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Every other year, former members of the Rice University baseball team return to their alma mater in Houston, Texas, to play a baseball game. I went down to check it out.
I went on a similar vacation last year at this time, and though there was a lot more panic about the economy then, the deals weren't as good. Last year, the planes were packed. Though the number of passengers had dropped like a rock, the airlines had compensated by cutting back the number of flights. (Probably parking the planes by the Reds' spring training complex, as seen in Slyde's photo.)
This time, the flights were empty. I didn't have to sit next to anyone, for the first time in years, on any of my flights. The flight attendants gave me stacks of peanuts, pretzels, and cookies, instead of the usual one bag. There wasn't even any fighting over space in the overhead bins.
I stayed at the Marriott. Usually I'm more of a Days Inn type, but the Marriott was actually cheapest hotel in the area. They were offering a special deal. The rate listed on the back of the door was $400/night, but I paid less than quarter of that.
The view from my hotel room at dawn.
The hotel was less than a mile from Rice University, so I walked over. It was a beautiful day for a baseball game. Just perfect. Warm and sunny, not a cloud in the sky.
Reckling Park:
The current Rice baseball team signed autographs before the game.
The best defensive shortstop (and worst relief pitcher) in Major League Baseball:
Yup, Paul Janish was there. He didn't play (the active players usually don't), but he was there.
The alumni used to play against the current Rice team, but a NCAA rule change disallowed it. So now, they play against each other.
The alumni lined up on the field.
Janish is at right, in the dark shorts. He was introduced as the Cincinnati Reds shortstop, and got a big hand from the crowd who clearly remembered him well.
A sign honoring past champions:
Jeff Blackinton, catcher from the 2003 championship team:
He's now a post-doc at Duke, doing research in neuroscience or some such thing. I guess it's true that catchers are the smartest!
Peter Terrana, Class of 1999:
He was a good pitcher for Rice, but wasn't drafted. He played a year in the independent leagues. He now owns a software company.
Jeff Jorgensen, Class of 2003:
No relation to Ryan, so far as I know. He was a track star who some thought might make the Olympic team, but he quit to play baseball. He was drafted by the Astros in the 7th round, but never played a single game of pro baseball, probably due to injury.
Enrique Cruz hit a triple in the first inning.
No, not that Enrique Cruz. This is the other Enrique Cruz - the one who was drafted by the Yankees. Son of Jose Cruz, brother of Jose Cruz, Jr.
Paul Janish, Class of 2005:
Not sure if he's trying to grow a beard or was just too lazy to shave.
The little kid sitting next to me was hoping Lance Berkman would be there, but he wasn't.
Jeff Niemann was there, however. He was easy to spot, towering over everyone else.
That's Janish he's talking to.
Steven Herce, Class of 2003:
He was drafted by the Pirates, and played a year in the minors.
Glen Fuller, Class of 1950:
Fuller was the most senior alumnus. He lives in Minnesota now, but makes it back to Houston for every alumni game.
Bobby Bryan and Philip Ghutzman:
Bryan should have been out, but Ghutzman booted it. He then picked up Bryan to keep him from crossing the plate.
Ghutzman was signed by the Reds as an undrafted free agent in 2001, and played a couple of years in Sarasota and Billings.
Jason Ogden, class of 1992:
He was drafted by the White Sox in 1992, and played a couple of years in their minor league system.
After the game, there was a home run derby, between an alumnus and a current Rice player. The alumnus won easily.
Adam Zornes, home run derby champ.
He was drafted by the Padres in 2008, in the 7th round, and played A-ball for them last year.
There was a Rice intrasquad game after the alumni game and the home run derby. I wanted to stay to watch it, but my time in Houston was limited, and there was something else I wanted to do: find the old Astrodome, and take a photo of it.
The Oilers were a pretty good team in my misspent youth, and they were on national TV a lot. I remember my dad telling me the Astrodome was the world's first domed stadium. Its astroturf surface was considered state of the art (with no one suspecting the injury problems it would lead to).
According to Mapquest, it was only a little over two miles away from Rice, so I set off on foot to find it. I wasn't sure it was actually possible to walk there or if I would be able to get close to it. I knew it wasn't in use any more, so I thought I might have to look at it from a distance, through a chain-link fence or something. (Yeah, yeah. I could have asked. But what fun would that be?)
It turned out to be a fairly pleasant walk. There were sidewalks all the way, passing through some interesting old neighborhoods and over some sort of canal. And it was pretty quiet and peaceful. There were a lot of joggers around Rice, but once I got away from there, I had the sidewalks to myself.
Then, there it was:
I didn't have to worry about access. The Astrodome is part of a larger complex including the new Reliant Stadium, and the place was hopping. No games at this time of year, but there was some kind of liquidation sale, and a monster truck show, and a kids' show (Sesame Street, maybe?).
I walked around the Astrodome, the old Houston Oilers fight song running through my head.
Houston has the Oilers, the greatest football team.
We take the ball from goal to goal like no one's ever seen.
We're in the air, we're on the ground, always in control,
And when you say the Oilers, you're talking Super Bowl.
'Cause we're the Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers,
Houston Oilers, Number One.
(I've always wondered what that line in the third verse meant: "Houston Oilers, Number One - Five - Seven - Eight, We're the best from the Lone Star State!" What's the significance of those numbers?)
The new Reliant Stadium is right beside the Astrodome.
It was only a couple of miles back to the hotel, but I got lazy, and decided to take the train. It's a light rail system, with overhead electric lines. In some places, it shares a lane with cars.
There was a stop right outside the stadium complex, and I was curious to see how it worked.
I'm still not sure how it works. No one seems to take tickets. But it did work.
I didn't get to check out Minute Maid Park, which is further away in other direction from Rice, but one day I will.


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San Gabriel Valley – The San Gabriel Valley Legislative Caucus recently sent a letter to Metro urging the postponement of the Measure R Expenditure Plan Amendment until outdated information is corrected. Specifically, they want Metro to identify the Foothill Extension to Claremont as an area of the plan that should be updated.
