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This is by far the best cabin we have ever stayed in western nc. It's obvious that Debbie & Dave care very deeply for their guests. There is so much to do in the area and coming home after all the journeys was so peaceful and relaxing in this beautiful cabin.our search for the best cabin is officially over thanks to you guys!!!
We arrived to a clean and inviting cabin after driving 10 hours. We were all tired my fiancee and children ages 15 and 20 yrs old. But once we arrived and seen the cabin and inviting hot tub we all got our second wind. We were running around like kids exploring the cabin inside and out. It was the most enjoyable vacation we have every had. During the day we enjoyed gem mining at Rose Creek Mining and had the best time. We would come back to the cabin and use grill. All you need to bring are the groceries. Everything else is provided. My family did not want to leave. When I realized there was no air conditioning I figured this is not going to work. But it stays at a constant 73 during the day with the windows up and at night it gets chilly. I was very impressed with how cool the cabin is with just fans and ceilling fans. The appliances were spot on from the kitchen to the laundry. I wanted to bring the washer and dryer home with me. The towels were fluffy and plentiful when using the hot tub. Hot tub was very clean as was the rest of the place from the inside to the outside. We enjoyed eating outside on the front porch for our meals. It was very peaceful with no sounds around. We would sit on the front porch and rock and look at the beautiful mountain scenery. I was very relaxed and so was the family we did not want to leave. Also we figured with all the trees around the cabin that we would have problems with the mosquitoes. WE DID NOT SEE ONE MOSQUITO THE WHOLE TIME WE WERE THERE!!! Our first night we did not hear a sound crickets or frogs. We could not believe it. We just left Mississippi and the man eating mosquitoes along with the humidity. This cabin was truly heaven on earth. I wish that we could live like this all the time. Dan was great with all our needs. This beautiful cabin over exceeded our expectations. I was very suprised that this cabin had been available on short notice. I would definitely be coming back but would like to stay longer. You will definitely be surprised by this cabin. The summary does not do it justice and neither do the pictures. This is a hidden treasure that has not been found by others. This cabin beats any of the cabin rentals around the area. It is 1/2 mile up its own driveway and there are no neighbors/houses within 1/2 mile. It was great not having to listen to neighbors argue. You are very secluded and will not have to worry about anyone bothering you. Just relax and enjoy.


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A little boy diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder wasn't expected to make it to his first birthday, but a new treatment is helping him not only survive, but thrive.
Ira Brown Junior really pays attention to what's going around him. The
boy wasn't supposed to live past age one because he has the most severe form of
a rare genetic disorder called Pompe Disease.
But now he's two going on three because of a new treatment created for him at a children's hospital.
Kids with his form of Pompe
Disease, called Crim Negative, don't produce any enzyme to break down glycogen.
It then builds up in the muscles, attacks the tissue, and causes deterioration.
Brown tried an enzyme replacement medication, but his body was rejecting it.
To stop Ira from making
antibodies, doctors suppressed his immune system with a form of chemotherapy
called Rituximab and it allowed the enzyme replacement therapy to work.
Now, the little boy is strengthening his muscles with physical therapy and being slowly weaned from a ventilator.
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Today in the Columbus Dispatch is a must-read point-counterpoint set of op-eds about proposed changes to Ohio charter school law, including one by Fordham president and Ohio native Chester E. Finn, Jr.
The debate happening in the Buckeye State over the Ohio House's charter-related changes to the governor's budget, which would dramatically undermine accountability of charter schools as well as the separate groups that authorize and operate them, is an important one ? not just to Ohioans but to choice advocates nationally. As Checker argues, ?if the Ohio's House's version of the biennial budget makes its way into law, the state's mish-mash of a community-school? program will become a full-fledged contender for America's worst.? But with so many state capitols and legislatures run by charter-friendly Republicans, the debacle unfolding in Ohio should serve as a warning to other states, especially those with a smaller charter sector and less familiar with crafting policies and laws to ensure not only growth but smart growth and accountability.
The article by Tom Needles, lobbyist for the for-profit White Hat Management group and other charter groups, is misleading even in its title, ?Yes: Many states have similar laws that promote greater accountability? (this, in response to ?Are charter-school reforms on right track??). Needles goes on to lift only one significant change to Ohio law that would ?promote greater accountability?: allowing the Ohio Department of Education authorize (aka sponsor) charter schools. He's right that ?this governance model currently exists in one form or another in nearly two dozen states? (setting aside for a moment the fact that ODE already had the chance to authorize charter schools, and blew it). Further, ODE doesn't even want the job.
Needles is misleading when he argues ?some individuals and organizations? suggest? are unprecedented, even outlandish, and will result in a complete lapse in accountability.? What's outlandish and radical, and conveniently left out of Needles' piece, is every other egregious provision proposed by the Ohio House ? you know, the ones that garnered headlines over the last two weeks such as ?Charter school amendments in Ohio House would favor for-profit operators,? ?Ohio's botched charter school reforms reintroduced. Will we ever learn?? and ?Wrong direction: Changes proposed for charter-school law would do harm to school choice.?
In his piece, Checker outlines the charter landscape in Ohio and addresses the full set of proposed reforms in the House version, which would: ?invite creation of more schools by charter operators with abysmal track records; encourage ?authorizing' of more schools by sponsors whose existing portfolios are riddled with failing schools; renew the monopoly enjoyed by current ?cyber schools,'? (among other outlandish language that would exempt charter schools from any education laws or rules ?unless those laws also apply to the state's private schools?). Needles argues that those opposing these provisions ?are not without their own special-interest agendas,? which may be true inasmuch as Checker and Fordham have lived through Ohio's Wild West days where charter schools grew unabated, and led Fordham to have a strong interest in preserving quality in the sector and protecting students from abysmal schools. Checker describes it thusly:
Ohio's law has been out of whack for years, partly because of provisions inserted on behalf of special interests, partly because both legislators and the executive branch have failed to grasp which kinds of freedom and accountability benefit kids, and partly because too many school operators and authorizers either haven't known what they're doing or have placed other interests ahead of students.
The result is overregulation where autonomy is needed, slackness where results-based accountability is essential, restrictions on the growth of quality programs and skimpy funding of worthy schools combined with a whopping waste of tax dollars on poor performers. That's why almost no top-notch national charter operator wants to come to Ohio. That's also why so many Buckeye charters post dismal scores on state tests every year.
A thorough overhaul is needed, freeing schools from silly rules while holding everyone's feet to the fire for academic results. But the budget passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday would push the state's charter program from mediocre to awful.
But, this is not a fight between White Hat and Fordham. Fordham's position is the same as that taken by the Ohio Alliance for Public Charter Schools and by the Greater Cleveland Partnership. It is also the position taken by leading editorial boards across the state.
Fordham would agree with Needles that the charter sector in Ohio needs to be more ?innovative, quality-focused and responsive to diverse alternatives,? but the provisions currently on the table would set Ohio back and this is obvious to everyone who isn't invested in the changes advocated by Needles and his sponsor David Brennan.


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Main Street Crack ends at a small tree/bush, then there is a short slabby section of rock below The Great Roof just under the summit. This is the giant roof you can see from the ground. Main Street (right) finishes in the corner at the right side of the roof. Main Street (left) continues straight up from the bush to an awkward stance under the roof, then traverses left (scary) with little or no protection to gain the prominent arete and then to the summit. In both instances, surmounting/bypassing the roof is the crux.
Near the left side of the Main Wall about 30 to 40 feet to the left of the Library dihedral look for the long, left-leaning crack system that starts just to the right of the small buttress. (The other side of the buttress near the tree is Witches Brew.)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 16, 2012
On July 1st of This Year Interest Rates on Federally Subsidized Stafford Loans Will Jump, Potentially Adding Thousands To The Cost Of Attending College
Schumer Pushes Legislation, Introduced By Senator Jack Reed, to Maintain Existing Interest Rates to Ensure College Affordability
Schumer: With Student Loan Debt And College Tuition Costs Rising, The Last Thing We Should Do Is Pile on the Costs
Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced his support for legislation to stave off an interest rate increase for student loans that could raise the cost of attending college for thousands of Syracuse-area students. On July 1st, the interest rates on federally-subsidized Stafford loans will double from 3.4% to 6.8% unless Congress takes action to block the rate increase that could add thousands of dollars in interest payments to the cost of attending college. In 2007, Congress lowered the rate on federally-subsidized Stafford loans – currently held by 8 million undergraduates nationally and over half a million students in New York. But without an extension of the reduced rate, interest rates will double for students receiving these loans, driving up the cost of going to college for New York students as much as an additional $3,800 over a ten-year repayment period. At Syracuse University, Schumer announced his support for legislation that would extend the 3.4% rate for one year, and urge Congress to take up legislation to make the extension permanent.
