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Discordia (part 1)
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Short Story by: John Stark
Embrace the night, as the stranger left on the beach rises up to meet his challengers and to face his past.
"I will show you fear in a handful of dust."
- T.S. Eliot
I found myself alone,lying on the shore with the water crawling up my legs. Only the distant banter of the seaguls keeping me aware of my own existence. It's a funny thing, having a conscience. As soon as it leaves it's port, it remains lost, adrift in a sea of broken dreams and foggy weather. Till at last it finds it's anchor. Aye, i found my anchor. I'd recognise the endless chirping of these sea rats, any day of the week.
I got up on my feet, drenched in water and shaking as the stray dog i seemed to be. As soon as i got up was as soon as i could take a good look at what was going on around me. And boy, was it a charm. A ship seemed to be wrecked. It was split like a nut. Must have crashed against the shoreline. Those were some Gigantic Rocks there on the shore. Lousy sailor, that must have been. I was on a beach nearby. No way in hell, i could have gotten from the ship to this beach on my own two feet. So why the hell was i still breathing?
My own memory was cloudy, unreliable. I had some flashes of sailing, some faces and names that seemed familiar, but it all didn't seem to make any sense when put together. A Patrick Stevens, resident in Boston, or maybe that was Susan Milano, the woman with the perky breasts. There was that other thing also. There were drag marks on the beach. Those were some big drag marks. Up to the place where i was laying just some minutes ago. Or were they hours? Damn, time. What a beautiful privilege that seems to be.
But there was no time for time, in the situation i found myself in. Whatever i had been in my past seafaring life, i was a survivor now and surviving was what i needed to do.
I found some supplies drifting away near the shore, before the night arrived. I was sure the crew wouldn't be needing them. I got acquainted with some of the fine gentleman aboard the "Medusa", as it seemed to be named according to the writing on the hull. It seemed like a fine ship, capable of standing her own on some nasty storms. Not so much against the cold embrace of sharp rocks, though. I stood there for a moment looking at the drowned crewmembers, looking at their wounds, at their deformed faces. Wondering if any of them used to be friends or even family. Since nothing came up in my mind, i decided it was time for me to leave.
6 days and 6 nights. That is how long i spent wandering about, with no one in sight and with my resources quickly draining. The winds were strong on that godforsaken rock i seemed to have landed on. The nights were particularly cold with the occasional thunderstorm coming in for a punchline. The wildlife seemed to be mostly composed of gulls and crabs. Nothing more substantial to eat. In fact the damn thing didn't look like a beach anymore, it looked like a desert. I was about to set up camp for my seventh night when i saw some light coming in from a shack in the distance. Two thoughts seemed to be running through my mind. The first one was that a finding a shack was Great and the second one....that somebody else was alive in this place.
As i approached the shack, i felt a sudden uneasiness about the whole thing. There i was ready to engage in wahtever i might have needed to do, and i wasn't a bit nervous. More ready to jump with excitement. I opened the door to be met with a corpse. A corpse? Well, let me be damned, the ghosts are the rulers of this island now. The idea seemed to amuse me. Whoever i was i did not seem to be a people person. I must admit that i wasn't ready for my next glance though. As i turned my eyes to glance at a letter he had written that was on top of an improvised wooden table. It was the ususal, "i won't be home for dinner dear, cause i'm stranded on an island" thing that i could so brightly recognise in my memory from so many ocasions. Neither of them, particualrly vivid. No, the ending was what disturbed me. It was signed as captain John Lancer of the "Medusa". If this corpse belonged to the captain of that ship, then it just didn't make any sense in my mind. The corpse was rotten to the bone. No way this was recent. It was at least two months old by the way it smelled. And i know i wasn't sleeping for two goddamn months.
I turned around, to be warmly greeted by the gentleman who must have been responsible for lighting the shack. I didn't get a good enough look on him though, cause he immediately buried the handle of his sword on my face, leaving me once again, adrift in my sea of memories...
The next morning i woke up to the thunderous roar of an angry sea god. It might have been the biggest storm so far. Seemed to be located in a camp. There were some primitive tents all around the place and food seemed to be plentiful also. However not for me, as my hands were tied to a pole. As the day went on, i got more familiar with the people who dragged me here. They didn't speak english, and i couldn't understand their language. Natives perhaps. They all wore robes covering them of the sandstorms. Asian looking faces and sharp knives for best friends as it seemed. One of the bastards, made me a cut across the face and then licked the blood from his knife. However they were, sick games was their thing. At least i learned of what happened to the poor members of the "Medusa" crew who didn't die by the collision. They were for dinner.
It still didn't explain why i was there and how i had come into the beach.
The next few days were uneventful, tolerable but just barely. I was mistreated but they were curious about me. Perhaps not as much as i was, but enough for them to play around with me, asking questions i couldn''t understand, making cuts, feeding me disgusting things. I thought we were getting along well. Until, one of them took a closer look. The son of a bitch decided it would be funny to take a piss on my torso. Humiliating me and himself in the process, but as soon as he ripped my wet, worn out shirt from my body, he took two steps back. In fact everyone did, they seemed shocked and surprisingly scared. And then i saw it, a reflection on a rusty knife. The words tatooed across my chest: Discordia.
My conscience was left afloat once more, but this time there was something else in those strange waters with it. A ship. Dark as the night, massive as the rocks and roaring as the Kraken reawakened from the deep. It's flags were black and covered with skulls on each side. there were no symbols on it. No symbols apart from the words written in red. No. Not Red. They were written in blood. The Discordia, they called it...
