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Ted Sares: FSP Is a Super Idea
"FSP is a super idea. As one who believes strongly in the Objectivist philosophy of Ayn Rand, I am proud to support the goals of the Free State Project. The views of the FSP resonate extremely well with mine and I strongly support them. That you have chosen New Hampshire the 'Live free or die' State is even more reason for giving you my full support."
Ted Sares is a semi-retired private investor who lives in the White Mountains area of Northern New Hampshire.
Libertarian Party of Florida Congratulates and Thanks the FSP
The following resolution was passed by the delegates to the state convention of the Libertarian Party of Florida in Boca Raton, Florida on 3/26/06:
"The Libertarian Party of Florida has decided to officially endorse the efforts of the Free State Project. From the deep south to the far northeast, the Libertarian Party of Florida congratulates and thanks the Free State Project for their work in support of freedom in New Hampshire. Keep up the good work, for all Americans."
Liberty Forum of Ohio Is Proud to Pledge Its Support to the FSP
"There is to be no doubt: without such a grass-roots movement as the Free State Project, the usurpation of our rights will only continue to grow until this country needs one day be drenched in the blood of patriots, for a third time. Surely, the Free State Project has provided us with a peaceful alternative to such future bloodshed. Let us not forsake this opportunity to accomplish what those before us were willing to die for: good government, not against, but for the people.
The Liberty Forum of Ohio is proud to pledge its support to the prodigious efforts of the Free State Project. May we stand united in this fight for truth and reason!"
See the full letter here.
Stephen Valentine Hodos, Co-Founder and Director of Public Relations for Liberty Forum
Dr. Walter Block: The FSP Is A Fresh, Practical Idea for Promoting Liberty
"You people are doing the Lord's work. The FSP is one of the freshest practical ideas for promoting liberty that has come out of the libertarian movement in the past few decades. May you succeed beyond your wildest dreams, and thus demonstrate in yet another empirical way the benefits and blessings of liberty."
Dr. Walter Block, an Austrian school economist and libertarian/anarcho-capitalist philosopher, is Professor of Economics at Loyola University New Orleans and Senior Fellow with the Ludwig von Mises Institute.
David Bergland: The FSP Could Change the World
"The lucky folks in New Hampshire may soon be the beneficiaries of a libertarian 'tipping point.' It is wonderful to imagine and anticipate the changes toward liberty we will see in New Hampshire when the Free State Project's goal of 20,000 libertarians moving there is realized. Then, think about the effect on neighboring New England states, then all the states, then all of North America. And why stop there. The Free State Project just could (and should) change the world. The sooner the better."
David Bergland was the 1984 LP Presidential Candidate and is author of Libertarianism In One Lesson.
Tom Bowler Fully Supports the Aims of the FSP
"The Free State Project favors the growth of liberty and has a plan to achieve it that goes beyond merely presenting facts. By encouraging libertarian minded Americans to join together, the Free State Project intends to create a libertarian enclave that will become a political force with clout. It makes perfect sense that New Hampshire – 'Live free or die' – is where they have chosen to establish their political community. I fully support the aims of the Free State Project."
Tom Bowler is proprietor of the weblog Libertarian Leanings.
Keith Stroup Admires the FSP
Libertarian Party of Utah: We Hope the FSP Efforts Spread Throughout the U.S.
At its June 2003 State Central Committee meeting, the Libertarian Party of Utah endorsed the Free State Project:
"The Free State Project is a very libertarian endeavor and should encourage those seeking more individual liberty and personal responsibility through smaller government," says Fran Tully, State Chair of the Libertarian Party of Utah. "We wholeheartedly endorse the project."
In response to those who might interpret the endorsement as giving up on freedom in Utah, Tully says: "Nothing could be further from the truth. We will never give up on freedom in Utah. The success of the Free State Project can only benefit Utahns. If the Free State Project demonstrates that by shrinking the role of the state it can improve the quality of life for Free State residents, then other states will emulate its policies."
Adds Tully: "We commend Jason Sorens and his team for their work on this project and wish they and all Free State Project members and friends success. We hope that their efforts spread through the United States, and brings freedom and liberty back to the people." More...
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Free Talk Live; New merchandise; In-kind donations; LP Minnesota Convention; American Handgunner Magazine article. More...
Bernard von NotHaus: The FSP Represents What America Was and Will Be Again
"I endorse the Free State Project because it represents what America was and what it is returning to once again. The Free Staters are the kind of people who our Founding Fathers represented. They are the blood and guts people who risked everything to found our great country. They are the people who are showing the way back to the basic values upon which our country was founded. I am proud to be associated with such a head turning group of real Americans and am honored that so many Free Staters use the Liberty Dollar as their currency of choice. We chose, therefore we are free! Go FSP! GO!"
Bernard von NotHaus is one of the world's foremost experts on private currencies and alternative economics. He is the author of The Liberty Dollar SOLUTION and Bernard's Law: "When the people own the money they control the government. When the government owns the money, it controls the people."
Lawrence W. Reed: The FSP Exemplifies the Best of the American Spirit
"America's Founders warned future generations that preserving liberty would require eternal vigilance because liberty is never 'automatic' or 'guaranteed.' In an innovative, take-charge, grassroots fashion, the vigilant citizens who have formed the Free State Project are doing their part to show the world that liberty works. The Project's hallmarks exemplify the best of the American spirit: individual initiative, voluntarism, civil society, responsible activism, and peaceful exchange. What the Free Project seeks to do for New Hampshire is precisely what the Founders intended for America: to make it a model for the world."
Lawrence W. Reed is the President of the Foundation for Economic Education, FEE and is President Emeritus of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Midland, MI.
Jeff Jordan: NH Resident Finds FSP People Awe-Inspiring
"I just got back from the First Annual Porcupine Freedom Festival. I had a blast, and wanted you to know how much I appreciated the experience. The energy, enthusiasm, and excitement of the people there was awe-inspiring. Keep your eyes on the Free State, folks; it is going to be a lot of fun in these parts over the next few years."
Jeff Jordan is a New Hampshire resident.
William A. Dunn Is an FSP Signer and Encourages All Freedom-Lovers to Join
"Over 40 years ago I became interested in learning about liberty, freedom, limited government and advancing a more civil (vs. political) society. About 20 years ago I figured out that I was pretty much a classical liberal or libertarian and began supporting and working with various organizations that shared my views and objectives. I recently learned about the Free State Project and the possibility of liberty in our lifetime and I thought – that's a very reasonable, peaceful and sensible way to demonstrate the benefits of a free society for all. So I've signed up to participate in this grand undertaking in New Hampshire and my wife, Rebecca, and I encourage one and all like-minded freedom-lovers to join us in the great Free State Project."
