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There have been many valid questions raised as to just exactly who is running the much talked-about "TEA Party." Is it Rush Limbaugh? Sara Palin? Glenn Beck? Joe Wilson? Rupert Murdoch?
Nope. It's a dead author. An egomaniac novelist-philosopher that makes up some of the founding principals of libertarianism, but certainly was not directly involved with the conservatism movement in the least.
From beyond the grave, she now rules over the ever-pandering Republican Party and this so-called "tea party."
Ayn Rand claimed to "individualism," but had no interest in allowing for individual disagreement over her logic within her "inner circle," and preached "objectivism," but refused to be objective in terms of literary-criticism of her novel "Atlas Shrugged."
Here is this new "ethic" born of Ayn Rand that we see dominating the political right:
1. If you are poor, it is always your fault.
2. Asking for and receiving help is always wrong and a weakness.
3. Drive all compassion out of yourself.
4. You and your view are perfect, and cannot be wrong about anything.
5. Greed is holy.
Before anyone thinks I'm making all this up, let's take a look at Ayn Rand in the news:
Gentlemen's Quarterly (GQ) has named Ayn Rand "Writer of the Year of 2009" and Andrew Corsello spoke in his article of the "youth appeal" to Rand and as to his own experiences with her writing that greatly mirror my own.
2,000 pages of you're-either-a-lion-or-a-leech ideology, loathing over Shakespeare, Beethoven, Marx, government, "subnormal" children, "simpering" social workers, homosexuals, and all of it with no grace, no subtly.
Philandering Republican Governor Mark Sanford was hiking the Appalachian Trail with Ayn Rand in the November 2nd issue of Newsweek.
While Rand's philosophy was based on individual's absolute freedom, Rand herself exercised a dictatorial control over her followers. Her chief acolyte (and lover), Nathaniel Branden, once circulated a list of rules for Rand's inner circle to follow; one of them read, "Atlas Shrugged is the greatest human achievement in the history of the world"; another said, "Ayn Rand, by virtue of her philosophical genius, is the supreme arbiter in any issue pertaining to what is rational, moral, or appropriate to man's life on earth."
Ayn Rand has shifted in and out of favor, but she may be more relevant today than ever.
Lastly, do not forget that the anti-reformist TEA Party have long since adopted this mantra of "Who is John Galt?"
I feel I have the answer these people seek, as to the identity of John Galt.
It is rather simple:
"John Galt" is nothing but what you read now, something that came from the mind of another.
I created "Little Suzy" for the sake of a online discussion in regards to the health care debate in the U.S.
"Little Suzy" and "John Galt" are one in the same, yet different sides of the same coin. Pure fictions created solely for the purpose of enforcing a point of view. In the case of "John Galt," he is a construct for the protagonist to encounter and in the case of Ayn Rand's writing to promote the concept of the "individual capitalist." In the case of "Little Suzy," she is a collaboration of non-fictional individuals in the real world who have suffered at the hands of the for-profit medical insurance agencies and she exists as the protagonist and the insurance company actuary the antagonist in a story where she dies from treatable cancer after being exempted from insurance coverage.
Who is Little Suzy?
She is the little girl who died because anytime someone speaks of health care reform in the U.S. the hounds of arrogance and venom are unleashed by the nearly completely partisan right-wing, thereby serving no purpose except to prevent all rational debate and civil discourse over the facts.
Ayn Rand and her TEA Party enjoy saying statements such as: "Some opinions are just wrong."
Completely false and obviously founded in high levels of hubris. Nobody can ever be "wrong" about their own opinion. You can, however, be inaccurate about the facts.
The rejection of all facts is not "objective," nor is it representative of "individualism" so much as it is a practice of willful ignorance.
I am perfectly willing to debate differences in opinions about the role of government and the role of the private sector, but often those heavily influenced by Rand feel that they are justified in their self-critiques of themselves as "geniuses" and "gifted." One Randite, who goes by the name Malice (oddly enough), spoke in the GQ article of how Ayn Rand appeals to adolescents who are feeling dejected and find that the words of Rand are a reminder that, "you were right and everyone against you is wrong." I believe he phrased it quite well as to what the true motives and core beliefs behind this movement truly are: self-superior logic. If someone disagrees with you, they obviously are not as smart as you. Or some other perverted form of backwards-logic that truly only serves to allow for people to behave like fools and be smug rather than civil and then call that "sound logic" and "spreading the truth."
I feel I must disclose that part of my distaste of Ayn Rand is more complex than simply that I believe she is over-rated and outright immoral; it how she very much resembles myself in certain ways.
I am a writer, but like Ayn I do not simply "write." From one writer to another reaching out across time I must admit I feel some connection to this woman. In my more jocular moments I speak of how the real problem with the world today is that nobody is listening to me as how to get things done. In a strange way, I suppose I could explain her appeal to someone who was completely flabbergasted by the nature of all of it. But I laugh good and hard about how silly and arrogant I sound in those moments, whereas Rand was actually serious about similar statements. There is a big difference, in the end.
I am composing a piece of societal-commentary right next to the creation of my own philosophical foundations along with simply writing fiction and short essays. I am prone to start coining -isms and start throwing them around as if there is a movement going on. I am a "populist for peace," a "realist for media-integrity." And so on.
Perhaps most profoundly is that in haste and inflamed passion I might lean toward alignment with this notion that I am vindicated by some gift of intellect over any misdeeds I commit; that I can treat my opponents in a way that I would never wish to be treated and they are the ones at fault not I.
When one takes a hard step outside of the ideological boxes that people like Ayn Rand and myself tend to create around ourselves it becomes clear that the two of us did share some common bonds beyond simply both being fiction writers.
In the name of compassion and mutual understanding I have to come to know this piece of what I call "wisdom" as to Ayn Rand's similarity to any person who strives to take their writing and use it as a tool to display what they see in the world.
Alan Greenspan was one of many Randites who have come to see the failing in their former logic.
Greenspan, to his credit, came forward in the height of the global economic meltdown to speak out against the exact same kind of "free-capitalistic" business practices that caused the crash. He clearly stated that he found "[a] flaw in the model that I perceived as the critical functioning structure that defines how the world works."
Conservatives and libertarians greatly ignored and widely dismissed Greenspan and his unsubtle rejection of these "Ayn Rand Economics" or "Free-Market Capitalism" styled politics that he had once been a strong advocate of. I contend that these people do not care to explore flaws in their ideological stances and instead (in greater and greater numbers it seems) only seek to create an atmosphere of me-versus-you if any person is in anything but outright agreement if not an atmosphere of outright violence.
Ideals like "selfishness is a virtue" and "greed is good" above all else drove us into a lasting national recession while the GOP and the TEA Party continue to advance the abandoned ideologies of Greenspan that ultimately serve only to make the rich richer and the poor poorer.
The disgusting and shameful element being that was the stated goal of these ungracious self-serving monsters to begin with: a ruthless war on the poor and the middle class.
Dishonesty and willful ignorance dominates the TEA Party, right along with the radical GOP, leaving me to assume that no less than Ayn Rand coming from beyond the grave is the one who is truly running the party.


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So, I was driving to work listening to KLOVE when I heard the new song by Building 429. It's called "Where I Belong." The chorus says "All I know is I'm not home yet. This is not where I belong. Take this world and give me Jesus. This is not where I belong." And it got me thinking. You know how the drive home from a road trip can really suck sometimes? I mean, all the fun is over and you're stuck in the car for hours. The kids are screaming. There's road work every 10 miles. Then there's an accident and traffic sits still for hours. You're stuck eating at some greasy fast food restaurant. It just sucks. But then you get home. You get to sleep in your bed. Eat your own food. Watch TV. Put the kids down for a nap. You're home. And it doesn't suck anymore. In fact, it's pretty great. Life can be an awful lot like the trip home. It can really suck sometimes. And it's ok to admit that. No one has a completely un-sucky (sure, that's a word) life. In fact, the Bible promises us that we'll have some crappy times. John 16:33 says "In this world you WILL have trouble." Not, you might have trouble. Or you may possibly have a not so great day. You will have trouble. But, there's good news! The same verse says, "But take heart! I have overcome the world." How awesome is that?! What does any of this have to do with the song I mentioned at the top of this blog? I'll tell you. When I heard the words "All I know is I'm not home yet. This is not where I belong" it made me think of the car ride home. Sure, life might suck sometimes. But, this world, where all the crappy things happen, is not our home. When we get home, to our real home in Heaven with our Father, we'll be where we belong. And it will be awesome! Even better than sleeping in your own bed after you've been away for two weeks. It will be better than anything ever! So, take this world and give me Jesus! This is not where I belong!
P.S. - If you want to hear the song, you can go to KLOVE.com and download it for free :-)
Not Home Yet
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11,000 Future Friars
As was announced last November, the Padres will be outfitting over 11,000 youth baseball players with Padres jerseys for their 2012 season.
Players from the four San Diego Little League districts closest to Petco Park, representing ages 4-12, will wear authentic Majestic Padres button-down jerseys and corresponding caps, thanks to the efforts of the Padres and the Padres Foundation.
Selected by the teams, the youth uniforms represent 20 different styles from Padres history, dating from the Pacific Coast League days all the way through the club's updated 2012 look.
With the Little League season quickly approaching, the uniforms are beginning to arrive at Petco Park. Staff members have been working hard to sort through the mountains of boxes that have arrived, preparing for distribution over the next month.
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As a member of the Padres Hispanic Leadership Council I was very excited to hear about the Padres efforts to support local little leaugues in San Diego! I applaud the efforts of the Padres for making sure our youth have access to Baseball. I understand what a huge undertaking this is for staff and I am very appreciateve of their efforts. Finally every kid will have an oportunity to be a Padre! Congratulations!
My minors team will be sporting these jerseys this year! Looking forward to it!
I love this! I'm pretty jealous of these kids, wishing they sold these for us adult fans too…especially those red/white/blue PCL jerseys
From a former Little League Board Member, Umpire, Secretary, Manager, Coach ultimately Dad, I too applaud this generous gesture to our local youths.


