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Pres Obama had flattering words for CA Atty Gen Kamala Harris. calling her "easy on the eyes...by far the best looking attorney general."—
Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 04, 2013
President Obama hit his second fundraiser of the day today. After laughing over who he thinks can totally afford to pay higher taxes, he decided to offer up this oh-so-classy and presidential remark, calling Calif. Attorney General Kamala Harris, "easy on the eyes" and "by far the best-looking Attorney General." And double-down.
Obama just riffed in how hot Cali AG Kamela Harris is. "By far, the best looking attorney general…(audience: "oh's")…C'mon, it's true."—
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Huh. Paging all alleged feminists!
As Twitchy reported, a swooning "Entertainment Tonight" host recently called President Obama a "sex symbol." Perhaps she meant sexist symbol.
How sexist of him. | Obama: CA Atty Gen Kamala Harris. calling her "easy on the eyes…by far the best looking attorney general."—
Melissia (A) (@ProudoftheUSA) April 04, 2013
Michelle Obama, in response to the host, said that President Obama has "swag." Is that what you call this?
I don't see a lot of journos writing, "President Obama, who's also easy on the eyes." Would seem unprofessional to call out his looks, no?—
Michelle Diggles (@MichelleDiggles) April 04, 2013
Seriously. But, hey, what else can you expect from a man whose campaign reduced women to the sum of their lady parts. Literally.
#JayCarney @PressSec ordering triple Scotch rt now. MT @markknoller: Obama on CA Atty Gen: "Easy on eyes…by far the best looking AG."—
Kristen McQueary (@StatehouseChick) April 04, 2013
Hello, NOW? MT @markknoller Pres Obama on CA Atty Gen Kamala Harris: "easy on the eyes…by far the best looking attorney general."—
Gary Karr (@garykarr) April 04, 2013
Appropriate? "@markknoller: Obama had flattering words for AG Harris: "easy on the eyes…by far the best looking attorney general.""—
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Sexist MT @markknoller: Pres Obama had flattering words for CA AG Harris – "easy on the eyes…by far the best looking attorney general."—
The H2 (@TheH2) April 04, 2013
Biden is like 'I gave him that one.' MT "@washingtonpost: Obama: CA AG Kamala Harris is 'by far, the best looking attorney general.'"—
B.J. Martino (@bjmartino) April 04, 2013
#waronwomen MT @markknoller: Pres Obama re CA Atty Gen Kamala Harris "easy on the eyes…by far the best looking attorney general."—
Arie Lipnick (@AZLipnick) April 04, 2013
Besides his sexist swag, he also had the swanky going. Look at the fancy pants fundraiser menu:
Menu POTUS' @DNC fundraiser, @ "spectacular" Atherton home frm WH pool:salmon gravlax, cheese, fig jam, fried quail egg, smoked Bacon Crisp.—
Carla Marinucci (@cmarinucci) April 04, 2013
What's the media munching on? MT @cmarinucci: Menu POTUS@DNC fundraiser: salmon gravlax, fig jam, fried quail egg, smoked Bacon Crisp.—
Mark Standriff (@MarkStandriff) April 04, 2013
The same! President Swag gave the media some extra kibble today.
White House journo @toddgillman offered quails eggs by the pool during Obama's California fundraiser. so that's what pool reporter means…—
Dan Roberts (@RobertsDan) April 04, 2013
RT @BrianHughesDC: Um, poolers following Obama today are eating "quail eggs and other treats."—
WhiteHousePressCorps (@whpresscorps) April 04, 2013
Must be nice. Sequester this, right Obama? Can't you just finish your quail egg? In your swanky surroundings while spouting sexist remarks?
best line from @toddgillman's CA pool rpt at high-$ fundraiser: "Obama described it, with some understatement, as a 'spectacular home.'"—
E McMorris-Santoro (@EvanMcSan) April 04, 2013
Was it easy on the eyes, too?
Obama's binders full of women evidently come with ratings. For looks.


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The petition to save the pool was started by long-time resident Dudley Dudley, a former executive councilor who has also served on the University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees.
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Not claiming that I'm the second coming of Shakespeare here, but I have a few thoughts on the pick that seems to have been in limbo forever all due to our most hated Warrior of all time: Marcus Williams.
The background: In 2008 the Warriors were in need of a point guard and found Marcus to be an acceptable floor manager and decided that since he would make the team soooo good that they could send their first round draft pick as a conditional pick (just in case it doesn't workout so well). This means that when the Warriors finished poorly and Marcus contributed a little less than nothing, we got to keep our pick and as the years have gone by and we continued to not get much better, get worse, etc., we still got to use our pick. Then we sent our 2011 second round pick to further protect it, but that hasn't helped much. (If you want a great article about this: READ THIS ONE). Now that you are caught up, you know that we are only going to keep this pick if it is a top-7 selection in this draft and gets lesser protected as we go into more years ahead up until 2015. This means that we can't trade any 1st round picks due to NBA rules until this matter is taken care of.
Current state: 2012 is upon us and we are looking the same as ever: Not good enough for playoffs and not bad enough for a top pick. Additionally this year is supposed to be a great draft, but that's where I'm going to cut in- I DON"T THINK THIS YEARS DRAFT IS THAT GOOD!!!! It is deep, but I'm not seeing any franchise players out there. I think the best NBA player will be Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, but I also don't think that he will declare for the draft this year.
So what do we do this year?
We win. We try really hard to get some system in place with the guys we have.Get that chemistry rolling and enjoy the hell out of the season. That pick is going to the Utah Jazz (as of know), so let's get them the worst pick that we can. I'd rather them get the 14th pick than the 8th.
We let the pick go. This will open up all the options for trading future picks to get a real superstar in the Bay. Who knows, we could have had a shot at Kevin Garnett, Chris Paul and even Dwight Howard if we could have sent over a few picks. We can let that ghost of an over weight, lazy, terrible shooting point guard and the only truly detrimental mistake that Chris Mullin made as a GM leave in one night as that buzzer sounds for the last time this season.


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Just select the text to be deleted and hit Shift-Delete. This will not only delete the text as you're used to, but also place a copy of it in the text trash.
Now, where do you find trashed text if you want to reconstruct it? In the upper right corner of a Ulysses document you can find a little text (actually it's a popup) saying something like "Notes". Clicking on it will reveal a menu where you can select "Text Thrash" -- and there you go. Please notice that you can't edit the trash and therefor you can't manually add items. The only thing you can do is to delete items permanently.
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Sen. Barbara Buono visited Lakewood's tent city on Thursday afternoon. She spent more than an hour talking with residents of the encampment, which is located in the woods off Route 9.
"I will not forget you," she told them.
Buono spokesman David Turner said the tour is to highlight the stories of people who have fallen through the cracks and how Gov. Chris Christie has ignored them during his first term.
Residents of the encampment in the woods have agreed with government officials on a plan to close down the camp after its 80 residents find homes.
The April agreement ended a seven-year dispute between people living in about 100 tents and Lakewood's government.
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I for one think our pass rush could use an upgrade for when we blitz 5 or more men. Before you think its because the Cardinal game last week, its not. I could tell our DEs were playing the run, a smart strategy by Fisher to try and make a 6th round rookie beat us. I think we could use an upgrade because i see a lot of pass rushing potential this year and you can never have too many pass rushers. It is the way to beat stud QB's like Brady, Rodgers, Manning, and Brees. Here are some people I could see us targeting in the first round.