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There are two well-known biofuels that are widely available today: ethanol and biodiesel. Ethanol comes (in most cases today) from the fermentation of corn, using approximately the same process that has been used for centuries to make beer and then whiskey. Biodiesel comes from soybean oil or corn oil using a fairly simple process. A […]
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STAFF from St Clere's School delivered 22 boxes of food to Thurrock Foodbank.
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Abstract: Avalanche burials within developed ski area boundaries are rare; fatalities are quite rare. Almost all ski areas can boast a record of less than one avalanche fatality per 10 6 skier days. The fine safety record of the ski-area industry is due to the conscientious efforts of avalanche control teams supported by area management. For example, in 40 years of operation, the Alta Ski Area, which was built on the site of a ghost-mining town with a historical record of about 100 avalanche fatalities, has had only two avalanche fatalities within the ski area boundary, and one of these was in violation of a closure sign. Another good example is the Snowbird Ski Corporation,which, despite having an intense avalanche problem within and around the ski area, has had only one avalanche fatality in seven years of operation, serving over 10 6 skiers. Avalanche safety planning at Snowbird started during the earliest planning stage of the area. Snowbird avalanche teams continuously monitor the hazard, and use ample amounts of explosives to test and stabilize slopes (5000 charges per season). As soon as a slope is stabilized, it is opened to the public to receive the full benefit of ski-compaction. Should precautionary measures fail, avalanche teams are on standby at the top of the tram-lift to make the quickest rescue possible.
Language of Article: English
Presenters: Unknown
Keywords: fatalities, safety, backcountry skiing, avalanche rescue, burial
Subjects: avalanche safety backcountry skiing avalanche fatalities
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I have two Bostons that absolutely love this product. It is great for their teeth and they seem to think they are just the yummiest treat ever and for me when ever I order this product I get it in the most timeliest way. A big thank you from Kansas City, and two bostons.
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I was impressed with the selection of curly q,s that came very promptly. These are mY apso's favorite treats I had been purchasing them at a local store and I would pick thru their stock to find the plumpest ones. Much to my surprise the shipment came with nothing but ones I would have selected. Izzy is wagging her tail with delight and I'm enjoying not having to brave the snow and cold.
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My dog loves pizzels and these are no different. I had hoped the curl would make them last longer but he chewed it in no time.
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This is my second order of curly chews. This is a mixed review just because of the different dogs' personal use of the product. They are cute to look at, can provide some good slimy chewing, and are not strong smelling. The dogs like them and they're pretty safe (though one dog was trying to get the end of one down her gullet even though it was still part of the curl.
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These chews are the best I've ever found online. I order them in bulk. I have small dogs and I break them in half to last longer. Honestly, I have tried others, but they stink and my dogs are not fond on them. I hope Jones will continue to make them!
Posted by Peggy on 26th Aug 2013
My dogs absolutely love these things. They use to get one a day but I have cut them back to two a week. Although expensive, they are really loved by my girls.
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Briland will not eat regular pizzles these she loves
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I have bought every different type of chew there is for my son's two dogs the last few years. The curly Qs are their favorite by far. They are happy dogs when they get curly Q chews.
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Back in 2001 a trans-Atlantic partnership was a compelling idea for Afterall, a way to explore the important cultural ties between Europe and the United States, particularly at a time when the Bush Administration seemed intent on aggressively pursuing policies that would isolate the US from much of Europe. Given such a context, our conviction was that, while the challenge of producing an art journal across two continents was ambitious, it was necessary. By being based in both continents, we sought to respond equally to the ideas and desires of our local art communities, while serving as a medium for communication and exchange between them. What made this possible was a shared interest in the role that writing about art could play, not only as a means to illuminate artworks but as also an extension of artistic practice. Going into this partnership we might have assumed that the logistical issues of time and space, the eight hours and 5,000 miles that separated us, would be something of a struggle. But our experience was otherwise, and indeed the productive editorial differences in our views of art have rarely corresponded to our geographic locations. These differences came out of discussion and debate, and most of all through our collective passion for art.
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News: Rick Ross' "God Forgives, I Don't" To Lose Top Spot In Week 2
Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012 10:26PM
Maybach Music Group leader Rick Ross' God Forgives, I Don't solo album is expected to lose its top spot in its second week.
Based on one-day estimates, Ross' new LP will likely lose its number one spot.
The Now franchise just keeps tickin', despite--or perhaps because of--consumers' primary focus on singles. Now 43 (Capitol/EMI) will be next Tuesday's biggest debut by a mile, just as Rick Ross' album was this week), with early sales projecting a tally of 110-120k. That appears to be enough to knock Ross out of the top perch, given the typical second-week drop-off. (HITS Daily Double)
Early Wednesday, Ricky Rozay reacted to his chart-topping album.
"Get The #1 Album On iTunes @RickyRozay "God Forgives, I Don't" Now!! http://smarturl.it/rrgfiddlxit rt rt rt rt," he tweeted.
"Need all my people RT'n #GFID links all week!!Next Tuesday I got a Surprise!!!!!"
"For everyone supporting #GFID I'm Dropping something #Unbelievable this Tuesday!!!!!!" (Rick Ross' Twitter)
After seven days on store shelves, Ross' newest solo album dominated its competition atop the chart.
Maybach Music Group leader Rick Ross' God Forgives, I Don't solo album debuted at No. 1. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the "Boss'" latest solo effort has sold 219,100 copies in its opening week. (SOHH Sales Wrap)
Initial sales projections had the album selling at least 200,000 units in week one.
The large and in-charge rapper continues Def Jam/IDJ's recent dominance of the marketplace with God Forgives, I Don't, which will debut next week with between 200-220k in sales, easily going #1. His last album, Teflon Don, sold 176k upon release in July 2010. (HITS Daily Double)
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1 in 3 United States adults have high blood pressure which can lead to heart disease, stroke and hypertension. Morehouse School of Medicine's mobile unit came into town to screen people for this condition Wednesday, but most people do not even know if they have high blood pressure.
Pamela Cooper at the Morehouse School of medicine said hypertension is a silent killer so it is important to get screened especially for blood pressure. The participants agreed.
Stephanie Harvey was not planning on stopping by the Morehouse School of Medicine mobile bus Wednesday, but she's glad she did.
"I got a warning and I thank God that I did stop because he said my bottom blood pressure level was a little high and my glucose level was too low," said Harvey.
