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❅ 9:30am-2:30pm: Make Your Own Marshmallow Snowman
Destination Chocolate, 15 Bowen's Wharf. Let it Snow! From the warmth of our candy wonderland, create your own marshmallow snowman. Come satisfy your sweet tooth while expressing your imagination as you make your own marshmallow snowman. Fun for all ages! $6/$5 w/button. 401.847.1223.
❅ 9:30am-5pm: Family Fun at the International Tennis Hall of Fame International Tennis Hall of Fame, 194 Bellevue Ave (Museum- 9:30am-5pm, Kids Activities- 10am-3pm, Tours- 11am & 2pm). Discover the history of tennis and its superstars through a diverse collection of memorabilia, art, fashion, video and more from the 12th century through present day. The Museum is housed within the stunning Victorian architecture of the historic Newport Casino and surrounded by legendary grass tennis courts. Daily activities and special events make Winter Festival a great time to visit! Kids can do Museum scavenger hunts, play Nintendo Wii tennis on the big screen, pose for photos in old fashion tennis costumes and with the US Open trophy, have fun with a drawing contest, and check out cool memorabilia from their favorite stars like Venus Williams and Roger Federer. Adults can join in the fun and also enjoy perusing the fascinating Museum galleries. Admission: Adults: $13/$11 w/button, Seniors: $11/$9 w/button, Children: 16 & Under Free w/button & plus 15% off all purchases at the International Tennis Hall of Fame's Museum Store, and The Tennis Store w/button. 401.849.3990.
❅ 10am-9pm: Ice Skating, Newport Skating Center
4 Commercial Wharf. The Skating Center is an outdoor, ice skating facility offering public skating sessions, skate rentals, concessions menu, warming area and parking! Visit www.SkateNewport.com or call 401.846.3018 for information. All dates and times are weather permitting and subject to change. $2 off skating admission w/button. Not to be combined with any other offer or discount.
❅ 10am, 12pm, & 2pm: Horseback Riding Beach Trail Rides
Newport Equestrian Academy, 281 Third Beach Road. 15% off regular prices with button. 1 1/2 hour ride to 3rd Beach & 2 hour ride to 2nd Beach. Must call for reservations. 401.848.5440.
10am-4pm: Newport Mansion Tours
The Breakers, 44 Ochre Pt. Ave., The Elms, 367 Bellevue Ave., Marble House, 596 Bellevue Ave. Tour the historic summer homes of Newport's Elite. Admission: $14.50-$28/$12.50-$26 w/button, Youth under 18 free when accompanies by an adult w/button. 401.847.1000.
❅ 10am-4pm: Save The Bay Exploration Center and Aquarium
Exploration Center & Aquarium, Easton's Beach, 175 Memorial Boulevard. This is an interactive marine science learning center with over 14 exhibits and hundreds of creatures that call Narragansett Bay home. These exhibits include touch tanks with a wide diversity of Bay life. Our new exhibits include Smooth Dogfish, Little Skates, Winter Skates, and Chain Dogfish! Whether you are a local or a tourist, The Save The Bay Exploration Center & Aquarium in Newport is the perfect family destination. Kids get face-to-fin with lobsters, crabs, endangered turtles, and some funky looking fish! With Newport's only ocean beach just outside our front door, you can continue the beachcombing experience afterwards or just enjoy a walk along the edge of the surf. Admission: $6/$5 w/button, Seniors and Military ID $5, Save The Bay members and children under 3 are FREE! 401.324.6020.
❅ 10am-5pm: Bite Me Live Bait DIY T-Shirt Artwork
Bite Me Live Bait Co., 337 Thames Street. Bring your creativity and we'll supply the
t-shirts, magic markers, and paints. Sit down and create your artwork directly onto our specially prepared colorful t-shirts. Wear your masterpiece proudly. All youth and adult shirt sizing will be available. Free cup of hot chocolate to all artists while they work. $19.95/20% off w/button. 401.662.9292.
10am-5pm: Helicopter Tour and Vineyard Packages
Bird's Eye View Helicopters, 211 Airport Access Road. Helicopter and vineyard packages include a helicopter tour, tasting and logo wine glass starting at $137 plus tax per couple. Upgrade to our Island Helicopter Tour plus the Vineyard Tour and Tasting for $217 plus tax per couple or our Lighthouse Helicopter Tour and Vineyard for $297 plus tax. Fly over the vineyards and all of Newport in our "heated" helicopter. $10 off any tour w/button or receive a free inflight video. Call 401.843.8687 to book. For more info go to http://www.riaerial.com/air_tours.php.
10am-5pm: Wine Tasting Newport Vineyards
909 East Main Road, Middletown. Winery Tours Daily, 1 & 3pm. Learn the art of wine making with a tour of our vineyard, winery and barrel room and then select from a list of over 25 Newport Vineyards Wines to evaluate and enjoy. $15 Tour & Tasting/$13 w/button. 401.848.5161.
❅ 10am, 12pm & 2pm: Scenic Overview Tour
Gateway Center, 23 America's Cup Avenue. Narrated scenic trolly tour of Newport's Ocean Drive & Bellevue Avenue mansion area. Adult $25/$19.62 w/button, Child $15/$10 w/button.
❅ 10:30am, 12:30pm (2/15 – 2/23) * Scenic Train Rides * Daily
Additional Ride 2:30pm(2/15 – 2/17, 2/22 – 2/23)
Old Colony & Newport Railroad, 19 America's Cup Avenue. Remember the days of riding in heated, vintage rail cars. Enjoy a 70-minute narrated trip through Newport Naval Station and along scenic Narragansett Bay. Trains may sell out. Advance tickets may be purchased prior to the day of travel at www.ocnrr.com with a credit card. Same day ticket buyers should arrive at the depot at least an hour ahead of the desired train departure as tickets are sold on a first-come first served basis (cash or check only) for that day's trains.Call 401-849-0546 for additional information. One discount per ticketed passenger. Note: Winter Festival Button discount will be given only at depot; customers ordering advance tickets online will be given the cash discount equivalent upon showing a festival button at the depot prior to departure. Regular train tickets: Parlor Car (ages 7 & up) $15.00/$14.00 w/button, Adult Coach $10/$9 w/button, Child Coach (ages 2-13) $6/$5 w/button. (No senior class during Winter Festival). Sunset special departing at 4:45pm daily from Saturday 2/15 through Saturday 2/22 except Wednesday 2/19; Adult $10, Children $6, First Class $24.95, includes light fare; $ 1 discount w/button.
❅ 11am: The 4th Annual Winter Wonderful Dog Stroll
Wag Nation, 92 William Street. Dress your pet's in their winter outfits and take a stroll through Newport. Prizes awarded to Best Dressed Dog, Best Coordinated Canine/Human, Look A Like Dog/Person & Best Dog Winter Trick. Prizes presented by Wag Nation. Starting at Wag Nation and ending at Queen Anne Square with the live Newport Winter Festival Snowman! Dogs and owners have the opportunity to take their pictures with the snowman, bring your camera! Free. 401.619.3719.
