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SOCORRO - Daniel A. Klinglesmith III, an astronomer affiliated with New Mexico Tech's Magdalena Ridge Observatory, has loved astronomy since he was a child. His life-long interest was sparked when he first watched Venus travel through the night sky. His father told him that it was a planet, explained why it moved, and bought him an astronomy book of constellations. He was hooked.
After graduating high school, Klinglesmith studied physics at St. Louis University and received his bachelor of science degree in 1961. Three years later, he received his master of science degree in astronomy, and three years after that, his Ph.D. in astrophysics -- both from Indiana University. His Ph.D. thesis focused on helium stars, stars that are burning helium rather than hydrogen.
Klinglesmith then went on to spend 30-year career at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, located in a Maryland suburb outside of Washington, D.C. While at NASA, he computed model stellar atmospheres, worked on the data reduction techniques for the International Ultraviolet Explorer Satellite, developed NASA Goddard's image processing computer facility, and worked on the International Haley Watch.
In 1987, while working at New Mexico Tech's Joint Observatory for Cometary Research, Klinglesmith was contemplating something to do on cloudy nights, and a friend suggested weaving. Klinglesmith borrowed a loom and began weaving his first of many tapestries. After returning to his home in Maryland, he entered his tapestries at the county fair and won first place.
After retiring from NASA Goddard in 1996, Klinglesmith moved to New Mexico, bringing his passions for both astronomy and weaving with him. He soon became actively involved with the New Mexico Tech Astronomy Club and started teaching an astronomy laboratory class at the prestigious science and engineering research university.
Klinglesmith is currently a member of The Tapestry Study Group, which is composed of members of Las Aranas Spinners and Weavers Guild. They are a small group of weavers who meet regularly to study and receive constructive criticism and support. Klinglesmith says he and the group are very energetic about their art and hope to share that enthusiasm with others. Klinglesmith also studies and teaches weaving techniques at the famous Ghost Ranch near Abiqui, New Mexico. He weaves both Navajo-style and contemporary tapestries.
Klinglesmith's favorite tapestry is his "My Compliments to You," which features a wave of vibrant colors. He explains that it only contains twelve individual colors, but that they blend together to form 48 different combinations-the full light spectrum. There two different bands of color that meet in the middle of the wave. He made sure that there were complementary colors next to each other.
Some of his other works include "Summer and Fall" and "Winter and Spring" tapestries. They are two large black canvases containing the zodiacal constellations, with every star is in its correct place in the tapestry sky, and of appropriate magnitude. These tapestries are a marriage between Klinglesmith's love of astronomy and his passion for weaving.


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Preparing New York's Next-Generation Workforce
CUNY has conferred more than a million degrees in the past 45 years, and surveys indicate that more than three-quarters of our graduates remain in the city. That's powerful testimony to the University's importance to the local labor market and the city's economy itself. We place high value on educating for careers that are most in demand in New York, serving an economy that requires qualified professionals and skilled workers. CUNY colleges account for more than a third of the business and finance degrees awarded by New York City institutions, about one-third of the city's public school teachers and a high percentage of the nurses and health and science technicians employed by local medical facilities. The University produces hundreds of computer scientists, specialists and engineering professionals each year. It all adds up to CUNY Value – not only for students and graduates, for families and neighborhoods, but also for the economic stability of the city, state and nation.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Aarushi's Monster Parents...
36 comments:
- Maria Perry Mohan said...
I'm with you on this one Shobhaa. Their steely expressions chill the blood...
- April 24, 2013 at 5:13 PM
- Neha@ papermagictwigs said...
Yup, it is a ghastly case! It's amazing how people get away with stuff...
(on another note, could you make the font smaller!?) :)
- April 24, 2013 at 7:00 PM
- Dewang P said...
Such things make me ponder, how many people behave in such a deviant manner. And deaths seem to matter only if the poor soul is someone about whom hue and hype an be raised. Sad mirror of the majority mindset.
- April 24, 2013 at 8:23 PM
- Vidhya K said...
Hi Shobhaa, before you jump to any more conclusions, consider the points made in this article in the Toronto Star:
- April 25, 2013 at 7:56 AM
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- April 25, 2013 at 12:05 PM
- Nisha Sanjeev said...
When our system drags its feet, it also breed such parents.
- April 25, 2013 at 7:58 PM
Kudos to Shobhaa who wrote something very telling way back in 2011.
Something else was written in 2012. The link:
Those of you believe in coincidences ...
- April 25, 2013 at 8:35 PM
- kapil yesate said...
very nice article
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- April 27, 2013 at 2:46 PM
- ramana venkata kalakata said...
Ohh this is horror story
- April 28, 2013 at 7:43 AM
- jaya said...
Cold blooded murderers
- April 29, 2013 at 4:31 AM
- Bryan Mallinson said...
I disagree - have you really looked at the evidence presented? The deeper you look into the case, the more the evidence points away from the parents and points towards Krishna & the servants. Have you read Avirook Sen's excellent articles on the trial? He's been covering it from Day 1.
- April 30, 2013 at 4:22 AM
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- April 30, 2013 at 3:42 PM
- Juniper said...
Talwars have ex policemen helping them get rid of key evidences, top notch Lawyers to make sure they continue to sleep like dead (ha) and media spin doctors to keep their image clean. If not anything, this couple deserve a case study in criminal psychology.
- May 1, 2013 at 6:43 PM
- Gaurav said...
One cant be sure if the parents did it..your article insinuates the crime was committed by the parents..what if the parents are indeed innocent..can anybody compensate them in such a situation..please refer to the articles on Tehelka.com and you (like me) may be inclined to change your mind on the parents' involvement in the crime(http://tehelka.com/framed-the-aarushi-hemraj-murder-case-an-investigation)
- June 25, 2013 at 2:03 AM
- Joce said...
I would suggest you update yourself on the facts of the case without prejudice and any sort of pre-decided ideas as to who has committed the crime. Go into details of all test, evidences, narco test, lie detector tests, etc.
These articles are not called for and I would say that you are just joining the ranks of the media that has gone ballistic with their baseless theories. I know that everyone wants some juicy story that can be discussed at the dinner table.
The Narco tests, though they are not admissible in court can and must be used to further investigate. If not then why are they done? Maybe these tests need to be brought to the forefront. What does the CBI have to hide in them? Are they afraid that these tests will call their bluff?
Is there a formula that if people behave this way or that, then they are innocent or guilty? The parents would ask for proof of their involvement in the crime because they are the accused. Insinuating that Aarushi knew of some dark secret of the family makes you no different from the top cop of UP when he said something disgustingly similar.
How do you want the parents to behave when they are up against the state? Everything they say is countered by the CBI as time-wasting tactics? And this happens at almost every step. Does this mean that in order to save the courts time they should give up their lives and state that they have killed Aarushi even though they have not? I know there are a lot of people out there who would love that. But spare a moment to think, is this a fair trial? What happens and who is responsible if and when the parents are pronounced innocent? Will a, "Oh we have made a mistake" give the Talwars back the life they have lost.
There are many who have made very strong statements against the Talwars. To them I say, read the facts thoroughly before you condemn them. Don't use half-baked or one-sided information to form judgements and put them out in blogs that read very well.
- July 21, 2013 at 5:55 PM
- Vidhya K said...
Ouch, Avirook Sen just handed your arse to you today in DNA. Can't say you didn't deserve it.
- July 22, 2013 at 8:17 AM
- Snigdha said...
You could do better than sound so one-sided. Alos, his name is Rajesh
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- June 7, 2014 at 6:57 PM
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- July 2, 2014 at 1:44 PM
- Amrita Rekhi said...
Shobhana, I was also confused on this case but after reading Avirook's book, it was very clear that the Talwars did not get a fair trial, and were not guilty. For you to do your pop psychology and brand them as killers is rather cruel. How would you know how parents in such circumstances behave? Some people can go cold like stone, and some cannot cry in public. Some get more determined. Calling them monsters, and giving a verdict on what you see as emotions or a lack of emotions is rather unfair.
- September 8, 2015 at 10:29 AM
- Isabelle Christine said...
To hell with your logical implications SHOBA DE...Have you even studied the evidences.. just because you think if A is caused then B is implied is BS... suck it up.. just because you are some social buttefly stop throwing your nonsense around.. have you studied anything related to the narcotic tests or the other evidences? Have you noticed that they let the 3 domestic workers go that easy... It was a UP case by default it is suggsted as honor killings... and thats why it was moved to Delhi.. study the evidences before creating and publishing your points of view.. and by the way.. if there are 2 strong willed people who want justice for themselves and their daughters what is wrong with that.. just becuse u consoled 2 3 women that does not mean that you can generalise the reaction of ecah and every mother on earth... Dumb BS
- October 3, 2015 at 1:33 PM
- T Gen said...
Don't judge a widow because she wears good clothes. Don't judge a woman who can openly express her sexuality. But please judge, and condemn, people who don't show the exact emotion you expect them to.
Really Shobha De? I expected better from you. You who are educated. If this is how you judge and condemn in this country, what hope can we have from the poor masses? What a travesty.
- October 7, 2015 at 6:00 PM
- Srishti Chaudhary said...
The stupidest thing I have read in recent times- and that's saying something considering the remarks our ministers make these days.
- October 7, 2015 at 11:11 PM
- Srishti Chaudhary said...
The stupidest thing I have read in recent times- and that's saying something considering the remarks our ministers make these days.
- October 7, 2015 at 11:11 PM
- Deepthi said...
Shame on you for being so judgmental. You being so educated and being a mother, I can't help pity your careless remarks. Being a blogger, you should be responsible for every single word you say. Have you ever imagined yourself in a situation like that? If you lost a kid and you were blamed for the murder? I blame people like you more than the police for jumping to meaningless conclusions and spreading unnecessary hate to the public. This is humanity at it's worst. Don't you have a self-consciousness that eats you up for behaving like this? Don't you have kids? Don't you love them? For so many conclusions you have drawn, I wonder how you did not know the father's name. I cannot feel more shameful for even reading one of your books and this horrendous post. What you have done should forever haunt you till your grave. I shudder to think what Aarushi's parents are going through since the death of their only child. And our stupid country will go to hell for having people like you in it. I do not care if you post this or not. I just wanted this message to reach your stupid brain. Oops! I almost forgot that you didn't have one!
- October 15, 2015 at 12:19 AM
- Unknown said...
After watching talwar movie...i am going to start protesting for the talwar family ... "i support talwars". For all those who given an interview on the talwars case.. socialites like Ms.de ..which has turned out to be a do called media prop...you might be a great author..who writes lovely nasty articles on ppl..and make an opinion abt a clueless case..but i must say you have been an extremely insensitive ruthless woman in our fertility.
- October 17, 2015 at 12:50 PM
- tvishi zaveri said...
After watching talwar movie...i am going to start protesting for the talwar family ... "i support talwars". For all those who given an interview on the talwars case.. socialites like Ms.de ..which has turned out to be a do called media prop...you might be a great author..who writes lovely nasty articles on ppl..and make an opinion abt a clueless case..but i must say you have been an extremely insensitive ruthless woman in our fertility.
- October 17, 2015 at 12:50 PM
- Josephine Das said...
Am sorry to have read this article, Shobaa. I never would have thought that one of India's most celebrated authors would stoop as low as our so-called journalists and TV reporters, in such effortless defamation. Were India's laws on libel stricter, I wonder whether you would be so forthcoming with your opinions, so carefully passed on as if you were the expert.
Shame on you!
- October 17, 2015 at 6:15 PM
- Dr Sharma said...
Who the hell does this woman think she is? I am sure she wants to call herself a journalist but she is nothing more than a cheap wanna be. Do you have a background in psychology, forensic science or any sort of 'real science' for that matter? Stick to your cheap pieces of shoddy literature that no self respecting intellectual would be caught dead reading. You are beyond disgusting, De!! You make me cringe. Shame on you. I feel sorry for your kids. You are a disgusting human being and an equally worthless mother.
- November 27, 2015 at 1:27 PM
- Zinatnayab Khan said...
Very well said...apt
- December 23, 2015 at 7:33 AM
- rohit taparia said...
Human reactions can be different....pls the Talwars are innocent....pls join the page FREE THE TALWARS on Fb...as it was Aarushis wish that her parents remain safe.....They are innocent....And for that noise....a ultrasound test had been conducted and it was proven that no noise could come from Aarushis room even if a person was awake then how would they hear it if they were asleep
- July 16, 2017 at 4:22 AM
- rohit taparia said...
The Talwars are innocent....they have done nothing except for taking the situation practically and not acting as if it was a filmy drama where you have to cry a lot in front of TV cameras....the ultrasound test had been conducted and it was a proof that they could not hear even the loudest noise from Aarushis room.....Let us be united and serve them justice....Join the page FREE THE TALWARS on Fb...to be with them
- July 16, 2017 at 4:25 AM
- adib said...
I hope you rot in hell for your role in adding to the anguish of parents who were grieving the death of their only daughter. Unles your own daughter is murdered and you are blamed for it, you will have no idea of the suffering you probably caused them with a few keystrokes of your fingers churning out your dumb subjective judgments. And i cant say i will be sorry if it happens to you, after all karma is a bitch. Before you go harping about mean bullying comments, close your eyes for a second and think "what if it was me and i was innocent"? The basis if any judgment should be evidence and solid facts, not subjective interpretations of what you would have done in that situation. Because believe it or not, people are different from you.
- October 14, 2017 at 7:51 AM
- cnep said...
After i read this blog, i had altogether stop reading any article written by you. I had removed you my favorite writer.
I am happy now to tell you this .
- October 16, 2017 at 11:36 AM
- Sai Prasanna said...
Guys everyone is entitled to their opinion, lets not behave like immature children here. What Shobhaa De is trying to say in this article is her opinion. So lets respect that. If you dont like the opinions just dont read the article.
- November 23, 2017 at 1:55 PM


