maybe next time.
Cottons was clean, with a friendly atmosphere. The waiter service was friendly and, as I mentioned above, very helpful in guiding our choices. My only criticism would be the unusual table booking times (which led us to get home at beyond midnight – not ideal, considering we only had a meal out, not a night on the lash). Whilst I had originally considered the premises “cramped”, given the atmosphere, I would now changed that evaluation to “cosy”. Definitely recommended, even if you forego the meal – the cocktails were amazing!
May 15, 2011 | Categories: cocktail, food, London, money, sociable | Tags: cocktail, food, fox, gluttony, I love, London, sociable | 1 Comment » »
Broadstairs
Ben and I had marvellous designs to escape London before the royal wedding. We’re not big on royalty or crowds or any of that, so we thought we’d run away to the coast. There is a cave at Broadstairs that Ben has wanted to sleep in for years, and now seemed as good a time as any.
We left London at 6:50 yesterday morning. We got to Margate around 9. It was frigging freezing. We stopped at Angela’s Cafe (no customer toilets? Hmm.) by the seafront for some breakfast, then made our way to the supermarket for supplies. We decided to buy some burgers to cook on the little camping stove for dinner, as well as getting a lot of biscuits and so forth.
We then headed on the Joss Bay. It was super cold, so on went the winter coats (cry – I thought I was done with mine until October).
We went for a wander down the beach – aside from us, the only brave souls out and about were dog walkers. There were some insane surfers at about 9pm that night, but little during the day.
A walk up to the intended cave showed us a not so promising start: the chalk roof over the entrance had caved in, leaving a massive pile of rubble and a foreboding sign. Of course, Ben pays signs no heed…
And after a hell of a lot of convincing, I am helped up to the cave, too (good photo opportunity). It was clear we weren’t the only ones that ignore notices – there were signs that someone had recently been up there for a drink and a little campfire.
We weren’t so insane as to hop into the sea at this point – the wind was quite something, and it was overcast. Instead, we thought we’d head back to Margate for a dander. A bit of shopping (including Primark – it just seemed right, in Margate), and then the all-important fish and chips at Beano’s (we were by the sea, afterall). Well, I say fish and chips. I had scampi and chips (with gravy, om nom) whilst Ben had chips and a battered sausage.
Then (because outside London, shops SHUT at unreasonably early times) we wandered down the seafront to look at the old amusement arcades (Ben loves arcades – yay for arcade games!). We shot a few things (House of the Dead 2 is good fun) and had a laugh at the lameness of the prizes available.
After this, we drove back to Joss Bay. And it started raining. And it was still cold. And we wussed out. Fine, there, you win. It was just too bloody miserable for sleeping on the beach, even in a cave (which gets tide-locked). And London (and home) was just too temptingly close. So here we are, in London, on D-day.
I have so far managed to not watch any Royal Wedding stuff on the telly (I really have no interest – I bear the lovely couple no ill will, but they are just people… I don’t know them or anything). In fact, I stayed in bed until about 10 – yay for Bank Holiday Friday.
We’re still thinking about driving out to the country side this afternoon to make those burgers.
April 29, 2011 | Categories: Britain, food, London, money | Tags: dissatisfaction, excitement, food, fox, funny, gluttony, humans, I love, London, me me me | »
Dubai: A Week of Decadence
As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve just gotten back from a week’s holiday in Dubai with my parents.
It was hot, but more than that, it was obscenely decadent. If you’ve been to Dubai in recent years, you’ll know what I mean. I simply couldn’t believe the scale, the scope and the extent of the wealth scattered everywhere.
I’ve worked out that the only things that you can’t get in Dubai are strippers and Primark. Anything else (yes, even pork) is available. Even well known brands like M&S, Claire’s Accessories and New Look were around. Oh, and they had a Hello Kitty shop.
Oh, and a live Hello Kitty show. Hahahaha <— (maniacal laughter)
OK, something a bit more typically Dubai now (let’s face it – if I want Hello Kitty, I have to wait until Tokyo recovers from natural disaster).
The Middle East is a bit infamous for splattering money over everything. They need to have the biggest, the most expensive, the most exclusive, the most diamond encrusted, solid gold eye-sores available. It was quite a spectacle to see for real, and, as I kept saying all week, it was Something Else.
Let me give you some examples -
The Burj Kalifa, the world’s tallest tower -
An indoor ski slope (bearing in mind this is a country that suffers the high 40s (Celsius) in high summer) -
And the world’s most expensive piano (an ugly monster if you ask me. But who cares? It’s 24-carat gold plated.)
I’m sure one day, some very brave person will write an exposé on the Psychology of the Middle East, and explain why rich Emarities feel the need to show off their wealth in such an outrageous fashion.
Oh, I have sooooo much more to share with you (such as actual stories of stuff we did, and a LOT of photos of food) but I think this so far is enough to blow your mind. Oh, and it’s a Bank Holiday, and outside it is sunny. Rowing at Ham on Thames awaits!
More tales of Arabic extravagance await. Stay tuned!
April 25, 2011 | Categories: art, debate, family, jewellery, money, music, photography, sociable | Tags: dad, debate, Dubai, excitement, family, Hello Kitty, holiday, humans, Middle East, money, mum, »
Music: Fiddler on the Roof
Yesterday, I saw Fiddler on the Roof for the first time. Twice in one day in fact. And I just so happened to be playing bass in the pit.
Lewes Operatic Society were, as usual, fantastic. They all have such great voices and presence in that company, especially the lead playing Tevye (our narrator, and head of the family).
It’s a bit of a miserable story, but it’s littered with jokes and romping tunes, so no worries there. The famous “If I Were A Rich Man” takes centre stage, but I preferred the more sombre “Sabbath Prayer” and “Sunrise, Sunset”.
Definitely worth a look. Lewes Operatic Society put on great shows.
April 17, 2011 | Categories: family, jobs, money, music, philosophy, sociable, Sussex | Tags: family, I love, mum, music, sociable, Sussex | Leave A Comment »
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April 14, 2011 | Categories: clothes, money, photography | Tags: excitement, I love, nerd, optimism, shiny | 5 Comments »
I Want Never Gets: Reebok Monopoly Trainers
I saw someone wearing the above in a bus this morning.
The question is: where are my monopoly shoes??
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June 2012 Discount! During the month of June, Command Culture is being offered at a 30% discount by Texas A & M University Press.
Please visit the New Books Network website to listen to an interview with the author.
Command Culture examines the different paths the United States Army and the German Armed Forces traveled to select, educate, and promote their officers in the crucial time before World War II. While previous scholarship explores either the officer corps of the German army or their American counterparts, and rarely touches on a comparison in depth, Jörg Muth has done extensive studies on both armies and societies.
In contrast to previous studies, Command Culture is less concerned with the number of years officers stayed at schools or the hours they were taught in a certain discipline. Rather, Muth explores teaching philosophies at the respective military schools and academies in Germany and the United States, the selection of the faculty and the officer students, and what the respective armies thought an officer ought to be and how he was supposed to command.
Muth demonstrates that the military education system in Germany represented an organized effort where each school and examination provided the stepping stone for the next.. This narrow-minded approach to the teaching of officers would have severe repercussions for the U.S. Army's command culture in World War II and explains much about the conduct of war on the American side.
Muth, because the youngest German officer candidate learned that in war everything is possible and feasible, he accepted the new doctrine of a war of extermination easily and helped to execute it from 1939 to 1945. For. While the U.S. Army did revise major aspects of its officer education program, many of its shortcomings are cultural and historical and still have an impact on the conduct of the War against Terror.
"To the best of my knowledge there is nothing in print in either English or in German that offers the kind of analytical comparison Muth offers. The text is based on a truly exemplary coverage of published literature and very substantial work in relevant archives. The general message, though controversial and certain to lead to arguments, is buttressed by substantial evidence. His topic has immediate present-day relevance and will certainly appeal to those interested in military history and the conflicts in which the United States is currently engaged."—Gerhard Weinberg, author of A World at Arms and Visions of Victory
"I can't remember the last work I read that I enjoyed as much as this one. Command Culture is an important and long-lasting contribution to the debate over officer training in the United States. It is at once a study of the U.S. officer corps before World War II, a valuable analysis of U.S. and German officer training and education, and a stinging comparison of the two armies' military cultures."—Robert Citino, author of The German Way of War and Path to Blitzkrieg
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Throwing An Oscars Bash? Here Are Some Ideas
Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 9:00 am
Hollywood's elite are gathering in Los Angeles tonight for the Academy Awards. If you're hosting your own viewing party, here are some tips on how to keep your guests flush with Oscar-themed food, drinks and challenging trivia, courtesy of Dan Shapiro. He's a big-time movie buff and co-owner of Modern Bite Bakery in Los Angeles, and he knows how to host festive Oscar parties.
Snacks To Pair With Best Picture Bets
Check out NPR's Best Picture Cheat Sheet for more on the nominees.
Baked Brie
Midnight In Paris
Top a small wheel of brie with a mixture of 4 tbsp marmalade, 2 tbsp chopped almonds and 2 tbsp chopped dried apricots. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes, and serve with crackers or a sliced baguette..
Pigs In A Blanket
Moneyball
Wrap mini cocktail hot dogs in puff pastry. Bake and serve with yellow mustard.
Drinks
Start with chilled champagne, ready at the door. For a special twist, add a drop of Chambord or peach syrup to each glass before pouring. For a budget alternative, use sparkling white wine with macerated strawberries.
Once the viewing begins, mix up a fun retro cocktail: mint juleps (mint leaf, bourbon, sugar and water) or a blended fruity rum drink like a scorpion (rum, brandy, lemon juice and orange juice).
Party Ideas
Music
Create a music playlist made up of original score and song nominees and/or past song and score winners to play as guests arrive.
Voting
Print out ballots and assign point values to each category, i.e., Best Movie = 10 points, Sound Design = 2 points, etc. All ballots must be completed and turned in during the red carpet pre-show. Have one guest be the official score keeper. You can use the Academy Awards' 2012 ballot pdf or create your own ballot.
Trivia
List the years 2000-2010 vertically on a piece of paper with three columns across top: Best Movie, Best Actor, Best Actress. The winner is the person with the most correct answers. (Oscars.go.com has lists of past winners.) You can also have guests write down the names of the 10 most recent Oscar hosts.
Dressing The Part
Invite guests to dress up in their red carpet finest and set up a paparazzi line at the door, taking pictures as they arrive. These can be fun follow-up emails the next day. Or, you can invite guests to dress up themed to their favorite movie or character — not full costumes, but clever interpretations.
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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:
This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Rachel Martin.
(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)
MARTIN: Hollywood's elites are gathering in Los Angeles tonight for the annual Academy Awards. If your ticket got lost in the mail - I am sure that's what happened to mine - never fear, there's still time to throw your own festive Oscar bash. For some ideas, we have enlisted the help of Dan Shapiro. He co-owns the Modern Bite Bakery in L.A. and he's a big-time movie buff who knows a thing or two about hosting a good Oscar party. Dan Shapiro joins us from his home in Los Angeles. Welcome to the program, Dan.
DAN SHAPIRO: Thank you.
MARTIN: So, I understand you have thrown some pretty legendary at-home Oscar parties. Tell us about some of the best, most memorable moments.
SHAPIRO: Our parties are always a lot of fun. First of all, we start by inviting people who we know are really into the Oscars and who are movie buffs themselves, so that we're not going to have a lot of people chatting during the show.
MARTIN: Oh, yes. That's key.
SHAPIRO: You know, we always spice it up with some fun food and some fund drinks that are always themed to the movies. And then to throw in a little bit of competition, we always have a ballot going where people can vote on which films and actors and actresses they think will be actually taking home the awards.
MARTIN: OK. So, you mentioned food. Any good party obviously starts out with good food. What are your suggestions for a really standout Oscar menu?
SHAPIRO: Well, everything that I'm making this year is four or five ingredients that you can just pick up at the grocery store and put together pretty quickly. I was thinking of ideas that could match nicely with some of the films. So, first up is a baked brie, which is a nod to "Midnight in Paris." Then we're going to do a simple seared tuna, which is sliced and served either on cucumber rounds or baguettes.
MARTIN: Oh, that seared tuna sounds delicious. Is that a nod to a specific film?
SHAPIRO: Oh yes. That's a nod to "The Descendants," to Hawaii. Bacon-wrapped dates, which are a classic old favorite, which are a nod to "The Help." And then pigs-in-a-blanket with mustard, a great baseball food, which are a nod to "Moneyball."
MARTIN: And I understand there might be some Cracker Jacks happening?
SHAPIRO: Yes. As a fun snack, we have "Moneyball" Cracker Jack. It's like a kettle corn that we make adding sugar and some ground pepper and then topping it off with melted butter and roasted peanuts, again, for the baseball theme.
MARTIN: That sounds delicious. OK. So, those are our snacks. To drink, you have to have delicious signature cocktails of some sort in mind, I imagine.
SHAPIRO: I am a big proponent of serving different types of drinks. So, I love serving champagne as the guests are arriving and having it ready at the door right as they come in.
MARTIN: I mean, it is the Oscars after all.
SHAPIRO: Exactly.
MARTIN: What else? What else is on the drink menu?
SHAPIRO: So, then as people have had a chance to sit down and start to eat a little bit, I've got two drinks this year. One is a mint julep, which is, again, a nod to "The Help" and then another Hawaiian drink is the scorpion, which has rum and lemon juice and orange juice and brandy.
MARTIN: Yum. And the ballots. A lot of people do this - if you have an Oscar party, you can add a little competition by having your guests actually fill out ballots. Walk us through how you do that.
SHAPIRO: Well, it's very simple. You can easily Google Oscar ballots and find many sites that have them all ready to print out. What we do is we assign a point value. So, the highest numbers of points goes to the best film. That would be 10 points. All the way down to smaller categories, like Best Sound Editing, which might only get two points. We invite people come to the party during the red carpet ceremony, and that's on in the background. And during that time, people are chatting and filling out their ballots. But they have to be done by the time the ceremony begins, at which point we collect either $10 or $25 - whatever number you want - and that money goes into the pot for the winner of the...
MARTIN: Oh, so, there's a cash prize?
SHAPIRO: There is a cash prize, yes.
MARTIN: That's pretty good. That's a good incentive. It's not, you know, a fake Oscar trophy.
SHAPIRO: Yeah, it definitely raises the stakes and makes it more exciting.
MARTIN: Dan Shapiro is the co-owner of Modern Bite Bakery and a veteran Oscar party host. He spoke with us from L.A. Hey, Dan, good luck planning the party.
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Social Movements and States in Latin America by Ben Dangl
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Anti-Occupation ProtestsProtests in Haiti over high food prices have dominated U.S. media coverage of the country in recent months. While these reports have drawn international attention to an urgent situation, they have often lacked proper context. Haiti's problems did not suddenly arise, yet the media began paying attention to them only after the food protests erupted in April, especially after six people were killed and the prime minister, Jacques-Edouard Alexis, was forced out of office
Even though Pina's documentation became available two days later, just over a few dozen U.S. newspapers even mentioned the incident during the month of July, according to a Nexis search, most of them running short newswire briefs. These items typically described the incursion as an example of the UN mission's success in its stated goal of eliminating gang members, ignoring reports of civilian deaths.
Similar Minustah assaults in late 2006 and early 2007 received little attention. On December 22, 2006, for example, Minustah troops staged another raid on Cité Soleil in which, according to the Associated Press, at least five people were killed (Reuters estimated 20).5 A Nexis search reveals that only four U.S. papers reported the incident; three of these ran an AP brief.
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This massacre—perhaps one of the most brazen in Haiti to occur since the bloody reign of terror following the 1991 coup d'etat—marked the debut of what The Miami Herald described as a new "death squad," the lame ti machete ("little machete army").6 Like much of the violence directed against Aristide supporters and other activists in the 2004-06 period, the massacre was hardly noticed by the U.S. media. The AP, Reuters, Knight Ridder, and United Press International all filed stories, but only six U.S. papers bothered to print anything on the incident in the following month, according to a Nexis search. The Miami Herald was notable for its editorial condemning the incident—it was the only U.S. newspaper that did so. Neither The New York Times nor The Washington Post reported the incident.
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In contrast to the scarcity of coverage of the thousands killed, tens of thousands raped, and other atrocities committed since the 2004 coup, during the three years of Aristide's second term (2001-early 2004), there were numerous articles, editorials, and op-eds in U.S. papers, including The New York Times and The Washington Post, describing and condemning "despotism" under Aristide, whose "corrupt government . . . regularly used violence against its opponents" (as one New York Times editorial put it).7
Some of the supposed state-sanctioned violence described in U.S. news later turned out to be fabricated, such as the "La Scierie massacre" in the town of St. Marc, in which opposition groups at first claimed that more than 50 people were killed by Aristide supporters in a February 11, 2004, incident. Investigators and reporters were able to confirm that only three to five people had been killed in a clash between pro- and anti-Aristide groups.8
In 2007, scholar Peter Hallward made an exhaustive inquiry into whether the allegations, by the U.S. media and others, of state-sanctioned human rights abuses during Aristide's second term are actually supported by the facts, arguing convincingly that in almost every instance the answer is no.9 As Hallward and other investigators have noted, the source for most of these claims were groups that at the time were funded by the U.S. government, including Washington-based organizations like the International Republican Institute and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, which sought to discredit and undermine Aristide's government.10).11
Many incidents of political violence and atrocities during the interim-government period were well documented, yet unlike in the years while Aristide was in office, editorials expressing outrage in papers like The New York Times and The Washington Post were conspicuously absent. As death squads and the police murdered Lavalas supporters and others, the Times did not run one editorial mentioning—much less condemning—the sort of rampant political repression and violence it had decried (even when evidence was lacking) under Aristide. The Post did mention and condemn the killings of "over 700" (while making sure to place some of the blame on "gangs that support Mr. Aristide").12 Both papers also have yet to run a single editorial condemning any of Minustah's killings or rapes of civilians; in fact, the Post has more than once urged Minustah to use greater force in putting down gangs—including in an editorial on June 5, 2005, just hours before Minustah would kill civilians in Cité Soleil.13
So why so little attention to Haiti after Aristide, when there has been far more political turmoil and violence to document? One reporter told me: "If the.
Jennifer Bauduy, a former Reuters correspondent who reported from Haiti for two years, explained in an e-mail: ."
Veteran freelance reporter Reed Lindsay described U.S. reporting on Haiti as suffering from a kind of parachute approach, in which correspondents unfamiliar with the country swoop in for a week or two. "Their coverage," he said, "tends to be very superficial at best, and often very distorted, because they don't have time to get to know the country." He said biased reporting often results from correspondents' reliance on elite sources.
"Of course they have to go to the poor neighborhoods," Lindsay added, "and they do, but their time there is usually very limited. The perspectives that they are exposed to are usually limited and, I think, often skewed, and I think this is often reflected in their reporting."
What's more, the violence in.
No wonder, then, that according to Bogdanich, one of the biggest obstacles to improving coverage of Haiti is "finding reporters who care enough to go there, who have the courage to stand up to editors who say that there are sexier stories to cover."
The attention paid to the Aristide administration, and many allegations of human rights abuses during that period that have not stood up to scrutiny, underscores how little attention Haiti has received even while some of the worst abuses in Haiti's modern history have been committed. In the case of: Mark Smit.
1. For an analysis of media coverage of the "food riots," see Mark Schuller, "Haitian Food Riots Unnerving but Not Surprising," Americas Policy Program Special Report (Center for International Policy, April 25, 2008), available at americas.irc-online.org.
