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Thursday, April 28, 2011
'Arab spring' update
It has been plausibly suggested that the Saudis supported the initial proposal for a no-fly zone in Libya because they thought it would distract attention from what has been happening in Bahrain and elsewhere in the region. If that was their motivation, it doesn't seem to have worked. The Libyan intervention turned into a broader effort to protect civilians (and, in effect, indirectly aid the rebels), but it has not distracted attention from the ongoing violent crackdowns on protesters in Yemen, Syria, and Bahrain. The simultaneous repressive actions by different governments, and the variation in international response, underscores something that should have been clear all along: humanitarian interventions are always a product of more than one motive and 'consistency' is not necessarily the main criterion by which they should be judged. That said, one hopes that real pressure is being brought to bear on the Yemeni and Bahraini regimes, with both of which the U.S. and Europeans have leverage, to modify what they are doing now.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Winning hearts and minds -- or buying them?
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Will drones save the day in Libya?
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Desperation in Misurata; residents angry at NATO
On the question Who are the rebels? that has been much asked, again I really don't know. But Fadel's report suggests that at least a few of them are idealistic young men who may or may not have known what they were getting into:
"We tried to blow up the buildings, but we don't know how," said Alaa el Deen Khesham, 30, a rebel fighter who until two months ago worked in public relations for the government. "We threw homemade bombs in there, but it didn't do anything." ...Given what appears to be happening based on this story, I'd say there's a fair chance he'll never see that sports car again.
Khesham was born in Germany and spent part of his childhood in Boise, Idaho. He has two homes in Tripoli and a sports car. But he gave it all up to fight with the rebels in Misurata.
Update: The city council in Misurata has now formally requested foreign troops on the ground, according to Fadel.
That S&P warning
Monday, April 18, 2011
Wilson and Mexico
I know virtually nothing about this episode and perhaps other interpretations of it exist. Just passing this on FWIW.
P.s. H.W. Brands, in his Woodrow Wilson (The American Presidents Series, 2003), p.50, notes that "the lessons Wilson learned in Mexico didn't prevent him from sending troops to Haiti and the Dominican Republic, in 1915 and 1916 respectively, when trouble in those countries threatened American interests and Caribbean stability" -- or, at any rate, what Wilson considered to be American interests and Caribbean stability.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Will R2P become a 'European Monroe Doctrine'?
Does the analogy work? I'm not convinced. The U.S., as DPT indicates, relied on Britain's naval power to enforce the Monroe Doctrine for most of the 19th century. And not too long after the U.S. became capable of using its own navy to enforce the Monroe Doctrine, Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed in 1904 his famous 'corollary' to the Doctrine which "declared that misgovernment (or 'chronic wrongdoing')" by Latin American governments would be grounds for U.S. armed intervention (Penguin Dictionary of International Relations, 1998, p.337). Applying this principle via his paternalistic pronouncement that "we must teach the Latin Americans to select the right man," Woodrow Wilson sent the Marines into Mexico in 1914 (ibid., p.573).
By contrast, R2P is less paternalistic than the Monroe Doctrine as applied by TR and Woodrow Wilson. R2P's application is limited to four circumstances: genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity (see M.W. Doyle, "International Ethics and the Responsibility to Protect," Int'l Studies Review 13:1, March 2011). It is not a question of teaching the inhabitants of country X "to select the right man [or woman]." A leader can drive his or her country into the ground and can be as corrupt as all get-out, but as long as he or she does not engage (or very credibly, by his or her own pronouncement, appear to be right on the verge of engaging) in genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing or crimes against humanity -- all of which, with the possible exception of ethnic cleansing, have accepted definitions in international law -- the question of R2P does not even arise.
Of course, application of R2P will be selective and considerations of the sort mentioned by DPT will influence the 'selections'. But that does not mean that R2P will be used to legitimize interventions of the kind that Wilson ordered in Mexico. Thus "European Monroe Doctrine" may not be the right description, inasmuch as it may conjure up a history of paternalistic, imperialistic interventions that I think few have any interest in defending or repeating.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
In the wake of Boumediene
This statement, if one emphasizes the word "direct," may be technically correct, but it does not capture the story of what happened with the named plaintiffs in Boumediene, a story I found when a search on "Boumediene v. Bush" turned up the site of WilmerHale, the law firm which handled the case for the plaintiffs on a pro bono basis.
WilmerHale's post reminds those who had forgotten the facts (or never been too clear on them, such as myself) that the plaintiffs were six Algerians living in Bosnia who were transported to Gitmo by the U.S. government in 2002 and held there for more than five years before the Supreme Court's 2008 decision. The U.S. claimed among other things that they had been planning to attack the American embassy in Sarajevo. I pick up the story from the law firm's post:
In October 2008, WilmerHale filed the first-ever evidentiary response ("traverse") on behalf of Guantanamo prisoners, refuting the Government's asserted grounds for detention...
As a result of WilmerHale's challenge, the US Government dropped its most inflammatory claim against the men, namely that they were planning to attack the US Embassy in Sarajevo in 2001. The US Government abandoned this claim even though President Bush had specifically mentioned it in the 2002 State of the Union address.
In November 2008, Judge Richard J. Leon of the US District Court in Washington DC held a seven-day hearing into the Government's allegations. It was the first merits hearing in a habeas case involving Guantanamo prisoners. The hearing also included another first-time event: testimony by Guantanamo prisoners, live via videolink from Cuba, in support of their own bid for release.
On November 20, 2008, Judge Leon ruled that the Government had failed to show any credible evidence justifying detention of five of the six men. Judge Leon also took the extraordinary step of imploring the Government not to appeal that ruling. Judge Leon ruled against the sixth Petitioner, Belkacem Bensayah.
In December 2008, the Government informed WilmerHale that it would, indeed, forgo any appeal and abide by the ruling as to the five successful Petitioners. On December 16, 2008, three of WilmerHale's clients—Mustafa Ait Idir, Hadj Boudella, and Mohamed Nechla—arrived safely home in Sarajevo, Bosnia, where they were met by elated family members and friends. This was the first time that the US Government has released Guantanamo prisoners in response to a court order. The remaining two successful petitioners, Lakhdar Boumediene and Saber Lahmar, were released and transferred to France in 2009.
WilmerHale appealed Judge Leon's denial of Belkacem Bensayah's habeas corpus petition to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia... On June 28, 2010, the DC Circuit panel unanimously reversed and remanded Judge Leon's ruling, holding that the government's evidence was insufficient to demonstrate that Mr. Bensayah was detainable. This marks the first (and so far only) case in which the DC Circuit has reversed a district court's denial of habeas corpus to a Guantanamo prisoner.
So although Barnes's article is no doubt correct that the practical impact of the Boumediene decision has been much less than proponents had hoped, at least in the case of the original plaintiffs the decision did make a difference: the five who were released (the three who returned to Bosnia and the two who went to France) were set free in response to a court order, as the law firm's post says.
Why hasn't Boumediene benefited more detainees? The Barnes piece suggests that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has weakened, if not undermined, the decision (he quotes the Center for Constitutional Rights as saying the D.C. Circuit has "openly defied" Boumediene). That is probably part of the reason; another may be that most detainees, unlike the Boumediene plaintiffs, have not been lucky enough to receive the skilled pro bono services of a big, very well-resourced law firm like WilmerHale. (This is not in any way to cast aspersions on the various lawyers who represent detainees, merely to note that resources can make a difference.)
P.s. Looking back at a post I wrote when Boumediene was decided, I see that Roberts in his dissent said the decision would have only a "modest practical impact," whereas Scalia in his dissent said it would have far-reaching and "disastrous" consequences. On this point, score Roberts one, Scalia zero. (But note that two commenters on my June 2008 post thought Scalia and Roberts were talking about different things, not making different predictions about the same thing. Whatever.)
Monday, April 11, 2011
World Bank: aid should emphasize justice systems, police
Saturday, April 9, 2011
The House Republicans and the last colony
The limits of 'home rule' for the last colony in the mainland U.S. have long been apparent, but this brings them into sharp relief: there is nothing to prevent Congress from telling the District of Columbia how to spend its own funds. Suppose, as a hypothetical, that the legislature of Colorado passed a law allocating a certain sum of money, raised entirely from state taxes on Colorado residents, to fund the construction of a series of playgrounds in state parks. Could Congress prohibit that expenditure? Although abortion and needle exchanges are more controversial than playgrounds, the structure of what is going on is the same: Congress is prohibiting a jurisdiction from spending its own money for purposes that are neither unconstitutional nor illegal. Shame.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Sad story from the West Bank
[hat tip: HC]
Cameron: 'we are responsible'
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
From Wealth to Power reconsidered
From Wealth to Power argues that states are not simply security-seekers that expand in response to actual or perceived threats; rather, states expand when they see opportunities to extend their influence and when they have sufficiently strong central governments to translate desire into action. In the conclusion, Zakaria writes (p.185):
A scholar looking at great-power behavior over time -- even in a secure, relatively benign nation like the United States -- must conclude that states seek more than mere security: they seek influence over the international environment. And the more powerful they become, the more influence they seek.Let's put aside the valid point that the U.S. was not "relatively benign" in the eyes of the native Americans or Filipinos whom it conquered, and focus on the main assertion: that states seek "influence over the international environment." This raises the question: why? What does it "do" for states, how does it benefit them, to have such "influence"? In the case of the U.S., one answer might be that "influence" resulted in overseas markets for capitalists. This is the answer given by the Wisconsin School (William Appleman Williams, et al.). But Zakaria, though he acknowledges a debt to certain writings of this school (p.51), clearly does not go in that direction.
Does he answer the question at all? Not as I recall, though I did not re-read the whole book. But if he were to have answered it, it seems to me he would have had a couple of options. He could have gone with Mearsheimer and said that expansion is the surest way to ensure security in an 'anarchic' world. Or he could have gone with Schumpeter and said that expansion is an atavistic impulse, an 'objectless disposition'. Neither of these is very satisfactory. A third possible answer, at least in the case of the U.S., would focus on culture and ideology (Social Darwinism, white man's burden, and all that), and Zakaria does mention this in passing (pp.135-36). Finally, one could look at the role of domestic pressure groups and parties. But as it is, the question why states seek "influence" rather than "mere security" is left hanging.
It may be worth noting that the very end of the book is guardedly optimistic. Zakaria does not talk of the obsolescence of great-power war, but he does note its "long absence." These are the concluding sentences (p.192):
The long absence of great-power war and the growth of the global economy have weakened the state and intertwined it in structures that will make the once-straightforward rise and fall of great powers a complex, friction-filled process. These complications may create greater uncertainty for scholars, but they could help blunt the otherwise aggressive temperament of great powers and tame the fierce nature of international life.
Context is everything
Obama's quoted statement referred to a possible decision to launch a unilateral U.S. strike on Iran, and the considerations in such a case are different from those involved in a multilateral, UN-authorized intervention. Still, it's possible that Obama meant that a president needs congressional approval for any use of U.S. forces that does not respond to "an actual or imminent threat" (or, like the 'Afghan surge,' relate directly to an ongoing conflict). If so, he would not be the first president to have said one thing about the scope of presidential power during a campaign and then to have discovered, once in the Oval Office, that he found a somewhat more expansive notion of executive power to be congenial.
As compelling as the gender split is, it's even more interesting to look at the parallels between Obama and W. Candidate Obama said about a possible strike on Iran, "The president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation."
Presidential systems, as opposed to parliamentary ones, seem designed to encourage a certain amount of gridlock stemming from the almost constant tug-of-war between president and legislature, especially in periods of divided or semi-divided party control (as is the case now, with the Republicans in control of the House). And congressional action can frustrate what should be properly be executive branch decisions, as in the case of where to put Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his co-conspirators on trial.
But to come back to the quote on Iran, I'm inclined to think that Obama said it in the context of that particular issue and probably meant it to be less sweeping than the actual words themselves would suggest.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Poem of the Arab spring
Sunday, April 3, 2011
A UN vote to admit Palestine?
Quotes of the day
Mantel is good at drawing not only Cromwell and Henry and Anne Boleyn and Charles V's ambassador Chapuys and other wielders or agents of power, but also younger women and men (girls and boys, really). Here's the Duke of Richmond, Henry's thirteen-year-old illegitimate son, in conversation with Cromwell (p.369):
"Master Cromwell," he says, "I have not seen you since the cardinal [Wolsey] came down." A moment's awkwardness. "I am glad you prosper. Because it is said in the book called The Courtier that in men of base degree we often see high gifts of nature."This seems to catch how a young prince, "endowed with a proper sense of himself and his own dignity," might speak to his father's powerful (but non-noble) counselor. Whether people actually spoke this way or not, it reveals character and thus works as dialogue. Her ability to do this is one reason I've persevered, despite not having found it a page-turner.
"You read Italian, sir?"
"No, but parts of that book have been put into English for me. It is a very good book for me to read."