11am: Rogues and Scoundrels Walking Tour
The Museum of Newport History & Shop, 127 Thames Street. See where the scoundrels lived, where pirates profited and where criminals were punished. Find out why this colony was sometimes known as "Rogue's Island". Tour begins at the Brick Market: Museum & Shop, 127 Thames Street.$15/$12 w/button. 401.841.8770.
11am-2pm: DiscoverNewport Events and Activities at the Newport Visitor's Center
Back by popular demand, cookie decorating with Chef Gerry of Edible Creations by Gerry, bring your sweet tooth. Meet Frosty the Winterfest Snowman!
11am-3pm: Daily Historic Site Tours
The Museum of Newport History & Shop, 127 Thames Street. Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House: 1697, Great Friends Meeting House: 1699, Seventh Day Baptist Meeting House: 1730, Colony House: 1739. $8/$6 w/button. Reservations Recommended. 401.841.8770.
11am-4pm: The 12th Annual Newport Bridal Show
The area's largest and most elegant bridal show, presented by Newport Wedding Magazine! Two romantic venues: Rosecliff and OceanCliff. Free parking and trolley transportation between venues. Meet with 80 top wedding professionals. Enjoy fashion shows, live entertainment, and tasty treats by top wedding caterers. Grand Prize from Platinum House Jewelers and Lenox! Pre-register and pre-pay your ticket for the chance to win fabulous Door Prizes and enjoy savings on your ticket price. $15 in advance or with button on show day, and $20 at the door. www.newportbridalshow.net 401.841.0200.
❅ 11am-4pm: Cosmetic Cosmos Mother/Daughter Makeover
Cosmetic Cosmos, 387 Thames Street. Mother/Daughter Makeovers by appointment only by expert make-up artist. Learn the best skincare and makeup techniques for your skin type and features in a relaxed atmosphere. $30/person & 15% discount on all products purchased w/button. Appointments: www.cosmeticcosmos.com or 401.842.0666.
11am-4pm: Greenvale Vineyards Wine Tasting
582 Wapping Road, Portsmouth. Winery Tours start at 2pm and include 7 wines and a wine glass. Enjoy samples of award winning, estate-grown wine from this 50-acre family farm now operating as a vineyard. Weather permitting. 15% discount off wine purchases w/button. 401.847.3777.
❅ 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, & 4pm: Seal Watch Cruises – Daily Departures (Times Vary) Fri. 2/14 – Sun.2/23
Save The Bay, boat departs from The Wyndham Inn Wharf at 142 Long Wharf Dock. Join Save The Bay aboard the M/V Alletta Morris and the M/V Elizabeth Morris for a one hour cruise to observe Narragansett Bay's Winter Harbor Seals. We provide binoculars and an expert guide. The boats are partially enclosed, but the bay can be chilly so dress warmly. All programs are weather dependent. Reservations are strongly recommended. Adults: $22/$20 w/button, Children & Seniors: $17/$15 w/button, Children under 3 Free. For more information or to buy tickets, visit us online at www.savebay.org or call Save The Bay at 401.203.SEAL. For online tickets, enter promo code "Winterfest" to receive your Winter Festival Button Discount!
Daily Departures:Fri. 2/14(12pm & 1pm), Sat. 2/15(11am & 12pm), Sun. 2/16(11am & 12pm), Mon. 2/17(12pm & 1pm), Tues. 2/18(1pm & 2pm), Wed. 2/19(1pm & 2pm), Thurs. 2/20(2pm & 3pm), Fri. 2/21(3pm & 4pm), Sat. 2/22(3pm & 4pm), Sun. 2/23(3pm & 4pm)
❅ 11am-5pm: Gioni Originals
452 Thames Street. See handcrafted jewelry being designed and created on premises by artist in Residence, Suzanne Gioni. 401.935.5922.
❅ 11:30am: Scenic Overview Tour & Grand Mansion Tour
Gateway Center, 23 America's Cup Avenue. Narrated scenic trolly tour which includes a visit to a mansion. Adult $39(Marble House) or $41 (Breakers)/$34(Marble House) or $36(Breakers) w/button, Child $19/$14 w/button.
❅ 11:30am-3:30pm: 4th Annual Chicken Wing Cook-Off, Hyatt Hotel
Hyatt Regency Newport. Area restaurants compete to see who makes the best chicken wings. No matter how you like your wings these restaurants will be serving them up from Spicy to Sweet! Sample and vote for your favorite. The competition is sure to get sticky with amazing restaurants. Bring the kids! Admission $10/$8 w/button, Children (5-10) $5/$3 w/button, Children under 5 are Free! To enter your restaurants wings call 401.847.7666.
❅ 12pm & 2pm: Fort Adams, Guided Tours
Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Drive. Make History Come Alive for Every Member of the Family. Fun for Kids of All Ages. Tours are largely outdoors and include approximately one mile of walking. Proper footwear is highly recommended. Tours are weather permitting. Adults $12/$10 w/button, Children (6-17) $6/$4 w/button, Children 5 and Under Free. 401.841.0707.
❅ 12pm-4pm: Make Your Own Perfume
Newport Aromatherapy, 109 Bellevue Avenue. This activity is great for all ages. Guests create and design their own scent while learning the art of perfume making. $10/$8 w/button. 401.846.1101.
12pm-4pm: Psychic Tarot Readings with Maribeth McNair, the Happy Medium
Newport Marriott, 25 America's Cup Ave. Maribeth is the author of Tarot Talk, the popular advice column published in the Newport Mercury. Curious about what 2014 holds for you? $20 for 15 minutes or $1 per minute w/button. Appointments encouraged, walk-ins welcome! 401.323.0530.
❅ 12pm-5pm: Make Your Own Snowflake Soap
Newport Sea Foam Trading Co, 415 Thames Street. This activity is great for all ages. Guests create and design their own soap while learning the art of soap making. $10/$8 w/button. 401.743.7685.
12pm-5pm * Newport Storm Brewery Tours * Daily (Closed Tuesday)
Newport Storm Brewery, 293 JT Connell Road. Located in the north end of Newport, Newport Storm Brewery and Thomas Tew Rum Distillery is open daily(closed to public Tuesdays) from 12 – 5pm for tastings and production floor tours! In our 15 years of operation we have made over 40 unique beers and brought back Newport's famous colonial rum tradition. Come sample fresh beer and aged rum at Rhode Island's Microbrewery and Distillery! Beer Tour: $7/$5 w/button. Rum Tour: $9/$7 w/button. 401.849.5232.
1pm: Story Time and Free Hot Chocolate – The Black Dog General Store
The Black Dog General Store, 33 Bannisters Wharf. Story time and complimentary hot cocoa for children ages 6 – 12. 401.842.0339.
❅ 1pm: Newport Seal Safari & Rose Island Lighthouse Tour
Old Port Marine, Sayer's Wharf. A 1-1/2 hour narrated and guided seal safari of Narragansett Bay, Newport Harbor and Rose Island Light House aboard the Patriot. Leaving from Old Port marine's dock next to the Mooring Restaurant. Boards 15 min. prior to departure time, bundle up! Adults $18/$16 w/button, Children (10 and under) $14/$12 w/button. 401.847.9109.