Organizers of the mobile bus stay stories like Harvey's are why they provide the free mobile screenings.
"Instead of people coming to us, a lot of people don't have transportation, now we can take it to the community and do what we need to do," said Pamela Cooper at the Morehouse School of Medicine.
After the initial screening, people will be able to receive follow up services through Columbus Regional.
"We want to do our best to make sure everyone is in a healthy state and so we want to provide them with useful information that they can go for follow up and receive the necessary treatment and evaluation," said Tonya Kemper at Columbus Regional.
Cooper said hopefully these screenings will also spark resident and physician interest in research opportunities.
"We need everyone to participate in clinical trials so they can take those numbers, look at them, get the outcome of it, and see exactly what it takes to make a difference," said Cooper.
The initial screening has already made a difference in Harvey's life.
"Thank God that they're here and that I got a warning and it's something that I need to check into," said Harvey.
The Morehouse School of Medicine mobile unit will meet with local physicians to get them interested in holding research projects in the Columbus area. They currently have research opportunities for Vitamin D, diet and blood pressure, and hypertension.
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Fairfield police have identified the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal hit and run from February. authorities said.
Fairfield police say the driver, who fled the scene has spoken to police and information is now in the hands of the District Attorney to determine if charges will be filed.
In the Feb. 24 incident, police began receiving calls at 5:13 p.m. from several people reporting the collision. Officers arrived on scene and located a black Mazda sedan and a blue Infiniti coupe that had been involved in the collision.
The preliminary investigation revealed the Infiniti had been traveling south on Lopes and had been involved in some type of incident with a black Toyota Tundra pickup truck, which was also traveling south on Lopes. According to witnesses, it appeared as if the Infiniti and the Toyota were racing. As both vehicles approached the intersection of Lopes and Canyon Hills, the driver of the Mazda was attempting to make a left turn from Canyon Hills onto northbound Lopes. The driver of the pickup truck drove around the Mazda, while the front of the Infiniti struck the driver's side of the Mazda.
The driver of the black Toyota Tundra continued south on Lopes and did not stop, police said. The driver of the Infiniti was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Mazda was pronounced dead at the scene. He has been identified as 31-year-old Ronald Brackett, a Fairfield resident.
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Gruntbucket : Songs From An Empty Room
About 150km north of Melbourne lies the regional Victorian town of Nagambie. Like most Australian towns, Nagambie has weathered its share of slings and arrows of outrageous modern economic and social fortune: reduction in community services, fatuous political promises, skewed demographic migration patterns.
Nagambie, however, has punched above its weight in one key, and frequently ignored indicator: recording of independent music. James McCann, Kim Salmon, Roller One, Spencer Jones and even the shabby chic French garage duo Destination Cervo have cut great records at Andrew McGree's Empty Room studio.
The latest offering comes from Gruntbucket, who returned to the Empty Room to record the band's second album, appropriately titled Songs From An Empty Room. This is a record conceived, reared and matured in a healthy atmosphere of rock: in Regrets flashes of '60s stovepipe garage dovetail with blue denim '70s rock; on the spirit of protagonist Mikey Madden's former band The Vandas can be discerned on Didn't Leave A Trace with a serious injection of southern rock attitude. Cry, Cry, Cry is as heavy as any deep and meaningful conversation of yore, and when the darkness of Anchor breaks into psychedelic freak-out, everybody's got a smile on their face.
From then on, it's all plain sailing with the winds of serious rock'n'roll filling the sheets: I Could Wait is the song everyone wants to hear at 1am to kick the party back into gear, I Want is as moody as some bloke trying to wrestle his juvenile emotional existence into a state worth poking a stick at and Wasting Time is so tender it'll sweep you off your feet, massage your tired shoulders and stick its tongue in your ear all in the one swift move. Next time you're looking for the future of rock'n'roll, check out the songs coming from the Empty Room.
Best Track: Anchor
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Fatal Aurora shooting: How events unfolded
- Police entered a residence in Aurora, Colorado, after several hours of failed negotiations with the gunman, who had barricaded himself inside.
- The gunman fired shots at police from a second-storey window before he was killed as SWAT officers stormed the building. It is not yet known if officers shot the suspect or if he shot himself.
- Inside the building officers found three other people shot dead.
- One person inside had escaped and alerted authorities.
- Officials notified neighbours of an emergency around 3:00am local time (10:00am GMT) and evacuated several blocks, Aurora police spokeswoman Cassidee Carlson told KUSA-TV.
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You've got yourself two kinds of people in this world: cat people, and people who settle for dogs because of allergies (e.g., most of our friends).
It's no secret The Boys of Noise™ are all about the cats.
And in honor of our dearly departed Mr. Budget we're selling a limited edition "Never Take Off The Tux" tank top. Proceeds will benefit Chicago's Tree House Humane Society, a cageless, no-kill humane organization specializing in the rescue and rehabilitation of sick and injured stray cats.
Designed by our friend Nicholas Stahl (with special help from Micki Hadley and Andrea Bell), these slick tanks will have you looking like the coolest cat on the playground all summer long.
Just look at these color options!
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Archive for October 27th, 2008
Sometimes, when a political campaign has run out of ideas and senses that the prize is slipping through its fingers, it rolls up a sleeve and plunges an arm, shoulder deep, right down to the bottom of the barrel. The problem for John McCain, Sarah Palin, and the Republican Party is that the bottom was scraped clean long before it dropped out. Back when the polls were nip and tuck and the leaves had not yet begun to turn, Barack Obama had already been accused of betraying the troops, wanting to teach kindergartners all about sex, favoring infanticide, and being a friend of terrorists and terrorism. What was left? The anticlimactic answer came as the long Presidential march of 2008 staggered toward its final week: Senator Obama is a socialist.
"This campaign in the next couple of weeks is about one thing," Todd Akin, a Republican congressman from Missouri, told a McCain rally outside St. Louis. "It's a referendum on socialism." "With all due respect," Senator George Voinovich, Republican of Ohio, said, "the man is a socialist." At an airport rally in Roswell, New Mexico, a well-known landing spot for space aliens, Governor Palin warned against Obama's tax proposals. "Friends," she said, "now is no time to experiment with socialism." And McCain, discussing those proposals, agreed that they sounded "a lot like socialism." There hasn't been so much talk of socialism in an American election since 1920, when Eugene Victor Debs, candidate of the Socialist Party, made his fifth run for President from a cell in the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, where he was serving a ten-year sentence for opposing the First World War. (Debs got a million votes and was freed the following year by the new Republican President, Warren G. Harding, who immediately invited him to the White House for a friendly visit.)