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Steven L. Kaplan stared through the window of a Paris bakery one Sunday morning, looking like an osprey ready to swoop.
''I've watched him work,'' Mr. Kaplan said hungrily, speaking of the baker, Dominique Saibron, and his tenderly cultivated sourdough starter, known in the business as levain.
If Mr. Kaplan admires your levain, it is no small thing. He knows more about French bread than practically anyone else, some of France's top bakers say.
A relentless researcher, Mr. Kaplan was one of the people who helped salvage the crusty mainstay in the 1980's, when many baguettes tasted like sliced white bread.
Mr. Kaplan has, in fact, done so much to ennoble the baguette and its cousins, the boule and the bâtard, that he has twice been dubbed a chevalier by the French government for his contributions to the ''sustenance and nourishment'' of French culture.Continue reading the main story
The bread baron Francis Holder, who runs Paul, the innovative international chain of bakeries, calls Dr. Kaplan's expertise extraordinary. Jean Lapoujade, a director of the renowned bakery Poilâne, said, ''We look forward to his next work with impatience.''
Not bad when you consider that Mr. Kaplan, 60, is not a baker and not even French. He is an American professor at Cornell University who grew up in Brooklyn and Queens. ''We ate kornbrot,'' he said, speaking of the dense European rye.
Mr. Kaplan's tart put-downs and crisp observations suggest he might have been French in a previous life. And to the French, who tend to revere intellectuals more than their American counterparts do, Mr. Kaplan has become something of a celebrity. In the late 1990's, an elite bakery like Poujauran would have a copy of his heavily footnoted, 740-page treatise, ''Le Meilleur Pain du Monde: Les Boulangers de Paris au XVIIIe Siècle'' (Fayard, 1996), or ''The Best Bread in the World: The Bakers of Paris in the 18th Century,'' nestled next to the croissants. He speaks in fluent French sound bites, making him an ideal talk-show guest. You could turn on the television or radio or open Le Monde, and there he was, weighing in on what he called insipid baguettes.
In his award-winning books and many papers on the cultural and political significance of French bread, Mr. Kaplan has charted its role in the revolution of 1789, its anchoring of the French table through the early 20th century and its decline during the 50's, when the baguette became a voluptuous but empty emblem of postwar prosperity. A victim of hypermechanization, fast-acting industrial yeast and suppressed fermentation, Mr. Kaplan said, ''it looked lovely but was barren of odor and taste.''
Scholars say Mr. Kaplan was the first person to put a shift in consumer tastes into the context of a changing workplace and society.
Mr. Kaplan is ''a superb craftsman, someone working on an important subject and doing justice to it,'' said Robert Darnton, a Princeton historian who specializes in 17th and 18th century France. ''The subject of bread is far more crucial than most modern people appreciate: bread really was the staff of life in early modern Europe, and it deserves such a good historian.''
Roger Chartier, a French cultural historian and visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania, said, ''He has a very profound, deep knowledge of the archives.''
And Gérard Brochoire, head of the National Institute for Bread and Pastry in Rouen, France, praised the ''large documentary richness'' of Mr. Kaplan's research, the fruit of a 20-year odyssey to some 58 French archives, where primary documents had rarely been touched by French historians. He characterized Mr. Kaplan's description of the complex grain and flour trade as ground-breaking, saying that in a closed business associated for centuries with suspicion and corruption, Mr. Kaplan ''benefits from being an outsider.''
In his 2002 book, ''The Return of Good Bread,'' Mr. Kaplan tells how a new generation of bakers took up the slow-fermentation cause in the 90's, slashing the amount of yeast and shutting down the heavy equipment. Today temperature-controlled fermentation chambers give the dough not only a whole night to develop some depth but also an opportunity for the baker, as Mr. Kaplan puts it, ''to sleep with his wife.''
Slightly built (for a man who says he has tasted the wares at some 600 Paris bakeries), with oversize glasses and a small gray beard, Mr. Kaplan says his fascination with French food started when he was 19 and took a job in a wine-bottling plant in Paris, partly as a diversion from the unexpected and traumatic death of his father, a lawyer with leftist leanings.
After graduating from Princeton, Mr. Kaplan toyed with law school. ''I was going to avenge his relative lack of success,'' he said. ''I was going to be a rich lawyer.''
Then he came to France as a Fulbright scholar, studying the revolution.
''There was no more political question than bread,'' he explained. ''Political legitimacy is grounded in having a sufficient quantity of bread at affordable prices.''
It was probably only a coincidence that this item of ''symbolic hegemony,'' as he calls it, was also good to eat.
No French historian had taken bread so seriously, he said: ''The very banality may have impeded it, and it was not archivally easy because documents were scattered and hard to master.''
Gérard Allemandou, a restaurateur and cognac expert, said that Mr. Kaplan's analysis of the role of the humble loaf in French history and culture had changed the way he looked at himself as a French citizen and as a chef who works with commonplace ingredients.
''Culture isn't culture until it is written down,'' Mr. Allemandou said. ''People think they know bread because they are French. But I didn't understand.'' Choosing his words carefully, he added that Mr. Kaplan's nationality was ''a bit of a pity.''
As a graduate student, Mr. Kaplan realized he had to learn how bread is made and became an apprentice at a Paris bakery. Using the phrase for ''get your hands in the dough,'' he said, ''That gave me a vocabulary and enabled me to 'mettre la main à la pâte,' and that's when I began to taste.''
Mr. Kaplan clearly has a passion. He nearly missed the birth of his son in 1969 because he was steeped in conversation with the late Pierre Poilâne, founder of the bakery.
Mr. Kaplan teaches European history at Cornell, where his most popular class is on the history of French food.
He is often holed up in snowy Ithaca for the winter -- claiming that he eats no bread because it's no good -- while spending increasingly long summers in Paris, where he and his French wife share an apartment.
He is finishing work on a guidebook devoted to sifting out the finest Paris bakeries (there are 1,273 to choose from).
He is also delving into the story of a small town in southern France where contaminated bread drove people mad in 1951.
For now, baguette revivalists -- spurred in part by Mr. Kaplan's notion of bread as the epitome of both French history and culture -- draw from him moral strength and culinary rigor.
''I reminded them of how and why to be passionate about bread, once a matter of life and death and a powerful social and political marker, now an object of pleasure more than necessity but still highly charged symbolically,'' Mr. Kaplan wrote in a recent e-mail exchange. ''They trust me, confide in me and count on me to make demands on them so that the commitment to quality will not wane.''Continue reading the main story