"Rising interest loan rates sound like nails on the chalkboard for New York's college students," said Schumer. "College tuition has skyrocketed at universities and colleges across the country, placing a huge burden on middle class families. As the economy is just starting to turn the corner, we need to do everything in our power for a high-quality education at institutions like Syracuse University to be as affordable for families and students as possible. Federal student loans are a critical resource for students to help cope with these costs and that's why keeping federal student loan interest rates low is a no-brainer. With July 1st fast approaching, I urge Congress to extend these low-interest rates to keep the dream of going to college alive for thousands of students in Central New York."
"We at SU know that affordability is an absolutely crucial aspect of assuring that higher education is genuinely accessible to students from all backgrounds," said SU Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor. "And keeping student loan interest rates down is a pivotal part of the formula for assuring affordability. We're grateful to Senator Schumer for his leadership on this issue that affects students across the income spectrum."
Schumer was joined by Don Saleh, Vice President of Enrollment Management, Ryan Williams, Associate Vice President of Financial Aid, and local students from Syracuse University who would see their bills increase if the loan rate hike is not stopped. The current fixed interest rate on federal-subsidized Stafford loans is 3.4 percent. Stafford loans are offered on the full faith and credit of the United States government and, thus, are offered at a lower interest rate than they would be privately. To receive Stafford loans, students must meet rigorous need requirements. Loans are not expected to be paid back while the student is enrolled in college or for a six-month grace period afterward. The federal government pays the interest for the period that the student is in college, unlike unsubsidized Stafford loans.
Schumer today announced his support for S. 2051, which is a bill to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans. The bill, introduced by Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island, would extend the 3.4% interest rate for one year – meaning thousands in savings for New York students and students across the country that rely on this loan program. Schumer noted that keeping interest rates low was essential given the skyrocketing cost of college.
The College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 cut the fixed interest rates on newly subsidized Stafford loans for undergraduate students to 3.4% over a set period of time; 6.0% in 2008-09, 5.6% in 2009-10, 4.5% in 2010-11 and 3.4% in 2011-12. However, the interest rates on any new subsidized Stafford loans will double to 6.8 percent on July 1, 2012 unless Congress takes action. The rate increase would not apply to loans that are currently in repayment or that have already been disbursed, but rather new loans that will be disbursed after July 1st. In other words, students still attending school after July 1st 2012 that need to take out new federally-subsidized Stafford loans would pay higher rates on the new loans only, adding to their already stacking debt.
According to the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation, the average student who receives four years of subsidized Stafford loans would end up paying up to $3,798 more over the course of a ten-year repayment term, if the interest rate is allowed to double this July 1st from 3.4% to 6.8%. This number is obtained by comparing the total amount of interest that a student would pay under either interest rate scenario, assuming that student had taken out the maximum amount of Stafford subsidized loans for four years of college and repays the loans over a 10-year period. Freshman are eligible for loans up to $3,500, sophomores are eligible for up to $4,500, and juniors and seniors may receive loans up to $5,500 for each of the last two years of school
In the Syracuse-area there are thousands of undergraduate students that receive federally-subsidized Stafford loans. A breakdown of the number of student recipients of federally-subsidized Stafford loans by school in the Syracuse region appears below.
- Cayuga Community College – 2,294 - Syracuse University – 9,483
- Cayuga Onondaga BOCES – 31 - Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES – 496
- Le Moyne College – 2,172 - Crouse Hospital School of Nursing – 203
- Onondaga Community College – 3,359 - St. Joseph's College of Nursing – 181
- SUNY Upstate Medical Univ. – 895 - Simmons Instit. Of Funeral Service - 24
- SUNY College of Enviro. Science/Forestry - 965


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This is great. We should have trails and preserved land all along all of the creeks in the general area. Good for all involved for cleaning it up and giving the creek back to nature.
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Attorney General Eric Holder's alarming '' public health crisis " concerning heroin overdoses comes as no surprise to those who are battling addiction and those who are trying to help addicts with that battle.
Ryan talks about how he started drinking when he was 12 years old, added pot to the mix, and kept experimenting with various drugs until his first hit of heroin got him higher than he's ever been in his life. For this young man, now 22, it's been quite a ride,'' suffering'' as he called it, as we spoke in the luxurious setting of Inspire Malibu's residential treatment center, which, for the record, is "Malibu Adjacent ."
Ryan has been trying to stay clean for years. It's not easy. Heroin, like other drugs, has the ability to essentially re-wire part of your brain, so when you try to give it up, you're craving it even more.
He stole from his family, his friends, used whatever money he earned to buy drugs, Eventually moving from expensive 30 dollar per pill stolen Oxycontins to ( relatively ) inexpensive 10 or 15 dollar bags of heroin.
It's a vicious cycle: dependency, trying to quit, relapsing, trying something new and different, and partly explains why 80 percent of those who try to kick opiates relapse within a year.
This time Ryan says he's ready to make it work, and I hope he's right.
Mitchell, who's 37 , is approaching one year of being sober after he graduated from Inspire Malibu. He describes heroin as a ''subtle'' drug, that kind of sneaks up on you.
"You always say you'll quit tomorrow, then tomorrow, then there are more tomorrows, and before you know if you're addicted ."
"Or dead ? " I ask, thinking most recently of Philip Seymour Hoffman. ''Or dead, yeah, and then you're really screwed."
Mitchell , who grew up in Studio City, described matter of factly that he went through his savings and most of a $50,000 inheritance in just five months at one point.
Why are they speaking out ? The interviews were arranged by the public relations firm working for a psychiatrist named Dr. A.R. Mohammad, who, as he put it , has ''dedicated his life to removing the stigma of drug addiction."
His approach, if you can afford it ,or have insurance that pays up to , $25,000 a month for a residential treatment program, combines intense personal, group, and family therapy with medication (Suboxone).
He feels a multi-dimensional approach works best, and to hear Philip Seymour Hoffman went to ''rehab'' for ten days is, to him, completely absurd.
Talking with the doctor and the reformed addicts, you really feel a sense of the huge battle these folks deal with every day: the temptation, the physical cravings, the escape from reality that drugs offer.
It's good that Holder is sounding the alarm but a lot of people heard it long ago. The question is what, if anything, to do about it. Just wanting to quit certainly doesn't seem to be enough.
(FOX11/AP) Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday called the increase in heroin-related deaths an "urgent and growing public health crisis" and said first responders should carry with them a drug that can reverse the effects of an overdose.
The video message posted on the Justice Department's website reflects the federal government's concern about the growing prevalence of heroin and prescription painkillers.
The number of overdose deaths involving heroin increased by 45 percent between 2006 and 2010, according to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, and several state governors have recently drawn attention to the impact of heroin abuse in their communities.
"Addiction to heroin and other opiates, including certain prescription pain-killers, is impacting the lives of Americans in every state, in every region, and from every background and walk of life -- and all too often, with deadly results," Holder said in the message.
The attorney general's public support for an antidote that could be used to rescue overdosing drug users mirrors the position of the White House drug policy office, which has also urged all first responders to have the medication on hand. At least 17 states and the District of Columbia allow naloxone -- commonly known by the brand name Narcan -- to be distributed to the public, and bills are pending in some states to increase access to it.
Advocates say Narcan, which comes in a spray and injectable form, has the potential to save many lives if administered within a certain window. But critics fear that making the antidote too accessible could encourage drug use.
Holder said law enforcement is combating the overdose problem, including by cutting off the supply chain that illicitly furnishes prescription painkillers to drug addicts. But he said more work is needed to prevent and treat drug addiction.
"Confronting this crisis will require a combination of enforcement and treatment. The Justice Department is committed to both," he said.
Bill Piper, director of national affairs for the Drug Policy Alliance, a group that advocates against what it sees as "the excesses" of the war on drugs, said in addition to promoting broader access to Narcan, the Justice Department should also back better education about heroin abuse and promote "Good Samaritan" laws that protect from prosecution individuals who call police to report an overdose. The organization said in a statement that it believes the antidote should be made available to anyone who might be in a position to witness an overdose, such as a friend or relative of an addict.