William A. Dunn, PhD is the Founder & Chairman of DUNN Capital Management and current Chairman of the Reason Foundation.
Libertarian Party of Minnesota Supports the FSP
Passed unanimously by the Executive Committee:
"The Libertarian Party of Minnesota endorses the FSP."
Jeremy MacKinney – LPMN Executive Committee
L. Neil Smith Sends the FSP His Best Regards
"The Free State Project has put the words 'libertarian' and 'movement' back together again, for the first time in something like thirty years, and I am more personally grateful than I can adequately express, because it is the Free State Project that stands the greatest chance, in my opinion, consistent with my understanding of history and human nature, of transforming the fictional worlds of freedom, adventure, and romance I have created in my novels into a reality. "I send the Free State Movement and everyone in it my personal best regards. I look forward to calling them my friends, my allies, my comrades for the rest of my life." See the full article The Free State Project in THE LIBERTARIAN ENTERPRISE Number 265, April 4, 2004. More...
Art Olivier Is a Notable FSP Member
Art Olivier is a member of the Free State Project.
He was the 2000 Vice Presidential candidate from the Libertarian Party. He wrote and produced the thriller film, Operation Terror.
Libertarian Party of Alabama Believes FSP Will Help Bring about a Free Society
"The Libertarian Party of Alabama endorses the Free State Project as an alternate, but also complimentary strategy to the LP strategic plan of bringing about a free, peaceful, and prosperous society that is based on individual liberty, economic freedom, and limited government."
Mike Rster, Administrator – Libertarian Party of Alabama.
The Republican Liberty Caucus Urges Its Members to Support the FSP
The Republican Liberty Caucus Board unanimously approved this FSP endorsement:
"The Republican Liberty Caucus endorses and supports the objective of the Free State Project (FSP), to gather together liberty-lovers in a single political subdivision of the United States, specifically New Hampshire, in order to 'exert the fullest practical effort toward the creation of a society in which the maximum role of civil government is the protection of life, liberty, and property.'
"We urge RLC members to support the FSP effort and work within the Republican Party of New Hampshire to reduce government power by promoting the ideals of individual rights, limited government and free enterprise."
Bill Westmiller RLC [National] Secretary
Aaron Russo: The FSP Gives Our Country a New Opportunity
"Our country has a new opportunity, an opportunity for Americans to pack up their bags, move to the 'Live Free or Die' State of New Hampshire, and make it even better and more free than it is now. The Free State Project offers us all a wonder prospect. I encourage my fellow Libertarians and all freedom-loving Americans to consider joining the Free State Project."
Aaron Russo was a 2004 LP Presidential Candidate hopeful and a Hollywood producer.
Aaron Russo (left) hands endorsement to Doug Hillman (FSP VP)
Doug Stanhope: The FSP Could Change All of Our Lives
"Once you become aware of how limited your own personal liberty has become and how quickly and effortlessly freedoms are taken away, the Free State Project stands out as one of few ideas that could produce tangible change in our lifetime. The vision of Christian gun enthusiasts buying hand-painted targets from pot-smoking artists, laughing together while they give the tax man the finger, is beautiful enough to make the move."
Also from his website (Note: Adult content ... "not for everyone"):
"[The FSP] could be the most important and actually do-able movement that could actually change all of our lives ..."
Doug Stanhope is a "raw", stand-up comedian, writer, producer, and co-host of Comedy Central's "The Man Show".

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Seven years after Jenna Dewan-Tatum and Channing Tatum danced into our hearts -- and each other's, for that matter -- the "Step Up" couple is preparing for the arrival of their first tiny dancer.
"Who knows what kind of parents we'll be?" Dewan-Tatum told Glamour magazine."We have two dogs, so we've had some practice! And as soon as this baby comes into the world, Channing and I will figure it out real fast."
The actress shows off her bare baby bump alongside some oversized stuffed animals in the magazine's May issue. While some famous moms-to-be are being berated for their maternity wear, Dewan-Tatum has been praised for her style.
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Real Estate
Real Estate
How people find a real estate agent
I'm a numbers guy - curious how people decide on the right agent (non-agents only), what info they rely on, and if real historic info was available would that be used?
Sounds to me like you're planning to go into business...yes?
Bingo. And, it would be a "source based upon historical data (that)was available to assist you in hiring a real estate agent."
PS I would not pay ONE penny for this service. I can find a good agent on my own.This message has been edited. Last edited by: aychihuahua,
Agree, ridiculous. Besides the fact that it's not how most people find agents - too much data readily available.
ETA: Funny - a blank poll results form.This message has been edited. Last edited by: SurfNow,
There are tons of realtor referral services out there. The major leagues like ReMax, Century 21, Prudential who are international have very active international referral services. No need to fill out a poll.
Not touching this thread with a ten-foot pole or even a short post!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of my HGTV message board friends! This message has been edited. Last edited by: Idaho Resident,
At the moment i am simply looking to answer some questions after a number of anecdotal stories as well as my own experiences. Some can find an agent on their own through personal contacts and I would hope they would indicate that through the survey.
This survey serves as a litmus test to see what type of info is even important, since it is a market of imperfect information if real data would help your decision.
An experience is the key source of learning. The experience of a businessperson in real estate business can help newcomers, as they are new to the market.
Oh, brother.
Okay, I said that I wouldn't touch this thread with a 10 foot pole but, since it is still up after such a long time with very few responses, here goes:
You find a qualified real estate agent to represent you exactly how you find a lawyer, accountant or doctor! What is so hard to understand about that, folks?
You ask other people who have used professionals in the area of your concern, check their credentials on-line re licensing boards and, then arrange some sit-down, face-to-face time. Big surprise - the professional might just reject YOU as a potential client or vice-versa.
Doubt that fancy surveys or polls really play a big role in this situation. At least it doesn't seem so given the lack of response to this thread...
Just curious, do you choose your Dr. in the same manner?
what a rediculous thread.
Finding a good and right real estate agent is not this difficult the way you are thinking...It's easy the only thing is you have to have little faith on them..
Well, I think that before selecting a real estate agent you have to do a market survey. This can give you a better idea about real estate agents. Generally a good real estate agent should have qualities like area knowledge, price of the properties and good contacts for selling and buying properties.
I think you both should know that the professionals on the boards do not use links to their businesses on the boards.
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...and as a result of you posting your links you have been reported to the Administration of these boards. Rules include "no advertising".This message has been edited. Last edited by: real estate lady,
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First the agent should be licensed by relevant expert bodies including the national Association of Realtors. Registered agents pledge to follow the ethics code of conduct concerning their business practices. One more aspect you may rely on includes the referrals from happy customers, clients, close friends and colleagues.
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Here's another one that didn't read the rules.-
is it better to have your own agent or go with the agent that has the property listed?