Jarvis Jones OLB Georgia
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Jarvis Jones is a beast. He is an outside linebacker more suited to a 3-4 system but could make the transition to a 4-3. He has good edge setter and can let loose on the quarterback. He can help improve the amount of fumbles we cause (5 FF this year). His coverage skills are not tested too much but he has the athleticism to improve. He would be a sure fire top 3 pick if he did not have medical concerns. If he gets our doctors ok, and he falls to our second 1st round pick I think its a no brainer we pick him. (i think our first 1st round pick should be used on the best OT available.)
Sheldon Richardson DE/DT Missouri
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Sheldon Richardson exploded onto the scene this year. He has a nonstop motor and has produced even against elite talent. He has the speed (4.7 40 coming out of highschool) and ability to play anywhere on the line. He is fast and very athletic. Fisher would love to put Richardson in a rotation with Langford and Brockers. If he is available around 20 and our pick is there he would be a great pick for our defense.
Sam Montgomery DE/OLB LSU
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I am much higher on Montgomery than i am on Mingo. I think Montgomery has scheme versatility and could rush with his hand in the dirt or standing up.He is much better at stopping the run and just as good as Mingo at rushing the passer. I do not think he could make the transition to a 4-3 OLB but if he falls to the mid 20s and we traded back I would not hesitate to pick him.
Dion Jordan DE/OLB Oregon
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DIon Jordan is the answer to Davis, Gronkowski, and Graham. He is athletic enough to cover slot receivers and can rush the passer pretty well. He seems raw but with worlds of potential. Because of how good the Oregon offense is so good and blows people out, his pass rushing attempts have been hurt as he is often asked to drop back in coverage. He could rush the passer from the ground or standing up but should add more weight and strength to his frame. If he falls to the early 20s and Fisher loves him i don't see why we wouldnt pick him.
If we do not spend a first rounder on a pass rushing prospect, a player i am extremely high on is...
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Michael Buchanan was seen as a late first early second at the beginning of the season, but his statistics have fallen greatly this year with the absence of Whitney Mercilus. He also has off the field injuries involving a fight where his jaw was broken. These two factors will cause his stock to drop to where many are predicting rounds 3-4. Although, he is extremely athletic and the frame to be a beast DE/OLB hybrid player. He has loads of potential and could be a steal if he falls to the 4th round.
Here is a Mock Draft where we pick Jarvis Jones with the second first round pick and Luke Jockel is picked.
1.9: Taylor Lewan OT Michigan
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3.9: Robert Lester S Alabama
4.9: Bacarri Rambo S Georgia
5.9: Daniel McCullers DT Tennessee
6.9: Cameron Marshall RB USC
7.9: TJ Moe WR Missouri
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3.9 Robert Lester S Alabama
4.9 Michael Buchanan DE/OLB Illinois
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The AARNet "IGLEw" event for families and schools! - The Hutchins School is hosting the AARNet IGLEw during the week of 27 August. This amazing inflatable dome uses a high-speed broadband connection and NASA data to allow students to experience space and time in a virtual, immersive learning environment. Families and schools wishing to book or find out more can email
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Our 1st VIII were featured in an article in The Mercury following their success at the Head of the River.
Read about The Hutchins Sailing Team's great performance at the Tasmanian Schools Team Racing Championship here.
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Hutchins student Aaron Zantuck was recently named the school-based Apprentice/Trainee of the year at the 2011 VET in Schools Tasmanian Training Awards. Students James Norris and David O'May were also finalists. Read the article on Aaron from coverage of the Awards in The Mercury. James and David were also acknowledged with a congratulatory notice from Hutchins on the same page.
The recent launch of the Hutchins Organiser app has already received media attention, with Dr Jill Abell and student Fergus Richardson and his mother Mrs Jane Richardson interviewed on ABC Breakfast Radio. Dr Abell and Fergus were then interviewed by 101.7 HOFM for their local news, with Dr Abell also interviewed for an extended feature interview on Ultra 106.5 during drive time. For more on this story see Latest News.
Hutchins Kinder students received a special visit from The Lord Mayor after being the only school students in the state to make a submission to the Hobart City Council's consultation on a Master Plan for the city of Hobart. The student's ideas received coverage in The Mercury as both a print article and online video, and on WIN News.
Recently some of our Year 3 students became weather reporters for a morning - reading the weather report on 7HOFM.
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Li Cunxin and Hutchins Dance Troupe received coverage on ABC News locally with the story also running on News 24, Triple J, 936 ABC Local Radio Hobart, and 1073 Magic FM.
Sam Heron's selection in the National U19 Quad scull was featured on both The Mercury and Rowing Australia websites.
The Tears of Gallipoli student exchange featured on ABC News on ANZAC Day eve. Hutchins student Damon Heather, Turkish exchange student Berke Tekay and Headmaster Warwick Dean all featured in the story, as well as being interviewed as part of the ABC's live coverage of ANZAC Day. Our students were also interviewed on WIN and Southern Cross News for their local bulletins on ANZAC Day.
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Human rights activists are still trying to confirm whether six LGBT Ugandans were reportedly stoned to death last weekend in rural Uganda.
US Trying to Verify Video of American's Killing
A video by Islamic State militants released Tuesday purported to show the beheading of American journalist James Foley as retribution for U.S. airstrikes in Iraq.
Car Crash in Argentina Kills 3 Relatives of Pope
Three relatives of Pope Francis died and a fourth was in critical condition Tuesday after a car crash on a provincial highway in Argentina, the Vatican and a local police official said.
A Castro Breaks Tradition With 'No' Vote in Cuba
Yet another revolutionary tradition has been broken in Cuba: A lawmaker voted "no" in parliament.


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New Home for Herron Named
Thanks to a gift from Sidney and Lois Eskenazi, the Herron School of Art at IUPUI will be able to transform the current law school building into its future home, the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hall. The building will be named in honor of the couple, both graduates of IU, whose generous donation is the largest gift to Herron since it became part of the IUPUI campus.
Jonathan Hess, a local architect from Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf, Inc., has redesigned the existing structure to make it suitable for an art school, once the new law building, Lawrence W. Inlow Hall, opens. The plans call for adding 70,000 square feet to the building, which will include a large reception area, three galleries, 250-seat auditorium, 10,000 square-foot library, and thousands of square feet of studio space. The exterior will be made of brick, limestone, and glass with natural light filtering into studio space through skylights.
"Brain Gain": Internships Are Key to Connecting Area Jobs with Graduates
On April 19, the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce announced the launch of its "Brain Gain" project - an initiative to help keep central Indiana graduates in the region. David Frick, chief administrative officer of Anthem, Inc., Jerry Israel, president of the University of Indianapolis, and I are leading an effort to create more opportunities for student interns to apply their knowledge and learn practical lessons that are difficult to achieve in the classroom alone.
In announcing the "Brain Gain" initiative, John S. Myrland, president of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, said:
From all that we know, internships really make a difference in where graduates decide to locate. We feel the key to this is creating and expanding high-quality internship programs to improve the connection between those graduates and central Indiana employers.