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From Bear Lake, this 8.1-mile out-and-back begins by heading northwest on the Flattop Mountain Trail. The methodical upward climb—over 2,800 feet in 4 miles—begins almost immediately and traverses rich conifer forests intermixed with aspen. At mile 1.6, catch your breath at the impressive view of Dream Lake's shimmering surface against the rugged mountains. From the overlook, continue upward on the tight, switchbacking trail.
Just before breaking treeline, the trail passes another overlook above Emerald Lake. Stop for views of Glacier Gorge and Longs Peak that open up to the southeast. Look southwest toward Hallett Peak, and pick out the level profile of Flattop Mountain by following Tyndall Gorge's contour to the west. The remaining 1.3 miles are a long, slow grind up Flattop Mountain's high-alpine eastern slope. During the winter or if the trail is dusted with snow, follow large rock cairns leading to the mountain's north side.
Just before summiting, (the trail junction on the indistinct peak is generally considered the highpoint), you'll pass a hitch rack at the top of Tyndall Glacier. If peak-bagging is your goal, consider adding 1 mile with an out-and-back to Hallett Peak.
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CATEGORIES MoviesIf you're tired of casually wondering who will feel the sting of Ricky Gervais's first zinger during the Golden Globes, online betting site Paddy Power has conveniently tailored its odds forum to include Gervais's potential insultees-to-be on Sunday night.
The comedian, who hosted the Globes for the past two years, famously pushed the envelope in 2011 with certain, ahem, insensitive jabs. Of course, the media attention only helped Gervais secure his third stint as MC.
Front-runner for the first insult? Newly-split Russell Brand and Katy Perry with 5/1 odds. (Sensible, topical.)
The list of potentially burned celebs runs the gauntlet from the obvious (Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore) to the slightly more obscure (Carla Bruni and Steve Buscemi). Best odds? Try Jay-Z and Beyonce, clocking in at an absurdly high 25/1. If Gervais doesn't mock Blue Ivy Carter and her parents, he's slacking.
Check out the full list of Golden Globes odds below. [via Press Release]
Ricky Gervais' First Celeb Insult 5/1 Russell Brand & Katy Perry 11/2 Madonna 6/1 Tom Cruise 6/1 Robert Downey Jr 7/1 Jude Law 10/1 Ashton Kutcher & Demi Moore 12/1 Guy Ritchie 12/1 Daniel Craig 14/1 Justin Bieber 14/1 Charlie Sheen 14/1 Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie 14/1 Martin Freeman 20/1 Michael Fassbender 20/1 George Clooney 20/1 Carla Bruni 20/1 Steven Spielberg 20/1 Lindsay Lohan 20/1 Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart 25/1 David & Victoria Beckham 25/1 Steve Buscemi 25/1 Jay Z & Beyonce


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Those of us who are involved in activism around Israel/Palestine, and take a position critical of the standard American and Israeli views of the conflict are constantly peppered with accusations of anti-Semitism; or, in the case of Jews, we are told we are "self-hatingâ€. Indeed, for Jews active on this issue, it becomes incumbent upon us to prominently and frequently argue that criticism of Israel is not anti-Semitic. It can get frustrating. Constantly engaging in the same argument is bad enough, but when that argument is over something that should be obvious — such as the right to criticize the actions of a state with one of the world's strongest militaries, which has been in occupation of another people for 35 years — the argument becomes all the more tiresome. In fact, it can become so tiresome that many people, Jewish or non-Jewish, who have to deal with it can easily become so frustrated that they cannot or do not wish to hear about genuine issues of anti-Semitism. It is fast becoming the cry of "wolf†that can portend a horrible fate down the road. The argument has frequently served to be very disruptive to opposition to American policies in the Middle East, as has been demonstrated again recently in the very unfortunate flap over Michael Lerner's absence from the invited speakers' list at the anti-war demonstration to be held this Sunday in Iraq. (see JVP's statement about this incident in this newsletter)
What is it we speak of when talking about anti-Semitism? The term itself is a source of some controversy. While the term "Semite†refers to a linguistic group which includes both Arabic and Hebrew, the term "anti-Semitism†was coined by a German Jew-hater, Wilhelm Marr, in the late 19th century. He coined the phrase to refer to a new form of Judeophobia, one which is based on purported racial characteristics. In order to have a term that was easier to pass along than "Judenhass†(hatred of Jews), as well as a new phrase for his theory and one which denied the European heritage of European Jewry, he took what was at the time an obscure linguistic term and applied it to his racial theory of Jews and his ideas as to why they were genetically pre-disposed to threaten European society. The actual term "Semite†is simply a way of grouping speakers of particular languages, including Arabic and Hebrew, and some other, mostly dead, languages. But anti-Semitism was, ironically, coined against Jews alone, despite the fact that, at the time, exceedingly few Jews spoke Hebrew. Even up to today, it has been many centuries since any Semitic language was the primary language of the majority of Jews worldwide. Arabs, on the other hand, are, by definition, Semites, but were beyond the racist consciousness of Marr, who never encountered them.
The Holocaust was the ultimate expression of Marr's racial conception of anti-Semitism; all the more so because it was different in character and nature from the centuries of persecution on religious grounds that Jews had faced in Europe. The effects were devastating, even beyond the unimaginable death and torment the Nazi persecution caused (not only to Jews, it helps to recall; millions of others were slaughtered in the camps as well, though we were the primary targets). The trauma of the Holocaust for all Jews, and especially Europeans, remains very much with us to this day. The Holocaust represented the ultimate betrayal of Jewish hopes that the modern, secular ideologies of socialism, communism and liberalism would at last free us from the centuries of persecution. It convinced many Jews that we would always be at risk, that at any moment, no matter how good things seemed, the pogroms and exile would start all over again, and that the world does and would always hate us. Entire Jewish movements virtually died in the Holocaust (including several different non-Zionist nationalist movements). But there were other effects as well, different from what one might expect. Institutionalized discrimination against Jews in the West came under fierce attack as shame over what had been done in Europe spread. It was not an immediate process, of course; the practice of barring Jews from entry into various neighborhoods or clubs persisted in the United States in the 1970s. And today, with few exceptions, most Jews live freely without any significant social obstacles to work or finding homes. This needs to be cause for Jewish celebration. We must not forget the Holocaust, nor ignore the fact that some of our greatest historical tragedies have come on the heels of some of our greatest periods of prosperity. But the road to sustaining our security lies not in fear of a repeat of our greatest trauma, but in vigilance, consciousness and cooperation with our many allies in creating a world where all forms of hatred based on ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or any other innate characteristics has no power to threaten people.
Does this mean that anti-Semitism no longer exists? Indeed, not. In the United States, many white supremacist groups (the KKK, neo-Nazi groups, Christian Identity groups and others) continue their campaigns against Jews, along with women, GLBT folks and, of course, people of color. More and more, the relative success of Jews in the United States and some parts of Europe has spawned some reactionary rekindling of late 19th/early 20th century Jewish conspiracy theories, harkening back to the infamous Russian forgery, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion (a Czarist era tract purporting to dictate a Jewish/Masonic program of global domination). Still, it must be understood that, as potentially dangerous and certainly disturbing as these
things are, they do not represent anything like the sorts of obstacles and threats in day-to-day living that many disenfranchised and oppressed people face all the time, and which we have been all too familiar throughout most of our history. Again, this should be a cause for celebration among Jews. While anti-Semitism, in its myriad forms, has ebbed and flowed over the centuries, few indeed are the periods in our history that match the level of security and prosperity Jews have found in the United States and Western Europe today. Yet, make mention of this, and many of us become defensive, as if the thought that things are so good for Jews, relative to our history, threatens to put us off our guard, so that if danger rises again we would not be prepared to meet it and survive. It is crucial for the long-term health of the Jewish people that we strike a much better balance between recognizing how good things are for Jews where most of us are living today and with being vigilant against the return of darker times.
When it comes to the issues around Israel, the question of anti-Semitism takes on much greater importance. Much is made of growing anti-Semitism in the Arab world. In Arab countries there are exceedingly few Jews, in most none at all, and all the Jews most people in those countries see are Israeli leaders, soldiers and settlers, and occasional American Jews who voice views at least as hawkish. Still, it is easy to see why people would see such a phenomenon as proof that the Arab view of the conflict with Israel is motivated not by dispossession or concern over Western domination of the Middle East, but by the hatred of Jews. When a group of people are absent from one's life, and one sees only frightening images of them, this provides the most fertile soil for bigotry. Little reason is given for Arabs to distinguish between the actions of the Israeli government, of which they see only the very worst, and the Jewish people, who are purportedly represented by the Jewish State. Thus, the proliferation of sales of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, and the occasional quotes from some Arab leaders, both official and popular, which are eagerly picked up by the mainstream media that reflect great hostility to Jews. Of course, there were those who had antipathy for Jews well before the state of Israel and even the Zionist movement were established, but it is a historical reality that, although Jews did not generally enjoy legal rights equal to Muslims in most of the Arab and Muslim world, our experience there was far better, far more free from persecution, than our experience in Europe. It might not have been a paradise of equality, but in the context of the times, the Jewish experience in the Muslim world was far better than the experience of Jews and other minorities elsewhere.
