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Nigeria/Zambia: Afcon - Any Hope After Nigeria, Zambia 1-1 Draw?
After a grueling 90minutes encounter at the the Mhobela Stadium in Nelspruit , South Africa, Nigeria and Zambia played a 1-1 draw.
What is your opinion of the game? Was the Zambian penalty deserved? Did Nigeria play better compared to her first game? Was Skipper Joseph Yobo's absence felt? What is Nigeria's chance(s) of qualifying from the group?
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This piece uses the helmets structural properties designed to contain the brain in case of a huge blow. In this case he inverted the concept; the helmet has a perforated side and a real gun permanently attached so that the suicidal person can put the helmet on, close the visor and shoot his brains out. Thanks to the “clean suicide” helmet, none of the friends or family have to clean the bits and pieces of brain from the walls afterwards. His peculiar sense of humor and reality is a weird mix that people have learned to appreciate and celebrate.
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to fight all over again on this and maybe threaten something on the debt ceiling, which for them would be worse. >> one of the things that hasn't changed since the republicans saying these job numbers are terrible. we're going to keep cutting medical they get even worse. >> so in terms of the big battle and any kind of possible grand bargain, you think that's over continuing resolution and budget numbers? >> yeah. well, i mean, the first thing that comes up time-wise, is on march 1st we have to deal with the sequester because the republicans reordered the way that these things are going to fall on the calendar. the sequester is those automatic spending cuts. billions -- tens of billions of dollars just this year in spending cuts. the republicans would like to have some kind of spending cut win this year, and that might be their only opportunity to get one, so you can see them hunkering in and saying, you know, we're going take the hit on defense spending cuts, but we're going to get spending cuts here by hook or by crook, and for democrats they might say, you know, we would rather lose
the debt ceiling to keep going up through the middle of may. that would delay the expected shutdown -- rather, showdown between democrats and republicans over spending cuts. the house passed the bill last week. president obama said he will sign it if it passes in the senate. >>> chuck hagel will face some tough questions today in his bid to become defense secretary. the senate armed services committee will hold his confirmation hearing. he's a former republican senator but may have a hard time winning support from the senate's gop members. six republicans have already said they will oppose his nomination. they have questions about comments he made about israel and iran. if confirmed, hagel would be the first vietnam vet to lead the pentagon. >>> president obama says he hopes for some form of immigration within six months. in an interview with telemundo, he says the plan must include a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants already in the country. and he says it's time for congress to act. >> we've been working on this for a long time. we know what the issues are. i've
stability. let's hope we wet through the debt ceiling crisis, and then you'll see the private sector invest. if there's one thing this president is going to be known for, he is all over the social issues, guns and gay marriage and healthcare but has done nothing to help this economy. and when you look at what jack will you and rob neighbors and gene sprawling did in the summer of 2011, are you shock wed have had this anemic recovery? and we're not in a recovery. near a recession. >> one more quarter and we're in a technical recession as well. one more quarter of negative. let's talk about this for a little bit. so, what we really need is growth to come back into the economy. for me, ronald reagan, margaret thatcher, said let people keep more of their own money and then people invest in their businesses or invest in themselves go out to dinner, a movie. thatthat's economic growth. >> you're absolutely correct. and look, the numbers are clear. if we were growing at three to four, five%, which is not out of the realm of possibility, happened under ronald reagan -- we could grow our way out of
can get it done sooner in the first half of the year, if possible. >> and remember that debt ceiling hostage taking? well, today, senate republicans passed the debt ceiling extension. so you're seeing a confident president determined to carry out his second term agenda and it's happening right now. joining me now is nia maliqa henderson and joan walsh. >> joan, two weeks into the second term, what do you think he can get done? >> well, you know, i'm semi-optimistic about immigration reform, reverend al, although i'm starting to have a few more doubts. you know, if democrats were like republicans, they would not help the republy c llicans out and d immigration reform. but the president is trying, chuck schumer has put together this bipartisan group. but the thing that seems like a big sticking point to me is even the supposedly pro-immigration forces are saying enforcement first. and they're ignoring the fact that this president has been all about enforcement. i mean, you know it better than i do. there is some civil rights folks who are entirely happy with some of the deportation pol
ceiling -- the last time i checked, 87 americans did not die from the fiscal cliff or the debt ceiling. they are dying from unrestricted access to guns and congress is to blame. >> jennifer: give us some hope. if you have to put your prognosticating hat on, which of the measures are going to get through this congress? will there be an assault weapons ban, background checks and a ban on high-capacity magazines. >> if general mccrystal continues to speak out that these are designed for war and maximum body damage, not for a civilized society, we might get that ban on assault weapons. we should get a universal background check for all gun sales so it's harder for criminals, the mentally ill and terrorist groups that come to u.s. gun shows because they can buy assault weapons without a background check in this country, we should be able to get that. the ban on high-capacity ammunition clips is just common sense. we should get consumer protection standards like we have for toy guns but not real guns and then lindsay graham is so disingenuous -- he has done everything
. the underlying bill that we're going to vote on in a little while suspends the debt ceiling for a period of time, as we all know. my amendment doesn't change that fact, but it addresses one of the consequences of that fact. the fact is, this bill suspends the debt ceiling, but it doesn't resolve the underlying problem. and so we're going to be back here in a few months with the same impasse that we've had in the past. what do we do about the mounting debt? what do we do about having reached the debt ceiling? and will twe we do anything abot curving the spending that is -- mr. baucus: madam president, the senate is not in order. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. mr. toomey: so -- thank you, madam president. so, the fact is, we're going to be -- mr. baucus: madam president, madam president, the senate is not in order. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. the senators shall take their conversations out of chamber. mr. toomey: thank you, madam president. so my point is that we're going to be back at this situation where we will have reached the debt limit once again.
be fun to use a government shutdown or a debt ceiling crisis to force further cuts. you guys sure know how to show a gal a good time. there's no question over the long term we have to balance budgets and pay down our debts, but short-term deficit hawkishness is hurting us badly right now. our problem is not relief for storm victims or federal money for family planning services, it's a tax base that's too low to support rising health care costs and an aging population over the long term. let's deal with those problems over the long term. but for now, congress, how about we just try to avoid shooting ourselves in the foot. i know blaming government for a lack of spending is not the type of blaming government that the gop usually enjoys, but in lean times it's the only type of blaming government that we can afford. you know what would really be great is some stimulus, but you understand that's probably too much to ask for. so for now let's just keep the government from reversing the private sector-led recovery that is already under way. all right. that does it for us here at the cycle and
vote on the debt ceiling in 30 minutes. what we expect to happen there and what it means for the larger budget bat until d.c. asional have constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues... with three strains of good bacteria. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. behind the silver of philadelphia cream cheese. it always begins with fresh, local milk, blended with real wholesome cream. going fresh from the farm, to our fridge, in just six days. because we believe in fresh taste. that's the way we set the standard for intensely rich, luscious flavor. so our story of fresh taste always ends... deliciously. when it comes to taste, philadelphia sets the standard. >>> in the next hour, the senate is expected to vote on and pass the house's debt ceiling deal. a bill that su spends the debt limit for four months and foregoes the threat of default but doesn't end the fiscal threat. sequestration looms large over the capitol. a provision in the bill being voted on today would whoeld house and
on the debt ceiling and always keeping it, well, a little racy. >> the obama administration once again finds itself locking horns with republicans over the issue of raising the debt ceiling. the amount of money the nation is legally allowed to borrow. >> oh, yeah. when it comes to raising the debt ceiling, the president is having a hard time getting it up. >> brian williams does such a good job slow jamming. that's going to wrap things up for me today. i'm going to see you tomorrow, 11:00 a.m. eastern. joining us richard bloomen thaul and debbie wasserman schultz and david ciciline and mayor greg stanton of phoenix. you should have seen the way it was spelled in my prompter. you should have seen it, alex. you can't. you know? they try to make things easier for me, and then i just mess it up. now with alex wagner coming up next. don't go anywhere. yes she is, yes she is. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. 100% vegetable juice, with three of your daily vegetable servings in every little bottle.
to extend the debt ceiling, but another budget battle could shut down the entire federal government. rich edson is lye on capitol hill for the fox business network. what's going on, rich? >> reporter: good afternoon, jon. in a couple of days, the senate will vote on a proposal to extend the debt ceiling out til may, so if the senate does, it heads to the white house for the president's signature, and that reorders the calendar of deadlines as far as spending is concerned, so next up would be the government spending cuts, the automatic spending cuts known as the sequester followed by march 27th a large chunk of government spending authority runs out. and without an agreement the, basically, no spending agreement there you'd have a government shutdown on may 18th, that's the next debt ceiling deadline if this does manage to pass the house and the u.s. senate and go to the president's desk for his signature. analysts are saying next up now is that big government spending fight dealing with the appropriations process, and it makes it more likely now with that up next that there could be a got
the debt ceiling for the next four months. in the bill, an interesting provision that with holds member's pay if they fail to pass a budget by april 15th. >>> president obama's popularity is on the rise. a "washington post" poll found his favorability rating at 60%. that's a three-year high. 37% had an unfavorable view. >>> david visitor is dismissing a bipartisan proposal on immigration reform. and vitter went after florida senator marco rubio calling him amazingly naive to believe the plan would not amount to amnesty. >>> lamar alexander of tennessee talked to chuck todd on "the daily rundown" about gun control and video games. take a listen. >> i think video games is a bigger problem than guns because video games affect people. but the first amendment limits what we can do about video games. the second amendment to the constitution limits what we can do about guns. >>> senator john mccain appeared at a breakfast in washington where he told a joke about himself and the low approval ratings of his colleagues. >> a guy ran up in the airport and say anybody tell you look like john mccain
to raise the debt ceiling. >> a tornado it is being blamed for a death in georgia. homes were destroyed, cars were tossed. thousands of people are without power in tennessee. three tornadoes touched down. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> it was a rough night in maryland. we had anywhere from 1-4 inches of rain. temperatures right now or in the 50's. a cold front is going through. following are steady temperatures for the rest of the day. there could be some leftover rain showers. it will be a lot colder this afternoon. seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> we have a crash northbound on 95 at 32 in howard county. three left lanes are blocked. things are moving fine. we do not see any delays. some flooding from the heavy downpours overnight. york road, we have a closure. eastbound 50, we have a crash that is blocking the right lane. some debris blocking the right lane. 65 on the harrisburg expressway . traffic is moving find in both directions. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> 52 degrees at the airport. >> 11 treat designer is coming up with a plan t
happening. >> steve wood, always excellent. ashley: good stuff, sieve. now to the debt ceiling talking about washington. the senate is expected to vote on a temporary measure. rich edson in washington with more on that. rich. >> senators will likely pass the debt ceiling increase this afternoon and the president is expected to sign it extending the debt ceiling through may 18th and paving the way for the next washington fight, spending. >> the republican playbook of continuing complaining about spending is something we know we have to do something with spending. >> there are two things we know about tax increases for sure. first, they reduce jobs and hurt economic growth. and second, they distract us from addressing the real problem which is spending. >> so automatic spending cuts known as the sequester begin in march and a large forges portion of government spending authority runs out on march 27th. if lawmakers fail to reach a spending and budget deal we'll have another government shutdown then. president obama is allowing his jobs council to expire. the 2-year-old council including busine
the debt ceiling compromise passed the senate. that's a fiscal crisis temporarily averted. it comes just a day after we learn that gdp, that's the mesh shush of how well our economy is performing, contracted by 0.1%. here is how some of the financial media covered it. quote, the best looking contraction in gdp you will ever see. and, quote, don't freak out about gdp. so what's going on here? less government spending happened. primarily in defense. that overshadowed more spending on the part of consumers and businesses, which is what these reporters were actually looking at. for more we go to jared bernstein a senior fellow on the center of budget and policy priorities and jonathan capehart a political opinion writer for "the washington post." welcome to both of you. >> thanks, karen. >> okay, jared. you know i like to come to you with these kinds of things. say what? it's good but it's bad? explain that one to me. >> well, sure. i mean, i already knew we were growing slowly. in fact, i'd say too slowly. i didn't think the economy was actually contracting before yesterday's report for the
talking with the senator, the debt ceiling crisis could soon be resolved at least for now. the senate set to vote on a bill to raise the federal borrowing limit just temporarily. we're live in washington with that story next. eat good fats. avoid bad. don't go over 2000... 1200 calories a day. carbs are bad. carbs are good. the story keeps changing. so i'm not listening... to anyone but myself. i know better nutrition when i see it: great grains. great grains cereal starts whole and stays whole. see the seam? more processed flakes look nothing like naturalrains. you can't argue with nutrition you can see. great grains. search great grains and see for yourself. for multi grain flakes tt are anxcellent source of fiber try great grains banana nut crunch and cranberry almond crunch. making the big romantic gesture. that's powerful. verizon. get a nokia lumia 822 in red for free. jon: fox news weather alert. a powerful storm system sweeps through the southeast, leaving widespread damage in its wake. tornados, flipping cars and flattening homes in bartow county, georgia, yesterday. at least one
the house back no, budget no, pay bill with the current debt ceiling of $64 trillion in mid-may when it is estimated to be $50 million more. the house and senate have to pass budget by mid-april or member paychecks will be held. >> the united states could default on the obligation every few months. not an ideal way to run a government. a short-term solution is better than another imminent manufacturered crisis. >> house republicans passed budget in the obama era and created the salary threat so senate democrats who have not do so this year. >> republicans tried to pass amendments that prioritize payments when cash runs first, pay interest first, social security and active duty military pay. and measure offsetting new debt with the matching spending cut. >> no gimmicks or timing shifts but these would be real cuts and growth in federal spending. >> democrats blocked each amendment. the no budget no, pay act sent unauthorred to the president for promiseed signature. >> the motion carries. >> there is no break in the battle. new deadlines loom. unless the two parties agree on a compromi
. it is set to vote on a bill to athe debt ceiling to keep going up through the middle of may had a would delay the ex-penned showdown between democrats and republicans over spending cuts. the house passed a bill last week. >>> president obama says he will sign it if it passes in the senate. >>> we are still following a developing story out of alabama. a-year-old boy is being held hostage and is now going on three days. here is what we know. 63-year-old man boarded a school bus tuesday after fatally shooting the bus driver. he grabbed the 5-year-old sxwoy pled the scene. police tracked the man down but says he has been holding the child hostage for more than 30 hours. neighbors of the man describe him as a loner and survivalist who distrust it is government. you can count on news4 for updates it is a story continues to unfold. >>> metro says it may need to review its procedures with d.c. fire after a chaotic evening commute. an insulator started smoking on the green line and the emergency responder cut the wrong electricity source. that left two trains stopped for hours between the anacos
the house bill to extend the debt ceiling. it permits the government to borrow billions to avoid default. the bill will now go to president obama for his signature. that's what we know for now. >>> on to the next story, the virginia state senate, this came in the last half hour, has passed legislation making it illegal to smoke with kids in the car. the bill would prohibit smoking in a car with a child under the age of 15. drivers would be ticketed, same way they would for traffic. that goes to the house now. >>> "parks and rec" amy poehler gets a book deal. >>> kourtney kardashian's boy grind describes a luxurious life. >>> here's georgia alfredas, host of "the russ parr show." georgia, the "new york post" story about dan marino and this lovechild has broken. the child he supposedly had with a production assistant. >> the child is only 7-year-old. to the rest of us, this seems like the biggest kept secret in nfl, but according to him, he'sing taking care of this kid for seven years, taking responsibility. he took responsibility then, and continues to take responsibility. however, we als
on the debt ceiling so that it's not fiscal crisis day-in and day-out and we are talking about some other issues that are important. immigration, gun violence. ists to talk about the political dimension of those. come from calf, i have working on the immigration reform and the border problem for 25 years about it looks leak the time has finally, come for this legislation to happen this year. >> politically, is this the time when it could happen? >> yeah. i think it is the time i also think the structure in washington is difficult for the following reason. 1994, he was at the democratic congressional campaign committee. i got sent to help speaker tom folley in a tough race. he was very sure you his support of the assault weapons ban cost him 9,000 votes from people who would always be for him and across the more splinterred districts in the house places where guns you can't get past this. you can't have a rational conversation with people because it's more like religion. there are people who can stop whatever big bill you have going because because of this. >> t
to raising the debt ceiling. the bill passed the house last week and it would suspend the federal -- extend the federal government's borrowing limit through mid may. without the bill, the government would default on its ob gaixes as early as mid- february. president obama is expected to sign the bill into law as soon as it gets to his desk. >>> time right now is 5:33. i'm watching your money and the value of your home. after pulling the economy into a recession, the housing market is finally recovering. we could even be on the cusp of a seller's market. >> reporter: if you've been waiting to sell your house, a great time to do so may be just around the corner. >> as soon as the flowers start showing up, it's going to be a feeding frenzy out there in april. >> housing is the best story of the year. >> reporter: leading local economy watcher dr. steven fuller of george mason university says sellers have been waiting a long time to sell since the bubble burst back in 2006. and buyers have been waiting to buy. with interest rates holding near record lows and the economy picking up some steam, s
bill. connell: we have rich edson on capitol hill. rich: the senate is increasing a debt in the ceiling. that would allow spending through may 18. they can push that date even further into the summer. the debt ceiling moves out of the way for fight over government spending. it has already started. >> clearly, it is the spending that we have to deal. now is the perfect time to do so. the key to a robust recovery is to create jobs and grow. >> it is something that we know. we understand that. there is more to making our recall of an economy. rich: if any of the amendments pass, the bill then heads back to the house. the senate will very likely said this bill to the president's desk this evening. the sequester beginning in march in a large portion of government authority running out march 7. if they fail to reach a spending puma we will have another government shutdown. back to you. connell: let's bring in band manager. -- let's bring in dan and. the president is a bully. is that what that means? >> clearly, john boehner is now understanding that what is going on is he is in the thunder do
to your vest. >> bill: so you are saying when the congress extends the debt ceiling for example for only three months or when they don't pass a budget or kick the sequester can down the road all of this has -- >> -- a negative effect upon people's ability to plan and think through what they are going to do. sequestration is very dangerous because it effects not just civilian jobs it affects the all if i of our military and having people able to respond to a situation at anytime. if they were going to make the cuts -- make the cuts then so people know what to do. don't keep kicking the can down the road. i would think this is not the time to make those cuts. but the -- the inability of congress to act is is just devastating to all of us trying to make our way through this country. >> bill: yeah, and we'll be back into that soup it looks like in just a couple of weeks. your questions about the economy in general. we didn't get to the fact that the gdp fell. we'll get to that with the president tom buffenbarger of the machinists. your comments welcome at 866-55-press
for four more months. the house passed a bill that extends the debt ceiling through may 18th. the legislation also requires both the house and the san jose to approve budgets by april 15th or face the loss of their paychecks. >>> the government of zimbabwe says it has own $217 left in the national treasury. this is after paying public workers last week. the government says it will ask the international community for financial assistance. opposition parties accuse the government of misusing hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue from the country's diamond sales. >>> new this morning, syria and iran are threatening to retaliate against israel for a rare israeli air strike inside syria. u.s. officials say israel is targeting a weapons convoy when it launched the air strike. the convey was believed to be the anti-weapons headed to hezbollah militants. the concern, that would allow the militant to shoot down israeli airplanes. syria said the israeli air strikes hit a military research facility. >>> "the new york times" now revealing for the last four months its computer system
on the fiscal cliff, the three-month extension on the debt ceiling, have done absolutely nothing to resolve our long-term fiscal challenges. and given the fact that we have no long-term agreement, consumers are doing exactly what you're saying. they're hungering down because they're scared. martha: i think you have to accept that across the board, both parties do in terms of nothing being accomplished. >> everybody agrees on that. on all sides. there is no doubt about that. martha: we've got it all figured it out. we'll let them work on it down there in washington. thanks very much, guys. great to have you all here. bill: problem solved, right? martha: yep. bill: got breaking news, martha. getting some aerial pictures from calhoun, georgia. this is hour, hour 15 minutes north of atlanta, georgia. after the storms ripped through the area yesterday and overnight last night. some reports have six dead as a result of this huge storm that went through. some of the images earlier showed some of these foundations just completely rocked to the ground. that is the aftermath you're seeing, what appear to
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Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr, Sep 26, 2003, 12.00am IST
In the course of the not-very-meaningful no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha last month, deputy prime minister L K Advani cited Pokhran II as a turning point in the history of India, and argued that it was post-Pokhran II that India's international standing had increased immensely.
The implication was, of course, that the credit for this success goes entirely to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In foreign policy and defence matters, it is the BJP that calls the shots, and the alliance partners are but passive witnesses. Parliamentary affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, who held the floor for more than two hours during the debate, took up the theme song of success on the foreign policy front. She predictably referred to India finding a place at the high table of the big powers and she too connected it to Pokhran II. She referred in particular to the developed countries' summit in Evian, France, but at the table were also Algeria, Brazil, China, Egypt, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Senegal and South Africa.
Politicians have a legitimate right to claim successes and victories, however symbolic and insubstantial they may be. The problem arises when people who ought to know better and who should bring a note of sobriety to discussions, speak the language of politicians. When experts resort to rhetoric, there is a distinct danger of the country beginning to harbour grand illusions. And some of them, especially those close to the establishment, are indulging in abrasive triumphalism. They say India has now clearly emerged a world power, and point to Washington's request for Indian troops to be deployed in Iraq as incontrovertible evidence of this.
They betray a certain anxiety as they urge the government to respond positively, and dispatch troops to Baghdad promptly. They believe that if this is not done, a golden opportunity would be lost. Neither the Congress nor the experts who disagree with the government have done much to clear the air. All that the Congress president, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, could charge the government with was for giving up the country's independent foreign policy.
Prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee had no trouble in rebutting the charge by pointing to the Parliament resolution criticising the American invasion of Iraq, and India's refusal to send troops to Baghdad. The anti-government critics have not been helpful either. As most of them subscribe to some form of anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, anti-American ideology, their opposition is blinkered, and they fail to convince people because they are not objective and dispassionate.
Consequently, the myths of India's realpolitik in foreign affairs reign supreme. Pokhran II is one of them. It was rather naive on the part of Mr Advani and Ms Swaraj to have harped on the extraordinary significance of Pokhran II, and for arguing that it was the reason for India's status as the new power on the block. This does not mean that India should not have conducted the tests and declared its nuclear weapon capability. Pokhran II is part of India's defence preparedness, and it should remain a natural component of our defence strategy. Nothing more. It is only rogue states like Pakistan and North Korea that flaunt their nuclear weapon capability to assert their importance and strength in international affairs, and try to use it as a bargaining counter.
India is a mature democracy which does not, in any way, depend on its nuclear arsenal to be recognised by the world. In the post-Cold War world, the western powers are paying greater attention to India because they have understood the importance of India as a truly democratic, non-communist country that has survived the battles of the ideological blocs. The Americans and Europeans have now realised that free trade can succeed only in democratic countries.
Hence the belated recognition of India's importance. It has nothing to do with the primitive nuclear weaponry that India can produce after the Pokhran II tests. The other emerging myth is the request for Indian troops to be sent to Iraq. Surprisingly, hard-nosed military analysts seem to feel that it is a recognition of India's potential to play the role of a big power in West Asia. There is something deceptive about the logic. The presence of Indian troops in Baghdad does not serve the country's strategic interests. India will never be allowed to gain even partial control of the oil supplies in the region. That will always remain a western preserve.
If there is a place where Indian troops need to be sent, it is to Afghanistan. The gradual resurgence of the Taliban on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border spells renewed trouble in Jammu and Kashmir as well as for the nascent democratic government in Kabul. One effective way of engaging militancy in the Valley is to fight the Taliban along with the Afghans on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
But the Americans will never agree to an Indian presence in Kabul. Washington will not want to displease Islamabad, and allow a tilt in the balance of power in South Asia in India's favour. There is something wrong with a situation when India's big power status is not recognised in its neighbourhood. The moral: The trappings of power should not be taken as the substance of power. | http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-09-26/edit-page/27182034_1_pokhran-ii-foreign-policy-request-for-indian-troops | dclm-gs1-119720002 | false | false | {
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TNN Jun 15, 2011, 04.16am IST
Almost 70 per cent of our physical body is made up of water. Our body needs anything from one to four litres of water a day, depending on the temperature, humidity, age and other factors. An average person, however, should be drinking as much as 8 to 10 glasses of water a day, while a fifth of the body's requirement of water is sourced from food. The balance is obtained either directly through water or through other liquids. It is water that mixes with our food, making it digestible. Then again, it is water that helps to eliminate waste products from our digestive system. It also helps us to maintain our body temperature.
Contrary to popular belief, you should never have very cold water. Water is best consumed at normal temperature as at extreme temperatures, it disturbs the digestive system of the body. It is a common fact that sugar won't dissolve in very cold water. Similarly, food too does not blend well with cold water and this affects the digestive process. Similarly, when we consume very hot water, our digestive enzymes are not secreted fully and this impacts digestion. Ideally, consume water half hour before or after meals, and if you must sip something along with your food, try lassi or buttermilk.
Many people say tea is good, but in naturopathy, tea, coffee, artificial juices, and cold drinks bring harm to the body and should be avoided. If you must have tea, opt for pure herbal or lemon tea. Also, you should never have carbonated drinks.
Vegetable and fruit juices are good too. These are packed with vitamins and nutrients, antioxidants, minerals and enzymes.
With most of India reeling under immense heat, it is advisable to take cucumber, pomegranate, sweet lime or watermelon juice mixed with lemon juice and honey. Green coconut and the stem of the banana fruit is also very good.
An excellent start to your day is when you consume three to four glasses of water stored in a copper vessel. Have it sip by sip, and never at one go. This is an excellent cure for constipation as well.
Here are some other tips:
Juices should always be fresh. Avoid juices that have been stored for long.
Consume water and juices slowly, sip by sip.
Never warm juices. Have them in their natural state - without sugar or salt.
Do not consume lemon and honey with very hot water. The water should barely be lukewarm.
Take vegetable and fruit juices separately.
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Tigers keep Lobstein in system, trade Casali to Rays
Monday: Tigers at Marlins
The Marlins have lefty Wade LeBlanc starting today, so Matt Tuiasosopo gets the start in left. Kevin Russo gets the start in right, with Torii Hunter at DH with Victor Martinez off. Russo has quietly been enjoying a solid spring (though not likely one that will land him on the club out of camp, especially with a 1-for-14 walk-to-strikeout rate).
Former Tigers prospect Rob Brantly gets the start behind the plate. He has been having a solid spring in Marlins camp and is in position to serve as Miami’s regular catcher. Good to see. He’ll be hitting fifth today, right behind ex-Tiger Placido Polanco.
Reminder: Today’s game is on Fox Sports Detroit live starting at 1pm ET, and on delay on MLB Network beginning at 5pm ET.
1. Austin Jackson, CF
2. Torii Hunter, DH
3. Miguel Cabrera, 3B
4. Matt Tuiasosopo, LF
5. Jhonny Peralta, SS
6. Omar Infante, 2B
7. Alex Avila, C
8. Brayan Pena, 1B
9. Kevin Russo, RF
P: Rick Porcello
1. Wilson Valdez, 2B
2. Chris Coghlan, LF
3. Mike Stanton, RF
4. Placido Polanco, 3B
5. Rob Brantly, C
6. Justin Ruggiano, CF
7. Casey Kotchman, 1B
8. Adeiny Hechavarria, SS
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0.045621 | <urn:uuid:6a5d371d-facd-4966-852b-1fd56b2621a8> | en | 0.959453 | Why Our Favorite Indie Film House Will Screen The Avengers
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See it in 35mm at Texas Theatre
The 81-year-old Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff may be known historically as the movie house that Howard Hughes built or the scene where police found Lee Harvey Oswald holed up on that fateful day in November, but for the past two years it's been known as the place to go to see films that won't run anywhere else in Dallas. From indies to festival favorites to 35MM print screenings, the Texas Theatre - run by a group of Texas-based filmmakers known as Aviation Cinemas Inc. - has made a name for itself by shaking things up in the DFW film community and being anything but mainstream. So leave it to them to make good on their rebel reputation by carrying the biggest, most mainstream movie exploding on the screen this summer: The Avengers. Didn't see that coming, did you?
And it's a brilliant move if I must say so myself. Sure, you could flock to your neighborhood mall megaplex like everyone else this weekend. Or you could take the rare opportunity to see what is arguably the biggest movie of all time in arguably one of the most beautiful movie houses still standing in the US - really the only of its kind operating in the metroplex. It's a chance to return to form, when going to the movies was about not only the experience of what you saw but where you saw it. Not to mention support the worthy cause of the Texas Theatre and what it represents in our hometown film community. (Could someone get me a tissue? Because my heart is bleeding here.)
Texas Theatre keeps arthouse alive, but doen't mind flexing its super powers, either.
After all, times are hard, especially for a one-screen, independently owned and operated venue like the Texas Theatre. But the challenges have forced Aviation Cinemas to get creative, using the theatre as a multipurpose space such as a musical venue - hosting intimate shows for the Grammy-winning Civil Wars, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, and Oak Cliff-born Jimmie Vaughan (brother of Stevie Ray) - along with featuring comedy shows, plays, parties, and other live events. And now the movie event of the year. So why this? Why now?
AC founder Barak Epstein says "The Avengers is not just a random Hollywood movie. It's one a lot of movie fans (myself included) have been looking forward to for some time. Plus, it's directed by the genre hero, Joss Whedon." Genre fans are something the theater has never had trouble attracting, that's for sure.
Epstein added "We have been an outlet for a lot of very indie films, but we have realized that there is a lack of "mainstream" theaters in the Southern part of Dallas. People who live in Oak Cliff or near downtown would normally need to drive all the way to the mall to go see a big movie. We think there is an audience for big movies in our neck of the woods as well. And yes, we will be proudly screening The Avengers in 35mm."
But other than it being a smart business move, the true influence for Epstein and Co. is the love of film, something it's very hard not to be romantic about. "Many people like coming to movies at the Texas Theatre cause it always feels like an event. You'll be walking through a legendary space and seeing a big movie on a classic big screen. Old school theaters bring instant movie memories to a lot of folks. I can remember and name every movie I've ever seen at the Paramount in Austin or back in the 90's at the Lakewood in Dallas. Also we have a full bar!"
As for if this is the first of many or just a limited engagement, that remains to be seen. "I'm not sure if we'll continue to look at programming big tentpole films. We'll have to see how this one fares. The major studio requirements are such that we really need to feel confident in the film to consider booking it. We do have our eyes on at least one other big movie this summer that we think will play awesome in 35mm. You'll see a trailer for it if you come see The Avengers here."
Full bar. The chance to get a peek at what may come. And of course the rare opportunity to not only watch but truly experience a huge film in a historic venue (and support the local scene while you're at it). Well, that's what going to the movies is all about.
The Avengers opens at the Texas Theatre with a midnight screening on Thursday and will run through Thursday, May 10th. See their official website for times and to get tickets.
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I practically grew up in that old theater! It would be so cool if you guys could get the old films, like Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury, Enter the Dragon, etc, and all of the old martial arts films. I remember back about 76', they had a summer where they ran nothing but the old martial arts films. I also saw Grease, Saturday Night Fever, Jaws, Friday the 13th and more all the year they came out. Maybe you might consider having a 70's weekend where you play nothing but these old films! As a bonus customers could could dressed in 70's clothes. Just a thought! I would love to see the Avengers there! I think the last film I saw there was when I was already grown up and married and took my kid there to see Master of the Universe!
Leroy Jenkem
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Meanwhile, the Inwood scheduled "The Goonies" for its midnight movie schedule. Again. First, I'm buying the manager of the Inwood a copy of the DVD so the whole hipster crew can watch it over and over and over again...and then I'm going over to the Texas Theater from now on.
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via Guy Benson at Townhall, Good News: ‘Occupy Boston’ Holds Rally for Accused Terrorist:
The ‘occupy’ mob’s organizational incoherence and moral bankruptcy continue apace:
The downtown protest group Occupy Boston threw its proverbial doors open yesterday, and played host to supporters of accused terrorist Terak Mehanna, who are looking to raise awareness of the Sudbury man’s upcoming trial. The Tarek Mehanna Support Committee came to Occupy Boston’s ever-evolving tent city on the Rose Kennedy Greenway to say Mehanna, a Muslim American pharmacist, is a victim of anti-Muslim sentiment. Occupy Boston hosted the pro-Mehanna rally, but, officially, the leaderless group doesn’t have a position on the case.
Say, who is this innocent “victim of anti-Muslim sentiment,” anyway?
A pharmacist living with his parents in the suburbs of Boston was arrested on Wednesday on federal terrorism charges. The authorities said he had conspired to attack civilians at a shopping mall, American soldiers abroad and two members of the executive branch of the federal government.
The man, Tarek Mehanna, 27, was charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. The conspiracy occurred from 2001 to 2008, the acting United States attorney, Michael K. Loucks, said at a news conference in Boston. Mr. Loucks said Mr. Mehanna, an American citizen, was unsuccessful in acquiring weapons to carry out the attack, and was also rejected by terrorist groups abroad. Mr. Loucks said Mr. Mehanna had conspired with others, including Ahmad Abousamra, who the authorities said fled to Syria in 2006, and an unnamed informant. He is had “multiple conversations” about an attack on the mall in the United States, Mr. Loucks said.
The conversations went so far as to discuss the logistics of a mall attack, including coordination, weapons needed and the possibility of attacking emergency responders,” he said. But Mr. Loucks said the men could not obtain the automatic weapons they wanted for the plot, which he said was inspired by the 2002 sniper attacks in the Washington area. The authorities did not name the two members of the executive branch whom they said Mr. Mehanna and his associates had chosen as targets. The two are not now in office, Mr. Loucks said, and they were not in danger from the plot.
But wait, there’s more!