OP, This thread was buried months ago because it was started by an individual who didn't read the rules and didn't care as it was simply a mis-guided attempt to advertise.
I did read your question and think it is a good one. Please start your own thread using your question as the thread topic. If you don't know how to start a thread, no problem. Post that fact and I'm sure others will be happy to "walk you through it" ~ it's easy BUT the one thing I do know is that regular posters here are tired of the "wann-a-bees" and most likely will not respond on a thread that has been discredited.
Start a new thread on your own behalf ~ bet you receive a lot of sincere and helpful responses when you do.
You want to have your own representation in the negotiations to make one of the largest purchases you will make in your life. The listing agent of the property is working for the seller. Their loyalty is to the seller first. That does not mean they will not be honest with you - just their job is to get the best possible price for the seller.
Here in SC a dual agent (working both sides of the transaction) must disclose this info to you. Plus let you know that you can not or should not share anything with the agent that you do not want the seller to know.
It is always better to have someone working exclusively for you.
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REL - Did you hear about Prudential? They were purchased by the parent company my brokerage is with and they just spun us both off into a new partnership with Berkshire Hathaway!
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Is it better to have your own agent or use the agent that has the property listed?
Please look above a couple of posts and you will see your question was answered, at least IMHO.
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I've bought and sold many properties,I prefer to use the listing agent when buying.
I would not suggest this for a first time or inexperienced buyer.
If one needs to ask the question, it is probably best to hire your own agent.
Charming... so what's the new name....
Prud Hathaway...hahaha...okay just kidding!!!
I think if I ever left ReMax after "all these years..I would call my new company "Real estate Lady" hahaha
oh, we could meet up in Ga. and open and call it "Two Real Estate Ladies"... okay..okay..I'm done.
luv ya..Charming..This message has been edited. Last edited by: real estate lady,
I think you have to do market survey before the meet real estate agent. in this way you get many useful information...This message has been edited. Last edited by: schell,
Schell, while you mean well, many propective buyers get Realtor referrals from the friends
who have bought. Others sign up on a lead system
in order to view homes in the area/city of interest. Then a Realtor in that area will call
the lead (buyer) back to help.
Any buyer could be offended asking about the educational background..age, etc. In addition your survey refers back to differnt questions which are not numbered..and presents confusion.
Good luck with your endeavor... but to be honest I would say - forget it.
Thats interesting ... you keep in mind of personal security and monetary security and be sure of the critical solutions in the future.This message has been edited. Last edited by: JamesBarker,
There are so many realtors who provide real estate services. So before finding a trustable and faithful real estate agent you should take recommendations from others. Last year when I was having a problem in selling my home in Utah, I searched a lot for realtors in Utah then someone recommend me Keith El-Bakri from Southern Utah Realty who helped me out in solving my problem and I got a good profit by selling my house in Utah. So before relying on any real estate agent you should make a proper research about real estate agents.
When we contact the correct real estate agent who had more experience in real estate field, then we have more chances to sell or buy the property quickly. Agents are useful for advice and they have more knowledge about housing details. They deal with neighborhoods and prices every day so, know the best areas to live and what you should be paying or be selling for.
Real estate is the fastest growing profession because of the high demand in necessity of living. When we contact the correct real estate agent who had more experience in real estate field, then we have more chances to buy the property quickly. Agents are useful for advice and they have more knowledge about housing details. They deal with neighborhoods and prices every day so, know the best areas to live and what you should be paying or be selling for.
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The one-day event will take place on Thursday, October 1. Master Class in tango held for the students in the Dance Program, 1:15-2:30 as part of a Dance in Culture Class (DANC121). Open to the public for viewing, and all visitors will be welcome.
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Clark Hall 206
11130 Bellflower Road
4:00 - 6:30 pm
Angelica Besnier, visual artist whose critically acclaimed work focuses on the study of indigenous cultures and their landscape, particularly that of the Atacama Desert, will speak about the experiences that have nurtured her artistic process. Through extensive interviews with the Aymaras and Mapuche, Besnier's work is informed by her encounters with these indigenous people and by her experience with the stark beauty of the landscape, expressed from a feminist perspective that translates into beautiful and haunting images.
Sponsored by the Case Western Reserve University Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, the Ethnic Studies Program and the Women's and Gender Studies Program.
A Visitor Parking Garage is located under Severance Hall (entrance on East Boulevard)
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Works by Angelica Besnier
September 15 – October 10, 2009
Cleveland State University Art Building (Gallery C)
2307 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland
Curated by Jacqueline C. Nanfito, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, Case Western Reserve University
Gallery Hours: M-F 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Sat. Noon - 4:00 pm
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Exhibition Opening Reception:
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
(Gallery Talks at 12:00 noon)
Exhibition includes paintings, sculpture, and video art informed by the Mapuche Indian culture of the Atacama Desert of Northern Chile.
Sponsored by Cleveland State University's Art Gallery and the Office of Minority Affairs and Community Relations.
Presented in celebration of Hispanic Awareness Month
Angelica Besnier's work is an encounter with the Ancestral and the Land and the experiences derived therefrom. In the pastel and ocher of Besnier, the presence of feminine organs are surrounded by color and immensity, reminding us that "the first beings to emerge towards the continents carried with them something essential from the sea in the soul of their bodies", and it's for that reason that all of us humans carry something of the spiritual in our glances, in our movements, in the most simple acts, in memory, and above all, in our hearts. In many of the paintings in this exhibit, one notices an extraordinary creative versatility, not only because of technique or color, but also due to the perfect and unyielding conquest of form, a space where the contemporary is confused with ancestral myths, where time and space are fused.
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The Subaltern and the Poetics of War in Africa
facilitated by Gilbert Doho
The Fall 2008 Baker-Nord Research Working Group, The Subaltern and the Poetics of War in Africa, examines the role of women and child soldiers in war in Africa and the Middle East. The speakers will explore the poetic exploitation of violence on and by women and children in contemporary society, and will assess the effects of post-war trauma using literary works, films, and living testimonies.
Mending Broken Lives: Child Soldiers and the St. Monica's Girls Tailoring Center (Gulu, Uganda)
Sr. Rosemary Nyirumbe
Project Coordinator, St. Monica's Girls Tailoring Center
Thursday, December 4, 2008
2:45 to 3:50 pm
Clark Hall Room 206
11130 Bellflower Road
Free public lecture
What is the impact of psychological and physical trauma to young girls abducted into slavery as child soldiers? Sr. Rosemary Nyirumbe has received international recognition for her extensive and courageous work with young girls victimized by violence and civil war in Uganda. Guerillas from the Lord's Resistance Army abducted many young girls and forced them to be soldiers and sex slaves. These young women found themselves largely outcast from society, many with young babies, and with very few practical skills to provide for themselves and their children. Sr. Monica's Tailoring Center offers the young women a refuge, in addition to counseling, education and vocational skills to help reubild their lives and work toward self-sufficiency.