❅ 1pm: Pasta Making at The Vanderbilt Grace
The Vanderbilt Grace Hotel. Join our Chefs for a hands on Pasta Making Class. After making the pasta our chefs will prepare lunch with your creations. Children and Adults welcome. Reservations Suggested. $30/$15 w/button. 401.846.6200.
2pm: Redwood Library Tours
50 Bellevue Avenue. Explore the oldest lending library in America and learn about its fascinating 265 year history! Parking lot across from entrance on Redwood Street.$5/$4 w/button. 401.847.0292.
3pm: Chocolate Wine Pairing, 4 Courses
Gas Lamp Grille, 206 Thames St. Enjoy a four course meal which includes:
A freshly made chocolate delight by our Head Chef, paired with a half glass of select wine. Includes door prizes give-a-way. Reservations required. $20/$18 w/button(does not include tax/tip). 401.845.9300.
4pm: Polar Pineapples
Hyatt Regency Newport Hotel and Spa, One Goat Island. Rhode Island's Largest Ice Bar is coming for Winter Fest! Pineapples Restaurant will be transformed into "Polar Pineapples" with an actual bar made of ice! Enjoy views of the bay while sipping on a variety of signature infused "Ice-tinis" or stay warm with one of our specialty hot cocktails while sitting by the heaters. Free hot chocolate at the Five33Lounge /button. Hours 4 – 11pm. 401.851.1234.
6pm: Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant
102 Connell Highway. Come enjoy a great buffet in our dining room, then enjoy our main stage show "Angel on my Shoulder" in our intimate theater. After the show, your dinner table awaits you for our hilariously funny cabaret. "Angel on my Shoulder"- A beautiful young book illustrator has found her dream man, a ruggedly attractive owner of a demolition company. When he announces his intention to leave his family, Donna gets looped and awakes in the arms of an angelic looking man with "Wings" printed on his sweat shirt. He seems to know everything about her, including her present predicament. Complications ensue when the lover shows up suitcase in hand to discover Donna is sharing her apartment with her "guardian angel." Laughs and surprises come fast and furious as the men vie for Donna's affections. $49.95/$39.95 w/button. 401.848.7529.
6pm – 7:30pm: Rhody Beer and Cheese Pairing
Newport Storm Brewery, 293 JT Connell Road. Back by popular demand! Newport Storm Brewery and Narragansett Creamery are teaming up to bring you the best of local flavor. Experience a local beer and cheese pairing with five locally brewed beers and five locally made cheeses to show off the best Rhode Island artisan agriculture has to offer. These events start promptly at 6:00pm, please plan to arrive 15 minutes before the event. Tickets are $10/$8 w/button and are available in the Tickets/Seasonal section of www.NewportStorm.com. Tickets can also be purchased in the Newport Storm's Visitors Center during normal hours. Space is limited – advanced purchase is recommended. 401.849.5232.
❅ 6pm-9pm: 9th Annual Illuminated Garden, Ballard Park
Ballard Park. Thousands of lights displayed in the three-acre quarry meadow. Free Admission.
7:30pm: 3rd Annual Casino Theatre A Cappella Invitational
Casino Theatre at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, 9 Freebody Street. Doors open at 7pm, Show starts at 7:30pm. If you loved the movie Pitch Perfect or the hit TV show The Sing Off, you'll want to be part of this fun winter night out at the Casino Theatre A Cappella Invitational! The beautiful theatre will be bursting with energy and entertainment when regional collegiate a cappella teams take to the stage to show off their musical talents and compete for the title. General Admission: $15/$13 w/button, $10 for Hall of Fame Members and students with ID. Patrons who purchase tickets prior to the event can redeem their discount at the Casino Theatre on February 22 with button and/or ID. This concert sold out last year, so order your tickets early. To order tickets, please call 401-324-4072 or go to www.tennisfame.com
8pm: Comedy with The Bit Players
Firehouse Theater, 4 Equality Park Place. Award-winning Comedy Troupe, The Bit Players perform high-energy, fast paced improvisation. With various bits, hilarious performers and participation from the audience there is not telling what might happen when The Players hit the stage. One thing is for certain, you will laugh! Much like the hit TV show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?", everything is made up on the spot- all live, including the music. $15/$10 w/button includes hot cocoa & teas or cold drinks. Always BYOB. Reservations required. 401.849.3473.
9pm: Beatlemania, Hyatt Regency Newport, presented by Newport Winter Festival
Hyatt Regency, One Goat Island. Relive the Revolution with members from "The Cast of Beatlemania". Key up the memories, drive the images and trigger the events of the Beatles Era in a live concert. These four seasoned musicians capture the spirit, look and sound of the Beatles in 29 renditions that take us back to "Yesterday", "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "Here Comes the Sun" and "Hey Jude". A smash on Broadway and thrilling sellout audiences from Los Angeles to Boston, these performers bring the best-loved popular music of all time to Newport. Bring your dancing shoes! Call 401.847.7666 for more information. $22/$18 w/button. VIP Tickets Available: (includes 1 drink ticket and up front seating) $45/$40 w/button.
9pm-1am: Live Music at the Pelham – Bearfight
One Pelham East, 270 Thames Street. Cost of cover charge to public varies $5-/$10 per night. FREE cover charge w/button 401.847.9460.
9:15pm: "Back to the Future "
Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center, 49 Touro Street. This is a night screening of the 1985 classic movie. $10/$6 w/button. 401.846.5474.


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Note that this strategy doesn't call for you to mention her chest is like two raisins on a bread board. In noticing your new interest, her mind will already plan how to compete with these rivals — and a boob job is the only real solution.
Convince her it's for her self-esteemYour woman may express insecurity about her appearance. May? Of course she will! All women dislike something about their looks. She might think she's too fat or too skinny or too flat-chested. And nothing you say will convince her otherwise.
A cruel man could let his beloved suffer in her insecurity — but not you. The caring boyfriend can find the light at the end of the tunnel — the one thing that will save his girlfriend: the breast implant.
Back this up with articles on celebrities and real-life people about how the operation helped with self-esteem and confidence. Research the statistics on how safe and routine the surgery is. Find out the waiting time at the local hospital. Offer to drive her there for a consultation. Nothing is too much for your baby's well-being, right?
Buy her clothes made for larger chestsLike always, tell her how attractive you find her (because you do — it's just a little improvement that you're after), but when you buy her clothes to show off that body you love, buy them with a little room up top.
Now, the average guy wouldn't tell if some of his new clothes were a bit big, but a girl can. If you've bought them for her, she'll start to realize that you want her to fill them. If she protests that they don't fit her perfectly, retort that you thought she'd look amazing in them. She may convince herself that she would.
The subtlety of this approach makes it a long shot, but provides you with some degree of safety. Because you are not telling her outright you want her to have breast surgery, you can claim it was a mistake or at most an act of the subconscious.
get the job doneIf these tips don't work, then there's one sneaky last-ditch attempt. Have a friend unknown to her approach her in a public place, like the mall. He's a model scout and thinks she has the look his agency is after. After a couple of minutes of selling it to her, he gives her a final look over... only to go cold after seeing her breasts.