At the time of his arrest on Wednesday, Mr. Mehanna was free on bail from an earlier arrest, in November 2008, at Logan International Airport in Boston, when he was charged with lying to federal investigators in a 2006 interview. Mr. Mehanna, prosecutors said, had sought to obtain automatic weapons from a friend, Daniel Maldonado, who was at the time a terrorism suspect. Mr. Maldonado is serving a 10-year prison sentence for training with Al Qaeda in Somalia. The complaint filed on Wednesday also states that Mr. Mehanna and his associates traveled to Pakistan, Iraq, Syria and Yemen, seeking training from terrorist groups to fight against American soldiers. But the groups rejected them.
This US citizen is innocent until proven guilty, of course, but it’s not especially comforting that his “cause” has been given a platform by the Occupy Wall Street so-called “movement.” This cretin has been indicted on multiple terrorism charges for allegedly plotting to murder Americans in shopping malls, butcher emergency responders, and assassinate US officials…
Previous Creeping Sharia posts on ‘Occupy Boston’s’ new poster boy:
4 Responses
1. GET TEAPARTY CANDIDATES in Office!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. Leaders behind this will surface in time. Until then, this almost appears a open-closed case. Since this is America, there will always be those who are grieved at the way potential criminals are treated.
3. How do you go from pharmacist to lunatic like that? We have to accept that there are large elements of the Muslim world that have simply declared war on the US.
I agree that we need the GOP/Tea in office with threats like this at every junction.
4. Story about global warming again on the news.
Jesus is a false god.
There is no Satan. The world around us is all the god’s doing:::You have to be tested with temptation.
Christianity is a test.
Muslim misery? The gods claim they are trying to “help you”. The gods control everything, choreograph all that we see, including Isreal’s relationship with Palestine, an “obligation” for their money-grubbing acceptance of the Evil Empire’s billions. They also control the Italians, victims of the Moorish invasion/rape of their women, positioned in charge of this false reality through Christianity.
The gods claim they are trying to “help you”, but they also stoked your pride with your regional superpower status of centuries ago, rendering their efforts today merely destructive, a very bad sign. This means the gods have major problems with your people.
Never forget:::The gods work in mysterious ways. A mortal trying to understand may envoke their wrath. You shouldn’t need to.
Just as they charitably gave Christians the god’s name “Ahmen” to say at the end of their prayers I suspect “Allah” is the true name of one of the gods.
Muslims are superior to Christians. You are just allowing temptations to hurt your relationship with the gods, temptations like violence and misogyny.
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0.088463 | <urn:uuid:9400c95f-0845-4766-8a0f-0d4844793010> | en | 0.959723 | Ernest Bippert says the yield difference between conventional and conservation till cotton may be a wash in wet years, but during dry growing seasons, which are more common than not in south Texas, con-till makes more cotton.
His commitment to conservation tillage, moisture management and technology help Bippert save soil, water, time and money on his 2,000-acre cotton and milo farm near Kingsville, Texas. That formula also earned him the 2004 Southwest Farm Press High Cotton Award.
That prescription includes maintaining the same seedbed and following the same traffic pattern to prevent compaction in the furrow. He's planted on the same stale seedbed for three years. “I pull stalks and have found that cotton plants develop a deep root system in con-till systems. I reshape the beds in the fall and run a v-ripper in the furrow to loosen up the soil.”
Bippert plans to analyze the effect of the ripper. “I'll do a soil compaction trial with a meter, but I think we need that ripper. It lifts the whole bed, and sets it right back down.” He runs a rolling basket and a spiked wheel along with fertilizer application just ahead of the planter.
He's also found the hooded sprayer and Roundup helpful in his rotation crop, grain sorghum, “to clean up the middles. But I can't get underneath the sorghum plant.”
He's looking at paraquat, labeled for grain sorghum use. “I tried it on 20 acres and within two days the weeds were burned down. That's really an advantage with milo. I might burn the bottom foliage a little but I haven't seen enough damage to affect yields.”
But long-term, he's convinced conservation tillage will save him money. “Consider equipment. I put 300 hours a year on a big tractor in conservation tillage. I'd put 1,000 hours on that same tractor with conventional production. When I trade that tractor, it will be worth more money.
“Also, I'm not buying sweeps and not buying as much diesel. I don't run a field cultivator. I can use labor for other chores. I have more leisure time to spend with my family. I don't have wind erosion and if I'm not cutting production, I'm ahead. Conservation tillage is definitely an advantage.”
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I'm always into Mawaru Penguindrum, Infinite Space, Gravity Rush, Rune Factory and centaurs!
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She's so obviously a she
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Outer plexiform layer
Section of retina. (Outer plexiform layer labeled at right, sixth from the top.)
Plan of retinal neurons. (Outer plexiform layer labeled at left, fourth from the bottom.)
Latin Stratum plexiforme externum retinae
Gray's subject #225 1016
The outer plexiform layer (external plexiform layer) is a layer of neuronal synapses in the retina of the eye. It consists of a dense network of synapses between dendrites of horizontal cells from the inner nuclear layer, and photoreceptor cell inner segments from the outer nuclear layer. It is much thinner than the inner plexiform layer, where amacrine cells cells synapse with retinal ganglion cells.[1]
The synapses in the outer plexiform layer are between the rod cell endings or cone cell branched foot plates and horizontal cells. Unlike in most systems, rod and cone cells release neurotransmitters when not receiving a light signal.
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0.02108 | <urn:uuid:044a7528-f9cc-46a7-b704-1f3eef6da78d> | en | 0.919607 | Planting Bare Root Perennials
Most perennials aren’t picky about planting times. They can be planted in the fall or the spring, as long as they are not in a period of active growth. Generally, it’s best to plant spring-flowering perennials in the fall, and late summer to fall bloomers in the spring. You may find the best selection for variety and quality at the nursery in the late summer or early fall. Save these in sheltered area and keep them watered until the weather cools.
Perennials are generally sold in pots or bare-root. Here are the steps to follow when planting a bare root perennial:
1. Remove the plant from its package, and carefully remove all loose packing material (peat moss and sawdust are commonly used).
2. Soak the roots in a bucket of water for 5 to 10 minutes.
3. Examine the root system, and trim away any rotted, moldy, broken or elongated roots with a sharp knife of your pruning shears.
4. Dig a hole deep and wide enough to allow the roots to fan out from the crown at about 450 angle. It sometimes helps to make a cone-shaped mound of soil in the bottom of the hole and spread the roots around it. Remember, the crown of most perennials should be roughly level with the surrounding ground.
5. Cover the roots with soil and press down firmly. Make sure all the roots — especially those under the crown—are in contact with soil.
6. Water the plant well and add a layer of mulch. If you’re planting in the spring and the weather turns unseasonably warm and sunny (as it sometimes does in the Kansas City area), provide the new plant with some protective covering such as a box, a plastic laundry basket until the roots become established.
By following these steps your perennials should get off to a good start.
Dennis Patton,
County Extension Agent, Horticulture
Johnson County, Kansas
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0.286144 | <urn:uuid:03e2eec9-a001-4be7-8549-999b31dafa64> | en | 0.948741 | View Full Version : Wonky Willowmaker Mechanics, strength removal.
01-17-2010, 11:18 PM
Currently, willowmaker applies the debuff to the target. Wasn't this originally supposed to be only to those behind the target, in the cone effect?
Additionally, health is taken out proportionately with the debuff (a full health target will still have "100% health, though of a lower amount) and added back proportionately. Was this the intention of the skill? If a target takes damage during the debuff, he only heals back a proportion back...(I assume yes, as it makes the damage "temporary" and a target more readily killable within the 5 seconds). Additionally, this oddity comes into play when using +health items.
For example, this was tested with a level 6 deadwood vs a level 1 pebbles.
Pebbles with no items at level 1 has 606 health. Ult with deadwood. Pebbles has 137 health and heals up to 161 after a few ticks of regen (141-161 is what I observed). That's 4 strength being restored, with approx 5 hp/str healed. This means Deadwood has done 469 damage with that lowering to 445 after 5 seconds. Pebbles has 1.5% damage reduction at level 1.
Let's calculate. 606-400*.985 = 394 damage. Clearly, the strength is removed pre-damage, otherwise he'd only lose about 25 more HP from strength removal. 76 points of health removal from strength loss.
606-76-400*.985 = 136, pretty much on the dot.
However, when wearing a beastheart +250hp item, the findings differ.
856 health goes to 387, the same 469 damage. So that portion is working fine. However, when he heals some of that damage, he receives a greater amount (due to the health regain being proportionate to his health). In this case, he jumped back to 429, approximately from 390-391, approximately 40 health. 10 health per strength lost. I realize why this is, but I question whether or not this should be the case.
Whether or not willowmaker is OP/broken etc, the inconsistency introduced by adding an item that technically should not effect the outcome of damage seems to be a little iffy. Maybe the devs could look at strength loss/hp loss and strength gain/hp gain separately from +health when calculating such?
Finally, in a mention of balance, perhaps Willowmaker debuff should be applied after the damage, to reduce it's effect slightly.
01-17-2010, 11:59 PM
or remove the debuff an change it to knock back things behind the target because his punch is so beastly
01-18-2010, 12:05 AM
Sounds like a balance suggestion.
There was a Dev post here before explaining Deadwood's Willowmaker. It is meant to remove strength first, then apply the damage.
When the strength debuff is ended (or begins) the HP change works based on it's % at the time. So a hero with 50% HP when the strength debuff is on them, will still have 50% HP when it ends. The value of that HP changes, but the % of their Max stays the same. The reason for the difference when adding a direct HP item, is that that amount of HP is not effected by the Strength removal.
The reason for the difference when adding a direct HP item, is that that amount of HP is not effected by the Strength removal. So instead of removing 40% of Max HP, it removes less. The end result is that the damage boost from the strength debuff is lower. In your example the 606 HP Pebbles with a +250 HP item, has his health reduced by 121.2, which happens to be about 7% Health reduction, which translates to a 7% damage amplification. Which makes the ultimate do about 428 damage compared to the targets original HP. Without the health item, the damage is 480. Thats without bringing armor into the equation. (This math is most likely wrong, due to me not taking into account base HP before strength (Which is also not reduced) and because I did this all in my head, on the fly. But the basic point is still the same.)
Working as intended. (http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?t=54184)
01-18-2010, 01:53 AM
It amplifies damage and healing.
What is there not to understand about it?
01-18-2010, 07:55 AM
Yes, the tooltip even says it removes 40% Strength and not 40% Max HP. Yes it is intended that the damage is dealt after the strength reduction. And yes % of HP is meant to remain constant before & after the strength debuff.
Since Schizofiend answered the mechanical part pretty well, closing this. Try posting this again in Balance if you want it changed | http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/archive/index.php/t-67919.html | dclm-gs1-120370002 | false | false | {
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0.030825 | <urn:uuid:def4aaa5-149b-485c-8074-1d030b2983d1> | en | 0.952749 | Silicon Valley electric car pioneer Tesla plans to stop production of its first electric car the Roadster in December 2011, according to a filing.
Silicon Valley electric car pioneer Tesla plans to stop production of its first electric car, the Roadster, in December 2011, according to a filing. The news of a set deadline for the end of manufacturing of the Roadster emerged in a document Wednesday morning that detailed how Tesla plans to raise another $214 million in a combination of a follow-on public offering and a private placement, with shares bought by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and a subsidiary of Daimler, Blackstar Investco.
Tesla’s substantial gap between when it planned to end production of the Roadster and when it will begin selling its next car the Model S, or a next-generation Roadster, has been known for some time. But this is the first time I’ve heard the actual month it will stop producing, and the fact that Roadster manufacturing will stop within 2011 (not 2012). Tesla will still sell the remaining inventory of Tesla Roadsters that it will have produced by December 2011 with the help of Lotus in the first half of 2012.
Tesla has a deal to purchase 2,400 partially assembled “gliders” from car company Lotus to make its Roadster car, and as of March 31, 2011, Tesla had delivered around 1,650 Roadsters, leaving approximately 750 vehicles left to sell.
The end of this revenue from Roadster sales in the beginning of 2012, will provide a significant gap in sales, just as Tesla is ramping up investments in getting the Model S to market, and developing the Model X. As Tesla says in its S-1:
“We currently generate a significant percentage of our revenue from the sale of our Tesla Roadsters. . . Beyond 2011, our sales of new Tesla Roadsters will be limited to any vehicles available from our 2011 production. Prior to the launch of our Model S, we anticipate our automotive sales may decline, potentially significantly. . . As a result, we anticipate that we will generate limited revenue from selling electric vehicles in 2012 until the launch of our Model S.”
Tesla also has the problem of “not having any signed agreements for powertrain component sales after 2011,” Tesla writes in its S1. In particular, while Tesla has been working with Toyota on developing an electric version of its SUV the RAV4 (which Toyota plans to launch in 2012), Tesla doesn’t have the production deal in the bag. Tesla says it’s negotiating with Toyota to finalize an agreement to supply production parts for that project, but “no agreement has yet been executed and there are no assurances that we will be able to enter into any such agreement.”
As of March 31, 2011, Tesla had accumulated deficit of $463.9 million. If Tesla has delays in launching in Model S in 2012, or is unable to draw down the anticipated funds from its DOE loan facility, through 2012, Tesla could be in real financial trouble. Tesla anticipates its total capital expenditures for the remaining three quarters of 2011 and all of 2012 for the Model S and Model X, will be in the range of $330 million to $370 million.
1. Does not really explain why they would stop the sale of the roadster to begin with. Do they lose money on them? Can they not get more chassises from Lotus?
2. @roz. The original deal with Lotus was only for a certain amount of chassises. While I’m not sure of the real reason for why the deal wasn’t renewed, either Lotus didn’t find it in its best interests financially to renew the deal, or Tesla wanted to move quickly into making a more mainstream sedan.
3. Lotus is retooling their plant for new models kicking the fabrication of these chassis out.
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Disaster Child "Watching helplessly at evil's delight"
This is what it is to be a knight?
We don’t ever swoop in and fight
We are a distant far off, hopeful, light
Watching helplessly at evil’s delight
Rachel "Watching them"
My name is Rachel
But others may refer to me as
Rach, Rachie, or Rae-rae.
I am nineteen years of age.
When I was a little girl
My smile was as bright as the sun
I ran and jumped and tumbled
I climbed trees that were so tall they touched the sky
And if ever I fell down
I picked myself up, still smiling.
It was when I was ten
That my smile finally faded
And my parents grew frustrated
With themselves
And the day they told my brother, sister and I
That they weren’t going to be together anymore
Was the same day I fell
And wasn’t strong enough to stand back up.
Four years
Of complete and total darkness
Is what followed
And then half my face froze up
Stuck in a permanent state of nothing
A paralysis of the nerves
Labelled ‘Bell’s Palsy’
Was what finally motivated my dad
To get me out of there
And after a while
I must’ve been smiling pretty hard
Because the paralysis went away.
And now I’m here.
If I were to describe myself
I’d point out that I’m five foot, four inches tall, on a good day
When anxiety isn’t weighing me down.
Rarely do I ever stand up straight.
I have deep, dark brown eyes
That observe more than they can really see.
They remain hidden behind thick framed glasses
For they, themselves, wish not to be seen.
My hair is as brown and ordinary,
Long and untamed and always in the way.
I’d cut it all off, like when I was younger
But I look older this way
And my friends like it.
I spend most of my time blogging
Even though rarely does anything exciting happen to me,
But then, that’s what John Watson said
Right before he met Sherlock.
I love television and movies
I love video games
I love books
Because I love stories.
Listening to them
Watching them
Reading them
I’d never get bored.
I like books, their pages dry and crinkling at my touch.
I put more effort into procrastination than I do into any sort of work.
Death laughs, and life depresses me.
I’m afraid of a lot of things.
Sometimes I feel too much,
Sometimes I feel nothing at all,
And that frightens me.
My imagination tends to run wild,
And sometimes it’s beautiful
But sometimes it’s brutal.
Sometimes I’m just paranoid.
I think about thinking
I think about other people thinking
I think about other people thinking about what I’m thinking
I’m an over thinker.
Secretly I’m a hopeless romantic,
And I hope to fall in love without getting confused by the idea of it.
But that’ll happen when I’m ready for it.
I believe in the equality of all things, though I’m hesitant to say it’s achievable.
I know there’s good to be found in people
But I don’t understand why all I keep finding is bad.
I’m proud and prejudiced against prejudiced people
Jane Austen is my hero.
If you ask me my name
I’d probably stumble over it
Like I stumble over everything
Words seems to curl my tongue
They do wonders at the tips of my fingers
But die as soon as they cross my lips.
I get nervous when I have to speak
Or look someone in the eye
And I’m pretty sure my mouth has a mind of its own.
I like being alone but sometimes I get lonely.
I’m moody and temperamental, and a little mental
But those that care for me don’t mind.
I’m more inclined to listen
If I can sing along too.
I’m clumsy and uncoordinated.
I walk into doorframes and apologize.
I stub my toe and laugh
But other people’s pain makes me cry.
I know a few words in Italian,
Even fewer in Russian,
And they’re all slang or swear words.
When I blush my entire face is painted scarlet,
And my skin is so sensitive it’s sometimes a blotchy mess.
I stutter
Unless I’m ranting.
Usually my thoughts make more sense
When I’m not thinking at all.
I am Rachel and this is barely scratching the surface of who I might be.
The length on this one is pretty long - I had to write it for English class. But there you go.
sleepyphantoms "Can you feel the crescent moon watching over you?"
I should be in bed, shouldn't I?
But I can't with knowing that somewhere, you're awake, wide eyed and probably chilly.
Can you feel the crescent moon watching over you?
Do you feel the way I miss you all those miles away?
Come back, come back, come back.
Before she takes you away from me again.
Because this time I'm not letting go.
Sam "watching me deteriorate."
I know you hear me calling
Im lost Im lost
Im pleading
put me back to pieces.
You watch and sit there with that grin of yours
watching me deteriorate.
Ive seen it before,
feeling empowered you know you've done it again
sucking the life out of someone
thats what you do best.
Becca DeMateo "Watching shobitz tonight"
Sitting all alone
Bored to all hell
Watching shobitz tonight
Especially knowing this isn't right
How is it right to obsess about strangers
People we watch or see on movie posters
These poor people have no private life
I guess that's what you get
When you sell your soul
To the
Isabella Fiermonte "screens and amidst the pages of books. Watching your parents become creatures of fault"
Isn’t it a terrible business?
Growing up?
Realizing that magic and fairytales only survive on silver screens and amidst the pages of books. Watching your parents become creatures of fault and fibs before your very eyes.
Listening to every bit of your golden world become fiction in front of you.
The dinosaurs in the backyard don’t come out to play anymore.
And Prince Charming married the wrong princess.
Isn’t it a terrible business?
When you find out not all love is returned and not all people give their hearts as they should.
When you catch friends and family in lies that break you.
When your naivety is challenged by the undying possibility that no hope sits on your horizon.
Isn’t it a terrible business?
Giving up what you hold dear to chase pieces of paper that keep you off the streets.
Giving into a society that wishes to bathe in your glory and steal it from you.
Isn’t it a terrible business?
Why would anyone wish to grow up?
betelgeux "And watching reruns of Popeye"
I, Betelgeuse, am freaking bored.
Of ripping fairy wings (I’m tired)
Of making the Minotaur cry
And watching reruns of Popeye
I wonder what my friend Polaris is doing?
Probably creating chaos (I’m assuming).
I wonder if she wants to go siren hunting?
Hazel grace "Watching that hard golden shell dissolve complet"
I love warm outfits on cold days.
Wrapping my hands around hot coffee as the chilly wind scrapes across my skin, peeling away the usual layers of daydreams and ADD so I feel completely present, solely here
and alive right in this moment with my eyes open wider and my heart muscles stretching and straining to love everyone all at once but it's a good kind of pain-
But also I hate the hurt of pinching myself when we hurl our usual ragged chucks of disagreements at each other,
digging fingernails into my skin so I don't scream or slap you or sob
I hate crying silently on the phone with a pretend-happy voice.
And then seeing you break down for the first time...
Watching that hard golden shell dissolve completely-
Not just in sideways glances or offhand comments but gazing on as all your layers of fake smiles and witty comments came crashing down like the fucking wall of Jericho was heartbreaking
And the girl I saw there;
The wounded, angry, sobbing, snapping, scared animal in the corner raw and exposed and exhausted from the fight-
I couldn't help but love her too
I wish you didn't feel the need to be so strong all the time.
It's okay to slide apart every now and then
And you know what else I learned today?
Just because someone popped you out of their vagina and you don't like them all that much doesn't mean that you're a horrible person
2. What people act and what they feel are sometimes galaxies and universes and entire planets apart- so polarizing that you're often not sure who is who and which stars belong where and it's just a damn shitstorm of confusion
But don't worry about it
Because it's your job to love people for whomever they choose to show-
not to decide what is real and what is not.
Last lesson:
We can always yell and cry a bit about that shit that's everyone's lives- be it malaria, crazy moms, homework, whatever-
then proceed to appreciate the fact
that we will always have hot lattes together on chilly winter mornings
Nothing "ack and forth like someones head, while watching a tennis match."
have you ever noticed
that when people stare out the window on a bus or train or car or plane
that their eyes follow every single detail at a whiplash inducing speed
but their head stays put?
it's like they're mesmerized by something, something no one else can see
and they have to stare, unblinkingly
so it doesn't disappear.
their eyes flit back and forth like someones head, while watching a tennis match.
they rarely blink
until they tear their eyes away,
sleepy, unfocused suddenly
and stare straight ahead,
like nothing happened.
Heather Sarrazin "Watching over us in the paths we take"
Machines beeped
Monitoring your life
Ever beat, body weak
Your heart struggled to keep you alive
This shouldn't come as a shock
We've known for months
I knew you weren't here anymore
Simply existing physically
Your body wiped clean of all mental capability
Like an ocean tide batters the shore, you were diminishing
Until there was nothing else to take
Reminiscing back to the signs we ignored foolishly
Never thinking it was more than a slight lapse of memory
From a call to confirm your location
To forgetting the youngest generation
Temporary confusion faded to permanent loss
I wondered
As you laid unconscious
The mask on your face providing oxygen
If you could hear me
Did you remember my name?
Could you conjure up my face?
Remember reading to me as I say on your knee?
How we'd admire nature with a hand full of bird seed?
I though I'd accepted the fact you were gone
When we first suspected the disease
How is it this woman I knew to be so strong
Might as well have had fragile stamped on her face
A being so loving
Was now so faint
Like a painting left in the rain
Your colors had began to fade
Until they were white
White like the sheets, the walls, and the floor
The absence of life that exists behind hospital doors
Your body slowly tried to quit
Hard headed as always . You said not yet
So frail you held on to the little life you had left
Until Heaven loosened your hold
I find solace knowing you're in a better place
Where you can remember lived one's names
Watching over us in the paths we take
I'm resigned now to the fact you had to go
But as long as you could
You made God wait
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I translate the following regularly:
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Kojima Haruna (blog/Twitter/Instagram)
Takahashi Minami (blog)
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Washington, Dec. 29 (ANI): Hugh Hefner's fiance Crystal Harris was given a bridal shower by her friends that was a combination of her two favourite things: Disney and Christmas.
Harris said that she loved Disney and was a huge fan and as her favourite movie is 'The Little Mermaid,' her friend got her an Ariel-themed cake.
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Bec & Bridge Amalfi dreaming
Becky Cooper and Bridget Yorston of the label Bec & Bridge showcased their spring/summer 2012/13 collection at Mercedes-Benz Australian Fashion Week, which featured an array of bright little white dresses, crisp tailored shorts-suits and digital-printed pieces which we'll be adding to cart on InStyle's online shop as soon as the collection drops!
Between busily preparing for their show, Cooper gave InStyle the inside scoop on the concept behind their collection:
What's the inspiration behind the S/S 12/13 collection?
"We've been inspired by the Amalfi Coast and the Island of Capri. Bec holidayed there last year and her photos and descriptions of the place, rich in history, set our imaginations alight. The vivid colours, landscapes, architecture, wild bougainvillea and pure white light with a constant sea breeze have all inspired us in one way or another. It's a slightly more sophisticated direction for us and one we think the Bec & Bridge girl will really identify with."
Who is the Bec & Bridge 'girl'?
"Modern, chic, confident and effortless."
Describe the design process for you and Becky.
"We do a lot of independent research in terms of shapes, concepts and colour palettes. From then on it becomes a very open discussion. We've been working together for so long now that we're often on the same page before we even begin, which helps speed up the process. Working together in harmony isn't too much of a problem for us, we both share a deep respect for one another's opinions so if one of us feels passionately about something, we'll run with it."
What are the advantages and disadvantages of being young designers in Australia?
"Advantages: we're in good company. There are so many talented Australian young designers. It's an honour to be a part of the group. Disadvantages: the tyranny of distance…If only we could pop over to Paris for the weekend to visit the galleries or escape to the Italian coast for a few days."
What other Australian and international designers do you admire?
"Carla Zampatti has stood the test of time and continues to create and offer timeless, classic pieces for women of all ages. Internationally, we admire those designers that influence fashion globally whilst creating wearable and beautiful pieces that are true to their aesthetic. For example: Stella McCartney, Phoebe Philo and Miuccia Prada."
What role does "celebrity" play for you as designers?
"It's amazing how important celebrity dressing has become. Miranda Kerr is a favourite on our celebrity list!"
Where do you see the label in 10 years' time?
"Our motto seems to be 'slow and steady wins the race'. We aim that in 10 years' time we'll be established globally, possibly have a few flagship stores but most importantly, that we're as happy in what we're doing as we are today."
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2009 Hummer H3T Alpha, Part Three
Why you should buy this car:
You've always wanted a Hummer but have thus far been put off by their lack of practicality. You want a pickup bed, but not a pickup. You find tribal tattoos strangely appealing.
Why you shouldn't:
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Politics & Sex: Spitzer in the Media
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A round-table discussion with Jan Haaken, Denise Morris and Bill Resnick in which they analyze and debate the hysterical media treatment of the Spitzer sex scandal and others like it. Why this "perpetual surprise," these recurring "outbreaks of political virginity"?
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this is the most inspiring thing i have ever read
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Group questions MPG claims for turbo engines
Credit Ford Motor Company
Ford CEO Alan Mulally with 3 cyl turbo engine
"In many cases, what we found," says the group's Director of Auto Testing, Jake Fisher, "while the EPA numbers did look better than the competitors, the actual performance in our testing was worse."
Fisher says part of the issue is the EPA's testing methods for fuel efficiency, which he says don't match up with the way many people drive a car.
"We drive the vehicles at a steady 65 miles per hour," he says of Consumer Reports' tests. "The EPA cycle is very different. There's a lot of variation, accelleration, and deceleration, and the average speed is actually 48 miles per hour."
The report could be damaging for Ford Motor Company in particular, which has placed a big bet on its turbo-charging technology, called Eco-boost. The company plans to offer the option of Eco-boost engines for 90% of its vehicles within the next two years. Customers pay about a thousand dollars extra for an Eco-boost engine on the premise that it will save them fuel.
In fact, says Fisher, sometimes the Eco-boost engines tested actually got worse fuel economy than the regular, non-turbo-charged engine. That was the case with the new Fusion with Eco-boost, which achieved a mere 25 miles per gallon in Consumer Reports tests - compared to 30 miles per gallon in the new Honda Accord, which has a regular, non-turbo 4 cylinder engine.
Meanwhile, about 40% of F-150 truck customers are buying the Eco-boost version, on the expectation it's worth the extra money because of fuel savings down the road. But Fisher says his group got the same miles per gallon out of the cheaper V-8.
"For that F-150, we tested both,' says Fisher. "That big V-8 engine, it's got an amazing burble, sounds great and works well, and there's not much reason not to get it."
A Ford spokesman responded to the report in a statement.
General Motors also responded to the report, which says the Chevy Cruze Eco, with a 1.4 liter turbo-charged engine promising better fuel economy, got the same miles per gallon as the Cruze with a regular 1.8 liter engine.
Small turbo charged engines provide the best of both worlds, higher fuel economy and available power when required. The fuel economy benefits of turbocharging come from being able to downsize the engine displacement and use the turbocharger to recover wasted energy. The Cruze turbocharged engine provides a much broader torque curve than the non-turbocharged engine and that means better acceleration across the rpm range making for a more fun to drive car. However, if you have a heavy foot on a turbocharged engine, you're not necessarily going to see fuel economy benefits. As is generally the case, the improved fuel economy you get is really dependent on how you drive.
Consumer Reports did note that a few turbo-charged engines performed well in its tests. The group said BMW's new 2.0 liter 4 cylinder engine in the 328i got 28 miles to the gallon. And the turbo engine in the 2012 X3 SUV was one mile per gallon better than the non-turbo engine.
But some of the turbo engines Consumer Reports tested delivered worse fuel economy than the regular engines, including the Hyundai Sonata Turbo, the Kia Sportage Turbo, and the Ford Escape 2.0 turbo.
Fisher notes his group has nothing against turbo-charged engines in particular - and perhaps they'll get better over time. But he also worries that the engines may prove less reliable and durable over time, due to their complexity.
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3: Foreign Investment - Ludwig von Mises, Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis [1922]
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Foreign Investment
No one can regard what his neighbour does as a matter of mere indifference. Everyone is interested in raising the productivity of labour by the widest division of labour possible under given circumstances. I too am injured if some people maintain a state of economic self-sufficiency: for, if they were to relax their isolation, the division of labour could be made even more comprehensive. If the means of production are in the hands of relatively inefficient agents, the damage is universal.
Under Capitalism the profit-seeking of individual entrepreneurs harmonizes the interests of the individual with those of the community. On the one hand, the entrepreneur is always seeking for new markets, and under selling with cheaper and better wares the dearer and inferior products of less rationally organized production. On the other, he is always seeking cheaper and more productive sources of raw materials and opening up more favourable sites for production. This is the true nature of that expansive tendency of Capitalism, which neo-Marxian propaganda so completely misrepresents as the “Verwertungsstreben des Kapitals” (“the drive of capital for profit”), and so amazingly involves into an explanation of modern Imperialism.
The old colonial policy of Europe was mercantilistic, militaristic, and imperialistic. With the defeat of mercantilism by liberal ideas, the character of colonial policy completely changed. Of the old colonial powers, Spain, Portugal and France had lost the greater part of their former possessions. England, who had become the greatest of the colonial powers, managed her possessions according to the principles of free trade theory. It was not cant for English free traders to speak of England’s vocation to evaluate backward people to a state of civilization. England has shown by acts that she has regarded her position in India, in the Crown Colonies, and in the Protectorates, as a general mandatory of European civilization. It is not hypocrisy when English liberals speak of England’s rule in the colonies as being not less useful for the inhabitants and for the rest of the world than it is for England. The mere fact that England preserved Free Trade in India shows that she conceived her colonial policy in a spirit quite different from that of the states who entered, or re-entered the sphere of colonial policy in the last decades of the nineteenth century—France, Germany, the United States, Japan, Belgium and Italy. The wars waged by England during the era of Liberalism to extend her colonial empire and to open up territories which refused to admit foreign trade, laid the foundations of the modern world economy.11 To measure the true significance of these wars one has only to imagine what would have happened if India and China and their hinterland had remained closed to world commerce. Not only each Chinese and each Hindu, but also each European and each American, would be considerably worse off. Were England to lose India today, and were that great land, so richly endowed by nature, to sink into anarchy, so that it no longer offered a market for international trade—or no longer offered so large a market—it would be an economic catastrophe of the first order.
Liberalism aims to open all doors closed to trade. But it no way desires to compel people to buy or to sell. Its antagonism is confined to those governments which, by imposing prohibition and other limitations on trade, exclude their subjects from the advantages of taking part in world commerce, and thereby impair the standard of life of all mankind. The Liberal policy has nothing in common with Imperialism. On the contrary, it is designed to overthrow Imperialism and expel it from the sphere of international trade.
A socialist community would have to do the same. It, too, would not be able to allow areas lavishly endowed by nature to be permanently shut off from international trade, nor whole nations to refrain from exchange. But here Socialism would encounter a problem which can only be solved under Capitalism—the problem of ownership of capital abroad.
Under Capitalism, as Free Traders would have it, frontiers would be without significance. Trade would flow over them unhindered. They would prohibit neither the movement of the most suitable producers towards immobile means of production, nor the investment of mobile means of production in the most suitable places. Ownership of the means of production would be independent of citizenship. Foreign investment would be as easy as investment at home.
Under Socialism the situation would be different. It would be impossible for a socialist community to possess means of production lying outside its own borders. It could not invest capital abroad even if it would yield a higher product there. A socialist Europe must remain helpless, while a socialist India exploits its resources inefficiently, and thereby brings fewer goods to the world market than it would otherwise have done. New supplies of capital must be utilized under less favourable conditions in Europe, while in India, for want of new capital, more favourable conditions of production are not fully exploited. Thus independent socialist communities existing side by side and exchanging commodities only, would achieve a nonsensical position. Quite apart from other considerations the very fact of their independence would lead to a state of affairs under which productivity would necessarily diminish.
These difficulties could not be overcome so long as independent socialist communities existed side by side. They could only be surmounted by the amalgamation of the separate communities into a unitary socialist state comprehending the whole world.
Section III.