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Martyrs Inna, Pinna, and Rimma, disciples of the Apostle Andrew, in Scythia
The Holy Martyrs Inna, Pinna and Rimma were Slavs from northern Scythia (modern Bulgaria), and they were disciples of the holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called. They preached the Gospel of Christ and they baptized many barbarians who converted to the true Faith. They were seized by the local chieftain, but they would not deny Christ, nor would they offer sacrifice to idols.
It was wintertime, and the rivers were so frozen that not only people, but also horses with carts could travel on the ice. The chieftain had the saints tied to logs on the ice, and gradually lowered them into the freezing water. When the ice reached their necks, they surrendered their blessed souls to the Lord.


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PET Scan Detects Brain Damage in Retired NFL Players
PET scan study reveals concussion damage in living players.
Jan. 23, 2013 -- A new imaging technique has allowed the detection of protein abnormalities in the concussed brains of living retired football players that are identical to the autopsy findings of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in deceased athletes, researchers reported.
Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning using a tracer for tau protein known as FDDNP found significantly higher binding values among retired players than in controls in several regions of the brain, including the amygdala and caudate, according to Dr. Gary Small of the University of California Los Angeles and colleagues.
Read this story on www.medpagetoday.com.
In addition, the tau binding values were highest in the players who had experienced the most concussions during their careers, which "suggests a link between the players' history of head injury and FDDNP binding," the researchers wrote in the February American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
"If this research continues in the direction we expect, it would have a big impact on the early detection of this condition, helping us to develop interventions that could delay the onset of symptoms," Small told MedPage Today.
But it will be important to replicate these findings in larger studies, experts cautioned.
"If indeed it is sensitive and specific enough for tau, it would be extremely exciting and hugely important, but this was only five players," said Dr. Robert Cantu of Emerson Hospital in Concord, Mass., and co-director of Boston University's Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy.
The list of athletes who experience multiple concussions during routine play and then develop cognitive, behavioral, and mood disturbances, which in some cases lead to suicide, continues to grow, and some 4,000 former National Football League players are suing the league, claiming that the risks of repetitive head injury were long downplayed.
Autopsy findings in players who died have included deposits of phosphorylated tau in neurofibrillary tangles, as well as diffuse injury to axons and abnormalities of white matter.
Despite the increasingly widespread recognition that players with multiple concussions are experiencing severe consequences, research into the resulting condition has been hindered by the fact that no diagnostic test has been available that could identify changes before death.
Small and his colleagues developed the tau tracer FDDNP with the goal of detecting the presence of tau tangles and amyloid plaque in the living brains of Alzheimer's disease patients.
They found that with this PET technique they could differentiate Alzheimer's patients from those with milder forms of cognitive impairment or normal changes of aging.
In the current study, they performed neuropsychiatric evaluations of five former players who exhibited mood or cognitive symptoms clinically, and then used PET scanning with FDDNP to examine their brains.
The players had played various positions, including quarterback, center, and defensive lineman, with careers ranging from 10 to 16 years.
The researchers also assessed five controls who were matched for age, body mass index, family history of dementia, and educational attainment.
Brain Damage Detected in NFL Players
Cases and controls were both about 60 years of age. The affected players had significantly higher scores on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (8 versus 0) than controls, and also showed a trend toward lower scores on the Mini-Mental State Examination, which evaluates cognitive impairment.
Higher signals for tau binding were seen in a number of subcortical regions in cases compared with controls. The researchers explained that this pattern of findings was different from that seen in patients with cognitive difficulties but no history of head trauma, in elderly depressed patients, and in those with Alzheimer's disease.
While FDDNP can bind to both tau and amyloid in Alzheimer's patients, only a minority of CTE autopsies have identified amyloid plaques, suggesting that in these players, the high levels of binding signals are specific for tau.
"Using a tau marker for detection and tracking of neurodegenerative disease is critically important because severity of tau load, rather than amyloid burden, correlates with rates of neuronal loss," the researchers explained.
They noted that their findings should be interpreted with caution because of the limited number of players and the possibility that other factors such as genetics and overall cerebrovascular health might influence outcomes.
Small expressed hope that, if this diagnostic approach proves accurate in larger numbers, it may open the way to possible treatments.
"We know that inflammation is important both in Alzheimer's disease and traumatic brain injury, and in Alzheimer's we're testing anti-inflammatory and anti-tau treatments," he said.
"We also know that lifestyle choices and everyday health habits including diet, exercise, and stress management are important in protecting our brains," he added.


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Well, well, well,here he comes.
It's BJ Mckayand his best friend, Bear.
So how'd it golast night ?
( sighing )
What's that ?
A purity ring.
Purity ring ?
Yeah, it's a purity ring.
What does that mean ?
It means I'm gonnabe pure
and not have sexuntil I get married.
Dude, you ?
We thought you reallywanted to have a BJ
before yougot too old--I did !
I was really excitedto get a BJ
but now I have to wear thismotherfucking purity ring !
All right, all right,Kenny, calm down.
You're too young tobe getting BJs anyway.
It's good you and Tammyare making a commitment
to each other thatisn't based on sex.
Yeah !
It isn't fair, I was soclose to getting a blow job
and I'll neverget one now !
A Purity Ring?!
The Ring s13e01
Kenny shows his purity ring to the Boys.


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Roll Up Barcelona 2013 Volunteers
Sep 14, 2012 - Craig Lord
As is often the case at super-sized sports events, one of the greatest thanks for making London 2012 a success was due - and given - to the volunteers. A smiling face, the will to help and to train for a variety of task that volunteers undertake are a few of the credentials required.
If you think your time, energy and skills could help Barcelona organisers and FINA to put on the World Championships for five Olympic sports and high diving too next summer, now is your chance in a registration process that will run to April next year.
"The goal of the campaign is to recruit a competent, enthusiastic team that is committed to Barcelona 2013," says organisers.
Organisers have estimated that 3,000 volunteers will be needed.
Volunteers will be interviewed next April and May before recruitment takes place ahead of training for whatever the task assigned.