Sparking off paranoia in your girlfriend might not be most moral thing you could do, but hey, if it gets you those perfect puppies, God'll let it slide... probably.


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Just taking a survey to see if all Cisco Markets are using the same Cisco CableCARD Firmware. Both my Cox DVR/STB and CableCARD are running the same OS Ver:H/W Model: 800 (CC) & 802 (CoxDVR/STB), Ver: 0012Bldr Ver: 124OS Ver: PKEY1.5.2_F.p.1601Build Time: Jun 19 2009--Cox Premier HSI, SB6120, DIR-628, Win7 Desk, Win7 Toshiba Satellite A505-S6973TiVo Premiere 2TB-WD20EURS, SA8240HDC DVR, Passport Vers: 3.1.091, OS Vers: PowerTV 126.96.36.199spDIY-Ext. eSATA DVR Expander No Enclosure Bare HDD - WD Caviar Black WD1002FAEX
From my HDHomeRun...H/W Model: 0800, Ver: 0012MAC Address: 00:00:FA:CE:1E:55SL. No: PPPPPPPPP, Mode: MMODEBoot TimeSat Feb 4 2012, 9:05:01 PM GMTCurrent TimeSun Mar 18 2012, 6:10:57 AM GMTFree Memory: 1513 KBBldr Ver: 124OS Ver: PKEY1.5.2_F.p.1601Build Time: Jun 19 2009, 11:13:47I would think the firmware is the same on the other two cablecards, don't feel like rooting around in the TiVo menus at the moment. For sure they're model PK800 cards, I remember them all being green.PK802 cards are two-way capable, have a predominately white label, and would likely never be issued separately from a Scientific Atlanta cable box.Source of that info? ( »www.scientificatlanta.com/produc···dbds.pdf )
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Hey everyone! I want to make a video for Yesung and so I need your help!! It's going to just be a short video showing off ELF Clouds from all over the world who want to send Yesung messages of love and support and of promise that we will continue to love and support him during his time of military service and when he returns. So…. how to participate?? There are a couple of ways… please read the rest of the details under the cut! ^^ Deadline is April 26th midnight Korean time!!
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Anyone with experience of bracing?
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Re: Anyone with experience of bracing?
Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately the appointment didn't go so well and we got the shock news that my daughter has a break in the lower part of her back and will require surgery to correct it using a metal plate. Mr Lehovsky said it was the only option and that it couldn't heal any other way. We have to have another type of scan to look at bones in more detail and see him again in 3 months.
He will still brace her but can't do this until she's had the corrective surgery for the break which he says needs to be done sooner rather than later, and that she will not be able to do any sport for 6 months following surgery. This has come as a huge blow as she is very sporty and has chosen PE as an option at school. We were advised that she may have to rethink this.
She is adamant that she will still take it and I have a meeting with the school next week to discuss if this is still likely to be a possibility as she will have to refrain from the practical side of lessons for up to 6 months.
Mr Lehovsky is hopeful that the operation may offer some improvement in curve and may help to stop its progression as he is sure that the break has added to the increase in curve, but not the cause of it.
I'm now worried that whilst we wait it might be getting worse, I hope not to a degree where they can't brace it.
Mr Lehovsky seemed very positive and said he will be bracing her once the break is dealt with, so just have to wait and see now I guess.
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On Ask Polly: I Want to Get Laid But I'm Afraid of Oppressing Women
Maybe this guy is one of the women from #womenagainstfeminism trolling us to make a case study about how feminism emasculates men.
But seriously, letter-writer guy, you have tons of female friends, so you know how to have non-sexual relationships with women based on mutual interest. Become friends with one of those hotties first to find out if she's relaish material and trust your instincts. Maybe you just haven't found the right sexy-to-friend ratio and your mind and body is just telling you no even though your eyes are telling you yes.
(Also, therapy, and maybe meds, because you are dealing with some considerable anxiety.)
On The Definitive List Of White Music Stolen By Black People
@Lady Pugilist Do you actually get the joke? Because it sounds like you are missing the point entirely.
On The Definitive List Of White Music Stolen By Black People
The comments on this article are so fucking dense that the spambots are refreshing in comparison. Great list.
On The Ka-Ching Zone
F-ing level 97. I'm wholly convinced that level is not beatable without financial investment. But I persist.
Seriously, though, I feel like Candy Crush of all games has an equivalent of that little note you mentioned. It's one of the few games I can cut myself off of because it literally forces me to.
On Ask Polly: My Great Job At A Top International News Publication Sucks Ass!
Polly crushin' it today. This gave my brain a massage and a hug. Thank you.
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text: Public Works April 18, 2011 Issue Gone Missing Ai Weiwei By Mark Singer Table of Contents Ai Weiwei Credit TOM BACHTELL A few days before Ai Weiwei, the best-known, most daring, and least categorizable artist in China, was detained as he was about to board a plane in Beijing and disappeared within the state security apparatus, he got a phone call from Larry Warsh, a friend from New York. At the time, Warsh, who, through his company AW Asia, promotes Chinese artists, was in Miami, on vacation with his family. Five or six times a year, Warsh flies to Beijing for what he calls "long weekends with Weiwei," and as he was fishing with his seven-year-old son, Ethan, he decided to act upon the urge "to pop in to see him." The immediate item on his agenda was the installation next month of Ai's first public art commission in New York, a reinterpretation of a seventeenth-century water clock—a dozen bronze animal heads representing figures of the Chinese zodiac, to be situated within the Pulitzer Fountain across from the Plaza Hotel. "When I'm not in China, my three modes of communicating with Weiwei are telephone, texting, and telepathy," Warsh said last week, two days after Ai's arrest. "When I go there, I spend time at his studio, we walk in the park, we eat, we talk. My instinct was telling me somehow to go, but when I spoke with him he said, 'Laru'—according to Weiwei, that's my name in Chinese—'it's not necessary, because I'll see you in New York very soon.' But I guess that might not happen now." Ai lived in New York in the eighties and early nineties and still has an apartment here. On a return visit in 2008, Warsh arranged a meeting with Adrian Benepe, the Parks Commissioner, and they toured the city to find a site for an undetermined public art work that, unlike Ai's conceptual creations, would be "accessible to audiences that are beyond the art world." The particulars emerged in February, 2009, when Warsh showed up at the studio the morning that the artist's son, Ai Lao, was born. "For someone who has words for everything, he had no words," Warsh recalled. "We went right away to the hospital, and he showed me the baby. That was very moving. I'm a big baby fan. Then we went back to the studio and started discussing public sculpture and what would make sense for New York City. An art historian was with us. An auction of the Yves Saint Laurent estate was taking place around the same time at Christie's in Paris. The zodiac clock had been installed in the Old Summer Palace, in Beijing, which was looted by the French and British in 1860. Two of the animal heads eventually wound up with Saint Laurent. Since these had been stolen, there was a huge controversy. Anyway, as we sat in the studio, Weiwei had this 'Aha!' moment. He would create full-size bronze derivations of all twelve of the animal heads." As Warsh spoke, he was a back-seat passenger in an S.U.V. en route to central New Jersey, where the bronzes have been stored since arriving by boat in December, after being shown at the São Paulo Biennial. Along the way, he worked on an iPad and kept checking Google for news. "You know, I'm looking at this," he said. "And every time I do I want to see that he's been freed." (It would be another twenty-four hours before the state news service tersely announced that Ai was being held for "suspected economic crimes.") The temporary home of the animal heads, which had been cast in Chengdu, turned out to be a secured building on the grounds of an early-twentieth-century estate in deep horse country—an unheated stucco-and-fieldstone redoubt formerly occupied by a tennis court with a spectators' balcony, huge mullioned windows, and a couple of bowling alleys in the basement. The bronzes lay on their sides in six wooden crates, swaddled in several layers of bubble wrap. The wrapping of one was cut away to reveal a four-foot circular base and, atop a six-foot pole, a convincing and intimidating rooster, wide-eyed, with an erect cockscomb, highly detailed feathers and wattles, and a beak large enough to swallow a cat. A dozen cylindrical marble foundations lay nearby. 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"THE global economy is sicker than a man with a bellyful of bad oysters."