Particular Forms of Socialism and Pseudo-Socialism
Particular Forms of Socialism
[11. ]In judging the English policy for opening up China, people constantly put in the foreground the fact that it was the opium trade which gave the direct, immediate occasion for the outbreak of war complications. But in the wars which the English and French waged against China between 1839 and 1860 the stake was the general freedom of trade and not only the freedom of the opium trade. That from the Free Trade point of view no barriers ought to be put in the way even of the trade in poisons, and that everyone should abstain by his own impulse from enjoyments harmful to his organism, is not so base and mean as socialist and anglophobe writers tend to represent. Rosa Luxemburg, Die Akkumulation des Kapitals (Berlin, 1913), pp. 363 ff. reproaches the English and French that it was no heroic act to defeat with European weapons the Chinese, who were provided only with out of date arms. Ought the French and English also to have taken the field only with ancient guns and spears? | http://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=1060&chapter=103935&layout=html&Itemid=27 | dclm-gs1-121070002 | false | false | {
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The U.S. has been pressing for years, with little success, to liberalize trade on "green" goods, such as wind turbines and solar panels, and services in World Trade Organization talks. Mr. Obama's efforts on the issue at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit Nov. 11-13 in Honolulu face the same divisions that have stymied the WTO campaign.
Solar, wind and nuclear power products and industry service providers showed their latest offerings at the 2011 China International Solar Energy Product and Photovoltaic Engineer Exhibition in Beijing on Sept. 19, 2011. European Pressphoto Agency
The atmospherics aren't good: The president this week said Chinese energy companies have engaged in "questionable" trade practices. His administration is reviewing claims by U.S. companies that their Chinese rivals are "dumping" solar panels on the U.S. market below the cost of production to gain market share and that Beijing is illegally subsidizing Chinese firms.
At the same time, Mr. Obama is under domestic political pressure over a government loan guarantee to solar-power company Solyndra LLC, which later went bust.
China said Friday its solar-energy policies are WTO-compliant, pressing Washington to avoid protectionism and use more "rational" policies to address bilateral trade disputes. Developing the solar industry is a focus for Beijing to address climate change and energy security, and China hopes the U.S. will boost bilateral cooperation on solar energy, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told a news conference.
All this complicates the U.S. push for APEC countries to pledge to cut tariffs to a maximum 5% on a broad range of environmental goods and services by the end of 2012. Proponents argue that lower tariffs would help countries like China that are major exporters of green products.
"Developing countries stand to be some of the biggest beneficiaries of this proposal," said Karan Bhatia, vice president and senior counsel at General Electric Co., a major producer of wind turbines and other technologies. "China and other manufacturers of clean technologies can have the assurance that governments won't raise tariffs above the nominal 5% level, and that's very valuable."
But developing countries argue that the U.S. is seeking too much too fast. Although China is a major exporter of green products, it insists that APEC agreements allow developing countries until 2020 to fully open their markets.
A U.S. trade official counters that APEC goals allow countries to liberalize on their own initiative before 2020.
"We have heard concerns about the timeframe and we are discussing our proposal with other APEC economies in an effort to forge consensus," the official in the U.S. Trade Representative's office said by e-mail. "However, timely implementation for developing economies will bring sooner the environmental and economic benefits that come from lowering tariffs."
APEC's 21 economies account for 44% of world trade and 54% of global economic activity, but the group's agreements, unlike those of the WTO, are nonbinding.
Opponents of the U.S. green-trade push are rallying around a counterproposal from Hong Kong that doesn't set a deadline, according to an Asian diplomat.
APEC countries are also divided over what products should be covered. Some developing countries want a greater commitment from the U.S. and developed economies to technology transfers, which would give their nascent industries a boost.
Beyond renewable-power generation like solar and wind, an agreement could also cover water-filtration technologies and energy-efficient products like fluorescent light bulbs. Tariffs on advanced, high-value products like these are often higher than a country's average industrial tariffs.
Malaysia, for instance, imposes 30% tariffs on fluorescent bulbs, compared with an average tariff of 9%, according to World Bank data. Indonesia and the Philippines, also APEC members, maintain 15% tariffs on solar photovoltaic panels, of which China is the world's top exporter.
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The lack of public endorsement from Arab governments, even from Saudi Arabia and other countries that have helped arm, train and fund rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leaves the West with little political cover regionally should any Western-led attack go badly.
Arab League delegates on Tuesday urged the United Nations Security Council, rather than the West, to take "deterrent" action against Syria to prevent a repeat of alleged chemical attacks on Aug. 21 in the suburbs of Damascus. In Cairo, Egypt Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy appeared to side against intervention, saying on Tuesday, "The solution for Syria must be diplomatic, not militaristic."
While senior Saudi officials have been urging the U.S. and others behind the scenes to support tougher action in Syria, Arab leaders for more than a year have publicly maintained that any international military action there should be sanctioned by the U.N. Security Council, where Russia and China have blocked action.
In an atmosphere poisoned by persistent violence in Iraq 10 years after the U.S. invasion there, and by top-level disputes between the U.S. and its Mideast allies over the international response to revolutions in Egypt and elsewhere, the Arab world at large is split over whether the West should intervene.
In June, after a U.S. finding that Syrian government forces had used chemical weapons, U.S. military officials decided to keep fighter jets and Patriot missile batteries in Jordan.
A meeting of U.S., Saudi, and other Western and regional top military officials on Sunday and Monday was devoted mainly to reassuring Jordan of protection in the event of any disruption following a strike on neighboring Syria, as well as to try to plot responses to any further alleged use of chemical weapons by Syria, according to officials in Jordan and in the Gulf familiar with the proceedings.
In Jordan, where a U.S.- and Saudi-backed effort is helping train Syrian rebels, Jordanian King Abdullah publicly called for peaceful settlement. Jordanian officials have repeated that line over the past week.
"Not yet," a Saudi government spokesman said, when asked if the Saudi government had said whether it would support a military strike on Syria.
Arab leaders, however, for regional political reasons, would think twice before saying in public that they back a Western-led attack on an Arab country, said Mr. Abdullah, the political-science professor at Emirates University in Dubai.
Overall in the Arab world, "People would just look the other way, and hopefully it is brief and surgical and doesn't extend too far," Mr. Abdullah said.
And if any intervention went wrong? "A big backlash, probably," he predicted.
That response could be guided in part by how the Arab leadership publicly addresses the issue. "There has been no preparation done of Gulf audiences by leaders," that would help reconcile Gulf and other Arab populations to an international military strike on Syria, said Michael Stephens, a Middle East analyst at the Royal United Services Institute in Qatar.
Many Arabs describe themselves as divided—wishing for action that would stop the killing in Syria, but not trusting the U.S. to do it right.
"Sometimes I do wish they would interfere, and sometimes I fear the same things that happened in Iraq will happen there. It's a matter of trust, and now we don't trust anyone," said a Jordanian university professor working in Saudi Arabia, leaving a mosque set inside a sprawling Riyadh shopping mall after sunset prayers Monday night.
—Reem Abdellatif in Cairo contributed to this article.
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Hmmm, I have heard that the Obama,
Presidential candidate, is already making plans to redecorate the White House. He is planning to tear out the bowling alley and replace it with a basketball court. Since he is planning to raise our taxes, does that mean we..the common people...get to come and play on OUR basket ball court.
Personally, I am ashamed that these two folks may be living in the White House and representing MY country. Since neither of them seem to have any AMERICAN LOYALTIES , I can not believe so many people have been taken in by these educated, two faced, anti-American, traitors. Wake up America...don't you realize you are being turned to the Dark Side by the Dark Lord!!!!!!
The Canadian Geezer
I guess you should be ashamed Nickey because as intelligent, kind, decent loving people with an interest in their (and other peoples) childrens future the Obama's would certainly represent a shift from the current occupant.
Nickey if you are ashamed of anything it should be of what your statements represents which is racism
You should be ashamed because you obviously have not done your homework or you would know that Senator and Mrs. Obama are very loyal Americans with strong Christian values and would be a breath of fresh air in the White House and for our country. The key to making any intelligent decision is to do your homework.
Catherine Z
I really don't get why people think Michelle Obama is scary. Specific to this episode of the View, she came across warm, friendly and humble. I was very surprised that she stayed on after the hot topics portion of the show. Anyone who could endure the ridiculous sped-through segment titled, "Is breakfast the most important meal of the day?", and actually appear engaged in the topic deserves a ton of credit.
I'm on Team Michelle
But, really, it's ok with me if you are on Team Cindy. It's a free country.
I hate to burst your bubbles people, but Nickey is right! Yes, the truth hurts but we must open our eyes! Wake up people! This is the job of President of the United States - not a Director of Marketing at a private firm. Obama is NOT qualified or experienced (not to mention ethical enough) for this position! Seschris - How can Obama be a devout Christian when he voted to abort babies up to nine months? Do you know that he also voted to let botched full term abortion babies lay alone in garbage bags to die without the advantage medical care? Is this Christian? What if this was your child or grandchild? If you really think this is the trait of a Christian, you are NOT informed. Check his voting record and it will tell you who he really is! Rhonda - I don't care if he's green with purple stripes - I'm tired of people being called racist because they don't want this guy for President! What a bunch of baloney! It has NOTHING to do with race! HE and his wife are the anti-white racists here! Canadian Geezer - get a clue! We can thank Obama for taking race relations back to the sixties - just a taste of the future if he gets in office! Be informed! This pair does not belong in the White House! Get your information from all sources - not just the biased newspapers and TV who all love Obama and won't tell the truth about him. I'll be surprised is this comment is even allowed to be posted! If you vote for this guy and he gets in office, all of America AND your grandchildren will suffer! To add one more thing - Obama's magic wand for all of his wonderful plans? Higher taxes out of YOUR paycheck! He's a millionaire power-monger - what does he care? NO-BAMA!
I am sick of being called a racist because i do not want obama for president. I have family who are black and i am no way a racist. But he is falsely calling himself a christain if he supports abortion. and by the way i agree with MARIAN that the media supports Obama as if he has a magic wand over everyone. Educate yourself before you vote for someone because he and his wife know how to b.s. on live television.
A vote for Obama means that you agree with his decision to support the killing babies that survive a late-term abortion.
A vote for Obama means that you support a man that until recently refused to wear a flag on his suit jacket.
A vote for Obama means that you support a man that wants to raise taxes on anyone and everyone in the middle-class, approximately $50,000 per year income and higher. We pay enough taxes already! By the way, our government does not have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem.
A vote for Obama is a vote in favor of his "economic justice" plan. Before you say "Yeah" to that plan, why don't you look up what Obama means by "economic justice".
Before voting for either [or any] candidate, do your homework. Sadly, the more I research about Obama, the more I despise the man. Check out what he did from the time that we graduated college until he entered politics. If it doesn't cause you to be ill, maybe you should vote for him.
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A liquid that exhibits properties of both a solid and a liquid; does it exist on Earth? “Science Guy” Jason Lindsey with Hooked on Science says it does, and all you need are a few supplies from around the house to create your own batch. Make sure an adult supervises with this, and all experiments.
11⁄4 cup of corn starch
3⁄4 cups of water
1 sturdy stirring spoon
Green food coloring
1 mixing bowl
STEP 1: Add green food coloring to the water.
STEP 2: Slowly add the corn starch to the water.
STEP 3: Adjust the amount of cornstarch to reach the desired consistency. Add more corn starch to achieve a thicker mixture. Use your hands to feel the substance.
Oobleck is considered a non-Newtonian fluid, which means it can exhibit properties of both a solid and a liquid. This is due to the nature of corn starch, which is a natural polymer — a chemical compound made by linking smaller molecules in a long, repeating chain. Go to for more experiments that might get you “Hooked on Science.”
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NYSED Commissioner King: An Education Reform Hypocrite
He goes on to write:
How is he doing this?
Oh, right - it's because
b) Because he's a hypocrite.
1. He appropriately credits a dynamic teacher with inspiring him yet aids the current culture of ed reform that - let's be honest - would take away dynamics due to more test prep.
I along with countless other teachers am dynamic in the classroom but once it becomes official and my students test results dictate if I pay my mortgage and feed my children I can't help but think I would become less dynamic due to being forced to focus more on the details of a standardized test that dictates my future.
He spent a mere three years as a teacher yet is the "top dog" in this state as far as education goes - two of those years in a charter where true discipline codes exist yet he knows full well that the same codes of behavior is NOT backed up by the many districts in this state the way there were for him at the charter.
The guy is Ivy League educated yet is clueless to the common sense idea that as Da Vinci once stated:" The supreme misfortune is when theory outstrips performance."
The guy most likely, as many who have left the classroom for higher positions (APs, Principals, Superintendents etc.)still thinks of himself as an educator. I've had some personally tell me this once a teacher always a teacher crap. I shout BS on that - I always have. Get back in the classroom, get chalk on your pants and shirt, wait in line with the rest of the students at the water fountain. Play the many parts a teacher does within a day for more than just three years. I can go on and on - any teacher reading this knows the deal.
As a New Yorker who grew up "in the neighborhoods," I'd like to know specifically Mr. King what neighborhood did you grow up in that taught you to be such a hypocrite and treat and expect from others what you did not experience or give your own children - Not the neighborhoods I grew up in - I would have gotten my ass kicked.
2. Well said, anon.
And that Da Vinci quote is emblematic of every corporate education reform I can think of - from VAM to high stakes accountability to online schooling to blended learning to merit pay to - well, you get the idea.
1. Yes I do RBE. Keep up the great work.
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greater than 20% increase over healthy weight, based on BMI; BMI over 95th percentile is obese
dominance hierarchy
concrete operational stage
extends from 7-11 years; marks a major turning point in cognitive development; thought is more logical, flexible, and organized than it was earlier
capacity to think through a series of steps and mentally reverse direction
ability to order items along a quantitative dimension such as length or weight
transitive inference
concrete operational child can also seriate mentally
cognitive maps
mental representations of familiar large scale spaces such as their neighborhood or school
grouping related items together
involves inattention, impulsivity, and excessive motor activity resulting in academic and social problems
creating relationship or shared meaning between two or more pieces of info that do not belong to the same category
cognitive self regulation
process of continually monitoring progress toward a goal checking outcomes and redirecting unsuccessful efforts
whole language approach
argued that reading should be taught in a way that parallels natural language learning, says that from the beginning the child should be exposed to text in its complete form so that they can appreciate communicative function of written language
phonics approach
believed that children should first be coached on phonics, the basic rules for translating written symbols into sounds, only after mastering these skills should the child get complex reading material
triarchic theory of intelligence
three broad interacting intelligences; 1 analytical 2 creative and 3 practical
theory of multiple intelligences
defines intelligence in terms of distinct sets of processing operations that permit individuals to engage in a wide range of culturally valued activities. Dismisses idea of general intelligence
emotional intelligence
refers to a set of emotional abilities that enable individuals to process and adapt to emotional info, to measure it, researchers have devised items tapping emotional skills that enable people to manage their own emotions and interact competently with others
stereotype threat
fear of being judged on the basis of a negative stereotype; can trigger anxiety that interferes with performance
dynamic assessment
innovation consistent with Vygotsky's zone of proximal development an adult introduces purposeful teaching into the testing situation to find out what the child can attain with social support
traditional classroom
teacher is the sole authority for knowledge, rules and decision making and does most of the talking; students are relatively passive listening responding when called on and completing assignments; progress is evaluated by how well they keep pace with a uniform set of standards for their grade
constructivist classroom
encourages students to construct their own knowledge; varies but many are grounded in Piaget's theory that views children as active agents who reflect on and coordinate their own thoughts rather than absorbing those of others
social constructivist classroom
children participate in a wide range of challenging activities with teachers and peers with whom they jointly construct understandings
cooperative learning
small groups of classmates work toward common goals
educational self fulfilling prophecy
children may adopt teachers positive or negative views and start to live up to them
inclusive classrooms
students with learning difficulties are placed in regular classrooms for all or part of the school day; practice designed to prepare them for participation in society and to combat prejudices against individuals with disabilities
ability to produce work that is original yet appropriate
divergent thinking
generation of multiple and unusual possibilities when faced with a task or problem
convergent thinking
involves arriving at a single correct answer and is emphasized on intelligence tests
outstanding performance in a specific field
bed wetting
reciprocal teaching
refers to the instructional activity in which students become the teacher in small group reading sessions
cognitive inhibition
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Albinism is a group of inherited disorders that results in little or no production of the pigment melanin, which determines the color of the skin, hair and eyes. Melanin also plays a role in the development of certain optical nerves, so all forms of albinism cause problems with the development and function of the eyes. Other symptoms can include light skin or changes in skin color; very white to brown hair; very light blue to brown eye color that may appear red in some light and may change with age; sensitivity to sun exposure; and increased risk of developing skin cancer. Albinism is caused by mutations in one of several genes, and most types are inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. Although there's no cure, people with the disorder can take steps to improve vision and avoid too much sun exposure.[1]
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A surefire way to get anyone to eat any vegetable, these crisp babies are delicious as a side dish, alone as an appetizer, or served on a bed of greens as lunch. Root vegetables are most common, but you can use whatever looks good to you, alone or in combination: zucchini, yellow squash, winter squash, corn, or chopped scallions; even spinach or chard is good (just cook it, squeeze it dry, and chop it first). And consider tossing in a tablespoon of fresh herbs or spices. Sweet potato and corn benefit from a bit of cilantro, zucchini comes to life with dill, and ginger or cardamom will warm up winter squash beautifully. From Food Matters
Vegetable Pancakes
Makes: 4 servings
Time: At least 30 minutes
1/2 small onion, grated; or 4 scallions
1 egg or 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
1/4 cup white or whole wheat flour, more or less
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Olive or vegetable oil or butter for greasing the pan
1. Heat the oven to 275°F. Grate the vegetable or vegetables by hand or with the grating disk of a food processor. Mix together the vegetables, onion, egg, and 1/4 cup of the flour. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add a little more flour if the mixture isn't holding together.
2. Put a little butter or oil in a large skillet or griddle over medium-high heat. When the butter is melted or the oil is hot, drop in spoonfuls of the batter, using a fork to spread the vegetables into an even layer, press down a bit. Work in batches to prevent overcrowding. (Transfer finished pancakes to the oven until all are finished.) Cook, turning once, until nicely browned on both sides, about 5 minutes. Serve hot or at room temperature.
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Comment: Is the main fuss about relative prices? (Score 1) 766
by Sprunkys (#16130389) Attached to: Much Ado About Gas Prices
The article proves that you could better spend your time going to a cheaper grocery store, rather than hunting for the cheapest gas.
However, it seems to me that complaints about gas prices are not regarding the relative prices between gas stations, but rather the inflation of gas prices as a whole. No matter how much time I spend looking for the cheapest grocery store and the best discounts, if gas prices go up then I spend more on gas than I did before. A rise in gas prices of 10% means I have (0.1 * money spent on gas) less to spend on other things.
So if you devote your time to finding the cheapest gas station and you complain that it takes you too great an effort to find a cheaper one, then yes, please stop doing that and go find a cheaper grocery store instead. But if you like to complain about gas prices being high _in general_, then that doesn't depend on which grocery store you go to.
But it's a nice article anyway.
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1/31/2007 09:57:00 AM
What's in the news?
Before I get into today's topics, I want to ask for your help in putting together an upcoming project that will feature ... you.
A.J. Pierzynski
Left: Jimmy's friend, PT. Right: Chicago White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski.
Here's the deal: My friend PT lives in Chicago, and often gets asked if he's White Sox catcher A.J. Piersynski. Upon recently hearing another tale of his mistaken identity, I thought it would be cool to see if you or anyone you know closely resembles an athlete, or any celebrity, for that matter. Consider this a version of lookalikes, featuring SI.com readers.
So, e-mail me your pics at siwriters@simail.com. Put "Attn Jimmy" in the subject line and please include your name, the name of the person who resembles the athlete or celebrity, your relationship to that person and your hometown. I will gather the pics and put together a photo gallery that you will see on the Scorecard Daily page in the near future.
Now on to some thoughts on items in the news:
1. Item -- MLB's Extra Innings to DirecTV
So Major League Baseball is reportedly set to announce that it is putting its Extra Innings package exclusively on DirecTV. Obviously this is a bad move that can't be defended. It makes no sense to shut out millions of fans, and once again, as usual, baseball screws up. What's hard to take, though, is how MLB is bashed mercilessly for doing something that the NFL does. You barely hear a peep about Sunday Ticket only being offered through DirecTV. And what's even worse is that the NFL doesn't offer its games online -- Major League Baseball does. But that doesn't stop people from hammering MLB while just accepting the actions of the NFL. No matter if it's steroids, bad TV deals or anything else, the NFL only comes away with a bruise while MLB gets put in a body cast. My question to you: If you're going to bash MLB for this decision, shouldn't the NFL get just as much heat?
Tank Johnson
Would you mess with this man?.
Photo by AP
2. Item -- Tank does Media Day
Speaking of the NFL's ability to avoid getting ripped, let's discuss Bears defensive tackle Tank Johnson. Johnson was arrested Dec. 14 after police raided his home and found three rifles, three handguns and 500 rounds of ammunition. His bodyguard, Willie Posey, was shot and killed two days later during an early morning fight at a nightclub in Chicago, where Johnson was present. Oh yeah, all this happened while Johnson was on probation. So how does Johnson explain this during Media Day? He says the media have "overblown" the story, and that it's the media's job to "hype the hot story." The NFL should ban him from playing in the game just for those comments. One more thought: After seeing Johnson at Media Day, I just have one question -- why does he even need a bodyguard or guns? Who would mess with this 6-foot-3, 300-pound guy? My question to you: Should Johnson be allowed to play in the Super Bowl?
3. Item -- Grossman in the Super Bowl
Rex Grossman has been getting bashed for a long time now, so I'm not going to pile on. But he's proving something I've always believed: Theories about what it takes to get to a Super Bowl are dumb. You usually hear "a running game and defense wins titles" or "you can't go far without a good quarterback." It's all nonsense. The Bears and Colts have completely different styles of play. All that matters is staying healthy, peaking at the right time (look at the Colts defense) and getting lucky. My question to you: Do you believe in theories about what teams need to reach a Super Bowl?
4. Item -- Movement underway for Super Bowl holiday
There now is a Web site -- with a petition -- devoted to making the Monday after the Super Bowl a national holiday. I hope they succeed, but let's be honest, the chances aren't good. And while I'm all for adding as many holidays to the calendar as possible, wouldn't a better idea be to put more pressure on the NFL to move the Super Bowl from Sunday to Saturday night? Since the league is intent on having the extra week off in between Championship Games and the Super Bowl, there is no reason not play it on a Saturday night so fans can enjoy it without having to worry about getting up early for work the next day. My question to you: Would you want the Super Bowl played on Saturday instead of Sunday?
5. Item -- NHL in trouble
Two weeks ago, Sports Illustrated detailed the slew of problems -- attendance is down, ratings are down, newspapers aren't staffing road games for certain teams -- that have hit the NHL. Now we get word that ratings for the league's All-Star game were down 76 percent. I asked colleagues if they thought we could actually see a major sport fold in our lifetime? Most said no. I'm not so sure. I don't see how the league can turn things around. My question to you: Do you think there's a chance the NHL will fold in the next 10-15 years?
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Posted: 10:38 AM, January 31, 2007 by Dave S
I'd love to see the Super Bowl played on Saturday. With the off week there's no reason not to. Hell they play regular season games on Thirsdays for petes sake.
Posted: 10:41 AM, January 31, 2007 by R. Rauback
YOu really think the NFL should ban Tank Johnson for making that comment. Why because he made a true statement about the low-life media and what they do on a day to day basis. If you do feel this way than you should also believe that the NFL should ban the media for their stupid questions and ignorant blogs.
Posted: 10:46 AM, January 31, 2007 by Dougbq
Here is my tried and true thoery on what it takes to get to the Super Bowl-outscore the other team in the conference championship.
Maybe the NFL gets a pass because all of its games are generally on the same day. We watch one or two games and that is it. MLB is so spread out that it might be different.
Posted: 10:51 AM, January 31, 2007 by Mark V
Jimmy - The NFL still shows some out of market games on network tv every week. You can see 5 or 6 games out of 15 per week. MLB has 2 or three out of almost 100 every week on tv. Do the math. 33% vs 3%.
Posted: 11:00 AM, January 31, 2007 by John Mac
I wouldn't be surprised to see the NFL opt to allow Sunday Ticket on cable systems in the near future in exchange for said cable operators offering the NFL Network to basic subscribers. Time Warner, Cablevision, and Comcast currently have no incentive to offer the NFL Network cheaply. With all of the Sunday Ticket money going to DirecTV, why should they help the NFL with their own network that on which the cable operators only get 2 minutes per hour of commercial time? This could be win-win for the NFL because they can make more money offering Sunday Ticket to multiple outlets AND get more advertising revenue for an inhouse network reaching more households.
Baseball is just plain stupid if they lock out their viewers with an exclusive deal with DirecTV.
Posted: 11:02 AM, January 31, 2007 by Chris M
The NFL definitely gets way too much slack, Ray Lewis walks away from a murder with blood stains and nothing happens, Kobe accidently hits a player with his elbow and gets suspended. Tank Johnson shouldn't be anywhere near Miami.
The game should definitely be played on Saturday night, it would also mean more business for the bars and clubs.
Posted: 11:10 AM, January 31, 2007 by Anonymous
I'm pretty sure Congress addressed the NFL Direct TV relationship. But you wouldn't know that, you are only a journalist. Do your job.
Posted: 11:16 AM, January 31, 2007 by Anonymous
It makes more sense to play the Super Bowl on a saturday but then again the NFL hype machine may have to cut out the riveting stories about the ball boys and how much it means to them to hold the footballs on the sidelines in the Super Bowl. And as far as the NHL all star game viewing down by 76 percent...whatever brainiac decided that a wednesday night was a good time to play the game should be fired.
Hey Jimmy, I am a former hockey fan from the great white north. My response to question 5 is that I do not think there is a chance the NHL will fold. I think that there will be a major shake up where Gary Bettman's successor will contract the league to 20-25 teams. Getting out of Nashville and Southern Florida is key. Concentrate the league in the traditional hockey markets (Minnesota, Canada, North East) as well as the newer markets like Dallas. The level of play would also increase as NHL teams would be able to field more than one or two good lines. There is still money to be made in hockey, but the NHL definitely has to realize it is not a major sport and begin marketing itself as so. If this doesn't happen then there is a good chance the league folds within the next ten years.
Posted: 11:26 AM, January 31, 2007 by Conrad
What does a swipe (deservedly) at the media have to do with playing in the Super Bowl . . . nothing Go Bears. The Super Bowl on Saturday would be great then I could go to the FBR final day!
Posted: 11:28 AM, January 31, 2007 by Aaron M.
Not only should MLB not be allowed to create the DirectTV monopoly, the NFL should be forced to allow other carriers to sell Sunday Ticket. I just moved from Denver to Pittsburgh, and I dont want to spend the rest of my life watching Steelers games, and since the FAA wont allow me to get the local Denver stations on my Dish Network satellite (why not - its beamed all over the country), I either have to find a bar with DirectTV, or switch to a more expensive satellite provider AND shell out almost 300 clams a year to watch 16 games. DirectTV sucks.
Posted: 11:34 AM, January 31, 2007 by Anonymous
No, Tank shouldn't be suspended. If players were suspended every time they were arrested--not yet convicted--Cincinnatti wouldn't have been able to field a team this year. Protest a real lowlife like the Rams' Leonard Little. He killed a woman while driving drunk, then was arrested for DWI again a few years later. Save the soapbox for someone who's crimes merit attention. If you whine about every possession arrest people like Little get lost in the shuffle.
I think the NFL does get bashed over their exclusive deal with DirecTV. I hear it a lot. I was actually surprised baseball would make a similar deal because of all the negative press I'd heard about the Sunday Ticket deal.
Posted: 11:37 AM, January 31, 2007 by Joe S
Regarding Super Bowl theories, I agree with you Jimmy. Most people make the mistake of taking a statistic (on average, better defenses win) and try to apply it to a single game. For example, on average with a large group of people, people with an IQ of 120 will be more successful than people with an IQ of 80. However, an individual with an IQ of 120 can be a bum, and an individual with an IQ of 80 can be quite successful (like a sportwriter). Just kidding. Really.
What is this "NHL" that you speak of?
Posted: 12:04 PM, January 31, 2007 by Anonymous
I am all for the Super Bowl being played on Saturday night rather than Sunday. It just makes sense. The only ones who would nix this idea would be the city hosting the game. It would mean one day less of revenue.
Posted: 12:05 PM, January 31, 2007 by Anonymous
The NFL does get slammed for its Direct TV deal, but it is not as bad as MLB's decision for two reasons. First, NFL Sunday Ticket has only been available through Direct TV. In contrast, I've been able to have extra innings through my digital cable for the past two seasons. Therefore, I'm more upset because I product I've been able to get is being taken away from me. Second, Football games are on the weekends the big Seahawks fan can go to his local bar to watch the games. Baseball is everyday and most of us cannot go to the bar each night to follow our favorite team. The NFL does get too much of a pass in this regard but at least I didn't have it and have baseball take it away from me. This is such typical baseball. I've always been a baseball fan, but the past two seasons I've really gotten into watching a bunch of games and following the sport, now they are going to yank the rug out for me. I stare at a computer all day long, don't want to do that when I come home as well. MLB should start their new slogan "Myth #1 we care about our fans."
1. Bidnezz is bidnezz. See how their bottom lines look in a couple of years.
2. Yes, Tank should play. He didn't kill anybody or hide his involvement in a death the way Killer Ray Lewis did.
3. The Super Bowl formula is good players, good coaches, no major injuries and a medium to big dose of luck (see: injuries).
4. Super Saturday? hmmm. Interesting idea. They should do it once and see how it fgoes - the same they tried having only one week before the conference championships and super bowl.
5. If global warming does in fact get bad enough, the NHL will indeed melt away with all the rest of the ice. Otherwise, it'll melt away from major TV and newspaper coverage but it will live on in real life and on the internet.
Posted: 1:00 PM, January 31, 2007 by Dane
Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) started on Dec. 7 an inquiry into the NFL - DirectTV deal and whether this is a violation of the league's anti-trust status.
The NHL will continue to operate as long as the majority of owners are generating profit from their franchises, which is the current status.
Posted: 1:00 PM, January 31, 2007 by Anonymous
There is no question that the Super Bowl should be played on a Saturday or that a Monday holiday should be created (or better yet, simply moved). MLK Monday holiday is in honor of his life and is somewhat related to his birthday, but not held on his actual birthday. Presidents day in February is in honor of Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays, but is held on a Monday and not on their actual birthdays. Why not one of these dates to coincide with the Super Bowl, get the NFL to tacitly agree to hold the Super Bowl every year at the same time, and everyone walks away happy.
I concur with the above comment -
Super Bowl & presidents day combo.
Posted: 1:19 PM, January 31, 2007 by Peter King's best friend
1. No
2. No way should he play, unless it's in an orange jump suit.
3. The key to getting to the Super Bowl is easy to figure out: Win all your playoff games.
4. Saturday. Without a doubt.
5. What's the NHL?
Let's take these in the order you present them:
1. Yes, the NFL should get as much heat as MLB. The problem is the NFL negotiated Sunday Ticket when it was still somewhat of a "new" thing, so their deal didn't make much noise, and they hadn't offered it to all cable and satellite subscribers across the board prior to the exclusivity agreement with DirecTV. Still, this smacks of a monopoly, and I think both leagues are or should be getting close to losing their anti-trust exemption. Either way, I just switched to Dish Network and I was quite looking forward to getting Extra Innings this year. Nice "job", MLB.
2. Tank Johnson should be afforded the same legal rights as anyone else who can afford the bail on such charges as his. Yes, I think he's an idiot, and his comments at media day certainly prove he's waaay out of touch with reality, and I think the league should suspend him for the game under the regulations in the personal conduct policy (anyone remember Ray Lewis, the reason for the rule? Bueller? Anyone?). I don't have a problem with the court allowing him to travel, though. The court has an obligation to allow someone charged but not convicted of a crime to make a living, and like it or not this is Johnson's job. It's the league that should have stepped in. Roger, where art thou?
3. Every year you see two teams who follow different paths to the Super Bowl, and generally one of them is "breaking the rules". It's all about how they're playing when the playoffs hit, not their overall style. Steelers, anyone?
4. It should definitely be on a Saturday. The national holiday idea will only work for banks and federal employees. Since I work in the railroad industry, I'm not likely to get a day off. Saturday night would be better, but if you run a sports bar you better be ready for some business. In some places (like Kansas) bars aren't open on Sundays, so we throw parties. If it's Saturday, well, I'm not makin' a mess of my house...I'm goin' out!
5. The NHL still exists? Sorry. Seriously, I have to wonder about the long-term viability of a league that doesn't have any exposure beyond ESPN highlights, the Outdoor Channel and occasionally on NBC. Every major sports league hinges on the TV dollars, and if the NHL doesn't get them, they're...doomed!
By the way, I don't know of any look-alikes in my circle of friends, but I challenge you to look at pictures of Kurt Warner and Jim Edmonds and then tell me "no way". Try it, you'll see what I mean. They're the same guy.
NHL fold? I don't think so!! Surely before that can happen, the owners will step in and bring in a new commish that's not a moron.
Posted: 1:38 PM, January 31, 2007 by Anonymous
MLB is bashed adn the NFL isn't for the same reason that Wade gets the calls and Artest doesn't: respect and backlash. MLB has crapped on us for so long through a series of bad decisions, and needs to win over fans so badly, that their decision blows the mind. Meanwhile, the NFL has sculpted almost the perfect fan product, so they get some slack. And... what competent pundit says you need a great qb to win the Super Bowl? The defense/running game mantra is not a theory, it is a fact, and if you haven't noticed the Colts defense and running game this post-season then you have been in a coma.
Posted: 1:44 PM, January 31, 2007 by Anonymous
Tank Johnson should be banned from the Super Bowl because he has now twice violated his probation. He was originally arrested on firearms charges and violated his probation by continuing to own prohibited firearms. Then he hangs out with his bodyguard (who has a shady past) at a club known to be a gang hangout. Any non-famous person would not have been allowed to leave the state following his second probation violation. He'll continue his thug behavior unless there are consequences.