September 4
From Sozaboy to Beasts of No Nation: The Poetics of War in Nigeria
Gilbert Doho
Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, and Director of Ethnic Studies, Case Western Reserve University.
September 25
War Children: Adolescents in Postcolonial Badjoko, Dongola, Kourouma, and Montenembo Novels
Koffi Aniyefa
Professor of French and Francophone Studies, Haverford College.
Resource Guide
October 7
The Production of Meaning in the Narratives of Child Soldiers
Cilas Kemedjio
Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies, University of Rochester.
October 16
Somewhere Between Chad and Congo: Lost Childhood in the Central African Republic
Cheryl Toman
Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, Case Western Reserve University.
November 4
Exploding Bodies: Palestinian Weapons of Destuction
Alice Bach
Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Professor of Catholic Studies, Department of Religious Studies, Case Western Reserve University.
Lynn M. Thomas
"Love, Sex, and the Modern Girl in 1930s Southern Africa"
Thursday, February 28, 2008, 11:30 a.m.
Clark Hall, Room 309, 11130 Bellflower Road, Cleveland
Free and open to the public
Visitor Parking: Severance Hall underground garage (entrance on East Boulevard); metered lot (corner of Euclid and Ford Road)
Thomas will examine the history of love and sex in 1930s southern Africa by considering the writings of a white South African anthropologist and black newspaper writers. She will explore how racial politics of representation combined with international circuits of knowledge and media to shape who wrote what about black love and sex in segregationist South Africa.
Lynn M. Thomas is Associate Professor of History and Adjunct Associate Professor of Women's Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle. She is the author of *Politics of the Womb: Women, Reproduction, and the State in Kenya* (2003) and co-editor of two forthcoming volumes, one on the Modern Girl Around the World and the other on love in Africa. Her current research examines the transnational history of skin lighteners.
More information on Lynn Thomas
Sponsored by the Ethnic Studies Program and the Department of History the College of Arts and Sciences.
For more information, call: 216.368.8961
Earlier this year. . .
The Ethnic Studies Program is pleased to present a two-day public program featuring political philosopher Preston King and author Alice Randall. Free and open to the public.
Preston King
"Free Speech and the Constraints of Constitutional Democracy "
Wednesday, February 6, 2007; 4:30 p.m.
Clark Hall, Room 309, 11130 Bellflower Road, Cleveland
Free Public Lecture
After living 39 years in enforced exile for alleged draft evasion, Dr. Preston King received an unconditional pardon from President Clinton in 2000 from a wrongful and unconstitutional 1961 conviction and jail sentence. While abroad he distinguished himself as a world-renown educator and scholar with such published works as The Ideology of Order, Thinking Past a Problem, and the much referenced Federalism and Federation.
Preston King's website
Article on Preston King's Presidental Pardon (The New Crisis, Sept/Oct. 2000)
Black Issues in Higher Education article on Dr. King
Preston King and Alice Randall
A Joint Presentation
Thursday, February 7, 2007; 4:30 p.m.,
Thwing Center (Ballroom), 11111 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
Free and open to the public
Visitor Parking: Severance Hall underground lot (entrance on East Boulevard)
More information from the CWRU News Center
Preston King:
"The Political Philosophy of 'Gone with the Wind'"
Preston King is a political philosopher with research interests in comparataive politics and develpment politics. He was educated at Fisk University, the London School of Economics, and the Universities of Vienna, Strasbourg, and Paris. He has held chairs in Nairobi and Sydney; visiting appointments at the London School of Economics, McGill University and Bellagio, and teaching positions in Cameroon, Fiji, Tanzania, New Zealand, and Uganda. His published works span forty years and include "The Ideology of Order," "Thinking Past a Problem," "Toleration," and the often referenced "Federalism and Federation."
Alice Randall:
"'The Wind Done Gone': Conception, Publication, Reception"
When publication of Alice Randall's book, The Wind Done Gone that tells the human story of the slaves in Margeret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind, was blocked in the courts by lawsuits brought by the estate of Margaret Mitchell, Randall claimed that her work was protected by the First Amendment. Her right to publish the work was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Interview with Alice Randall (IdentityTheory.com)
The Alice Randall Writing Center
Alice Randall on CNN
Alice Randall, author of "The Wind Done Gone", was born in Detroit and graduated from Harvard in 1981. After a start as a journalist in Washington, D.C., she moved to Nashville to become a country songwriter. The only African-American woman ever to write a number-one country song, she has had more than twenty songs recorded. She is also a screenwriter and has worked on adaptations of "Their Eyes Were Watching God," "Parting the Waters," and "Brer Rabbit." She was awarded the Free Spirit Award in 2001 and the Literature Award of Excellence by the Memphis Black Writers Conference in 2002, and she was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award in 2002. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
Alice Randall's Visit:
Dr. King's and Ms. Randall's visit is made possible through the generous support of the:
College of Arts and Sciences
Ethnic Studies Program
Office of the Provost
Case Western Reserve University and Fisk University in Partnership
Presidential Advisory Committee on Minorities
Flora Stone Mather Alumni Association
Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence
Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities
School of Law
Multicultural Affairs Office
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
College Scholars Program
The Hallinan Project
Flora Stone Mather Center for Women
Professor John Orlock, Samuel B. and Virginia C. Knight Professor of Humanities
Kelvin Smith Library
Webcasts of presentations by Ngugi wa Thiong'O
October 20, 2005:
"The Power of Words: Literature, Politics and Facts"--Public Lecture, with an introduction by Alice Bach
"African Drama and Politics"--Panel Discussion with Alice Bach and Gilbert Doho
October 19-21, 2005
Prof. Ngugi interacting with ETHS 259: Religions and
Cultures in Africa and African Diaspora students
Panel Discussion on Theater and
Politics in Africa
"The Power of Words: Literature, Politics, and Facts"
October 19-21, 2005 Public Lecture
Ngugi wa Thiongo, the internationally acclaimed Kenyan essayist, novelist, playwright, and Human Rights advocator visited Case Western Reserve University in October 2005. He met with students, visited classes, and gave a public lecture on the power of words to effect changes in society. Click on the webcast link above to hear Professor Thiongo's presentations. (Co-sponsored by College Scholars Program, Hallinan Project)
Wednesday, October 5, 2005 • 4:30 p.m.
