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The Death of Vishnu
By Manil Suri
"At the opening of this masterful debut novel, Vishnu lies dying on the staircase he inhabits while his neighbors the Pathaks and the Asranis argue over who will pay for an ambulance. As the action spirals up through the floors of the apartment building we are pulled into the drama of the residents' lives: Mr. Jalal's obsessive search for higher meaning; Vinod Taneja's longing for the wife he has lost; the comic elopement of Kavita Asrani, who fancies herself the heroine of a Hindi movie. Suffused with Hindu mythology, this story of one apartment building becomes a metaphor for the social and religious divisions of contemporary India, and Vishnu's ascent of the staircase parallels the soul's progress through the various stages of existence. As Vishnu closes in on the riddle of his own mortality, we wonder whether he might not be the god Vishnu, guardian not only of the fate of the building and its occupants, but of the entire universe." | <urn:uuid:4fdea981-a7e7-4736-b85a-62b901cae7b4> | 2013-05-21T17:37:45Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Hello, I just set up a server with SSH access. I made an account called "tunnel", and made a perl script saying this account is only intended for remote tunneling ...
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- 03-05-2012 #1
Securing SSH setup
I just set up a server with SSH access. I made an account called "tunnel", and made a perl script saying this account is only intended for remote tunneling and nothing else. After that message, the user can press enter to close the terminal.
I logged into the account using FileZilla, with the SFTP protocol. And it logs in succesfully, showing no directories, which is exactly what I want.
This account has no sudo acces and it's used for logging in from non-trustable machines.
The question is: Is it enough to have an account without /bin/bash to avoid people doing anything with such account?
Also, when logging in, the system tries to cd into /home/tunnel. (Which doesn't work because I didn't create the folder in the first place). Is there any way to prevent the system from cd'ing into /home/tunnel when logging in with tunnel (but letting other users cd into their $HOME as usual)?
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Does MySQL's Proprietary Workbench Signal that the Future of Open Source is... Closed?
Nov 27, 2007, 00:15 (3 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Matt Asay)
[ Thanks to Matt Asay
for this link. ]
"MySQL, one of the world's most successful open-source
companies, has released the Standard Edition of its new MySQL
Workbench product under a proprietary license. The company gives
several reasons for doing so, but I suspect the core reason is that
MySQL is experimenting with ways to ensure more of its production
customers pay it for the value they derive from its products.
"Is this the future of open source? To get ubiquity through open
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Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather Saga
4829 8.7 9.21. The Godfather (1972)
The movie that kicked it all off. The story spans ten years from 1945 to 1955. In 1945, we start off at the wedding of Don Vito's daughter and end after his death with his son Michael firmly in place as the new 'Don Corleone'.
3355 8.6 92. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Both a sequel and prequel to the first movie, it chronicles the rise of a young Vito Corleone to become 'Don Corleone' as well as the continuing story after the first film, following the further story of his son Michael, the new 'Don Corleone'. The movie cuts back and forth between the time periods providing a fascinating juxtaposition of their stories.
11 8.9 8.53. The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977)
a.k.a. The Godfather Saga. A TV mini-series that combines the first film and the second film (along with more than an hour of extra footage) into one film playing in chronological order.
It starts with the story of a young boy, Vito, who is forced to flee to America in 1902 to escape death at the hands of the local Don. It chronicles the story of his rise to become 'Don Corleone' as well as his son, Michael's succession as the next 'Don Corleone'. It continues with Michael's attempt to legitimise the family business by making a move to Las Vegas and his several attempts to fight off his enemies.
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Behind them Korak emerged from the jungle and recovered his spear from Numa's side. He still was smiling. He had enjoyed the spectacle exceedingly. There was one thing that troubled him--the agility with which the she had clambered from her pony's back into the safety of the tree ABOVE her. That was more like mangani--more like his lost Meriem. He sighed. His lost Meriem! His little, dead Meriem! He wondered if this she stranger resembled his Meriem in other ways. A great longing to see her overwhelmed him. He looked after the three figures moving steadily across the plain. He wondered where might lie their destination. A desire to follow them came over him, but he only stood there watching until they had disappeared in the distance. The sight of the civilized girl and the dapper, khaki clad Englishman had aroused in Korak memories long dormant.
Once he had dreamed of returning to the world of such as these; but with the death of Meriem hope and ambition seemed to have deserted him. He cared now only to pass the remainder of his life in solitude, as far from man as possible. With a sigh he turned slowly back into the jungle.
Tantor, nervous by nature, had been far from reassured by close proximity to the three strange whites, and with the report of Hanson's rifle had turned and ambled away at his long, swinging shuffle. He was nowhere in sight when Korak returned to look for him. The ape-man, however, was little concerned by the absence of his friend. Tantor had a habit of wandering off unexpectedly. For a month they might not see one another, for Korak seldom took the trouble to follow the great pachyderm, nor did he upon this occasion. Instead he found a comfortable perch in a large tree and was soon asleep.
At the bungalow Bwana had met the returning adventurers on the verandah. In a moment of wakefulness he had heard the report of Hanson's rifle far out across the plain, and wondered what it might mean. Presently it had occurred to him that the man whom he considered in the light of a guest might have met with an accident on his way back to camp, so he had arisen and gone to his foreman's quarters where he had learned that Hanson had been there earlier in the evening but had departed several hours before. Returning from the foreman's quarters Bwana had noticed that the corral gate was open and further investigation revealed the fact that Meriem's pony was gone and also the one most often used by Baynes. Instantly Bwana assumed that the shot had been fired by Hon. Morison, and had again aroused his foreman and was making preparations to set forth in investigation when he had seen the party approaching across the plain.
Explanation on the part of the Englishman met a rather chilly reception from his host. Meriem was silent. She saw that Bwana was angry with her. It was the first time and she was heart broken.
"Go to your room, Meriem," he said; "and Baynes, if you will step into my study, I'd like to have a word with you in a moment."
He stepped toward Hanson as the others turned to obey him. There was something about Bwana even in his gentlest moods that commanded instant obedience.
"How did you happen to be with them, Hanson?" he asked.
"I'd been sitting in the garden," replied the trader, "after leaving Jervis' quarters. I have a habit of doing that as your lady probably knows. Tonight I fell asleep behind a bush, and was awakened by them two spooning. I couldn't hear what they said, but presently Baynes brings two ponies and they ride off. I didn't like to interfere for it wasn't any of my business, but I knew they hadn't ought to be ridin' about that time of night, leastways not the girl--it wasn't right and it wasn't safe. So I follows them and it's just as well I did. Baynes was gettin' away from the lion as fast as he could, leavin' the girl to take care of herself, when I got a lucky shot into the beast's shoulder that fixed him."
Hanson paused. Both men were silent for a time. Presently the trader coughed in an embarrassed manner as though there was something on his mind he felt in duty bound to say, but hated to.
"What is it, Hanson?" asked Bwana. "You were about to say something weren't you?"
"Well, you see it's like this," ventured Hanson. "Bein' around here evenings a good deal I've seen them two together a lot, and, beggin' your pardon, sir, but I don't think Mr. Baynes means the girl any good. I've overheard enough to make me think he's tryin' to get her to run off with him." Hanson, to fit his own ends, hit nearer the truth than he knew. He was afraid that Baynes would interfere with his own plans, and he had hit upon a scheme to both utilize the young Englishman and get rid of him at the same time.
"And I thought," continued the trader, "that inasmuch as I'm about due to move you might like to suggest to Mr. Baynes that he go with me. I'd be willin' to take him north to the caravan trails as a favor to you, sir."
Bwana stood in deep thought for a moment. Presently he looked up.
"Of course, Hanson, Mr. Baynes is my guest," he said, a grim twinkle in his eye. "Really I cannot accuse him of planning to run away with Meriem on the evidence that we have, and as he is my guest I should hate to be so discourteous as to ask him to leave; but, if I recall his words correctly, it seems to me that he has spoken of returning home, and I am sure that nothing would delight him more than going north with you--you say you start tomorrow? I think Mr. Baynes will accompany you. Drop over in the morning, if you please, and now good night, and thank you for keeping a watchful eye on Meriem."
Hanson hid a grin as he turned and sought his saddle. Bwana stepped from the verandah to his study, where he found the Hon. Morison pacing back and forth, evidently very ill at ease.
"Baynes," said Bwana, coming directly to the point, "Hanson is leaving for the north tomorrow. He has taken a great fancy to you, and just asked me to say to you that he'd be glad to have you accompany him. Good night, Baynes."
At Bwana's suggestion Meriem kept to her room the following morning until after the Hon. Morison Baynes had departed. Hanson had come for him early--in fact he had remained all night with the foreman, Jervis, that they might get an early start.
The farewell exchanges between the Hon. Morison and his host were of the most formal type, and when at last the guest rode away Bwana breathed a sigh of relief. It had been an unpleasant duty and he was glad that it was over; but he did not regret his action. He had not been blind to Baynes' infatuation for Meriem, and knowing the young man's pride in caste he had never for a moment believed that his guest would offer his name to this nameless Arab girl, for, extremely light in color though she was for a full blood Arab, Bwana believed her to be such.
He did not mention the subject again to Meriem, and in this he made a mistake, for the young girl, while realizing the debt of gratitude she owed Bwana and My Dear, was both proud and sensitive, so that Bwana's action in sending Baynes away and giving her no opportunity to explain or defend hurt and mortified her. Also it did much toward making a martyr of Baynes in her eyes and arousing in her breast a keen feeling of loyalty toward him.
What she had half-mistaken for love before, she now wholly mistook for love. Bwana and My Dear might have told her much of the social barriers that they only too well knew Baynes must feel existed between Meriem and himself, but they hesitated to wound her. It would have been better had they inflicted this lesser sorrow, and saved the child the misery that was to follow because of her ignorance.
As Hanson and Baynes rode toward the former's camp the Englishman maintained a morose silence. The other was attempting to formulate an opening that would lead naturally to the proposition he had in mind. He rode a neck behind his companion, grinning as he noted the sullen scowl upon the other's patrician face.
"Rather rough on you, wasn't he?" he ventured at last, jerking his head back in the direction of the bungalow as Baynes turned his eyes upon him at the remark. "He thinks a lot of the girl," continued Hanson, "and don't want nobody to marry her and take her away; but it looks to me as though he was doin' her more harm than good in sendin' you away. She ought to marry some time, and she couldn't do better than a fine young gentleman like you."
Baynes, who had at first felt inclined to take offense at the mention of his private affairs by this common fellow, was mollified by Hanson's final remark, and immediately commenced to see in him a man of fine discrimination.
"He's a darned bounder," grumbled the Hon. Morison; "but I'll get even with him. He may be the whole thing in Central Africa but I'm as big as he is in London, and he'll find it out when he comes home."
"If I was you," said Hanson, "I wouldn't let any man keep me from gettin' the girl I want. Between you and me I ain't got no use for him either, and if I can help you any way just call on me."
"It's mighty good of you, Hanson," replied Baynes, warming up a bit; "but what can a fellow do here in this God-forsaken hole?"
"I know what I'd do," said Hanson. "I'd take the girl along with me. If she loves you she'll go, all right."
"It can't be done," said Baynes. "He bosses this whole blooming country for miles around. He'd be sure to catch us."
"No, he wouldn't, not with me running things," said Hanson. "I've been trading and hunting here for ten years and I know as much about the country as he does. If you want to take the girl along I'll help you, and I'll guarantee that there won't nobody catch up with us before we reach the coast. I'll tell you what, you write her a note and I'll get it to her by my head man. Ask her to meet you to say goodbye--she won't refuse that. In the meantime we can be movin' camp a little further north all the time and you can make arrangements with her to be all ready on a certain night. Tell her I'll meet her then while you wait for us in camp. That'll be better for I know the country well and can cover it quicker than you. You can take care of the safari and be movin' along slow toward the north and the girl and I'll catch up to you."
"But suppose she won't come?" suggested Baynes.
"Then make another date for a last good-bye," said Hanson, "and instead of you I'll be there and I'll bring her along anyway. She'll have to come, and after it's all over she won't feel so bad about it--especially after livin' with you for two months while we're makin' the coast."
A shocked and angry protest rose to Baynes' lips; but he did not utter it, for almost simultaneously came the realization that this was practically the same thing he had been planning upon himself. It had sounded brutal and criminal from the lips of the rough trader; but nevertheless the young Englishman saw that with Hanson's help and his knowledge of African travel the possibilities of success would be much greater than as though the Hon. Morison were to attempt the thing single handed. And so he nodded a glum assent.
The balance of the long ride to Hanson's northerly camp was made in silence, for both men were occupied with their own thoughts, most of which were far from being either complimentary or loyal to the other. As they rode through the wood the sounds of their careless passage came to the ears of another jungle wayfarer. The Killer had determined to come back to the place where he had seen the white girl who took to the trees with the ability of long habitude. There was a compelling something in the recollection of her that drew him irresistibly toward her. He wished to see her by the light of day, to see her features, to see the color of her eyes and hair. It seemed to him that she must bear a strong resemblance to his lost Meriem, and yet he knew that the chances were that she did not. The fleeting glimpse that he had had of her in the moonlight as she swung from the back of her plunging pony into the branches of the tree above her had shown him a girl of about the same height as his Meriem; but of a more rounded and developed femininity.
Now he was moving lazily back in the direction of the spot where he had seen the girl when the sounds of the approaching horsemen came to his sharp ears. He moved stealthily through the branches until he came within sight of the riders. The younger man he instantly recognized as the same he had seen with his arms about the girl in the moonlit glade just the instant before Numa charged. The other he did not recognize though there was a familiarity about his carriage and figure that puzzled Korak.
The ape-man decided that to find the girl again he would but have to keep in touch with the young Englishman, and so he fell in behind the pair, following them to Hanson's camp. Here the Hon. Morison penned a brief note, which Hanson gave into the keeping of one of his boys who started off forthwith toward the south.
Korak remained in the vicinity of the camp, keeping a careful watch upon the Englishman. He had half expected to find the girl at the destination of the two riders and had been disappointed when no sign of her materialized about the camp.
Baynes was restless, pacing back and forth beneath the trees when he should have been resting against the forced marches of the coming flight. Hanson lay in his hammock and smoked. They spoke but little. Korak lay stretched upon a branch among the dense foliage above them. Thus passed the balance of the afternoon. Korak became hungry and thirsty. He doubted that either of the men would leave camp now before morning, so he withdrew, but toward the south, for there it seemed most likely the girl still was.
In the garden beside the bungalow Meriem wandered thoughtfully in the moonlight. She still smarted from Bwana's, to her, unjust treatment of the Hon. Morison Baynes. Nothing had been explained to her, for both Bwana and My Dear had wished to spare her the mortification and sorrow of the true explanation of Baynes' proposal. They knew, as Meriem did not, that the man had no intention of marrying her, else he would have come directly to Bwana, knowing full well that no objection would be interposed if Meriem really cared for him.
Meriem loved them both and was grateful to them for all that they had done for her; but deep in her little heart surged the savage love of liberty that her years of untrammeled freedom in the jungle had made part and parcel of her being. Now, for the first time since she had come to them, Meriem felt like a prisoner in the bungalow of Bwana and My Dear.
Like a caged tigress the girl paced the length of the enclosure. Once she paused near the outer fence, her head upon one side--listening. What was it she had heard? The pad of naked human feet just beyond the garden. She listened for a moment. The sound was not repeated. Then she resumed her restless walking. Down to the opposite end of the garden she passed, turned and retraced her steps toward the upper end. Upon the sward near the bushes that hid the fence, full in the glare of the moonlight, lay a white envelope that had not been there when she had turned almost upon the very spot a moment before.
Meriem stopped short in her tracks, listening again, and sniffing--more than ever the tigress; alert, ready. Beyond the bushes a naked black runner squatted, peering through the foliage. He saw her take a step closer to the letter. She had seen it. He rose quietly and following the shadows of the bushes that ran down to the corral was soon gone from sight.
Meriem's trained ears heard his every move. She made no attempt to seek closer knowledge of his identity. Already she had guessed that he was a messenger from the Hon. Morison. She stooped and picked up the envelope. Tearing it open she easily read the contents by the moon's brilliant light. It was, as she had guessed, from Baynes.
"I cannot go without seeing you again," it read. "Come to the clearing early tomorrow morning and say good-bye to me. Come alone."
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"I'm glad the girl has so much sense. Of course we can't do anything of the sort, and I'm surprised at Archie's forgetting what he owes to the family in this rash manner. Give me my cap, child I must speak to Alec at once." And Aunt Plenty twisted her hair into a button at the back of her head with one energetic twirl.
"Do speak kindly, Aunty, and remember that it was not Phebe's fault. She never thought of this till very lately and began at once to prepare for going away," said Rose pleadingly.
"She ought to have gone long ago. I told Myra we should have trouble somewhere as soon as I saw what a good-looking creature she was, and here it is as bad as can be. Dear, dear! Why can't young people have a little prudence?"
"I don't see that anyone need object if Uncle Jem and Aunt Jessie approve, and I do think it will be very, very unkind to scold poor Phebe for being well-bred, pretty, and good, after doing all we could to make her so."
"Child, you don't understand these things yet, but you ought to feel your duty toward your family and do all you can to keep the name as honorable as it always has been. What do you suppose our blessed ancestress Lady Marget would say to our oldest boy taking a wife from the poorhouse?"
As she spoke, Miss Plenty looked up, almost apprehensively, at one of the wooden-faced old portraits with which her room was hung, as if asking pardon of the severe-nosed matron who stared back at her from under the sort of blue dish cover which formed her headgear.
"As Lady Marget died about two hundred years ago, I don't care a pin what she would say, especially as she looks like a very narrow-minded, haughty woman. But I do care very much what Miss Plenty Campbell says, for she is a very sensible, generous, discreet, and dear old lady who wouldn't hurt a fly, much less a good and faithful girl who has been a sister to me. Would she?" entreated Rose, knowing well that the elder aunt led all the rest more or less.
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Ogres and Ogresses Ch. 14bystubborn_dreamer©
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Chapter 14: Breaking Point
"But I don't want you anymore Zyra," he stated. "I need you."
It became a standstill, both of their attention locked on the other. Hearts thumped against chests and desires clashed for different reasons.
"Kail I don't understand," she said quietly.
The smile turned into a possessive smirk.
"What I'm saying is this. I'm going to fuck you. Tonight. Now if possible. And if you try to run from me, I will catch you."
Her jaw dropped and she shook her head in horror.
"Yes Zyra. Yes."
All was silent. Then Zyra abandoned the fur and began to run.
He was after her in a flash.
Her body dodged expertly away from trees and footfalls as she streaked towards the Rovian camp. She had never felt so vulnerable in her life. Her loose breasts hit heavily against her chest, hurting with each slap as terror propelled her forward. If she could only get towards the stream then she...
Zyra screamed as arms wrapped around her waist and plucked her backwards. She threw her head back and smashed it into Kail's. He let out a pained grunt and his grip loosened giving her time to rip his hands away to run again.
The forest felt like it was closing in on her. Branches snapped playfully against her behind. The heat of her body contrasted the cool forest air that ran between her legs. Their chase was a silent one until she heard a crunch behind her.
It was the color. She had forgotten. Even though she was faster, even though she was quiet he would be able to see the color of her emotions. It made no sense to try running at all! He would no doubt catch her. Fear made her heart palpitate and she hugged herself close to a tree, kneeling down and trying to control herself. At any moment he could grab her. He could be right behind her.
Her shaky voice was eaten by the darkness.
The sound came from the right, maybe five trees away.
"Why are you doing this?"
She crept on her hands and knees to another tree farther away and slumped quietly against it. Would it do her any good if she was a bright swirl of color?
"Doing what?" his rough voice echoed. "Giving us what we both want?"
"This isn't about me!" she shouted as rage ebbed at her fear. "You're being selfish. You don't care about what I want."
She heard a chuckle from her left and scrambled backwards to another set of trees.
"Yes Zyra and you are so selfless. Selfless and naïve, willing to donate your soul to the next crusade at the drop of a hat. Yet surprisingly, unable to give up what I desire."
"So you admit this is only about you?" she quipped.
Silence; he was silent. She couldn't have him silent, not now. It was too soon.
"So you only desire me physically?" she tried again.
She caught a flash of yellow eyes by the group of trees she had been at. His voice came from that direction.
"I want to teach you things. I want to make you realize the other sides of you."
Good he was talking again. She tried to keep her voice from sounding too relieved.
"Because I can; I have seen these parts of you before however briefly they existed. You can be tender. Like...that time in the tent."
She frowned, thinking of ways to buy herself time.
"...my tent or Ginger's tent?"
She heard a loud angry growl close to her ear and sprinted off in the opposite direction. She could hear soft curses trailing in the wind behind her. So that had been an involuntary action? She always thought his growls were like speech.
That was a good question then.
She shivered, rubbing a palm over her a nipple frozen with cold. It was a windy night and she was as naked as the day she was born. "Zyra I'm sorry," Kail said, his voice slowly approaching to where she was. "I'm sorry I went to her. I'm not used to this."
"Not used to what?" she breathed.
She heard him sigh.
"I am not used to having a limitation of partners. Not used to being...trapped this way. Confined to my little corner of forest, or taking orders. But I truly do desire you. Genuinely, I do."
"Do you love me?"
It was a silly question, but she needed to keep him busy. Plus, she was curious as to what the ogre would say to justify his need to screw her.
"No. I care for you, but I do not love you."
So he would not outwardly lie. She could credit him for that.
"Why do you care for me?"
"I can't explain that!" he said exasperatedly. "Why do you care for Nima? Or Ginger?"
"I care because I love them! If you don't love me then there's no reason to care!"
She was catching her breath from her shout when a large hand clasped her arm. Kail stepped out from behind her tree, holding her in a firm grip. Whimpering she wrapped herself around the tree, refusing to let go, circling with each step he took to fully possess her.
"If you have more questions you can ask me inside," he rumbled low, his yellow eyes transfixed upon her. "Come now, before you catch ill."
"No! I can't trust you!" she shrieked, pulling her arm from his in vain.
"You can learn."
Hot tears began to prick her eyes as her abilities failed her. Where was her strength? Her speed? What about being able to hear the voices of those who thought of her? Why couldn't see have gotten away?
"No! I don't want this! You're not listening to me!"
"I won't listen because I can't trust you either."
With a mighty tug her grip of the tree was broken and a piece of bark came off in her hand. She gasped as she fell head first into his chest. Arms of corded muscle enveloped her and this time there was no escape. Hot moist breath puffed in her ear.
She screamed, dropping herself to the ground, twisting, biting, digging her nails into his flesh until she drew blood but it was to no avail. He tossed her over his shoulder, her butt high in the air, breasts pressed against his back. Slowly but surely, he carried her back to his camp.
When she could see the lights of his lanterns she bit his back. He cursed and pulled her off, placing her roughly in front of him. She teetered on her legs like a newborn as he rounded on her, making her backup as he advanced.
"Your protests are not real Zyra. Your mouth says one thing but your body says another. Even now I can see your hardened nipples, your arousal leaking on the inside of your thighs. You're very wet Zyra. I can see it well. And I haven't even touched you yet."
She yelped when she backed into his dwelling, falling towards the raised floor. He caught her by her waist and with one motion tossed her into the pile of furs.
Zyra scrambled up screaming at the top of her lungs.
"HELP! HELP! KYZU! GINGER! HELP ME!"
"They can't hear you," he said, making the entrance close tightly. "We both know that."
With a dying man's desperation she launched herself at him. Viciously she punched his back, pulling him back from the door he was trying to secure. When he stopped moving she knew it was not because she had stopped him, he was done securing the door. Zyra ran back, looking for his flint knife, or perhaps a club of some sort. He seemed immune to her panic, amused even as he shuffled to a box on his shelf. He looked at something, took one look at her and pulled off his shirt.
"Kail no!" she shouted in command. Turning she grabbed the handle of an unfinished weapon. "Kail I will tell the witches' council. If you do this...thing you wish to do, you will die for this. Die Kail."
He gave her an easy smile as he stalked forward, his shirt in hand.
"I don't know Zyra," he said coyly.
She thrust the handle of the weapon down at him and he wrenched it from her easily, collecting her wrists in one hand.
"I think you're worth dying for."
He lifted her body up then, ignoring her scream as he pulled her against him, her breasts smashing against the rawness that was his skin.
"No! No Kail, please," she begged, but he ignored her.
He pressed her nakedness against him, reveling in the comfort it gave him. He held her to him desperately, his strength buckling her arms against him.
"You don't understand Zyra," he whispered into her hair. "I'm at my limit. I won't wait...not anymore."
She could not hear his words anymore. Instead she drowned herself in her sorrow as thick tears spilled out of her eyes and sobs shook her frame. Why had her strength abandoned her? Why was this happening?
"I won't hurt you." He cooed softly to her running as hand through her hair as he lowered her down onto the furs. She turned her face from his as he tried to stroke away tears.
"Zyra I will not hurt you. Look at me...Zyra, look at me."
When she opened her eyes he froze at the sight.
His grip on her wrists automatically loosened and he was mute as she covered herself from him.
She wasn't pretending. Even though her body wanted him, she was truly, genuinely afraid of him. She didn't want this, and if he forced it on her then he would be hurting her.
Haunted by her gaze Kail pulled away, resting the back of his head against one of the walls. He closed his eyes as he heard her rustle about frantically. When he opened them he saw she had wrapped herself, head and all into the furs. His hand massaged the bridge of his nose as stress and tension in the upper and lower halves of his body caused him discomfort.
"This isn't going to work is it?"
He watched the bundle tighten as brown fingers pulled it in closer. "You have to come to me."
A low uncontrollable growl of frustration made its way out of his mouth.
"I don't understand you," he admitted angrily. "I just...I don't understand."
"...understand what?" The voice was scratchy and watery, but Zyra had spoken. There was that.
"I won't touch you again so come out," he said tiredly. "You have my word."
She unfurled very slowly and when she finished only her head was visible. Her face was fixed in a glare of bitterness and hatred.
"Your word is meaningless," she spat. "You're a pig! Now what don't you understand?"
"Why you want me, but you can't accept me."
"I don't want you! You're a twisted fuckta!"
"Anything else you'd like to add?" He sat up straight and she pulled back defensively.
"Go ahead, let it all out. I won't say a thing."
She looked at him uncertainly but he opened his hands and spread them away from himself in surrender.
Zyra grit her teeth, and then she cursed him. She used every word she knew. She cursed his face, his mother, his family, his manhood, his lineage, even his soul. He simply observed her looking tired and uncomfortable.
"...grow old waiting for hell with the rot upon your cock! Then die!"
Kail watched her huff, catching her breath after 4 minutes of nonstop cursing. Several parts of him were extremely offended, but he figured it was one small way to atone after what he had done. Either way, she looked livelier and less afraid.
Her lips thinned. He gazed at her as she stood, walking clumsily with the furs and drew his breath as she backhanded him.
The sting nearly brought water to his eyes. Zyra really hit hard.
"Yes I am finished you filthy green muck eater. Now, explain yourself."
He rubbed his cheek, wondering if it was his fate to be tortured by her for the rest of his natural life. Even now after her abuse his arousal had not fallen. In fact, his member was still stiffly yearning for her as she sat soft and free in his furs. He controlled the urge to lean over and take her lips with his own. She might stab him in retribution.
"I was saying that I don't understand how you want me but can't..."
"I already said I don't..."
"Zyra! We are past this!" Kail seethed, the frustration boiling inside of him. "You are naked, lying on my furs, and your pussy is wet! Spare me reasons to lose my restraint! We will not resolve this if we continue to lie to one another!"
She looked at him blankly. He had expected some kind of blow, but instead she nodded her head.
"Very well, you are correct. We must both stop lying to one another."
"...yes. I agree."
"So you admit that you are selfish?"
Kail frowned. "How am I selfish?"
She shifted to make herself more comfortable, each movement making Kail frantic with need. She had no idea of the effect she had on him.
Or maybe, she just did not care.
"You see something you want and you just aim to take it. Then you move on to the next desire. If something does not suit you, you ignore it until it suits you again."
Kail scoffed seemingly offended. "Zyra I never expected that you would truly refuse me when I could see how you desired me."
She looked at him sternly, as though she was lecturing Nima.
"That doesn't change the fact that you're behaving selfishly. Even if you think I might benefit as well you are acting based primarily on your own feelings. That counts for listening to my orders as well. Or favoring Kyzu's when they suit you."
"Is she not ranked higher than you? Should I not listen to her?"
Zyra's shoulders tensed and her eyes narrowed.
"Do...do you want to fuck Kyzu or me?"
Kail lifted an eyebrow in question.
"Is that a legitimate question? Your sister is insane."
He watched her curiously as her colors warred with anger and embarrassment.
"Then...then you listen to me!" she shouted.
Kail tilted his head, a smirk working its way to his face.
"So there will be fucking?"
"No. You can't be trusted and I'm not ready."
Kail shifted an inch closer to her and pulled back. Too soon then. He went back against the wall.
"But you do indeed want me?"
She licked her lips and sighed as she stared at her hands. He watched the now moist and red full lips mercilessly tease him as she spoke.
"My body does."
She looked up at him, internally causing him jolt from his thought pattern.
"If I am only my body then yes...I want you. But...if I am my mind then...I need more time."
Her eyes looked up at him in trepidation but there was something akin to hope as well.
"Are you willing to accept this?"
He had no choice. He could not take her as she was, and he could no longer do without her.
"Then you have to admit something."
Kail crossed his arms. Nothing was ever easy.
"What would you like me to admit?"