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- They posted that BlogHer 2010 is going to be in NY City! I am SO going. This year, we just couldn't afford it, but I already have enough saved up from frelancing to pay most of the conference fee, then I just have to save up for the hotel. I definitely need at least one roommate though, I have no idea how you go about that. Since my little sis and Stepmom live in New Jersey, I'll probably combine airfare and leave Sam with them for 3 days if they're up for it, then visit them before/after the conference. That would work perfectly. There are so many laides I want to meet, and I hope that most of them will go too. It's early to start talking about it, but I actually think it might be feasible for me to go next year for the first time!
- Um... moving with a 3 year old is HARD. I guess I have managed to get a significant amount unpacked, but it's so hard to do it in these really short little spurts. I'm hoping maybe my Mom will take Sam some over Friday and the weekend so I can finally finish getting our clothes put away and hopefully clear out more stuff from the downstairs. Part of the problem has been that Sam hasn't been falling asleep very early and he needs one of us to be there if he wakes up. It's all just part of the transition.
- We went camping last weekend, it was Sam's first time and he had a lot of fun running around with his friends and wading in the river. It was a much needed break from a house full of boxes, that's for sure!
- My husband finally got the network up here at home, which I THINK means I now have wireless so I can use the laptop. Which means hopefully I'll be back to posting regularly in the next few days. I have TONS of posts 1/2 written in my head.
- I'm going to start a new feature. I don't have a name for it yet, and suggestions are DEFINITELY welcome. Once a week, I'm going to start posting something from one of my old journals (anywhere from 6th grade up through a couple years ago) or from a box of notes I found that my friends and I wrote in high school. Should be interesting!
- Cramps suck.
- I have been a bad bloggy friend - I've been reading but I haven't had the time to comment on many things. I'm still thinking about you all!
July 29, 2009
Like Pink, I am also not dead
5 comments:
- Equidae said...
a title for your new post could be journey back in time or from a journal :) glad that things are getting into place :) I wouldnt mind visiting NY again hhe but I dont think I would like to leave Gregory since he'd only be 1 1/2 yrs besides i'd need loads of money and a weekend wouldn't really be a viable option either sooooo
- Patty Reiser said...
I think you already created a title for this new journey, "A Box of Notes"
I'm not good at graphic design but perhaps a graphic could be made of a box, with the lid decorated somewhat vintage with pieces of old paper and notes sticking out.
Just a thought after I've been sitting her at my computer for hours.
Wishing you a scent-sational day!
PS- I just moved my Blog so it might confuse you. I'm still This Desert Life {in pictures} just got a new location.
- Dumblond said...
My friend Jenny went to BlogHer this year and last. She says its a blast...I wouldn't mind going but trying to talk my husband into letting me use some of our precious airline miles for the plane ride, forking over money for hotel and the conference, food and entertainment...and oh by the way, could you take time off work and watch the kids for a few days while I'm in New York?
Yeah...not gonna happen.
- Audrey at Barking Mad said...
You certainly don't owe anyone any explanations. Especially not me...who most often lurks and can't put two brain cells together to leave a decent comment.
But I'm here and I am keeping you in my thoughts and prayers!
- Mighty M said...
I haven't been the best bloggy friend either lately, but I will return! NYC sounds awesome!!!