Jennifer Leeman
Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics
Department of Modern & Classical Languages
George Mason University
Clark Hall, Room 206
11130 Bellflower Road, Cleveland
Reception immediately following
Free and open to the public
By definition, a census is an enumeration of a population. Censuses, however, also play a key role in the construction of national and group identities. The delineation of categories used to classify
a diverse citizenry reflect specific ideologies of race and difference, while the official status and
air of objectivity of the census lend legitimacy to these ideologies. Jennifer Leeman will examine
the historical use of language as an index of race in the U.S. Census, focusing on the specific
implications for the Latino/a population. She will demonstrate how the linking of Latino/a identity
to Spanish, the ideological construction of Latino/a identity as both a hereditary and a cultural or behavioral attribute, and the portrayal of non-English languages as threatening to U.S. national
and cultural identity, contribute to the representation of Latinos/as as inassimilable Others.
Oct. 8, 2004 article
Sept. 10, 2004 article
September 27-28, 2005
Paul Stoller, Professor of Anthropology:
"Africanization of Harlem" [Co-sponsored by Hallinan
Project] read more...Paul Stoller
Tuesday, September 5, 2006
11:30-1 pmThe History Department and the Ethnic Studies Program present
KAREN SOTIROPOULOS, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History, Cleveland State University and
author of Staging Race: Black Performers in Turn of the Century America (Harvard University Press, 2006)
In a public lecture:
"HOKUM: A History of Black Popular Culture"
Mather House, Room 100
11201 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
Refreshments and a book signing will follow the presentation
Staging Race casts a spotlight on the generation of black artists who came of age between 1890 and World War I in an era of Jim Crow segregation and heightened racial tensions. As public entertainment expanded through vaudeville, minstrel shows, and world's fairs, black performers, like the stage duo of Bert Williams and George Walker, used the conventions of blackface to appear in front of, and appeal to, white audiences. At the same time, they communicated a leitmotif of black cultural humor and political comment to the black audiences segregated in balcony seats. With ingenuity and innovation, they enacted racial stereotypes onstage while hoping to unmask the fictions that upheld them offstage.
Drawing extensively on black newspapers and commentary of the period, Karen Sotiropoulos shows how black performers and composers participated in a politically charged debate about the role of the expressive arts in the struggle for equality. Despite the racial violence, disenfranchisement, and the segregation of virtually all public space, they used America's new businesses of popular entertainment as vehicles for their own creativity and as spheres for political engagement.
The story of how African Americans entered the stage door and transformed popular culture is a largely untold story. Although ultimately unable to erase racist stereotypes, these pioneering artists brought black music and dance into America's mainstream and helped to spur racial advancement.
April 4, 2005
Sara Castro-Klen
Professor of Latin American Culture and Literature
"Convergences: Latin American Thought and the
Post-colonial Perspective"
March 14-16, 2005
Charles Cantalupo, Professor of English, The
Pennsylvania State University
Performing Light The Light (Poems. NJ: Africa World
Press, 2004). Professor Cantalupo is one of the leading
scholars in African Studies today. His critical works on
eminent writers such as Ngugi Wa Thiongo as well as on
those Ali ahmed Jimali named "The Roads Less Traveled"
has gained him the reputation of 'discoverer' of
treasure in the African world. Professor Cantalupo read
his poems form Light The Light, and presented the
documentary on the worldly acclaimed conference, Against
All Odds, organized in 2000 in Eritrea.
Feb. 4,5,8, 2005
Music Throught the Storm
Three performing women artists of different
nationalities will share their experiences on war and
their vision for the world today during "Music through
the Storm: Women, War Music and Identity"—a musical
festival and lecture series at Case Western Reserve
University. Three events—a musical performance,
roundtable discussion and an historic teleconference
between Case and Lebanese American University in Beirut,
Lebanon, on February 4, 5 and 8—encompass the multi-day
program. Visit here for more information.
Major/Minor Fair
Exploring Academic & Experiential Opportunities
Nov. 5 , 2004
12:30-2:00 p.m. at Veale Center
October 27, 2004
4-5:30 p.m. Clark 206
Emilio Betances, Professor of Sociology and Latin
American Studies, Gettysburg College
"Causes and Consequences of Dominican Migration in
the U.S."
Professor Emelio Betances discussed many factors that
caused the Dominican migration to the U.S., including
the political crises in the Dominican Republic and
American foreign policies, and how the migration is part
of a larger phenomenon in Latin America and the
October 22, 2004
4-5:30 p.m. Clark 206
Reavis Mitchell , associate professor and chair of
history, Fisk University
"The History of Fisk and African-American Higher
Come join Dr. Reavis Mitchell in a talk about the the
challenges faced and the successes accomplished at Fisk
Free Colored School (Fisk University) that are part of
the history and legacy of social change in America,
representing the role of higher education.
October 1, 2004
Professor Constantine Petridis, Cleveland Museum of Art
and Assistant Professor of Art History
"Art and Leadership in Central Africa"
Art in Africa is functional. To what extent is art
related to power? When does a mask cease to be an object
of entertainment to become the focus of decision that
governs the life of millions in African society? And
what is the place of the women, the so-called
marginalized, in regard to art and power? Professor
Petridis, the present Assistant Curator of the Cleveland
Museum of Art discussed the many types and functions of
African art. Professor Petridis has become one of the
leading scholars in regard to the Arts of Africa in
general, and Central Africa in particular.
September 21, 2004
2-3:00 p.m.
Ethnic Studies and Asia Foundation present David
Hammack, Professor of History
"Ethnic Landscape in Cleveland"
Professor Hammack talked about the history of
immigrant settlement in Cleveland to a group of Asian
leaders taking part in the American Exchange Program.
Many questions were discussed. What is the landscape of
Cleveland today? How has it evolved? Professor Hammack
focused on traditional ethnic groups (Hungarians,
Italians) that dominated during the period of
industrialization and unionization and recent trends
affecting these communities. Various political and
demographic (suburban migration, aging population,
decline of mainstream churches) phenomena were also
(Above) Journalists, researchers, and government
workers from several Asian countries, such as Japan,
Hong Kong, China, and Sri Lanka, took part in the talk
as part of the traveling group sponsored by the Asia
Foundation. Several questions on ethnic communities and
factors that affect them were raised during the
discussion. (Left) Professor David Hammack and Program
Director Gilbert Doho.
August 20, 2004
2-3:00 p.m., Sears 440
"Writing from the Margin: Deconstruction Neocolonial
How did most neocolonial structures come about in
Francophone Africa? How do they function? What does it
entail to be a free thinker in such monolithic
structures? Professor Gilbert Doho lead a discussion
about expressing yourself. Doho knows first hand the
role of censorship. Recently he has published his play
Au-delà du lac de nénuphars (Beyond the Lilies Lake.
Ottawa: Malakai, 2004) in Canada, but has been censored
in Cameroon. Listen and learn Doho's philosophy: let
nobody control your ideas, especially yourself. At the
end of the session, Doho commented on how the new Ethnic
Studies Program directly relates to his philosophy and
your time here at Case.