The question in the US is made even more complicated by the presence of real anti-Semites on both sides. Dispensationalist Christian evangelicals, such as Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson promote their end-of-days vision – which depends on a fulfillment of the prophecy of a Jewish return to Zion – where Armageddon will see the Jews all converted or destroyed, by a fanatical support of Israel. It is worthwhile to remember that this branch of right-wing Christianity is the source of much of the power of the incorrectly-named "Jewish lobbyâ€. The Christian Right is what gives pro-Israel lobbying its voter power, generates stacks of letters to representatives and pressures editorial boards with potential loss of circulation. There just aren't enough Jews on the planet to have that kind of impact, and, anti-Jewish rhetoric notwithstanding, the greatest concentration of power continues to rest in the same hands it has for centuries. Right-wing Christian support for Israel, motivated not by love of Jews but antipathy for us, is a threat that must be confronted, yet the major Jewish organizations have steadfastly refused to do this, because of their support of Israel. One need only recall, when the Monica Lewinsky scandal was in high gear and Bill Clinton exerted some pressure on Netanyahu to compromise with the Palestinians (eventually leading to the Wye Accords, hardly a major compromise for Israel), Netanyahu responded by coming to America and visiting his "good friend†Falwell before greeting the US President. Mere weeks later, Falwell gave a speech in which he stated that the anti-Christ would be a Jew. Obviously, Falwell is a man with the best interests of the Jewish people at heart. This is only one small example of a much greater problem.
Some White supremacists, such as David Duke, have adopted a pro-Palestinian façade in order to promote their hatred of Jews. Although these characters have remained on the periphery of the movement for Palestinian rights, some of their thinking has gained more and more momentum within the movement. This is reflected in an alarming increase in the belief that Israel controls the US in regards to the Middle East, an assertion that falls apart in the face of the facts (among many good works on this point, Stephen Zunes' recent book, "Tinderbox†is one of the best, as is much of the work on this subject by Noam Chomsky) and does harken back to the sorts of Jewish conspiracy theories discussed earlier, although in many cases, people who believe this theory may be acting out of a lack of facts rather than antipathy for Jews. There is no doubt that the lobby that supports Israel is very powerful in Congress and the media activism of Israel's supporters has been remarkably effective. It is also true that, while the Christian Right may provide a lot of the financial and people-power of this activism, the Jewish groups are providing the public face and most of the leadership. it is crucial that we keep in mind that it is not always easy to know the motivations of others. Thus, it is imperative that we attack ideas of a worldwide Jewish conspiracy as anti-Semitic while being very judicious about confusing those who are misled but are truly working for what they see as justice with those who truly wish to harm Jews simply because we are Jews.
For many, Jews and non-Jews as well, all of this means seeing anti-Semitism everywhere. For some, it creates the perfect climate to shield Israel from all criticism by equating all such criticism with anti-Semitism. The process is not always so simple. Many allow certain criticisms, but draw a line beyond which lay only anti-Semitism. It is not always easy, or even possible to know what motivates the opinions of others. But whatever one's views on the question of Israel and Palestine, elemental reason dictates that opposition to Israel's policies, including the occupation as well as its rejection of all claims against it by the Palestinian refugees that resulted from the conflict dating back to 1948 and its laws that give Jews rights above non-Jews, can and often are based on rationales that have no basis whatsoever in antipathy for Jews. The debate and discussion is a fair one to have. The situation in Palestine/Israel, while it has many elements in common with other conflicts, is also different from most in that the powerful group can easily see itself as the victim, as Jews have been for so much of our history. Progress toward reconciliation has been consistently stalled by rhetoric and name-calling. As Jews working for a future where Palestinians and Israeli Jews live together, in mutual respect, peace and security, as well against the effects of institutionalized bigotry of all kinds, it is high time that we took the fight against anti-Semitism from those who use it to legitimate policies and actions that oppress others and use it to stifle legitimate debate over issues that touch millions of lives. We do this by confronting anti-Semitism where it really exists, whatever the source, and by confronting with equal vigor those, whether Jewish or not, who would dishonor the millions of people and centuries of persecution of Jews by cynically manipulating this issue for their own ends to defend policies which are antithetical to the justice and universal equality that is necessary for Jews and all other historical victims of oppression to exist in peace and security.


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Kid Sister Steps Into 'Ultraviolet' Light
Kid Sister has announced the title and official release date of her long-anticipated debut album.
The Chicago MC, born Melisa Young, will drop Ultraviolet on November 17 via Downtown Records. The effort, previously titled Dream Date, was pushed back after she asked the label to hold off on releasing it so she could record more material. Among the new tracks are "Daydreaming," "Big n Bad," "Step" featuring Estelle, and the first single, "Right Hand Hi" (listen below).
The 12-track set merges electronic music and club rap with production from A-Trak, Rusko, Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso, Sinden, XXXChange, Brian Kennedy, Herve, Yuksek, and DJ Gant-Man.
Official tracklisting for Ultraviolet:
1. "Right Hand Hi"
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The Palm Pre might have a slick OS and stylish hardware, but when it comes to apps, it has a long road ahead of it. The Apple iPhone OS has the largest (more than 35,000 apps now) and most comprehensive native app store of any mobile operating system. And if Palm wants WebOS and the Pre to challenge Apple's smartphone juggernaut, it's going to have to step up its apps game. But Palm's App Catalog shows a lot of promise: Its design makes navigating and shopping for apps from the Pre easy, and many of the apps take full advantage of WebOS's best features.
The App Catalog: Sparse but well organized
Palm's App Catalog for WebOS can be accessed via the Pre's Launcher menu. The home screen of the App Catalog lists Featured apps and Popular apps horizontally, accompanied by each app's title and star rating. Beneath those two rows of listings, the Top Tags content appears; it consists of entries in various app categories such as Most Recent, Top Rated, Entertainment, and News.
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Another option is to use a WebOS feature called Universal Search to search for an app. Simply start typing the name and a list of matches will come up. At launch, the App Catalog will contain only a dozen or so available apps.
Clicking an app listing brings up its description, a few screenshots, and links to view user reviews or to add your own. You'll also find a link to the developer's homepage, in case you need app support. You can either purchase and download the app (if it is a paid app) or try a time-limited trial version. The apps I selected downloaded quickly and appeared immediately in the Pre's Launcher menu. If an update becomes available for an app that you've already purchased, an 'Update' icon will appear in place of 'Download' on the app's info page. Palm has yet to announce how paid apps will work within the catalog; all of the apps available so far are free.
WebOS apps: Future stars?
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Southwestern Bean Dip Recipe
Just by using different types of beans, you can make this dip as spicy as you like it. My family could eat this as a complete meal.Jeanne Shear, Sabetha, Kansas
- 2 pounds ground turkey or beef
- 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
- 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (16 ounces) chili beans, undrained
- 4 cups (16 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- Tortilla chips
- In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Transfer to a bowl; add the onion. Mash with a fork until crumbly; set aside.
- In a blender, process tomato sauce and beans until chunky. Add to beef mixture and mix well. Spoon half into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish; top with half of the cheese. Repeat layers.
- Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve warm with chips. Yield: about 9 cups.
Originally published as Southwestern Bean Dip in Taste of Home Ground Beef Cookbook 1999, p19
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This was great to have while watching the game.
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i make this often in my slowcooker until its heated through, its a hit everytime,its not spicy unless you add some hot sauce or chilles,or serve with jalopemos.
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There are not a ton of great matchups in Week 14, but there are some very important games — on both ends of the spectrum. With the postseason landscape starting to take shape, here's an early look at the biggest story lines for this week's games:
1. Want to know if the Patriots can make it back to a sixth Super Bowl under Tom Brady this season? Pay close attention the next two weeks. Media visitors to Foxborough will encounter a buttoned-up group as they prepare for the gauntlet of the visiting Texans this week, followed by the 49ers. It's as good a two-week test as any NFL team will face this season. The Texans come in winners of every game on the road; the Patriots haven't fallen at home since Week Two, in what will go down as the upset of the regular season to the Cardinals, now losers of eight straight. More impressive numbers: In his past 22 starts, Texans QB Matt Schaub is 18-4; over his past 23 (including playoffs), Brady is 19-4. And according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the combined 20-4 record of both teams is tied for the best in "Monday Night Football" history when each team has played at least 12 games. So yeah, they're good. "It's a big challenge, but you have to raise your level of play in games like this," Texans head coach Gary Kubiak said Monday.