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Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon (1737-05-08 [or 1737-04-27, O.S.] – 1794-01-16) was arguably the most important historian since the time of the ancient Roman Tacitus. Gibbon's magnum opus, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published between 1776 and 1788, is a groundbreaking work of early modern erudition, the broad influence of which endures to this day.
See also The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- Burke's book is a most admirable medication against the French disease, which has made too much progress even in this happy country. I admire his eloquence, I approve his politics, I adore his chivalry, and I can even forgive his superstition.
- Letter to Lord Sheffield (5 February 1791) after reading Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France, quoted in J. E. Norton (ed.), The Letters of Edward Gibbon: Volume Three 1784-1794 (Cassell, 1956), p. 216
The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire: Volume 1 (1776)Edit
- For more from this see the article The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- The policy of the emperors and the senate, as far as it concerned religion, was happily seconded by the reflections of the enlightened, and by the habits of the superstitious, part of their subjects. The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful. And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord.
The superstition of the people was not embittered by any mixture of theological rancour; nor was it confined by the chains of any speculative system. The devout polytheist, though fondly attached to his national rites, admitted with implicit faith the different religions of the earth. Fear, gratitude, and curiosity, a dream or an omen, a singular disorder, or a distant journey, perpetually disposed him to multiply the articles of his belief, and to enlarge the list of his protectors. The thin texture of the Pagan mythology was interwoven with various but not discordant materials.
- Volume 1, Chapter 2 "Of the Union and Internal Prosperity of the Roman Empire, in the Age of the Antonines". The portion regarding the views of the religions of the time taken by various constituencies has been misreported as Gibbon's own assessment of religion generally. See Paul F. Boller, John George, They Never Said It: A Book of Fake Quotes, Misquotes, and Misleading Attributions (1990), pp. 34–35.
- The bold text has been misattributed to Lucretius and Seneca the Younger.
- Antoninus diffused order and tranquility over the greatest part of the earth. His reign is marked by the rare advantage of furnishing very few materials for history; which is, indeed, little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.
- Vol. 1, Ch. 3 "Of the Constitution of the Roman Empire, in the Age of the Antonines"
- This has often been paraphrased: History is indeed little more than the register of crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.
- Such is the constitution of civil society, that whilst a few persons are distinguished by riches, by honors, and by knowledge, the body of the people is condemned to obscurity, ignorance and poverty. The Christian religion, which addressed itself to the whole human race, must consequently collect a far greater number of proselytes from the lower than from the superior ranks of life. This innocent and natural circumstance has been improved into a very odious imputation, which seems to be less strenuously denied by the apologists, than it is urged by the adversaries, of the faith; that the new sect of Christians was almost entirely composed of the dregs of the populace, of peasants and mechanics, of boys and women, of beggars and slaves, the last of whom might sometimes introduce the missionaries into the rich and noble families to which they belonged. These obscure teachers (such was the charge of malice and infidelity) are as mute in public as they are loquacious and dogmatical in private. Whilst they cautiously avoid the dangerous encounter of philosophers, they mingle with the rude and illiterate crowd, and insinuate themselves into those minds, whom their age, their sex, or their education, has the best disposed to receive the impression of superstitious terrors.
- The reign of Antoninus is marked by the rare advantage of furnishing very few materials for history, which is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.
- Vol. 1, Chap. 3. Compare: "L'histoire n'est que le tableau des crimes et des malheurs" (translated: "History is but the record of crimes and misfortunes"), Voltaire, L'Ingénu, chap. x.
- It has been calculated by the ablest politicians that no State, without being soon exhausted, can maintain above the hundredth part of its members in arms and idleness.
- Clodius Albinus surpassed both his competitors in the nobility of his extraction. Which he derived from the most illustrious names of the old Republic, but the branch from which he claimed descent had long sunk into mean circumstances, and transplanted into a remote province. It is difficult to form a just idea of his character. Under the philisophic cloak of austerity, he stands accused of concealing most of the vices which degrade human nature.
- Vol. 1, Chap. 5.
- Revenge is profitable, gratitude is expensive.
- Vol. 1, Chap. 11.
- Wit and valor are qualities that are more easily ascertained than virtue, or the love of wisdom.
- Vol. 1, Chap. 1.
- Amiable weaknesses of human nature.
- Vol. 1, Chap. 14. Compare: "Amiable weakness", Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Book x, Chapter viii.
- In every deed of mischief he had a heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute.
- Vol. 1, Chap. 48. Compare: "He had a head to contrive, a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute any mischief", Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (on Hampden), History of the Rebellion, Vol. iii, Book vii, Section 84.
- Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery.
- Vol. 1, Chap. 49.
- The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.
- Vol. 1, Chap. 68. Compare: "On dit que Dieu est toujours pour les gros bataillons" (translated: "It is said that God is always on the side of the heaviest battalions"), Voltaire, Letter to M. le Riche. 1770; "J'ai toujours vu Dieu du coté des gros bataillons (translated: "I have always noticed that God is on the side of the heaviest battalions"), De la Ferté to Anne of Austria.
- Vicissitudes of fortune, which spares neither man nor the proudest of his works, which buries empires and cities in a common grave.
- Vol. 1, Chap. 71.
- All gates are shut against the unfortunate.
- Vol. III
- When Gallienus received the intelligence that his capital was delivered from the barbarians, he was much less delighted than alarmed with the courage of the senate, since it might one day prompt them to rescue the public from domestic tyranny as well as from foreign invasion. His timid ingratitude was published to his subjects, in an edict which prohibited the senators from exercising any military employment, and even from approaching the camps of the legions. But his fears were groundless. The rich and luxurious nobles, sinking into their natural character, accepted, as a favor, this disgraceful exemption from military service; and as long as they were indulged in the enjoyment of their baths, their theatres, and their villas, they cheerfully resigned the more dangerous cares of empire to the rough hands of peasants and soldiers.
- Vol. 1, Chap. 10.
- It is difficult to paint the light, the various, the inconstant character of Gallienus, which he displayed without constraint, as soon as he became sole possessor of the empire.
- Vol. 1, Chap. 10.
- Our habits of thinking so fondly connect the order of the universe with the fate of man, that this gloomy period of history has been decorated with inundations, earthquakes, uncommon meteors, preternatural darkness, and a crowd of prodigies fictitious or exaggerated.
- Vol. 1, Chap. 10.
- A long period of distress and anarchy, in which empire, and arts, and riches, had migrated from the banks of the Tiber, was incapable of restoring or adorning the city; and, as all that is human must retrograde if it do not advance, every successive age must have hastened the ruin of the works of antiquity.
- Vol. 1, Chap. 71.
- In a distant age and climate the tragic scene of the death of Hussyn will awaken the sympathy of the coldest reader.
- Vol. 5, pages:391–392.
- In the spirit of enthusiasm or vanity, the prophet [Muhammad] rests the truth of his mission on the merit of his book; audaciously challenges both men and angels to imitate the beauties of a single page; and presumes to assert that God alone could dictate this incomparable performance. This argument is most powerfully addressed to a devout Arabian, whose mind is attuned to faith and rapture; whose ear is delighted by the music of sounds; and whose ignorance is incapable of comparing the productions of human genius... If the composition of the Koran exceed the faculties of a man to what superior intelligence should we ascribe the Iliad of Homer, or the Philippics of Demosthenes?
- EGPaIV" Edward Gibbon, [1788], Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 5, Chapter L: Description Of Arabia And Its Inhabitants. Part IV.
- Benevolence is the foundation of Justice, since we are forbidden to injure those we are bound to assist. A prophet may reveal the secrets of Heaven and futurity, but in his moral precepts he can only repeat the lessons of our own hearts.
- EGPaIV" Edward Gibbon, [1788], Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 5, Chapter L: Description Of Arabia And Its Inhabitants. Part IV.
Memoirs (1796)Edit
- The successors of Charles the Fifth may disdain their brethren of England; but the romance of Tom Jones, that exquisite picture of human manners, will outlive the palace of the Escurial and the imperial eagle of the house of Austria.
- Decent easy men, who supinely enjoyed the gifts of the founder.
- It was here [at the age of seventeen] that I suspended my religious inquiries.
- I saw and loved.
- Vol. i. p. 106. Compare: "None ever loved but at first sight they loved", George Chapman, The Blind Beggar of Alexandria.
- I sighed as a lover, I obeyed as a son.
- Crowds without company, and dissipation without pleasure.
- Referring to London.
- The captain of the Hampshire grenadiers...has not been useless to the historian of the Roman Empire.
- It was at Rome, on the fifteenth of October 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the barefoot friars were singing vespers in the Temple of Jupiter, that the idea of writing the decline and fall of the city first started to my mind.
- On the approach of spring I withdraw without reluctance from the noisy and extensive scene of crowds without company, and dissipation without pleasure.
- Vol. i. p. 116.
- I was never less alone than when by myself.
- Vol. i. p. 117. Compare: "Never less alone than when alone", Samuel Rogers, Human Life; "In solitude, where we are least alone", Lord Byron, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Canto III, Stanza 90.
- In the end, more than freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost it all – security, comfort, and freedom. When the Athenians finally wanted not to give to society but for society to give to them, when the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again.
- This quotation appeared in an article by Margaret Thatcher, "The Moral Foundations of Society" (Imprimis, March 1995), which was an edited version of a lecture Thatcher had given at Hillsdale College in November 1994. Here is the actual passage from Thatcher's article:
[M]ore than they wanted freedom, the Athenians wanted security. Yet they lost everything—security, comfort, and freedom. This was because they wanted not to give to society, but for society to give to them. The freedom they were seeking was freedom from responsibility. It is no wonder, then, that they ceased to be free. In the modern world, we should recall the Athenians' dire fate whenever we confront demands for increased state paternalism.
- The italicized passage above originated with Thatcher. In characterizing the Athenians in the article she cited Sir Edward Gibbon, but she seems to have been paraphrasing statements in "Athens' Failure," a chapter of classicist Edith Hamilton's book The Echo of Greece (1957), pp. 47–48).
Quotes about Edward GibbonEdit
- I don't know but you have spoken too highly of Gibbon's book; the Dean of Derry, who is our Club as well as Gibbon, talks of answering it. I think it is right that as fast as infidel wasps or venomous insects, whether creeping or flying, are hatched, they should be crushed. [...] He is an ugly, affected, disgusting fellow, and poisons our literary Club to me.
- James Boswell, in Letters of James Boswell, Addressed to the Rev. W.J. Temple (1857)
- ...it is impossible, through reading alone, to interpret the past. Nor is emotion enough. The historian must have a third quality as well: some conception of how men who are not historians behave. Otherwise he will move in a world of the dead. He can only gain that conception through personal experience, and he can only use his personal experiences when he is a genius. In Gibbon, as in no other English historian, this tenuous circle was complete. He was a genius who read, dreamed, and also knew — knew, by direct contact, a fragment of the rough stuff of society, and extended his knowledge through the ages.
- E. M. Forster, "Captain Edward Gibbon", (1931) in Abinger Harvest, E. Arnold & Co.: London, 1936.
- The Oxford edition of Gibbon consists of eight volumes with four or five hundred pages in each volume. The exact number of pages is 3,860. The fondest admirers of Gibbon cannot say that it is light reading. Evening after evening goes by, and, if the reader is conscientious, and does not skip, it is a long time before the work is read. Indeed, in these degenerate days I doubt whether there are many persons in the world who can say that they have read their Gibbon right through.
- Sir Arthur Helps, in Brevia: Short Essays and Aphorisms. Boston: Roberts Brothers. 1871. pp. 116–117.
- Another damned thick book! Always scribble, scribble, scribble! Eh, Mr. Gibbon?
- Attributed to Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, 1781, upon receiving the second (or third, or possibly both) volume(s) of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire from the author. quoted by Sir Leslie Stephen in the Dictionary of National Biography, (1921), vol. 21, p. 1133.
- Gibbon was not interested in religious doctrine, though he amused himself with its speculative refinements. But religion and Churches, he would admit, are a social and psychological necessity, and the particular forms which they take are important, for they can influence the progress or decline of civilization. Therefore the historical question he asked was, did the ideas of Christianity and the organization of the Church, as adapted to the Roman Empire, generate or stifle public spirit, freedom, and the advancement of knowledge and a plural society.
His answer was that they stifled it. If Christianity had first been established in independent city-states like those of Greece, perhaps it would have assumed a different and more useful form – as it eventually did in the communes of Italy and, more successfully, in the Protestant cities of Switzerland. But the very fact of its establishment by imperial power, as an ideological support to that power, made it subservient to a centralized, monopolist system whose organization and absolutism, in its own formative period, it imitated and sustained.
- Hugh Trevor-Roper, Introduction to Edward Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.)