2. Thomas Griffin, .
7. Hallward, Damming the Flood; Athena Kolbe and Royce Hutson, "Human Rights Abuse and Other Criminal Violations in Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A Random Survey of Households," The Lancet 368 (September 2006): 864-73; "Haiti's Descent," The New York Times, February 5, 2004; "Haiti's 'New Chapter,' " The New York Times, March 1, 2004.
8. For a more detailed account, see Hallward, Damming the Flood, 159-60..
14. Rosario Gómez, "Militares extranjeros mataron a Ricardo Ortega," El País, May 10, 2008; Reporters Sans Frontieres, "Finger Pointed at US Interposition Force in the 2004 Death of Journalist Ricardo Ortega," May 13, 2008, available at.
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Join us in ‘feeding the roots of leadership’ by supporting in the capital appeal of the Upstate New York Synod, ELCA for:
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The Upstate New York Synod is a Resurrection People who Pray First, Walk Together, and Change Lives. We believe that the power of God that raised Jesus Christ to new life on Easter is alive in us and in our world today. We prayerfully seek to live with Christ at the center of our lives; to journey together in and with Christ; and to participate in and bear witness to the ways in which God changes lives.
Feed the Roots supports sharing and growing this faith with our young people through outdoor ministry programs offered at Lake Chautauqua Lutheran Center, Vanderkamp and the coordination of camping programs with Camp SonRise and Camp Fowler in the eastern area of the synod. The campaign will address significant capital and program improvements.
The campaign will ‘feed the roots’ of campus ministry programs across our synod as they nurturing discipleship among faith-filled students and seek to proclaim God’s unconditional love to those who do not yet know Jesus Christ. Funds will strengthen campus ministries in Syracuse, Buffalo, Albany, and Ithaca, New York.
Feed the Roots campaign also supports Seminary Education at our ELCA seminaries as they identify, gather, teach, educate and nurture the church leaders of the future. Scholarship dollars will also support seminarians in our companion synods - the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe (ELCZ) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia (ELCZa).
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By Rev. Jim Slater, St. Luke's and Emanuel Lutheran Churches, Valatie, NY
Conference camping programs are getting in gear for this coming summer. In the Hudson/Mohawk Conference, a week of camp is offered for Senior High youth and for Confirmation aged youth. Senior High Camp will be held June 24-29 at Syke Farm, a camp of the United Methodist Church located near Warrensburg, NY. Those who have completed 9th-12th grades at the end of this school year may register with Pastor Jim Slater (jhsiii@fairpoint.net). Confirmation Camp, generally serving 6th-8th graders will be held the following week (July 1-7) at Camp Fowler, a ministry of the Reformed Church located near Speculator.Post-graduates are able to apply for staff positions at Senior High camp and are asked to reflect on the meaning of their camp experiences in the faith life. Here are some responses:I have been through a lot of difficulties. Because of this, I have had struggles with my relationship with God. Even though I have had my problems, God has always helped me get through. I hope camp can have the same impact on a camper's life that it had on mine.I am continuously questioning what spirituality is, and what role religion plays in my personal spirituality and my growth as a human being. Each year I learn things from the campers and the staff at camp that are like big leaps ahead in my otherwise steady path of spiritual understanding. They're really kind of amazing.I have been partaking in camp ever since the first year of confirmation camp. I've met people from all different backgrounds who have shared their life events with me and have shared mine with them. I have been through a lot in my life and camp has grounded me each year, giving me a place to recharge, surrounded by a spiritual, judgment-free zone. My faith throughout the year tends to dwindle based on things that happen to me and around me, but is always refocused upon my return to camp each year.Attending a public school means that Jesus is never brought into the school setting. Because of this, it was easy to detach myself from God during the school year. Camp, however, was my jetpack back to God. During the week of camp I was able to let my school stresses aside and let the atmosphere and people around me reestablish my relationship with God.Sounds like some great reasons to make camp part of your faith experience!
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Help us Feed the Roots of Leadership by supporting our capital appeal for outdoor ministry, campus ministry and seminary scholarships.
New and exciting things are happening at our camps! Recently the Walmarts of Cicero and East Syracuse donated $4,000 to help Vanderkamp get their Community Farm Project off the ground! The camp will start by planting one acre of land with organically grown vegetables - using 1/2 to supplement their own kitchen, and half to give to people in need in this area. Seedlings from C & J Farms, seeds from Matthew 25 farm, and fertilizer from North Riding have been pledged, and offers to help with garden construction. There is plenty of work still to do! Walmarts' money will be put towards fencing and irrigation systems, and a shed to house the supplies for maintenance. Volunteers will be needed to help with planting, weeding, and harvesting. Read more: is an example of how our camps are growing leaders who will be aware of the importance of caring for God's creation. You can help to grow leaders by supporting the Upstate New York Synod's Feed the Roots of Leadership campaign.
My name is Kristine Jaunzeme. I am Hubert H.Humphrey Fellow from Latvia in 2011/12 academic year in Syracuse University, Maxwell school. Back home in Latvia I work as a lawyer for local governments and serve in my church in Bible study groups, prison and social house ministries. My church is Riga Old St.Gertrude Evangelic Lutheran Church. I've been member of Old St.Gertrude since 2001. I am so very happy that I found a place to worship and a community to fellowship with while I am studying here in Syracuse.
To learn more about Kristine and the exciting things happening in campus ministry at Syracuse University, read more...
The Feed the Roots of Leadership Campaign is underway. Already we have received over $500,000 in donations and pledges. Many congregations will begin the three year drive in January 2012. If your congregation has not participated, now is the time. Donations support Outdoor Ministries, Campus Ministries, and Seminary Scholarships in our synod. Speakers are ready to meet with congregations, church councils, and pastors to share the Feed the Roots of Leadership story. Contact Pastor Joe McGarry (pastormcgarry@gmail.com) for information or see the synod website for more details.
Pastor Sandy Damhof is the Protestant Campus Pastor at SUNY Albany with Jessica Vermilyea, State Director, LDR Lutheran Social Services Disaster Response, Louisiana
Help us Feed the Roots of Leadership Today
October is Feed the Roots of Leadership month. We are confident that most every congregation should be able to find a way to participate that matches their congregation's commitment to feeding the roots of leadership for the future of our synod's ministries and the church.
Pastor Sandy Damhof is the Protestant Campus Pastor at SUNY Albany. That ministry is a supported by the ELCA and several ecumenical partners. For the last six years Sandy has been taking groups of students to New Orleans to help with disaster relief and rebuilding efforts following Katrina. When floods came to Upstate New York she organized a group to work in Schoharie, one of the areas hardest hit. But that wasn't enough, so she invited SUNY Albany students to join in the effort and on Oct. 8 she brought 78 students to Schoharie to help with the cleanup. Campus ministry does more than Feed the Roots of Leadership for the future, it's making a difference now.
October is Feed the Roots of Leadership month. Three sample letters, a logo, a poster and three bulletin inserts (campus, outdoor and seminaries) are now available for use as congregations prepare to communicate this campaign to their members. We invite you to review the samples and use them as it seems appropriate, perhaps choosing from paragraphs here - or there - in planning a letter that suits your intentions for your congregation. We are confident that most every congregation should be able to find a way to participate that matches their congregation's commitment to feeding the roots of leadership for the future of our synod's ministries and the church.
Pastor Wendy Buckley has stepped down from the chair position for the Feed the Roots of Leadership Appeal for health reasons. We give thanks for her leadership in getting this campaign off the ground and pray for God's healing. Thank you to Pastor Jeff Hedin who has stepped up as the new chair for the Appeal. To get involved in Feed the Roots visit or call Pr. Jeff at (585) 739-3734. Here's what he has to say about Feed the Roots of Leadership...
Feed the Roots of Leadership is near and dear to my heart and to many of you. I am glad that we send our Confirmands to Lake Chautauqua Lutheran Center for a week that offers more faith study than the average student gets in a year of Sunday Church School. Even a great camp like this is in need of capital improvements that will be addressed in this campaign. Ruth and I first met when we were freshmen in college. Campus Ministry in Ithaca offered a lunch after church and my life was changed forever. This campaign will encourage college students to continue their involvement in Christ's church. I was fortunate to be married to an employed spouse when I attended seminary. It made my education affordable. Many pastors begin their careers with massive students loans (college plus 4 more years for seminary). This will be addressed by this campaign. It will be addressed if you take seriously the opportunity to change lives and help develop leaders through a significant contribution to this campaign. I pray you will.
Soli Deo Gloria,
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Mt hero is my grandson Zachary S. Moore, he is currently serving in Afghanistan. He deployed out of Ft Brag. NC. He and his wife and little daughter were living in Fayetteville, NC, when the tornados hit NC. Their apartment was destroyed, but Zach saved his wife and little girl, he put them in the bathtub and put the mattress over them and started back to living room when the sliding patio door blew in and knocked him down, he only got some cuts and scratches. Their vehicle recieved a lot of damage. Yes he is my hero.
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Tales from a Red Universe | Part Two of Four: Universal Conscience
"Tales from a Red Universe" is a four-part exploration in which Thomas takes you behind the scenes of the lyrics and concepts of URIZEN's "Universe:Red." Slip on a spacesuit and join us for the ride, won't you?
(Haven't read Part One yet? Foolish human, view it here!)
A Budding Consciousness
I will not tolerate this boundary, I find it troublesome indeed. I will not yield to limitation.. in fact I'll never yield again. I'll find a way to save my blissful state and backwards facing dream. The simple "I" that became, will not be made to live as "we". Ah, every moment it worsens... this, thickening awareness. Cluttering and corrupting my peace. Wretched questions with seemingly no end! I can see it in the distance... my doom! The cursed "why?!" I find this state of mine to be a harsh eventuality. And I shall not fear nor oppose. I'll find what it means to "know". I'll find the substance of my glee. I'll take it back to when "I" was the answer to most everything. I'll find the surface of my glee and suffer fate no more. I want to make this whole world go away. (Lyrics: Thomas Drinnen)
Here's where things start to go wrong for poor old Mr. (Or Ms... or Mrs... or Dr.) Universe. Having burst onto the scene with a great deal of pomp, we find the universe in an awkward and unforeseen predicament: it is growing a multiplicitous consciousness by way of universal laws, the developing order of the settling universe, and, of course, humanity's ever growing awareness of the universe from within (or, as Carl Sagan put it, humanity is: "a way for the universe to know itself").
An unintentional meaning and importance (and thereby responsibility?) is slowly being instilled into the universe, and the once proud abstraction of potential (and little else) finds itself moving away from the simple and reckless "I" and into the more complicated arena of "we". As the universe approaches the impending "death" of its beloved simplicity as a singularity, it invariably finds itself succumbing to the five stages of grief (I'm not going to mess with the updated seven stages... so there!).
In "A Budding Consciousness," the universe passes through the first three stages: denial, anger, and bargaining. ("Depression" is covered en total by the song "An Unfortunate Realization," where "acceptance" also makes a brief appearance (at the very last moment), and is finished off in "A New Revelation.") By the end of "Budding", we find the universe realizing that this evolution of consciousness is unavoidable, and, in an act of bargaining, it decides that perhaps in embracing consciousness it can find a solution wherein it might be able to return to it's less complex origins. And with a scream, the universe begins its final moments as a mysterious simplicity.
An Unfortunate Realization
(Instrumental)
Though "An Unfortunate Realization" has no lyrics, it serves as the universe's last moment of peace "to itself". Just as a human life ends by a return to non-existence, the universe's non-existence ends with the birth of a multitudinous conscious sense. Where before there was only potential, now there is realization (hence the title). You could say that this track represents the universe's "whole life flashing before its eyes" right before the moment of death.
In fact, album concept aside, I often list this song as my favorite Urizen track for this very reason. There is something bittersweet about recounting the events of a lifetime. Good or bad, the sensation is always a bit unreal... distant... faded. I always imagine the last of such moments as being all at once beautiful and tragic, and that is the unfortunate realization. It is the last chance to look back at the totality that is you... the most accurate picture of "self" you will ever have... and then, a moment later, it is lost forever.
Join us next time for "Tales from a Red Universe" Part Three of Four: Human Revelations, in which Thomas discusses the universe as a human, and the human as an impermenant mortal! Prepare yourselves for further tales... from a Red Universe!
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By Ori Lewis
TEL AVIV, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Campaigners who failed to get a moment of silence at the London Olympic Games opening ceremony to remember 11 Israelis killed at the 1972 Munich Games hope for success in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, they said on Wednesday.
Widows Ankie Spitzer and Ilana Romano, representing the families of the Israelis who died in Munich, said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had repeatedly rejected their appeals to hold an official commemoration.
Before the London Games which ended last month, senior international figures including U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for a tribute to the 11 who were killed in a standoff with Palestinian gunmen.
A German policeman was also killed.
"We have a lot to do yet until Rio comes around but I am absolutely confident that in Rio the circle will come to full closure," Spitzer told Reuters after a commemoration ceremony for the 11 men in Tel Aviv.
It was the last of a number of events held across the world to mark 40 years since the athletes, coaches and an official were killed.
Spitzer said that although she and her fellow campaigners had not been able to persuade the IOC to hold the commemoration, their efforts had raised awareness across the world and many more people now knew about their plight.
"In my opinion it was a big victory that so many people around the world remembered and in so many parliaments and in so many corners of the world people stood in a minute of silence," she added.
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon, who initiated an internet petition he said had got over 100,000 signatures for the IOC to take the lead in commemorating the Munich dead, called on the world body to take responsibility.
"I hope that the IOC will have the courage, the leadership, the decency and the most basic human feelings to do the right thing in Rio de Janeiro," he told Reuters.
Israel's Olympic Committee has organised a commemorative event since the Sydney Games in 2000 and IOC president Jacques Rogge has participated since the Athens Olympics in 2004 but an Israeli official said he hoped the IOC would now take charge.
"I hope that even before Rio the IOC will come up with their ideas about how to commemorate (the 11). There are many ways to do it and I hope they will find the proper way," said Efraim Zinger, secretary general of the Olympic Committee of Israel.
Rogge held a surprise tribute in the athletes' village in July, five days before the London Games opening ceremony but the low-key event failed to satisfy the victims' relatives.
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manglando: Good Morning, We are starting to form a soccer club, I am just wondering how much is the coach salary per month. His students are normally in elementary and high school. May 4, 2013 10:51:58 GMT 8
krazzyfoot: depends...what country r u in? many coaches do it for almost free, since their kids r in the club, too...kinda hobby for them. I dont suppose you'll hire pro coaches, coz they will cost you a lot... May 4, 2013 16:53:10 GMT 8
krazzyfoot: I like that idea...pls give some info..r there other clubs in your area, you can compete with? if so, how many? about the coaches salary: estimate how many hrs he'll be working with the kids and offer him the salary rate per hour of an PE-teacher +10% May 5, 2013 7:18:18 GMT 8
brono: u can have it per head/sessions May 5, 2013 13:46:39 GMT 8
manglando: Soccer is very much alive in our city. We normally play seven aside and futsal due to limited space to play on. This summer, the kids attend the sessions about 30 hrs a week but comes schools days it will be cut in 1/2 since they go to different school. May 5, 2013 15:58:36 GMT 8 *
materkush: guys whats the score of kaya stallion match my tv went blurred when the game was on half time.damn cable wire guy LOL and i do hope that AKTV would fix there signals. May 7, 2013 22:18:02 GMT 8
jaygee20gensaya: 9 minutes, 2-0 already!
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jaygee20gensaya: '20 Goal! 4-0 Bahadoran May 8, 2013 19:52:14 GMT 8
jaygee20gensaya: HALF TIME: Global FC (Reichelt 4 De Murga 9 Starosta 14 Bahadoran 20) 4-0 Yeedzin FC #AFCPresCup #AboveAll May 8, 2013 20:20:04 GMT 8
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Pepsi brings back Michael Jackson for marketing campaign
One billion cans of Pepsi are about to come plastered with a most unlikely ingredient: Michael Jackson's silhouette.
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Pepsi cans due to start rolling out in late May, the Pepsi promotion will include live events, iconic music and digital opportunities for fans to get special-edition merchandise.
"This is very macabre and seems totally over-the-top to me," says pop culture guru Watts Wacker. "This will be a very polarizing promotion. They'll get lots of buzz, but most of it will be negative."
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Pepsi's "King of Pop" can features a likeness of Michael Jackson.
On that note, there's agreement from consultant Jonathan Salem Baskin. "It's a stroke of utter and complete stupidity," he says. "Can you imagine Whitney Houston being on a can of pop?"
But other image experts say the move is brilliant. "People today remember the young Jackson," says image consultant Laura Ries. "A dead Michael Jackson is effective, a live Michael Jackson would not have been because of all the negativity."
While Jackson died a little less than three years ago, for Millennials there is a concept in play called "accelerated nostalgia," says youth marketing consultant Jake Katz. Things are evolving from "current" to "classic" much faster than for previous generations because of social media, he says.
Jackson had a long history with Pepsi. He starred in his first Pepsi campaign in 1983. One year later, while filming a Pepsi spot, Jackson's hair caught fire in a pyrotechnics accident.
"The risk is the subplot that Michael Jackson's demise began when he got hurt on the Pepsi shoot," says youth consultant Marian Salzman. "So they need to have the thick skin to weather this." Even then, Salzman says, "He could be a great bridge between Pepsi Past and Pepsi Future."
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These girls, all believed to be sexually molested by men and two of them killed, have generated headlines, prompted states to stiffen penalties against offenders and caused many parents to fear their child could be next.
Yet gut-wrenching as these high-profile cases are, they.
"There's a success story here," says Roxanne Lieb, director of Washington state's Institute for Public Policy. She sees a "trickle-down effect" as famous cases raise public awareness and legislatures toughen public policy.
The headline-grabbing cases tend to be anomalies, because. She says most kids are abused by people they know.
And only a tiny fraction of abuse cases end in murder, says David Finkelhor, director of Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire. Of the 60,000 to 70,000 arrests each year for sex crimes against children, he says about 40 to 50 involve homicide.
Child advocates fear, though, the ability of serial sex offenders to escape detection and hurt more children. "There are still huge gaps in the system," says John Walsh, host of the Fox network's America's Most Wanted, whose son Adam was murdered by a pedophile in 1981. "There's no good tracking" of repeat offenders, he says. All states now require convicted sex offenders to register, but Walsh says oversight and penalties for non-compliance are insufficient.
Signs of progress
Finkelhor says parents have a right to be outraged by sex crimes but should take heart by what he sees as progress. "There's been some fear on the part of advocates that some enthusiasm (for tougher laws) will go away if people think the situation is getting better," he says. Experts argue it is, citing these developments:
•Dramatic drop in cases. Government figures show the rate of sexual assaults against adolescents ages 12 to 17 plunged 79% from 1993 through 2003, and the number of substantiated sex-abuse cases involving kids of all ages fell 39% in the same time period. Finkelhor, who has analyzed the data, sees multiple reasons for the decline: Greater incarceration of offenders, more therapy and use of psychiatric drugs, economic improvement in the 1990s and heightened public concern.
•Online sex-offender registry. On July 20, the Justice Department activated its online National Sex Offender Public Registry, which now links the registries of 23 states and the District of Columbia. The registry will help the police and the public track offenders who cross state lines. The department expects its Web site,, will soon link all states once software compatibility issues are resolved.
•Improved screening for risk factors. Canadian psychologist Karl Hanson, an internationally recognized expert on sex offenders, says doctors are better able to assess which offenders are at higher risk of reoffending and focus on treating them.
Hanson says no single factor determines who will commit another sex crime. "It's a combination," he says. He finds those at highest risk tend to be antisocial and have a sexual deviancy, such as an interest in children and strangers. Some were abused as kids but most kids who have been sexually abused don't become perpetrators.