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hi stark nice to see you back writing. ill give it a read and tell you what i think.
Thanks, i'm sort of in between stuff right now.
I can't spend much time here, or nearly as much as i spent in the past.
But i'll try to keep up with your stuff to if time allows me.
About this story. I sort of just wrote it, after being on a pirate frenzy. I was very happy with the build up to it, and then i sort of felt really disappointed by how it ended.
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The defeat, St George's third from three games, was again a case of a their try-scoring rally coming too late in the game to make an impact on the result.
Having matched Bristol's early assaults on the St George line, the visitors pulled away in the latter stages of the opening 40.
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There is a brief quotation from "Exodus Rabbah" on my bulletin board, in which God warns Moses and Aaron that "My children are obstinate, ill-tempered and troublesome."
Steven Spielberg is no Moses. But something like those words must go through his mind when, among the reams of nationwide acclaim for "Schindler's List," he comes across a number of harsh reviews – some bordering on the vitriolic – precisely by critics who identify themselves as ardent Jews.
None of the critics lived through the Holocaust or were among the rescued "Schindler Jews," who have confirmed the fidelity of the film to their own experiences and to the basic fact that Oskar Schindler risked his neck and drained his fortune to shield "his" Jews.
Some of the reservations, such as long of Frank Rich of The New York Times, are appropriately within the province of a critic.
Rich, and others, object that none of the Jewish characters in the film are fully developed and "blur into abstraction, becoming another depersonalized statistic of mass death."
What is troublesome are attacks on the movie because it does not bear out the reviewer's own vision of a proper Holocaust film and because the hero is not only a German, but a Nazi party member to boot.
(The tone of such criticism is reminiscent of the reception 45 years ago of "Gentleman's Agreement," when some purists denounced the first Hollywood film to deal seriously with American anti-Semitism because the hero was a gentile posing as a Jew.)
Jonathan Kirsch, in his review of "Schindler's List" in the Los Angeles Jewish Journal, asks why Spielberg chose to make a Holocaust film in which the hero is a Nazi, however good-hearted.
"I wished Spielberg had found his way to, for example, tell the story of the Bielski partisans, rather than `Schindler's List,'" he wrote.
Similarly, Rabbi Eli Hecht, writing in Sunday's Los Angeles Times, dwells at length on Schindler's well-known womanizing, his ostentation and his use of forced Jewish labor in his factory. Hecht concludes that the German's designation as a righteous person comes close to blasphemy.
The charge will come as a surprise to the Yad Vashem Martyrs Memorial in Jerusalem, not known for pro-Nazi proclivities, which has honored Schindler as a Righteous Gentile.
Kirsch and Hecht miss two points that more sophisticated analysts of the Holocaust and the deeds of Christian rescuers have amply noted.
Such scholars as Eva Fogelman and Nechama Tec, who have interviewed hundreds of Christians who saved Jews in Poland and France, have concluded that it was impossible to categorize rescuers by their background, politics and motivations.
Unlikely as it may seem, the researchers found numerous instances in which outspoken anti-Semites, many affiliated with Jew-baiting movements, in fact saved hundreds of Jews.
A second point goes to the objection that the horror of the Holocaust is diminished by praising the goodness of a few rather than condemning the cruelty and indifference of the many.
Rabbi Harold Schulweis of Los Angeles, who started the Jewish Foundation for Christian Rescuers, has noted that perhaps only through a knowledge of individual acts of Christian heroism can most Christians face the vastness of Christian guilt during the Holocaust.
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"If anything, to experience immense evil through the eyes of the good enables those fearful of entering the cave to take the first brave steps," he said.
In fairness, both Kirsch's and Hecht's criticisms go well beyond the figure of Schindler, but they come at it from opposite directions.
Kirsch seems to think that the film does not show the true extent of the Holocaust's horror and Jewish suffering. Hecht objects vehemently to any films or museums that show "Jews as victims over and over again."
Both views are defensible, but they simplify the immense complexity of the Holocaust. The Shoah retains its hold on the human and artistic imagination because it contained immense evil and remarkable goodness, incredible carnage and chance survival.
"Schindler's List" deals with one small part of the tragedy and does so with dignity and truthfulness.


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|South Carolina
Senate Bill 988: New Academic Requirements for Obtaining a Driver's License
Senate Transportation Committee
This bill would have required school attendance for any person under 18 who gets a beginner's permit, conditional driver's license, special restricted driver's license, or regular driver's license. This effectively raised the compulsory attendance age from 17 to 18. Additionally, a student in a homeschool would need to be making satisfactory progress in a curriculum leading to a GED in order to get the driver's license. Since no student in a homeschool is in a GED program (which is intended for dropouts), it appeared that no homeschool student could meet this requirement. A student in a curriculum leading to a high school diploma would not have been eligible for a driver's
|Senate amended bill and passed to House
|Read in House and referred to House Committee on Education and Public Works
|Favorable House Committee Report
|Referred to House Ways and Means Committee
|This bill died when the Legislature adjourned
Requested Action:
None at this time.
HSLDA's Position:
This bill should be opposed.
This bill was first introduced in the South Carolina Senate on February 19, 2004 and is sponsored by the Transportation Committee. Since that time, HSLDA has worked with state leaders who have contacted key Senators and officials at the Department of Education in an effort to defeat this bill. Since this bill had been placed on the contested calendar, it was thought to be effectively dead for this legislative session. However, to our surprise, the Senate passed this bill on April 29, 2004.