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Physical Evidence
Steroid accusers often point to Bagwell's explosion of power in 1994, compared with his middling power in the minor leagues and in his first several seasons in the majors. In his minor league career he hit a total of 6 homeruns. In his first year in the majors, he hit 15, then 18, then 20 and then 39 in the strike shortened 1994.
But what about the jump in 1994? That kind of power surge was abnormal, right? There is no doubt that Bagwell was having an all-world season in 1994. At the time of the strike, he had 39 homeruns, and had a reasonable chance at 50+ (although he had just broken his hand, so the strike might have actually clinched the MVP he would have lost had the season gone on.) He never really approached those numbers again, at least in the Astrodome, topping out at 43 in 1997. So, is a huge jump in homeruns between your third and fourth seasons, at the age of 26, a sign of steroid use?
Well, Hank Aaron jumped to 44, from a max of 27, in his third full season at the age of 23. Willie McCovey jumped to 44, from 20, in his 5th season, at the age of 25. Willie Stargell saved his breakout 48 homerun binge for his 8th season, at 31. He had never hit more than 31 before. Mike Schmidt jumped from 18 to 38 in his third season at the age of 24. Stan Musial had never hit more than 19 homeruns before he hit 39 in his sixth full season at the age of 27. Carl Yastrzemski hit 44 at the age of 27, his seventh full season, despite never even hitting 20 prior. I'm sure we could find more, but I've now gotten to Bagwell on the all time homer list, so it seems like a good place to stop. If a huge rise in your homerun totals from one year to the next, in your late 20's, is a sign of steroid use, these players have some explaining to do.
Guilt by Association
I am not using this in the general sense, i.e. that all players in the 90's are under a cloud. This is used very inconsistently, and has not held mid 90's superstars such as Roberto Alomar from entrance. No, I'm referring to the claim that Houston was a hotbed of steroid use, and that adds extra suspicion to Bagwell. I have seen this in various places, but most notably from Jeff Pearlman, who claims that the Rangers and Astros were well known to have the most connections to steroids in baseball. He has never provided any evidence of this, as many of our readers are very familiar. So let's just analyze the facts we know.
Bottom line, Bagwell's career arc was consistent with sluggers throughout history, and his physique was easily explained by an intense workout regimen. It has been 8 years since Bagwell's retirement, and he has been under Hall of Fame scrutiny for three years. I believe if anyone had evidence of use they would have come forward by now. Besides, Morgan Ensberg doesn't think Bagwell used. And if we can't trust Morgan Ensberg, who can we trust?


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Summit League Women's Championship: South Dakota State Beats South Dakota, Advances to 5th Straight NCAA Tourney
The most important college basketball game between two South Dakota college teams lived up to its billing Tuesday afternoon at the Sioux Falls Arena, as South Dakota State beat in-state rival South Dakota 56-53, in a nail biter, for the Summit League Women's Championship.
The contest marked the first time two State school had squared off for a Division I conference championship and a chance to advance to the NCAA Tournament.
Neither team showed any signs of jitters in front of big crowd at the Arena, as both hit half their shots early, with Megan Waytashek scoring four of the Jacks first seven points to give SDSU an early three-point lead.
Then it was USD's turn. Nicole Seekamp picked up right where she left off in the semifinals, when she blitzed North Dakota State for 23 in the second half, scoring 17 first half points against the Jackrabbits Tuesday, on 7-of-10 shooting. Her 17th point of the half gave the Coyotes a 30-22 lead with 3:07 to play, after USD had led by as many as nine.
From there the Jacks cut that lead in half, going to the locker room down 32-28.
In the second half, defense reigned supreme for both teams. Neither team shot the ball very well after the break, 29 percent for USD, 27 percent for SDSU. The one player most disrupted by the increased defensive pressure was Seekamp, who was liminted to just 1-of-5 shooting in the second half for three points.
With the exception of a brief 35 all deadlock, South Dakota maintained a one to four point lead over the next 12 minutes, pushing the lead to five momentarliy at 46-41 with 8:57 left.
But it was one spot on the flooor that made all of the difference late in the game - the free throw line.
With the game tied at 50 with 5:02 left, each team managed just one field goal the rest of the game. The difference? Four SDSU made free throws to just one USD make. In the second half, nearly half (12-of-28) of South Dakota State's points came on free throws as they made 15 trips to the line compared to just seven for South Dakota.
The Coyotes had a chance to draw to within one late, but Alexis Yackley missed on the front end of a one-and-one, who missed a three-pointer after a timeout to seal the win for the Jackrabbits.
The victory is SDSU's 15th straight in the Summit League Tournament, their fifth straight tournament championship. Next stop? The NCAA Tournament.
The Jacks win was a true team effort, with 12 assists on 16 made baskets, with Ashley Eide dishing out four of those. Megan Waytashek led the scoring attack with 11 points, Eide added 10. Gabby Boever led the defensive charge with seven steals.
Nicole Seekamp led USD with 20 points, Tempestt Wilson added 10.