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Wes Fry, designer: Here in Lane County, the outdoors options are quite cheap and varied. Whether hiking, running, biking or just taking a stroll at Alton Baker, trails are terrific for those who enjoy the outdoors. Other notable parks in the Lane County area for cheap outside fun are Mount Pisgah, Skinner's Butte and Hendricks Park.
Laura Newman, A&E editor: Head south! Take a random road trip with friends toward swimmable water. As much as we all love the Oregon Coast, it doesn't really facilitate spring weather. Don't forget sunscreen and a nice beach book like Sloan Crosely's I Was Told There'd Be Cake: Essays. Whatever you do, don't go to Florida. You might get shot.
Lynette Slape, designer: Read a good book and enjoy the spring weather. Also, get some creative drawing or painting done.
Jarrid Denney, sports editor: Considering the NCAA Tournament begins March 18, a large majority of basketball fans will spend their breaks watching the madness unfold. If you're going to devote your week to watching college hoops, make sure you make it worthwhile.
There are up to four games playing on four different television stations at all times; If you don't have a one flatscreen-per-game ratio, you're doing it wrong. Also, you're going to need beer. Lots of it. Preferably Keystone Light. If you aren't going to watch basketball like every other reasonable human being, at least go on a hike or a run or something.
Alyssa Sutton, editor in chief: Sleep! Also, one or two hiking trips up Spencer Butte with friends should be on the agenda, along with a few Coronas. Don't do anything incredibly stupid. We'd all love to see you alive and back on campus next term.
Zack Bear, copy chief: First, find the time machine I built. This weather is perfect for bike riding. The sun is out, but it's still chilly enough that overheating isn't an issue. Grab your friend and go on a picnic, throw a frisbee, read a book or do whatever it is that you like to do, but do it outside, sitting against a tree. Then get back to the time machine, because if I catch you using it, I'll go back in time and prevent that from ever happening. I'll drop you off on your first day of spring term. Naked.
Cameron Hughey, reporter: This vacation is an opportunity to party it up. Get together with friends and crack a few brewskies while you can, because it won't last long. If you're underage, that's too bad because the only advice I have for you is to get ahead on your studies by reading something that will educate you in your chosen field of expertise.
J. Wolfgang Wool, news editor: This is a good time to waste away on your couch with your choice of vices. I strongly encourage you to watch Netflix while vegging as the new season of House of Cards and season four of Archer are up.
Sean Hanson, managing editor: Spring break is the ideal time to accomplish everything you neglected these last three months: get your tires and brakes checked, work out those incompletes you negotiated with instructors, feed your children so they can survive until summer, schedule a doctor's appointment and catch up on any operations you might need (after all, you can't spell "vacation" without "elective surgery"), craft that petition to deport Justin Bieber, and bleach or burn those bloody sheets — it's called spring cleaning for a reason, and the longer you cling to evidence, the greater the chance they'll catch you. Also, you look like you need a haircut.
Taya Alami, reporter: Don't pressure yourself to turn your spring break into something resembling a Judd Apatow movie. Don't allow the peel and pulp that is the juiced-orange of your brain to compare your upcoming spring break to the MTV-version you vaguely remember from a long time ago. Don't allow yourself to pretend spring break is actually summer — it isn't. Beyond childhood, there are no such things as vacations or breaks — there are only times of year when you sweat more in your work pants.
If trends continue, this could be your last opportunity to do what you spontaneously feel for an entire week. Embrace that apathy and do the things you've always fantasized about. Just go and do whatever. Then, go back to school.
Penny C. Scott, reporter: It's such a short break, I suggest taking it easy and recharging your batteries, getting ready for next term. There's bound to be some good weather, so find a place in the sun to read and enjoy the spring flowers. That's what I'll be doing. See you next term!
Matt Edwards, photographer: Find your favorite Notorious B.I.G. song. Then, just live it.


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Sunday, January 31st 4pm at Hilyard Community Center SURJ Springfield-Eugene is hosting the film Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity, by filmmaker Shakti Butler. It features moving stories from racial justice leaders including Amer Ahmed, Michael Benitez, Barbie-Danielle DeCarlo, Joy DeGruy, Ericka Huggins, Humaira Jackson, Yuko Kodama, Peggy McIntosh, Rinku Sen, Tilman Smith and Tim Wise.
This film provides a powerful account of how the signifiers of racism continue to operate in our society, and how the fear and stereotypes behind these "codes" harm Americans of all races. A discussion will follow.
SURJ Springfield-Eugene is the local chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice, a national group mobilizing white people for anti-racism work. Details at http://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/.
When: Sunday, January 31 at 4:00pm
Where: Hilyard Community Center, 2580 Hilyard St, Eugene, Oregon 97405
Free. Donations appreciated.


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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Tell us about your favourite comedian.
Tell us about your favourite comedian.
I think I've only been to a handful of comedians in my entire life. Most of the time, I'm amused, they're not laugh-out-loud, gasping for breath funny. If I wanted to sit and listen to someone tell jokes, I don't want to be on the edge of boredom.
When you can barely contain yourself from joy, never ending giggle fits, and gasping for breath because you're laughing so hard...that's my kind of funny.
That being said, I typically like 'dirty' comedians. You know - the Tenacious D's, Rodney Carringtons, Russell Brands & Stephen Lynch's of the world. Those are my people.
I do not like "redneck humor", nor will you ever catch me listening to or watching any of the 'Blue Collar Comedy" shows. I also don't think Medea is funny. I am straight up irritated by those movies.