2. If you remember, Schaub kind of kicked off his career against the Patriots, similar to how Matt Flynn earned his free-agent contract, in part, with one of his two starts for the Falcons, his former team. Schaub's first career start in Atlanta was against the Patriots in 2005, and though he lost 31-28, he was sharp. The Texans were convinced that he could be their starter and traded multiple draft picks to the Falcons for him after the 2006 season. Although it has not always been smooth, he has guided the team to the upper echelon of the NFL this season. The Texans' best weapon is their play-action pass, and it's obviously generated because of the work Arian Foster does up front. The threat of him running allows Schaub to roll out and hit WR Andre Johnson or TE Owen Daniels (most often) for big gainers. The Patriots' sometimes-shaky secondary had best beware. "You're talking about a very balanced, very well-put-together offense … between the run and the pass," Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said. "Then the quarterback is obviously a talented player that is really doing a phenomenal job running the system they run. The biggest thing for us obviously is trying to somehow figure out how to stop this running game, which is a critical part of what they do, along with the passing game ability that they have."
3. This is the rare regular-season game that merits three notes on the "First Fifteen." We'd be amiss if we did not mention DE J.J. Watt, who is in the running for Defensive Player of the Year with Denver's Von Miller and San Francisco's Aldon Smith, and this matchup. You have to think Belichick really respects and admires Watt, a Patriots-type player you could say (although Watt's agent, Tom Condon, isn't exactly a Patriots-type agent, you also could say), and will plan accordingly. Watt has helped create eight turnovers in 12 games. Five of his 15 pass deflections have been picked off, one of which was returned for a score and another that was taken back 86 yards, and he has 15½ sacks. The Patriots were stung for four sacks Sunday against the Dolphins, having special trouble blocking on the offensive right side (which is where Watt most often stalks). Expect tight ends, backs and extra tackles to be in on this team blocking assignment.
4. Are you ready for some mind-melting playoff scenarios, some of which (thanks for tying, Rams and 49ers) are a bit hairy to sort through? Here we go. The Patriots have clinched the AFC East. They're still in the mix for a first-round bye, but the Texans can accomplish a lot — clinch the AFC South, a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC postseason — with a win Monday night and some help from others (mainly the Colts, Ravens and Broncos) losing. Speaking of the Ravens, they can take the AFC North with a win and both the Steelers and Bengals losing this week. They can earn a playoff spot with a win and one of those two teams losing or tying. Got it? Onward. In the NFC, the Falcons have clinched the South but can earn a bye with a series of esoteric permutations that mostly involve beating the Panthers in Carolina and having the Bears, Packers and 49ers lose or tie. If the 49ers lose, the Bears and Packers lose or tie and the Falcons win Sunday, the Falcons will play at the Georgia Dome for whatever non-Super Bowl playoff games they are a part of. The Niners also can get into the postseason this weekend. But considering their standings-mucking tie, we'll just say that winning and several other NFC teams losing will get it done.
5. It's time to mention some individual achievements — including a couple on teams that might not make the playoffs. Lions WR Calvin Johnson has 1,428 receiving yards and is on pace for 1,904, which would break Jerry Rice's all-time mark of 1,848, set in 1995. Johnson's last 16 games (including the playoff loss at New Orleans) have accounted for 122 catches for 2,199 yards (137.4 yards per game, 18.0 yards per catch) and 11 TDs. In those 16 games, he has 12 100-yard games and four 200-yard games. Vikings RB Adrian Peterson has 1,446 rushing yards and is on pace for 1,928. Career-wise, he's one of only seven NFL players to reach 8,000 rushing yards in 85 or fewer games and only six others have more 200-yard games than his total of three. If the Vikings (who are now 6-6 and currently outside out of the postseason picture looking in with envy) are out of contention and Peterson is within sniffing distance of 2,000, he is going to plead with Leslie Frazier to give him the chance. Jamaal Lewis (it's amazing how far he has fallen from our memories) and the Titans' Chris Johnson were the last two to do it, becoming only the fifth and sixth backs ever to ascend the 2K mountaintop. The fact that both Peterson and Johnson have performed this way while hurt this season — Peterson coming off torn ACL and MCL less than one year ago, Johnson battling a bad knee and nerve damage that affects his ability to grip the ball — has made their achievements the stuff of legend already.
6. Two more individual statistical notes on the defensive side: One man who figures to go to the postseason is 49ers LB Aldon Smith. His 17.5 sacks have him on pace to break Michael Strahan's record of 22.5 and ahead of any other player through 12 games except for the Jets' Mark Gastineau in 1984. The fact that Smith is likely to face off either against struggling Dolphins rookie OT Jonathan Martin or former lacrosse player Will Yeatman at left tackle with Jake Long (triceps injury) out only makes Smith's chances of topping Strahan that much better. Smith has 31.5 sacks in 28 career games; no player ever (sacks became official in 1982, mind you) has ever had more in their first two full seasons.
7. Bears CB Tim Jennings' chances of catching Dick "Night Train" Lane's record of 14 picks in a season took a hit when Jennings had one called back against the Vikings, running his INT-less streak now to three games. Only seven DBs have had 10 in a season since 2000, and none since Antonio Cromartie in 2007, and Jennings can be the first to collect 11 in a season since a 22-year-old Everson Walls did it in 1981. If Jennings somehow ran his total to 12, he'd join rare air. Only 13 players (including Titans executive vice president Mike Reinfeldt and Chiefs DB coach Emmitt Thomas) have had a dozen or more in a season. It could still happen because Jennings is streaky. He has had his eight interceptions in five games (three two-pick games) and went three games in a row without one in Weeks Four through Seven. Worth noting: Jennings has a shoulder injury and could miss this weekend's game against the Vikings.
8. Jennings' Bears and Peterson's Vikings lock horns for the second time in three weeks after the Bears dispatched them at Soldier Field rather handily in Week 12. But it was the Bears' only victory in their past four games, and the defense looked surprisingly tired down the stretch against the Seahawks last week. "We all had something to do with that performance that we're not proud of," Bears head coach Lovie Smith said. "And I still say we haven't had many of those, but it does happen. We've just got to make sure it doesn't happen again." Whatever happens, it appears the Bears could be without MLB Brian Urlacher (hamstring), OG Chris Spencer (knee) and WRs Alshon Jeffery (knee), Devin Hester (concussion) and Earl Bennett (concussion), plus Jennings. Peterson averaged six yards per carry against this team two weeks ago, although the Vikings failed to give him the ball in a few goal-to-go situations and didn't really feed him until the fourth quarter. Expect that — with a struggling QB Christian Ponder and a banged-up Percy Harvin — to change.
9. The Chiefs' win was an emotional affair last Sunday against the Panthers, but it also had a significant effect on the 2013 NFL draft. The Jaguars and Chiefs now each have two victories, followed closely at three wins by the Raiders, Panthers and Eagles. The Raiders might actually be the worst team in football right now. They are 10½-point home dogs to the Broncos on Thursday night. The Eagles are not playing much better, and their finishing schedule includes four games against teams currently in the playoff hunt. All five teams are in the hunt for the No. 1 pick. Don't rule out the Eagles, who travel to Tampa Bay this weekend.
10. Hey, have you heard about this RG3 kid? Yeah, he's all the rage. Robert Griffin III fumbled Monday night against the Giants and it turned into a Redskins touchdown. That's how you know you're in need of a Powerball ticket. Redskins fans certainly feel like they have won the lottery with Griffin, who helps cover up the Redskins' weaknesses and seemingly gives them a chance to win every week. And every week from here on out — starting with Sunday's short-trip visit from the Ravens (about a 40-minute drive) — is pretty much an elimination type of game with the Giants a game up in the division and the wild-card looking tougher to achieve. "We know that our backs are against the wall," said Griffin, who has led his team from 3-6 to 6-6. "And even though we won (on Monday night), our backs are still against the wall."
