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Norman (best known for The Bird Artist, 1994) scores again with this gripping account of a family ripped apart by obsession and murder.
In format, the novel is a long letter written by Wyatt Hillyer to Marlais, the daughter he scarcely knows, to explain the “terrible incident” that has kept them apart. But Wyatt must start with something equally terrible. In 1941, when he was 17, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, his parents jumped to their deaths from separate bridges; they were unhappily in love with the same woman. Wyatt leaves Halifax to live with his Uncle Donald, Aunt Constance and adopted daughter Tilda in their small town, and becomes apprenticed to his sled-making uncle. The hoped-for sanctuary is anything but. Wyatt has exchanged his parents’ erotic obsession for his uncle’s obsession with German U-boats swarming beneath the Atlantic; on top of that, he is now an unhappy lover himself, yearning for Tilda. It is his rotten luck that Tilda should have fallen for Hans Mohring, a German philology student. Wyatt accepts his fate as the rejected suitor—no histrionics for him. Meanwhile the news that Constance, on a ferry, is among the latest U-boat victims, catapults Donald into madness. He murders Hans (already married to Tilda) and has Wyatt help him dump the body in the ocean. Donald confesses and gets life; Wyatt, morally innocent but legally culpable, draws a short sentence. After his release, he makes love to the bereft Tilda, just once. In time Tilda will move with their baby Marlais to Denmark, home to Hans’s parents; now, in 1967, Wyatt is making full disclosure to his grown daughter. Though himself a victim twice over, and still feeling the pain of his parents’ deaths, he has never complained. Norman has developed this brave, emotionally reticent man with great delicacy.
It is extraordinary that a story which carries such a weight of sorrow is never depressing, but Norman the master craftsman pulls it off. | <urn:uuid:61e791e8-9e72-4cae-8ec8-4d228a90e42e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/howard-norman/what-is-left-the-daughter/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706153698/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120913-00013-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9784 | 437 | 1.703125 | 2 |
Bittersweet Plantation Dairy is owned by renowned chef and restaurateur John Folse, and is located 20 miles east of Baton Rouge in Gonzales, Louisiana.
Creating artisanal cheese in the hot and humid Louisiana bayous can be quite a challenge, but John Folse and his cheesemaker, Michael Levy, create a variety of soft ripened cheeses that reflect local tradition and tastes.
Matt Summers is the dairy manager who oversees two full-time Bulgarian cheesemakers, Dimcho and Petrana Dimov, who are married and have 30 years of cheesemaking experience in Bulgaria. In collaboration with John Folse and Matt, they have been making the cheeses for the Bittersweet Cajun & Creole line and also some of their favorites from Bulgaria- Kashkaval and Feta.
Milk for cow's milk cheese production at Bittersweet comes from a milk processor, while the goat's milk is sourced from a small dairy a few hours away.
Feliciana Nevat is a soft ripened cow's and goat's milk cheese that is based on the Catalonian Nevat from Spain. The name Nevat is derived from the Catalan word for snow, and refers to the powdery rind and peaked shape of the cheese. Bittersweet Plantation Dairy chose the adjunct "Feliciana" to their version (a Spanish word for 'Joyous Land") in order to differentiate it from the Spanish original.
Feliciana Nevat has a fairly dense yet moist texture that, with maturity, tends to break down and become runny just under the rind.
The ratio of volume-to-surface area of this cheese means that it's aged for longer than most mold ripened cheeses in order to develop the necessary depth of flavor.
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DETROIT (Reuters) - German automaker BMW is recalling 30,265 of its X5 utility vehicles from model years 2007-2010 to correct a brake vacuum pump leak, according to U.S. safety regulators.
BMW, in notifying the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said only vehicles equipped with V8 engines are affected.
BMW, in its NHTSA filing, said the "brake vacuum pump may leak a small amount of lubricating oil into the vacuum hose (which) could result in contamination of the brake booster."
In some cases, BMW said, "loss of power assist braking could occur," which "could increase stopping distance and lead to a vehicle crash."
BMW said it has not received any reports of accidents or injuries related to the issue.
The automaker will provide free replacement parts and plans to notify customers and dealers this month.
The X5 is a luxury utility vehicle that is priced in the United States from $48,000 to $65,000. It competes with similar models from Mercedes-Benz, Lexus and other premium brands.
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It is time again to nominate tweeps from my treasured PLN and I have been thinking about who and what to choose for many weeks. There are so many superb educators out there who do their jobs superbly day after day just for the love of teaching and the joy that come from helping children be the best they can be. I feel very proud of my profession and by nominating a few of my colleagues I hope to show how proud I am of them.
My wiki page was celebrated in the Edublog awards as the ‘Best Educational Wiki’ last year which has been one of the highlights of my professional career. I hope that all on my list below can be celebrated in the same way. To me, you are all winners.
Karen Bolotin’s @kbkonnected Tumblr blog at
is a superb collection of edtech and classroom goodies. Browsing just for a few minutes will give you enough ideas for lessons for weeks. Thank you for sharing great things!
Best group blog
The growing Digital Leader movement
of empowering a group of dedicated children/students to provide help, training and creative solutions for their classmates and teachers has benefitted countless people across the UK. It provides student the opportunity to engage with technology and collaborate to enhance to tech experience for everyone. Follow developments every Thursday at 9pm GMT with #DLchat.
Best class blog
by @Edutronic_Net and the students in his school. It is a wonderful example of how blogging has empowered the students to shape their own learning and explore the world with an audience from around the world.
Best ed tech / resource sharing blog
When I first made my tentative way on to Twitter and began finding my own CPD opportunities online some 2 years ago, one of the first blogs I found, enjoyed and during to read regularly was
by @dannynic. It is a wonderful blog which shares the best resources and ideas on how they can be used in your classroom. Thanks for the inspiration Danny.
Best teacher blog
Mark Anderson’s @ICTEvangelist blog at
is a superb place to find all sorts of teaching ideas, advice, stories from the classroom and support with edtech. He is also an endless source of iPad information and tips. So if you have something beginning with an ‘i’ you should be following him on Twitter and reading his blog.
Best individual tweeter
I really wanted to write something for this category to explain that there are simply too many fab educators out there who tweet the best resources, ideas and advice. So I’ve chosen someone who does all of that and also makes me laugh and is always helpful to everyone. That tweep is @shelibb. She is a authority of using iPads in the Primary setting and has bee a leading light of the Digital Leaders movement, which has helped so many educators and children.
Best Administrator (SLT) blog
by @johntomsett is an amazing blog by an inspirational headteacher. Each and every time he blogs he has make me think about how things could be better and that teaching really is the best profession in the world.
Best twitter hashtag
#ukedchat is the online hub for education in the UK. The weekly discussions cover a myriad of educational topics and push forward the understanding of what is possible in the classroom. In my opinion it is the best CPD on the internet. It’s based at
Best free web tool
The free tools that has made biggest impact in my classroom this year has to be
. The children love it and it has continued to improve and it is now a vital part of my teaching.
Best educational use of audio / video / visual / podcast
I have recently discovered
by @eyebeams. I’m amazed at the passion, insight, but most of all the fact that he is able to record a daily podcast/Audioboo on important, useful and relevant educational topics which keep me informed about what is happening out there. It has become compulsive listening.
Best open PD / unconference / webinar series
The TeachMeet movement
provides an amazing learning experience for all who take part. The format of micro presentations keep the events interesting and fresh. I learn so much each time I attend a TeachMeet, but more than that, I feel inspired in so many different ways and ready to try lots of new things.
I recently had the great opportunity to work along side Tim Rylands @TimRylands at the London Festival of Education. I knew Tim mainly by reputation, but watching him work was an amazing experience and he has focused my thinking about presenting CPD forever. Tim and his associate Sarah Neild are an impressive team. Tim has inspired so many teachers from around the world and I can not think of anyone who is more deserving of to be recognised for a lifetime of remarkable achievements. See his blog at | <urn:uuid:83328184-219a-41b4-8091-ba0944c6be3c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://ictmagic.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/edublog-award-2012-nominations/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709037764/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125717-00032-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953231 | 1,012 | 1.601563 | 2 |
Ricardo Panicali, Brazil
We are doing shows at parks and call people to action ! TA FICANDO QUENTE = It is getting warm ! at parks take a message against global warming and we are using the music as a gun to get people attention to preserv our planet and recycle when possible. Educate people we believe is the best way to combat and avoid the worst of global warming effects. We did a show in march to participated on Earth Hour, now we are mobilizing people around the 350 actions. We hope we could to something together with WWF-Brazil. Main while we can observe that the clime has change in Sao Paulo in the last 5 years , the weather sessons has changed and is not well define as in the past. We clear can see it. we are in august and is still cold, usually in august should be warm, but everything is changing. | <urn:uuid:1ebc5f78-36ea-460e-a524-bbdb71b69be9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://wwf.panda.org/?172682/Ricardo-Panicali-Brazil | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699273641/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516101433-00009-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968053 | 187 | 1.671875 | 2 |
For most of us, our business is our greatest asset - and the source of our future wealth and freedom. As business owners, we have a pretty good sense of what drives the valuation of that asset; a formula consisting of the current profit we can generate times a "multiple" (put simply: Valuation = Profit x Multiple, or V=PM). As you probably know, that multiple varies by industry; each sector has a benchmark multiple (or average multiple achieved).
Who controls your future wealth?
When I ask entrepreneurs, "Who controls your profit?", they are all very clear on the answer: they themselves do. However, when asked "Who controls the multiple?", the benchmark, most reckon it to be out of their control. At Shirlaws, we profoundly disagree with this and contend that you can greatly influence the multiple in your business to significantly increase the asset valuation. If this is news to you, then you can discover more about why we feel this way in our article, 'What really drives equity value'.
There is a further complication. Whilst you can control the value of your business relative to the sector benchmark, the valuation of the entire industry can also be influenced by timing. We all appreciate that the benchmark multiple in our sector will shift depending on what is going on in the industry; but do you have a valuation strategy that is linked to timing in the marketplace?
Timing is influenced both by external factors, such as the economy, and by the perspective of the buyer or investor at a particular time. Let's look at this more closely.
Firstly the economy. Clearly, assets are generally downgraded in a recession. But things can turn around quickly from a valuation perspective, which is why a focus on assets is so vital at this point in the cycle. Having a clear strategy to build specific business assets and in the right sequence is vital to maximise the cyclical opportunities of the coming recovery.
When you come to sell will anyone be buying?
So what's the hurry? We can look forward to at least 8 -10 years of growth, surely? There's plenty of time to maximise the assets to sell or capitalise? Well, possibly not - and for sociological reasons which are both beyond our control and, all too often, not considered by business owners.
A quick glance at the demographic profile of western economies will show you that there are an awful lot more baby boomers than there are of younger folk (the so-called Generation X and Generation Y). Business owners now in their late 40s and 50s coming to sell their businesses in 8-10 years time may find an excess of businesses assets available for sale and a scarcity of people looking to buy.
Worse still, this younger cohort now becoming economically active have lived, studied and worked in some of the most challenging macroeconomic conditions since the 1920s; and this has bred in them a unique sense of ambition. A recent survey in the US suggested that 52% of the "millennium generation" either already had a business or had a credible plan to create one. You may find a generation of entrepreneurs coming up behind you with no interest in acquiring your hard-built business. They already have one.
These trends suggest that it is vital to get ahead of the curve and look to realise your assets sooner rather than later in the upward cycle. And that means marshalling your assets effectively now and over the next 2 years.
How your business feels might just determine what it's worth...
It's also important to examine the position of your venture in its own business life cycle. Businesses look and feel, to a buyer or investor, very different depending on where they are in this cycle. Inevitably, most of us want to enjoy our business when times are good. Whilst there are plenty of reasons to sell up (retirement, for example) all too many business owners only look to exit when running the company gets frustrating and stressful - because it has reached a naturally more challenging point in the life cycle.
Yet this is exactly the wrong approach to take if you want to maximise your value from a prospective investor. These lifecycle changes are entirely predictable and you can get a good idea where your business stands by taking our free diagnostic, now.
In summary, maximising the wealth you can accrue from your business is a good deal more complicated than waiting for the economy to improve. Luckily, it is also a good deal more within your control than you might have thought. Timing is everything if you want to fully enjoy the future you have worked so hard towards.
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Raleigh, NC-- North Carolina continues to make its mark as a wine producing state as vineyards grow statewide.
And who is visiting all those vineyards? According to a new study on visitation to North Carolina wineries: 80 percent of customers are visitors to the community, with more than 70 percent coming from inside the state.
Most overnight visitors went to North Carolina wineries as an activity during their vacation while only 12.4 percent indicated that visiting the winery or a winery event was the primary reason for their trip, according to research funded by the North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development, Department of Commerce and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Study findings indicate three distinct markets in the context of North Carolina winery visitation: local customers, day visitors, and overnight visitors. Findings also indicate that special events are likely to attract greater numbers of local customers from within North Carolina and are primarily viewed as benefits of client-to-winery relationships rather than as attractors for general North Carolina wine tourism. Overnight winery visitors are seeking a vacation experience, looking for additional attractions and reasonably priced accommodations.
"There's a great message in this research that the Division of Tourism should continue to promote wineries as part of the overall North Carolina vacation experience," said Wit Tuttell, director of tourism marketing for the North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development. "It also tells us that events are important for wineries to build their local audience, but dining and accommodations are the keys for getting visitors to come and stay. Getting outside visitors will bring a much greater economic impact to these areas."
The research also showed the importance of customer service and the Internet in promoting wineries. Customer service ranked as the top feature that prompted consumers to go to a winery with 87 percent indicating that customer service was an important feature to a winery. Customer service also proved to be the best predictor of future winery visits and of willingness for visitors to recommend the winery to friends. The most valued information sources for making a decision to visit a North Carolina winery were recommendation by a friend and the Internet.
According to the study, the top regional features prompting visitors to visit the study winery were that the wine region is close to home, and that there are a large number of wineries to visit in the immediate area.
Other key findings from the study include:
-- Overnight visitors were nearly 80 percent likely to make a return visit to a North Carolina winery and nearly 85 percent said they were likely to recommend the winery to others.
-- Similar to all visitors to North Carolina, most overnight visitors to wineries came from surrounding states including North Carolina (43.5 percent), South Carolina (7.6 percent), Georgia (7.2 percent) and Virginia (6.8 percent).
-- 38.7 percent of visitors to the wineries from outside the community indicated that they were staying overnight in the area. Average length of stay for overnight visitors was 2.1 nights.
-- Almost 70 percent of the winery customers who indicated the appeal of the winery website was very important to their decision to visit the winery were likely to share the winery experience with others via a social media website.
-- On average, respondents reported visiting 5.23 wineries over the past year.
-- 56 percent indicated their level of knowledge to range from basic to no wine knowledge in any of the areas.
-- 84.5 percent of survey takers indicated that they were likely to revisit a North Carolina winery in the future.
-- 89 percent would recommend the winery they visited to others.
The researchers surveyed 832 visitors at 23 wineries across North Carolina between May and August 2012.
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sash serves as an interactive substitute for /bin/sh, for use when /bin/sh is unusable. It's statically linked, and includes many standard utilities as builtins (type "help" at the prompt for a reference list). If you've installed sash before rendering your system unbootable, and you have some knowledge of how your system is supposed to work, you might be able to repair your system using init=/bin/sash at the boot prompt.
Some people also prefer to have sash available as the shell for a root account (perhaps an under an alternate name such as sashroot) Configuration support is included for people who want this.
Note: sash is not intended to serve as /bin/sh, and has few of the interactive features present in bash or ksh. It's designed to be simple and robust, for people who need to do emergency repair work on a system.
Also note: sash doesn't include a built-in fsck -- fsck is too big and complicated. If you need fsck, you'll have to get at least one partition or disk working well enough to run fsck. More generally, sash is but one tool of many (backups, backup recovery tools, emergency boot disks or partitions, spare parts, testing of disaster plans, etc.) to help you recover a damaged system.
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A group of 16 Yemenite Jews landed in Israel Sunday, having emigrated from their home country with the help of the Jewish Agency.
"I hope all of Yemen's Jews make aliyah to Israel as soon as possible and won't immigrate to other destinations worldwide," said Eli Cohen, director of the Jewish Agency's Aliya and Absorption Division.
New immigrants at Ben Gurion Airport (Photo: Yaron Brener)
As a first step, the three families will reside at the Jewish Agency's absorption centers.
There are currently around 260 Jews still residing in Yemen, most of them in the city of Rada. The community lived in harmony alongside its Muslim neighbors until recently, when members of the community began to report threats.
They say the growing hostility against them was being largely ignored by the Yemenite authorities.
Meanwhile, a Yemenite court sentenced a former pilot to death for the murder of a Jewish man. Abdul-Aziz al-Abdi confessed to shooting Moshe al-Nahari, brother of the Jewish community's chief rabbi.
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Increased demand for new homes is exceeding supplies of ready-to-build land, building materials and workers
Confidence among U.S. homebuilders fell this month because of concerns that increased demand for new homes is exceeding supplies of ready-to-build land, building materials and workers.
In the short term, those constraints could slow sales. But builders’ outlook for sales over the next six months has reached its strongest point in more than six years.
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released Monday fell to 44 from 46 in February. It was the second decline since January, which was preceded by eight straight monthly gains. A measure of current sales conditions declined from February’s reading.
Readings below 50 suggest negative sentiment about the housing market. The last time the index was at 50 or higher was in April 2006.
The index began trending higher in October 2011, when it was 17. That increase coincided with the start of a housing recovery.
An improving job market, persistently low mortgage rates and rising home values have helped fuel U.S. homes over the past year. New-home sales jumped 16 percent in January to the highest level since July 2008.
The combination of heightened demand and a tight supply of previously occupied homes for sale have motivated builders to ramp up construction. Builders started work on the most homes last year since 2008.
Despite the positive sales trends, many builders are facing higher costs for building materials and competition for land cleared for development. Some also are having trouble obtaining financing to buy land and cover construction costs.
At privately held Sivage Homes, which builds in New Mexico and Texas, customer traffic is up this spring and points to a better sales season than last year. But the builder’s difficulty obtaining loans to acquire and develop land means the sales gains will likely be only marginally better than a year ago, says CEO Michael Sivage.
“That’s not a demand issue but a supply issue,” he says.
Banks were badly burned when land values crashed after the housing boom. Many have been slow to provide financing to smaller builders, many of which are short on land.
Adding to the problem: As demand for land has grown, so have sales prices, which now often exceed the appraised value of the land. In that scenario, lenders are less likely to make a loan unless builders put up a lot more of their own money.
Meanwhile, builders large and small have reported a shortage of workers in markets where residential construction has picked up sharply, such as Texas and Arizona.
Many construction workers — from roofers and drywall installers, to framers and carpenters — appear to have fled to other fields, such as the booming oil and natural gas industry.
While U.S. residential construction jobs increased 3.1 percent in February from a year earlier, they remain about 40 percent below the peak reached during the housing boom.
“The road to a housing recovery will be a bumpy one until these issues are addressed, but in the meantime, builders are much more optimistic today than they were at this time last year,” said David Crowe, the NAHB’s chief economist.
The latest builder confidence index, based on responses from 341 builders, comes as the critical spring home-selling season is under way.
A gauge of current sales conditions fell four points to 47, but a measure of traffic by prospective buyers improved three points to 35, while builders’ outlook for sales in the next six months improved one point to 51, the highest level since June 2006.
Though new homes represent only a fraction of the housing market, they have an outsize impact on the economy. Each home built creates an average of three jobs for a year and generates about $90,000 in tax revenue, according to NAHB statistics.
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Size Turkey do I need to buy?
The answer to this question is going to be based on how many peopl eare
goign to be eating the Christmas Turkey and how much in leftovers you
want (for Christmas Buttys)
turkeys will range from 3kg up to 11kg so there is no point buying a 11kg
if it is just 2 people eating it!
- 4kg Turkey
will feed about 6 people with no much in the way of leftovers
Turkey will feed upto 10 people
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I have a day job, but I’ve also spent much of my adult life as an activist. Over the years, the causes I have addressed include tenants rights, violence against women, pornography, bottled water, and global climate change. This spring I heard the most exciting news: Iceland will address violent and degrading pornography nationwide! This is after Iceland had already eliminated stripping. This is a country where women count.
An excerpt from a Guardian story:
Anti-porn activists…are hailing Iceland as a pioneer. Although the country has largely liberal Scandinavian values, it broke with most of Europe in 2010 by banning strip clubs. “This is a country with courage,” said Gail Dines, a professor of sociology and women’s studies at Wheelock College in Boston and author of the book Pornland. “Iceland is going to be the first country with the guts to stand up to these predatory bullies from LA [in the porn industry],” she said. “It is going to take one country to show that this is possible.”
The person quoted in the story, Gail Dines, is a good friend of mine. She has been fighting this fight for decades and it looks like her work has helped turn the tide. She has been to Iceland to consult with government officials. By sometime in April, Iceland will have made its decision regarding its future and pornography. | <urn:uuid:adaf8ac2-5d9e-40c3-8e0d-9138a2c831a5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.rheabecker.com/2013/iceland-is-poised-to-make-history/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976026 | 290 | 1.8125 | 2 |
A Newton-based advocacy group is calling on US Senator Scott Brown and other members of Congress to support a federal ban on assault weapons, and the group plans to add a banner on Thursday to a billboard near Fenway Park that highlights the dangers of gun violence.
“How can Congress live with themselves, knowing they allow criminals and terrorists to buy guns undetected?” said John Rosenthal, founder and chairman of Stop Handgun Violence.
He said the group has been running advertisements on a 252-foot-by-20-foot billboard on the Massachusetts Turnpike near Fenway Park since 1995.
Thursday morning, a banner saying “Shame On Congress” will be added to the billboard, above a numeric tally showing that more than 5,000 children have been fatally shot nationwide since the 2010 elections. The group plans to announce the billboard addition at a news conference later in the morning at the Art Institute of Boston.
Rosenthal said the group is singling out Brown for his opposition to a federal assault weapons ban because he represents Massachusetts.
Marcie Kinzel, a spokeswoman for Brown, said the senator believes the issue should be left to individual states.
“Massachusetts has some of the toughest gun laws in the nation,” Kinzel said. “Senator Brown supported the assault weapons ban here in the Bay State, and he believes individual states are the appropriate place for these decisions.”
President Clinton signed a federal assault weapons ban into law in 1994, but the measure expired 10 years later.
There have been renewed calls for such a ban after a gunman opened fire last month inside a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., with an assault rifle, killing 12 people and injuring 58.
On Wednesday, Rosenthal said the National Rifle Association, a powerful gun rights organization and an opponent of a federal assault weapons ban, has “bought” Congress by donating millions of dollars to candidates in recent years.
The NRA argues that the arms in question are rarely used in crimes and have a legitimate purpose in hunting, target shooting, and self-protection.
An NRA spokesman, Andrew Arulanandam, declined to comment. Last year, he said the Turnpike billboard was misguided. “John should spend the money to put up a billboard calling on the Justice Department to prosecute violent felons and drug dealers who misuse firearms,” Arulanandam told the Globe in May 2011. | <urn:uuid:f72c07ec-90e2-4098-be16-da45867385e9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/08/01/scott-brown-urged-gun-control-group-back-federal-assault-weapons-ban/3jV9dka8GYrUDa5zaXttjL/story.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696381249/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092621-00028-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941937 | 498 | 1.546875 | 2 |
Thu October 4, 2012
Amtrak Works With Feds To Fight Human Trafficking
Two federal government agencies are teaming up with Amtrak to fight human trafficking.
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Amtrak President and CEO Joseph Boardman announced the new partnership Thursday.
Through the partnership, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation will work with Amtrak to train more than 8,000 frontline transportation employees and Amtrak police officers. The plan is for them to identify and recognize evidence of human trafficking. They will also learn how to report the crime.
In March, President Obama directed his administration to redouble efforts to eliminate human trafficking.
"Today, we pledge to do more to combat human trafficking by broadening our network of partners to help us identify and rescue victims and help bring the perpetrators to justice," said Napolitano. "We're grateful to have the participation of Amtrak and the Department of Transportation in this important effort, which will help save lives, protect innocent victims, and prevent this form of modern day slavery."
The training for Amtrak workers will come through DHS' Blue Campaign. The initiative was designed to educate DHS employees on how to identify potential victims of human trafficking.
"We cannot let the American transportation system be an enabler in these criminal acts," said Secretary LaHood. "In addition to today's partnership with the Department of Homeland Security and Amtrak, we are working with all modes of transportation to help stop the flow of human trafficking. Raising awareness can save lives, and we all have a responsibility to keep an eye out for these activities."
Boardman says the partnership is also part of DOT efforts to raise awareness about the problem and to make sure the transportation system is not being exploited for human trafficking.
"Amtrak is supportive of the DHS and DOT initiative to improve human trafficking awareness in the transportation industry and is proud to be the first partner in a program that will expand across the transportation sector."
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Before the steps of the nation's Capitol, hundreds of Christians will be gathered throughout this week to partake in the 20th annual U. S. Capitol Bible Reading Marathon.
Starting Sunday night at 6 p.m., the Bible will be read aloud from start to finish on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington to honor the Bible, celebrate religious freedom and unite the diverse branches of Christianity around the Bible.
“This is the only time the Word of God is proclaimed in its entirety to all of Capitol Hill. It makes a huge impact,” commented Rob Schenck, an adviser to the marathon’s organizers and the head of Faith and Action, a primary co-sponsor of the marathon.
“People renew their faith, make first-time commitments to Christ, and foreign visitors from countries without religious freedom are strengthened and emboldened by this experience. It’s a win-win-win for everyone,” Schenck added.
Though the Bible Reading Marathon has been held each year since it was established in 1990 by Dr. John Hash, founder of the International Bible Reading Association, and Dr. Corinthia Boone, chairman of the National Capitol Region National Day of Prayer, Faith and Action claims that this year’s event faces several impediments not faced in the past.
“For the first time US Capitol Police authorities have denied planners the use of a sound system. In addition, they are demanding all equipment, supplies, etc., are removed from the Capitol grounds at the end of each 24-hour permit period, only to be immediately replaced again so the event can resume,” the organization reported last week.
“Planners say that’s an unfair burden for them to bear, as the distances are great and volunteer help is scarce. The interruptions will also threaten the very tight schedule, almost assuring the reading will be incomplete by the time National Day of Prayer events must be staged on May 7,” it added.
U.S. Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas and several members of Congress have offered to intervene on behalf of the marathon by seeking a waiver of the restrictions, but it wasn’t immediately known whether the restrictions were waived before Sunday night’s opening ceremony.
The 90 hours of continuous Bible reading is scheduled to conclude on May 7 – the date of this year’s National Day of Prayer – with a closing ceremony at 2 p.m., followed shortly thereafter by the Capital Region National Day of Prayer Observance.
Prayer stations will be available throughout the week during the event for those wanting to stop by to pray for the nation.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied an appeal by two religious groups at San Diego State University who sought to limit their membership to those who shared the same beliefs and values.
In a one-sentence order with no comment, the high court declined to hear the case, which came as no surprise to the Alliance Defense Fund, which represented the Alpha Delta Chi sorority and Alpha Gamma Omega fraternity.
"The United States Supreme Court decided not to hear a case today. Alpha Delta Chi (ADX) v Reed. But that's not really news considering that they decide not to hear about 99% of the cases brought to them," said David Cortman, ADF senior counsel.
"What is news though is that the issue in the case of whether religious groups can choose leaders who share their religious beliefs remains hotly contested on the national level."
Religious organizations across the country like InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and the two groups at SDSU are currently fighting to "remain religious," as Cortman described, with several universities targeting Christian groups for their purportedly "discriminatory" policies.
This includes requiring a leader to agree with the organization's statement of faith.
"Christian student groups from coast to coast are being told that it is supposed 'discrimination' to choose leaders who share their religious beliefs," Cortman told The Christian Post.
"Seemingly to most, whether a group is religious or not, having a leader who shares the group's beliefs is simply common sense. This is especially so when many other (nonreligious) student clubs are permitted to choose leaders who share their ideological beliefs or viewpoints."
This was not logic, but law, the ADF lawyer stated.
In the case of Alpha Delta Chi v. Reed, a Christian sorority and fraternity sought to challenge a nondiscrimination policy of California State universities, which says that officially recognized campus groups cannot discriminate based on religion or sexual orientation.
"No campus shall recognize any fraternity, sorority, living group, honor society, or other student organization unless its members and leadership are open to all currently enrolled students at that campus, except that a social fraternity or other university living group may impose a gender limitation as permitted by Title 5," the policy reads.
If groups refused to adopt the university's policy, they would not be eligible for things like student funding, posting signs on campus, reserving office and meeting spaces, using the school name or mascot, and promoting themselves on the university's website.
Both the Alpha Gamma Omega fraternity and Alpha Delta Chi sorority have struggled to make ends meet by refusing to adopt the policy, which they believe is unconstitutional.