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp's $2.1 billion offer to buy out Clearwire Corp appeared to be running into trouble on Thursday, as some shareholders said they wanted more money while Softbank Corp set a cap on how much Sprint could pay.
Sprint, which owns 50.45 percent of Clearwire, offered $2.90 per share for the rest of the company and said it would also provide interim financing of $800 million to the cash-strapped company. Any deal would need approval by Softbank, which has agreed to buy 70 percent of Sprint for about $20 billion.
Clearwire shareholders, who together hold about 7.6 percent of the company, criticized the Sprint offer on Thursday, with some saying that the No. 3 U.S. wireless carrier should raise its bid to at least $5 per share. Holders of at least 24.8 percent of Clearwire's outstanding stock, other than Sprint, need to approve the deal.
Clearwire, which is reviewing the Sprint offer, saw its shares jump almost 15 percent on Thursday to $3.16, suggesting investors expected a higher price.
But Softbank has told Sprint that it would not consent to any Clearwire bid higher than $2.97 per share, two sources close to the matter said. The threshold is the same price that Sprint recently paid to buy a small stake from Clearwire founder Craig McCaw's Eagle River Holdings LLC.
Sprint, Clearwire and Softbank declined to comment on the details of these discussions.
For Clearwire, the deal is one of the few options it might have to survive in the long term. The company needs to raise more financing to upgrade its network and to keep the business afloat. It has said that it has enough money to last it until the third quarter.
Stabilizing Clearwire is also in Sprint's interest, which not only has a majority ownership of the company. The hurdles Sprint is running into highlight the complexities it faces in trying to take on its larger rivals, Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc. A deal would also bolster Sprint's network and give the carrier full control of Clearwire's substantial spectrum.
The timing of Sprint's current negotiations with Clearwire is being driven by Clearwire's uncertain liquidity position, said the sources who asked not to be named because the discussions are private.
A third source close to the situation said Clearwire is also in talks about other strategic alternatives besides the Sprint offer. The person did not give details about what those alternatives were.
Several Clearwire shareholders on Thursday said they were dissatisfied with Sprint's offer.
Crest Financial, which owns more than 3 percent, said it "intends to take whatever actions it can" to protect Clearwire shareholders against "unfair dealing by Sprint and other parties."
Even before the Sprint offer was formally announced, Crest had filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Clearwire and Sprint to try to thwart a deal after reports emerged about discussions between the companies.
Another shareholder, who declined to be named, told Reuters in an interview that an offer in the $5 per share to $8 per share range would be more acceptable to investors.
"This deal should happen. It's good for Clearwire. It's good for Sprint. $2.90 is not the right price," said the person who asked not to be named due to a lack of authorization to talk in public about investments.
Chris Gleason, a managing partner of Taran Asset Management, said "$5 to $7 is a fair range."
"You're at $5.30 before you start being real," said Taran, who owns about 3 million Clearwire shares.
But Softbank, which holds the key to the deal, is not willing to go that high, according to the sources.
Softbank founder Masayoshi Son's $2.97 per share threshold for the bid comes as Clearwire's shares have risen over the past couple of months on investor expectation of the deal.
The Eagle River purchase represented roughly a 130 percent premium to where Clearwire's stock had been trading before news of Softbank's deal with Sprint.
Moreover, if Sprint were to pay any other shareholder a higher price than the Eagle River deal, it would have to increase its payments to Eagle River to match the higher price.
The final outcome of the deal, however, remains unclear.
Clearwire's other minority shareholders include Intel Corp and Comcast Corp, which own about 12.4 percent between them.
Sprint has been in discussions with those companies about purchasing their shares, sources have said previously.
Intel said on Thursday that it was evaluating Sprint's offer, while Comcast declined to comment.
Analysts said Clearwire could also afford to hold out for a higher price.
"With a year of liquidity on the books and the alternative of raising additional equity or refinancing debt at this level, Clearwire is hardly without options, and we don't see why the company would necessarily jump at the $2.90 bid," JPMorgan analyst Philip Cusick said in a research note.
Pacific Crest analyst Michael Bowen said he believes that Sprint "should not pay more than $3" per share for Clearwire, but he added that the company may be pressured into eventually increasing its offer to $3.50 per share.
Reporting by Nadia Damouni and Sinead Carew; Editing by Ken Wills and Paritosh Bansal


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This tutorial is the first one from the series of everyday Christmas cardmaking tutorials featuring Memory Box dies.
You can find the photos of this project as well as the other ones from this collection in
November 2015 Look Book by Memory Box.
November 2015 Look Book by Memory Box.
All 25 videos are located HERE.


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ROCHESTER, New York -- May 15, 2012 -- El Presidente, Andrew Welch was recently on New Zealand's longest running technology podcast 'Boys of Tech' talking about the challenges of developing WireTap Studio and other Mac software titles under ever-changing OS environments.
To listen to the podcast please click on the link below:
Ambrosia Software, Inc. wishes to express their collective condolences and sadness at the passing of Steve Jobs. You were indeed one of a kind, sir.
Steve Jobs thought different, and changed the world. Rest in peace.
ROCHESTER, New York -- December 15, 2009 -- Like any good journalist, photographer Will Yurman decided to follow up on a little story he had photographed for Rochester's newspaper "Democrat and Chronicle". His original photo capturing the fresh young face of a programmer, and the start of a new local business. This person in the photograph: Andrew Welch. The date: December 15th, 1993.
Exactly 16 years later, the same photographer returned, this time armed with better equipment to see how well this programmer and his little company called "Ambrosia Software" were doing. Pleasantly surprised to see that like that programmer, the software company had too grown into something much more distinguished. This time Will's lens managed to capture nearly all it's crew in a full 360 degrees!
Please click the link below and check out the "Round Rochester" section to see the faces of the crew that work so hard to bring you award winning products and services! The audio is from Andrew Welch and the PR Guru John Champlin.
ROCHESTER, New York -- April 8, 2009 -- You would have to have been on a deserted island, under a rock, on Mars, to avoid hearing about The MacHeist sales bundle that ended this past week.
Products such as our own WireTap Studio and Multiwinia, as well as a dozen other great titles from distinguished Mac software companies were found in this year's bundle, propelling MacHeist unit sales up over 88,000, and raising $850,000 for charity!
This is our second experience with MacHeist, and our el presidente Andrew Welch was recently interviewed at Wired Magazine's Blog about the MacHeist phenomenon, its impact on Mac developers and our software user community.
ROCHESTER, New York -- January 27, 2009 -- It's always fun to hear from fans of Ambrosia, but there is a bit of excitement when we hear from folks on the other side of the globe. From Aquaria to WireTap Studio, we've worked with our users from every continent (and yes, we actually spoke to a researcher on Antarctica who needed help setting up EV Nova before winter "really set in"). Most recently we were contacted by Mackorisnik.com, a Mac publication from Croatia, wanting to talk about all things Mac, and specifically about Ambrosia's experience as a 15-year veteran Apple developer.
The article is in Croatian, but Roberta Barbaric, who happens to be a big fan of our classic style shooter Apeiron X, also offers the English translation to the question and answer section at the end. Scroll down to the bottom of the page, the text is in blue.
Please click here to see the interview...
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(Phoenix, Ariz. – April 17, 2007) Former State Mine Inspector Douglas Martin, 67, was sentenced today to a 30-day jail term starting in one year, April 16, 2008, and 18 months supervised probation. The sentence followed Martin's guilty plea last month to one felony count of conflict of interest.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Robert Gama told Martin that if he did well on probation, the Court at a later date could vacate the jail term.
The conflict of interest charge was based on the fact that after Martin's request for a new vehicle loaded with options was rejected by the Fleet Management Office of the Arizona Department of Administration, he went to a Ford dealership and traded in a State vehicle for lease of a new Ford 4x4 F-150 XLT loaded with options. He then submitted the monthly lease invoices to the State for payment.
As part of the plea agreement last month, the Court dismissed eight other felony charges that were based on Martin's allegedly wrongful acquisition or disposition of seven other State vehicles.
Martin violated state law that prohibits public officials or employees from using their position to secure any valuable thing or benefit they would not normally receive in performance of their duties, when the thing or benefit "is of such character as to manifest a substantial and improper influence on the officer or employee with respect to the officer's or employee's duties."
According to an audit by the General Accounting Office of the Arizona Department of Administration, Martin's acquisition of the pickup truck violated Arizona Procurement Code provisions, exceeded the State Mine Inspector's delegated level of procurement authority, committed the State to an installment-purchase lease agreement that the State could not constitutionally enter into and violated the requirement that all agency leases be reported to the State.
The case was investigated by the Special Investigations Section of the Arizona Attorney General's Office.


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As he stood in front of hundreds of kids last year at his football clinic at Calvert Hall, Ray Rice made a promise to those in the crowd.
"When I make promises, I like to keep them," the Ravens running back said today. "I made a special promise. We said that we were going to bring a Super Bowl back to Baltimore."
The comment was met with loud cheers by those who attended the second annual Ray Rice Day in Baltimore.
"Being involved in the community is just something that, winning the Super Bowl or not, I know I'd be out here doing Ray Rice Day again and I'd be telling the kids the same message every day," Rice said. "It starts with school. Just keep going and doing the right thing, respecting their parents, eating right. I'd be giving them the same message Super Bowl or not but the Super Bowl just made it 10 times sweeter."
The event, which Rice started in his hometown of New Rochelle, N.Y., is a free football clinic open to kids ages 7 through 13. There were 670 kids who registered for the clinic and the online registration filled up in minutes.
Rice, several of his teammates, including wide receiver Torrey Smith and linebacker Adrian Hamilton, members of the Towson University football team and local parents and coaches ran kids through drills and taught football fundamentals.
The camp also had activities for special-needs children through staff members from the Kennedy Kreiger Institute.
"I've been having it in New York for the last five years," Rice said. "We brought it down to Baltimore and it was just a great way to bring communities and families together. I've been living here for six years so this has become home for me as well. This is what it's all about. These kids are getting ready to have a lot of fun today."
Rice, the three-time Pro Bowl selection who has rushed for 5,520 yards and 33 touchdowns in five seasons with the Ravens, posed for pictures and move from station to station, demonstrating different techniques and joking with kids. He also vowed to get kids to do the "Harlem Shake" dance.
"The main mission of today is to have fun," Rice told the crowd. "But at the end of the day, we are all winners."
Unlike last year when he stayed away from the team facility while his agent worked out a long-term contract extension for him with the Ravens, Rice has regularly been at the Under Armour Performance Center this offseason, doing conditioning work with his teammates.
However, he hoped that he showed a different kind of leadership today with the work that he continues to do in the community.
"I want them to see that being an NFL player comes with a lot of responsibility and responsibility is something that these kids look up to," Rice said. "You are in the public eye. That's something we always have to remind ourselves of, whether you are around your family or your teammates."