Posted: 1:51 PM, January 31, 2007 by Anonymous
The NFL never gets guff for anything because people perceive the sport as god. There are way too many "die-hards" out there that can't live without their football. That is never more evident than the disgrace that is the NFL network. NFL football was fine until the league got even greedier and decided to develop a network which not all television providers carry. They fixed something that wasn't broken. Then to add insult to injury, the league says to just "switch" over to satellite which did, at the time, carry the NFL network. How asinine is this? "Switch" over like it was easier than sitting down. Why don't they just "halt production" of the NFL network and give us Thursday night football on network TV?
Posted: 1:51 PM, January 31, 2007 by Adam from B/N
A lot of people seem to forget... Tank Johnson hasn't been convicted of anything. People say he's off the hook because he was allowed to travel to Miami and play in the Super Bowl. Please rememeber...he has a court date waiting for him when he returns to Chicago. He will likely be convicted. Though, he may only receive a slap on the wrist, he will still stand before a judge and receive a sentence.
Posted: 2:26 PM, January 31, 2007 by Anonymous
Tank not convicted? How do you think he got on probation? You get on probation by either 1)pleading guilty or 2) being found guilty. He is on probation as an ALTERNATIVE to jail or prison time. Therefore, he IS guilty of the original crime. By violation the terms of his probation, he could be sent DIRECTLY back to jail. So what would you prefer - keep the convict in Illinois as a free man or just close the jail door behind him. There is no way he should be allowed to play in the Super Bowl. This judge must handle rule enforcement for the NCAA.
Posted: 2:27 PM, January 31, 2007 by Anonymous
Whether convicted yet or not, Tank Johnson should be banned from the Super Bowl for being an idiot thug. The NFL tolerates way too much ridiculous nonsense from these spoiled rotten millionaires. I don't care how talented someone is, they shouldn't be allowed to get away with what they do and still be allowed to play and rake in the bucks (and media attention) YES, the Super Bowl should be played on a Saturday night, that only makes sense for all involved, which then translates directly into the fact as to why the NFL won't do it.
Posted: 3:03 PM, January 31, 2007 by Chris L.
The NFL might not get ripped in the mainstream for the exclusive DirecTV package, but I rip it all of the time. I say if the NFL is both money and fan conscious, why not give millions more fans the opportunity to get the package? If Comcast announced they had the package, I know 50 people that would subscribe today. And yes, please move the SB to Saturday, and as for the NHL- I didn't even know they played their AS game until the next day. What a shambles.
Posted: 3:17 PM, January 31, 2007 by Anonymous
Tank Johnson if not an NFL Player would be in jail with two parole violations.
Saturday Night makes so much more sense for the game. with a kickoff time fo 6:30 ( more likley 6:45 or 7 ) the game will not be over until 10:30 PM. Many of us have jobs where we must be at work 7:00 AM on weekdays.
Every time I read something like this, I want to scream.
The American sports media has conditioned casual fans to respond to the word "hockey" with "nobody watches, nobody cares". The level of disrespect hockey endures in this country is downright shameful.
You linked to a subscriber-only column, so I don't know if Farber pointed out that, on a sellout percentage basis, the NHL is dead even with the NBA. Or that NBC's NHL game of the week has been beating college basketball on CBS in the ratings. Or that the NHL took a chance on Versus because they were sick of the battered-wife treatment they were getting from ESPN.
See ya at the Pens-Habs game Thursday night. Oh, no. I won't. You don't watch. You don't care.
Posted: 4:05 PM, January 31, 2007 by Gabriel H.
On your Tank Johnson piece:
Isn't this The United States of America? Where the right to bear arms is still guaranteed by our Bill of Rights?? Unless Mr. Johnson's probation specifically prohibits him from possessing firearms, then he is well within his GUARANTEED rights as an American!! Even if the probation prohibits firearm possession, I completely agree with Mr. Johnson's assessment that the media has hyped this story beyond its worth. Three rifles, three handguns and 500 rounds of ammunition would be considered minimal by the standards of most law-abiding members of the NRA. And this thought comes from someone who: (1) hates the Chicago Bears; (2) had never really heard of Tank Johnson before this story broke; and (3) does not belong to the NRA, nor owns any type of firearm. My advice to you is LAY OFF!!! I also agree with "r.rauback"'s assessment that the MEDIA should be banned for asking stupid questions. Find something else to write about, OR GET ANOTHER JOB!
Posted: 6:49 PM, January 31, 2007 by Anonymous
i was having this exact conversation last night with a buddy about having the superbowl on saturday (which i am 100% for). his first comment was that the host cities would be the first to vote against the idea because of all the money that is spent in their town because of the game. if you move the game up a day, you're cutting into revenues for the city.
Posted: 7:19 PM, January 31, 2007 by Budwick
Will the NHL fold. Only if it continues to try and make in in places like Nashville, Tampa Bay, and San Jose while ignoring real hockey towns like Winnipeg.
Posted: 12:16 AM, February 01, 2007 by Anonymous
Re: Tank Johnson
You know how he's been spending his time in Miami? Hanging out in clubs in the wee hours of the morning. I guess his "best friend's" death didn't alter his lifestyle that much. He should play power forward for the Trail Blazers.
And Super Bowl Saturday sounds really weird to me. Everyone has late nights, the game's over by 10:30. We don't need a holiday.
Posted: 1:41 AM, February 01, 2007 by Anonymous
I think Tank being allowed to play is disgraceful. I feel the judge could have used him as an example as "if you do something stupid, there are consequences ie. sitting out the biggest game of your life." But of course, that didn't happen. I watch all sports and find it very hard to find an athlete to actually point out as a good person in our days.
Unfortunately, I can say that the most professional athletes are hockey players (I have met and worked with many) but of course they dont get half the respect they deserve. Maybe the NHL will get fans when half of their players start showing up in court rooms for outrageous antics. But then again I guess thats why I still look up to hockey players, they dont commit the same stupidity as players in the NFL and NBA do!!!
Posted: 7:49 AM, February 01, 2007 by Anonymous
NHL in trouble post:
The NHL will never fold, it's too important in Canada, however more than likely there will be a lot of teams folding especially in the smaller markets in the US. The current product is too watered down. They need to increase scoring still. Increase the net size, goalies are much bigger than they were 50 years ago heck even 30 years ago
As well the schedule needs to change, if you can't see the future stars every year than less fans will show up to games
2 comments....1st) As a Canadian and a fan (goes hand in hand), I feel there will always be an NHL of some form...however, it will be with many fewer teams...get rid of all of the "false" markets (Florida, Nashville, Anaheim, Phoenix, etc....) and keep them in places where people truly care.
2) Short and simple....Tank Johnson's season should have ended in mid-December, and it is a disgrace that he has played and will play in the Super Bowl...that ain't hype, Tank...if I did half the stuff he has, my employer would suspend me, no doubt!
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What a really dumb thing to say. Grow up!
Anonymous: I clicked on your page then suddenly had to go outside and talk to someone and when I came back some love song was playing on full blast and everyone was looking and laughing at me. It was the most embarrassing thing that's happened all year to me. Thanks a lot.
This made me lol. You are so welcome!
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manuelcorradine's picture
I'm designing a font family of nine weights and when I try it on MS Word here comes the problem. I know MS Word isn't the best typographic program but there are some people that use it and deserve quality on fonts.
The problem happen only in the thinnest style and consist in the following:
As you can see in small sizes the MS Word expand the character shapes and the real proportions aren't showed.
If anybody can help me I apreciate it very much.
Thank you in advance,
manuelcorradine's picture
Notice: The font works fine in Illustrator, Corel Draw...!
George Thomas's picture
Did you hint your fonts? What program did you build the font in?
manuelcorradine's picture
I use FontLab, and I run autohint. But if the problem is the hinting why the font works fine in the other programs?
Mark Simonson's picture
Make sure the weight value is not lower than 250 (first panel in FontLab’s Font Info dialog if that’s what you’re using).
manuelcorradine's picture
Mark, I'll try this.
Thank you
manuelcorradine's picture
It works!
You are the boss Mark! Many thanks.
Mark Simonson's picture
Windows automatically adds fake bold to any font with a weight value less than 250, apparently to prevent… oh, who cares. That’s just what it does, making values below 250 useless. Graphics apps tend to use their own font rendering system, so are not affected.
hrant's picture
Mark, good to know! Thanks.
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Simple Sambal, but It Will Burn Your Mouth
My love of spicy food can be dated back to when I was a 2-yr-old. I'm not talking about Sriracha-spicy. I'm talking about real, fiery, burn-your-mouth kind of spicy. My mom used to joke, it's because I'm a tiger, to maintain my fierceness, I have to consume copious amount of spicy chilies. She also said that is why I'm so impatient, bold, crude and barbaric yet ambitious. And she thinks all that qualities, if I polish myself quite nicely, it will actually help me to get further in life (yeah, hopefully..)
My son also loves spicy food. He can handle his chilies better than most adults I know. We make sambal once a month, and it'll last us exactly that long. While he likes sambal oelek, nothing compares to the homemade one. We can tinker with it, make it as spicy as we like. I don't know how he gets this way. All I remember was he wanted to try some sambal when he was 1.5 years old. Let him try a dab, since then, he's hooked. Of course I make sure to throw away the chili seeds. That's the culprit to the burning sensation in your mouth. After awhile, no-seeds sambal is too weak for him. So I leave just enough seeds in our sambal.
Sambal to us is like pesto to most people. You can slather it on any protein you have. Or slow cooked eggplants in it. We do lots of things with it. Very versatile. Sometimes I just want to bathe in it (uh, not a good idea, of course, it will sting you like no other!) The neat thing about homemade sambal is, you can control the heat.
It makes me miss home, where you can just fold your legs up, with a plate of hot steaming rice in front of you. At this point, who needs eating utensils? As barbaric as it sounds, it does taste better that way. You can feel each grain of rice between your fingertips. The burning sensation of the chili seeds against your skin. You're using all five senses to eat. Just don't rub your eyes.......
Super simple sambal (enough to cook 4 chicken thighs in, even a little bit more):
Using mortar and pestle (or a blender, magic bullet, food processor), ground 4 shallots, 4 cloves of garlic, 2 steamed tomatoes (diced) and 10 chilies (discard the seeds if you wish). Season with salt and pepper. Stir fry the grind mixture until it's cooked and fragrant. Add in a dash of brown sugar. Ready to be used for whatever you want.
Suggestion: cooked with previously fried chicken, eggplants, hard boiled eggs. Sometimes I use it to cook fried rice. Play with it. And tell me how you like it.
1. real Indonesia can't live without sambal :D
2. Love children who can take their spicy dish. I usually like my sambal to be really dark, with addition of kecap manis and palm sugar. Haha :) Yup, sambal is our pesto alright
3. Niya: :D
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Monday - 6/3/2013, 12:00am ET
AP Sports Writer
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- After playing a 15-inning marathon to stave off elimination, second-seeded Florida ran into a quick turnaround at the Women's College World Series. To make matters worse, the Gators had to go up against NCAA strikeout leader Blaire Luna.
Luna struck out 14 in a one-hit shutout, Kim Bruins hit a three-run home run and fourth-seeded Texas beat Florida 3-0 Sunday to eliminate the Gators.
"I really don't think that had anything to do with today's performance," Gators coach Tim Walton said. "I think Blaire Luna had everything to do with today's performance more than anything. She was very good."
Luna threw a no-hitter in the super regionals for fourth-seeded Texas (51-9), but didn't make it out of the third inning during the Longhorns' 10-2 loss to rival Oklahoma on Saturday.
"I was really proud of how I did and just bouncing back. It's the World Series. That's what it's about," Luna said. "Today, I did a lot better job of mixing and it worked to my advantage."
The Longhorns were eliminated later Sunday in a 2-1 loss to Tennessee, with Luna striking out 14 in a three-hitter.
Hannah Rogers (33-7) gave up five hits and walked four, but couldn't match Luna's performance.
"She had a really good backdoor curve ball that was just getting the corner," Gators cleanup hitter Lauren Haeger said. "The umpire was calling it, so the whole game it was very consistent, so we needed to make adjustments to it.
"That's just my spot right now," Bruins said. "I'm just seeing the ball very well and I'm just trying to be more selective with the pitches I'm swinging at. I can't even explain it. I guess that's just my spot."
"I guess just being a senior and this is the World Series. This is my last shot at it. I've just got to step up, and I guess I've just been saving them all for right now."
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Thanks to everyone who's sent congratulations my way. It's making me feel a lot more able to handle what sometimes seems like a very daunting job.
Today was a relaxing family day (as are most Sundays). I spent an hour this afternoon helping Alan put together an ant farm. We don't have the ants yet, which is ironic considering that this place is swarming with ants, but they're of the "too small" persuasion.
Now that I'm focussing my time on Ghostscript, I have to confront the fact that I won't have the time to pursue all my various research projects. It never was the case that I did have the time, but in the past I've been in successful denial about it :)
See, one of my problems (among many) is that I have a lot of ideas. Not all of them are good ideas, but I think I have a somewhat better than average track record. In any case, the rate at which I get ideas far outstrips my ability to actually put them into practice.
One way to deal with this is to pick the ideas carefully to spend the time realizing. I had a deep conversation with mjs about this a week or so ago, when we talked about the various styles of projects and which ones are likely to bring happiness. Different people find project happiness in different places, hallelujah! One of the most satisfying areas for me is 2D graphics stuff, for a variety of reasons (I'm tempted to expand on this but will try to stick to my main point).
But not all of the ideas I have are for 2D graphics. My PhD thesis work (which led to Advogato) is one notable counterexample. I've been doing a fair amount of thinking over the months about how to adapt it for different applications. The most intriguing such application (to me, anyway) is a content selection system for file sharing networks, say MP3's.
I'm not going to go into the technical details here, but I will outline how it looks from the outside. The simplest way to implement it is as an Advogato-like website. You go there and register for an account. Then, you identify other people on the site who you think might like the same kinds of songs that you do. You create certificates for them, just like on Advogato.
At this point, the system is able to give you recommendations. You download the recommended songs and listen to them. If you like the recommendations, cool. If not, you put in your own ratings and tell the system what you really think. The rating could be simple, for example a 1-10 scalar. (more elaborate rating systems are certainly imaginable as well)
So far, this doesn't sound too different than a lot of rating systems. There are a few interesting properties that I believe are unique, however.
1. Capacity-constrained flow is what makes Advogato resistant to attack. In the case of Advogato, this means not accepting large numbers of people who are not free software developers. In the case of MP3, selection, it means filtering out spam, buggily encoded tracks, and adulterated tracks put in by people trying to break the system.
2. Most content selection schemes suffer from the "top 40" effect, ie the most popular items are the only ones that tend to show up. Flow, I think, can be used to help find diamonds in the rough, something that existing content selection systems do very poorly imho.
3. A web site is only one way to implement this idea, and perhaps not the most interesting. The flow algorithm I have in mind uses entirely local computation and communication (ie, each node only has to talk to its neighbors in the cert graph). Thus, it should be possible to do a completely distributed implementation.
I believe that by far the most interesting file sharing network to use in conjunction with this idea is Mojo Nation. For one, Mojo Nation files are reasonably persistent and have unique id's. This allows you to associate a ranking with a song and have a reasonable chance of downloading that song when you want. With Napster and Gnutella, the songs available at any given time fluctuate depending on who's actually plugged into the network.
In addition, Mojo Nation gives you a fair amount of the infrastructure you'd need to do a completely distributed implementation. Now that there are serious legal challenges to links, having the content selection system completely distributed could turn out to be very important.
In case it isn't obvious by now, I'd like a collaborator, someone who can take the idea (in the form of a pretty good writeup) and make a real implementation. In return for your work, you'd get a pretty good understanding of trust networks, a good chance at being involved with a high-impact project, and coauthorship on a paper, if that sort of thing moves you. In fact, this would get you an Erdos number of 5 :)
Assuming this flow-based system works well for MP3 selection, I believe it can generalize to spam-resistant messaging (ie email). That is a somewhat harder problem, largely because you want to try really hard not to drop deliverable mail on the floor. For MP3's, simply having most of the good recommendations come through is good enough.
I'm trying this form of collaboration in one other area right now - dithering for inkjet printers. I've given Thomas Tonino of the Gimp Print project some of my code and notes for making dither matrices, and so far the results seem promising. It seems worth trying, in any case.
15 Sep 2000 (updated 15 Sep 2000 at 16:11 UTC) »
Now it can be told: I am the new maintainer of Ghostscript.
I'll be posting a much more detailed open letter to the development community within a few days, but I'll say a little now. I'm very excited to be taking this on, as I feel Ghostscript is very high quality work, and is an important part of the overall Linux / Unix / free software imaging infrastructure. At the same time, there are some significant frustrations, which I hope to overcome. These include the fact that drivers are messy and often not of high quality. I'm looking forward to working with the IBM Omni and Gimp Print projects, and others, to bring inkjet driver quality to topnotch quality. Also, while Ghostscript is capable of viewing PDF files, it doesn't really subsume Adobe Acrobat Reader - the PDF interactivity features just aren't implemented, and the X display driver has both performance and quality problems. I'm eager to work with people to build the needed GUI tools and integrate them with Ghostscript.
I expect Ghostscript will stretch my graphics abilities to the maximum. Projects on my plate include implementing the full PDF 1.4 transparency and blending model, integrating Libart's high performance and high quality antialiasing, and getting color management going. It should be a lot of fun!
Ghostscript is released under a somewhat unusual licensing model. The most current release is under the Aladdin Free Public License. After about a year, the code is re-released under the GPL. The AFPL is not a free software license under the Debian Free Software Guidelines (or the similar Open Source Definition), but it is fairly similar in spirit. The main freedom not provided by the AFPL is ability to charge money for distributing the code. Free redistribution is unrestricted.
I'd like to move Ghostscript to a simpler all-GPL licensing model, but right now it seems that the current version of the GPL is too ambiguous in terms of whether it allows or forbids dynamic linking with proprietary code. This is a serious problem for the Ghostscript licensing business, and a bothersome issue in general. If the GPL v3 adequately clarifies the issue, so that proprietary code can't be linked against the author's intentions, then Ghostscript will be moved to GPL development. I am talking to Richard Stallman to see if there's anything I can do to move this process along.
I'm a bit overwhelmed right now trying to juggle coding with various administrative tasks, but if you want to work with Ghostscript, I want to talk to you. There's a lot of interesting work to be done, it benefits Linux directly, and it will be GPL at the end of the day. The fact that there's also a stable, profitable business associated with Ghostscript doesn't hurt.
As I say, more details forthcoming later. For now, I'm excited to be here.
mathieu wrote:
Now that I spent my day reading my computer graphics, principles and practice, I have a few questions: 1) what is the difference between dithering and halftoning (it seems the 2 terms are used interchangably. Or I missed something most likely) ? 2) for printers, you do not want to use dithering only. You should also support gammut compression. (is this right ?) 3) Does the gammut of printers is printer independant or is it a specificity of a peculiar printer model ? 4) any good biblio on gammut compression ?
1. The terms are used interchangeably. To confuse things even further, in graphic arts the word "screening" is also used.
2. Gamut compression is part of color management. It's a more or less orthogonal problem to dithering. For example, for a continuous tone printer such as an Iris, you may want to do gamut compression but not dithering. Conversely, if you're printing an image already gamut-optimized for the printer at hand, you may want to do dithering but not gamut compression.
But yes, for highest quality reproduction on typical devices, you want to do both dithering and gamut compression.
3. The gamut is highly dependent on the printer, the ink, and (perhaps most especially) the paper. Shiny papers can print much darker, richer colors than non-shiny. This is a fundamental physical property of paper and derives from the mismatch in index of refraction - any time you have a discontinuity in this, you'll have some reflection. What shiny papers do is concentrate this reflection into an area of glare, which when reading you are trained to avoid. In non-shiny papers, the reflection is diffuse, which simply limits the amount of light that can be absorbed. As a consequence, matte finish papers require more gamut compression than do shiny ones.
The other major tradeoff of color gamuts is durability vs color saturation. Extremely brightly colored dyes tend to degrade pretty quickly when exposed to light (especially the UV present in sunlight). Thus, inkjet dyes and pigments designed for "archival" tend to have a more limited color gamut.
4. The best book on color management in general is: Edward J. Giorgianni and Thomas E. Madden. Digital Color Management: Encoding Solutions. Addison-Wesley, 1998. ISBN 0201634260. You might also want to read Ján Morovic's PhD thesis on Gamut Mapping.
I talk about some of these topics in my color management page. There are a bunch more links, as well.
The diary format, while it works, is really not ideal for this kind question and answer format. It's not obvious to me what I can do on Advogato that would be better. Perhaps some kind of Wiki?
mathieu wrote:
Looks like I touched a chord with my ebook rant.
Ok, let me rephrase one of the points I tried to make. It would be cool if the ebook infrastructure that ended up had the property of paying authors reasonable amounts of money. If it doesn't, ebooks will still probably be useful tools, and there will be good reasons to write them. For example, a consultant who knows a lot about a field and is looking for more business might well find it justifiable to put up an ebook. But I do worry for the health of the media when the only works that get created are those subsidized by some ulterior motive.
Dave Winer also spent time at Seybold SF and wrote a good essay about ebooks and DRM. He rightly points out that DRM is no different than copy protection for software.
The only payment system that I can think of that makes any sense is voluntary payments, ie tips. The obvious problem with tips is freeloaders. Probably only a very small percentage of people will be willing to part with their hard (or soft) earned cash just to subsidize the artist. Even so, without middlemen skimming off the lion's share of the revenue stream, the minority who does is probably enough to fund artists about as well as they are right now.
A more subtle problem, and one I haven't seen articulated as much, is the distortion that tip-seeking behavior will cause. It's basically inevitable that the artists who succeed in a tip-based system will be those who have set out to maximize tips. Promotion will border on spam - for the mp3.com station I run, I see this line already beginning to blur. Further, how many people are going to be scrupulous about only tipping real people rather? On the Internet, nobody knows you're a corporation.
Nonetheless, I have hope that a vital tipping culture can emerge based on people who really appreciate art and are willing to find the good stuff and tip the artist. It is not essential for the majority of sheep to participate. The temptation to sell out will always be there, of course, but it always has been.
Book recommendation: Reinventing Comics by Scott McCloud. He talks about a lot of the issues surrounding digital production and distribution of comics. Not surprisingly, the issues of who has control over the distribution channel and how the artist gets paid are central. Scott is an enthusiast of micropayment systems, but ignores the fact that micropayments are unenforceable. Nonetheless, the book is quite thought-provoking and is a fabulous demonstration that you can present serious, complex issues in a comic book format.
Am I the only one unimpressed with the results of ClearType? Radagast posted a screenshot of it running. It only works on LCD screens. Conversely, you can turn it off by converting to grayscale (ie, load in Gimp and press Alt-G). I see an improvement, but it's pretty subtle.
By contrast, the improvement from increasing resolution is massive. Yet, high-res displays are not popular, largely because most software will draw little tiny illegible icons and so on. You'd think Apple would have fixed this in Mac OS X and their Aqua UI toolkit (a rewrite from the ground up), but no. Windows and X software is not a whole lot better. At least the greater configurability of X software offers some hope, but it's still a hassle to get a consistently good display at higher resolution.
Doing a non-scalable display is the Y2K bug of user interfaces. By the time high-res displays arrive, we will have mostly fixed the problem, but only after considerable difficulty. Are you doing a user interface? How easy is it to scale? No? Then don't make fun of the programmers who used 2 digit date fields because it was easy and efficient.
I spent the last three days at Seybold SF, much of the time helping out in the Artifex (commercial licensors of Ghostscript) booth.
A few impressions first. Apple had a huge presence - a gigantic booth, lots of people doing demos on the machines, etc. I like to see competition for Wintel, but on the other hand, it's very difficult for me to get excited. Yeah, the cube has style, but in terms of performance it's just a 450MHz uniprocessor. I think the cheapo dual Celeron I bought last year for just over a thousand bucks probably outperforms it.
Linux, on the other hand, had virtually no presence. Corel had Corel Draw 9 for Linux tucked away into a corner of their booth, and there were a few companies doing server stuff that just happened to use LInux, but that was about it. This is a bit surprising to me, because Linux really seems to have a lot to offer for graphic arts, starting with generic server tasks and going from there.
There was a lot of XML there. This is hardly surprising, as XML seems to be one of the big hype waves in "digital publishing" right now.
PDF is becoming the dominant interchange format for graphic arts documents. A great many apps on the floor were showing much improved PDF import and export capabilities. This includes both Adobe's own products (notably PhotoShop 6) and competitors, including the upcoming Corel Draw 10.
PDF is making a lot of money for Adobe. It's not surprising, then, that Adobe is pulling a classic decommoditization strategy. The PDF 1.4 spec (not yet published) has a bunch of new stuff that it's going to be difficult for competitive products to implement. That, of course, includes the blending and transparency stuff that I'm implementing, but also the ability to re-wrap text. They also showed a beta of Acrobat 5 running on Palms and WinCE devices, including the Compaq iPaq.
Electronic "books"
E-books were a major theme at the show, with Microsoft massively showing off their Reader platform, including ClearType. As should be expected from Microsoft, it looks really good - clearly real typographers and UI designers were involved in this product. They will probably get a lot of users just by being so available.
I'm wildly ambivalent about ebooks. The whole concept seems to be organized around "digital rights management." The person who coined that phrase must have been remarkably insensitive to miss the Orwellian overtones. Sure, I'll sign a contract and agree to have my rights managed, and digitally at that. Welcome to the future.
In any case, most DRM is implemented around the concept of the "trusted client," or client software that is programmed to respect some access policies. Adobe Acrobat, for example, has a simple password-based scheme and rinky-dink encryption. Quoting from the PDF book:
Note: PDF cannot enforce the document access privileges specified in the encryption dictionary. It is up to the implementors of PDF viewer applications to respect the intent of the document creator by restricting access to an encrypted PDF file according to the passwords and permissions contained in the file
Such an approach, of course, is pretty contradictory to free software. If free viewers are available, it is always possible, and hopefully even easy, to comment out the if (!password_matches) {...} section of the code, and to distribute the result widely.
Nonetheless, it is important for authors to get paid for their work. To the extent that free software is unable to meet these needs, people will be drawn towards the proprietary systems that can, and I do not blame them.
As ebooks become more popular, it is inevitable that Napster-like trading will become widespread. I think this is also important, as it provides a needed safety valve to protect against those who would restrict our right to read excessively for business reasons.
In the meantime, I find myself very much liking paper books. Aside from the obvious issues of durability (books can and do last over a thousand years), portability, high resolution, high speed random access, and so on, the culture of books has evolved an imperfect but still reasonable balance between liberty, business, and incentive for authors. Libraries, used bookstores, and trading between friends are all popular, respected approaches to sharing books.
My main complaint about paper books is that authors get far too little cut (sound familiar?). However, self-publishing remains a perfectly viable option. Much self-publishing is for "vanity," ie people who pay for the printing of their books because they're simply not good enough for real publishers, but there are some amazing exceptions. Edward Tufte's books are of course beautiful examples, and then you have eccentric thinkers such as Ted Nelson self-publication of the first edition of Computer Lib in 1974.
The document file format to end all document file formats
I find document file formats to be an endlessly fascinating area of study. The most important axis for categorizing document formats is probably structure vs. presentation. Each point on this spectrum has unique advantages and disadvantages. The structure end brings you much more flexibility for editing, analyzing, and adapting (for example, reading texts aloud). The presentation end, conversely, gives a graphic designer much more control over the actual presentation, allowing (in the hands of a good designer) much higher visual quality. The tension between these goals drives much of the continuing evolution of document file formats, and suggests that designing an uber-format is not trivial. Certainly, we haven't seen any good uber-format yet.
PDF has been planted firmly in the presentation camp. PostScript was (I use past tense because it's no longer being actively developed) even more so - it should really be considered a graphics file format rather than a document format. At least PDF adds text searchability and some notion of document structure.
From a commerical point of view, there is pressure for PDF to become an uber-format. However, nailing down the exact formatting brings you to an unresolvable dilemma when displaying in a small window: scale or scroll. Both are bad choices, and both lead to a poorer user experience compared with a more structural approach, which can reflow the text.
Now that PDF is targeting small devices, the issue has finally come to a head. Thus, the PDF 1.4 spec has additions to inch down the spectrum towards structuralism, and is capable of reflowing text intended for display in small windows. At this point, I'm not sure what they did. My guess is that they just bolted on a structural document format. If you reflow, you probably give up any real control over formatting and positioning.
In any case, I'm very disappointed in the quality of the structuralist vs presentationist discourse. Both sides tend to talk about The One True Way. To me, this approach misses important truths. You need to be thinking in terms of the quality of user experience for authors, readers, and editors, in a diverse array of contexts. For a project Gutenberg e-text, pure structuralism is a good, reasonable choice. For a magazine ad, anything less than pure presentationism is probably wrong. For everything in between, well, that's what makes life interesting :)
Even so, it's possible to make better and worse compromises. HTML, for example, neither represents the true structure of documents particularly well nor offers high-quality (much less controllable) presentation. TeX has the amazing feature that it can accurately capture the structure of the document, yet render completely consistently on all platforms, allowing great artistic control over layout. The relative popularity of HTML over TeX is of course evidence that the world is unfair.
Well, that's probably enough ranting for now.
I broke down and implemented some basic InterWiki support to Advogato. I made that link by typing <wiki>InterWiki</wiki>. You can also do MeatBall:InterWiki, which also does the expected thing.
Note that Advogato is a member of the InterWiki space. For example, my diary is Advogato:person/raph and this entry is Advogato:person/raph/diary.html?start=97.
It seems to me that Advogato diary entries already have a hint of WikiNature. I'm hoping that this new InterWiki stuff can bring more of that out. Since people ask for ways to comment on diaries, one suggestion is to include a Wiki link at the bottom of your diary entry. Let's play with it a bit and see how it works.
At the same time, since the needed infrastructure was the same, I also added the <person> tag. So you can make a link to raph by typing <person>raph</person>.
My PDF blend mode work continues apace, and now I have an actual nonbug image showing two transparent stars composited with the Multiply blend mode.
In other news: since 5.0, PGP has had an optional backdoor feature intended for corporate customers. Now we learn that this feature has a serious bug, which can be exploited fairly easily to compromise message privacy. Cool.
PGP is not free software, but of course free software has its own share of exploits, even OpenBSD. The bottom line is that we have no fucking idea how to build trustworthy systems.
But computers are fun toys, aren't they?
I got somewhat stuck today implementing the PDF 1.4 blend modes. I did an algebraic simplification that I thought was nice, but it turns out to introduce a division by 1 - alpha. Since alpha can approach 1, this leads to numerical problems. Ah well, I'll just add yet another alpha channel when compositing non-isolated groups (that brings the total up to three).
You may find one of my bug images or another amusing. I suspect I'll have a lot more bug images before I'm done. PDF 1.4 blend modes are hard! Of course, I like challenges, and it's probably good for business - if I find it hard, presumably other people might as well, and would be inclined to simply use Libart.
While feeling stuck, I wandered over to the C2 Wiki. I had played with Wikis before, but somehow didn't appreciate how cool they are until now. Basically, they're structured as a nearly pure anarchy - anyone can edit any page. The cool thing is that this gives you the power to make the text you're reading better. Virtually all other "community" systems leave you powerless in this regard. Sure, you can add your own text, but sometimes that pales in comparison to simply being able to fix something that's wrong.
I also find that Advogato has just become part of the InterWiki namespace (see the Meatball:AdvoGato entry). This pleases me greatly. I feel like doing something to reciprocate, perhaps by adding an <interwiki> tag.
Also speaking of distributed networking thingies, Mojo Nation continues to show quite a lot of promise, and has gotten over some rather bad bugs that prevented the system from being useful. I've actually downloaded some music that I wanted to listen to :)
There's a lot of room for Mojo Nation to improve, but the Evil Geniuses For a Better Tomorrow seem to be quite good at that, and the code is also LGPL (and written in Python), so help yourself. In fact, once the substrate becomes solid, I wouldn't be surprised if a whole industry popped up of people doing interesting things with the network.
A few more pictures on the web pages of Alan and Max.
I'm back from lwce. It was quite a show - commercial beyond belief, but still it was a gathering place of geeks, so was worthwhile. The Eazel after-party was the high point for me, I think.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: by focussing exclusively on the trade show aspect of the Linux business, lwce is doing a strong disservice. On and around the show floor, I put up a few dozen copies of a poster in protest. I would have put up more, but instead spent my time actually talking to other hackers, a better use of my time. In any case, I hope someone in the organization of the show listened, and that they start turning away from alienating the very people that make free software what it is.
The design of the ".org pavilion" was strange at least. All the .org booths were lined up against the far wall, with cage-like metal grids between the booths. I think they were shooting for a "spaceship" theme, but it came off as a minimum security prison instead.
I have very mixed feelings about the corporatization of free software. It's nice to be successful, but we need to stay true to our roots. Most people, including many in free software, don't have a clear picture of what our roots are. I think it's mostly about learning. I have a lot more thoughts on this subject, and will probably write up an editorial when I have a bit of time.
The ipaq is a very cool device. Jim Gettys carried one around running Linux, X, and a few simple apps, and was basically mobbed the whole time. I look forward to getting mine :)
I burned a CD of music for Alan. He'd been singing "Love Shack", "Larger Than Life" and several other songs he'd heard on the radio, and I wanted him to be able to listen to high-quality originals. I'm really looking forward to him being on the Internet and being able to get the music for himself. I don't think people have a clue how incredibly empowering it is for kids to be able to choose their own music. Downloading music from the Internet is here. Those who try to stand in its way are simply going to get run over. I hope we end up with a system that compensates artists better than the one we have now, but this is far from assured.
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June 23, 2009
Not a Theocracy but a Thugocracy
By Bruce Walker
The last eight years well intentioned people of different political beliefs, different religious faiths, and different cultural perspectives have been quietly asking themselves some vital questions. Is Islam a religion of peace? Is the goal of Islam violent global conquest or rather the persuasion of non-Moslems that Islam is the true religion? There are many good Moslems in our world, but is that because of Islam or in spite of Islam?