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|Robin Roberts
|Born: September 30, 1926
Springfield, Illinois
|Batted: Switch
|Threw: Right
|MLB debut
|June 18, 1948 for the Philadelphia Phillies
|Last MLB appearance
|August 26, 1966 for the Chicago Cubs
|Career statistics
|Win-Loss record
|Earned run average
|Career highlights and awards
|Member of the National
|Baseball Hall of Fame
Robin Evan Roberts (born September 30, 1926) is an American former Major League Baseball starting pitcher who pitched primarily for the Philadelphia Phillies (1948–61). He spent the latter part of his career with the Baltimore Orioles (1962–65), Houston Astros (1965–66) and Chicago Cubs (1966). He is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Roberts has surrendered the most home runs in Major League Baseball, delivering 505.
Roberts was born in Springfield, Illinois. He was the son of an immigrant Welsh coal miner. He arrived in East Lansing, Michigan as part of an Army Air Corps training program.[1] After World War II, Roberts returned to Michigan State University—where he had attended an Army Air Corps training program—to play basketball, not baseball.[2] Almost by accident he became a baseball pitcher for MSU.[2] Roberts led the Spartans' basketball team in field-goal percentage in 1946-1947, was captain of the team during the 1946-1947 and 1949-1950 seasons, and earned three varsity letters in basketball. He wore number 17 for the Spartans.[3] After playing for MSU and spending his second summer playing in Vermont with the Barre-Montpelier Twin City Trojans, he was signed by the Phillies.[4]
Roberts made his major league debut on June 18, 1948; and in 1950 he led his Phillies---whose overall youth earned them the nickname the Whiz Kids---to its first National League pennant in 35 years. Roberts started three games in the last five days of the season, defeating the heavily favored Los Angeles Dodgers/Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field, in a pennant-deciding, 10-inning game. It was his 20th victory, becoming the Phillies' first 20-game-winner since Grover Cleveland Alexander did it in 1917.
Between 1950 and 1955 Roberts won 20 games each season, leading the NL in victories from 1952 to 1955. Six times he led the league in games started, five times in complete games and innings pitched, and once pitched 28 complete games in a row. During his career, Roberts never walked more than 77 batters in any regular season. In addition, he helped himself as a fielder as well as with his bat, hitting 55 doubles, 10 triples, and five home runs with 103 RBI.
His 28 wins in 1952, the year he won the The Sporting News Player of the Year Award, are the most in the National League since 1935, the year Dizzy Dean also won 28 games.
Although he had 28 wins in 1952, Roberts had his best season[citation needed] in 1953, posting a 23-16 record and leading the NL pitchers in strikeouts with 198[5]. In a career-high 346⅔ innings pitched he walked just 66 batters, and his 2.75 ERA was second in the league behind Warren Spahn's 2.10.
One of the most memorable highlights of his career occurred on May 13, 1954, when Roberts gave up a lead-off home run to Cincinnati Reds player (then known as the "Redlegs") Bobby Adams and then retired 27 consecutive batters to win 8-1, on a one-hit game.
Roberts consistently (11 of 14 years) had a better winning percentage than did the Phillies in games in which he had no decision. Overall, the Phillies were 1020-1136 from 1948-1961. Roberts was 234-199 in that span, for a winning percentage of .5404. Without his decisions, the Phils were 786-937, for a winning percentage of .4562. He was thus .0842 better than his team. This is outstanding, but not uniquely high. Whitey Ford in 16 years with the Yankees had a .114 higher winning percentage than his team (.6900 versus .5757).
The highest differential for Roberts was 1952, when his 28-7 contrasted to a 59-60 in games in which he had no decision. This was a .3043 higher winning percentage than in games in which he had no decision.
He was below the team 3 times. In 1949 he was 15-15 while the Phils were 66-58 (.5322) for a differential of .0322 without his decisions. In 1957 he was 10-22 for a winning percentage of .3125, while without his decisions the Phils were 67-55, for a winning percentage of .5491. The differential was .2367. And in the outlier year of 1961, Roberts was 1-10, for a winning percentage of .0909. The Phils without his decisions were 46-97, with a winning percentage of .3218. So the 1961 differential was .2308, almost as high as in 1957.
Also notable is the decline in his differential as the Phillies declined. From 1948-55, he was 160-102, for a .6107 winning percentage. Without his decisions, the Phils were 473-497, for a winning percentage of .4876. The differential was .1231. From 1956-1961, the Phils were 313-440 without his decisions, for a winning percentage of .4157. Roberts was 74-97, for a winning percentage of .4328, in that 6-year period. His differential declined to .1705.
After the conclusion of the 1961 season, Roberts sold to the New York Yankees. On February 6, 1962, the Phillies announced that Roberts' uniform number 36 would be retired by the team on March 21, 1962, when the Yankees would visit Clearwater to play the Phillies in a spring training game. It was the first uniform number to be retired by the organization and only the second time after the Yankees' retired Babe Ruth's number 3, that a uniform number was retired while the player was still active.[6] Roberts started for the Yankees in the spring game, gave up four runs in three innings, and was the winning pitcher in the game which the Yankees won 13-10.[7]
He would be released by the Yankees in May 1962 without having appeared in a game. He was signed by the Baltimore Orioles and had several successful seasons for the Orioles, going 42-36 in 3½ seasons before moving on to the Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs to conclude his career.
His final major league game was on August 26, 1966, but he pitched for the Reading Phillies during 1967.[8]
Roberts coached the University of South Florida Bulls baseball team from 1977-1985. He led the team to its first NCAA Tournament in 1982.
During the baseball off–season, Roberts toured with the Robin Roberts All–Stars basketball team. He played against other touring teams, such as the Harlem Globetrotters.
In his 19-season career, Roberts compiled a 286-245 record with 2,357 strikeouts, a 3.41 ERA, 305 complete games, 45 shutouts, and 4,688⅔ innings pitched in 676 games. He holds the Major League records for home runs allowed by a pitcher (505) and for most consecutive Opening Day starts for the same team with 12, between 1950 and 1961.
Roberts was the only pitcher in major league history to defeat the Boston Braves, the Milwaukee Braves and the Atlanta Braves.
Robin Roberts was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1976.[9]
Roberts was one of thirty members of the charter class of former Michigan State University Spartan athletes, coaches, and administrators inducted into the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1992.[10]
In 1999, he ranked number 74 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was a nominee for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. The Phillies have honored him with the retirement of his uniform number 36 and a statue outside the first base gate of Citizens Bank Park.
On July 21, 2003, Roberts returned to Montpelier, Vermont to accept two honors: The Vermont Mountaineers retired his number from his playing days with the Barre-Montpelier Twin City Trojans, and Governor Jim Douglas presented him a proclamation that made the day "Robin Roberts Day" in the State of Vermont.[4]
In Roberts' home town of Springfield, Illinois, Robin Roberts Stadium is named for the former ballplayer.
Roberts has written two books about his baseball experiences: The Whiz Kids and the 1950 Pennant (1996, ISBN 156639466X)[11], and My Life In Baseball (2003, ISBN 1572435038), both with C. Paul Rogers, III, a law professor at Southern Methodist University.
|Preceded by
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We've been doing a bit of a spring clean on the Loquax Blog. Although it's not received as much attention in recent years, there's still a lot of competition blog content within it's four virtual walls. Some of it is probably still relevant today whilst other bits and pieces are just nice for nostalgia. One blog we came across was about the Apple iPhone!
Just over nine years ago we told you about the new must have mobile and where to win it. That must have mobile was the original iPhone and it retailed at around £269! At the time of writing that blog the main sites offering the iPhone as a prize were the MyOffers style sites of the world. Not a lot changes, although MyOffers are currently only offering the iPhone 6S as a prize.
So what if you fancy getting your hands on the brand new iPhone 7. Well, the folks over at Vouchercodes.co.uk are offering you the chance to win one in conjunction with DFS (see above). Entering the competition is easy – just leave a comment on their Facebook post and tell them how old your sofa is! The rules state that "there is no correct or incorrect answer" so go wild and make up a story if you like. We're assuming the winner will be chosen at random and that the prize won't go to the person with the oldest sofa.
So far there's been around 1500 entries, which we feel is pretty low for the prize on offer. Back in 2010 we reported that Uniball received a staggering 152,322 entries for their iPhone 3G competition with GMTV. And people say comping is much more popular now??
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I LOVE WAFFLES! There's something special about them... Maybe it's because they taste like pancakes... but you don't have to stand in front of the pan and watch them cook forever. The machine does it all for you! Or maybe it's because of the little squares that perfectly hold the maple syrup and other toppings... Not quite sure, but every time we have waffles, everyone in my family is super excited! One of the multiple joys that comes from being a stay at home mom is having the freedom to do my own daily schedule. Priceless. If we feel like having waffles for breakfast, waffles it is!Read More