11. Beyond local bragging rights, the Ravens could use a win to not only close up the division (they're two games up) but also to vie for one of the AFC's top two seeds. Defending Griffin — who has nine TD passes in the Redskins' three-game win streak — and RB Alfred Morris will be a lot tougher with Ray Lewis likely a game away from returning and with OLB Terrell Suggs possibly out with a torn biceps. The Ravens have been crushed by injuries on the defensive side of the ball, and they've been crushed — if you ask fans, anyway — by their own offensive coordinator. Offensive coordinator Cam Cameron called for seven passes on eight fourth-quarter plays against the Steelers, and none of those plays went into the hands of Ray Rice, who ran for a 34-yard score to give the Ravens a lead they frankly shouldn't have given up to Charlie Batch and Co. And when Batch outplays Joe Flacco, your concerns are fairly raised. If Flacco struggles against the Redskins' secondary — which just lost CB Cedric Griffin (no relation to RG3) to a four-game suspension — then we have ourselves a legit worry.
12. The Cowboys visit Cincinnati for the first time since 2004, and it might not be all bad. They have the same record at home as on the road (3-3 for both) and allowed five of their six opponents in Dallas to ring up double-digit leads in the first half. Both the Cowboys and Bengals are in the playoff hunt and each is coming off a close game against a team out of the postseason picture. In case you have not noticed, Cowboys QB Tony Romo is on fire. As hot as he was last season down the stretch. The past five games (since the four-INT game against the Giants) Romo has topped 300 yards in four of them and has a 10-2 TD-INT ratio. But the Bengals have been strong defensively — 11th in pass defense, ninth on third downs and first in sack percentage — and look like a better team than the playoff entrant of a year ago. "This team is getting better each week," Bengals WR A.J. Green said. "A lot of people said it was out of our reach to make the playoffs, but I feel like we have momentum on our side coming down the home stretch of the season."
13. The Packers might play in the tough NFC North, but that doesn't mean they don't own it. Even as things have not been quite as easy this season, they can run their win streak in the division to 11 with a victory over the Lions Sunday night. QB Aaron Rodgers now has thrown for a TD pass in 35 straight games at home, and the visiting Lions have given up 21 passing TDs, which is tied for eighth-worst in the NFL. Interestingly, the Lions might have played their best defensive game of the season three weeks ago when they met the Packers in Detroit. But Rodgers hit Randall Cobb with a late-TD pass and a subsequent field goal polished off the tough win. Since then, the Lions have blown second-half leads of 10 points (to the Texans) and 12 (to the Colts) in back-to-back home losses to fall to 4-8 and Ndamukong Suh has become Public Enemy No. 1. Other than that, things have been quiet. But ask the Packers, and they'll say they're scared like hell of Johnson (5-143-1 receiving last they met) and that every North game is a battle. We'll let Packers LB A.J. Hawk give us the clichés. "We have a tough division," Hawk said. "Every game is going to be like this. The NFC North is a fun division to be in as a linebacker. Every game is physical and I don't think there are going to be many blowouts in the NFC North."
14. Not too much to say about Saints-Giants at MetLife Stadium other than if the Giants don't show up for this one, you have to wonder what's wrong. No shame, really, in losing to the Redskins at their place. But not being able to beat a Saints team that has averaged more than 40 points against them the past three head-to-head meetings, one that has no real chance of making the postseason and that suddenly has been turnover-happy the past two games, well that would be cause for concern. And it's in New York, unlike two of those past three Saints games. Drew Brees seldom has two bad games in a row, the Saints' defense is coming off its best game of the year by far and the Giants' defense has been banged up of late. But the Giants need this one. Badly.
15. It appears the Jets have three options this weekend as they travel to Jacksonville: 1. Start Mark Sanchez, who was benched for Greg McElroy. 2. Start McElroy, who led them on their only TD drive last week. 3. Or start Tim Tebow, who missed last week with a rib injury, against a Jaguars team that might want him. Tebow might be the most attractive option. Jaguars owner Shad Khan, watching from above, coveted Tebow last offseason (while the bulk of the organization didn't, it should be noted). Khan clearly is unhappy with his team's performance and needs a ticket-seller. Tebow might be a game-changer. If he were to play well here, Khan could demand that his minions orchestrate an offseason trade for the down-and-out Jets QB. Of course, if Tebow plays — and plays well — it could completely undermine head coach Rex Ryan and his decision to diddle with Tebow as a mock weapon/decoy all season. Of course, starting Sanchez could undermine Ryan, too, as could not giving McElroy another chance. Ahhh, headache!! Whatever. The Jets will start someone at QB and we'll all watch to see what shenanigans happen. They've become a sideshow. Yet we still gawk.


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Despite gains, MLB sees much more work to be done
PHOENIX -- On the shelf behind Commissioner Bud Selig's desk in Major League Baseball's western office sits a bronze bust of Nelson Mandela, the former South African president who spent 27 years as a prisoner, fighting apartheid in his home country.The bust was gifted to the Commissioner last year by the South African Baseball Union when that contingent made its trip to the U.S. to compete in the inaugural World Baseball Classic. Selig certainly doesn't equate himself to Mandela, but during his more than 14 years as Commissioner, he has strived to better integrate and diversify MLB. "I am proud of what we've done," Selig said. "But we can do better. I want to say that at the outset. We can do much better." As Black History Month kicks off, it is clear that baseball has made inroads, some of which will be on display this season, including the one-year anniversary of the opening of MLB's first baseball academy in inner-city Los Angeles, the first Civil Rights Game this March 31 in Memphis, and the 60th anniversary celebration on April 15 of the day Jackie Robinson broke the Major League color barrier. "I think it's going to be a fantastic year," said Jimmie Lee Solomon, who, as MLB's vice president of baseball operations, is one of the highest-ranking African-Americans in the sport. Solomon helped spearhead the first Urban Youth Academy in Compton, Calif., and on Feb. 28, the program will celebrate its one-year anniversary. Since the Urban Youth Academy opened, hundreds of kids have played baseball and gone through the academy, which was born as an antidote to the dwindling participation of African-American children in the national pastime. While Black History Month is celebrated only in February, baseball's efforts to diversify are year-round, and the spotlight may shine brightest on March 31 when the inaugural Civil Rights Game will be played in Memphis, the city in which Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968. That exhibition game will be played by the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Indians. But the event is about more than just the game on the field. The two-day festivities will feature a civil rights panel discussion on March 30; players and civic leaders conducting tours through the National Civil Rights Museum; a luncheon honoring the Civil Rights Movement, and the inaugural game itself. The festivities will stand in honor of the people who gave their lives and lent their honor to a just cause, Solomon said. "It's not an easy subject to talk about sometimes," Solomon said. "It's easier to talk about something less emotional. But people have to understand the place baseball had in that movement and that we're heading forward in the future to be part of the real human struggle to attain human rights." A little more than two weeks later, on April 15, baseball will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Robinson's emergence to be staged in venues all over the Major Leagues with its focal point at Dodger Stadium. Many are fond of saying that baseball's integration prefaced the brunt of the Civil Rights Movement by more than a decade. "Diversity is very important to the industry of baseball," Solomon said. "As I've said many time before, baseball integrated before the public schools and before the armed forces. Some people have lost sight of that. We have to put the focus on that again."
These events, and a host of on-going programs aimed at re-vitalizing the interest of African-American youths in baseball, will no doubt be part of Selig's legacy when he retires in 2009 or beyond.Core outreach programs such as Reviving Baseball in the Inner Cities (RBI), Breaking Barriers, the Urban Youth Academy, Baseball Tomorrow Fund, Diverse Business Partners program and MLB's annual donation of finances, time and energy to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America have all helped MLB make inroads in the African-American community. RBI has grown from a local program for boys in South Central Los Angeles in 1989 to an international campaign encompassing more than 200 cities and as many as 120,000 male and female participants a year. It is managed in conjunction with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the official charity of MLB.
Breaking Barriers: In Sports, In Life is a multi-cultural, award-winning program teaching children in grades 4-6 the values and traits they need to deal with the barriers, obstacles, and challenges in their lives. The curriculum is based on the values demonstrated by baseball great Jackie Robinson, and is directed by his daughter, Sharon Robinson.
The Urban Youth Academy in Compton, a 10-acre, $10 million state-of-the-art facility, was designed to provide free baseball and softball instruction, as well as educational and vocational support, to Southern California youth, ages 8-17. Thousands of youth have participated in programs at the facility, which also hosted the 2006 RBI World Series.
The Baseball Tomorrow Fund is a joint initiative between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association that has awarded over $10 million in grants in both rural and urban communities to fund programs, fields, coaches' training, and the purchase of uniforms and equipment to encourage and maintain youth participation in the game.