"It helps you when you imagine confining me. You don't like being trapped, but that's what you want to do to me."
Kail shook his head in protest. "No Zyra, I just want to have you."
Her green eyes seemed to look deep within him.
"No Kail you imagine being in control. To have me, you have to take me for yourself. Pinned to something preferably."
He looked at her like she had caught him off guard with a dirty secret. Of course he did. To be honest it was the only way he knew. The best way to quell the protests of an ogress was to prove to her that you were worthy to bed her through physical prowess. After explaining his dislike of his happenstance he had never thought that he was attempting to do the same to her. For the most part the thought of dominating her had never filled him with anything but satisfaction. Something he was sure they would share, but it was clear that Zyra was different. Zyra was different from any woman he had ever attempted to court in his lifetime. He could not have her with force, but how else would he acquire her?
"What is it that you want?" he asked finally.
She sighed as images of steamy lovemaking clouded her vision. There was that yes, but after, after she saw herself being held and caressed lovingly by someone who truly did want to see her happy. She wanted to believe that could be Kail.
"I want to be able to trust you."
"You can tru..."
"I can trust that you won't attempt to kill me. I can trust that you live in the forest, but I can't trust anything else."
Kail bared his fangs as he took in her accusations.
"You can trust that I will tell you the truth."
Zyra wrapped her arms around herself tighter, his furs wrinkling beneath her.
"I can't trust that you won't leave me for Ginger after you have your way with me. I can't trust that you'll listen to Kyzu instead of me when it suits you. I can't trust the important things. Truth is something that can be perceived in a variety of true ways."
"So I am not to subjugate you, but you are to subjugate me?"
Zyra sighed. "No matter what you say about this not being a fight, about us sharing this we clearly have no intentions of doing so."
Zyra took a deep calming breath. The she bravely shifted closer to him, forcing him to stare into her bright green eyes.
He cringed backward. This time it was he who was trapped. He noticed quite gratefully that his member had gotten the message and retreated to its flaccid state. At least he didn't have to worry about her screaming over that.
"Don't you remember? You told me that not everything is a fight. That some things are meant to be shared. That was when I asked for the control, and you refused me. Why Kail? Be honest."
Kail gritted his teeth in concentration, his heart thumping loudly in his chest. This was not how this was supposed to go. He was supposed to show her the error of her ways, not the other way around. It filled him with a sense of panic as he realized slowly that their union could never work if they could not both make a collective effort to change their ways.
"I didn't want you to have it," he admitted. "I didn't believe that you would actually consummate anything. I felt you would do nothing."
"You never gave me a chance."
There was quiet then, as the both mused over the weightiness of the words that had been said. It ended with Kail groaning before he sprawled on the wood before her. He closed his eyes and she admired the body stretch out in front of her. He really was immense, but he was lean for his kind based on what she had seen. His head was close to the fur by her knees. Popping open a single eye he tilted his head towards her, his gold earring flickering in a brief appearance from under his unruly red mane.
"Tell me what you want Zyra, and I will do it."
Zyra tried to control her breathing as nervousness started to taint her earlier words of bravado. She knew that she wanted to give her body to Kail, but she could not give herself to him in his current state. Nor would she appreciate him forcing himself on her.
"Promise me," she exclaimed. "Promise me you will never again try to force yourself on me."
"Then you will have to be patient with me, and I need you to listen to me when I speak."
"Will you do the same?"
His golden eyes swirled with unnamed emotions are he regarded her.
"Will you be patient with me? Will you listen to me when I speak?"
Zyra nodded. "Yes."
"Then I am sorry, and I will wait for you to come to me."
He reached out and touched her hand. She gripped the fur tighter wondering how he could go back on his word so swiftly. He pulled her hand off and the other one compensated automatically. Instead of reaching for her fur he clasped her hand in his own. He rubbed the back of her palms with his thumb and closed his eyes.
"Is this alright?"
A sense of peace filled her with the gentleness of his touch. It filled her with a strange forbidden delight.
"...will you lie beside me?"
Since she currently 'was' his bed of furs it made sense.
Slowly she eased herself down, ready to pull away at the slightest appearance of a trap. When she was fully down he took away one of her furs but it made no difference. Wrapping that one around him he turned to face the wall, his hand still holding hers. | <urn:uuid:62157788-51c0-4ea9-85d6-bcd39b536ac4> | 2013-05-21T17:11:02Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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This story has been reproduced from today's media. It does not necessarily represent the position of Liverpool Football Club.
Atletico Madrid star Arda Turan has been linked with Arsenal and Liverpool following comments made by agent Ahmet Bulut claiming the Turkish international midfielder will be leaving Atleti at the end of the season.
Bulut told Turkish state broadcasting service TRT, "Arda has played at Atletico Madrid for two seasons now. I have wanted to see him play for another team in another league and Arda wants the same.
"We are working on making this happen, Atletico know what our intention is and are working with us. If all goes well, Arda will leave the Madrid club at the end of this season."
The Turkish agent also went onto state that Arda will be joining one of five-six unmentioned clubs.
Bulut said, "I can't say the league or you'll know exactly who I'm talking about but let's just put it like this, there are only five to six clubs which could afford Arda right now and he's going to join one of these five clubs."
The Premiership and Russia are the only league with five to six clubs capable of matching Arda's €24 million minimum fee release clause. However, if you factor in that the Atleti star has openly stated he wants to play in the Premier League and that Anzhi recently denied interest in Arda his most likely destination outside of Spain is England.
Arda has expressed his fondness of Liverpool in the past and was closely linked with a move to the Reds before his transfer to the Rojiblanco's.
Prior to joining Atleti, Arda was quoted on UEFA.com as saying, "As I always mention, Liverpool attracts me because of their tradition.
"In Europe, I am a Liverpool supporter, so if I go to play in Europe, I would like to play for them."
The comments were made at a time when Liverpool played regular Champions League football, how Arda would feel about a potential move in today's climate is unknown.
Liverpool are a club in transition and with Brendan Rodgers bringing his tiki-taka inspired footballing philosophy to Anfield, a player whose well rehearsed in the Spanish way of doing things could fit in well.
The Reds are lacking in quality wingers and with Steven Gerrard nearing the end of his playing days Liverpool will need reinforcing in the attacking midfield position. Arda is capable of playing on the left, right or as an attacking midfield playmaker and is the type and caliber of player the Reds will be looking for.
Liverpool have been establishing close ties with Turkey recently through a number of partnerships, deals and have signed three Turkish players most notably Nuri Sahin on-loan from Real Madrid.
The Sahin transfer saga between Liverpool and Arsenal was one of the transfer battles of the summer and if rumours from the French and Turkish media are to be believed the Gunners could be joining the Reds again in the race to sign Arda.
Arda has been linked with Arsenal on and off for years now, most of the speculation has however, been created by his agent. Bulut's recent comments as well as reports from French site Mercanto365.com and speculation in the Turkish suggest that Arsene Wenger is interested in Arda.
Prior to Arda's Spanish move, Bulut said, "There are a few clubs interested, Liverpool are one, and Arsenal. There are no official or concrete offers at the moment but two clubs have spoken about wages.
"He is interested in working under Arsene Wenger because he is very good at working with young players, and Arda wants to work in England."
The Turkish international playmaker has had his name associated with a move to the North London club a number of times, especially following the departures of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri.
Arda is the type of player who would fit well into the Arsenal system, a technically gifted talent, capable of playing the passing game and would offer a spark of creativity.
Traditionally Arsene Wenger has a reputation of not spending big sums on players, however, with Wenger's future at Arsenal in question and the board revealing that the club will be in a strong financial position to spend on transfer's Arda is the type of player who would fit the Arsenal mould.
Arda was signed by the Rojiblancos in 2011 for €12 million making him the most expensive transfer to leave the Turkish Super League. The Turkish international has become an integral part of Diego Simeone's Atleti side who are currently second in La Liga.
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Hacking Quantum Cryptography Just Got Harder
With quantum encryption, in which a message gets encoded in bits represented by particles in different states, a secret message can remain secure even if the system is compromised by a malicious hacker.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — No matter how complex they are, most secret codes turn out to be breakable. Producing the ultimate secure code may require encoding a secret message inside the quantum relationship between atoms, scientists say.
Artur Ekert, director of the Center for Quantum Technologies at the National University of Singapore, presented the new findings here at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Ekert, speaking Saturday (Feb. 18), described how decoders can adjust for a compromised encryption device, as long as they know the degree of compromise.
The subject of subatomic particles is a large step away from the use of papyrus, the ancient writing material employed in the first known cryptographic device. That device, called a scytale, was used in 400 B.C. by Spartan military commanders to send coded messages to one another. The commanders would wrap strips of papyrus around a wooden baton and write the message across the strips so that it could be read only when the strips were wrapped around a baton of matching size. [The Coolest Quantum Particles Explained]
Later, the technique of substitution was developed, in which the entire alphabet would be shifted, say, three characters to the right, so than an "a" would be replaced by "d," and "b" replaced by "e," and so on. Only someone who knew the substitution rule could read the message. Julius Caesar employed such a cipher scheme in the first century B.C.
Over time, ciphers became more and more complicated, so that they were harder and harder to crack. Harder, but not impossible.
"When you look at the history of cryptography, you come up with a system, and sooner or later someone else comes up with a way of breaking the system," Ekert said. "You may ask yourself: Is it going to be like this forever? Is there such a thing as the perfect cipher?"
The perfect cipher
The closest thing to a perfect cipher involves what's called a one-time pad.
"You just write your message as a sequence of bits and you then add those bits to a key and obtain a cryptogram," Ekert said."If you take the cryptogram and add it to the key, you get plain text. In fact, one can prove that if the keys are random and as long as the messages, then the system offers perfect security."
In theory, it's a great solution, but in practice, it has been hard to achieve. [10 Best Encryption Software Products]
"If the keys are as long as the message, then you need a secure way to distribute the key," Ekert said.
The nature of physics known as quantum mechanics seems to offer the best hope of knowing whether a key is secure.
Quantum mechanics says that certain properties of subatomic particles can't be measured without disturbing the particles and changing the outcome. In essence, a particle exists in a state of indecision until a measurement is made, forcing it to choose one state or another. Thus, if someone made a measurement of the particle, it would irrevocably change the particle.
If an encryption key were encoded in bits represented by particles in different states, it would be immediately obvious when a key was not secure because the measurement made to hack the key would have changed the key.
This, of course, still depends on the ability of the two parties sending and receiving the message to be able to independently choose what to measure, using a truly random number generator — in other words, exercising free will — and using devices they trust.
But what if a hacker were controlling one of the parties, or tampering with the encryption device?
Ekert and his colleagues showed that even in this case, if the messaging parties still have some free will, their code could remain secure as long as they know to what degree they are compromised.
In other words, a random number generator that is not truly random can still be used to send an undecipherable secret message, as long as the sender knows how random it is and adjusts for that fact.
"Even if they are manipulated, as long as they are not stupid and have a little bit of free will, they can still do it," Ekert said.
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The mission of LLA is to foster the development of a Christ-like character through teamwork, sportsmanship, integrity, honesty, and respect.
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- Live Scoring
This is the first year for the event.
Can Stacy Lewis defend her title?
Cristie Kerr was featured on Golf Channel's Golf Fix. Kerr talked about her wedge game and gave some tips on how she uses her lob and sand wedge. | <urn:uuid:7b23b512-a8a2-47e5-8d00-0a66e75a8ce6> | 2013-05-21T17:17:24Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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With the U.S. presidential election on November 6, we are presented with an ever increasing onslaught of political polls and their results. To make a proper interpretation of a poll’s results, three additional variables should be specified in addition to the proportion results: the poll’s margin of error, the desired level of confidence, and the sample size. In this brief essay, I will review the math behind the margin of error in polls to help you with interpretation of polls.
The purpose of a poll is to estimate the opinion or behavior of a population from a sample. We work with a sample since contacting the entire population is too time consuming, often too expensive, and can be physically impossible. Several methods of sampling are used, and simple random sampling, systematic sampling, stratified sampling, and cluster sampling are the most widely used methods.
After the sample is selected from the population, a statistic computed from sample information estimates a population parameter. The statistic computed from the sample that estimates the population parameter is called a point estimate. As an example, the sample mean, , is the point estimate of the population parameter, μ, the population mean. For polls, the sample proportion, ρ, is the point estimate of the population parameter, π, the population proportion.
How Close is the Point Estimate to the Population Parameter?
We now come to the essence of this essay–the confidence interval estimate (CI). A confidence interval estimate is a range of values constructed from sample data so that the population parameter is likely to occur within that range at a specified probability. The specified probability is called the level of confidence, and in most cases of poll results, the level of confidence is set at .95 (i.e., a pollster has a 95% confidence that the true measurement lies within the margin of error). Putting all of this together gives us the following equation: CI = point estimate ± margin of error
Accordingly, the CI is determined from the margin of error. You’ve seen the margin of error in some poll results, e.g., “The poll has a margin of error plus-minus 3.1 percentage points for the sample.” If the poll determined that ρ = .5, then the CI would be 50% ± 3.1% = 46.9-53.1, i.e., a pollster has a 95% confidence that the true poll results are 46.9% to 53.1%
I will now show how the margin of error is used to determine a poll’s CI and sample size.
How Is the CI Determined in a Poll?
To determine the CI in a poll, we will use the following formula to compute the margin of error: z * standard error. Mathematically, this formula is expressed as:
In this formula, z defines the level of confidence. In polls, the 95% level of confidence gives us a z score of 1.96. Also in polls, we determine the standard error as the maximum standard error by setting the proportion at 50% (ρ = .5).
We plug in these numbers to determine the margin of error at the 95% level of confidence:
Polls that we see in the media use the 95% level of confidence in determining the margin of error. However, statisticians also determine the margin of error using the 90% and 99% levels of confidence, although the 95% l.98evel of confidence is the most common. The margin of error for the 90% confidence level is calculated using a z score of 1.65:
For the 99% confidence level, the margin of error is calculated using a z score of 2.58:
How Is the Sample Size of a Poll Determined?
I noted above that the purpose of a poll is to estimate the opinion of a population from a sample. As researchers, we are interested in the generality of the data in terms of the number of subjects in the population to which the results apply. If a poll has a margin of error of 3.1%, we can use the formula for the margin of error to estimate the size of the sample:
A recent poll from NBC News/Wall Street Journal reported the following poll results:
Obama is ahead of Romney by five points, 49 percent to 44 percent. The full poll was conducted Oct. 17-20 among 1,000 registered voters. The poll has a margin of error plus-minus 3.1 percentage points for the sample of registered voters.
According to the formula above, we can see how the margin of error was calculated from the sample size of n = 1,000 registered voters.
Putting it All Together
A new TIME Poll has Obama holding a 49% to 44% lead over Romney in Ohio. The poll’s margin of error is plus or minus three percentage points. How do we interpret the results of this poll?
First, we estimate the sample size: n = (.98/.03)² = 1,067.
Second, we estimate the CI around each point estimate at the 95% level of confidence. Obama: 46-52 Romney: 41-47.
Finally, we decide that according to the results of this particular poll, a sample of 1,067 people in Ohio are equally likely to vote for Obama or Romney 95 times out of 100 (because the CIs overlap).
I wrote this essay to provide some clarity and perspective on election polls by reviewing the statistics behind polls. I emphasized that the result of a poll must be interpreted along with the poll’s margin of error so that the sample size and CI can be determined.
For more information on the science of polls, check out Nate Silver’s book The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-But Some Don’t, and Nate Silver’s blog FiveThiryEight | <urn:uuid:7709905c-7b0a-4441-a311-e7536772dcf8> | 2013-05-21T17:31:27Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Iran says to send humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Syria
Published Saturday 22/12/2012 (updated) 23/12/2012 17:56
Palestinian women who had been living at Yarmouk wait outside the
Lebanese immigration authority to have their papers stamped at the
Lebanese-Syrian border Dec. 18, 2012. (Reuters/Jamal Saidi)
DUBAI (Reuters) -- Iran plans to send humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Syria living in an area recently seized by Syrian rebels, Iran's ambassador to Syria was quoted as saying on Saturday.
Iran has been a staunch supporter of Syrian President Bashar Assad of Syria who has been battling to put down a 21-month uprising against his rule, and Tehran has also long cast itself as a champion of the Palestinian people.
The aid would be dispatched to Yarmouk, a Palestinian district near the center of Damascus, which has become one of the latest battlefields for Syrian rebels and a target for Assad's artillery.
Earlier this week, insurgents took control of the Yarmouk camp, a densely populated urban district home to thousands of impoverished Palestinian refugees and Syrians.
Rebels said on Thursday they had negotiated to put the camp back into the hands of anti-Assad Palestinian fighters. There are some 500,000 Palestinian refugees and their descendants living in Syria, and they have been divided by the uprising.
Iran will send an initial shipment of blankets, food, and medicine in the coming days via Damascus airport to be delivered to Yarmouk officials for distribution among Palestinians, Iran's ambassador to Syria Mohammad Reza Sheibani told the Mehr news agency on Saturday.
Iran's Foreign Ministry and the Red Crescent organisation had taken the decision to send the aid, Sheibani said. He did not say specifically when the aid would be sent.
Western countries have accused Iran of supplying weapons to Syrian government forces to help put down the uprising, though Iran has denied it is helping Assad militarily.
Both Assad's government and the mainly Sunni Muslim Syrian rebels have enlisted and armed divided Palestinian factions as the uprising has evolved into a civil war.
Thousands of displaced Yarmouk residents have fled the violence for the Lebanese border or set up Palestinian communities elsewhere in Damascus. | <urn:uuid:c769be1d-7af1-4ff3-9ca3-6ba15a0ea318> | 2013-05-21T17:38:38Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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'How did you do in the quiz?' 'We lost.'
England lost 2–1 to Germany.
They lost by only one point.
Those comments may well have lost them the election.
The plane lost cabin pressure and everyone had to use oxygen masks.
a plan to reduce the amount of working time lost through sickness
He must realize that an outstanding opportunity has been lost.
There's no time to lose (=used for saying that it is necessary to do something as quickly as possible because the situation is urgent).
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How Do You Make A Soccer Pinata?
If you are having a soccer theme party then you may have wondered how do you make a soccer pinata. Pinatas are a lot of fun and can be filled with lots of things like candy, toys, and even money. You can purchase many types of pinatas at party supply stores although it is easy to make a pinata yourself. Making a soccer pinata is simple and require common ingredients and supplies. This article will show you how to make a soccer pinata from start to finish.
To make a soccer pinata, you will need:
- large mixing bowl
- Large round balloon, blown up
- black and white paint
- sturdy string
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups flour
- Tear the newspaper into strips. To make a soccer pinanta you will need to first tear the newspaper into 1-inch strips. Don't worry about getting the strips perfect.
- Mix the water and flour. Now it's time to make the glue mixture. In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour and water. The mixture should be thick like a paste.
- Dip the strips. One at a time, dip each newspaper strip into the flour mixture until completely coated.
- Place the strips on the balloon. Lay each strip of coated newspaper onto the balloon until the balloon is completely covered, except for a 2-inch spot near the bottom.
- Add the string. Place the string onto the pinata where you would like it to hang from.
- Repeat newspaper layer. Once the first layer of newspaper has dried, repeat with another layer to make the pinata stronger. Be sure to cover the area where you placed the string to help seal it in.
- Pop the balloon. Allow the second layer to dry completely. Use a needle to pop the balloon.
- Paint your pinata. Start by painting your pinata white and allow it to dry. Next paint on black hexagon to make the pinata look like a soccer ball.
- Fill the pinata. If desired, filled the pinata and seal the hole with tape. Paint over the tape for a seamless look. | <urn:uuid:b079b6e1-2895-4aff-8fab-4f8c94e77d2e> | 2013-05-21T17:32:02Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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A person familiar with the situation says former Portugal playmaker Paulo Sousa has agreed to become head coach of the New York Red Bulls.
The person says Sousa's appointment is due to be announced by the end of the week. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the situation publicly. The Red Bulls have been searching for a new head coach since deciding in November not to renew Hans Backe's contract after three seasons.
Sousa, who has managed British clubs Queens Park Rangers, Swansea and Leicester, left his job at Hungarian club Videoton last week citing family reasons after winning three trophies inside two years. Sousa won titles as a player with Benfica, Juventus and Borussia Dortmund.
His impending Red Bulls appointment was first reported by the SoccerByIves website. | <urn:uuid:592b6546-5e10-45d5-92d4-e6757847670c> | 2013-05-21T17:25:24Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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- Theft, identity theft — Cara Robin Vanderpool, 38, of the 3800 block of Old Military Road, Central Point. Medford police Thursday added charges of first-degree theft and four counts of identity theft against Vanderpool. She remained lodged in the Jackson County Jail without bail.
- Assault — Ricki Leah Edzards, 23, of the 1500 block of Rogue River Highway, Gold Hill. A Jackson County sheriff's deputy Thursday arrested Edzards on two counts of felony fourth-degree assault and two counts of harassment. She was booked into jail and released.
- Drugs — David Andrew Park, 47, of the 2400 block of Highgate Street, Medford. Medford police Thursday arrested Park on charges of possession of methamphetamine and two probation violations. He was lodged in jail on $12,000 bail.
- Theft, burglary — Robert Michael Larson, 41, no known address. A sheriff's deputy Thursday arrested Larson on charges of first-degree theft, third-degree theft, second-degree burglary, violating a no-contact order, four counts of failure to appear in court and five out-of-county warrants. He was lodged in jail on $29,000 bail.
To see an online map showing where crimes have been reported in Jackson County, visit www.mailtribune.com/crimefinder.
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About two years ago we decided to move to Manchester. Our decision was based in very large part on the excellent reputation of the Burr and Burton school and, in particular, the impressive strength of it's recent academic performance and institutional initiatives. Needless to say, we were shocked and concerned when we learned of the serious allegations levied against the school's financial management at the Town Meeting. We were also very happy, and satisfied, to see the rapid, powerful, and detailed response from the school's Board of Trustees. For us, perhaps the most compelling statement in the Board's response letter was that the Headmaster's salary is, "$60,000 below the average. . . . and $300,000 below upper end salaries." My gosh, give the man a raise! | <urn:uuid:551316b2-2019-490b-bb82-f30faa4d6a00> | 2013-05-21T17:30:42Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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I think it's sort of like an Ino thing with Perona. She can send her spirit out at will, and become more in touch with the ghosts she controls. The only downside is that her body's left out in the open, and any damage caused to it will obviously affect her when she returns her spirit back to her body. What will happen in the next chapter is that they'll show a bit of Usopp's fight against Perona, the outcome being pretty short since both of them are fairly weak fighters.
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Imagine if the internet disappeared for a month. You will no longer have access to your favorite websites such as Amazon, Yahoo News, Google or American Express. You will have to make a trip to a store to buy your books, go to a library to do your research, visit a bank or ATM to transfer money between accounts and wait for the morning newspaper or watch CNN to catch the latest news. Sure, you did all that before the internet became ubiquitous. But once you got used to the convenience and instant access of the internet, going back to the old ways is unthinkable. Such is also the transformational power of a Business Network – once you get used to it, you will find it difficult to source or procure in a traditional manner.
A Business Network contains a suite of network connected and analytic applications and an ecosystem of buyers and suppliers that can use these applications for initiating sourcing relationships, buying products and services and identifying additional opportunities for increasing revenue or saving costs. It combines the two elements — the applications suite and the buyer-supplier ecosystem in a seamless and cohesive manner to replicate a real-life sourcing and procurement environment, and eliminates the artificial boundaries between the software and the network.
How is the Network different from traditional procurement software?
A Business Network extends the reach and power of the traditional procurement software currently used by many companies in the industry. Traditional procurement software consists of solutions such as sourcing, contract management, ePurchasing and spend analysis. It is typically used by employees within the four walls of a company. By adding an ecosystem of suppliers to the mix, as well as a suite of SaaS-based applications that enable supplier discovery, auctions, etc., the sourcing mechanisms can be significantly extended by the procurement organization. Similarly, if all transactions between the buyers and sellers that flow through the network are aggregated by the analytics application within the Business Network, significant intelligence can be obtained and leveraged to enable better sourcing decisions. For example, you will be able to see which suppliers have better on-time delivery metrics or show more flexibility in changes to the orders or provide better pricing on volume and include them in sourcing decisions.
This scenario is similar to banks who initially offered web-based access to your accounts, so you could check your deposits and withdrawals online and transfer money between accounts at the same bank — similar to traditional procurement software. The banks then integrated the financial ecosystem into their offering (similar to the Business Network) to provide you the seamless capability to pay all your bills to any business of any size irrespective of where they bank; search for CDs and other investment instruments and buy/sell them, setup and receive direct payments from your customers and make payroll to your employees. These network capabilities don’t replace the traditional deposit/withdrawal capability, but significantly extends it. Banks can also use aggregated transaction information to understand trends, identify loyal customers and extend their ‘share of the money’ with a client. Business Networks offer similar increase in scope and reach to the procurement function.
Creating a Win-Win within a Business Network
A Business Network meets the business objectives of both the buyers and suppliers within an organization. The chart below identifies their respective business objectives and how the network meets them.
With the ecosystem and rich set of additional capabilities available, let’s closely examine the benefits of using a Business Network to a buying organization. The network improves the effectiveness of a buying organization’s current procurement process by enabling it to
- Easily find and select suppliers who offer catalog-ready environment, sell the desired portfolio of products and services and meet other criteria such as industry certifications, pricing and proximity. This allows buying organizations to quickly and cost-effectively expand their pool of qualified suppliers in order to optimize costs, quality and service levels.
- Participate in sourcing events such as reverse auctions and public RFPs through seamless integration of applications and network. These events allow buying organizations to expand the pool of suppliers to compete for their business and, as a result, reduce costs and improve service levels.
- Enable buying organizations to keep its supplier master record current by requiring the supplier to update using self service. Lack of such information often impedes other initiatives such as supplier rationalization, spend analysis etc.
- Access competitive benchmarks on price and purchase order cycle time for any item/commodity, so the buying organization can implement specific initiatives to either close the gap or get/stay ahead. Such valuable information, that optimizes costs and service levels, is otherwise very difficult to access.
- Network with peers to access best practices and practical ‘how to’ advice about your specific issues in context of your network and applications through user forums. Access to such specific information through generic industry forums may not be possible.
- Reduced cycle time and transaction cost of the source-to-contract and procure-to-pay processes. The following chart illustrates the efficiency gains from such a network
- Suppliers can easily distribute updated catalogs so the price list and product listing in the catalogs is current. Once the updated catalog is on the network, every buying organization gets access to that version of the catalog. Update and distribution process is typically expensive and inefficient, if a supplier is not on the network and each buying organization’s system needs to be sent updated catalogs one at a time.
The Network also creates a multiplier effect in terms of effectiveness and efficiency.
- According to Aberdeen Group analysis, enterprises connected through supplier networks are more likely to leverage electronic POs (69%), electronic payments (65%) and e-invoicing in their quest to decrease processing costs. This creates the multiplier effect by increasing the efficiency of everyone on the network, not just one buying organization and its supplier.
Suppliers also benefit significantly by participating in the network. The following chart illustrates the advantages to them. Business network improves their payment visibility and timing, and accelerates their order-to-cash cycle. The buyers can find them more easily (if they are a part of a Business Network) and engage them in RFPs or reverse auctions. This increases their opportunities to increase revenue. By engaging their customers better through the network, they also significantly increase their customer satisfaction metrics, increasing the scope of repeat business.
Siddharth Taparia is the Senior Director of Portfolio and Strategic Marketing at SAP. He can be contacted via twitter @siddharth31 | <urn:uuid:0c621f60-af20-4d94-af55-10d2d1ca4b4e> | 2013-05-21T17:25:09Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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REDWOOD CITY -- Jurors convicted a transient burglar Thursday of fatally beating an 88-year-old man in his Belmont home during a break in, the sole slaying in the city since 2003.
Tyler James Hutchinson's only reaction was to blink as the court clerk read aloud his convictions in the San Mateo County Superior Court of Judge Mark Forcum. He was surrounded by a dozen deputies.
Korn's wife, Gabriele, 71, of San Carlos arrived just after the first-degree murder as well as burglary verdicts were announced. She said outside court that the conviction is a relief but won't bring her husband of nearly 39 years back.
"Time does do some things," said the mother of two. "But it's always a void."
Deputy District Attorney Morris Maya told the seven-man and five-woman panel that Hutchinson busted into the Korn home on Hallmark Drive June 2, 2009, to burglarize it. But when the transient encountered Korn, who was home alone, he savagely beat him and then sped off in Korn's Jaguar.
Although conscious after the attack, which his adult son presumed was the result of a fall, Korn's condition quickly declined and never got better. His family took him off life support June 17, 2009.
Defense attorney James Thompson argued the fatal injury to Korn may have been the result of an accidental fall prior to the break-in. He presented neither an opening argument nor any witnesses.
Jurors said the mound of physical evidence presented by the prosecution
"There was no way any of that occurred in a fall," he said.
During his case, Maya showed jurors a bloody tank top bearing Hutchinson's DNA that was found in Korn's closet the day of the beating. He showed Hutchinson's fingerprints matched those found on the window ledge where the burglar broke into the Korn residence. The prosecutor also brought forth neighbors who testified to either seeing Hutchinson or someone who looked like him near the crime scene.
Hutchinson was arrested days after the Korn attack in Yolo County for a string of burglaries in West Sacramento. Investigators quickly linked him to the Peninsula case, though he was first tried and convicted of the Yolo County cases.
Korn's wife said the she's glad to have some closure and hopes it will protect others.