ADF filed a petition in December 2011 on behalf of the two groups at SDSU, asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on a previous ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, which upheld the university's policy.
Judge Harry Pregerson of the appeals court previously said that religious organizations could continue to set their own membership rules but they could not expect the university to subsidize them.
Cortman explained to CP, however, that Pregerson's remark was an inaccurate way of viewing the case.
"There is no 'subsidy' to religious groups when every student group shares in the same system of benefits set up by the school," he said. "It is more accurately an 'equal access' principle."
"The point of allowing students to form groups around those who are like-minded is to promote the supposed marketplace of ideas and to increase scholarship and debate. Nor does it increase the coveted diversity or tolerance we so often hear about to essentially silence certain groups by requiring them to be led by those who may disagree with their views."
Universities are in many ways a microcosm of society, Cortman further noted. For him, the subsidy argument would be similar to claiming that religious organizations or churches are "free to exist" but cannot use a municipality's water and sewer system, be protected by the police or fire department, or even use public roads for transportation – even though all other organizations are allowed to do so.
Though his organization had hoped to clarify the contested issue by appealing to the Supreme Court, they were rejected on Monday, continuing the battle and the confusion.
"Although I have read several theories as to why the court chose not to hear the case (including that they had already taken several cases with highly contested issues this term), in reality, my guess is that no one (outside the court) really knows the answer," the attorney asserted.
"We had hoped that the Supreme Court would have chosen to hear this case due to the continuing national importance of the issue," Cortman concluded, disappointed but not surprised by their stance.
He understood that at some point, however, the Supreme Court would in fact have to weigh in on the issue as the battled rages on between universities and religious groups.
The Alliance Defense Fund is currently evaluating their next steps, including possibly doing discovery on the supposed "new" policy that the university adopted at the 11th hour on the steps of the Supreme Court.
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A week for you to think
“The past isn’t what it used to be.” —Unknown
Congratulations! By the mere fact that you are reading this devotional today, you have obviously negotiated your way through the holiday season without dying.
No, you didn't eat so much that you actually exploded. No, none of your immediate relatives actually killed each other by being in the same room too long. The wrapping is crammed in the cardboard boxes on the curb and tree needles are beginning to fall to the carpet. Now all you have to do is figure out how to pay for it all. So it's time to go back to work—or at least pretend to go back to work. (I'm not sure that any work really gets done during the week between Christmas and New Year's. So, what's this week good for?)
Traditionally, this is the week that we look back at the past year and then look ahead into the next year, making bold resolutions about what the next 365 days will be like.
We also try, in vain, to remember the resolutions that we made last year. (BTW, anybody need a very slightly used treadmill? I know where you can find one cheap.)
I’m all for resolution, if it takes place in the biblical context of who we are in Christ and who God is. Let's start with an overarching truth that puts everything in perspective:
Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” —James 4:13-15
That’s powerful, sobering stuff. Read it again, if you would. Think about it. Pray about it. Let it soak in. It’s the perspective that keeps our hearts and our resolutions on track!
Lord of Life, my days are truly in Your hands. Every breath and every heartbeat is a gift from You. Open my mind to Your Word. Open my heart to Your voice. Humble me, Lord. I will live only if it is Your will. I will do "this or that" only if it is Your will. Amen.
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Suelette Dreyfus and embattled Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, tell the compelling true story of the computer Underground and the bizarre lives and crimes of an elite group of young hackers who, in the 1980s and 1990s, took on the forces of the establishment.
Using home computers, they conquered some of the world’s biggest and most powerful organisations, including the US military. By day, sat in suburban school classrooms. By night they were knee-deep in NASA networks.
Brilliant and obsessed, many of them found themselves addicted to hacking. Some descended into drug addiction and madness. Others were convicted and served time in gaol before slowly piecing their lives back together.
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Mayors Push Job Creation Agenda in White House with President Obama, Senior Economic Officials
By Elena Temple Webb
February 1, 2010
Conference President Burnsville (MN) Mayor Elizabeth B. Kautz led the nation's mayors in an opening press conference on the first day of the Winter Meeting to unveil the Mayors' 2010 Metro Agenda for America that confronts the persistent unemployment that still exists on MainStreet America.
While the national unemployment rate is ten percent, the unemployment rate in Providence is 14.9 percent; in Long Beach (CA) it is 13.9 percent; and in Las Vegas it is 13.9 percent. In response to these higher-than-national average figures, the mayors' bipartisan Metro Agenda focuses on key policy areas mayors believe are critical to putting the American people back to work and helping the nation emerge from the recession with a stronger, more thriving economy.
The five policy areas of the Mayors' Metro Agenda are:
- job creation through direct funding to cities;
- a more balanced transportation bill next year that recognizes the necessity to modernize the current transportation system in order to daily move goods and people in our metro areas of the nation;
- energy independence and climate protection through green, sustainable jobs and the mayors' Energy Efficiency Block Grant;
- improved airport security;
- and continued funding for proven, working programs like Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants, and Summer Youth Jobs.
"Despite what national economists are saying, the recession is not over for MainStreet America," said Kautz as she presented the Mayors' Metro Agenda. "Unemployment is concentrated in cities and metro areas and every day, mayors hear from constituents who have lost their jobs and people who are desperately afraid of what lies ahead. We are here to let the residents of our cities know that we hear their calls for help and we are responding."
The mayors' urgent call for a metro jobs agenda was underscored by a major economic report released during the press conference forecasting job recovery and unemployment rates in the nation's 363 metropolitan areas, where 85 percent of the people in this country live. Prepared by IHS Global Insight for the Conference of Mayors, the report indicates that over 105 metros will still have unemployment rates above ten percent; and 214 metros will still have unemployment rates higher than eight percent by the end of 2011.
The report also shows that even as recovery picks up steam, unemployment rates will not return to pre-recession levels in any metro area until after 2013.
"This data is solid proof that we need the Senate to pass a MainStreet jobs package now," said Kautz "We are in the middle of a ‘jobs emergency' that demands decisive and swift action."
Kautz also explained, "Without a robust recovery in metropolitan areas, there can be no national recovery. Our cities and our metro economies are centers of our national economy. We ignore them at our own peril."
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley echoed Kautz's comments and encouraged business development in cities. "The nation's mayors are in town to educate Washington about the real world. Job creation is the priority. Mayors are conducting furloughs and laying off people in city hall, companies are eliminating positions all together, and jobs are being moved overseas. … We have to think about job creation and the economy in the long term. We must create an environment in our cities that is business friendly and where companies want to locate and expand. We have to get rid of the old playbook and do something different."
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper encouraged a different approach to federal investment in transportation infrastructure. "The way we invest federal dollars over the next decade will define how cities and metropolitan areas look in the future. Mayors have to help reorient Washington's focus toward cities and metropolitan areas. We hope that Washington will get it right this time and create livable, walkable communities where people can have a good quality of life. And a good quality of life starts with a good job."
Akron, OH Mayor Donald Plusquellic encouraged closer working relationships between lawmakers and mayors saying, "Washington seems to be engaged in partisanship instead of partnership. Congress and the Administration should view cities as partners, and understand that we are capable of using federal dollars wisely and creating jobs quickly. Consider programs that directly fund cities like Community Development Block Grants [CDBG]. CDBG works well and is vital to the health of America. We urge the support of programs like this one."
The mayors took their collective message to President Obama, Vice President Biden and the Administration's economic advisory team on Thursday at a meeting at the White House. Their goal was to make the case for their Metro Agenda, as well as the need for a stronger federal/city partnership.
In his remarks to the mayors, President Obama acknowledged that being a mayor is difficult. He also acknowledged the need for a "new strategy for urban America" that "chang[es] the way Washington does business with our cities and metropolitan areas."
The President recognized that "strong cities are the building blocks for strong regions, and strong regions are essential for a strong America." The President also cited the economic data saying, "Cities and metropolitan areas account for 90 percent of the economic output; they are the engines that we need to get started again."
The President then said his 2011 budget will "back up his urban vision by … investing responsibly in what works" to "help rebuild and revitalize our cities and metropolitan areas for the future."
The President also took questions from the mayors about unemployment levels in cities, job creation, federal transportation funding, the flow of Stimulus dollars from states to cities, maintaining water and sewer infrastructure in cities and healthcare reform.
Following the mayors' meeting with President Obama, Kautz led a press conference on the White House grounds with a small group of mayors.
"The nation's mayors are pleased that the President's agenda for MainStreet America is aligned with our Metro Agenda for America. We share the same priority of attracting new jobs to our metropolitan economies," said Kautz. "And all levels of government must work closer together to build a bold vision for what cities and metropolitan areas will look like in the coming decades."
Charleston (SC) Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr., agreed saying, "Mayors of America and the Administration are in lockstep and understand that our mutual goal is bringing jobs to the people of America's cities. This can be done through the Tiger Grant Program in the Stimulus plan to create shovel ready projects in our communities and put people back to work."
Riley reminded reporters, "The economy will rebound not on the national level, but rather in cities and towns of this country." He also cautioned, "In the Great Depression, they let up too soon and there was further recession. Right now the President needs to avoid making that same mistake."
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter explained that the mayors have a partner in the White House. "President Obama displayed incredible leadership and a great capacity to listen in our meeting today. The President reaffirmed his commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with mayors across the country to create jobs to put the people of America's cities back to work."
Columbus (OH) Mayor Michael Coleman said, "President Obama is aligned with people in our cities. While we've come a long way, the President also understands there is still a long way to go. We all understand the challenges we face in the areas of housing, small business development, and investment in infrastructure. The President exchanged ideas with us today and we are grateful for that. I am 100 percent certain that the Administration is committed to creating opportunities to put people back to work."
Trenton (NJ) Mayor Douglas H. Palmer harkened back to the mayors' message saying, "When we go back home to our respective cities, the people ask us what we did for them while in Washington (DC). We can tell them we had a very positive meeting with President Obama. We can tell them that President Obama acknowledged that cities and mayors are not the problems in this country; they are in fact the solution. We know there has to be a paradigm shift in how federal dollars are allocated, so that the lion's share is not directed to states. The nation's mayors are saying that we have the capacity to create jobs for the people of this country and we have the capacity to do it quickly."
Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann explained that mayors are already working with Congress to create working partnerships. "This week, we met with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (NV), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee Daniel Inouye (HI), and others. We talked about the importance of collaborating with Congress to create jobs for the people of this country, and we are confident that our message was heard."
The reporters then shifted focus and asked New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin about the recovery in New Orleans and the tragedy in Haiti. "The nation's mayors have reached out and offered support to the people of Haiti. However, it concerns me that our nation doesn't seem to be prepared for another Katrina-like catastrophe, because we haven't made the fundamental changes to the Stafford Act needed to ensure our readiness. In response, I have put forth a resolution to the body of the USCM that offers substantial revisions to the Stafford Act that would help us to be better prepared," responded Nagin.
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The right of responsible access to land in Scotland is enschrined in law. You can legally hike, camp, cycle, and horse-ride over most land with one or two exceptions. You also have the right to sail and canoe on any stretch of water.
The exceptions are mainly based on common sense. Obviously you can't camp in someones front garden for example, or a military excersise area, or the Glenfarclas barrel room. :) | <urn:uuid:5c536e02-1685-49b4-8bca-11cefbad358e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=26832&skip_to_post=221617 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142388/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00009-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953737 | 95 | 1.625 | 2 |
January 20, 2013
Haute-Couture Heroes (or: Sandy’s in Vogue!)
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Now that the Congressional tussle over the Hurricane Sandy relief fund has subsided, the nation can return to the important work of capitalizing on the disaster. Under the guise of “Celebrating Hurricane Sandy’s First Responders,” Vogue juxtaposed “the city’s bravest and brightest” with “the best of the New York [fashion] collections,” which it dubbed “New York’s other finest.” The sirens aren’t confined to the tops of emergency vehicles in this shoot. Models sporting fire-engine red dresses strut alongside first responders, making the world safe for commerce once again. Although the pooled water in the corner of the frame reminds viewers that effects of Hurricane Sandy linger, the photo shoots turns the muddy street into a runway and the disaster into high concept commercial art.
Vogue’s images illustrate the ways in which traditional gender roles are endemic to heroic commercialism. In the above image, the smiling firefighters both escort and possess the beautiful women who serve as a reward for a job well done. Masculinity is also on display in this shot of the NYPD Special Operations Division, as men stride purposefully and stand resolutely with their hands on their hips.
The models in this photo tower over the police officers but their geometrical outfits position them as props that complement the visual aesthetic of the photograph’s background. They comprise the stage on which the male heroes act. Importantly, the men in these two photographs are also uniformly white.
Just as the police officers and firefighters featured in the photo shoot typify heroic white masculinity, the other images also reinforce race, class, and gender stereotypes. Although the blue-collar workers who staff Con Ed’s East River Generating Station are integral to the city’s safety, this more diverse group is confined to the margins of the photograph. The image stunts their bodies by picturing most from the waist up–clustered and immobile rather than striding purposefully like the first responders. The model, conversely, occupies the position of authority in this photograph, but her steely presence and positioning adjacent to the pipes situates her as little more than a cog in the city’s capitalist machinery.
Another photograph documents the diversity of the Hurricane Sandy’s heroes, but does so in way that again reinforces traditional gender roles.
This group of doctors, nurses, and administrators helped evacuate the neonatal intensive-care unit at Bellevue hospital. One of the models in the photo breaks from her stoic stance to interact with the babies. The babies, conversely, appear strangely prop-like, as they remind the viewer that women, too, can be heroic—but only when babies are involved.
The article informs viewers that although New York’s Coast Guard Station was “flooded out of its Staten Island home base, that hasn’t stopped its crew” from getting their “hands dirty helping people up and down the coast.” In this picture, New York’s fashionistas went along for the ride, decked out in Ralph Lauren, Vera Wang, and Donna Karan rescue gear. Alas, the haute-couture gear is not up to Coast Guard specifications. The hilarious editor’s note that accompanies the shot advises that “Coast Guard policy mandates that all passengers aboard Coast Guard small boats wear the proper-fitting life jacket while the boat is underway. These models were photographed safely at the North Cove marina in Battery Park City, under direct Coast Guard supervision.”
Don’t worry—unlike the citizens who were treated as political footballs in the aftermath of the storm, no models were harmed in the commodification of this disaster.
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treat awaits a lucky few Friday in Kodiak. Through the National Endowment for
the Arts, the Kodiak High School English department and the Fairbanks
Shakespeare Theater, the Bard's play "Twelfth Night" will be performed in
Kodiak. KMXT's Jay Barrett has more.
-- (Rebecca 1 12 sec "Ohhhhhh...
what a deal of scorn ... Love's night is noon!")
only be Shakespeare, of course. A line by the character Olivia in the romantic
comedy Twelfth Night, performed by Rebecca Eddy of the Fairbanks Shakespeare
Theater, which is bringing the play to Kodiak Friday.
is the recipient of a $25,000 National Endowment for the Arts matching grant to
bring Shakespeare to schools in rural parts of Alaska. They will perform
Twelfth Night for students, and then conduct workshops for the English and
drama classes. Eddy is also the assistant artistic director for the theater:
-- (workshops 38 sec "It's
catered to the group ... performing for each other.")
in Kodiak will be treated to a free public performance Friday night.
teacher Crystal Thomas said that her principal tipped her off to the
opportunity of bringing the professional Shakespeare company to town. She said
that she usually teaches Macbeth to her sophomores in the spring, but welcomed
the opportunity to switch the curriculum this year:
-- (Shakespeare 2 35 sec "Because
they gave us ... that they're performing.")
as she introduced her students to the play, they immediately recognized a
modern story in it:
-- (Shakespear 3 27 sec "There's
a contemporary movie ... and I can't wait.")
that the selection of Twelfth Night is perfect for a high school audience:
-- (fast paced 39 sec "It's
a lot of fun ... streamlined and fast-paced.")
Fairbanks Shakespeare Theater has toured the state for years since being formed
in 1992. They claim to be the "World's Northernmost Shakespeare company," and
have even performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This is the second time
it has been the recipient of a $25,000 National Endowment for the Arts matching
grant to bring Shakespeare to rural parts of Alaska.
be one public performance only, at 7 p.m. Friday. Admission is free, and since the
Drama Pod at the Gerald C. Wilson Auditorium has a capacity of just 125, Thomas
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Chicago, IL—It began in the 1970’s when it became obvious that Chicago educated African Americans and Hispanics were not literate enough to pass the police civil service examinations. Lawsuits were filed making claims that the tests were culturally biased. This notion was in vogue with the political left. The testing as we knew it was scrapped.
Yes, the department really did not hire very many woman and the ones they did were either Matrons for the lockups or Policewomen for the Youth Division. There were no rank promotions after that. It was generally accepted that women were the weaker sex and could not have presence and appearance of a strong man for those difficult people police must deal with. Others feared the day when our daughters would be killed in the line of duty just like the men.
Frankly the women had to compete with thousands of women for a handful of positions so academically they were for the most part brighter and better educated than most of the male officers.
The real cultural issue was simple enough. African-Americans in Chicago were not motivated to succeed in school or do much more than collect entitlements. That was and is Chicago's African-American culture. Should some ghetto dwellwrs change their minds at age 20-21 it’s really too late to re-enter school to learn the basics and failure with poverty is the hand they’re dealt.
White males were left out in the cold unless they were politically connected by blood or at least bed sheets.
The Socialists running the city turned over hiring and promotion to neighborhood political strongmen. That includes the local reverends.
The new police headquarters at 35th Steert and Michigan Avenue has the well-deserved nickname of Fort Fellatio. Your imagination will help you arrive at how that became the moniker.
I was asked tonight if Commander Penny Trahanas better known as Hennypenny was qualified to be a District Commander. My response was simple, I don’t know since she’s not been tested. We don’t know if she is smart or literate enough. She does however, apparently have the right political sponsor.
As for her personal life it has proven to be a major embarrassment with criminal charges and now a child abuse complaint.
Trahanas' wisdom for allowing assorted vagabonds, and beggars the run of the Harrison District to me is both appalling and dangerous.
As for the pending matter with Hennypenny’s teenage daughter, that’s why we have Due Process. That being said, a police commander has to avoid the appearance of improperly. In that regard she has failed.
Update: There are now published reports that Commander Penny Trahanas has abdicated the District Commander’s Throne in 011. At this point giving up her gold star will cause her to revert to the rank of captain and this will result in her reassignment in some other unit. Retirement may hold a better option for her in the long run.
This will improve things for the beleaguered Filmore Rangers formerly under Hennypenny’s command in the short term.
In any event it’s doubtful that Chicago will see an end to fraternization or nepotism or promotion by fellatio. The current culture of the Chicago Police Department must return to just and discipline for all officers. The return of legitimate civil service testing is one sure way to improve department morale and the quality of those selected to lead their fellow officers. Without reform this once proud department is doomed.
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
Photo: Diane Edwardson, April 10, 2012. Unless homes are at or below eye level with the 2 Freeway, sound walls will do nothing to reduce noise, however we will lose a lot of trees on both sides of the freeway for almost a quarter mile. (Click on photo to enlarge.)
Neighbors who are closest to and at eye level with the 2 Freeway do have legitimate need for sound walls. However, giving us walls in exchange for trees is not a good solution for the neighborhood as a whole. The problem stems from there not being enough room for both trees and sound walls (according to CalTrans and the MTA).
I was unable to attend last night's MTA sponsored community meeting regarding the 2 Freeway Terminus Redesign, so I'm relying on reports from neighbors.
One Lake View Ave neighbor sent the following:
"Just spent a few minutes talking to Benkin Jong, the project manager for Metro. He made it clear that objections from people who don't live right next to where the walls would go don't count for much.
He said that a petition from the homes closest to where the sound walls would go is the only way to stop them--but that such a petition, if weighted heavily against the walls, would probably kill them."
This week, Jong called several neighbors from Lake View Ave who'd sent email opposing to the sound walls with a similar response. Neighbors are particularly concerned about the blight and graffiti sound walls would bring the freeway impacted neighborhood. Ivy is no substitute for trees.
So perhaps the biggest environmental impact (sound walls) of the current plan for the 2 Freeway Terminus was never considered in the Environmental Impact Report. (Isn't there a lawsuit in there?)
We'll be conferring with community leaders and will follow the sound wall and tree issues closely.
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Drunk driving charges are serious but there are several possible defenses available to those facing them.
I police officer involved in the 1996 shooting of a teenager that triggered racial unrest was recently arrested by the Pinellas County Sheriff's department for misdemeanor DUI. The drunk driving charge follows the officer being stopped for poor driving and failing to maintain the lane. The officer had bloodshot eyes, was not able to complete the field sobriety test and two breath tests revealed a BAC level of 0.143 and 0.140 percent. A driver in Florida is considered impaired at 0.08 percent blood alcohol content level. The officer was booked in the Pinellas County jail and then released; a police spokesperson said that the incident will be investigated by the internal affairs unit. | <urn:uuid:7b45ac6b-26e0-4f15-987e-ffcefe501612> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.floridadefense.com/blog/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00024-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974187 | 154 | 1.523438 | 2 |
The Canteen, Second Generation
By Mark Young
The North Platte Telegraph
A mere 90 minutes out of Frank Nolte's 84 years of life is what brought him back to North Platte and the spirit of generosity that defined The North Platte Canteen is what led to a very special presentation at North Platte Community College's north campus Monday.
Nolte, a Michigan native, first set foot in North Platte in 1943 when the train taking him to boot camp in California stopped at The Canteen. It was the first of five times that a troop train would deliver him at the footstep of a generosity that defined a generation.
Nolte said that, in all, it only added up to about 90 minutes of his life, but the love and generosity of those volunteering at The Canteen would create a lifelong memory. Nolte returned to North Platte this weekend with his entire family - with the exception of one.
Pauline, his wife, passed away in March, just a few short weeks before their 60th wedding anniversary, and although she had never personally seen the place that had left an indelible mark on her husband's life, her own spirit will now be forever a part of the North Platte spirit. Pauline was a medical laboratory technician for 47 years at Oakwood Healthcare System in Michigan.
It's a hospital where she spent her entire career and the hospital where her children were born. Nolte began a scholarship foundation in his wife's name to help medical laboratory technician students achieve their goals and presented three of the scholarships at the hospital where his wife worked.
As deep-rooted as Oakwood was into the family's life, there was another part of the country that was equally rooted in Nolte's soul and that is The Canteen. Several years ago, Nolte began looking to find out what happened to The Canteen and came into contact with Martin Steinbeck.
Steinbeck is the founder of The North Platte Canteen Web site and coincidently the Medical Lab Technician at North Platte Community College. Nolte asked Steinbeck if he had any students who needed help and the Pauline R. Nolte Scholarships for Medical Laboratory Technician was soon on its way to North Platte wrapped in the gentle hands of a man intent on returning The Canteen's generosity back to her residents.
"The Canteen was a wellspring of deep love and true American patriotism," said Nolte. "The generous gift is imprinted in my heart."
Nolte's son Kevin and daughter Anna Szymaszek had always wanted to go to the place where his father recalled such generosity and this weekend Kevin was able to literally stand in the footsteps of his father as they revisited the old platform. It was a moment to revere, but so was the chance to lend a hand to students who were walking in his wife's footsteps.
"I am awed by all of the graciousness you people have honored me with," said Nolte. "Five times I have said thank you to North Platte. Five times I have left this community better than I was before. I am here today to say thank you again. It is an honor to be here."
Receiving $1,600 apiece were Jayme Harper and Sarah Lockard, who expressed their gratitude for welcomed funding.
"It's very personal to me," said Lockard, "knowing that she did what I want to do. It's a moment to forget about debt and concentrate on the goals I want to achieve."
Harper said the money will pay for an entire semester and considering that both of the recipients have children, it is most welcome.
"I'm really excited and happy," said Harper.
The Nolte family was treated to a VIP tour of area attractions that included the 20th Century Veteran's Memorial, where soon will stand a bronze figure honoring those who volunteered at The Canteen. Steinbeck personally greeted the Nolte family back to North Platte and opened his home to their family.
"It's The Canteen, second generation," said Nolte of Steinbeck's generosity.
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Jumpstart Training Motivation!
8 Simple Ways To Jumpstart Training Motivation!
"I don't have the time."
"I'm just not a morning person"
"I'll start tomorrow."
"I have other things to do."
Everyone is prone to procrastination from time to time.
And let's face it, when our schedules become busy, working out is often the first sacrifice we make to maintain our sanity.
However, there are 2 problems with this solution…
One - When your days get overwhelming you need a "release" and exercise is arguably the absolute best stress reliever, both physically and mentally, you'll ever find.
Two - Straying away from your diet and exercise program too far can mean sudden death to all of your previous gains, making it even harder for you to reach your goals.
To stay committed to your fitness goals, whether you're getting ready to begin a new program, or you have a hard time making your workouts a priority in your busy schedule, here are 8 tips for staying on track:
1. Go Slowly At First
Exercise must become a habit, and habits form over time. If you start off too strong, you may burn yourself out and shortchange that initial burst of motivation you had. This is why most diets fail before they barely get started.
2. Have a Plan
Studies show that guys who go to the gym with a structured workout plan are 70% more likely to reach their goals than those who went unprepared. This is exactly why I built the Optimum Anabolics Workout Guide - to give you a day-by-day, step-by-step action plan for following the "programming" principles outlined in my program.
3. Set Realistic Goals
Want to gain 20 pounds of muscle in 4 weeks? Forget it! Setting your sights too high will only frustrate you when you don't meet the impossible expectations you've set for yourself.
I suggest setting your goals, whether for muscle gain or fat loss, in 5 pound increments. These small victories lead to HUGE results!
4. Pick A Time Of Day That's Most Convenient For You
"Feel" yourself out for when you feel the most physically active and your energy levels are high. Take advantage of these time zones by using them as windows of opportunity for working out.
5. "Schedule" Your Exercise Times
Add your workout times to a daily calendar just as if you were meeting with an important client, had a "regular" television show you wanted to watch, or you had a standing lunch or dinner date with exercise goddess Monica Brandt. If someone asks to do something during this scheduled time period, simply tell them you "already have plans".
6. Find A Motivated Workout Partner
It's usually harder to let someone else down by not showing up for a workout than it is to let ourselves down. Either find a buddy with similar goals, or choose someone at the gym who works out the same time you do, and tell him you have this awesome new program you'd like them to experience with you.
(I don't want to be too obvious, but let's just say it starts with an "O" and ends in an "ptimum Anabolics".)
7. Reward Yourself
When you've made progress on your goals, you need a way to say "Good job!" Buy yourself a new CD to listen to during your workout or get some new workout clothes that will really show off your awesome new body.
8. Do SOMETHING!
Unless you work a regular schedule and have absolutely no social life whatsoever, there WILL be situations that will arise to take you away from your program; vacation, illness, that Star Trek convention you had planned, whatever!
However, studies have shown that just doing one full body workout a week, or simply doing a few minutes of pushups and a few rounds of one-legged bodyweight squats, is enough to at least maintain your body's anabolic momentum.
So don't just throw your whole program out the window because of a little bump in the road to a fabulous physique. Do whatever you can until you can get back on track.
Jeff Anderson is a 10 year veteran of the U.S. Army, a Master Fitness Trainer, and Master Instructor of Close Quarters Combat self defense. A full time fitness and self defense author, Jeff has trained thousands of men and women in the practical application of advanced military fitness methods as well as close combat tactics for "real life" self defense.
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HTC’s Sense user interface is arguably one of the more successful efforts by a handset manufacturer to customise an operating system. Most smartphone buyers can recognise a HTC device from its distinctive big clock at the top of the homescreen, an example of the brand equity that the interface has developed for the company in recent years, and which has helped it to grow from a white-label manufacturer of devices for other companies, to one of the world’s best known tech brands.
Sense was the successor to the TouchFLO overlay, which debuted on the company’s Windows Mobile devices back in 2007; Sense itself launched in 2009 on both Windows Mobile and the HTC Hero Android handset, and remains the user experience on HTC’s Android devices today. The company has been incrementally improving Sense for the last few years but, as the company itself acknowledges, it soon became too complicated for its own good.
Speaking with Pocket-lint, HTC’s chief product officer, Kouji Kodera, was very open about this: “From the original Sense up to Sense 3.5, we added too many things. The original concept was that it had to be simple and it had to be easy to use, and we had that philosophy, but over time it got cluttered.”
Indeed, the early builds of Sense were a breath of fresh air. While Android (and Windows Mobile for that matter) suffered from weak user interface design, Sense made it much easier for users to find what they wanted, exposing functionality and features in the OS that would otherwise have been much more difficult to find. As the stock Android UI improved – and as rivals developed their own custom UIs, such as Samsung’s TouchWiz and Motorola’s MOTOBLUR – HTC found itself stuffing Sense with more and more features in order to make its offering more distinctive – but this didn’t work out as hoped.