March 19, 2004
"Les Immortelles"
The Ki-Yi Village Theater Troupe from Ivory Coast,
Africa, performed March 19, 2004. The troupe, directed
by Werewere Liking, performed "Les Immortelles," which
deals with the status of women in Africa. For more
information, click
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A 5-year-old kindergartner who told classmates she was going to shoot them, and then herself, with her pink gun that shoots bubbles, was grilled for three hours by school officials without her mother's knowledge, and then suspended.
The school categorized her actions as a "terroristic threat," according to the kindergartner's mother and confirmed by the family attorney. That suspension was later reduced to two days and labeled as a "threat to harm others."
Mount Carmel Superintendent Bernard Stellar declined comment, saying it would be a breach of confidence and that he cannot discuss student discipline issues.
The alleged incident occurred Jan. 10, while the girl was waiting in a school bus line.
According to Robin Ficker, of Bethesda, Md., the parents' lawyer, the kindergartner was playing with two friends and spoke about her Hello Kitty Bubble Gun, which shoots bubbles.
Ficker said the girl mentioned that she was going to shoot one of her friends and then herself with the bubble gun, so that they could all be together. Then, she was going to shoot herself again when she got home.
"This logic, which was not said in malice, came from the mind of this beautiful 5-year-old child who was playing with her friends, whom she hugs every day," Ficker said.
Someone at the school became aware of the conversation and the next day, the little girl was questioned.
The attorney said this is an example of how school officials have overreacted since the shooting in December at an elementary school in Connecticut where 20 children were killed.
"You can't make light of what happened to this girl either," Ficker said. "The incident goes on her permanent school record."
The girl's mother said her daughter has been very upset since the incident. The 5-year-old expressed fears that she could be sent to jail.
Before being allowed to return to school, Ficker said, the girl had to undergo psychological testing from an independent practitioner.
Ficker is fighting to expunge the incident from the girl's records. He did not rule out suing the school district.
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Goodson won't keep Panthers' RB job when Stewart returns
Although Mike Goodson rushed for 100 yards in his first career start in Week 10, he won't keep the job once Jonathan Stewart returns from his injury, according to NFC South Whispers.
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Home Made Christmas Toys
Got a project that you are working on that is not a tractor? Maybe a barn to hold your tractors or just fun stuff like woodworking, glass, tools, sheds, gardens, custom implements, etc., this is the place to talk about it.
Moderator: Team Cub
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Re: Home Made Christmas Toys
Seems like one of Santas elves has leaked this years toy tractor prototype.
Pete from Virginia Beach
man comes into the world cold naked wet and starving, and after that things get worse. "Gun Smoke"
Re: Home Made Christmas Toys
Wow when we were kids my Uncle Ed used to make toys with thread spools as wheels but the were never that fit and polished.
"Life's tough.It's even tougher if you're stupid."
- John Wayne
" We hang petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office."
- Aesop
Re: Home Made Christmas Toys
Steve, that is some nice work. Everybody should have a hobby to take their mind off some of what life throws at them. Very neat and thanks for sharing.
Bill, Rosie's brother, also named Ed, used to make nice toys for all his nieces and nephews. He died over twenty years ago at the age of 25. My daughter is now 28 and she still has some of the toys her Uncle Eddie had made for her. Some things you cherish a lifetime.
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Re: Home Made Christmas Toys
Very and I do mean really nicely done Flintstone Cubs And using wooden thread spools is pretty nifty. Well crafted.
Confusion breeds Discussion which breeds Knowledge which breeds Confidence which breeds Friendship
Re: Home Made Christmas Toys
Such an atta boy from Rudi involving wood is like winning the Golden Globe and Academy Awards at the same time.
"Life's tough.It's even tougher if you're stupid."
- John Wayne
" We hang petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office."
- Aesop
Re: Home Made Christmas Toys
Thanks guys for the wonderful compliments. Santa's workshop wasn't quite as productive this year as in some past years but it was fun making these little doo-dads. Rudi, are you a wood worker too?
Re: Home Made Christmas Toys
I guess you could say I was/am a woodworker. I have been a cabinet/furniture maker most of my life - 5 decades. Almost finished my master's ticket in Germany while I was posted to CFB Lahr back in the 80's, but ended up being re-patted before I could finish. Had my own cabinet/store fixture business for about 3 decades. Now I am rebuilding and I will be concentrating on the really important things in life - making toys and things for Em and the kids (well they are all in their 20's now) and my granddaughter. My whole life really has been in the construction/fine woodworking industry with toys being my absolute favourite right after jigs, tools and other things to make woodworking easier. Unfortunately health issues have put a crimp into my productivity but we are slowly rebuilding my shop making it easier for me to work in my favourite place.
I have a few pics of Santa's Workshop at the North Pole - during that posting to Alert it was a blast as I was able to make some toys for soon to be born son Duane as well as his cradle and stuff. I love woodworking but making toys really is the most satisfying. Toys I made Duane when he was young he still has on the shelf today -- which I didn't know until a little while ago.
I really would like to see more of these doo-dads of yours. They are quite unique, the lines are impressive and fluid .. perfectly proportioned. Amazing craftsmanship. I am very impressed.
Confusion breeds Discussion which breeds Knowledge which breeds Confidence which breeds Friendship
Re: Home Made Christmas Toys
Owned a Shops Smith Mark 2 for over 40 years. Used it to make wooden toys for my kids and then grand kids. Kids and wife have some of the more elaborate toys on display.
The toys the little kids really liked were the animated pull toys; frog that hopped, dinosaurs the head and tail bobbed, snake that weaved back and forth.
I have an excuse. CRS.
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Karina's Notes:
- Not vegan? Use two organic free-range eggs instead of the egg replacer, and change out the water/rice milk for buttermilk.
- I started out making this cornbread with rice milk, but now I use warm water for the liquid. It seems to rise better, and develops a lighter texture.
- If you have a plain rice or soy yogurt you like, whisk it to liquify and use it in place of the water/rice milk as a richer alternative.
- Note- for egg replacer you need a replacer that binds and leavens for best results.
- I have also baked this cornbread using a deep 9-inch Chicago Metallic cake pan. Watch baking time.
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The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands. Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum's "precious" ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities... A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.
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Much to the chagrin of the adults who caught Star Wars in 1977, or even the ones who grew up with the film in years to come, George Lucas designed his follow-up prequel trilogy with a different audience in mind. As he believed of his original films, the prequels would be crafted for children of the day. As we all know, the expansive, colorful, often-goofy escapade didn't sit terribly well with those who kept a place in their hearts for Luke, Leia, and Han.