As a buzzword, "socialism" had mostly good connotations in most of the world for most of the twentieth century. That's why the Nazis called themselves national socialists. That's why the Bolsheviks called their regime the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, obliging the socialist and social democratic parties of Europe (and America, for what it was worth) to make rescuing the "good name" of socialism one of their central missions. Socialists—one thinks of men like George Orwell, Willy Brandt, and Aneurin Bevan—were among Communism's most passionate and effective enemies.
Election Protection Wiki
This is a very interesting and potentially highly important development: a wiki to track election problems. Bookmark the site. Here's what they say:
Welcome to the Election Protection Wiki -
"Citizens tracking voter suppression and election integrity."
The Election Protection Wiki is a non-partisan, non-profit collaboration of citizens, activists and researchers to build a one-stop-shop for reports of voter suppression and the systemic threats to election integrity. We collect just the straight facts that are fully referenced to external, verifiable sources, and we need your help.
Things you can do:
- Add a report of voter suppression.
- Join us at the EP Wiki Google Group
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Bacon mayonnaise
I read about this recently (and maybe even blogged it): make mayonnaise with bacon fat in lieu of oil. But now you can buy bacon mayonnaise, ready made.
Sen. Ted Stevens: guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty
Justice well served. Stevens is scum. Duke Cunningham got 8 years; Stevens should get 24.
More here, which begins:
A federal jury on Monday found Republican Sen. Ted Stevens guilty of lying on his financial disclosure forms, ending in disgrace the four-decade Senate career of a man whose imprint on Alaska dates to before statehood.
It is the highest-profile felony conviction in a sweeping four-year federal investigation into corruption in Alaska politics, and an almost unprecedented conviction by a jury of a sitting U.S. senator.
Jurors found that Stevens, 84, willfully filed false financial disclosure forms that hid such gifts as renovations that doubled his home in size. Those gifts, valued at as much as $250,000 over seven years, came mostly from his former friend Bill Allen, the star prosecution witness in Stevens' trial and the former owner of Veco Corp. The oilfield-services company was one of Alaska's largest private employers before Allen, caught up in the federal corruption probe, was forced to sell it last year.
Now, voters will decide whether Stevens, who has represented the state in the U.S. Senate since 1968 and before that helped usher in statehood for Alaska, should continue to serve as their senator. For the first time in his career, Stevens faces a competitive re-election fight, against Democratic Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich.
Stevens, who was indicted in late July, sought an early trial date, gambling he would face voters as an innocent man. Even without the conviction, though, to re-elect Stevens, voters would have to overlook four weeks of testimony that exposed some of the senator's innermost financial and personal secrets to the world.
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Food notes
For lunch I made the sweet potato and tempeh stew, which is extremely tasty. I made typical changes:
- 3 large cloves of garlic instead of 1
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander (couldn't find coriander seeds locally)
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes instead of 1/4 tsp
- used the sweet potato unpeeled
- I had only maple yogurt, so I used that and it seemed an excellent choice
I did indeed have 2 lbs of sweet potatoes, and the stew had a very high ratio of stuff to liquid—which I like. In fact, I had to add 1 cup of water, so I ended up with 4 cups instead of 3. This stew is really excellent, at least to my taste.
A few days ago I made this recipe for chicken with vinegar, and it's excellent. Just ask The Wife, who believes I've made it before (but I don't think I have). Another extremely tasty dish.
Sunday Show Roundup: Palin Flailin'
Go and The Elder Grandson
UPDATE: I bumped this up from its weekend position so that more people would see it and perhaps introduce Go at their schools. – LG
The Elder Grandson has been playing Go for some years now, and recently he introduced Go at his new school, using a Go equipment grant from the American Go Association. The equipment available is shown in the photo. So TEG is now teaching Go to kids who are interested. He told me about a game he played with a new player: he gave the guy 9 stones, and the game was close. The new player even recognized that a ladder (shi cho) is doomed, which is pretty good for a first game.
TEG was already playing Go when the Hikaru No Go series arrived in the US, and he's been a great fan of those books—as am I.
I know that some of my readers are teachers—and students—so you might want to look into getting Go equipment for your own school. Here's how. Note that the grants include funds for teachers. From that link:
To encourage local schools and after-school programs to set up funded go educational and extracurricular programs, the American Go Foundation will provide matching grants as follows to support establishment of new programs:
- We will match salaries of up to $15/hr in the first year for classes that average more than 15 students per class, up to $1000/teacher and $500/class. The hourly match is $10 in year two and $5 thereafter.
- $200/program in matching funds is also available for equipment and books for a student library.
- Matching funds are available for the purchase of a demo board.
- Direct funds are available for small tournament prizes up to $50/year.
Programs must submit a year end report to the AGF with (at least) number of students, level of play, basic teaching method, and a short narrative of the highlights of the year/semester
The Board reserves the right to waive any and all of these limitations for programs which serve more students and/or are demonstrably effective in developing players who participate outside class or participate over time. There is no reimbursement for transportation costs or travel time.
Other teaching programs (college, adult, institutional and mixed ages) may apply for matching grants for teaching, books, or equipment. They will be considered and awarded based on the program, community support, and the availability of funds.
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Still working to keep people from voting
The GOP is really working all out to stop people from voting. From ThinkProgress:
More than 50,000 registered Georgia voters have been "flagged" because of a computer mismatch in their personal identification information. Situations like Georgia's are "raising fears of potential vote suppression in crucial swing states" because "lists of people with mismatches are often systematically cut, or 'purged,' from voter rolls."
Interesting story about WV voting machines
UPDATE: More on bad voting machines in West Virginia and other states.
Voting machines in West Virginia:
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – On Thursday, Secretary of State Betty Ireland defended her selection of touch-screen voting machines by Election Systems & Software, after several voters complained the machines were switching their votes from Democrats to Republicans.