Kodera went on: “There were too many things in there. Even on the home screen we had four or five icons before consumers got a chance to add things themselves.” But all is not lost. With HTC’s new generation of handsets, the company is launching a new version of its UI – Sense 4.0 – and Kodera promises that HTC has learned from its mistakes. “For the [just-launched] HTC One range, we have taken it down to Sense 2.0. What we’ve done is a good mixture of keeping Sense and Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich element in a good balance.”
HTC acknowledged in January that, following a 25% decline in its quarterly profits, it would dramatically reduce its product line-up, “focusing on what made us great”, in the worlds of HTC UK's Phil Roberson. The new Sense UI seems like a confident step in the right direction – but time will tell if measures such as these will yield the results that HTC is hoping for.
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Gypsy Folk Tales, by Francis Hindes Groome, , at sacred-texts.com
In the Saturday Review for 22nd August 1856 was an article by, I fancy, Grenville Murray, the 'Roving Englishman,' on Alexandri's Ballades et Chants Populaires de la Roumanie, where allusion is made to 'the long-haired Gypsies who wander about in their snowy tunics and bright sashes, the ῥαψῷδοι of Moldo-Wallachia, as in Russia their brethren are the popular musicians.' But our earliest account of actual Gypsy folk-tales occurs in vol. iv. p. 431 of Popular Tales of the West Highlands, by J. F. Campbell of Islay (4 vols. Edinburgh, 1860-62). That eminent collector 'picked up two gipsy tinkers in London--William and Soloman Johns. 1 They came to the office after hours, and were treated to beer and tobacco. Present, the author of Norse Tales [Sir George Dasent]. They were rather hard to start, but, when once set agoing, they were fluent. One brother was very proud of the other, who plays the fiddle by ear, and is commonly sent for to wakes, where he entertains the company with stories. He gave us: (1) A ghost, which appeared to himself. Finding that he was on the wrong track, told him a popular tale which I had got from another tinker in London, "The Cutler and Tinker." Got (2) "The Lad and the Dancing Pigs." This is the same as the "Mouse and Bee," and has something of "Hacon Grizzlebeard." A version of it was told to me by Donald MacPhie in South Uist. It is one of the few indecent stories which I have heard in the Highlands. There are adventures with a horse, a lion, and a fox, which the London tinker had not got. It savours of the wit which is to be found in Straparola. (No. 3) A sailor and others by the help of a magic blackthorn stick, go to three underground castles
of copper, silver, and gold, and win three princesses. Same as "The King of Lochlin's Daughters" [i. 236] and "The Knight of Grianaig" [iii. 1], and several stories in Norse Tales and Grimm. (No. 4) "The Five Hunchbacks." This story was quite new to both of us, but a version of it was subsequently found in a book of Cruikshank's. The tinker's version was much better. (No. 5) A long and very well told story of a Jew, in which there figured a magic strap, hat, etc. Same as "Big and Little Peter," "Eoghan Tuarach" [ii. 235], a story in Straparola, etc. [cf. my No. 68]. (No. 6) "The Art of Doctoring"--dirty wit. (No. 7) Poor student and black man travel, dig up dead woman, make fire in church, steal sheep, clerk and parson take black man for fiend and bolt. Very well told. See "Goosey Grizzle" and several Gaelic versions. (No. 8) Poor student, parson, and man with cat, which was the fiend in disguise. Well told; new to both of us. The men said that they knew a great many more; that they could neither read nor write; that they picked these up at wakes and other meetings, where such tales are commonly told in England now.'
I hoped that the Campbell MSS. in the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh, might yield some further notes on these eight folk-tales; but a search, instituted in 1888 through the kindness of Mr. Clark, the librarian, proved ineffectual. Of all unlikely places in the world for a professional story-teller, London seems the unlikeliest; the heroine, it may be remembered, of Mr. Hardy's Hand of Ethelberta prides herself on the absolute novelty of the notion. What is almost more surprising is that two folklorists like Campbell and Dasent should have struck so precious a vein, and not followed it up. Whatever the source of these stories, Gypsy, Irish, or English, they were distinctly valuable, and their value was enhanced by the meagreness forty years ago of the folk-tales collected in England. 1 But it is quite possible that one or other of the two brothers may still be living (he need not be seventy). At least any folklorist could probably find this out at the Potteries, Notting Hill, on Mitcham Common, or in some other of the Gypsyries in or round London.
Again in vol. i. p. xlvii., Campbell tells how in February 1860 he
met two tinkers in St James's Street, with black faces and a pan of burning coals each. They were followed by a wife, and preceded by a mangy terrier with a stiff tail. I joined the party, and one told me a version of "The Man who travelled to learn what Shivering meant," while we walked together through the park to Westminster. It was clearly the popular tale which exists in Norse, and German, and Gaelic, and it bore the stamp of the class, and of the man, who told it in his own peculiar dialect, and who dressed the actors in his own ideas. A cutler and a tinker travel together, and sleep in an empty house for a reward. They are beset by ghosts and spirits of murdered ladies and gentlemen; and the inferior, the tinker, shows most courage, and is the hero. "He went into the cellar to draw beer, and there he found a little chap a-sittin’ on a barrel with a red cap on ’is ’ed; and sez he, sez he, 'Buzz.' 'Wot's buzz?' sez the tinker. 'Never you mind wot's buzz,' sez he. 'That's mine; don't you go for to touch it,'" etc. etc. etc.' [Cf. my No. 57, 'Ashypelt,' and No. 74, The Tale of the Soldier.' 1] In vol. ii. p. 285, Campbell adds that he was never able again to find this London tinker, who 'could not read the card which I gave him, with a promise of payment if he would come and repeat his stock of stories. His female companion, indeed, could both read the card and speak French. The whole lot seemed to suspect some evil design on my part; and I have never seen the one who told the story or the woman since, though I met their comrade afterwards.'
In enumerating the sources of his Gaelic stories (i. p. xxiv.), Campbell gives (a) a West Country fisherman; (b) an old dame of seventy; (c) a pretty lass; or (d) 'it is an old wandering vagabond of a tinker who has no roof but the tattered covering of his tent. . . . There he lies, an old man past eighty, who has been a soldier, and "has never seen a school"; too proud to beg, too old to work; surrounded by boxes and horn spoons; with shaggy hair and naked feet, as perfect a nomad as the wildest Lapp or Arab in the whole world.' etc. Campbell gives four stories of tinker origin, our Nos. 73-76. To them and to their tellers I shall revert in my Introduction.
xlv:1 Query, Solomon Jones? Jones I know for a real Gypsy surname.
xlvi:1 I take some little pride in having myself been a means of preserving two of our best--I had almost said, our only two really good--English folk-tales. These are 'Cap o’ Rushes' and 'Tom Tit Tot,' which were told by an old Suffolk servant to Miss Lois Fison when a child, and which she communicated to Nos. 23 and 43 of a series of 'Suffolk Notes and Queries,' edited by me for the Ipswich journal in 1876-77. Thence my friend, Mr. Clodd, unearthed them a dozen years afterwards; and on the latter he has just issued a masterly monograph.
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Rules and Regulations
Written documents play a significant role in the Five Nations. Because the Notaries Guild of House Sivis makes it possible to create certificates whose authenticity is virtually unimpeachable, the people of Khorvaire have come to rely upon contracts, licenses, and other official documents to help commerce and government run as quickly and smoothly as possible. Of the many types of documents that facilitate society functions, the following are among those most likely to be encountered or needed by adventurers.
Arcane Signet Ring: The dragonmarked houses of Khorvaire use these rings extensively for identification purposes. They resemble ordinary signet rings, but are set with gemstones like decorative rings. Inside a large central gemstone, an intricate runic pattern -- actually an arcane mark -- becomes visible when worn by the person for whom the ring was constructed. These rings are only given to members of a dragonmarked house or one of its most trusted retainers.
If you are a member of a dragonmarked house (particularly if you have the Favored in House feat), you can buy an arcane signet ring with no difficulty from any house enclave at a cost of 150 gp. If you are not a member of a house, you might be able to acquire an arcane signet ring that identifies you at a cost of 200 gp or more, but it requires both working with a jeweler to build the ring, then persuading House Sivis to impress its mark into the stone. Acquiring an arcane signet ring that would identify you as someone else is extremely difficult, if not impossible. As a first step, you would need false identification papers to "prove" your identity to a house enclave or House Sivis.
Business License: Each country in Khorvaire takes a slightly different attitude toward commerce and industry. Some governments, such as Breland's, require all business owners to buy a business license of some sort, with the cost and difficulty of obtaining the license increasing depending on the value of the business and what danger it might pose to nearby people and property. Other nations, such as Zilargo, take a more hands-off attitude and allow most businesses to operate with minimal restrictions and interference. A business license consists of a simple parchment that must be displayed somewhere in the place of business.
Typically, a town or city has a licensing office that issues business licenses. Smaller settlements rarely have offices devoted to this activity, but magistrates issue licenses in addition to their other duties. It can take considerable time to process a business license, though the cost is usually less than 1 gp (depending on location and the type of business).
Identification Papers: Most people of the middle and upper classes, at least in central Khorvaire, carry identification papers with them at all times. Issued by national governments and notarized by House Sivis, these papers present a detailed physical description of a person (sometimes with an accompanying small portrait), the person's name and residence, and some additional information about the person's affiliations (particularly including any connection to a dragonmarked house, royal or noble family, or a large institution). The papers are usually kept in a durable container of some kind -- a leather folder, metallic case, or other decorative holder.
In some areas, individuals must carry identification papers with them at all times and be prepared to show those papers to officials at a moment's notice. This is particularly true in border areas (especially when the borders are not quite clear or some dispute persists about the lines established in the Treaty of Thronehold), and also in Throneport itself, which is governed by an international council of representatives from the Five Nations.
Identification papers are issued by the same facilities that process business licenses: dedicated licensing offices in larger settlements, or local magistrates in smaller ones affiliated with or operated in conjunction with House Sivis. It is only possible to obtain identification papers in the nations recognized by the Treaty of Thronehold, and it becomes increasingly difficult outside the Five Nations. The Mror Holds and Zilargo readily issue papers, but applicants elsewhere might have to travel some distance to find a magistrate or House Sivis enclave that is willing and able to assemble such documents.
Standard identification papers typically cost 2 gp, while a portrait raises the price to 5 gp. Forged papers cost around 10 gp.
Letter of Credit: House Kundarak, the house that carries the Mark of Warding, operates banks throughout central Khorvaire. A character who has funds on deposit in a Kundarak bank can request from the bank a letter of credit, which allows her to withdraw funds from a different branch. For many characters, this system is a convenient alternative to carrying wealth around in the form of precious gems, jewelry, or coins. House Kundarak does not charge a fee for issuing letters of credit.
House Kundarak is the only organization that issues letters of credit. Occasionally, an employer secures a letter of credit for an employee -- such as an adventurer -- who is expected to incur large debts in the course of his work for the employer. The letter specifies a maximum amount available to the bearer, and any sum up to that total amount can be drawn from the issuer's bank account. When funds are withdrawn, the clerks at the bank update the letter to reflect the new available balance, notarizing the change to the letter or issuing a new letter.
Letters of credit are always notarized with arcane marks, making them difficult to forge. Even if a document can be successfully reproduced, however, it is nearly impossible to acquire funds from House Kundarak using a forged letter of credit, since the house keeps records of every such letter it issues and makes those records available to all its banks. If a clerk at a bank has any reason to suspect that a letter of credit is forged, it can be checked against house records to verify its authenticity.
Letter of Dispensation: Each nation in Khorvaire has its own set of laws and regulations. In some cases, however, the leader of the nation might want to grant specific individuals the right to act outside the law. In these instances, the government issues a letter of dispensation. Such letters always closely detail exactly what permissions the bearer is given -- for example, the right to seize and destroy property belonging to suspected seditionists, or the right to kill any monsters found within certain geographical boundaries. Letters of dispensation cannot be bought. They are issued by a high-ranking government official only to select and trusted parties. The letter always bears the seal of the nation along with an arcane mark, and it specifies to whom the dispensation is granted. (The document is not considered valid without matching identification papers.)
|A letter of marque issued by
King Boranel of Breland
Letter of Marque: The concept of letters of marque originated during the Last War, when the rulers of the warring nations granted adventurers permission to attack ships and assets belonging to other nations. The Treaty of Thronehold declared void all letters of marque that existed at the time, but the idea survives, though in a rather altered form. The King of Breland now issues papers granting adventurers permission to explore and plunder the ruins of Xen'drik. Though such permission is not technically necessary, wise adventurers secure a letter before using Sharn as a launching point for expeditions to Xen'drik. Those who try to sell treasures from Xen'drik on the open market in Breland must produce a letter of marque or face stiff fines -- on top of forfeiting the treasure in question.
When adventurers are hired to explore Xen'drik as part of an expedition (such as one sponsored by Morgrave University or the Wayfinder Foundation), it is common practice for the employer to secure a letter of marque for the expedition, so that characters don't need to worry about the expense or the frequently considerable difficulty. Characters who must secure a letter for themselves most likely do so at the Bureau of Antiquities in Sharn's Highest Towers district. Filing an application can take the better part of a day and involves both answering extensive questions from the staff at the bureau and enduring their long, musing recollections of their own expeditions to Xen'drik years before. A letter of marque costs 500 gp.
It is not particularly difficult to forge a letter of marque, and it is certainly possible to sell goods from Xen'drik on the black market or outside Breland to avoid the need for one. A forged letter of marque can be purchased for about 25 gp.
Letter of Proxy: On occasion, illness, distance, or scheduling conflicts keep a political, military, or industrial leader from attending an important event. In these cases, he might want to send a representative to speak for his interests at one or more occasions or gatherings. This person receives a letter of proxy to verify that she does, in fact, have official sanction to speak for the leader in question. Traditionally, a letter of proxy is drafted by House Sivis on the issuer's personal letterhead, notarized with an arcane mark, and carried in a leather billfold bearing some sign associated with the issuer. The letter clearly identifies the name and physical description of the intended bearer. If there is any uncertainty, these details are compared to that person's identification papers for corroboration. A letter of proxy costs 8 gp.
Securing a letter of proxy is usually a simple matter of contacting House Sivis and arranging the service. The sorts of people who have need of such a document have ready access to the means of acquiring it. Should a person want to acquire a letter of proxy under false pretenses -- having assassinated or otherwise removed a designated proxy and wanting to take her place, for example -- the process is much more complicated. Professional forgers are loath to venture into the realms of high politics, so they make sure the reward is commensurate with the risk, charging around 100 gp for the service.
|A royal decree signed by
Kaius III and Boranel
Pardon: Just as every nation has regulations and strictures defining certain acts as criminal, each nation also has prescribed penalties for breaking its laws. However, a government might decide to forgive even a lifetime of criminal activities when extenuating circumstances can be proven or when the criminal performs some other mitigating act. (This happened more frequently during the Last War, when a convicted criminal could earn his freedom with meritorious service on the battlefield.) Such forgiveness comes in the form of a pardon -- a parchment that describes the acts committed, the original sentence imposed, and a statement of clemency, which is affixed with the seal of the government and an arcane mark. A pardon is usually carried with or attached to the individual's identification papers in case word of his misdeeds carried more widely than word of his reprieve.
A written pardon is issued by the government -- usually by the law enforcement system that is releasing the pardoned person, but sometimes by higher authorities (even the king of a nation, or at least in the ruler's name). Forging a pardon is difficult, but many people would pay well for a clean forgery that clears their names. The best kind of forged pardon is one that purports to be issued in one of the Five Nations, but not where the character lives and operates. In cases where the crime and supposed pardon took place some years ago, a pardon from the Queen of Cyre is the best bet because its authenticity cannot be verified. Any forged pardon runs the risk of being investigated if an individual is taken into custody for a new crime. When the pardon is revealed as a forgery (presumably by checking against the records of the issuing court), two more crimes are added to the charges against the captive -- forgery or possession of a forged document, as well as whatever crime is supposed to have been pardoned. A forged pardon costs at least 100 gp.
What Do You Know?
DC 15: The arcane mark spell is widely used, particularly by House Sivis, to authenticate important documents. A special form of arcane mark can be embedded in a signet ring in such a way that it is only visible when a specific person wears the ring.
DC 10: Most people of the middle and upper classes carry identification papers with them at all times. In certain areas, everyone must carry such papers and be prepared to show them to officers of the law when requested. Anyone crossing national borders must carry traveling papers.
DC 15: Letters and certificates are sometimes required to operate a business (a business license) or even to plunder the ruins of Xen'drik (a letter of marque). Properly notarized documents are essential to establish ownership of significant pieces of property (a title deed) and to establish a person's right to act in someone else's place (a letter of proxy).
DC 20: The right document can get you money from the bank (a letter of credit), a pardon for a crime you committed (a letter of pardon), or even a pardon for a crime you haven't committed yet (a letter of dispensation).
A check against this DC is also sufficient to determine where to acquire a document needed for a particular purpose.
Knowledge (nobility and royalty)
DC 10: House Sivis notarizes official documents. The house uses the arcane mark spell to establish the authenticity of particularly important documents.
DC 15: House Kundarak issues letters of credit (notarized by House Sivis) to allow account holders to access their funds from any Kundarak bank. These letters can also be used as payment for services, specifying the amount the bearer can withdraw.
DC 20: Members of the dragonmarked houses use special signet rings that contain arcane marks to establish their identity and membership in a house.
Royal Decree: When the head of a royal family or ruler of a nation makes an official proclamation, word is spread by disseminating a royal decree. This is a large, ornately decorated parchment detailing the announcement in clear, easy-to-read script. Royal decrees are read in town squares, reproduced in printed chronicles, and hung on the walls of government buildings and other places where people gather. During the Last War, royal decrees were issued whenever a decisive battle was fought, when allegiances shifted, and when the Thronehold Accords were signed. These days, royal decrees are used to announce births and deaths in the royal family, changes in tax policies, or other matters of state. Although there is no monetary value attached to the documents, some people save royal decrees of historic or personal importance.
Royal decrees cannot be purchased and are difficult to forge for any useful purpose. The issuance of a royal decree is typically a matter of such public notice that it would be hard to present a forged decree as authentic without the accompanying gossip, rumors, anticipation, and officious goings-on.
Title Deed: Possession might be nine-tenths of the law in the wilder parts of the world, but throughout the Five Nations a deed is required to prove ownership of buildings, land, airships, and other property of significant size and value. Title deeds are not carried by the owner, but are rather kept under lock and key in a safe location. They are large documents prepared by House Sivis on oversized sheets of parchment, bearing a detailed description of both property (particularly identifying marks or measurements) and owner, a history of the property's previous ownership, plus a pair of arcane marks. Title deeds are considered extremely difficult documents to forge.
Title deeds are issued by national governments -- sometimes through local or regional offices, sometimes by courier from the national capital. The cost is 15 gp, plus any appropriate courier fees.
Traveling Papers: Anyone who travels across national borders is usually required to carry traveling papers identifying them, their residence, their destination, and their reason for travel. Traveling papers consist of a parchment sheet with the appropriate information and an arcane mark, carried in a leather folder. House Sivis, House Orien, House Deneith, and House Lyrandar all offer traveling papers that are recognized throughout central Khorvaire.
A set of traveling papers typically costs 2 sp, and can be purchased at Sivis and Deneith enclaves, lightning rail stations, and Lyrandar offices located in the ports of major cities. A forged set costs about 5 gp.
Warrant: In civilized Khorvaire, the city guard, militia, constabulary, and all others charged with keeping the peace have the power to detain those they suspect of wrongdoing. However, this power is somewhat diminished if the suspect is a member of a royal family or a dragonmarked house, or is sufficiently wealthy. This is especially a problem for rural officials and deputized citizens, whose authority could be questioned. A warrant is an official document stating that the bearer has the authority to arrest a specific individual or impound a specific item. A warrant includes identifying details of the person or item it covers, the reason it was issued, the signature of the local lord or magistrate, plus both an arcane mark and a wax or printed seal.
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Their first stop in the nation's capital will be at Howard University.
By WILLIAM K. ALCORN
VINDICATOR STAFF WRITER
YOUNGSTOWN -- High school students from Youngstown and Springfield, Ohio, will continue their research on the graves of black Civil War veterans during a whirlwind one-day trip to Washington, D.C.
The students, accompanied by veterans, educators and public officials from the two communities, will board a bus at midnight at VFW Post 6488 in Youngstown for the trip to Washington, where they will visit black Civil War memorials and other historic landmarks and memorials in the nation's capital. They will return to Post 6488 24 hours later.
First stop: Their first stop will be at Howard University, where they will meet with Dr. Russell L. Adams, chairman of Afro-American studies; Dr. IbrahimSundiata, chairman of the Department of History, and Dr. Walter Hill, historian of the Black Civil War Statue Foundation.
Students from the two communities were brought together earlier this year after local black veterans learned that Washington High School students in Springfield were tracking and mapping the graves of black Civil War veterans in the state, said Herman Adams of VFW Post 6488 in Lowellville.
Similar work was being done here by Steffon Jones of Youngstown and others, and Post 6488 invited the Springfield students to Youngstown to visit cemeteries and see the graves of U.S. Colored Troop members, and to recognize the students from Springfield for their work.
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What Do We Owe the Iraqis?
Andrew Bacevich, Boston University
Rev. Bryan Hehir, Harvard University / Archdiocese of Boston
Rev. Paul McNellis, S.J., Boston College
Moderator: Alan Wolfe, Boston College
Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Location: Cushing 001
What is America's moral responsibility to the Iraqi people? The fifth anniversary of American military action in Iraq is rapidly approaching, and discussion of troop withdrawal dominates presidential primary debates. But what do American citizens owe the Iraqis? What does continued American action, reconstruction or withdrawal mean for our moral responsibility to a country that we invaded and to which we introduced radical change? Three distinguished professors will discuss the religious and moral implications of the American presence in Iraq.
Andrew J. Bacevich is professor of history and international relations at Boston University. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, he received his Ph.D. in American diplomatic history from Princeton. Before joining the faculty of Boston University in 1998, he taught at West Point and at Johns Hopkins. Bacevich is the author of several books, to include The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War (2005) and American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U. S. Diplomacy (2002). He is the editor of The Long War: A New History of U. S. National Security Policy since World War II (2007) and Imperial Tense: Problems and Prospects of American Empire (2003). His essays and reviews have appeared in a wide variety of scholarly and general interest publications to include The Atlantic Monthly, The Wilson Quarterly, The London Review of Books, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Nation, and The New Republic. His op-eds have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, International Herald Tribune, Boston Globe, and Los Angeles Times among other newspapers. Bacevich is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Rev. J. Bryan Hehir is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public Life at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is also the Secretary for Social Services in the Archdiocese of Boston. Prior to assuming these positions, Father Hehir served as President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA from 2001-2003. Before that he served on the staff of the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops in Washington, D.C. and served on the faculty at Georgetown University. He also served as faculty and later Dean of Harvard Divinity School. He was named a MacArthur Fellow in 1984. His research and writing focus on issues of ethics and foreign policy, Catholic social ethics and the role of religion in world politics and in American society. Hehir’s publications include: “The Moral Measurement of War: A Tradition of Continuity and Change”; “Military Intervention and National Sovereignty”; “Catholicism and Democracy”; “Social Values and Public Policy: A Contribution from a Religious Tradition”; and “The Moral Dimension in the Use of Force."
Rev. Paul W. McNellis, S.J. is a member of the Philosophy Department at Boston College, where he has been teaching in the Perspectives Program since 2000. He was formerly director of the political philosophy program at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. McNellis completed his undergraduate degree in Asian Studies at Cornell University, holds additional degrees from Fordham University and the Gregorian University and a Ph.D. in political philosophy from Boston College. Before entering the Society of Jesus in 1977, he worked as a journalist in Vietnam and with Catholic Relief Services in Cambodia, where he was awarded the Chevalier du Sisowath by the government of the Khmer Republic for humanitarian service to refugees. From 1970-71 he served as an infantry officer with the US Army in Vietnam. | <urn:uuid:113eb5ab-e42c-43a1-a1d4-f1d8ec5d41b4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/centers/boisi/publicevents/s08/iraq.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00007-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949685 | 826 | 1.84375 | 2 |
A couple of days ago, ABC News investigative reporter Brian Ross was reportedly roughly handled by members of Rep. Michele Bachmann's security team as he tried to ask the Republican presidential candidate about reports that she suffers from migraine headaches.
The behavior of Bachmann's staff has drawn criticism from several quarters, including (not surprisingly) ABC. ABC News senior vice president Jeffrey Schneider told the Washington Post: "It's unfortunate when physicality is involved. [Ross] was just doing his job."
Bachmann, however, does have the support Andrew Breitbart's Big Journalism. Blogger Warner Todd Huston wrote today that "what happened to Ross is fairly mild and all his fault," and then responded to Schneider's quote with perhaps the most ridiculously inexplicable Nazi reference the internet has ever seen:
If you listen to the silly hyperbole from the far left blogrags, the media is being treated like the Egyptian protesters in Tahrir Square by Bachmann's campaign staff. Another lefty site says that Bachmann is indulging in "open conflict" with the press. Neither characterization is even close to the truth.
Jeffrey Schneider, a senior vice president for ABC news, denounced the incident saying, "He was certainly shoved around and pushed. It's unfortunate when physicality is involved. He was just doing his job."
I remember members of an army sometime in the mid 1940s saying that they were innocent because they were just doing their jobs, too.
Hah! Brian Ross is a Nazi war criminal! What?
Even better, Huston's absurd Godwinning is sandwiched between four separate condemnations of "hyperbole" from the media and progressives:
In a fit of wild hyperbole, Ross called his treatment by Bachmann similar to the treatment he's received "mostly by Mafia people"...
If you listen to the silly hyperbole from the far left blogrags...
With all this hyperbole and gnashing of teeth by the left...
In 2011 a reporter was simply blocked from getting to a candidate but not thrown to the ground. Result = outrage and hyperbole.
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The Pyramid Of Shadows
In centuries past, a tiefling wizard named Karavakos made a fatal bargain. The twin threats of monsters of the wild and rebellion from within threatened his iron grip over the lands of his petty kingdom. In desperation, Karavakos summoned a devil and asked for aid. A legion of infernal soldiers came to march under his command, and he stepped up his efforts to restore order—and a harsh justice—to his domain.
The legion of devils came at a very reasonable price. They would fight on his behalf and obey his orders without question. If he ever led them to defeat, however, they would abandon him and he would be cast into eternal captivity. Only an error made by the wizard could result in the devils’ defeat—no army in the world could defeat them on the field of battle.
Karavakos led his legions on one conquest after another. What had been a small kingdom grew into a mighty nation to rival the great human empire of Nerath that held sway over much of the land at this time. With winter’s arrival, Karavakos called a halt to his campaign of expansion. He returned to his palace with the eladrin princess, Vyrellis, who was to be his bride. Together, he proclaimed, they would rule a new empire, and with spring’s dawning his armies would march into the Feywild, extending their rule across two worlds.
When spring came, the devil armies marched through the thin border between worlds. In the Feywild, though, the devils met their match. Invincible on the battlefields of the natural world, the devils had no such protection once they stepped into the Feywild. Fey spears and arrows felled the legions, putting an end to Karavakos’s dreams of conquest—and severing his diabolic bargain. Karavakos was imprisoned in the Pyramid of Shadows, his eladrin princess at his side.
The Pyramid of Shadows is one of many infernal prisons created to confine powerful beings. Just like a prism splits light into its component colors, the pyramid split Karavakos’s life force into free-willed splinters, each one containing a fragment of his power. With his power spread among various splinters, Karavakos couldn’t hope to break free from the prison. Enraged, he lashed out at the only person he could blame for his failure—Vyrellis, who he claimed tempted him into his ill-fated attack on the Feywild. He cut Vyrellis’s head from her shoulders and threw it into the charnel pit at the heart of the pyramid. But Vyrellis didn’t die. Her life energy, too, was splintered upon her arrival in the pyramid. Her splinters are not animate, but have instead been imbued into gemstones and an orb spread throughout the pyramid. | <urn:uuid:13e2c70c-7961-4dee-a08a-dd16bfd59f67> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaign/gametime/wikis/the-pyramid-of-shadows | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00040-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981569 | 609 | 1.53125 | 2 |
ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMES
Noosa Parks Association has several activity/interest groups which are driven by the Association’s volunteer members. These groups plan and engage in regular activities which focus on providing participants with a greater understanding and appreciation of their natural environment through fun and friendship. Members in each of these groups assist in promoting the aims of the Association by helping to protect our natural environment and encouraging sustainability.
Over the past number of years, each group was started when like-minded NPA members with similar interests started out pursuing their interests. When the success of forming such groups was realised, the more formal interest groups were named, encouraged and supported.
There is no limit to the number of groups that may be formed. If an NPA member is able to show the management committee that there is significant support for a new group within the current membership, then there should be no reason why a new group cannot start-up and flourish. The Association welcomes ideas and suggestions.