"After almost four years, it's good to have the result. Of course, it won't bring back a father and husband," she said. "I hope this will be able keep this kind of suffering from happening to any other families."
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Google chips in to preserve endangered languages
A newly launched partnership between academic institutions and Google aims to preserve endangered languages.
There's a language known as Aragones, spoken in northern Spain. If you don't recognize it, that's understandable. The language has fewer than 10,000 native speakers.
Aragones is one of thousands of endangered languages worldwide. A newly launched partnership between academic institutions and Google aims to preserve those languages.
"A language is endangered when it's not being passed on to the next generation," says Antony Aristar. He directs the Endangered Language Project and says as the world becomes more connected, languages are getting left behind. "People typically want their children to live modern lives and that means wealth, and wealth means jobs. Jobs often require that you speak the dominant language in the area, and that means that some parents feel the best way to make sure the children actually have good lives is to have them abandon their own language."
Google's participation in the project stems from its nonprofit arm, Google.org. Jason Rissman, a project manager at Google, sees a future where a well-stocked web presence informs future generations. "If you are a language community member or a linguist, perhaps you'll actually be able to contribute recordings or other sorts of documentation of the language, or if you're involved in curriculum development or teaching, you might be able to help develop a teaching tool that could be useful for passing these languages on."
Languages like Munji in Afghanistan, Nez Perce in the United States, Koro in New Guinea. Tracking down the necessary data to preserve a language is not easy, says Aristar.
Aristar: You try to preserve narratives especially. You have field linguists that go out there and try to write the grammar and get a dictionary, things like that. That's one kind of preservation. The other kind is to try to pass all this back to the community so that they can use it to for example to teach children who aren't learning the language under normal circumstances.
Moe: What do you hope the legacy of this project will be?
Aristar: I am hoping we will have many more communities who realize it's perfectly possible to preserve their own language, and still speak the dominant language as well. So often, the cultural wealth that exists in a culture exists through the language itself. If that's gone, the cultural continuity is gone. So, we hope we see as many cultures preserved as well as languages.
You can find out more about the project at endangeredlanguages.com.
Twitter has deleted the account of someone posing as the actor Bill Murray.
Now, no one should ever pretend to be Bill Murray. Here with me to discuss that, is -- I can't believe we got him -- Bill Murray.
Bill Murray (from a promotional video for "Moonrise Kingdom") : Hello, I’m Bill Murray.
Moe: Bill, someone got on Twitter using the name Bill_Murray and proceeded to rack up tens of thousands of followers. THEN he stole tweets from other people, and passed off the jokes as his own. What did this guy do to your reputation?
Murray (from "Ghostbusters"): He slimed me.
Moe: Yeah, I think so. Really got a lot of people upset on Twitter too.
Murray (from "Ghostbusters"): Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria.
Moe: I don't know if it went that far. Fake Bill on Twitter did start asking people for money and people sent it to him or them.
Murray (from "Rushmore"): Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget that.
Moe: Anyway, he's been removed and your reputation will be fine.
Murray (from "Caddyshack"): So I got that going for me, which is nice.
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Missile Defense, the Space Relationship, and the Twenty-first Century
February 21, 2009
The Independent Working Group Report on Missile Defense, the Space Relationship, and the Twenty-first Century provides an assessment of missile defense requirements beyond the limited ground-based system currently being deployed, together with opportunities to benefit from existing and new technological opportunities. More specifically, it is intended to provide a greater understanding of proven technology options that should form the basis for deployment of an innovative missile defense that draws upon the legacy of technologies developed during the Strategic Defense Initiative program of the Reagan administration and the first Bush administration.
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We can notice that the number on the RHS is the number of ways to choose r+1 numbers out of the set
The sum on the LHS can be interpreted like this:
If we know that the greatest number we will choose is r+k (for ), then we can choose the rest of the numbers in ways. If we sum all those values for all different values of k between 1 and n-r+1, we will get the total number of ways to choose r+1 numbers from the set mentioned before.
But, we also know that that will be the sum on the RHS, so the RHS and the LHS must be equal!
You can check that
(Expand LHS and show it's equal to RHS.) Hence
Adding up …
Rearrange, noting that , and you're done.
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Michael Rice in his Chapter 3 page 107-108 comments on the first register of the reverse side: "Reverse: inverted saucepan-like object as the red crown of Lower Egypt. Surmounted by the Hathor heads and the royal name in its enclosure, the king walks forward, wearing the red crown of the northern kingdom and carrying his war mace. Behind him the same boyish sandal-bearer, carries a bolas (hunting device) for large game, or a rope for hobbling animals, as the hieroglyph ’tt’. The King and his two attendants have symbols or devices, the ancestors of hieroglyphs. The sandal-bearer is now identified by a throwing stick and a six-petalled rosette. His colleague is shaven headed, but could also be a child, but wears a full and heavy wig. He is marked by another version of the object he carries in his hand, suspended above an inverted closed semi-circle."
Rice continues in Chapter 6 page 271 about the dualism of Egypt, "The duality of the ruler is based on the primitive belief that the placenta is the brother of the new born child which as such often accompanies him throughout life in ghostly fashion, since it dies early and is ceremonially buried. The Ka is probably descendant of the placenta."
Also on page 272, "In the New Kingdom, for example it was believed that the Sphinx represented Harmachis, another manifestation of Horus in the Horizon."
Also see the earlier section on The Warka Vase regarding its reed images as being similar to the Pharaoh staff.
Waddell on page 97-98 adds that Standard No. 4 refers to his universal Sea empire. Urash was the First Phoenician Dynasty for "Sea Lord," the sign of "the great Fish" or "Sea Serpent of the Deep." In the fourth standard he call himself "The Great Sea Lord of the Lands of the Seven Seas."
Rice claims in Chapter 3 page 110 that, "These four standards represent the chiefs who supported the King in his bid to unify the Two Kingdoms. They are leading the King to ten headless bodies, lying on their backs with their severed heads between their feet." See the following images.
The intertwined serpopards (long-neck creatures on the reverse side with intertwined necks) are probably related to an Elamite design.
Rice claims in Chapter 2 page 58 that, "Among these influences are the appearance of strange saurian creatures with heavy bodies and long necks on which are carried feline heads (Plate 30a, 30b, 30c pg. 78). These are depicted on some of the decorated palettes produced in Egypt and on cylinder seals from Mesopotamia and Elam at the end of the fourth millennium."
He continues in Chapter 3 page 106, "…of ‘The Exotic Animals’ palette is a very remarkable artifact. The entire surface, except for the kohl-grinding area, is filled with animals, some of a very strange appearance. Dominating both sides are two great dogs. A good cross-section of the larger fauna of Egypt is represented but the strangest, most mysterious figure is that of a dog, or jackal-headed creature, reared up on its hind legs, playing a sort of flute. Did Orpheus have his origins in Predynastic Hierakonpolis or is this some masked Master of the Beast? There can surely be little doubt that it is the enigmatic Set who pipes who knows what strange melodies to the whirling animals (and monsters) which attend him."
Michael Rice in Chapter 3 page 106 states, "The long-necked beast can also be seen on ‘The Exotic Animals’ or ‘The Oxford’ and ‘The Two Dogs’ palette from Hierakonpolis, is one of the most complex and strange of this type of artifact."
The obverse shows two long saurian necks are surmounted by a bird and seen undulating to hold off two jackals, from the animal between them. The creatures are licking a prone caprid, and have claws on their feet.
On the reverse are more fantastic creatures, including a griffin and another long necked beast.
Some see the above creatures as two mythological camel-leopard-like animals, with their necks enclosing the pigment basin.
Waddell on page 92 upholds, "Here we see the Bull, symbolizing Naram breaking down a fort, scattering the bricks and trampling upon a fleeing foe. The picture inside the fort is possibly the hieroglyph of the towns name (Sumerian pictograph Pisan-mat or Gur-mat)."
The Great Bear or The Greater Sheepfold comes on the Meridian on April 20. There are seven bright stars that form the asterism known as the Big Dipper, the Plough, and the Wain, or Wagon. Like Ursa Minor, Ursa Major is neither a dipper nor a bear, rather a greater sheepfold as pictured in most ancient zodiacs [Middle English, from Latin Ursa Major : ursa, bear + maior, comparative of magnus, great]. Al Naish is the Arabic name of the constellation of Ursa Major meaning "The Assembled Together."
To the Egyptians the stars of the dipper were the thigh of a bull. A Star in Ursa Major in Arabic is the name for the "thigh" of the bear. It is also called Phacda meaning "Visited," "Guarded," or "Number."
To the Egyptians the deity with the bull was Apis, the Bull of Memphis. Apis was an actual bull chosen to serve as the earthly vessel of the soul of Osiris, god of the Sun and of the Nile. On the death of each Apis, the spirit of Osiris transferred itself to a successor. The animal meant to inherit the divine duty was recognized by certain markings: when a bull fitting the description was found, he was called Apis and lived as an object of reverence and sacrifice. The living bulls were worshipped in Egypt.
Memphis (Heb. noph, moph, Copt. menphe, memphi, Gr. Memphis). The first capital of united Egypt (c. 3200 B.C.) south of modern Cairo. Legend ascribes the founding of the city to Menes, the traditional first king. The original name of the city was "The White Wall." Later it was called Men-nefer-Pepi, after the name of the pyramid of Pepi I of the Sixth Dynasty; it is from this name that "Memphis" is derived.
Historians divide ancient Egyptian history into 30 dynasties. A dynasty is a series of rulers belonging to the same family. Egypt's pre-dynastic era lasted until 3,100 B.C., when the dynasties began to rule. Sometimes two dynasties ruled different parts of Egypt at the same time. Groups of dynasties make up periods. Egypt (Gr. Aigyptos, Heb. mitsrayim).
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CAIRO — A year ago this week, flames swallowed the headquarters of now-deposed President Hosni Mubarak, a scene shown on live television that made the revolution real for millions of Egyptians.
On that day, Jan. 28, protesters torched the National Democratic Party's landmark building in a knockout blow to Mubarak's three decades of rule. The charred structure still stands, its facade a reminder of the revolutionaries' early triumph — and a testament to their struggle since.
Activists want to turn the building into a museum of the revolution, with exhibits honoring slain protesters. The military-led government, however, has proposed cashing in on the prime Nile real estate by developing a state-of-the-art tourism complex. As the building's de facto owner, the state is sure to prevail — one more setback for protesters who complain that Egypt's interim military rulers still dismiss their demands a year after the popular uprising.
"Nobody wants to do anything with that building right away," said Mohamed Abla, a prominent artist who unsuccessfully petitioned the Culture Ministry to reserve the space for revolutionaries. "They're waiting until everything settles. Maybe the (old regime) still thinks they'll come back to use it one day."
The drab low-rise building was erected in the 1960s, and at that time it was the national headquarters of Egypt's only legal political party, the Arab Socialist Union of then-President Gamal Abdel Nasser, said Mohamed Abdellah, one of the last living founders of Mubarak's now-defunct National Democratic Party.
Nasser's successor, President Anwar Sadat, who formed the National Democratic Party and ushered in a limited multiparty system, took over the building when he came to power. But Sadat's relations with the former Arab Socialist Union leaders were so strained that he refused to hold meetings in their old building and briefly moved the entire National Democratic Party leadership to another site, said Abdellah, who was a friend and protege of Sadat's.
The then-fledgling party eventually returned and made the building its headquarters, Abdellah said, but a bitter Sadat held even the last party assembly before his assassination in 1981 at another site.
"He didn't like it because it was from the ancien regime," Abdellah said, smiling at the irony.
At the time of the building's targeting in last year's protests, he said, the National Democratic Party occupied four floors, with other areas reserved for a bank and state-backed commissions such as human rights and women's affairs. Abdellah said the party paid rent to the upper house of the Egyptian Parliament, since dissolved.
Party leaders had offices there, along with the heads of about nine special committees, including foreign policy, which Abdellah oversaw. He held talks with foreign envoys in his second-floor office, not far from the secretive operations of the widely despised billionaire steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz, who's now serving a 10-year prison sentence for corruption.
"We inherited the old staff, some of whom had been there since the days of the Arab Socialist Union, but Ahmed Ezz brought with him people from his own business," Abdellah recalled. "They took care of his office, worked on his computer. He was totally independent so that nobody could ever know what he was doing."
With the Mubarak regime's collapse, Abdellah said, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and its caretaker government assumed control of all National Democratic Party properties, and froze about $5 million in the party coffers. By then, the party headquarters was a blackened shell whose grounds were littered with burned-out police vehicles and covered in anti-Mubarak graffiti, most of which remains untouched today. Egyptian families still take souvenir photos at the site.
"I feel happy when I see it like that," said Mohamed Sami, secretary-general of the Arab nationalist Karama Party. "The amount of corruption and oppression that came out of this building made us desperate. The youth managed to do in a few hours what our years of political activism failed to accomplish."
Ahmed Maher, a founder of the April 6 Youth Movement, one of the driving forces behind the uprising, said that just days before the first big protest on Jan. 25, 2011, he'd tried to park his car near the heavily guarded National Democratic Party building. Security forces told him "important figures" were inside and ordered him to move.
"Now anyone can park there, anytime," Maher said, laughing.
Other revolutionary actors, however, don't cheer the burning of the building, no matter how much it symbolized the oppression of Mubarak's long reign. The reason: Countless important party documents were lost, depriving prosecutors of hard evidence of the party's notorious corruption and vote rigging as they work to build cases against former party chiefs.
"The burning of those documents is a very big loss for the revolution," said Refaat Said, the chairman of the leftist Tagammu Party. "I think of the leadership annex, many rooms with safes and documents. This was one of our biggest mistakes."
As the regime crumbled during the 18-day revolt, the party went into survival mode, recalled Abdellah, who was named party chairman in a desperate bid to salvage what was left of the National Democratic Party. He tried to take stock of the party's supporters, but he learned that the master membership rolls had been destroyed in the fire.
He ordered staff members to collect member lists from every provincial office in order to rebuild at least a partial roster, but many files remain missing. The party's historical archives, Abdellah said, were lost along with its headquarters.
Only parts of the data were backed up on separate hard drives, he said, an illustration of the creaky workings of an old party whose refusal to reform only hastened its demise.
"This helps all those people who come on TV now and say they were never part of the party," Abdellah said. "Their membership files aren't there."
In April, the Cairo governor pronounced the building "damaged beyond repair" and floated the idea of a creating a public garden for locals and tourists. Other government officials were quoted in more recent Egyptian news reports as pushing forward on plans for a tourism complex, with a glitzy hotel standing on the building's old plot, just steps away from the Nile and the famed Egyptian Museum.
Abla, the artist who led the effort to turn the space into a revolutionary museum, said he'd put the fight on hold for now, after hearing from the Culture Ministry that the building was off limits.
He vented his anger at the ruling military council's handling of the transition by painting scenes of soldiers beating protesters in a series he called "Wolves." All the works were based on news photos of real attacks. It's the type of political art that would hang in the museum Abla envisioned for the building, if Egypt's new leaders would only make space.
"They're part of the Mubarak regime," Abla said, slumped on a couch in his studio near Tahrir Square. "They want to stay, not leave."
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Introduction to Trackers
This short tutorial will show you how to use your new tracker.
You can customize your tracker, change your privacy, print or email your tracker here.
You can move the slider to view your historical data.
Click here or in the chart below to start entering data. If data already exists, you will be able to edit it.
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Nasal surgery includes any surgery performed on the outside or inside of the nose. A common type of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, nasal surgery may be performed to accomplish the following:
- Improve breathing
- Correct congenital or acquired deformities
- Change size or shape of nose (cosmetic)
- Repair nasal injuries
The following are some of the different types of nasal surgery:
Septoplasty is the surgical correction of defects and deformities of the nasal septum (the partition between the nostrils). Examples of septoplasty include the following:
- Correction of a deviated septum
A deviated septum is a condition in which the partition (septum) between the nostrils is not in a straight vertical alignment. A deviated septum can cause obstructed airflow. A deviated septum can be caused by a birth defect or injury.
- Correction of cleft defects that affect the nose and nasal cavity
Rhinoplasty is the surgical repair of a defect of the nose, including reshaping or resizing the nose. Rhinoplasty may be performed to accomplish the following:
- Change the size of the nose
- Change the shape of the nose
- Narrow the nostrils
- Change the angle between the nose and lips
Possible complications associated with nasal surgery may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Anesthesia problems
The specific type of surgery will be determined by your physician based on:
- Your age, overall health, and medical history
- Severity of the deformity
- Your tolerance of specific medications, procedures, or therapies
- Your opinion or preference
Although each procedure varies, generally, nasal surgeries follow this process:
- Location options may include:
- Surgeon's office-based surgical facility
- Outpatient surgery center
- Hospital outpatient
- Hospital inpatient
- Anesthetic options may include:
- Local anesthesia
- General anesthesia
- Average length of procedure: about two hours
- Recuperation period:
- Usually up and around in a few days
- Usually return to school or sedentary work a week or so after surgery
- Surgeon will provide guidelines for resuming normal activities
- Some possible short-term side effects of surgery:
- A splint may be applied to nose to help maintain the new shape.
- Nasal packs or soft plastic splints may be placed inside the nostrils to stabilize the septum.
- The face will feel puffy.
- The nose may ache.
- You may experience a dull headache, swelling around the eyes, and/or bruising around the eyes.
- A small amount of bleeding is normal in the first few days.
- Small burst blood vessels may appear as tiny red spots on the skin's surface.
- Final results:
- Healing is a slow and gradual process. Some swelling may be present for months, especially in the tip of the nose. Final results of nasal surgery may not be apparent for a year or more.
- When a traditional open surgical technique is used, or surgery is performed to narrow flared nostrils, small scars will be located on the base of the nose. The scars usually are not noticeable. Scarring is not visible when rhinoplasty is performed from inside the nose.
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(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Stock exchange operator Dubai Financial Market PJSC's (DFM) net profit in the second quarter plunged by 47.7 per cent from a year ago to Dh128.3 million, while first half earnings declined by 66.6 per cent to Dh186.8 million.
The company did not provide comparative figures, but previous disclosures showed that its second quarter earnings in 2008 reached Dh245.45 million, while its first semester earnings last year stood at
DFM said in a statement that its earnings in the second quarter of 2009 surged by 119 per cent compared to Dh58.5 million in the
It said its second quarter earnings reflects the significant incease in market activity with total trade value jumping by 113 per cent to Dh58.8 billion compared to Dh27.6 billion in the first
quarter of 2009.
Revenue in the second quarter reached Dh166.4 million compared to Dh95.3 million in the
"The market witnessed good performance during the second quarter of 2009, with significant increase in different market indicators such as trading volumes and values, the performance of listed securities and the DFM general index.
The market performance in the second quarter reflects improved investor appetite and their confidence in the sound fundamentals of the national economy and publicly listed joint stock companies," said Essa Kazim, executive chairman of the DFM PJSC.
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Originally Posted by Action Jackson
Flyboy stop being a drama queen please. This is an excellent challenger and there isn't a clear favourite.
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The sudden and unexplained death of her Taiwanese lover, Ai-ling, throws Hamburg artist Sophie Schmitt totally off balance. When she travels to Taipei to exhibit a video installation dedicated to Ai-ling, Sophie is approached by a pushy journalist, Mei-li. This unfamiliar female eagerly tries to seduce her, but Sophie rejects her and returns to Hamburg. Shortly thereafter, Mei-li shows up at Sophie's home and this time Sophie falls for her charm. However, she soon discovers that Mei-li is secretly investigating Ai-ling's death. She also finds out that Mei-Li neither works for a Taiwanese newspaper, nor has she entered Germany legally.
Cast: Ting Ting Hu, Inga Busch, Marek Harloff, Huan-Ru Ke, Jana Schulz
Directed by: Monika Treut
Written by: Monika Treut, Astrid Ströher
Running time: 1hr 29min
Opens: Jul 31, 2009 NY
|Theaters for Today||
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Myoclonus refers to quick, lightning-like jerks (contractions) of a muscle or a group of muscles.
Myoclonus may involve only one hand, a group of muscles in the upper arm or leg, or a group of facial muscles. Or it may involve many muscles at the same time. Hiccups are a type of myoclonus that involves only the diaphragm, the muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen.
Myoclonus may occur normally, often when a person is falling asleep. Or it may result from a disorder, such as the following:
Myoclonus can occur after a person takes high doses of certain drugs such as antihistamines, some antidepressants (such as amitriptyline), bismuth, levodopa, or opioids (narcotics).
Myoclonus can be mild or severe. Muscles may jerk quickly or slowly, rhythmically or not. Myoclonus may occur once in a while or frequently. It may occur spontaneously or be triggered by a stimulus, such as a sudden noise, light, or a movement. For example, reaching for an object or taking step may trigger jerks that disrupt the movement. In Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (a rare degenerative brain disorder—see see Prion Diseases: Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)), myoclonus becomes more obvious when people are suddenly startled. If myoclonus is due to a metabolic disorder, it may persist and affect muscles throughout the body, sometimes leading to seizures.
Diagnosis and Treatment
The diagnosis is based on symptoms. Other tests may be done to identify the cause.
The cause is corrected if possible. For example, drugs that can cause myoclonus are stopped. A high or low blood sugar level is corrected, and kidney failure is treated with hemodialysis. If the cause cannot be corrected, valproate or levetiracetam (anticonvulsants—see Seizure Disorders: Drugs Used to Treat Seizures.) or clonazepam (a mild sedative) sometimes helps. When given with carbidopa, the dietary supplement 5-hydroxytryptophan (which is produced by the brain) may also help.
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Letters of Recommendation from Dr. Bidlack
Students don't necessarily understand that a letter of recommendation should be written by someone who knows the individual well enough to compose an accurate, descriptive, and honest evaluation. It is quite an honor and a pleasure to write letters for good students who have been in my classes and who have worked in my laboratory. However, I cannot and will not write letters for students who have merely taken one of my classes and feel it is my obligation to write a letter about them. Keep in mind that faculty members take time away from their families and personal lives to help students in this manner and I will not waste time composing a letter for someone whom I cannot whole-heartedly support.
If you feel that you have earned a superior grade in one of my classes and you have been a member of my Research Group, I will consider writing a letter for you. Even as such, I reserve the right to refuse writing a letter for you (which may be because of time limitations or I simply do not want to write the letter) and you might need to ask someone else to support your case. If, indeed, you want me to write a letter of recommendation for you, I request the following:
You must have earned an "A" in one of my classes.
You must have been a part of my Research Group.
You must provide at least two weeks notice of when you need your letter of recommendation.
You must be willing to draft your own letter for me, submit it to me in a timely manner, and be open to any changes I might make to revise your letter.
You must be accurate and honest in what you write. If you draft a letter for me that appears to be too bold or too humble and I feel it is inaccurate, I reserve the right to terminate the letter-writing process at that time.
You are limited to no more than five (5) letters from me. I will not write and send dozens of letters to employers and universities merely so you can pick and chose the one you like best.
You may not request letters addressed "To Whom it May Concern" or any other such generic address.
You may not Xerox or otherwise copy my signature and use it for other letters that I have not authorized you to use.
You may contact me in person (Howell Hall Room 301B), by phone (974-5927), or e-mail (email@example.com) to discuss obtaining a letter or recommendation.
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An outstanding example of Gothic goldsmiths' work and enameling, this small devotional diptych achieves a gemlike quality through its accomplished technique and graceful style. The outer scenes of the Crucifixion and the Resurrection are executed in translucent enamel with details in opaque enamel, while the inner scenes of the Annunciation and the Nativity are in the form of cast reliefs. The diptych generally has been attributed to either a Parisian or a Cologne workshop, but a more precise localization is made difficult not only by the mobility of artists and the resultant transmission of styles, but also by the palpable stylistic differences between the outer and inner wings. In addition, the unusual inclusion of a midwife in the Nativity scene is an iconographic peculiarity that appears for the most part to have been of Austrian origin. While the place in which this diptych originated remains somewhat uncertain, the essential stylistic qualities of the work link it with Cologne. | <urn:uuid:4bffa7d4-141c-4a19-abbc-302e3ab90abe> | 2013-05-21T17:45:18Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Receptive and Expressive Language
All communication has two aspects: receptive language and expressive language. Receptive language is what we hear and understand. Expressive language is what we say to others.
I believe that empathy is also a form of communication; one that is as essential to each of us as is spoken, written, or signed language in understanding the feelings of other sentient beings and in conveying our reaction to them. To oversimplify, one might think of language as the cognitive component of communication, whereas empathy is the emotional component. Of course, in reality, they overlap and complement each other.
Receptive empathy is the ability to perceive the feelings that others are experiencing. Expressive empathy is the ability to convey that understanding to others.
Definition of Empathy
“Empathy” is a complicated word — it means so many different things to different people. And, a discussion of whether autistic people have a capacity for empathy that is different from most other people further complicates the conversation.
A web search on the single word “empathy” produced for me these top 5 results, defining the word in 5 different ways:
- Empathy is the capacity to recognize emotions that are being experienced by another sentient or fictional being. (wikipedia)
- the imaginative projection of a subjective state into an object so that the object appears to be infused with it (Mirriam-Webster)
- the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another (dictionary.com)
- Empathy is the experience of understanding another person’s condition from their perspective. (Psychology Today)
- Identification with and understanding of another’s situation, feelings, and motives. See Synonyms at pity. (thefreedictionary.com)
So, which is it? “recognize emotions” or “imaginative projection” or “intellectual identification” or “vicarious experience of understanding perspective” or “identification and understanding” or “pity”?
It is probably all of those things and more, including sympathy and compassion. Trying to understand what people intend to convey by using the word is a bit like Justice Potter’s infamous definition of pornography. Empathy is something you know when you experience it, even though it is hard to describe in words.
Are there “Types” of Empathy?
Modifying the word “empathy” with “cognitive” and “affective” represents an ill-advised attempt to deconstruct empathy, in my view . Much has been made of the idea that these two aspects of empathy (to the extent that this dichotomy has any validity at all, which I doubt) arise from different parts of the brain, and that one or the other is deficient in certain personality types. This kind of hair-splitting is a distraction, it seems to me, when it comes to understanding the role and functioning of empathy.
I’m sure there is a wide range of empathic capacity, both in terms of experiencing empathy (whatever it is) and in expressing it. Those with alexithymia may have empathic capacity but may not recognize what they are experiencing or be able to express it. And all of my discussion here so far has nothing directly to do with autism. Empathy is a universal human trait. And beyond. Clearly, many other animals have empathic capacity as well.
Empathy arises from, or at least is related to, mirror neurons. In the famous incident of the discovery of mirror neurons, a monkey watched an object being picked up, and his brain region for picking things up fired as if he were doing it himself. So, he experienced what it was like to pick up an apple (or whatever it was), but not from the perspective of the other monkey (he’s not inside that brain) but from the perspective of how he would feel if he were doing what he was observing.
And What Does All of This Have To Do With Autism?
Now comes the tricky part with respect to autism. It’s twofold. The descriptions that follow are experiential (my own experiences and those of other autistic people I’ve spoken with), and represent my own speculations. What I report here may or may not be generalizable to other autistic people. See the link in the previous paragraph for a discussion of some of the controversy surrounding the linkage (if any) between autism and mirror neurons.
Autism and Receptive Empathy
It may be (1) that the mirror neuron system in the autistic brain is impaired because of the usual sensory overload that is always going on. It’s not that the mirror neurons are defective, it’s just that their functioning is clouded by the brain having so much else to deal with at the same time. Distractions, if you will. So the autistic person will not have the receptive clarity that matches the neurotypical — what is being called by some “cognitive empathy.” The emotional state of another being is recorded, but not processed with the same clarity because of the other demands on attention. The TMS experiments I participated in at Beth Israel demonstrated this. The experiment involved suppressing activity in a small area in the right hemisphere of my brain. Neuroscientists know that, through a process called neuroplasticity, when one area of the brain is compromised, another area will attempt to take over the lost functionality. That often involves the equivalent region in the opposite hemisphere of the brain.
Broca’s area is heavily involved in language and (therefore) social cognition,and much more. It is a complex and important region of the brain that is somewhat imprecisely located in the part of the brain known as Brodmann’s areas 44 and 45. I say “it” although, in my understanding (I have no formal training in neuroscience), there are two equivalent areas, one in each hemisphere, and the lion’s share of language processing occurs in the dominant hemisphere (the left one for right-handed people like me). Broca’s area, besides its central role in language comprehension and creation, also seems to serve as a bridge between the prefrontal cortex (cognition), and regions that control motor and somatosensory (tactile and other sensory) systems of the body. It is also thought to be rich in mirror neurons.
For all of these reasons, the scientists in the TMS Lab hypothesized that by temporarily and artificially suppressing the right side of my brain in the area just described, the left hemisphere would be more strongly activated than usual, thereby improving language and social (empathic) cognition. How right (so to speak) they were! I experienced (both subjectively and in their computerized measurements) sharpened ability to interpret emotional content more accurately. The difference in clarity was astounding to me and to others I spoke with who were subjects in the experiment.
Caitlin, for example, was shocked to find that she could see emotional content in written sentences and in video clips which, with the benefit of hindsight, she had not been able to see before. My clarity was more intellectual. I was able to solve (computerized) tasks faster than the computer could feed them to me, whereas before I had struggled and was unsure of the answers. Subjectively, it was like night and day, although I’m sure that the difference in my performance was measured in milliseconds. The difference in what Caitlin and I experienced (and John had a musical revelation, among many other experiences) was probably a function of where we started. I was relatively better (compared with her) at emotional reception. She, for example, had once been floored to find out that her brother knew more (much more) about the personal life of her receptionist than she did, although he lived in a distant city. It was just that when he called to speak with Caitlin, he would chat with the person who answered the phone about vacation plans and the like. It never occurred to Caitlin to make that kind of emotional connection.