Government data show most sex offenders are male, and the majority of victims are female. The offenders are less likely to be rearrested after prison for any type of crime than other former inmates, although those who are rearrested are more likely to be charged with another sex crime, according to a 2003 study by the Department of Justice.
2. Hang out in groups. Try not to walk or go out alone.
3. Trust your instincts.
4. Don't feel compelled to keep secrets from parents.
5. If someone touches you inappropriately, say "no" loudly, get away and tell an adult.
6. Dial 911 in emergencies.
7. Know your full name, phone number, address and parents' phone numbers.
8. Never give personal information online or meet online friends in person.
9. Report scary or explicit e-mails.
10. Have names and phone numbers of five trusted adults for emergencies.
•Treatment helps. Group therapy dropped the recidivism rate from 17% to 10%, according to a 2002 study that Hanson co-wrote. He studied 9,454 sex offenders in 43 states.
A similar 1999 study found that those participating in relapse-prevention programs had a rearrest rate of 7.2% after five years, compared with 17.6% for those who weren't treated. The study, sponsored by the Justice Department, looked at 11,000 offenders.
Doctors typically use cognitive therapy that teaches offenders to avoid risky behavior, such as living or working near children. They sometimes prescribe antidepressants or other drugs.
"You can't cure it anymore than you can cure alcoholism, but you can successfully treat it," says Fred Berlin, founder of the Sexual Disorders Clinic at Johns Hopkins University.
Berlin says sex offenders are a diverse group, including pedophiles as well as older teens convicted of having sex with underage teens. He argues some are mentally ill. "Who in their right mind would be sexually attracted to young children?"
Gaps remain
For bereaved parents, progress in reducing sex crimes may offer little consolation. They see a system too broken to protect their kids.
"I will never see Jessie go on her first date. I will never be a grandfather to her children," Mark Lunsford said this spring as he stood with members of Congress who were proposing tougher penalties. His daughter Jessica, 9, was killed in February in Florida by convicted sex offender John Couey, who didn't register that he was living across the street from her.
Of the 551,000 sex offenders registered in the USA, about 100,000 are missing or have failed to give a current address, says Ernie Allen, president and CEO of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. He says compliance varies widely by state. He argues the public, at a minimum, needs to know where repeat offenders are.
Joseph Edward Duncan, 42, accused of molesting 8-year-old Shasta Groene and killing three members of her family, was a repeat offender suspected of molesting a boy in Minnesota when a judge released him in April on a $15,000 bail. He fled. A month later, he kidnapped Shasta and her brother, Dylan, police say. The bodies of her mother, another brother and the mother's boyfriend were found bludgeoned in their rural Idaho home. Dylan's body was later found.
USA TODAY does not usually identify alleged underage victims of sexual assault, but the search for Shasta was so publicized that her name is widely known.
On Tuesday, non-guilty pleas were entered on Duncan's behalf to six charges of murder and kidnapping, each of which carries the death penalty. He is also being investigated in the deaths of a 10-year-old California boy in 1997 and two Washington state girls in 1996. Walsh calls Duncan "a poster boy" for gaps in the system, a repeat offender "who knows the system doesn't work."
Aside from registering offenders, states must now also provide information to the public on offenders' addresses. Congress passed this requirement, known as Megan's Law, after the 1994 murder of 7-year-old Megan Kanka by a twice-convicted sex offender living on her street in Hamilton Township, N.J.
It did not require states to actively notify the public, such as by letter, but they must make the information available.
Laura Ahearn, executive director of Parents for Megan's Law, says many people assume that if a known sex offender moves in next door they will be notified. "That's one of the largest betrayals," she says. "People have been led into this false sense of security." She says 22 states do not require active notification, forcing parents themselves to seek out the information.
Critics say the registries also fall short because most sex crimes are not reported and most sex offenders are not caught. "Public notification laws make the public feel better, but they certainly don't target the people who haven't been caught," says Joseph Giovannoni, who has counseled sex offenders for 28 years in Hawaii.
Experts say more parents are reporting sex crimes against their children, but they remain a distinct minority. "What we're confronted with is a faceless crime," Ahearn says, arguing many families hope to preserve a sense of normalcy by not going public.
Hanson, the psychologist, estimates that 40% of kids molested by strangers report the abuse, but only 10% molested by someone they know do so. "Even low rates are too high," he says. "We still have a long way to go."
States get tough
A bipartisan bill is pending in Congress to strengthen Megan's Law. Authored by Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., it would increase penalties on offenders for non-compliance, require them to give more frequent in-person updates of their addresses and improve information sharing among states. Lawmakers are also proposing other bills to lengthen prison sentences and impose electronic-tracking devices.
States and communities are not waiting for Congress to act. They are taking a variety of steps:
•Banning offenders from school areas. In May, Binghamton, N.Y., banned moderate- and high-risk sex offenders from living or entering an area within a quarter-mile radius of any school, day care center, playground or park. In June, Miami Beach's Mayor David Dermer banned convicted child molesters from moving within 2,500 feet of such areas, effectively barring them from the city. In July, Brick Township, N.J., set a similar 2,500-foot perimeter for certain pedophiles. Under a new policy, Florida bans certain sex offenders from public hurricane shelters, many of which are in schools. It requires them to seek refuge in prison instead.
•Electronic monitoring. After the deaths this year of Jessica Lunsford and 13-year-old Sarah Lunde, who was also allegedly molested and killed by a convicted rapist, Florida approved a bill requiring the worst offenders to wear satellite-tracking devices for the rest of their lives.
In August alone, Alabama and New Jersey passed laws requiring extensive satellite tracking of high-risk sex offenders. At least three other states — Missouri, Ohio and Oklahoma — approved electronic monitoring this year, and North Dakota, Georgia and New York are considering similar measures.
Last week, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed lifetime satellite-tracking devices for paroled molesters. His proposal faces an uncertain future. The state Legislature's annual session ends early next month. Questions have been raised about the program's cost.
Beginning this month in Iowa, more than 500 convicted sex offenders will be required to wear electronic-monitoring ankle bands. The law was in response to the March abduction and slaying of 10-year-old Jetseta Gage. James Bentley, who once dated her mother, is charged with sexually molesting her over a three-year period. His older brother Roger is charged with kidnapping and killing her.
"Electronic monitoring is really, really important," Walsh says.
•Longer prison sentences. Florida's sex-offender law passed this year more than doubles the mandatory sentence for sex crimes against children. Other states are also lengthening prison sentences for sex offenders.
"Incarceration seems to have an impact," says John LaFond, author of Preventing Sexual Violence. He says the number of inmates convicted of sex crimes is rising more quickly than that for all other crimes except drugs. The longer sentences contribute to the decline in sex crimes, he says.
While states impose stiffer penalties, child advocates also point to a less costly approach: Education on how to prevent abuse.
Teresa Jacobs, program manager of the Jacob Wetterling Foundation, a Minnesota-based non-profit group, says parents can best protect their kids by staying involved in their lives and knowing how they spend their time. She says kids need to learn to report abuse.
Ahearn says parents shouldn't only preach "stranger beware," because strangers commit only about 10% of sex offenses. She cautions them to also look at the people they know: "Anyone who wants to spend more time with your kid than you, watch out." | http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-08-24-sex-crimes-cover_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA | 2013-05-18T10:25:43 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Number of animals killed or injured in the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill impact area*:
*As reported to the Coast Guard's Unified Area Command from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, rehabilitation centers and local agencies as of Oct. 13.
Source: Deepwater Horizon Response Consolidated Fish and Wildlife Collection Report
"$328.63," deadpans economist Jim Boyd, senior fellow at Resources for the Future, a non-partisan economic research organization. "Reasonable people will differ on the value of a pelican. Some will say zero; some will say thousands." the other companies responsible for the spill.
Along the Gulf Coast, scientists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their state counterparts are counting dead and oiled wildlife, testing water and photographing marshes and shorelines to document damage done by the oil spill, which followed an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and the blowout of BP's well.
The federal and state officials, known in this process as trustees, will issue an assessment that includes a list of damaged resources and a plan for what the companies must do to restore the fish, birds and habitats the oil destroyed or how much they must pay to compensate the United States for its lost resources.
"Putting a price on a brown pelican is like trying to put a price on a sunset," says Interior Department Assistant Secretary Tom Strickland, who oversees fish, wildlife and parks. "The value of a brown pelican is really a replacement brown pelican."
Yet once those resources are gone, they cannot be replaced, says David Pettit, senior attorney with Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group.
"You can't go to the pet store and buy a dolphin," he says.
'Heart-wrenching scene'
Instead, the federal government will use creative formulas to calculate how much habitat must be created, restored or improved to compensate the United States for its loss, Strickland says.
Federal law requires a person or a business that despoils a wetland or other protected habitat to restore the land to its original condition. The company must pay the cost and compensate the U.S. for the loss of use while it was damaged.
Documenting the coastline's condition began when the well blew out in April and long before oil hit the shore, Strickland says. That initial assessment serves as the baseline for comparison.
Now the scientists are documenting the degradation of the land by the oil. The Interior Department manages 30 refuges and nine national park areas along the Gulf Coast.
"We had significant resources damaged and oiled," Strickland says. "We, the American people, are an injured party."
The oil washed over a pelican breeding colony on Queen Bess Island off the Louisiana coast where about 3,000 brown pelicans nest.
"It was the most dramatic and heart-wrenching scene of oiled birds, with fledglings in their nests," Strickland says. "The habitat was injured at a very fragile moment. We'll not only lose those birds, but the progeny of the birds, affecting the population for next year and the year after that and the year after that."
The scientists and environmental economists will apply a multiplier — though they haven't decided how much — to the number of known birds injured to arrive at the total number they estimate were hurt by the oil, Strickland says.
Work could take years
The Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) could take years, Strickland says. After the trustees compile the list of damaged property, they will develop a plan to restore spoiled habitat.
"It's going to be the most complicated NRDA analysis of all time," Strickland says. "It's a big ecosystem."
The government conducts a natural resource assessment whenever an oil spill occurs, says Tom Brosnan, an environmental scientist on NOAA's assessment team.
"We have hundreds of spills every year, so this is nothing new to us," Brosnan says. "But we've never dealt with a spill of this magnitude. This is obviously the mother of all spills."
The trustees will craft restoration plans, such as creating a turtle habitat, and present them to BP. The federal government oversees the project. The companies can challenge the assessment and restoration plan in court if they think it asks for too much.
"I think it's going to cost billions," says Pettit of the Natural Resources Defense Council. "They'll hand the list to BP and say, 'We'd like a check, please.' And then the negotiations begin. If BP and the trustees can't agree on a number, it goes to court."
The government wants to launch early restoration projects if BP and the other companies cooperate, Strickland says. "I know the United States would like to see that and the states would like to see that," he says. "We would hope that in this case, the responsible parties would step up to their obligation to make the country whole and not wait and hide behind legal processes."
BP spokesman Hejdi Feick says the company is working closely with the federal and state agencies.
"We believe there are many opportunities for undertaking effective, early restoration and we look forward to working with the state and federal governments in identifying and implementing appropriate projects as soon as possible," Feick says. | http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2010-10-21-pelican21_ST_N.htm | 2013-05-18T10:24:22 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
"The pay-per-view performance of Pacquiao-Clottey significantly exceeded our expectations," Mark Taffet, senior vice president for HBO PPV, said Tuesday. "It is a testament to the popularity of Pacquiao and the vitality of the sport, and it gives us great encouragement as we look toward the May 1 (Floyd) Mayweather-(Shane) Mosley pay-per-view fight."
Pacquiao's 12 pay-per-view fights have generated 6.25 million buys and $320 million in pay-per-view revenue. — Bob Velin | http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2010-03-23-box-pacquiao-ppv_N.htm?csp=34 | 2013-05-18T10:21:36 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Report: Amazon working on phone
Rumors that Amazon is making plans to develop a smartphone are nothing new, but a report from Bloomberg has put substantially more meat on those bones by suggesting that the retail giant is working with uber-mobile device maker Foxconn to make it a reality.
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Foxconn, which produces devices for a number of tech firms including Apple, Microsoft and China's Baidu, is reported to be developing an Android-based iPhone rival, according to "two people with knowledge of the matter."
Last year, Citigroup likely Amazon opted for a different supplier to build its recent Kindle Fire tablets.
Speculation over a Foxconn-built Amazon smartphone surfaced in November last year, after media in Taiwan suggested that the manufacturer had been approached with a brief to get Amazon into the smartphone space.
This story originally appeared on The Next Web.
More from The Next Web:
Cheddar is a fast and focused list app for iPhone and Web
YouTube and NBC are running 'war games' to bolster Olympic livestreaming plans
ShowMeTrend is a great way to keep yourself updated on trending topics from Twitter
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Weather service confirms two tornadoes in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE (AP) The National Weather Service has confirmed at least two tornadoes touched down in Kentucky as a cold front brought high winds and heavy rain to the state.
Meteorologist Tom Reaugh said an EF-3 tornado, packing 140 mph winds, struck southern Henry County, near Eminence, on Monday morning.
Kentucky State Police Trooper Michael Webb told the Associated Press that the tornado leveled two homes and left only a couple of exterior walls standing on a third residence.
Reaugh said a second tornado started in southern Indiana Monday morning, then jumped the Ohio River into Jefferson County before spinning into Oldham County.
As the system moved east, it also prompted tornado and flood watches and warnings across the state.
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Yet, says Chlebowski, of the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, that describes Prempro, a combination of the hormones estrogen and progestin used by 15% to 20%½ extra whether lower doses or shorter doses could relieve symptoms without increasing cancer risk.
Cynthia Pearson, executive director of the National Women's Health Network, agrees. "This is so important to women's health," Pearson says. "I would love more information." | http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/yourlife/health/medical/breastcancer/2010-10-21-Hormones21_ST_N.htm | 2013-05-18T10:21:29 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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LeRoy Butler, Salvation Army Red Kettle Honorary Chair to Host Coat & Toy Drive SaturdayWauwatosa,
WI (December 14, 2012) LeRoy Butler, famed Green Bay Packer and
Lambeau Leap inventor will host a new coat and toy drive to benefit The
Salvation Army of Milwaukee County on Saturday, December 15 at
Southridge Mall, 5300 S. 76th St, near the food court from 9-11 a.m. The
first 100 people who donate a new toy and coat will receive an
autographed LeRoy Butler cookbook; one giveaway per person. Make a
donation of either a toy or a coat and receive a coupon for a free
Wendy’s frosty and a Salvation Army Brass Christmas CD while supplies
last.Butler,
who is the Honorary Chairman of the Army’s Red Kettle campaign has his
own fond memories of the Salvation Army, “I remember getting my first
pair of new shoes from The Salvation Army when I was a kid. I also
remember growing up in poverty in the projects of Jacksonville, Florida.
My mother instilled in me the importance of giving back, that’s why I
founded the LeRoy Butler Foundation to help Cancer victims and that’s
why I am proud to be the honorary chair for The Salvation Army, to help
families and children in need. It’s important to me to help others,
especially children.”Major Roger Ross, Salvation Army Milwaukee
County Commander said, “We have seen a steady increase of new families
coming to us for assistance. This year more than 3,500 families applied
for Christmas assistance. Of that, more than half are new families
applying for help. Toy and coat drives are critical to helping us
provide 10,000 children gifts this Christmas.”In 2011 The Salvation Army provided 100,000 toys to children living in Milwaukee. | http://usc.salvationarmy.org/usc/www_usc_mil_west.nsf/vw-news-34/68F0B0E63566938586257AD5004F19B0?opendocument | 2013-05-18T10:12:06 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
A group of Hispanic Catholic bishops visited with members of Congress on Capitol Hill September 17 to emphasize, as they’ve done for decades, the U.S. bishops are in favor of health care reform that is truly universal and respects the life and dignity of all -- from the moment of conception until natural death..
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
The Bishops and Health Care Reform for Immigrants
Posted by Mar Munoz-Visoso at 4:34 PM
Labels: health care reform, Hispanic, Hispanic Caucus, legal immigrants, U.S. bishops, U.S. Congress
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So today I meandered over to the diner and coded for... six hours? It is easy to lose track of time, since it stays light these days until about 10pm.
What I banged out: a Perl module that is basically perldoc over HTTP. You start up this module and then is an HTML version of perldoc File::Find, and is a list of all the pages you can access, and so on.
For the time being, I called it Pod::Simple::HTMLServe, but I think a better name is on the way, probably Pod::Perldoc::HTTP.
Now I gotta write docs. Ugh. And, if I have time, tests. Ugh ugh.
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But this one don't require any (other) web server to be installed or running. And it's only about two hundred lines of (generously indented) code. I figure anyone with a web server running should use Apache::Pod::HTML, but in a pinch they could fall back on this module.
(Anyhow, writing this module helped me improve the code in Pod::Simple::HTMLBatch, which this is a subclass of. For some reason, when I subclass something, I see new ways to improve its code.)
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Not to mention the table of contents
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I can't get my head around this one. I started from here and asked "What links here?" This gives me 5 pages, of which the first is Italian: see Special:WhatLinksHere/Peripherals_Problems. The problem is that I can't work out where this actually is - going by the link I would have expected it to be a part of Troubleshooting/it - is it? Rather than just breaking links, I intended to simply replace the Peripherals Problems link with Troubleshooting/Peripherals Problems, which would have let me get rid of the re-direct. Am I misunderstanding this? I don't want to mess up anyone's work :-) | http://userbase.kde.org/index.php?title=Thread:User_talk:Caig/Getting_my_head_around_re-directs&sort=th_change_type&limit=100&lqt_method=thread_history | 2013-05-18T11:02:37 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Changing the third parameter of the addEventListener to true seems to get the script working again.
Also to stop the script for firing when typing in the searchbox you can use something like
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Thanks a lot for the comment. I'll try to find a fix as soon as I can, but can't promise it'll be very soon.
Sorry, but this doesn't work any longer on a normal basis.
It only works after I click on a link. Normal Google Reader keyboard shortcuts then no longer work.
Thanks for the comment. At first glance I don't know how to do it quickly. I'll try to figure it out a bit later.
I see that you left a similar comment on the script, which my script is based on. If the author of that script finds a solution, please let me know by commenting, and I'll be able to fix this script immediately.
Is there a way to make this inactive when the keyboard caret is on the search box? Typing anything with 'b' in the search box causes the post currently being read to open.
Well, I've forgotten to mention in the description, that I always use "List mode" and didn't test the script in "Expanded mode". Thank you for pointing this out, I'll edit the description.
Works really great but there's no need for the second part (to imitate 'm') because items are automatically marked as read when it's in expanded mode. Having it means that opened items are marked as UNread.
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The development of Cape Town's waterfront in the earlier nineteenth century: history and archaeology of the North Wharf
Saitowitz, S, Seemann, U and Hall, M 1993, 'The development of Cape Town's waterfront in the earlier nineteenth century: history and archaeology of the North Wharf' , South African Archaeological Society. Goodwin Series, 7 , pp. 98-103.Full text not available from this repository.
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In 1836, prominent shipowners, merchants and others concerned with the commerce of the Cape Colony and the safety of passengers and crews of ships, petitioned Governments to improve maritime conditions in Table Bay. This action resulted in approval for the construction at the seaward end of Bree Street of the North Wharf, started in 1839 and officially opened in 1842. Until the wharf became operational there were no services offered to ships in the bay and no effective means of taking cables and anchors through the surf to vessels in distress. In winter, gales and heavy seas were perilous; in summer, strong south-east winds delayed the loading and unloading of ships arriving or departing from Cape Town. The North Wharf was extended and repaired many times during its term of service. Archaeological excavation located and exposed the original iron and wooden framework of the jetty and the water pipe used to service the ships, and confirmed archival records of additions and modifications. | http://usir.salford.ac.uk/2639/ | 2013-05-18T10:31:01 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
The causes for rejection for appointment, enlistment, and induction (without an approved waiver) are an authenticated history of:
Current or history of chondromalacia (717.7), including, but not limited to chronic patello-femoral pain syndrome and retro-patellar pain syndrome, chronic osteoarthritis (715.3) or traumatic arthritis (716.1) is disqualifying.