HSLDA has long opposed any legislation which would connect issuance of a driver's license to school attendance. Not only does Senate Bill 988 do this, but it also requires school attendance until age 18. The compulsory attendance law in South Carolina requires attendance until age 17, so this bill would effectively increase the compulsory attendance age from 17 to 18 for all persons who wish to have a driver's license. The only good news in this bill is that current law is kept intact which exempts persons who have a high school diploma or a GED diploma, even though they are not yet 18.
In all likelihood, the intent of the sponsors is to require students to remain in school in pursuit of a high school diploma or GED. Unfortunately, the wording of the bill requires all homeschool students and possibly even public and private school students to be making satisfactory progress in a curriculum leading to the GED diploma. This is completely unacceptable and inappropriate for the vast majority of homeschool students who are working toward a high school diploma. Even language requiring homeschool students to be pursuing a high school diploma would not make this bill acceptable.
The language of the bill requires that the "appropriate school official or homeschool association" provide documentation of enrollment status and academic progress on a form approved by the Department of Education. It is unclear who the "appropriate school official" would be for homeschool programs conducted through the school district, but this could be interpreted to mean the local public school superintendent instead of the parent. Students in the South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools (SCAIHS) and other homeschool associations would have to be evaluated by these associations.
Currently, the homeschool law does not require such evaluations by these associations, and the bill being considered does not provide standards or guidelines for determining whether a student is making satisfactory progress in a curriculum. Inevitably, school districts and homeschool associations will be applying different standards for satisfactory progress if this bill becomes law. Needless to say, we do not want this bill to be "fixed" by including specific academic standards which must be met by every student before a driver's license could be issued.
| Other Resources
June-10-2004 - Driver's License Bill is Dead
May-19-2004 - Committee Action on Driver's License Bill
May-12-2004 - Update on Driver's License Bill
May-10-2004 - Calls Needed to House Committee - Back Door Attack on Homeschooling


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Daddy's day with the kids
At the zoo, my 3-year-old daughter whines about wanting hot cocoa. On my lap, my 9-month-old infant shrieks, too tired to eat and too hungry to sleep. I feel for her. Actually, I'm right there with her.
I glance up in exhaustion and see an old man grinning at me from his place in line at the zoo's coffee shop.
Now, I'm 6-foot-2, 250 pounds, and have a shaved head. My brow owes more than a little to the Cro-Magnon, and I don't shave very often. I look, in short, like a burly Serbian nightclub bouncer. The old man is grinning at my wailing offspring and me anyway.
Then he says, "Daddy's day with the kids. Enjoy it!"
And I want to throw the half-empty carton of chocolate milk at his head.
It so happens I'm alone with one or both of my kids - 9-month-old Sadie and 3-year-old Anna - at least 50 hours a week.
It so happens every day is Daddy's day with the kids.
People are still talking about "mummy wars," 25 years after Child magazine first coined the term to describe the clash between working and stay-at-home mothers. "Why Women Still Can't Have It All" was probably the Atlantic's most controversial cover story last year. And earlier this week, The New York Times ran a lengthy profile of a working mother fighting not for the corner office but for more flex time, with barely a mention of her husband/child-rearing partner.
No matter how many dads you might see at the late-morning singalong, the default thinking remains: Mums are the primary caregivers, whether they work outside of the home or they don't.
Well, it's not the default in my house. My wife, Jen, spent six months with the kids while I was working full time, and now I'm spending six months with the kids while she works full time. For a number of boring logistical reasons, this was the best decision for us financially. We're just trying to allocate our resources in the smartest way possible.
Wanting to make babies and take care of them is fairly standard to the biological blueprint of both men and women. Trying to do a good job raising your kids is also not wildly uncommon. That one partner might need to remain with the kids while the other forages for money or berries or mastodon meat - this, too, is standard biological stuff. Especially in lean times. And, as it happens, we live in lean times.
I'd love to put my kids in day care five days a week, but we don't have the extra $30,000 a year that such care would cost us here in the United States.
I mentioned that Atlantic cover story about women not being able to have it all to Jen a while back, and she said, "Imagine what would have happened if the cover had been about men and work - a picture of a man in a suit and the image had otherwise been the same. Can you imagine the chaos that would ensue if people started asking the same kinds of questions about men?"
The following month, as if on cue, Esquire ran an endlessly long story called "Why Men Still Can't Have It All." Instead of posing difficult questions, Esquire seemed eager to complain about women complaining so much.
The author, Richard Dorment, wrote that "among those who traffic in gender studies, it is something of a truth universally acknowledged: Men are to blame for pretty much everything." The other take-home was that men have it really, really hard. Dorment cites studies that show that in dual-income households, men spend more time working outside the house, and the same number of hours as women at household tasks. Yes, apparently men are being exploited.
Reading his plea for the besieged male, I was reminded of that Louis C.K. joke about the joys of being a white man: "God, I love being white. I really do. Seriously, if you're not white, you're missing out. . . . Let me be clear, by the way: I'm not saying that white people are better. I'm saying that being white is clearly better. Who could even argue? If it was an option, I would re-up every year: 'Oh yeah, I'll take white again, absolutely. I've been enjoying that, I'm gonna stick with the white, thank you.' . . . And I'm a man! How many advantages could one person have? I'm a white man! You can't even hurt my feelings!"
Later, at the grocery store, Sadie's in her car seat asleep in the cart and I'm carrying Anna, who is rubbing my jaw and saying, "Scratchy!" and then rubbing my head and saying, "Soft!" It's a game.