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Man Is a Human Cigarette Who Breathes Smoke and Fire
Fire-breathing dragons are the stuff of fantasy stories. Fire-breathing people are the stuff of reality.
Yes, this dude is somehow breathing fire. He shoves a lot of sawdust in his face, which somehow helps him turn his breath into smoke, which he exhales. If you watch the whole video, though, you'll see he also breathes fire, which makes him either a freak or the coolest guy you can possibly meet.
With a skill like this, there's no shortage of jobs this guy can get -- fireplace, over burner, fire challenge starter.


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tgriffith and I have been really banging on a few cars lately. He went after Kia earlier today, and on Monday I had a bit of fun at the expense of the Range Rover Evoque Convertible.
So I'm happy to show you a sharp convertible, not focused on style-conscious poseurs, but on those who like performance in the open air. And it does have style, just not layered on in slabs like the RREC.
This is the first convertible GTI to be offered in the car's history, and it seems that VW got things right, mostly. The same engine powers both convertible and hatchback versions—a 2-liter inline 4-cylinder with 210 hp and 206 lb-ft of torque. This is sufficient to get you to 60 mph in 7.4 seconds in the convertible (0.4 seconds more than in the hatch). Some will say that isn't fast enough.


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Nationals Beat Cardinals, 3 to 2 In NLDS Game 1
ST. LOUIS (AP) Pinch hitter Tyler Moore blooped a two-out, two-run single in the eighth inning and the Washington Nationals won in their postseason debut, beating the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals in 3-2 Sunday in an NL playoff opener.
The Nationals overcame a wild start by 21-game winner Gio Gonzalez, then watched their bullpen shut down St. Louis in the late innings. Ahead 2-1 in the seventh, the Cardinals didn't score after loading the bases with no outs.
The NL East champion Nationals led the majors with 98 wins this season, and go for a 2-0 series lead Monday when Jordan Zimmermann opposes Jaime Garcia.
The Cardinals made it to the best-of-five division series by beating Atlanta in the wild-card match up Friday.


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Bed and breakfast and self catering holiday accommodation in Aberaeron, Mid West Wales.
Dewi and Caryl Morris extend a warm Cardiganshire welcome to their luxury guest house in Aberaeron - Llys Aeron - for bed and breakfast and self catering holiday accommodation.
Llys Aeron Guest House, has been awarded 5 stars by 'Visit Wales' and is among the most sought after bed and breakfast, b&b establishments in Aberaeron, Cardigan Bay. Built in the early 1800's, Llys Aeron is one of the oldest and most substantial stone-built houses in this beautiful Georgian harbour town on the West Wales coast and is ideal accommodation for longer holidays or short breaks, bed and breakfast or self catering.
The building has been sympathetically refurbished that combining elegance with modern comfortable conveniences.
There is plenty of room to relax with a spacious conservatory and walled garden to be enjoyed.
We have a great choice of breakfasts to suit everybody from a delicious, Aga cooked breakfast to energising smoothies; using local ingredients where possible.
There is ample off-street parking available, and we have a secure garage in which we can store bicycles, fishing equipment etc.
There are numerous high quality, local cafes and restaurants, in Aberaeron, and your day can end with anything from a really good fish and chips eaten al fresco, to haute cuisine.
See a list of events in Aberaeron
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|Oracle® XML Developer's Kit Programmer's Guide
10g Release 1 (10.1)
Part Number B10794-01
|View PDF
This chapter contains these topics:
XML Schema was created by the W3C to use XML itself to describe the content and the structure of XML documents. It includes most of the capabilities (it does not support
entity) of Document Type Description (DTD) and additional capabilities.
See Also:
A DTD is a mechanism provided by XML 1.0 for declaring constraints on XML markup. DTDs allow the specification of the following:
Which elements or attributes can appear in your XML documents
Which elements or attributes can be inside the elements
The order the elements or attributes can appear
DTDs are also known as XML Markup Declarations.
XML Schema language serves a similar purpose to DTDs, but it is more flexible in specifying XML document constraints and potentially more useful for certain applications. Namespace support and datatypes support for elements and attributes are both found in XML Schema.
XML Schema is also referred to as XML Schema Definition (XSD).
DTDs are considered to be deficient in handling certain applications. DTD limitations include:
DTD is not integrated with Namespace technology so users cannot import and reuse code
DTD does not support datatypes other than character data, a limitation for describing metadata standards and database schemas
Applications need to specify document structure constraints more flexibly than the DTD can.
Because of the inherent limitations of DTDs, the W3C is promoting XML Schema. XML Schema enables you to specify type information and constraints.
Table 5-1 lists XML Schema features compared to DTD features. Note that most XML Schema features include DTD features.
Table 5-1 XML Schema Features Compared to DTD Features
|XML Schema Feature
|DTD Feature
|Built-In Datatypes
XML schema specifies a set of built-in datatypes. Some of them are defined and called primitive datatypes, and they form the basis of the type system:
Others are derived datatypes that are defined in terms of primitive types.
DTDs do not support datatypes other than character strings.
|User-Defined Datatypes
Users can derive their own datatypes from the built-in datatypes. There are three ways of datatype derivation: restriction, list and union.
Restriction defines a more restricted datatype by applying constraining facets to the base type
list simply allows a list of values of its item type
union defines a new type whose value can be of any of its member types
For example, to specify that the value of publish-year type to be within a specific range:
<SimpleType name = "publish-year"> <restriction base="gYear"> <minInclusive value="1970"/> <maxInclusive value="2000"/> </restriction> </SimpleType>
The constraining facets are:
Some facets only apply to certain base types.
The publish-year element in the DTD example cannot be constrained further.
|Occurrence Indicators (Content Model or Structure)
In XML Schema, the structure (called
Like the datatype,
The type declaration and definition mechanism in XML Schema is much more flexible and powerful than the DTD.
Control by DTDs over the number of child elements in an element are assigned with the following symbols:
|Identity Constraints
XML Schema extends the concept of XML ID/IDREF mechanism with the declarations of unique, key and keyref. They are part of the type definition and allow not only attributes, but also element contents as keys. Each constraint has a scope within which it holds and the comparison is in terms of their value rather than lexical strings.
|Import/Export Mechanisms (Schema Import, Inclusion and Modification)
All components of a schema need not be defined in a single schema file. XML Schema provides a mechanism of assembling multiple schemas. Import is used to integrate schemas of different namespace while inclusion is used to add components of the same namespace. Components can also be modified using redefinition when included.
You cannot use constructs defined in external schemas.
XML Schema Processor for Java, which is a part of the Oracle XDK Java components, has the following features:
Fully supports the W3C XML Schema specifications of the Recommendation (May 2, 2001).
XML Schema Part 0: Primer
XML Schema Part 1: Structures
XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes
Supports streaming (SAX) precessing, constant memory usage, and linear processing time.
Built on the XML Parser for Java v2.
XML Schema Processor for Java supports documents in the following encodings:
ISO-8859-1to -9
To run XML Schema Processor for Java, you need the following:
Any operating system with Java 1.2 support
Java: JDK 1.2.x or higher.
Documentation for sample programs for Oracle XML Schema Processor for Java is located in the file
As shown in Figure 5-1, Oracle's XML Schema Processor for Java performs two major tasks:
A builder (
XSDBuilder) assembles schemas from XML Schema documents and passes XML Schema object to the DOM or SAX parser.
A schema validator use the schemas to validate XML instance documents which have been read by the DOM or SAX parser.
These results are passed on to a DOM builder or an application.
Error messages are output by the schema validator.
Figure 5-1 XML Schema Processor for Java Usage
XML Schema can be used to define a class of XML documents. Instance document describes an XML document that conforms to a particular schema.
Although these instances and schemas need not exist specifically as "documents", they are commonly referred to as files. They may exist as any of the following:
Streams of bytes
Fields in a database record
Collections of XML Infoset "Information Items"
When building the schema, the builder first compiles an internal schema object, and then calls the DOM Parser to parse the schema object into a corresponding DOM tree.
The validator works as a filter between the SAX Parser and your applications for the instance document. The validator takes SAX events of the instance document as input and validates them against the schema. If the validator detects invalid XML components it sends an error messages.
The output of the validator is:
Input SAX events
Default values it supplies
Post-Schema Validation (PSV) information
The API of the XML Schema Processor for Java is simple. You can either use either of the following:
setSchemaValidationMode() in the
DOMParser as shown in
Explicitly build the schema using
XSDBuilder and set the schema for
XMLParser as shown in
If you do not explicitly set a compiled schema for validation using
XSDBuilder, make sure that your instance document has the correct
xsi:schemaLocation attribute pointing to the schema file. Otherwise, the validation will not be performed.
There is no clean-up call similar to
xmlclean. If you need to release all memory and reset the state before validating a new XML document, terminate the context and start over.
The sample XML Schema Processor for Java files provided in the directory
/xdk/demo/java.101/schema are described in Table 5-2:
Table 5-2 XML Schema Sample Files
|The sample XML Schema definition file that supplies input to the
XSDSetSchema.java program. XML Schema Processor for Java uses the XML Schema specification from
cat.xsd to validate the contents of
|The sample XML file that is validated by XML Schema processor against the XML Schema definition file,
cat.xsd, using the program,
|When XML Schema Processor for Java processes this sample XML file using
XSDSample.java, it generates XML Schema errors.
|This sample program converts a DTD (first argument) into an XML Schema and uses it to validate an XML file (second argument).
|The sample XML file that is validated by XML Schema Processor for Java against the XML Schema definition file,
report.xsd, using the program,
|The sample XML Schema definition file that is input to the
XSDSetSchema.java program. XML Schema Processor for Java uses the XML Schema specification from
report.xsd to validate the contents of
|When XML Schema Processor for Java processes this sample XML file using
XSDSample.java, it generates XML Schema errors.
|Sample XML Schema Processor for Java program.
|When this example is run with
cat.xsd and
catalogue.xml, XML Schema Processor for Java uses the XML Schema specification from
cat.xsd to validate the contents of
|This example uses
|The input file for
|The output file from
To run the sample programs:
Execute the program
make to generate
.class files.
xmlparserv2.jar, and the current directory to the
The following steps can be done in any order:
Run the sample programs with the
XXX.xml files:
java XSDSample report.xml java XSDSetSchema report.xsd report.xml java XSDLax embeded_xsql.xsd embeded_xsql.xml
XML Schema Processor for Java uses the XML Schema specification from
report.xsd to validate the contents of
Run each sample program with the
catalogue.xml file. For example:
java XSDSample catalogue.xml java XSDSetSchema cat.xsd catalogue.xml
XML Schema Processor for Java uses the XML Schema specification from
cat.xsd to validate the contents of catalogue.xml.
The following are samples that find XML Schema errors:
java XSDSample catalogue_e.xml java XSDSample report_e.xml
Run the sample for converting a DTD to an XML Schema.
java DTD2Schema dtd2schema.dtd dtd2schema.xml