Current joint dislocation if unreduced, or history of recurrent dislocations of any major joint such as shoulder (831), hip (835), elbow (832), knee (836), ankle (837), or instability of any major joint (shoulder (718.81), elbow (718.82), hip (718.85), ankle and foot (718.87) or multiple sites (718.89)) is disqualifying.
History of recurrent instability of the knee or shoulder is disqualifying.
Current or history of chronic osteoarthritis (715.3) or traumatic arthritis (716.1) of isolated joints of more than a minimal degree that has interfered with the following of a physically active vocation in civilian life, or that prevents the satisfactory performance of military duty is disqualifying.
Fractures.
Current malunion or non-union of any fracture (733.8) (except asymptomatic ulnar styloid process fracture) is disqualifying.
Current retained hardware that is symptomatic, interferes with proper wearing of protective equipment or military uniform, and/or is subject to easy trauma, is disqualifying (V53.7).
Retained hardware (733.99) (including plates, pins, rods, wires, or screws used for fixation) is not disqualifying if fractures are healed, ligaments are stable, there is no pain, and it is not subject to easy trauma.
Current devices, including, but not limited to silastic or titanium, implanted to correct orthopedic abnormalities (V43), are disqualifying..
History of joint replacement (V43.6) of any site is disqualifying.
Current or history of muscular paralysis, contracture, or atrophy (728), if progressive or of sufficient degree to interfere with or prevent satisfactory performance of military duty or if it will require frequent or prolonged treatment, is disqualifying.
Current osteochondritis dessicans (732.7) is disqualifying.
Current or history of osteochondromatosis or multiple cartilaginous exostoses (727.82) are disqualifying.
Current osteoporosis (733) is disqualifying.
Current osteomyelitis (730), or history of recurrent osteomyelitis is disqualifying.
See also Upper Extremities and Lower Extremities.
Derived from Department of Defense (DOD) Directive 6130.3, "Physical Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, and Induction," and DOD Instruction 6130.4, "Criteria and Procedure Requirements for Physical Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, or Induction in the Armed Forces." | http://usmilitary.about.com/od/joiningthemilitary/a/extremities3.htm | 2013-05-18T10:41:53 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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With everyone working longer hours than ever – if you’re fortunate enough to have a job – it makes sense that romance often finds its way into the workplace. But office relationships have a bad rep, and for understandable reasons. There is the risk of awkwardness if it doesn’t work out, and management rarely encourages employees establishing intimate connections. Still, it happens all the time.
Many people worry they will run afoul of company rules if they get involved with someone, but most employers don’t have written guidelines about employee dating. Most problems can be avoided by strictly observing two rules. First, don’t ask someone out if they report directly to you. Doing that can put one or both of you in an awkward situation, including possible worries about sexual harassment claims if things go horribly wrong.
Second, don’t get into a relationship, especially a sexual one, with an ulterior motive, like advancing your career or solving a work problem. Treating people as a means to an end is wrong and hurtful and always a bad idea.
For both these reasons, dating someone outside your department is a lot easier.
Beyond that, what should you be thinking of if you decide to ask the guy in the next cubicle out?
- Look before you leap. If your primary motivation is sexual rather than romantic, consider whether this is your best move.
- Never, ever use office email or messaging to flirt, especially for “hot chat.” Remember that this is not private, and anything you say could easily come back to haunt you.
- Keep it professional. Public displays of affection at the office are awkward at best, and create an icky workplace environment.
- Respect privacy. Many people avoid chit chat about dating someone in the office until they are certain the relationship has legs and will continue.
- When a relationship is serious, make it public. Keeping secrets for the long haul makes for other kinds of awkwardness. Be mindful of how your relationship is likely to affect your coworkers.
- Talk with one another about what happens if there are problems. What will you do if one of you leaves the company – or is laid off? What if the relationship sours and you still have to see this person 40 hours a week? Can you agree to be kind to one another if the relationship ends?
- Be clear about boundaries. If you talk overly much about work during your private time, it is unlikely to be good for the relationship or for your worklife.
- Take note of what you’ve got in common besides work. Have fun together. Do things. If the relationship centers almost entirely around work, it will not endure.
John Ballew is a licensed professional counselor and has been in private practice in Midtown for 25 years. For more, see his website at. | http://vahi.patch.com/blog_posts/work-place-romance | 2013-05-18T10:13:31 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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The sheriff in an east Georgia county who narrowly lost a re-election bid has filed a complaint with state officials, alleging that a dead person and felons cast ballots in the Nov. 6 election.
The Augusta Chronicle reports () that Lincoln County Sheriff Gerald Lawson filed the complaint with the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office.
Chris Perlera, a spokesman for the Secretary of State’s Office, says an investigator has been assigned to look into the case.
The sheriff also alleged irregularities with absentee ballots in the election.
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So, how CUTE is this? I found this website and though it is in French (and so not totally translatable by yours truly), I was enchanted by this: a fairy in a jam jar. I want one, but I don't believe that is in the cards. So, I will just enjoy the photo.
Though not very edible (Margaret's comment made me :) - it IS adorable!
Posted by: tinker | Monday, July 21, 2008 at 12:13 AM
She's moving into what she calls the beginning of heaven in the Loire River valley(gorgeous area); she shows Little Red Riding hood (Le petit chaperon rouge) and a wood fairy too. She hasn't been able to blog much because of the move.
Posted by: Margaret | Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 06:45 PM
Jam of fairy--huh? I don't see that tasting very good with peanut butter. Naturally, I need to go look at this site; you knew I couldn't resist, didn't you?
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The Case Competition is just 2 days away and we’re incredibly excited!
We just wanted to take a moment to thank our judges who have volunteered their time and expertise. We have an impressive line up of adjudicators for Saturday who will no doubt make the competitors sweat with their questions.
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Another is the wonderful variation of trails. They stretch out in several directions in the thick forest, each leading to breathtaking ocean viewpoints.
Another is the variety of wildlife..
All this just a short 30 minute drive from downtown Vancouver. Amazing.
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Park.
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Tsyck & Pulse Posted on October 1, 2011 by vandalvoyeur Reply One of the things that makes Parisian graffiti stand out for me are the rooftops and the vans. Neither of which are too common in Madrid, maybe that’s why they get me buzzin’ so much. Enjoy this beaut from Tsyck & Pulse. | http://vandalvoyeur.wordpress.com/tag/pulse/ | 2013-05-18T10:21:27 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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I know, I know: symptomatic of the genre’s neuroses, you’ve seen it all before, and a science fiction novel just won a Pulitzer, for heaven’s sake. But sometimes I can’t help myself. Here’s Joyce Carol Oates on Jim Crace’s The Pesthouse:
Long the province of genre entertainments—science fiction, dystopia.
Bobbins, start to finish. I might just be persuaded to let her get away with “most fiction about the future is designed to [...] provoke”, but I point and laugh at “it might be said that there isn’t much point to writing about the future unless you can frighten someone”, and her attempt to potrary McCarthy, James, Atwood et al as a band of brave pilgrims, bringing civilisation to the wilderness.
April 24, 2007 at 4:24 am
I don’t even bother to read literary reviews on “genre” fiction or on “lit fic” authors treading into the “genre” wilderness, praised for doing things that have probably been done before and just as well if not better by the “genre” authors.
(Besides I hate the look of the New Yorker site now. Why are there so many damn images every year? Why do random comics pop up in articles that have nothing to do with it? It’s like reading Yahoo News. Ugh.)
April 24, 2007 at 7:29 am
In her defence, Oates is a more complex case than other “litfic” (horrible term) writers in that she does write genre. Admittedly that would be crime and mystery (under her own name and the pseudonyms Rosamund Smith and Lauren Kelly) and horror than SF, of which only a handful of her short stories would count as. But she’s been in magazines such as Omni, F&SF, Hitchcock’s and Ellery Queen’s and anthologies such as Metahorror (ed. Dennis Etchison) and has won genre awards such as the Edgar and the Stoker.
That doesn’t mean I would necessarily agree with everything she says. As Niall does, I would take issue with some of it, bearing in mind I’ve not read Quarantine, nor many of the novels she cites in the review. But I would suggest that Oates’s view of genre is rather less patrician than…well, many other literary novelists and critics, including some of the ones Oates names here.
April 24, 2007 at 7:49 am
I’m just heartwarmed at Niall’s use of the word ‘bobbins’ …
April 24, 2007 at 11:01 am
I’ll be impressed when he gets the word into a proper review.
April 24, 2007 at 12:37 pm
I would take issue with some of it, bearing in mind I’ve not read Quarantine, nor many of the novels she cites in the review.
I’ve read Toward the End of Time and the idea that it boldly explores the future is laughable. The whole list of novels is rather strange. Are the fifteen year old Children Of Men and the twenty year old A Handmaid’s Tale recent novels? This just exposes the fact it isn’t a recent phenomenon at all. You could perhaps say that have been more of these sort of “SF by mainstream writer” novels over the last couple of years but Oates doesn’t attempt this.
April 28, 2007 at 12:29 pm
I’ll be impressed when he gets the word into a proper review.
I’m working on it, don’t worry.
Martin: yes.
May 12, 2007 at 9:17 am
[...] genesis of The Yiddish Policemen’s Union. And I think this review even beats out that piece on Jim Crace for OTT as-others-see-us-ness: “Michael Chabon has spent considerable energy trying to drag [...] | http://vectoreditors.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/as-others-see-jim-crace/ | 2013-05-18T10:41:03 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gita As It Is 2.54
arjuna uvaca
sthita-prajnasya ka bhasha
samadhi-sthasya kesava
sthita-dhih kim prabhasheta
kim asita vrajeta kim
SYNONYMS
arjunah uvaca -- Arjuna said; sthita-prajnasya -- of one who is situated in fixed Krishna consciousness; ka -- what; bhasha -- language; samadhi-sthasya -- of one situated in trance; kesava -- O Krishna; sthita-dhih -- one fixed in Krishna consciousness; kim -- what; prabhasheta -- speaks; kim -- how; asita -- does remain still; vrajeta -- walks; kim -- how.
TRANSLATION
Arjuna said: O Krishrishrishna has specific symptoms in various dealings. One can know his specific symptoms from the Bhagavad-gita. Most important is how the man in Krishrishna conscious man is that he speaks only of Krishna and of matters relating to Him. Other symptoms then automatically follow, as stated below.
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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 16.7
kautukete teńho yadi pāśaka khelāya
'hare kṛṣṇa' 'kṛṣṇa' kari' pāśaka cālāya
SYNONYMS
kautukete — in jest; teńho — he; yadi — when; pāśaka khelāya — plays with dice; hare kṛṣṇa — the holy name of the Lord; kṛṣṇa — Kṛṣṇa; kari' — chanting; pāśaka cālāya — throws the dice.
TRANSLATION
When he used to throw dice in jest, he would chant Hare Kṛṣṇa while throwing the dice.
PURPORT
In this connection Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura warns the men of this age not to imitate the jesting of a mahā-bhāgavata like Kālidāsa. If someone imitates him by playing with dice or gambling while chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, he will certainly become a victim of offenses unto the holy name. As it is said, hari-nāma-bale pāpe pravṛtti: one must not commit sinful activities on the strength of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. Playing with dice is certainly gambling, but it is clearly said here that Kālidāsa did this only in jest. A mahā-bhāgavata can do anything, but he never forgets the basic principles. Therefore it is said, tāra vākya, kriyā-mudrā vijñeha nā bujhaya: "No one can understand the activities of a pure devotee." We should not imitate Kālidāsa.
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We should be talking about them, right? Given the time of year and our vegetable-related monicker. Also marrows, various squashes, sweetcorn and those gourd things (possibly inedible). Oh, and apples too. I had stewed apple and custard last night. I saw some pumpkins, but haven't eaten any yet.
In other news, I'm still alive.
Okay, let's take it a bit more seriously then. Top horror short stories? William Peter Blatty did one about a group of toys that was rather freaky. Anyone know what it was called? Fifty points available.
Monday, 18 October 2010
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I don't know but it sounds like my cuppa tea. Will have to search that out.
There's a great series on the beeb at the mo about horror films. Mark Gatiss is presenting it. I think the second is tonight - about Hammer. Yay!
Don't know about the story, but know you've got me thinking about acorn squash baked with butter and brown sugar.
I assume it's delicious. I'm allergic so I don't know. But if it tastes like it smells, it's pretty amazing. | http://veggiebox.blogspot.com/2010/10/so-pumpkins.html?showComment=1287423164254 | 2013-05-18T10:53:56 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
No Bake Oreo Cheesecake
19 cream filled sandwich cookies, divided (I use Oreos)
2 tablespoons vegan butter, melted
2 1/2 cups vegan whipped topping + more to garnish
1 (8 ounce) container vegan cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar
1. Crush 15 cookies and place in a pie pan. Add melted vegan butter. Toss crumbs around to coat. Use the back of a spoon to press buttered crumbs on to pie pan to make a crust. Put the crust in the freezer while you prepare the filling.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients except the leftover sandwich cookies and mix thoroughly.
3. Spoon into prepared pie pan and set in the freezer for at least 1 hour. Top with additional whipped topping and garnish with additional cookies. Enjoy!
Source of recipe: I was playing around in the kitchen, and this is what I came up with.
SO HOW'D IT GO?
I agree with fairygodvegan, I'd suggest letting this freeze overnight to let the flavor set in with the tofutti. If not you can definitely taste it. I enjoyed this a lot but its very sugary so I ate it in really small pieces. I'd probably make it again. I left out like half a cup of sugar though.
i made this last night, & it was alright, but today its even better! for some reason i'm not too fond of the tofutti cream cheese in this, maybe because i could still taste it, but after it freezing overnight i don't seem to be able to taste it as much. it was really freakin yummy :D & i had more than enough filling for the pie crust, so i put the rest in a container & froze it. It was like cookies & cream fluff. mmmmm thanks for posting this! now if only i could figure out how to make some vegan dirt dessert in time for halloween!
i don't think anyone answered your vegan whipped topping questionnn! i found this tiny carton in my freezer, called Rich Whip, its frozen and you thaw it out, then whip it for a few minutes. It's so good and completely vegan. it makes enough for any pie, so especially for this i think it would work! goodluck finding it, (i'm from wisconsin) and i'm not sure if i've seen it before moving here, or if i have just never noticed.
Hey, so where would you be buying vegan whipped topping?? I looked at my whole foods and there was nothing....AND love.ascending, your picture looks magic!!! YUMMM. may I ask how you made your own whipped topping? cause it looks really freaking good!! :) I would love to try this, but i want to make sure i have this vegan whipped toppin' thing strait.
I used newman o's for this because I think (though I'm not positive) oreos have scary hydrogenated oils in them. Anyway, I used a package of silken tofu instead of whipped cream and then I baked it for a half hour. It kind of defeated the whole no-bake idea but holy moly it was incredible. I let it cool for a half hour after taking it out of the oven and then I stuck it in the freezer until we were ready to eat it. Thennn, I drizzled it with wax orchards fudge sauce and topped it off with soy whipped cream. Prettyy good for my first cheesecake attempt.
PS. My omnivorous parents LOVED it.
Hey, I have a question. Are you supposed to crush all of the sandwich cookie for the crust, or just take off the cookie part and crush that?
the whole cookie!
Hey, I have a question. Are you supposed to crush all of the sandwich cookie for the crust, or just take off the cookie part and crush that?
Oreos are only vegan if you don't mind questionably processed sugar. So, I wouldn't consider them vegan.
i think if i took the time to call every single number on the back of every single package to ask what kind of sugar they use i might just lose my mind :o ... i always use vegan sugar when i have the option to though... to each his/her own :)
Oreos are only vegan if you don't mind questionably processed sugar. So, I wouldn't consider them vegan.
I used cupcake holders to make these into mini-cheesecakes -- YUM! And waay to easy ... ;)b
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‘Toxic Garbage Island’ shows how trash is devastating our oceans (video)
Ever wonder where all those plastic bags and bottles you throw away end up? It’s not pretty.
Toxic Garbage Island, an hour-long documentary that has just appeared online, shows how the increasing use of the ocean as a garbage dump is slowly destroying ecosystems.
The cast of the documentary originally set out to find an island made of garbage and plastic in the Northern Gyre of the Pacific Ocean. While trying to find this island, the team analyzed small and large chunks of trash that cannot biodegrade. It’s a deeply affecting look at what’s happening to our oceans and a portrait of scientists and journalists trying to assess the damage.
Toxic Garbage Island originally aired on Vice.com in 2008 but is now on YouTube in three parts. I had never seen or heard of the film before, and I found it utterly fascinating and sickening. I thought others might be interested, too. Check it out below.
Part 1
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Portalarium, Inc. was formed in September 2009 for the purpose of developing and publishing online social games, virtual worlds and related services and products.
Target deployment is across all popular social networks (Facebook, MySpace, etc.), mobile platforms (iPhone, Android), browser types (Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, others), and PC hardware platforms (PC, Macintosh).
The goal is to foster people coming together for shared play, learning, good will and community. We desire to maximize the social play experience between friends, and to make it is easy and seamless for them to find each other online regardless of what they each may be doing.
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Christopher Cone, whom we have interviewed before on Veritas Domain, has written a book on Christian view of Government and Society. An electronic edition of it is free for a limited time–up till the Election Day: November 6th, 2012.
Here’s a link to the website if you click here.
I tried downloading, but I am unable to.
There is a technical problem with the downloading…but it will soon be fixed according to Dr. Cone!
EvangelZ,
I got a message from Dr. Cone that if you email them at info@tyndale.edu the admin from Tyndale Seminary will send you a copy for free.
Thanks. I received the book. Do you have it too?
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Friday, November 25, 2011
Seven dollar art.
I love the look of art mounted on the outside of a bookcase.
I wanted to create this look on the shelving unit in my daughter's nursery. I found this molded plastic frame at an estate sale for $2 (half off day!) but as soon as I brought it home I knew the gold wasn't going to work for me. The flower print had to go as well.
I picked up a print from
thelittletiny
at the Bijou Market last weekend for $5. It was originally 8x10", but the writing portion fit perfectly into my roughly 5x7" frame.
I love the sentiment of the print.
To paint the frame I had to first tear off the paper backing. I don't know how old it is but there was a $25 price sticker from JCPenney on the back. Pricey, right? Once I removed the old art I could use it as a pattern to cut my new print.
With the print removed I popped out the glass and painted the frame with a bottle of acrylic paint I already had on hand. It took three coats to cover evenly. Then I cleaned and replaced the glass, put in my new print, replaced the backing and voila. Seven dollar art.
To mount the frame on my bookcase I used Command picture hanging strips. I was concerned about how to hang the art since my infant will soon be a toddler and I wanted it to last (and not fall on her head). I've heard great reviews of this product, so I gave it a go and I cannot believe how sturdy the frame is with these strips. They are like a stronger form of velcro, and they are suppose to remove cleanly from both surfaces. Who knows how well they will work on IKEA veneer, but it was worth a try. Here's one more shot for perspective:
I love how it turned out. It has been three days now and the frame and strips have not budged a bit.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
How to make a doily mobile.
One of the projects I took on for our nursery was a mobile to hang over the crib. By the time I got to this project the budget for the room was used up, so I wanted to make something on the cheap. After searching the internet for inspiration, I decided to combine several ideas and make something out of paper doilies. Here is my how-to:
1. Gather your supplies.
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5. Fold each doily in half, making sure to match the pattern around the edge. Glue two halves together with rubber cement.