This is simply an unacceptable way to start an article.
I saw a lovely sticker on the rear bumper of a Ford pick-up truck the other day. "Out of work yet? Keep buying foreign", it said.
Globalization sounds like a great idea on paper, but probably not in these desperate times and definitely not from a point of view of an unemployed factory worker whose job went offshore so that a corporation could squeeze some extra profit. "The laid off will adjust to the changing economy", the economists would argue. But how long will this rather painful adjustment take and how will they be paying bills and providing for the family if the jobless curse lasts much longer?
The argument about consumer benefits from cheaper imports is fine, but quickly loses its appeal if contrasted with a cost to the society at large. E.g., saving 20% on an imported gizmo is good in general, but feels rather bad if you think of a specific neighbour who has been displaced by global trade. The 15 million of US unemployed can become a critical mass of people that may potentially alter the social fabric of the nation, for the worse. Now, would you rather live with your family and grow kids in a friendly community of folks with stable jobs or prefer a gloomy neighboorhood of those with degrading living standards and hating life? Most would probably pick the former option, arguing that paying modestly higher prices for locally made goods is a reasonable premium for the peace of mind.
I really hope this time the diversion trick will not work.
As soon as there is a momentum to ask the super-rich to pay their fair share, the media attention is quickly re-directed. Why of course, "punishing" china will give all of the unemployed jobs, but making actual changes to fix our fundamental budge problem and increase revenue does not.
This control of our media by the super-rich has to be stopped. I hope the Occupy movement will really change things in America, this is the people's voice, not polished and perfumed BS from career politicians that sounded eloquent but is materially worthless.
Americans' desire to consumed is in conflict with it's desire for a job. If that bill do pass will the middle class revolt?
As a note to China - if you think the USA is doing wrong, the response is simple - float your currency.
If you don't float it - then don't throw a hissy fit, you will only attract laughter.
Interesting article. In economics we learnt about the perils of protectionism and we even studied the various protectionist systems in the 1970's (and the economic impact). But alot has changed since then and human creativity in 'beating the system' still finds no bounds. China's drive to 'beat the system' is now pretty much accepted as a norm.
Is some level of protectionism justified? Well even the UK finds it important to have some level of trade protectionism, the only thing new here is that a new sort of protectionism is being introduced and may take decades to be repealed – that is the danger.
So let's look at the article and the points it raised:
The article states that this form of protectionism "...is legally flawed,...". Well that's what the new bill is all about to make it legal. But it is no more legally flawed than the UK using the Anti Terrorism bill to freeze assets of Iceland (over its economic spat). But the point that should be realised is that these have become desperate times and I guess we have reached a point of real politik out playing any sort of legal issue whether international law of domestic law.
"The rules of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) generally do not recognise undervalued currencies as an illegal subsidy." True, but there is a lot the WTO does not recognise that affects the trade balance – again falling in with the theme of 'beating the system'.
"China could successfully bring a complaint against America at the WTO." As a note to the author – Canada successfully won a legal dispute against the USA at the WTO (over lumber tariffs) and the USA still did not pay attention. When you are this big, the WTO is only a mere guideline.
"...But American consumers will have suffered by being denied cheap products," VERY GOOD POINT!! and it has not occurred to anyone that these products were artificially cheap? Resulting in a race to the bottom, loss of industries, etc, etc.
"....and risk sparking a trade war."..... I seriously doubt there can be a trade war. China would avoid such a trade war like the plague. In fact if there is anytime that a "trade-brinkmanship" can be played out, it is now while the USA still has strong swing over China. If this is allowed to drag on, China will only gain more clout while the USA will loose its clout.
"The problems this bill purports to address are already being resolved.".... Really? Perhaps it is not being resolved fast enough. Perhaps China will only liberate its currency policy as fast as it liberates its human rights policy.
"All this means the yuan is far less undervalued than it was a few years ago—if at all."... If at all? Well then why not float the currency.
"lavishes subsidies on favoured domestic companies and discriminates against foreign ones,...forcing them to surrender their technology and tolerating brazen intellectual-property theft." Please re-read your own words related to the WTO not recognising certain economic policies that affect trade.
I think 'Honey will be more attractive than Vinegar".
The basic problem is the greed of the captains of U.S. economy. They want to maximize the profits by exporting jobs to foreign country and they pay themselves billions pay/bonus. They do not pay attention to the working stiffs in U.S., may be that is one of the reasons of why we have 'Occupy Wall Street' movement.
I visit China several times a year for my own business, people told me the rich people of the 'west' are moving their money to China in a big way…. They are moving millions, hundreds of millions, which is why China is accumulating almost 100 billion U.S. dollar per month.
China has appreciate RMB by almost 30% from one USD equal to 8.2 RMB to currently one USD is equal to 6.3 RMB, but the trade surplus is increasing by 40 percent form last year…. The undervalued RMB is not the root cause of the trade surplus problem…. U.S. congress is braking the wrong tree….
The foreign reserve in China is increasing almost one trillion dollar per year, the trade surplus is only accounted for a small porting of that. The captains of the 'west', like Goldman Sacks invest tens of billions in Shanghai real estate, Bank of America invested billions in Chinese banks, etc…
In my opinion, U.S. likes to have wars, such as "War On Drugs'. "War On Terror", "Was On Poverty", Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, that will deflect people's attention of the current suffering of high unemployment, lower wages, the politicians incompetency, and corruption of the government….
It is crazy U.S. congress just passed free trade agreement with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama. They keep on talking about Free trade and globalization. But the congress passed this 'Currency Exchange Rate' bill?
RMB is China's internal policy, and World Trade Organization (WTO) generally do not get involved in currency issues, and China may win in WTO. So, what good is this bill?
I do agree RMB should be free exchange; it is the best interest of China to let RMB become the foreign Reserve of the world, so China can print RMB to their heart's content and let the whole world pay for it….