The Irrelevancy of “Cognitive” Versus “Affective” Empathy
Which brings me around to the other bit (2) about autism and empathy. Take the Psychology Today definition: “Empathy is the experience of understanding another person’s condition from their perspective.” Please. Think of the monkey. Picking up a banana is probably a pretty universal monkey experience, so it’s easy to imagine that the mirror neurons of monkeys allow them to experience watching another monkey and essentially experience (vicariously) a nearly identical experience. Now, take an autistic brain. Not mine, please. I need it. If I watch a neurotypical pick up a banana, I am likely to be less clear about how that feels to them because they experience the world in a way that is very different from mine. I’m being metaphorical here, in case you didn’t pick up on that (so to speak). A physical action is one thing, but a more complex emotional reaction is quite a different level of experience. How can I empathize what you are going through if your way of experiencing the world is vastly different from mine? This works both ways, of course. How can a neurotypical person empathize with me if they have no clue what my brain is experiencing? So, it’s not a lack of empathy, or a lack of empathic capacity, it’s a knowledge or experiential gap. I can tell when my horse is happy to see me, or when he is in a playful mood, or frightened; these are fairly universal emotions. But my empathy doesn’t go too deep because I don’t really know what it’s like to be a horse. Or, maybe at some fundamental level, I do. I don’t always grok why he’s upset, but I know when he is.
Now, all of that is about receptive empathy; taking in and appreciating the emotional state of another being. This may be what is meant by “cognitive” empathy. But I also think receptive empathy includes components (or maybe all) of what has been termed “affective empathy” or “pity” or “compassion” — not just understanding, but sharing the emotional state of another. I believe this must naturally flow via the mirror neuron system that enables us to take in the feelings of another. If one is truly understanding what another is experiencing, it naturally follows that one is experiencing their emotions, too. From an evolutionary point of view, the value of being able to understand how someone else is feeling is being able to predict their behavior. If someone picks up a banana and smiles, that’s pretty non-threatening, but if someone picks up a rock and scowls, it might be better to take protective action. To truly take in another’s emotions, in the process I’m calling receptive empathy, one must also experience an approximation of those emotions. Although I’m aware these emotions are yours, and not mine, I experience my version of your anger, your pain, and your joy. It can’t be any other way.
And yes, there are people who have difficulty comprehending what they are experiencing emotionally, and conveying it, too. But, as alluded to earlier, that is a condition called alexithymia, not autism. Although studies about this are scant, I’m not aware of any definitive study that shows that alexithymia is more prevalent in the neuroexceptional population than it is in the neurotypical one. In my work with neuroexceptional couples (in a support group setting), I observe a fairly high proportion of alexithymia among the partners who are not neurotypical, but my sample is a highly self-selected subgroup of all neuroexceptional people, and I don’t have a control group to compare with.
For me, when I experience high receptive empathy (which includes sympathy, compassion or pity), such an experience is likely to lead to an emotional state of shock that requires me to tone down my feelings, because the nerves are too raw and exposed. So, I withdraw, I put up barriers to keep the world out, to keep things from getting worse. I can only take so much. Most autistic people with whom I have talked about this agree. We have too much empathic capacity. It is paralyzing. Why is that? I’m not sure. Excess myelination? I’ll get back to you on that.
Autism and Expressive Empathy: The Challenge for Autistic People
The biggest complaint in my couples support groups is that the (typically) Asperger’s partner does not express empathy. I explain the bit that I’ve just gone through, that those of us who are autistic experience a high degree of understanding (what I have called here receptive empathy), and that our flat affect or silence does not mean we lack comprehension or sympathy. It’s just that dealing with these raw emotions is too frightening.Thus, we exhibit a lack of what I have come to call expressive empathy.
To partners who are feeling emotionally isolated, and are in need of validation, it’s not comforting to hear this. To them, there is no empathy if it isn’t expressed. And they have a good point. We autistics often stop one step short of what empathy is all about; connecting with another human being, to validate and comfort them. Without that piece, it does not serve its purpose. The result is, from the outside observers point of view, a “lack” of empathy. No reaction. Or an “inappropriate” (oh, how I hate that word) reaction. If fact, the reaction is an internal volcano that is about to erupt. Sometimes it does, and that is one form of meltdown. Sometimes it is contained, and the world is shut out.
I remember a time in my second marriage when things were not going well, and I was talking with my shrink about it. At one point, he said to me (in frustration), “Can’t you just tell her you love her? That’s what she wants to hear!” And, I realized (for complex reasons) that, no, I was not capable of that at that time. It seemed like lying to me. Yet, it would have been a harmless lie that could have made all the difference to her. I was empathizing with her distress, but I was not able to communicate that to her in a way that would have been helpful.
The terms I have used here, receptive and expressive, are often used to describe forms of language communication, which is where I started this post. And that’s really what empathy is, in its fullest expression; communicating emotional states. Autistics are really good at receptive empathy, but some of us fall short when it comes to using expressive empathy.
This is a failure of execution, not of cognition. Our brains work just fine, thank you. We just need to learn how to let other people know that. The good news is called neuroplasticity, and there is a way to use that, in neurally-inspired therapies and techniques that can change our patterns of behavior. Stay tuned. Much more to come on those subjects.
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- Shrimp-Stuffed Deviled Eggs: Prepare as above except, omit celery, ginger, chile paste, and the garnishes. Stir 1 teaspoon spicy brown mustard or Dijon-style mustard, 1/2 teaspoon dried dillweed, and 1/8 teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce into yolk mixture. Fold in 1/4 cup frozen peeled, cooked salad shrimp, thawed, well-drained and chopped. Garnish each top with an additional salad shrimp and a small flat-leaf (Italian) parsley leaf or snipped fresh dill, if you like.
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Yea, he's fought since DREAM thouggh. I don think he'll make it past round 1, he's not well rounded enough. Someone like Vianna or Hess would destroy him, think his only chance would be against Shlemenko who would stand with him. His kicckboxing is fantastic though saying that.
FORMER UFC CPL CHAMPION
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|Friday, June 6th, 2003, UNLV Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, housed the who's who of MMA, in a much anticipated fight card. UFC 43 brought the big guns in an all-star event. And even though the likes of Ken Shamrock was taken off the card due to a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (A.C.L.), the card still packed a punch with a grab bag of UFC veterans, old school and new school. The most anticipated match of the night was to see if Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell would be able to bypass the last, and only man standing in his way of the Light Heavyweight belt. Since Tito Ortiz didn't step up to the plate to give Chuck the shot he deserved, Randy "The Natural" Couture (two time UFC Heavyweight Title holder) dropped weight to try and accomplish what no other UFC competitor has tried to accomplish as of yet, and that is to attempt another title in another weight class.
Friday, June 6th, 2003, UNLV Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, housed the whos who of MMA, in a much anticipated fight card. UFC 43 brought the big guns in an all-star event. And even though the likes of Ken Shamrock was taken off the card due to a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (A.C.L.), the card still packed a punch with a grab bag of UFC veterans, old school and new school. The most anticipated match of the night was to see if Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell would be able to bypass the last, and only man standing in his way of the Light Heavyweight belt. Since Tito Ortiz didnt step up to the plate to give Chuck the shot he deserved, Randy "The Natural" Couture (two time UFC Heavyweight Title holder) dropped weight to try and accomplish what no other UFC competitor has tried to accomplish as of yet, and that is to attempt another title in another weight class. Heavily weighted as the underdog for this match, it was going to be interesting to see how Randy would fare in a lighter weight class. Can he outwrestle the ever-so-hard-to-take-down Liddell and will he be able to withstand Liddells powerful stand-up skills? Although this was the main event, other matches on the card rounded off the Meltdown card. Such names include, Vitor Belfort, David "Tank" Abbott, local favorite Frank Mir, Marvin Eastman, Matt Lindland, Pedro Rizzo and more.
In the preliminary bouts of the night, where new faces and new names find their places in the pre-lims, with such a power-packed card, some of the bigger names were placed as pre-lim bouts this time around. In the first match for the night, Pedro Rizzo faced Tra Telligman, who was not to be taken lightly. Telligman came to bring it and he brought out the best in Rizzo in what became one of the most exciting fights of the night, and a real ice breaking way of starting the night off--with a few solid BANGS!
In the first round, Telligman asserted himself as the aggressor, closing the distance and throwing down some hard shots. The two exchanged stikes with Rizzo getting caught and dropped to one knee, stunned, he clinched to regain composure. Rizzo tried to take the game to the ground, something that Rizzo is rarely forced to do, but he was unsuccessful. The two swung away and in the exchange of punches, Rizzo looked to have a small cut by the left eye. Telligman was the early dominant stand-up force by the end of the first round. The bell rang and the fighters went in their corners. Rizzo used this time of reflection as a wake-up call to take it in the next round. In the second go-around, Rizzo came out with leg kicks. Telligman took a clean shot to the face and cut. Smelling blood, Pedro threw a flurry of punches and worked to be the dominant opponent in this round. As the two clinched, Pedro outside leg tripped Telligman down to the canvas and ended up in Telligmans guard. Rizzo proceeded to ground and pound with heavy hands. The two showed great movement and continued to bring it back on their feet, exchanging punches and trying to override the other as the dominant competitor. This match deteriorated into a slugfest, where the two opponents exchanged and ate each others punches often. At one point in the round, Rizzo caught Tra with a solid knee that cut Telligman. The referee stopped the match to have the doctor check Telligmans cut. Tra was quickly cleared and the fight continued as the crowd began to roar once again. More damage was done to Telligmans face and the referee stopped the match to have the doctor check the cut once more, which was much worse than the initial stop. The ref signaled and the fight was over after the doctors recomendation. Pedro Rizzo took it in the 2nd round at a time of 4:25 due to cut stoppage.
In the next match-up for the night, Matt Lindland faced first time UFC competitor-Falaniko Vitale. The buzz around this match-up was just how seriously did Lindland take a relatively unknown Vitale? Vitale not green to the MMA pro circuit had a lot of fight experience behind him, coming from Honolulu, Hawaii. Vitale was a Superbrawl veteran and to hardcore fight fans, very well versed in his stand-up and ground skills. However, it wasnt so much the technical skills he possessed, it was his sheer natural strength and good balance that would pose to be a challenge for the likes of Lindland. Lindland, whos proven time and time again that hes a dangerous competitor, would most likely get the strength test of his career in this under-anticipated match-up of the night.
In round one, Lindland came out swinging for the fences but failed to close the distance and failed to connect any of his looping punches. In turn, Lindland resorted to his strengths. He attempted to take Vitale down but struggled. Vitale clearly showed how good his balance was and how strong he really was, giving an exceptional wrestler like Lindland a run for his money. The two clinched and Lindland had Vitale up against the fence and worked for a leg trip, but he couldnt get Vitale off his feet. Lindland persisted and as he struggled to take Vitale down, he managed to lift Vitale and twist Vitale in mid-air for the slam with a classical wrestling lateral drop. Vitale managed to tork his body for some sort of mid-air positioning, which caused Lindland to have to try and adjust, but in the end, Lindland got the takedown but landed wrong. He ended up with Vitales head slamming into his own and the rest of Vitales weight impacting on him. Lindland KO-ed himself. A surprised Falaniko Vitale was victorious in the 1st round in a time of 1:56 by Knockout.
Local favorite Frank Mir faced 610" Wes Sims in the first live PPV bout of the evening. Coming off an effortless win against the return of David "Tank" Abbott, Mir faced an opponent with a very large reach, a love for the use of his knees, and known for dropping his opponent on their heads. In the opening bell, Frank wanted to touch gloves but an anxious Sims scrambled across the Octagon and tried to get a shot in on Mir. Mir ducked and shot in with a double leg, obtaining a perfect 5 point throw, slamming Sims on his back. Mir maneuvered from side control to a full mount. He controlled the top position and worked to get Sims back as he struggled like a fish out of water. Mir finally got back control and attempted a choke, but finally ended up with an armbar after scrambling. Sims showed a lot of movement on the ground for a 610" heavyweight. He rolled out of the bottom position and pulled out of the arm bar. Sims stood up and surprisingly, slammed his foot into Mirs face, not once but a few more times, before the fight was stopped by referee Doc Hamilton. Mir clearly showed that he was dominating this round until the foul took place. Sims was sent to his corner and the doctor went in to check on Mir, who looked to be okay. He took only a black black eye from the incident. Referee Doc Hamilton stated the rules that "you cannot stomp on a downed opponent. If the downed opponent cannot continue, than the person is disqualified." The crowd went mad and started showing their feelings towards an un-professional Sims, who obviously showed that he was caught up in the moment of a fight. He disgracefully egged the crowd on as he was escorted out of the Octagon. Frank Mir won in the 1st round at a time of 3:56 due to Intentional Foul. Wes Sims is disqualified.
British sensation, Ian Freeman went up against Ken Shamrocks replacement, Vernon "Tiger" White. White proved to be a no lesser opponent for Freeman. White came out of the gate throwing the first punch but missed Freeman. White continued to move quickly and swiftly by shooting in and getting the double leg. He ground and pounded from Freemans guard but didnt really do any serious damage to the Englishman. The two were up and Freeman got the takedown on White and tried to pound on White from the guard. White countered with light shots from his back. Again, no real damage. White rolled out of the bottom position and the two were up on their feet. White showed he was the aggressor, throwing knees and landing several shots on Freeman.
In the second round, White continued to strike. Freeman and White exchanged a flurry of punches and kicks. The two started opened up further, throwing leather every which way. White tried to take it to the ground once more. The two scrambled for position and Freeman got control by obtaining top position. White showed how hard it was to keep him pinned in any one position. He slipped out and reversed the position, getting Freeman on his back. White took control and continued to show a lot of movement. White tried for a rear naked but Freeman wouldnt have anything to do with it. Freeman also, showed a lot of movement and continued to get out of Whites submission attempts. The two were back up on their feet. The crowd started to roar in excitement and amazement at how skilled and determined these two fighters were. Freeman showed that this round belonged to him but with all the efforts from both fighters, the rounds looked really close.
In the 3rd and final round, White attempted a spinning back fist and got caught with a shot from Freeman. Freeman started powering through his punches. The two continued to exchange strikes. The two were on the ground and both, made an attempt for heel hooks. Freeman, hanging on, tried to finish White with a leglock but White rolled out of it. Freeman caught White with another punch as the two were both gassing out. Freeman tried to throw everything he had right to the final bell. White tried to counter and defend. The round ended and it was up to the judges to decide the outcome of this exciting match. The judges gave White the first round at a score of 30-27. The second round was given to Freeman at a score of 28-29. The final round was scored 29-29. The match was a draw.
Time was allotted and the swing bout took place. Yves Edwards faced Eddie Ruiz. Ruiz, a relatively unknown competitor from David "Tank" Abbotts camp, took on the stand-up strengths of the "Thug-Jitsu" specialist.
In the first round, Edwards clearly showed improvement on his takedown defense, thwarting numerous ankle picks and double legs. Yves tried to keep it on his feet for as long as possible but Ruiz worked to take it to the ground with a relentless attack. After the tackle, Edwards was able to scramble and take Ruizs back and attempted a rear naked choke, but was unable to sink it. Ruiz worked to get out of the position but struggled to get Edwards off his back. Both fighters showed a lot of movement and they were both up on their feet. Ruiz took punishment on the ground and ended up being cut. The ref stopped the match to have the doctor check Ruizs damage. He was cleared and got back into the match. Edwards threw a barrage of punches and caught Ruiz, who fell back. Edwards showed he wanted to keep the fight on his feet as he would disengauge and walk back to the center of the ring. The crowd sensed Edwards confidence. Ruiz was up and Edwards came in with a spectacular high knee only to miss. He slipped and ended up on his back. Edwards showed he was definitely in control of this match up to this point. He was more aggressive with punches and kicks, but he couldnt seem to do any enough damage to Ruiz to put him out.
Round two, Ruiz caught Edwards shin in his face, dropping him. Not surprisingly, Ruiz showed that his chin was made of steel. Edwards stayed on him and attempted a triangle choke but was unsuccessful. Edwards followed up with some hard knees into Ruizs stomach and he threw a leg kick, once again, dropping Ruiz who continued on and took his lickings like a true warrior. Edwards gave it all he had and looked to have his work cut out for him with a tough-as-nails Ruiz. Ruiz tried with desperation to avoid Edwards hand and legs, but continued to catch Edwards barrage of punches and kicks. Ruiz showed true heart as he continued to make Edwards work for his win.
In round three, Edwards again, showed dominance to an opponent who was now showing some signs of fatigue. Edwards attempted more submissions with an almost successful triangle choke. Edwards threw more knees, dropping Ruiz once again, but Ruiz wouldnt stay down. Ruiz managed to take a lot of damage but hung in there and kept the fight going till the last round. Yves Edwards won by Unanimous Decision.
Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort faced K-1 veteran, Marvin "The Beastman" Eastman. Belfort came in with a new look and a new attitude. A very lean, shapely, focused, and not so clean-cut Belfort came into the Octagon. He had found religion and left the outcome of his fight and his performance "in Gods hands" as he stated in pre-fight interviews.
Eastman came out throwing an inside leg kick on a very calm and focused Belfort. Belfort aggressively came in on Eastman with a vicious high knee and knocked Eastman down then, he followed with a one-two combo before the ref jumped in to stop the fight. The old Vitor was definitely in the house. He rocked the stadium with his quicker than lightening movements. Eastman ended up with a nasty 2-inch gash above his right eye. Bar none, this was the worst cut seen in UFC history. Belfort took the win in the 1st round at a time of 1:10 due to ref stoppage.
Although David "Tank" Abbott didnt have a good run in his first fight back into the UFC after several years of fight hiatus, an old school veteran got to meet another old school UFC veteran--Kimo Leopoldo. The fans were hoping to see the old Tank Abbott doing what he was known to do--slug it out with the best of them. Two Huntington Beach bad boys were fighting for territory. What it all came down to was who was going to "own the streets of Huntington Beach" as the baddest. The outcome of this match didnt please the crowd as what most were hoping for. It ended up being another quick match for the Tank-ster.
The fight had the crowd standing up in excitement as the two opponents stared each other down. They each went after each other after the opening bell rang and Tank took a leg kick in the gut. Abbott went in to take Kimo down, but Kimo turned the tables aggressively pulling Tank to the mat on his back, getting the mount. Kimo maneuvered to get a front arm choke on what looked to be a hlepless old man. Tank was pinned and gasping for air. Kimo held on to the choke, sinking it in tighter and tighter. And what fans were hoping not to see--happened. Tank tapped. With the excitement of his victory, Kimo went over and kissed Tank on the head, as a bewildered Tank sat up from his loss. Kimo showed sportsmanlike conduct and told the crowd to cheer for Tank. Kimo expressed that he did exactly what he had set out to do--take it to the ground. Kimo Leopoldo won in the 1st round at a time of 1:59 by tapout.
In the much-anticipated final bout of the night, the crowd was waiting to see Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell get the long awaited opportunity of getting the title shot he deserved. The only man now standing in his way was the former two-time UFC Heavyweight Title Holder, now Light Heavyweight, Randy Couture. And although these were two very liked contenders, Liddell was heavily favored and Couture was the underdog. In the immortal words of Randy Couture, "I like being the underdog." It would be interesting to see if "The Natural" would be able to stop the reign of "The Iceman."
Liddell opened up with a flurry of punches and caught Couture with a knee. Couture then, surprised spectators and the like with a beautiful high amplitude takedown that shook the Octagon and Chuck. Couture couldnt keep Liddell down but started the match off with a tremendous slam! Both competitors were up on their feet and they exchanged some hard shots and both caught a few shots. The two clinched, and Couture known for his uppercuts off the clinch, showed to be the aggressor with strikes as he caught Liddell with more than a few shots. Couture ran Liddell off balance and got Liddell down on the canvas once more. Liddell was back up before Couture could get ground control on him. Couture worked for another takedown as the round ended.
In the 2nd round, Couture was the aggressor once more, stalking Liddell, and worked to out strike the kickboxer. Randys timing and head movement was the difference as the bout went on, slipping shots and doing more damage with his hands. Liddell got caught with one of many jabs and then the two clinched once more. Couture pushed Liddell off and got in two more shots. Liddell threw an inside leg kick that swept Coutures leg aside for a brief moment, but Couture kept on coming back with a relentless assault. Liddell looked to have a hard time closing the distance on Couture, as his looping punches didnt connect. Couture was faster and stronger in this lower weight class. In fact, Couture didnt look a day over 25 as an astonished crowd watch the soon to be 40 year old sting Liddell with beautiful combinations and a takwdown clinic. Couture also, clearly showed that he could outwrestle another top-notch wrestler like Liddell. Couture again, got Liddell down and this time, he ended up with control of the top position. He held Liddell down on the bottom and worked to keep him down this time, but Liddell reversed the position and the bell rang with him finally dishing out some punishment.
In the 3rd round, Couture came out on fire. He threw Liddell off with a quick leg switch and caught Liddell with a jab. The two exchanged punches and Couture showed yet again that he was the more effective striker as he landed more to Liddells bruised mugl. Liddell had a tough time countering against Coutures straighter punches and cadance. Couture threw a barrage of knees and threw an always-dangerous uppercut off the clinch. Liddell looked ever more frustrated, not being able to breakdown Coutures attacks. Couture stayed on Liddell and shot in, getting another beautiful, solid takedown on Liddell. Couture mounted Liddell and ground and pounded. Liddell worked hard to defend the punches but stopped defending as he ate a few big strikes. "Big" John McCarthy stopped the match and the crowd was in a brief state-of-shock. Even so, this big upset had everyone roaring for Couture as his performance went down in MMA history as one of the most amazing feats. This close to 40-year old showed that he was unstoppable and as the belt was placed around his waste, everyone was in awe of his accomplishment, and at the same time, felt sympathy for an outstanding competitor like Liddell who waited so long for this opportunity and was denied the opportunity from Tito Ortiz. And ended up fighting the last fight that stood in his way for the belt. Couture made an announcement to Tito Ortiz that if he wanted the belt, hed have to come in and take it from him. The crowd went wild. Randy Couture won in the 3rd round at a time of 2:40 due to ref stoppage.
In a night of debuts, returns, and even some surprises, UFC 43: Meltdown delivered another high-octane event. This whos who grab bag of mixed martial artists made this show one of the most memorable, giving spectators and hardcore fight fans superior performances and really showing what this sport is all about--real action. And basically saying that you cant get anymore real and/or technical than this sport did on this night of fights. | <urn:uuid:d202685e-0d93-4866-8e6b-31ddcb255db8> | 2013-05-21T17:17:55Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Make a Splash with a Water Workout
Use water as your medium for an effective workout and you'll be joining a diverse group of young and old, male and female, beginners and professional athletes alike who are all wet when exercising.
Range of goals
Pregnant women, teenagers, and baby boomers take classes to get in shape, cross-train, or train for a specific sporting event. In fact, people who are at many different levels of fitness can be in the same class; the advanced participants simply do more repetitions or use equipment that increases resistance.
Water exercises can use a range of equipment to increase the challenge and difficulty of a basic workout, including flotation belts, water weights, foam noodles, and webbed gloves.
Work it out
Although many people enjoy water aerobics classes, you don't have to be in a group to work out. You can go solo by walking forward and backward in the pool or doing jumping jacks and other aerobics moves.
When exercising in the water, follow these pool rules:
Exercise in navel- to chest-deep water.
Keep your abdominal and gluteal muscles tight and your spine neutral, with your hips slightly forward and your back straight, but not arched.
Wear water shoes for better traction and to protect your feet from rough pool surfaces.
Work at your own level.
Always warm up before and cool down after your workout.
Add equipment, such as weights or water gloves, water paddles, or aquatic hand buoys if the exercise is too easy. Because of the water’s resistance, traditional weight-lifting exercises, such as bicep curls, triceps extensions, and chest presses are more challenging in the pool. | <urn:uuid:d134ec95-ee54-4298-93ea-b91e2041aca1> | 2013-05-21T17:23:19Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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About the Photographer
Latvian (1906 - 1979)
Born in Latvia, Philippe Halsman moved to Paris in 1930 at the age of twenty-four. He quickly established his reputation as a photographer, becoming a contributor to a number of fashion magazines and opening a portrait studio in 1932. When the Nazis invaded the city in 1940, Halsman secured an emergency visa to the United States with the aid of Albert Einstein, who knew Halsman’s sister. Halsman became an American citizen in 1948. In New York Halsman began to work for Life magazine, which had been published for only six years at the time, as the circulation and influence of the magazine began to grow. Halsman contributed one hundred and one covers to Life – more than any other photographer – until the magazine ceased weekly publication in 1972. He became well known for his unguarded and playful portraits of stars and cultural figures such as Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, and Alfred Hitchcock. Discussing his portraiture, Halsman said, "Most people stiffen with self-consciousness when they pose for a photograph. Lighting and fine camera equipment are useless if the photographer cannot make them drop the mask, at least for a moment, so he can capture on his film their real, undistorted personality and character."
Some of Halsman's best-known photographs are of the surrealist artist Salvador Dalí, whom he first met in 1941. Halsman had a longstanding appreciation for Surrealism, and in the late 1940s he began to collaborate with Dalí, commencing a creative partnership that would continue intermittently for more than three decades. The Halsman/Dali portfolio showcases ten of Halsman's photographs made between 1948 and 1964, including the famous image Dali Atomicus (1948). In this photograph, Halsman captures Dalí in mid-air along with two of his paintings, a bucket of water, and three flailing cats. Dalí Atomicus was published as a two-page spread in LIFE. Other portraits from the portfolio were published in the book Dali's Mustache (1954), which comprises thirty-six pictures of the artist and his unmistakable mustache.
Halsman joined Magnum Photos in 1951, becoming a Contributing Member in 1956. He photographed John F. Kennedy twice in 1952, and one of Halsman’s photographs appeared on the original edition of Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy (1955). He was listed in Popular Photography's "World's Ten Greatest Photographers" in 1958, and he received the Life Achievement in Photography Award from the American Society of Magazine Photographers in 1975. His work has been exhibited internationally, including a traveling retrospective mounted with Cornell Capa (1975) and a posthumous retrospective at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC (1998-1999). Books by Halsman include Dali’s Mustache (1954, reissued 1994), Philippe Halsman’s Jump Book (1959, reissued 1986), and Philippe Halsman on the Creation of Photographic Ideas (1961). | <urn:uuid:658e5ae2-6887-4bac-82ed-028ddd7207f4> | 2013-05-21T17:23:29Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Last year, I licensed a song called "Flight" into the film One Six Right. My song appears in the extra features of the DVD and in the soundtrack. Both the DVD and soundtrack are now available on Amazon.com. If you are even remotely interested in flying you'll find this film interesting. This would also make a great gift for someone who was interested in aviation. | <urn:uuid:a1633c4d-86bf-424e-9e5e-8733a115392d> | 2013-05-21T17:18:15Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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First, can anyone recommend a midwife in Utah Co.? Somewhere in the vicinity of Draper/Riverton or Provo/Orem would be ideal. I know that there is a popular birthing center in Orem, and I'd prefer a freestanding birthing center to home birth. But I'll take whatever good maternity care I can find!
The next questions have to do with vax exemptions.
1. I know that there are philosophical exemptions in UT.. Does vaccinating have to be an all-or-nothing thing there, or would I have a legal right to vaccinate selectively?
2. It sounds like I have to go in person to the county health department for the exemption. What should I prepare for? Do they want to sick somebody on you to scold you or convince you to change your mind last-minute? . Or is it just a quick bureaucratic hoop that parents are made to jump through? Also, I see that they're charging parents $25.00 for this privilege.. Will I have to go through this process every year, or just any time I see a new vax requirement appears to which I'm philosophically opposed?
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This theme is starting to get repetitive, but okay. A while ago, after Iran announced that it had successfully enriched uranium on an industrial scale, one Iranian analyst had this to say:
Saeed Laylaz, a political analyst in Tehran, said he expects Tuesday's political fanfare will soon be followed by another announcement suspending all enrichment activities, as requested by the IAEA. Such a move, Laylaz said, would be a savvy way for all sides to save face and avoid escalating the crisis.
"They wanted this big ceremony to show that nuclear technology is not a goal - it's an achievement. This is enough, and now we can go back to negotiations," he said. That prediction seemed sort of outlandish, but now the New York Times reports this:
After boasting last month that it had joined the "nuclear club" by successfully enriching uranium on an industrial scale and portraying its action as irreversible Iran appears to have slowed its drive to produce nuclear fuel, according to European diplomats who have reviewed reports from inspectors inside the country.
The diplomats say the slowdown may be part of a deliberate Iranian strategy to lower the temperature of its standoff with the West over its nuclear program, and perhaps to create an opening for Washington to join the negotiations directly something President Bush has so far refused to do.
An opening? Maybe there was something to Saeed Laylaz's prediction after all. Why not find out? Last week the Times reported
that at least some members of the Bush administration were thinking about doing the right thing and at least trying
to talk to Iran. That would make sense, seeing as how President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has made some (admittedly rather circumlocutory) overtures in that direction, and seeing as how back in 2003, as Gareth Porter has recently reported
, Iran was very
interested in putting its nuclear program on the back-burner and agreeing to other U.S. demands in exchange for various security guarantees.