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Authors: Ewing, Jr., Thomas , 1829-1896
Date: July 27, 1859
In this letter to Hugh Ewing in Washington, D.C., Ewing, Jr. sought his brother's consent to donate "a lot" to Leavenworth's German Catholic to help with the construction of a "new building" (the pastor wanted to hold a raffle for the property to raise money). Perhaps more importantly, Ewing, Jr. wrote of political developments in which their business associate Hamp Denman was a likely Democratic nominee for governor, and he (T.E., Jr.) felt "strongly inclined to take the place on our [the Republican] ticket of Chief Justice of Supreme Court (a nomination he received in October; Ewing subsequently won election to that office in the December general election). Ewing also observed that the Republican Party was weaker in Leavenworth County than he anticipated and predicted that "the new Constitution [Wyandotte] will be unpopular in this County & and lose us many votes--not so much for its failure to exclude negroes as for its unjust & dishonest apportionment . . ."
Keywords: African Americans; Apportionment; Catholic Church; Churches; Democratic Party (U.S.); Denman, Hamp B.; Ewing, Hugh; Ewing, Thomas, 1829-1896; Halderman, John Adams; Johnston, Sanders W.; Kansas Territory. Supreme Court; Leavenworth, Kansas Territory; Linn County, Kansas Territory; Miege, John Baptist; Mitchell, Robert Byington; Parrott, Marcus J., 1828-1879; Republican Party (U.S.: 1854- ); Wyandotte Constitution
Authors: Wyandotte Constitutional Convention
Date: July 29, 1859
Official copy of the Wyandotte Constitution that became the Constitution of the State of Kansas on January 29, 1861, upon Kansas' admission to the United States of America.
Keywords: Wyandotte Constitution; Wyandotte Constitutional Convention, July 1859
Letter, Wm Taylor to S. S. Cox
Authors: Taylor, William
Date: July 31, 1859
William Taylor wrote to S. S. Cox regarding his impressions of the Wyandotte Constitution, which had been recently submitted to Congress. He then added details praising the peace and fertility of the land in Kansas Territory. Taylor concluded by supposing "that there will not any disturbance"caused by the border ruffians in the Territory.
Keywords: Border ruffians; Cox, S.S.; Kansas Territory. Legislature; Landscape; Leavenworth County, Kansas Territory; Leavenworth, Kansas Territory; Taylor, William; Women Suffrage; Womens rights; Wyandotte Constitution; Wyandotte Constitutional Convention, July 1859
Speech, Fellow Citizens--In Support of the Wyandotte Constitution
Authors: Martin, John A., 1839-1889
Date: c. July 1859
This eleven-page document was a speech or essay, most likely in John Alexander Martin's handwriting, in support of the proposed Wyandotte Constitution, which was ratified by the voters of the territory on October 4, 1859. Martin, a twenty-year-old Atchison editor, served as secretary for the convention which finished its work at the end of July. Thus, this speech, attacking the Democrats for conspiring to defeat this latest free-state constitution and for "the Lecomptonizing of Kansas," was undoubtedly delivered several times during the months of August and September 1859. It covered the various issues opponents were likely to use to defeat it at the polls and stressed that in light of actions of "a servile judiciary" slavery could not be removed from Kansas until it was admitted as a "sovereign state."
Keywords: Buchanan administration; Constitutions; Democratic Party (U.S.); English Bill; Free state constitutions; Kansas Territory. Supreme Court; Lecompton Constitution; Martin, John A., 1839-1889; Missouri compromise; Republican Party (U.S.: 1854- ); Scott, Dred; Slave power; Slavery; Squatter sovereignty; Wyandotte Constitution; Wyandotte Constitutional Convention, July 1859
Letter, J. J. I. [John James Ingalls] to Dear Father [Elias T. Ingalls]
Authors: Ingalls, John James
Date: August 14, 1859
Back in Sumer on August 14, 1859, Ingalls wrote regarding the convention's recently completed work and the prospects for the Wyandotte Constitution, now "before the people." The Democrats were "taking strong ground against it" because of the state boundaries set by the delegates (excluded "Southern Nebraska & Pike's Peak"), there was to be no exclusion of "free negroes" from Kansas, and of the "apportionment," which gave the Republicans, and thus their proposed constitution, a big advantage. "The democracy are furious about it [the apportionment] of course and some temporizing Republicans are inclined to smooth the matter over by explanations and euphimisms. I adopt a different ground . . . ." Ingalls argued that he "was not aware of any extreme favors or kindnesses extended to the people of Kansas in the last four years by the democratic party which warranted any very delicate considerations form the party in power today."
Keywords: Apportionment; Boundaries; Buchanan administration; Democratic Party (U.S.); Election, Wyandotte Constitution ratification, October 1859; Exclusion, African Americans; Ingalls, John James, 1833-1900; Land speculation; Leavenworth, Kansas Territory; Nebraska Territory; Pikes Peak, Kansas Territory; Republican Party (U.S.: 1854- ); Wyandotte Constitution; Wyandotte Constitutional Convention, July 1859
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updated 09:22 pm EDT, Sat May 12, 2012
Emphasizes HSPA variants outside US
Apple appears to have found a solution to complaints (mostly from international dealers) that its touting of LTE or "4G" compatibility in the latest iPad model is misleading outside North America. The company has begun changing the name of the LTE iPad model to "iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular" in its online stores, even in the US and Canada. The change has appeared in other stores, including the UK and Australia.
Authorities in both countries, along with resellers, called for changes in the way Apple markets the LTE-compatible iPad, since the radio Apple uses for LTE compatibility is only compatible with LTE frequencies in the US and Canada. Other countries have assigned a range of different frequencies for LTE, and a radio that can handle all of them was deemed unsuitable for the design goals of the latest iPad.
The rollout of changes is not yet complete, but should help clarify that the "4G" capability the iPad was previous advertised with is not available outside North America. The new LTE iPad was advertised globally as "Wi-Fi + 4G" until authorities in the UK, Australia, Sweden and other countries threatened investigations into misleading advertising. Apple had earlier edited a video and altered the UK website in response to complaints from the UK advertising standards authority, and offered refunds to customers in Australia who complained about the lack of "4G" functionality.
Under the new "Wi-Fi + Cellular" moniker, the LTE iPad is said to support "very fast" cellular networks, and on the Australian store goes on to clarify that it is not compatible with current Australian 4G LTE or WiMAX networks. Instead, in smaller type, the company says the model can "roam worldwide on fast mobile data networks, including HSPA, HSPA+ and DC-HSDPA."
HSPA and its variants offer significantly faster speed than conventional 3G, but do not reach the average speeds of genuine LTE or WiMAXs. Some US carriers, such as T-Mobile, have tried to pass HSPA variants off as "4G" since the term is ill-defined in most carrier advertising.
In the US and Canada, the "Wi-Fi + Cellular" iPad is now said to work on "fast cellular networks -- up to 4G LTE." The US version omits any mention of roaming worldwide on HSPA-related networks. The company had previously resisted suggestions of a name change for the Wi-Fi + 4G LTE iPad, but may hope that in capitulating it will avoid potential legal action. [via AppleInsider] | <urn:uuid:3cc3797c-7568-409c-820e-3c79d94966fa> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/05/12/emphasizes.hspa.variants.outside.us/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702810651/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111330-00036-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955236 | 539 | 1.75 | 2 |
A warning from California's Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) is causing concerns among some small wineries and the firms that help them sell wine online. The advisory, issued last month, could hamper the growth of online sales and direct shipping. And it could further complicate and delay Amazon.com's long-awaited entry into wine sales.
The decision could also prevent consumers from buying many of their favorite wines. With the growth of Internet retailing and the loosening of restrictions on direct shipping, more and more wineries are selling online. During the recession, distributors are scaling back the number of brands they carry, focusing on their best sellers, and wineries are looking to the Internet to reach more consumers.
Many have turned to third-party marketing agents to help them. Such organizations facilitate sales and help wineries navigate the confusing array of regulations in each state, but never touch the actual bottles. Because they don't handle the wine, many have assumed they don't need a license.
On June 5, the California ABC issued an industry advisory warning that third-party service providers require a license if they facilitate the sale of alcoholic beverages and share in the revenue. While the ABC says it has not passed judgment on any of the programs offered by these providers, wineries working with unlicensed businesses could potentially lose their liquor licenses, a devastating blow.
The advisory describes third parties as, "persons or businesses operating Internet websites for the purpose of promoting, marketing or selling alcoholic beverages."
The advisory sent a tremor through the industry. Wineries that have found it easier to sell their wine online by working with marketing agents, such as Snooth, AmericanWinery.com and Bottlenotes, may have to change the way they operate on the Internet.
"We've had to change one relationship with a company because of the advisory," said Stephen Bachmann, CEO of Vinfolio, an online wine store. Vinfolio, which has a liquor license, had to terminate an agreement with a third-party provider. The third-party firm was referring business to Vinfolio, taking a percentage of sales profits, and did not have a license.
Amazon, one of the largest online retailers in the world, is attempting to create a wine division but continues to run into delays. The company had announced it would partner with New Vine Logistics, a Napa-based direct-shipping service, so it wouldn't have to directly handle the wine. Amazon could make sales without having to acquire a license in every state. (New Vine Logistics was saved from bankruptcy recently after rival Inertia Beverage Group stepped in; Inertia is selling off many New Vine assets and has made no comment on the future of the Amazon deal.)
According to Mathew Seck, chief of the California ABC's trade enforcement unit, the advisory was released to address confusion surrounding Internet regulations. Consumers and licensed businesses had been calling in with questions pertaining to unlicensed marketing agents and websites. Seck admitted that the ABC doesn't have time for its employees to be scanning the Internet, and relies on complaints.
Seck also said the ABC has wine drinkers in mind. Unlicensed businesses that sell alcohol are unregulated. If a consumer receives a damaged product, they may not be able to pursue compensation. "[It's] a very complicated issue," said Seck. "The department is concerned about consumer protection. It's really a buyer beware situation when they purchase from non-licensed sources."
The ABC only has jurisdiction over licensed businesses in its state. It can stop wines coming into California but cannot pursue the original sources. "If wine enters the state illegally it could be seized. [It] comes down to whether we have jurisdiction," Seck said. But the agency can punish California wineries.
Despite the risk, few wineries have reacted strongly to the advisory. Only a handful of wineries contacted by Wine Spectator were concerned and some had not heard about the warning. "Obviously if we are non-compliant in any way we would work to correct that," said Michael Doilney, general manager at Parallel wines in Napa. Parallel uses several services to sell wine online.
Many involved in the industry believe the growth of direct online sales is inevitable and new regulations will have to be developed. "[The advisory] won't stop the wave that is occurring with marketing agents," said Paul Mabray, chief strategy officer at VinTank, a digital think tank for the wine industry. The question remains whether the ABC will slow that wave down.
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Occasionally this column takes a look at what happened to a person or thing that was a memorable part of Laurel's past. This month it looks at two Laurel icons from the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Laurel High coach set the standard
Laurel High School was never known for fielding excellent football teams. Ron Ladue changed that.
Ladue inherited a football program that was not expected to win. But Ladue's teams did win and changed the expectations for Laurel High. By the time he left coaching after the 1972 season, Ladue had established himself as the school's best football coach up to that point. His tenure set the standard and, to this day, his record at Laurel High stands up with the best in school history.
Interviewed recently in his office in Olney, Ladue, now 70, fondly remembered his time in Laurel.
Ladue grew up in Laurel and his family lived in the area then known as Scotchtown, off Old Sandy Spring Road. An all-county football and baseball player at Laurel High (class of 1960), he played in turbulent times, when Prince George's County's schools and athletics were still segregated.
"Back then, we never played against Fairmont Heights, where the black kids from Laurel were bused," he recalled. "They only played against other 'black' schools." It was during his years at Laurel that the county's schools were integrated. One of Ladue's best friends was Bill Scott, Laurel High's first black athlete, who went on to play football in college and professionally. Another good friend, who also played football with Ladue both in high school and college, was Hollis T. Brown, who would later figure in a life-altering career change for Ladue.
Ladue was a scholarship football player at the University of Maryland, but his career was interrupted with a stint in the Army. While stationed in Germany, Ladue married and had a daughter. With his Army commitment expired, Ladue resumed his football career at Maryland. An education major, he student-taught at Laurel High and assisted head football coach Tony Yanchulis.
After graduating in 1967, Ladue was hired at Laurel High to teach English and, with the blessing of the now-retired Yanchulis, coached both football and baseball. After a few years, he began teaching driver's education.
"Honestly, driver's ed was a boring job, but it had its moments," Ladue said. "They only gave us a brake on the instructor's side of the car. We really needed our own steering wheel."
In Ladue's six seasons as coach, he never had a losing record. His finest season was 1970, when the Spartans went 7-3. Ladue recalls the highlight of that season was beating Potomac High School at their homecoming.
"There was a lot of racial taunting at that game aimed at our quarterback. Black quarterbacks were pretty rare in those days, but we had one of the best in Ronnie Wallace." Wallace justified Ladue's faith, burning Potomac for five touchdown passes.
"He was both a coach and a father figure to us," said Wallace (class of 1971). "He developed discipline in me that I used when I became a policeman."
Robert Ricks (also class of 1971) remembers Ladue as "tough but fair. Because of what he expected, we played bigger than we were," said Ricks. "There were no excuses for not winning."
To supplement his teaching salary, Ladue started selling real estate on the side, encouraged by his friend from school, H.T. Brown, who had a thriving real estate business in Laurel.
"I was making a lot more money selling real estate part-time than teaching and coaching full-time," said Ladue. When Brown offered Ladue a full-time position after the 1973 school year ended, he made the career change. It was difficult for Ladue to leave.
"I have a lot of fond memories of my time and the people there," he said.
His career blossomed so much that in 1978 he left H.T. Brown to start his own real estate development company. The Laurel area is dotted with projects from this enterprise, including Patuxent Greens and Carriage Hills. In 2000, he dissolved his company and returned to just selling real estate. He enjoys being a mentor to younger agents in his office at Remax in Olney.
He never completely left coaching, however. As his son, Whit, grew and became an accomplished athlete, Ladue lent a hand coaching his son's football teams in the Olney Boys and Girls Club and, later, Middletown High School.
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The Greens threat to amend the federal government's school funding reforms is ''silly'' and risks hurting students, according to School Education Minister Peter Garrett.
Speaking to Fairfax Media on Friday, Mr Garrett said the Greens bid have changes made to the mining tax by threatening other measures such as the Gonski education funding model is ''futile''.
Just days after announcing that the formal alliance with Labor, forged in 2010, is over, Greens leader Christine Milne will announce on Friday plans to amend the $6 billion Gonski enabling bill in the House of Representatives to ensure funding goes to the poorest schools first.
Senator Milne will use a speech to the Australian Education Union conference in Melbourne to build pressure on the government to fix the mining tax, which raised only $126 million in its first six months. It was forecast to raise $2 billion in its first 12 months.
Mr Garrett said the Greens were seeking to delay legislation that would provide additional resources to schools.
''This is a particularly pointless gesture on the part of the Greens and seems to miss the point completely that the Gonski reforms and a new national plan for school improvement will see additional resources go to those schools that have got great student need,'' he said.
''We don't want any unnecessary delays and I'm surprised by this rather silly gesture from the Greens.''
With the current funding model due to expire at the end of 2013, Mr Garrett said it was ''absolutely critical'' that the parliament passed legislation to allow funds to flow to schools in 2014.
''Anything that happens in the parliament that frustrates or delays the implementation of that model would be a bad thing for the education of Australian students.
''This is a highly important reform that will change the shape of the nation for the future, and give every child the opportunity to reach their potential,'' he said.
''To have a gesture of this kind from the Greens at this stage . . . threatens to delay it which would be unacceptable to parents and to the teaching community Australia wide.''
Asked whether the government could afford to implement the Gonski reforms given the mining tax had raised much less revenue than expected, Mr Garrett said: ''We've always said that we will make the structural adjustments necessary in the budget to support the important reforms like the national disability insurance scheme and a national plan for school improvement.''
Senator Milne said in a statement on Friday that the Greens would be ''doing all within our power'' to get the Gonski legislation passed soon.
The Greens amendment would push for the most disadvantaged government schools to be prioritised for any additional Commonwealth funding, the statement said.
''We would anticipate the government would back such a common sense amendment, however, the Greens will not be doing anything that would prevent the implementation of Gonski this year,'' Senator Milne said.
In a speech to the National Press Club earlier in the week, Senator Milne announced the end of the formal alliance between Labor and the Greens, but pledged to continue to vote against no confidence motions and for supply bills in order for the parliament to continue until the September 14 election day.
She said that Labor's priorities now lay with mining interests and it had effectively ended the alliance with her party.
The government has committed to delivering the schools blueprint this year but needs the support of the national Parliament, the states, and the Catholic and independent schools sector.
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On view starting September 30, 2011, Columbus Views celebrates the Bicentennial of the City of Columbus. The exhibition, drawn primarily from CMA
s collection, gathers works by artists who were compelled to translate the charms of the citys various locales and neighborhoods onto canvas and into photographic prints.
Throughout its history, Columbus has inspired artists again and again to translate the charms of its various locales and neighborhoods. Columbus Views presents a small selection from these artistic gems by artists who recorded their connection to the city on canvas. Some are well-associated with the city, such as Emerson Burkhart, George Bellows, Aminah Robinson, Sid Chafetz, Abdi Roble, Tony Mendoza, or William Hawkins. Other are lesser known and might present a nice surprise for the viewer, such as Charles Rosen, William Parker Little, Ray Kinsman-Waters, or Miriam Frasch.
The exhibition celebrates the city, from the downtown of the 1920s to the downtown of today, and from the University district to the near East side. The hustle of shoppers in front of the original Lazarus store, the old Broad Street bridge over the Scioto River, the shuffle of students across The Ohio State Universitys Oval on a cold day, or the rooftops of German Village are all recorded with empathy, often humor, and always a sense of ownership that comes from belonging to a community.
The Columbus Museum of Art joins the City of Columbus in celebrating our great citys Bicentennial with programs and exhibitions throughout 2011 and 2012. Columbus Views commemorates the Columbus Bicentennial by highlighting artistic depictions of the city. | <urn:uuid:7dc075ce-ddb4-4d1f-890d-a90fd91ba07c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=50821&int_modo=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707435344/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123035-00011-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951664 | 334 | 1.796875 | 2 |
Afghanistan and Iraq War Casualties by Hometown
CNN has an interesting feature mapping the hometowns and location where death occurred for US and coalition troops killed in Afghanistan and Iraq. The hometowns of American soldiers killed in Afghanistan:
Aside from the sheer number of the dots, what jumps out is how few of the deaths are in the western part of the country until you get to the Pacific Coast.
The Iraq map is more full, owing to nearly double the casualties. But the pattern still holds:
While it’s true that the South and the Heartland disproportionately contribute to our all-volunteer force, the notion that our forces are mostly Nebraska farmboys is false. The western third of the country is incredibly sparsely populated with, again, the notable exception of the coast. | <urn:uuid:13d5954c-432d-48eb-a12e-b6ebcad39d2f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/afghanistan-and-iraq-war-casualties-by-hometown/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00009-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944086 | 164 | 1.539063 | 2 |
For Release: Wednesday, May 18, 2011
DEC Proposes to Open New Areas for Bear Hunting in Eastern New York
Proposal to Also Change Bear Hunting Season Dates in Central and Western New York
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens today announced proposed changes that would open new areas east of the Hudson River to black bear hunting and establish uniform bear hunting season dates across the Southern Zone beginning in the 2011 hunting season.
"The proposed adjustments to bear hunting in the Southern bear range are part of our continuing effort to better manage bear populations and provide excellent hunting opportunities in New York State," Commissioner Martens said. "Black bears are thriving in New York and have expanded their range considerably in recent years. Increasing opportunities for bear hunting in the Southern Zone will help alleviate agricultural and homeowner conflicts with bears, provide recreational opportunity, and facilitate wise use of bear meat and hides."
The specific changes proposed for the Southern bear range would:
- Open Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) 3F, 3G, 3N, 3R, 3S, 4C, 4K, 4L, 4T, 4U, 4Y, 4Z, 5S and 5T to black bear hunting for the archery, regular and muzzleloading seasons. This would include all of Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia, Rensselaer, and Washington counties, and the portion of Rockland that was not already open for black bear hunting. Season dates for these units will be the same as those in place for adjacent units already open to bear hunting in the Southern bear range.
- Establish an earlier start to the existing regular black bear season in wildlife management units in parts of central and western New York by removing the 7-day lag that has previously existed between the start of the regular deer season and the regular bear season in this portion of New York. This will provide a uniform bear hunting season framework for all bear hunting in the Southern Zone.
Bear hunting is the only viable and cost effective tool for managing bear numbers on a landscape scale. However, DEC also encourages public understanding and tolerance of bears through various educational efforts. Additional information about black bears, including tips for living with bears is available on the DEC website. DEC has also helped produce and distribute a DVD, "Living with Black Bears in New York," which is available in most schools and public libraries throughout the state.
To see more detailed descriptions of the proposal, including instructions for providing comments, go to the DEC website. The proposed rulemaking can also be viewed in detail in the May 18, 2011 publication of the New York State Register, which can be found in the right hand column of this page. DEC will be accepting public comments on the proposal through July 5, 2011. A map of the proposed area expansion is attached.
Figure 1. Map illustrating the proposed bear hunting expansion
east of the Hudson River (red). The proposed regulations would
also establish a consistent bear hunting season across the
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Today the National Post published some statistics on the housing market from CREA (The Canadian Real Estate Association) citing that the home sales and new home listings are down year over year for the third consecutive month.
Economists remained divided as to the future of the Canadian housing market. Some believe that because levels of household debt are at an all-time high, fluctuations in employment or interest rates have could the ability to burst a hypothetical housing bubble, with results similar to what we’ve seen the United States. Others, such as Toronto Dominion Banks’s chief Executive Ed Clark, believe that because Canadian Banks have avoided subprime lending, Canadians will not experience what we have seen in the US. He believes the Canadian Real Estate market is in a period of adjustment, as in adjusting to the tighter mortgage lending rules initiated in June of 2012.
This moral of this story remains the same: Economists remain divided on their predictions for the future of the Canadian housing market. The good news for us is that if the housing market is inflated, the federal governments legislation seems to be working to slow down housing sales to moderate prices and protect consumers from any large market corrections in the form of bubble bursts.
What remains to be seen is how Canadians will adjust to the inevitable interest rate increases, and the precautions and legislation the government will impose to protect Canadian consumers from feeling the effects of these increases.
Our perspective for Edmonton area real estate remains as it has for some time now – things are looking up. Part of the problem with the CREA stats is that they are heavily influenced by Vancouver, Toronto and to some extent Calgary – three markets that have seen dramatic run ups in the past year in terms of their average value. This has not been the case for real estate in the rest of Canada and especially Edmonton. Edmonton home values have been stable, even with slightly lower demand than previous years. The real kicker for Edmonton is in its strong employment, positive net migration and economic situation. This is probably the most significant reason that the vacancy rate in Edmonton has dropped from 3.2% to 1.7% in a fairly short time.
This does not mean that Edmonton is immune from the media headwinds out of Toronto, and Vancouver and their effects on the National Average. It could actually mean the opposite for Edmonton as people continue to look for and realize that Edmonton is a stable, affordable housing market, that has numerous great communities in which to raise a family. | <urn:uuid:6eecd591-3daa-415a-aa01-855bee50d432> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://edmontonrealestateblog.com/2013/01/the-story-remains-the-same.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368699881956/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516102441-00013-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970734 | 496 | 1.835938 | 2 |
Bletchley Park marks Alan Turing centenary with stamp issue
Bletchley Park Post Office has announced plans to issue four limited-edition first day covers to celebrate Alan Turing's centenary year.
Turing worked as part of the team which cracked the Enigma code at Bletchley Park in World War II and helped create the world's first modern computer.
The covers will carry a 1st class Royal Mail "Turing Bombe" stamp, cancelled with a unique postmark.
Proceeds will help the restoration of the Buckinghamshire site.
The four designs, which will be released on 23 February, portray Turing's work on the mathematics of patterns in nature and buildings at Bletchley Park associated with the computer pioneer.
The Royal Mail stamp features the rebuilt Turing Bombe which is on display at Bletchley Park.
The first day of issue postmark is a facsimile of one of the Bombe's 36 drums marked with the letters of the alphabet.
Bletchley Park Post Office was the codebreakers' undercover mail room during World War II.
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My toddler was using the potty frequently when he turned about 2.5 years, then after Memorial weekend, he suddenly stopped going. He seems to hold it forever and is very stubborn. I haven't had him go to the potty since the end of May. Is there a way to retrain him to use the potty on regular basis? He is almost 3 now.
It is actually relatively normal to revert a little. Try not to get upset or punish, accidents do happen and it is developmentally appropriate for him to be more interested in play time right now. They get busy and want to play and think they can hold until something more boring is going on. If he is at home with you it would be pretty easy just to have a "pit stop" every hour to hour and a half as part of your routine. Be upbeat and positive about it AND when you decide you need a pit-stop talk about that too. "Wow, I have to go potty right now. I wish I didn't have to because I like reading stories with you, but I'd better go so I don't have an accident. I'll be right back" or, "Hmm. . . before I get in the car I think I will try to go potty so that I don't have to later while we're driving. You should probably try too. Do you want to try before me or after me?"
If he is at preschool - most of the good ones work regular potty breaks into the schedule anyway.
He is likely to be reluctant, but you can reassure him that after he has tried, he can go back to playing again. Then praise him for trying when he does sit down and give it a try. If he absolutely refuses, I wouldn't force it. I liked to point out to these kids, how much MORE play time they miss out on when they have to "get cleaned up and changed" because an accident instead of just using the potty in the first place (natural consequences you know). If he still won't try, let him have the accident and then while he is getting cleaned up be really slow about getting him dressed again while you say something along the lines of, "Darn, what a bummer you have to spend all this time getting clean again. I'm sorry that happened, what a bummer you didn't try to go earlier, you could be out there playing right now. Darn". Again, the idea is not to stress that the accident was bad, but that he might have avoided it if he'd made a different decision earlier. No punishments and that is all, enough times with this message he'll eventually get it.
Once in awhile, this kind of a "revert" can be because of something that stressed or continues to stress out the child such as a move, death of a family member, divorce or even something that seems pretty innocuous to us but may not be a big deal to him like a change in baby sitters or a friend moving away. If you suspect this might be the case, talk to him about it. Ask what he thinks (he may not be able to really tell you, but ask and listen to his response anyway) be patient, allow the backsliding for a little while and make sure you are giving your little one lots of reassurances and attention. After a week or two, start what is outlined in the paragraphs above.
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By Denise Jones
Running the Badwater Ultramarathon is the true test of an athlete’s endurance, training, tactics and proper body maintenance. One of the obstacles that seems to prevent many from finishing is problems with blistering. Before competing in my first Hi-Tec Badwater race in 1994, I had the privilege of Rhonda Provost teaching me foot-care techniques. (She’s the only woman to have done the double-crossing from Badwater to Whitney and back in 1995.) Since that time, I’ve taken advice from other runners as well, with the hopes that we could devise some way to prevent the inevitable blistering problems that develop during this event. When I competed the second time in 1996, I was able to finish the race with NO blisters at all by using the following techniques. My hope is that these tips will help you, the competitor, successfully travel this course in more comfort, due to sharing the techniques I have learned over the years.
I have seen and worked on feet so unbelievably blistered from this event it would make you think they have been boiled in oil. Often it has been a complete surprise to the athlete, as more often it seems many have taken it for granted that they won’t blister in Badwater because they don’t blister in other 100 milers. Please take the precautions, and maybe you can get through this event without them! Even with these measures I suggest, it’s not always the cure. In 1998 I spent significant time with Robert Thurber from Texas. By Panamint (72 miles) even with prior taping, his feet were so bad he had to be carried off the course. I tried everything to prevent this from happening to him, but his calluses were very thick, and he had blistered massively on his heels under them.
I also highly recommend the book advertised in UltraRunning Magazine, "Fixing Your Feet", by John Vonhof. It is a very complete practical synthesis on proper foot care. He goes into a lot of specifics on every detail of foot care, and where things can be purchased. It’s just great and I believe every competitor would benefit form using it as a reference.
My booklet is specific to Badwater, therefore it might differ somewhat from the techniques that Vonhof recommends in his book.
Items for foot care box:
- Swabs (for applying benzoin.)
- Toe nail clippers, fingernail file, pedicure file.
- Alcohol swipes.
- Tincture of Benzoin (it also comes in spray.)
- Sharp scissors (very pointed.)
- Tweezers to pull blister out to cut a hole in it.
- Tapes (Micropore and Elastikon.)
- Foot powder (Zeasorb.)
- Betadine (for cleansing.)