With his first of three Hobbit films, An Unexpected Journey, Peter Jackson daringly attempts the same maneuver, aspiring to capture the essence of his Lord of the Rings trilogy while translating it for a younger crowd. Rightfully so — as W. H. Auden notes in his 1954 New York Times review of Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit ''is one of the best children's stories of this century.'' What Jackson understands and gets wonderfully right in An Unexpected Journey (and that Lucas failed to understand with 1999's The Phantom Menace) is that kids dream like adults. They harbor different sensibilities, their concept of life's big challenges evolve, but children can be captured by the same iconography as their parents — they just needed it painted in broader strokes.
So Jackson splashes his brush in paint and goes wild. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey sports a lighter tone than its predecessors — comedic routines and a brighter palette making Middle Earth palatable to the youngsters — but the film doesn't lose any of the adventure or danger necessary for J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy. The film follows the titular halfling, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), enlisted by wise old wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellan) to accompany 13 dwarves on their quest to retake the Dwarven homeland now ruled by the nasty dragon Smaug. After surviving the dwarves' impromptu dinner party — a true display of Bilbo's neurosis and Freeman's knack for physical and linguistic comedy — Gandalf and the band of pint size warriors embark on their journey.
The first half of the An Unexpected Journey is stuffed (perhaps overly so) with backstory, introductions to old friends (Elijah Wood makes his necessary appearance early in the film), and silly characterization of the new characters. Jackson loves having the dwarves in his arsenal, an ensemble who can sing songs, scarf down food, and let loose in the fairy tale world. Not since The Frighteners has the director had this much fun on screen, and it's a choice that might turn off fans of the grim original trilogy. Even the keystone of the franchise, composer Howard Shore, opts for a more playful style with bellowing vocals and brighter melodies. For kids and anyone who throws memories to the wind, it's a hoot.
If An Unexpected Journey relied solely on big comedy moments to entrance kids (and their parental guardians), it would fail. But through Bilbo, it puts younger kids in the driver's seat and reminds adults of that low status time in their lives. The central conflict is between the hobbit and the headstrong leader of the dwarves, Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage). The dynamic is like a cool kid and his younger brother — Thorin is saddled with Bilbo, the only one of them capable of sneaking into the Lonely Mountain and stealing back treasure from Smaug. Thorin lets him run with the pack, but embarrasses him to show power. He also protects him from pursuing Orcs (newly added characters who hunt the group and add a necessary amount of action to the plot) when necessary. Thorin is no Aragorn — the relationship between him and Bilbo thinner than anything in LOTR — but it's warm and familiar.
The movie is equally rooted in a love for storytelling, speaking directly to anyone who has ever been tucked in and told a bedtime story. Galadriel (Cate Blanchett) opens the film with a history of the Dwarven people; Gandalf name drops the kooky brown wizard Radagast (Sylvester McCoy) before the action cuts to his story thread, and early into their quest, an elder dwarf Balin (Ken Stott) tells a tale of Thorin's early adventures, fighting an Orc off with only a hunk of wood (flashbacks being another digestible way for Jackson to sprinkle action into the simple tale). Exaggerated details (''and then the mountains turned into people!'') even make the film feel more like a story passed down through time than LOTR's urgent, in-the-moment quality.
An Unexpected Journey doesn't have the looming danger or live-or-die stakes one hopes of a Middle Earth journey, making the film's epic nature — the movie clocks in at two hours and 50 minutes — feel meandering by the second. Thankfully, Jackson's expert direction and production value keeps attention hooked. Sets, costumes, makeup, and CG characters are once again expertly crafted, and even more imaginative than past films. Three enormous, starving orcs and a society of underground Goblins — ruled over by a tubby king with an enormous jowl — both feel like margin doodles come to life. Same goes for the film's main adversary, a frightening albino warrior who rarely looks out of place when placed side-by-side with his human counterparts. Gollum (Andy Serkis) appears once again to challenge Bilbo to a match of wits — one of blockbuster cinema's best scenes of the year — and the enhanced special effects makeover job never lets the mind question the reality.
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MLB Notebook: Posey's '12 was historically great
When the San Francisco Giants came to bat in their first game of the 2012 regular season, Buster Posey -- catching and batting cleanup -- carried any number of unknowns with him to the plate. After all, the 2010 National League Rookie of the Year Award winner was making his first regular-season plate appearance since a devastating collision at the dish had ended his 2011 campaign after 45 games, and few had any sense of what to expect from his return. Posey then assembled a blistering start to the year, posting a 1.016 OPS in the first month, returned to more pedestrian numbers in the next two months (a .768 OPS in May-June combined) and then embarked on a three-month cruise that was, by turns, remarkable, uplifting and essential to the success of his ballclub.
From his 71st game on July 1 through his final game on Oct. 3, Posey batted .371 with an on-base percentage of .448, slugged .618 with 40 extra-base hits in 78 games and posted a 1.066 OPS over the course of 326 plate appearances. This extraordinary work, combined with his efforts through June, yielded an NL batting title, a raw .957 OPS, and an historic 172 OPS+. With the batting crown, the subsequent NL Silver Slugger and MVP Awards, and the contextualizing of his OPS, Posey had emphatically filled in all of the blanks, and in the process, he turned in one of the more impressive batting seasons ever produced by a catcher.
Unlike some other iconic hitting seasons from catchers (Mike Piazza's 1997, Roy Campanella's '53, to name just two), Posey's batting excellence doesn't necessarily jump out on the first glance. For example, consider some of his numbers and his ranks (all ranks are for Posey's place among players -- since 1893 -- with at least 75 percent of their games at catcher, with all rate stat ranks compiled for those who qualified for the batting title):
His 291 total bases are tied for the 23rd most; his 64 extra-base hits are tied for the 24th most; his 24 home runs are tied for the 88th most;
His .336 batting average is tied for the 29th highest; his .408 on-base percentage is tied for the 45th highest; his .549 slugging percentage is tied for the 29th highest; his .957 OPS is tied for 21st highest.
Posey put together the 27th season of a catcher reaching a .300/.400/.500 line.
Understandably, a strict reading of the raw numbers and their placement in the line of catchers keeps Posey somewhat in the shadows. But the offensive environment in which these numbers were produced elevates his season significantly, so much so that his adjusted OPS+ (his OPS compared to the league OPS, adjusted for ballpark) comes out tied for the second highest for any qualifying player with at least 75 percent of his games at catcher, with only Piazza's iconic 1997 season ahead. The following table presents the top eight seasons since 1893:
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|OPS/League OPS
|Mike Piazza
|1.070 / .744
|Mike Piazza
|1.006 / .739
|Buster Posey
|.957 / .718
|Joe Mauer
|1.031 / .764
|Jack Clements
|1.058 / .761
|Mike Grady
|.850 / .628
|Johnny Bench
|.920 / .680
|Mike Piazza
|.985 / .738
Posey led the Majors in OPS+ in 2012, with his 172 just ahead of Mike Trout's 171. The most recent season before 2012 in which a catcher led the big leagues in this category was 1997, when Piazza's 185 topped everyone, including Frank Thomas and his American League-leading 181. These are the only two instances of a catcher leading the Majors in this category since the AL debuted in 1901.