But hard-liners in the administrationDick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld in particularsaid "no" back then, and they seem to be saying "no" now (they now insist that the slowdown in enrichment is merely a "tactical ploy," whatever that means). At this point, we can say that if there's a war with Iran it will be because Iran hawks choose to go to war, not because it's necessary. At the risk of sounding like a seriously busted record, there are no excuses not to at least try and avert what would be a horrible idea. | <urn:uuid:24bfb56b-eb03-4bcc-94d4-400a69bf453f> | 2013-05-21T17:37:48Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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How The White House Risks Being a "Disinterested Analyst" Toward Syria (Updated)
Update: On Thursday morning, The White House called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down. In a written statement, President Obama decried the Assad regime's "flagrant disrespect for the dignity of the Syrian people." Here's an excerpt from the statement:
[President Assad's] calls for dialogue and reform have rung hollow while he is imprisoning, torturing, and slaughtering his own people. We have consistently said that [he] must lead a democratic transition or get out of the way. He has not led. For the sake of the Syrian people, the time has come for President Assad to step aside...It is time for the Syrian people to determine their own destiny, and we will continue to stand firmly on their side.
The announcement comes more than a week after senior officials first told reporters that Obama was preparing a speech that would demand Assad's speedy resignation. On Thursday, the White House also issued a new round of trade sanctions and froze the assets of the Syrian government within the jurisdiction of the US. The UN investigative unit and leading European Union powers also issued related announcements on Thursday. While some have interpreted this latest move as ripped from the "Libya playbook," Thursday's statement appears to rule out any US military intervention in the country:
The United States cannot and will not impose this transition upon Syria. It is up to the Syrian people to choose their own leaders, and we have heard their strong desire that there not be foreign intervention in their movement.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton followed up with a televised speech, in which she further condemned Assad for "[torturing]...opposition leaders, laying siege to cities, [and] slaughtering thousands of unarmed civilians, including children." Here's the video of her speech:
These calls for resignation from the international community come a day after Assad claimed his military and police forces had halted the crackdown on what his government has called "terrorist" insurgents, and a day after he cautioned his central committee against caving to "foreign pressure."
What remains to be seen are the reactions from involved parties and what, if any, positive effects may come from the Obama administration's statement and sanctions. As of Thursday morning EST, Syria's state-run media and the foreign ministry have not issued responses to the various demands for an end to Assad's rule. Considering that certain members of the right-wing punditry have even accused the president of using the recent deaths of 30 US soldiers in Afghanistan as a wag-the-dog-style distraction from economic troubles, it'll be interesting to see how this plays out among conservative commentators and politicians.
Original post (Fri. August 12, 2011): However gradual or overly cautious the process has been, the Obama administration appears to be laying the groundwork to call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down after over a decade of ironfisted rule. Senior officials have been hinting to reporters all week that the president is gearing up to deliver a speech that would go beyond sanctions or merely condemning the regime's crackdown in the "strongest possible terms."
The hint-dropping started during the same week the US Treasury Department slammed major Syrian companies—including major telecommunications company Syriatel and the Commercial Bank of Syria—with new sanctions that David S. Cohen, Treasury's under-secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said "tak[e] aim" at the "financial infrastructure" of Assad’s dictatorship. On Thursday, President Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan were reported to have agreed over a phone call on the need for a "transition to democracy" for the Syrian people.
The Washington Post reports:
[A] senior administration official said "the policy decision has been all but made" on telling Assad to leave office. "It is his actions that have done it," the official said...
White House spokesman Jay Carney on Wednesday reiterated that Syria "would be better off without President Assad" and said he had lost his legitimacy.
Beyond the chaos of Syria's large-scale Arab Spring protests and the government's sustained and brutal clampdown on the uprising, there are other salient factors the Obama administration is weighing as it comes to a decision.
Obama, ever the pragmatist, has no doubt taken into account the ideological outlook for the Syrian opposition, which (thankfully) looks rather promising (i.e. friendly to the West, peaceful, and secular). The fact that the Syrian resistance robustly rejected a recent endorsement from Ayman al-Zawahri, Al-Qaeda's new leader, only makes them seem more like an ally worth having. And despite the insistence of certain American politicians, Assad is, with every passing slaughter of peaceful protesters, simultaneously demonstrating that he just isn't a devil worth sticking with:
"Especially since the violence during Ramadan there has been recognition among those in the United States government that there is no possibility of working with Assad over internal reform," Michael Doran, senior fellow and Middle East security expert at the Brookings Institution, told Mother Jones. "But I don't think there is going to be a dramatic change in taking the lead...[in building] a coalition of states that is interested in planning for a post-Assad future. The whole experience in Libya has given the Obama administration a once-burnt-twice-shy attitude in Syria. Every informal conversation I've had [about this] with people in the government stresses the lack of levers of influence. I don't agree with that, but there is that strong perception in the administration."
Doran also argued that the Obama administration knows that the United States will have to be a major player in any change in Syria, whether it's something they desire or not.
"At this point, it is all a question of tailoring American policy to the reality...that the regime in Syria will fall; it may be a slow motion fall, but it's happening," Doran said. "And with the Iranian regime trying to shape things to their advantage, the United States cannot afford to just call the game like a disinterested analyst."
As of late Friday afternoon, there has been no new announcement made by President Obama pertaining to the situation in Syria, or one calling for Assad to step down from power.
(Meanwhile, Assad met with Indian, Brazilian, and South African diplomats and made what could be considered the understatement of the year.) | <urn:uuid:d29a57d7-576f-41fa-9af0-3c70813f5aee> | 2013-05-21T17:11:16Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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how to:How to bypass Internet censorship
Because we believe that Internet censorship is not only against the basic purpose of the Internet, which is to let people communicate what they want to with the people they want to communicate with, but also fundamentally against the universal right to freedom of opinion and expression [which] includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers (UDHR, Article 19), we offer you here "How to bypass Internet Censorship".
This book will not only help you find your way in the diversity of tools and techniques that allow you to defeat Internet censorship, but will also tell you more about how censorship works behind the curtains. You will also learn about the risks that may be linked to the use of such tools, and help you evaluate and mitigate them thanks to encryption or anonymization techniques.
(This guide has been re-published from howtobypassinternetcensorship.org) | <urn:uuid:2d5ec4d8-634c-41e0-b4a8-e5aac62064ae> | 2013-05-21T17:32:29Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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According to a scoop from Latino Review, Marvel is ready to bring another character to life on the big screen.
Which character, is it, you ask?
None other than Steve Rogers, AKA Captain America
And who is it they'd like to play the shield-weilding super soldier?
Drum roll, please...
I'd like to see a Captain America origin story: set during World War II, with lots of Nazi-bashing action, ending with the Captain being cryogenically frozen to set up a sequel. I think there's a lot that can be done there.
As for Dicaprio? I could certainly see it, and he'd bring a lot to the table.
Personally, though, I'd rather see Matt Damon fill the red boots. Just a thought.
Here's hoping they follow up on the success of their first two outings (as an independent company), Iron Man and The Hulk. | <urn:uuid:6d191993-62c9-42d9-a62a-90bca2831709> | 2013-05-21T17:38:52Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Plot & Details
Gabriel Byrne and Marianne Basler star in this drama about the relationship between a British sergeant and a French woman during WW II. Once a Resistance member, the woman had an affair with a German officer and is a target for the group's execution. Coming to her rescue, the sergeant protects her, and they engage in an odd affair. Before long, however, he must choose between her and his military duties.
- Genre(s): Drama
- Run Time: 96min.
- Theatrical Release Date: 07/07/1989
- DVD Release Date: 05/23/2000
- Distributor(s): Atlantic Releasing Corporation
- Director(s): Larry Parr
- Starring: Marianne Basler , Paul Wyett , Judge Reinhold
- Themes: Interracial/Cross-Cultural Romance,Star-Crossed Lovers
- Tone: Poignant,Tearjerking,Tense
- Keywords: assassination,barnstorming,criminal,extramarital-affair,false-accusation,love,protection,rape,refugee,rescue,resistance,romance,soldier,treason,trial [courtroom],war
- Country of Origin: USA (07-07-1989)
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Review of Being Flynn
on 2012-05-06 07:31
Movie Review: "Being Flynn" --
Rating: R (sexual content, language, brief nudity, drug use)
Length: 102 minutes
Release Date: April 19, 2012
Directed by: Paul Weitz
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Many films have tried to take unlikeable characters and put them in situations where the audience is meant to root for them. "Being Flynn" has no such pretensions. It takes unlikeable characters and puts them in depressing situations that are almost haunting in their honesty. Instead of trying to make them likable, director Paul Weitz instead challenges the audience to find their humanity underneath the weight that is bogging them down.
This film was adapted by Weitz for the screen from writer Nick Flynn's memoir. Here, Nick is portrayed by a gaunt Paul Dano as a man searching for some kind of meaning in his aimless life. He meets Denise (Olivia Thirlby), with whom he has an on-again-off-again relationship. Despite the chaos of the relationship, she manages to get him to work at a homeless shelter. In working with the homeless, Nick finally finds something worth doing in life. The audience is meant to think that he is on the right track. Unfortunately for Nick, this will not last.
Meanwhile, Nick's estranged father Jonathan (Robert DeNiro) is a taxi driver who is also a narcissist with delusions of grandeur. He fancies himself a writer on par with Mark Twain and J.D. Salinger. The problem is, he is not a writer, and his delusions bring his family down. Not only does Nick want nothing to do with his "bum" of a father, but his wife Jody (Julianne Moore) is also looking for a way out.
Unfortunately, her way out is suicide, which leaves Nick reeling. He felt like she was the only one of his two parents who cared about him at all. He barely knows his father and has no relationship or contact with him. As a result, he has some serious identity issues that he doesn't know how to deal with.
Meanwhile, Jonathan reaches rock bottom and loses his job. He is also evicted from his apartment. He needs a place to stay, so he goes to a homeless shelter. As it turns out, he ends up at the exact same shelter that Nick is working at.
Nick's world is turned upside down when he finds his father at the shelter. His anger and bitterness at his father have not dissipated at all, which makes the job he once loved a chore to go to everyday. To cope with his sorrow and anger over his mom, he turns to drugs and alcohol.
The film is narrated by voiceovers from both Nick and Jonathan. The two narrations mix like oil and water, which is meant to show just how far apart these two are despite their blood relation. It is clear that Nick's narration is from the book he was writing as this is happening. Jonathan's narration may be from the book he claimed to have written but never did.
Where the plot ultimately ends may surprise the audience. Writer/director Weitz is not interested in the usual redemption story that accompanies most films about lousy fathers. Jonathan has few redeeming qualities, if he has any at all. He doesn't seem to be interested in patching things up with his son. As his dependence on alcohol grows, his connection to reality begins to wane.
This may all seem very dour, and it is. There is very little comic relief from the high drama of "Being Flynn." The big takeaway here is the performance of DeNiro. After nearly a decade toiling in comedies that were mostly beneath him, he returns here to the dramatic fold. Fans of DeNiro will applaud his decision to go back to the genre that made him a household name and legend. He turns in a nuanced performance that young actors can learn from.
Dano is also excellent as Nick. He uses a combination of vocal tone and physical mannerisms to portray a man who truly doesn't know who he is or where he came from. Nick is a lost soul who reaches rock bottom because of his unresolved feelings for the father he never wanted to become.
Those who like their movie endings wrapped up in a happy, tidy bow will not like the ambiguity of "Being Flynn." There are no easy answers in most things in life, and this movie stays true to that reality. There may be no bows or happy endings, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. That light begins and ends with DeNiro's triumphant return to dramatic form. | <urn:uuid:58b73f3a-c5c9-4ed8-be2e-1917c89ce26e> | 2013-05-21T17:24:50Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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If you are selling it with the botton bezel (shifter part), someone may buy it cuz that will make a complete package. Otherwise, what the hell they are going to do with the AC/REC/HAZ/HEATER buttons? If they buy the radio bezel, and have to fab the buttons, may as well, they fab the whole thing.
Now you wonder why you can't sell it on MatrixOwners forum?
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Former Times reporter turned blogger Timothy Egan on August 16 used a book review as an excuse to slam former President Bush and cheer a new non-fiction tome about Hurricane Katrina. He applauded "Zeitoun" as "a more powerful indictment of America's dystopia" duringBush's presidency "than any number of well-written polemics." Egan, reviewing the book by Dave Eggers for the Sunday Times,hyped the look at a Syrian man and his family's ordeal during the hurricane:
In the end, as mentioned, "Zeitoun" is a more powerful indictment of America's dystopia in the Bush era than any number of well-written polemics. That is in large part because Eggers has gotten so close to his subjects, going back and forth between Syria and America, crosscutting to flesh out the family and their story.
Explaining the story of what Abdulrahman Zeitoun went through in August of 2005 (mistaken for a terrorist, the subject of the book was thrown in prison in the aftermath of Katrina), Egan extrapolated this example in order to rant against President Bush:
The Bush war on terror had come home. FEMA, once a model of government disaster response, is in this account a band of paramilitary thugs, seeing everything through the dark lens of counterterrorism. Zeitoun was Syrian-American and loose in New Orleans. That's all the authorities needed to know.
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A depressive disorder is a whole-body illness, involving the body, mood, and thoughts, and affects the way a person eats and sleeps, feels about himself or herself, and thinks about things. It is not the same as being unhappy or in a blue mood. Nor is it a sign of personal weakness or a condition that can be willed or wished away. People with a depressive illness cannot merely "pull themselves together" and get better.
Without treatment, symptoms can last for weeks, months, or years. Appropriate treatment, however, can help most people who suffer from depression. During any one year period, nearly 19 million American adults suffer from depressive illness. Yet, treatment can alleviate symptoms in nearly 80 percent of cases.
Women experience depression about twice as often as men. Many hormonal factors may contribute to the increased rate of depression in women--particularly such factors as menstrual cycle changes, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), pregnancy, miscarriage, postpartum period, perimenopause, and menopause. Many women also face additional stresses such as responsibilities both at work and home, single parenthood, and caring for children and aging parents.
Many women are also particularly vulnerable after the birth of a baby. The hormonal and physical changes, as well as the added responsibility of a new life, can be factors that lead to postpartum depression in some women. While transient "blues" are common in new mothers, a full-blown depressive episode is not a normal occurrence and requires active intervention. Treatment by a sympathetic health care provider and the family's emotional support for the new mother are prime considerations in aiding her to recover her physical and mental well-being and her ability to care for and enjoy the infant.
Depressive disorders come in different forms, as do other illnesses, such as heart disease. Three of the most prevalent types of depressive disorders include the following:
- Major depression. A combination of symptoms (see symptom list) that interfere with the ability to work, sleep, eat, and enjoy once pleasurable activities. These disabling episodes of depression can occur once, twice, or several times in a lifetime.
- Dysthymia. Long-term, chronic symptoms that do not disable, but keep people from functioning at "full steam" or from feeling good. Sometimes, people with dysthymia also experience major depressive episodes.
- Bipolar disorder (manic-depression). A chronic, recurring condition that includes cycles of depression and elation or mania.
Within these types, there are variations in the number of symptoms, their severity, and persistence.
The following are the most common symptoms of depression. However, each individual may experience symptoms differently. In general, nearly everyone suffering from depression has ongoing feelings of sadness, and may feel helpless, hopeless, and irritable.
The American Psychiatric Association suggests that professional help is advisable for those who have four or more of the following symptoms continually for more than two weeks:
- Noticeable change of appetite, with either significant weight loss not attributable to dieting or weight gain
- Noticeable change in sleeping patterns, such as fitful sleep, inability to sleep, early morning awakening, or sleeping too much
- Loss of interest and pleasure in activities formerly enjoyed
- Persistent sad, anxious, or "empty" mood
- Feelings of hopelessness, pessimism
- Restlessness, irritability
- Decreased energy, fatigue, being "slowed down"
- Feelings of worthlessness
- Persistent feelings of hopelessness
- Feelings of inappropriate guilt
- Inability to concentrate or think, indecisiveness
- Recurring thoughts of death or suicide, wishing to die, or attempting suicide (Note: Individuals with this symptom should receive treatment immediately!)
- Melancholia (defined as overwhelming feelings of sadness and grief), accompanied by the following:
- Waking at least two hours earlier than normal in the morning
- Feeling more depressed in the morning
- Moving significantly more slowly
- Disturbed thinking--for example, severely depressed people sometimes have beliefs not based in reality about physical disease, sinfulness, or poverty
- Physical symptoms, such as headaches, digestive disorders, and chronic pain
Specific treatment for depression will be determined by your health care provider based on:
- Your age, overall health, and medical history
- Extent of the depression
- Your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
- Expectations for the course of the disorder
- Your opinion or preference
Generally, based on the outcome of evaluations, depressive disorders are treated with medication or either psychotherapy or cognitive behavioral therapy, or a combination of medication and therapy.
You can also help yourself. Depressive disorders can make a person feel exhausted, worthless, helpless, and hopeless. Such negative thoughts and feelings make some people feel like giving up. It is important to realize that these negative views are part of the depression and typically do not accurately reflect the actual circumstances. Negative thinking fades as treatment begins to take effect. In the meantime, consider the following:
- Set realistic goals in light of the depression and assume a reasonable amount of responsibility.
- Break large tasks into small ones, set some priorities, and do what you can as you can.
- Try to be with other people and to confide in someone; it is usually better than being alone and secretive.
- Participate in activities that may make you feel better.
- Mild exercise, going to a movie, a ball game, or participating in religious, social, or other activities may help.
- Expect your mood to improve gradually, not immediately. Feeling better takes time.
- It is advisable to postpone important decisions until the depression has lifted. Before deciding to make a significant transition--change jobs, get married or divorced--discuss it with others who know you well and have a more objective view of your situation.
- People rarely "snap out of" a depression. But they can feel a little better day-by-day.
- Remember, positive thinking will replace the negative thinking that is part of the depression and will disappear as your depression responds to treatment.
- Let your family and friends help you.
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Atherosclerosis is a type of arteriosclerosis caused by a build-up of plaque in the inner lining of an artery. (Arteriosclerosis is a general term for thickening or hardening of the arteries.) Plaque is made up of deposits of fatty substances, cholesterol, cellular waste products, calcium, and fibrin, and can develop in medium or large arteries. The artery wall becomes thickened and loses its elasticity.
Atherosclerosis is a slow, progressive disease that may start as early as childhood. However, the disease has the potential to progress rapidly.
It is unknown exactly how atherosclerosis begins or what causes it. Some scientists think that certain risk factors may be associated with atherosclerosis, including:
- elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels
- high blood pressure
- diabetes mellitus (type 1 diabetes)
- physical inactivity
- high saturated fat diet
There is a gradual build-up of plaque or thickening of the inside of the walls of the artery, causing a decrease in the amount of blood flow, and a decrease in the oxygen supply to the vital body organs and extremities.
A heart attack may occur if the oxygenated blood supply is reduced to the heart. A stroke may occur if the oxygenated blood supply is cut off to the brain. Gangrene may occur if the oxygenated blood supply is reduced to the arms and legs.
Signs and symptoms of atherosclerosis may develop gradually, and may be few, as the plaque builds up in the artery. Symptoms may also vary depending on the affected artery. However, when a major artery is blocked, signs and symptoms may be severe, such as those occurring with heart attack, stroke, aneurysm, or blood clot.
The symptoms of atherosclerosis may resemble other cardiac conditions. Consult your physician for a diagnosis.
In addition to a complete medical history and physical examination, diagnostic procedures for atherosclerosis may include any, or a combination of, the following:
- cardiac catheterization- with this procedure, x-rays are taken after a contrast agent is injected into an artery - to locate the narrowing, occlusions, and other abnormalities of specific arteries.
- Doppler sonography - a special transducer is used to direct sound waves into a blood vessel to evaluate blood flow. An audio receiver amplifies the sound of the blood moving though the vessel. Faintness or absent of sound may indicate an obstruction in the blood flow.
- blood pressure comparison - comparing blood pressure measurements in the ankles and in the arms to determine any constriction in blood flow. Significant differences may indicate a narrowing of vessels which could be caused by atherosclerosis.
- MUGA/radionuclide angiography - a nuclear scan to see how the heart wall moves and how much blood is expelled with each heartbeat, while the patient is at rest.
- thallium/myocardial perfusion scan - a nuclear scan given while the patient is at rest or after exercise that may reveal areas of the heart muscle that are not getting enough blood.
Specific treatment will be determined by your physician based on:
- your age, overall health, and medical history
- extent of the disease
- the location of the blockage
- your signs and symptoms
- your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
- expectations for the course of the disease
- your opinion or preference
Treatment may include:
- modification of risk factors
Risk factors that may be modified include smoking, elevated cholesterol levels, elevated blood glucose levels, lack of exercise, poor dietary habits, and elevated blood pressure.
Medications that may be used to treat carotid artery disease include:
- antiplatelet medications - medications used to decrease the ability of platelets in the blood to stick together and cause clots. Aspirin, clopidogrel (Plavix`#174;), ticlopidine (Ticlid®), and dipyridamole (Persantine®) are examples of antiplatelet medications.
- anticoagulants - also described as "blood thinners," these medications work differently than antiplatelet medications to decrease the ability of the blood to clot. An example of an anticoagulant is warfarin (Coumadin®).
- antihyperlipidemics - medications used to lower lipids (fats) in the blood, particularly Low Density Lipid (LDL) cholesterol. Statins are a group of antihyperlipidemic medications, and include simvastatin (Zocor®), atorvastatin (Lipitor®), and pravastatin (Pravachol®), among others. Bile acid sequestrants — colesevelam, cholestyramine and colestipol — and nicotinic acid (niacin) are two other types of medications that may be used to reduce cholesterol levels.
- antihypertensives - medications used to lower blood pressure. There are several different groups of medications which act in different ways to lower blood pressure
- coronary angioplasty
With this procedure, a balloon is used to create a bigger opening in the vessel to increase blood flow. Although angioplasty is performed in other blood vessels, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) refers to angioplasty in the coronary arteries to permit more blood flow into the heart. There are several types of PTCA procedures, including:
- balloon angioplasty - a small balloon is inflated inside the blocked artery to open the blocked area.
- atherectomy - the blocked area inside the artery is "shaved" away by a tiny device on the end of a catheter.
- laser angioplasty - a laser used to "vaporize" the blockage in the artery.
- coronary artery stent - a tiny coil is expanded inside the blocked artery to open the blocked area and is left in place to keep the artery open.
- coronary artery bypass
Most commonly referred to as simply "bypass surgery," this surgery is often performed in people who have angina (chest pain) due to coronary artery disease (where plaque has built up in the arteries). During the surgery, a bypass is created by grafting a piece of a vein above and below the blocked area of a coronary artery, enabling blood to flow around the obstruction. Veins are usually taken from the leg, but arteries from the chest or arm may also be used to create a bypass graft.
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It is the start of the legislative session and already the Democrats are bringing up the issue of raising the minimum wage. It seems like every year, or at least every other year, there is talk of raising the minimum wage to make it a living wage again. You know the kind of wage that you can raise a family on. It is going to be raised to over seven dollars per hour. And in one of the presidential debates, one of the candidates thought that that was not high enough. They stated it should be raised to $9.50 per hour. To a guy who started working in the minimum wage was less than three dollars per hour, this seems like a lot of money.
As a couple of things being lost here. First, the minimum wage is just that-the minimum. It is not designed to raise a family on. You cannot buy a house or send your kids to college if all you do is earn minimum wage. If you are earning minimum wage, and raising a family, you should've done a little more in terms of life planning. Earning minimum wage is not meant to be shameful, we've all done it, however, once you start learning the job, and getting better at it, learning new skills, building a reputation, everything that goes into the working world, you should be earning a raise and not have to worry about the bare minimum. Remember, if you're selling your soul to the company store. It's up to you to raise your price. If individuals took responsibility for honing their own skills, they would not have to rely on the legislature raising the minimum wage in order for them to get a raise every couple of years. Too often, low-wage workers have not learned the three key principles in what is used to determine their rate of pay: first, is the work itself. A lot of this is determined by the free market. Second, is how well will you do your job. And third is the difficulty in replacing you. Yet today, too many people settle for mediocrity. We don't going to work with the intention of doing just average-yet too often, that is the result.
If the minimum wage is being raised to a living wage, why does it have to be raised every year or every two years? One would think that if this problem is to be solved, it would raise the minimum wage to perhaps $50 per hour and the situation would be solved. It seems as if the tax-and-spend liberals are not content with spending and wasting tax monies, they also want to spend business' money. Why, it would make even more sense to raise the minimum wage to $500 per hour. That way within one year, we can all be millionaires. He would then have enough money to get caught up on all of our bills, pay all of mortgages, and gladly pay higher taxes. This would solve everything. Or so the government would have you think. | <urn:uuid:3d6a9296-4c4d-4aa8-b744-e5a1223c5497> | 2013-05-21T17:43:41Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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I made more rice, so I added more soy, sesame oil, garlic, and ginger. Our friends enjoyed it as much as we did. I served it with Asian bbq chicken from CL. I will make it again. Edited to add that when I made this again, I added sauteed onions andsauteed diced red pepper. The color added to the eye appeal and contributed more flavor.
Fried Rice with Broccoli and Eggs
Stir-frying rice is a great way to turn leftover rice into a quick and easy meal. It's important that the rice is cold so it won't become sticky while cooking; the oil coats the chilled grains and prevents clumping.
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- Calories: 254
- Calories from fat: 28%
- Fat: 7.8g
- Saturated fat: 1.6g
- Monounsaturated fat: 3.4g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 2g
- Protein: 9.9g
- Carbohydrate: 36.4g
- Fiber: 3.2g
- Cholesterol: 142mg
- Iron: 2.6mg
- Sodium: 362mg
- Calcium: 69mg
- 3 cups small broccoli florets
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, divided
- 1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 cups cooked long-grain rice, chilled
- 1/2 cup shredded carrot
- 1/4 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons dark sesame oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
- Steam broccoli, covered, 2 minutes or until crisp-tender; rinse with cold water. Drain; cool.
- Combine eggs and 2 tablespoons water. Heat 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add egg mixture; stir-fry 30 seconds or until soft-scrambled, stirring constantly. Remove egg mixture from pan.
- Add 2 teaspoons vegetable oil to pan. Add ginger and garlic; stir-fry 30 seconds. Add rice; stir-fry 3 minutes. Add broccoli, carrot, and broth; cook 1 minute. Add cooked eggs, soy sauce, sesame oil, and salt; stir-fry 1 minute or until thoroughly heated. Sprinkle with green onions.
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The Written Stone, Dilworth
A large inscribed stone measuring eight feet long, two feet wide and one and a half feet deep was placed beside a old road (now known as Written Stone Lane) in Dilworth during the 17th century. The reason why the stone was placed is unknown, though several stories have grown up around it. The following account was published in 'Lancashire Legends' (1873) by John Harland & T T Wilkinson.
'The anonymous author of "The New Clock" mentions, in his "Curious Comers round Preston," that, having heard of a farm called "Written Stone," from an ancient stone bearing an inscription which stands near it, and that the place was reputed to be the haunt of boggarts, he determined to visit it. It is in the township of Dilworth, and parish of Ribchester, about two miles from the village of Longridge, and seven miles N.E. of Preston. Turning down a narrow lane, or old bridle-road, it soon plunged the searcher into a deep ravine, with a rapid mountain rivulet coursing through it, and a tall hedge of holly and hazel making the place a grove. For half a mile he walked and waded through mud and water, and on emerging from this long and tedious lane, turning to his right into a neat farmyard, he espied in a comer the object of his search. He describes it as a huge stone, a foot thick, nine feet long, two feet wide, and apparently from the adjacent rocks, placed like a gravestone on the cop. The inscription is on the side facing the road : — Ravffe : Radcliffe : laide : this : stone : TO : LYE : FOR : ever : a.d. 1655." *
The characters (he adds) are not the raised letters so prevalent in the seventeenth century, but deeply cut in the stone. He found the farmhouse tenanted by a young woman of very respectable appearance, the daughter of the owner of the estate, who, in this romantic spot, leads almost the life of a recluse. She had no dread of supernatural visitants, having never been disturbed by ghost or hobgoblin; and her theory on the subject was pithily summed up in the declaration, "that if folks only did what was right in this world, they would have nothing to fear." The date on the stone speaks of the days of sorcery and witchcraft, and of the troubled times of Cromwell's protectorate. Tradition declares this spot to have been the scene of a cruel and barbarous murder, and it is stated that this stone was put down in order to appease the restless spirit of the deceased, which played its nightly gambols long after the body had been "hearsed in earth." A story is told of one of the former occupants of Written Stone farm, who, thinking that the stone would make a capital "buttery stone," removed it into the house and applied it to that use. The result was, that the indignant or liberated spirit would never suffer his family to rest. Whatever pots, pans, kettles, or articles of crockery were placed on the stone, were tilted over, their contents spilled, and the vessels themselves kept up a clattering dance the live-long night, at the beck of the unseen spirit. Thus worried out of his night's rest, the farmer soon found himself compelled to have the stone carefully conveyed back to its original resting-place, where it has remained ever since, and the good man's family have not again been disturbed by inexplicable nocturnal noises. Well may they say with Hamlet, "Rest, perturbed spirit!"