Last year my debut novel won the Washington State Book Award, and my second book will be out next year. I teach writing at night. But this is what my days look like now. I spend a lot of time thinking about diapers, nap schedules. I spend a lot of time trying to put clothing onto the bodies of very small human beings who are thrashing around and screaming.
At the grocery store, I look up and a woman who's lurking by the dried pasta is smiling at Anna and me. "She clearly adores you," she says with her Mother Teresa eyes squinting benevolently.
I nod. I want to say that whether or not she likes me, my daughter spends a lot of time howling in sorrow at how infrequently she gets to eat cake. I want to tell her that this little angel - who was completely potty-trained a couple months ago - recently started peeing on the bed my wife and I share when she's upset, like a dog marking its territory. But of course this person doesn't want to hear about that. This person is cultivating a narrative about my child and me, and she wants me to participate.
"You're a hero," she says.
I muster a halfhearted smile and walk away.
"Who was that?" my daughter whispers, still rubbing the side of my head.
"I'm not sure," I mutter, scanning for canned tomatoes, one of the two items on my list. In Seattle, where the rain pummels us daily for 10 months of the year, these cavernous grocery stores are an OK place to get the kids to walk miles. I'm not the only parent who spends hours here only to leave, at last, with one jar of olives.
"I want a doughnut," Anna says.
"Yeah, me too, but that's not going to happen."
She grunts in disapproval.
More or less every week, a stranger informs me that I'm a "hero" for taking care of my kids while their mother, my wife, is at work making the money that we require to continue living in the manner to which we are accustomed.
Never in my life has anyone put the word "hero" anywhere near my name, and at first I was delighted that all these people were so impressed with me. Then I noticed that a lot of people also often referred to me baby-sitting my kids, too. The implication was that it was baby-sitting when I had the kids, but when Jen had them she was merely being a mother.
It goes without saying that when Jen was with the kids for her six months, no one ever stopped her in the grocery store to tell her she was a hero.
"Not once?" I asked her recently. She just gave me a look that said that if I even had to ask that question, I was hopelessly naive. Of course not.
Whereas I can barely leave the house without someone levitating toward me bearing that grin. They often shake their heads slowly and stare at the baby for a weirdly long time, wincing as if she were both painful and pleasurable to behold. If the baby is in a calm zone because we're far enough from her next nap or feeding or bowel movement, I'll sometimes fork her over, at which point the stranger raises her up like a holy chalice.
My toddler and I then usually exchange a look that goes something like: Ugh, when can we get back to sprinting laps and playing hide-and-seek in the mostly abandoned garden section of this grocery store?
Yes, taking care of kids is difficult and it is underappreciated work, especially if you're also nurturing a career. But it's not heroic. Because, if it's heroic to forgo working so that you can take care of kids, then what if you have to work to provide for those kids? Is my wife un-heroic - maybe even a coward - for passing the kids to me so that she can return to work full time? What about me? Was I lacking in heroism before, when I was working long hours and she was with the kids?
I'd like to humbly suggest that I'm not a bad or good person based on my position with regard to this particular question. I don't feel guilty or proud of how much time I spend with my kids now, and I didn't feel guilty or proud when Jen was on maternity leave. I wish that Jen also didn't feel guilty or proud about this issue, but I know that as a woman she is inundated with judgments.
The reality is that no parent I know - regardless of gender - has the luxury of making a choice about how he or she will balance the demands of work and childcare. The decision isn't heroic or cowardly. It isn't even a decision. No, this here - this is economics.


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Casa Mañana Names Sheilah Walker Music Supervisor
Casa Mañana's President and Executive Producer Wally Jones is pleased to announce that theatre veteran and area native Sheilah Walker has joined the Casa Mañana staff as the Music Supervisor.
Walker has been conducting for over 25 years and she has performed with Broadway shows, national tours and regional productions. Walker's credits include the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof and the national tours of Ragtime, The Color Purple, South Pacific and Hello, Dolly!. She was recently the Conductor for The American Repertory Theatre workshop of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess with Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis.
In her new position Walker will be the Music Supervisor for Casa Mañana's Broadway and Children's Theatre productions as well as teach several classes at Casa Mañana's Performing Arts Conservatory.
"Casa Mañana is thrilled to welcome Sheilah Walker to our team," says Jones. "She is a highly coveted Broadway Music Supervisor and we are so honored that she chose Casa Mañana as a place she wanted to work"
Casa Mañana is one of the largest performing arts organizations in Tarrant County. Since 1936 it has provided high-quality theatre to North Texas. Today, the great tradition of professional theatre continues at Casa Mañana. Casa Mañana's Broadway and Children's Theatre productions are seen by nearly 200,000 people annually and over 60,000 school children attend its Children's Theatre productions each year. Since Casa Mañana is also dedicated to the community and education, the company has several outreach programs and a nationally-recognized children's theatre conservatory. Casa Mañana is truly unique in its ability to bring together the top musical theatre talents in the country for the audiences of North Texas to enjoy.
As a performing arts organization, Casa Mañana strives to create, nurture and advance live professional theatre unparalleled in artistic excellence for the enrichment and education of its diverse community and its future generations of artists and patrons.


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beachboater Oct 31, 2012
Unfortunately, I don't know a lot about the judicial candidates. The judicial races are always hard to decide on.
If Newby is a constitutionalist, I'm for him. Too many, including our current president, are trying to tear the constitution up and throw it away. The framers of the constitution were incredible forward thinkers.