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Remember Syndicate Wars, that Cyberpunk RTS with the quintessentially '90s cover art that could be seen on the shelves of computer software stores (and hopefully your collection) for years and led to a recent reboot with mixed results? It was a thing and said thing was always ahead of its time with nice top-down 3D graphics and fantastic sound effects and soundtrack, but for whatever reason was released for DOS, rendering it impossible for all but the…let's call them "devoted"…to play.
Lucky for those nostalgic for great '90s gaming, however, a project has just been released by Vexillium to bring the game to modern platforms. To create the port, the original DOS excutable was disassembled and the DOS-specific code replaced with platform-independent code. This means that by providing the modernized executable, Syndicate Wars will be able to be experienced on Windows, Mac OS and GNU. The project is not quite completed, as the single player campaigns aren't completely finished and joystick support is non-existant, but it's as close as you'll ever get to playing the game without an IBM.
The executable can be downloaded right here for free, but only for those with the original Syndicate Wars game on CD. Buying a seventeen year old DOS game may be the best thing you do all week.


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Both our Huntsville Bridal Shop and Nashville Bridal Shop believe that great gowns come in a variety of price ranges. A few weeks back our Alabama Bridal Shop and Tennessee Bridal Shop shared some of their favorite gowns that come in under $2,000. Today, we caught back up with our owners to see what their favorite gowns are below $2,500 and we are totally drooling over their selections. These wedding dresses are extremely dreamy and they definitely won't break the bank (or send your parents into a frenzy)!
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Jim Hjelm: The Dogwood
The Dogwood, designed by Hayley Paige for the Jim Hjelm Collection, is an organza bridal gown with a curved neckline, natural waist, and watteau detachable train.
Blush by Hayley Paige: Ginger
Ginger, designed by Hayley Paige for the Blush by Hayley Paige Collection, is an ivory long sleeve lace A-line bridal gown with an illusion bateau neckline and a low open back. The circular skirt of layered english net and organza make for an ethereal gown perfect for a bride who is looking for a truly dreamy gown.
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Heidi Elnora: Lala Phillips
Lala Phillips is an A-line wedding dress featuring a scoop neckline, natural waist, gathered skirt with pockets, and a chapel train. The Lala Phillips is available in raw silk, machine silk, and silk taffeta. The bolero pictured below is sold separately.
Blush by Hayley Paige: Honeycomb
Honeycomb, designed by Hayley Paige for the Blush Collection, is a stunning ivory chiffon beaded A-line gown. The v-neck bodice with lattice detailing and floral appliqué is perfection and the full tiered chiffon skirt is so flattering.
Morgan's Favorites Under $2,500
Palazzo by Jane White: Audrey
Audrey is an A-line gown with a gorgeous sweetheart neckline and a pleated skirt. The gorgeous silk gown has an incredibly low back for a strapless gown and pairs particularly well with a lace bolero or a beaded sash.
Hayley Paige: Cricket
Cricket is a strapless fit-to-flare gown with scalloping on the sweetheart neckline and hem. The gown has a gorgeous lace and is offered with underlays in Ivory and Champagne.
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Police: Store owner sold lottery tickets illegally, pocketed money
FORT MILL -- The owner of two Fort Mill lottery stores faces multiple charges after authorities say he sold illegal lottery tickets and pocketed the money.
Authorities Wednesday night issued arrest warrants against Jayson Carl Parker, 31, of Fort Mill in connection with illegal scratch-off tickets sold at Lotto World and Lottery Super Store, both stores in the Carowinds area at Fort Mill Township.
Parker had unofficial tickets made and then sold them at his stores, said Marvin Brown, commander of York County Multijurisdictional Drug Enforcement Unit.
Parker faces two counts of operating a gaming house, two counts of setting up lotteries and two counts of selling illegal lottery tickets. He has not been arrested on these charges, but is expected to turn himself in, Brown said.
Efforts Thursday to reach Parker were unsuccessful.
Authorities could not say how long the illegal sales were happening. However, Parker's charges came after a man told police he lost $30,000 on lottery tickets, prompting an investigation.
"He was selling out of both of his stores," Brown said. "Tickets sold for $5 a piece."
Customers also could purchase legitimate state lottery tickets.
Though no customers have been charged in the case, "They clearly knew these weren't state lottery tickets and on the up and up," Brown said. "State lottery tickets are up and in front of you in a plastic case.
"The illegal tickets were under the drawers with the money," Brown said. "Customers had to ask for those tickets specifically. The clerk asked how many tickets they wanted."
Clerks retrieved the requested number of lottery tickets that offered prizes ranging from $5 to $5,000 from the cash drawer, authorities said.
"People scratch them off and throw them on the ground," Brown said of the illegal tickets. "I saw (about) 50 of them. They were all over the place."
For winning tickets, the clerk would put the players' tickets back in the drawer and retrieve cash prizes from the same drawer, he said.
After a near two-week probe that included undercover lottery purchases, authorities on Oct. 24 raided Lottery Super Center and Lotto World.
"There were about 20 people lined up, and they were all cashing in illegal tickets," Brown said of Lottery Super Center.
Authorities seized 4,254 new lottery tickets, dubbed Daily Prophecy tickets, and 859 used Daily Prophecy tickets. More than $9,800 in cash was seized from Lottery Super Center along U.S. 21, according to a report from York County Sheriff's Office.
Meanwhile, at Lotto World, located along S.C. 51, authorities seized 1,547 Prophecy tickets and more than $6,380 in cash, a second report from the sheriff's office states.
Parker was not at either store during the raids, Brown said. However, three female clerks manned Lottery Super Center while a 41-year-old Fort Mill clerk was at Lotto World, he said.
"Charges have not been filed against the clerks at this time," Brown said.
In a single day, one store raked in $6,000 in illegal lottery tickets sales while the other store pulled in $10,000, Brown said.
Authorities were not surprised by the scheme.
"That area has been known for several years for illegal gambling," Brown said. "We've had poker machines and Internet machines. It used to be a mini Las Vegas."
Since the raid, both stores have been shut down, Brown said.
If convicted, Parker could face up to two years in prison and up to $16,000 in fines, Brown said.
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This could turn out to be quite nice. If not original....
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
2015 Hyundai Genesis
This could turn out to be quite nice. If not original....
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Okay. I despise Hyundai. I've had terrible luck with them. But design of this doesn't suck. They're going to sell a lot of these to a lot of suckers.
- October 23, 2013 at 6:59 PM
Didn't they hire recently some ex BMW design guy in California? No wonder this loks alottle like the 7 series.
- October 23, 2013 at 7:05 PM
If these renderings are even close to the real thing then--plus if they have sorted their ride and handling suspension demons from the current model(?)--this could be a major, legitimate player in the premium segment for the crooked "H" company.
Maybe, just maybe this time Hyundai will have delivered all the goods with this all new Genesis.
Waiting for the test drive reviews to come in before making final judgment but looks very good!
- October 23, 2013 at 8:07 PM
Thank God, they didn't use the Hyundai logo this time.
- October 23, 2013 at 10:43 PM
From the side I do see elements of the Ford Fusion...even the character line running through the doors and rear upswing of side windows.
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Dozens of animals rescued from Pender County property
Many taken to Guilford County Animal Shelter
Several dozen animals have been rescued from a Pender County site after someone complained about a sick puppy.
The Humane Society of the United States said Wednesday that the sheriff's office served a search warrant on the property and found large and small-breed dogs and puppies suffering from a multitude of untreated medical conditions. The dogs were living outside in wire chicken coops and in a breeze way filled with filth.
Deputies also found chickens, three calves, a horse and a goat on the property. The society said the owner agreed to surrender the animals.
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The PS VR Aim Controller is supposed to bring precision to the PS VR exclusive 'Farpoint' this fall. The PlayStation VR headset might not be the only new PS4 accessory you're grabbing this fall, as Sony unveiled this add-on for use with the game Farpoint. The PS VR Aim Controller picks up where the PlayStation Move shooting attachment.