- Extra Socks
- Second Skin (A gel for burns and blisters.)
Preparation of Feet Prior to Competition.
File down any calluses with a pedicure file so that if a blister develops you can get to it so it can be treated. If thick calluses are allowed to remain, they are next to impossible to get underneath to fix the blister during this event. Many times it has caused an athlete to drop out. Make sure toenails are trimmed (square) and file them so no rough edges remain.
I recommend pre-taping the night before the race so the tape has time to conform to your feet. By taping the night before, it’s one less thing to get together on race day, and if anything comes unstuck it will take less time to fix. Micropore (by 3M) seems to work well (it is like paper) and conforms to the shape of the foot. Another tape that has been helpful is Elastikon (by Johnson&Johnson). It is slightly thicker and stretchy for the heels and balls of the foot and it is breathable. I DO NOT recommend duct tape. We have found that duct tape doesn’t breathe and causes the area that has been taped to become edematous, sometimes causing worse blisters underneath the tape. It also tears the skin that has been taped when it’s removed, causing a great deal of pain. Pre-tape any areas that has blistered before, or might be a friction point. Spread Tincture of Benzoin over the area to be taped. Allow the Tincture to become tacky, then tape as flatly and neatly as possible. Cut off any wrinkles or corners of the tape. Tincture of Benzoin can be purchased at a pharmacy.
Make sure you’ve tried your socks prior to the event. Everyone seems to have their own favorite. In recent years, runners such as Monica Scholz have had excellent results (blister-free) with Injinji toe socks (known as "Tsoks") which feature individual toes. With regular socks, seams are sometimes a problem. Sometimes it helps to turn the seam-side out. Any sock needs to fit well, with no wrinkling. Cotton socks provide no wicking and tend to make balls (pills). Any amount of sand in a sock seems to cause blistering.
Make sure shoes aren’t black, they absorb too much heat. Make sure insoles are insulating. I wear very padded orthotics that also provide insulation against the heat. Consider extra cushioning but don’t try something you haven’t trained with. Anklet nylons have been used to provide the innermost layer, then ultrathin socks. Personally, I found them too slippery. They caused my feet to move around too much in the shoe, which can also cause blisters. Have an extra pair of shoes available in case your feet swell. It also helps to keep them in a zip-lock bag in the ice chest, if you have room, to keep them cool. I’ve been able to complete the race in the same pair of shoes, however.
Treating Blisters After They Develop:
Clean the area with alcohol. Drain blister by cutting a hole in it, (a small hole not a pin prick.) This prevents the blister from refilling. Place Second Skin over the blister. Try to leave skin intact over the blister. Treat the area with Tincture of Benzoin, once again, so that the tape will stick. Tape over Second Skin. Once the skin is moist from sweat, it’s harder to get the tape to stick. I use foot powder (Zsasorb) to dry the feet after the benzoin and before the taping.
Lanolin or Vaseline:
Some runners like to use these preparations to prevent blistering. I have found that they don’t work for me. The drier I can keep my feet, the better. However, if using such a preparation has worked for you and you’ve trained in the desert with it, then by all means use it!
I have had no success using Compeed for Badwater. Others have used it to alleviate the pain of a blister quickly. The problem seems to be that it might help at the immediate time, but trying to get it off is a nightmare. It sticks to the skin and shifts. I treated three athletes last year that were in terrible pain from Duct Tape and Compeed. They wanted to climb Whitney after the race and their feet were in such bad shape they could hardly walk. In trying to remove it, the skin over the blister and the tissue underneath often comes off. The raw flesh is very tender and susceptible to infection. You might try it as a last ditch resort, but I’ve treated some very painful feet due to it’s use.
Comments from John Vonhof, author of "Fixing Your Feet"
The number one factor is knowing what your feet need, and how to do it, before you have to do it. I have patched many feet at ultras and adventure races and have found that most racers have a fairly good knowledge base of what they should be doing. They know it's smart to wear the right kind of socks and to have footwear that fits well. Many have also made footcare kits for their crews. I would make a rough guess and say about 30-40% are well versed in what their feet need and how to do it. The other 60-70% kind of wing it. They've read about footcare but somehow it falls lower on the priority list than does training, finding foods they can tolerate, the right flashlight for night running, and other choices. So they start their race and manage well for a while-until problems develop.
To have and keep healthy feet, you have to know what works for them in the sports in which you participate. You also have to know what to do when what worked no longer works. In other words, a fallback plan with the equipment to back it up and the knowledge of how to use it. Let me give some examples.
- Learn what lubricant works but have a container of powder handy.
- Learn what socks work but have one or two extra pair of other types.
- Learn how to tape the hot spots that might develop.
- Learn how to tape your toes, heels, and every other part of your feet just in case blisters form.
- Learn how to tape like a pro and then practice taping and then practice some more, and then start over until your taping is perfect.
- Learn that if you tape one toe, it may require a bit of tape on the next toe.
- Learn how to lance blisters and patch over them.
- Learn what happens to your feet when you don't change wet socks and your feet become macerated and feels like there is one humongous blister on the bottom of each foot.
- Learn that something simple like properly trimming and filing your toenails can prevent toe blisters and even black toenails.
- Learn that in a 135-mile race, if you don't control your feet, they will control you.
- Learn that you may know how to patch your feet, but you crew may not unless you teach them.
- Learn that an inexpensive shoehorn can prevent the formation of heel blisters when you try to shove your foot into your shoe because you are in a hurry to get out of the aid station.
The bottom line is that if you don't learn what works for your feet, intentionally, you will learn the hard way.
More foot care insights from John Vonhof
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Obituary: Mike Singleton
Tuesday, 16th October 2012 at 12:12 pm
Storied British game creator passes after battle with cancer
Mike Singleton, one of the founding figures of Britain’s computing scene and creator of seminal adventure game Lords of Midnight, has died in Switzerland following a battle with cancer.
Singleton, aged 61, died on October 10th, according to a post on the Giant Bomb forum.
Lords of Midnight is one of many defining titles that Singleton created for early 8- and 16-bit machines, including the ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, Amiga and PC.
Hit PC title Midwinter, mixed complex strategy and role-playing elements in open world players could explore back in 1989.
His most recent credit was working on Codemasters’s Grid in 2008.
Singleton was born in Liverpool in 1951. Before becoming a programmer, he worked as a teacher in Cheshire. He is also an author, having written his novel, The Eternal Empire, during his time at university.
Several figures in the development sector and beyond have paid their respects to Singleton via Twitter, including Sports Interactive’s Miles Jacobson, games consultant Nicholas Lovell and former Conservative MP Louise Mensch.
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Few companies have ever had such a crazy, tortuous, long pivot as Pandora.
Today we know Pandora as the Internet’s radio station that broadcasts over billion hours of music a month. But the company originally started life as a music kiosk service for record stores. And in between, it experienced a savage decade of near-death experiences.
“Pandora actually started as a company called Savage Beast Technologies,” Pandora CEO Joe Kennedy says in a new Total Disruption video. “The vision was to provide software to help people buy more music in music stores. Unfortunately, that was a dying business.”
Savage Beast struggled for three to four years, Kennedy says, without success, as the music industry transitioned in great pain and with great resistance to digital. Pandora also refocused on digital music, but the pivotal moment was the launch of the iPhone app store.
“We literally dropped everything we were doing,” Kennedy says. “And to this day, Pandora is the second most popular app in the iOS app store.”
The struggle wasn’t over — after four years in the music store business, it took a year to refocus on personalized music, delivered directly to music lovers via the web. The company’s first profitable quarter wasn’t for another five to six years after that — and Pandora had to advocate for laws relaxing music royalties to make it happen, as growing revenue doesn’t really matter if expenses grow faster.
As of today, Pandora has 150 million registered users in the U.S., with a third of them tuning into the service every single day, listening to over a billion hours of music every month.
But Pandora still faces a long road ahead, with possible encroachment into its business model from Apple, still challenging revenue numbers in spite of a growing subscriber count, and possible competition from Spotify.
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The Core Offer of extended services available for children to access through all schools by 2010
High Quality Wraparound Childcare
Primary schools will provide childcare either on the school site or through local providers, (for example, nurseries, breakfast and/or after school clubs), with supervised transport arrangements where appropriate, available 8am – 6pm all year round or to reflect community demand.
A Varied Menu of Activities
To be on offer such as homework clubs and study support, sport, music tuition, dance and drama, arts and crafts, special interest clubs such as chess, volunteering, business and enterprise activities.
To include information sessions for parents at key transition points, parenting programmes run with the support of other children’s services and family learning sessions to allow children to learn with their parents.
Swift and Easy Access
To a wide range of specialist support services such as speech therapy, child and adolescent mental health services, family support services, intensive behaviour support, and (for young people) sexual heath services. Some may be delivered on school sites.
Providing wider community access to ICT, sports and arts facilities, including adult learning.
These services will need to be based around the needs of pupils, parents and the community; this core offer ensures that there is a minimum of services and activities for all.
Services will not necessarily be provided on the school site or by teachers.
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Parent and Family Directory
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This course instructs the participant in the design, application and use of structured products. Structured finance remains the fastest growing financial market instrument ever with an estimated $10 trillion outstanding. The course will analyze all forms of structured instruments in use today and examine their purpose, function, cost, and risks relative to alternative financial instruments. The course will also explore the recent crisis in the CMO market and what went wrong. It will also explore the global expansion of structured finance and the new regulatory constraints issued by the BIS. | <urn:uuid:f895b9df-f3fb-48c2-b0ac-b319ecbf7f20> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thunderbird.edu/course/sel-topic-global-structured-finance | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00021-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951459 | 104 | 1.539063 | 2 |
We know from talking online..the world's a small place We can instantly correspond, with signals bounced from outer space and here in this site devoted to poem and emtions and expression we exist more or less spreading understanding, without much agression
I've found that Evil Fairy's have heart's of gold and that the hearts of the aged, aren't so old and the hearts the young struggle but persevere so in people I have faith more than fear
But I can see the way the world is headed and to me its most dreaded marked by struggle for oil and power and land and money and the state of the world economy isn't a joke or very funny
Its going to pit country agains country and region against region, brother against brother and friend against friend, religion against religion Some predict the the world is coming to an end
But Michael Jackson is performing again at the o2 Maybe we should all buy tickets and meet there, me and you becuase I don't want to be at odds with the people of the world I've seen the hearts all around the globe and they shine like gold
If its true HERE, there is hope for all young and old..great and small Muslim, Protestant, Jew, Christian, Catholic, Buddist...et al I want to build bridges and break down the wall (no matter what our faith...we're likely under one God...who else could have created us all)
Because we share more in our hearts and have much more we can share if we take the time to love and care and you'll think this is funny coming from me but things aren't always as they seem to be
I've had a revelation in recent days... I have to say from a little bird who flew my way and sat with me a little while, but couldn't stay I saw her golden pure heart anyway
It's a world of love and hope if we keep that thought in our hearts and when we're asked to fight agains our friend we should drop our weapons and say...NO NO...I will not bend!!
I'm not going against my brothers, my sisters, my friends because if the world is headed for turmoil we have a choice of how it turns out and ends I say we strive for peace and love our friends!!
Somewhere perhaps we'll all meet in a better place where things aren't considered like status, religion appearance, locale, economics, power or race I want to know you by your heart and the smile on your face
So before the world economy collapses, and they raise our taxes or oil runs out, or the ice caps melt or Planet Nibiru hits the milkyway belt and the earth quakes erupt and the tsunamis are felt Lets have some good clean fun and make love to everyone :)
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Colossians 2:11-15 (New International Version)
New International Version (NIV)
11 In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh[a] was put off when you were circumcised by[b] Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you[c] alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14 having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. 15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.[d]
- Colossians 2:11 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 13.
- Colossians 2:11 Or put off in the circumcision of
- Colossians 2:13 Some manuscripts us
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46 George Street Luton
George Street in 1901 - to see a larger version, please click on the image
46 George Street was first listed in a directory of 1877 when Hucklesby, Asher and Company, straw hat and bonnet manufacturers were in occupation. By 1885 the occupants were listed as Asha [?sic] Hucklesby and Arthur Panter, and, by 1903 A. Hucklesby and Company.
The Rating and Valuation Act 1925 specified that every piece of land and building in the country was to be assessed to determine its rateable value. Most of Bedfordshire was valued in 1927. Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service is lucky in having the valuer's notebook covering most of George Street. Evidence in the book shows that the survey of George Street took place in 1928.
Valuer's sketch of 46 George Street [DV1/R7]
The valuer discovered that 46 George Street was owned and as well as occupied by A. Hucklesby & Company Limited, which also had premises at 48 George Street and Guildford Street. The firm also had premises on the south-east side of Bond Street, behind 44 George Street. The valuer drew a sketch plan of the different buildings as shown above.
Each area comprised as follows:
A: two basement stores, with 10 feet 6 inches high ceilings, measured 19 feet 9 inches by 46 feet and 15 feet 6 inches by 37 feet 6 inches. A "good" showroom on the ground floor measured 20 feet by 50 feet. The first floor contained a sales office measuring 20 feet 3 inches by 48 feet 9 inches and the second floor store measured 20 feet 3 inches by 48 feet 9 inches.
B: the basement was shared with Block A. A ground floor store room measured 19 feet 9 inches by 19 feet 6 inches and a sale room 20 feet 6 inches by 23 feet. An office lay on the first floor measuring 21 feet by 23 feet "with Bridge to opposite Warehouse". Two offices measured 10 feet 3 inches by 11 feet 6 inches and 10 feet 3 inches by 6 feet 9 inches respectively. Second floor stores measured 20 feet 3 inches by 18 feet 9 inches and 21 feet by 23 feet respectively.
C: this block had a frontage to Bond Street. The basement had 9 feet 3 inches ceilings and two rooms measuring 21 feet by 22 feet and 23 feet squared. The ground floor comprised an office measuring 22 feet by 23 feet and a store room measuring 24 feet by 23 feet. The same layout prevailed on the first and second floors.
D: this was a corrugated iron store room with a wood and concrete floor serving as a store on the corner of Barber's Lane and Bond Street. It was "very old" and had a "leaky roof" and measured 27 feet 6 inches by 82 feet.
E: this building lay on Bond Street, behind 44 George Street. The ceiling of the basement store varied from 8 feet 6 inches to 10 feet high and the room measured 84 feet by 24 feet 6 inches. An export and materials room on the ground floor measured 84 feet by 24 feet 6 inches. A sales office on the first floor had the same measurements as the ground floor room.
Overall the valuer commented: "Built as Warehouse - good but not new".
Hucklesby is last listed in 1931 and by 1950 the occupier was F. W. Woolworth Limited, which had previously been at 51 George Street. This firm was listed at the address as late as 1972. The last Kelly's Directory for Luton, 1975, has no listing for the premises at all.
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In the past five years, 20 journalists have fled the country amid "a climate of intense intimidation," the CPJ says.
Last year, citing national security, the government blocked a freedom of information bill, further denying journalists and citizens access to documents.
Perera's predecessor, Frederica Jansz, went into exile after a businessman with close government ties bought the paper last year.
In recent weeks, the Leader ran articles critical of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Perera admitted that she does not know whether Shaukatally was attacked specifically for any of his work.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Navi Pillay, said Sri Lankan authorities should immediately give Shaukatally protection. She called the shooting an assassination attempt.
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After reading your quote from Dr. Lustig, I was reminded of a previous high fruit diet that I was on (which I do not recommend), where I would eat fruit beyond my satiety in order to get enough calories. Unfortunately some of my friends are still on such a diet, and the quote you posted from Dr. Lustig seems to indicate that eating fruit beyond satiety makes heavy demands on the liver, for which further health problems may arise. I would like to know if I am interpreting that correctly (in your opinion), as I am looking for further evidence to present to my friends to help lead them towards a healthy diet like this one, which includes lots of fresh fruits, vegetables, and starches.
Thank you for taking time to respond Jeff, I read all of your posts with the anticipation of furthering my understanding of healthy eating!
I do not see where Dr Lustig is making that comment so I would disagree with your interpretation.
So, lets review..
1) I do not recommending arguing the merits of one diet over another with friends, nor do I choose to participate in such discussions. If you have someone who is truly interested, send them here so we can interact directly.
2) My earlier comment about the mango's applies here also. We are not recommending anyone consume that many fruits or to get that many calories of their day from fruit.
3) I am not recommending anyone to consume food beyond satiety to get enough calories, so my first recommendation would be not to do it. If someone has to do it, then there is something wrong with their diet or the amount of energy they are expending.
4) 5 small bananas contain about 25 grams of fructose. 10 medium bananas would contain about 50. In the earlier posts, I showed that there really is no problem with fructose, even if it is straight pure fructose, until the amount gets over 50 grams and the real concern starts with levels over 100 grams.
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Recent Visit to Bangladesh Universities and Physics Prizes
Sultana N. Nahar
Bangladesh has very poor representation in physics research, although some well-known physicists originated from there. Meghnad Saha of the Saha equation, used to describe chemical and physical conditions in stars, and Jagadish Chandra Bose, a father of radio science and inventor of wireless telecommunication, were from Bangladesh. Satyen Bose of Bose-Einstein statistics was the head of the Physics Department of Dhaka University, the top most university in Bangladesh, for 25 years before moving to India in 1945. The best students used to be fascinated and would enroll in physics while the current interest is rather in medicine or in engineering. I myself am a graduate with B.Sc.Hons. and M.Sc. degrees from Dhaka University.
Bangladesh, a neighbor and surrounded mostly by India, is a country of about 150 million people, but has only about 15 state or public universities that offer masters degrees in physics and other subjects. A number of them, such as Dhaka, Jahangirnagar, Chittagong, and Rajshahi universities, offer a Ph.D. in physics. Jagannath University carries out Ph.D. research in collaboration with Dhaka University. Research is carried out at atomic energy centers and science laboratories as well. However, except by selected individuals, the research publication rate is low. Due to a lack of resources and an unfavorable environment, most physicists, even the most talented ones who did very well in their research in developed countries, are not involved in any cutting-edge or advanced research. Physicists in general in the western world are not familiar with the universities and physics activities in Bangladesh.
I have been involved in promoting physics research and education in Bangladesh to bring it to a par with other advanced countries for a long time. To motivate enhanced excellence in physics research and education I have introduced a sponsored STEM based program which presents awards to teachers in five research universities located at different places in Bangladesh. This article describes my experiences at them and highlights the physics prizes and awards which I founded and which motivate and enhance the physics community in Bangladesh.
The program is geared toward more efficient in-class teaching skills and more interactions between teachers and students on research projects. Bangladeshi students receive very little help outside class lectures and libraries do not have large collections. The internet is accessible to a very limited number of students and browsing on it is costly. Many students suffer frustration at not grasping basic concepts and how to solve problems. Hence efficient in-class teaching can greatly benefit a large number of students. To encourage development of more effective and helpful teaching skills, I have created the Best Teacher Award. For this award the students, largely the undergraduates, nominate the faculty member from whom they had learned the most. They cast votes during a class near the end of the academic year and nominations are made based on the votes.
The other award is a Distinguished Teacher Award where the teacher has research students. There is not much interaction between the advisor and the research students as they work on their projects. There is need for books, journal access, laboratory equipment and intellectual interaction. The interest of students often decreases and they take a long time to complete a project. So it is of crucial importance to have enthusiastic input from the advisor. The purpose of the award is to encourage more interaction between the students and the advisor and aims at publications that include the students. Here also the students make the nomination for the award based on their interactive research experience and learning. The other criterion for the award is publication with students.
My sponsored program at three of these universities also includes one scholarship for a meritorious student with financial need. The Best Student Awards benefit the students, not the general body of the students who come to the university after a lot of effort, at the expense of the hard savings of their parents, and with great hope.
On January 6th of 2013 there was the wonderful news that Rajshahi University, after one and a half years of waiting, had approved physics awards, one for the best teacher and the other for the distinguished teacher. Rajshahi University is one of the oldest state universities in the country and is located in northwest Bangladesh. This university has an active group of researchers who publish in international journals. The idea of my program, which I adapted from the U.S. educational system, is new in Bangladesh and hence considerable effort is required to convince people of its positive impact. While Chittagong, Jagannath, and Rajshahi Universities have now accepted the program, two universities, Dhaka and Jahangirnagar are not able to implement the program even after 5 years of negotiation and establishment of trust. Their objections come from groups within their physics departments. They do not support the idea that students make the nominations. Teachers are held in high regard in society and enjoy this esteem. They argue that students are biased towards good treatment from a teacher rather than learning. They are also concerned about the negative prestige impact on the teachers who lose.
However, I am the founder and sponsor of similar STEM programs for education in six other educational institutions in Bangladesh: Kabi Nazrul Government College, Central Women's College, Maniza Rahman Girls High School, Panchdona Madrasa and Orphanage, Gandaria Government Primary School, Domdoma Primary School. Here also students vote, not to evaluate, but to nominate teachers based on their learning. All of them except one continue to implement the program and improve in educational excellence. Central Women's College has suspended the awards as it considers awards should be determined by other committees, not by students.
I am the initiator and sponsor of the promotional education and research program in Bangladesh., In negotiation with the institution I determine the policies and run the program through a month-long visit every 2 or 3 years and communicate the rest of the time by email, letters, and phone. I have a few helpers to carry out the work. I travel with a box of collected physics and astronomy books to donate to the institutions. The month long stay is tightly scheduled with visits to the institutions, meetings with the Physics Chair, and with university officials to make financial arrangements for the programs.. During each visit to a university I present a seminar, meet with physics faculty members, as well as physics students, and made a contribution of books to the library. There is great interest in advanced and current research. Most of the physics students know my email address and seek my advice on applying to Ph.D. Programs.
There are also Razzaq-Shamsun Physics Prizes open to any Bangladeshi for research publications in accredited physics journals in the previous year. This was my first effort which I initiated 18 years ago, in February 1995, to provide an incentive for research publications and presentations and to make Bangladeshi physicists visible. The prize is named after my father Abdur Razzaq, a prominent lawyer of the Dhaka Supreme Court, and my mother Shamsun Nahar. It is administered by Dhaka University. One Razzaq-Shamsun prize is annual and recognizes one or two physicists for new research publications and the other one, introduced in 2008, is for lifetime contributions in physics. Although initiated in 1995, it was six years before the first Razzaq-Shamsun prize was awarded in 2000. This prize was the first of its kind and required much explanation and many approvals. The awards have inspired increased research publications in Bangladesh and more papers are submitted in the award applications each year. However, due to various system backlogs, awards for 2008-2011 are still in process. The call for 2012 applications will be advertised in newspapers and university circulars soon.
In 2012, Professor Rashid, Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University, conducted the prize ceremony on prime time TV and media coverage. This honored and motivated the Bangladesh physics community. Three prominent physicists of Bangladesh, Professor Haurn-ur-Rashid of high energy and nuclear physics, Professor Jamal Nazrul Islam of astrophysics and cosmology, and Professor Lalit Mohan Nath of particle physics were awarded lifetime achievement awards. Two past winners for the annual prizes of 2006 and 2007, Dr. Saleh H. Naqib of Rajshahi University and Dr. A.K.M.M.H. Meaze of Chittagong University also received their certificates and honoraria at the event.
Dr. Sultana N. Nahar, a Bangladeshi American physicist is a research scientist in the Department of Astronomy at Ohio State University and an elected member of the FIP Executive Committee. She has published extensively on radiative and collisional atomic processes in astrophysical and laboratory plasmas, and also worked on dielectronic satellite lines, theoretical spectroscopy, and computational nanospectroscopy for biomedical applications. Email: [email protected] Sultana Nahar is the winner of the APS 2013 John Wheatley Award.
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Wed February 20, 2013
Five Social Media Lessons Learned From Surfing
In October, the best surf we have experienced in South Florida in a generation got me thinking about how surfing taught me important lessons about social media. Our shared passion for surfing was evident in five ways, which are similar to what happens on social media.
1. Behavior, Culture, and Norms
I learned to surf shortly after I first moved to Miami in 1979. Things were different back then: the sea floor created better waves before the big dredging projects. There was a nice pier by Penrod’s in South Beach that also helped make waves. Since then, South Beach has been gentrified, many retirees have been driven out, fashion industry professionals have moved in, topless tourists flocked to the beach, the classic pier was torn down, the sea floor was dredged to expand the beach, and we no longer could count on cold snaps to guarantee a good swell. Nowadays it seems like it takes nothing short of gusting winds or a hurricane to send us waves.
However, one thing that remains unchanged are the cultural and behavioral norms of surfers. As we learn to surf, we also learn the vocabulary, history, names of the best breaks, news of the pros, and a profound respect for the ocean and nature. Most importantly, we learn survival skills and surfing etiquette that is universal to surfing: how to duck dive an oncoming wave, how to fall, when to go for a wave, how not to get pitched over the falls, how to get out of the way, deciding who gets the next wave, and why not to snake people to get a better position. The lineup of surfers is organized, and a respect for etiquette and norms increases everyone's safety and enjoyment of surfing sessions.
Social Media Lesson: Social media embodies its own set of skills, norms, and etiquette, which helps make it a more productive and pleasant experience for everyone. People that don't act as expected are quickly identified, avoided, and in some cases alienated, just like a surf kook or poser.
Each surf town and even each break is a community in its own right. At the core of the surfing community are the break's respected locals, who you learn to identify and who set the norm for behavior at the break.
Miami has gotten much friendlier over the years, perhaps because the old-timers have mellowed after a lifetime of surfing. This translates to a more relaxed and welcoming atmosphere and into surfers helping each other out and even sharing food on great surfing days when driving off means losing a coveted parking space.
Social Media Lesson: In social media, we form communities around shared interests. Certain people within these communities wield greater influence and help shape the values and expected behaviors for everyone else. These shared norms of the community create boundaries for behavior, just like at local beach breaks.
A surfer exists by expressing the art of surfing. From the way you dress, to how you behave in the lineup, to the way you surf, it's all about expressing your vision of surfing. Are you an aggressive short-boarder, a laid-back long-boarder, or a soul-surfer? Do you interact with others or do you keep mostly to yourself? How does your surfing style express your personality? Do others recognize you as a top surfer, as a respectful one who knows the ins and outs, or as an amateur who's learning? Do other locals greet you when you paddle out? Do you command authority when you go for a wave? Are you out there creating a good vibe for everyone? Do you display your respect for nature by supporting the Surfrider Foundation's local actions?
Social Media Lesson: In social media, you must publish yourself into existence. The credibility of your content and your behavior defines your reputation and determines the amount of authority and influence online. People observe your style and behavior, and they notice how others treat you, and they learn from you, just like in the lineup.
There's a lot of technique to surfing, from duck diving the breaking waves to maneuvering in the lineup and to riding the wave. There's the take-off, the drop, the bottom turn, carves, cutbacks, snaps, stalls, floaters, getting air, re-entry, tube-riding ... and these can take years to learn and perfect.
The only way to learn these moves is from watching how others do it and by practicing over and over again. You watch and learn from the best surfers at your break, you celebrate and talk about their rides when they paddle back out, and you start imitating their moves, in your own way. Like in any field, the passion and style of the best surfers leads to innovation.
Social Media Lesson: We learn by watching how other people and companies are using (and misusing) social media. We make progress and advance our craft by emulating the best, in our own way. We stand on the shoulders of leading practitioners, who continue to innovate creatively and technically, just like in surfing.
5. Respect and Humility
Perhaps more so than in most other sports, you quickly learn your place in surfing; you're only ever one bad wipeout away from humility. I take very little for granted on big wave and stormy days – and we don’t even have a coral reef to worry about, unlike some of the best surf breaks around the world. A big wave can keep you down for what seems like forever, and after a couple of hours of surfing, all you want to do is make it back to the beach and count your blessings.
In a sense, a few hours surfing is like a mini vacation, because you’re living more intensely and in the moment -- especially when you're riding the wave -- and that in itself develops your sense of wonder, humility, and respect.
Social Media Lesson: There's a lot more to social media than initially meets the eye, and there's much to be learned. There are no experts or gurus. You learn by doing. Humility and modesty yield greater dividends than pride and bluster, just like in surfing.
This item was reprinted with permission from Alex de Carvalho’s blog. Based in Miami, de Carvalho has helped unite South Florida’s tech community by founding Social Media Club, BarCamp, Ignite, Social Media Day and Mobile Monday events for South Florida new media professionals. He is also a founding member of RefreshMiami. He has co-founded several startups and recently co-authored Securing the Clicks: Network Security in the Age of Social Media. Connect with Alex on Twitter,@alexdc.
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NEW HARMONY – Federal Highway Administration officials are making a trip to southwest Indiana to discuss the future of an 82-year-old Wabash River bridge between Indiana and Illinois that closed to traffic in May amid safety concerns.
Fridays meeting in historic New Harmony is expected to include members of the White County Bridge Commission, the Indiana Department of Transportation and Posey County Commissioners. White County Bridge Commissioner Jim Clark said he isnt sure what the meeting will focus on.