China is spending several billion U.S. dollar a day to protect RMB; the money can be better used in China's education and social welfare. I understand it will take time, and I believe eventually it will come about….
When RMB become the reserve currency of the world, U.S. Congress will pass some other bills and accuse China for whatever…..
It is better for U.S to talk with China to get it resolved. 'Honey is better than vinegar"…… Incompetency of U.S. congress and U.S. government is out of my comprehension…. What the hell is this?
What a sad joke…
Somebody explain to me how it is that China gets to unilaterally set the ratio of the Yuan to the dollar, thereby unilaterally setting the value of the dollar.
Here in Japan, we like to buy domestically made products and we dislike imported goods. We believe that Japanese made products have the most superior quality and we support our local business. It is more expensive than imported but we still buy locally made. Maybe the Americans can encourage their consumers though education etc. A trade war is the last thing we want to see.
A few years ago, the Petersen Institute said the RMB was undervalued by 25-30%. Since then, the RMB has appreciated by 30%. In addition, China has also significantly increased minimum wages in the manufacturing, as well as other, sectors. So the costs for Chinese companies have increased dramatically in the past 3-4 years particularly, yet the US trade deficit continues to increase. Perhaps it is reasonable to suggest the issues that need to be addressed by the US are not primarily, or even secondariily, but likely only marginally, China related.
I think the currency appreciation angle is overblown. But what I think is underblown (sic?) is the contradictory views China has on free markets when it comes to its own industries versus everyone else's. I am very comfortable with foreign companies investing in Canadian oil companies or Australian mining companies. What gives me pause is when those companies are state owned by a state that would never allow foreign ownership of their own key resources.
How come no one is pointing out the obvious?
That a Trade War with China is purely there for the sake of a trad-war with China; and not for any other reason at all.
Think about it. A war with China will drum up popular support for the government. Create unity in the political system by having a common enemy. Give the media some news to report on (instead real internal problems). Create trouble for the Chinese. What's there not to like? (if you are American)
Besides, the US War On Drug is over 30 years old, the Afghan War 10 years old, the Global War on Terrorism un-ending. Who say the US can't handle multiple wars on multiple front at the same time? The US love their wars. It's one of the key features of the US foreign policy.
Inversely, have you considered how absolutely pointless their original reason given for this war is? It's just like invading Iraq for their so called WMD, it's purely made up to sell the war.
Tarrif on Chinese good will not save American job. They already tried this on Chinese tires, guess what happened? Retailers simply started to import cheaper tires from other countries like Brazil, in fact, tire import went up overall, no job was created in the US as expected.
The other reason given in this article are absolutely golden too. Chinese Yuan are already going up, yet the US deficit hasn't declined, the two does not correlate. Etc etc.
Thirdly, have you considered how absolutely amoral and hypocritical the US is on this topic? The US have been a champion of free-trade / globalization for a long time. They preach other country all the time about the value of "opening up". Yet, when it's their turn to get kicked, all of their own teachings went out the window. All of a sudden, America comes first, and screw any economic principle it have ever believed in.
I hope everyone see, through all these event, that all the America World Police, America Champion of Free-Trade, America Defender of Freedom are absolutely and completely bull. For each of these American concepts, I can think of many situation where America have not stood up to any of them when they didn't like the result they would generate.
They are doing it because it align with their own interest, that is all. When the table turns, and it always do, it's full-steam 180 turn. I don't see why China should listen to them at all.
WTO enforcement of the subsidies and technical barriers to trade agreement was not designed to anticipate nations that act as the world's globalized manufacturing center. Bilateral trade tariffs are workable in a geopolitical sense but do not matter when localized companies receiving subsidies attempt to be global scale.
We saw this same deal with the dispute between EADS and Boeing, since only the US and EU were involved but the most rapidly growing markets were outside of the developed world. Bilateral tariffs hurt, but their effectiveness was greatly decreased.
Taking the various subsidies and other disputes to the WTO is likely to not be beneficial to either party. I wrote a blog post about this in context of the rare earths industry, which China is very guilty of restricting, some time ago:
And why should China change course? It's been doing just fine dumping sewage into the global commons, whether through protectionism, currency manipulation (or reserve accumulation, whatever you want to call it), IP theft, environmental policy, taking natural resources off global markets, and so on. Sure, it's destroying the global commons, but it's getting rich in the process. Why should it change course?
The sooner we just close down "Walmart" and their ilk and put the American business and financial (treasonable) elite's in prison for exporting millions of jobs and their tacit knowledge to what is turning out to be their "Competitors", and be prepared to pay the price domestically to put decades of mismanagement of the US political economy by the "Financial Capitalists", the sooner we can begin the process of healing the "Real Economy" of the US(and indeed other western developed countries) so that all levels of their civil societies, after the current pain, can share in the rewards of the real economy economic growth, which in the past 20 years or so of this morally currupt elite leadership, has gone to the greedy few at the top.
China keeps accumulating reserves at a torrid pace, so the problem is not being solved.
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NBA Rookie of the Year Ladder – Week 1
Last season Damian Lillard blew away all of his critics and put together a sensational Rookie of the Year campaign, taking down the award that was sealed off for the No. 1 overall pick Anthony Davis.
With almost one week of NBA basketball under our belts, we have had a chance to have a brief look at this year's rookie class. Some players have started hot out of the gate, while others are struggling with their transition.
It's easy to draw conclusions, inaccurate as they may be, after just two or three games and it's also a whole lot of fun. Some of the first-year players have barely had an opportunity to play, while others have had the confidence of their coaches to play significant minutes.
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Recently, 2004 Emerson graduate Matthew Rasmussen won both the 2012 Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets and the 2012 McKnight Artist Fellowship for writers.
Each year, the Walt Whitman Award is given to an American poet who has yet to publish a book of poetry. Poet Jane Hirshfield was the judge for this year, and she chose Rasmussen's manuscript "Black Aperture" as the winner. It will be published by Louisiana State University Press in the Spring of 2013.
With his other recent award, the McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers, Rasmussen will receive a stipend of $25,000 in order to give him the chance to study, reflect, experiment, explore, and hopefully delve into new opportunities and projects. Daniel Tobin, the School of Arts interim Dean, and one time professor of Rasmussen, says, "it's a major debut for a truly deserving young poet." Rasmussen says he hopes to use this time to promote "Black Aperture" as well as get started on a second book.
These are not the first acknowledgements that the poet has received. Rasmussen is the recipient of multiple grants and residencies, has been published in several journals such as Gulf Coast and Dislocate, is the founding co-editor of Birds, LLC, an independent poetry press, and the author of a chapbook titled Fingergun.
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"When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw." - Nelson Mandela.
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1.Get into a fight with an Aries. I'm not talking about an over the phone fight, I'm talking a real toe-to-toe, heart pumping showdown. It will most likely be more beneficial to you if they were on your side in the fight, think of like a bar fight or taking on bullies at your school, but fighting them yourself would be just as exhilarating and you would most likely be better friends after the incident than you were before.Aries people are warriors and they like to know their friends can hold their own if something goes down.