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Yesterday, San Fransisco residents had a number of choices to make in their mayoral election. Using the new Ranked Choice Voting system, voters were called on to select their top three candidates from a field of sixteen instead of casting a vote for a single candidate. What exactly is Ranked Choice Voting, how does it work, and is it a better way conduct elections?
How does Ranked Choice Voting work?
In Ranked Choice Voting, the first choices of all voters are counted. If one candidate receives 50% of the votes, that candidate wins the election. However, if a candidate does not receive a majority of votes cast, the candidate with the least amount of first place votes is eliminated. The eliminated candidate's first place votes are removed, with the second choice of the voters for the eliminated candidate "counting" in the next round. The votes are tabulated again, with a series of eliminations occurring until one candidate receives a majority of the eligible votes. In case that verbal explanation didn't make sense, the diagram below should explain it well.
Instant runoff
With a large field of candidates, one candidate is unlikely to obtain a majority of votes, leading to at least one runoff election. Runoff elections are costly and are oft plagued by small turnout, but the Ranked Choice Voting system eliminates the need for runoffs - one single election results in a victor. The results may take a few days to tabulate , but voting machines can quickly be configured to be used in a Ranked Choice system.
If it is good enough for the Hugo Awards and the Oscars...
Ranked Choice Voting has been in use for popular, apolitical elections for several years. The Hugo awards are currently decided by Ranked Choice Voting, and members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences use the system to select the Oscar winner for Best Picture. Minneapolis-St. Paul and Portland, Maine have used it for regional elections in the past few years, while Ireland uses the system for its Presidential elections. Ireland's 1990 Presidential election posed one interesting result implicit within the Ranked Choice system - the winner of the first round of voting, who did not have 50% of the votes, lost the election once votes were re-assigned in a second round. This is one of the more difficult to stomach aspects of Ranked Choice Voting, possibly hampering the system for major elections, or, at the very least, necessitating an informed voting public.
An end to dirty politics?
Third party candidates in tight elections would no longer be spoilers, especially in close elections. However, voters that desire a third party candidate would still have their voice heard, while maintaining the ability to influence the election through the trickle down effect of ranked voting. Stanford mathematician Keith Devlin, when asked about Ranked Choice Voting and its impact on partisanship, said,
The voters will make the selection, but the math we choose can shape the kind of government we get. Do we want politics to be about partisanship and fighting, where half the electorate will always end up as losers and we just keep seesawing between the two, or do we encourage cooperation and compromise, where no one gets everything but everyone gets something?"
Under this system, politicians would no longer be fighting for your single vote, so, in theory, directed negative attacks would diminish. Elections could be more about issues and less about skeletons in the closet, with politicians putting on their best and most compromising face, with the hopes of being your second or third choice, if not your first.
An educated voting public is necessary
Ranked Choice Voting certainly seems like a good idea for elections with a large number of candidates, efficiently eliminating candidates that garner a lower number of votes without biasing voters against a more appealing candidate. Will we see it anytime soon in our President elections? Probably not, unless the public can be sufficiently informed of the possible outcomes, but a well informed electorate could greatly benefit from the system and its positive influence on campaigning.
Top image from altered from Vavara, with diagram coming from a CC source. Image of the Hugo Award courtesy of the World Science Fiction Society. Sources linked within article.