The privately owned toll bridge had provided a link between Posey County in Indiana and White County in Illinois but was closed after inspectors determined the span was structurally unsafe for traffic.
The Evansville Courier & Press reported Thursday that Indiana has offered to pay $10 million of the estimated $25 million it would cost to build a new bridge, but Illinois has said it isnt interested in providing money.
Illinois State Rep. David Reis said hes very disappointed with Illinois lack of interest in rehabilitating or replacing the bridge, which had provided farmers who raise crops on both sides of the river with access between southwest Indiana and southern Illinois.
They have basically walked away from it, Reis said.
Efforts to gain approval to grant oversize-load permits to farmers to cross the Wabash River on Interstate 64 south of Grayville, Ill., have also been rejected, he said.
Their refusal to approve permits comes right in the middle of harvest, Reis said. If farmers in the area have to get their equipment across the river, they will now be forced to travel all the way to Mount Vernon, Indiana, and back around. It just makes no sense.
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What We Do
NHSA is firmly committed to serving as a leading voice in support of government policies and programs that serve disadvantaged pregnant women, babies and families.
Evaluation Work Group
The Healthy Start Evaluation Work Group was created by the National Healthy Start Association in February 2011 to address the need for establishing the Healthy Start design as an evidence-based model.
Healthy Start Leadership Training Institute
The Healthy Start Leadership Training Institute (HSLTI) was initiated in 2007 to provide technical assistance, training and support to the Project Directors of the federally funded Healthy Start projects throughout the country.
Infant Mortality Awareness Campaign
Infant Mortality is a serious issue that affects our nation’s health. The National Healthy Start Association (NHSA) has developed a campaign, “Celebrate Day 366…Every Baby Deserves a Chance,” to celebrate babies living beyond the first year of life.
Partnership to Eliminate Disparities
In 2008, CityMatCH, AMCHP, and NHSA, with funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation*, created the Partnership to Eliminate Disparities in Infant Mortality, with an aim to decrease racial disparities in infant mortality in U.S. urban areas. The Infant Mortality and Racism ALC is the first project of the Partnership.
Healthy Start projects over the years have consistently expressed a need to make Healthy Start sites more father-inclusive, by involving dads in program activities and in the lives of their children, and the promotion of responsible fatherhood with or without marriage.
Show Your Love Campaign
Show Your Love is a campaign developed by the CDC National Preconception Health Consumer Workgroup. The campaign is expected to launch Valentine’s Week, February 2013 and is designed to improve the health of women and babies by promoting preconception health (PCH) and health care.
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Powerful, challenging and bursting with musical sophistication, Hemispheres is where Rush‘s sound came together completely both in scope and execution. As much as 2112 was the their breakthrough and A Farewell to Kings upped the anti with greater experimentation and use of different instrumentation, the Canadian power trio were still working out the kinks. On Hemispheres, they not only pushed the multiple time signatures and long songpieces to the limit, but delivered them with absolute perfection.
Few bands have the musical prowess let alone the balls to pull off a 20-minute epic the way Rush does on “Cygnus X-1: Part 2 – Hemispheres.” It’s here that Rush show they have perfected the long-playing epic to mesmerizing results. Split into five different sections, the trio showcase a mystical blend of hard rock with subtler, quiet sections; Geddy Lee utilizing the keyboards with innovative frequency as plays intricate bass lines. Written about a mysterious black hole, where the explorer on a space ship is sucked and he emerges on Olympus interacting with the Gods and people and how life should be lived; the song takes the listener on an introspective journey, different from the one on 2112 that was more revolutionary. The entire piece is so fluid that it ultimately doesn’t feel as long as it says on the track list. Neil Peart’s drumming had reached a precision and dynamic that was unrivaled in rock and heavy metal, while Alex Lifeson’s guitar was simply mesmerizing with bombastic crunch.
Peart’s drumming is simply some of the best of his career as well as the lyrical pieces that he set forth on the three of the four tracks. The hard rocking “Circumstances,” despite Lee’s ultra-sonic high vocal pitch, takes us back to Peart’s days in England where he grew disillusioned with the life where he is living. The whimsical “The Trees” deals with inequality and racism through the nature-like setting of the forest – “There is unrest in the forest, there is trouble with the trees, for the maples have no sunlight as the oaks ignore their pleas.”
The album’s centerpiece is the 9-minute instrumental, “La Villa Strangiato,” which closes the album. The song combines flamingo-style guitar work with flourishes of jazz, rag time and Zeppelin bombast. It’s on this track that Rush reaches their peak as instrumentalists, as musicians, as artists. Starting off with Lifeson’s playing a Spanish guitar, the song segues into a winding, complex guitar solo while Peart builds the beat as Lee plucks nimble bass lines. The track is one of the best and sophisticated compositions of Rush’s career.
Despite the overall sentiment that at only four compositions – two of them long song pieces, pa- the album is a lot to stomach; the music is, by far, the most skillfully-crafted of their career. Full of multi-movement song structures, complex melodies and rhythms; Hemispheres is a musical juggernaut of innovation.
As much as Hemispheres could be seen as Rush’s crowning achievement that pushed their flair for progressive rock to a peak, it could also be seen as the point where the songs were in danger of getting out of hand in length and multiple time sequence changes. You got the sense that the band had pushed their progressive inclinations as far as they could go, which explains the drastic shift in direction they made on their next record.
Still, Hemispheres is one of Rush’s most musically-satisfying pieces of work. A crowning achievement for the band, the album remains a high-water mark for the genre of progressive metal.
Rush – Permanent Waves – 1980
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Housing for vulnerable at crisis point
by Stephanie Anderson
by Stephanie Anderson
Welfare groups are calling for more government investment in accommodating the capital's vulnerable women as housing reaches "crisis point" in the ACT.
As part of an ageing population increasingly requiring housing support, older women are particularly vulnerable, according to YWCA executive director Rebecca Vassarotti.
In a submission to the ACT government's budget consultation, Ms Vassarotti said housing affordability and homelessness were significant issues for Canberrans, but the risks were greater for women.
"Women and girls face particular gendered vulnerabilities including greater exposure to violence, poverty and inequality, which increase their risk of homelessness," she said.
"Older women on low incomes but who don't qualify for public housing are particularly recognised as an emerging risk group for homelessness."
With almost 16,000 women in the ACT aged 60 years and over, according to 2011 census figures, Ms Vassarotti said older women were particularly at risk of homelessness given their dominance in lower-paid professions.
"This is an absolute priority," she said
"This is going to be an increasing issue, particularly with our ageing population."
Ms Vassarotti said it was common for women to be left vulnerable after a relationship breakdown, a situation that former client Melissa Fowler has struggled through.
At 44, Ms Fowler is younger than the primary group of concern for the YWCA but the mother of four turned to them when she found herself unable to afford housing after the breakdown of her relationship.
She said the association provided her with temporary housing, got her name back on the government housing list and helped her enrol in courses and schooling.
"They helped me get back on my feet and start again," she said. "If I didn't have them, I'd still be in that situation - miserable and just co-existing because there was no way out."
The YWCA is urging the government to ensure women have ongoing access to gender-specific homelessness services, as well as calling for more available and affordable housing options for older people.
The Council on the Ageing ACT has also urged the government to prioritise the older homeless, saying elderly people in rental stress or those staying in temporary accommodation such as hostels and shelters were at risk of becoming homeless.
ACT Shelter said housing in the capital had reached a "crisis point".
Concerns from social welfare organisations coincide with an increase in the number of older people requiring public housing, according to the government's Public Housing Asset Management Strategy 2012-17.
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The Russian deputy foreign minister has emphasized the significance of adopting strategies to lift sanctions against Iran, saying Tehran is taking steps in line with its international commitments.
“The mechanism of sanctions is not in conformity with the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,” Gennady Gatilov told IRNA on Monday.
He dismissed the possibility of imposing any new sanctions against Iran by the UN Security Council, saying sanctions contradict the “constructive and confidence-building” approach in nuclear talks.
He assessed as “positive and upward” the measures aimed at settling the Western standoff over the Iranian nuclear energy program and hailed Tehran’s readiness to hold a fresh round of talks with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) in Baghdad.
“All the negotiating sides are optimistic about the political settlement of Iran's nuclear energy issue,” the Russian official pointed out.
Iran and the P5+1 -- Britain, France, Russia, China, and the United States plus Germany -- wrapped up the latest round of their negotiations on April 14 in the Turkish city of Istanbul. Both sides hailed the talks as constructive and agreed to hold the next round of the talks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on May 23. | <urn:uuid:1e474292-4dbd-4738-a67d-06fa99f60c85> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/05/14/241199/russia-urges-lifting-of-iran-sanctions/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708766848/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125246-00037-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931042 | 259 | 1.523438 | 2 |
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Shift in deportation policy benefits UH student, sister
2 sisters benefit from shift in policy
Clean records got deportation orders dismissed
, HOUSTON CHRONICLE |
August 26, 2010
Last week, Maria De Los Angeles Rodriguez walked through the double doors of Houston's immigration courthouse, heading upstairs to a cramped courtroom for her third immigration hearing.
The 28-year-old University of Houston student was trying not to get her hopes up too much. She had good reason to be optimistic. A week before, the government had terminated her younger sister's deportation proceedings in a separate case. But still, she thought, it might not happen to her.
As she sat quietly in the courtroom, the government's attorney asked the judge to dismiss her case. The judge agreed, and within minutes her case was terminated. The judge told her she would not have to come back unless she committed a crime, she said.
"It happened so quickly," said Rodriguez, an illegal immigrant whose parents brought her to the U.S. when she was 6 years old.
She felt a huge sense of relief.
"OK, good, it's over," she thought at the time. "I don't have to come back here anymore."
For the past month, the Department of Homeland Security has been systematically reviewing thousands of pending immigration cases in Houston and moving to dismiss those filed against suspected illegal immigrants who meet certain criteria, including living in the U.S. for more than two years and having no felony convictions. Immigration officials said on Thursday that they could not provide statistics on dismissals stemming from the review.
Wide range of cases
So far, the beneficiaries include illegal immigrants in a wide range of deportation cases, including an asylum seeker from El Salvador, a mother of two from Mexico and an elderly woman from Cameroon. Several college students from the University of Houston and University of Texas at Austin also have received notices that their cases have been dismissed. Many were related to U.S. citizens who filed immigration petitions on their behalf, but others were not.
Since the Houston Chronicle first reported about the reviews this week, DHS has taken a beating for creating what some critics are calling a "backdoor amnesty."
Richard Rocha, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman, stressed on Thursday that the agency is not offering any kind of legalization in connection with the case dismissals. DHS also is not considering for dismissal anyone with a felony record or misdemeanors involving DWI, family violence or sex crimes.
By culling non-criminals from the nation's clogged court system, immigration officials said they hoped to be able to better target criminals for removal. So far this fiscal year, Rocha said, the agency has removed more than 167,000 illegal immigrants with criminal records, a record number.
The new policy aims to "expedite the removal of criminal aliens and those who pose a danger to national security by ensuring these cases are heard," Rocha said.
Still, the efforts have caused consternation among some members of Congress.
"The administration is picking and choosing which illegal immigration laws it wants to enforce," said Rep. Brian Bilbray, R-Calif., chairman of the Immigration Reform Caucus. "What part of illegal does President Obama not understand?"
But supporters of the effort say DHS' review of pending court cases is long overdue.
"This is what they should have been doing all along," said Raed Gonzalez, a Houston immigration attorney.
'A wave of relief'
Rodriguez, the UH student, and her younger sister, Elvia Rodriguez, came to the attention of immigration officials after their father filed paperwork with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services seeking to adjust his immigration status.
The two daughters were put into deportation proceedings in 2008 in separate cases.
Elvia, a 22-year-old senior at the University of Texas, was only a year old when her parents brought her to the U.S.
Her Spanish, she said, is "atrocious." She grew up watching Animaniacs and listening to rapper Missy Elliot.
"I would call myself an American if I didn't know better," she said, describing news of her case's dismissal as "a wave of relief."
Maria, the older sister, said after she left court last week knowing she was no longer facing the threat of immediate deportation that she still felt a range of emotions, from being happy to upset.
"Everyone else is celebrating, but I'm not," she said. "I still don't have papers. I'm not celebrating until I have papers." | <urn:uuid:58b74d9f-16bb-4ddc-b892-91a54f93efa0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Shift-in-deportation-policy-benefits-UH-student-1705239.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977384 | 950 | 1.726563 | 2 |
The transduction of many hormonal and sensory stimuli is mediated by an increase in the intracellular concentration of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate ([IP3]). The interplay of [IP3], the intracellular free Ca2+ concentration, and the IP3 receptor/channel is thought to lead to the Ca2+ spikes and waves observed in many cell types. Despite the importance of IP3 in Ca2+ signaling, [IP3] in a single cell before, during, and following application of PLC-activating stimuli is not known. No method exists to measure [IP3] in single cells. Most estimates of [IP3] are based on homogenates of large numbers of cells, and represent the average [IP3] of an asynchronous population. This may in part explain the wide range of predicted, physiologic [IP3]. Measuring [IP3] in single cells is fundamental to understanding Ca2+ signaling. We combined capillary electrophoresis with a permeabilized IP3-detector cell to develop a method with the sensitivity to measure [IP3] in small regions of a single Xenopus oocyte. We will present early results obtained with this new technique. | <urn:uuid:e1b68659-e846-444f-b5f9-b1e6a6e77a56> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ima.umn.edu/dynsys/wkshp_abstracts/allbritton1.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703298047/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112138-00002-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936117 | 254 | 1.648438 | 2 |
What are you?
About a year ago, a good friend of mine (thank you Tom Lane) asked me this question.
What are you?
At the time I answered, “A Ray of LIght.” Years ago, I would have said, a triathlete, a mom, a teacher…a woman.
Every word in our vocabulary carries with it the history of every experience we’ve ever had associated with that word. According to Websters Dictionary, the definition of mother is: a female parent. But come on…when I see the word mother or read the word mother, it brings along a whole list of images and informal definitions that are the result of my experiences with what the word mother represents to ME.
That’s why when I say “I am a mom” I am personally expressing one thing, but more than likely you are interpreting it as something different. Every word carries with it a slew of additional meanings because we all have unique histories and unique contexts through which the word must pass first before it receives the meaning we are giving it in our thoughts/brains. It is the space between words–this in between..in which I am fascinated…where the energy that radiates from our history/perception/context with that word is experienced. I believe it is somewhere in this space of nothing or in between where “what I am” exists…its not a word, but an experience, a whisper or breeze.
That’s why when I ask “who are you?” a response such as “a runner” doesn’t really tell me what you are…but it tells me what you do!
So…I’m not kidding…I really want to hear because I am on this journey with you too…“WHAT ARE YOU?” I am sure that the insight I yearn for, is there for me to see. | <urn:uuid:d307d1f0-92a5-4a02-809e-16e1e1f0ebe3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://mollybarker.com/2011/02/17/day-11/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700958435/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104238-00002-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964076 | 404 | 1.5625 | 2 |
Peter Cohan, Contributor
I write from near Boston about startups and political economy
The traditional publishing world fears the discounting power of Amazon so much that it sided with Apple in a price-fixing scheme that brought on an antitrust suit from the U.S. Justice Department. If the defendants lose the case (three publishers named in it have already settled) the publishers have the most to lose. It would cost them millions in having to drop back down to Amazon’s ebook prices, which were typically 33% less than what they were charging through Apple’s scheme. A loss won’t matter much to Apple, and such a price cut could save consumers $252 million on its e-books between now and 2015.
CEO Jeff Bezos headed to Seattle in 1994 to be near the warehouse of book wholesaler, Ingram, when he started Amazon. One of the forces that’s been driving Bezos is a vision to create a more direct connection between authors and readers.
And when he looked at the network of participants in the traditional book industry, he saw plenty of inefficiency. After all, between the author and the reader, there was the publisher, the book manufacturer, book wholesalers, and retailers. Bezos achieved initial success by bypassing the book retailers, And his ultimate vision is a world in which authors contract with Amazon to write e-books that readers digest on their Kindles.
And while that would make selected authors and readers better off — since popular authors would end up with more cash and readers would pay less to read their work – the vision Bezos is pushing causes a world of hurt for book marketers, manufacturers, agents, retailers and their suppliers.
Not surprisingly, the publishing industry eventually responded to Amazon. Among its moves, alleges the U.S. government, was collaborating to raise ebook prices. More specifically, the U.S. alleges that in ”phone conversations, e-mails and dinners at exclusive New York restaurants,” top executives of Amazon’s e-book competitors, “colluded to wrest control of the market from Amazon.com and raise prices on e-books.”
Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster have agreed to settle the case. Apple plans to fight with Washington while Macmillan and Penguin Group have declined to settle. (Disclosure: I have published books with HarperCollins, Macmillan and Penguin Group.)
Is this much ado about nothing? When you realize that the ebook market in total is only as big as the amount that Facebook paid for Instagram, you could conclude that it may not be that important. But the $1 billion ebook market is expected to triple by 2015, according to Forrester Research, and 21% of American adults have read at least one ebook in the last year, according to the Pew Research Center.
However, traditional books still dominate. For example, Pew’s “2011 survey found that 72% of American adults had read a printed book and 11% listened to an audiobook in the previous year, compared with the 17% of adults who had read an e-book.”
Moreover, there are likely to remain occasions of use when people will want traditional books. Pew found that people like e-books better if they want “speedy access and portability,” but print is the winner for “reading to children and sharing books with others.”
But for traditional publishers, e-books mean higher profits in a world where the trends in traditional publishing are all going in the wrong direction. For example, Digital Book World “conducted a thought experiment” that publishers make 10% profit margins on traditional books and 50% margins on ebooks. And higher ebook sales may explain why Penguin and Simon and Schuster had flat 2011 revenues but higher profits. | <urn:uuid:7c99dc90-f6db-45d5-9c8c-9d6cdf8f0433> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2012/04/12/9-99-e-book-price-to-cost-apple-252-million/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00042-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963689 | 787 | 1.820313 | 2 |
PHP downloads and web designers in Naples are available at PHP downloads web site. But these are available in various versions and different forms. For instance PHP 5.3.1, size 10,212Kb is a complete source code for learning PHP. The next is Windows Binaries and installer, you need to click on a particular link which will help you to download windows PHP. Complete source code PHP version 5.2.12 size 8,862kb is another version of PHP and this is also available in windows binaries and it is PHP 5.2.12 size 10,268kb. PHP 5.2.12 installer, size 19,569 kb, and non-thread-safe installer in PHP version 5.2.12 is also available. Non-thread-safe Win32 Debug Pack, size 4,953Kb is also available for download from Internet.
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Therefore for the beginners, it is good to begin with PHP download basics and then take an advancement after learning the basics. Once you gained the basic knowledge, learning other forms of PHP would be very easy and it would not take much time. But while learning it is important to understand to its core and apply it thorough well. Others who are in the software development business and web based applications, can draw good benefit from PHP by advising clients to use PHP in the development of their web page. It is important to inform the clients about the benefits, advantages and significance of PHP and encourage them to use PHP in servers and web pages. In this method, you will be promoting the advertising of PHP and also will be prospering in your web development business. | <urn:uuid:c6edd50e-45b7-4fde-89f1-1d757f872468> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.bonitawebdesign.com/category/news/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703682988/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112802-00026-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943813 | 539 | 1.695313 | 2 |
Illinois also has housing and mortgage refinancing aid programs for homeowners. Select the Help With Mortgage and Other Bills link on the left margin, then go to Help with Mortgage for additional details.
Energy Assistance Programs and Grants: The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) launched its Summer Cooling program in July. Through this assistance program, HFS can distribute over $10 million in Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) funds to struggling and/or low-income families to help them with paying their utility bills. It will help residents keep their fans and air conditioners running. Through LIHEAP, which is a state- and federally funded energy assistance program, utility bill payments will be made on behalf of lower income households.
Energy Efficiency Information: The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) will also provide technical assistance and information for people looking for ways to improve their energy savings and efficiency at home or on the job. Many energy efficiency options, such as improved insulation, air sealing and the use of Energy Star appliances, will help consumers lower energy use year round. These same tips will also help residents with high heating bills in the winter time. DCEO will provide information and easy ways to save money on electric bills and provide information on available grant programs that will help help reduce energy costs.
City Of Chicago - Emergency Housing Assistance Program
Low income homeowners have access to emergency repair grants. This may include the replacement or repair of heating units, emergency roof repairs as well as other energy saving conservation activities.
Good Samaritan Initiative - is an assistance program that is available from all utility companies, and this program helps families with getting their heating and utility service restored by paying 20 percent or $250 of the remaining balance on an unpaid utility bill.
Low Income Help Program
The LIHEAP program will give benefits, but only one-time, to eligible households in Illinois to be used for energy bills. The amount of the money paid will be determined by income, need, and household size. You do not even have to own your home or pay energy bills directly to a utility company to be eligible for assistance. Also, your source of fuel does not have to be electricity or natural gas in order to receive utility bill assistance. Click here for more details.
Illinois is receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds to provide weatherization aid to its residents. Weatherization can help families conserve energy. Find more on the Illinois weatherization programs.
Ameren has two programs. One is the Residential Bill Payment Assistance, in which Ameren will provide up to $300 in energy assistance grants to low-income electric customers. The second assistance program is Hardship Assistance for Residential Customers, in which Ameren works with local Illinois based community action agencies to distribute utility bill grants to even middle class households. Learn more on this option and other Ameren assistance programs.
Atmos Energy Sharing the Warmth aid will assist families in need with paying their gas bills.
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The energy company also uses millions of dollars of its own money every year to help low income and disadvantaged customers. So called matching programs and other resources are offered for paying electric and utility bills. Learn more.
Illinois Power (AmerenIP), the Warm Neighbors program provides utility bill assistance and energy saving services through weatherization. Customers helped usually earn to much to qualify for other federal or state heating assistance programs.
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Share(ing) the Warmth
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Nicor Gas also offers a host of other energy, utility, and gas bill saving assistance programs for qualified customers. More on Nicor Gas assistance programs.
Springfield City Water Light & Power has a Senior Citizen Discount Rate program
A 10% reduction in utility bills is provided for customers who are 62 years of age or older and have a limited income.
AmerenUE, AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO has an assistance program called the Dollar More Funds which pays differently for various types of bills, including utility oil, gas, and even propane. Ameren also offer Residential Bill Payment Assistance, and they will provide grants of up to $300 to help pay utility bills.
City Water Light and Power RELIEF assistance program
This will help a family in need pay a bill if the bill is late, and if the customer can pay a portion of it. The entire bill will not be paid by this aid program.
Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative - WORKS grant program provides assistance and grants to help Illinois families in need to meet a critical need that is currently not being met by any other assistance programs.
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ALBANY -- The Dougherty County School System this week denied an Open Records request from The Albany Herald seeking to review free and reduced lunch applications of system employees and school board members.
In rejecting the request, school system attorney Tommy Coleman wrote in an email that Georgia regulations state that "public disclosure shall not be required for records that are (1) specifically required by federal statute or regulation to be kept confidential."
The request was issued after Morningside Elementary School Principal Gloria Baker and her husband, John, were each charged with three counts of fraud in obtaining free lunches for the past three years for their middle school-aged daughter.
Baker, who earns $90,500 a year, was then suspended for 15 days without pay by the DCSS School Board. Baker, however, still faces fraud charges, and the BOE could still take further action if she is convicted.
The Herald was asking for the employees' lunch applications to compare the stated incomes on the form to system pay records.
Documents obtained by The Herald from the Dougherty County School System show roughly 81 percent of the 16,000 students in the school system are in a free or reduced-fee lunch program.
According to the application for free or reduced lunches, anyone who receives benefits from other USDA programs like SNAP or TANF are eligible for the program, as are most foster children.
Children can get free meals if "your household's gross income is within the free limits on the federal income guidelines."
U.S. Department of Agriculture income eligibility guidelines adopted for July 1, 2011, state that for a household of three, the income cap is $24,089 per year before taxes.
"Access to the application eligibility and certification of children for free and reduced-priced meals and milk is governed by 7 CFR 245.6," Coleman wrote. "Paragraph (f) provides those instances when information can be released without parental notification. It provides, in part, 'the state agency or local education agency, as appropriate, may disclose aggregate about children eligible for free and reduced-price meals or free milk to any party without parental notification and consent when children cannot be identified through the release of aggregate data or by means of deduction.'
"It further provides that the only person directly connected with the administration or enforcement of the program may have access to the child's eligibility information without parental consent, which may include the persons carrying out the program or anyone monitoring, reviewing auditing or investigating the program.
"Absent these strict circumstances, the System must obtain parental consent for disclosure of free and reduced-priced meal eligibility information."
Coleman added that the above-mentioned rules are in place to protect children's identities.
"Federal regulations prevent the disclosure of information that would lead to the identity of a child who is receiving free or reduced-priced meals through means of deduction," Coleman said. "Clearly, the disclosure of the child's parents would lead to the easy deduction of a child's identity and violate this federal regulation." | <urn:uuid:ff058546-07ff-412a-a453-4b2b97788f13> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2011/nov/23/dcss-denies-records-request/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00024-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961335 | 612 | 1.570313 | 2 |
Think local, think renewable, and think power. That's what Flathead Electric Cooperative and F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Company agreed to when they signed an agreement that will have the lumber company selling power to the co-op.
"They?ll use residual energy off their mill site to actually generate electricity which will in turn deliver and serve our commercial and residential members with," said FEC assistant General Manager Mark Johnson.
F.H. Stoltze will be building an electric generation facility that uses biomass, like bark and sawdust, to fuel the plant. This was an idea that has been well received by a company that has seen some tough times.
"We?ve been fortunate enough to put this project together and to get commitments from the Stoltze family and Flathead Electric and this adds a significant amount of stability to our company and ensures our future," explained Stoltze Plant Manager Joe O?Rourke.
O?Rourke says the construction process should take around 18 months. Contractors have approached F.H. Stoltze and indicated that they'd like to hire locally. The completion of the facility will also help out the logging industry.
"There will be an opportunity for more loggers to participate in providing fuel to the facility," said O?Rourke.
FEC will purchase the electricity from the lumber company. By keeping the power local, officials are confident this is something that the Flathead Valley can appreciate.
"It?s a project I think the whole community can take pride in," concluded O?Rourke.
F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Company say they see the facility becoming fully operational in October 2013. | <urn:uuid:6ee8e1b5-92be-4261-8c17-89a9ff0a328a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nbcmontana.com/Flathead-Electric-Co-Op-And-FH-Stoltze-Reach-Power-Agreement/-/14594424/14293502/-/12xoxrl/-/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00039-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966147 | 348 | 1.648438 | 2 |
Gene Colan is the recipient of the 2008 Sparky Award, which was presented to him by Cartoon Art Museum's founder Malcolm Whyte during the museum's "Salute to Gene Colan" on Thursday, December 4, 2008.
The Sparky Award is named in honor of Charles "Sparky" Schulz, the creator of PEANUTS. Schulz was nicknamed "Sparky" after the horse Sparkplug featured in the comic strip BARNEY GOOGLE. The Sparky Award is presented on behalf of the Cartoon Art Museum and the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Library.
The award celebrates the significant contributions of cartoon artists who embody the talent, innovation and humanity of Charles M. Schulz. Past recipients include Schulz himself, Sergio Aragones, Gus Arriola, Carl Barks, Will Eisner, Creig Flessel, Phil Frank, Lou Grant, Chuck Jones, Ward Kimball, Gary Larson, John Lasseter, Stan Lee, Bill Melendez, Dale Messick, John Severin and Morrie Turner.
Live testimonials were given by several notable collaborators of Colan's, including writer Steve Englehart, comic book inkers Steve Leialoha and Joe Rubinstein, and Daniel Cooney, a former pupil of Colan's, who is now a professional comic book artist and a professor at the Academy of Art University. Written testimonials were provided by Mike Richardson and Diana Schutz of Dark Horse Comics, Paul Levitz of DC Comics, and Dean Mullaney of Eclipse Comics, and a video tribute was provided by Colan's longtime friend and collaborator Stan Lee. Colan was interviewed onstage by noted author Glen David Gold, the lead curator on the Cartoon Art Museum's current tribute exhibition, "Colan: Visions of a Man without Fear," which is on display at the Cartoon Art Museum through March 15, 2009.
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Barry Commoner, 95, of New York, a scientist who was one of the pioneers of the environmental movement, died Sept. 30. He raised early concerns about the effects of radioactive fallout, leading to some limits on nuclear testing. He also sought to educate the public, writing books such as "Making Peace with the Planet." He founded the Center for the Biology of Natural Systems and ran for president as a third-party candidate in 1980.