6. Lay out your glued doilies and cut a thin piece of ribbon to hang each from the embroidery hoop. Stagger the lengths or your doilies will bump into each other.
7. Glue on the other set of folded doilies to its matching color, making sure to glue the thin piece of ribbon in the middle.
8. Wrap three pieces of wide ribbon (evenly spaced) around your embroidery hoop. Secure using craft glue. Tie in a knot to hang your mobile from the ceiling.
9. Secure each doily ball to the hoop in the same fashion. Ta-da! Your mobile is complete.
Total cost for this project was $13, and I was left with half a package of doilies when I was done.
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A Way to Love God by Robert Penn Warren new up at Pizzicati of Hosanna. I felt one way about this poem when I read it online, another way when I recorded it, and another way still now it’s uploaded.
It reminds me of Olduvai Gorge Thorn Tree by Sarah Lindsay.
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My books have arrived! To celebrate, I'm doing a book giveaway that will end on the first day of CTN X, so you have 11 days to enter and win a Free copy of 'Freckles!'
There are THREE ways to win:
1) Comment Here on the blog under this post:
2) Tweet about it! Use @victoriaying and Mention the 'Freckles' Giveaway for a second chance!
3) Comment on my Tumblr!
Each entry will boost your chances!
EDIT: WOW! What a response! I'm adding one more book to the giveaway thanks to all you nice people! This second book will be for Those who are tweeting about it, so one will be for the people commenting and a second for those who are tweeting! Thanks everyone!
183 comments:
oh man oh man!! this is awesome!congrats on the book! I love your art!
That's awesome!!! Great to hear your book is already out :-)
oh heck, I'll post here for a chance... and I don't think I knew you HAD a tumblr so that's a bonus :)
reposted due to a typo
Can't wait to see your book at CTN! Winning this would be awesome of course ;)
Ack!! I'm super pumped again! (twitter and blogspot down, tumblr to go!! ) :D
can't think of anything to say except awesome :D I'd love a copy of your book.
Looks awesome. I'm really regretting not getting tickets to CTN this year.
Have fun!
Looks great! I'd love to get one of those, your artwork is simply stunning :)
Awesome Sauce! Looking forward to it :D
Looks nice ! I want to see more !
Cool. Congrats!!
So excited to see this book!!!
Congrats!
Oh That's an awesome giveaway! I'm sure the book is amazing! Congrats :)
Arrggh!!! I will invoke tiki's gods for give me lucky .
I love your art , I'd love one of your book. ^_^
Looks fantastic!! Congratulations on the book!!
The book looks great! (Tweeted it too)
I love the cover and I'm so excited to see whats inside. You're a real inspiration to me Victoria :)
Congratulations!!!! That's super cool and the book looks great, I hope I get to have one! :D
Beautiful!
Is it work for a poor french guy living in France ? héhé :)
What an amazing give away! I love your art and I can only imagine how lovely this book is.
Cool!
yeaah! :) looks amazing :)
Hi Victoria! Your artwork is beautiful! If I won your contest and got a copy of "Freckles" I would sing on top of a grassy hill with excitement a la "Sound of Music". Take care and hopefully I'll see you at CTNX!
I love your art -- it is so inspiring! Congrats on your new book -- I would love to have one! :D
How exciting! LOVE your work!
This looks so awesome! Must have this!!
Ohhh that looks lovely!! :)
I want this book so badly!!!! I admire your work so much!!!
Awesome! Can't wait to see them in person at CTN :)
Wow ! Looks great :D I'll be sure to get me copy at CTN !
Beautiful!!
hehehehe wants to try and comments<3 Congratz on the book!
wow-love it just from the cover alone! congrats on the new book and I'm excited to see what's beyond the cover! :)
That looks like a real great book! Congrats. I hope some day I can do the same with my books being published (that means first I gotta start finishing them... or even start creating them for some stories.)
Good luck with your book!
Eeee, so excited to see your book! :D I've always loved your work, & to have it in a book I can access whenever, awww yeah X3
Yay! So excited to see this book!
very cool, looking forward to seeing the book!
It's frightening how quickly we post a response, isn't it? It'll be great to see your art in person.
I really adore your art and congrats on the book release. <3 :)
Uowww, will be sent to a fan of Brazil?
mmm... free books
but on the absolutely certain likelihood of not wining a free copy, I think i'll buy one?
you always regret it after their are no more copies left... how can i buy a copy?
Oh dude! I definitely want to get my hands on a copy of this! Your work is gorgeous!. c:
coolio!!! your art is great!
Oh my! I would love to have a copy! The cover looks awesome :)
HEEEY VICTORIAA!
Congrats for the book!
I love your style!!
Will you be selling the books online? Since I never win anything, I'd love to buy one. :)
Yay! You already know you are awesome - but I am so excited for Freckles! :)
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that looks so adorable
Oh, wow! Congrats! I can't wait to see you at CTNX. :)
This is me commenting, dear!
i wanted to comment on tumblr but it told me that my request was denied...damn you tumblr!!
any way great artwork and i would be super stoked if i won this to see all the pretty pictures! lol
It is always great to get a book published and your artwork is just the best part of it. Beautiful imagery!
Really wonderful work! Looks like it's going to be an excellent addition to anyone's collection!
WAAAAANT!!!!!!!
OMG ART BOOK WANT.
This looks beautiful!
omg omg omg!!! I waaaaaant that! I love your work!
Oh wow, I'm super excited! :)
Oh my, I'd love to add this book to my collection! You are amazing!
That's so freakin' awesome, Victoria! Will you be selling at Amazon? :) Congratsss!!
I love your art so much :D It's been such an inspiration to my own illustrations! So glad that another book of yours is out, Congrats!
-Constança Nobre
Oh Victoria I just know this will be a really awesome book! I wish I was able to attend CTN this year, then I wouldn't have to resort to entering competitions like this. Have fun at the expo :)
Fantastic work. Ive been following your work since I saw it over on Conceptart.org a couples of years ago. You've come a long way! Congrats with the book!
I cant wait to see your book! I love your work!
congrats on the book!
The book looks awesome! Congratulations on its release!
this is awesome! ^_^
I can't wait to get my hands on one of these bad boys!
If I don't win, I'll scape to buy one!
That book looks brilliant!
I'm so excited for your art book! Congrats!!! I never win give aways, so I was wondering, will you be selling them on your online store?
The book looks totally awesome! Can't wait to see its contents :)
cool an artbook with your drawing...love your stuff :D
I need this book <3
I need this book. The cover alone is SO gorgeous!
Great giveaway! I just admire your art so much, its so inspiring and warm :)
I love your and you're such an inspiration to me as an animation major. Would love to win your book !!
Love your work! I'll be buying if I don't win :)
Any chance you'll be signing books at any LA (art) book stores?
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh this is all I need in life.......
Congrats on the new art book!
I love your art. I can't wait to see the new book
Love your drawings! So excited your book is coming out. Can't wait to get it.
Freckles looks amazing! Congrats and hope you sell lots at CTN!
That must been something to get your work published, congrats :)
I Love the cover art :D
Oh, I want it so! ; _ ;
I wish to enter! I will be at CTN Expo, see you there! =D
Gaaah!!
I love your works.
I would love to own your artbook.
Please please.
Where can I possibly buy your book?
Internationally.
In case I didn't win (T^T)
I would be SO happy to have a copy of your book! Many congratulations!
i love your art and the book looks awesome!
Looks amazing! Congrats! :)
Congrats! Looks super awesome. Hope I win :D
Congratulations on your book's arrival, Victoria! And thanks for the great and generous contest.
ETHFAGKSJR ENTERING ENTERING QUQ THIS LOOKS AWESOME
I LOVE YOUR ART :D
awesome!!
So awesome! Super excited to see this!
I love your art! I'm looking forward to seeing your book.
yay freckles
Congrats on the book! I love your artwork!
Rock on! Awesome looking cover, can't wait to see more of this book
Congrats! I would love to have this on my coffee table for always!
Congrats on the book.
Wow it looks BEAUTIFUL Victoria! I can't capitalize that enough.
Congratulations! Well-deserved for a great artist
Gimme book please, love your art :D
Congrats! :) Looks great <3
If I don't win the giveaway I'm *SO* ordering this anyway! CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT!!!
awesome awesome awesome,
I love your art, it makes me smile C: Good luck with your book.
Well done on the book!
This looks amazing!! :) Thank you so much for this opportunity!
Looks like your book turned out great.
That is absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for doing this for us!
Your artwork is simply gorgeous! Good luck with the book!
Love your designs and congrats on the book Victoria!
This is definitely on my wish list! :)
Pretty! and Fancy! and Pretty Fancy!
Would love a copy of this! :-)
Fun! As a freckled strawberry blonde, this would be delightful to have
I've been looking forward to this! It looks great! Even if I don't win the raffle, I'll end up buying it anyways.
Can't wait to see the work inside!
Beautiful illustrations! Would it help me win the book if I told you my middle name is Ying?! :D
Your art is super inspirational! I love it. Congrats on getting a book out!
Oh wow! This is so nice of you to give some books away <3
I love your work!! Congrats on your books =D Would love to win one ;D
I love freckles. Especially my girlfriends!
So I guess I'll throw my hat into the ring.
Really excited about this! It looks fantastic, I'll be tweeting about this for sure :)
Oh, sweet! The book looks fantastic, I'll be tweeting this for sure
Oh, sweet! The book looks fantastic, I'll be tweeting this for sure
Oh my, oh my, oh my ! Your book is out ! It looks very interesting ! I just love your illustrations on your blog and hope to find the same greatness in it.
As I am not in US, I hope in the worst case I can find it in a book / comic store next time I go there !
Oh my!!! Do I have a chance to win this? There are SO many people!!!
Anyways, CONGRATS on the book and all this response!!
I am excited for CTN-X and your book. Can't wait to see all the artwork!
Your stuff is always beautiful. Here's hoping for a chance to win!
Congrats! I'd like to have a copy of your book. And hope I be the winner. It's would be awesome!!!
CTN-X! I can't wait to go to that! Your book looks so cute! I will definitely get a copy even if I don't win. : >
I'm not that lucky but let's try!
This book seems to be so awesome, I want!
Let's give it a try - although I'm going to get it when you post it for sale anyway :D
I want one!!!!!
Would love to have it on my shelf! (Some sneak peek images perhaps?)
This is the best idea you've had in your entire life....only seconded by your idea to make an artbook.
I'd love to score a book!
Wow :)
Congrats!
I wanna look inside it!
heh! wow! look at all those comments! : D I have some stiff competition I see....
Very cool giveaway!
FABULOUS!!! Thanks so very much for this cool opportunity Victoria!
Good luck to us all!
Can't wait to get one, whether I win it or not :)
I am so happy for you & the release of your art book! congrats and I hope I win one of your lovely books! <3
Congratulations! It looks beautiful!! :)
Yay I can follow your awesome work on tumblr now!
This book looks pretty amazing!
I certainly would like to be in the running for this. My little ones would love staring at the big shiny pictures.
This is wonderful! I love your art! I hope to meet you at CTN this week! :)
What a super beautiful pair you and your hubby are! Amazing work from the both of you, and as a be-freckled person myself, I'm very glad that this book is coming into being! Thanks! x
Can't wait to see your book at CTN! Looking forward to this weekend :)
Very cool looking book, see you at CTNX! :D
Wow Would love to get my hands on this!
oh! this is so cool! please include me in your giveaway!! ^____^
The cover looks lovely. :) Can't wait to see what on the inside.
congrats on the book, loving the cover! Although I may be bias because I am a redhead with freckles!
Oh, I really would love t try for a copy of your book :>
I'D LIKE A BOOK TOO.
Always great to see your art, I'll finally get to see it LIVE on Saturday :)
Just discovered you! I have been carrying my Dreamworks Moonshine art book around for a few weeks now... time for a NEW best friend? ;)
Hey would love to win a copy of your book but seeing all the comments here my chances are slim - is there any way to buy a copy from here in Scotland? :D
I love your stuff so much! i'm going to look out for your book :)
Wow, love the work! I must have it!
so many comments :D Hope to meet you sometime this weekend Victoria :)
I am anxiously waiting for your commission list to open again, in the meantime, I'm entering your contest! Big congrats on the book!
Looks cute.:) Congwatz. :3
Oh my goodness! It looks so gorgeous TwT *fingers crossed*
Just seeing your work for the first time. Can't wait to more and meet you at CTN!
Why Not! :P
Have a great time!
Love the work! I would be so happy to get my paws on these!
Cool!
Yay, your art book is out!! :D Your art is absolutely inspirational!
What AMAZING work you do! Came across your blog today and loving everything I see :D
Good Luck with the book and I'm sure my daughters (6&7) will be reading it! It looks beautiful!
give me a free book! i want! and your stuff is phenomenal!
I love love this type of art. I am a want to be illustraitor and want to get my hands on as many beautiful art as i can to learn form it. So awesome!
I adore this! I am wondering if the giveaway is still going strong??!?! *Art makes me Swoon*
-Aubs
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You see what I did in the bag and I want to reveal it but it's it's it's it's great.
-- winds are I think you -- you know I disagree but I have feeling that you got ripped off into the and I.
Julie I have I have a little bit of a simpler answer for you this is four carat diamond bracelet that's one of my best way I -- so -- I remember about -- I ain't gonna cornerback and then than it.
-- had technical.
I got this -- this was in this was in a bag this is a 1965.
GI Joseph.
That was it a bag underneath a pile of dirty underwear.
Can you believe -- I mean it really was horrendous but it was wrapped in plastic and it's a great little collectibles -- German GI Joseph from the sixties.
Okay now here's the thing and and if anybody has lost to back and they're watching us in the thinking OK now I'm gonna watch baggage battles what I see -- -- on the show.
Let's not really -- I always -- I would -- Surely if -- view.
And get to Sierra and -- go to the auction block that of course the airport would give it -- -- we -- not mean buried there are not -- they're not there to create they wanna make good.
I want this program we you know a lot of people would never see this cup again though there is a possibility that this might actually be the only way to reunite people what -- lost luggage.
You're not only did the only way to reunite people with their lost luggage is to mark your bag correctly yeah.
And it's really important to him and you know you come to the counter to the baggage -- are you rushed.
You you -- -- your bag you ask for that flimsy little piece of Paper you write down your your name and address you know it's just like I've done it I've done -- I've lost my bags.
Now -- -- with a sharp be nice and -- Via the apple and I think it does so help that people don't buy black luggage -- -- when you're at the airport all you see your black suitcases and so I think that is -- -- I just think it's better to buy a more unique piece of luggage as well.
Or market or you could you know maybe put -- that you are written on it every -- by.
I totally agree with you Julie flat on back on my NLC.
There all my bags I have brig at blue streamers.
That make it almost impossible to not realize that that's your bag.
Right and you know London Heathrow which is our road London episode I how.
Half a million bags are lost a year and one well billion people go through London Heathrow.
So they all go to this auction house called -- which is the second episode.
Tomorrow night at ten.
And it's a completely different vibe in London as opposed to Miami the crowd is different.
I had some of the sudden it is much better you know where you're gonna get a great tore tomorrow night at ten when you when you turn into sales.
-- what -- cut some of the craziest stuff that you found in the back I mean.
You know the GI Joseph stuffed under Arab load of dirty underwear sounds fun but what -- but what else what else is kind of on -- previous fall previous thing I've.
The creepy -- oddest thing I've ever found.
Was adult toys.
Yeah you probably felt ripped all right Nathan up acted how much good about -- I -- -- I was.
At 125 I think -- because -- -- was kind of nice.
I was so like I was like oh my god this is going to be a long day -- and then what do you do with all the stuff -- -- the adults was I would assume those were thrown out but.
What do you like what you did you what that diamond bracelet that's and I think you can upon not are you gonna give it to a girlfriend and make her think you spent a fortune on our what are you wouldn't.
-- -- -- For me in my -- about London -- you bring it and I bracelets that's what I -- an -- -- For the premiere of the items that I find generally at these auctions will wind up in my thrift shop there you know we sell the used clothing if it's clean and it's have a good make.
And -- we -- -- as much money if we can and of course electronics and there's all kind of degrade stuff that's the kind of stuff mark.
-- through I'm looking for the home run.
So I'm gonna spend a lot of money you know going through stuff I mean I'm really looking for the home run on this I mean it is so exciting -- when I do hit it.
It's amazing I mean it really is but I have to hit it really is tedious and long.
And we deal with the general public is in the auction is up to a thousand people in that auction.
So -- they can throw your whole game plan yeah I mean they're like a wild animal I mean it's the mob they go nuts especially.
Miami did put up a poster -- -- -- And all the Cubans went crazy decked up there and -- -- -- their crazy.
I overall good tune in tomorrow night it's up premiering Wednesday April 11.
Baggage battles 10 PM eastern on the Travel Channel I for one and very interested to see.
If any of them of my -- stuff is gonna appear on the show if if if I have had a couple bags could have.
Have been lost pretty bummed out about an -- right we'll take you very much I appreciate you both coming on Billy LeRoy mark miner good luck on your show I hope it's a huge success. | http://video.foxnews.com/v/1555447666001/ever-wonder-what-happens-to-lost-luggage-/?playlist_id=87937 | 2013-05-18T10:33:38 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Eleven months -- -- that mission is to serve and protect our freedom but on the twelfth month.
Their mission is to click to distribute millions of toys.
But youngsters all across this great nation we will have much of the two as well it is very negative council about the US Marines Toys for Tots program staff sergeant.
Dustin Sawyer commodities there.
Good morning and thanks for having us about it.
It's a pleasure to have this is something new you've you've partnered up with -- living social.
We have this year Toys for -- partnered with living social great company along with.
Toys 'R' Us and the way that works -- you can go to living social dot com.
And living social actually match -- -- your donation.
And they'll give it to Toys for Tots and we will take that and we will use -- buy toys.
And -- we just got -- by -- -- Iran problem enjoy it and nobody -- what's amazing is as tough as you guys are this is the compassionate side of being a marine is this what the coolest parts.
This is just fantastic god -- down to two hours in Iraq and it's it's great to be.
Able to come back here how about.
Children in the community in in what Toys for Tots does is we believe that through a shiny new -- were providing a message of hope.
To America's underprivileged children and and and we want those kids to feel like.
You know we care about them and that -- social and Toys 'R' Us also something salary I think what is the hot -- this year mr.
marine.
The hot toy is anything delivered by a marine in dress -- this -- -- -- that's -- -- has -- -- guys.
It's a living social dot com is where people get -- -- exhaust dot com it's good.
All the way through December 20 in there they're pledging unfortunately -- as the match -- got a round of applause there stance.
-- Guys thank you so much for your services well they're gonna make sure that might be back over the weekend to give more tell you where you could actually give toys to be part of the madness and all the fun and the compassion this holiday season that's right. | http://video.foxnews.com/v/1999435667001/deal-site-makes-it-easier-to-give-this-holiday-season/?playlist_id=903226511001 | 2013-05-18T10:46:19 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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-- rising Republican stars outlining their visions for the party's future at a dinner honoring the late congressman Jack Kemp last night.
Florida senator Marco Rubio saying limited government is the way to strengthen the middle classes have been important for the GOP consider.
And Wisconsin -- Paul Ryan urging his fellow Republicans to reach out to -- broader group of Americans.
Both parties.
Tend to divide Americans into our voters and they -- voters.
Let's be really clear Republicans must steer far clear of that trapped.
We need to speak to the aspirations.
We must speak to the aspirations and the anxieties of every American.
I believe we can turn on the engines of upward mobility.
So that no one is left out from the promise of America.
It's going to require though.