IUPUI Commencement Ceremonies
IU President Myles Brand and retiring Purdue President Steven Beering, who was our keynote speaker, conferred some 4,357 undergraduate and graduate degrees during IUPUI's commencement ceremonies on Mother's Day, May 14. Along with this largest graduating class to date, four people received honorary degrees:
Indianapolis Public Schools and the IU School of Education at IUPUI recently were honored for their outstanding teacher preparation and reading programs by the International Reading Association, a 90,000 member organization dedicated to improving reading and promoting literacy worldwide.
The School of Education was one of only eight university programs in the nation recognized by the association's National Commission for Excellence in Teaching. The IPS magnet school, the Center for Inquiry, received one of only 25 Exemplary Reading Program awards and was named best program in Indiana. Our faculty were instrumental in developing the Center for Inquiry and support its teachers through continuing education.
New Communications Technology Complex Sited
The corner of Michigan and West Streets at the entrance to IUPUI will be the construction site for IUPUI's new Communications Technology (CTC) Building, the center of IU's telecommunications infrastructure for IUPUI, its state network, and its connections to other national and international networks.
It will also house University Information Technology Services at IUPUI and three laboratories to be located at IUPUI as part of the Indiana Pervasive Computing Research Initiative (IPCRES), funded initially by a grant from the Lilly Endowment.
This site is directly adjacent to the business and government center of Indianapolis. It is also near the area where our University Library, School of Engineering and Technology, and School of Science are located. The juxtaposition symbolizes the vital role that IU sees technology playing, not just at the university but in the city and around the state.
The campus masterplan calls for the block on which the CTC building will be constructed - the block between Michigan, West, New York, and Blackford Streets, on which the new law school is also being built - to be part of a new ceremonial entrance into the campus from the city.
Indianapolis - Best for Nonprofits
Indianapolis is the best city in the country in which to start and operate a nonprofit organization, and the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy is one of the major reasons why, according to a recent study published in the April 2000 The Nonprofit Times. The Nonprofit Management Institute at Arizona State University conducted the study. The top 10 cities were ranked based on 10 separate factors, including results in United Way campaigns, best places to start a small business, government regulation of nonprofits, number of fundraisers employed, and number of nonprofit management educational and training centers, among others.
Overseas Human Rights Interns Go Abroad
Ten students are summer interns in the Program in International Human Rights Law at the IU School of Law - Indianapolis. They are headed for Argentina, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Honduras, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Nepal, Northern Ireland, and the Philippines. During the past four years, 25 students have gone to more than 20 countries on six continents. They gain practical experience in international law while providing legal expertise to agencies dealing with international human rights.
Cory Elson Scholarship Awarded
"While I know one person will not change the world simply by becoming a police officer, at least they can make a difference in someone's life," wrote Toby Deaton of Scottsburg in his scholarship application essay. The 27-year-old IUPUI senior criminal justice major has just received the first Cory Elson Scholarship, which was created by Amy Elson, wife of slain state trooper Cory Elson. Trooper Elson, a graduate of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI, was killed in the line of duty in April 1999. Amy Elson presented Toby Deaton with a certificate and a plaque at a brief ceremony at the Indiana Statehouse on May 12.
Indianapolis Project SEED Scholarship Program
Rosie Bonjouklian, a local scientist, and her employer, Eli Lilly & Co., have teamed up to establish the Indianapolis Project SEED Scholarship Program at IUPUI. Beginning this fall, one four-year scholarship per year will be awarded as part of Project SEED (Summer Experience for Economically Disadvantaged), a national program directed by the American Chemical Society to encourage students to pursue career opportunities in the chemical sciences.
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Enclosed with this letter is the latest issue of the IUPUI Performance Report, our annual compilation of measures and indicators that help the campus mark its progress in addressing planning priorities. We invite your comments on the document and on developments at IUPUI.
Spirit of Philanthropy Celebration
A record crowd of nearly 400 watched on April 27 as more than 30 individuals, corporations, and foundations were honored by IUPUI programs and units to which they contributed gifts or volunteer time during the past year. The first Chancellor's Medallion was given to 14-year-old Jonathan Weidberg, who started Jonathan's Mouse Fund when he learned that his mother's treatment at the IU Cancer Center depended on access to special research mice. Thanks, once again, to Jonathan and all the honorees.
Gerald L. Bepko


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The ISO / TS 16949 is an ISO Technical Specification that aligns standards of quality automotive existing systems - Brazilian, American, German, French and Italian - within the global automotive industry. It specifies the quality system requirements for the design / development, production, installation and servicing of automotive related products.
The global automotive industry requires world-class levels of product quality, productivity and competitiveness, as well as for continuous improvement. To achieve this goal many vehicle manufacturers insist that suppliers adopt the strict technical specifications laid down in a standard quality management system for automotive suppliers, known as ISO / TS 16949.
ISO/TS 16949 was jointly developed by the IATF members and submitted to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for approval and publication, to encourage improvement in both the supply chain and in the certification process. In fact, for most major vehicle manufacturers, certification to this specification is a mandatory requirement for doing business.
This specification aligns and supersedes existing standards of the American automotive quality system, German, French and Italian, including QS-9000, VDA6.1, EAQF and ASQ. It specifies the quality system requirements for the design / development, production, installation and servicing of automotive related products. First published in March 1999 and revised in 2002, there are now more than 25,000 certificates issued in 80 countries and economies.
The ISO / TS 16949 is relevant to all types of automotive supply companies, from small manufacturers to large organizations with multiple sites (multi-site), multinationals located anywhere in the world. However, it applies only to sites where there are production or service parts. Organizations that wish to enter the automotive market must wait until entering an automotive customer list as a potential supplier, before they can proceed with the certification in this specification.


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DING DING DING! It's time for round two.
Yes, after a week of high-stakes poker played out in press releases and a Westbury Hotel board room, we can ice this ugly money-fueled talk and get back to enjoying real-life, mud, tape and blood rugby.
Crouch. Bind… crooked feed.
Here's why we can't wait for seven o'clock to come.
Matt Healy v Alex Cuthbert
The westerners' winger provided the highlight of the opening day win against Zebre with a classic outside-gas try in the corner.
Tonight, his direct opponent in Cardiff will be the much more Adonis-like figure of the Wales and Lions winger.
That's him to Adam Jones' left in the picture.. David Davies/PA Wire/Press Association Images
JJ Hanrahan is starting against Zebre
It's almost 11 months since he won his first senior man-of-the-match award.
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Connacht's captains
When Pat Lam couldn't whittle his leaders below three, we knew one man would have to stand above the rest.
Michael Swift, John Muldoon and Gavin Duffy are all in Connacht's starting line-up tonight, but Swift is the biggest of the big dogs. But sure we knew that anyway*.
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*Pfft second captain, first captain whatever. We do, of course expect Duffy to take captaincy duties in a match where he's been fast-tracked back from a broken jaw.
Ian Nagle v Marco Bortolami
Munster's lauded next-gen second row is making steady progress towards fulfilling the expectations he created for himself in the win over Australia.
©INPHO/Francesca Soli
Tonight, away from home, he'll square up to one of the league's grizzled old characters. Bortolami and Zebre want a win – bad – so Nagle will have to dig deep too keep Munster's feelgood summer rolling on.