These questions will be answered in Iran. There is no question (or there should not be) that the Iranian people -- actually, the different peoples of the nation of Iran, which includes Arabs, Kurds, Baluchi, and other groups, as well as Persians -- are not bad human beings. Before the mullahs, religious minorities like Jews, Zoroastrians, Christians, and Ba'hai lived in relative toleration under the Shah, and the Shah was a Moslem and a Persian.
The revolution thirty years ago which threw out the Shah, who had focused on the greatness of Persian civilization much more than on Islam, was a religious rebellion -- an Islamic rebellion -- against a ruler who was considered not to take his faith seriously enough. The revolutionaries got their wish. Iran is called the Islamic Republic, just as China is called the People's Republic. Islam itself is on trial before the world.
It would be one thing if the Guardians (the mullahs who really run Iran) had announced that, whatever the voters in Iran thought, that adherence to Islam required that Ahmadinejad must be re-elected President of Iran. The world might have thought that mistaken, but it would have been honest. That is not what has happened.
The mullahs are not insisting that Ahmadinejad stay in power whether or not he got most of the votes. They are saying -- and they are saying not only to the world, but to the Shiite Moslem citizens of Iran -- that Ahmadinejad actually got most of the votes. In other words, these representatives of pure Islam are lying to other Moslems -- Moslems who are their fellow countrymen -- about who won the election.
Islam does not only prohibit lying to other Moslems, it also condemns it. Stealing is savagely punished. The mullahs are stealing votes. They are lying to those they pretend to protect. If they are truly Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, then the mullahs are saying, themselves, something pretty ghastly about Islam. There is nothing in Islam that requires or even suggests that democracy is the proper form of government. If the mullahs wished to say "We will not hold elections in Iran. We, the mullahs, will govern according to Islamic law" then they would be honest.
But, of course, that is not what the mullahs are doing at all. Moslem lands have been ruled by religious leaders since the inception of Islam, but these emirs, sultans, caliphs and so forth have been honest about it. What is at stake in Iran is whether the mullahs, the leaders of Islam in Iran, are honest. This is a point in history for defenders of Islam to either condemn the mullahs as bad, false Moslems or to stop defending Islam as a religion which believes in truth.
There is no doubt that democracy and Islam can live together. Morocco just had free elections. Malaysia is a democratic state. Turkey has been a democracy for decades. Iraq and Afghanistan held fair election under very difficult circumstances. Pakistan, too, has been more democratic than autocratic. Iran is surrounded by Moslem nations that view democracy as compatible with Islam and view honest vote counting as essential to democracy.
It is time for those Moslems to speak up. It is time for any defenders of Islam as a modern, humane faith to speak up. The mullahs do not rest on Marxism, Fascism, or any other agnostic-ism. They rest solely on Islam. Does Islam mean cheating other Moslems? Does Islam mean holding personal power even when it is held unjustly? The very fact that the mullahs insist that elections be held binds them to not manufacture counterfeit results.
It is time for Moslems who believe that Islam keeps its word to Moslems to denounce the mullahs for what they probably are: indifferent, pseudo-Moslems addicted to power and wealth. Perhaps what Iran needs is not an end to a theocracy, but rather an end to a thugocracy hiding behind religion in order to be autocrats. If Islam is about honor and honesty, then the first people who should be interested in throwing out the mullahs are true Moslems.
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By Jonathan Bales , last updated December 13, 2011
Local sports leagues can sometimes be difficult to run because it can cost a lot to maintain them, but they do not bring in a lot of money. Thus, most local sports leagues offer sponsorship opportunities to businesses in the area, allowing them to advertise in exchange for money to run the league. In the current economy, though, obtaining money for a sponsorship can be a challenge. There are ways to do it, though, if you sell the businesses on why the money they give you would be an investment for their company. For help along the way, read below for a few tips on how to get businesses to sponsor local sports leagues.
Target the right businesses.
There is no reason to waste time asking businesses for money if there is no way they are going to give it. It takes a specific kind of business to sponsor a sports league, so look for businesses who might have interest. Local sporting goods stores are obvious candidates. Businesses like these would be willing to sponsor a league because the people and spectators within the league are already targeted customers.
At the very least, find a selling point around which you can sell the sponsorship to a business. If you need money for a youth sports league, for example, target businesses that sell children's products or toys, explaining why their sponsorship money would go to good use. In the end, it is still a business decision for all parties involved, so you need to make it worth their while.
If a business is interested in sponsoring your local sports league, explain to them all of the places their name will be seen. In this down economy, you will need to get more creative to interest businesses. Place their name and logo on all uniforms, in programs, or even on the field. The more advertising you offer, the more interest you will generate. No business is going to hand over money without a good advertising plan in hand.
Sell the league.
Of course, all of the advertising in the world means nothing if no one sees it. Sell businesses on he popularity of your league, explaining how many people will be in attendance throughout the season. If you can show that these people are potential customers of the company, this is even better. Thus, it can be easier to obtain sponsorship for a small league of targeted individuals, as businesses know they can secure the most bang for their buck. Whatever type of league you run, show businesses detailed plans on how to plan to get people to come to games. Prior to creating a marketing plan to obtain business interest in a potential sponsorship,
Be personal.
One of the easiest ways to find sponsorship opportunities is through the internet, as you can easily sort through potential businesses. This can detract from the human interaction needed to sell your sports league. Use a personal touch when contacting businesses, finding them on the internet but then discussing a sponsorship with them in person or on the phone.
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Beverly Hills Revision Rhinoplasty, also known as secondary rhinoplasty, is a more involved surgical procedure than primary rhinoplasty. The goal of revision rhinoplasty is to correct problems that persist after or have resulted from a prior rhinoplasty procedure. While some cases involve minor, easily corrected problems, more significant problems can be far more difficult to correct and require a greater level of expertise than a primary rhinoplasty procedure. In these cases, the surgery can be more cumbersome because the normal anatomy is no longer intact or because of excess scar tissue. Nevertheless, individuals left with an improperly functioning nose or one with an operated, unnatural appearance can feel confident that our doctors here at PROFILES will use the most modern but time proven techniques to allow you to achieve your goals and restore proper function to your nose.
Because every nose is different, there is no one correct rhinoplasty surgery technique for every patient. Additionally, concepts of beauty differ greatly, and what is a beautiful nose to one person may not be to another. For that reason, it is very important that in your consultation you discuss your concerns and expectations. In return, we will do all we can to understand those expectations and where possible exceed them.
Our primary goal for those of you undergoing a Profiles Beverly Hills revision rhinoplasty is to restore a natural appearance and proper function to your nose. We work very hard to restore or create the subtle characteristics that achieve balance and harmony between your nose and your individual facial aesthetics in order to make you happy with your nose.
During your PROFILES Beverly Hills revision rhinoplasty consultation, state of the art computer imaging is used to show you what we can do for you and to ascertain what your aesthetic goals are. There are limits secondary to previous surgery which must be taken into consideration, including the skin texture, scar tissue, and loss of cartilaginous and structural support, but there is good news. Both Dr. Solieman and Dr. Litner are Beverly Hills rhinoplasty surgery experts and they have extensive knowledge of the anatomical and physiologic functioning of your nose along with the necessary technical expertise. We are confident that we can make significant improvement in both form and function for those of you seeking revision rhinoplasty.
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As the central feature on the human face, your nose holds a prominent position that can define the overall character of your facial appearance. When your nose is in proper balance and harmony with your other facial features, it recedes from view and allows other facial characteristics like your eyes and smile to become the focus. When your nose is even slightly distorted, it can draw too much attention and detract from an otherwise pleasant and attractive face.
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1 Silver hath beginnings of its veins, and gold hath a place wherein it is melted. 2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and stone melted with heat is turned into brass. 3 He hath set a time for darkness, and the end of all things he considereth, the stone also that is in the dark and the shadow of death. 4 The flood divideth from the people that are on their journey, those whom the food of the needy man hath forgotten, and who cannot be come at. 5 The land, out of which bread grew in its place, hath been overturned with fire. 6 The stones of it are the place of sapphires, and the clods of it are gold. 7 The bird hath not known the path, neither hath the eye of the vulture beheld it. 8 The children of the merchants have not trodden it, neither hath the lioness passed by it. 9 He hath stretched forth his hand to the flint, he hath overturned mountains from the roots. 10 In the rocks he hath cut out rivers, and his eye hath seen every precious thing. 11 The depths also of rivers he hath searched, and hidden things he hath brought forth to light. 12 But where is wisdom to be found, and where is the place of understanding? 13 Man knoweth not the price thereof, neither is it found in the land of them that live in delights. 14 The depth saith: It is not in me: and the sea saith: It is not with me. 15 The finest gold shall not purchase it, neither shall silver be weighed in exchange for it. 16 It shall not be compared with the dyed colours of India, or with the most precious stone sardonyx, or the sapphire. 17 Gold or crystal cannot equal it, neither shall any vessels of gold be changed for it. 18 High and eminent things shall not be mentioned in comparison of it: but wisdom is drawn out of secret places. 19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be equal to it, neither shall it be compared to the cleanest dyeing. 20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? 21 It is hid from the eyes of all living, and the fowls of the air know it not. 22 Destruction and death have said: With our ears we have heard the fame thereof. 23 God understandeth the way of it, and he knoweth the place thereof. 24 For he beholdeth the ends of the world: and looketh on all things that are under heaven. 25 Who made a weight for the winds, and weighed the waters by measure. 26 When he gave a law for the rain, and a way for the sounding storms. 27 Then he saw it, and declared, and prepared, and searched it. 28 And he said to man: Behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom: and to depart from evil, is understanding.
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Rob Gronkowski insisted that his sprained left ankle was fine last night despite mountains of evidence to the contrary. He patiently repeated that he was “100 percent’’ and “good to go’’ several times when asked whether the injury limited him.
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"It Wasn't All Glossy and Touristy"
Bonnie and Jonathan have traveled a lot, so they're tough customers. But they were thrilled with their experience in the French West Indies. "We were so impressed with how genuine it felt," says Bonnie. "You don't feel like everything is a fake version of what was once authentic."
Earning their lunch
Bonnie and Jonathan took a pedal-boat tour just off Guadeloupe. "The guides prepared an amazing lunch on a tiny island," Jonathan says.
The birds
The lorikeets at Guadeloupe's botanical garden aren't shy. "If you have nectar, they're all over you!" says Bonnie.
Rooting around
The couple had fun checking out the exotic plants at the botanical garden, especially this massive banyan tree.
Going bananas
"We learned everything you could ever want to know about bananas at this plantation," says Jonathan. "At the end of the tour, we tried banana liqueur and banana juice."
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A rainy day didn't keep the two from having fun. "We just went to a local supermarket and explored," says Bonnie. They couldn't help noticing this Costco-size bottle of rum. "But I swear we didn't end up buying it!"
Soaked at the summit
The climb to the top of Soufrière volcano wasn't exactly easy—at times they climbed up boulders—but once they got to the top, the couple agreed it was worth the effort. "It was so windy and misty up there, and it smelled like sulfur," says Jonathan, "but it was also just really amazing."
The couple waded out in shallow water one day and came across this starfish. "We both held it, and it felt so funny," says Bonnie. "There are suction cups on the bottom, and we could totally feel them moving around on our hands."
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Here's What NBA Players Looked Like Before They Were Covered In Tattoos
I desperately want to see the followup story on this in 20-30 years when these "fine" emblems of low class fade out and sag, and the bearers further resemblethe morons that they are.
The Historical Origins Of 6 Swear Words
Usually these words are uttered at the disdain of trying to put up with the usualy bad BI editing, and thoughtless content ideas...
Free? Not free. You're forgetting to account for the quid pro quo for the airtime, probably in the form of stock or cash or verbally promised advertising dollars, maybe a tidy sum shoved into Chuck's suit pocket. This is the expose I wish some parts of the press would do on the other parts of the press...
Former Bank Bailout Chief Neel Kashkari Wants To Be The Next Governor Of California
Are you attempting to claim that Bill G. had no business relationship with Goldman Sach? You'd better check your facts. This guy is a bum; the best thing for him would be for a mob of foreclosed families to take him, and hang him from the nearest tree.
Xbox One Falls Behind PS4 In Graphics, And It's Affecting Gameplay
When it comes to an honest assesment of the situation, I'm pleased to know you took the proper journalistic approach went to a disinterested, unbiased party like Shuhei “The Boss” Yoshida, of Sony. I wonder if the fact that most people play their consoles on a wide-screen TV (as opposed to a more hi-res computer monitor, even then interlaced) makes any appreciable difference when most (not all) people usually have at most 1080 HD TV's?
Brittany Murphy Toxicology Tests Suggest Heavy Metal Poisoning
Adults really don't get that many vaccines, unless you're talking about a single flu shot, maybe a booster shot. And with adults their overall weight is a lot more than kids, so it'd take a lot more.
I'd also look at the possibility of leaky or broken low energy light bulbs. One of those breaks and you need a damn haz mat team to clean it up. Go incandendescent!
How Iodized Salt Made Americans Smarter And Boosted The US Economy
On the umbilical cord comment, it's doubtful that had any effect on the oxygen levels. Of course, in utero the lungs are not used as they are still developing and tehre's no oxygen to breath. Obviously if your jugular is constrained significantly, maybe, but given the shape of the cord, I don't think a block could really occur. It may also depend on how may times the cord was wrapped. My son had this shown in the sonigram, and it was looped "many times", but he's pretty damn smart, has an excellent memory. They only thing they did differenly is we opted to take him about a week early athrough inducing labor as the doc said the only thing is that during birth as the baby decends, that's when there is risk...that during the time of labor as the amount of slack is lessened, then babies can get sort of hanged while they are decending. I would say that there is could be some psychological impact from this scenari having a cord constraining you for months, and it'd be interesting to see some 5-year studies of this scenario and the outcomes of the child, and also factoring whether or not labor was induced or not to factor out the above situation I mentioned. There are more impactful things to a baby than a naturally occurring cord, that being things like poor nutrition, smoking during pregancy which used to be very common, and drinking while pregnant is probably the worst...thankfully we're more enlightened about these things now and children are far healthier when born...
These Two Photos Tell You Everything About How The Biggest Chess Match In Years Is Going
Match isn't over yet, but by challengers compusure it appears he wishes it to be. If MC gets too big headed and defensive, things can change; mindset is very important. Also, there is always the possibility of some home cooking on VA's turf. In the national spotlight, and a lot at stake for India, I wouldn't count out some shinnanigans being possible.
Top-Rated Chess Player Magnus Carlsen Says He Can Get Much Better
Not so fast. Maybe he can get better, but that is also a function of his opponents, so it's very hard to get a lot better than all of his opponents. BEsides, the prime chess playing years is late 30s, early 40s, so it'd be hard to beleive that he defeats Anand at the green age of 22, no matter what his rating. I think he has about 5 more years before he will take it. Obviously it doesn't matter how cool he is or how many snarls he makes while he is having his photo taken; if his mindset is that he will roll his opponent, he will get embarassed.
A Former Cop Explains How To Avoid Getting Arrested
Yep, must be Canadian. A couple days ago I was reviewing his stellar predictions on this topic RE Blackberry:
That jamesxxxxx guy really nailed it, eh?
Yup, Stephen Elop Should Kill Bing If He Gets The Microsoft CEO Gig
This article is bordering on tounge-in-cheek. It's pretty obvious that MS will never sell Bing, or XBox unless the company totally implodes in the next 3 years and they're scraping for cash, neither of which is going to occur. They're also pretty good at containing and controlling costs. These are strategic properties. XBox keeps them in the living room, and the great success they've had the last 3 years on a console that is rather long in the tooth is only going to make them keep it. And Bing is going to be critical to Windows phones and tablets, and other Windows property's integration, so this also will never happen.
Watch Business Insider's Joe Weisenthal Go To War With CNBC's Jeff Cox Over Bitcoin
It worked in Iraq. When Hussein went off of the US $ (to euros) for trading oil (, he was soon attacked and eventually hanged like a dog. Of course, plotting an assination against #41 did not help either. Venezuela did the same thing with its oil trading, and where is its leader now?
Unless you have nukes or a billion people, you're going to be pushed around in thie increasingly interesting currency/financial war effectively being waged by the US, however immoral.
McDonald's Rolls Out Its Pricier 'Dollar Menu & More'
This is by far the most estute analysis of the Dollar Menu that has ever been made and hopefully used by the mobs of people with less than an average of 15 teeth each. I don't know from which well-versed lyceum you have hailed, but whatever you have spent on your seemingly prodigious education, it was well worth it, and aptly applied to this breakdown of the cheap & savory bounty of items, each at the cost of a pack of gum.
Does Intermittent Fasting Work?
I don't know what this guy's credentials are, but I beleive the argument he's making. The biggest reason is the reason you put in the 'metabolism" section on "primitive ancestors", but thet evolution reason probably goes way beyond just how fasting affects one's metabolism.
Anytime you can get closes to how our ancestors operated (and this probably differs from person to person as gene pool content can differ from races and other stocks) then you'll be healthier. I'd even argue that some forms of vacinnation may work against you in the long haul, such as flu vaccines, where I beleive I think you need a few passes at a normal kind of flu and let you immune system work itself up, and then when a pandemic ones comes along, you'll probably survive. The theme of using our eveolutionary understanding and how that might effect our health is only in its infancy, hopefully our wisdom in this area will bloom as decades go by. Many, many medical maladies can be explained by ignoring our evolution history.
I Was Never Truly Intellectually Stimulated Until I Found Startups
Is this guy full enough of himself? Do you need to brag about how many books you read, how many smart clubes you're in, or are you compensating for something? Telling the pleebs how to cature the market with a startup, then post a picture of your mansion chump, then I'll put some stock into your words.
As several people commented the day the announcement was made, this guy was f'd from jump street...
But who was that jamesxxxx guy throwing cold water on most everyone's accurate predictions?
Marissa Mayer Is Firing ~500 Underperforming Yahoo Employees
How very Welchian. I hope when the stock does a 35 down to 10 slide, as it was back in '11, that she'll let herself go for being a substandard employee and a substandard human being.
Marissa Mayer Is Firing ~500 Underperforming Yahoo Employees
You're asking a lot for BI, it's the exactly the WSJ, more like the Burger King of business news, barely passable product with a low, low price...
City Sues Sriracha Factory Over Odor That Allegedly Causes Burning Eyes And Headaches
This is why things are not made, or sourced, in the US as much anymore (manufactured goods, oil, etc) due to brueaurcratic footprint. If you want jobs, you have to put up with some inconvenience. I'm sure it's uppity white-collar dolts who are having their personal environmental experience impacted... Put production in the US, you have a heavy toll on all fronts; regulatory, legal, taxation, etc.
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0.031805 | <urn:uuid:458af3bb-dbbf-43e6-9aa3-0e6ab1a39cb1> | en | 0.944007 | Two hundred and seven years ago today, America was born. Kind of. More like we announced an intention to be born.
In that year, there were just 2.5 million people living in what would, in a few years, become the United States of America, according to current Censusestimates. Today, the metropolitan areas of both New York City and Los Angeles have larger populations. Essentially, America was the size of modern Chicago.
Although the country has grown in both space and population, not everybody knows exactly what we're meant to be celebrating on the Fourth of July. Asked in what year America claimed independence, less than a third of Millennials correctly guessed 1776, according to a 2011 Marist Poll survey.
But enough celebrating ignorance and more celebrating America. In 2012, Americans spent nearly $1 billion on about 207 million pounds of display and consumer fireworks. That's about 60 percent more than we spent in 2000. Interestingly, the sheer number of pounds of fireworks we bought peaked in 2005.
The U.S. imports about a quarter of a billion dollars worth of fireworks with the vast, vast majority coming from China (appropriately enough, since the first fireworks in recorded history were from 7th century China).
The American Pyrotechnics Association (actual URL: claims that the rate of firework injuries has declined by about 80 percent since 1980. But there are still 4 recorded injuries for every 100,000 pounds of fireworks today. Here's how those injuries tend to break down (graph via Wonkblog).
For a safer way to celebrate, there are always flags. The Flag Manufacturers Association of America claims its members sell more than $300 million in "fabricated flags, banners and similar emblems" each year. We still import nearly $4 million of American flags every year, six-times more than we export.
Famously, we get the vast, vast majority of our flag imports from China.
Fireworks and flags are fine, but you can't eat them (safely). Fortunately for our stomachs, the final hallmarks of the holiday are hot dogs and burgers. So where do our American-bred pigs, hogs, and cattle come from? The folks at the Census and the USDA have data on that $90 billion mega-meat business, too.
If the meat of choice on your grill is beef hot dogs, steaks or burgers, there's a decent chance your food came from Texas, Nebraska, and Kansas, which combined account for about a third of annual meat production from cattle and calves in the U.S. (The American Meat Institute has slightly different figures.)
The hog and pig industry is more centralized. There are 66 million hogs and pigs in the U.S. today. About a third of them, producing 10 billion pounds of meat, are in Iowa.
More from The Atlantic:
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Soloists are American, Bands are British
America's Common Ground is Disappearing
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Elsewhere, we've all commented on some of the marqui matchups in the wing players, in the backcourt and at SF. Ray & Rajon versus Kobe & Fisher. Pierce vs Artest. Those are huge matchups and it will be interesting to see how they play out.
However, ultimately, it will all come down to the battle of the big men. We have to deny them the paint. Its that simple.
If everyone was healthy, and no other issues were a concern I would say without hesitation that we have the edge in KG+Perk+Sheed+BBD against Gasol+Bynum+Odom+???. Those question marks are because LA has no other PF/C listed with any real minutes played in the playoffs (Powell has played 32, Mbenga 10). We have 4 top quality, experienced bigs to their 3 - that's an extra 6 fouls to give right there. Yes, Artest or Walton can play PF in a pinch, but they give up size when they do.
That said, there are additional concerns. It isn't that simple.
Can Kendrick Perkins play effectively with that single Tech hanging over him? If he gets tangled up, through no fault of his own, and the refs decide to throw yet another lame-o double-T out there, then he's gone for the rest of that game and the next. Folks who keep blaming Perk for 'getting himself into this mess' need to pause for a minute and realize that FIVE of the technicals that have been called on him this post-season have been double-Ts. That is, they are basically thrown by refs who simply have no idea who is at fault. If the refs really put real effort and care into their officiating, you have to think that roughly half those are NOT Perk's fault and we wouldn't be in 'this mess' because he'd still have 3 or more T's to give. At any rate, I would not be surprised if Jackson has one of his players tangle up with Perk at every opportunity, hoping to goad a double-T out of the refs.
Michael Holley (WEEI/CSN) proposed a cynical solution for this: If by some chance we can get a blowout going in this Game 1 (small chance, I know) such that with a few minutes to go the game is in hand, then Perk should purposely draw a T. He'd get ejected and we'd not have him for game 2. But then he'd have 2 Ts to give for the rest of the series and we'll have accomplished our task of winning one on the road. Yes, this is pretty cynical.
How sore is Rasheed Wallace's back? We are going to need Sheed to play and play hard if Perk is compromised at all by the above. Perk and Sheed are the only bigs we can counter Odom and Bynum with if either of those guys get hot. BBD is not long enough to really defend against them. And we don't know what we'll get from BBD post-concussion. Offensively, Rasheed relies on a lot of twisting and gyrating when working the post - moves that sometimes make him unstoppable. If his back is stiff, that could limit his game and force him to be a jump shooter on offense.
How sore is Glen Davis' head? In 2008, we frequently exploited LA underneath by having Powe bang in the post on offense. This is BBD's forte now and he could be a huge player in at least one game for us. If he's healthy.
How sore is Andrew Bynum's knee? We know he is scheduled for surgery post-playoffs. He's been playing on it, alternating between very effective and very gimpy. He had it drained. Word is that it swelled back up. Doc doesn't let himself believe that Bynum is hurt at all and is game planning as if he is 100%. That's probably the safest bet.
What' going to go on in Lamar Odom's head? Some games, Lamar Odom looks like the second coming of Olajuwan out there. Big, long, with a great shot and his head in the game. Other days he looks lost, just wandering back and forth up & down the court kinda watching Kobe and Gasol play. I don't have any clue about why. Odom could win a game for the Lakers in this series, especially if the Celtics bigs run into the troubles alluded to above. Or he could be a complete non-factor.
Finally, Kevin Garnett & Pau Gasol. These guys are the most 'known' factors. Gasol is a very good offensive PF. One of the best scoring PFs in the game with an awesome shooting touch from within 8 feet. KG is one of the, if not the premier defensive PFs in the game. Both seem to be on top of their game. I give KG the edge because defense generally doesn't slump and he is generally a better ball player. Gasol will still score if we let him get the ball down low, but KG should keep him under control and still be able to provide help defense and control of the passing lanes. KG is probably the single best example of how to beat the triangle - absurd wingspan along with defensive saviness that denies passing lanes. He was born to play against Jackson's offense. Gasol will try to pull KG out of the paint in order to prevent him from doing so.
As you can see, there are some huge questions on both sides when it comes to the big men. How these questions resolve will probably swing the series. In the end, I'm giving the edge to the Celtics because if it comes down to depth, they have more depth at big men. But if they lose any of that depth to the ominous Technical or to injury, that advantage could go away in a flash.
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0.027108 | <urn:uuid:5a634b8a-b2ba-4853-8e4b-065488f1e58d> | en | 0.98431 | The US military command has launched an investigation into whether it offers adequate mental health care to its soldiers.
Sergeant John Russell of Sherman, Texas is charged with five counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault for Monday's attack at a military base in Baghdad.
More: Local News
Russell's father says he's convinced that counselors 'broke' his son, treating him poorly at the stress center where the shooting took place.
"I believe the officers decided that they wanted him out, and that they phoned and arranged to have him broke. That's what they did. They, at the stress center they call you in, they sit you down and they tell you, 'you're not the kind of person we need in the service, you're not worthy of being, how did you ever get those stripes there' or 'you're too stupid to be in the army, you understand'"
The 55th Medical Company which is based at Fort Benjamin Harrison is in charge of counseling soldiers.
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Culture in Saudi Arabia
Updated: 2009-08-20 14:44
Saudi Arabian culture mainly revolves around the religion of Islam. Islam's two holiest sites, Mecca and Medina, are located in the country.
The public practice of any religion other than Islam, including Christianity and Judaism, the presence of churches, and possession of non-Islamic religious materials is not allowed except in Aramco compounds in which many expatriates attend church services. Saudi Arabia's cultural heritage is celebrated at the annual Jenadriyah cultural festival.
However, secret negotiations are rumored to be taking place between the Vatican and Saudi Arabia regarding authorization to build Catholic Churches in the Kingdom.
Music and dance
Culture in Saudi Arabia
Culture in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian dress follows strictly the principles of hijab (the Islamic principle of modesty, especially in dress). The predominantly loose and flowing but covering garments are helpful in Saudi Arabia's desert climate. Traditionally, men usually wear an ankle-length shirt woven from wool or cotton (known as a thawb), with a keffiyeh (a large checkered square of cotton held in place by a cord coil) or a ghutra (a plain white square made of finer cotton, also held in place by a cord coil) worn on the head. For rare chilly days, Saudi men wear a camel-hair cloak (bisht) over the top. Women's clothes are decorated with tribal motifs, coins, sequins, metallic thread, and appliques. Women are required to wear an abaya or modest clothing when in public.
Islamic dietary laws forbid the eating of pork and the drinking of alcohol, and this law is enforced strictly throughout Saudi Arabia. Arabic unleavened bread, or khobz, is eaten with almost all meals. Other staples include lamb, grilled chicken, falafel (deep-fried chickpea balls), shawarma (spit-cooked sliced lamb), and Ful medames (a paste of fava beans, garlic and lemon). Traditional coffeehouses used to be ubiquitous, but are now being displaced by food-hall style cafes. Arabic tea is also a famous custom, which is used in both casual and formal meetings between friends, family and even strangers. The tea is black (without milk) and has herbal flavoring that comes in many variations.
Culture in Saudi Arabia
Arabian Oud an important instrument in the Country's Music tradition. [Wikipedia]
Film and theatre
P ublic theatres and cinemas are prohibited, as Wahhabi tradition deems those institutions to be incompatible with Islam. However, lately, a reform is undergone in the country and several cinemas and movies had been shown under high tentions from radical Saudi groups. Also an IMAX theater is available,[52] and in private compounds such as Dhahran and Ras Tanura public theaters can be found, but often are more popular for local music, arts, and theatre productions rather than the exhibition of motion pictures. DVDs, including American and British movies, are legal and widely available.
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But yet the media continues to focus on the Zimmerman trial. Why not focus on the innocent death of a toddler at the hands of 2 African American teens?
Because the 2 trials are completely different. You're just trying to stoke racial prejudice by pointing out a horrific crime committed by a black person. Guess what? Trayvon Martin Was not a child murderer. I realize you know this, but this is the confusion caused by bringing up unrelated events.
Now, if the killers weren't arrested or charged, you would have a point.
The media focused on Martin/Zimmerman after outrage by people in Florida and everywhere on the Internet.
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100th Anniversary
Peter J. Nye was commissioned by CRCA to write the following history of the club as an article for the newsletter to coincide with the 1998 CRCA Centennial celebration. Mr. Nye is also the author of Hearts of Lions: The Story of American Bicycle Racing, published in 1988. In a review of the book, The New York Times wrote: “A sumptuously detailed account of American bicycle racing, emphasizing the early years when cycling was a big money sport….A loving tribute to those athletes who race bicycles for a living.”
The article emphasizes the important role of Lou Maltese in the continued existence and development of CRCA. If there is interest in the history of CRCA, it will always lead back to Lou Maltese. He was the club for many years. He did everything. All club business at the club races in the 70′s and 80′s took place from the trunk of his huge Cadillac, which he parked on the walkway by the start-finish line. — Jim Boyd, 2004
CRCA, a Charter Club in USA Cycling, Inc., Spans a Century
by Peter Joffre Nye
A familiar refrain for generations of restless riders standing on the starting line, typically with the summer sun striking like a hammer on an anvil, was the cry of officials pleading for the Century Road Club Association’s Lou Maltese. “Where’s Lou Maltese? We can’t start this race without Lou Maltese!”
It was as if the wizened man out checking on placement of road guards and other logistic details held the key for unlocking the mysteries of bicycle racing. At last he would hustle onto the road in front of the awaiting peloton. At his command, officials ordered riders to mount their bicycles. Finally the riders charged away, presenting a retina-saturating blur of vibrant colors.
Thousands of races over city streets and around parks began this way. Maltese, born in 1907 during the Presidency of Teddy Roosevelt, indeed prevailed as the key to bicycle races into Ronald Reagan’s administration. Maltese had earned a first-name basis with many of the men and women whose names remain printed in musty record books as champions, a word he pronounced in his idiomatic New Yorker way to rhyme with beans.
As cycling’s unique link to the sport’s robust era, Maltese helped the CRCA–and the sport–prevail through lean years to better times and the CRCA’s centenary celebration.
Today it’s easy to lose perspective of a 100-mile ride’s significance to cyclists of Maltese’s youth. Bicycles liberated men and women from relying on horses, or train schedules for individual transportation. A bicycle ride of 100 miles, cheerfully extolled as a century, represented achievement and a major improvement on 50 miles a day that stage coaches had driven from sunrise to sundown.
Celebrating the 100-mile ride inspired Chicago riders in June 1891 to organize the Century Road Club of America. Its organization coincided with introduction of the modern safety bicycle, equipped with equal-size wheels and chain drive on a diamond frame. Safety bicycles soon displaced the high-wheelers from the dirt roads of the day.
Belfast chemist John Dunlop invented pneumatic tires so his son could enjoy a softer ride on his new safety bicycle. These advancements piqued a national craze on both sides of the Atlantic. Newspapers and magazines, the only media of the late 19th century, heralded cycling as the Sport of the Nineties.
The CRC of A incorporated December 19, 1895 in Chicago as a national organization with local chapters that proliferated. Disputes flared, however, about how the central body shared dues. Friction led to a New York contingent breaking away in 1898 to form the Century Road Club Association. CRCA incorporated in 1898, the same year as New York City incorporated all five boroughs. CRCA’s members were amateur riders who came mostly from the five boroughs and Long Island. Some chapters extended as far south as Washington, DC. Census data indicates that the bicycle industry grew more than 1,500 percent during the 1890s. When CRCA incorporated, more than 300 manufacturers worked to meet consumer demand for men and women riders of all social strata.
Charles Dana Gibson, best known for his pen and ink sketches of American womanhood called the “Gibson Girl,” saw cycling as part of popular culture. When the medical profession cautioned of the dangers of bicycling for women, Gibson drew a clever sketch entitled, “Is Bicycling Bad for the Heart?” Gibson tweaked such caution–he apparently considered cycling beneficial to women and men alike.
After the turn of the century, however, consumer demand for bicycles abruptly plummeted as attention shifted to motorcycling and golfing. Clubs like the CRCA enthusiastically supported the joy of cycling. The January 1906 CRCA Bulletin boasted that the club’s Road Records Committee “shows conclusively that century riding is not a thing of the past and that it is still popular amongst cyclists all over the country.”
The Bulletin reported that 1905 concluded with H.T. Mayo leading the club with 50 centuries completed during his official annual tally of 10,115 miles. Mrs. C. B. Ruch set the standard for women with her 12 centuries. Considering that they all pedaled one-speed bicycles when America had a total of less than 150 miles of paved roads, the centuries of H.T. Mayo, Mrs. Ruch and others represented tenacity and a devotion to the wheel sport.