James E. Burke, 87, of Princeton, N.J., who helped Johnson & Johnson expand around the world and survive the 1980s Tylenol poisonings, died Sept. 28. He spent 37 years at the health care giant, starting as a product director and rising to CEO and chairman. The Tylenol case led to a dramatic recall and tamper-proof packaging. He later spent 16 years as chairman of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America and won the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Frank Wilson, 71, of Duarte, Calif., a Motown songwriter and producer who worked with the Supremes, the Temptations and Marvin Gaye, died Sept. 27 after a lung infection. He wrote or co-wrote the hits "Love Child," "All I Need" and "Chained." He later became a born-again preacher. A rare copy of his unreleased single "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" sold for a record $39,294 in 2009, according to Guinness World Records.
Barbara Ann Scott, 84, from Ottawa, who won Canada's only Olympic title in women's figure skating at the 1948 Games, died Sept. 30. She was the first North American to capture the world and European championships and won the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's top athlete three times. She later starred in ice shows and carried the Olympic torch into the House of Commons on its journey to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Games.
Robert F. Christy, 96, of Pasadena, Calif., a former California Institute of Technology physics professor and administrator who helped design the trigger mechanism for atomic bombs, died Oct. 3. The Canadian native was one of the early recruits to the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II. Later in life, he opposed the further development of nuclear weapons.
Dr. Joseph Lee Parker Jr., 95, of Greensboro, Ga., the last surviving Navy doctor who landed on Omaha Beach during the D-Day invasion of World War II, died Sept. 27. He treated wounded Allied and German troops for 21 days. After the war, he established a rural medical practice and helped found a hospital serving the Greensboro area. He was awarded the French Legion of Honor last year.
Jack Koehler, 82, of Stamford, Conn., who fled advancing Soviets in Germany during World War II and grew up to report from there for The Associated Press, died Sept. 28. He was a U.S. Army interpreter and did intelligence work after coming to the U.S. He held several executive positions with AP and served briefly in Ronald Reagan's White House. He also founded an international consulting firm.
Wendy Weil, 72, of Cornwall, Conn., a longtime literary agent who represented groundbreaking and best-selling authors from Alice Walker ("The Color Purple") to Mark Helprin ("Winter's Tale"), died Sept. 22 of a heart attack. She started at Doubleday and founded the Wendy Weil Agency in 1986. Her clients included feminists and political activists as well as journalists and commercial writers.
Chris Economaki, 91, of Dover, Del., regarded as the authoritative voice in motorsports for decades, died Sept. 28. His love of car racing sprouted as a child and he sold copies of National Speed Sport News as a teen. Over 60 years, he edited and eventually owned the publication; announced at various tracks; and did television stints at ABC, CBS and ESPN. He was famed for his coverage from the pits, ranging from stock cars to the Grand Prix.
Robert Newton, 85, of Lakeville, Ind., who founded a company that produced tires for NASCAR and other race cars, died Sept. 26. He was a farmer and small-town stock car racer when he started Hoosier Racing Tire in an old horse barn a half century ago. It started supplying tires to NASCAR teams in the 1980s but more recently has concentrated on the Rolex Sports Car Series, NHRA and IHRA circuits.
Yvonne Mounsey, 93, of Los Angeles, who danced major roles for George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins with the New York City Ballet, died Sept. 29 of cancer. The South African-born dancer trained in Britain, toured with the Original Ballet Russe and danced in nightclubs while stranded in Cuba. She founded a ballet company in her homeland and the Westside School of Ballet in Southern California.
Big Jim Sullivan, 71, of Sussex, England, a session guitarist who played on dozens of hits in the 1960s and '70s, died Oct. 2. He learned guitar as a boy and turned professional at 16. He recorded with many big names in the "Swinging London" era, including Tom Jones, Marianne Faithfull, David Bowie and Gerry and the Pacemakers. He was known for his mastery of of styles from hard rock to country to blues.
Michael Henry Heim, 69, of West Los Angeles, a translator who created highly praised English versions of such masterpieces as "Death in Venice" and "The Unbearable Lightness of Being," died Sept. 29 of cancer. He taught Slavic languages and literature at the University of California, Los Angeles for 40 years. He won awards for his work with European authors such as Gunter Grass, Anton Chekhov and Bertold Brecht.
Bobby Hogg, 92, of Cromarty, Scotland, a retired engineer who was the last native speaker of the Cromarty dialect, died Sept. 30. The Biblically influenced speech, complete with "thee" and "thou," is one of many dialects that have faded across the British Isles. It was traced to Norse and Dutch fishing families and once was common in the seaside town about 175 miles north of Scottish capital, Edinburgh.
Dana Davis, 56, of Memphis, Tenn., vice president of basketball operations for the Memphis Grizzlies, was found dead at home Oct. 3. He had been with the Grizzlies for 12 seasons, overseeing player development programs and team travel and security. He also served on the board of directors for the National Civil Rights Museum.
Eric Hobsbawm, 95, of London, a lifelong socialist and one of Britain's most eminent historians, died Oct. 1 after pneumonia. He was a lecturer and eventually president at Birkbeck College. In 1962, he published the first of three volumes covering the "long 19th century." His final book, "How to Change the World," appeared in 2011. He was a Companion of Honor, limited to 65 living people at any one time.
Nguyen Chi Thien, 73, of Orange County, Calif., a Vietnamese dissident poet who spent nearly 30 years in communist prisons, died Oct. 2 after a lung illness. In 1977, he was released long enough to write down the "Flowers of Hell" poems he had memorized in captivity. He finally was freed in 1991 and traveled to the U.S. and France. He won the International Poetry Award in Rotterdam.
Eddie Bert, 90, of Danbury, Conn., a jazz trombonist who performed in a wide range of genres, died Sept. 27. He played in the pit orchestras of "Bye Bye Birdie," "Ain't Misbehavin'" and other Broadway musicals as well as the house band on Dick Cavett's TV show. He also worked with the Stan Kenton, Woody Herman and Thelonious Monk big bands and the American Jazz Orchestra.
R.B. Greaves, 68, of Los Angeles, an R&B singer whose 1969 hit "Take a Letter, Maria" sold more than a million copies, died Sept. 27 of cancer. A nephew of gospel/soul singer Sam Cooke, he was the frontman for Sonny Childe and the TNT's in England. He also reached the Billboard chart with a cover of "Always Something There to Remind Me." He later worked in technology.
Antoine Ashley, 27, of Los Angeles, who competed on "RuPaul's Drag Race" as Sahara Davenport in 2010, died Oct. 1 of heart failure. He began performing while attending Southern Methodist University, then moved to New York and appeared at gay clubs. He also appeared on TV shows including "One Life to Live." The classically trained dancer released a dance single, "Go Off," this year.
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- Thursday, 03 May 2012 08:40
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Economic modelling by the Tourism Association of Australia found that Sydney will require up to 500 new hotel rooms every year until 2020 to meet the demands of booming tourism.
TAA commissioned AEC Group to produce the first extensive economic modelling of the Sydney accommodation market incorporating price and return on investment.
But the Sydney Hotel Industry Report also warned the government had to be wary of over stimulating the market to avoid the massive boom and bust cycles in the past that saw the over supply of hotels forcing their conversion into residential apartments and interest dry up.
Visitors to Sydney are forecast to grow by 1.8% year to 2020 creating a need for between 150-600 new rooms a year. Discouraging hotel investment could see Sydney miss out on $189 million per year or $1.7 billion in investments by 2020. | <urn:uuid:06adbc02-e05e-4bd2-9516-7fa9dcbd836e> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://accomnews.co.uk/industry/154-news-in-brief/1711-sydney-needs-up-to-600-rooms-a-year | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942312 | 178 | 1.828125 | 2 |
(Originally written November 10, 2007)
What this film set out to do is astounding. What was attempted was a powerful story of sacrifice. Unfortunately, until the twist of the film becomes clear, this film is difficult to watch. It alternates between film school pretention and a clichéd high school drama before it sets out what it seemingly intended to do.
There is so much power in the story in and of itself, yet there is also too much psychological banter throughout the movie. Donnie Darko is suspended from school because he criticizes his teacher’s dichotomous spectrum of fear vs. love. The problem with these discussions (and there are plenty of them) is that they do not always fit in context. This is a thinking movie, but what should be making us think are the stories of the characters and the use of the film, not blatant dialogue. The blatant discourses set up a dichotomy between Donnie (which we can for all practical purposes consider “love”) and the others full of bullshit (“fear”). The film falls victim to the dichotomous thinking that we’re supposed to support the protagonist in fighting against.
Perhaps the most disappointing aspect of the film is its portrayal of the relationships between the different characters. Its vision of high school is simplistic and would have been under attack from the lovers of this film in the context of any other film. There’s the outcast, the love interest, the inspiring yet misunderstood English teacher, and so on. Until the great twist of the story comes about, we have to sit through Donnie falling in love and fighting with his more successful older sister at the dinner table.
Donnie is a Christ-like figure of sacrifice in the film, yet the film is set up to drain the character of his humanity. He becomes a phenomenon rather than someone who is experiencing the spontaneous effects of a tangent universe. Regardless of the clichéd world is he placed in, he becomes more of a plot device than a fully-fleshed character.
The word “Lynchian” has been used to describe the film, but director Richard Kelly does not understand the medium of film as well as genius David Lynch. Lynch starts with film first and will eventually come up with a story. Movies such as Mulholland Dr. and Blue Velvet are complete experiences in and of themselves. The strength of Kelly’s film is the story, but the cathartic coming together of (some of) the different pieces is not enough to make this a great movie. Movies should be total experiences, and it takes until the last twenty minutes or so of this film for the preceding hour and a half to come together as a cohesive whole. Kelly’s world is so carefully constructed, but he is unable as a director to help the audience through his story. | <urn:uuid:7a31316a-82b0-4d1a-9a30-356ea23904a6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://mubi.com/reviews/6633 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704132298/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113532-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971469 | 588 | 1.53125 | 2 |
There are people who work out of a sense of great abundance. I’d love to be one of them but I’m not. You just work with what you’ve got.
When I speak of depression I speak of a clinical depression that is the background of your entire life, a background of anguish and anxiety, a sense that nothing goes well, that pleasure is unavailable and all your strategies collapse. I’m happy to report that, by imperceptible degrees and by the grace of good teachers and good luck, depression slowly dissolved and has never returned with the same ferocity that prevailed for most of my life. I read somewhere that as you grow older certain brain cells die that are associated with anxiety so it doesn’t really matter how much you apply yourself to the disciplines. You’re going to start feeling a lot better or a lot worse depending on the condition of your neurons.
Well, you know, we’re talking in a world where guys go down into the mines, chewing coca and spending all day in backbreaking labour. We’re in a world where there’s famine and hunger and people are dodging bullets and having their nails pulled out in dungeons so it’s very hard for me to place any high value on the work that I do to write a song. Yeah, I work hard but compared to what?
– Leonard Cohen, interview
‘Have contemporary philosophers had any influence on your thought?’
‘I never read philosophers.’
‘I never understand anything they write.’
‘All the same, people have wondered if the existentialists’ problem of being may afford a key to your works.’
‘There’s no key or problem. I wouldn’t have had any reason to write my novels if I could have expressed their subject in philosophic terms.’
‘What was your reason then?’
‘I haven’t the slightest idea. I’m no intellectual. All I am is feeling. Molloy and the others came to me the day I became aware of my own folly. Only then did I begin to write the things I feel.’
– Beckett, 1961 interview
What is more true than anything else? To swim is true, and to sink is true. One is not more true than the other. One cannot speak anymore of being, one must speak only of the mess. When Heidegger and Sartre speak of a contrast between being and existence, they may be right, I don’t know, but their language is too philosophical for me. I am not a philosopher. One can only speak of what is in front of him, and that now is simply the mess.
– Beckett, 1961 interview
Sometimes, it is necessary to abandon all hope. To be nothing. Simply nothing. To remain totally alone, defenseless, it’s horrifying. You need the courage of a madman. But this approach is obviously something sacred.
The most incredible thing is that so much happens outside of the will. You can’t will anything. Not even solitude is an act of will. You simply endure it. You must hold on until the very end, without weakening. You can do nothing else. But you must not believe that because you accept being nothing, you are anyone special.
There is a moment when the task is no longer an effort. When this exhausting work is no longer tiring.
Perhaps somewhere, there is also joy; somewhere, the satisfaction of not allowing oneself to be defeated.
It is terrible to be bound to life. Each second is a struggle.
– Bram van Velde (tr. Tweed and Roman, pensum press)
He goes for a walk. Why, he asks himself with a smile, why must it be he who has nothing to do, nothing to strike at, nothing to throw down? He feels the sap and the strength in his body softly complaining. His entire soul thrills for bodily exertion. Between high ancient walls he climbs, down over whose gray stone screes the dark green ivy passionately curls, up to the castle hill. In all the windows up here the evening light is aglow. Up on the edge of the rock face stands a delightful pavilion, he sits here, and lets his soul fly, out and down into the shining holy silent prospect. He would be surprised if he were to feel well now. Read a newspaper? How would that be? Conduct an idiotic political or generally useful debate with some respected official half-wit or other? Yes? He is not unhappy. Secretly he considers happy alone the man who is inconsolable: naturally and powerfully inconsolable. With him the position is one small faint shade worse. He is too sensitive to be happy, too haunted by all his irresolute, cautious, mistrusted feelings. He would like to scream aloud, to weep. God in heaven, what is wrong with me, and he rushes down the darkening hill. Night soothes him. Back in his room he sits down, determined to work till frenzy comes, at his writing table. The light of the lamp eliminates his image of his whereabouts, and clears his brain, and he writes now.
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Evidence for Action has now been going for five years, thanks for funding from the Department for International Development. In this time we have carried out research on 76 research projects in Africa and Asia. We have produced more than 300 publications on major questions relating to HIV treatment and care systems. Our work has contributed to improving policies and practices at local, national and international levels. Funding for the programme finishes on 30th June. The Final Report (pdf, 1,183kb) of the programme gives details of the work we have been doing, and what impact this has had so far. This report is quite lengthy and detailed, so if you want more concise information on our main findings, the Key Messages Report (pdf, 2MB) may be a better place to start.
The partners will continue working on outputs and publications from the programme, which will be added to the website as they become available, but the News section of the website will not be updated regularly. | <urn:uuid:8897a691-42e2-4ad5-ae3d-1a5d09aed447> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.evidence4action.org/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,37/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704713110/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114513-00025-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952018 | 193 | 1.539063 | 2 |
You have reached one of the oldest and largest tree farms in Southern Michigan. We started in the 1930’s and are still going strong with two locations: one in Brooklyn, Michigan on Monroe Pike and another along I-94 between Jackson and Ann Arbor.
Getting out into the country and harvesting a fresh cut tree is a holiday tradition for many families, and providing this experience has become a full-time business for us. We strive to find ways to make your visit to the Arend Tree Farms as convenient and enjoyable as possible.
Through the years, we have changed the types of trees we grow to meet public demands. Scotch Pine used to be the most popular tree in the 60′s and 70′s, but Fraser and Douglas Fir seem to be today’s favorites. Even though fir trees are the top-sellers, we try to make every species available. In addition to cut-your-own, pre-cut trees are available in a range of sizes with some priced as low as five dollars for the budget minded. We also provide the newest innovations of the industry to our customers: balers for easy transport of your tree, shakers for clearing out the unwanted debris, and the newest tree stands on the market.
A special attraction on weekends is the horse-drawn wagon rides. Belgian draft horses pull wagons full of customers out to the cutting areas. These are extremely well trained and hardworking horses that provide a memorable ride for children and adults as well. Another attraction is the 150 year-old country church that is adjacent to the Grass Lake farm. Many families make it part of their holiday tradition to stop by the church for homemade doughnuts and cider or to purchase unique Christmas craft items.
Our main objective is to provide a friendly and unique holiday memory for your whole family. We look forward to seeing you. | <urn:uuid:40ebb9d9-3aae-4a0a-8773-fad805b7a7a2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.arendtreefarms.com/main/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00039-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96187 | 374 | 1.5625 | 2 |
Ernest (College of Science ’50 and ’52) and Pauline (College of Science ’50) Jaworski of St. Louis, MO put in place a grant for summer internships almost 10 years ago. They have since endowed the account, guaranteeing this support for perpetuity.
Terra featured a story on scholarships in the Winter 2008 article, and gave us a glimpse into the life of a student benefiting from the Jaworski’s philanthropic vision.
Year and discipline: Senior, Bioresource Research
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Scholarship: The Jaworski Scholarship has opened up opportunities or me in sustainable, organic farming and ecosystem restoration. Financially, it has enabled me to pay for childcare for my daughter. (Note: Marshall has also received the E.R. Jackman Scholarship, support from the Oregon Seed Trade Association and an award from the American Seed Trade Association with Future Seed Executives.)
Inspiration: My daughter Trinity is 8 years old. She is always asking questions and giving me hope.
Career goal: To own a farm and to restore lands harmed by invasive species or toxic chemicals.
Academic focus: I have been learning how to control seeds through heat treatments and consumption by beetles. Seeds of invasive species and other weeds pose problems for agriculture and environmental restoration. | <urn:uuid:f46103c2-26cc-4392-b511-36b4b088252c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/breakthroughsinscience/2008/02/08/ernest-and-pauline-jaworski-summer-research-internship-for-undergraduates-in-plant-sciences/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00014-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932056 | 278 | 1.53125 | 2 |
Nonprofits, schools, and health organizations have come together in an effort to make the health of Jurupa Valley residents a priority.
Over the past month, local organizations have come together to hold two health fairs to bring healthy-living education and information to city residents, and to encourage residents to start becoming more engaged in health both as an individuals and as a community.
On Nov. 2, over 1,500 people turned out for the 2nd annual Healthy Bodies and Healthy Minds Community Fair and 100 Mile Club Run at Troth Street Elementary. The event, which featured health information booths, health screenings, and other health-centered activities, drew nearly double the attendees it did last year.
The Troth Street event is also a 100 Mile Club Sanctioned Run, which means students who belong to the 100 Mile Club, a nonprofit that provides incentives and programming for children to run a 100 miles in a school year, are able to log miles on Troth’s track.
Children from all over the Inland Empire came to run. One young boy ran 13 miles over the course of the four hour event! The day also included a rock wall climbing contest for both children and adults, a variety of physical activity games lead by Riverside County Department of Public Health Power Play, a performance by a Ballet Folklórico Ilución, Zumba and Tai-Chi exercise demonstrations, and booths from over 40 vendors.
The event is held through a partnership between the Riverside Community Health Foundation, Troth Street Elementary, the Jurupa Unified School District, the 100 Mile Clue and Teen Challenge of Southern California.
The previous weekend, on Oct. 27, around 700 people came out for “Family Day in the Park” at Veterans Memorial Park.
Attendees were encouraged to participate in physical activity through a series of interactive exercises centered around the baseball diamond. At each base, attendees had the opportunity to complete an exercise and in return they received a ticket for a prize drawing later in the day.
There was also information about health and wellness from local organizations like IEHP and Molina Healthcare. The Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio were also there in an effort to recruit members to start a troop in the area.
The event was sponsored by the Jurupa Area Recreation and Park District, Riverside County Department of Public Social Services/Rubidoux Family Resource Center, El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center and Riverside Community Health Foundation.
For more information about the Riverside Community Health Foundation, visit rchf.org or call 951.788.3471. For more information about the 100 Mile Club, please visit 100mileclub.com. For more information about the City of Jurupa Valley, visit jurupavalley.org | <urn:uuid:3e1231d2-9972-40a5-9321-c16ac8a80a86> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/riverside/riverside-headlines-index/20121121-jurupa-valley-nonprofits-schools-partner-to-promote-health.ece | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368711005985/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516133005-00020-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955439 | 570 | 1.710938 | 2 |
Inspectors enforce fireworks regulations
Few things in life are more alluring than the crisp pop of firecracker. That is exactly why Houston Fire Department inspectors are watching firework stands to make sure the city's ban on fireworks is enforced.
"We let them know the city limit, they're banned in the city limit," said Clinton Graham, who works at a fireworks stand off Highway 6 and Clay Road.
Not everyone listened to Graham's advice. Local 2 Investigates spotted at least one patron buying fireworks at the stand located in Harris County and then driving into the city of Houston. If a fire inspector had been watching then, that person could have received a hefty fine and had their fireworks confiscated.
Even if a person never opens the package, it is still illegal to possess fireworks in the city of Houston. Fines run anywhere between $500 and $2,000.
Fire department officials report 47 citations have been issued since June 30.
Fire department officials also said if a minor is caught with fireworks their parent or guardian will receive the ticket, even if that person did not know their child was playing with fireworks.
If you have a news tip or question for KPRC Local 2 Investigates, drop them an e-mail or call their tipline at (713) 223-TIPS (8477).
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Posts Tagged ‘Bonus Depreciation’
Jim Wagoner, CPA | Partner, Director of Tax Services Group
Although bonus first-year depreciation and more-generous Code Sec. 179 expensing limits have been extended before, another lease on life for these tax breaks is far from certain this time around. Unless Congress acts, additional ‘bonus’ depreciation deductions equal to 50% of the adjusted basis of qualified property won’t be available after this year. Also, the Code Sec. 179 expensing limit is set to plummet to $25,000 for property placed in service next year. Thus, businesses planning to purchase machinery and equipment during the remainder of this year or early the next should try to accelerate their buying plans, if doing so makes sound business sense.
Buy Depreciable Property and Place It in Service This Year to Lock in 50% Bonus First-Year Depreciation
Under current law, a 50% bonus first-year depreciation allowance applies to qualified property acquired and placed in service after Dec. 31, 2011 and before Jan. 1, 2013.
The adjusted basis of qualified property is reduced by the additional 50% depreciation deduction before computing the amount otherwise allowable as a depreciation deduction for the tax year and any later tax year.
Many tax breaks currently available to businesses will become unavailable after December 31, 2011. With other political policies taking higher priority, the extension of these tax provisions may not occur. The following article provides detail on tax deductions that are scheduled to expire after 2011.
by Marie Jett, CPA | Manager, Tax Services Group
On September 16 the Senate passed its version of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. As of September 21, the House has yet to pass the bill, but the House is expected to pass the bill later this week without modifications, then it heads to the President for signature. We’ll keep you updated on any changes. The following describes a few key features that are in the Senate passed bill. This bill may be called the Small Business Jobs Act, but it affects both large and small businesses, as well as individuals. First, a number of tax law changes in this bill affect depreciable property. | <urn:uuid:744c732a-e704-4bff-9944-00a2450953f4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.greenwaltcpas.com/tag/bonus-depreciation/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703682988/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112802-00011-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948323 | 448 | 1.648438 | 2 |
September 10, 2007
GE LM2500 gas turbines to power Spain's F105 Frigate
GE Marine reports that it will supply Navantia, Spain, with two LM2500 gas turbines that will power the Spanish Navy's next-generation F105 frigate, to be named Roger de Lauria.
Navantia is building the frigate at its Ferrol shipyard.
The LM2500 gas turbines will be applied in a COmbined Diesel Or Gas turbine (CODOG) configuration, with two diesel engines onboard the Roger de Lauria frigate.
"GE has a long history of partnering with the Spanish Navy and Navantia, dating back to when the six Santa Maria-class frigates were built using 12 GE LM2500 gas turbines," said Brien Bolsinger, GE Marine general manager. "In fact, a total of 22 GE LM2500 gas turbines are used by the Spanish Navy, eight of which are being applied in CODOG arrangements aboard the initial four F100 frigates. The Spanish Navy's Principe des Asturasias aircraft carrier, also built by Navantia, is powered by two LM2500 gas turbines."
The 146.7-meter Roger de Lauria will have a maximum speed of 28.5 knots.
The LM2500 gas turbines for the frigate will be manufactured at GE Marine's Evendale, Ohio facility.
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I have “a friend” who will head over to a coffee shop to get work done. Not because she’s unable to work at her desk or because she needs the presence of other people, but rather because it lets her get away from the Internet and all its distractions.
True, she could easily stay put by just keeping her browser closed. But that requires self-control, and as we all know, keeping ourselves in check is easier said than done. Whatever the resolution (start dieting, start saving, stop procrastinating, etc.) we routinely stick to it for a bit and then cave. We make the resolution in one state of mind – a cool, rational state – and then break it when temptation strikes.
That’s the reason for my friend’s coffeeshop strategy: precommitments allow us to commit upfront to our preferred course of action. In her cool, rational state, my friend can decide not to surf the web and make a point to leave the wireless behind; later, when temptation strikes, she’ll be out of luck. Access denied.
On the whole, I like my friend’s strategy. But there’s a potential problem: what if she needs the Internet to do her work? What then?
Not to worry – there’s an app to the rescue: SelfControl, a free Mac-only software program that blocks access to incoming/outgoing mail servers and websites and was thought up by artist Steve Lambert. (As the son of an ex-monk and an ex-nun, he’s well-versed in self-control.) The app only takes seconds to install and comes with all the flexibility that my friend’s coffeeshop strategy lacks.
Instead of taking leave of the Internet all-together, you can pick and choose what you can and can’t access, and for how long. If Facebook is your particular time-suck, then add its URL to SelfControl’s blacklist and the program will block Facebook and nothing else. If Twitter is another danger zone, then by all means, throw its URL into the mix. Next, figure out how long you want to block them for – anywhere from one minute to twelve hours – and move the slider accordingly. Then press start and you’re good to go.
But here’s the key part: once you click start, there’s no going back. (No wonder the app has a skull and crossbones symbol as its icon.) Switching browsers won’t help you, and neither will restarting your computer or even deleting the app. You won’t get those websites back until the timer runs out. As such, it’s as effective of a precommitment as seeking out a wireless-free zone.
Though temptation routinely deflects us from our long-term goals, our struggle with self-control isn’t a lost cause. Once we realize and admit our weakness, we can do something about it by taking on clever precommitments that save us from ourselves. In an ideal world we wouldn’t need the SelfControl app, but in this world it sure is useful.
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The Wall Street Journal pushed for policies that would make it easier for banks to foreclose on homeowners, even as banks are paying out millions to settle lawsuits over their fraudulent foreclosure practices.
During the housing crisis, mortgage lenders engaged in massive fraud in order to speed the process of foreclosing on loans, which led to multiple lawsuits, admissions of guilt, and settlements with state and federal regulators totaling $33 billion so far. The latest such settlement was announced Tuesday.
Despite this fraud, a Journal editorial advocated that all states adopt a mortgage foreclosure system in which lenders can seize people's houses without going to court:
We're referring to the difference between "nonjudicial" states that have streamlined foreclosure procedures and the 23 "judicial" states that force lenders to go to court to enforce mortgage contracts. Prices are stabilizing in the former but still faltering in much of the latter, which isn't surprising, except to politicians. Housing markets can't clear until lenders can foreclose on delinquent borrowers and prices fall far enough to attract buyers who can afford the mortgage payments.
Politicians and housing lobbyists decry nonjudicial foreclosure as unfair to borrowers, but every homeowner in any state has the right to challenge a foreclosure in court. The main difference is that in a judicial state the lender has to file a lawsuit to initiate a foreclosure, which can take months or years to settle depending on the state.
The editorial also claimed that state foreclosure protections "have taught borrowers it's okay to stay delinquent for months or years while fending off foreclosure."
In fact, the protections for homeowners that the Journal decries helped uncover foreclosure fraud that led to massive settlements and admissions of guilt. In New York, one of the states that requires lenders to go to court before seizing people's homes, a judge tossed out 46 of 102 foreclosure motions brought before him over a two year period because he found many of the motions to be problematic. According to The New York Times, Judge Arthur Schack threw out one motion that featured:
A Deutsche Bank representative signed an affidavit claiming to be the vice president of two different banks. His office was in Kansas City, Mo., but the signature was notarized in Texas. And the bank did not even own the mortgage when it began to foreclose on the homeowner.
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Today I would like to reflect with you on a fundamental question: What is faith? Does faith still make sense in a world in which science and technology have unfolded horizons unthinkable until a short time ago? What does believing mean today? In fact, in our time we need a renewed education in the faith that includes, of course, knowledge of its truths and of the history of salvation, but that is born above all from a true encounter with God in Jesus Christ, from loving him, from trusting him, so that the whole of our life becomes involved.
Today, together with so many signs of goodness, a certain spiritual desert is also developing around us. At times we get a sort of feeling, from certain events we have news of every day, that the world is not moving towards the building of a more brotherly and peaceful community; the very ideas of progress and well being have shadows too. Despite the greatness of scientific discoveries and technological triumphs, human beings today do not seem to have become truly any freer or more human; so many forms of exploitation, manipulation, violence, abuse and injustice endure.... A certain kind of culture, moreover, has taught people to move solely within the horizon of things, of the feasible, to believe only in what they can see and touch with their own hands.
Yet the number of those who feel bewildered is also growing, and searching to go beyond a merely horizontal view of reality they are prepared to believe in everything and nothing.
In this context certain fundamental questions re-emerge that are far weightier than they seem at first sight. What is life’s meaning? Is there a future for humanity, for us and for the generations to come? In which direction should we orient our free decisions for a good and successful outcome in life? What awaits us beyond the threshold of death?