That same day, during a ceremony at the Capitol, Ireland presented a special award to Gary Lee Greenhalgh, the ES&S vice president who sold Ireland on the machines.
Ireland called Greenhalgh "a pioneer in the use of technology in the election process."
But Greenhalgh left the company mysteriously in May, and neither he nor company officials will say why.
And while Ireland praises both Greenhalgh and his former employer, other states have rejected ES&S voting machines because of alleged security and accuracy problems.
An independent study determined that ES&S touch-screen machines could be …
Whom the DCCC backs
I don't contribute to the DCCC because I get the appeals from Chuck Schumer, who (together with Dianne Feinstein) pushed Mukasey on us as Attorney General. But there are more reasons to avoid donating to DCCC: they back Democrats who don't have Democratic values. Read this:
Have you ever thought about donating to the DCCC? Some of the tens of millions of dollars that comes in and goes out of there actually goes to help good candidates like Darcy Burner and Martin Heinrich get elected. But very little. It's got a bit better since 2006 when it was run by pro-war fanatic Rahm Emanuel and being against the war was almost the kiss of death. Now the D-Trip is run, at least ostensibly, by a progressive, Chris Van Hollen. Still, the bulk of the money they take in goes to help elect reactionary nominal Democrats from deep in the bowels of the Republican wing of the Democratic Party.
Sunday's NY Times celebrates how the "diversity" of having anti-choice activists running is putting more seats into play. Into play for what? Democrats, Inc? Who gives a damn about that except Insiders? Most people who vote for Democrats are doing so because they believe in what the party is supposed to stand for. But the Rahm Emanuel Democratic Party is standing on its head and has more in common– much more– with the Republican Party insiders than with its own grassroots.
Did you give a donation to the DCCC this year? If you did you contributed towards the ending of a woman's right to choice. No hyperbole; that's a fact. The DCCC has spent around $1.5 million on electing Bobby Bright an anti-choice fanatic and Alabama reactionary.
In fact, Mr. Bright is one of a dozen anti-abortion Democratic challengers the party has recruited to run for the House this year and has aggressively supported with millions of dollars and other resources in culturally conservative districts long unfriendly to the party.
That is the highest number of anti-abortion candidates the party has fielded in recent memory to run either for open seats or against Republican challengers, according to party strategists and a leading anti-abortion organization… The Democratic effort to seek out candidates like Mr. Bright has not been without tensions, given the party's reliance on abortion rights groups for fundraising and get-out-the-vote efforts. And there is the fundamental reality that the Democratic Party's platform explicitly embraces abortion rights. …
Obesity and anhedonia WRT food
There's something poignant about the possibility that one of the reasons obese people eat too much is because they are unable to take pleasure in the taste of their food. But according to a new study published in Science, that's exactly what happens: …
Escolar (butterfish): just a small portion, please
You are now warned. From the post at the link:
… In spite of all this, escolar is indeed very buttery and delicious, and should be enjoyed, but never in portions larger than six ounces. …
Excellent to-do list for President Obama
I don't understand why the Right so dislikes the ACLU, which spends its money and time defending people's Constitutional rights. I would think that this mission—defending the rights granted by the Constitution—would be something that the Right would enthusiastically suppport. The reason they do not is unclear to me.
At any rate, the ACLU has put together a prioritized transition to-do list that's well worth reading. It begins:
The next president will become chief executive of a nation that has been greatly weakened – in particular, our freedoms, our values, and our international reputation have been greatly undermined by the policies of the past eight years.
Presidents have enormous power not only to set the legislative agenda, but also to establish policy by executive order, federal regulation, or simply by refocusing the efforts and emphases of the executive agencies. The new president must use all of these tools to restore our freedoms and move the country forward.
Doing so will require determined action in the face of inevitable opposition. It will require conveying to the American people why grants of unchecked power do not actually make us safer, and why Americans must stand firm in protecting the values that at our best we have always represented and defended at home and around the world.
It will not be easy to undo eight years of sustained damage to our fundamental rights. But it can be done.
This paper lists many of the actions that the new president should take in order to decisively signal a restoration of American values and a rejection of the shameful policies of the past eight years.
The first year of any new administration is crucial and sets the stage for what will follow. The new President needs to hit the ground running and to make full use of that first crucial year.
We have grouped needed actions into those that the new president should take on day one, in the 100 days and then the first year. Those actions include executive orders as well as mandates or directives from the president to his cabinet secretaries and agency heads. …
FDA not doing its job
No surprise, really. From the NY Times:
After a surgeon removed a cancerous lump from Karen Medlock's breast in November, he recommended radiation, a routine next step meant to keep cancer from recurring.
But he did not send her for the kind of radiation most women have received for decades.
Instead, the surgeon referred her to a center in Oakland, Calif., specializing in a newer form of treatment where radioactive "seeds" are inserted in the tumor site. It could be completed in only five days instead of the six weeks typically required for conventional treatment, which irradiates the entire breast using external beams.
To Ms. Medlock, it seemed an obvious choice. The newer treatment — given through a system called MammoSite — has been performed on about 45,000 breast cancer patients in this country since the Food and Drug Administration cleared it for use in 2002.
Only when Ms. Medlock, 49, sought a second opinion did she learn a startling truth: MammoSite is still highly experimental.
The MammoSite system is among the thousands of devices the F.D.A. lets onto the market each year after only cursory review and with no clear evidence that they help patients. Doctors are free to use those products as they see fit, without telling patients that the devices are not proved. And because the doctors are frequently paid more by Medicare as a way to compensate them for the extra time and expense of adopting new procedures, these unproven products can become widely adopted. …
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These are pretty cool. I have to admit that I'm still sleeping in the same bed I bought in Cleveland (well, Lakewood) in 1962. (Not the same mattress, though.)
Sarah Palin, ignorant but assured
Linda points out a very good response to Palin's anti-fruit-fly-studies moment. Kevin Berger writes in Salon:
Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president of the United States, does not appear to know as much about science as a smart 5th grader. Perhaps you have heard this. On Oct. 24, during a policy speech in Pittsburgh, she went after that darn "earmark money" again.