One CRCA cycling enthusiast, Adolph Jacobson, put the club in the record books in 1910 when he set a national record for the quarter-mile. A period photo shows Jacobson as a lean man of medium height with a neatly trimmed dark mustache. He equipped his bicycle with handlebars that swept back and carried a bell to warn pedestrians and horses of his arrival. Jacobson steadily took on a greater CRCA leadership role that reverberated through cycling.
Joseph Kopsky became another CRCA cyclist destined to leave his name on the record books. During the day, he worked as a steel worker who helped construct the Woolworth building. Located in Manhattan at the corner of Broadway and Park Place, the Woolworth building when it opened in 1913 stood 792 feet to claim the title of world’s tallest building.
Kopsky, whose routine lifting of heavy steel gave him a build like a lifeguard, also found time to ride and race his bicycle. On May 5, 1912, in Floral Park, NY, he set a new national record for 150 miles. That earned him a berth on the cycling team that went to the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. He competed in the 200-mile road race, an individual time trial around Lake Milar that began at 2 A.M. His road team came home with a bronze medal–the last medal that U.S. Olympic cyclists won for 72 years, until the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
World War I interrupted the Olympics until 1920 when Antwerp, Belgium, hosted them. Funding and selection of cyclists representing the United States set off a jurisdictional battle. Jacobson, CRCA’s financial secretary, played a vital role in the biggest American cycling dramas.
Jacobson and cycling officials of other New York-area clubs objected to the National Cycling Association, governing body of both professional and amateur racing, from selecting riders for the Antwerp Olympics when funding for transportation, food, and lodging, were left to the clubs. The 1920 Olympic cycling road team included the CRCA’s August Nagora. CRCA and nine other clubs did manage to raise the expenses. Jacobson and other club officials, however,, decided to break away from the NCA. They formed a new governing body devoted exclusively to amateur cyclists and recruited clubs across the country. They named it the Amateur Bicycle League of America.
The upstart ABLA incorporated in New York in 1921. To put its mark on the sport, leadership held its inaugural national championship late in the summer of 1921 in Washington, DC. Jacobson is credited with playing an instrumental role in establishing district championships to determine each district’s top three riders to compete in the national championship. At the 1922 ABL nationals in Atlantic City, the junior boys’ division, ages 14 and 15, was introduced. Charles Smithson of the CRCA won the title of first junior boys’ national champion.
Another Olympian from the CRCA was Victor Hopkins, who competed in the 1924 Paris Olympics. Soon after returning from France, Hopkins turned professional to race in the lucrative six-day winter indoor circuit that enjoyed a phenomenal hold in popularity. When the weather warmed, Hopkins also competed up and down the Eastern Seaboard in the glamorous but dangerous motorpace racing in which a cyclist paced at speed behind a motorcycle. In 1926 Hopkins won the national motorpace championship.
Maltese earned glory in June 1926 with a 100-mile national record in a race from Union City, NJ, to south Philadelphia. The next year Maltese set a 25-mile record in Mount Vernon, NY. In 1929 he turned professional to race motorpace events against pros like Hopkins.
The 1920s were a golden decade for American bicycle racing. One of Jacobson’s youthful amateur rivals, Frank Kramer, built a spectacular professional career. It included a world sprint championship and 18 national pro sprint titles that made him the best-paid athlete until Babe Ruth joined the Yankees.
But the 1920s ended severely with the stock market crash plunging the 1930s into a depression. American cycling and Maltese’s career fell onto hard times. In 1937 Kopsky’s name again made news. He had trained his 15-year-old daughter, Doris Kopsky, to sprint on a racing bicycle he had built. She won the ABLA’s inaugural national cycling championship for girls, open to women of all ages, in Buffalo, NY. The CRCA’s Gladys Ruth Owens won the next ABLA Girls’ national title in Columbus, Ohio. (The championship remained Girls until 1954 when it was renamed Women’s national championship.)
American cycling diminished during the depression, then halted during World War II. When peace returned, the sport had suffered a loss of tradition and a devastating break in continuity. Maltese had retired from racing but stayed with the sport, devoting his energy to organizing races. He emerged as a leader of a small corps of dedicated volunteers endeavoring to keep the sport alive.
One of CRCA’s young racers of the 1950s who learned from Maltese was Al Toefield. A New York City police officer for 38 years, Toefield also served as ABLA president from 1967 to 1971. He worked with the Armed Forces Special Services program that gave athletes limited freedom to train on bases where they were stationed nationwide. Toefield persuaded Pentagon officials to organize an official U.S. Army Cycling Team for the public relations benefit, then had top riders such as John Howard and Dave Chauner enlist.
Toefield directed the ABLA team that went to the 1969 world championships in Brno, Czechoslovakia where Audrey McElmury levonas won the women’s world championship road race–becoming the first American to win the world road title. Two years later, Howard won the gold medal at the Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia.
Chauner, who had stood on his share of starting lines waiting for Lou Maltese to give the okay, won a bronze medal in the Cali Pan American Games. When he retired from racing, he co-founded U.S. Professional Racing Organization and the CoreStates US PRO Championship (renamed First Union US PRO Championship).
A century ago, cycling enthusiasts had organized the CRCA. It drew riders like Jacobson, Maltese, and Toefield. They rose to the challenges of leadership roles to keep the sport rolling. In 1976 the ABLA’s name changed to the U.S. Cycling Federation and, recently, to USA Cycling, Inc. All the rest is current events.
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People judge by looks, we all do, even me.people see me as very sweet, quiet and kind of weak. Someone who hasn't got much grit I guess. At times I feel like people put me in a box and put limits on me.
There are other sides to my personality rather then just being sweet and nice. I would like to think I am strong, more wise then people give me credit for as well as a lot deeper. I also know I am a lot more complex then people could ever imagine. They think I am happy and always calm but they can't see the storm that is going on inside me and in my eyes. They assume I never lose it, never have meltdowns and am forever calm. It just isn't true. I look young and am tiny but I think a lot older and more deeply then others my age. They don't know my past, what I have come through to get to this point. I guess the lesson learnt is never assume you know a person and never assume there is just one layer to someone. There are many layers to a person and I guess we have to select carefully who we reveal these too.
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I know how you feel, when people look at you and make judgement of you. I don't like being treated like I am ugly or repulsive. I am no different than them. We are all human beings, bleed the same.
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I don't think you are weak. You are human. I understand thinking deeply, I do it often.
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Yes. I am similar but completely different.
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Jenni, you are very wise and very old for your years. There will be a special person that will see this about you very soon...and they will understand these things about you without your having to say a word! I know it. You'll be amazed when they mention that they "get" you...Don't feel alone because you aren't, Someone very special is around the corner, don't miss them and do not be shy to notice them when they show up!!! xxxxxxx
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Title text: IT'S ALL REAL!
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The punchline references the tagline "If you die in the game, you die in real life," from the 2006 horror movie Stay Alive (released a few months before this comic), where people die in real life soon after their characters are killed in a certain video game. The irony here is that, since Canada is arguably part of reality already, Cueball's friend is just really bad at thinking through his plans.
Seriously, though. People like that are never actually going to move to Canada, so he's in little danger.
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[Two men stand talking to each other.]
Friend: You say that every year.
Cueball: I mean it this time.
Cueball: Whatever.
[Friend raises his hands.]
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Homework Help: english (to kill a mockingbird)
Posted by Linda on Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 7:16pm.
I kind of thought he was a mockingbird because all he ever does is stay at home all day and yet people make up stories about him and are afraid of him, etc. This, I think, would qualify him innocent like a mockingbird. However, in the beginning it says he was in a gang and did bad stuff then, so I'm not sure, not to mention he drove scissors up his father's leg.
What do you guys think?
For some additional ideas, go to this webpage and use the Find feature (press Ctrl and F) to find instances of the word mockingbird -- keep pressing Next in the little window that shows up until you come across an interesting idea. There are more than one character in this book who could be considered 'mockingbirds.'
when i read the book i thought that was a rumor. He is kinda like a mockingbird cuz he was nice to scout and jem, and stayed inside pretty much all the time, so then he cant get in trouble in the real world
ok im really good at english and understood this book really well. Boo Radley is innocent. HIm being in a gang was a rumor, and i dont reslly remeber why he stabbed his dad in the leg, but i remember it was a good reason...yes he is innocent..
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Why would a rational, reasonable, law abiding citizen object to a gun registration similar to the sale of a used car? Or even a used boat?
Counselor, you skirt and dance and avoid answering.
So let me ask you directly- should firearms be registered similar as to your car?
When does it make sense to register cars or even boats? When you want to generate funding and when the vehicle is used to break the law or registration is needed in case of an accident/stolen vehicle.
Sales tax is collected at the time of the gun purchase, so how is gun registration going to help with someone who breaks the law or the gun is involved in an accidental shooting? 1/2 of the mass killings involved killers who planned to get killed in the process or planned to commit suicide during or after. Knowing who the gun belonged to after the fact does little good.
I quess the next idea will be for all guns to have a micro chip embedded so that they can be tracked along with the owner.
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Five key issues factored into George Zimmerman's acquittal Saturday in last year's shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin:
1. The charges filed
"I think the problem was they overcharged it in the very beginning," said Holly Hughes, a criminal defense lawyer who was not on Zimmerman's legal team. Had prosecutors started with the manslaughter charge, the outcome might have been different, she told CNN.
But Florida State Attorney Angela Corey said the allegations "fit the bill" for the second-degree murder charge.
Second-degree murder is defined as a killing carried out with hatred, ill will or spite, but is not premeditated. To convict Zimmerman of manslaughter, jurors would have had to believe he "intentionally committed an act or acts that caused the death of Trayvon Martin."
Questions surfaced about whether the charge was appropriate because knowing a person's feeling during a killing is difficult to prove.
As a result, the prosecution had to rely on the evidence to tell the story of what happened and what led to the shooting, HLN's Ryan Smith said.
Former Los Angeles County prosecutor Loni Coombs emphasized that jurors did not find Zimmerman innocent; rather, they found him not guilty. There's a difference, she told CNN's Don Lemon.
"They're not saying he's innocent, they're just saying they couldn't prove beyond a reasonable doubt, and therefore the law gave them no choice but to write 'not guilty,'" Coombs said.
2. The evidence presented
Zimmerman's account of what happened the night of the shooting was a central part of the trial. He was the only living person who witnessed the entire incident, and there wasn't much physical evidence for either team to fall back on.
Various adverse conditions played into the initial investigation that night: A dark, rainy scene isn't ideal for a homicide investigation, says HLN law enforcement analyst Mike Brooks.
Dr. Vincent Di Maio, a former medical examiner in San Antonio and an expert on gunshot wounds, testified that the rain could have washed away and affected evidence collected from Martin's hands.
Attorney Faith Jenkins said it doesn't matter what a prosecutor believes if he or she doesn't have adequate evidence.
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There was so little evidence available that the defense put together an animated video to re-enact the events of that night based on witness statements, police reports and Zimmerman's account, they said.
The judge ruled against the use of the video.
3. The teen who spoke to Martin
She was on the phone with Martin moments before he was shot and was considered a key prosecution witness. But Rachel Jeantel initially resisted coming forward.
"She did not want to get involved in this in no way possible," Martin family attorney Benjamin Crump told reporters Saturday.
When defense attorney Don West challenged her story, suggesting Martin attacked Zimmerman, she responded: "That's retarded."
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On July 5, in a packed courtroom, the prosecution played the recording for Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton.
When asked if she recognized the voice, Fulton said it belonged to "Trayvon Benjamin Martin."
"I know because he's my son," she said.
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But there is good news. A Senate bill that passed during the regular session is earmarking more than $200 million to Texas county roads that have been damaged by oil and gas production activity.
Yolanda Aranda is very careful when driving around Dilley. That's because some county roads are so torn up from the constant pounding of 18-wheelers every day.
"This is Highway 85 toward Pleasanton and toward Big Wells it's pretty bad," said Aranda.
Senate Bill 1747 that passed in May, $225 million has been secured to help repair and maintain county roads damaged by oil and gas production activity.
The bill was spearheaded by State Sen. Carlos Uresti, whose district encompasses several county roads in the Eagle Ford Shale and Permian Basin regions.
Help is on the way for county roads like State Highway 85 in Frio County. Sen. Uresti said these county roads are the gateway to the oil patch and must be maintained for the state's oil boom to continue.
Residents look forward to the road repairs. They say not only must they be maintained, but they must also be kept safe for the small town of Dilley that's feeling both the positive and negative effects of the Eagle Ford Shale drilling boom.
"Good because it's bringing money in, but it's ruining our vehicles and there's a lot of young kids that don't pay attention and there are a lot of accidents," said Aranda.
Resident Delia Sambrano added, “ It's going to be good , it's going to help a lot all the potholes, we have a whole bunch of pot holes with all this traffic going on, it will be good."
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If the government shuts down -- and stays shut down through the weekend -- President Obama will have a tough decision to make.
To go to Asia or not.
Obama is scheduled to leave Saturday on a week-long trip to Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, and the Philippines, a journey that includes a pair of economic summits with Asian nations.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said Monday that the trip is still on, but added: "We'll see, obviously, what happens as this week unfolds."
Obama is eager to go; the administration wants to wrap up the details of a free trade agreement known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
But if Congress and the White House are unable to agree on a new spending plan by midnight Monday, major parts of the government could shut down.
If the impasse isn't resolved by Saturday, Obama's scheduled departure date, it could be tough politically for him to leave Washington.
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National Transportation Safety Board investigators looking at the accident, along the corridor from New York to New Haven, Connecticut, are focusing on a broken rail as a possible cause for Friday's rush-hour collision.
"All of our teams have been working around the clock to gather information and facts that will help us determine what caused this accident and what we can do to prevent it from happening again, Earl Weener of the NTSB told reporters Sunday.
Amtrak released a statement Sunday night saying that service between Boston and New Haven also would be limited, and "there is no estimate on service restoration." Because of that inconvenience, Amtrak said passengers who "have paid but choose not to travel due to this service disruption can receive a refund or a voucher for future travel."
By Sunday afternoon, all the rail cars had been removed from the accident site, said Weener. Two segments of rail in the area of the fracture also had been removed and are being sent to a laboratory for analysis, he said.
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy said the state would set up a system to take Metro-North patrons from Bridgeport to the closest operable station, in South Norwalk, during the shutdown.
'Everybody was doing what they could'
Daniel Solomon, a trauma surgeon, was in the front car and barely felt the crash when it happened.
He didn't understand the severity of the situation at first.
"But when I reached the back of the car, I realized that the damage was a lot more severe, and people were filing out of the middle car pretty badly bloodied," he told CNN on Sunday.
His medical training kicked in as he helped an injured woman off the tracks and attended to others. Solomon said his fellow commuters remained calm and were eager to lend a hand.
"I think everybody's Good Samaritan instinct took effect, and everybody was doing what they could," he said.
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my life in iPhone photos #3
Hello Friends!
I thought it was about time that I do another instagram photo post. I do love these photos. It's so much fun to look through all the ones I have taken over the past while and show them to you all! I hope you enjoy!
PS. Don't forget to follow me on instagram: @mademoiselleruta
1. Spotting rainbows on car rides.
2. High Tea for Father's Day.
3. Daisies on the side of the road.
4. Jumping for joy because we graduated from university (I'm in the orange on far left).
1. Graduation Day selfie with the parental units.
2. Graduation flowers.
3. Taking a walk through my high school (can't believe I graduated from there 4 years ago).
4. Sunsets during car rides.
1. Strolls by the lake.
2. Viktor & Rolf doll exhibition at the ROM.
3. French Toast during Sunday brunch.
4. Wine and beer concoction during Canada Day.
1. Spectacular sunsets.
2. Saturday afternoon flea market trips.
3. Sunday afternoon coffee.
4. Wine by candlelight during blackout.
1. Adorable dog.
2. TopShop purchase.
3. Strawberries and bare feet.
4. Summer with Alex Goot and Friends concert at the Mod Club.
1. Editing videos as usual.
2. When life gives you lemons . . .
3. Fresh flowers.
4. Awake to see the sun rise.
1. Stormy evenings.
2. Coffee addicts.
3. Selfies before filming.
4. Black Eyes Susans.
1. Filming by the lake.
2. Toronto skyline.
4. Flashback to 2006 when I was 14.
1. Fake parties.
2. Mason jar drinks on Friday night.
3. Filming.
4. Coffee and books about love.
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Oh this looks wonderful! Those roses are so beautiful!
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post #1 of 11
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Well, the title pretty much says it all. I have an almost 3 year old who is starting to have temper tantrums (for lack of a better term) more and more frequently. Sometimes he gets mad because we say no to something (like going outside in just his underwear- lol) or we have to come in for lunch, or he wants me to stay with him for rest time but I have to go attend the baby (I have an almost 7 month old too.)
Some of it is his age, some of it is having a new brother and just moving to a new state in May. Theoretically I understand this, but the screaming, the crying, hitting, lashing out, etc. is really getting to me. I start off well, sympathizing, etc., but it ends up going downnhill. He upsets his baby brother and ends up making him cry, so then I've got 2 frantically crying children to deal with. Plus it really raises my tension levels until I get to the point where I scream or yell and have even spanked. (Great model for teaching self-control right?)
Distraction doesn't work for him, I can spend 45 minutes trying to distract and he'll still end up melting down over whatever upset him in the first place. I've read Positive Discipline for Your Preschooler and I'm currently reading Discipline Without Dustress, but I'm not sure how to handle situations where he gets upset, but doesn't yet know how to control his emotions.
Both of those books and lots of posters on here suggest having the child go somewhere else until he calms down. Love the idea, but how do I put it into practice without seeming like I'm putting him in time out or that its punishment?
We created a nice space with a dinosaur blanket & pillow, some favorite books and toys in his room, but when I suggest he go there or take him there when he's upset, all he does is cry and scream "Mama" over and over like I'm abandoning him. It doesn't calm him at all. Should I just leave him there like that until he stops, even if it takes an hour or more? Not to mention, he just comes out and to the top of the stairs crying for me to come get him. I've tried walking away until I calm down, but he just follows me, screaming and crying, which only gets on my nerves more.
His feelings are valid, and I'd like to teach him how to work through him, but its really upsetting our family's equilibruim. The whole house has to stop to deal with the meltdown, which lasts forever. DS2 cries and gets no attention while I try to get DS1 to calm down, I can't get anything done around the house or the plans we have just go out the window (even if its just going outside to play or cooking dinner).
Well, this turned out to be a lot longer than I thought it would. Thank you for reading this far- I can't wait to hear your ideas. I need help!
post #2 of 11
I am not so sure about having young kids go somewhere else to calm down. I think it could work great for kids with certain personalities but I know it would be devastating to my DS. To me it is the equivalent of you having a bad day & because you can't stop crying your husband just walks away and tells you to talk to him when you're calmer. I'm the kind of person that needs companionship when I'm upset, and DS seems to be the same way... it sounds like your DS might be like this too?
At the same time, it's not your job to make him calm down... just to be there for comfort and company. He will calm down once he's released all that tension and all. But that can be really hard if your sensitive to crying, or if you have another child to deal with, or it's really disrupting your life. So I'm not quite sure what to tell you... I only have 1 kid. Usually I just hold DS for however long he needs... sometimes he's flailing or doesn't want to be held, so then I just let him know I'm right there when he needs me and stay close by & (try to!) stay present to him. It's hard not to try to stop him from tantrumming but that is just the best way he can express his strong feelings so I make a big effort not to intervene & just listen & be there for him. I know this is not all that helpful to you practically, but maybe it can help you change your focus a bit with regard to your role in his tantrums?
post #3 of 11
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Crunchy_mommy- I was wondering if he's too young for something like that. And maybe your right & he needs contact when he's upset. Its just the only idea that I can come up with that wouldn't allow chaos to reign. If it didn't upset DS2 to the point of tears, then I would just have to deal with my own reaction to the meltdown and I think I could handle that. The freaking out DS2 is why I try to calm him down, otherwise I do understand that "comfort and company" is a much better alternative to letting him work through things.
But where I struggle is that everyone in the house is subject to his meltdown. And while he certainly has a right to his emotions I'm not certain that he has the right to scream/cry so hard that it scares the baby and causes him to cry. I'm the adult, so whatever the meltdown does to my emtions is my issue to deal with. I grew up the in the "stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about" type of home, so I'm desperately searching for tools to use and ways to cope as the upsets are a new thing.
So what can I do with 2 little ones? For instance, Grandma called this morning just to talk to DS1 and she listened as he prattled on for over an hour to her, but when she had to go (even though I warned him ahead of the call that it would happen and then again a few minutes before she got off) he started crying, flailing, and yelling at me to get her back on the phone. I sympathized, "I know, it was really fun talking to Grandma. We'll do it again tomorrow. Right now she had to go." Still melting down 5 mintues later with more empathizing, try cuddling him with blanket and paci, still flailing and crying. DS2 is crying by now. Then I try distraction, "H do you want to taste the applesauce we made yesterday? Let's go see if its good." He slows his crying, but doesn't stop. I get him a bit of the applesause and then he starts screaming at me to turn the water off because I rinsed the spoon I used for the applesauce to put it in the dishwasher. I calmly said, "Mommy was just washing the spoon." and then turned the water off. Then he starts screaming at me to take the towel off my shoulder (which had been there since getting the applesauce out of the fridge) and any little thing you can think of. And in between all of this he keeps saying that he wants to talk to Grandma and DS2 is fussing and crying in his high chair. I don't even remember now how it finally stopped, but it went on like this for several more minutes.
What should I have done? What do I do? I feel like I'm catering to him and his meltdowns, its disrupting and overwhelming and DS2 is not getting the attention he needs as a result. I feel like my peaceful home is, well, not peaceful.
post #4 of 11
Can you move his quiet corner to a more central location in the house? So he's not so isolated? Later when he gets better at self control you can move it to an upstairs hallway and then to his room.
Is he getting enough 1:1 time with you? I know its hard with a new baby (been there, done that) but more time with you can help prevent some of these meltdowns. It made a world of difference to my older kids when I would put the baby down for a nap instead of wearing him or her. Having more then one kid means you have to do a lot of triage parenting, sometimes the baby comes first but sometimes the toddler does even if the baby cries for a few minutes.
post #5 of 11
The way I've been doing it (and this only just started working, so I'm no expert) is I calmly walk DD to her room or another room in the house, and try to stay with her. Remove her from the situation. Of course, she's still screaming on top of her lungs, so I gently say, "I'm sorry, I'm not mad at you, but that's just too loud, I can't stay in here with you," and go to leave. Usually then she'll suddenly stop screaming and say, "No, mommy wait, I need you!" and we can begin working things through. It's the *only* thing that works. Time out doesn't work, like you said -- she screams for me until I'm practically on the brink of exploding, and of course I feel terrible about it.
post #6 of 11
Hmm the only thing I can think of is, do you think he might benefit from being more in control? Something you wrote (can't put my finger on it) made me suggest that... Perhaps if HE could be the one to hang up the phone, and HE could put the spoon in the dishwasher, things like that? Somehow what you wrote gave me the impression that maybe he feels powerless & that's why he's tantrumming. I could be totally off though.
post #7 of 11
Hmm, it seems to me like he gets a lot of attention for throwing tantrums. As someone else said, it's not your job to make him feel better - it's your job to comfort and reassure, but only he can work through his feelings.
I think I would try to stay calm (not add to the emotional overload), comfort him, acknowledge his feelings, and go about your business - wash clothes, wash dishes, play with the baby - don't ignore him, but treat him exactly as you would if he wasn't having a fit - invite him to help with laundry, whatever might be a normal activity for him to join you (if he wants to). Or give him a choice - do you want to come in the kitchen and help me make lunch, or do you want to sit on the couch a cry a little longer?
post #8 of 11
Model it. Let them see me admitting when I'm feeling intense emotions and also admitting I need to go somewhere else to calm down for a few minutes until I can rationally respond and not react to the situation. They will catch on after a while until then empathisize with them when they get angry. Let them decide when they need a "time-in", as we call it here, I wouldn't send them to a time-in as for me that would feel like a punishment.
post #9 of 11
At this age I remove myself. I let ds know where I am (usually the next room or close by) & when he is ready I am there for me. Distractions, trying to soothe or sympathize doesn't help - it generally makes it worse, so I give him room to have his breakdown & then when he has calmed down we cuddle & discuss it. As he gets older it would be nice if he could take his own space but I honestly think that is a tough skill for people to pick up - I know adults who haven't learned this skill yet!
post #10 of 11
I think he might be too young as well. At that age I typically did time ins with DS. Of course I didn't have another baby under 1, so this might not be helpful, but I think hugs tend to diffuse tantrums better and maybe offering an out as well.
The other thing I used to do when things got really bad was offer a snack or a nap. He almost always chose the snack. Usually kids that age are not as vocal about their food and sleep needs as an infant and it can be hard (especially when looking after an infant) to remember to feed them and rest them so their blood sugar can dip dramatically.
I started at about that age to carry high protein snacks at all times and he was offered a chance to take a snack (hard boiled egg, peanut butter crackers, nuts, ham, edamame, whatever we had) or he would need to go for a nap or an early bedtime depending on the time of day.
Now and then he would choose the nap.
I'd get really serious, I'd swoop him up, take him to another room, and I'd get right down in his eyes and say "you are out of control. You either need food or a nap, which one is it?" and he'd protest and I'd repeat "Food or nap?" and he'd protest some more and I would just stand there with my arms folded repeating food or nap for about 5 times until he decided or if he didn't I'd say last chance, :food or nap" and if he still was screaming I'd take him to his room, turn off the lights, close the curtains and lay him down in bed and stroke his back until he'd either sleep or sniffle "Okay, I'm ready to talk."
This phase only lasted about 6-8 months.
post #11 of 11
My 2 yr old son has been having major trouble over the past year learning to calm himself down when he gets upset. I started taking him to his room and lying down with him on his bed, cuddling and just hugging him for a long time. I'd breathe loudly and deeply near his head to model learning to take deep breaths. I also gave him his lovey to hug, to help him learnt o self-soothe with it. It was too disturbing for my daughters to have him throwing these raging tantrums multiple times a day, which is why I started going to his room. His bed is a "safe" zone for him (thank you, co-sleeping) so it seemed a natural choice.
Over time, this routine started to calm him down faster. We stopped having to lay in there for 20+ mins and after a few weeks it was more like 3 or 4 mins. Then came the day where his emotions got out of control and he said "Me go be by myself!" and ran into his room to cuddle his lovey on his bed to calm himself down. When he calms down I try to talk to him about it, but often by then he's redirected himself and isn't interested in discussing it.
It is absolutely NOT about separating him out, punishing him, or anything like that at all. It was about allowing him to feel his emotions while sill feeling safe and loved, and at the same time teaching him how to cope with these big feelings. It's harder for boys to learn that, and I don't think 3 is too old to begin that lesson.
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Logline: A homeless man tries to make it through the day with little money.
Genre: Drama
Cast Size: 4
Production Status: Unavailable
Contest: More of Less is More (Jun. 2010)
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Aralis Bloise (Level 4)
I guess he'll get his bed in jail? There really isn't a co-relation between the kid's wish and what happens at the end. Maybe if she gave him something that the cops mistook for a weapon? There needs to be something that ties it all toguether, otherwise it's just a random series of events in this guy's day.
Barry Katz (Level 3)
I really enjoyed this one! The ending totally took me by surprise, giving the story a bit of a twist. When the hobo first pulled out a switchblade, I really wondered what he'd do with it. As it turns out, the little girl's contribution DID help him find a bed for the evening. Not so sure a prison cell is all that great, but hey... it's a bed! When using a number for an age, you may want to consider using a comma like this: "early 30's." It looks a little cleaner that way. Overall though, great effort and best of luck!
Brian Howell (Level 5)
I see where you are trying to go with this; however, it feels all too convenient for the Hobo. He didn't actually do anything wrong, so for him to smile about being arrested so he can have a place to sleep (jail) doesn't work for me. Had he tried to hold up the burger joint or something, then I would understand it more. Also, as far as logistics, they would never serve a walk-up passenger at the drive-up window, and why wouldn't he just go inside?
The idea here is cool and full of potential. The idea that someone would willingly be arrested so they have a bed and a roof overhead is fascinating, and probably true in many cases. The way you went about telling this story, however, didn't really reach the potential of that vision. This is GOOD, but it has a lot of up side.
PS - using the word Hobo was odd. Hobo strikes a comedic note for me, maybe I'm the only one, but Hobo feels rather cartoonish. I suggest using Homeless Man in a dramatic toned piece like this.
Brian Wind (Level 5)
This is paced pretty well, but there's a little bit of passive writing here. Eliminate the word "is" from your descriptions completely.
The story didn't entirely work for me. I get what you were going for, but I felt like it lacked credibility. Why would a cop just drive up and start bothering a hobo eating a burger? And why would he then take the hobo in to custody? What crime did he commit? If anything, the cop might have took his knife away but I doubt any city cop would be cruel enough to leave a homeless man defenseless.
Basically, I get that you wanted the change from the girl to end up getting him a room in the jail for the night, but I think they way you went about that happening could have been done in a slightly more believable manner.
Nice effort! Write on!
Caroline Coxon (Mod Emeritus)
The title makes no grammatical sense to me.
Nor did it seem to have any relevance to the story.
"The majority of his earnings." - you don't need to waste space telling us this.
This had two halves and they were not noticeably related to each other. Really, you CAN'T afford to do this in a one-pager.
It would have been better if you hadn't introduced the superfluous little girl and mother.
Charlie Hebert (Mod Emeritus)
Not sure I get this. What does the child have to do with it? Why have her in the story. I really thought you were going to tie it all together with the penny she gave him, but when that doesn't happen it just seems like fluff.
Overall the writing is solid, but think you should re-think the stoyline.
Chris Keaton (Level 5)
I hope that title isn't a typo, because I like it.
Man that was rushed. Why did the cops arrest him? I think this knowledge would've helped the story.
Chris Messineo (Founder)
I liked this story a lot.
I didn't know where it was going and the ending was perfect. I was afraid at the beginning that the story was going to be super-sweet, but you managed to give it an arc without getting too light or too dark.
My only complaint, while I like the title as a title in general, I don't think it really fits your story here too well.
But that is a small complaint for a great script. Well done.
Colin Searle (Level 2)
When the hobo buys the burger it is DAY, and when he eats it it is NIGHT, what has he been doing between times? Surely if he is very hungry (and I assume he is) he would have eaten the burger right away.
I don't think he would have cut it in half either, I have never had the urge to cut a burger in half before eating it. I would think that him cutting it in half with the switchblade was a ploy to get arrested (and a bed for the night), but when the cop arrives, the script says that the hobo is STARTLED, thus making this idea redundant.
Sorry if I am mis-understanding your meaning. I realise that the hobo may never have had a plan to get arrested, and that his smile at the end could just an appreciation of lucky fate.
Sorry I could not be more positive, but I found the story a little thin on character.
Dan Delgado (Level 5)
This is close to "an entire story" in page, if you include the implied backstory. And it does have a protagonist that you can care about. The dialogue seemed a little on-the-nose but not bad. A good-natured story and that counts for a lot as far as I'm concerned.
I didn't see any glaring spelling, grammar or formatting errors. After a second reading this one grew on me.
I gave you a rating of "Very Good". Thank you.
David Birch (Level 5)
some of the dialog could have been a little stronger...for instance, when the mother says, "never give them money!"...if she tugs the little girl away, then she's already (in essence) saying that...what you might want to have her say is something a little less "on the nose"...like, "it'll just encourage them!"...something a little condescending...it's okay for kids to speak in a straightforward manner, but adults should speak indirectly...
David D. DeBord (Level 5)
A nice little story. Importantly, a STORY. Hard to do in one page but you pulled it off well. I might complain a tad about what I think is a bit too many words in the action lines, but that would be a minor complaint.
I was afraid this was going to be another “pay-it-forward” story but I like how your script worked. Not too sure about the title but I guess I can see how it works.
Very good job, writer.
Dawn Calvin (Level 5)
I really liked it, but it is hard to tie it all together, the little girl, the restaraunt and then the cop car. Was it a ploy to get a place to sleep?
Even though I thought it a little confusing, I am giving it a very good, because it read well and was written well.
Ester Ch (Level 2)
This is a nice sarcastic short story.
An alternative ending could be that on his way to buying food,
he accidentally drops his penny,
then when he goes chasing after the penny,
he finds a sofa bed that someone left on the street.
I see people leaving furniture on street quite often,
so it wouldn't be impossible.
Faith Friese Nelson (Level 5)
Excellent story. Here are a couple of comments.
Referring to the six-year old girl as LITTLE seemed redundant. Why not just call her GIRL? (Or give her a name.)
Try to rewrite sentences that have the words IS or ARE in them to make your writing more active. Example: “The Hobo is handcuffed in the backseat. He lies down on the leather seat and…” Consider instead: “The hobo, handcuffed in the backseat, lies down on the leather seat and…”
Fred Koszewnik (Level 5)
A perfect screenplay in every way. Good characters who are utterly believable in their actions. I liked the mother pulling the more compassionate and trusting daughter away from the hobo. And the twist at the end was very clever and not at all obvious as the story progressed.
Herman Chow (Level 5)
Sorry to say, I have no idea what your story is about. Feels like pieces of events stitched together without a feeling for unity. A little girl gave money to a hobo, who bought a burger, and then the police caught him.
I would suggest you to really flesh out the characters: Who are they? Why are they in the story? What's the purpose of each role within your story? What do they want?
The beginning and middle is okay. It's just the ending with the police and the hobo grinning in the car took me way out of the story. It left me confused. What did the Hobo do? Why was he grinning?
James Hughes (Level 5)
The title is interesting. I kept saying it to try to figure it out. At first I thought it was a mistake. But I guess I am reading it as intended now. So, it is a little awkward but good because it is different. However, it doesn't seem to quite fit the story because the story is more comical and the title more dark.