Mads magic?
Leinster haven't named their team at the time of publishing, but we fully expect Ian Madigan to take time out from throwing balls at… well, balls to take over the number 10 shirt from Jonathan Sexton.
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Jimmy Gopperth may be proving doubters wrong – instigating flowing attacks on top of expertly managing his new club through the 80 minutes – but there is no doubt who the Grandstand in Ballsbridge want to see calling the shots.
You might see more of Felix Jones than you expected… or wanted
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Leinster v Ospreys
There's a very valid case for calling Glasgow's trip to Ulster the game of the weekend, but tomorrow night will bring a repeat of the 2010 and 2012 league finals. There's something about the RDS that really does bring out the best in the Ospreys.
©INPHO/Dan Sheridan
These are never games to be missed and, although Leinster fans will nod to a bonus point win at the tail end of last season, that was just their second victory in eight against Neath-Swansea's finest (and was delivered by an Andrew Conway hat-trick).
Nick Williams is back and we hear he's itching to get an audacious offload away
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It's your first chance to see Stuart Hogg since this happened
If you struggle to recognise him with his clothes on, he'll be the one with '15′ on his back in Ravenhill.
19.05: Cardiff v Connacht
19.05: Ulster v Glasgow
19.30: Zebre v Munster
19.45: Edinburgh v Dragons.
18.15: Leinster v Ospreys
18.30: Llanelli v Treviso
This way to see the provincial team-sheets for this weekend's Pro12 action
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Its a magic fusion that pursuits the invocationof different realities of the abyss. Like sound alchemistswe pour our sonic ingredients into the bonfire (spectator's mind)to awake the magic within us (witches, sorceress, chamans and magicians),for the potion to take effect we must surrender to see everything as part of a wholeguarded by the infinite intelligence that will guide us through thenever ending stories that universes around us posses.Create your own balance, break free from your mind structures,dance above your fears, create new harmonic patterns, be aware of thegrand cell we are all part of, open your cosmic conscience channels,let yourself be guided by the Uprising Masters, Entities and Beingsthat transmit knowledge to fulfil purity from each to the whole"Alchemist founded their science in the principle that the universewas composed by four classics elements known by their vulgar names which theyrepresented: Earth, Air, Fire and Water, and with them, they built a fifth elementwith the power of the other four in its maximum balance andexaltation"" Many have said that alchemic is to make gold and silver. For me,that's not the purpose, but to consider the virtue and power thatrelays in medicines"Paracelso"Say that when we abandon this planet, we will do it in the form ofinsects, when we no longer need our bodies, we will send our spiritslake a golden beetle swarm taking the sun of knowledge from the abyssto our new stellar home"The Invisibles
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Sicily Travel Guide: Mosaics of Palermo (Italy)
Sicily Travel Guide: Mosaics of Palermo – Description
Publication date : January 2014 (version 1.0)
Length : 65 pages
Having finally won the island of Sicily from entrenched Islamic forces after thirty years of battle, the Normans set upon creating a multicultural kingdom to inspire the world. While the Norman civilization has since faded from history, its brilliant churches, glittering with mosaic decoration, serve as enduring reminders of its greatness.
In this guidebook, we take a look at four 12th century Norman churches, located in and around Palermo: Cefalù Cathedral, Palatine Chapel, Martorana, and Monreale Cathedral. Wonders of engineering and design, they selectively borrow features from Sicily's three prevailing cultures — Western Christian (Latin), Byzantine Christian (Greek), and North African Islamic — to reveal a unique and compelling aesthetic.
For each of these four churches, we begin by providing background on its history, its architectural arrangement, and the specific design features contributed from each religious tradition.
We then dive into the focus of this guidebook, their world-class mosaic decoration.
- History. We provide the history of each church's mosaics.
- Style. We detail the prevailing style and explain how it changed over time. As part of this review, we touch on relevant symbolism and the technical hurdles mosaicists encountered. In particular, you will see how Christ Pantocrator images adapt and evolve to meet new requirements.
- Highlights. We focus your attention on the most impressive works and then walk step-by-step through them. All of our descriptions reference high quality images that will help you quickly identify important features.
- Tips. And along the way, this guide provides tips — based on our personal experiences — and links to critical online information.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: One of the benefits of ebooks is that we can easily update content and release new editions of our guidebooks. These updates are FREE for existing customers. Please visit for a list of recently updated guides and instructions on downloading the new version to your device.


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7 min min
Life Is Short
A heavy pickaxe and chains aren't the only things weighing down a daydreaming chain-gang member. Mocking guards, cold weather, and meaningless work are all trying to break his spirit. However, with the help of a fresh snowfall the prisoner is able to make an escape. Winter's unique look was achieved by shooting on 8mm and edited digitally.
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Humorous Drinking Toasts
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.
Teach him how to fish and
he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
Here's to the women who love me terribly,
May they soon improve.
May you have the hindsight to know where you've been
the foresight to know where you're going
and the insight to know when you're going too far.
Here's to it and from it and to it again
and if you don't get to it to do
may you never get to it to do it again.
Here's to you, as good as you are.
Here's to me as bad as I am.
As good as you are and as bad as I am,
I'm as good as you are, as bad as I am.
May you have warm words on a cold evening,
a full moon on a dark night,
and a smooth road all the way to your door.
Here's to our hostess considerate and sweet;
Her wit is endless, but when do we eat?
Here's to lying, stealing, cheating, and drinking.
When you lie, you lie to save a friend.
When you steal, you steal a womans heart.
When you cheat, you cheat death.
And when you drink, you drink with us my friend.
"Here's champagne for our real friends,
and real pain for our sham friends!"
When we drink, we get drunk.
When we get drunk, we fall asleep.
When we fall asleep, we commit no sin.
When we commit no sin, we go to heaven.
So, let's all get drunk, and go to heaven!
Here's to a long life and a merry one.
A quick death and an easy one.
A pretty girl and an honest one.
A cold beer-and another one!
Best while you have it use your breath
There is no drinking after death.
Be one who drinks the finest of ales.
Every day without fail.
Even when you have drank enough,
Remember that ale is wonderful stuff.
Doh! A beer! I want a beer....
Ray, the guy who buys me beer.
Me, the guy who Ray buys beer...
Far, the way to go for beer.
So, I think I'll have a beer...
La, la la la la la la. Tea?
No thanks I'll have a beer...
And that brings us back to Doh! doh! doh!
-Homer Simpson
He that buys land buys many stones.
He that buys flesh buys many bones.
He that buys eggs buys many shells,
But he that buys good beer buys nothing else.
You guys came by to have some fun.
You'll come and stay all night, I fear.
But I know how to make you run.
I'll serve you all generic beer.
For every wound, a balm.
For every sorrow, cheer.
For every storm, a calm.
For every thirst, a beer.
In heaven there is no beer...
That's why we drink ours here.
"There are many good reasons for drinking
And one just entered my head
If a man can't drink while he's living
How the hell can he drink when he's dead!"
May the devil make a ladder of your backbone
While he is picking apples in the garden of Hell.
Here's to holly and ivy hanging up,
And to something wet in every cup.
No animal ever invented anything as bad as drunkenness
Or as good as drink.