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In the midst of his 21st year in Congress, openly gay U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., sat down with Roger Weber last week to assess the state of the gay union.
Roger Weber: I understand surviving same-sex partners of Sept. 11th victims might get some compensation from the feds.
Barney Frank: The legislation that was passed leaves open the definition of 'survivor' and there's room to define this broadly and we have been working to try to make sure the administration defines it broadly enough to include domestic partners ... including any people who shared expenses. We've gotten some good indications from some Republicans that they're ready to support this. I'm reasonably optimistic.
RW: What would the benefits be?
BF: Tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars per survivor. It's part of the airline bailout bill. Congress voted compensation for victims. It's meant to be an alternative to lawsuits. People will have to pick. They could still have a lawsuit if they wanted to.
RW: Did the recent Congressional vote that finally allowed the District of Columbia to give benefits to domestic partners of its employees create momentum for this?
BF: Yes. It was very helpful. In both causes, these are indications that we are making progress. The country as a whole is getting better and better on the issue. As more and more people come out to their friends and relatives and customers and teammates and bosses and subordinates, the average American has discovered that it's OK not to be homophobic. Most people weren't homophobic but they had always thought they were supposed to be. Now they've learned that you don't have to be. We're gaining. There's a drag on that, in that the right wing has taken over the Republican Party.
Thirty-five years ago, both parties were awful. The Democrats have gotten better and better and better, and the Republicans haven't. They're not much better now than they were 20 years ago because there are countervailing forces in the Republican party. The country is going in one direction but their base pulls them in the other. On that D.C. domestic-partner vote, we got 91 percent of the Democrats and 19 percent of the Republicans.
What is interesting is that it was the Republicans who were unhappy at their leadership for bringing it up. The House Republicans said to their leadership: "What the hell is the matter with you? Why are you making us vote on this?" That's very interesting. Ten years ago, if we'd had a vote on that issue, it would have been the Democratic members complaining that they hate to have to vote on this. Until fairly recently, the Democrats thought they were caught between the anti-gay feelings of the general public and the pro-gay activism within the Democratic party. Now the Republicans feel torn. People don't like gay-bashing. ...
RW: Many Republican politicians now very much don't want to be seen as gay-bashers. I don't think it's right to say they're no better than they were 20 years ago. They're certainly better than they were 10 years ago.
BF: I wish there were pressures in the Republican party to make them better. There are not. There are pressures in the general electorate.
RW: How about [Republican gay-rights activist and party advisor] Mary Matalin?
BF: She advocates the position but she's not in a position to pressure them. Mary's not going to turn against someone because he or she didn't vote right. ... She's very supportive. She can help. ... When I say the Republicans are no better than they were 20 years ago, that's based on the roll call. You're right, though. The Republicans got much worse, then they got better again. I agree with that. That's fair. They're better than they were 10 years ago, not so much in the number of votes we get, but in the diminution of gay-bashing.
RW: The things they won't say.
BF: They learned from Pat Buchanan in 1992. And from the fact that the passage of DOMA [the Defense of Marriage Act] did not bring them any political benefits. ... People don't want to hear Jesse Helms calling their gay kids names, so the Republicans have got it on gay-bashing. Ten years ago they were actively trying to roll back pro-gay things when they happened; now they don't want to do that.
RW: They just wish the topic wouldn't come up.
BF: When I first came to Congress, gay rights was for a lot of Democrats a "no way" issue. After AIDS, gay rights went from a "no way" issue to an "oh, shit" issue. "Oh, shit, I've got to vote on this." Now, for the Democrats, it's an easy vote and for the Republicans it's become an "oh, shit" issue. But they still vote wrong. ... They're in this transition phase where they can't do anything right but they don't want to do anything wrong.
RW: How about [Bush's gay AIDS adviser] Scott Evertz and the new openly gay U.S. ambassador to Romania?
BF: Evertz is a throw-away. He's low-level. ... I doubt Bush has met him more than once. There's no sign he has any influence about anything. The ambassador appointment was a very useful thing ... but Bush didn't go out of his way to appoint this guy. He was a career foreign-service guy who had reached a point where he was due for an ambassadorship. To have refused him would have been gay-bashing. He was entitled to it.
RW: It's still progress that they let these things happen even though they know they'll get crap from the right-wing of the party. It's not much but it's progress.
BF: There's no question. The country as a whole is getting better. But the Republicans are still lagging behind the country as a whole.
RW: Is TV helpful in making the nation more gay-friendly?
BF: Not much. I think it's personal coming out. I don't think watching Will and Jack makes people more supportive. I think it's the other way around. That's an indication of our progress, not the cause of it. Maybe Ellen had some effect. Why if you watch Will & Grace would you be any more pro-gay then you were before?
RW: Familiarity. Even if you don't know anyone gay, there's 20-some network TV gay characters beaming into your living room.
BF: Many of them aren't the kind of people who make you want to be like them, or like them. They're not admirable. Overwhelmingly, our progress is the result of person-to-person coming out. Television may make a minor contribution.
RW: Do gay activists and lobbyists work in a different environment since September 11th?
BF: There's an attention issue but, actually, I think it's marginally better now. ... The post-September 11th rhetoric is, "Hate is bad." Religious fundamentalism has been somewhat discredited. We are able to argue, "Let's all be together, united we stand." That's helped us.
RW: What are the top three gay issues you're personally concerned about right now?
BF: Getting high schools into the business of protecting gay kids. ... Domestic partnership, especially health benefits. I have a child who is gay and he gets discriminated for it, he gets bullied and sometimes beaten up. There are medication for bruises and pain that soma can handle but nothing can heal a broken spirit. The absence of universal health care is one of the worst things about America. On the federal level, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act [ENDA] will help, and also, repealing the really obnoxious part of DOMA that says even if a state recognizes a same-sex marriage, the federal government won't. Third, immigration rights for gay and lesbian people who have non-American lovers. These are areas where people are really hurting. With ENDA, we're at the point now where if the Democrats take control of the House, Congress will pass it. Bush wouldn't sign it.
RW: Are you sure?
BF: Yeah. You have this faith in them that's based on nothing.
RW: I went to the Republican Convention as a reporter and hung out there all week.
BF: And got bullshitted.
RW: At past Republican conventions, all there was for me to cover for the gay press was Young Americans for Freedom walking around in surgical masks carrying "AIDS Patrol" signs, and ACT UP getting beat to death by the cops. This time there were numerous stories from inside the convention hall. ...
BF: But what have they done? Where have they been supportive?
RW: I guess it's just that they were so much less mean.
BF: That's like you send your dog to obedience school and he comes back and he shits all over the house and you complain and the trainer says, "Well, at least he didn't bite you." ... What have they done affirmative?
RW: The crazy fundamentalist Christians are all upset that Bush is too pro-gay. They have a list of eight or nine things.
BF: Scott Evertz. The ambassador.
RW: Mary Matalin. This new D.C. unity group of gay and straight Republicans working together.
BF: Which is a group that tells gay people to vote Republican even though the Republicans don't do anything for them. ...
RW: Bush's meeting with gays during the campaign.
BF: Jesus. What's the matter with you? Isn't that nice that he petted us on that?
RW: Putting an openly gay Congressman on stage at the Republican Convention to talk about trade issues. There's a list of things they're pissed off about.
BF: What's the matter with you? Just because really crazy, vicious people – I mean, you're validating the right wing with this. You're letting the crazies move the goal post.
RW: Under Reagan, the crazies had nothing to bitch about. Now they do. It's gotta mean there's been progress.
BF: Yes, the country as a whole has gotten better, so they've mostly stopped gay-bashing. You haven't mentioned a single public policy that deals with the problems of mistreatment of gay and lesbian people.
They're against a gay-inclusive hate-crimes bill. They're against ENDA. They have decided not to be uncivil now. They'll allow gay people who are willing to support them despite the anti-gay agenda, to do so. That's what it amounts to. It's leading you to infer there's some real stuff there. And there isn't.
RW: If they can't say anti-gay things as freely as they used to –
BF: That's better than if they did. But they're still against ENDA. And George Bush won't sign it. It's a mistake to give them credit for meeting with people.
RW: I have a gut feeling that we're getting to them. They can't say the things they said before.
BF: Because they understand it will hurt them politically. That doesn't lead them to do anything good.
RW: But it will.
BF: When?
RW: This new, less-nasty Republican environment vis-a-vis gay people is only two or three years old. Give it two or three more years.
BF: Are they going to start voting differently?
RW: Some of them. Or something is going to come up and the right wing is going to want them to take an anti-gay position, and they're simply not going to do it.
BF: You have no basis for that.
RW: Even saying, "We welcome gay people into the Republican party if they agree with our ideas and principles –"
BF: You're self-esteem must be your toes. If we are prepared to swallow hard and support them even though they have all these anti-gay positions, they'll let us do that. Oh, lucky us! ... You see this as evolution, I see it as politicians being smart enough to know what not to say, and what they have to say. ...
RW: I think you have a stake in being careful that all of those gay white men out there with Republican leanings who nonetheless don't vote Republican because they are gay and they don't want to be discriminated against by Republicans – you don't want to say anything, and you don't want me to write anything, that encourages those gay white men with Republican leanings to go ahead and vote Republican.
BF: Not if they care about gay rights. If gay rights is not your issue, if you're an economic conservative, then go ahead and vote Republican. I don't want them to vote Republican on the grounds that this is a good way to advance gay rights. If you say, "Look, I'm fine, and I'm not being discriminated against, and my lover and I both have our health benefits," then that's a rational vote – if you care more about taxes, or you think the Democrats are whacked out on the environment. ... We've made real progress. In your day-to-day life, are you discriminated against as a gay man?
RW: No. Never.
BF: Fine. Unlike 30 years ago when almost everybody was. ... In many metropolitan areas today, you can live as a gay man or lesbian without anybody impinging on your life. Therefore, not everybody votes for the cause. They vote for things that affect their life. In a purely self-interest sense, that's rational [for a gay person to vote Republican].
RW: I don't vote Republican. ... You know, it's not only that I never get discriminated against in any way, and that my gayness doesn't have any impact on my daily existence any more. I think I sometimes get special treatment because it's cool or hip to be gay now.
BF: No question. That's absolutely right. I certainly get it.
RW: I get mainstream journalistic assignments because I'm gay.
BF: I know that's right. ... Once it became clear my boyfriend and I were together and it got in the papers – he works at World Bank – we started getting invitations from straight colleagues of his to go to boring parties, because it was cool to have a gay couple.
RW: That's the environment now in urban areas of all First World countries.
BF: Yes. Which is why, then, you get white gay men who are making good incomes – if they weren't gay, they'd be voting 70 percent Republican, not 70 percent Democratic. That's the explanation. It's not a surprise that there are gay people who don't feel the negative. If you're purely self-interested, it's rational to vote Republican, as long as you don't tell me that's a way to help gay rights.
RW: Agreed. Thanks, Barney.
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Monday, August 29, 2011
Storms On the Horizon
15 comments:
- knitterbeader said...
- August 29, 2011 at 5:33 PM
- kandeland said...
hang in there Alisa...wishing you that sunshine you need! xo
- August 29, 2011 at 5:40 PM
- Suz said...
Oh, Alisa. Life can be so hard sometimes. I have a very hard storm on the horizon. At the hardest time in my life, I am possibly losing my best friend...of fifty years. I know how storms can be and I will think of you as we both try to grow and learn and make sense of this turmoil hitting us. I keep telling myself that old saying...'to thine own self be true."
Big hugs,
PS...Congrats for your article in Holiday and Celebrations. I looked at the cover and thought, that doesn't look like you. I love what you did. Very Scandanavian! I am sure all the Minnesotans here will enjoy your work.
- August 29, 2011 at 5:51 PM
- Lisa said...
Hoping your storms pass quickly and easily. Sometimes life can be rough but you are right - you can choose how you react. Praying you find peace and grace. :)
- August 29, 2011 at 6:08 PM
I hope you'll see rainbows after the storm.
- August 29, 2011 at 8:06 PM
- Robin Thomas said...
Whew, now I'm worried about you. I do know storms. I feel for you. I am thinking about you sugar.
- August 29, 2011 at 8:48 PM
- Heather said...
Hi Friend! Thinking of you and hoping you're weathering the storms with some comfort. They're no fun, that's for sure. If there's anything I can do, please let me know. Hugs! Heather
- August 29, 2011 at 9:54 PM
- Tina @ TinyBear said...
Sending lots of thoughts and hugs your way Alisa and lots of sunshine too.
xoxo Tina
- August 30, 2011 at 12:21 AM
- Charlene said...
Well, you live in the right place for sunshine!!!! Hope things all work out well. There seem to be all sorts of storms swirling everywhere. Have a great week.
- August 30, 2011 at 2:28 AM
- Dorthe said...
Dear Alisa,
Yes we all have our storms, now and then- some are small,-some are big-
I hope for you, yours will fly away, and leave you with the sun shining and smiling.
- August 30, 2011 at 2:42 PM
- Debe said...
I think of sunshine when I think of you. Quietly bringing lots of light. I hope whatever storms you have pass quickly.
- August 30, 2011 at 6:43 PM
- Margaret said...
Alisa, a thought provoking post, hang in there and take good care of yourself. Mx
- August 31, 2011 at 4:07 AM
Oh, Alisa, I'm so sorry. The worst things are the ones we can't control, aren't they. They happen and then we just have to try to be strong and do what we need to do. Not always easy. I wish I could hug you.
Blessings, Diane
- August 31, 2011 at 9:11 AM
- FILIGREE MOON said...
Alisa, wishing you peace and lots of sunshine, though with far lower temperatures than we have seen this summer!
- September 2, 2011 at 9:01 AM
- mary ann said...
about the storms...
stay inside
if you do go outside stay away from any tall trees
now is not the time to go paddling anywhere in your little rowboat..the one with the metal oars.
definitely not!
- September 26, 2011 at 5:55 PM