"You guys have heard some of the examples of where those dollars go," the fun Alaska governor said to the guys in the audience, acknowledging their media savvy about Congress members, who sometimes acquire public money for frivolous projects. "You've heard about the bridges. And some of these pet projects. They really don't make a whole lot of sense."
A troubled look crossed her face. "And sometimes these dollars go to projects that have little or nothing to do with the public good, things like …" she grinned, shaking her head side to side, her voice rising to a facetious pitch "… fruit fly research in Paris, France." Feeling in tune with the guys in her audience, she added, "I kid you not."
From the point of view of the confident governor, who reportedly once remarked that "dinosaurs and humans walked the Earth at the same time," contradicting 200 years of paleontology, you can see how spending public money to study fruit flies seems so dumb.
It's difficult to know what Palin cared about during the 5th grade. But had she been curious about science, she could have learned that the humble fruit fly has the most fabled pedigree in biology. Following Mendel and his famous peas, major discoveries in genetics — that genes are aligned on chromosomes; that chromosomes determine gender — have come from the fruit fly.
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Hello! This is my one of some attempt to make home furniture. Beyond the door, i've placed a/v reciever and other electronic stuff (main task of it – hide from my 15-month son). Made from pine such called "extra category" and coated borma wachs. Of course, finishing far far away from ideal. Thank you for attention! ))
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Nice job. Is the back opened? Even so I'd be worried about about airflow with the door closed.
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Yes, i left back opened specially for good air convection. )
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Nice, looks very solid, and I bet it does the job, its holding that TV pretty darn good. Kids always find a way though, trust me from experience.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana officials have announced that a health care company plans to expand its operations in the New Orleans area, adding several dozen new jobs.
Gov. Bobby Jindal's office said Wednesday that ChenMed's creation of a new software development center in the city's Central Business District will create 50 new jobs with an average annual salary of $83,000.
ChenTech, a ChenMed subsidiary, develops software products for doctors, hospitals and clinics that are primarily used to treat Medicare-eligible patients.
ChenMed already operates four medical clinics in the New Orleans area under the JenCare brand.
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Grays Athletic welcome Jody Brown as manager after he quits Heybridge Swifts
Updated 9:02pm Friday 27th June 2014 in Sport By Luke Lambert
JODY Brown has left his post as Heybridge Swifts manager to join Ryman Premier League side Grays Athletic.
Brown takes over from Ryan Kirby, who has left Blues for family and work commitments, and will begin working with his new squad tomorrow.
A statement from Brown said he had made the decision "to further his career."
Brown's departure has stunned Swifts after he took over in December and led them to third in the table in the Ryman North division.
In a statement on their website, Swifts said: "Heybridge Swifts FC would like to place on record our thanks to Jody for all he has done at Scraley Road and thank him for taking us to third place last season and so close to promotion," said the club. "We wish him all the best for the future. The club will not be making any further comment until after the board have met over the weekend."
Brown is expected to meet his new squad, who had a productive season last year, tomorrow and will be hoping to build on last season's 14th place finish.
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Ticklists: West Country Climbs.
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 15/Jun/14
Tim M - 2nd O/S - 15/Jun/14 with Emma
augustus trout - Lead O/S - 15/Jun/14 with Mark Pilling
MaccMark - 2nd - 15/Jun/14 with James Williams
climbergg - Lead - 15/Jun/14 with cheesesarnie
Hidden - Lead - 14/Jun/14
Spearos - Lead O/S - 18/May/14 with Riggo
Hidden - 2nd - 04/May/14
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 04/May/14
Chazwoz - Lead O/S - 04/May/14 with Doug Weale
Hidden - Lead - Aug/13
Felt quite exposed on the traverse, very delicate climbing and the gear seemed a long way away!jhb0510 - Lead O/S - 16/Jul/13 with Alan Dovey
Steve Lenartowicz - Lead - 13/Jul/13 with Clare
Hidden - Lead - 08/Sep/12
alastairbegley - Lead O/S - 25/Jul/12
Dilwat - 2nd O/S - 18/May/12 with SurferStan
SurferStan - Lead O/S - 18/May/12 with Dilwat
Start tricky, but traverse straight-forward, if you go up a bit to large jug holds!kim.mulji - 2nd O/S - 09/Apr/12 with Steven
stevepotter - Lead - 08/Apr/12 with Kim M
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Not massively protected lower move + quite thin traverse = probably not HS. Excellent route.stuaart - Lead O/S - 02/Jul/11 with David Smith, Thomas Smith
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The end of the traverse is committing and felt harder than any of the Bosigran VSs we did the same weekend. five - Lead O/S - 03/May/10 with AV
Interesting and a little akward in places. Nice route though.nickstephens - Lead O/S - 18/Apr/10 with Nancy Jones
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Climbed with wet feet as hit by a wave after the ab descent. The traverse was soaking wet as well so all a bit slippery. But worth the stars Babika - Lead - 10/Apr/09 with Charles Leek
victim of mathematics - 2nd O/S - 03/Aug/06 with crossdressingrodney
Excellent but quite hard. Very delicate traverse.crossdressingrodney - Lead O/S - 03/Aug/06 with victim of mathematics
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Nice climb, slightly airy in parts.Rob Oram - Lead O/S - 27/Aug/00 with Tim Monks
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I know there is smack talk in the fantasy league, but I thought I'd put this up anyway.
Godamnit Clarke McArthur, stop getting suspended and injured, you too Gomez.
I am going to go cry now because I was debating on whether or not to draft Kessel or hope he lasted another round.
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Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, June 2004, pages 56-57
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Dr. George Bisharat Discusses "The Power of Apology" at UCLA Palestine Week Event
By Pat and Samir Twair
ARAB AND Muslim students at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) put together an ambitious slate of events for their April 10 to 15 Palestine Awareness Week, with lectures, films, a tent from which literature was handed out, and a 10-feet high cardboard replica of Israel's Apartheid Wall.
"Combating Myths About Palestine" was the topic of the April 12 talk by George Bisharat and independent journalist Alison Weir. Bisharat, who holds a Ph.D. degree in anthropology and teaches criminal law at UC Hastings College of the Law, traveled from San Francisco to deliver his speech, entitled "The Power of Apology and the Palestinian Right of Return."