Champagne costs too much,
Whiskey's too rough,
Vodka puts big mouths in gear.
This little refrain Should help to explain
Why it's better to order a beer!
When money's tight and hard to get and your horse is also ran,
When all you have is a heap of debt a pint of plain is your only man.
Don't ask for saucepan, jug, or mug,
Down the hatch--drink it up!
But if at church they give some ale
And a pleasant fire for our souls to regale
We'd sing and we'd pray all the live long day
Nor ever once from the church to stray.
Pure water is the best gifts a man can bring.
But who am I that I should have the best of anything?
Here's to the dove that flies above
and never sheds a feather
If I can't be with the one I love
I'll be drinkin' this stuff forever
Here's a toast to the roast that good fellowship lends,
With the sparkle of beer and wine;
May its sentiment always be deeper, my friends,
Than the foam at the top of the stein.
May the Good Lord take a liking to you,
... but not too soon!
As you slide down the banister of life,
May the splinters never point the wrong way
St. Patrick was a gentleman
Who through strategy and stealth
Drove all the snakes from Ireland.
Here's toasting to his health.
But not too many toastings
Lest you lose yourself and then
Forget the good St. Patrick
And see all those snakes again.
An Irishman is never drunk as long as
He can hold onto one blade of grass and not
Fall off the face of the earth.


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August 25, 2007
Sylvester -- Conversations, laughter and children having fun can be heard from blocks away. The sounds of a healthy community.
Sounds not many would associate with a housing project. "This is a public housing authority community, and we are dispelling the public housing image in that we have become more of a neighborhood rather than a project," said Executive Director of Sylvester's Housing Authority, Steve Bennett.
This is the third year the Fall Festival was held. An event these Sylvester residents look forward to. "It's very important because if they see us all working together than it will make the kids want to come and participate," said Resident Council President, Marva Newberry.
Meat sizzled on the grill and teens danced as the DJ spun his turn tables. "We had slides, dunking booths, face painting, dance competitions and basketball shoot offs," said Newberry.
This community gathering helps keep the youth going in the right direction. "I think brining the kids in and doing something positive, keeping them off the street and away from gangs, is very positive for them," said Newberry.
It's events like these that officials say also keeps this complex positive. The event was funded by the Jurisdiction Wide Resident Council and supported by the Sylvester Housing Authority.
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|I began noticing this weed last year in the lower area of our property. It grows along with Dollar Weed. I've been trying to get a identification of it. It's possible it came from various seed mixes that we've spread throughout the years but I no longer have the bags to verify.
Wildlife seems to love eating the stuff. I personally don't mind the weed as it covers the ground very well and quickly. It's also very simple to remove as it's root system only goes a few inches deep and the plant can be pulled with a mere tug.
I'm wanting to know what it's actual name is so that I can do further research on the plant.
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|Geranium species?
Here is a link that might be useful: Wild Geranium
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|That's it. It actually looks like a semi useful native plant. Wiki says it used to be used as a astringent?
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It started a few years ago with a blog. I wanted to write about my knitting, my design efforts and other stuff. Slowly but surely, I developed readership—for I while I was obsessive about readership—so I joined Site Meter—so I could see HOW many readers I had, and who referred them to my blog. (Since then, I have learned I am (or I was!) in the top 100 knitting blogs--if anything my readership has gone up since then. )
If you are interested in knitting or crochet, it's almost impossible not to be on Ravelry. It's THE resource for knitters and crocheters. And so, I joined Ravelry—and love it. And I love that I can (and have!)been able to sell patterns on Ravelry. Needless to say, there is a link to my blog on my Ravelry profile page. And a link on this blog back to my Ravelry store--where you can buy (or download free) patterns.
Then, all my Word Nerd friends ended up on Facebook, and well, I had to get onto Facebook.
But too many people play Farmville, or Mafia Wars, and too many strangers want to be my friend—so not only am I on FaceBook—Golden Apples has a fan Page—any one can be my fan. And Fans will be treated to videos first, and free pattern, and other stuff as it comes along.
Today—I uploaded a Knitting Video to the Golden Apples fan page-- a 9 minute tutorial on how I start socks for working 2 sock on 2 circs.
Meanwhile, SiteMeter tells me, that some of my blog readership is coming from Twitter—I am not on Twitter (make that I WASN'T ON) Twitter—but as of today.. I am tweeting, too. And seeing who is tweeting about me! My twitter account is still pretty new (no photo yet)--and no followers, and not yet following any one--but that will change, too, I am sure.
Next is a phone upgrade, so I can tweet from my cel phone, and let you know that I have completed some element of the on ROY G BIV sock (right now, the cuff is totally completed — all knit, and all the ends woven in.)
Or that I have started a small triangular shawl out of some cashmere blend sock yarn (I forget who when and where—but I look it up)
Saturday, at the Mets game, some knitters admired the colors in the ROY socks—and wanted to know what yarn. When I explained—8 balls (7 colors and grey) they lost interest and expressed it was too much work to do a real stripe and weave in all those ends.
Me? I think its entirely worth it! I will have the stripes I want, and they will be perfect—even over the instep, as I work the gussets, the striping will be consistent!
By tomorrow, I will have RO and maybe even ROY and photo's of the same—but for now, just a bunch of links—and the new video on my Facebook fan page.


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Chicago-based public relations firm GolinHarris has formed a Latin America division that is being managed from the company's Coral Gables office.
GolinHarris expanded its reach in seven countries — Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama and Venezuela — and Puerto Rico by forming a network of alliances with communications firms in those areas. The group includes more than 300 employees.
The PR agency, part of advertising giant Interpublic Group, hired communications veteran Flavia Vigio late last year to oversee the company's growth in Latin America. Vigio runs the new division from Coral Gables, where GolinHarris represents the Florida Lottery, Tobacco Free Florida and other clients.


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Misleads on Unemployment
Suspicion about the federal government's September jobs report has fallen on Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, who appeared on CNBC this morning and defended the numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), claiming -- falsely -- that upward revisions of 86,000 jobs were from the private sector. In fact, the new number is entirely accounted for by upwards revisions to state and federal government payrolls.
The BLS reported that while only 114,000 jobs were created in September -- which would have translated into a rise in unemployment from 8.1% to 8.2% -- the unemployment rate fell dramatically to 7.8%. That unusual drop is the fastest in nearly three decades, and was unexpected even in the rosiest predictions.
One reason for the rise was an upward revision of 86,000 to the July and August jobs numbers--all of which came from a 91,000 increase in the estimate of public sector jobs. Private sector job estimates were actually revised downward by 5,000.
In addition, the BLS reported a large rise in the number of part-time jobs, adding 600,000 jobs to the total -- a dramatic increase of 7.5%, not explained by any other economic indicators -- and raising questions about whether the government had changed the way it counted part-time workers.
Solis was adamant today in defending both the revisions and the BLS's methodology for counting part-time workers -- relying largely on the upwards revisions for July and August jobs:
"You know, I'm insulted when I hear that because we have a very professional, civil service organization where you have top, top economists that work at the BLS. They've been doing these calculations. These are -- these are our best trained and best-skilled individuals working in the BLS, and it's really ludicrous to hear that kind of statement, and I say that because just look at the -- we have to look at what happens across the board, not just in one month, but look what happened in the last two months. We also saw revisions there upwards of 86,000 additional jobs added and this brings us now to 5.2 million private sector jobs across the board, we saw 104 private sector jobs created..."