*In Baines's "Lancashire" (vol. iii. p. 383), there is a somewhat different version of this inscription : — "Rafe Ratcliffe laid this stone here to lie for ever. a.d. 1607." He adds, that this Rafe was owner of the estate. It will be seen that neither christian name nor surname nor date agrees with the text, which latter, however, we believe to be correct. | <urn:uuid:e6999be7-da79-4afe-8da9-e6341f27df9f> | 2013-05-21T17:12:02Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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South Shetland Islands
61° 00' to 63° 37'S, 53° 83' to 62°
- A 540 km chain of four main island
groups, some are volcanic, including eleven major islands (Elephant
and Clarence Islands; King George and Nelson Islands; Robert, Greenwich,
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120 km north of the Antarctic Peninsula in the Southern Ocean.
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Diocese comprising the Department of Cantal, and is suffragan of the Archbishopric of Bourges. Re-established by the Concordat of 1802, by which the Department of Haute-Loire was brought into this diocese, this department was detached from it in 1823 by the reestablishment of the See of Le Puy. The traditions relative to St. Florus (Flour), who is said to have been the first Bishop of Lodève and to have died at Indiciat (later Saint-Flour) while evangelizing Haute-Auvergne, have been the subject of numerous discussions. In two documents concerning the foundation of the second monastery of St-Flour, drawn up in 1013 and 1031, and in a letter written to Urban IV in 1261 by Pierre de Saint-Haon, prior of Saint-Flour, St. Flour is already considered as belonging to the Apostolic times, and the "Speculum sanctorale" of Bernard Gui in 1329 relates at length the legend of this "disciple of Christ". M. Marcellin Boudet believes it more likely that St. Flour lived in the fifth century, and that it was he who attended the Council of Arles in 450 or 451.
At the close of the tenth century there was already a monastery at Indiciat. A local seigneur, Astorg de Brezons, surnamed "the Red Bull", gave this monastery to Odilo, Abbot of Cluny, and the donation was confirmed by Gregory V (996-99). Amblard de Brezons, his nephew, surnamed "le Mal Hiverné", seized the monastery and destroyed all of it except the church. Amblard and Astorg, from 1010 to 1013, gave this church and its fief to St. Peter's at Rome, together with the monastery of Sauxillages, governed by Odilo; but later Amblard considered this donation as void, and constructed a fortress, a remnant of which is now the sacristy of the cathedral, upon the site of the old monastery; afterwards Amblard, seized with remorse at Rome, between 1025 and 1031 gave back to Odilo all he possessed, and a large monastery was again founded. Urban II, after the Council of Clermont (1095), consecrated the church of this new monastery. The church collapsed in 1396, and no remains of it exist. Pope Callistus II passed some time there. In August, 1317, John XXII detached Haute-Auvergne from the see of Clermont and raised St-Flour to the rank of a bishopric, the first ordinary of which was his chaplain Raymond de Montuéjols. Among his successors were Pierre d'Estaing (1361-67), afterwards Archbishop of Bourges and cardinal in 1370; Louis-Siffrein-Joseph de Salamon (1820-29), former counseiller-clerc to the Parliament of Paris, who during the Revolution had secretly acted in France as the pope's agent, a rôle concerning which he has left very important memoirs.
The Abbey of Aurillac was celebrated: it was founded by St. Géraud, Count of Aurillac, who in 898 brought thither monks from Vabres; it soon became well known, according to John of Salisbury, as a centre of literacy and scientific studies: Gerbert (later Sylvester II), and Guillaume d'Auvergne, friend and confidant of Saint Louis, studied there. St. Odo, Abbot of Cluny, from 926 to 943, was at first a monk at Saint-Pierre de Mauriae, and, according to some, Abbot of Aurillac. St. Peter Chavanon, founder in 1062 of the monastery of Pébrac, in the Diocese of Le Puy, was for some time superior of the Abbey of Chazes, near Vic. The tragic poet de Belloy (1727-95), author of the celebrated tragedy on the Siege of Calais, was born at Saint-Flour. Louis-Antoine de Noailles (1651-1729), Archbishop of Paris, was born at Laroquebrou in the diocese. Abbé Jean Chappe d'Auteroche (1722-69), astronomer, who in 1769 went to California to observe the transit of Venus and died there of a contagious disease, was a native of Mauriae. Abbé de Pradt (1759-1837) was born at Allanche. The Diocese of Saint-Flour is remarkable among the French dioceses for the great number of its sanctuaries and pilgrimages dedicated to the Blessed Virgin. There are sixty-five, of which the following are the more important: Notre-Dame de Claviers, at Moussages, the statue of which is the most ancient in the diocese; Notre-Dame des Miracles, at Mauriac, sixth century; Notre-Dame de Frodière, at Saint-Flour, eleventh century; Notre-Dame de' Laurie, at Laurie, an eleventh-century sanctuary; Notre-Dame de Bon Secours at Marmanhac; Notre-Dame de Quezac, which is visited annually by between 20,000 and 30,000 pilgrims; Notre-Dam de Vau Claire, at Molompise — these three dating-back to the twelfth century; Notre-Dame de Valentines at Ségur, belong to the thirteenth century; Notre-Dame de Turlande at Paulhenc, Notre-Dame de Villedieu, both dating to the fourteenth century; Notre-Dame de Pitié at Chaudesaigues; Notre-Dame de Puy Rachat, at Nieudan; Notre-Dame des Oliviers, at Marat, all three dating back to the fifteenth century; Notre-Dame d'Aubespyre, at Aubespeyre; Notre-Dame dela font Sainte, at St. Hippolyte, visited annually by between 10,000 and 12,000 pilgrims; Notre-Dame de Pailherols; Notre Dame aux Neiges, at Aurillac, all four dating back to the sixteenth century; Notre-Dame de Guérison, at Enchanet; Notre-Dame de Lescure, both dating back to the eighteenth century.
The "Revue catholique des églises" published in 1905, an interesting monograph of the diocese; it shows that 50 percent of the men go to Mass each Sunday, 25 per cent go every second Sunday, and 70 per cent fulfill their Easter duty. An interesting work is the "Œuvre des bergers", which assembles several hundred shepherds from the neighbouring regions each year at Pailherols and La Font Sainte for a day's religious exercises, the only one which they can have during the five months that they pass alone in the mountains. Before the application of the law of 1901 on the associations, there were in the Diocese of Saint-Flour Lazarists and various teaching orders of brothers. Some congregations of nuns have their mother-houses in the diocese, in particular: the Soeurs de Saint Joseph, with their mother-house at Saint-Flour; the Petites Soeurs des Malades, with their mother-house at Mauriac; the Soeurs de l'Enfant Jesus, dites de l'instruction; and the Soeurs de la Sainte Famille, with their mother-house at Aurillac. At the close of the nineteenth century the religious congregations directed in the diocese, 1 crèche, 12 refuge halls, 1 school for the deaf and dumb, 1 boys' orphanage, 6 girls' orphanages, 1 home for honest poor girls, 1 hospice for incurables, 1 asylum for the insane, 1 dispensary, 1 house of retreat, I house of nuns devoted to nursing the sick in their own homes, 13 hospitals or hospices. At the time of the destruction of the concordat (1905) the Diocese of Saint-Flour contained 230,511 inhabitants, 24 parishes, 288 succursal churches, and 190 vicariates towards the support of which the State contributed.
Gallia Christiana nova (1720), 419-437. and instr., 127-162: BOUDET, La lgene de St. Florus d'après les textes les plus anciens; additions aux nouveax Bollandistes in Annales du Midi (1895); IDEM, La Légende de St. Florus et ses fables (Clermont, 1897); CHAUMEIL, Biographie des personnes remarquables de la Haute Auvergne, précédé d'un essai sur l'histoire religieuse de cette demi-province, (Saint-Flour, 1867); FROMENT, Esquisse historique sur le monastère et la ville de St-Flour in Revue d'Auvergne (1885); CHABAU, Pèlerinages et sanctuaires de la Sainite vierge dans le diocèse de St-Flour, (Paris, 1889); ROUCHY, Le diocèse de St. Flour in Revue catholique des èglises (1905).
APA citation. (1912). Saint-Flour. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13347b.htm
MLA citation. "Saint-Flour." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13347b.htm>.
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Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. February 1, 1912. Remy Lafort, D.D., Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.
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Most southern women did not publicly express a desire for equal rights with men until well after the Civil War (1861-65), and suffrage, or the right to vote, came later to women in Georgia than to women in most other states.
The American Equal Rights Association (AERA), dedicated to human rights, black suffrage, and woman suffrage, was formed in 1866, the same year Georgia passed legislation giving married women property rights. In 1869, when a woman suffrage amendment was introduced in the U.S. Congress, the AERA split into two factions. The American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA) was a moderate group led by Lucy Stone and Julia Ward Howe, and the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) was a more radical faction formed by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. While the former campaigned to accomplish a state-by-state right to vote, the latter sought a constitutional amendment for the vote and worked for a variety of reforms. The passage in 1870 of the Fifteenth Amendment, stating that citizens could not be denied the vote because of race, color, or former status as a slave, granted black males the right to vote and to hold office. The belief that women also deserved this right not only increased membership in the pro-suffrage organizations but also led to tension over how best to achieve this in the South.
Organizing for Suffrage
The AWSA and the NWSA reunited in 1890, into a group known as the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). In Columbus, Georgia, Helen Augusta Howard formed a branch of the organization she called the Georgia Woman Suffrage Association (GWSA). In 1892 the NAWSA established the Committee on Southern Work, and by 1893 the Georgia chapter had members in five counties. In 1894 the Equal Suffrage League formed in Atlanta as a chapter of the GWSA. Further impetus for the suffrage movement in Georgia came in 1895, when the NAWSA held their annual meeting in Atlanta, the first held outside of Washington, D.C. The organization's headquarters was at the Aragon Hotel, and meetings were held at DeGive's Opera House. Susan B. Anthony and ninety-three delegates from twenty-eight states, together with visitors and reporters, attended.
African American women were excluded from these meetings, but Anthony did speak on the campus of Atlanta University, an all-black school. In the audience was alumna Adela Hunt Logan, a Georgian who taught at Alabama's Tuskegee Institute. Logan published several suffrage articles and became the NAWSA's first lifetime member. For African American women, support of NAWSA efforts was seen as a further step toward reenfranchisement for black men, as well as enfranchisement for themselves. In 1896 several African American women's organizations formed the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) in Washington, D.C. In the next several years, many members, like Lugenia Burns Hope, wife of John Hope, the first president of Atlanta's Morehouse College, became suffrage advocates through their work in the NACW.
The GWSA held its first convention in November 1899 in Atlanta. Speakers from Georgia as well as from other southern states attended. Under president Mary Latimer McLendon, the association passed several resolutions, including a statement that Georgia women should not pay taxes if they did not have the vote and a request that the University of Georgia be opened to women. At the November 1901 GWSA convention, Atlantan Katherine Koch was chosen president. In 1902 Atlanta women petitioned to vote in municipal elections but were rejected.
National and State Events
The 1906 Atlanta race riot further intensified the question of woman suffrage and how to achieve it in the South, where attitudes on gender and race became a defining issue. The year 1908 was a presidential election year, and suffragists asked both parties to include the issue in their platforms, but neither did. The Prohibition Party of Georgia, however, did adopt woman suffrage as part of its platform. The Georgia Federation of Labor had endorsed woman suffrage in 1900. They called for local unions to support it, and events outside the South encouraged them to do so. In 1907 Harriet Blatch, daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, formed the Equality League of Self-Supporting Women to reach out to working-class women. In 1909 the woman suffrage–connected strike of 20,000 women garment workers and a boycott by the wealthy women who purchased clothing was coordinated by the Women's Trade Union League in New York City. After California gave women the vote in 1911, there were six suffrage states.
In 1913 the Georgia Woman Equal Suffrage League was formed, with many teachers and businesswomen as members. The league's president was an Atlanta teacher and principal of Ivy Street School, Frances Smith Whiteside, and the sister of U.S. senator Hoke Smith. The Georgia Men's League for Woman Suffrage, formed by Atlanta attorney Leonard J. Grossman, was a chapter of a national organization. With few members outside Atlanta, its formation was mostly a symbolic one for the movement. The Equal Franchise League of Muscogee County as well as a Macon suffrage association were formed by the end of 1913.
In 1914 women who wanted the GWSA to work more aggressively for suffrage formed the Equal Suffrage Party of Georgia, which by 1915 had member branches in thirteen Georgia counties. In the first five years of the party's existence its presidents were from Atlanta, Augusta, and Savannah. Several Georgia cities and counties had branches of both suffrage organizations working simultaneously for the same goal but with a different focus.
Anti-suffrage Movement and Pro-suffrage Groups
In the spring of 1914 a Georgia chapter of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage, founded in 1895, was formed in Macon. Three months later, it claimed to have 10 state branches and 2,000 members, far more than the pro-suffrage organizations. The leadership included Mildred Lewis Rutherford, head of the Lucy Cobb Institute in Athens and president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. When the Georgia legislature first conducted hearings on the subject in 1914, sisters Mary Latimer McLendon of Atlanta and Rebecca Latimer Felton of Cartersville, Leonard J. Grossman, James L. Anderson, and Mrs. Elliott Cheatham of Atlanta all addressed the house committee for suffrage. Speaking for the opposition were Rutherford and Dolly Blount Lamar of Macon. The vote was five to two against suffrage, and the resolution did not pass. Hearings were conducted again the following year before committees of the senate and house, and both voted against it.
In March 1914 pro-suffrage women held their first rally in Atlanta, with urban reform leader Jane Addams as speaker. In 1915 a May Day celebration was cause for Atlanta suffragists to gather on the steps of the state capitol. The following November, a significant event in the movement occurred when pro-suffrage groups marched after Atlanta's Harvest Festival celebration. Patterned after parades held in New York and Washington, D.C., the march included more than 200 students in caps and gowns, marchers wearing "votes for women" sashes and carrying banners, and decorated automobiles, all led by a brass band. Mary McLendon led the vehicles in Eastern Victory, an automobile sold by Anna Howard Shaw to pay "unjust" taxes. A pony cart filled with yellow chrysanthemums carried a large sign reading "Georgia Catching Up." On horseback, representing the herald leading women "forward into light," was Eleanore Raoul, organizer of the Fulton and DeKalb Equal Suffrage Party. All of Georgia's suffrage groups, including the Georgia Young People's Suffrage Association, were represented. The following year the Atlanta woman suffrage organizations were the first nonlabor group to be included in Atlanta's Labor Day Parade.
In 1917 Alice Paul formed the National Woman's Party. Because of the party's protest of Democratic president Woodrow Wilson's lack of support for a federal suffrage amendment, their attempts to organize in the South as early as 1915 had failed. In 1917, feeling that the "antis" were gaining too much of the South, the National Woman's Party increased efforts to recruit in the South, and a Georgia branch was formed. Considered radical by other southern suffrage groups, the National Woman's Party was a relatively militant organization. Although they did nothing unusual in Georgia, they were the first group ever to picket the White House for a political cause.
Two 1917 events were significant to the suffrage movement: the United States entered World War I (1917-18), and New York women won the right to vote. Although the NAWSA endorsed the war effort, not all suffrage organizations were in agreement. The same year, Georgia suffrage supporters again presented their resolution to the senate committee. Endorsement was finally achieved by a vote of eight to four in favor, but the senate did not act on that support. Elsewhere in Georgia, the city of Waycross allowed women, many of them property owners, to vote in municipal primary elections. In May 1919, women were allowed to vote in Atlanta municipal primary elections, by a vote of twenty-four to one.
Passage of the Amendment
On June 4, 1919, with the support of only one southern senator, Georgia's William J. Harris, the U.S. Congress passed the Woman Suffrage Amendment, and it was submitted to the states for ratification. In response, Alabamians formed the Southern Women's League for the Rejection of the Susan B. Anthony Amendment (Southern Rejection League), and Rutherford became one of its few out-of-state members. On July 24 Georgia became the first state to reject the ratification of the amendment, and both houses adopted resolutions to that effect.
By August 1920 thirty-five states had ratified the Nineteenth Amendment. One more state was needed for full ratification, and the state of Tennessee ratified it on August 18. Although many in Tennessee and the South continued to challenge it, the amendment became effective on August 26. Women finally had won the vote, but Georgia's women still could not vote in that year's November elections. Georgia, along with Mississippi, cited a requirement that one must be registered six months before the election in order to vote. Because the legislature refused to pass an "enabling act" to make voting immediately possible, Georgia women did not vote until 1922.
Assured that women had won the vote, the League of Women Voters organized in February 1920 to carry on the work of the NAWSA. In Georgia all branches of the various suffrage societies and leagues merged into the League of Women Voters of Georgia. Through this organization and others, women sought to address the many issues important to them that had been raised, including employment, education, and health care. The Nineteenth Amendment remains a milestone from which women could begin to do this through political means.
Elna C. Green, Southern Strategies: Southern Women and the Woman Suffrage Question (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1997).
Elizabeth Gillespie McRae, "Caretakers of Southern Civilization: Georgia Women and the Anti-Suffrage Campaign, 1914-1920," Georgia Historical Quarterly 82 (winter 1998): 801-28.
Marjorie Spruill Wheeler, New Women of the New South: The Leaders of the Woman Suffrage Movement in the Southern States (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993).
Marjorie Spruill Wheeler, Votes for Women! The Woman Suffrage Movement in Tennessee, the South, and the Nation (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1995).
E. Lee Eltzroth, Georgia State University
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Carrie Bickmore falls down on live TV at The Project, laughs off 'Stackmore' claims on Twitter
- From: News Limited Network
- January 05, 2013
CARRIE Bickmore has taken social media jokes about being called "Carrie Stackmore" in her stride after she accidentally fell down while on live TV last night.
The co-host of The Project was about to do a live cross to the Channel 10 show, when she slipped, lost her footing and disappeared from the camera's view last night.
Her nearby camera crew were seen helping her get back up on her feet, as she burst out laughing over the slip-up.
Bickmore was in hysterics while the crew fixed her microphone, before co-host Charlie Pickering asked her if she could hear him.
Still laughing, she said: "Yes I can".
She then took off her red wedge shoe and showed viewers what she was wearing, and said: "Look at what I am wearing, clearly I cannot stand.."
Pickering then let her compose herself before the show continued.
On Twitter, the term "Carrie Stackmore" continued to trend across Australia after the incident occurred.
Bickmore also tweeted after the show, saying she was "emabarrassed" but "totally fine".
"What just happened then. Seriously!!!!! How embarrassing!," she tweeted.
"Maybe it's best I stay seated when on tv! #totallyunco"
"@theprojecttv I am totally fine! Embarrassed but fine! #carriestackmore"
The latest on-air gaffe for Bickmore comes after she caused an internet viral sensation after accidentally dropping the C-bomb when she pronounced the word Qantas incorrectly. | <urn:uuid:e39e5a12-493d-4b5c-baab-c0a2caa682fc> | 2013-05-21T17:32:28Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Abbott preferred in western Sydney: poll
- From: AAP
- March 05, 2013
VOTERS in Sydney's west would rather have Kevin Rudd as prime minister than Julia Gillard, but Tony Abbott remains their top choice, a poll shows.
The Seven News/ReachTEL poll found Mr Rudd has a clear lead over Ms Gillard as the preferred prime minister - 74.5 per cent to 25.5 per cent - if voters are forced to choose between the two.
Almost 42 per cent of western Sydney residents would be more likely to vote Labor if Mr Rudd was leader of the party.
But the poll found both Ms Gillard and Mr Rudd sank below Opposition Leader Tony Abbott as preferred prime minister.
If given the choice of four prime ministers, 39.2 per cent of voters would choose Mr Abbott, followed by Mr Rudd at 26 per cent, Malcolm Turnbull at 22.1 per cent, and Ms Gillard at just 13.2 per cent.
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Police are searching for suspects in Brunswick, Ga., after a young man opened fire on an infant being pushed by his mother in the stroller, killing the 13-month-old boy.
Brunswick Police Chief Tobe Green said the suspects are thought to be between 10 and 15 years old.
WJXT reports the mother, who was the only witness to the shooting, said she was confronted by two boys. She described the shooter as a black male between the ages of 13 and 15. Police said he was with a second boy who was a couple of years younger.
"He said 'I'm going to kill you if you don't give me money,' and I said, 'I swear I don't have any,'" the mother, Sherry West, said in a tearful interview with WAWS-TV of Jacksonville.
She said she tried to protect her baby, Antonio, but shots rang out. "I put my arms over my baby and he shoves me and then he shot my baby right in the head," West told WAWS-TV.
The Brunswick News reports that police had no motive in the shootings that occurred around 9:15 a.m. Thursday.
Brunswick Police spokesman Todd Rhodes told WJXT that the mother suffered non-life threatening injuries and was in stable condition at a nearby hospital.
"She is cooperating as fully as she can possibly cooperate, providing the best information that she has," Brunswick Mayor Bryan Thompson told WJXT. "Given what she has gone through. She is, for right now, the only eyewitness we have."
Brunswick police went door-to-door on Thursday with automatic weapons searching for the suspects and are offering a $10,000 reward for "information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons responsible for this horrific act."
Residents described the neighborhood where the shooting happened as normally quiet, though there have been some property crimes recently. The city is about 80 miles south of Savannah.
"This makes me very uneasy," Patricia Buie told The Brunswick News. "Now I am very concerned. It is making me want to move to the mountains."
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“I’m drawn to projects that involve education and learning,” says Yingyan Huang, who graduated from the BFA Communication Design program in 2009. “I like to take a large amount of data and show it in a way that people can learn and understand more quickly.” Her innovative thesis project, A Single Story, is a circular information map that outlines passages of the New and Old Testaments and shows how different narratives connect to one another. “The life of Christ was recorded in the four gospels of the New Testament, but in the Old Testament there are references that point to these events, which shows that all of these stories, even though they were written over a period of one thousand years, have the same theme,” she explains.
Although Huang says that she is more interested in content than in aesthetics, the bible map is also stunningly beautiful. The passages of the two books are organized in a color-coded system that spreads out on the page, moving clockwise, like a sun. “Right now, it’s more like a graphic design piece that you can look to for information, says Huang, who would like to develop the project further and make it interactive. “If you rolled over a particular point on the map, the exact passage could show up and explain how it’s interconnected,” she explains further. | <urn:uuid:5d052e3e-610d-43ea-91fe-7e6c99bec602> | 2013-05-21T17:31:57Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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COVINGTON -- A Newton County Sheriff's Office deputy was bitten by a hostile and very stubborn rottweiler that he tried to coax into leaving the front entrance of a person's home. The dog ultimately had to be shot.
The deputy was called to a Social Circle home on Surrey Chase Drive where he was told that a large black and brown rottweiler was stationed at the front entrace door and refused to move. The woman said the dog would not allow her to leave the residence and told the deputy it was probably because she had a dog inside that was in season.
"The dog was growling and showing its teeth at her when she attempted to leave the residence," an NCSO incident report states.
Apparently the resident had previously contacted Newton County Animal Control about the situation because the deputy saw a cage on the front porch that had the trap door set and dog food was inside.
The report states the deputy activated the siren on his patrol vehicle several times to scare the dog away, but the dog remained steadfast.
"I then exited my vehicle, approached the dog and deployed my ASP baton," the report states, adding that the deputy also tried to coax the dog into the cage.
The dog refused to budge, and it was at this point that he decided to make sure the deputy was getting his point.
"The dog then bit my right hand and wrist once, and I struck the dog twice with the baton," the deputy reported. "It then ran off the front porch and around to the rear of the residence ... (it) then came back to the front yard."
The deputy next "dispatched" the dog with two rounds from his duty weapon.
The dog did not have any identification on it and was wearing a red studded collar with no tags.
A resident administered first aid to the deputy's wounds and EMS came to the scene. The dog was turned over to Animal Control and the deputy reported he went to Newton Medical Center for further treatment. | <urn:uuid:2ea39e1c-2a36-4983-9b01-e7b532a53eb8> | 2013-05-21T17:33:00Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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When Shigeru Miyamoto was a child, he didn’t really have any toys, so he made his own, out of wood and string. He put on performances with homemade puppets and made cartoon flip-books. He pretended that there were magical realms hidden behind the sliding shoji screens in his family’s little house. There was no television. His parents were of modest means but hardly poor. This was in the late nineteen-fifties and early nineteen-sixties, in the rural village of Sonobe, about thirty miles northwest of Kyoto, in a river valley surrounded by wooded mountains. As he got older, he wandered farther afield, on foot or by bike. He explored a bamboo forest behind the town’s ancient Shinto shrine and bushwhacked through the cedars and pines on a small mountain near the junior high school. One day, when he was seven or eight, he came across a hole in the ground. He peered inside and saw nothing but darkness. He came back the next day with a lantern and shimmied through the hole and found himself in a small cavern. He could see that passageways led to other chambers. Over the summer, he kept returning to the cave to marvel at the dance of the shadows on the walls.
Miyamoto has told variations on the cave story a few times over the years, in order to emphasize the extent to which he was surrounded by nature, as a child, and also to claim his youthful explorations as a source of his aptitude and enthusiasm for inventing and designing video games. The cave has become a misty but indispensable part of his legend, to Miyamoto what the cherry tree was to George Washington, or what LSD is to Steve Jobs. It is also a prototype, an analogue, and an apology—an illuminating and propitious way to consider his games, or, for that matter, anyone else’s. It flatters a vacant-eyed kid with a joystick (to say nothing of the grownups who have bought it for him or sold it to him) to think of himself, spiritually, as an intrepid spelunker. The cave, certainly, is an occasion for easy irony: the man who has perhaps done more than any other person to entice generations of children to spend their playtime indoors, in front of a video screen, happened to develop his peculiar talent while playing outdoors, at whatever amusements or mischief he could muster. Of course, no one in the first wave of video-game designers could have learned the craft by playing video games, since video games didn’t exist until people like Miyamoto invented them. Still, there may be no starker example of the conversion of primitive improvisations into structured, commodified, and stationary technological simulation than that of Miyamoto, the rural explorer turned ludic mastermind.
In his games, Miyamoto has always tried to re-create his childhood wonderment, if not always the actual experiences that gave rise to it, since the experiences themselves may be harder to come by in a paved and partitioned world. “I can still recall the kind of sensation I had when I was in a small river, and I was searching with my hands beneath a rock, and something hit my finger, and I noticed it was a fish,” he told me one day. “That’s something that I just can’t express in words. It’s such an unusual situation. I wish that children nowadays could have similar experiences, but it’s not very easy.”
Fishermen have a saying, in reference to the addictive sensation of a fish hitting your line: “The tug is the drug.” Gamers, as video-game players are known, thrill to “the pull,” that mysterious ability that good games have of making you want to play them, and keep playing them. The pull used to extract quarters from your pockets. Then it became a force that pinned you to a couch. Later, it got your entire family to shadowbox in the living room. Whatever the interface, a great game invites and rewards obsession, and Miyamoto’s games are widely considered to be among the greatest. He has been called the father of modern video games. The best known, and most influential, is Super Mario Bros., which débuted a quarter of a century ago and, depending on your point of view, created an industry or resuscitated a comatose one. It spawned dozens of sequels and spinoffs. Miyamoto has designed or overseen the development of many other blockbusters, among them the Legend of Zelda series, Star Fox, and Pikmin. Their success, in both commercial and cultural terms, suggests that he has a peerless feel for the pull, that he is a master of play—of its components and poetics—in the way that Walt Disney, to whom he is often compared, was of sentiment and wonder. Certainly, in Mario, the squat Italian plumber who bops around the Mushroom Kingdom in a quest to rescue Princess Toadstool, Miyamoto created a folk hero—gaming’s first—with as great a reach as Mickey Mouse’s.
What he hasn’t created is a company in his own name, or a vast fortune to go along with it. He is a salaryman. Miyamoto’s business card says that he is the senior managing director and the general manager of the entertainment-analysis and -development division at Nintendo Company Ltd., the video-game giant. What it does not say is that he is Nintendo’s guiding spirit, its meal ticket, and its playful public face. Miyamoto has said that his main job at Nintendo is ningen kougaku—human engineering. He has been at the company since 1977 and has worked for no other. (He prizes Nintendo’s financial and creative support for his work: “There’s a big difference between the money you receive personally from the company and the money you can use in your job.”) He has never been the company’s (or his own) boss, but it is not unreasonable to imagine that Nintendo might not exist without him. He designed the games and invented the franchises that caused people to buy the consoles. He also helped design the consoles. | <urn:uuid:2bff09b8-9aa9-401c-91e4-9f2c5af600aa> | 2013-05-21T17:18:13Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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140km (87 miles) E of Paris; 26km (16 miles) S of Reims
On the left bank of the Marne, Epernay rivals Reims as a center for champagne. Although it only has one-sixth Reims's population, Epernay produces nearly as much champagne, with an estimated 322km (200 miles) or more of cellars and tunnels. These caves are vast vaults cut into the chalk rock on which the town is built. Represented in Epernay are such champagne companies as Moët et Chandon (the largest), Pol Roger, Mercier, and de Castellane.
Epernay's main boulevards are the elegant residential avenue de Champagne, rue Mercier, and rue de Reims, all radiating from place de la République. Two important squares in the narrow streets of the commercial district are place Hughes-Plomb and place des Arcades.