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Fabolous, who released The Soul Tape 3 this month, recently spoke about Drake's lyrics and how one rhyme inspired him to call his grandmother. In the interview, Fab also spoke regarding the importance of various styles in Rap.
"I love listening to what's going on in the club," Fabolous says in an interview with Sway's Universe. "But sometimes I need something that's gonna push me in a different direction, like 'Yo, that guy said something that touched me.' I told Drake. Drake is one of those guys who's from this generation, but he can rap. No matter what you say about the kid, he can rap."
Fabolous then says that one particular track by Drake, "The Resistance," moved him. On the selection, which was released through Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records/Universal Motown, Fab says he was inspired by the following Drake lyrics.
"I heard they just moved my grandmother to a nursing home," Drake raps on the track, which appears on his 2010 album, Thank Me Later. "And I be actin' like I don't know how to work a phone / But hit redial and you'll see that I just called / Some chick I met at the mall that I barely know at all."
"[That] hit me so hard," Fabolous says, "because I looked at it and said, 'Damn, when was the last time I called my grandmoms, man?' It just hit me. I had to stop the song and call my grandma. Rap used to do that for people. It used to make you live in what is going on. I told him that was my favorite shit he ever said. That touched me."
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If you have created an application account for the MBA program and have started working on your application, you have been using a system called Apply Yourself ("AY"). This screen shot should look familiar when you log in:
Once you submit your application to the MBA program, you will continue to visit AY to review your application checklist - this will tell you whether we have received your transcripts, your test scores, your letters of recommendation or any other application materials that were not submitted with your online application form.
Soon after submitting your application, you will receive an email from The Ohio State University that provides your OSU ID and OSU ID password. This information will be used to log into the Buckeyelink to check your application status as it pertains to a DECISION on your completed application. This site will be updated to indicate whether your application is in review, been approved for admission, been denied, or whether a decision has been deferred until a later date (wait listed):
For Fisher MBA applicants, this application status button on Buckeyelink is not where you go to make sure we have received your application materials. This is where you go to check on the status of your completed application.
To summarize:
Check AY to check the status of your application that has been submitted but not yet complete.
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Our coffee comes directly from the earth so we naturally take an interest in treating it well. We strive to reduce the impact our stores have on the environment and this commitment influences almost every aspect of how we approach design and construction, including landscape, building methods, materials, lighting and more.
We believe a coffeehouse should be a welcoming, inviting and familiar place for people to connect, so we design our stores to reflect the unique character of the neighborhoods they serve. We are also interested in the way design can connect us all to sustainable building practices and provoke thoughtful questions and engagement with the built environment. In addition to reducing energy and water consumption, we incorporate reused and recycled materials wherever possible and often use locally inspired design details and materials in our stores.
To guide our efforts, we use the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED? certification program as a benchmark for success. (LEED is short for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.) We started our LEED certification globally for all new, company-owned stores beginning in late 2010 and with over 1,200 certified stores in 20 countries/US territories, it has grown into a successful green building program, worldwide.
Starbucks design studios are located around the globe so that our designers can fully understand the communities they serve. The mission of each designer is to create a spectacular Starbucks café experience that is steeped in the local culture and designed to reflect the unique characteristics of each neighborhood. Together, we are fully committed to our goal of creating sustainably designed, locally relevant stores that inspire and nurture the human spirit one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time.
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Whether you are looking to escape the pressures of city living, throw an exciting party for family and friends, host a unique corporate event or want the perfect backdrop for a celebration with a difference, Hedingham Castle, a licensed wedding venue and the Castle Lodge offer a range of unique services and superlative facilities tailored to meet your individual requirements.
Home away from home accommodation, the Lodge is an ideal base for visiting all that the region has to offer. Make the most of historic Lavenham, Constable Country, Cambridge, Newmarket, Colchester, spas, steam railway, water skiing, antique shops, historic properties, winding lines - all within easy reach.
Come and explore the Essex countryside! Set on the edge of the quintessentially English village, the two friendly pubs, a restaurant and tea rooms are all just 2 minutes' walk away, from birthdays or reunions to activity holidays, whether you are friends, families, cyclists, walkers, bird watchers, historians, artists or colleagues it is a perfect country escape.
There is a large terrace and garden with outside furniture and a BBQ. It is surrounded by its own large garden which merges seamlessly with the ancient defensive landscape of the Norman castle earthworks, woodlands and farmland of the stunning castle park, which boasts an established network of footpaths and biking trails and is a five minute walk to the Castle.
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Having the power to establish the beat is one of the greatest parts about learning the bass. With the four-string being the most popular bass model, you have the ability to choose an instrument that suits your needs to a tee. The great array of options available ensures you can get the features and specs that you've always wanted. The history of the four string bass begins with the stand-up double bass that you still see in many string quartets and jazz trios. In the 1930s the first electric, fretted bass was created in the shape of a guitar making it much easier to transport and play. Fender went on to create the first mass produced four-string that produced low-tones with little feedback. Everything from pop music to jazz welcomed this easy-to-handle instrument with open arms. When you're on the lookout for a bass, you'll want to consider the material of the body. Most models are made with select wood solids that define the tone of the instrument. If you're looking for an even balance, try ash or alder like the G&L L-2000. Want a warm tone? Then you'll want a smooth mahogany option like the Kala Rumbler. If you're interested in a bright and crisp response, maple selections like the ESP LTD EC-414 are your best bet. With four-string basses being the most popular version of a bass, you have some extra options to consider. Bass guitars can come with either a fretted or a fretless neck, both of which offer very distinct playing experiences. Fretted necks are much more standard and make learning the bass much easier as you can tell exactly where to place your fingers. The fretless option is usually used by more experienced players who have the musical theory down pat. Without the guides of the chromatic scales the fretted options have, you have the ability to slide up and down the neck easily and perfect a different style of playing. Just like any instrument, the components of a bass guitar are made in a range of qualities. Once you have an idea of the style of playing you want to aspire to as well as the sound you want, you can easily find a bass that will be the perfect fit.
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This past Saturday evening we had dinner with our dear talented friends, the designer Jonathan Fong and his partner the playwright Greg Phillips.
As is so often the case with these fine gentleman they came bearing gifts, in this case a novel The Metropolis Case by Matthew Gallaway. The novel is centered upon Wagner's opera Tristan and Isolde; my thoughtful friends knowing of our love for opera, Wagner in particular, thought it would make a fine gift.
It is indeed, thank you fellows.
Always in search for a topic to explore, I found myself revisiting this opera, the Liebestod of course in particular.
Tristan and Isolde with the Potion
private collection
Having in my youth read the Loomis edition of Medieval Romances I was as hooked as dear Ludwig II on the legend of our doomed lovers. It was not until my young adulthood that I finally heard the Liebestod. Like those before me I too fell under its spell.
The dog-eared volume that started my romance.
Tristan and Isolde
Tristan and Isolde
A very curious window, by an unknown artist, the doomed lovers portrayed by Lillie Langtry and the future Edward VII, 1890.
Of course one cannot think of the Tristan-Isolde myth without thinking of Ludwig II and his dream castle Neuschwanstein. Often disparaged as a pastiche chock-a-block with second rate decorative paintings and overblown mock Medieval decor; from my perspective, it is amazing.
Just as my heart sings at the rich allegory so dear to William Burges, Ludwig's medievalism speaks to my soul. The decorative panels by the overworked and under-rated artist August Spiess of particular interest.
Tristan and Isolde
Typical of the thorough attention to detail is this incredible Tristan and Isolde stove found in Ludwig's bedroom.
Bedroom -Neuschwanstein
I frankly cannot resist popping in this image of the well known Burges "fire-castle" found at Cardiff Castle.
Cardiff Castle, Cardiff Wales
renovated 1868
It was with great difficulty that Wagner's poem finally found its way to the stage.
Ludwig II through his devotion, purse and mad infatuation for his "Holy One" was finally able to swoon in solitary royal splendor to the Liebestod on July 10th 1865.
Although I of course do not have a recording from that premier, in which Malvina Schnorr was Isolde; I offer the divine Deborah Voigt.
The following performance is quite moving and poetic-stunning.
Malvina Schnorr von Carolsfeld
b. 7th December 1825
d. 8th February 1904
Following opening night a limp Ludwig gushed to his beloved Richard:
"Unique One! Holy One!
How glorious!- Perfect. So full of rapture!… To drown…to sink down- unconscious- supreme joy.
Divine work!"
(I could not have expressed my sentiments more eloquently, though perhaps I would have added a few more exclamation points.)
The tenor,who personified Tristan to Wagner and to Ludwig, tragically died after only four performance of the roles he and his wife Malvina created.
Ludwig Scnorr von Carolsfeld was only 29 when he died.
His final words:
" Farewell, Siegried! Console my Richard!"
b. 2nd July 1836
d. 21st July 1865
Recquiscat in Pace
I of course adore Voigt,
I adore Jane Eaglen,
but my heart will always remain true to Jessye, she is my Isolde.
Thank you Ludwig
Ludwig II
And of course thank you oh Unique One, oh Holy One
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So next month we will be flying out to Boston to travel up and down the Northern part of the East Coast through the end of June, and we thought it would be fun to ask all of you what some of your favorite places are! Most of you probably know by now, but I was born and raised in New Jersey (until I was 13) and we still try to go back East every summer. Most of our family is out that way so we've been able to experience a lot of delicious food and visit cool spots over the years, but I it would be so great to hear your favorite places too!
Rockport and Gloucester, Massachusetts
Shelburne, Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
Northeast Kingdom, Vermont
New York City
North Jersey
Can't wait to hear your recs! Thank you so much in advance. :)


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Site helps people find open pharmacies post-Sandy
The pharmaceutical industry has activated an emergency website to help patients affected by Superstorm Sandy find nearby pharmacies that are open.
The pharmacy status site, called Rx Response, is at www.rxresponse.org/PharmacyStatus/Pages/default.aspx .
It's been activated in the District of Columbia and 11 states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia and West Virginia.
With widespread power outages in those areas, many pharmacies aren't open. Patients who evacuated from coastal areas may have left behind their medications and those with darkened homes may not be able to find them. Others may need to fill a new prescription.
The site was created after Hurricane Katrina by the drugmaker trade group, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, and other groups involved in the medicine supply chain.