2.Eat with a Taurus. By this I do not mean take them to a local fast food restaurant to hork down some greasy burgers. I mean take them to an amazing five star restuarent preferably one that has been around for decades and has built a strong reputation. Then allow the Taurus to order for you, it may take a while, but Tauruses have wonderful taste. Make sure that you don't rush them or yourself, take your time enjoy the food, enjoy the atmosphere, enjoy the music, enjoy the feel of your luxurious clothes, and enjoy your Taurus escort.
3.Go out on the town with a Gemini. Wait till its night time and the social life of your particular city is buzzing, and then call your Gemini friend. Not only will they have the perfect location, but they'll most likely have the transportation to get you there(Gemini's hate not being able to get around when they want to). Be sure not to just contain them to one party, or one club ,encourage them to take you club hopping. Gemini's are the most amazing social butterflies, not only will they know the right people to get you into to any club or party, they'll know enough people at the party to make it a truly memorable night. Trust Gemini's they'll show you a whole new world in your own backyard.
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Time with God - Sept. 9, 2010
Thursday 9th September
It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.
If Jesus felt the need for prayer, how much more do we need to make prayer a huge part of our lives!
Jesus didn't need to confess sin, because He didn't have any sin; He didn't need to grow in His obedience or purity. And yet, operating as a man during His time on earth, He depended on God the Father and the Holy Spirit for His ministry. And He longed for the intimate fellowship He enjoyed with His Father.
When Jesus prayed it was His pattern to always look for a place to be alone. This is so important. Satan makes sure to provide lots of phone calls or knocks on the door during times you have set aside for prayer. Get alone where you won't be disturbed, where you can truly focus on God. If you can get alone enough to pray aloud, that's even better. Praying aloud can help you focus on your conversation with God and maintain that focus and train of thought for longer. And being alone can help you avoid any sense of pride over your time in prayer that might develop if others see you praying.
Today, Jesus invites you to find a time and place where you can get alone with God as often as possible.
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At Little Smart Things, we have been trying to find something original and good to name our drones. It had to be less technical than FW1 and MR1.
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Moving forwards on two legs is one thing, walking with a recognizably human gait is quite another. While most humanoids have mastered the former, the latter is beyond the reach of most bipedal robots (though some are doing a good job at it) ... and there is a good reason for that. Recreating the way humans walk takes recreating the entire walking apparatus, complete with the skeletal, muscular and neural systems. That's exactly what a group of researchers from the University of Arizona have done, creating what is reportedly the most biologically accurate set of robotic legs to ever walk the planet. Read More
Last April, for the first time since she became paralyzed 15 years ago, a 58 year-old woman was able to get herself a drink of coffee – she did so via a robotic arm, which was controlled by her thoughts. Although that rather astounding feat took place over a year ago, it was just made public today, in a report published in the journal Nature. The woman was a volunteer test subject, in a clinical trial of the experimental BrainGate neural interface system. Although still very much in development, the system could someday restore mobility to people who have suffered paralysis or limb loss. Read More
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People with limited mobility face a challenge when getting into a conventional vehicle. Not only do they have to put aside their crutches or get out of their wheelchair, but they are also required to step up and across the vehicle's door sill and swivel themselves sideways onto the seat. One option is to get a converted van, with a side- or rear-mounted ramp. Autoadapt, however, is now offering an alternative. The Swedish company's Turny Evo system actually lifts the front driver or passenger seat out the door of the vehicle, turns it toward the user, and lowers it down. Once the user has seated themselves, the seat and passenger are then pulled back inside, and driving can commence. Read More
Whether it's people who can't speak, or musicians looking for a new way of expressing themselves, both may end up benefiting from an experimental new gesture-to-voice synthesizer. The system was created at the University of British Columbia, by a team led by professor of electrical and computer engineering Sidney Fels. Users just put on a pair of sensor-equipped gloves, then move their hands in the air – based on those hand movements, the synthesizer is able to create audible speech. Read More
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'Liberty or death' rallied colonists to war
With the possible exception of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, perhaps no historical event stirs the imagination or fires the patriotism of schoolchildren as does Patrick Henry's "Liberty or Death" speech.
But while Revere's ride was important, Henry's speech in 1775 was a genuine turning point in American history, providing the impetus that helped set the colonies on the road to revolution.
Delivered at St. John's Church in what was then Henrico Parish, the speech rallied a crowd that was inclined to delay confrontation with Great Britain and convinced the members to approve Henry's call to arms.
"Henry combined an actor's flair with a preacher's fervor," writes Henry Mayer in his biography of Henry, A Son of Thunder. "[A]nd he evoked a rapport with ordinary folks that changed the face of Virginia's – and later, America's – politics."
Less than a month after the speech, the "shot heard round the world" was fired at Lexington, Mass. Thanks in no small part to Henry, the Virginians had a militia organized and stood ready to lead the colonies in the fight for independence.
Because of Henry's speech, St. John's Church (now located within the City of Richmond) is today a National Historic Landmark and a treasured symbol of the birth of American liberty. And as Henrico Parish – like Henrico County – marks its 400th anniversary this year, St. John's will welcome an estimated 40,000 visitors into the church to view the hallowed site of Henry's address to the Second Virginia Convention.
Guests who are fortunate enough to visit during one of the popular re-enactment programs will have the opportunity to hear the immortal words spoken as Patrick Henry might have spoken them, and to experience for themselves the electrifying effect that Henry had on the crowd in 1775 – an effect that ranks the "Liberty or Death" speech No. 3 on the Henrico Citizen's list of the most significant events in Henrico's 400-year history.
Preaching to the choir
Patrick Henry developed his oratorical skills at a young age, and in an unlikely venue: atop the driver's seat of a carriage.
As a teenager, Henry drove his mother and sisters in the carriage to Polegreen Church, where they heard the preaching of the gifted orator Samuel Davies.
On the long carriage rides back from Polegreen, Henry's mother – a devout follower of Reverend Davies – would demand that young Patrick repeat the substance of his sermons. Henry studied Davies' rhetoric intently and adopted much of his style; years later, he told his biographer that Davies was the greatest speaker he had ever heard and
that Davies had taught him what it was to be an orator.
After he became a lawyer, Henry began earning a reputation not only for oratory, but also for his resistance to British rule. Elected to the House of Burgesses in 1765, he led the opposition to the Stamp Act and proposed Virginia's Stamp Act Resolutions.
Author and scholar Jon Kukla, who is working on a book about Henry and the revolution, points out that Patrick Henry was denouncing the king as a tyrant at least a decade before the likes of Adams, Jefferson or even Thomas Paine had spoken out publicly.
"Without Henry's leadership in Virginia," says Kukla, "the American colonies would not have united in opposition to the Stamp Act."
'Let me be buried'
As preparations for the Second Virginia Convention got underway in 1775, tensions between Virginia and Great Britain were worsening, and delegates decided to move the meeting from Williamsburg to the Henrico Parish Church to avoid interference from Governor Dunmore.
Henry presented resolutions to mobilize for military action, but the more cautious House members preferred a wait-and-see attitude. After listening to a number of arguments for delay, Henry took the floor seeking to dispel any notion that the colonists could still achieve peace through submission to the crown.