Can you imagine how they were able to create such a document that would withstand mostly intact for over 200 years? They were some super smart guys.
dixieboy Oct 31, 2012
A few more days...
dontstopnow Oct 31, 2012
These political stories are getting BORING. Hasn't there been enough news lately that trumps this sort of story and really who cares? Most have already voted so this sort of story is lame.
Damien Thorne Oct 31, 2012
"Indeed......but if their opinions didn't matter we wouldn't need then at all."
"LOL I do so love irony......"
"What like Corporations being "people", that sort of thing? :)"
"And ignorant "natural born" citizens can do likewise......I suggest Mississippi."---Grand Union
Wow, such insight. I bet you have people writing up these ingenious replies don't you. These are far to clever to be your own.
btneast Oct 31, 2012
It should say "corporate masters and rich and powerful fat cats" spending heavily on Newby.
Oh puleeeeeze. What a tired and worn out , not to mention inaccurate, phrase. Corporations are made up of stockholders. If you have an IRA, you are likley a stockholder. Most retired scholteachers and other public servants retirements are funded through their stock holdings in these "evil" corporations. Are there some stupid companies out there that do some reprehensible stuff, sure. There are far more companies that are responsible and care about what future they are heading toward. Are you still stuck in a 60's college classroom?
kodac31 Oct 31, 2012
WRAL--Why is it you failed to mention that PAUL NEWBY is the ONLY candidate in this race that has been publicly endorsed by BOTH Democrat & Republican Prior Chief Justices of the NC Supreme Court?!? That alone speaks volumes! Newby is vastly more experienced! He has served 8 years on the NC Supreme Court, & prior to that he served 20+ years as a tough Federal Prosecutor in North Carolina. Sam Ervin is pulling the old 'political expediency' game. Ervin hasn't even completed HALF of his first term as a NC Judge & yet already trying to jump on the Supreme Court again trying to use his Father's name. Ervin's onlu prior experience is serving on the NC Utilities Commission! The choice is clear-Newby has the overwhleming support of Democrats & Republicans b/c he is a proven excellent Judge! Newby has never allowed politics to sway his votes. He is a strict constructionist who believes in ruling on & appying the law as writen by the legislator. Newby is the best choice & has EARNED re-election
davidgnews Oct 31, 2012
Nothing like the intellectual appeal of a hillbilly commercial.
Grand Union Oct 31, 2012
'We need judges that are not ignorant and understand that they interpret the law, not legislate from the bench."
Indeed......but if their opinions didn't matter we wouldn't need then at all.
" This shows the complete disdain for the law on the left, they know their agenda is nothing but ignorance and hate"
LOL I do so love irony......
" and the only way to get it into law is to have judges that base their judgements on other than our constitution and legal precedent."
What like Corporations being "people", that sort of thing? :)
" Ignorant immigrants that do not like it are welcome to leave."
And ignorant "natural born" citizens can do likewise......I suggest Mississippi.
Grand Union Oct 31, 2012
"It seems to me that this is a binary issue, either outside spending should be allowed or it shouldn't."
or perhaps it should be regulated.....
myersm1 Oct 31, 2012
It seems to me that this is a binary issue, either outside spending should be allowed or it shouldn't. Currently the law allows it and both sides obviously support their candidates, no surprise. The candidates have no say in this and for either side to imply a lack of integrity or criticize the other for the outside support while also receiving it would seem disingenuous and hypocritical. This article focuses more on the details of Republican backed support but I imagine it could if desired find as many details past or present regarding Democratic support as well.
At the end of the day, I believe concerns about money such as this boil down to the character of the person in the race. I have know Justice Newby personally for about 15 years and have nothing but the utmost respect for him. His character is without doubt beyond question and he will apply the law and Constitution as written without regard for any other factors as evidenced by his past service and record on the court.
baldchip Oct 31, 2012
Truely-I beg to diffe with you on Republicans and courts. Look who the trial lawyers give their money to-DemocRATS!! Look at all of the suits filled by the enviro-wacho crowd to stop PROGRESS-like building new power plants, refineries, ...
Most conservative judges look at the Constitution, not their feelings.
Judge Newby is a fine man. I have met him several times. I will agree that I hate that classless add for Judge Newby. They could have done much better.
Damien Thorne Oct 31, 2012
"He didn't get my vote.....We need Judges that realize this is the 21st Century not the 18th."----Grand Union
We need judges that are not ignorant and understand that they interpret the law, not legislate from the bench. This shows the complete disdain for the law on the left, they know their agenda is nothing but ignorance and hate and the only way to get it into law is to have judges that base their judgements on other than our constitution and legal precedent. Ignorant immigrants that do not like it are welcome to leave.
The Yoda Oct 31, 2012
We need Judges that realize this is the 21st Century not the 18th.
says Grand Union
If you hate our constitution so much Crabby, I'll be happy to buy you a ticket back to your 'homeland'. BTW, why did you leave there for my great country? Did they 'ask' you to leave or did you escape from there?
mayhem Oct 31, 2012
It shouldn't say "conservatives" spending heavily on Newby. It should say "corporate masters and rich and powerful fat cats" spending heavily on Newby. Those are the interests with the big money, and they want to keep a 4-3 Republican majority on the state Supreme Court. That's just the way it is.
computer trainer Oct 31, 2012
Judge Newby is a fair judge and has a lot of respect on both sides of the fence. And that cute banjo commercial is just so darn catchy! Scooby Dewby vote for Newby!!!
superflames Oct 31, 2012
I don't know what all the hoopla is around this. It's not like some unknown personality is being pushed for state Supreme Court. Paul Newby is the incumbent. As the sitting chief justice he is on the record for many issues his court have dealt with.