Note that Solis describes the 86,000 upward revision as if it were an increase in private sector jobs, though in fact the increase came entirely from revisions to public sector payrolls by cash-strapped federal and state governments. Instead of shedding jobs, as previously claimed, governments have been adding jobs.
Editor's Note: Please, Solis, a former union big wig, has been manipulating the unemployment numbers since her tenure began, that's why the definitions and demographic inclusions for the U3 unemployment rate have canged almost fluidly throughout her reign. The U6 rate is much more representative of the true unemployment in the US and that stands at 14.7%. But an all inclusive rate, calculated by ShadowStats.com, the SAS rate, stands stuck at 22.8%. Solis, should either resign or stand charges...
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Hot And Bothered
Fisher Fine Arts does most things right. One thing it still needs to master? Temperature control. The last round of reading days saw FFA turned into a veritable icebox. This round of reading days, FFA is feeling more than a bit sauna-like. A sign posted yesterday reads:
The University is aware that the Fisher Fine Arts Library is too hot.
They are working to remedy the situation.
A day later, our beloved FFA is still toasty. A lone industrial-sized fan is circulating some air, but that's pretty hard to do in the reading room. So, "University," please get on this ASAP. How else are we supposed to pass MATH170??
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Remember Me
Spring will eventually come to the George Young Recreational Complex and its 18-hole championship course. But late last week, it sure looked like mid winter around the clubhouse.IRON COUNTY—Where is spring?
Where are the robins? Where are the dandelions? Where are the golfers? They aren't around here. Again, temperatures stubbornly stayed well below normal last week. The snow pack grudgingly gave ground on a few sunny days, but not much. Iron County temperatures got as high as 46 last week but only after several more nights when lows were below zero. Last Saturday: another round of wet snow. County residents took one look outside and rolled their eyes. Happy weekend! As of Monday morning, the forecast highs for Iron River this week were not forecast to rise above 41. The word "snow" was used in five of the next seven days. It's been over four months (Dec. 3) since we last saw a high in the 50s. With schools closed last week, many families took advantage of the chance for a quick vacation someplace warm. They came back over the weekend, along with some returning snowbirds, who may have been afraid they would completely miss out on winter while vacationing in warmer places No need to worry! April is when snowmobiles get packed away until next winter. (Trail clubs don't get paid for grooming after April 1.) It's when Little League tryouts take place and high school teams get ready for track season. All those outdoor sports venues were encased in white last week. So were the golf courses. You couldn't even drive to the clubhouse at Iron River Country Club last week. Persistent northwest winds had partially drifted the drive shut. At George Young Recreational Complex, the parking lots and cart paths were bare and ready for traffic. But with over a foot of unmelted snow on the fairways nearby, nobody is phoning in for tee times. It's clearly going to be a few more weeks until the snow is melted and the fairways and greens are ready for action. How are our area's golfers dealing with this? A quick, unscientific survey last week showed their mood varies from glum to philosophical. "There's nothing you can do about it," said Randy Jacobs philsophically. "Let 'er go. It doesn't bother me either way. "It's going to go when it goes. You've got to find something to do. I have my camp, and I get to do things like that." Dr. R.K. Atanasoff understands how impatient everyone—golfers and non-golfers alike—are getting. "This time of the year, it's very difficult to keep your sanity," he said. "Golfers are chomping at the bit to get out there!" Atanasoff has been biding his time. "I polish my golf clubs up. I look at them. I change my grips. I'm exercising, getting ready for the season." But he won't have to wait as long as most people—he is part of a group of eight who are heading off to Nevada, about 80 miles north of Las Vegas. They have been planning their golfing vacation since last fall. "There's a little light at the end of the tunnel—because now we have something to look forward to." But what if they get back home and the snow hasn't melted? "Oh, it better melt! Oh!" Pete Gasperini reported he is "just hanging in there—that's all we can do." He is working part-time and catching up on household projects. And his wife, Pam? "She's not very happy. She can't wait for the snows to melt." This winter, he said, wasn't too bad—at first. "In January, I still had grass showing in my yard. Then we just got nailed." Last year, Gasperini said, Iron River Country Club opened on April 1. "Usually, it's mid April. A couple years ago, we had to wait till May 1, and this year it's not looking any better." His advice to golfers: "Don't look at the weather map." JoAnn Sleeman said she hasn't been bothered at all by the slow spring—she works at Ski Brule, where skiers delight in the extended winter season. "It made more work for me, compared to last year! Last year, I lost quite a few weeks at work because we had that warm weather." Meanwhile, her husband, Duane Sleeman, said he has been busying himself with "these domestic chores that I put off all winter. I'm just trying to occupy my time so I don't go nuts!" The Sleemans got some golf in during a short Florida trip. Last year, they golfed in Eagle River on the last Thursday in March. Their first round in Iron River was the first Thursday in April. "We'll be lucky to play in another month the way things are going," Duane groused. "I know once it turns around, it doesn't take too long. But I'd be surprised to play in four weeks." Still, the women's club at Iron River Country Club will start getting together during the final week in April—if only to play cards and socialize. The men's club will likely do the same. March 2012 brought record warm temperatures to Iron County and much of the Upper Midwest. Iron River had six highs in the 70s. All the snow was gone by the middle of March. In 2011, the snow was gone by early April. In 2010, mid-March. In 2009, the snowpack was gone by March 22, followed by a big storm in late April. This spring may be more like 2008, when a 12-inch April Fool's Day storm increased the snow depth to 18 inches. It had melted down to two before another storm dumped 12 more inches over four days. That year, the snow wasn't gone for good until April 21. "It's coming," Duane Sleeman said. "The calendar's on our side, whether the weather or not. We know it's coming."
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I know a lot of us are familiar with the offensive system that has been synonymous with Texas Tech for the past decade and a half. What I intend to do is to break down the system so we can understand what works, when it works and why.
To start, I want to let you know regardless of how much I may ramble and how much knowledge I may drop on you, this is a pretty simple offense once you know how the pieces work together.
Let's look at 3 of the most common formations you will see Tech run.
This is a pretty standard formation (it's actually a shift from the "Doubles" or "Spread" formation). This was the first 'normal' formation used this season vs. SMU (the first being from the pistol, which I'm we'll cover much later). Let's look at the positions to start:
X - outside receiver, will almost ALWAYS be on the left of the formation. Only exception would be if the formation was modified or was put in motion. The X position has been played by Eric Ward these past two seasons. Previous X receivers have included Marcus Kennard, Detron Lewis, Lyle Leong and Edward Britton.
Z - outside receiver, much like the X, will almost ALWAYS be on the right of the formation. The Z position has been played by Bradley Marquez and Reginald Davis this year. Previous Z receivers have included Darrin Moore, Javon Bell and Michael Crabtree.
Those are the 2 true wide receivers in the offense. The remaining 3 offensive skill players, besides the QB, are hybrid- or flex-type players.