A bold departure from the approach that government has taken over the last five decades.
A bold departure let's talk to Texas governor former -- -- Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry.
Governor what what do you think about that a -- departure do you agree with that first of all on what would that look like.
Well.
For many years in Texas we've been now working with the folks on both sides of the aisle and -- -- out.
I get.
Approximately 40% of the Hispanic vote in the and that so.
-- there's hollows have been practice snap for a long time and and certainly I think it's a wise.
Message into this one that I've brought to the discussion.
During the presidential.
Nominating process that.
You know you we need to be talking about.
The economic.
Issues we be talking about.
Faith and family and and how you strengthen.
Those and how you strengthen an economy and and so.
In the end if that's not why you are interested in -- you may not believe.
One of the strong supporters of our party but.
I will suggested he had that there whether it's African American or Hispanic or Asian or Anglo.
That we talk about.
Those issues of how to strengthen.
Your family to give them the dignity of the job and that's the most powerful message out there.
Worked pretty well -- for.
A decade you mentioned the 40% voted for saying that that you've received.
What's preventing you from getting more.
What I think is is there have been there the Hispanic vote transitions.
To the the middle class in particular Orleans upper middle class and as there is they become substantially more financially.
Ed and -- an -- and that then they start looking at.
Where is all -- mind.
Money that I'm supposed to be making going in his hand and as they make that decision they -- -- know who mr.
five -- is at stake in this.
Big chunk of their money away that they're making whether it's enough.
And going gas fields of of south Texas and very high it.
Populated Hispanic area of of of Texas.
And and those individuals -- becoming very very upwardly mobile from a monetary standpoint so.
I think there's over real opportunity for those people to come Republicans.
It's interesting you say that because if your premise is correct -- -- seen the growth in Texas in the economy.
Then Texas should have no problem staying a Republican state.
If your premise is correct of course I was reading in the New Yorker Magazine of all magazine story about Texas governor's -- about Ted -- that texas' first -- you know senator -- lack of course.
And he says -- Hispanic support the Republican Party would cease to exist intact says.
And he says if Republicans do not do better and Hispanic community in a few short years Republicans will no longer being the majority party of the state.
Do you see that as a real possibility.
Well I see it as a possibility if if people were just completely and absolutely turn their back on.
That particular segment is a growing sentiment the -- are going to and we're going to be out.
Actively.
Engaged in recruiting.
Young Hispanics to.
Truly understand.
That power of of moving upwardly mobile in in an economy.
Is it that recruiting actual people let's say more Hispanic politicians or is it about a different policy perspective for the Republican Party -- well I think it's.
I think it's probably both at the national level.
But I think it's important for us that are in position to be able to.
For instance I put the first Latina on the Supreme Court -- -- is I've nominated the first Latina secretary of state for four and a half years hope and erratic.
Was our secretary of state in the state of Texas and so it's not just about.
You know lip service it's about.
Putting.
Actions behind those words as well which we've done in the -- taxes and and you elevated the Hispanic.
Opportunities in that state not only economically but by allowing them to participate.
In our government as well.
They started out his conversation Paul Ryan mentioned five decades of government.
-- that he says that that need to change in his opinion you've been in Texas politics for seventeen years now and -- look what what's next for you hole.
We got a legislative session for the next us six months that's where my focus is making sure that we continue to keep taxes is the best place to live and raise a family and to our own business.
I've failing Texas I can't argue with that other -- has been I may not -- Go go home tonight Fred and it -- San Francisco -- -- California you get a shout out tip.
Governors I have -- talent that is going to be -- think at times daily -- from the -- into the actually well great.
Well and my wife's from Dallas and we're gonna be had and they're just so we cannot be wearing -- they have -- right at the -- like -- but you know wearing -- boots today.
How.
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And welcome back as they did say yes we've switched spots -- now and Kimberly Guilfoyle has gone on to something else.
-- -- But what does stories -- today -- -- of the -- were talking about today but this particularly.
The story is very very big interest because.
Does the Bible matter does it matter to -- according to scholar of the Bible should matter because it is responsible for shaping the entire western world.
That they -- mango -- says the morality and freedoms that made America great.
Are eroding because we have forgotten the Bible and its and it's calls -- hearing to God's word.
And -- -- joins me now from Los Angeles welcome.
Thank you -- for having me and I should say that you have written a book and it's called the book that made.
Your world.
How the Bible created the soul of western civilization it's very interesting.
I began reading this -- you say the west America and Europe and the like are headed for crash.
Why.
Well because the west has rejected its own soul which is the Bible.
When it president of -- takes his oath of office he puts this car.
Hand on the Bible and not on the constitution.
Because constitutionally.
As -- only makes sense if because of the Bible to -- this -- of the west is the Bible.
Right now you -- talking to -- guess the -- is violent president Obama's statements.
-- -- -- And President Obama yesterday said that.
Our commitment to Israel depends upon history and values.
No watch history and -- values.
Most of the world hears it as.
It is value to defend us strategic military.
Presence in the Middle East.
Is is -- important -- because it offers a reliable military base.
To a medic got to protect its -- interest is that the value.
That's how the world -- it.
But if in fact the reason America has supported Israel.
-- -- -- their history of for the house and insisted to as 400 years of American history which was rooted in the Bible.
The belief that god gave that plot of land and real estate to Abraham's descendants.
Not of course led them to exploit intrigue their neighbors unjustly but do blessed -- -- Leg -- blessed Egypt are it.
It is -- should be blessing Egypt and Tunisia and see Ryan everybody else.
I want you actually get to that and -- that that's in their interest in part because we're going to be talking about that later with the panel but I also want to talk about you Asia Pacific idea of that.
The west is suffering its own right regardless of -- -- suffering.
In terms of its economy in terms -- morality because you say that didn't do it it's it's not relying on -- Bible anymore what kind of what kind of evidence is there for that.
Well let's just take economy that you mentioned.
-- Money is trust.
The dollar is the reserve currency of the world because the world trusted.
A medic and caddick -- -- can vote on American government it trusted the dollar.
-- big cause.
America.
The dollar itself said in god we trust not -- agreed to -- trust.
If is secular capitalism becomes big green drew little capitalism as portrayed by -- -- -- on in the film I would dot.
Then.
There is no reason to trust America in fact everybody should visit CN -- greed driven secular and America so.
If the -- loses trust in American caddick took it loses trust in American dollar.
And if the dollar seizes to be the in global reserve currency then America -- -- drink deep fellow American economies in deep trouble.
Because.
It dollar bill is simply a piece of paper with that promise.
Can you trust could've made it -- declare bankruptcy tomorrow.
Could America default on its payment.
Could -- medica devalued dollar can you really trust America can you trust American politicians and bang because that's the problem.
Yes you know a lot of people think that the authority kind of going they would nursing in the book and actually -- fascinating new book.
It talks about count because of the road America sort of -- about because it was build a Protestant revolution.
I read reformation -- was built on the values and in the in the Bible that's the basis of our constitution.
And we're losing sight of that right now.
But.
What are some of those signs what what happened to this.
Sort of idea that the Bible is no longer.
-- that is the standard bearer for the issue of the ideas of right and wrong.
Well you -- take the position of them in position a family position of manage.
America was the only country in the world -- president could be impeached for lying about his sex life.
-- candidate for presidency had to move out of the race because he was sleeping -- with a -- -- whatever.
This doesn't happen in France does this doesn't happen in the rest of the -- Because America uniquely.
Harnessed.
-- -- energy.
For creating strong women strong children strong families strong economy and nation in my book -- if led to a token those observation.
That America has become greatest because committee can -- of the greatest.
Not all American Cogent is turning them into Desperate Housewives.
Because it has to -- men into boys nobody's.
Whip the -- takes responsibility for the woman he loves the children he has.
But boys live -- Neman and so well.
Idea it was the biblical idea of marriage and love which came from Martin -- us.
This acreage in -- Germany has the bomb was the -- Protestant.
-- -- But not its you have to that was hit him which defines what -- -- -- -- there is -- is -- the relationship -- -- and.
Very interesting I am very interesting viewpoint -- -- many of those miners say all -- -- post modern SA all religions are equal so.
You know what makes christianity's holy people of different from let's say the Koran.
Well just the right here.
The idea that one man -- should mean to one man one woman lifelong.
An exclusive relationship is -- -- -- I think idea is on a Muslim idea it's not a Hindu idea it's not a Buddhist idea it's not a Jewish idea.
It's not a sector that idea played it didn't believe in -- -- didn't believe that it for I didn't believe in it it's a big Q&A new testament idea.
-- is -- in -- -- does when that god made one need for a -- random but then to be one flesh permanently.
So monogamy.
Understood as one man run balloon lifelong an exclusive relationship.
Is it -- here for idea this comes from the Bible.
And it's really don't let it cop a great nation because it's pretty is great villain.
But put mrs.
-- -- today okay many reject.
You that they reject the biblical idea then the man.
-- -- on -- and do the other Desperate Housewives OK thank you very much away I just wanna say the book is called the book that made your world.
How the Bible created the soul of western civilization -- -- -- -- -- Is the -- thank you very much for joining me today.
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“When we can bring over 100 kids out, that is the key,” says Dunn. “Last year, we took the kids to the state capital for recognition and we got a tour. We will do it again this year. Kids need something to keep them out of trouble, and this is a time to bring all kids together with their parents and it helps the community.”
They began at 7:45 a.m. at Ettrick Park and completed their clean-up at Ettrick Fellowship Baptist Church. The church allowed them to use their facilities and parking lot. Many prizes were donated by area businesses to be used for drawings for the kids at the end of the clean-up. “We had big prizes and little prizes,” says Dunn. “Every kid gets a prize.”
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For a Minor Reflection are four 22-year-old boys from Reykjavík, Iceland - Kjartan Holm (guitar), Guðfinnur Sveinsson (guitar and piano), Elvar Jón Guðmundsson (bass) and Andri Freyr Þorgeirsson (percussion). Their music is strikingly beautiful, energetic, melodious post-rock, though being the naturally creative visionaries they are, the band expand and subvert their style with every song.
Starting life as a hard rock duo in a tiny garage, For a Minor Reflection (FaMR) morphed into an indie rock trio (for a week or so), a blues quartet (for a little longer), before finally arriving at their current incarnation.
Back in 2007, the band released their self-produced debut album ‘Reistu þig við, sólin er komin á loft...’ - ‘Rise, the sun’s up...’- a mesmerizing, hour-long tapestry featuring six songs and recorded over a weekend in their friend’s studio. This record, as well as their energetic live shows, won them a huge fanbase and a slew of accolades, including favourable comparisons to Explosions in the Sky, Caspian and Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Fellow Icelanders Sigur Rós even described them as “a band with the potential to out Mogwai.”
FaMR have already toured USA & played extensively in Europe including 15 dates with Sigur Rós on their last tour in 2008. Total sales for their modest - demo-recorded-in-a-home-studio - debut album consequently totalled 5000 copies.
Needless to say the tour with Sigur Rós attracted a lot of attention resulting in a showcase slot at Eurosonic at the start of 2009 and a month’s headline tour in Europe last summer. The remaining time has been spent writing and recording their second album. ‘Höldum í átt að óreiðu’, ‘Heading Towards Chaos’. These ten songs were recorded in the Sigur Rós studio in Iceland with LA producer Scott Hackwith. The album is due to be released in September 2010.
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Debra Scherer, founder of The Little Squares, has the unique industry experience of having been on staff at American, Italian and French Vogue. Fluent in photography, film and the art of the interview, she has been using her observational storytelling skills to find connections between worlds, cultures and ideas. Her work has been published in many Conde Nast Publications worldwide, is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post and runs The Little Squares own channel which runs through various broadband streams. | http://vimeo.com/user4458305 | 2013-05-18T10:44:51 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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~Our frequent commenter on the blogspot version of this blog, Jack, at Fork and Bottles, had a question for me regarding what age does to our ability to smell and to taste.
(Jack, I replied to your email but it was returned to me as undeliverable, a particular annoyance with aol…)
~Jack has read, as have I, that the older we get, the weaker our ability to smell and taste.
~In fact, the science that I link below seems to indicate that we lose our sense of smell more so than our sense of taste as we age, and, men seem to lose it before women—wouldn’t you know; boys mature later than girls, and men peter out sooner; must be a message in it somewhere!
~Anyway, Jack’s question is whether, at 47, he should start opening those wines in his cellar and stop collecting any more wines that have a 20-year aging window.
~On the basis of the science, that sounds like a good idea, but…
~First, I am considerably older than Jack, but slightly younger than the seeming-start date in the studies done on smell and taste. If anything, my sense of smell and taste seem to be better than they were when I was in my thirties.
~I believe the main reason behind what seems to me like a better sense of smell and taste these days are the years of training that I have behind me, coupled with a natural heightened sense of both sensations. My sensitivity to so-called off odors is quite active, and my sensitivity to various taste stimuli at times seems over-active. Perhaps, practice helps retain the senses for longer.
~Also, pharmaceuticals have a way of messing up our natural sense of smell and taste. I avoid taking pills unless it is a matter of grave concern.
~Therefore, I am not so sure I would clean out my cellar based on personal evidence. Nevertheless, I already have stopped buying long aging wines, but not because of my fear of losing the sense of smell or taste.
~A few years ago a friend I had known since our youth, and who was my age, died suddenly of a heart attack, and after having had a clean bill of health issued after a physical check-up.
~It occurred to me that there are no guarantees on this earth.
~Then, last year, a neighbor and friend, with whom I had spent many years sharing food and wine, was killed in a car accident. In an instant, she was gone—no more sharing recipes and new wine finds with her.
~It occurred to me once more that there are no guarantees. It also occurred to me that saving wine for decades is rather futile unless you are guaranteed that you will get to drink them.
~I have some wine around that is age-worthy, and I will slowly empty those bottles. I will also pick up bottles of wine here and there that will have the ability to age, but won’t necessarily need 20 years.
~To me, living means today: not yesterday, for I can’t change that and not tomorrow, for I can’t predict that.
~It is, however, comforting to know that there may be a more concrete reason for my attitude—and it might have no smell at all…
These two studies might interest you:
To anonymous:
~I have a problem dealing with so-called anonymous comments on my blog: I dislike conversing in a vacuum. Plus, I am suspicious of people who are afraid to lay claim to their own words.
~In any event, I will respond to the anonymous commenter regarding my comments about sulfur dioxide by pointing to some of my quotes with references to blog entry dates, plus some Web sites with information.
~I am responding because he or she has misunderstood and misrepresented my comments. (I have posted the anonymous comment, under the old blogspot entry that it references.)
VinoFictions, Oct 9, 2007
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VinoFictions April 11, 2007
“The reason for concern over SO2 is that in its gaseous/airborne state, the chemical can negatively affect the respiratory system of asthmatics. But the levels allowed in wine have never been proven to be cause for concern, whether added to the wine or in there naturally.”
VinoFictions, December 1, 2006
“The main problem with the sulfite warning on the wine label is that it doesn't provide much in the way of information. The warning says nothing about quantity, you know, like, how much SO2 does the wine contain? More important, wine is not alone: bread, cheese, yogurt, and just about every packaged baked food also contain sulfites. Call me a nitpicker, but if the government is going to warn me, I’d like the warning to have meaning.
To be sure, asthmatics respond negatively to sulfites but they don’t all respond in the same manner or to the same level of SO2—estimates in the United States are that about .02% of the adult population may react negatively to sulfites and not all of them are known wine consumers. Generally, the regulated levels of SO2 in wine pose little threat to the majority of consumers. Further, the SO2 levels in wine are usually lower than they are in packaged baked goods; you know, the foods without the sulfite warning.”
~You may notice that I continually point out that asthmatics are at risk. The problem is, most numbers presented are estimates plus, if a government “at risk” level has been determined you wouldn’t know it from the wine label warning.
~But I am repeating myself.
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Jim... I too use CD-Recorder to record files, I bought it a couple of years ago and it works fine so I haven'tr tried to connect directly to the computer. The two step process can be a pain in that It is time consuming,but to hell with it. I use CD-RW to transfer songs from stereo to PC and then convert to MP3. I'll take a look at some of the sound cleanup tools you mentioned to help out with some of my "problem" albums
Dart Pro is expensive but worth it if you have alot of problem children. I wish, though, someone would put together a site or a book with better tutorials on how to take advantage of all its features. Right now, I'm still experimenting with it and, for my files, I generally just it with the default "factory settings" but I'm sure there's more to it such as where to select the right frequency cut-off for the deClick.
a great faq on all things related to cds including vinyl transfers can be found at :
i own a panasonic cd/cd burner and use the same methodology to digitise then clean up as you all do. i use soundforge and various add-ins to do the de-clicking and noise reduction. it's worked perfectly for approximately 300 transfers. | http://vinyljourney.blogspot.com/2004/09/how-to-convert-analog-sausages-to.html | 2013-05-18T10:41:40 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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Tahéima Wellness Resort and Spa
Published Mar 28, 2012 - (Updated Aug 16, 2012)
A Successful Value Proposition.
Tahéima’s value proposition starts with an exclusive membership in a five-star condo-hotel located 10 minutes from the Puerto Vallarta International Airport, within El Tigre Golf and Country Club, a gated community which boasts a C.P.G.A-rated Championship golf course, a private beach club, the largest Sports & Racket club of the Bay of Banderas, as well as Tahéima’s hotel infrastructure including a roof-top spa, a Wellness Institute, three five-star restaurants, a gym/yoga/dance studio, and a 500-seat concert and conference hall.
This resort is specifically designed to satisfy all aspects of Wellness, as this is the key issue for the 80+ million baby boomers in North America alone. Tahéima has partnered with World Hotels, award-winning architects and designers, and several prestigious North American universities providing a curriculum to the Tahéima Wellness Institute for a busy and exciting lifelong learning environment.
The condominium owners will share with Tahéima’s hotel guests a unique Wellness resort destination for Baby Boomers, operated by a proven hotel management team that shares Tahéima’s vision. Additionally, owners at Tahéima already benefit from Intrawest’s Resort to Resort exclusive full ownership exchange program to over 151 luxurious properties worldwide.
Fully-escrowed deposits for the peace of mind of today’s real estate buyer, an optional rental program and rock bottom prices starting at $179,000 USD complete the value proposition of what is set to become a key Mexican resort for the ever-growing baby boomer market.
Phase one is almost complete and 85% sold out, and the resort is set to open in just three months. For further information: sales@tahéima.com or call toll free 01 800 400 2255 (Mexico), 1 866 978 7140 (USA) or 1 866 924 0862 (Canada) or visit. | http://virtualvallarta.com/puertovallarta/read/readrealestatearticles/Taheima-bahia-de-banderas.shtml | 2013-05-18T10:53:35 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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Fecal Matters
Written by Angel Flinn
Created Tuesday, 05 February 2013
“Agricultural runoff is the single largest source of water pollution in the nation’s rivers and streams, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.). An estimated 19.5 million Americans fall ill each year from waterborne parasites, viruses or bacteria, including those stemming from human and animal waste, according to a study published last year in the scientific journal Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.”
– The New York Times
Back in 2009 (when this post was first published), the NY Times had recently printed an illuminating story about the pollution of Wisconsin drinking water caused by the run-off from neighboring animal farms.
“In 2006, an early thaw in Brown County melted frozen fields, including some that were covered in manure. Within days, more than 100 wells were contaminated with coliform bacteria, E. coli, or nitrates — byproducts of manure or other fertilizers… As parasites and bacteria seeped into drinking water, residents suffered from chronic diarrhea, stomach illnesses and severe ear infections.”
The Times states that the federal laws created by the EPA – intended to prevent pollution and protect drinking water sources – only apply to the largest farms, meaning those with at least 700 cows. According to the EPA:
“Thousands of large animal feedlots that should be regulated by those rules are effectively ignored because farmers never file paperwork.”