Diverse Business Partners is the leading supplier diversity program in sports, and has resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars being spent with thousands of minority and women owned businesses.
"These programs show the Commissioner's commitment to making sure that baseball has its rightful place with respect to diversity," Solomon said. "It shows that the decline of African-American participation is something that we're addressing, working toward curbing and actually reversing. It also shows that diversity is very important to our industry."Selig, the son of an automobile dealer and an elementary school teacher, grew up as a member of a Jewish liberal family in Milwaukee that long taught and practiced diversity. As a young man, Selig can recall sitting in the upper deck at Wrigley Field to see the Dodgers play the Cubs after Robinson's debut on April 15, 1945, and was awed by the gathering of African-American fans. "It was so energizing," said Selig, who broke into baseball in 1970 as head of a group that bought the Seattle Pilots and moved them to Milwaukee. "I've said it before and I really do believe that what happened in 1947 is the most powerful moment in baseball history, perhaps even in American history." Selig never had a son, but he taught his daughter, Wendy Selig-Prieb, who once ran the Brewers after Selig became Commissioner, that she could do anything in life.
|"We need to do better and we can do better. A great institution like ours needs to lead by example. We've made great progress, but I won't rest until we do better."
|-- Commissioner Bud Selig
Barry M. Bloom is a national reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The event, held a Salem's Green Hill Park, always draws good competition as the event has been held during all 24 years of the games.
Archery is sanctioned and qualifies for world record potential so it draws even numbers of men and women.
Participants that have gotten to know each other over the years so there can be something else almost as important as the medals.


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Proceeds will be used to help finance a spring break trip for the band.
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Lately, the Tampa Bay Rays haven't been doing the greatest job of taking advantage of the struggles of the Boston Red Sox. Coming into action on Saturday, the Rays were losers of four of their last five games, and they sat 2½ games behind the AL Wild Card leader with time running out.
But Saturday afternoon, the Red Sox got slaughtered by the New York Yankees, giving the Rays another opportunity to pull closer. And the Rays didn't fritter this one away, knocking off the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2.
Things didn't begin well for the Rays. Three batters into the game, the Jays had a 2-0 lead after Jose Bautista blasted his 43rd home run. Jeff Niemann would last just the single frame, walking two and allowing a double and a homer.
In the bottom half, though, the Rays came right back, with a little help. With two down and B.J. Upton on second, Ben Zobrist hit a routine grounder to Mike McCoy, but McCoy threw the ball away, allowing Upton to score. The next batter, Johnny Damon, lifted a simple pop to shallow center, but the ball fell between several fielders, and Zobrist came around to knot things up.
Alex Torres relieved Niemann in the top of the second, and Torres would go on to throw five sparking, scoreless innings. While Torres kept the Jays hitters down, Zobrist put the Rays out in front in the fourth. Leading off against Ricky Romero, Zobrist pulled a low fastball out to left-center for home run number 18.
That made the score 3-2, and that's where it remained for quite some time. It was still 3-2 Rays in the bottom of the eighth when Damon batted against Romero with two on and two out. Romero left a 2-and-0 fastball up and Damon turned on it, drilling a home run that blew the game open.
Kyle Farnsworth turned in a perfect ninth, and the Rays won by four. With the win, the Rays closed to within 1½ games of the Red Sox. The Red Sox and Yankees play a doubleheader on Sunday, which means come Sunday night, the Rays and Red Sox could conceivably be tied, or the Rays could be a full three games back. Or something else in between.
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Eluveitie has easily become one of my favorite bands, and this album was the started. You can tell at times that it is a bit rougher around the edges than the newer albums, but it is still amazing and fun!
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I have been waiting for something like this. The vocals are alot like In Flames…almost to a fault. There are some scottish influences but if your looking for something like Clann an Drumma, you wont find it here. but its still pretty good. 4 stars.
Firstly, I would just like to say that I am a newer fan of Eluveitie and have no knowledge of the band's history such as line-up changes – so I will be writing this review based on sound alone. I apologize if I make alot of comparisons to other bands, but I feel it will help the review!
Vên is very much a first EP, it is raw and full of energy but otherwise very unfocused and a little akward at times.
The music itself is pretty solid but is much more of a melodic death metal album following in the same vein as early At the Gates or Dark Tranquillity than a "celtic" or "folk metal" album. The folk influences featured much more forewardly on Eluvietie's later albums seem to be almost thrown in as a gimmick, or after thought; there seems to be truley only a flute or bagpipe used rather than an entire ensemble which makes the later albums so interesting.
I found myself distracted on what is a pretty solid album when an intrusive flute barrage would start overplaying the guitar. Another thing which bothered me is the tempo at which the drummer was playing – there are alot of blast beats and death metal style drumming, which make the song feel like it is being dragged along much faster than the rest of the band is trying to maintain. While it doesn't sound badly, it does almost feel again like the band doesn't quite have their direction figured out (which is more than rectified on the following album "Spirit".)
The vocals on the more "metal" tracks are very undeveloped and obviously unrefined at this point. They are very spastic sounding very much like Anders Fridén's (In Flames) early vocal work on Dark Tranquillity's "Skydancer" or Ceremonial Oath's "Carpet". What does set the amateurish vocals apart is a sense of realism in them. There is alot of emotion in the delivery which fit the songs well. Another element of the vocals which are lacking on this album is use of a female vocalist which I really like on 2008's Slania especially, but it is forgiven as this isn't a true debut.
Not too much to say about the production other than it is very raw and sounds nearly identical to At The Gates 1993 album "With Fear I Kiss the Burning Darkness". This was a comparison I could not shake during the entire time I was listening to this disc.
If you are a fan of Eluveitie and want the entire catalog, then this is a must buy, BUT if you like the sound found on Spirit or Slania, I would skip this one.


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Then, finally, the five-star Rosewood hotel was built atop the Palo Alto Hills on the venture-capital thoroughfare called Sand Hill Road.
The Rosewood faces west, looking at the gorgeous coastal mountains that shelter Silicon Valley from the savageness of the Pacific Ocean (along with I-280).
Taking advantage of its inspiring location and proximity to dynastic wealth, the Rosewood built a terrace and bar designed to maximise the impact of both.
And there, the story goes, every Thursday evening, the Rosewood hosts informal "cougar nights," at which hard-working venture capitalists and entrepreneurs can indulge their more primal desires.
But last week, a fake news story sent shockwaves through the Valley:
Some venture capitalists had been busted in a Cougar Night "sting" operation, the story said, in which fabulous-looking undercover agents had "flashed some leg and then flashed their badges." The story, by "Connie Nestlebush" was patently ridiculous, but it apparently had a major chilling effect:
The Rosewood Hotel Bar was prowling with excitement last night and not just for its unofficial weekly "Cougar Night." Shortly after 11:00PM two undercover Palo Alto detectives flashed some leg then flashed their badges, taking into custody several patrons.
Eyewitnesses report that the undercover detectives were using Eastern European disguises and accents to solicit the would be Johns. The detectives were approached at the main bar and back patio bar by several prominent Sand Hill venture capital executives. One partner from Kleiner Perkins (already ensnared in a separate sexual harassment lawsuit) was apparently trying to close a Series B round of funding for a Sunnyvale mobile start-up by offering a night with both detectives.
In the wake of the story, Cougar Night apparently cooled off.
But two nights ago, reports Eric Kurhi of the San Jose Merc, the crowds were back.
And for those who have not yet enjoyed the spectacle and fruits of this new Valley tradition, the Rosewood restaurant manager, Chris Bialecki, provided an enticing description for prospective clients young and old:
[Bialecki] said he sees "all different ages, and all shapes and sizes" in the bar.
"People, men and women, they come here to have a good time," he said. "And they dress to impress. ... All is good at Rosewood."
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We arrived 11:15 and were on board 11:30 on lido. No lines anywhere at the time. Hung out at pasta bar until rooms were ready. It was nice and quiet there which helped kids relax.
Overall service was excellent. Very personable staff. They would always return our smiles and remembered our kids. Even the hostess at pasta bar remembered our kids 3 days into cruise from our first day. Then she even went out of her way to get candy for them during her 1/2 day off at port. Cabin staff was very attentive and so were our waiters.
Casino was a lot of fun as usual. First time on carnival that the dealers kept track of play at tables. Great since i finally earned free drinks. I do not play slots so i had trouble getting my points in past.
Enterntainment was good. They need new vocals at all stations. Funforce was amazing and so was the dancing overall. What seemed odd though is that they would put at dancer that is 5.1 next to a 6.4 dancer. Just looked odd.