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John and Abigail (Eddy) Benjamin are my 9th great grandparents. The Benjamin family, along with the Bradfords, Newcombs, Clevelands, Ormsbys, and many others, form my English ancestry, through my grandmother, on my dad's side of the family.
John Benjamin was born about 1584 in Heathfield, Sussex, England. He was a close friend of John Winthrop, the great Puritan leader who began the Great Migration with the Winthrop Fleet of English settlers to New England in 1630. Benjamin met John Winthrop while they were at Cambridge University. It is thought that his friendship with Winthrop played a big part in his decision to leave England and come to America. Also, two of his wife Abigail's brothers had already come and settled in New England, and that may also have played a part in their decision.
Abigail Eddy was born on October 6, 1601, in Cranbrook, Kent Co., England. She was the daughter of Rev. William Eddye, who was Vicar of St. Duntan's Church in Cranbrook, and Mary Fosten. She married John there in about 1619. They had eight children together.
John and Abigail sailed from Plymouth, England on June 22, 1632 aboard the ship "Lyon", captained by Captain William Pierce. John took the oath of allegiance to the King and government of England before he embarked. This group of Puritans were members of Thomas Hooker's "Braintree Company". After being at sea for 12 weeks, they landed in Boston Harbor on Sunday evening, September 16, 1632. They brought with them their children John, Abigail, Samuel and Mary. The "Lyon" carried 123 passengers, with 50 being children.
This was the last voyage of the "Lyon". On the following November, while returning to England, it was wrecked on a shoal a few miles from the mouth of the Chesapeake River.
The Benjamins soon settled in Newtowne, Massachusetts. Newtowne is the original name of the present day Cambridge. On November 6, 1632, he became a Freeman. A Freeman had the right of sufferage, enjoyed advantages in the division of land and, before the representative system started, Freemen were members of the General Court. The principal qualifications of this privilege seem to have been Church membership. John Benjamin was one of the original proprietors of the Freeman of Boston. It is worthy to note that he became a Freeman within two months of his arrival, an unusual honor, and perhaps a record of the high regard the community placed on him.
On May 30, 1633, he was was appointed Constable of Newtowne by the General Court. The Constable in England and in the Colonies was the Chief Executive Officer of the parish or town, hence an office of honor and importance.
On six acres of land in Newtowne, Benjamin built, what Governor John Winthrop described as, a "mansion…unsurpassed in elegance and comfort by all in the vicinity. It was also a mansion of religion and hospitality; visited by the clergy of all denominations and by the literate at home and abroad". The location of the Benjamin home was on the present site of Harvard University. The map below shows the home's location on the present day map of Harvard.
It would certainly seem that John Benjamin was both wealthy and well educated. Gov. Winthrop referred to him as "Mr. Benjamin," a title indicating prominence and used rarely. On April 7, 1636, the Benjamin home in Newtowne was damaged badly by fire. It's loss was valued at over 100 pounds. John was said to have had a very large library. Many of his books were lost in the fire.
In about 1637, John moved his family to Watertown, Massachusetts. Watertown records of 1642 say that he owned the largest homestall in the town at that time. This lot was bought from the Oldham family and much of his land contains the current site of the Perkins School for the Blind. His homestead in Watertown was 60 acres and was situated east of Dorchester Field and bounded on the south by the Charles River. You can see the location of the Benjamin property on the map of present day Watertown below.
The following pictures show the view of the Charles River today from the site of the Benjamin homestead in Watertown. Click on each to view a larger version.
The records do not show that he assumed an active part in the civil affairs of Watertown. Apparently he led a very quiet life there. He was a member of the First Church of Watertown. This church was the second oldest church in the Colony of Massachusetts.
John Benjamin died in Watertown on June 14, 1654. His wife, Abigail, went to Charlestown, MA (now part of Boston) after John's death, and lived with daughter Abigail and son-in-law Joshua Stubbs. Abigail died in Charlestown on May 20, 1687.
John and Abigail's 3rd great grandson was Asa Benjamin. You can read more about him at this link.