I boil the story down to a hobo likes to be arrested because he will get a better bed for the night. The first half of a page sets up that he sleeps in an alleyway. I don't think any other part of it forwards the story at all. So, I think you could remove all of it and replace with description of his ramshackle box and blankets. Then you would have more space to develop how he gets himself arrested.
I see signs at the drive through saying they don't serve people out of a car. It might be a funny scene to show that argument go down.
I didn't find the arrest scene believable. He wouldn't need a switchblade to break a hamburger in half. I don't see a cop arresting the hobo eating a hamburger. There is no evidence the hobo is threatening anyone with the switchblade.
I like the idea of the story. I think that some udpates could get you to that pay off in a different fashion.
James McConnell (Level 3)
This story would have been better if the hobo intentionally got himself arrested in order to get food and shelter.
A few things didn't make sense for me:
1. What was the point of the first scene? Did that penny give him enough to buy the meal? What if he had 98 cents and just needed the penny for a 99 cent meal?
2. Who walks up to a drive thru and orders there? Why not walk inside where it is heated or cooled?
3. He empties the tin can at the pay window yet he pulls more money out. It's not just the majority of his earnings but all of it.
4. If he's so hungry why take the time to cut the burger in half? Why not devour it there and then. It seems like it was merely a device so that the cop would arrest him.
5. Why did the cop confront him in the first place? He's just sitting on a street eating - nothing illegal. I also think a cop wouldn't react in that way to a blade.
This was a really nice idea but needs tightened.
Jonah Yarden (Level 4)
It was well paced and written but some of the happenings seemed unlikely, which robbed it of it's realism and connection. I don't really understand the title as it was all set in the day.
Jose Batista (Level 5)
Cool little vignette, but it really doesn’t have much of a story to it. I don’t exactly get how the girl’s penny and his backseat hotel room come together. Things like this happen on a daily basis, so what’s the big picture? It’s probably only me seeing it this way, but I would like to know.
Khamanna Iskandarova (Level 5)
I think that the little girl giving him money did not pay off. If she gave him the switchblade it would. I know you wanted to show how hateful some people might be - the girl's mother doesn't let her give him money. And I know that the girls wish worked but it's still not enough. She could give him a toy switchblade and it would work for me. -just an opinion.
Also, I think it could have happened long ago, but now there are strict laws that protect poor homeless people. maybe I'm mistaken on this account though (but I sincerely hoping I'm not).
I was also worried about the other half of the sandwich which he didn't have time to get to.
Good short I think.
KP Mackie (Level 5)
Lots of heart in this story. The Hobo's encounter with the Little Girl is touching. The Mother's wariness provides good contrast, as do the impatient drivers honking their horns at the "Fast-Food Drive-Thru."
Was concerned the misunderstanding with the cop was going to cause the Hobo's demise. When the Hobo is lying "handcuffed in the backseat...he...grins," which seems to suggest his arrest was part of a plan. Perhaps simply shutting his eyes would work better leaving the interpretation up to the reader/audience. The Hobo may be a victim of circumstance more than he conducts his life with specific purpose.
Kyle Patrick Johnson (Level 5)
The title felt way too poetic and nonsensical for the story.
Would the drive-thru window really serve a Hobo without a car?
The cops squealing to a halt in order to arrest the Hobo... well, that felt too convenient.
Lori Othouse (Level 2)
I like how in the end, the hobo and the little girl both got what they wanted, and her penny, indirectly, helped him to get a bed for the night.
It seemed kind of strange that the cop would pull over and point a gun at him for just sitting by himself with a switchblade. Maybe if he was near some other people where he looked like more of a threat... But maybe being a hobo makes him suspicious enough. I don't know the protocol in that situation. Nice conclusion, though. It solved the main character's problem in a satisfying way, at least for him.
Margaret Ricke (Level 5)
I love the title. Very poetic.
Oh, you! The term "hobo" is so not PC these days! ;~P
This is a really fun story. I don't know why, but it gave me a good chuckle. It's complete in one page. It's clever. It's well-executed, too.
Nicely done.
Very good work.
Martin Jensen (Level 5)
It was good how many story beats you managed to fit into one page, and I really liked the ending. You managed to surprise me several times, and end hopefully, which was nice.
Matias Caruso (Level 5)
I think I understood it... it was all part of the hobo's plan to get "a bed". Cool idea.
The timing of the cop showing up, the missunderstanding, and the sudden arrest seemed a bit unbelievable though, making the hobo's plan a bit contrieved.
Matthew Fettig (Level 5)
I don't understand the title.
I'm not sure how deep to go analyzing this. The story certainly has a great deal of reality to it, form the innocence of the child, the mom pulling her away, and the street person working the system to get a warm place to sleep. But I have a problem with a hobo who is so hungry and he uses a switchblade to cut a burger. I don't buy it, unless it was set-up that he wielded the knife in such a way to get the attention of the approaching police. Then I think you have a more interesting piece.
Millar Prescott (Level 3)
Well, I'm not sure about this one. I'm not sure if you intended for us to think the hobo planned his evening, or the result was simply a matter of consequence. If he planned it, why would he be startled when the cop car shows up? He'd be expecting it. So. I'm not sure.
It's well written. The dialogue is good. It's slightly sweet.
Paul De Vrijer (Level 5)
Little too smart for a 6year-old not really convinced she would be so happy with the world. Structure is also a little weird, who cuts a burger with a switchblade? Why would the cops be so aggressive? Things don't really add up.
I also don't like the constant shift of focus. You introduce a girl, but you don't bring her back. In a one-pager you should be more careful with your characters, you only got a minute to focus on things. What would change if it started at the window, him dumping the money. Would it really be all that different?
Paul Williams (Level 5)
I'm not quite sure I get this one or people's motivation in this story, especially the Cop appearing out of nowhere acting like a madman.
I guess "The Hobo," as you call him, is happy to be spending the night in the jail where he'll get a bed and food?
I don't know how your title refers to the story and it doesn't appear to be grammatically correct.
Your screenwriting is fine, maybe a little bulky in spots, but I understand this is only one page. Format appears in order. Didn't detect any major typos.
Rich Keel (Level 4)
I thought this was going to go some place else. Like the little girl did something nice so the Hobo returns the favor. But it doesn;t Just ends. I get it but just didn;t end like I thought it would.
good luck to you this month.
Rob Centros (Level 3)
Kind of stilted language -- felt a bit like going from point A, to point B, to point C, with not much in the way of mood or dramatic pause. I never seen anyone cut a hamburger in half with a knife, so that didn't ring true, but the ending was fairly strong -- the best part of the story.
Sally Meyer (Moderator)
Good short, showing the life of a hobo on the streets. Evidently he wanted a better sleeping place for the night, and figured a jail cell much better than the streets.
I think you need more than this though. I found it hard to believe that the cop would arrest him if he's just cutting his burger. Maybe he would, because of the nature of the weapon, but it seemed forced, and just too easy for the hobo. Also why would he not just do something illegal to get arrested, if that is what he wanted?
The title is strong, but I don't know how it pertains to the story.
Good work, though. I enjoyed the images, and the kindness of the little girl.
Stephen Brown (Level 5)
So he gets a place to sleep by getting arrested. Fair enough, but he already had the switchblade so he could have done what he did without the little girl's help.
Writing was good and well done for making it a full story in a page but the logic of the story fails for me.
Taylor Roberts (Level 2)
Excellent! I really liked how tight the story was and how there wasn't anything superfluous to the story. I like how you established the characters' need and resolved the conflict in the way that you did. The only thing I don't quite understand is your decision to not give the Hobo a name and just call him The Hobo. Perhaps an effort to make the character more universal? If that's the case, that's fine, it was just one of the things I was wondering after I finished reading your story. Anyways, well done.
Teo Gonzalez (Level 4)
Your entry actually tells a story, which is more than most entrants can say this months.
There are only two things that I think could be worked a bit better, although one of them could stay as is.
This last one is the realation between the penny and the fate of the hobo. Maybe there's none. Maybe your point was just that her wish gets granted -- and, for the looks of it, to the advantage and benefit, judging by his grinning.
The other issues is that the story feels a bit rushed.
Yes, I know it is just one page, and I think you've done a great job. But locally, I have a suggestion. You could win some lines -three or maybe four, by eliminating:
"Her MOTHER, 30s, tugs her forward.
Never give them money!"
You could do a reference to the mother being around, so that nobody blames you for leaving the girl unatended, and use that space to make the rest more flowy.
Just a thought.
Good luck.
Tim Aucoin (Level 4)
Ok so the hobo wanted to get arrested so he could have a place to sleep or something? I'm assuming thats what this story is about. The drive of the main character is foggy. Formatting is solid
Tim Ratcliffe (Level 4)
I thought this one was really good. The cop's reaction was probably a bit over the top though considering the guy was a hobo, but other than that this one worked really well. Great job.
Tim Westland (Moderator)
The title is really odd. It doesn't make sense to me grammatically. Not gonna mark down because of it... just need to mention it.
The writing here is really good. Sadly, the ending made little sense to me.
If he'd intended to be arrested to have a place to stay... then isn't it a bit of a coincidence that the cop car pulls up right then? So the ending doesn't really work for me.
But overall, I have to give this a very good.
Travis DeStein (Level 5)
Sorry, but the moment the cop drew his weapon because he saw a homeless dude holding a knife totally ruined this story. This is a really cute and sweet story, but that one moment literally threw me out of the script and just made everything before and after that much worse. There gotta be an easier way for him to get arrested, the way it is now it's just painfully contrived.
Wes Worthing (Level 5)
I hope reviewers take their time with this one and try to let it sink in, because there is more here than one may get right away. I think it's only fair to picture what these stories would look like on a screen; if a director tried to bring out the emotional tone and not just gloss over it and present it as a cute story. I really like the fact that the little girl's penny ended up buying the hobo a bed. Some people need to have the story beaten over their head, and won't appreciate this as they should, but claiming ignorance is getting old. This is a great story.
Will Pepper (Level 2)
Chris Rock once said that if you live in an old project, a new prison doesn't seem that bad. The story does indeed take the reader from no bed to bed, though it does not have the fullness that one would hope for in a script. My only real complaint is the title and it seems that it (the title) was chosen at random.
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Wes Worthing (Level 5) ~ 8/1/2010 12:27 AM
Excellent job, Matt - loved this one.
Matt Johnson (Level 3) ~ 8/1/2010 4:20 PM
Thanks Wes, as well as everyone who took the time to review it.
I'll do my best to explain this one:
-It wasn't intended to be Curly Sue. Was never meant to be cute or funny. But eh, whatever I'm thinking doesn't mean it's what your thinking. It's my job to synch the two.
-The point of each scene is to show that this man: The Hobo, is constantly looked down upon; and crapped on no matter the situation. This is his day.
-The bum didn't use the knife knowing he would get arrested. It was another situation of wrong place, wrong time.
-The point of the girls penny was that it is what "buys" the bed. Some of you caught that.
-The title maybe more appropriate for a feature I bet. But it's supposed to mean that this man has no place to go, no bed to sleep in, no one to love him.
Anyway, a lot of people didn't understand it so that's what I was trying to get across. Oh, well. There are plenty of other months.
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Felt let down by nas seminar on women and girls with autism
(177 Posts)
autumnsmum Sun 17-Mar-13 09:27:46
sickofsocalledexperts Sun 17-Mar-13 20:55:26
bochead Sun 17-Mar-13 20:59:12
I'm not keen on the NAS as I've found them rather out of date on several issues, and I don't feel they bring sufficient challenge to the corrupt caring carrotism so prevalent within the SN industry as a whole
Although DS had horrendous behavioral problems they were never any where near as bad as those of my sibling who has a different neurological condition which is very rare but incredibly disabling. I frequently found myself losing all patience with his previous primary school, as I'd grown up with far, far worse and DS could at least be reasoned with and melt downs are based on logical reasons that are for the most part completely preventable. HF ASD is NOT that uncommon and tbh I'd expect all mainstream staff to have at least some knowledge of what it involves, along with the milder manifestations of ADHD, dyspraxia, dyslexia and several other conditions.
My Godfather & parents had completely different worries and concerns about my sibling and my severely autistic cousin when he was growing up. They began with - who the HELL is going to take this hulking adult to the toilet and check they eat properly when I the parent am no longer here? The fears of potential abuse when out of the parents sight were much greater (though in the event it was my lad who suffered this). Periods and a teen who can't communicate or understand properly deserve a chapter in their own right in terms of how to cope for carers.
The transition from child to adult services is far, far more traumatic. I keep harping on about it but toiletting an adult is no joke, having to physically restrain someone over 6 foot is something else,dressing an adult isn't funny. Carers of adults with lots of care needs ofte end up in very poor health themselves due to the sheer physical demands on their bodies it creates.
After last summer's experiences with adult services for my sibling, I really do not envy any family for whom "supported independent living" is on the horizon, or who needs to find an adolescent/adult residential unit.
DS swore in the hairdressers a couple of months back and I had to endure some silly woman's stupid Daily Fail opinion on the matter. I wanted to say, "actually I am so,so grateful that he CAN finally express his discomfort, that I don't care how he does it OR what you think!". I sometimes feel very guilty on the forum for my winging about my issues, but I am very socially isolated in RL.
It's all made me very, very aware that although I fret non-stop about my only child, really the biggest disability is only fighting the system on his behalf to ensure he gets a crack at a decent independent adult life. To have to fight so,so hard just to ensure that your adult child will be kept safe, warm and fed must be soul destroying. My mother is delighted he ONLY has the problems he has after her experiences raising my sibling and that's something I never forget.
AmberLeaf Sun 17-Mar-13 21:00:09
I think it was directed at me wasn't it Amberleaf?
I thought that was a question, I answered it factually.
Sorry, I should have realised you were being snarky.
MareeyaDolores Sun 17-Mar-13 21:22:30
I think we should zombie this thread. We're here to support each other. How about finding a list of statements we all agree with
ASD parenting is hard, and more so if siblings also have ASD
Co-morbidities multiply the problems, especially marked learning disability and extreme anxiety/ depression. Some dc have both.
Ability to do daily living tasks (eg toilet) makes a big difference
MerryCouthyMows Sun 17-Mar-13 21:30:06
All I can say is that I try my best to get by, I ask for help on here when I feel I need it.
I don't do it with the intent of upsetting anyone else, far from it.
I do it because this is my ONLY support, and I'm close to breaking point.
For everyone that says I must be so strong - I'm NOT. I'm just trying to fight each fire as it comes along, without breaking myself in the process. And I'm not doing so well at that right now either.
I definitely AM more sensitive to stuff like this infighting at the moment - but to me, I don't think that's surprising.
God knows what I'm doing wrong to be finding it so hard with my 'HF' (HF my arse) DC's tbh, because I can't work out how it's 'easy'.
The truth is, there is always someone worse off <Limbo - this is true, although the reason I stopped going to the NAS meetings was because I was there was never anyone worse off than me. We used to call it 'bottoming' grin many years ago on here, where your child is the one that is noticeable NOT doing the stuff everyone else's is. It can be very depressing in the early years when some kids are developing rapidly to be the one who is always being bottomed (and everyone else is using your kid to make themselves feel better about theirs - and I say that with no malice - I think it's a natural thing to do). Anyway if you ever find yourself being the bottomed one in the group it's best to switch groups! Because yes there are always people worse off.
As DS1 has become older I've tended to get involved with either his SLD school or respite centre support groups. Out children have a wide range of disabilities but similar levels of learning disability and functioning so it works well. TBH within our groups now it is the ones with children who can talk in sentences who often have a tough time as SS seem incapable of recognising that 2 hours sleep a night for 13 years is 2 hours sleep a night whether or not there's a sentence being said (which is often echolalia anyway).
Bochead - yep we've started transition now. The really scary thing is that there doesn't actually seem to be anything in existence locally for someone with ds1's level of functioning. Anyway I had rolled up my sleeves, started my SS campaign and am watching really. Quite a few of my friends have slightly older children so they are starting to find out options (although frighteningly they don't seem to be being given many if any).
One thing I need to find out is when I have to start shaving ds1 and how? What do I do without cutting him to ribbons. Or should I try and teach him (he's a bit keen on a razor and more than you want comes off). He's getting a little bum fluff moustache - waiiiiiil.
PipinJo Sun 17-Mar-13 21:41:36
Oh dear so it was directed at me Amber as you posted straight after me confused
When ds had his report by Ind Ed Psych it said the school misinturpruted the High Functioning label as my ds could cope in school as academically was average. He then said however the autism is not is what is high functioning which people misunderstand in the label HFA/HFAS as the autism was still servere. The HF is the skills level to be independant
Level of functioning is not in the diagnostic manual in terms of using toilet/feeding self these are levels of functioning for diagnosising ASD/AS. It is the symptoms of communication and social difficulties, ToM, Sensory etc...
I think their is a mix up here as HF/LF is not the autism.
I know LFASD DC doing A Levels...they are non verbal, stim, no sense of danger, ToM etc
I know HFAS people who will never leave FT support as their ASD is so severe.
PipinJo Sun 17-Mar-13 21:44:15
these are not levels of functioning for diagnosing ASD/AS
MareeyaDolores Sun 17-Mar-13 21:44:41
Electric shaver. Industry standard for paid carers wink
PolterGoose Sun 17-Mar-13 21:48:05
PipinJo I think, if I've read your post as you intend, that is exactly it. The high/low functioning refers only to IQ/intellect, which is not part of the diagnostic criteria for ASD. It is very possible to have very mild ASD traits with low function and equally possible to have very severe ASD traits with high function. Both can be extremely disabling but neither is necessarily harder, just different.
With batteries though? Or fark knows what would happen! (You can get battery operated can't you? I am clueless). I really can see everything being shaved, we already have to lock away our razors.....
MareeyaDolores Sun 17-Mar-13 21:51:21
The ones I was thinking of went back on a charger...
Like an electric toothbrush
MareeyaDolores Sun 17-Mar-13 21:52:17
Eyebrows, hair, armpits...
The dog...
PipinJo Sun 17-Mar-13 21:53:03
PG angry I can't write as good as you! thanks
bochead Sun 17-Mar-13 21:58:16
It would be nice if the NAS could lead the way in raising public awareness of the distinctions you've just made! It would save so many families so much grief when dealing with the myriad of non-clinical staff they have to negotiate in the battle for services.
I've come across individuals with Asbergers who will never be able to live independently, or pass a single exam. Yet the public perception is that this diagnosis merely means a highly intelligent, slightly geeky professional/academic expert. VERY unhelpful for the poor parent fighting SS for a residential place for their adult offspring!
I'd be a bit worried about plugs (because you'd have to use the 2 point wouldn't you? :confused: and water). Will search for a battery I think.
We've already had some newly <ahem> appeared hair shaved off when left unaccompanied in the bath so I am slightly paranoid about where a razor would be used. Yes the poor dog, he'll have to learn to hide. The cats too grin
AmberLeaf Sun 17-Mar-13 22:43:08
No it wasn't directed at you and no it wasn't posted straight after your post, I did post after your post, but that was something else.
My comment was...
It isn't easy for any of us, we all struggle, some in the same way, some in different ways
SN trumps is never helpful tbh
I also posted in reply to Handywoman that it wasn't directed at her, but that it was a general comment.
I thought that made it clear that I wasn't aiming it at anyone in particular.
I can understand why Handywoman felt I meant her as I was addressing her comment in my post.
There are over 100 posts on this thread, the whole 'some have it easier/harder than others' thing arose, that is why I posted that SN trumps is never helpful.
So again, just in case anyone else feels I have insulted them, it was a general comment based on the discussion on this thread.
sazale Sun 17-Mar-13 23:01:19
ASD is such a complex thing! My dd 14 is classed as high functioning as she has above average iq. However she has no self care skills, no sense of danger, unable to do anything independently, cannot recognise emotions in herself or in others (even their faces), has fantastic speech but is still unable to communicate anything other than "cocktail party" talk, wets herself but refuses to acknowledge it, won't wear sanitary towels and will deny she's bleeding (thank god for tena lady pants) is highly vulnerable, refuses to walk, has massive sensory issues etc etc etc (I'm sure you get the drift). It doesn't help that she has demand avoidance.
She needs 1 to 1 support in special school and gets hrc/Hrm DLA. However no one will give us any support because of her blinking IQ! Where we live if she had learning disabilities there are plenty of fab schools that could meet her needs and a fantastic CAMHS team that would support us. Instead I'm left fighting for support and fighting for the right school (the one she's in is rubbish but the only one that can in theory meet her academic needs).
All our kids with ASD have difficulties that are all uniquely challenging in their own way whether they be low or high functioning.
PipinJo Sun 17-Mar-13 23:44:51
Oh no Amber not insulted just curious grin
Yes Boc NAS made it National Aspergers Society and glammed up AS quite a bit which yes helps with stigma I guess but they think all our kids are Einstein or Gates! Some are not all. Some are and can't live ind ever due to CBs/sensory/anxiety etc
Sazale your dd (sorry) is a perfect example. My solicitor had to inform my LEA in tribunal that it was not about academic level it was about the Autism that is stopping my ds learning in NT teaching. I hear so many times on here 'my dc didnt get a statement because they are bright'. Sadly the IQ is not what SEN Statements are for as then all naturally lazy dc who didn't apply themselves would all have statements. It is for children who can only learn a certain way with certain support and resources due to their learning difficulty which has nothing to do with IQ but their ASD/Dyslexia/ADHD etc.
Each child is very different I hate this sterotyping! Ds ASD was easier to manage when he was severe due to no awareness and detached from everything. He would sit their and stim all day and not a word from him...HT said he would love 30 like ds in nursery <sigh> Now his ASD is worse the more aware he has become as he is noticing and asking why he is different (which is great but still heart breaking)
However DS 'himself' is easier for my to cope with now as 'HF' as has so many skills. It was harder when the skills were not their and classed as LF. Does that make sense! His IQ has remained the same but his level of functioning improved due to being taught. His ASD has improved (development of speech) but his social skills have got worse with self awareness/self esteem(I guess). Sensory hasn't changed at all and anxiety has got worse with awareness.
LimboLil Mon 18-Mar-13 09:53:49
Pinjo, that's really interesting and the impression I got at groups from the parents was that the level of distress was maybe higher for HF children who were very aware of their difficulties and in the case of the girls, seemed to turn it in on themselves whereas my little boy still lives very much in the moment and if he is distressed, everyone else gets to know about it too! Can I just ask toy at what age your son's awareness increased? My little man is 5 and we could talk over his head about things and he would be blissfully unaware, one of the main things picked up by the paed that we were talking about him and he wasn't bothered. Lately though, he seems to be picking up on conversations we are having which is a surprise to us!
signandsmile Mon 18-Mar-13 10:47:57
I've been dithering about posting on here... but i think i wanted to say how much I agree with
I know I have struggled with NT groups and the whole 'oh I wish he she would stop talking for a min' esp when DS had no speech at all, and we weren't sure he ever would...
But personally I don't feel that way with similar type comments from SN mums, I feel that I don't live your life and if this issue is tough for you then I would want to be there for you...
the way issues with our dcs affect us is also down to all the other stuff in our lives, those of us who have our own helath issues, or are carers for other family members for example,
I'm not sure what I am trying to say here... sorry, blush I think I just worried that people would feel unable to post about what they were struggling with, and that made me feel really sad sad
Limbo I assumed my son had no distress from his condition. Then, when he was about 5 or 6 he was trying to make me understand something. I had absolutely no idea what he wanted and said out loud 'oh ds1 it would be so much easier if you could talk'. He started howling and howling and howling. He was absolutely inconsolable. So I realised then he was very aware of his difficulties.
As he's got older he has more alternative ways of communicating and has made it very clear he doesn't like quite a lot about autism. I think it can be dangerous to assume (as most people do, as I certainly did) that mental health issues only apply to those who are higher functioning. I now realise there was a short period when ds1 was probably very depressed. Of course he couldn't express it as such.
FanjoForTheMammaries Mon 18-Mar-13 12:05:42
I would argue strongly that distress is not always worse for HF children.
A girl in my DD's class, who has severe autism, is constantly screaming and beating her head off the floor because of the pain caused to her by noise.
FanjoForTheMammaries Mon 18-Mar-13 12:06:25
All children are different though, my DD is usually contented
PolterGoose Mon 18-Mar-13 14:16:38
I don't think any of us who have HF children have suggested that our children suffer more distress.
However, despite everything, I really do envy you Fanjo having a contented child, for my ds will probably never experience that feeling (and I'm not saying that in a competitive manner, and I am aware your parenting experience is hard, but having and loving a child who never really experiences happiness apart from transient moments, is not nice) sad
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There's got to be a better way to find out where the fires are, and quicker. That horrified drive home where you think its your house is one of the most sickening feelings on the planet. Your animals, your stuff, and worse, your family!
The pond they took the water from is near here, they took buckets and buckets. It is clear of the power lines and is big, the canals are too close to the lines. Why aren't all these lines buried anyway? They blow down and burn!
I have to stop now, I'm frustrating myself, but the firefighters did one heck of a job yesterday.
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The Arctic is home to vast stores of methane – there are billions of tonnes of methane in permafrost alone. It is a potent greenhouse gas, so a major methane release would greatly accelerate climate change. The gas is found in icy crystals called hydrates beneath the shallow seas that flood some areas of the continental crust, as well as in permafrost. It is also being released from Arctic wetlands.
But this doesn't explain why Eric Kort of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, and his colleagues found patches of methane in remote regions of the Arctic Ocean, far from any of these known methane sources.
The team found the patches during five flights over the Arctic Ocean between 2009 and 2010, as part of a project to systematically map greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere.
Kort estimates that, in the methane-rich regions, about 2 milligrams of the gas were being released per square metre of ocean every day. Some of the patches were close to the oil and gas plants in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, but prevailing wind directions make these plants an unlikely source of the release.
Gassy ocean
So where does the gas come from? Since the 1970s, scientists have known that ocean surface waters are rich in methane. It seems to be made by marine bacteria trying to survive in waters that don't have many nutrients in the form of nitrates. "This source appears to be a likely candidate to explain what we observed," Kort says.
Water in the Arctic Ocean doesn't mix well, so the water near the surface tends to remain there. Consequently, the methane ends up trapped near the surface. In other oceans, it would get broken down through reaction with oxygen or consumed by methanotrophic bacteria, but the cold weather helps to preserve it.
Kort saw methane releases close to cracks in the sea ice, or in places where the ice had broken up. This could be because methane only escapes from agitated water, says Ellen Damm of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, Germany. This agitation is most likely to occur when autumn sets in and ice crystals start forming in the water, creating turbulence.
Hotter and hotter
The findings will need to be replicated, says Euan Nisbet, an earth scientist at Royal Holloway, University of London. But if the leak is widespread across the Arctic, this mechanism could prove to be a significant source of greenhouse gas.
"We know the Arctic is warming very fast indeed," Nisbet says. And as the warming climate leads to more breaks in the sea ice, more ice-surrounded patches of open water will be able to release their methane, further accelerating global warming.
The question now is: how significant will this new effect on warming be? "It might be small," Nisbet says, "or it could be another serious problem."
Journal reference: Nature Geoscience, DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1452
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One of the men you saved was my buddy during Hell Week. That's one of the reasons why I haven't thumped you one yet." The grumpy smile he sent me had me laughing. "Thanks." "You're welcome. Enough about me." He took a moment to check through the food and stirred some extra spice in. Figures that he'd like it hot. "So what's an insanely wealthy doctor like Dr. Cameron Kincaid doing in these parts? Shouldn't you be out trolling for meat in WeHo instead? Dancing around clubs in Ibiza and such?" Though he said the word wealth, I could sense that my wealth didn't impress him in the slightest. Which although admirable - was qute a pity since I would have given quite a bit for a piece of meat like him. "Looking for hot dick in all the wrong places?" "In a manner of speaking." Leaning back on the wall, I smiled reminiscently. "Would it surprise you that I did all that five years ago. One mad fling after the other with no thought to the consequences." Munching some of the rice, he shrugged. 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You're not still mad at me for jeopardizing everyone." He eyed me speculatively. "Don't remind me." I smiled. "I still think it's a fool idea to be tramping around in the middle of nowhere. Obviously God didn't give you much in the way of common sense but I gotta say... there are only a handful of men who would run through what you did last night without peeing in their pants. Even I'd be a lil freaked out inside. But you walked through the place as cool as cucumber like some guy taking a stroll down 5th Avenue." Finishing his sentence, he suddenly stretched, giving me an awesome display of incredible male physique. Biceps, triceps, pectorals, lats - all came into play as I watched in silent awe. If only Lieutenant Commander Michael Muldoon had dropped by medical school, I'd have paid much more attention at Human Anatomy. As I tried to roll my tongue back between my teeth - and not where I wanted them to be which was between the deep valley of his pecs, I looked away. "Believe me. 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Surprisingly, not all his dreamy looks nor his sexy butt got me going all the way but one look at that mischievious, almost boyish grin, the irresistible twinkle in his eyes had me revving up my engine without thinking of the consequences. Before I could have stopped myself, I raised my head and kissed him hard on the lips. It was quick peck on the lips although I sure as hell wanted more. But I knew I couldn't. The man hadn't even shown the smallest interest. Even as I pulled away, I could feel his muscles tense and his hands moved away from me. His hands curled into fists and I wondered how much a plastic surgeon could cost. For the moment however, we both remained silent. In the desert, silence was just that. I could practically hear the sound of his breathing, deep, slow and laboured. His eyes were closed and his handsome face was expressionless leaving me in doubt whether he was going to tear my head off - or even more terrifying, he'd fulfil all my X-rated orgasmic dreams. 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Endometriosis is a widely encountered but poorly understood condition (as is the case with most hormonal disorders, such as PCOS.) It affects, by some estimates, up to 20 percent of women of reproductive age, and by more modest estimates, around 5-10 percent. In either case this population comprises millions of women.
Moreover, no one is really sure how the endometriosis situation varies between countries–I have struggled for a while to dig up any information–but in general everyone seems to agree that endometriosis happens to everyone, but to Western, and, in particular, American, women the most. And the most painfully.
Endometriosis is usually diagnosed in women through inspection of their infertility or their menstrual pain. The reason this is the case is that endometriosis is the condition in which endometrial tissue grows in places outside of the endometrium. Common locations include the ovaries, the fallopian tubes, and the abdominal cavity and bowels. The fact that endometrial tissue may be found in important reproductive areas is in part why many women find out they have endometriosis when they have trouble conceiving children. With tissue blocking a fallopian tube, sperm and eggs have a hard time communicating, and fetuses, growing.
Why endometriosis is painful
Endometrial tissue can cause women pain first because they are abnormal tissue growth that can hinder normal physiological function. And secondly, they grow over time. Yet the most important reason endometriosis causes pain is that ectopic (misplaced) endometria act in the same way as the true endometrium does, just spread out throughout the entire body, wherever they are located.
Endometrial tissue responds to hormonal changes in the blood in the same exact manner no matter where it is located in the body. For this reason, ectopic (misplaced) endometria become inflamed, pulse, grow, and bleed throughout the course of a woman’s menstrual cycle. This magnifies the pain of menstruation and distributes it wherever a woman might have endometrial tissue. If a woman ordinarily has premenstrual cramps, but then the cramps occur also on her ovaries and in her intestines, she may be in for an increasing difficult menstrual cycle throughout her life.
How endometriosis happens
Medical professionals are not sure how these endometrial implants manage to escape the fallopian tubes and to plant themselves around the abdominals like mini-tumors. Three seemingly less likely candidates are 1) Mullerianosis, in which the potential for cells to become endometrial is laid down in tracts during embryonic development and organogenesis. In this theory, an endometriosis patient is made in the first 8-10 weeks of life. 2) Coelomic metaplasia, which asserts that some tissue types transform into others, perhaps triggered by inflammation, and 3) vasculogenesis, in which tissue grows de novo (or from new) via abnormal vascular growth. Wikipedia et. al have plenty to say about these theories.
The emerging front-runner amongst these candidates, however, retrograde menstruation. Retrograde menstruation is the phenomenon in which a woman’s monthly flow does not exit the body entirely smoothly southward via the vagina, but instead can flow “backwards” out the fallopian tubes and escape into the abdominal cavity. From here, the tissue attaches itself to the lining of the abdominal cavity. It then becomes a more or less permanent fixture.
But do all women with retrograde menstruation experience endometriosis?
No. In fact, retrograde menstruation is pretty common, occurring in many women who experience no endometrial abnormalities.
So what has to be coupled with retrograde menstruation in order for endometriosis to occur?
This is where the Standard American Diet “triple threat” comes into play. Immune system malfunction, hormone imbalance, and inflammation all appear to play significant roles.
The extent to which each factor impacts endometriosis is not clear, and certainly not all doctors are on board with this theory. Many medical professions believe that genetics are a dominant factor (they are at least important), or that one of the aforementioned developmental issues is the most important. What is emerging from the literature, however, is the strong influence the varying factors of impaired immune system function, inflammation, and hormone imbalance have on endometrial development and pain. The general idea is that impaired immune system function enables the tissue to implant itself, and inflammation and hormone imbalance exacerbate tissue growth, infertility, and pain.
Immune system dysfunction
Much of the endometrial research being conducted today is focusing on the possibility that in endometriosis patients, the immune system may not be able to cope with the cyclic onslaught of retrograde menstrual fluid. It is common for menstrual flow to escape into the abdominal cavity. But some women’s immune systems are capable of properly dismantling those tissues, while others are not.
The one overarching job of the immune system is to distinguish between “us” (inside our bodies) and “them” (intruders), and to kick the intruders’ asses. One facet of this job that is less well known, however, is that the immune system also in a healthy body identifies tissue in the wrong location as “foreign” and attacks it. The immune system works just as well locally as it does spread throughout the whole body.