Invading armies have destroyed or burned Epernay nearly two dozen times. Few of its buildings have survived. However, check out the neoclassical villas and Victorian town houses on avenue de Champagne. | <urn:uuid:1df3f024-4845-49c1-ae1f-7cf0e3dda59c> | 2013-05-21T17:43:48Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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THE INTERPLAY OF ENTANGLEMENT AND DISSIPATION IN MANY-BODY QUANTUM SYSTEMS
Michael Foss-Feig, Kaden R. A. Hazzard, Andrew J. Daley, James K. Thompson, John J. Bollinger, and Ana Maria Rey
Understanding the behavior of strongly correlated quantum systems in the presence of dissipation is a fundamental challenge in modern physics. While dissipation generally tends to degrade correlations, it is now widely appreciated that it can also give rise to many-body physics not possible with strictly coherent dynamics, and can be used explicitly for the creation of entanglement. Regardless of whether one’s intention is to minimize or to harness dissipation, determining its effect on interacting many-body quantum systems is central to the fields of quantum simulation, quantum information, and quantum metrology. We present two complementary theoretical studies aimed at understanding both the limitations imposed by and the benefits afforded by dissipation in ultra-cold atomic gas experiments. First, we develop a comprehensive theoretical framework for predicting the effects of dissipation on the dynamics of the quantum Ising model. This model emerges naturally as a description of the spin degrees of freedom in a variety of solid state and atomic systems, and its coherent far-from-equilibrium dynamics has been used extensively for the generation of entanglement in these systems. Focusing in particular on trapped ion systems, we develop a complete description of the dynamical development of quantum correlations, and characterize the relative importance of the different possible sources of dissipation. To the best of our knowledge, this work provides the first closed form solution of an interacting spin-model (in more than one spatial dimension) with local dissipation. In addition to making concrete and experimentally relevant predictions, it should provide a useful benchmark for testing approximate techniques. Next, we consider the effects of reactive two-body collisions on ultracold atomic and molecular vapors. Such collisions are generally considered to be problematic in gases of reactive polar molecules and electronically excited alkaline earth atoms, limiting the lifetime of these otherwise promising experimental platforms. We show that this point of view is overly pessimistic: In particular, reactive two-body collisions drive two-component fermionic gases into entangled steady states. The entanglement, which comes in the form of Dicke states, could be useful for precision metrology experiments, and emerges naturally from initially spin incoherent gases that are well above the degeneracy temperature. | <urn:uuid:2122f463-008b-4607-8e4a-613f28d3dbe5> | 2013-05-21T17:36:42Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Authorities say a River Ridge woman and a former beau were fighting over text messages before she allegedly stabbed him Wednesday evening. Nikki Harbor, 28, began arguing with the unidentified man just before 5:14 p.m. at her home, 123 Orchard Road, after discovering the messages, according to a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office arrest report.
Authorities didn't reveal the nature of the texts. The man told investigators that Harbor stabbed him in the stomach during the argument, causing a wound that was 3 to 4 inches deep, the arrest report said. The man was taken to a local hospital where he was in stable condition Wednesday.
Harbor admitted stabbing the victim, but changed the reason several times during questioning, the report said. She first told investigators that the man had rushed toward her while she was holding the knife. She then told them she had been beaten by the man.
After the man denied hitting or choking her, she told investigators that he slapped her, the report said. The man told authorities that the couple had lived together for about four months but separated in September.
Harbor was booked Wednesday at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna with aggravated battery. She was still being held there Thursday on a $10,500 bond. She could not be reached for comment. | <urn:uuid:ffae429a-6155-45ce-98b9-12e1df11b2d6> | 2013-05-21T17:37:28Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Elton John is returning to the Las Vegas Strip for a three-year run at Caesars Palace.
The five-time Grammy winner announced Monday he’ll return with his “Million Dollar Piano” show to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas starting in September.
Tickets for the first 16 shows go on sale April 25.
John completed his first run at Caesars Palace in April 2009. “The Red Piano” was originally slated to run for three years, but was extended to a five-year run because of audience demand.
John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. | <urn:uuid:a47c7f42-f763-4e71-8cbe-2af7921a1858> | 2013-05-21T17:44:30Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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If there is nothing in our online vacancy list that suits you right now, we would still be happy to receive your spontaneous application. Please send us a complete set of application documents at Bewerbung@Nordzucker.de. | <urn:uuid:98dd6ed9-e3af-42da-80cb-64beb0796e67> | 2013-05-21T17:10:55Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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John Keiling (active 1720), Known as 'Blind Jack'; played the flegeolet with his nose
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After losing his sight John Keiling, known as Blind Jack, ensured his livelihood by learning to play the flageolet. He conceived the notion that by playing on the instrument in a novel way to that generally practised, he should render himself more noticed by the public, and be able to levy larger contributions on their pockets. The manner of Blind Jack's playing the flageolet was by obtruding the mouth-piece of the instrument up one of his nostrils, through practice he could produce as much wind as most others with their lips into the pipe but the continued contortion and gesticulation of his muscles and countenance rendered him an object of derision and disgust, as much as that of charity and commiseration. | <urn:uuid:0bc37070-cc62-43d2-939e-056e53259369> | 2013-05-21T17:27:28Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Nobel Peace Prize Winner Faces Electoral Boycott
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:
This is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I'm Michel Martin. Coming up, we'll hear about the role music has played and perhaps continues to play in the political discourse in America.
But first, we go to Liberia. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the current president, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October, but this month, the question is whether she can win a second term as Africa's first democratically elected female head of state.
Liberians headed to the polls yesterday to cast their ballots in a runoff election between incumbent Sirleaf and opposition leader Winston Tubman. Tubman has refused to participate in the voting, claiming electoral fraud in the first round. The low turnout at the polls was preceded by violent clashes on Monday after police fired at an opposition march. The United Nations has reported there were two deaths.
For more on this, we've called upon journalist Ledgerhood Rennie. He's deputy director general of the Liberia Broadcasting System. We caught up with him in the capital, Monrovia. Thanks so much for speaking with us.
LEDGERHOOD RENNIE: Thank you very much, Michel.
MARTIN: Do we know what set off the violence on Monday?
RENNIE: Well, all official reports said the Congress of Democratic Change, which is the main opposition party, had set off to have a rally that was not sanctioned by the government. On the laws of Liberia, before such political rallies are held, the parties are asked to seek a permit from the government through the minister of justice.
And so because they didn't do, the police had gone in to ensure that the rally wasn't held and then it led to running battles between supporters of the Congress for Democratic Change and that of the police forces of Liberia.
MARTIN: Now, Mr. Tubman, the opposition candidate - Winston Tubman has said he might seek an annulment of the runoff and that he's not participating. What are his reasons?
RENNIE: Well, the Congress of Democratic Change contends that the vote of October 11 wasn't free, fair and transparent. They have claims yet to substantiate, but they have made their claims known to the National Elections Commission and National Elections Commission have called on (unintelligible), you know, to sort of look at some of the claims they had. But up to now, such matters have not been resolved.
And Winston Tubman believes that the vote wasn't credible and, hence, he and his party was not going to honor the November 8 vote. And so that's why they're standing by and saying that they're going to seek the annulment of the vote.
MARTIN: Was there any independent or outside confirmation of his claims or any confirmation or investigation of his claims by any independent party?
RENNIE: As far as I know, none of the claims put forth by the Congress for Democratic Change - that's the opposition party - has been validated by any international or independent observers. What we have been hearing from the independent observers, which includes the Carter Center, the United States government and including local observers, that the vote passed off as free, fair and transparent.
MARTIN: Well, it does appear, then, that Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is headed for a second term. Does it appear, though, that her mandate will be undermined by the refusal of the opposition to participate in the voting?
RENNIE: Given the fact that, you know, the vote itself has got a lot of international acclamation, including that of the United States President Barack Obama, who just issued a statement on Liberia just a day or so ago asking Liberians to turn out in numbers to vote and saying that those who obstruct the democratic process in Liberia would be held accountable by the international committee.
It would seem to me that international legitimacy won't certainly be on Ellen Johnson's side. I don't see where she's not going to get the legitimacy needed to continue her developmental agenda in Liberia.
MARTIN: And then, to that end, what is her agenda for her second term? Obviously, there are many challenges still facing the country, recovering, you know, from very long civil conflict. Has she enumerated a specific agenda?
RENNIE: Well, speaking as she cast her vote yesterday, to local and international media, she did say that her main focus this second term will be providing job opportunities and skill opportunities for and building the skills of the young people of Liberia, who are the majority of the population. And she also wants to continue building the infrastructure of Liberia, a road network, the electricity grade. So that is what she says would be her major goal during the second term there.
MARTIN: And finally, before we let you go - and thank you for talking with us at such a busy time, you know, for you. Was her winning the Nobel Peace Prize - it was certainly sort of a great honor for her, but how is it being perceived in Liberia?
RENNIE: If you talked to the ordinary people that yet to come to terms what that actually means for Liberia and Liberians. They're happy, yes, that a president has been recognized internationally for her efforts in woman advocacy and peace issues. But at the same time, too, the bottom line is, in a country where people are still trying to find the basics of life, it's going to be difficult to sell such a prize to them as their own.
MARTIN: Journalist Ledgerhood Rennie is the deputy director general of the Liberia Broadcasting System. We caught up with him in Liberia's capital, Monrovia. Mr. Rennie, thank you so much for speaking with us.
RENNIE: Thank you very much.
NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by a contractor for NPR, and accuracy and availability may vary. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Please be aware that the authoritative record of NPR's programming is the audio. | <urn:uuid:ee8e0bca-91c4-4420-9831-f3b0a8c81276> | 2013-05-21T17:38:02Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings
Situated in the ruggedly beautiful Nez Perce country, which encompasses 12,000 square miles of northern Idaho, this new and unique park allows today's traveler to see the land almost as Lewis and Clark described it well over a century and a half ago. Scene of many colorful and significant events in the history of the Rocky Mountain frontier, the park interprets the prehistory, history, and culture of the Nez Perce Indians, including their religion; missionary efforts among them; the Lewis and Clark Expedition; the invasion of fur traders, miners, and settlers; and the Nez Perce War (1877).
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, on their westward journey in 1805, were the first white men to contact the hospitable Nez Perces. In 1811 they also aided a small group of Astorians, a section of the overland party, who passed through the area on their way to found a fur post near the mouth of the Columbia River. The next year, personnel from Fort Astoria established trade relations with the Nez Perces, and other American and British traders soon visited them.
In 1836 the Reverend and Mrs. Henry H. (Eliza) Spalding, the first U.S. missionaries to the Nez Perces, arrived. On Lapwai Creek they founded a sister mission to the Whitman (Waiilatpu) Mission. The latter had been established the same year among the Cayuse Indians, about 110 miles farther west, in present Washington, by their fellow American Board missionaries Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. Two years later the Spaldings moved their mission about 2 miles down the creek to its juncture with the Clearwater River.
The Spaldings made only limited progress in converting their charges to Christianity and persuading them to abandon nomadic hunting in favor of sedentary farming. Jeopardizing their efforts was Spaldings defensively critical attitude toward the other missionaries, especially the Whitmans. The personalities of the two men clashed, and Spalding's philosophy of missionary work resulted in arguments with his fellow workers.
Spalding nevertheless built the first white home, church, school, flour mill, sawmill, blacksmith shop, and loom in Idaho. In 1839 the mission received the first printing press in the Pacific Northwest, donated by American Board missionaries in Honolulu. This press, today in the museum of the Oregon Historical Society, printed the first books in the Nez Perce language, as well as one in the Spokan tongue. For this purpose, the missionaries devised phonetic renderings of the languages.
At the time of the massacre at the Whitman Mission, in November 1847, Spalding closed his mission and he and his wife moved to the Willamette Valley. In later years they returned to the Nez Perce country, where he taught school and preached until he died in 1874.
Despite the Cayuse animosity, relations between the Americans and the Nez Perces remained good until the 1860's, when miners and settlers poured into their ancestral homeland of north-central Idaho, northeastern Oregon, and southeastern Washington. In 1863 most of them reluctantly agreed to a major reduction in their reservation, to north-central Idaho. But for years several bands, known as the nontreaty Nez Perces, lived outside the reservation and resisted Army and Indian Bureau attempts to confine them with their acquiescent brethren. In 1876 a committee appointed by the Secretary of the Interior met with representatives of the two factions at the Lapwai Agency, Idaho, and later recommended to the Government the use of force if necessary to move the recalcitrants onto the reservation. Finally, under duress, in 1877 they began to migrate there. En route in June a few revengeful warriors murdered some settlers along the Salmon River south of the reservation. Brig. Gen. Oliver O. Howard, in charge of the relocation, sent two companies of cavalry under Capt. David Perry, from Fort Lapwai, Idaho, to restore order.
The warriors who had committed the murders belonged to a group camped on Camas Prairie, who subsequently moved to White Bird Canyon. As the troops rode down the canyon on June 17 toward the camp, about 60 or 70 of the Indians took cover at a point between the camp and the approaching soldiers, and the Battle of White Bird Canyon broke out. Assaulted vigorously on the flanks, Perry's men retreated in disorder up the canyon. Thirty-four of them died, but not a single one of their opponents. The victory here proved to be the Indians' undoing, for it emboldened them to follow a course of defiance that eventually resulted in the destruction of their power. A series of skirmishes ensued between troopers and various Nez Perce bands that culminated in the Battle of the Clearwater, on July 11-12.
That battle was indecisive, but it marked the beginning of an epic fighting retreat by the Indians in an effort to find a haven in Montana or, as they knew Sitting Bull had done, in Canada. The episode is one of the more dramatic in the long struggle of the U.S. Government to force the Indians off lands coveted by white settlers and confine them to ever-diminishing reservations.
The leaders of the march were Chief Joseph, later the statesman-diplomat of his people; Frog (Ollokot), his brother; Chief White Bird; Chief Looking Glass; Chief Sound (Toohoolhoolzote); and Chief Rainbow. They guided 700 people with their possessions, transported by thousands of horses, across the Bitterroot Mountains over the Lolo Trail, the route of their past annual treks to the buffalo range in Montana. In 2-1/2 months they were to travel 1,700 miles, trying to avoid conflict whenever possible, either dodging or fending off the 2,000 troops trying to catch them. Although impeded by many women and children, they evaded General Howard's pursuing party of cavalry and hopelessly outdistanced his slow-moving infantry and artillery. Once across the trail, the Indians headed southward and then slightly eastward. Losing men and resources at the Battle of the Big Hole, Mont., they passed through Yellowstone National Park and turned northward but met disaster at the Battle of Bear Paw Mountains, Mont., in the fall of 1877.
During the campaign about 120 Indians had died and 88 had been wounded. They killed about 180 whites and wounded 150. Confined at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., between November 1877 and July 1878 and enduring much suffering because of the abysmal conditions, the Nez Perces were then exiled to a reservation in Indian Territory and not allowed to return to the Pacific Northwest until 1885.
Nez Perce National Historical Park, authorized by Congress in 1965 and in the initial phase of development when this volume went to press, represents a new concept in a national park. It is a joint venture of the National Park Service, other governmental agencies, the State of Idaho, the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee, private organizations, and individuals. Of the 24 sites involved, 20 will remain in the hands of their present owners or under a protective scenic easement. Folders available to visitors at National Park Service units give exact locations of all sites and routing information.
The National Park Service administers four major sites: Spalding, East Kamiah, White Bird Battlefield, and Canoe Camp. At Spalding are a Nez Perce campsite of archeological significance; the remains of the Spalding (Lapwai) Mission (1838-47), consisting of traces of the millrace and ruins of two chimneys; site of the original Lapwai Indian Agency (1855-84) for the Nez Perces; a Nez Perce cemetery, where a large tombstone marks the graves of Henry and Eliza Spalding; and Watson's Store, a typical general store of the 1910-15 period that served the Nez Perces until only a few years ago. Extensive archeological excavation is planned at Spalding.
In 1992 an additional 14 sites were added in the adjoining states of Oregon, Washington, and Montana. The 38 sites of Nez Perce National Historical Park have been designated to commemorate the stories and history of the Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) and their interaction with explorers, fur traders, missionaries, soldiers, settlers, gold miners, and farmers who moved through or into the area.
A prominent feature at East Kamiah is the "Heart of the Monster," a rocky hump protruding from the level valley to a height of 50 to 60 feet that figures strongly in Nez Perce mythology. Also situated at East Kamiah is the McBeth House, a small framehouse that was the residence of missionaries Susan and Kate McBeth in the 1870's. White Bird Battlefield was the site of the first battle of the Nez Perce War, on June 17, 1877. Canoe Camp, a 3-acre roadside park along the bank of the Clearwater River, was the location of a Lewis and Clark campsite in 1805.
Many of the 20 sites (expanded to 38 sites in 1992) among the non-Park Service group are related to the phases of history treated in this volume. Fort Lapwai, the Army's major post in Nez Perce country, was founded by Volunteers in 1862 about 3 miles south of the Clearwater River in the Lapwai Valley. The post prevented clashes between Indians and whites on the Nez Perce Reservation, and played a prominent role in the Nez Perce War. Made a subpost of Fort Walla Walla. Wash., in 1884, Fort Lapwai was abandoned the following year and became the headquarters of the Nez Perce Indian Agency. In recent years this agency was replaced by the Northern Idaho Indian Agency, which serves all the northern Idaho tribes. The parade ground may still be seen, as well as a frame officers' quarters on its southwestern corner, now used by the Indian agency staff, and the stables.
Two natural formations east of Lewiston, Coyote's Fishnet and Ant and Yellow Jacket, are associated with Nez Perce legend and mythology. Weippe Prairie, a National Historic Landmark because of its relationship with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, was a favorite place for the Nez Perces to gather camas roots, an important part of their food supply. At this place Lewis and Clark, descending the Bitterroots in 1805, first encountered the tribe.
At the site of the city of Pierce, a prospecting party headed by E. D. Pierce made the first significant gold discovery in Idaho in 1860. The ensuing gold rush brought thousands of miners and settlers onto Nez Perce lands and within 3 years resulted in the creation of Idaho Territory. Two engagements of the Nez Perce War are commemorated at other cooperative park units; the site of the Cottonwood Skirmishes and Clearwater Battlefield. On the steep bluffs overlooking the Clearwater River are remains of stone breastworks used by Indians and soldiers during the Battle of the Clearwater. Also associated with the Nez Perce War and Nez Perce culture is Camas Prairie, a plateau-valley in the heart of the Nez Perce country, indicated by a highway marker. Once a sea of blue-flowered camas and grass, it was the place where the warriors who murdered the settlers on the Salmon River were camped with their group before it moved to White Bird Canyon.
The Lolo Trail, Idaho-Montana, a National Historic Landmark described separately in this volume, was the traditional route of the Nez Perces across the Bitterroot Mountains to their buffalo hunting grounds in Montana and the avenue of the non-treaty faction of the tribe in 1877. It was also the westward and eastward route of Lewis and Clark in 1805 and 1806. Some other sites in the park area, much of which is located within the boundaries of the historic Nez Perce Indian Reservation, are associated with missionary activities among the tribe.
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Historic Hudson River Cleanup to Begin After Years of Delay, But Will GE Finish the Job?
Under the EPA's unusual agreement with General Electric, the company could escape full responsibility for cleaning up the toxic mess it made in the Hudson River.
After 30 years of struggle, it seemed that the concerns of local people had finally triumphed over corporate interests in one of the signature battles of the modern environmental movement -- the fight to remove toxic PCBs from New York's Hudson River. In 2002 a landmark EPA decision spurred General Electric, the company that had dumped as many as 1.3 million pounds of cancer-causing PCBs into the Hudson, to create a plan to remove its toxic mess from the river. This historic victory is now tinged with uncertainty, as the EPA and GE have reached a settlement that allows the company to back out after removing only 10 percent of the contaminated sediment targeted for removal, leaving the remainder of the cleanup in doubt.
PCBs are still leaching into the Hudson from GE's Hudson Falls plant.
Polychlorinated biphenyls, the cancer-causing chemicals commonly known as PCBs, were used in a number of industrial processes until the federal government banned them in 1977. PCBs have been linked to reproductive problems and developmental disorders as well as cancer. Humans are exposed to PCBs primarily through eating contaminated fish. Once consumed, PCBs remain in the body, accumulating in fatty tissues.
From 1947 to 1977, GE dumped as many as 1.3 million pounds of PCBs into the Hudson, turning a 197-mile stretch of the river into the nation's largest Superfund site. Even today, PCBs still leak into the river from GE's Hudson Falls plant. Under Superfund law, polluters are responsible for cleaning up the messes they make. Yet for years, GE fought the development of a cleanup plan with every tool it could buy, lobbying Congress, attacking the Superfund law in court, and launching a media blitz to spread disinformation about the usefulness of the cleanup, claiming that dredging the river would actually stir up PCBs.
But advocates for the Hudson River stood firm, exposing the scientific holes in GE's claims; the public relations campaign failed to sway residents of the valley, and GE's lobbying efforts failed to move the EPA. The 2002 decision, which spurred GE to design a plan to remove 800 Olympic swimming pools worth of toxic muck from the river, was a landmark victory for the environment, and a blow to corporate polluters hoping to evade their cleanup responsibilities.
GE, however, has been dragging its feet on carrying out the cleanup. Dredging was slated to begin in 2005, but GE has repeatedly requested delays, pushing the start back to 2009. And in October of 2005, the EPA changed tack, rewarding GE's foot-dragging by striking a backroom deal that allowed GE to commit only to completing the first phase of cleanup -- a mere 10 percent of the job. Environmental advocates and government scientists expressed concerns that the agreement would not even ensure adequate performance of that initial phase of the cleanup. Under the Freedom of Information Act, NRDC obtained records spelling out the detailed bases for these scientists' concerns, and filed suit against the EPA and the Department of Justice to compel them to release additional records they had refused to provide.
Despite the controversy, top federal officials pressed ahead with the agreement and, at their request, a federal court formally signed off on the EPA-GE settlement in late 2006. Although GE has now begun some of the preparatory work for the cleanup, it continues to challenge the EPA over important details, and to press a federal lawsuit challenging the EPA's authority to require GE in the future to complete the second phase of the cleanup. If GE ultimately backs out of Phase 2, taxpayers would have to foot the bill to clean up GE's mess, face protracted legal battles with GE to require the company to complete the job (delaying any eventual cleanup by many years), or else be forced to live with a polluted river indefinitely. Much of the upper Hudson is already closed to fishing, and south of Troy, New York, women of childbearing age and children are advised not to eat fish at all. And the pollution is spreading, continually moving downriver from Albany.
NRDC and its coalition partners continue to track the situation, and remain prepared to take all available steps to ensure that GE conducts a full and thorough cleanup of the river it polluted.
last revised 3/23/2007
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TRUST AND IRC's
By Robert Thorson
Our Sun 690MP recently crashed due to one of our users executing a
piece of code they received from some unidentified person they were
communicating with on an irc. According to our users account,
"I got into a heated argument with a channel operator. Some other
stranger in the channel observed this, offered to send me a script to
freeze the other guy's computer screen. He thought the channel
operator was abusing his power. In the heat of the moment, I stupidly
accepted and ran the script immediately, trusting him implicitly."
Several things jump out at me from this statement:
- It does absolutely no good to argue with a channel operator.
- Why is it that people trust strangers in an irc more than they
trust a stranger on the street? In this case, I suspect the
unidentified user was, at the very least, a friend of the channel
operator, and if I were a betting man, I would lay even odds that it
was the channel operator himself.
- Freezing the other guy's screen, (assuming that is possible) does
not sound like a big deal, but in fact freezing the other guy's screen
means freezing the other guy's machine. Now let's assume that the
other guy's machine is like ours and has 20 students on it that are
minding their own business trying to get their homework done that is
due Monday morning. Put this way, it just does not sound quite so
The result of the above was to make nye unavailable for
use from Saturday morning until the following Monday.
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Magazines & Manuals
The huge popularity of the
Sinclair computers meant that hundreds of books
were published about them, as well as a wide range of magazines.
Many of these are now collector's items. These, and original
can easily be found on eBay. Scanned copies of some manuals
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|01-07-04, 02:21 PM||#1|
Switching between CRT and TVOut without restarting X
I am looking for a way to switch between CRT and TVOut without having to restart X, a'la M$ Windows.
The system I run is:
Fedora Core 1
[root@balrog root]# rpm -q XFree86
[root@balrog root]# ls /downloads/nvidia/
The machine is an Athlon XP2600+ with 256MB of RAM, and an NVidia GeForce4 card with 64MB DDR.
I currently have 2 XF86Config files and have to swap between them and restart X to switch between TV and CRT modes... can anyone think of a better way of doing this?
Attached are the two XF86Config files I use.
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Vesta Roy, who was briefly New Hampshire's governor and the first Republican woman to be a state's chief executive, died on Feb. 9 at her home in Kenmore, N.Y. She was 76.
Ms. Roy was governor for seven days because she was president of the New Hampshire Senate when Gov. Hugh Gallen died in 1982. She was also acting governor for a month while Mr. Gallen was hospitalized.
John H. Sununu, who was sworn in as governor of New Hampshire on Jan. 6, 1983, said Ms. Roy, as Senate president, helped him eliminate a deficit, pay for a state construction program and carry out a highway program.
Ms. Roy was a state senator for four terms, from 1979 to 1986, a Rockingham County commissioner and a state representative. She also was a state presidentia campaign adviser to Gerald Ford, George Bush and Ronald Reagan.
Ms. Roy is survived by her husband, Albert L. Roy of Kenmore, and five children. | <urn:uuid:4b876013-f28d-4bf8-a4e0-9df79b83bc4f> | 2013-05-21T17:45:57Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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I hear a lot of this sort of thing:
• "I'd love to quit being a graphic designer and work with animals, but I'm 42 now, everybody would think that was ridiculous".
• "If I marry/divorce him then everyone will think I am crazy and it's a big mistake.
• "I actually find a lot of aspects of childcare really boring but everyone will think I am a bad mum if I don't cook from scratch every night."
• "I'd love to sell the bach and be mortgage-free but everybody says it's a bad time to sell."
• "Nobody thinks I am smart enough to run my
• "I can't leave this job: people will think I just can't cut it."
Notice how the individual's power has been given away to the collective "everybody".
"Everybody" is overruling the individual's natural inclination to make the choice he or she feels called to make, leaving them fearful of making a decision because of what "everybody" might think.
It may seem obvious when you see it written down here in black and white. "Duh! Who would be stupid enough to be influenced by that?" but I can assure you it is easy to end up doing what "everybody" expects or thinks is a sensible choice.
I guarantee, on some level, it's a factor in your life too. Inside it's eating us up but we stay in a situation because its what "everyone" wants.
Listen Up! Some truth coming your way.
• "Everybody" may have our best interests at heart but that does not mean they are right.
• "Everybody" can have a vested interest or hidden agenda on you making a particular choice. Yes really.
• "Everybody" can be completely totally and utterly wrong about what is the right choice for you.
• Getting the approval of "everybody" is technically impossible. When you think about it it's actually ridiculous.
• Pleasing "everybody" is not, in fact, your job.
If you have a decision to make ask a few key people.
Ask their opinions. Understand that they have their opinion, they are entitled to it, and you can agree with it.
Or not. All it is, is an opinion, and your opinion is just as valid. Especially when it comes to the choices you make for your life!
Take it on board, but then listen to yourself. Disregard the opinion of the nameless, faceless "everybody". Do not let it take your power. It really doesn't matter what "everybody" thinks, in fact, what's important is what YOU think about the choices you make in your life.
So, be brave, step up, speak up, make wise choices based on the calling of your soul; don't give your power away to pleasing "everybody". Make 2013 full of choices that honour your truth.
What area of life are you trapped by the need to gain the approval of "everybody"? Make a choice in favour of YOU in 2013. Honour your own truth and make a wise choice based on your true needs and desires.
Each week, life coach, yoga teacher and corporate escapee Louise Thompson will share actionable tips to make life happier, healthier and less stressful. Louise will suggest simple changes in thought and habit that can transform how we feel, from improving the life/work balance, to losing weight through intuitive eating techniques.
For more from Louise visit www.positivebalance.co.nz.By Louise Thompson | <urn:uuid:d863b146-1ebf-463e-b083-e7ac293eb7f9> | 2013-05-21T17:13:22Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Malaysian tourist Soong Sai Yee proposed to his girlfriend more than a week ago, and the happy couple are still celebrating.
Mr Sai Yee and fiance Chan Wan Yin were attracting a lot of attention in Oamaru yesterday as they stood on the corner of Itchen and Thames Sts posing for photos.
On September 9, Miss Wan Yin, who was based in Nelson on a working holiday, knew something was up, but never expected a proposal.
Her partner Mr Sai Yee had travelled across the world to visit his girlfriend of 14 years.
"He gave me a surprise, there was a banner [reading "Will you marry me?"] on the wall, candles in the shape of a love heart and he got on the ground and proposed," she said.
Her partner since high school then whisked her away for a romantic South Island getaway. They arrived in Oamaru on Friday and in each town they visit, the couple plan to stop at a landmark and take a photo with Mr Sai Yee's proposal banner.
After visiting the Blue Penguin Colony and the Victorian Precinct, the happy couple erected the sign at the end of Thames St by Annie's Victorian Tea Rooms for a photo.
Having already visited Tekapo and Mount Cook, their next stop is Dunedin before heading to Queenstown.
Mr Sai Yee will fly back to Malaysia at the end of October, while Miss Wan Yin will wrap up her working holiday and be reunited with her fiance in December. | <urn:uuid:4bf1b837-c3e9-4eda-88f1-5030a7a20ba8> | 2013-05-21T17:39:07Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Historical events were always very important in Tintin’s stories. During his first adventure, Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (1929), Tintin travels to Russia. After the October Revolution in 1917 and a five-year civil war, Stalin had succeeded Lenin in 1924. He accelerated industrialization and his political police terrified the population. Moreover, the country was ravaged by famine. At that time, Westerners were frightened of “Bolsheviks” and Hergé worked for a right-wing Catholic anticommunist newspaper, Le XXè Siècle. Tintin in the Land of the Soviets only reflected people’s mentality of that time. Hergé denounced fake factories that misled western journalists, arbitrary arrests, false elections,1 torture in prison, abandoned children, and so on.