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New care home to create 100 jobs
A 66-bed luxury care home in Fernhill Heath has started recruiting for around 100 positions ahead of its opening in the spring.
The jobs are at Fernhill House and will cover a broad range of full-time and part-time roles, with the home's immediate priority being the appointment of experienced, high quality nurses. Fernhill House aims to be different from other homes in the area – or indeed the UK – with its focus on vibrancy and a host of daily activities not normally associated with residential homes.
That approach has already prompted a flood of job applicants, as well as strong interest from potential residents and their families. Fernhill House manager Peta Mandleberg, a registered nurse who has worked in the care sector for many years, is passionate about the ethos of the home and is committed to recruiting people who will share that passion and enthusiasm.
"We will offer a different approach to life for over-65s and want to put the fun and fulfilment back into retirement living. That will be reflected in all we do and we need everyone working at Fernhill House to be totally committed to that approach and way of thinking."
Several senior-level appointments have already been made at Fernhill House, which will accommodate 36 people living with dementia and 30 frail elderly people. Peta continued: "Over the coming few weeks, my biggest priority will be to fill a small number of key nursing roles.
It will be a beautiful, new environment in which to work. We will have some of the most advanced technology available to support care planning and medication administration. Fernhill House will also have a high staff/resident ratio.
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Creating a Touchable Carina Nebula Image
This video explains how Max Mutchler (research and instrument scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore) and Noreen Grice (president of You Can Do Astronomy LLC and author of several tactile astronomy books) created a touchable version of the Hubble Space Telescope's dramatic view of the Carina Nebula, making the image engaging for everyone, regardless of their visual ability.
The 17-by-11-inch color image is embossed with lines, slashes, and other markings that correspond to objects in the giant gas and dust cloud, allowing visually impaired people to feel what they cannot see and form a picture of the nebula in their minds. The image's design is also useful and intriguing for sighted people who have different learning styles.
NASA and M. Estacion (STScI);
Acknowledgment: National Federation of the Blind Youth Slam 2009 footage courtesy of the National Federation of the Blind.
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With Mike Behe in the public consciousness once again with the release of his old-news book The Edge of Evolution, I thought it might be useful to revisit something he said in his Kitzmiller testimony.
Since it seems inevitable that this book will be touted by some as an addition to the DI's long list of "peer-reviewed" publications (one can only hope that Behe himself has learned his lesson on this score), let's take a moment to reflect on these comments under cross-examination from Dr. Behe,
"[t]here are no peer reviewed articles by anyone advocating for intelligent design supported by pertinent experiments or calculations which provide detailed rigorous accounts of how intelligent design of any biological system occurred."No doubt the truth of this moment of clarity will be little altered by Behe's book.
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You can browse the 1940 census for free at http://1940census.archives.gov/. Start by selecting the state, the county, and the Enumeration District (ED). The 1940 street address will help you find the ED, or there may be a map or description of the EDs that will help. Once you've found the correct district, you can look through images of the actual census pages.
In northern Nebraska where I'm from, the populations were small. In most of the EDs, it's easy to find a name by going from one page to the next. Rock County, Nebraska, for example, had just 16 EDs. A county map on the census site shows the ED locations. Of the county's 16 EDs, 14 of them have 10 pages of names or less.
In comparison, Christian County, Kentucky, had 34 Enumeration Districts. A map of Hopkinsville shows the locations of EDs 1-10, but there's no county map for the remaining 24 districts. However, there are written descriptions of those districts' locations. Then, when the ED is pinpointed, there are up to 52 pages of names to look through!
And can you imagine trying to locate a family or an individual in hundreds (or thousands) of pages when you only know a vague location, such as "eastern Kentucky?" Most of us don't have enough time or patience for that sort of search.
Fortunately, the 1940 census is being converted from its original handwritten form to a digital database that can be searched by computers. Ancestry.com has several states completely indexed and available for search-by-name. Volunteers are indexing at the 1940 U.S. Census Community Project. According to Family Search, a participant in the Community Project, 68% of the 1940 census has been indexed in just 2-1/2 months.
I enjoyed browsing a few sparsely populated Nebraska counties tonight, but I'm waiting for the indexing to be complete before I attempt any serious searching. In a few months, the 1940 census will be much easier to navigate.


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Advisory Board formed for EE Dept., Nov. 5, 2001
SOCORRO, N.M., November 5, 2001 -- Several members of New Mexico Tech's Department of Electrical Engineering Industrial Advisory Board recently convened for their inaugural meeting, which was held on the university campus. The advisory board was formed as a working group tasked with developing dialogue, providing feedback, setting goals and objectives, and helping establish a graduate program in electrical engineering at New Mexico Tech. Charter members were described by electrical engineering faculty as "a good variety of advisors from different industries." Pictured (from left to right, standing in back row) are Industrial Advisory Board members Michael Callahan, Sandia National Laboratories; Hank Newton, White Sands Missile Range; Dan Holden, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Clint Janes, National Radio Astronomy Observatory; Russ Sype, Intel Corporation; (left to right, seated in front row) Rick Matthews, Honeywell Corporation; Bart Hine, NAVAIR; James Perea, SAIC; and Tony Tenorio, Applied Technology Associates.