I remember when Paul Newby ran for Supreme Court a few years back. It was his first time running for that post. I actually met him once - shook his hand. He seemed like an outstanding individual, unassuming, no political posturing or anything like that.
Grand Union Oct 31, 2012
"Judges have to base judgements on the laws...PERIOD. So it should not matter what party they come from."
Judges are allowed considerable leeway and laws are often badly written.....and that can be a good or bad thing.
Grand Union Oct 31, 2012
He didn't get my vote.....We need Judges that realize this is the 21st Century not the 18th.
Road-wearier Oct 31, 2012
"so why is the GOP trying to buy this judge's seat?"
Haven't you heard? Activist liberal judges are ruining America...or so the right would have you believe. Instead the right wants to pack the judiciary with their judges whom they do not consider 'activist'. Remember, a judge isn't 'activist' if he's doing things YOU like.
iwishihadariver Oct 31, 2012
Judges have to base judgements on the laws...PERIOD. So it should not matter what party they come from...so why is the GOP trying to buy this judge's seat?
BubbaDukeforPresident Oct 31, 2012
In matters of the law, our country needs to lean towards conservatism...OK, in matters of economics, social spending, jobs, education and pretty much everything else, Americans need to lean conservative. Anything else is not only unAmerican, it's stupid.
Banned4Life Oct 30, 2012
Of course they will. After all, courts are the resort of folks attempting to thwart the Constitution and who don't like the will of the people, right? So might as well try and make sure the court votes the way WE want em to! If all other attempts fail, take em to court. Wait! Us Republicans HATE courts!
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But depending on how you handle it, it won't scar her for life.
You can't avoid negative emotions. Trying to will only make them come out in worse ways. Allow yourself to experience them and find out that they won't destroy you or last forever. Recognize that they are part of life. Recognize that your feelings are real but are only feelings — they are not the final statement on who you are.
Counseling, a DBT group, medication, or other strategies may help you manage your negative emotions more effectively. Do some research to find what works best for you.
Make the most of times when you are feeling good or at least not overwhelmed. Use these times for positive interaction with the baby or for refreshing and replenishing yourself.
When you are feeling intense negative emotions, do what you can to minimize their impact on the baby. Put her in a safe place while you go somewhere else to yell into a pillow or cry out your fears. If you must handle the baby while feeling bad, take care to be as physically gentle as you can, and reassure the baby with your voice. Tell her how you are feeling and why, and especially reassure her that it is not her fault. Even if the feelings are about her, she isn't doing anything on purpose to hurt you.


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Two attorneys with long-standing roots in the community are vying to replace Judge Robert Cole, who is retiring this year. Frank Grey and Tom Hanlon were the top vote-getters in the four-way August primary, but since neither captured a majority, they face each other in this runoff.
|Frank Grey, 57Private attorney
|Tom Hanlon, 59Senior assistant public defender
|Growing up, Grey worked a lot of jobs — plant nursery worker, gas station clerk, garage door installer, lawn mower — but everyone kept telling him he should be a lawyer because of his calm, mediating nature. He comes from a prominent Pasco County real estate family and Grey, a graduate of Gulf High School, has focused much of his private practice on real estate law, as well as code enforcement issues, zoning, land use and landlord-tenant disputes. He has also worked as a special magistrate hearing property tax appeals since 1993 and is a certified circuit civil and county court mediator. There he has worked on small claims, foreclosures, personal injury and homeowner issues cases.
|Hanlon worked his way through law school in Texas as a bailiff, so he was able to study judges and attorneys during the day and attend classes at night. "I was lucky," he says. Hanlon, who grew up in Tampa, worked in private practice until Public Defender Bob Dillinger asked him to work for him. "Bob really changed my life," says Hanlon, who oversees the public defender's office in Dade City. He has spent his career working as a defender. The Dade City courthouse "is probably the best place I've ever been," he says. Hanlon also works on his ranch, where he used to raise chickens and now has cows.
|Associate's degree from Pasco-Hernando Community College; bachelor's degree from the University of South Florida; law degree from Stetson University College of Law
|Bachelor's degree from Florida State University; law degree from South Texas College of Law
|People encouraged him to be a judge because of his unruffled nature. "For whatever reason, I've come to have the temperament … that would allow me to function in that capacity and serve the public in that capacity," he says, "and do a good job at it and do it well."
|Why are you running for judge?
|Hanlon says he hadn't thought about running until Cole announced his retirement. He admired the way Cole ran his courtroom. "I thought that should be carried on," he says.
|Grey says he knows he could be a great judge because he is fair and honest. "I treat people respectfully," he says. "They may not always like the outcome, but at least they felt like they got a fair shake."
|Why are you the best candidate?
|Hanlon says his passion for fairness and equality make him the best candidate, in addition to his experience. "I like helping people," he says. "I don't think there is a better field."
|Home, investments, savings
|House, part ownership in ranch
|Mortgage, loans
|Mortgage, line of credit
|Salary from law practice
|Salary as senior assistant public defender
|Lives in New Port Richey with his wife, Cheri; two sons; daughter Meghan died at age 19 in a 2008 car crash
|Lives in Dade City; divorced; one adult son


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A trial fibrillation (AF), rapid irregular heartbeat, can increase the risk for stroke five-fold. Use of the anticoagulant warfarin can reduce the incidence of stroke among AF patients by 64 to 87 percent. However, therapy with this potent medication is not always optimally managed in primary care settings, according to a study by the Stroke Prevention Patient Outcomes Research Team, which is supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Contract 290-91-0028). David Matchar, M.D., of Duke University, and colleagues examined anticoagulation management of AF patients (up to 9 months from their initial visit) in 8 primary care practices in North Carolina and 13 Rochester, NY, practices.