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Last Friday was a busy day for EFA; the long awaited Syntopia show took place, a parallel RL-SL event in the tradition of First Fusion. The star of the evening was none other than designer Josine Vermeij, known in SL as Aideen Sideways, who received her RL fashion degree and presented her very first collection in both worlds. The interest was great in Pastoe Design Centre, Utrecht, as well as in SL's Virtual Holland, where EFA models showcased the artistic creations. You can see Josine's/Aideen's designs below (pictures by Tillie Ariantho):
Stay tuned to our official events diary to find out about our upcoming shows.
A big thank you to models Ella Quinsette, Firedragon Bellios, Haruka Kish, Rena Mascot, Tiffany Dragonash, ZoeAnastasia Aeon and Sienna Fredriksson and EFA's Director of Sales & Marketing, Connie Molinaro, who organized the event.
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Attend this teacher workshop to find out about the unique offerings of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, including lesson plans and primary and secondary sources that will help you incorporate National History Day into your classroom throughout the year.
Each year, more than half a million students nationwide participate in National History Day, a unique program in which students choose a topic related to the annual theme, conduct primary and secondary research and present their findings. With more than 600,000 printed items and more than 21 million manuscript and graphic items that span over 350 years, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania is a valuable resource for teachers and students participating in NHD.
The workshop will be conducted by Claire Frosch, teacher and Beneficial National History Day Fellow. Beneficial Bank generously supports the Historical Society of Pennsylvania's involvement in National History Day.


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The Palins are getting taken to court.
Levi Johnston will sue for custody of his son with ex-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol Palin, Johnston told "The Insider" Monday.
Johnston, 19, is the dad of Tripp, the 10-month-old son he had with the teenaged daughter of the also-ran vice-Presidential nominee Palin.
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"At the end of the month I'm going to file for joint custody of Tripp," Johnston told "The Insider."
It's "not working. I'm done," he said. "It's going to have to go to court. They just finally pushed me over the edge."
Johnston and Bristol Palin broke off their engagement in March, and since the split, the Palins have retained custody of little Tripp. The Palins and Johnston have since taken their catfight to a public forum -- Palin has openly bashed Johnston's decision to pose nude in "Playgirl" magazine, while Johnston has blasted Palin for being a hypocrite and poor parent.
Johnston will bare it all in "Playgirl" for a spread he's spent the past month getting in shape for.


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Wheatstone PhoneBlade
Wheatstone combines the latest in studio AoIP technology and the latest in VoIP phone technology with the introduction of its PhoneBlade VoIP telephone system.
VoIP phone systems are rapidly replacing packet-switched telephone network (PSTN) phone systems due to their significant cost savings and flexibility. PhoneBlade is made specifically for connecting VoIP phone systems directly into the WheatNet-IP audio networkwithout telephone hybrids or other interfaces.
WheatNet-IP is a complete IP audio network ecosystem of consoles, talent stations, I/O units, accessories and virtual tools. It includes online mixing and processing, scripting tools, audio drivers, and gigabit Ethernet architecture. PhoneBlade is the latest addition to the hundreds of software or hardware elements that make up the WheatNet-IP audio network as well as an additional 60-plus third-party add-ons, any or all of which can be connected together for any sized operation or purpose. WheatNet-IP is an AES67 compatible network for interfacing with other AES67 compatible devices or environments.
PhoneBlade includes a rackmount unit and optional call controller hardware panel for the LXE IP console surface. The button panel provides OLED displays for line status indication as well as a dial keypad and recording, profanity delay dump, answer next, hold, busy all, and drop call buttons. Functions can also be controlled in many other ways, such as using Wheatstone's SS-8 Smart Switch panel or GP-series button panels.
PhoneBlade has two network connections: one for connecting to one or more SIP phone providers via the Internet or to an internal SIP PBX, and the other for connecting directly into the WheatNet-IP audio network. Once connected, PhoneBlade offers up to 12 lines that show up as sources/destinations in the WheatNet-IP NAVIGATOR software, and are therefore available on every WheatNet-IP console surface and monitor selector in the system. Indication of each line is available throughout the WheatNet-IP audio network and answer/hangup can be done by direct software logic (SLIO) control.
The built-in bus minus functionality on every console channel returns a clean feed to the caller without the need for a telephone hybrid.
Each of the lines can be set up for a number of unique shows or applications, including as a hotline or information line that records calls automatically and routes the recording to storage. Phone lines and setup can follow shows automatically, with indication of each line available through the WheatNet-IP audio network. Along with status reports and control commands supported via the WheatNet-IP ACI.
PhoneBlade includes all the major voice codecs, including G.711, G.722 and Opus, for high-quality voice on multiple platforms, including mobile devices and webRTC.
PhoneBlade, along with Wheatstone's new SIP distribution product SwitchBlade, adds to the WheatNet-IP audio network family of products that includes VoxPro digital audio recorder and editor that can be used in conjunction with both PhoneBlade and SwitchBlade.


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Why Blackboard?
At Blackboard, we have a legacy of learning. Our learning management solutions are built on the fundamentals of how people learn. That's why our solutions are so adaptable to so many organizations.
You may know that Blackboard was a pioneer in online learning more than 20 years ago. Many of your employees are probably already familiar with our virtual learning environment and instructional tools because they used them at universities. And, we have been helping businesses turn organizational learning into a strategic advantage for over a decade.


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Humorist John Bear gives us an emphatic yes. But since Facespace needs you to exist, it has a hard time letting go.
Read all about it, in "Facebook never got me laid."
It seems old Bear's not the only one ditching the interfacing platform. The users are dropping away. CNN is predicting its death.


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A Delightful Spaghetti Recipe to Remember Julia Child: Spaghetti Marco Polo
Julia Child's Spaghetti Marco Polo
((Makes 4 servings, Recipe slightly adapted from one which appeared in From Julia Child's Kitchen.)
1/2 lb. spaghetti (I used Dreamfields Low Carb Pasta for the South Beach Diet.)
2/3 cup toasted pine nuts (Julia used walnuts)
1/2 cup chopped black olives
1/2 cup roasted red peppers (from a jar)
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/4 cup fresh basil, cut in strips (I used more basil than Julia did)
sea salt/fresh ground black pepper to taste
1 tsp. garlic puree or finely minced fresh garlic
4 T good quality olive oil
fresh grated Parmesan cheese for serving (Julia says two cups, but I got by with a lot less!)
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More Spaghetti Recipes Julia Child Might Have Enjoyed Reading About:
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Spaghetti with Italian Sausage and Arugula
Spicy Cherry Tomato Sauce for Spaghetti
Puttanesca Pronto from Crash Test Kitchen
Asparagus and Pancetta Spaghetti from Accidental Hedonist
Spaghetti Carbonara from English Patis
Spaghetti with Fresh Clams from Sweetnicks
Black Spaghetti Nests with Zucchini, Shrimps and Ginger from Lucullian Delights
Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Swiss Chard Sauce from Almost Turkish Recipes
Spaghetti with Meyer Lemon Zest and Crunchy Sea Salt from Avenue Food
Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Swiss Chard, Red Onions, and Pine Nuts from A Mingling of Tastes


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DOVER, Del. (AP) Tahj Tate netted 24 points as Delaware State snapped a five-game losing streak and beat Maryland-Eastern Shore 76-66 Saturday in each team's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener.
Tate was 10-of-16 shooting, helping the Hornets (4-5, 1-0) shoot 50 percent (24 of 48) as a team. Casey Walker turned in 15 points on 5-of-11 shooting - all from beyond the arc - and Tyshawn Bell had 11 points, including a 5 of 6 showing from the foul line.
Delaware State outrebounded the Hawks (0-7, 0-1) 37-26, led by Marques Oliver's eight.
Kyree Jones led Maryland-Eastern Shore with 24 points on 6-of-11 shooting and made 9 of 10 from the free-throw line. Troy Snider had 15 points, a team-best eight rebounds and a game-high five steals.
The Hawks shot just 38.6 percent (22 of 57) from the field.
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Learn how to develop powerful brand strategies, steady your corporate image during crises, and establish a customer focus from the pros. Gain knowledge of proven techniques for improving perception management, maximizing your corporate brand, and overcoming the challenges to achieving a unified image. This report contains excerpts of special CEO and discussion panels delivered at The Conference Board's U.S. and European Corporate Image conferences, co-sponsored by Burson-Marsteller. Participating companies include: GTE Corporation, Pfizer Inc., The NutraSweet Kelco Company, Sara Lee Corporation, Lister Butler Inc., and Sears, Roebuck and Co.