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Operating two restaurants to the same exacting standard on opposite sides of the Atlantic is not easy. Nevertheless it brings a certain sense of satisfaction knowing that guests five thousand miles apart are enjoying the tastes, smells and elements of risk that make the Last Parsnip so special.
For those of you unfortunate souls that haven't yet had a chance to appreciate the delights of the Parsnip in the flesh we've decided to commission a series of videos. The first of these, included below, provides an introduction to all that The Last Parsnip represents. It provides the merest glimpse of what a visit to our restaurants can provide.
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In the re-arranged Thursday night EPL fixture at Turf Moor (19.04.2018, kick off 19.45 GMT), Burnley look to do the double over Antonio Conte's Chelsea and at the same time overtake Arsenal in the race for European football.
Yes, you might need to do a double take on the opening paragraph. Burnley beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on the opening day of the season, after going in at the interval 3-0 up and a home victory will mean a quite remarkable Clarets double over the Blues.
A second half revival in early August by the Blues failed to turn the half time deficit around and Burnley ran out 3-2 winners, despite Chelsea finishing the game with only nine men. The Clarets go into Thursday night's encounter on the back of five successive wins and are hardly going into the clash as underdogs.
What is equally surprising is that three points for Burnley will take them above North London's perennial European adventurers Arsenal and put Sean Dyche's Clarets into sixth place in the English Premier League. To catch Arsenal, Burnley and Chelsea in the same breath has not been heard of since Burnley's halcyon days, way back in the early 1960's and during the Clarets short lived renaissance in the 1970's Adamson era.
Burnley have suffered long term injuries which rule out Robbie Brady and Steven Defour. Tom Heaton is now fully recovered from a severe shoulder injury but is not expected to be recalled in goal at the expense of the excellent England World Cup hopeful Nick Pope.
Ben Mee also looks certain to miss the game, but Burnley gaffer Sean Dyche goes into the encounter with no new injury concerns and I fully expect the Burnley starting line-up to be: (4-4-2) Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Long, Ward, Lennon, Cork, Westwood, Gudmundsson, Barnes and Wood.
This line-up represents a settled Clarets starting eleven, who will inevitably look to continue to hunt down Arsene Wenger's Gunners for a sixth-place finish and guarantee European football at Turf Moor for the first time in fifty years.
Unless Southampton can pull off a major surprise and win the FA Cup, current projections suggest even an EPL seventh place finish will guarantee entry into the Europa League in July.
Burnley's victory against Leicester City on Saturday looks to have extinguished the Foxes' European aspirations and it now looks to be a two-horse race for sixth place between Arsenal and Burnley.
Pardon me for suggesting it, but given the bitter rivalry between two of London's finest, might the circumstances just allow Chelsea to sit back, relax and let Burnley do their thing?
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Most regional geochemistry data reflect processes that can produce superfluous bits of noise and, perhaps, information about the mineralization process of interest. There are two end-member approaches to finding patterns in geochemical data-unsupervised learning and supervised learning. In unsupervised learning, data are processed and the geochemist is given the task of interpreting and identifying possible sources of any patterns. In supervised learning, data from known subgroups such as rock type, mineralized and nonmineralized, and types of mineralization are used to train the system which then is given unknown samples to classify into these subgroups. To locate patterns of interest, it is helpful to transform the data and to remove unwanted masking patterns. With trace elements use of a logarithmic transformation is recommended. In many situations, missing censored data can be estimated using multiple regression of other uncensored variables on the variable with censored values. In unsupervised learning, transformed values can be standardized, or normalized, to a Z-score by subtracting the subset's mean and dividing by its standard deviation. Subsets include any source of differences that might be related to processes unrelated to the target sought such as different laboratories, regional alteration, analytical procedures, or rock types. Normalization removes effects of different means and measurement scales as well as facilitates comparison of spatial patterns of elements. These adjustments remove effects of different subgroups and hopefully leave on the map the simple and uncluttered pattern(s) related to the mineralization only. Supervised learning methods, such as discriminant analysis and neural networks, offer the promise of consistent and, in certain situations, unbiased estimates of where mineralization might exist. These methods critically rely on being trained with data that encompasses all populations fairly and that can possibly fall into only the identified populations. ?? 2001 International Association for Mathematical Geology.
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What Causes Acne? The Truth Finally Revealed!
What if I told you I knew the actual cause of your acne?
Would you jump up in your seat and exclaim, "Yes! This guy can really help me!"
Or maybe you'd think, "If anyone knew what actually caused acne, then there would be a widespread cure."
Let's try.
Me: "I undoubtedly know what has caused your acne – and because of this, I know how you can cure it – without fail."
Whatever your reaction might be, it does not deny the fact that I am right.
And don't just take my word for it.
Clear your head for one second and take a look to the right of this page to see just some case studies of people just like you.
These are real people, all who achieved beautiful skin by
- Understanding the true cause of acne
- Taking the proper steps to stop the cause.
It's really that simple.
So are you ready to know, really, what causes acne?
The actual cause of your acne is poor nutrition and an accumulation of toxins in your body.
These both stem from your dietary habits.
In laymen terms, the food you are eating is what is causing your acne!
I'm not the only one to know this. The people who have cured their acne by making the correct dietary changes know' this.
Many nutritionists, naturpaths, and even doctors understand and agree with this concept as well.
Loren Cordain, Ph.D, wrote an entire book about the undeniable link between diet and acne.
Yes, for every Dermatologist who would prescribe you drugs and harsh topicals, there is a Nutritionist who would tell you to avoid drugs and eat the right foods.
The fact is, prescription drugs and skin care products earn profits where food cannot. This is why you hear that side of the story so much more often.
"What May First Seem as a Cause of Acne is Actually Just A Symptom."
Some may say it is an imbalance of hormones that is causing acne.
Would it not make sense that if you were eating unhealthy, your endocrine system could malfunction causing this imbalance of hormones to occur in the first place?
An "imbalance of hormones" is actually just a symptom of the true cause.
Others may disagree with the diet and acne connection and say it is too much bacteria on your skin that is causing acne.
But what if you were eating foods that caused too much bacteria in your digestive system. Wouldn't this eventually show up on your skin?
Again, superfluous bacteria is just a symptom of the true cause.
To better help you understand this concept, view with this diagram below labeled "The Ladder of Causes."
The fact is, if you spend your time on battling just one of these components (other then Poor Dietary Habits) – you will not see a complete remission in your acne. Maybe you've tried:
- Antibiotics to treat bacteria overgrowth. (These are toxic and cause a weak immune system!)
- Probiotics to help with poor digestion.
- Birth Control Pills to treat an imbalance of hormones. (Careful, these are toxic!)
- Accutane to treat superfluous sebum production. (This is extremely toxic and causes a weak immune system and very pronounced poor healing!)
- Benzoyl Peroxide to treat superflous bacteria on your skin. (This is damaging to your skin and causes poor healing!)
Now Knowing The "True Cause" of Acne – What Dietary Changes MUST You Make?
First off, congratulate yourself. You've already taken the first step to curing your acne by understanding what causes it.
Now you need a step by step guide that tells you what food choices you should be making.
All the details are here.. check it out: Focus:Acne Formula
About the Author: George is a former acne sufferer who has cured his acne through dietary means. He is the head coach behind the scenes, in the Focus:Acne Members Area. He, along with it's strong growing community have helped several people cure their acne through diet.