The researchers found that only 35 percent of AF patients who were candidates for warfarin received it. Of those who were treated with warfarin, 50 percent of the time their international normalized ratios (INRs), an indicator of blood clotting time, were not in the therapeutic range (2 to 3). Levels below this range indicate that the blood is not sufficiently thinned to prevent clot formation and stroke; levels above the target range thin the blood too much and increase risk of hemorrhage. The researchers also found that patients' likelihood of being prescribed warfarin was only weakly related to stroke risk and not at all related to documented contraindications to their taking the medicine.
Anticoagulation management is not easy. Laboratory test results (INRs) may not be available until after the patient has left the clinic, thus complicating dosage adjustment; inadequate recordkeeping systems can result in the physician being unaware of laboratory results; and poor communication practices can lead to dosage changes being communicated to the patient late or not at all. However, the two Rochester practices with access to an anticoagulation service (ACS, which has one person responsible for dosing changes, scheduling, patient education, etc.) had better warfarin management than the other practices (44 percent vs. 33 percent of eligible patients on warfarin, and 55 percent of INRs in the target range vs. 34 to 44 percent). The researchers conclude that use of an ACS may improve warfarin management of patients with AF receiving outpatient treatment in primary care settings.
See "Quality of anticoagulation management among patients with atrial fibrillation," by Gregory P. Samsa, Ph.D., Dr. Matchar, Larry B. Goldstein, M.D., and others, in the April 10, 2000, Archives of Internal Medicine 160, pp. 967-973.
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BURBANK — Human remains were found in the Angeles National Forest near a Lexus belonging to a missing 24-year-old Burbank man, but police said coroner's investigators have been unable to identify the remains.
"We have human remains that were found in the general area of the vehicle of the missing man, but those remains are currently listed as a Doe," Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said.
Sheriff's homicide detectives are in charge of the investigation.
The white Lexus belonging to Gevork Boyadzhyan was found Sunday afternoon about 400 feet off Angeles Crest Highway, near mile marker 65, Burbank police Sgt. Darin Ryburn said.
Boyadzhyan was last seen July 20 leaving his home about 8 p.m. after arguing with his mother, police said.
"The sheriff's department took possession of the car, and the family has been notified that the car was found and human remains were also found near the vehicle. But we are not going to release any more information until the coroner's office makes an identification of the human remains," Ryburn said.
Winter said a forensic anthropologist would help identify the body.
Since Boyadzhyan went missing nearly two months ago, there has been no activity on any of his banking accounts. His cell phone has been turned off, Ryburn said.
Boyadzhyan was described as white, about 5 feet 11 inches and 160 pounds, according to Ryburn.
Anyone with more information about Boyadzhyan was asked to call detectives at (818) 238-3243.


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The Middle Level Section of NCTE has two awards for English language arts educators:
Sponsored by Weekly Reader, this award recognizes exceptional English language arts teachers of grades 5-8 who have demonstrated excellence in teaching English language arts and inspired a spirit of inquiry and a love of learning in their students.Deadline February 1
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2010 Hoey Award Winner Announced
Susan Harris is the thirteenth recipient of the 2010 Edwin A. Hoey Award for Outstanding Educator in the English Language Arts. Susan is a 7th and 8th grade teacher of Language Arts at Elizabeth Cobb Middle School in Tallahassee, Florida.
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Established in 1996, this award honors a junior high/middle level educator who has worked to promote understanding of the developmental needs and characteristics of young adolescents, especially in the English language arts. Deadline June 1
2010 Halle Award Announced
James Johnston is the recipient of the 2010 NCTE Richard W. Halle Award for Outstanding Middle Level Educator. Jim has been involved in English language arts education for over 35 years and has taught grades 5-8 in several Connecticut Public Schools.
NCTE offers awards in many categories celebrating the English language arts. View the category list on the NCTE Awards page or view the alphabetical list of awards.
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Age-related declines in hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) function may contribute to anemia, poor response to vaccination, and tumorigenesis. Here, we show that mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) activity is increased in HSCs from old mice compared to those from young mice. mTOR activation through conditional deletion of Tsc1 in the HSCs of young mice mimicked the phenotype of HSCs from aged mice in various ways. These included increased abundance of the messenger RNA encoding the CDK inhibitors p16Ink4a, p19Arf, and p21Cip1; a relative decrease in lymphopoiesis; and impaired capacity to reconstitute the hematopoietic system. In old mice, rapamycin increased life span, restored the self-renewal and hematopoiesis of HSCs, and enabled effective vaccination against a lethal challenge with influenza virus. Together, our data implicate mTOR signaling in HSC aging and show the potential of mTOR inhibitors for restoring hematopoiesis in the elderly.


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Looks good, but not for multi-media
This looks to be a perfect phone for most people, with the better LCD resolution than 8300/8350, however still a 1.3 mp camera is a shame, and not offering a 3.5 mm headphone plug is a bigger shame. Wake up LG!
It's not designed to be a true multimedia phone, plus they need to keep the price point where it is. But biggest complaint is no flash!