With his .336 average, Posey joined Joe Mauer, Ernie Lombardi and Bubbles Hargrave as the only catchers to be honored with a batting crown.
While Posey's .300/.400/.500 line was the 27th for a qualifying catcher since 1893, he became the 15th backstop to join the club. And since he did it in his age-25 season, there is seemingly time to compile another. Six catchers -- Bill Dickey, Gabby Harnett, Mickey Cochrane, Piazza, Hargrave and Mauer -- have had more than one. Incidentally, among the 27 individual seasons, only Mauer, in 2006, was younger than Posey was this past season.
Mauer's second .300/.400/.500 line came in his age-26 season in 2009, when he batted .365, assembled a .444 on-base percentage and slugged .587, with each of those figures leading the AL. In topping the Junior Circuit in each of those categories, he became the first player in the league since George Brett in 1980 to claim that achievement, and the only catcher in either league to do it. It was -- by so many definitions -- a career year, with Mauer more than doubling his previous high in home runs, collecting the 11th-highest amount of total bases for a backstop and finishing with the highest batting average for any qualifying catcher since Babe Phelps hit .367 in 1936. And for a time, the season even looked -- for those who bend toward hopefulness -- like it could be more special.
On June 16 of that season, Mauer collected four hits in four trips to the plate to raise his batting average to an almost-incomprehensible .429; no June 16 had ended with an AL player holding a batting average that high since the one in 1922, when George Sisler was sitting on a .439 mark. During Mauer's next 41 games, he hit only .288 to lower his average to .358 and silence any real talk of the first .400 campaign since '41, but a .377 finish at least allowed Mauer to claim his unprecedented third batting crown as a catcher and inhabit a level almost never seen by a backstop. And with an OPS+ of 171, his season was only looking up at Piazza's '97 and '95 campaigns.
In a way, it's quite amazing to review those top OPS+ seasons once again and realize that the top four values have all been produced in the past 18 seasons. The ascension of Mauer and now Posey into slots just behind Piazza, and ahead of seasons from Campanella, Hartnett, Johnny Bench, Yogi Berra, Carlton Fisk or any of the other top-shelf catchers might lead to any number of conclusions. But for now, it seems safe, and more than enough, to simply recall the magnificence of Posey -- batting title owner, MVP Award claimant -- and his brilliant offensive season in 2012.
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Irving, Texas-based Gold's Gym announced a seven-step "anti-resolution" plan this month designed in part to "break the endless cycle of weight loss resolutions and give consumers a better road map to success — one that results in healthy, lasting change," according to a release from the company.
"Diets don't work," said Robert Reams, a member of Gold's Gym Fitness Institute. "Instead, you must look at the choices you make on a daily basis in the areas of nutrition, exercise, sleep and stress management and make a sustainable plan to change your ways.
"If you do this right you'll only have to do it once and you'll never have to re-visit this concept again," he added.
The company's seven-step "anti-resolution action plan" includes:
- Establish short, obtainable goals – "The problem with resolutions is that the minute people falter, or slip on their resolution, they quit, throwing all their progress out the window," said Mike Ryan, Gold's Gym Fitness Institute Expert and celebrity personal trainer. "Create a short, obtainable goal for yourself, and when you achieve your first goal, you're more likely to set another and stick with it."
- Schedule the gym the same way you would schedule a doctor's appointment – "The minute you say 'I don't' have time,' you avoid holding yourself accountable for a trip to the gym, making you more likely to skip the gym the next time around as well," said Adam Friedman, Gold's Gym Fitness Institute Expert and celebrity personal trainer.
- Realize that fitness is only part of the plan – "In order to achieve peak metabolism, supplement your workouts with a diet made up of real, whole food," Reames said. "Minimize, if not avoid altogether, processed meals and food items. We truly are what we eat. Food is the fuel that runs your engine, so do not compromise."
- Find healthy habits you actually enjoy – "To make a lasting change in your life, you need to establish habits that you can enjoy," said Robert Irvine, Gold's Gym Fitness Institute Expert and celebrity chef. "An easy way to do this is to include family and friends in what you do. Include your kids when cooking a meal at home – it's healthier and a great way to spend time with family."
- Switch it up – "If you feel yourself getting bored with your workout routine, think about making it fresh again," said fitness trainer Ramona Braganza. "Switch it up by trying a group exercise class, or working out with a friend."
- Introduce "It's time for bed" to your vocabulary – "The hours before midnight are almost twice as valuable as the hours after midnight for health. After all, physical change occurs exclusively during sleep," said Eric the Trainer, Gold's Gym Fitness Institute Expert and celebrity personal trainer.
- Anticipate obstacles – "There really is no such thing as a 'perfect plan,'" said fitness model Jamie Eason. "Life is unpredictable and the best we can do is to anticipate obstacles and create strategies for coping with them." said Gold's Gym Fitness Institute Expert and fitness model Jamie Eason.


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American women, who trail men when it comes to making money, leading companies and accumulating wealth, are closing the gap on at least one measure: cheating on their spouses.
The percentage of wives having affairs rose almost 40 percent during the last two decades to 14.7 percent in 2010, while the number of men admitting to extramarital affairs held constant at 21 percent, according to the latest data from the National Opinion Research Center's General Social Survey.
The narrowing gap, reported by a sociologist at Auburn University at Montgomery, reflects multiple trends. Wives with their own jobs have less to lose economically from a divorce, and social media have made it easier to engage in affairs.
"Men are still more likely to cheat than women," said Yanyi Djamba, director of the AUM Center for Demographic Research. "But the gender gap is closing."
Blacks, executives and managers, and Southerners were most likely to report extramarital affairs to the 40-year-old survey, the oldest continuous source of data on American behavior.
The main impetus behind extramarital affairs was predictable, Djamba said: One in four men described their marriages as "not very happy," more than twice the number of wives who rationalized their adultery that way.
The survey results lend support to one researcher's argument that what's been presumed about female sexuality for centuries may be wrong. Daniel Bergner, the author of the newly published book "What Do Women Want?," said cultural expectations have prevented women from having more affairs.
"Women are programmed to seek out one good man, and men never have been really well-suited to monogamy, right?" Bergner said in a telephone interview. An increasing body of science suggests that women's sex drives are as powerful as men's libidos, Bergner said, though they've been repressed by thousands of years of male-dominated culture.


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