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I'm stuck in gardening limbo again this year. I think I shared with y'all last year that we were planning on trying to move, so I wasn't sure whether I should plant a full garden or not. I ended up going with the full garden and we didn't end up moving, so it worked well. This year, we're pretty sure we're going to move soon, so I'm going to plan on an all container garden that can move along with us.
I'm going the easy route this year and hitting up my favorite farmer's market for their annual transplant sale to snag some organic seedlings. If you're in Kansas City, make sure you stop by on April 18th 4-9pm!
Here's my tentative plan for this year plus some awesome container gardening inspiration:
I may go with a simple all lettuce container like this
Or a combination lettuce and herb garden like this one
I may do a combination of the salad garden above, a tiered all herb garden like this one
or a hanging herb garden like the one I did last year.
I plan to try a potato barrel this year. I'm going to try a half whiskey barrel or small trash can to avoid it weighing too much to move.
I've had success with bush tomatoes in a container before, so these should work well in some of the small containers I have on hand.
Bell peppers and chilies
I've never tried these in a container before, but figure they should perform similarly to tomatoes in a container.
Want to know what else you could grow in a container? Check out this list, some may surprise you.
What are you growing this year?
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Europa Universalis III: Chronicles includes the award-winning epic strategy game where players take control of a nation and guide it through the ages to become a dominant global empire.
Unparalleled in its depth and historical accuracy, Europa Universalis gives players the freedom to rule any nation from an impressive choice of over 250 countries.
Europa Universalis III: Chronicles includes:
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All expansion packs are automatically embedded in the installation.
Play any historical nation between 1399 and 1820 to build your Empire through the use of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy
Highly detailed and interactive countries and cities allow you control over the development of your Empire
Co-operative multiplayer over LAN or Internet for up to 32 players
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A retro camper van complete with wooden peg Mum,Dad, two children and a wooden dog.
Made from durable rubber and ply wood with an attractive paint work finish, thecamper van has a removable roof to allow easy access to the inside where the peg people can be put into theirmatching coloured seats.
Comes complete with wooden peg Mum,Dad, two children and a wooden dog.
Designed for children aged 12 months plus.
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Indigo Jamm produce lasting toys that are designed here in the UK, using high quality and sustainable materials such as rubber wood. These toys inspire long lasting fun whilst encouraging development through safe play.
Our toys often have a quirky or retro style to them and our range includes Junior Magazines best toy design (0-2 years) the Jamm Scoot. Indigo Jamm have designed a number of toys specifically for younger children with the Noahs Wooden Ark, Bernies Bus and the Jamm Scoots suitable from 12 months plus. It is refreshing to see toys that appeal to younger children being specifically designed and safety tested for children under three.
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Fate Core has been released out into the wild. People are receiving the Fate Core hardcovers they were promised from the extremely successful Kickstarter. It's spreading Westward by the day (I got mine here in MN today!). The book is incredibly well done.
A couple of timely revelations today- The covers of volumes one and two of Fate Worlds.
The other fun fact revealed today was the color code used for the Fate books. Blue is used for the core rules- as we've already seen. Above, Green is used for settings. The Toolkits will be dressed in Purple. This matches the Fate/Fudge dice color scheme. (All of this from this G+ discussion)
If you haven't seen a hard copy of the Core rulebook, it is a solid little production. The cover is slightly soft, almost fuzzy. It's of a texture that I first encountered with the Savage Worlds Agents of Oblivion book. An interesting trend.


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How to Turn Down Advertisers for Your Mom Blog
As a blogger, your personal brand and blog's brand are your biggest assets and should be protected as though they're gold, because they are. So it's quite important for you to choose what advertisers you work with carefully. This isn't such a big concern with big brands, because it's going to be clearer to determine who you want to associate yourself with.
Sometimes it's harder to determine whether a small business is a good match for you, because it may not have built up a reputation that you can evaluate.
The best way to gauge whether an advertiser is a good fit for your business is to review the following questions:
Would you take on this advertiser if money wasn't an option? If your blog was financially successful and you had the luxury of turning this advertiser down, would you? If the answer is yes, then you should probably turn down that advertiser now.
Would other sponsors feel comfortable being associated with this advertiser? If this is a company that could be perceived as untrustworthy, or in an industry associated with scams, then you could potentially scare away other more appropriate advertising partners.
Can you really deliver results for this advertiser? It is best to work with advertisers when you have a win/win/win scenario: Your readers win because they like the product, you win because you have advertising revenue, and your advertiser wins because it has actually gained new customers from working with you.
Would your readers really want to buy this product or service? Don't promote anything you wouldn't be willing to buy yourself, because you never want to lose your readers' trust. Maintaining trust with your audience is more important than any advertiser on the planet.
Does this product or service fit with my niche? If you're blogging about raising ADHD children, you probably won't offer a lot of value to an advertiser like Home Depot.
When would you want to fire an advertiser? Well, it's mostly when you find that a company is (or has become) one you no longer want to be associated with, for whatever reason. You might also find that the marketing/advertising rep is demanding or difficult to work with, or starts to fit into some of the negative categories described in the preceding questions.
Whatever you do, don't burn a bridge. The blogging and online advertising community is a small world, and you may find that burning one bridge has also burned several more without your realizing it.