Y - inside receiver; tight end. This has always been a hybrid position and Texas Tech was lucky enough to have a hybrid player fill this position the past 3 years in Jace Amaro. The Y is normally the 3rd receiver in the formation (being the only other receiver other than X & Z when there are 2 RBs). From what I can tell from tendencies in personnel this past season, these are your better route running and catching inside receivers, i.e. Jace Amaro, Jordan Davis (shown above) and Dylan Cantrell. If you are concerning yourself with formation strengths and how that is determined, it is almost always determined where Y lines up.
H - inside receiver. Unlike the outside receivers, the inside receivers are moved all over the field; left, right, or subbed. This past year, the H has been the smaller, speed receiver and the 2nd RB position. In the above picture, Sadale Foster is lined up in the slot, but in the previous play he was in the backfield (just a glimpse at the flexibility of this system). Jakeem Grant was the other main player that lined up at H this season. H is the fourth receiver in the formation.
F - running back, 5th receiver. We saw Texas Tech roll out with a 5-wide set plenty of times this year. This receiver is the F, normally the running back. With 2 RBs, the F is the primary back.
This is the standard 5-wide set, known as "Gator (right)," right denoting the formation strength, or where the Y is lined up. For demonstration's sake: X - Eric Ward; F - Sadale Foster; Y - Jace Amaro; H - Jakeem Grant; Z - Bradley Marquez. In this formation, there seemed to be a pretty steady rotation between Sadale Foster, Jakeem Grant and Jordan Davis for the F and H positions.
Finally, this is Trips (left), again, formation strength being based on where Y lines up. X - Eric Ward; H - Jordan Davis; Y Jace Amaro; F - Kenny Williams; Z - Bradley Marquez.
Without the charting and stats sitting in front of me (and not having the time to chart 13 games for this post), Texas Tech ran a mojority of it's plays from a Trips formation, followed by a Gator formation, then a Doubles/Spread formation, and lastly a pistol variant (although it was used sparingly enough, it barely rates ahead of special formations like the goal line sets).
Now, you may be wondering if the F (running back) position has anything to do with how the formation is aligned. Normally, when a running back is in the F position, it makes very little impact on the play. Most of the receivers can motion and shift pre-snap with little impact on the actual play, F having the least amount (excluding screens and swings). In most situations, the first read the F player makes is pass protection anyways. The QB will line the F up for protection purposes first, and then if there are no rushing threats, F will release into the pattern.
That's it. Now you know the formations the offense will run a super majority of their plays out of.
Next time, we will look into common offensive plays; what they look like, how they're run, when and why.


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Pew Poll Shows Americans' Outlook on Racial EqualityBy Lawayne Childrey | Published 26 Aug 2013 06:13am |
A new survey by the Pew Research Center finds that since the historic March on Washington fewer than half of all Americans say the country has made substantial progress toward racial equality. This week marks the 50th Anniversary of the famous march and about the same number say that a lot more remains to be done.
Since the 1963 March on Washington a large gap still remains between whites and blacks on many different measures including education, voter participation and life expectancy. That's according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center. Richard Morin co-authored the study. He says one of the most sobering aspects deals with household income.
"The gap there has increased from about $19,000 in 1960 to to $27,000 now even as both races overall have made improvements in their income, it's just like the tide is raising both ships, seems to be raising the White ship a little bit more than the Black," says Morin.
Susan Glissen, Director of the Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation at the University of Mississippi says part of the challenge lies in the misunderstanding of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I have a Dream" speech.
"In fact, the theme of the March on Washington was for jobs and freedom and I think people focus more on the sort of personal interaction, judging my children by the content of their character and not by their skin color and we forget the larger instiutional issues that continue to plague us," says Glissen.
It's an issue that greatly concerns civil rights activist, Reverend John Cameron, Pastor of Greater Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Jackson.
"The hoods are off, but the activity still goes on in 2 and 3 piece suits. You will be denied loans at the bank, you will be denied promotions on jobs, by saying you are either overly qualified or not qualified enough yet people are hired who do not have your qualificationm" says Cameron. "So I think this is our new thrust, we have not arrived yet, but we are on our way,"
Only about 1 in 4 African-Americans say the situation of Blacks is better now than it was just five years ago. That's down sharply from the Pew survey in 2009.
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- Alexis de Tocqueville
Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest of these: It Might Have Been." --John Greenleaf Whittier
The pundit world will now eviscerate Mitt Romney, a man who, had he garnered just a few hundred thousand more votes in a few key districts, would have been hailed as political genius. Instead, his every fault will be examined, his mistakes magnified and his defeat decreed to be, in retrospect, inevitable.
Romney was not my first choice. I had been hoping for Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels. But in the course of the long campaign, I had come to admire Romney immensely....


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Sunday, January 31, 2010
Apocalyptic Fiction and you
He'd had this feeling before, beyond the dullness and the despair. The world shrinking down about a raw core of parsible entities. The names of things slowly following those things into oblivion. Colors. The names of Birds. Things to eat. Finally the names of things one believed to be true. More fragile than he would have thought. How much was gone already? The scared idiom shorn of its referents and so of its reality. Drawing down like something trying to preserve heat. In time to wink out forever.
-The Road by Cormac McCarthy
I fancy a good disaster novel. Whether it's about a dome dropped over a small unsuspecting NE town and the malevolent hijinks that result, the collapse of the state, the rule of law and the power grid after a small scale nuclear attack or the worst case scenario-- it's all gone to shit but you didn't die and now your first decision upon waking each day is whether or not to commit suicide. The first thing to go in all these instances is power and communication, followed by the rule of law followed quickly by the establishment of tribes of varying flavors. Also varied is the degree to which these new protectionist social structures, usually formed around a guy with a rifle and the willingness to use it, abandon or strive to maintain their humanity. On the one side you may have predatory bands of cannibals that hunt and raise humans for meat. On the other side you may have communities that resolve to bring back the rule of law, fix the water lines and warily soldier on into a new reality.
For some, these books are unbearable. Lots of people can't even confront the reality of what's on their dinner plate never mind the realistic possibility of nuclear annihilation but in a nuclear age, nuclear conflict is not just possible but likely, even inevitable. In the same way I think people should have to watch The Pianist or some other holocaust movie at least once a year to remind ourselves how fast a ball can run downhill, it should be obligatory for everyone to contemplate the end game of nuclear "deterrence". In the likely event that we are affected either nominally or grievously by a nuclear assault, will anyone stand up and say "that was totally worth it"? Not just worth the death and destruction and dislocation but the spineless and unconsidered tacit agreement not to demand the alternative? This is what I think of as I listen to people argue about keeping a poorly managed, leaky 40 year old nuclear plant open because they are afraid electrical rates might go up in the short term. How embarrassed are you guys going to feel when something goes wrong and your dead?
The ability to look forward and see where your current path leads and decide in the present (because that's where all the options are, folks!) to change your direction is a sign of maturity and is the hallmark of a society that is interested in long term survival over short term luxury or entertainment (has war not become a form of entertainment: aggrandized, abstracted and denuded of consequence?) Be aware: I have no illusions. Most of American society is incapable of prophylactic reorganization (Billy Bob! It's what's for dinner, y'all!) but for those of us better nourished or better educated or just less indoctrinated, we must contemplate these almost inevitable circumstances if we are to engender the necessary will to change course.