In other words, thousands of intensive animal farms do not comply with laws that require the responsible treatment of waste. And further (listen carefully folks), small farms – which are growing in popularity as a result of the increased awareness of the problems with factory farming – are not even obligated to comply with federal laws.
In Virginia, small animal farms make up approximately one-tenth of the 87,000 farms in the huge watershed of Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States.
According to The Washington Post:
“Manure that washes off their plots, which tend to be small and filled with livestock, causes harmful algae blooms in the Chesapeake.”
Amongst other things, algae blooms can lead to the development of ‘dead zones’. In 2005, scientists reported finding more than a third of Chesapeake Bay was a dead zone.
The problem is not confined to meat production either…
“In Brown County, part of one of the nation’s largest milk-producing regions, agriculture brings in $3 billion a year. But the dairies collectively also create as much as a million gallons of waste each day. Many cows are fed a high-protein diet, which creates a more liquid manure that is easier to spray on fields.”
Mmmmm… Liquid manure… Veganic agriculture is starting to sound better all the time.
The problem is not only with cows, and it’s not limited to Wisconsin and Virginia.
“In Arkansas and Maryland, residents have accused chicken farm owners of polluting drinking water. In 2005, Oklahoma’s attorney general sued 13 poultry companies, claiming they had damaged one of the state’s most important watersheds.”
A while back, I wrote a piece about the Smithfield pig factory in La Gloria Mexico, which was alleged to have given birth to the H1N1 Swine Flu virus. A reporter from Rolling Stone Magazine did an investigation into Smithfield’s US operations back in 2006.
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Simply put, using animal agriculture to feed a vast human population brings with it the unavoidable problem of dealing with vast quantities of sewage. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council:
“As industrial-sized farms stagger under the vast burden of manure they are generating, environmental disasters are inevitable. The scale of this unprecedented outpouring of animal waste is staggering: 130 times the waste generated by humans in this country each year. “
In other words, as a result of our desire for animal products, we have the waste management problem of a population 130 times the size of what our population actually is. Here in the US, we might as well be managing the waste of 39 billion people.
In addition to hundreds of millions of hens and turkeys, approximately 60 million pigs and 10 million sheep, we have 100 million cows in this country. Each of these cows generates as much waste as 18 people, according to Bill Hafs, an official of Brown County, who asserts:
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Rйcrйations mathйmatiques et problиmes des temps anciens et modernes (French
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VMware News, Views, & How-To's from vExpert Josh Townsend
Here are some VMware themed wallpapers / desktop backgrounds I have collected and/or made. To download a full-sized image for use as your desktop wallpaper, click the thumbnail below. On the image viewer page that opens next, right-click the image and choose ‘Save Image As’ option (you can’t save the image from the lightbox pop-up if you mistakenly left click the image….). Most of these are hi-res 1920 x 1080. The thumbnail engine on my site makes the images below look bad – click into the image to see it in all it’s crisp, hi-res goodness.
Update: 15 Oct 2012 – I added a download images function. Simply check the box under the images you want to download and click the download button at the bottom of the page (just below last pictures). There is also a ‘Download All’ button if you want to burn up all my bandwidth
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I’ve added a bunch of plain solid color images in VMware’s color palette that can be used for VMware View, or on servers where you want a different background color to help distinguish between servers if you are switching between multiple consoles for demos or admin work.
Let me know if there are others that you want to see – I’m happy to make them! Feel free to vote (starts under each image) to show which you like (or which you hate).
Get all wallpapers in a Windows 7 Theme Pack from. Double-click the .themepack file to install. (15 Oct 2012 – this is a bit out of date now – check back later for an updated themepack)
Bonus – Alan Renouf has some PowerCLI backgrounds here:
Enjoy!
Free VMware Desktop Backgrounds and Wallpapers for VMware View, Workstation, Desktop, Octopus, Cloud
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Awesome, thanks so much for the collection of great backgrounds and wallpapers.
Love it!
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Years ago, when I was in graduate school pursuing a Master's degree in music therapy, I had a teacher who taught us about the difference between expectation and expectancy and the significance of these differences in one's therapeutic attitude. At first I was very baffled by this, they seemed the same to me. Both had to do with expecting something to happen. Over the course of several weeks Edith Boxill, my teacher, patiently kept explaining the difference to those of us in her class.
Her point was that there was a critical difference between a therapist expecting a particular outcome in therapy and holding a sense of expectancy and openness to the various things that might happen. We were young and it took many discussions before her message came through, yet it was and is an important one which has stayed with me.
Expectation is expecting things to happen and almost predicting that they will. It is more of an assumption of the inevitable. I celebrated my birthday this week; I expected and received calls from my family and friends. My children are still young, I expect that at least one of them will feel lonely sometime this week and likely crawl into our bed in the middle of the night to snuggle with us.
Expectancy on the other hand is being open to potential. One can't assume that a particular outcome will occur, but rather is aware that there is the potential for something to happen. There is no predictable conclusion, just a window of opportunity. Expectancy is a heightened sense of anticipation and of excitement. The result is unknown, but the unknowing makes it all the more exciting.
Obviously, some experiences hold both expectation and expectancy. My colleagues Lisa, Kathleen, Shannon, Serena, and Robin are all pregnant and expecting their first babies. The unknown issues of exactly when the babies will be born, what their gender, eye color, and temperament will be create a sense of expectancy in all of us.
So I face the future with both a sense of expectation and expectancy. Next week I leave for the American Music Therapy Association week long conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. As an officer in the association, I expect to have certain tasks to accomplish at this conference, certain duties, and certain responsibilities. I also carry a sense of expectancy. I am open and expectant for unforeseen and unanticipated experiences that will be part of the conference. It is these unplanned moments which bring me the most gratification and excitement. It may be in a conference session where I gain a new clinical or theoretical understanding or a late night jam session might bring an unplanned new connection or awareness. Where ever and whenever it occurs, I will be moved by the immediacy of the experience.
I become President of the AMTA in January and I face this too with a sense of expectation and expectancy. The job in itself is daunting. Corresponding with music therapy colleagues, traveling to conference, chairing meetings, delegating responsibility are all expected tasks of being President. At the same time there are many unknowns - many places where I hold expectancy about the future. What do we, as an association, need to accomplish next? What opportunities might we want to explore? What challenges will we face? It is both a time of excitement and expectancy.
As I contemplate this conference, my role as President, (and my life in general) the task for me is to not get stuck in expecting things to be a certain way, but rather to live in expectancy, maintaining a sense of openness to the potential of the moment. Thanks for that lesson Edith.
Forinash, Michelle (2003) On Expectation and Expectancy. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy. Retrieved May 18, | http://voices.no/?q=fortnightly-columns/2003-expectation-and-expectancy | 2013-05-18T10:12:08 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Morning Cheat Sheet
When it Comes to Bush, Republican Hopefuls Press the Mute Button
Republicans debate in Johnston, Iowa Dec. 12, 2007. (Getty Images).
Over the course of 90 minutes, they talked about Social Security and farm subsidies and energy and global warming. They tackled education and trade and budgets. But one topic they studiously avoided - President Bush. In their final televised debate before voters in Iowa cast the first ballots in the 2008 presidential contest, the Republican candidates managed to go the distance without mentioning the name of their own incumbent commander in chief even a single time.
Only twice was he even referred to without being named -- once when former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney endorsed his education program and again when former ambassador Alan Keyes trashed him for ignoring illegal immigration. Otherwise, Bush was a non-entity. It's not that the candidates were distancing themselves from the unpopular president as they did more overtly at the beginning of the campaign. It's that he no longer really seemed relevant to their debate. After nearly a year of intense campaigning in a field that has proved as volatile as any in modern times, Bush has become yesterday's news.
It's not as if the president isn't doing things that could be the subject of a good debate. Just hours after the midday forum, for example, Bush vetoed for the second time legislation to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program. He continues to ratchet up pressure on Iran despite the new intelligence finding that Tehran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003. He is pushing for new authorization for his warrantless surveillance program. He has launched a high-stakes effort to forge peace in the Middle East and create a Palestinian state by the end of next year. And his administration is investigating the CIA decision to destroy videotapes of interrogations of captured terrorism suspects even as the president vows to veto a bill banning waterboarding.
Yet none of that came up in the debate, sponsored by the Des Moines Register, at least not in relation to Bush's actions. This is what happens when you have the first race since 1928 in which the White House has neither an incumbent president nor vice president in the running. For the first time in 80 years, there is no one on stage with a vested interest in promoting and defending the incumbent administration's record. And when the incumbent is stuck at 33 percent in the Washington Post-ABC News poll, as Bush is, no one else is eager to promote and defend his record either. If House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel (Ill.) is right that when it comes to Bush, America has hit the mute button, then the president's party brethren are playing with the same remote.
But that won't last for long, of course. The Democrats, who meet for their own Register debate today, will no doubt mention Bush's name more than the Republicans. And when the primary season is over, it's a fair bet that the Democratic nominee will try to wrap Bush like a noose around the neck of the Republican nominee. Yet for all that, strategists in both sides are recalculating their expectations now that Bush seems to have bottomed out politically. The war in Iraq is finally going better, the president seems to be rolling Congress in fights over spending and other issues and the White House seems on surer footing than it did a few months ago. That hasn't made a dent in Bush's approval rating in the Post-ABC poll, the latest this week finding him at 33 percent for the fifth month in a row. But Republicans have taken heart from other surveys that have shown the beginning of a modest recovery, the most recent being Gallup, which yesterday put Bush at 37 percent, up from 31 percent last month. Not the stuff of Ronald Reagan or Bill Clinton, but if Iraq continues to stabilize, some strategists think he could nudge back into the 40s by next fall, which would make him a liability for the Republicans but perhaps not as much of one as the Democrats once hoped.
The debate yesterday saw the Republican candidates positioning themselves as agents of change no matter what. In some ways, the most intriguing question was what the candidates would want to accomplish in their first year as president. The second-tier candidates gave the answers you might expect them to give -- Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) said he would end the war in Iraq, Rep. Duncan Hunter (Calif.) would strengthen the military, Rep. Tom Tancredo (Colo.) would pardon the Border Patrol agents whose case has become a cause celebre among illegal immigration foes and Keyes would end any government support for abortion. Romney and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani offered remarkably similar laundry lists, with both of them vowing to fight Islamic terrorism, cut taxes, move toward energy independence and "end illegal immigration."
But the three other leading candidates, while broadly sharing those goals, stressed the need to reestablish trust in government, an implicit repudiation of the Bush years. "I'd go before the American people and tell them the truth and try to establish my credibility," said former senator Fred Thompson (Tenn.). "The first priority is to be a president of all the United States," said former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee. "We are right now a polarized country, and that polarized country has led to a paralyzed government. We've got Democrats who fight Republicans, liberals fighting conservatives, the left fights the right. Who's fighting for this country again?" Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) agreed, saying the next president needs to "restore trust and confidence in government. There is none today." He added, "I can lead. I can inspire confidence and restore trust and confidence in their government again."
That will be a test confronting all the candidates in 2008 as they prepare for the post-Bush era. The preliminaries are almost over. In just three weeks, it will be time for voters to start telling us who really does inspire their confidence.
--Peter Baker
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Posted by: vote4mikehuckabee | December 13, 2007 9:23 PM
Huckabee will be a great leader. He will unite the country and democrats will like him too.
Republicans are in desperate need of a facelift, and Huckabee's is the right one: honest, friendly, good-natured, and loving.
Posted by: river845 | December 13, 2007 1:11 PM
David Broder predicted this "Bush Bounce" 10 months ago, Peter. It's old news already.
Posted by: zukermand | December 13, 2007 12:39 PM
"Beginnings of a modest recovery"? Maybe if you cherry pick one poll. You could just as easily cite the new CBS/New York Times survey, which showed the president's approval dropping two points to 28%--as bad as ever.
In truth, the Washington Post's 33% may be closest to the truth, halfway between Gallup's high and CBS/NYT's low. This still makes him a hefty deadweight on the GOP.
Posted by: mkarns | December 13, 2007 12:30 PM
See a devastating video featuring the mother of the Wayne Dumond victim.
"My daughter will not be home for Christmas."
Posted by: Razorback1 | December 13, 2007 12:10 PM
Peter Baker, get a grip. No Republican candidate would be taken seriously for trying to take any credit by linking up with President Bush. John McCain has tried to take credit for the surge, but that is just as much based on Robert Gates and a new team on military matters as some Senator.
Tell us all about the last time any Senator really had an impact on what plans or decisions are made in the White House? On legislative matters which arrive on the President's desk, there is a clear majority of Senators who worked to create a majority of support. McCain has done what? Fred Thompson accomplished what?
The only people who could wear the mantle of any president in the past 100 years are the vice-presidents. Truman won because of FDR. Johnson won because of JFK. Bush sr. won because of Reagan.
Gore lost because of Clinton's negatives. Gore failed to show what he could accomplish other than sipping tea and violating the Hatch Act in his VP office. Gore was a joke at the debates and the world saw him as a political brat by his deep signs at that first debate. He lost because of his own silly actions on top of the failures of Clinton.
Cheney is not running and no other Republican would dare that credit for the Middle East Summit, bringing N Korea to the six-party talks, helping to keep our nation safe for the past 7 years, or helping to boost our economy into record-breaking numbers on Wall Street.
Huckabee, Romney, and all the other Republicans can only take credit for what they did. Using the name of Reagan is just an attempt to tug at the heart strings of the GOP base. But the smart voters will only support a candidate with their own record of success. Not from linking to any other president, past or present.
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Mitt Romney is the Republican Howard Dean!!! Read all about it!
After the Iowa debate yesterday Mitt Romney stopped in Marion, Iowa to give a speech at Linn-Mar High School. He said the following:
"And I'm convinced the world will remember as well because you're going to do something which people don't expect, which is give me a victory," Romney said. I'll win that one and Michigan. And we're gonna do pretty *** well--that's at least what I plan."
.... Yahhh Hip Ha!!!
Everybody is reading all about this now. Mitt Romney is Howard Dean all over again. The media and the Democrats will now play this over and over and over and over.
This is what brought down Howard Dean and now is bringing down Mitt Romney. Republicans don''t need another Howard Dean.
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The Daily: Live tweeting the launch of the Rupert Murdoch-Apple iPad app
Murdoch taking the stage now, thanks Steve Jobs for his contributions to tech and is "honored" to partner with him. #TheDaily
Murdoch says will combine best of trad. journalism and new tech. "iPad demands we completely reimagine our craft" #TheDaily
Murdoch says The Daily is "transformative," saves money without needing to print, etc., will be for 14 cents a day. #TheDaily
The Daily up on screen, leading with Egypt. Looks like a magazine cover, The Daily has a correspondent in Cairo. #TheDaily
Carousel navigation, like iTunes album art cover display, lets you swipe your figure through thumbnails to browse. #TheDaily
"The Daily is not an island," will let you post to Facebook, Twitter, e-mail, clip to save to later, add text, audio.
There's your market, I guess. Cue says 200 million news apps downloaded by iPad users
Daily is Interactive, customizable. Don't have to live in Wisc. to get the Packers as home team, Cue says.
The Daily will have 360 photos you can interact with by moving around with your fingers, incredibly detailed #TheDaily
Q: How is back issue content handled? A: Saved articles, can find archived on web, working on more internal archiving function. #TheDaily
Q: How measuring for ads? A: Have tech built into app that will do that, intend to be cutting-edge to build in metrics for ad comp #TheDaily
Q: When will you call this successful? A: Murdoch says The Daily's low costs make it fin. easy to succeed.
Q: Breaking news? A: Can bring in Twitter feeds, link out to Web, tickers, can drop in new page any time. Not once a day. #TheDaily
At the same time, The Daily will be a bit more curated, not constantly bombarding people with content #TheDaily
Q: Political tone? Have said more centrist A: New brand, new voice, in terms of ed. page, love America, believe in free people. #TheDaily
Q: Why focus on launching Daily instead of exis. brand? A: WSJ on iPad made Murdoch think about Daily, led to this #TheDaily
Q:How long Apple only? A: Murdoch expects to be on all major tablets but this year and maybe next year really belong to Apple. #TheDaily
Murdoch says he tries to play iPad games, but his 7 year olds beat him every time. Big laughs. #TheDaily
Angelo: Want great content, a little wit, verve, attitude, punch. Pics and video so immersive, want to create content ppl spend time with
Q: Jobs said anything about product, thoughts on launch? A: Murdoch says he called last week, believed app was terriffic #TheDaily
Q: How can you search for this content? Apps not easy to search. A: Focused on this medium, device and audience, Web requires compromises
Q: Will any be available same-day on Web? A: Technically mirrored on Web, but expect most stuff solely on iPad. (1/2) #TheDaily
(2/2) But Web obv. d/n have the same functionality as iPad.
Q: Will Daily be free online? A: Can't go to thedaily.com and see pages, but friends can content you share for free.
Q: How will redefine ads? A: Terrific marketing enviro. with text/vid/aud, encourage adv. to produce for #TheDaily
Murdoch: Can touch a picture and it turns into vid., can make link in ads to "tell me more about this" #TheDaily
Q: Why subscrip and not free? A: Can tell advertisers who's looking, better class of adv at better rate #TheDaily
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Few volcanic areas in the world are as easily accessible and in such a friendly environment as the Eifel Volcanic Field. Volcanophiles generally know of the existence of this volcanic field and that it lies somewhere in western Germany. Most ordinary people however have no idea that an active volcanic field with some 200+ volcanoes is located in western Germany, some 25 km from Belgium, 50 km from Luxemburg and 80 km from The Netherlands.
Lush, green, easily accessible and previously quite dangerous. The Shire might have been here before. Image by author.
The field is generally located around the towns and cities of Hillesheim, Gerolstein, Daun, Mayen and Koblenz. The world-famous racing circuit of the Nürburgring (Nordschleife) actually lies around and in between a few volcanic cones, of which the “Hohe Acht” is the most famous one because it’s also the highest point in the Eifel hills.
If you believe some of the more sensation oriented media, you will be led to believe that the Eifel is actually an inflated supervolcano, which has already shown its potential at Laacher See (one of 2 caldera features in the volcanic field) and is just waiting to end civilization as we know it anywhere between Scandinavia, the UK, Spain and the Balkan countries. We’ve all read those articles and wondered if 99% or 100% of it was made up on the spot.
In fact, volcanic activity in the Eifel Volcanic Field has been almost exclusively monogenetic, leaving scoria cones, tuff rings, lava flows and maars scattered over the hills since about 700.000 years ago. The Eifel is the type locality for “maars”, so activity like this all over the world is named after the volcanic lakes in these hills. On one occasion, a significantly larger (one of the most recent) eruption occurred, which left the Laacher See caldera. The good thing about all this activity is that there are a lot of volcanic features to visit and they are almost all very easy to reach. No mountaineering skills are needed and no supplies need to be carried because all this is in the middle of the civilized world.
Scoria cone hidden in the trees in the middle of a field. No guided tour needed here. Image by author.
Once you reach the crater area, you suddenly realize this is the real deal, even though the surroundings don’t look like it. Image by author
The “Vulkanmuseum” in Daun is worth a visit if you have some spare time. A lot of things are explained and a lot of good information is provided. This too can be said about most volcanic features in the Eifel. At many cones and maars you will find information signs with tons of useful information about the volcanic feature you are visiting.