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X-15 rocket plane pilot Bill Dana dies at 83
LOS ANGELES - Famed research test pilot Bill Dana, who flew the X-15 rocket plane and other pioneering aircraft during the birth of the space age, has died at age 83.
Dana died Tuesday at an assisted living facility in suburban Phoenix, according to an announcement Wednesday by NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in California.
Starting in the 1950s, Dana logged more than 8,000 hours in more than 60 types of aircraft, ranging from helicopters and sailplanes to the hypersonic X-15, which he flew to a maximum altitude of nearly 59 miles, reaching a top speed of 3,897 mph.
In 2005, he was awarded civilian astronaut wings for two of those flights to the edge of space - nearly 40 years after his X-15 flights - because at the time, NASA did not confer astronaut wings on its pilots.
Dana also flew NASA's so-called lifting body aircraft that led to the design of the space shuttle.
Dana was born in Pasadena, California, but grew up in Bakersfield, where he fell in love with aircraft as a child.
"I remember seeing B-25s and P-38s flying over at the start of World War II and there was something very glorious and exciting about the warbirds, and I was attracted to it and I never really lost my ambition to fly those airplane(s)," he told Air & Space/Smithsonian magazine in a 1997 interview.
Dana graduated from West Point, became an Air Force officer and was a fighter pilot in the Korean War. He later obtained an aeronautical engineering degree from the University of Southern California and was hired as an aeronautical research engineer at NASA's High-Speed Flight Station in the Mojave Desert - now called Armstrong Flight Research Center - in 1958.
He became a test pilot the next year.
The X-15 flights were the high point of his career because of the plane's extraordinary performance, he said in the 1997 interview.
His first flight lasted just 10 minutes but knocked him for a loop.
The plane had a "great big engine and lots of acceleration and things happening very, very fast and I really didn't catch up with the airplane until I was back down to about Mach 2 (twice the speed of sound), where I had been before in fighter airplanes," he recalled.
Over the years, Dana took the danger of his profession in stride.
"There's a whole staff of engineers in the control room watching every move you make and my fear was that I would do something that would embarrass myself in the eyes of my peers, and that was the fear," he told Air & Space Magazine. "I don't ever remember being afraid I was going to die."
A heart attack forced him to give up flying but in 1993 he became the center's chief engineer.
He retired in 1998 but later worked as a contract employee writing histories of some of its programs, and during budget cutbacks even gave up his salary to do volunteer work in the center's history office, NASA said.


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FOCUS ON: Trim Mowers
When contemplating a trim-mower purchase, you should consider several factors. These include the longevity, durability and reliability you require from a mower, the need for a push-type or self-propelled unit, and bagging requirements. A variety of trim mowers is available to meet your changing needs. Choices include new deck designs and features for operator convenience and protection. If you need more information, use the circle numbers provided at the end of each product description.
Honda Power Equipment introduces the hydrostatic drive HRC216HXA and push-type HRC216PDA trim mowers. Key features include a dome shaped deck design that facilitates both bagging and mulching while delivering finer clipping particles, stronger handlebars that are adjustable for height, offset twin blade MicroCut System and a front bumper tie down for transport and engine protection. The new deck increases the total number of cut height settings to eight, and increases maximum cut height to four inches. A redesigned version of Honda's Hydrostatic Cruise Control transmission increases top drive speed from 3.5 to 4 mph.
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Ariens introduces the LM 21 SCHB Pro walk-behind mower features a self-propelled Infi-Speed drive system with speeds up to 4 mph, letting you match your work speed to lawn conditions. The mower is equipped with a 6.75-hp Briggs & Stratton Intek Pro Engine that features full pressure lubrication cast iron cylinder sleeve, spin-on oil filter and a 1.6-quart fuel tank. A 3-in-1 system lets you change quickly from mulching to bagging to discharging. A multi-position, ergonomic handlebar reduces wrist and hand fatigue and height adjustment brackets give you six cutting heights. The baked-on, powder-coat finish resists abuse from fertilizers, chemicals and moisture.
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Eastman Industries announces the Eastman Commercial mower. This 20-inch walk-behind mower comes with a ¼-inch-thick alloy aluminum deck, a crankshaft guard, heavy-duty steel wheels with zerk hubs, back-to-back steel ball bearings, 7-gauge High Lift or Gator Mulching blades and two engine options. Model WM 20-K features a 5-hp Kawasaki engine and WM 20-H features a 5-hp GXV Honda engine. Model WMS-20H is also available with a new Honda 4-cycle engine that will allow it to operate continuously on slopes up to a 45-degree incline. The unit weighs 78 pounds and comes with a 2-year commercial warranty. A steel grass catcher is optional.
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Exmark has made a number of improvements to its Metro 21 Commercial walk-behind mower to increase ease-of-use and durability in commercial cutting environments. Exmark engineers reduced the diameter of the drive handle and flattened the surface of the top bail lever. The new lever creates a slimmer, flatter and more comfortable grasping surface. Rubber discs have also been added to the handle mount to better isolate the handle from engine and deck vibration. A standard three-position height adjustment system allows the handle height to be optimized. Other features include a 21-inch TriVantage deck that offers the ability to bag, mulch or side discharge with the addition of the optional side discharge chute, and a choice of a 5.5-hp Honda or 6-hp Kawasaki engine.
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With an overall width of 35 inches (32-inch model with the deflector up), the HydroCut from Ferris can get in and out of places other commercial walk-behind units cannot. It also offers productivity-enhancing features that make it easy to use, including Integrated Comfort Controls, (ICC) for simple maneuvering, and Quick-Adjust height-of-cut controls. The HydroCut also features a 13-hp Kawasaki V-Twin engine; reliable hydrostatic transmission; a 10-gauge, fabricated, double top deck with reinforced side skirts and overlap welded corners; forward and reverse ground speeds of up to 5.5 mph; and large 16-inch turf-friendly tires.
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The Gravely PRO 21 SCH allows lawn professionals to mulch or clean the most challenging lawn projects. With a 2.5-bushel capacity, this machine increases mowing productivity. The easy-on bagger collects clippings for a manicured finish, ideal in spring when grass is wet and lush or in the fall to prevent mulch clippings from matting down grass the following spring. Remove the bagger and the PRO 21 becomes a powerful mulching mower, recirculating clippings and distributing them evenly across the lawn. The unit features a 5.5-hp Honda GXV overhead valve engine. The InfiSpeed variable speed drive adjusts to the desired pace, letting the user match work speed to lawn conditions.
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The Jacobsen Commercial 21 Push Mower features a 6.5-hp Briggs & Stratton Intek Pro, OHV, 4-cycle gas engine and a rugged, aluminum-magnesium alloy cutting deck for years of rust-free use. The mower also includes a 1-gallon polyethylene fuel tank for hours of continuous operation, a convenient rear-mounted side discharge and an optional rear-mounted metal screen or polyester mesh grass catcher. The unit has a cutting height adjustment from .5 inch to 3.5 inches in .25-inch increments and weighs 108 pounds.
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The John Deere JX75 Walk-Behind Mower features an overhead valve, 179-cc, 4-cycle engine with full-pressure lubrication for long life. The self-propelled, 5-speed gear driven transaxle matches varying mowing conditions and operator walking speeds. The easy-to-use two-point height adjuster system quickly changes cutting height at front wheels and rear wheels from 1 to 4 inches. The rear-discharge bag allows trimming from both sides of the mower. The deep-deck design provides great grass lift for a clean cut and good airflow to fill the bag completely.
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Sarlo Power Mower, Inc. introduces the 622 and 624 Push Trim Mowers. These compact-designed mowers are designed for professional landscapers, equipment rental agencies and homeowners. The mowers feature a belt drive that prevents engine damage should the blade striker hard objects, as well as heavy duty, cog-style belts that are long-lasting with minimal service. Industrial/commercial engines, ranging from 6.75-hp to 11.5-hp, are matched to cutting width to minimize engine strain and assure clean cuts. Sarlo Highwheel mowers are balanced with the high wheels as a pivot point; the weight is evenly distributed for excellent balance and easy handling.
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Toro introduces the Super Recycler Mower that features a compact design and cutting performance that add up to more value and convenience. The mower features a sleek new design and premium 21-inch aluminum decks. The cutting system features a high-efficiency blade and accelerator working with Toro's patented kickers and GTS engines. The mowers are ready to mulch, bad or side-discharge right out of the box.
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Gaining consent for French onshore wind projects is likely to become more difficult thanks to stringent amendments adopted by the National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, in a rushed and often angry debate on the Grenelle 2 bill held in May.
The measures could seriously compromise the pace of wind power development, says the French Electricity Union (UFE), which represents producers and distributors. This will make it harder for France to meet its objective of 25GW of installed wind capacity by 2020, of which 19GW will be onshore. Ironically, Grenelle 2 was supposed to lay out exactly how the country will meet its targets. It is the second law to come from Grenelle de l'Environnement, a nationwide summit to formulate environmental policy.
The amendments are largely those proposed by the economic affairs committee under the chairmanship of Patrick Ollier. An opponent of wind energy, Ollier has said he wants to end speculation in the sector and its "anarchic" development. "It was a brutal attack," says Andre Antolini, president of trade association the Renewable Energy Syndicate (SER).
However, a number of last-minute amendments by the energy and environment minister Jean-Louis Borloo helped salvage something from the proceedings. Antolini welcomed Borloo's interventions, saying that they "changed the tone considerably".
Current situation
Grenelle 2 now stipulates that all wind farms must comprise at least five turbines. An earlier proposal for a minimum threshold of 15MW was withdrawn. In France, five turbines typically equates to around 10MW and, according to SER, over 25% of projects may now be jeopardised - and as much as 50% in some regions, such as Bretagne and the Pays-de-la-Loire. Larger projects are also more likely to attract opposition.
Furthermore, it will only be possible to install turbines in areas designated in the wind power plans currently being drawn up for each region. The clause originally stated that the plans must be completed by 2012, after which nothing could be built without a plan. However, Borloo extended the deadline to the end of 2012 and stipulated that central government will then step in if necessary.
Ensuring those plans are in place and not too restrictive is the next battle, says Antolini. Some plans issued so far designate large swaths of territory as unsuitable for development. "We fear their design may not fully reflect the wind energy potential at the regional level," adds Nicolas Wolff, president of the French Wind Energy Association (FEE).
As expected, turbines will also now be subject to the strictest regulations covering "industries classified for the protection of the environment" (ICPE), lumping wind in with nuclear power and potentially polluting industries. This requires specific authorisation for each plant, in addition to the public inquiry and impact study needed under current law.
To the rescue
SER estimated the new ICPE regulation, coupled with the regional wind power plans, could cut deployment to 400-500MW a year, compared to 1GW in recent years. However, again Borloo came to the rescue, forcing through an amendment that at least 500 turbines must be installed each year.
This represents roughly 1.3GW, which would allow France to meet its 2020 onshore target. There will also be a review of progress in 2013. This move shows a real political commitment to reach 23% of renewable energy in 2020, says Wolff, who believes that it brings business-case certainty to wind energy stakeholders and enhances financing possibilities.
Others, such as former environment minister Corinne Lepage, disagree. She adds that she did not know whether "to laugh or cry" when she learned of the 23% target.
The industry has one last chance that the bill might be improved. The text will now go to an inter-parliamentary committee to thrash out the differences between the assembly's bill and the less stringent version adopted by the senate in October (Windpower Monthly, November 2009). "Not 100% is lost," says Raphael Claustre, president of the Comite de Liaison des Energies Renouvelables, a French renewables network. But the outlook is decidedly uncertain.
There were one or two bright notes among the gloom, largely concerning offshore wind. The bill confirms that offshore projects will not be constrained by wind power development zones (ZDEs), within which projects must be built to qualify for the guaranteed premium purchase price. Nor will offshore installations require a siting permit under the urban planning rules; instead they will apply for a concession.
Just before the assembly debate, Borloo confirmed that the government will revert to competitive tendering for offshore wind and ditch the 2006 guaranteed premium price system (Windpower Monthly, March 2010).
So far neither approach has yielded results. France's planned first offshore installation, the 105MW Cote d'Albatre project chosen by public tender, is languishing in the courts. However, Borloo now finally hopes to get things moving with a series of three tender calls of 3GW each, combined with the simplified procedures.
Borloo will launch the first tender call in the autumn. The 3GW will be split between roughly ten zones identified as suitable for wind power in the new plans drawn up by the regional authorities around the coast. These consider all the technical, environmental and regulatory factors and are subject to public consultation.
Borloo will publish a list of the zones in the coming weeks and projects will be selected next summer based on the proposed purchase price and completion date. The contribution to developing an offshore wind industry, the involvement of local industries and potential for job creation will also be considered. The first projects are expected to start in 2012.
While welcoming the move forward, much of the industry fears that the timetable is wildly optimistic. Philippe Gouverneur, director of Enertrag France, which co-owns the Cote d'Albatre project, believes that building cannot start until at least 2015, as the detailed regulatory framework is not in place and selected projects will still have to go through the construction permission process and may be challenged.
In many locations, the grid will have to be upgraded for such large projects, while developers will also have to compete for supplies and services in a potentially booming offshore market.