After outlining the destruction of Palestinian society when the Israelis expelled half the indigenous population in 1948, Bisharat pointed out that an additional 200,000 Palestinians were pushed out in 1967.
"Israel's rejection of guilt [for expelling Palestinians] is painful," he said, "but the Nakba ["catastrophe"] is not just a memory, but a lens through which Palestinians look at the future."
The international community united in a consensus in December 1948 with U.N. Resolution 194, which calls for the right of return or compensation for Palestinians made refugees. Nonetheless, Bisharat pointed out, the Israelis have been stonewalling on this for 56 years.
"Israel should acknowledge and apologize," he explained, "because it owes a moral debt. Apologizing would put peace negotiations on a new footing."
Such an apology would not be a panacea, he acknowledged, because some Israelis still doubt Palestinians were deliberately expelled. Drawing on his own experience, Bisharat described an article he published one year ago about his grandparents' home in Jerusalem. Three Israelis who actually lived in the Bisharat family home contacted him, he said. One native-born Israeli who said he had lived in the house for three months met with Bisharat and apologized for the theft of his ancestral home.
"It gave me vindication," Bisharat recalled, "and it also filled me with admiration for the man who apologized. I believe an official Israeli apology would result in an untapped source of Palestinian magnanimity."
The inevitable group of hostile listeners at such an event challenged Bisharat to address the issue of Jews who fled Arab states to live in Israel.
"There have been injustices on a smaller scale to Jews," he replied, "but it is not of the same import as kicking out 750,000 Palestinians in 1948. Tribes in North America fought Europeans colonizing their land, but their uprisings do not change the fundamental injustice they were victims of."
Weir gave a slide presentation on "What the Media Leave Out." These statistics are available on pp. 22 and 23 of the September 2003 issue of the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs,. More up-to-date figures are available on her organization's Web site, <www.IfAmericansKnew.org>.
Summer Hathout Addresses Lawyers
Summer Hathout, a prosecutor in the Los Angeles District Attorney's office, discussed domestic violence as it pertains to the Muslim community at an April 1 meeting of the Arab American Lawyers Association of Southern California.
"The Arab-American and Muslim communities are not more susceptible to domestic violence than any other group," Hathout noted. "It affects everyone across the board."
However, the young prosecutor stressed, Arab, Muslim and Asian people tend to look at an admission of being a victim of domestic violence as a disgrace, and cover it up. Nonetheless, she noted, there are two shelters for battered Muslim women in Santa Monica and San Diego.
When asked if any Muslim has used the excuse that the Qu'ran allows him to beat his wife, Hathout replied this is not an effective defense and would not get an abuser off the charges.
A few Muslims try to justify their actions by citing Chapter Four, verse 34, of the Qu'ran, she explained. The Muhammed Ali translation reads: "And as for those women whose ill-willed rebellion you have reason to fear, admonish them first then leave them alone in bed; then beat them and if thereupon they pay you heed, do not seek to harm them."
Reads the Ahmed Ali translation of the same verse: "As for women you feel are averse, talk to them suasively then leave them alone in bed; and go to bed with them when they are willing. If they open out to you, do not seek an excuse for blaming them."
The key word in these two translations, Hathout said, is the word daraba, which can be interpreted as beating or as inferring consensual sexual relations. The Qu'ran uses daraba 16 times, she pointed out, and the word also can mean, separate, stay away or leave.
"If an individual wants to stick to the classical interpretation, then let him also acknowledge that the Prophet Muhammed never struck any of his wives," Hathout concluded. "All of us need to be more vigilant—when we see the telltale signs of abuse, particularly bruises or frequent injuries—then we should reach out and try to make the victim feel safe, and aware that it isn't a disgrace to seek help."
Moskowitz Investigation Begins
Rabbi Haim Dov Beliak of the Stop Moskowitz Committee has announced the Los Angeles County grand jury is gathering information on Irving Moskowitz's casino and bingo parlor operations in Hawaiian Gardens. News of this development comes from the national Jewish publication, The Forward.
Moskowitz has become notorious in Jewish peace circles for channeling proceeds from his bingo parlor in Southern California's poorest and smallest city to finance militant Israeli settlers' efforts to take over Palestinian properties in East Jerusalem.
Former California State Assemblyman Scott Wildman chaired the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) which, in 2000, issued a critical report of Moskowitz's operations in Hawaiian Gardens and his alleged control of the tiny city. Wildman has been questioned twice by the grand jury which, the Forward article stated, was concerned that little investigative work was done after his report was made.
After filing the report, in which he recommended that the state order Moskowitz to return the estimated $12 million he received from Hawaiian Gardens' redevelopment agency, Wildman said he was stripped of his JLAC chairmanship by Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg.
The public integrity section of the grand jury—which evaluates possible criminal charges—is handling the probe. For more information, visit <www.stopmoskowitz.org>.
PAC Marks Land Day
Representatives of the Rebuilding Alliance were keynote speakers at the March 30 Land Day observance of the Southern California Chapter of the Palestinian American Congress. More than 350 guests were on hand for the dinner program emceed by Joanne Abu-Qartoumy in La Mirada's Grand Café.
Donna Baranski-Walker, executive director of the Rebuilding Alliance, said that since her organization was founded in June 2002, it has built a safe-haven preparatory school for girls in al-Fakhari and constructed six homes. It also has funded two legal defense initiatives petitioning for the permanent freeze demolition orders of Beit Arabiya Center for Peace and al-Aqabah village.
Mary Abu Saba described the damaging effect Israel's Apartheid Wall is having on the people of Abu Dis. In Rafah, she said, the Israelis are destroying five to ten Palestinian homes each week for the construction of the wall and for settler roads. The alliance has produced a film which it takes to churches and meetings to inform Americans of the Israeli policy of demolishing Palestinian homes. For more information, visit <www.RebuildingHomes.org>.
House of Lebanon Event
"From Dream to Reality" was the theme for the Lebanese American Foundation's third annual banquet March 20 to celebrate its House of Lebanon project. LAF chairman Dr. Hanna Shammas announced that $1.5 million has been raised for the cultural center in the past three years, and the committee is entering the phase of finding a location for it.