What have I learned (and I do look at these novels as training manuals of a sort) from watching the world severely disrupted if not destroyed over and over again? First, when the lights go out and the gas runs out you should have some idea of how you are going to feed yourself and how you are going to provision yourself with fresh water. Fashioning a generator out of spare car parts may be in your future but you aren't going to get there if you don't eat and you'll also be much less likely to kill or be killed by a neighbor if you aren't worried about starving. Clearly, communities that have food and water contingency plans will be slower to fall into savage chaos. So, whether or not you'll be looked at as an alarmist or a freak for tearing up your lawn and planting apples trees or cutting down your towering Norway Maple to get some sun to your gardens or installing a cistern or simply by taking the time to imagine how you'll get through a short term supply chain disruption, it behooves us to go to that dark place and consider our options. Second, we live under a very thin veneer of civility due to being conditioned to be fairly helpless. When the state withers and the dictum stops being handed down, those who know their neighbors and have some knowledge of the art of local decision making will be less likely to fall under the thumb of the cunning and vicious ruler of next resort. Third, a rifle is probably a good idea.
The wisdom of a soft bunker mentality aside, the deepest value of these stories lies in the reiteration of what remains when the rest falls away. No one gives a shit about technology or any of the other attributes of our non-negotiable American lifestyle. After a relatively short period of time the new normal gets accepted and the ache for the noise of the old world (if not the people that used to be in it) falls away to some degree. The only desire that endures is the desire to see families and communities carry on in the noblest manner circumstances allow. There is nothing to stop us from embracing those values now and reducing the pressures on our survival while we've still got some options.
The only question I'm left with is whether, despite our amazing capacity for love and our tremendous will to survive, we are suicidal. At the moment of decision, whether it's the decision of very highly evolved aliens to play a game of burn the ants with the inhabitants of the small New England town (it's a global warming metaphor) or the decision to exercise the nuclear option in the middle east (war is peace. freedom is slavery. ignorance is strength.) the old paradigm is erased. Is it our ignorance or some deeper hierarchical hive mentality that prevents us from disposing of the paradigm BEFORE the air is filled with fire and ash?
Update re: my hive theory
from Chris Hedges The Information Super Sewer
"The crowd phenomenon exists, but the hive does not exist...There are some things crowds can do, such as count the jelly beans in the jar or guess the weight of the ox," Lanier added. "I acknowledge this phenomenon is real. But I propose that the line between when crowds can think effectively as a crowd and when they can't is a little different. If you read [James] Surowiecki's "The Wisdom of Crowds," he, as well as other theorists, say that if you want a crowd to be wise the key is to reduce the communication flow between the members so they do not influence each other, so they are truly independent and have separate sample points. It brings up an interesting paradox. The starting point for online crowd enthusiasts is that connection is good and everyone should be connected. But when they talk about what makes a crowd smart they say people should not be talking to each other. They should be isolated. There is a contradiction there. What makes a crowd smart is the type of question you ask. If you ask a group of informed people to choose a single numeric value such as the weight of an ox and they all have some reason to have a theory that is not entirely crazy they will center on the answer. You can get something useful. This phenomenon is what accounts for price fitting in capitalism. This is how markets can function. If you ask them to create anything, if you ask them to do something constructive or synthetic or engage in compound reasoning then they will fail. Then you get something dull or an averaging out. One danger of the crowd is violence, which is when they turn into a mob. The other is dullness or mundaneness, when you design by committee."
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The observation of how quickly we could all be reduced to primitivism says much about how close we remain to the primitive; all our LED's and 3G networks notwithstanding. This is certainly because civilization is not an accomplishment, but rather a commitment, like physical fitness or a good marriage; if you let yourself go, things fall apart, as the man says, not with a bang, but with a whimper,ReplyDelete
Beware the zombie apocalypse!
We have nuclear relicensing boondoggle here in NJ as well, Oyster Creek. The first civilian reactor, now 40+ years, past any rational lifespan, with lots of proven safety deficiencies, a proven poisoner of Barnegat Bay, but they're dead set on relicensing it for another 20.ReplyDelete
But I don't think people will understand your post. It's just a movie. Entertainment.
This is fascinating.ReplyDelete
I'd been taught that left-aligned labels are preferred, to support the prototypical F-shaped eye-tracking heatmap of web browsing. The idea is that it supports easy vertical scanning.
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I had not actually heard of the alligator gar fish until recently (I guess I have led a sheltered life). The meat is quite tasty. It was a much sought after fish until the rise of the supermarket. It was at that time that the gar became a less desirable fish and became known as a trash fish. As commercial fishing caught on in our nation and grocery stores were the main place of our source of fish instead of catching our own, the gar was literally put on the back burner and not sold in grocery chains. Farm raised catfish, cod & whiting as well as other fish were caught in mass. Then bass fishing took off to new heights. Sport fishing became the norm and bass, catfish, etc. were the sought after fish. Gar was too easy to catch and the sport fishermen wanted more of a challenge. They are also a more tender meat as opposed to the tougher gar fish. However, more recently, the gar has been gaining in popularity and the cost in the market has been rising.
The gar fish has a backstrap of meat a little like deer (only the gar has two). Some people like to barbeque the fish while others like to grind the meat, season it and roll it into balls and coat and deep fry them. There are some great recipes at the end of the blog for you to try and enjoy. You will find them to be delicious!!!
The alligator gar is a primitive ray-finned fish. It has, unlike other gars, the mature alligator gar has a dual row of large teeth in the upper jaw. It gets its' name from the appearance of these teeth as well as the fish's elongated snout. The dorsal surface of the alligator gar is a brown or olive color, while the ventral surface tends to be lighter. Their scales are diamond shaped and interlocking. It is the largest species in the gar family and is the largest freshwater fish found in North America measuring 8 to 10 feet and weighing at least 200 pounds at maturity.
The food source of the alligator gar is found in several Southern U.S. states and are served in restaurants and are considered a delicacy or novelty food akin to the American alligator or crocodile. They are popular for public aquariums.
The fish is popular with bowfishers because of its size. It is usually found near the surface of a body of water. It is not particularly fond of open water. They prefer slow moving waters of rivers, bayous and oxbows throughout most of the year. The alligator gar is somewhat passive and solitary and feeds by lurking amongst reeds and other vegetation, ambushing its prey.
Now for some delicious recipes…
Gar Cakes
4 pounds chopped gar meat
5 potatoes, peeled, boiled and mashed
6 green onions, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 green pepper, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 teaspoon tabasco sauce
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup flour
1/4 cup cooking oil
Mix ingredients well and pat into cakes. Dip the cakes into flour, and fry in hot oil until brown. Serves 8 to 12.
3 pounds gar meat
2 large onions, chopped fine
1 cup bread crumbs
1 cup mixed parsley and green onions, chopped fine
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Black pepper and salt to taste
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup cooking oil
Grind the meat in a meat grinder or food processor. Add one large chopped onion, the bread crumbs, parsley/green onion mixture, cayenne, black pepper, salt and eggs. Mix well and shape into balls (boulettes). Roll in flour. Heat the cooking oil in a large cast iron pan and brown the balls, stirring lightly. Add the other chopped onion to the pan, add 3 cups water and stir. Cook slowly for about 30 to 45 minutes
Serve over rice.
As always, happy cooking and eating.
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