Personally I think it works fine for multimedia... It handles MMS, SMS and video messaging without a hitch.... Very good solid overall phone in my opinion that seems to get great reception....


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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
…There is never a shortage of sucky stuff you can get, is there? The human body in its infinite variations.
…Maye Clinic Women's Health Source says 10-15% of adults have prolonged ringing, whistling, hissing or whooshing sounds in their ears.
…This is tinnitus. It's related to age-related hearing loss. Loud noises (remember, sitting by all those speakers?) can also cause it. Earwax can also build up and cause it.
…It's persistent and hard to treat. But not serious.
…Recently, the New York Times Well Blog did a thread on it—people wrote they had been living with it for decades, in some instances.
…Wearing a hearing aid can help. The brain will process external sounds first.
…Wearing earplugs when operating noisy machines.
…Avoiding caffeine, nicotine, and decongestants.
…Turn on a fan or other background noise.
…Use behavioral relaxation techniques to cut stress.
..And, of course, some docs recommend sedatives or antidepressants if the noises are keeping you up.
…HA gets this every so often, like a pause in sounds, then a high-pitched tone for several seconds.
…In her case—no pill.
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- Barbara Ravage said...
Gosh, Star, all you have to do is type "out of biz" at the bottom of your email sig and it drives me to your blog, which I've been intending to read more regularly for, um, months. Okay, over a year.
The Feb 9 issue of the New Yorker has an interesting piece by Jerome Groopman on tinnitus, including his own experience, and the usual New Yorker mix of medical science, history, and personal anecdote. A good read.
Sorry you've run out of steam on HA. Sorry I didn't support it by commenting.
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April 16, 2014
Draft Ten Pack
More from NHSI and Two Big College Names
This week we finish up with some trailing NHSI reports (last week's Ten Pack had notes on ten participants), hit some more high school kids, and provide an introduction to FIU backstop Aramis Garcia and an update on FSU ace Luke Weaver.
Michael Rivera, C/3B, Venice (Venice, FL) | Commit: Florida
Rivera had some of the hardest contact I saw through my days in Cary, including a couple solid fly outs against potential first rounder Mac Marshall (LHP, Gainesville (Gainesville, GA)) and a line drive out to second. He finished the event with a 5-for-12 line, one double, one walk and no strikeouts, and put together consistently aggressive but balanced at bats. He can gear up and gear down depending on the situation and there is some pop in the swing, though he isn't strong enough yet to fully tap into it. Behind the dish (video) Rivera plays well in the dirt and gets the job done in the catch-and-throw department, but he didn't stand out in any particular facet during this event. The biggest concern at this point is the body, which is a little soft with a danger of ballooning if not kept in check. Still, it's a potential five-five bat if everything comes together, and he shows enough comfort behind the plate to give him a chance to stick at the two spot long term. He has shown (and I have seen) a plus arm and pop times in the past, though I did not witness it this go-round at NHSI. Rivera is still an early-round candidate for teams willing to look past the body, and should he head to Gainesville he'll have a chance to make an immediate impact. —Nick J. Faleris
Isiah Gilliam, 1B, Parkview (Lilburn, GA)
Brody Westmoreland, SS, ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch, CO) | Commit: San Diego State
Joe Gatto, RHP, St. Augustine Prep (Richland, NJ) | Commit: North Carolina
His fastball velocity started in the 90-91 range, ticking up to 92-94 and touching 95 three times. It had good arm-side run and plane, making it a potential future plus pitch. Gatto's curve played in the 74-76 range with plus spin and bite. It is a projectable pitch with plus upside.
Gatto's full arsenal was not needed against weak competition, but even with limited weapons he showed the ability to miss bats and open eyes. He is a very intriguing prospect with whom I believe a team could fall in love. —CJ Wittman
JJ Schwarz, C, Palm Beach Gardens (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) | Commit: Florida
Pavin Smith, 1B/OF/LHP, Palm Beach Gardens, (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) | Commit: Virginia
Forrest Wall, 2B, Orangewood Christian (Orlando, FL) | Commit: North Carolina
Despite a smaller frame, Wall should grow into fringy power at the big-league level with his bat control serving as the driving force. Running and defensively Wall is plus or better and the instincts are off the charts, allowing his whole game to play up. The only thing holding him back from the first round is his arm, which is very poor and limits him to second base. Overall, Wall is a player with a very high floor who has proven to be able to hit plus pitching. His skill set reminds me of Todd Walker but with more speed. He should be taken in the top 100 picks come June. —Steffan Segui
Aramis Garcia, C, Florida International
Luke Weaver, RHP, Florida State
Weaver will likely always have a slender build, but there's room for him to get a little stronger. The delivery isn't the type that typically leads to an above average command/control profile, but he makes it work. The windup starts from the first base side of the rubber and utilizes a big leg kick and hand raise. There's some hook in back and a head jerk to go with a fair amount of violence as he releases. Even so he remains under control and his athleticism lets him repeat and keep consistent release points. Weaver works low and lets the natural movement of the fastball play up at the knees. The slider was 80 to 81 with good depth but he can lose feel, leading to slurve out/roll at times. The changeup was 78 to 81 and flashed well but was inconsistent overall. He showed good arm speed and movement with the pitch, complementing the fastball well.
Weaver grades out as a likely first-rounder but may fit more in the mid- to late-first. The "perfect world" projection is a no. 2 starter, with a solid no. 3 or 4 designation more likely. —Al Skorupa
Nick J. Faleris is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @NickJFaleris
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