On hand for the elegant event in the Downtown Marriott Hotel were honorary chairman Dr. Ray Irani, Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine, and the Lebanese Consul General to Los Angeles, Charbel Wehbi.
Keynote speaker was Joseph Aoun, dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern California. Addressing the challenges facing youth today, he urged those in the audience to encourage their children to have at least two majors in their university studies. With today's explosion of knowledge, he explained, future generations may have to specialize in different fields because of globalization and outsourcing.
The second challenge facing young Lebanese Americans, Dean Aoun continued, is their loss of the Arabic language and cultural traditions—and this is where he believes the House of Lebanon will serve many of their needs.
Noting that the Koreans have established a cultural center to preserve their cultural heritage for younger generations in Los Angeles, Dr. Aoun said Lebanese Angelos can accomplish the same.
The LAF's mission is to "secure a roof neutral from religious and political influence under which" Lebanese Americans can socialize, network and share knowledge about Lebanon's unique culture. In the not-too-distant future, the House of Lebanon will have a cultural center with a library, exhibit area, conference rooms, banquet hall and community center offering social, education and health programs. ❑
Pat and Samir Twair are free-lance journalists based in Los Angeles.


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Seventy-one years ago today (Jan. 17, 2013) an American sports icon was born in Louisville, Kentucky.
Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Clay, is "The Greatest" professional boxer in the history of the sport. However, he was so much more than a fiery, smooth-talking ass kicker. While he dominated the opposition throughout his heavyweight title reign in the 1960s, stopping Sonny Liston (twice) to claim the prestigious world championship, Ali was also busy outside the ring as an outspoken -- and often controversial -- firebrand.
Love him or hate him, Ali stood up for what he believed and fought hard in the face of constant adversity.
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Obamacare Enrollment: Surges and Shortcomings
Marketplace enrollments spiked in December, with 1.8 million of the nearly 2.2 million total enrollees selecting a plan in that month alone. The data for October 1 through December 28 was released by the Department of Health and Human Services (or, HHS) on Monday. The information regarded enrollment specifically, not necessarily who has paid. "Americans are finding quality affordable coverage in the Marketplace, and best of all, because coverage began on New Year's Day, the promise and hope of the Affordable Care Act is now a reality," Secretary Sebelius said in the press release.
Sebelius predicted the enrollment surge would continue in 2014. "Our outreach efforts have ramped up, so whether it's through public service announcements, events, our champions or other means, we are doing all we can to find, inform, and enroll those who can benefit from the Marketplace."
The five-fold increase in enrollments took place ahead of the first deadline for coverage. If a person wanted to be covered starting January 1, 2014, the cut off date for selecting a plan was December 23. However, the numbers are still far below administration targets, 7 million in 2014. To meet this goal, just under 5 million people will need to select a plan before March 31.


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Today's Bible Verse:James 2:1
My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. (ESV)
Today's Inspiring Thought: Show No PartialityIn chapter 2, James gives a strong lesson about the equality of all Christians, ending with this firm admonition in verse 9: "But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors."
We are to treat all believers, rich and poor, with the same respect and dignity. If we show favoritism or give special attention based on a person's financial status, we are committing the sin of discrimination or prejudice. Sadly, this type of preferential treatment is one of the primary reasons many Christians today have given up on church attendance.
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Albany - Some angry taxpayers continue to speak out against higher taxes. Richard Thomas, with the Dougherty County Taxpayers Association says the city, county, and school board should not consider the newly appraised values on property because they're based on inflated property values.
He says since the assessment, The real estate market has been on a sharp decline with home prices dropping and more homes on the market because people aren't buying right now. "It's not fair that we have to pay taxes in the future on inflated values and the value of our real estate has diminished 30 and 40% in this particular area since last October."
County Commissioner Lamar Hudgins said, "The state has fined Dougherty County because it was undervalued and so we have been in this process for about 18 months. We're now in the culmination stages, doing appeals and so this is a normal process."
The county commission has a second hearing on property taxes in just about an hour at the government center and another next Monday. They plan to vote on the millage rate at a special called meeting on October 24th at 10 AM.
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The 131st anniversary commemoration of the Bay View Tragedy will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 6, 2012, at the Bay View Rolling Mills Historical Marker Site at South Superior St. and East Russell Ave. in Milwaukee.
On May 5, 1886, on the grounds of the Bay View Rolling Mills in Milwaukee, workers marching for the 8‐hour day and carrying banners were fired upon by the state militia. Seven were killed in the state's bloodiest event involving working people.
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On Tuesday morning, the Smith County Commissioners Court unanimously approved the proposed 2014 budget.
This includes a pay raise for elected officials and funds for the county jail's expansion and renovations.
"It's important sometimes to address the issues that have been plaguing us for some time, and one of those areas is elected officials salaries. Each year, we get complaints from elected officials saying that we are not keeping up with the trend for counties of our size," Smith County Judge Joel Baker said.
Judge Baker said this approved budget will give elected officials, with the exception of the county judge and commissioners, roughly a 7 to 10 percent raise.
But JoAnn Fleming with "Grassroots America We the People" thinks that number is too high.
"The salary increases for the elected officials should have been reduced to the one and half percent that the employees got. Here is why: leaders lead from the front and it's just not a wise thing to take a bigger pay raise as an elected official than your front line employees," Fleming said.
Fleming was not the only one who spoke out in opposition to the budget. Sharon Guthrie, a Smith County taxpayer, went before the commissioners court and said,"How is it honorable, I should say, to give oneself and other county elected officials such large raises when others are not given this opportunity in the private sector?"
Judge Baker said the county has experienced a costly "turnover trend", something he is hopeful these raises will address.
"I think certainly having some salary adjustments from their base salary for all the employees is an important thing, it helps improve morale, but we are looking at other things as well," Judge Baker explained.
Other things like an increase in the county's retirement match from 100 percent to 125 percent, an increase in employee longevity pay and a cost of living adjustment of 1.5 percent to non-entry level employees.
The approved budget will also allow for the hiring of ten detention officers as part of the county's jail renovation and expansion project.
Judge Baker said he knew coming in to Tuesday's meeting that not everyone would walk away happy, but he said he is pleased about moving forward with this budget.
To take a look at the full budget, click here.
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