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Archive for November, 2012
Save a bundle with the right Rochester NY coupons
Rochester NY coupons could be the perfect way for anyone to save. Whether families have had to cut back a little bit because of tough times at work or they are looking to save for the approaching holiday season, Rochester NY coupons could be the perfect thing for anyone looking to keep some extra cash on hand. There are a few specific instances in which Rochester NY coupons could be used to help people stay ahead of the game when it comes to spending money.
Rochester coupons could be the ideal thing for people to take with them to the grocery store each week. One of the first things that people tend to do when they have to save money is to cut back on their grocery budget. Fancier foods that they may have enjoyed in the past may suddenly be shelved in lieu of products that are more affordable. With the right Rochester NY coupons however, families and individuals may be able to afford some of their favorite foods once again.
The right Rochester NY coupons could also make it easier for people to keep up on simple chores around the house or apartment. Whether they are looking to purchase cleaning supplies for the bathroom, wood polish for their furniture or replacement mats for the inside of their cars, there will be plenty of things available with the help of Rochester NY coupons. Whether just looking to save money for something special or out of necessity, coupons can be a real lifesaver.
While there are a number of practical coupons available, there are also Rochester NY coupons that could help people to cut loose a little bit. Sometimes those who are trying to have a little fun may not be afraid to go out to a movie or a nice dinner. Thankfully with the right coupon, a fun night out on the town can be easily within reach again for anyone in the Rochester area.
Three of the many benefits the right Rochester NY coupon could bring
The ideal Rochester NY coupon distributor could be an incredible help to almost anyone living in and around the city or its outlying suburbs. Some people may want to use a Rochester NY coupon to try and keep up with constantly rising prices, while others may want to just try and save a little extra money from time to time. Either way, a Rochester NY coupon can be an incredibly helpful thing for any individual or family, no matter what it is that they would like to go to the store and buy.
The ideal Rochester NY coupon could be used in many of the areas popular grocery stores. One thing that always seems to be on the rise is the price of things like milk, meat and fresh fruits and vegetables. With some Rochester coupons, any family could trim more than a few dollars off of their grocery bill each week. Trimming off a few dollars here and there adds up, and could make all of the difference to a family that is looking to save.
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With the right Rochester NY coupon, shopping at the local grocery store can become a much more affordable experience. When trying to save money, some people decide to buy lesser quality foods than they would prefer. With a great Rochester NY coupon or two, people can purchase the foods they like while saving money in the process. Whether it is meat, fish, vegetables or canned goods, all can be made significantly less expensive by using a coupon.
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With a Rochester NY coupon, anyone can enjoy themselves again and have a little bit of fun. Even those that have to trim back on lots of fun stuff because of money troubles may find that going out to a movie or a fun restaurant could be made affordable again with the perfect Rochester NY coupon. From those needing to tighten their belts to others who just want to be frugal, there are coupons available that every Rochester family will be able to enjoy.


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An upside-down car loan, also known as negative equity, is a situation in which you owe more on an asset (in this case a vehicle) than it's actually worth. Negative equity can be obtained in many ways, such as having a high interest rate or just paying more for a car than it's actually worth. Many people have troubles in getting out of their car loan because of being upside-down. But while it's a pain, there are some options for you to pursue.
One is to lease a new car. With this new lease, you can add the amount you still owe (known as the deficiency balance) into the low monthly payments of your lease and still not pay as much as you did before. The catch is, the only way to truly get rid of that negative equity with this idea is to make sure you will be able to pay every month and finish the full term of the lease. So if you prove to be a punctual person, then by all means, you might want to pursue this option.
Another option is that you can always go talk to the person who lent you the money. There is a possibility that the company will be willing to lower the interest rates for you or renegotiate the terms of the loan. However, this is fairly rare. Most lenders would rather repossess the vehicle than lower your interest rate.
You could also try to sell your car for how much you owe, in order to get out of paying the deficiency balance. Make sure if you do sell the car though, you sell it yourself. Selling to a dealership might not help, because the trade value of a vehicle is much lower than the retail or private party value. If you have negative equity, where you owe more for the car than it's actually worth in retail value, you're going to have to pull some money from elsewhere too, in order to pay off the loan.
If you know a trusted party, then you might also be able to transfer your loan to them and let them take over the payments you owe. While this might be difficult, it still might be possible to do and it will still be better than the last option.
The option that should be taken into consideration last, is to just walk away. This is known as voluntary repossession. You allow your lender to repossess the car because of your inability to make the payments. If they do decide to take the car, they will file for the money in your account balance and if you can't pay the balance, a judgment could be put against the money that you owe.
All these ideas have proven to work for some people, and for some they haven't. You will just have to pursue the best option listed above, given your situation, and hope for the best.


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Good afternoon fellow scrappers! I'm up on the Berry71Bleu for the month of August. For this month the challenge is simply to follow a sketch created by fellow DT member Sandra Przybylska.
This little 'heartbreaker' is my son at about 6 months of age. He's wearing one of my husband's baseball caps. This particular photo is one of my faves where the hat fell to the side of his head & he's peeking out from behind it with one eye! :-)
Creative Embellishments. All of the paints & mediums applied to the chippie was done with my finger. I've been without a scrap room for over a month right now since it's being renovated & I didn't have any brushes of any kind available to me. I'm currently scrapping out of my dining room & have access to a limited amount of supplies...so finger it was!
I first applied a coat of white gesso, followed by red acrylic paint. I finished it up by adding a coat of transparent glitter paint & crackle paint.
Supplies: Paper - 7 Dots Studio, Chipboard - Creative Embellishments, Embellishments - Chantal Vandenberg, Freckled Fawn, Punchinella, Panda Eight Designs, Flowers - Prima, Kay's Kreative Korner, Other - Mini Wooden Fence, Sequins, Doily
Thanks for stopping by & don't forget to visit the Berry71Bleu blog & play along with this month's challenge for a chance to win one of several fabulous prizes that are up for grabs!
Enjoy the rest of the week...


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A California education official has come under fire for suggesting students at a predominantly Latino elementary school shouldn't get air-conditioning over a mostly white school because they're more accustomed to the heat.
Denise Elsken, a Martinez Unified School District board member, made the comments at a March 30 meeting where officials voted to give air-conditioning to predominantly white John Swett Elementary over Las Juntas Elementary. There were only enough funds to install air-conditioning at one school.
"I really don't care how this comes out, I would say 95% of the students at Las Juntas do not have air-conditioning in their homes," Elsken said. "So whether that means those students are more acclimated and can handle a little bit more heat than the John Swett students, which I would say 95% of their residents have air-conditioning in their homes."
Later, she said she would plant bigger trees at Las Juntas to combat the heat. Needless to say, Las Juntas parents were upset by the comments.
"I believe somebody who thinks that way has no business being on our school board," Carrie Rochin, a Las Juntas parent, told ABC 7. "I had to listen to it a couple times to make sure I heard it right before I got upset."
The school district could apply the same logic to school lunches, said an angry resident.
In a letter to the editor of the Martinez News-Gazette, Guy Cooper said a large percentage of Las Juntas students qualify for subsidized lunches.
"Since they are apparently accustomed to having less food at home as well, following Ms. Elsken's logic, we might as well save some more money by not feeding them," Copper said.
Elsken said her words were twisted.
Elsken told CBS San Francisco she was sorry her words were taken in a way that sounded discriminatory.
"It wasn't discriminatory; it was fairly factual," Elsken said.
She said the backlash hurts because she's not affluent herself and her kids attended Las Juntas, a school she volunteered at for almost 10 years.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported that John Swett teachers and staff listed air-conditioning as a priority, while Las Juntas said athletic fields and other programs were a priority.


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Pantea Dunn
PCI Certified Parent Coach®
Parent coaching is for parents who want to help find new and creative ways to positively impact their child's life and make absolutely certain they create a healthy and fulfilling atmosphere for their family.
I believe that every parent has the innate ability to raise their children. Unfortunately doubt plagues us and we lose confidence in our own abilities. My intention is to compliment the basic fundamentals that you have already implemented. I empower and support parents through this realization and provide the support and tools you need to be more effective parents.
As a mother and pediatric nurse practitioner, I intimately know the urgency and helplessness parents can feel when taking care of their children. Parent coaching will help you deal with the typical daily challenges that parenting brings. It is a process in which you are taught skills to feel empowered to handle these situations.
Your relationship with a parenting coach is a nonjudgmental, collaborative and productive one. As a parent coach, I am not doing the parenting for you but helping integrate some practical and effective techniques that fit your life and parenting style. I will work with you one-on-one to teach you strategies as well as demonstrate how to apply these techniques. I also focus on encouraging parents to work together in order to provide a more cohesive family foundation. This in turn strengthens the family environment.
Parent coaching is not therapy and is not intended to replace or conflict with services provided by psychologists, therapists or pediatricians.


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