Food was good nothing exeptional in regular areas except the tandoori. Absolutely amazing.
Slides were awesome. 42" in height restriction though.
I am absolutely sold on carnival for cruises with kids. Their camp carnival was awesome. Kids had a blast and it was even hard to get them to come back to our room even at midnight. They had parties at night for kids. For 2-5's they had glowstick and glow in the dark parties. Dancing as animals parties. Kids would ask to go to camp immediately after coming back from port. Would always want to eat at camp. (Adult dinner was too long and boring they said). Camp carnivals daily program was just amazing. Only annoying thing is they close for build a bear once a day. And they give u cell phones to use on ship. U can call other cells too. Really neat as we were traveling with another family.
I have one complaint. But its with carnival not with the dream. We always travel in balconies. This time we booked interior. They said balcony is 185 sq ft and interior is 185 sq ft. That is not true at all. We will take that up with carnival. But where in balcony room u have a couch, table, king beg, vanity, two nightstands and room to walk. In interior we had king bed vanity nightstands and no room to walk. What happened to sitting area. There is no way the rooms are the same size at 185 sq ft. Live and learn but we are never going interior again.


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Casablanca, Specials, Pool, Newer, Pets, Private,Wifi in Cape San Blas
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 8
- pool yes
- hot tub no
- pets allowed yes
- type House
- community
rates (USD)
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vacation rental description
***Great Fall Specials, please inquire*** Will rent Daily last minute only***
"What a great little house and Private" This is what I keep hearing from everyone. "Casa" for short has a great view, there is nothing built in front of Casa and the pool is just steps away. There are only 3 other homes here and rarely visited so the pool most times would be yours alone.
Newly built and completed in late 2010. - 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths and professionally decorated by Melissa of Joseph's Cottage. She has decorated some of the most upscale homes around. Casa is cute and comfortable, one of my daughters favorite homes.
So if you're looking for a newer and very modern beach home with lots of privacy and good views for your beach vacation then Casablanca is an excellent value for your vacation rental home dollars.
3 bedrooms. - 1 king master with private bath, 1 queen and the 3rd bedroom has a full/full bunk bed that shares a bath in the hallway. All bedrooms have their own tv with built in DVD players as well as the TV in the living area.
The kitchen is very well stocked with all that one would need. Laundry area sits right beside the kitchen for easy access.
Outdoors there is open deck space, a screened beach facing porch with good gulf views and it also has an elevated deck to further enhance the gulf views or great for sunbathing.
Casablanca also has a hot and cold outdoor shower and fish cleaning station under the home.
Bed and bath linens are included.
**Please inquire for special pricing on non peak and last minute weeks**
house rental amenities
Open decks and a covered, screened deck off master BR.
Outside Charcoal Grill
TV's in all bedrooms
DVD player's built into all tv's
Free long distance phone service
Free wireless high speed Internet
Outdoor hot & cold water shower
Washer & dryer
Fish cleaning station
Casablanca guest do have access to a large community pool that is shared with only 3 other homes in this private development, most time you will be alone at this pool.
activities and attractions in Cape San Blas Gulf Coast North
Activities and Attractions: include Walking on the quiet beach, shelling, dolphin watching, fishing, scalloping, swimming, boating, kayaking, canoing, hiking, bird watching, nature loving. Water sports rentals are available right on Cape San Blas. Golf is within 10 minutes, Choose from a multitude of great dining locations within a 10 to 30 minute drive. Numerous Charter Fishing operators from 10 to 30 minutes.
St Joseph State Park - 6 miles
Port St Joe - 10 miles
Historic Apalachicola - 30 minutes
Mexico Beach - 30 minutes
Panama City - 60 minutes
vacation rental rates
2013 Rates Rents Sat to Sat Special on non peak last minute bookings, please inquire
- Spring/Fall $1100 - $1600 / week **Fall specials, please inquire**
- Summer $1890 / week
- Winter $800 - $1270 / week
- Monthly Jan & Feb please inquire
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Beautiful Island House on Barron River in Everglades City
- bedrooms 2
- baths 2
- sleeps 6
- pool yes
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type House
- community Club Everglades
rates (USD)
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$ 3,000 - $ 4,000 / month
vacation rental description
Beautiful house on the east side of Pleasure Island at Club Everglades. Situated just 100 feet from the main boat dock where the pontoon ferry boat shuttles island residents and where you can moor your own boat. This house faces east and has filtered views to the Barron River and Everglades City through wonderful mature vegetation in front. It features a screened in porch, hardwood floors, granite counters, two bedrooms, 2 baths, and sleeps 4 comfortably (a king bed in 1 bedroom, 2 extra long full-sized beds in 2nd bedroom), and 6 in a pinch (2 inflatible beds for additional guests). There is a fully furnished kitchen with stove/range, microwave, dishwasher, refrigerator, icemaker, and coffee maker, washer and dryer. Two large TVs, DVD player, stereo. Air conditioner keeps the house wonderfully cool, and ceiling fans throughout the house and on the screened porch. A charcoal barbeque grill available for outdoor cooking.
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Thomas Campbell 307-690-4217
house rental amenities
- Community Swimming Pool w/ Large Surrounding Outdoor Deck w/ Lounge Chairs
- New Clubhouse w/ Wet Bar & 4 Flat Screen TV's
- Clubhouse Office w/ Computer, Scanner & Fax
- Spotty Wireless Internet Connection throughout Island
- Exercise Room w/ Treadmill and Eliptical Machines
- 2 Lighted Boat Docks/Piers w/ Power Connections
- Lighted Fishing Piers
- Island Concierge
- Dedicated Ferry 8:00am- 10:00pm
- Free docking privileges on both piers
activities and attractions in Everglades City Gulf Coast South
Close to:
- Everglades National Park
- Marco Island and Naples
- Saltwater Sportfishing Mecca (year-round)
- Restaurants
- Historic Rod & Gun Club
- Two museums in Everglades City
- Two golf courses within 20 minutes
- Trap, skeet, and sporting Clays shooting 12 miles away
- Explore the backcountry of Everglades National Park
- Fishing, boating, hiking, and bird/wildlife viewing
- Airboat rides or swamp buggy
- Double-decker boat ride in Everglades National Park
- Rent canoes, kayaks, or bikes
- Rent boat
- Hire fishing guide or go on an Eco-Tour
- Eat stone crabs during 6-month season
vacation rental rates
Minimum one week rental
Nov-April: $1,200/week....$4,000/month
May & October: $1,100/week....$3,500/month
June-September: $1,000.00/week....$3000/month
$50.00 HOA BAckground Check
$69.00 security/damage insurance charge
$100.00 exit cleaning fee
We need 20 days notice prior to occupancy
Boat dock use and mooring included in rental fee
Thomas Campbell 307-690-4217
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Top things to do in Everglades City
- Saltwater Fishing
- Bird Watching
- Seafood Dining
- Visit Everglades National Park
- Explore the 10,000 Islands
Top things to do on a budget
- Rent canoes/kayaks
- Ride bikes
- Kick-back and relax
- Photograph birds and other wildlife
- Camp on outer islands
Top things to do with a family
- Explore sandy islands
- Collect shells
- Go to the beach
- See dolphins and manatees
- Take an airboat ride
Thomas Campbell , owner


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ATLANTA - Mercer Law student Louise Smith finished first in the recent 2010 Keenan's Kids Foundation's annual Law Student Closing Argument Competition. Last year, another Mercer Law student, Michael Lyles II '10, captured first place. The Keenan's Kids Foundation was established in 1993 by the Keenan Law Firm to raise awareness about child safety. (Pictured left, Louise Smith is second from the left.)
Students from Georgia's five law schools applied to compete in the competition. This year, the foundation received numerous applications, with only 16 students selected to give closing arguments. Monetary prizes were awarded to the top three competitors. The competition was held Nov. 6.
Since the competition's inception over a decade ago, the foundation has sponsored 10 closing argument competitions for second- and third-year law students in Georgia. Each student is given 15 minutes to make a closing argument. The panel of judges includes members of the local media, experienced plaintiff and defense lawyers, and parents of an injured child who has gone through the civil litigation process.
This year's top finishers were:
"Each and every one of the students who competed in this event did an outstanding job," said foundation founder Don C. Keenan. "This year especially, the students seemed less nervous and more prepared than ever before. I am in awe over the dedication and preparation the students took before giving their presentations. We saw some excellent feedback from the judges, and I am confident this has made a lasting impression on all the participants."