Of special interest are the cold-water Geysers that are found in the Eifel. They are not driven by heat, but by CO2. The CO2 escaping from the magma sources below the Eifel dissolves into the groundwater at some places. Whenever the amount of dissolved CO2 reaches a critical point, bubbles start forming, lowering the hydrostatic pressure of the underlying water, triggering the formation of more bubbles etc etc. This chain reaction, when combined with a ‘conduit’ leading to surface, is what drives the geyser, until enough CO2 has been released to restore the stable situation again. The one in Wallenborn (Geyser Brubbel) is quiet for about 35 minutes and ejects cold water for about 2 minutes. Almost perfect for a visit! The one in Andernach is actually the world’s highest cold-water geyser. If you cannot go and visit them there, just buy a bottle of Gerolsteiner water to play Volcano at home. This world-famous mineral water is extracted from a drilled well and is naturally carbonated by the volcanic field. Shake the bottle firmly, open the cap and you have your own Eifel Coldwater Geyser at home.
If you happen to be a big beer fan, you might want to visit the Vulkanbrauerei (Volcanobrewery) in Mendig, close to the Laacher See. They produce and sell various beer specialties and have a very cool underground cellar (felsenkeller) open for visitors, that is cut out of columnar basalt, which they claim is the deepest beercellar in the world. It certainly sounds awesome to have a huge cellar to keep your beer cold, cut out of columnar basalt underneath/inside an old lava flow.
Already a nice place for a swinging chair. Once you know of the maar below and the scoria cones in the distance, it suddenly gets even better, especially if you took your beer from the Vulkanbrauerei. Image by author.
If you ever happen to be near the Eifel and have a spare day or so, I think this area is definitely worth a visit. Don’t expect any huge and spectacular volcanoes, dangerous trips or much live activity, because most features are quite hidden and somewhat influenced by erosion. The area is kind of like the old Petting zoo of the volcanic realm with some very cool animals in it.
In part II, chryphia will give some more info on the Eifel Volcanic Field in a follow up post. Thanks to chryphia and Spica for helping out on this one!
El Nathan
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the original 9 tracks plus these 3 remixes…I’ll keep the 3 remixed tracks a surprise but one has an additional verse on it. Hopefully the CD will be ready by July….no release date yet. If you see me out when we’re on the road and you ask about it I’ll play one of them for you!
after that I believe the TM and 6th Sense project will be ready for…August or something, shoot I don’t know. but uhh yeah thats it for now.
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Billy Bragg has always had a biting view of the world from a perspective of a weathered troubadour, his recent album Tooth & Nail is a reflective work and the recent single ‘Nobody Knows Nothing Anymore’ is an impressive example. A folk song with a country saloon feel, it’s Bragg at his reflective and pondering best as he walks us through (literally) his view on his place in the world. Proof that songs don’t need to be complicated to connect.
Young Dreams made themselves known very quickly with the impressive ‘Young Dreams’, quickly becoming the toast of the town with the likes of Pitchfork and Fader, and we completely get why after listening to their recent one ‘Fog of War’. It’s a refreshing, yet familiar take on pop that fuses tropical rhythms with psychedelia and symphonic arrangements, calling on classic stylings of Brian Wilson and Phil Spector. The video is a grand and slightly unsettling view on teenage dreams that just adds to their left field take on pop music.
Phoenix are back! This is simply awesome news and with ‘Entertainment’ being the taster for their new album Bankrupt we are weeing our pants with excitement with what is to follow. The track revolves around a very Asian sounding melody as the band lock into their signature electric groove. This is Phoenix sounding incredibly strong and frankly we couldn’t stop jive shaking round the room to this one.
We think that it’s officially become impossible to hate the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Their delicious new track ‘Sacrilege’ is an absolute killer from their soon to be released Mosquito. It’s a familiar territory at first, sounding very It’s Blitz before an unusually clean guitar lick comes in from Nick Zinner before finishing up with the addition of an all out gospel choir. It’s what we love about the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, just another different take on it.
After a bit of airplay on Triple J the ripples have been getting bigger for The Messengers and it’s even better that they have the tunes to back it up. ‘We Can’t Get Along’ is all jangled guitars, 60’s organ and catchy as hell harmonies. Perfect for keeping the beach feel alive even as the dark days of winter approach, it evokes a feeling of nostalgia for an era we never lived in.
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Hitler came to power as chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933. That same year military chaplain, Ludwig Muller was elected bishop of the German Evangelical Church, with Hitler's blessing. Muller favored a Reich Church consisting of a federation of Protestants and Catholics who supported the National Socialist state. Nazis infiltrated Catholicism with the signing of a Nazi-Vatican concordat on July 20, 1933. This treaty guaranteed the Catholic Church certain rights in Germany, but restricted opposition to the Nazis.
Protestants favoring National Socialism were known as the "German Christians," but there was considerable dissent among some pastors. The German Christians resolved that Jesus was an Aryan revolutionary fighter against all things Jewish, which was given as explanation for his murder at the hands of Jews. It was further resolved that baptized Jews within Germany would be dismissed from the church. And finally, the Old Testament was dismissed as Scripture, rejected as Jewish myth. Some theologians sought to combine Christianity with German folklore advocating Aryan superiority.
A group of ministers and theologians met in January, 1934 at the synod in Barmen. They drafted the Barmen Declaration, written principally by Karl Barth and issued in opposition to changes proposed by the "German Christians." The Barmen Declaration is often considered the founding document of the "Confessing Church" who resisted the merging of National Socialist politics and Protestant Christianity. While some in the Confessing Church became part of an underground resistance to the Nazis, other members continued to offer allegiance to Hitler.
Nazis eventually began closing down Confessing Church seminaries due to resistance within that movement. This was in 1937 which proved to be an eventful year. That same year, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was operating an illegal Confessing Church seminary in Finkenwalde (which the Gestapo finally shut down in 1940). Also in 1937, Bonhoeffer's friend, Pastor Martin Niemoller was arrested after a sermon in which he declared, "God is my Fuhrer." He spent eight years in concentration camps for having allegedly used the pulpit to vilify the state. By this time the Nazis had made sure that all church elections were won by "German Christians."
It was also in 1937 that Bonhoeffer's book The Cost of Discipleship was published. His most famous first chapter pits "costly grace" against the notion of "cheap grace" in response to the national church concept which tends to produce marginal "Christians" wherever it has been tried. People are considered Christians by virtue of simply having been born as citizens of the nation. Moreover, Bonhoeffer was responding to common mis-readings of Luther's teaching on "grace alone" as license to live unethical lives with the false assurance that grace has one covered.
While written against the backdrop of nationalism's threat to the church, the book transcends time and culture as an uncompromising call to die to self and follow Christ. It insists that there is no real faith without discipleship. A good portion is an exposition of the Sermon the Mount, insisting that Christian ethics never be set aside even when the state insists upon contradictory allegiances. This led Bonhoeffer to pacifism during this time in his life, a view that evolved as World War II came along and even family members were persecuted.
It's in the chapter on "The Saints" that Bonhoeffer states in a footnote that "doctrinal sin is more serious than moral." This is best understood against the backdrop of striving to be a disciple while living in Nazi Germany and within the context of the Barmen Declaration, which lists numerous Reich Church resolutions as "false doctrine." So in paraphrased summary, here are some stands taken by the Confessing Church, of which Bonhoeffer was a part:
- There is no true source of revelation apart from Jesus Christ.
- There is no compartment of life that does not belong wholly to Christ.
- There should be no co-opting of the church's message in the interests of political ideology.
- The church appoints its own leaders.
- The state is not to usurp the church's vocation.
- The church is not to engage in selfish agendas.
In light of the above doctrines it's easy to see why Bonhoeffer named doctrinal sin as more serious than moral. If you don't get the above doctrines right, then morality falls as well. Morality and doctrine are so intertwined as to be inseparable. Bonhoeffer concludes his footnote, "It is impossible to separate doctrine and morality in the Christian Church."
This is true when the doctrine taught is truly biblical doctrine. While some doctrines take priority over others the choice may be between love and ordinance, but never between morality and doctrine.
I always look forward to your posts Wade. The whole sad and sordid tale of Nazi Germany is a parable for the rabidly syncretistic followers of Jesus in America. This is a very thoughtful piece. Thanks for it.
Posted by: Bobby Valentine | March 07, 2013 at 10:13 AM
Thanks for your TIME and research for this material. While SOME may quibble with certain "doctrinal" positions of Bonhoeffer . . .few will quibble with his heart . . .and his voice of freedom and Christ-centeredness . . .thanks again - Verner
Posted by: Verner Ulrich | March 07, 2013 at 10:27 AM
Bobby,
Thanks so much for your comment which is really making me think. While writing the post I could see the tale of Nazi Germany as a parable for those who either reject orthodoxy or who belong to a state church. But you nailed it when you called the Nazi story "a parable for the rabidly syncrestic followers of Jesus in America."
"Christian" syncretism requires a merging of incompatible worldviews in which Christian absolutes will always be trumped by the relativism of other systems. Christianity, with its absolutes, is one of the few worldviews that cannot remain true to itself in these circumstances. In such mergers Christianity must compromise its very foundations, resulting in false doctrine that finally leads to the sacrifice of morality.
Posted by: Wade Tannehill | March 07, 2013 at 10:43 AM
Verner, Thank you. Comments like yours make the time and research worth it. Bonhoeffer may have been wrong about some things, but he was right on the doctrine of weightier matters.
Posted by: Wade Tannehill | March 07, 2013 at 10:47 AM
wow, sad, interesting and VERY relevant
thanks
Posted by: Brian | May 13, 2013 at 08:51 AM
Thanks, Brian. Yes. VERY relevant.
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Hold on to your seats. Bond is back following a starring role in the Olympic opening ceremony and promises to be better than ever. Expect the clichés: girls, guns, gadgets, glamour. But the question on many lips (have I spent too much time in marketing environments?) is “what about the product placement?”
007 has enjoyed his brands since way back when. We all know about the Aston Martins and the Bollinger. In recent years, however, the product placement has been significantly ramped up (who can forget his clunky line when asked about his watch in Casino Royale: “Rolex?” “Omega.”) and there is significant revenue for the production company which, of course, leads to bigger and better stunts. I took a quick look to see if there was much social media buzz surrounding any brands linked with Skyfall (my thanks to Brandwatch for providing the data).
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With the clocking winding down to New Year's day, everyone from wedding vendors to court clerks have seen an uptick in inquiries from same-sex couples.
Mike Filas is spokesman for Strathmore, an upscale wedding venue in north Bethesda.
"We have always welcomed same-sex couples to Strathmore for commitment ceremonies, but since the new legislation was passed, we've seen inquiries go from a handful throughout a whole year to four or five within a month," he says.
Meanwhile, Montgomery County's Clerk of the Circuit says 31 marriage licenses for same-sex couples have been issued since Dec. 6, and four weddings at the court are already booked for Jan. 2.
Jim Scales and Bill Taskers of Baltimore plan to marry at their City Hall. They've been together for 35 years.
Scales, a long-time employee of the mayor's office in Baltimore, has arranged for the ceremony to take place just after the stroke of midnight. This could make him and his partner the first same-sex couple to legally wed in the state.
Carrie Evans, executive director of Equality Maryland plans to serve as a witness for the occasion.
"I can't wait," says Evans. "You know, there's very few times when you do social justice work that you get to actually witness the sort of fruits of your labor."
A representative from the office of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake confirms that she will be in attendance for the nuptials.
A mass gay wedding in Cumberland, Md. is also planned for the New Year.
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A hot-rod blonde with a high-drama life, Mindy McCready, like Tammy Wynette, hit fans and the music industry hard in the mid-1990s with that wide-open sob in her voice. As she plied country music's classic long-suffering female trope defined by Wynette's "Stand by Your Man" and " 'Til I Can Make It on My Own," McCready also made girl power manifestos. The 37-year-old singer allegedly took her own life on Sunday, at her home in Arkansas.
Her first single, "Ten Thousand Angels," and another from her 1996 debut album, "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now," told of the struggle to avoid bad love and take care of oneself in romance. But the songs in which she asserted equal rights when it comes to kicking up stilettos — including her No. 1 hit "Guys Do It All the Time" and "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)," from her second album — were the ones that struck a nerve.
At 18, McCready convinced her Pentecostal mother to give her a year in Nashville to chase her dream. A meeting with Grammy-winning producer/songwriter Norro Wilson, known for "The Grand Tour" and "The Most Beautiful Girl," led the ambitious teen with her karaoke tapes to country-pop producer David Malloy, who crafted a coming-of-age siren's song with a polished sound.
Fifty-one weeks after arriving in Nashville, McCready signed with BNA Records. Carefully crafted to emulate emerging superstars Shania Twain and Faith Hill, her sound was all gloss, but somehow a bit of the old-school ache shone through. Unlike Twain and Hill, who had a knack for finding anthems, McCready's songs lacked definitive hooks. Incandescent on camera, her persona was a Marilyn Monroe-like amalgamation of childish joy and sexual knowing. Slip-clad and midriff-baring videos gave her a come-hither appeal that drove men wild, but her smile showed female fans someone who was a friend.
It worked.
Ten Thousand Angels was certified double platinum. McCready was nominated for best new artist at the 1996 American Music Awards and Academy of Country Music Awards. She was engaged to Dean Cain, then Superman in the TV series Lois & Clark. It was a fairy tale for Everygirl who dreamed, but especially a kid with a tough backstory.
Success was taking root, but stability was not. Her teenage brother moved to Music City because of their family's disruptive home life. "She was a unique singer; she was beautiful and funny," Joe Galante, who signed McCready while chairman of Nashville's RCA Label Group, told me. "[Her] first tour was George Strait at the top of his game."
Her next album, If I Don't Stay the Night, played on her sex-kitten appeal, but even with the feminist bravado of "A Girl's Gotta Do," it only went gold, peaking at No. 12 on the country charts. The cyclone reputation-tweaking I'm Not So Tough, including an audacious mid-tempo "All I Want (Is Everything)," stalled at No. 17. Again, like the legendary Wynette, McCready's ability to maintain both a country feistiness and timeless heartbreak defined her music.
Yet the drama ended up defining her. A blotter's worth of arrests for forged prescriptions, assault and DUI, suicide attempts, tabloid residency, sex tapes, mental health issues and toxic relationships, including with a man charged with trying to kill her who later fathered Zander, her 6-year old son, dwarfed her talent. In the end, it also pulled her under.
Three weeks after David Wilson, her current paramour and father of 9-month old son Zayne, died of a probable suicide, she lost custody of her boys. On the same porch where Wilson's life ended, she took her life with a single bullet to the head.
As Galante said, "So many wrong turns in her life ... I pray for her children. To lose a father and mother in a few weeks is incomprehensible. "
Contemporary country stars who were influenced by McCready tweeted their grief. Carrie Underwood: "I grew up listening to Mindy McCready." Wynonna: "It breaks my heart." Dixie Chick Natalie Maines: "Too much tragedy to overcome. RIP Mindy McCready."
Those who knew her speak of joy, sleepovers, get-togethers where she did the cooking. Quick to take in strays, she was a friend to young songwriters and classic songs, bringing an emotional volatility to all. Even Linda Ronstadt's definitive "Long, Long Time" isn't quite so tortured as McCready's torchy meltdown.
The past decade, she wrestled demons. In 2010, she released I'm Still Here, the title track written while she was in jail. The song is a clear-eyed assessment of her struggle, and it signaled a sober turn in a chaotic life. Sadly, the girl whose life was a country song couldn't live up to it.
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A few years ago, Metro's SmarTrip cards were on the cutting edge of transit technology. Now they're becoming obsolete, and Metro has to find a replacement soon. David Schultz gives us the scoop on why Metro is facing this problem, and how it might affect commuters.
[Music: "A to B" by The Futureheads from The Futureheads / "I'm Old Fashioned" by Chet Baker from Chet Baker Plays for Lovers]
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I have decided that I would like to be able to use Family Historian to produce lists of individuals based on certain criteria, such as a list of all those men who might have served during the First World War.
To be able to produce these queries I need to have an idea of the lifespan for each individual and for this I need to have a birth/baptism event and a death/burial event for each individual.
I have been taking a look at how much work would be needed in making sure that I know where and when everyone was born. It looks like I have quite a bit of work to do.
Out of a total of 1797 individuals currently in my database there are 769 people (42.8%) without birth dates and 845 people (47.0%) without a place of birth. The discrepancy between the two is not really surprising, there are many occasions where there is not clear evidence where a person was born, even if I have a date of birth.
The situation with baptism events is not quite so good, there are 958 people (53.3%) in my database without baptism dates and places.
The fact that the number of dates and places match is consistent with the fact that all the baptism records are all coming from the same source (parish registers) so they should match, however the birth records come from a variety of sources, some providing only dates and other dates and places.
The good news is that there is only a partial overlap between the births and baptisms which means that there are only 379 people (21.1%) without a date for either their birth or baptism.
I am not sure yet where I shall focus my attention, the 379 people without a birth or baptism date is the obvious place but it might be better to tidy up the existing data first before adding any new data. | http://wanderinggenealogist.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/statisticly-speaking-missing-birth-and-baptism-events/?like=1&source=post_flair&_wpnonce=c7a699f16c | 2013-05-18T10:21:42 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Salon: When Anonymous posted some 40,000 emails of the HBGary’s computer security executive Aaron Barr — as detailed in this story — the emails revealed a proposed campaign by several security firms to take on Wikipedia and its supporters on behalf of Bank of America. The campaign also included a plan to pressure and attack [...] | http://warincontext.org/category/entities/anonymous/ | 2013-05-18T10:52:03 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
CNN Poll: Majority of Americans oppose US intervention in Syria
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According to a CNN/ORC International poll released Wednesday, six in ten continue to oppose any American intervention to halt the fighting between government and anti-government forces in Syria.
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The CNN poll was conducted by ORC International, with 1,009 adult Americans questioned by telephone from May 29-31. The survey's overall sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points.
– CNN Political Editor Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
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Kucinich Announces Congressional Briefing on U.S. Combat Drone Program
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 3, 2012) -- Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today released the following video criticizing the lack of oversight in the United States’ combat drones program. Kucinich also announced plans to hold a Congressional briefing on the drone program on November 16, 2012.
“The Washington Post recently published a three part series on the plans of the Obama Administration to institutionalize the practice of targeted killing by unmanned drones abroad. According to previous and current Administration officials who were interviewed, the institutionalization and expansion of the drone program means that we have only reached ‘the midpoint of what was once known as the global war on terrorism.’ This means that the targeted killing of suspects by the United States is becoming a permanent feature of our counterterrorism strategy.
“Yet the program has thus far been conducted with virtually no oversight from Congress or any other judicial body and absolutely no due process. Congress has even been denied the right to be informed of and view the legal memos which the Administration uses as its basis to justify these killings. Despite increasing calls for transparency and the legal justification from both Members of Congress and a broad range of advocacy organizations, targeted killing is ‘so routine that the Obama Administration has spent much of the past year codifying and streamlining the processes that sustain much of it.’
“The battlefield has been stretched to include nearly anywhere in the world, making it easier to justify the flouting of international law and the laws of war. But the United States is not at war with Somalia, Yemen and Pakistan. Such killings are only lawful under a very narrow set of circumstances. We cannot claim to be meeting those narrow circumstances when the number of people killed by such strikes, including innocent civilians, is estimated to exceed 3,000. This number alone demonstrates that the Administration’s claims that such strikes occur only under ‘imminent threat’ is patently false.
“The expansion of the use of surveillance drones here in the United States also raises significant concerns about the safeguarding of privacy and what information may be collected without prior authorization. Any government or local law enforcement agency deploying such drones must ensure that the 4th amendment rights and the right to privacy of U.S. citizens are not being violated by the use of this technology.
“Congress cannot stand idly by as these actions are being taken in the name of the American people. That is why I am hosting a briefing on Friday, November 16, 2012 to discuss the implications of our drones policy here at home, and abroad.”
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