Five years later, in 1934, Tintin went to China which was the victim of Japanese imperialism. Since 1931, Japanese troops had occupied parts of the Chinese mainland. Hergé based his story upon the events of the time. For example, in The Blue Lotus, he found his inspiration in the blowing-up of the South Manchurian railway, which brought about the Japanese invasion of China and ultimately Japan’s resignation from the League of Nations in 1933. Hergé reproduced all these events in The Blue Lotus. He had been made aware of China’s situation by Chang and he opposed Japan, which was in opposition to the pro-Japanese western position. It was the first time he has taken so much interest in international events. Less partisan, the presentation of Palestine is different in the three versions of Tintin in the Land of Black Gold. Hergé never finished the first which takes place entirely in Palestine, because the Second World War broke out. In the second version, published in 1949, he referred to the struggle of Jewish organizations against the British occupier. But in 1969, British editors put pressure on Hergé and he removed these allusions. This last version thereby lost its historical aspect.
Thanks to his narrative techniques, Hergé referred to events that are normally not treated in comic strips. His method was complex, nevertheless one of his favorite tools was the imaginary country. Tintin travels twice to the first imaginary country created by Hergé, San Theodoros. Here, in The Broken Ear, the political context was inspired by the Gran Chaco War, a bloody conflict - resulting in 100,000 deaths - between Bolivia and Paraguay, which began in 1932,2 then in Tintin and the Picaros, Hergé illustrated the economic and political situation in South America.
Syldavia and Borduria are the most successful of Hergé’s imaginary countries. These “East European metaphors” recall two critical periods of the twentieth century.3 The two countries first appeared in King Ottokar’s Sceptre, in 1938. Since 1933, Germany had threatened Austria, and on March 11, 1938, German troops had invaded the little country. These events were recent when the serialization of King Ottokar’s Sceptre began. In fact, Syldavia is the synthesis of three real countries. First, the conspiracy and the “fifth column” infiltrated into Syldavia represent the conspiracy against Austria. Second, its old conflict with Borduria, its architecture and its language have Polish characteristics. And third, geography and history resemble these of Romania. Likewise, Borduria is similar to Germany. For example, they both invaded their neighbour, Syldavia and Poland on several occasions. Moreover, the name of the pro-Bordurian party’s leader, “Müsstler”, seems to be a synthesis of Mussolini and Hitler.4 Uniforms that look like SS uniforms, and planes that are very similar to Messerschmit 109E fighters,5 are other signs of Hergé’s aim: to describe and denounce an Anschluss. Sixteen years later, Syldavia and Borduria were back in The Calculus Affair (1954-1956) during the Cold War. In Europe, the situation had been very tense since 1946, a situation worsened by the Berlin blockade, the Korean war and the Warsaw Pact. The arms race speeded up and the first H-bomb was exploded in 1953. Spying was intense. In The Calculus Affair, many elements refer to the events of the period. Tensions between the two countries appear to have been inspired by the situation between the two Germanys. Moreover, the personality cult of Plekszy-Gladz, the Bordurian president, resembled Stalin’s personality cult.6 Finally, with its architecture and the methods of its police, Borduria is similar to a country of the eastern bloc. Syldavia and Borduria could easily represent the confrontation between the two blocs, as they represented in the past the conflict between western democracies and Germany.7
Through imaginary countries, like Syldavia and San Theodoros, and direct allusion to real events, Hergé showed a concern for accurate explanations that had consequences in the perception of Tintin stories. Many adults read Tintin a long time after they discover his adventures, maybe because they did not completely understand the historical context during their childhood. But some questions about the perception of Tintin stories still exist. How would a child who does not know anything about history interpret the context of King Ottokar’s Sceptre, for example? How would a young Japanese interpret the political situation in The Blue Lotus? Nevertheless, enormous sales of Tintin’s stories - more than 120 million copies in 40 languages8 - show that allusions to historical events do not affect the success. Events were seen through Belgian eyes, but the hero travels the whole world and he is extremely open-minded. Nationality, language and religion have little significance, because a reader of Tintin’s adventures can always identify with the reporter. Hergé said “There are clearly reasons for this success since it has lasted so long and continues to grow. Well then?… It’s like a flowing stream, but what is its nature?… I receive, for example, a lot of mail from India. Here in the office are two letters from Calcutta. Now, what can there be in common between a boy in Calcutta and myself?… That’s something I am still asking myself without finding an answer.”9 His allusions to historical events may be one of the explanations. | <urn:uuid:4e91899b-903f-4eee-9e39-0e6efc0fe4f2> | 2013-05-21T17:25:07Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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SAN JOSE -- Internet auctioneer eBay Inc. has canceled plans to allow live pets to be sold on its Web site after receiving thousands of angry letters from users.
The San Jose-based company has long banned the sale of live animals except fish and snails, and officials said Monday they were scrapping plans to create a separate classifieds category that would feature free ads from animal shelters and paid ads from breeders.
Over the weekend, an eBay manager revealed in a posting to an online message board that the company was considering lifting the ban, prompting letters from more than 2,000 users, most of whom urged that the ban remain, said company spokesman Hani Durzy.
Users were worried the listings would encourage puppy mills, where animals are sometimes bred in unsanitary conditions, and that it would be difficult to differentiate between legitimate animal shelters and unsavory sources.
" The feedback was pretty overwhelming," Durzy said. "Farms and for-profit commercial breeders wasn't something that they wanted to see."
Booming sales of pet supplies - and the possibility that users may want a pet listing service - had prompted the company to reconsider its ban on the sale of live animals, Durzy said. | <urn:uuid:58796d18-baeb-412b-8008-4f31ff49f5d3> | 2013-05-21T17:13:10Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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CANADA APPLAUDS MICHIGAN VOTE
Canada on Wednesday hailed Michigan voters' defeat of a proposal that would have meant referendums on whether new bridges or tunnels can be built between their state and Canada. The voters on Tuesday defeated Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel “Matty” Moroun's efforts to require a public vote before any competing international crossing can be built with state money. It came in response to the proposed construction of a publicly owned bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said a new bridge is important to the economies of both countries and said he's very pleased to see the people of Michigan support it.
LAOS STARTS WORK ON CONTROVERSIAL DAM
Laos formally began building a dam on the Mekong River on Wednesday, despite comments from the country's prime minister that the project would be delayed. The dam is being built despite concerns that the dam will irreparably harm fish stocks, which are an important food source for millions of people in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Diplomats and environmentalists in the neighboring countries had protested, to no avail. | <urn:uuid:7417bccc-1dff-4d81-acc5-e79c559715fa> | 2013-05-21T17:11:41Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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A Springvale woman saw a big, unexplained orange light in the
sky on Christmas Day night.
It was 10pm when the woman arrived home.
"I had just got out of my car and looked down the driveway
when I saw the light."
She said there was no noise as it came toward her which she
gauged was travelling at the speed of a plane from the
Westmere direction and at a distance in the sky above. It
flew above her as it continued south west.
The woman said she expected it to go toward the Wanganui
airport, but the orange light turned east and disappeared
The lights were reported by others in Taranaki, Napier,
Wellington, Nelson and Christchurch.
A Kapiti Coast resident who saw three lights and filmed them
coming from behind the Paekakariki Hill has posted it to
Some have explained the lights as being lanterns, but the
Springvale woman said the orange light was not flickering.
"I don't believe in UFOs, but I would like to know what I
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OECD's 2012 Economic Survey of the Euro examines recent economic developments, policy and prospects. In addition it includes special chapters cover Euro Area imbalances and Euro Area governance and structural reforms and their short-term impact.
Table of contents:
Executive summary Assessment and recommendations -The euro area sovereign debt crisis threatens the financial system and growth -The emerging recession is driven by tightening financial conditions and weak confidence -The crisis must be resolved by restoring confidence and dealing with the underlying causes -Monetary policy should continue to support nominal demand through maintaining price stability while the public finances are repaired -The public finances need to be strengthened -An ambitious package of structural reforms is needed to boost growth and rebalance the euro area -Stronger EU fiscal, financial and structural governance is needed to create stability -Financial governance is key to preventing future imbalances -Bibliography Chapter 1.A sustainable euro area -Rebalancing the euro area economy -Near-term crisis management measures are needed to avoid a very abrupt adjustment and contagion -Strengthening euro area economic, fiscal and financial governance -Bibliography Chapter 2.Structural reforms to create balanced growth and resolve imbalances -Boosting growth and raising real incomes across the board -It takes time for the full gains to be achieved, but many reforms can boost activity in the near term -Structural reforms are needed to rebalance the euro area economy -Is there a case for co-ordination of structural reforms? -Bibliography Glossary | <urn:uuid:4aad0e45-f3a3-46a9-b6d7-ee120e37239b> | 2013-05-21T17:17:07Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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"Your Beautiful Nightmare" KatarinaKatarina Leigh Waters has begun hosting a series of DVD releases. "Katarina's Nightmare Theater" is a look at some of the weirdest, creepiest, and wildest horror films of the past. Produced by Scorpion Releasing, Katarina presents such classic horror titles as "The Devil Within Her," starring Joan Collins and Donald Pleasence and "Nothing but the Night" with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Katarina hosts a segment prior to the film, and often conducts interviews with people involved in the productions as well as feature-length commentaries.
So if you are a fan of the WILD World Champion, let "Your Beautiful Nightmare" treat you to a frightfully good time. You can order one or all of the DVDs in the series at http://www.scorpionreleasing.com/katarina/index.php
Shelly Martinez, aside from her work in numerous well-known wrestling companies, has been seen as an actress in many films and music videos. She also created and starred in a series of videos as a campy superheroine named "Sprinkles." In 2011, she had a starring role in the Smashing Pumpkins' music video for "Owata" Here are all the previously released "Sprinkles" videos...
"Sprinkles" Episode 1 - "Attack of the Mighty Mermen From Mars"
"Sprinkles" Episode 2 - "Neuter All Humans"
The Smashing Pumpkins - "Owata" Featuring Shelly Martinez and Cheerleader Melissa/Alissa Flash
Katarina AND Shelly Martinez
Last year, Shelly Martinez and Katarina performed together in a music video for the song "Miss Outta Control" by The Electrolightz.
The Electrolightz - "Miss Outta Control"
Aside from her time in WWE, and her highly-publicized 2008 pictorial in Playboy Magazine, Ashley Massaro has appeared in many other projects, like this music video for "Hell Yeah" by Rev Theory.
Rev Theory - "Hell Yeah"
Also, during her time with the WWE, Ashley managed to find the time to make an appearance on an episode of "Smallville" on the CW. And, finally, Ashley was a contestant on "Survivor: China." Here is a clip from her time there.
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Gerry Caillouet was born the 21st of April 1955 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The family were members of a church that sadly emphasized good works at the expense of grace. This perpetrated Gerry's youthful rebellion against the things of God - until later in life, when his first son was born.
The two most memorable years of Gerry's childhood were spent living on his grandparents farm in upstate New York. Gerry's father instructed him in firearm safety, archery and fly fishing. Gerry spent summers visiting his older sister in the upper peninsula of Michigan. All this stirred a desire for adventure in the outdoors.
After finishing high school, Gerry joined the Marine Corps for adventure. There his rebellion increased. He occasionally dropped in on church, but had no interest in knowing God.
When his tour of duty over in 1976, Gerry and Cyndi were married. To their joy, they had their first son, Courtney. But the young marriage was in trouble. The couple stayed together for their child's sake.
Finally, a co-worker of Gerry's shared about a father's responsibility to care for his children's spiritual well-being in addition to the physical needs. Gerry, feeling condemned by how he had lived - and not understanding God's unconditional love and grace, was sure he would go to Hell when he died. But Gerry did not want his son to make the same mistakes and then to suffer the same fate. So, Gerry began to seek the truth, and he eventually accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior in 1978! Within two weeks his wife Cyndi received the Lord also! Soon their daughter Katie was born, then two years later their second son, Clinton was born. Praise the Lord for this Christian family!
God turned Gerry's love of the outdoors and of adventure in to a ministry that reaches out to unsaved men, women, and children that share these interests. Gerry hosts and produces this nationally syndicated Christian radio program, and Cyndi is the Director of Operations. | <urn:uuid:e9407f7d-cc2b-4e93-ad9f-35ff88b7cbf5> | 2013-05-21T17:39:30Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Unix Power Tools
by Jerry Peek
Trapping Exits Caused by Interrupts
If you're running a shell script and you press your interrupt key (like CTRL-c), the shell quits right away. That can be a problem if you use temporary files in your script because the sudden exit might leave the temporary files there. The trap command lets you tell the shell what to do before it exits. A trap can be used for a normal exit, too. See Table 1.
Here's a script named zpg that uses a temporary file named /tmp/zpg$$ in a system temporary-file directory. The shell will replace $$ with its process ID number. Because no other process will have the same ID number, that file should have a unique name. The script uncompresses the file named on its command line, then starts the pg file viewer. The script uses traps -- so it will clean up the temporary files, even if the user presses CTRL-c. The script also sets a default exit status of 1 that's reset to 0 if pg quits on its own (without an interrupt).
There are two traps in the script:
The first trap, ending with the number 0, is executed for all shell exits -- normal or interrupted. It runs the command line between the single quotes. In this example, there are two commands separated with a semicolon (;). The first command removes the temporary file (using the -f option, so rm won't give an error message if the file doesn't exist yet). The second command exits with the value stored in the stat shell variable. Look ahead at the rest of the script - $stat will always be 1 unless the pg command quit on its own, in which case stat will be reset to 0. Therefore, this shell script will always return the right exit status -- if it's interrupted before it finishes, it'll return 1; otherwise, 0.
The second trap has the numbers 1 2 15 at the end. These are signal numbers that correspond to different kinds of interrupts. On newer shells, you can use signal names instead of the numbers. There's a short list in Table 1. For a list of all signals, type kill -l (lowercase "L") or see your online signal(3) reference page.
This trap is done on an abnormal exit (like CTRL-c). It prints a message, but it could run any list of commands.
Table 1: Some UNIX Signal Numbers for trap Commands
|Signal Number||Signal Name||Explanation|
|1||HUP||When session disconnected|
|2||INT||Interrupt -- often CTRL-c|
|3||QUIT||Quit -- often CTRL-\|
|15||TERM||From kill command|
Shell scripts don't always have two traps. Look at the nom script for an example.
I usually don't trap signal 3 (QUIT) in scripts that I use myself. That gives me an easy way to abort the script without springing the trap (removing temporary files, etc.). In scripts for general use, though, I usually do trap it.
Also, notice that the echo commands in the script have 1>&2 at the end. That tells the Bourne shell to put the output of the echo command on the standard error instead of the standard output. This is a good idea because it helps to make sure that errors come to your screen instead of being redirected to a file or down a pipe with the other standard output text. (In this particular script, that doesn't matter much because the script is used interactively. But it's a good habit to get into for all of your scripts.)
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Where do you stand on these questions of
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important is a candidate's stand on individual rights compared to
other issues when deciding who to vote for?
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Shakhtar beat Chelsea to Taison
Shakhtar Donetsk have signed Taison from Metalist Kharkiv, snatching the player from under the nose of Chelsea.
Chelsea had been looking at the player and hoping to sign him, only for Shakhtar to step in and meet Taison's release clause.
"I am happy to play for such a great club," Taison told his new club's official website. "I played a lot against Shakhtar and I have a lot of information about them. I know Shakhtar's Brazilians. I really want to help the club win new titles.
"I'll train and work, respecting everyone who plays for the club. In the first place I have respect for all. Of course, I will try to play as best I can."
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Diane Lane filed for divorce from Josh Brolin around Valentine's Day
Diane Lane filed for divorce from Josh Brolin on February 15 and signed the papers on Valentine's Day, OTRC.com has learned.
The two have been married for eight years and have no children together. A spokesperson for both actors had confirmed to OTRC.com on Thursday, February 21, that they had plan to end their marriage.
(This is one of the first major celebrity divorces filed in 2013. Check out which stars called in quits in 2012.
This marked the second marriage for both Brolin, 45, and Lane, 48. They wed on Aug. 15, 2004. Lane said irreconcilable differences were the reason for their split and cited February 13 as the official date they separated, according to a copy of the divorce papers obtained by OTRC.com. She signed the documents on Valentine's Day and had them filed at a Los Angeles court the following day.
The couple had actually parted ways several months ago, a source close to the matter told OTRC.com.
Both Lane and Brolin began their first marriages to other people in 1988. The actress was previously married to "Highlander" actor Christopher Lambert for five years, until 1994. They share a daughter. Brolin was married to actress Alice Adair from 1988 to 1992. They share a son and daughter.
The news about Lane's and Brolin's split comes more than a month after the actor was arrested on New Year's Day for misdemeanor public intoxication in Santa Monica, California. He was detained just before midnight on New Year's Day after police found him drunk on a sidewalk in the city.
This was not Brolin's first brush with the law. In 2004, he was arrested for spousal battery at the home he shared with wife Diane Lane. However, a spokesperson for the actor said at the time, according to People magazine, that it was "a misunderstanding" and that Lane did not want to press charges.
Lane is known for her role in films such as "The Perfect Storm," "Unfaithful," "Under the Tuscan Sun" and "Jumper."
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Trojan Horse pt 2
The second part of Trojan Horse.
Aromatic Hydrocarbons of Heaven had been discovered six weeks previously, by the ancient, automated wide-baseline array that kept a wary - and largely ignored - eye on those stars on the other side of the Gulf of Cinders. Exactly what it was, was very difficult to say: all that could be gathered from the telemetry was that it was a massively blue-shifted object, travelling so close to c that it would arrive within a matter of weeks; that it showed no signs of deceleration; that said object came from the other side of the Gulf of Cinders; and that it was very, very big.
None of these facts were exactly cause for jubilation (though there were those of us, and I count myself among them, who were relieved to see the slowly but relentlessly escalating proxy wars of the Nagari and the Inskillin pause as they took stock of this new threat.)
Efforts were made to contact the ship; no reply came, which led to a natural increase in suspicion, and the beginnings of public panic. The panic was partially dispelled when it was noted that - as the ship did not appear to be making any effort to slow itself - it would simply pass through the system, potentially using Kormack's Lesson for a gravitational boost but otherwise interacting with us not at all. But then, the object might not be a ship at all, but simply a very large relativistic weapon (and with it's tau factor, it's mass was on an equal footing with that of a terrestrial planet). And there were those who pointed this out, in tones grim and hysterical and everything in between, seemingly determined to terrify the populace with worst-case doomsday scenarios. Many of the factions worked to suppress such speculations, as best they could; there was no defense against such a weapon, and thus nothing to be gained over such speculations.
As is so often the case, neither scenario turned out to be true. The object did not pass through the system, nor did it impact with Kormack's Lesson. Instead, it simply, incredibly, impossibly came to a dead stop thirty lims below the south pole of Kormack's Lesson.
The ship immediately began to saturate the electromagnetic spectrum with its transmissions. It identified itself as the Aromatic Hydryocarbons of Heaven, apologized for its silence (claiming that the nature of their drive made any attempt at communication through the EM spectrum useless), and claimed to be packed to bursting with desperate refugees. Those comms were jammed after a short period, thanks to a contingency plan put in place by farsighted Inskillin who had prepared to redirect a significant fraction of the suncup's capacity towards just that purpose; but the Omegists had been able to talk for long enough to convince a fair number of people that they deserved, at the very least, a fair hearing; that the danger they posed was not axiomatic.
In the weeks that followed, the Containment Armada had gradually formed around the Aromatic Hydrocarbons of Heaven, composed of ships sent from every military in the system. Getting the ships there was not cheap: the AHoH was off the ecliptic, far away from the interplanetary transport network, and thus expensive in energy. Nevertheless, thousands of ships had come, principally from the Nagari and the Inskillin, but also from the Twessin and the Alsurin, as well as from the numberless sects, trading cooperatives, and ministates that swarmed in the Inner and Outer Belts. Their chief job was to jam any attempts at communication in a more energy efficient manner than simply swamping the AHoH's coms with power beamed from the suncup, but they were also charged with annihilating the vessel should it do anything in the least bit suspicious.
Whether they excercised that responsibility was partly up to me to determine.
Or rather, officially, and publicly. Privately, it was a decision that had already been made.
My presence here was a formality, and a deception, and a sop to the conscience of future generations.
It was also a debasement of every professional ethic I'd ever lived by; but then, there are higher principles in this world than mere ethics. And if my conscience was pained by what I must do, it was salved knowing that I'd chosen this path myself.
The stateroom of the Guns of Normandy was a small chamber, made to seem more spacious than it really was through artful use of holograms: all four walls gave the impression of being open balconies, overlooking Nagar from an altitude so great that the curvature of the surface was marked. Inside, the furnishings were opulent; chairs upholstered in thick brown fur, arranged around an ovoid table of dark mahongany that hung motionless in mid-air, maintaing its position with concealed microthrusters. The floor was a dark red carpet, the ceiling a frieze of a battle carved into marble.
In truth it wasn't large enough to fit more than a dozen people, but then, it didn't need to be. You didn't get inside unless you were a person of importance: a visiting captain or admiral, a ranking politician, or - like me - an Arbiter.
I entered through a circular hatch in the ceiling, allowing the stevedore robots clamped to my limbs to guide me in more or less dignified fashion. The state room was located just behind the bridge, along the ship's axis of rotation. As a consequence, there was no gravity, a condition in which most spacers were entirely comfortable, but in which I was less than graceful. Only two of the chairs were occupied, by elderly men who fell under the first category of those allowed in: one clad in the brilliant red-and-yellow of the Inskillin Navy, resplendant with tattooed insignia and implanted battle-honors, the other in the sober black worn by all Nagari Puritans, the only clue to rank a minute impact ruby set into the simple collar. Beneath their uniforms, though, they couldn't have looked more alike: both spry in their age, with wiry bodies and faces scarred from decades of command. "Metacommander. Over-Admiral," I said, nodding to each in turn, "I never thought to see you sharing a room in peace. It gives me great hope for the future."
Over-Admiral Orkit Markis' only response to my weak attempt at humor was to skewer me with a basilisk stare. Metacommander Yuman Fyell stood, touched his forehead and extended a black-gloved hand, smiling warmly. "Arbiter Sthon. It has been too long since I've had the pleasure. Please, sit."
I touched my own forehead and we clasped wrists. With Markis I exchanged head-bows, ensuring that mine was lower - though not too much lower - than his.
"Would you care for a refreshment?" Fyell asked. "Food? Pharmaceuticals?"
I shook my head. "You know my feelings on indulging any biological impulses while working."
He inclined his head. "Good to see you haven't relaxed your standards since last we dealt, Arbiter."
"I've been at this a long time, Metacommander. I've developed my habits and methods for very good reasons, as I'm sure you know. Besides which," I smiled, "I'm too old to know how to change."
The Metacommander chuckled. "I'm afraid that's a charge that could be applied to every man in this room," he said.
Markis leaned forward. "Enough banter. We all know why we're here. Let's get on with it."
Each man was, as their titles implied, the ranking officer in their respective navies. As those navies happened to be the two most substantial military forces around Kormack's Lesson, that made them the two most powerful men in the amalgamated fleet that had gathered around the Aromatic Hydrocarbons of Heaven. Just a few weeks before, they'd been opponents in the deadly, endless Go tournament of interplanetary power politics. Now a greater threat had forced them together as allies, though it was clear neither trusted the other.
"Actually, Over-Admiral, I'm not sure that we all know why we're here," I remarked pointedly. "If you wish to get down to business, by all means ... but perhaps we should start by ensuring that we all know what that business is."
In truth, I had my suspicions, but nothing concrete had been said. At the mutual requests of the Inskillin Parliament and the Nagari Prelate's Office, I'd travelled out to meet the armada, in order to serve as an intermediary in dividing responsibilities and powers within the allied chain of command. A thankless task, but those negotiations had been finished days ago: the Inskillin had agreed to give the Nagari ultimate primacy, as ultimately they must, though the Nagari had quickened the process by giving trading concessions and a base or two of middling strategic importance in the kuiper belt. Once the two men in this room - as well as the Inskillin Parliament and the Nagari Prelate - had assented to the deal, I'd returned to my yacht, to enjoy a few days of piece and quiet while I prepared myself for my next task, which I already knew (without it being said) would involve the Omegist intruders in some intimate way.
The summons had come over an encrypted channel just a few hours ago. It had requested my presence aboard the Guns of Normandy, at my earliest convencience, and said absolutely nothing about why.
Metacommander Fyell, technically the ranking officer in the room, clasped his hands on the table in front of him, and began. "Arbiter, both our governments are more than satisfied with the deals you've worked out between us. Furthermore, your record speaks for itself: you've averted more wars than most men have even known were in danger of starting. You've worked closely with the governments of Nagar, Inskillis, Alsur, and with numerous smaller states. You've also had extensive experience with the trading cooperatives. Your career is long and illustrious."
I favored the precis of my resume with a single, extended nod, keeping to myself the coda that we were inside a vessel that marked a glaring failure on my part, a fact of which both men were quite aware.
"I mention all of this merely as a way of saying that you are trusted, not just by Nagar and Inskillis, but by almost every faction around Kormack's Lesson. This makes you a very unique individual, Mos Sthon."
"Thank you, Metacommander. I like to think so myself, and am glad to know that my estimation is shared."
"There is one other qualification you have, Arbiter, which the Metacommander is too polite to point out," said Moskin. "And that is, that your faith is not in doubt. It is publicly known to be very strong, and those who know you privately attest to the truth of this."
"Existence is nothing, without faith in the Holy Spirit," I said. "Without it, what purpose love, and life?"
"Just so," said Fyell. "Arbiter, as I'm sure you must know, our presence here cannot be maintained indefinately. One way or another, our foreign visitors must be dealt with."
Markis spoke. "The question is of course precisely how to deal with them. There are those who advocate their immediate destruction. This is one of the very few things that myself and the Over-Admiral see eye to eye on. However it is not our place to make policy, and regrettably, back home there are many who advocate that they be allowed to stay."
"Before we go any further, Arbiter, you should know that this chamber has been completely sealed off for this discussion. All recording devices have been deactivated. Anything said in this room, will stay in this room."
"With that in mind," Fyell said, "We would appreciate if you were to tell us your feelings on this matter."
I nodded. "Frankly, gentlemen, I agree with you. True, my career has been one of defusing tense situations, averting bloodshed whenever possible. Previously, however, all those conflicts - and potential conflicts - have been between people who, regardless of faction, share the same culture and faith. Your own peoples are illustration enough of this: as different as they are, both are without question devoutly Monadic. Now," I shook my head, "We deal with creatures whose very humanity is open to question, so long have they been in thrall to thinking machines. For all we know, they may carry one of those devices with them. The truth is, we know nothing of them, save that millenia ago, our ancestors fought a desperate, destructive war to free themselves of the deilects tyranny, a war from which they didn't even escape with their lives. Whatever they profess to be their purpose in coming here, we cannot now - nor can we ever - rule out the possibility that they are a ploy to subvert us, to weaken us, and eventually to conquer us. If we let such a thing happen, then the Nova War was fought for nothing."
"Strange," Markis said, "To hear a man of peace use such rhetoric. I would have thought you'd be one of those urging tolerance."
"Over-Admiral, everything I have done has been in the service of the people of Kormack's Lesson, whatever their faction. That has been the over-arching theme of my career. Considered in that light, I hope any contradiction between my past actions and my present words will disappear." I sighed. "It's true, many of my supporters are in favor of taking the Omegists at their word and letting them stay. Whether they speak out of idealism, naivete, or simple historical ignorance, I do not know. I suspect a mixture of all three. Regardless, it is a dangerous attitude."
Fyell nodded. "I've known you long enough to know that you're telling the truth, Yeil." He leaned in close, and spoke his next words slowly. "If you accept the offer - in truth, the request - we are about to make, that is a truth you are not to speak ever again, to anyone."
I frowned. "Metacommander?"
"The sad thing is that there are enough people willing to give the Omegists the benefit of the doubt, that our hand is stayed. We can - for now - maintain the interdict, blocking any communications or physical contact, but we cannot simply remove the threat. And we cannot maintain the interdict forever." He paused. "Our governments have urged that we send a diplomatic mission to the Omegists. Preliminary talks with their leaders - that is of course assuming they have leaders - have already begun, though we have kept it very quiet. Nevertheless, they have agreed to allow a single man aboard, leaving open the possibility of letting aboard a larger contingent in exchange for as-yet unspecified concessions."
"And you want me to be that man," I said.
"You are the best choice. However...." he paused, suddenly awkward.
Markis spoke into the silence. "It is important for you to realize, Mos Sthon, that you will not return from this mission. It is a ruse."
"Your purpose will not be to gather information, establish diplomatic relations, or anything of the kind. It will be to convince the Omegists to allow aboard a sizable contingent. Placed within the bodies of members of the contingent will be antilithium charges, of sufficient megatonnage yield to destroy the alien vessel."
"Why the deception? Why not simply destroy them and be done with it?"
"Such a thing is politically impossible, for both our governments. Perhaps more so on Inskillis, where people love peace and the people's will prevails...."
Fyell snorted, and looked about to respond. Instinctively acting to abort the quarrel while still embryonic, I said, "But won't such an act be too obvious? If it's plausible deniability you're looking for, blowing the Omegists up with antimatter is hardly the way to go about it."
"Do you understand their relatavistic drive, Arbiter?" Fyell asked.
"Of course not. No one does."
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