24 October 2012
Reflection – First, I have to confess to a certain dark humour at Pope Benedict’s deliberate (I believe) mildness of expression at times. ‘We get a sort of feeling… that the world is not moving towards a more brotherly and peaceful community.’ No, it certainly does not seem to be doing quite that, Holy Father! As
continues to blow up, Syria riots, rockets rain on Egypt , Israel and its neighbours rattle sabres
over territorial claims, and prospects of economic ruination fill the airwaves
in China North
America, that peaceful community of man is increasingly elusive today.
So… faith. All our cleverness and technological mastery does not seem to be yielding wisdom. And this is a very real problem, a very real challenge. To know how to do stuff, to be able to manipulate matter so that it is wholly pliable to our designs does not seem to move us one millimetre in the direction of knowing what we should do, what is the good we are to achieve.
It may well be that the failure of our technological culture to confer wisdom upon us may be the very thing that opens the door of faith for us human beings again. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, the Scriptures tell us. This fear of the Lord has its own beginning in the core conviction, the core realization of one simple thing: God is God, and I am not God. The sharp brutal encounter with one’s own limitations, one’s own incapacity, one’s own utter failure to solve the mystery of existence, to find a peaceful and sustainable way of life—this may be what drives us poor post-moderns to our knees to seek God with renewed humility.
So when we look around at the world and see its many many problems, perhaps we can see in the midst of the real sufferings and horrors of our time a work of God’s mercy in them all. There is much failure in the world today—so many things are crumbling, and the future is so very uncertain for us all. Advent—our faith in the coming of God into the world—bids us to be not afraid, stand erect, hold our heads high, and look for the deliverance of God, the saving power of God in the world and in our lives. | <urn:uuid:df165e5e-6c56-4d03-aa0d-1c0e1dfd0a2a> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.frdenis.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-beginning-of-wisdom.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705195219/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115315-00017-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956693 | 863 | 1.679688 | 2 |
Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to Peter Whitmer Jr., at Fayette, New York, June 1829 (see the heading to section 14
). Peter Whitmer Jr. later became one of the Eight Witnesses to the Book of Mormon.
1 a, my servant Peter, and listen to the words of Jesus Christ, your Lord and your Redeemer.
2 For behold, I speak unto you with sharpness and with power, for mine arm is over all the earth.
3 And I will tell you that which no man knoweth save me and thee alone—
4 For many times you have desired of me to know that which would be of the most worth unto you.
5 Behold, blessed are you for this thing, and for speaking my words which I have given unto you according to my commandments.
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Bankers Were Stupid to Take Bailout, Lanchester Says
John Lanchester’s banker father hated talking about money. His career advice? Do what you love while you’re young; worry about earning a living later. And so Lanchester junior became a writer -- a successful one.
Yet in midlife, he’s taught himself the language of finance. In 2010 he published “Whoops!” (called “I.O.U.” in the U.S.), a layman’s attempt at unraveling the credit crisis. Now comes “Capital,” a novel set just before the crisis and focused on a fictional street in the London neighborhood of Clapham, where he lives.
On a recent morning, Lanchester tossed a denim blazer over a chair at his local Starbucks and sat down with a double espresso to talk about the bailout, London’s relationship with the City and the British obsession with real estate.
Anderson: How did “Capital” begin for you?
Lanchester: I started thinking about it at the end of 2005. I wanted to write about London. The first time I heard somebody in the world of money describe it as the capital of the world I was slightly taken aback. That wasn’t reflected in anything anyone wrote outside the financial press.
That was the germ of it -- that, combined with the feeling that there was a property boom and the bust would come.
Anderson: Lehman Brothers collapsed just as you finished your first draft. How did that affect the novel?
Lanchester: It didn’t change its architecture -- the shape of a boom-bust narrative is identical even though the specifics are really different. But I wanted to understand the credit crisis.
Obviously you can stash money under your mattress, cut down on hazelnut lattes, but in terms of the larger economic frame of our lives, we have very little agency. About one of the only things you can do is understand it.
Anderson: You weren’t tempted to fold your research back into “Capital” rather than write another whole book?
Lanchester: You can’t explain collateralized debt obligation in a novel -- it’s too draggy. Also, there are so many things about the crisis that are only interesting because they actually happened. Fact doesn’t have to be plausible; it just has to be fact.
Anderson: The looming crisis barely impinges on most of the novel’s characters.
Lanchester: People then didn’t know what was coming. I’m not sure they still fully do, actually. They talk about the recovery as if it’s like getting over a cold.
Anderson: Your father was a banker at HSBC, right?
Lanchester: Yes, in a different age. Dad was a very, very principled man and he hated any kind of story where the baddies get away with it. That’s part of my outrage.
Anderson: Is that how you view the bailout?
Lanchester: I think the banks won 2008 at an incredibly high price. By allowing themselves to become so unpopular and losing control of the narrative, they did something incredibly, stupidly damaging in the medium term.
It’s strange that they’ve changed the bonus rules so much and that’s had no effect on the debate. It’s very difficult to shift those narratives once they’ve got to a particular place.
Anderson: How do you see that debate progressing?
Lanchester: It might be that in terms of an accommodation between the financial sector and the rest of society we never reach one, but at least now we know what the City does roughly, and the contribution it makes.
That’s more grown-up than mutual ignorance, where the City consciously tries not to disturb the natives, to walk as quietly as it can through the Underground.
Anderson: How has the City responded to “Capital’s” banker and his shopaholic wife?
Lanchester: A couple of people asked whether Arabella is based on their ex-wives. I’ve had a variety of responses to Roger. Some say he must have been modeled on their ex-boss, others say someone like that wouldn’t last ten minutes. A lot of the City is still in love with this version of itself as a uniquely meritocratic and competitive culture, which in my view is balls.
Anderson: “Capital” is partly a story about real estate. How will our national obsession translate in foreign editions?
Lanchester: Americans get it but the Europeans by and large don’t. It’s evidence-free my theory about that, but I do wonder if it’s linked to the fact that America and Britain are the countries that have the most liberalized markets and are physically mobile, and whether that causes people to be obsessed with owning a home.
It is obviously mad. There’s a sense in which the British are a tribe, dancing around houses going wa-wa-wah.
(Hephzibah Anderson is a critic for Muse, the arts and leisure section of Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are her own.)
To contact the writer on the story: Hephzibah Anderson in London at [email protected].
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EDC’s Global Infrastructure Project List Now Online, Great Resource for Canadian Companies
Export Development Canada (EDC)… announced that is has parlayed the success of its annual Canadians at Work: 50 International Infrastructure Projects publication into a new online resource for Canadian companies.
“Connecting Canadian companies to global infrastructure projects, and to other Canadian companies already involved in them, is another opportunity to help create trade opportunities for Canada’s infrastructure sector,” said Francoise Faverjon-Fortin, Vice-President, Infrastructure and Environment, EDC.
EDC developed the site to deliver three key benefits for Canadian companies:
- First, companies can register their projects online, giving them international exposure in the infrastructure sector.
- Second, companies can be alerted to new opportunities being presented to EDC and DFAIT through local networks around the world.
- Third, companies can research and learn about other Canadian companies in the infrastructure sector, allowing for information-sharing and networking opportunities.
As Canadian companies register their companies and their projects online, the website will evolve and expand its network. More than four new projects will be posted monthly, as will a feature article discussing a specific area of Canadian innovation or expertise in the infrastructure sector.
“Enhancing the ability of Canadian companies to identify and facilitate new partnerships is an important part of tapping into global supply chains, particularly in the infrastructure sector,” said Ms. Faverjon-Fortin. “The website will help showcasing Canadian expertise and innovation towards these ends.”
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For more than a century, height restrictions in D.C. have limited buildings to about 12 stories. But now, a leading House Republican and some District leaders are looking to change that.
Advocates say easing the restrictions only slightly could open up new opportunities for commercial real estate developers and accommodate the city's swelling population. But the restrictions have long been guarded by preservationists because they ensure unobstructed views of landmarks including the U.S. Capitol and the Washington Monument.
Mayor Vincent Gray and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, who represents the district in Congress, have spoken recently to Rep. Darrell Issa, (R-Calif.), about easing the height restrictions, as was first reported by the Washington Post.
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2015: Apple Becomes App
Category: Tablets, Smartphones
[Reports yesterday say that Apple is proceeding with plans to launch a less-expensive iPhone. What does this mean for the company? Where will they be in 2 years? This speculative column was written after CES 2015 to report on Apple.]
- 1977 – Apple Computer, Inc.
2007 – Apple
2015 – App
CES 2015 has ended, and we find Apple in the middle of a transition it started with the iPad 2, the mini and the mini iPhone where it was pushing to get an iOS device in as many hands as possible, as quickly as possible, to win the ecosystem wars.
Serdar Yegulalp has a different vision of Apple in 2015. Click here to read about how their efforts to grow market share harm their reputation for quality and innovation.
The war between Apple and Google rages over the next wave of consumer spending. While Microsoft is still playing catch-up with the Surface and Windows Phone, Apple and Google are fighting for dominance with their walled gardens. The more customers using their mobile devices and apps, the more likely they'll be returning customers.
But for Apple the last 2 years has been a losing battle. There is downward price pressure from competitive Android devices. In fact, seventy-two percent of all smartphones sold in Q3 of 2012 were loaded with the Android operating system. While Apple is still a minority player, its market share has grown over the last 2 years.
Apple could tell that their margins were unsustainable. It was seeing reduced profits on new releases because of competition with cheaper older versions of its own products. Consumer Intelligence Research Partners found that the iPhone 5 accounted for just 68 percent of iPhone sales the month of its release.
With diminishing profits for each device, Apple's long-term goal is to get as many customers as possible into the Apple ecosystem before the music stops and the devices can't be sold at a premium.
The transition has made, and will continue to make an Apple that will make money on services and delivering a lot of customers to it. So it needs to maximize market share now for long-term growth. The iPad mini is cheaper, yet "every inch an iPad," and the same goes for the iPhone mini. And each cheaper iDevice builds toward a greater market share for their walled garden in the future.
2015 CES introduced hundreds if not thousands of apps and devices that plug into a mobile OS. And I don't mean the refrigerator that orders mayonnaise from the grocer, but one that tells you on your smart phone how many potential meals it has in it and makes recommendations. Google has been doing this for years with Google Now. Google Now delivers information to you as you need it.
With hardware so cheap, profit margins on it have plummeted just as they did with PCs years ago. As a result, handset companies are more than ever vassals of the carriers and software companies. Indeed, this is the biggest problem in the industry, as vertical consolidation is now the rule, with Apple and RIM still controlling their entire chains, Windows Phones only on Nokia, and Android dominated by Samsung.
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Reviewed by Randy Rosenthal
Picture an isolated, Eastern European town, abandoned save for a few dozen residents, most of who occupy their time drinking pálinka in a bar covered in spider-webs. Picture a dark rain that continues for days and days, a rain described as “the rain of death in the heart.” Picture a nameless, existential threat. Picture a story whose scattered allusions and parables insinuate that what is written is merely a tip of an iceberg, and that there is something deeper going on, something churning way below the surface of the plot and characters, something religious and mythological. Picture an author who writes as though they were dancing, step by step, back and forth, around and around, rhythmically and hypnotically. Put all this together and you might be able to picture László Krasznahorkai’s dark masterpiece, Satantango.
We’re told by the New Yorker critic James Wood to think of other “writers of the long sentence,” such as José Saramago, David Foster Wallace, and Roberto Bolaño, but don’t think of them. We’re told to think of W.G. Sebald, and that’s okay, because we’re never sure of what is exactly going on in Sebald. We’re told to think of Kafka, but don’t you dare think of Kafka. Instead, think of Mikhail Bulgakov and César Aira. Better yet think of Bruno Schulz, and, above all, definitely think of Witold Gombrowicz. This will help picture the bleakness of setting, characters, and tone. But nothing will prepare a reader for the mind-bending language of Krasznahorkai except Krasznahorkai:
“He gazed sadly at the threatening sky, at the burned-out remnants of a locust-plagued summer, and suddenly saw on the twig of an acacia, as in a vision, the progress of spring, summer, fall and winter, as if the whole of time were a frivolous interlude in the much greater space of eternity, a brilliant conjuring trick to produce something apparently orderly out of chaos, to establish a vantage point from which chance might begin to look like necessity…and he saw himself nailed to the cross of his own cradle and coffin, painfully trying to tear his body away, only, eventually, to deliver himself – utterly naked, without identifying mark, stripped down to essentials – into the care of the people whose duty it was to wash corpses, people obeying an order snapped out in the dry air against a background loud with torturers and flayers of skin, where he was obliged to regard the human condition without a trace of pity, without a single possibility of any way back into life, because by then he would know for certain that all his life he had been playing with cheaters who had marked the cards and who would, in the end, strip him even of his last means of defense, of that hope of someday finding his way back home.”
That sentence from the second (and second to last) page at once shows the almost magical ability of Krasznahorkai’s words to penetrate and disturb, and the lively, contemporary translation by George Szirtes. The combination produces a work that, as New Directions hopes, will cement Krasznahorkai’s legend in the English-speaking literary world. Though it’s the author’s latest work to be translated, Satantango was Krasznahorkai’s debut, published in Hungarian in 1985, and made famous with Belá Tarr’s 1994 seven-hour film adaptation.
But what is the book about? There are implications, allusions, a mystery. Hungary is sinking, physically, morally; a doctor reads a geology book about Hungary as if it is an apocalyptic prophecy. Indeed, the town in Satantango appears post-apocalyptic. Lighting cracks through the sky, and the rain “seemed to fall all at once, in one great sack-full, battering the roof.” Once a home of thriving industry, the buildings are now dilapidated, decrepit, rusted, and broken. The patrons of the spider-web covered bar are scheming to steal money, to cheat on their spouses, to commit acts of violence. A woman shouts out the word “RESURRECTION!” and waves the Bible at her peers, warning them to be prepared for “the end of times.” Out of the “fetid swamp” arrives a savior, Irimiás, who was previously thought to be dead. His appearance is seen as a miracle, and in exchange for the town people’s savings, he promises a vague, communist-style utopia – ironic as the novel is set at the time when communism was failing. Before Irimiás can explain his plan, an innocent child is found dead, the sound of a church organ comes from nowhere, someone makes an allusion to raining frogs, and the child’s body rises into the night sky, “soon to be lost among the still, silent clouds.”
What the hell is going on? It’s not clear, not to the reader, and certainly not to the characters in the story. They exist in a mist of consciousness, often emerging “from some evil spell,” wondering what “demonic power had taken possession of them, stifling every sane and rational impulse.” At the center of the novel, the bar band repeatedly plays the tango, and as the desperate drinkers succumb to debauchery, it becomes clear that Santan’s Tango is not the dance of the devil’s work, not the dance of doing evil, but rather it is the dance of fighting off Satan. The dance of trying to be good. It is the dance we dance everyday; the battle between our higher, noble aspirations against our baser, darker urges. Or for most of us, it’s the battle between ordering a salad or a pizza.
A writer without comparison, László Krasznahorkai plunges into the subconscious where this moral battle takes place, and projects it into a mythical, mysterious, and irresistible work of post-modern fiction, a novel certain to hold a high rank in the canon of Eastern European literature.
Translated from the Hungarian by George Szirtes
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There are those shows where folks bring their funniest videos of their children and accidents they’ve had to compete for prize money. But then there’s the other segment of amazing pet tricks that win more often.
BBC One put together a great amazing pet tricks video, except we think there might be a chance that the BBC gave the animals a little help. The talking monkeys give it away. But, wait till you see how they choreographed all of their interactions.
The conversations between these animals appear to be quite authentic. Don’t you wonder how giraffes fight? That question is answered in this film. The other question answered is what meerkats are really doing when they stand around together. There are so many mysterious animals in the world and you will get to meet some of them here. Enjoy! | <urn:uuid:bf9de45e-8acd-4cfd-8f61-fe8d911937d5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.eurthisnthat.com/2013/01/07/jokey-joke-amazing-animals-that-speak-video/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368698924319/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516100844-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970238 | 169 | 1.6875 | 2 |
WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. - A group of White Bear Lake homeowners and business people has filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota DNR for what the group alleges is the agency's role in the city's disappearing lake.
In the lawsuit filed Tuesday in Ramsey County, The White Bear Lake Restoration Association referred to a recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey. That study concluded the lake's receding level is due not to drought, but to the doubling of pumping by surrounding cities from an aquifier below White Bear Lake. That pumping was approved by the DNR.
"[The] geological study states what it states. And the pumping has definitely created a problem for us," said Greg McNeely, chair of the White Bear Lake Restoration Association.
McNeely said the group is suing not for "monetary" purposes but to help find a solution to a problem that affects both homeowners and business people.
"[The lake] is almost six feet down. It's created really a lot of sadness in our community," he said, adding, "If we let it go for very much longer, it's going to go away forever."
Keith Dehnert, owner of Tally's Dockside and a nearby restaurant, hasn't taken a position on the case. He just agrees there's no time to waste in finding a solution.
"I don't care who caused it or what caused it. We need to come up with a solution to bring it back," Dehnert said.
A spokesman with the Minnesota DNR said the agency is not commenting on the case at this point, given that the suit was just filed on Tuesday. Chris Niskanen did indicate the agency would be filing motions related to the case sometime next month.
For more information on the White Bear Lake Restoration Association, just go to: http://www.wblra.org/
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Tommy WassermanThe review is appreciative of Wasserman's work. Ironically, Patton's Greek accents are incorrect in three places.
The Epistle of Jude: Its Text and Transmission
Reviewed by Stephen D. Patton
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Recent and Previous Research on the Pericope Adulterae (John 7.53—8.11) Currents in Biblical Research 2008 6: 377-404. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]
Here's the abstract:
Friday, April 25, 2008
"Two of the hottest issues in evangelical theology right now are the New Testament’s use of the Old Testament and evangelical textual criticism." (Ted Olsen, 'Westminster Theological Seminary Suspends Peter Enns')
It is great that our blog is one of the two hottest issues in evangelical theology; but unfortunately I couldn't detect much interest in textual criticism in Enn's book Inspiration and Incarnation (2005); or in the debates initiated by it, for an introduction to these see e.g. Green Baggins and Digital Brandon.
Now, however, WTS have released some of the internal faculty documents (debating papers), which are quite helpful in clarifying (some of) the issues that have divided their faculty. At a fairly basic level this reflects an important debate about the role of the phenomena of Scripture in clarifying and modifying a doctrine of Scripture derived initially from Scripture's direct self-testimony; with a predictable division between the biblical scholars ('yes the phenomena are really important' - see the Hermeneutics Field Committee's Reply to the HTFC, pp. 28-97) and the systematicians ('phenomena? ha! they didn't pose a problem in the 17th century so why worry about them now?').
But in this document we also have some discussion of textual criticism, as illustrating the principle that reformed theologians have had to adjust to the changes in the realia since the 17th century, and that Warfield in particular was at the heart of various theological adjustments in the light of hard evidence - in one case regarding the Long Ending of Mark (Hermeneutics Field Committee's Reply to the HTFC, pp. 50-52).
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
will deliver the
JEREMIE SEPTUAGINT LECTURE 2008
on the subject
THE GREEK PENTATEUCH AND THE SCHOLARLY MILIEU OF ALEXANDRIA
at 5 p.m.
on Monday, 26 May 2008
in the Faculty of Divinity, West Road, Cambridge
Monday, April 21, 2008
Eisenbrauns have acquired all the backstock from the previous publisher. In celebration of this acquisition, they make available 55 of the titles at savings from 30-50% off retail here.
My book is available on this sales here.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Here is an image of a sheet from P45 (folios 13R - 14R, Luke 11-13)
Here is an image of a sheet from P46 (a bifolium featuring Romans 11 [fol. 15V] and Colossians 1 [fol. 90V]):
We were also able to take a closer look at a large selection of leaves from the NT papyri (P45, P46, P47), courtesy of Charles Horton.
A Conference at the British Library, London 29-30 June 2009
One of the finest private libraries in Europe was formed in the eighteenth century by Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford and his son, Edward. Consisting of 7,639 manuscripts, 14,000 charters, and countless printed books, the collection was kept by the Harleys’ librarian, Humfrey Wanley, whose humble origins and lack of academic qualifications did not prevent him from becoming one of the most celebrated antiquaries of his day. After its purchase for the British nation in 1753, the Harleys’ private library was transformed into an unparalleled public resource; today it forms one of the most important foundation collections of the British Library. Access to the extraordinary riches of the Harley collection is now greater than ever courtesy of a generous Getty Foundation grant funding the creation of an online catalogue of illuminated Harleian manuscripts. By the end of the project, in June 2009, descriptions and digital images of over 2000 magnificent manuscripts, once thumbed only by a privileged few, will be available to all at the click of a mouse.
To celebrate and advertise this achievement, on 29-30 June 2009, the British Library is hosting an academic conference on illuminated Harleian manuscripts. Scholars from all disciplines are invited to submit proposals for twenty-minute papers, but historians of visual culture are particularly encouraged to apply and preference will be given to presentations that include images. Papers that treat renowned Harleian holdings and those focusing on lesser known manuscripts are equally welcome. All potential contributors are encouraged to consult the British Library’s online Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts, which is rapidly expanding and currently supplies information relating to over 700 Harley manuscripts (here).
If you would like to take part, please send a one-page abstract and a concise CV to Deirdre Jackson at:
The British Library, 6 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB [email protected]
Harvard Divinity School has an obituary here.
New York Times has one here.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
29 July – 2 August 2008.
The official homepage is here.
There are 18 different seminars. I am invited as a guest and will present in Seminar 14 Textual Criticism (chaired by Profs. H.-G. Bethge, J. K. Elliott).
This will be a joint session with Seminar #7 The LXX and the NT:
a. Ulrich Schmid with Martin Karrer and Marcus Sigismund, "The text of the Septuagint quotations in the New Testament: A new tool in the making".
b. Gert Steyn, "The Vorlage of the explicit quotations in Hebrews".
c. Tommy Wasserman, "Significant NT manuscripts in Sweden with special reference to 1049".
I will blog more about that paper at some later point (very exciting).
Co-blogger Simon Gathercole is also presenting a paper, “Paradise in the Gospel of Judas,” in Seminar 18 (Christian Apocryphal Literature).
Directly after the conference I will travel to the Münster colloquium. And the week before I will present at yet another conference Mark and Matthew – Texts and Contexts, in Århus, Denmark.
...puh (=sigh in Swedish).
Friday, April 11, 2008
"The course 'Christianity' (TEO D01, 30 ECTS credits) explores the origins and varieties of Christianity throughout the world today. It traces Christianity's development from a local group of Jesus followers to a worldwide movement of faith communities, the formation of Christian doctrines and identities and the emergence and reception of the Bible as Christian Scriptures.
The course is offered entirely through internet communication technology, providing maximal accessibility and independence of location so that whoever wishes can enroll from anywhere on the globe."
Read more at the website of the course: http://www.teol.lu.se/teod01/
Thursday, April 10, 2008
P. Oxy 4844 = P123, IVth Cent, 1 Cor 14.31-34; 15.3-6; images here.
P. Oxy 4845 = P124, VIth Cent, 2 Cor 11.1-4, 6-9; images here.
Up-date: These are now listed on the up-date site at Munster (here), so I have been able to add their identification in the NT papyri list.
Up-date II: I have added links to the images and some more details from the publication in Oxy Pap 72.
Monday, April 07, 2008
I have indexed most of them here:
"Rules of the Game"
Ehrman's second response
Wallace's second response
"Final Friday thoughts"
Michael Holmes' session
More thoughts on Holmes' session
Dale Martin's session
Bill Warren's session
Greer-Heard: Final thoughts
As an example, here is an extract from the entry for Kurt Weitzmann, the giant on manuscript illumination:
"In 1932 he married fellow Goldschmidt student Josepha Fielder (b. 1904). Although not Jewish himself, his association with Goldschmidt, a Jew, and his refusal to join the Nazi party in order to teach as a Dozent at the University mandated his leaving Germany. He left Berlin for Princeton University in 1935, where he remained the rest of his life teaching and writing. His wife followed in 1938. At Princeton, he was a permanent member of the Institute for Advanced Study, initially engaged in preparing a corpus of illustrated manuscripts of the Septuagint with Charles Rufus Morey (q.v.) and Albert M. Friend, Jr., (q.v.). In 1938 he began his long association with Dumbarton Oaks, Harvard’s research center for Byzantine studies, presenting the paper, “Principals of Byzantine Book Illumination,” even before the center was fully established. In 1945, he succeeded Morey as professor in the department of art history. He and Friend conducted a manuscript seminar until Weitzmann’s retirement. His most influential book, Illustrations in Roll and Codex, a distillation of his principles of manuscript interpretation, appeared in 1947 (later revised and reissued in 1970). He held visiting positions at Yale (1954-55). In 1956 he began his long research association with the Monastery of St. Catherine on Mt. Sinai. On his first visit he examined and photographed 2,000 manuscripts. Subsequent visits were sponsored by the Alexandria-Michigan-Princeton Expedition directed by George Forsyth (q.v.). In 1960 he was visiting professor at Alexandria University. Weitzmann presented a manuscript seminar at the Universität Bonn in 1962. Together with Ernst Kitzinger (q.v.) he organized the 1965 Dumbarton Oaks conference on Byzantine contribution to the art of the West of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Named emeritus in the department in 1972, he relinquished his Institute appointment, to be a visiting scholar at Dumbarton Oaks, 1972-1974. In 1977, Weitzmann organized an exhibition and symposium (with Margaret Frazer) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, entitled, “The Age of Spirituality.” The show recapped Weitzmann’s originality in looking at the range of early medieval objects which both showed the unity of the objects and the adoption of pagan images into new meanings. In 1990 his St. Catherine’s Monastery research began to appear in book form. The first, published in collaboration with George Galvaris, was The Illuminated Manuscripts. . ."
Read the whole entry here.
I just wonder what it would have been like to be a student at Princeton some decades ago, going from one seminar with Weitzmann to the next with Metzger . . .
Friday, April 04, 2008
Here's the announcement from DTS:
On April 4-5, 2008, Dr. Dan Wallace, professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas, will participate in a debate with Dr. Bart Ehrman, chair of the department of religious studies at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, over the textual reliability of the New Testament.
For more information, please visit http://www.greer-heard.com/.
HT: Phil Gons
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
I have always viewed ευθυς as a nice marker of Matthew's use of Mark. But then again, I have always been, and am currently, a textual Alexandrian, though with room for doubt. [Was there really a 4th century Byzantine redaction that purged most Alexandrian influence?]
In the Westcott-Hort text and the Moulton-Geden concordance:
Matthew uses ευθεως 10 times 4.20, 22, 8.3, 13.5, [14.22], 31, 20.34, 24.29, 25.15, 26.49, 27.48.
Matthew also uses ευθυς 7 times 3.16, 13.20, 21, 14.27, 21.2, 3, 26.74.
Mark never uses ευθεως.
Mark uses ευθυς 40 times 1.10, 12, 18, 20, 21, 23, 28, 29, 30, 42, 43, 2.8, 12, 3.6, 4.5, 15, 16, 17, 29, [5.2], 29, 30, 42, 42, 6.25, 27, 45, 50, 54, 7.25, 8.10, 9.15, 20, 24, 10.52, 11.2, 3, 14.43, 45, 72, 15.1.
Since ευθυς is a Marcanism, the probable conclusion is that Matthew has borrowed seven examples of ευθυς from Mark, but himself prefers ευθεως. This becomes a clear trace-element. Just what forensics want on a CSI investigation.
Let's look at the Byzantine text.
The Byzantine text has ευθεως 40 times and ευθυς 2 [Mk 1.12, and 1.28].
Neither of the examples of ευθυς in Byz Mark have an ευθυς in Matthew! Byz Mark 1.12 is parallel to a Matthean narrative-τοτε, a distinctive Mattheanism that is not picked up in Mark anywhere. Byz Mark 1.28 is 'Marcan material' that has no equivalent in Matthew [Byz or Alex].
What is remarkable, is that regarding ευθυς/ευθεως in the Byzantine text the literary flow Mark to Matthew does not exist. Yet the Alexandrian text has a clear literary flow from Mark to Matthew on this point. Alexandrians can point to ευθυς as evidence that Matthew used Mark. But that datum is only as strong as the textual theory.
This is offered to Peter Head, who will be speaking on this subject more broadly at an upcoming synoptic studies conference. For fuller discussion and data see my blog http://alefandomega.blogspot.com/2008/04/textual-criticism-and-synoptics-case-of.html | <urn:uuid:d606001d-f840-458b-bc13-66741f167fc8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://evangelicaltextualcriticism.blogspot.se/2008_04_01_archive.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702448584/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110728-00022-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930901 | 3,154 | 1.507813 | 2 |
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