That is, of course, unless the immune system has been down-regulated. If the immune system has been impaired in any fashion, whether by stress, by micronutrient and vitamin deficiencies, or by an inflammatory diet, (one way in which inflammation plays a role) then it may not be strong enough to prevent the implantation of this tissue. Especially because women in the modern world ovulate far and away more often than women have throughout history… so far as we can tell, anyway. Since we are both pregnant and starving (presumably) less than ancient women.
In any case, the constant onslaught of reproductive tissue is just too much for some women’s impaired immune function to handle.
Might endometriosis be an autoimmune condition?
Endometriosis may in fact be an autoimmune condition. The jury is still far away from deciding whether or not it is a matter of impaired or of auto immunity. One of the primary markers of autoimmunity is the presence of autoimmune antibodies. In endometriosis, autoimmune antibodies are always present. However, autoantibodies may also occur in other conditions, such as cancer, massive tissue damage, and sometimes in healthy individuals. It is not yet clear whether autoantibody formation in endometriosis is simply a natural response to chronic local tissue destruction, or a pathologic response leading to more generalized autoimmune dysfunction.
That being said, endometriosis fulfills most of the classification criteria for autoimmune disease. These include polyclonal B cell activation, immunological abnormalities in T and B cell functions, increased apoptosis, tissue damage, and multi-organ involvement.
Yet despite these similarities, endometriosis appears to be, so far as reaserchers can tell, a condition in which the immune system is weak, and therefore endometriosis occurs, not so much that it is up-regulated and wreaking havoc destroying the body’s own tissues (as in the case in autoimmune diseases). What then, gives? Perhaps, in many women, autoimmune disease leads to impaired immunity, which leads to endometriosis. This would explain the correlation that exists between autoimmunity and endometriosis, but it would allow for other factors, such as inflammation or plain old decreased immune activity, to also play causative roles.
Regardless, endometriosis is strongly associated with autoimmune diseases
Autoiummune diseases correlate fairly well with endometriosis, or at least some of them do. And they may in fact be causative factors, as I just mentioned. Autoimmune diseases which may be significantly associated with endometriosis include SLE, Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren syndrome and multiple sclerosis. The best evidence exists for an association with inflammatory bowel diseases.
There are two ways in which inflammation impacts endometriosis. First, in the genesis of endometriosis. Here, inflammation may cause endometriosis by impairing the immune response. Secondly, however, inflammation is what (coupled with hormones, discussed below) has the capacity to make endometriosis painful. Just as in some women have painful periods and others do not, so the same phenomenon translates to the endometrial tissue that is located elsewhere in the abdomen. If a woman has an up-regulated inflammatory response to her menstrual cycle, then her endometriosis will be painful. If she does not, then her endometriosis can go unnoticed for years–even for her whole life. It just doesn’t hurt her. Inflammation partly explains why there is no statistical correlation between the extent of a woman’s ectopic endometrium and her pain level. Some women have wicked ectopic endometria, but no pain because their inflammation levels are low.
So what is it about inflammation that is painful? It is the prostagladins and other inflammatory markers that are produced in endometrial tissue at the time of menstruation. These inflammatory molecules act locally. This means that they create painful signals both in the endometrial tissue as well as in the surrounding tissues. Hence why a phenomenon in such a specific place– ie, the endometrium– can hurt an entire abdomen.
When a woman has endometriosis, this inflammatory signalling and induction might be happening in various locations throughout her entire lower abdomen.
Hormones play an intricately linked role in the genesis of and pain generation within endometriosis. Estrogen plays many roles throughout a woman’s body and in her cycle, yet one of the most important ones is to stimulate the thickening of the endometrium. This is an important, normal process that happens in all women. If estrogen levels are high, however, the endometrium grows very thick, and much larger than normal. This provides a) more tissue out of which ectopic endometria can be made, and 2) more tissue from which prostaglandins and other inflammatory markers can be released. The more endometrial tissue a woman has, the more places pain can come from. This is in fact the direct cause of most of the “normal” pain women experience with menstrual cramps…and therefore with endometriosis, too.
Estrogen dominance is caused by being overweight, possibly by consuming too many xeno- and phytoestrogens (though that is a complicated issue), and by systemic inflammation. It can also be caused by having clinically low progesterone levels, since progesterone acts as a bit of a counterbalance to estrogen in the body. Estrogen and progesterone need to be properly balanced in order for reproduction to proceed smoothly and painlessly.
See Danny Roddy’s view on estrogen as an inflammatory molecule (in excess.)
Endometriosis is usually treated with…
Surgery, birth control pills that raise progesterone levels, birth control pills that lower estrogen levels, or specific estrogen antagonistic medications. Each of these fixes has its own problems, least of which is the fact that dosing with these kinds of hormones can lead to greater hormonal dysfunction further down the road. Moreover, it does not get at the underlying cause, which is in many cases very serious.
Endometriosis might not go away entirely, but it can subside, and the pain can be minimized.
Usually women who have painful endometriosis experience a soothing of their symptoms once they undergo menopause. This is because their estrogen levels drop, and naturally.
There are other ways to naturally decrease estrogen levels. Losing weight and decreasing stress are the two biggest factors. Removing phytoestrogens, which include soy, flax, and all nuts and seeds, as well as xenoestrogens, such as BPA found in plastics, have also been implicated in throwing estrogen levels out of balance.
Yet there are even better ways to work with endometriosis. And all of them, holistically, are enabled with a paleo diet.
Endometriosis probably– at least according to the majority of medical research and speculation– would not affect women’s health if they did not have compromised immune systems. In endometriosis, it is unclear whether the women suffer autoimmunity, or if they just have the problem because their immune systems are functioning at a sub-optimal level. In either case, a paleo diet mitigates the problem.
If endometriosis is autoimmune (a theory I am not sold on), an anti-inflammatory, gut-friendly diet should ameliorate its genesis and symptoms. This means eliminating potential gut irritants such as wheat, dairy, legumes, and possibly nightshades and eggs from the diet. Eliminating omega 6 vegetable fats should also be helpful. A GAPS diet is appropriate in extreme cases.
If endometriosis is from impaired immunity (a theory I am more comfortable with), correcting gut imflammation in this case also goes a long way. Having a vitamin-rich diet including many meats, organ meats, vegetables, and fruits, low in sugar and processed carbs, with plenty of stress reduction and sleep, with moderate exercise, and with vitamin D from sun exposure, should help boost immune function over time. It is important to know that I am not promising a cure-all. These problems can be complex hurdles to get over, and may take several months if not years of troubleshooting and patience and healing in order to get right.
So endometriosis will not necessarily go away. Tissues might shrink, but they may be too far implanted to ever disappear. But endometriosis can be mitigated, and with a diet and lifestyle focusing on nourishment, and whole, natural foods and activities. The importance of stress cannot be under-emphasized, either. Stress plays a large role in inflammation and in immune system functioning. So moving forward with holistic healing–with stress-reduction, with love, with healthful foods and with a nourishing lifestyle–goes a very long way in propelling us forward into healthful, natural, kickass womanhood.
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One thing that is confusing to me is that in studies, vegan and vegetarian women often have lower estrogen levels. There is a theory that this has to do with higher fiber in the diet.
• It probably has to do with estrogen recycling in the liver:
Brassica vegetables are especially good for this.
• Yes! Higher fiber is associated with increased estrogen clearance. Do you know why this is? I can’t seem to unearth more other than vegetables being good for the activation of some liver enzymes.
• Because adequate fiber intake enables good bowel motility, it is thought that good digestion and subsequent elimination aids the timely clearance of toxins/byproducts/estrogens so they don’t have a chance to build up in the body over time. On the other hand, constipation (chronic or otherwise, and a condition many women face) frequently caused by poor dietary choices allows a buildup of toxic material, estrogens, etc in the bowel that can be reabsorbed into the body causing a slew of health problems. So women with high(er) fiber diets/diets enabling good digestion for their particular needs have less excess estrogen circulating in the body, and women with poor digestion/bowel motility tend to have higher levels of circulating estrogen.
• Another factor is: Estrogen is also affected by LDL levels. LDL is cleared out of the body by fiber in the digestive tract.
• one thing about phytoestrogens is that there are more than one kind of estrogen. phytoestrogens *tend* to be beta estrogens, whereas xenoestrogens *tend* to be alpha estrogens. alpha estrogens are associated with estrogen-dominant cancers, cysts/fibroids, and with inflammatory problems. beta estrogens “turn off” the alpha estrogens. of course, we need both kinds, and the body produces both on its own, but too much of the alphas cause problems.
that’s not exactly here or there with regard to your comment, but it’s worth considering.
what is more relevant to your comment, though, is that vegans and vegetarians often don’t have a cycle at all: as a clinical herbalist, a big chunk of work that i do is with women who have been veg*n for a while and now they don’t have a cycle, but they feel uncomfortable with that, either because they want to have children or just because they think it’s not ok to not bleed.
but, no bleeding, less endometriosis pain, less retrograde menstruation, etc.
i don’t think it’s because the veg*ns are healthier, i think it’s actually that they’re less healthy, just that in this case the malfunction (no cycle) leads to also not getting a cycle-related ailment.
• Treatment with Bovine Colostrum 2 to 3 Gram per day gives execellent results in Endometriosis. Main reason of Endotriosis is low immune status. Colostrum contains Proline rich plypeptides ( PRP )which regulate the activity of immune system. Use of bovine Colostrum is also effective in trteating Hypo-immune as well as hyper-immune conditions. Bovine colostrum is 20 times more rich in IgG content as well as in PRP content. 3 months administration of Colostrum 2-3 gm per day gives positive results in the Treatment of Endometriosis
2. Hi Stefani. Thanks so much for writing this, it’s cleared up a lot of questions for me. I just had an additional one – I recently started using progesterone cream (a good natural one, no parabens etc) for my symptoms. It hasn’t helped so far (been on it a few months), in fact this cycle seems like one of my worst ever :(
Do you think there’s any merit in the cream or is it setting me up for more hormonal dysfunction in the long term?
3. Could be the DIM in vegetables that promotes conversion of Estradiol to the less potent Estriol.
There seems to be a genetic component explained here
4. I really found this article interesting. As a woman who may have endometriosis (I am experiencing many of the same symptoms that my mother did, and she had an emergency historectomy due to endometriosis), I find it reassuring to know that following a paleo diet may be helping me with this. On another note, I believe that I may actually be proof of this as I had started to have pain that my doctor thought may have been endometriosis, but when I started the paleo diet, many of the symptoms went away!
5. Magnesium oil is a possible remedy because deficiency causes all manner of hormonal imbalances and connective tissue disorders. I think that the sea-side treatment of old was curative in many cases because of the repletion of Mg from sea water, that relieved the symptoms of mislabeled disease that was really just symptoms of Mg deficiency.
Paleo eating would go a long way to increase Mg in the diet, but we are evolved to get it through our skin primarily, and primarily through contact with ocean water, where it is most plentiful.
Anyone with any disease or disorder who assures adequate Mg absorption first, will then begin to get a better I idea of what is really going wrong, because when the body isn’t getting enough nutrients of any essentials, really (ingested *and* absorbed), then there is no reason to presume that one should be healthy. Mg is an easy one to go to, because unless you are in the ocean nearly daily, or absorb Mg oil through the skin, you absolutely are deficient. Same with vitamin D3, unless you live close to or at the equator.
These are diseases of civilization and *displacement* from our evolutionary natural habitat. Not to say anything of the lifestyles we lead that necessitate so much more Mg than our ancestors…
6. what a great article!
i run an herb school and clinic in Boston, and we deal a lot with endo. we have found that paleo is the single biggest factor in complete remission of all symptoms, even in very extreme cases. we have multiple case studies that we use for teaching (in fact, these women have also become students at our school!) in which the women had had laparoscopies, were addicted to vicodin, were vomiting two and three times a day from pain, were completely unable to have sex without vomiting from the intensity of the pain, etc – and it was diet that had far more impact than any herbs, in each case.
even though we expect that some of the ectopic endometrial tissue is still there in each case, these women are now living symptom free – which says to me that we can at least reduce the inflammation, the cyst-formation, and possibly even the quantity of the ectopic tissue.
we have not yet had a case that has not improved drastically. maybe at some point we’ll find one, but in our experience, what you’ve said here is right on the money.
7. Can you give me more info on the paleo diet?
8. Thank you for writing this article. I have been on the GAPS diet now for 2 months, and the changes I have experienced are amazing. My skin has cleared up, I no longer have painful menstruation and the PMS blues and anxiety are greatly diminished. In fact, I’m always more happy, patient, and no longer feel anxiety at all times. I feel more connected to other people. I want to say that I think a large part of the change is from the proper functioning of the gut, not only improved hormone levels. It’s the whole package. I absorb nutrients better now, and my quality of life is better. No more joint pain, which had been plaguing me, a “healthy,” organic, “crunchy” and knowledgeable woman for years! I even had been getting acid reflux recently before I made this switch. Now my digestion is problem-free. What makes GAPS the ideal healing diet for many is the focus of replenishment of good bacteria along with eating easy to digest, whole, simple foods. I never thought I could live without rice, pasta, potatoes, sweets, starchy beans, non-dairy products laden unfortunately with thickeners (carrageenan). People don’t realize carrageenan it is pro-inflammatory! Before, I tried veganism for 12 years, gluten free, dairy free for the past 17 years (have to be dairy-free due to an allergy that GAPS may be able to cure), probiotic supplementation on its own, raw food, pretty much anything to feel good, and none worked. Who would have thought a diet so far from the norm would be the solution. All needed to make the switch is changing the grocery list and learning a few new recipes to get started.
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Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat Dies in Paris Hospital
Palestinians are mourning the passing of their leader, Yasser Arafat, who died early Thursday morning in a Paris hospital at the age of 75.
Arafat, whose life in many ways embodied the decades-long struggle between Israelis and Palestinians and the aspiration for an independent state, died around 3:30 am Paris time of complications from an unidentified disease.
The Palestinian leader was flown to a French hospital nearly two weeks ago after falling seriously ill with what was said to be an intestinal disorder. He slipped into a coma on Nov. 3 and reportedly suffered a brain hemorrhage and liver and kidney failure on Nov. 9. The doctors treating him in France and Palestinian officials have never disclosed publicly the illness that led to his death.
By early afternoon Thursday, the plane carrying Arafat's body had left Paris, headed to Cairo, Egypt, where biographers say he was born, for a memorial service on Friday, a ceremony most Arab and world leaders are expected to attend. He will then be buried Saturday at his headquarters compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah, where he had been confined by Israeli troops for the past two-and-a half years.
Palestinian Cabinet Minister Saeb Erekat said Arafat's Ramallah headquarters would be turned into "a major Palestinian shrine" after Arafat's body is laid to rest there.
Erekat noted that many mourners at Arafat's funeral would be from countries that do not have relations with Israel, and so Cairo was a good alternative "to make sure there's no friction or problems." It was possible that the funeral would be held at Cairo International Airport, he said.
"President Arafat will lie in state in Cairo for some hours, and then he will be flown from Cairo to Ramallah, directly I think in Egyptian choppers, and this will be the temporary burial place, because the day will come when we will have an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital, and President Arafat's body will be moved to the al-Aqsa mosque," he said, according to the Washington Post.
Foreign dignitaries would still be allowed to attend any service in Ramallah, he said, but Palestinian officials doubted many would.
Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia will assume Arafat's duties as head of the Palestinian Authority, and the Palestine Liberation Organization will be run by its deputy, former prime minister Mahmoud Abbas, who was elected chairman within hours of Arafat's death.
Under the rules of the Palestinian Authority, the speaker of the Palestinian parliament, Rawhi Fattouh, will serve as acting president until new elections within the next 60 days. Officials had used the last two weeks of Arafat's failing health to try to ensure a smooth transition from a leader who had not groomed a successor.
Early Thursday, Tayeb Abdel Rahim, the secretary general of the Palestinian presidency, immediately confirmed the leader's passing, as small groups gathered outside his battered compound to mourn his death.
"The Palestinian leadership mourns Yasser Arafat," he said, recalling that Arafat "planted the seeds of hope for his people."
Hundreds of people in Gaza City took to the streets after the announcement of Arafat's death. Hamas, which considers the Palestinian Authority illegitimate, also offered its condolences.
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Deep in Amador County, two-and-a-half hours from the Bay Area, there aren't any cities — just tiny old Gold Rush towns. In Plymouth there's a 24-hour mini-mart and gas station, two banks, and, at least on the main road, one restaurant: Marlene and Glen's "Dead Fly" Diner. There are maroon signs on country roads pointing to various wineries, and a few motor coaches driving tourist couples and drunk bachelorette parties around. But there isn't a Denny's, McDonald's, Starbucks, or Marriott. Here in the agricultural cradle of the Shenandoah Valley, except for the winery signs, civilization seems very far off.
But now, standing in a vineyard in the heat of a July day, staring at a hillside covered with innocuous-looking plants, I'm trying to wrap my head around something: These wizened grapevines are in fact some of the oldest signs of civilization in California. They are older than all but a couple of buildings in San Francisco. They were planted before the West was won, as the country was rebuilding after the Civil War. And even today, people revere the fruit they produce.
Humans have been making wine for about 7,000 years, and and exalting it about as long. Archaeological evidence points to the ancients serving their fermented grape juice in special vessels, and consuming it with a similar sense of ritual as we have today. Wine is, to be sure, a special thing, reflective of both the people who made it and the earthly conditions of time, geography, and climate. The good stuff tells a story with each taste, one that changes the farther you get into it.
But let's get something straight: Wine's most popular and least-discussed quality is that it gets you drunk. That's why these grapevines were planted more than 140 years ago, and that's why most people drink the stuff today.
The vines in front of me are of the Zinfandel varietal, which is king here in Amador County. Their history is a microcosm of California's. Zinfandel has been compared to a lowly European immigrant: one born in Croatia, with relatives in Italy, who migrated to the New World in the early 1800s. Initially it was grown indoors as a food grape by East Coast horticulturists. When gold was discovered in California, some of those wealthy East Coasters came here, and brought vine cuttings with them. In the fertile soil and Mediterranean climate of Northern California, Zinfandel flourished. The grape would eventually help establish California wine as equal to its European counterparts. Now it's one of the state's most iconic products, the viticultural equivalent of Hollywood, Google, gay marriage, and medical marijuana. In some sense, Zinfandel is California.
I've come here to Amador County, a sparsely populated patch of the Sierra foothills, to find the oldest vestiges of California's wine industry. To get a sense of what the prospectors and farmers who settled this place liked to drink. To seek a wine country unspoiled by the elitism and expense of Napa. To taste the history of my home state.
And, yes, to maybe get a little drunk.
Here in Amador, some wineries all but advertise their lack of pretension. Sobon Estate, deep in the Shenandoah Valley, is the oldest operating winery in California, occupying a property founded in 1859. The sparse, shed-like tasting room is, thankfully, air-conditioned (not all of them are). A bowl of orange cheese sits on the tasting counter, half-covered in plastic wrap. A big man in a white dress shirt, wide-brimmed hat, and 19th-century mustache prattles on to the lady behind the counter about the particularities of his taste in wine. The epitome of a wine snob, I think. Perhaps Amador isn't the anti-Napa after all.
But we fall into conversation with the guy, whose name is John. He's an Amador local showing friends around. He mentions being into steampunk, which explains the mustache. He apologizes for what he calls his "hillbilly" wine-tasting outfit, then pulls out a map and helpfully shows us which wineries to hit. I take the map and thank him sheepishly. Here is a man who embodies Amador's under-civilized brand of civilization: knowledgable, genuine, generous. I, the outsider, have mistaken him for some wannabe wine connoisseur.
And then I realize what I like about Amador County: It hasn't yet been ruined by people like me.
We follow the map to a winery called Dobra Zemja, run by a Croatian family, which specializes in the biggest, spiciest reds you can imagine. Their weaker wines start at 15 percent alcohol by volume, and top out at over 17 percent — which is extreme, but that's how they like to do things. Dobra Zemja also makes a fiery red blend that they sell in a jug. This is kind of a joke, since jug wines are seen as the antithesis of quality by serious wine people. It's funny when you realize that the wine is damn good — I wouldn't expect it to impress my wine-snob relatives, but it's definitely enjoyable — and costs $20 per liter. You can even bring your jug back and have them refill it straight from the cask.
We roll on. Outside of Vino Noceto, a red, barn-like winery on the main road through the valley, there's a statue of a grinning, cartoon dachshund, from the old Doggie Diner chain. It proved a good omen. This is one of the few wineries I know that makes grapes from the oldest vineyard in Amador — the Original Grandpère vineyard, where I stood and stared earlier, where the vines go back to the 1860s. As Zinfandel drinkers well know, there is a lot of hype surrounding "old vine" wines, which produce less fruit, but, supposedly, more concentrated flavor. The term has no technical meaning, however, so an "old vine" zin in the grocery store may come from vines that are 70 years old, or 100, or 50. Except here. These Zinfandel vines are the oldest.
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Experience the special history of a Utrecht bastion. Return to the 16th Century and seek out the canon emplacements in the casemates behind three metre thick walls. Take a peek into the old well, utilised as a latrine in the 16th Century. From 1998 to 2003 these fortifications were intensively studied and restored. Following the construction of the Zocher gardens in around 1840, a large portion of the bastion was buried underground. The entry gate was the first structure to be brought to light. The archaeologists then made further significant finds, such as a chemistry laboratory dating back to around 1700AD. Of all the bastions in Utrecht, Sonnenborgh has remained the best preserved. Even in comparison with other North European examples, it is in exceptionally good condition. Take a stroll past the unique spots of this 16th Century bastion and become acquainted with its long hidden secrets.
The Observatory (Sterrenwacht)
Sonnenborgh is the oldest cupola observatory in the Netherlands. There are four large telescopes with which to study the universe. Until 2002, the Merz Telescope from 1863 was the most important (night) telescope in the observatory. This instrument was one of the largest of its kind in the world. Today the computer-controlled Gala Telescope is the primary night telescope here. Activities include star viewing evenings, courses and special lectures. Come and take a look at the Moon and planets for yourself and pick out almost invisible gas nebulas.
Star Viewing Nights at Sonnenborgh
The Utrecht Meridian
For centuries many cities had their own observatory in order to ascertain the time. The stylish Meridian Room at the Sonnenborgh was also constructed for this purpose. Up until the start of the 20th Century, the stars were mapped to measure the passing of time, with the aid of a special telescope positioned on the Utrecht meridian. Come and check what the actual time is at longitude 5° 07' 46.67"!
Weather and Sun
The weather: everyone experiences it but anyone who wishes to find out more can do so at the Sonnenborgh museum and observatory. Meteorological research began here in the 19th Century. In 1854 the famous meteorologist C. Buys Ballot erected the KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute) and the observatory on top of the fortifications. As a researcher, Buys Ballot was a practical man: he oversaw the taking of measurements, introduced the weather forecast and aided shipping traffic with the provision of storm warnings, made visible with the use of a semaphore. He also brought about the cooperation of international meteorologists. How the weather was observed can be seen firsthand by the visitor through the historic instruments displayed in the collections of the KNMI and the University Museum. Can you remain standing during a force nine gale? And how is that related to Buys Ballot's Law? Test it out yourself and discover what comes into view through study of the weather.
At the Utrecht observatory one star has been examined very extensively, the Sun. Thanks to the Utrecht astronomers, we know what the Sun is made of and how hot it is. But how do you decipher the mysteries of a glowing hot ball of gas without going there? It is made possible with the special sun viewer or spectroheliograph. This instrument (the third example of its kind ever built in the world) consists of a 7 metre long telescope and behind it, a 12 metre long spectroscope. This splits up the light of the Sun into the colours of the rainbow. How this research works in practice and the ingenious inventions used for conducting it can be seen in the Weather and Sun Room. Wonder at the longest sun spectrum in the world and conduct experiments to discover which gases the Sun consists of.
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SC-05: Spratt Leads Mulvaney by 7
by: James L.
Wed Jan 27, 2010 at 2:48 PM EST
Public Policy Polling (1/22-24, likely voters):
John Spratt (D-inc): 46
Mick Mulvaney (R): 39
Undecided: 15
John Spratt (D-inc): 46
Albert Spencer (R): 37
Undecided: 17
(MoE: ±4%)
I'd like these numbers if I were a Republican. Spratt, a longtime incumbent, is under the 50% danger zone mark, and his GOP opponents are still largely unknown, including highly-touted state Sen. Mick Mulvaney. (Interestingly, though, Mulvaney's favorable rating is in net negative territory at 14-24, which is not something you normally see for undefined challengers.)
Still, there are bright spots for Spratt in the poll. From Jensen:
-47% of Spratt's constituents think that he's ideologically 'about right' compared to 34% who think he's too liberal. That means a significant percentage of his constituents perceive Spratt differently than they do Congressional Democrats as a whole rather than lumping him in as 'just another one of them.' [...]
What does it all add up to? Spratt leads potential Republican opponents Mick Mulvaney and Albert Spencer by margins of 46-39 and 46-37 respectively. Spratt is actually winning more of the Republican vote than either of the GOP candidates is of the Democratic vote, an unusual trend in the south where many voters registered as Democrats frequently vote for Republicans at the federal level. That's an indication that Spratt is still in pretty strong standing with conservative Democrats and that his health care vote hasn't ended his ability to win over some of the more moderate GOP voters.
At the same time he does trail both Republican hopefuls with independent voters by 4-9 points. Those numbers don't seem so bad when you consider that Barack Obama's approval rating is a miserable 27/64 spread with independents in the district though. Spratt continues to earn a lot of support from voters not enamored with the President.
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Not so bad
I'm not sure the 50% rule is that viable now. Lots of examples of Repubs being below it and winning comfortably the last two cycles. Obviously one to watch though.
Do you have some examples in mind?
[quote]Lots of examples of Repubs being below it and winning comfortably the last two cycles.
Can you give some examples?
[ Parent ]
John Cornyn comes to mind
Saxby Chambliss, Dave Reichert, Michele Bachmann, Mark Kirk
[ Parent ]
Don Young
McConnell. Gerlach in 2006. There are plenty others.
[ Parent ]
Can't beat somebody with nobody ...
... comes into play. Nearly all of those names (in both posts) had weak opponents that couldn't exploit the incumbent's unpopularity.
Below 50% approval is still a valid vulnerability indicator, IMO. But, the opposition has to have the means (lack of baggage themselves, money, credibility, etc. ) to take advantage of the opening.
[ Parent ]
It is a guide nothing more
Go back to 2006 when they saved lots of seats by a very narrow margin. And many of these Repubs will turn out to be duds too.
[ Parent ]
Just remember
The GOP won more than a few seats with sub-optimal candidates in '94. (Fore instance, Fred "Middle Class" Heineman.
[ Parent ]
I know, I know
Lower-tier candidates can win in wave years. All I was pointing out was polling doesn't automatically mean somebody is going to lose. Look at Richard Burr - he hardly breaks 45% but is likely to win. I would also argue that not all the Dems who lost to people polling below 50 were bad candidates at all. Ethan Berkowitz and Gary Trauner for example. Patricia Madrid made one mistake and it cost her. Same with Mike Hatch. Lois Murphy and Diane Farrell both raised lots of money. There are always plenty of factors that decide a race. The truth is bad candidates sometimes win and good ones sometimes lose.
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I think
50% is a sign of POTENTIAL vulnerability, but usually isn't a sign of "OMG that guy's going to lose".
45% is the more valid stat, once candidates, especially incumbents, get below that then you know that their ceiling isn't that high, and that a very close race is at hand.
40% is the mark where you look to primary somebody, or say that barring a poor campaign by the opponent, that you're going down.
23, Male, Democrat, OH-13
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I agree and well put, although...
.. if the weak incumbent in question, definitely has a quality opponent, then I would say the word 'potentially' would in MOST cases actually be 'probable'.
As for Burr, in 2006 or 2008 he would be absolutely ripe for the picking. If he holds on, it will be because he was in the right party in the right year. It won't mean that he wouldn't have still lost to AG Roy Cooper or somepone on that level, or near that level.
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I live in SC. and I have never even heard of ...
Albert Spencer. You can count that as Generic R.
I don't know a lot about Mulvaney but he seems to be a Joe Wilson type. That is to say, incapable of thinking for himself, and just mouths off conservative platitudes. He was just elected to the SC Senate in '08.
I think Spratt will pull it out in the end, but Spratt needs to not make any mistakes and take this VERY seriously. The DCCC needs to watch this closely and be ready to spend if the need arises.
Out of 6 House seats in SC, 5 will be seriously contested at the primary or general level. I can't remember that ever happening.
Acceptable percentages
for current political climate. But there are similarities with 1994 - Spratt had difficult race then, winning by 52%
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The 7970 is about $60 more than the 7950s. Is the performance difference worth it? I have a 2560x1440 monitor. I would also overclock it. I may eventually get another card if I get any more monitors but it wouldn't be soon.
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Yuh is ah Trini| "Yuh know how to mop ah drop"
"Boi look at de mess yuh make... Get the mop and clean up de floor." All right I guess most of us have "made ah mess in de house" and had to clean up. The mop became your best friend because during that period we did not have bounty to "clean up de mess". Well my friends in the land of calypso and steel pan the mop as you know it does not apply when a Trini "Mop ah Drop".
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"To mop ah drop", "to hustle ah ride" or "simply looking for ah freeco" simply means to get a free ride in a vehicle. It does not matter if it is a taxi or a private vehicle for hire or even your neighbor's car. This is not a case of planning to go someplace with a friend with a car and he volunteers to use his car. In the case of "mop ah drop" you put yourself in place to surprise the driver to get a ride someplace (hoping that he is going your way).
Some people have in down to a science and will always be in place to "mop ah drop". Have you ever done it? Well most Trinis have done it at some time. Now you know that to "mop ah drop" simply means to get a ride in a car from someone who had no plan to take a passenger along for the ride. There you go. Now you need to go and "mop ah drop" even thought you could pay the taxi for the service. Do it just to experience the Trini way of doing things.
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2. One who wears said pants.
I had a messy lunch, so if we get lost in the caves we can find sustenance by sucking on the nutrients in my gravy pants until help arrives.
2. gravypants
possibly the worst thing that could happen to you in public, a combination between shart (shit and fart) and diarhea = gravypants (the gravy your mother cooks for you in mentioned pants
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3. gravy pants
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2. Kosova
A wannabe-country,Kosova is located southwest of Balkans bordered with Albania, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro. Populated with Albanians who make 90% of the population, a fact that dates back hundreds of years in history. It is a region which Albanians have always fought to free from the oppression of Serbia which desperately wants this strategic, naturally-enriched and demographically favorable region under its control. Finally, the century-long Serbian rule came to an end in 1999 with the war led by Slobodan Milosevic, (who is now seated in Hague Tribunal for genocide), which ended up with 10.000 Kosova Albanians murdered and a 70-day-long NATO air-strikes over Yugoslavia as the only means of preventing further deterioration of the war. Ever since, Kosova is free of Serbia, with the latter being forced to withdraw its army and completely detach from the Kosovar reality, at least for a short period of time.
Right now, Kosova is a protectorate of United Nations (UNMIK) and international talks on its political status are due somewhere at the end of the year 2005. Belgrade still endeavors to be part of the political life in Kosova, and considerably affect it, by installing various political mechanisms throughout the scattered Serbian enclaves throughout Kosova. However, the reality seems to be different and these efforts are not only weakening the position of Serbs actually living in Kosova but Serbia is also facing a gradual estrangement from Kosova as the future seems to tend towards Albanians, which is independence, and not Serbs*, who wish for a oppression. The international community seems to be showing sympathy with Serbia, while it loses Kosova, but none are able to shun the enormity of the people's will in Kosova who have become extremely vulnerable to whatever attempt not to consider their historic want, independence.
* The term includes only those who opt for a Milosevic-like and/or whatever other attitude which fails to recognize Albanians and Kosova as independent.
Albanians distinguish with their tradition and culture. Their glorious history is marred by numerous wars waged by their neighbor countries which always wanted to take a piece of this region. Sharing the very same tradition, culture and history, Kosova and Albania have always served as fodder for vicious enemies surrounding them. Nevertheless, justice seems to have been served and now they both are free and growing as free countries.
1. kosova
A new country in the Balkan Peninsula. Declared Independence from serbia on February 17, 2008, after many many years of fighting against fucking serbia.
Kosova is the greatest country alive with the greatest people, except for the serbian asses who wont leave and think that Kosova is serbian....haha stupid idiots.
3. Kosova
the proper, albanian word for kosovo
kosovo is just a word the rest of the world uses
for example ENGLAND is the word english speaking people use. other countries use different words.
and to all you hating racist people that seem to hate kosovo so much, stop and think. The only reason that "kosovans are beggars that take refuge in other countries" is because of all the serbians. if none of that bullshit happened then there wouldnt be such a problem. so stop hating on the kosovans and start hating on serbians.
AND all those dumb-ass people who say kosovans caused the violence can go and jump off a cliff. being a kosovan and having kosovan parents who lived through the problems i know the truth and so does every other kosovan. Milosejvic tried to wipe out everything to do with the true kosvo and albanian. they 1) tried to stop us speaking albanian or 2) they would close every school in kosovo. being the die-hard patriots we are we chose option 1.
AND also every kosovan knows that the crisis in kosova started well before it was on the news.
Dont get me wrong i have nothing against SERBIA
its YUGOSLAVIA that i hate.
but some serbians seem to be confused and hate kosovans, forgetting that they are serbian now, not yugoslavian.
Also, i think that Serbia and Kosova have the best family values these days. i would prefer seeing cousins and family rather than seeing friends. because i can have all the fun but with my family!!
so to all you kosovan hater and confused serbi...
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The mugger attacked me and I boxed his ears sending him down to the street.
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That kid at the game yesterday was a total dick chin.
1. Dick Chin
The foreskin of an uncircumsized penis.
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For fuck sake, you're such a dickchin!
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A dildo that straps on the chin around the head for enhanced cunnilingus
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