The war had already begun, Henry told his audience, which included such notables as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Richard Henry Lee.
"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?" he concluded. "Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
According to accounts of the event, the speech initially met with stunned silence. But William Wirt, who wrote the first biography of Henry, notes that the speech was also followed by cries of, "To arms! To arms!"
It was Wirt who collected oral testimony from convention eyewitnesses and reconstructed the speech as we know it today. But because Wirt's biography was published in 1817, some historians have expressed doubt about the speech's accuracy.
While Kukla acknowledges that there was no stenographer present to transcribe the speech, he points out that the ideas expressed are clearly in line with thoughts and opinions that Henry had voiced before.
What's more, says Kukla, "People in that time had a much better capacity to memorize and retain speeches like that." Listeners were deeply affected by the speech as well, and therefore more likely to take the words to heart or commit them to memory.
"On the whole," says Kukla, "I'm one of the historians inclined to regard it as a good approximation. That's as close as you're going to get in an era that didn't have tape recorders."
Among the deeply affected listeners was a young delegate named Edward Carrington, who was unable to get a seat inside the church due to the multitudes that flocked to St. John's and surrounded the building hoping to hear the debate. Carrington maneuvered his way to an open window, however, and was able to hear Henry's declaration.
As the closing words rang out, Carrington was so overcome with emotion that he exclaimed, "Let me be buried at this spot!"
After his death in 1810, Carrington's family adhered to his wish.
"That tells us," Kukla says, "how much impact the speech had."
The first American?
Centuries before the advent of television, "liberty or death" quickly became the sound bite of its era. The phrase was immensely popular, says Kukla, and even was adopted as a motto by militiamen in Culpeper, who inscribed it on their flag along with the "Don't Tread on Me" rattlesnake.
In modern times, the phrase has served as a mantra for revolutionary movements in countries around the globe; in 1989, for example, it was displayed by Chinese students on a bed sheet in Tiananmen Square.
In the immediate aftermath of the speech, Henry's remarks predicting that the "next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms" turned out to be remarkably prescient. Within the month, Great Britain moved to disarm the rebellious colonists, conducting raids on powder magazines in Massachusetts and, three days later, in Virginia.
Kukla does not find it at all surprising that Henry predicted the conflict in Lexington. "He very frequently, at these critical times, had his finger on the pulse of events," says Kukla, citing the Stamp Act speech and Henry's earlier Parson's Cause speech.
When Henry responded to Lord Dunmore's raid on the Williamsburg magazine by leading a force of 500 militia to reclaim the powder, Lord Dunmore issued a proclamation declaring that "Patrick Henry . . . and his deluded Followers" were outlaws and rebels.
While Patrick Henry enjoyed many distinctions, Kukla likes to point out that Dunmore's proclamation conferred an honor that often goes unrecognized: Henry was the first American formally accused of rebellion. In other words, says Kukla, we can in one sense consider Henry the first American.
It would be another year, notes Kukla, before the Second Continental Congress would reach a unanimous vote for independence. But the war actually began that summer of 1775, with the uprisings at Bunker Hill. And the resistance, says Kukla, had begun well before that – with Patrick Henry and Virginia at the thrust of it.
If not for the support of leaders such as Henry, beginning with the Stamp Act in 1765, the northern colonies could not have held on during the pre-revolution decade, says Kukla. The British could have easily isolated New England, he believes, and stopped the revolution in its tracks.
"Patrick Henry stood at the heart of the American resistance to king and parliament that gave birth to the American Revolution," says Kukla.
And Henry's speech, which Kukla calls "a pivotal moment in the transition from peaceful resistance to the Revolutionary War," did not merely inspire a single revolution or war for independence. As indicated on the St. John's Church Foundation website, the "liberty or death" legacy continues to inspire revolutionary movements in far-flung places and modern times.
"[Henry's] phrase," the website notes, "remains as recognizable today as 'I have a dream' or 'Four score and seven years ago.'"
Lions Club donates backpacks to elementary school
The Richmond West Breakfast Lions Club (based in western Henrico) recently donated 59 backpacks to the Westover Hills Elementary School on Jahnke Road.
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Glen Allen student to perform at Carnegie Hall
Thanks to a first-place win in The American Protege International Vocal Competition 2014, Glen Allen High School student Matija Tomas will travel to New York City to perform at Carnegie Hall in December.
At the first-place winners recital in Weill Hall, Matija will perform Giacomo Puccini's opera aria, "Chi il bel sogna di doretta." She will perform with other vocalists from around the world and have the opportunity to win other awards and scholarships.
Locally, Thomas has performed with Richmond's renowned Glorious Christmas Nights, Christian Youth Theatre, and WEAG's Urban Gospel Youth Choir. > Read more.
Gayton Baptist Church dedicates new outreach center
The John Rolfe YMCA and Gayton Baptist Church have partnered in an effort to bring greater health and wellness opportunities to the community.
Through this partnership, the John Rolfe Y will run Youth Winter Sports programs, including basketball and indoor soccer, in Gayton's newly renovated $5.5 million outreach center that features a new gymnasium, youth and teen space, social space with café, meeting space and full service commercial kitchen. > Read more.
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It's Halloween! Ghosts and goblins are everywhere…especially at Dorey Park's Monster Mash and the annual Pumpkin Festival at Gayton Crossing Shopping Center. But don't let the fun stop on the 31st – the Latin Ballet of Virginia will present El Dia de los Muertos Family Festival on Nov. 1. And if you need a break from the candy, enjoy some classical music at the University of Richmond and the Weinstein JCC on Sunday. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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The Urban Tavern opened in August, replacing the former Shackelford's space at 10498 Ridgefield Parkway in Short Pump. Because of local and longtime devotion to Shackleford's, Urban Tavern has some big shoes to fill.
Without any background information, I headed to the restaurant for dinner on a Wednesday night, two months after its opening.
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It's not surprising in the least that Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day doesn't much resemble the book it's based upon.
Judith Viorst's 1972 picture book isn't exactly overflowing with movie-worthy material. Boy has bad day. Boy is informed that everyone has bad days sometimes. Then, the back cover.
In the film, the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad-ness is blown up to more extreme size. Alexander Cooper (Ed Oxenbould) has a bum day every day, while the rest of his family (Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Dylan Minnette, Kerris Dorsey) exist in a constant bubble of perfection and cheery optimism – to the point that the family is so wrapped up in their own success that Alexander's being ignored.
So on the eve of his 12th birthday, Alexander makes a wish: just once, he'd like his family to see things from his perspective; to experience the crushing disappointment of one of those no good, very bad days. Once he has blown out the candle on his pre-birthday ice cream sundae, his family's fate is sealed: one full day of crippling disasters for all of them. > Read more.
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christmas card - 2006
i never buy cards at the store. why? because i can make them myself. here is the card i designed and printed for Christmas 2006. and yes, the tree is completely hand drawn.
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i have over 7 years of graphic design experience, and have been developing websites for over 11 years. here is a collection of some of my work. to filter the entries by project type, please select a category below.