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Downtown Wauwatosa business to close after nearly a century
Robertson's Hardware store, a fixture in the village of Wauwatosa is closing its doors.
Cheryl Schepp's quick trip to get keys copied is a sentimental one.
"It's very old-fashioned. It just brings you back to memories," Schepp said.
Customers have always been loyal, but other local businesses couldn't keep up during the recession.
"Every time we'd lose a commercial account, a business, we'd try to make that up with a lot of residential do-it-yourself people," owner Jeff Rauh said.
The building was built in 1897 for the hardware store.
"My father-in-law Jim Howard bought the business in the early '60s, and I started working for him 19 years ago," Rauh said.
Even the floors have seen a long life. The floors still creak when customers walk around and Rauh said he doesn't want that to ever change.
"When we lease out the space when the store is out, we want to find somebody to keep the original building intact, kind of keep the flavor of the old building," Rauh said.
So the items sold may be different, but Rauh hopes the store's character remains the same.
The store owner also owns the historic property, so he will continue managing and leasing the retail space and apartments above.
As for the seven employees, they're part-time and will go back to being retired full-time.


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Free Maven Repository Hosting for Open Source projects by Sonatype
I'm very excited to see Sonatype support maven repositories for Open Source projects that use maven. In all honesty, they didn't have to do this. Unfortunately, the java.net repo was harming the maven reputation. I've had direct experience using the java.net maven repo and can say it was an unpleasant experience. When we open sourced our 4 JBI (Java Business Integration) Components their home existed on java.net and we used the their maven repo. It was difficult to upload anything and it seemed to be constantly down.
Before this announcement, open source java projects using maven didn't really have an option as to where they could publish their artifacts. To my knowledge neither Google Code or Sourceforge offered this capability. Apache and Codehaus did and obviously you still have the Maven Central (http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/), but I never went through the process of what it took to use them. Now it doesn't matter where your project is hosted. Hopefully the next thing to come is free Continuous Integration services in the cloud using Hudson. I think this is the next step for project hosting sites like Google Code and github.
Providing free maven repos I think has a lot of benefits and not just for maven users. For example, this should benefit all dependency management tools that are built on top of maven repos. I'm not 100% sure tools like Ivy, Grape, Gradle, and Buildr use maven repo's, but my guess is they do and this will benefit those users. Another benefit is being able to standardize on maven repositories, hopefully preventing users from searching where they can find your artifacts. I've wasted a lot of time in the past trying to find valid repositories where I could find artifacts for a project I was wanting to use.
I'm also very impressed with the features Sonatype is providing. Not only will they support release artifacts but SNAPSHOT's as well which could consume a lot of space. You'll also be able to easily sync with Central. Finally, they will support a staging repo in order to test things out before officially releasing.
So go sign up and thanks Sonatype. Also, read this post to learn how to release your project using the maven release plugin.


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Dancing in the Ruins - The new Big 12 rising from the ruins of the old.
Kansas State starting quarterback Collin Klein and defensive back Nigel Malone will represent the Wildcats in the East-West Shrine Game. (The Kansas City Star)
I wanna be elected.
Texas head football coach Mack Brown has been elected president of the American College Football Association. (The San Antonio Express-News)
Break on Through (To the Other Side)
ESPN's Rece Davis believes that Oklahoma and Oklahoma State could "break through" into the BCS title picture next season. (The Oklahoman)
Good news/Bad news of the day.
The good news for the Oklahoma: The Sooners' Cotton Bowl showdown against Texas A&M was the highest rated bowl game of the season. The bad news for Oklahoma: The Sooners still lost. (The Oklahoman)
Wort to enter NFL Draft.
Oklahoma junior middle linebacker Tom Wort forgoes his senior season to enter the 2013 NFL Draft. (The Oklahoman)
Is the glass half-empty or half-full?
Bobby La Geese ponders if Iowa State's 6-7 record in 2012 (including a Liberty Bowl loss to Tulsa)can be considered a successful season. (The Ames Tribune)
Gone Daddy Gone?
Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Bill Young has reportedly been fired. (The Tulsa World)
A Sort of Homecoming.
Matt Tail looks at Kansas cornerback Dexter McDonald's return to the Jayhawk football program. (The Lawrence Journal-World)
Thank you, sir. May I have another?
Former Arizona assistant coach Tony Gibson will reportedly return to West Virginia, where he served as a assistant under Rich Rodriguez. (WV MetroNews)


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Easter is fast approaching. Religious significance aside, it's time to break out your brushes and pots of paint once more because it's time to design those Easter eggs! Instructables user Imnopeas got a headstart on everyone else by doing her eggs early this year for her son, and they turned out great. I think it's safe to assume that her kid's a gamer from the looks of these eggs.
In case you're out of ideas and want to copy her idea, you're in luck because she's shared the details of the project on Instructables.
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