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A police car sits Wednesday in front of what remains of the former Hungry Fisherman restaurant and Tripp's Seafood in East Ridge, which burned early Christmas morning. According to a news release, crews were dispatched to 6715 Ringgold Road, behind the East Ridge Flea Market, about 3:30 a.m. An investigation into the cause is ongoing.
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08/02/2014, Cabrillo Marina, San Pedro
Wow, it has been a long time...
A long time since I posted last (November 2013), and a long time since I cast off the lines in San Diego and initiated living aboard, boat transportation to LA, and shake-down cruise all in one day (not a highly recommended combination, for future reference).
But it also wasn't long ago at all - a yesterday ago filled with many years worth of experiences.
Time-wise, there is no debate - 365 days ago. Life-wise, it has easily been one of the most intense and laid back, empty and fulfilling, closing-in and expansive, letting go and retaining 365 days of my life. I am altered and renewed.
August 2, 2013 started the way every day should. The way I wish every day could. It was filled with joy, adventure, surprises, nature, connection, isolation, introspection, retrospection, exploration, aggravation, bravery, fear, and a sort of love that is hard to describe. And ended with shared friends, good food and wine, and exhaustion. In those ways, not much different from all the best of 365 days that followed.
I got to live aboard for for nearly 8 months with an amazing young woman. My daughter's gap year from college ended up being spent mainly aboard Windrunner. Her transition to adulthood, my transition to single man, and our shared transition to a relationship of two people much closer to equals. She's been one of my favorite people for years, and only grew more so this past year. I will cherish this year for many reasons, but none more than the time and interaction with Mo.
Others I must mention who have been very important this past year include my friends Michelle L and John O - I'm not sure what I'd have done without either of you this year. I love you both dearly. And there were also solid contributions from Heaney, Neruda, Don Casey, Keroac, Vedder, Bono, and wonderful welcome, friendship, advice and assistance from new neighbors Steve, Murray, Tom, Brida, Owen, Patty, John, and Dennis. I am a lucky person.
Then, in addition to those people and other wonderful friends, at some point a few weeks ago while considering the last year, Henry Kunitz was sent to me in the form of his poem The Layers. As most good poems, I needed time with it, but that was easy, as it drew me in with whispers and exhortations like the peaks and troughs of open ocean waves rolling toward a distant yet visible and approaching shore. A great epitaph to my first year aboard Windrunner.
The Layers
Stanley Kunitz, 1905 - 2006
I have walked through many lives,
some of them my own,
and I am not who I was,
though some principle of being
abides, from which I struggle
not to stray.
When I look behind,
as I am compelled to look
before I can gather strength
to proceed on my journey,
I see the milestones dwindling
toward the horizon
and the slow fires trailing
from the abandoned camp-sites,
over which scavenger angels
wheel on heavy wings.
Oh, I have made myself a tribe
out of my true affections,
and my tribe is scattered!
How shall the heart be reconciled
to its feast of losses?
In a rising wind
the manic dust of my friends,
those who fell along the way,
bitterly stings my face.
Yet I turn, I turn,
exulting somewhat,
with my will intact to go
wherever I need to go,
and every stone on the road
precious to me.
In my darkest night,
when the moon was covered
and I roamed through wreckage,
a nimbus-clouded voice
directed me:
"Live in the layers,
not on the litter."
Though I lack the art
to decipher it,
no doubt the next chapter
in my book of transformations
is already written.
I am not done with my changes.
|Liveaboard, California, Catalina 42, sailboat, San Pedro, wine, live aboard, sailing
11/03/2013, Cabrillo Marina, San Pedro, CA
For a while now I've been meaning to write about the flip side of living on a sailboat. The ability to sail off to an island like Catalina for just about any weekend, or wrap up work by 6:00pm and be sailing by 6:30 to beautiful sunsets, etc. is absolutely amazing. But there is a flip side that makes this a lifestyle ill-suited to most, no matter how nice the sails and how pretty the photos and how exciting the destinations.
I decided to write this today because one of those flip-side issues came up big today. Last weekend I had some problems with the engine. Turns out it's the cutlass bearing, which can't be replaced when the boat is in the water. And I can't live aboard while she is in dry-dock. So, I've got to pay to have her hauled out, and will be without my home for several days while a little bearing is replaced. There are few house repairs that require one to be without access to their home, and certainly none as small as a cutlass bearing.
The other flip side items are less dramatic, but very prevalent. The list I came up with over the last few weeks includes:
- Hand pump toilets. Every time, you have to lean over, grab the handle next to the bowl, and pump in some sea water, and pump out whatever went into the bowl. It all goes into a holding tank. In my instance, one is under my bunk. Keeping that smelling fresh is not always easy. Emptying it requires paying someone with a pump and the ability to dispose of it. It's sort of like having manual pump toilets that go to a septic tank that is inside your house.
- No dishwasher. Every single dish is hand washed. In a small sink. And hand dried. And put away in relatively small storage spaces.
- No washing machine. I walk about 100 yards to a set of washing machines and dryers shared by the people who have boats at the marina. They're fine, and are much less expensive than the ones at a normal pay laundry, but I still have to wash my laundry elsewhere.
- Showers. I have two on the boat. One is even a decent size. And I have a hot water heater that makes very hot water. 11 gallons of it. So, I take quick showers aboard, or longer showers in the marina showers. They're cleaned daily and very nice (and have all the hot water you could want). But they are also 100 yards away and are shared.
- Parking. My car is about 60 yards away, which is fine most days, but on the occasion it rains, it's not great. And hauling groceries, etc. is a bit of a chore.
- Storage. There is no storage, really. I have a small locker at my slip, but for the most part, my third cabin has become "the garage" for holding everything from my camera equipment to oars, to cockpit seat cushions, to the suitcases I need regularly for travel to wine. Lack of storage extends to the refrigerator that is about 3' X 2' X 3' with a small freezer space included in that. Regular grocery store trips are demanded. Same for limited pantry space. There just isn't much room.
- Mildew. Boats are simply mildew breeding grounds. I'm good with staying in front of mildew (and have been lucky). And I live-aboard, which means she's almost never closed for weeks on end, which is when mildew goes nuts. And Southern California is a fairly dry place for an ocean. But even with that, I've had my bouts with mildew. And it is not fun.
- Tiny stove and oven. Powered by propane (and propane accessories). Technically there are three burners, but only if you're using 3 small pots/pans can you use all three at once. The oven has temperature numbers that I am sure approximate some oven somewhere, but none I've ever come across. And it is tiny. I cook good stuff on it, but it isn't always easy.
I'm not complaining at all. I LOVE this lifestyle. I really love it. But, I'm sharing this experience, and wanted to give the people a sense of the entire experience, including the parts that are difficult. So, the next time you see photos of an amazing sail or sunset or mooring in a beautiful cove, remember, I likely just finished pumping my toilet and hand washing dishes before I posted the photo.
|Liveaboard, California, Catalina 42, sailboat, San Pedro, wine, live aboard, sailing
09/05/2013, Cabrillo Marina, San Pedro, CA
My last blog was about the trip over. This one completes the stay and return to San Pedro.
I'll just start by saying that if you've not been to Catalina, you have to go. Just beautiful. Far enough away to feel like you're disconnected, but only 20 miles from San Pedro, so not too far (averaging about 6 knots, we were there and back in a bit over 3.5 hours each way). The water and wind on the way there and back are awesome. It was a fantastic sail.
The coves and moorings and anchorages are quite diverse. And if all you can do it take the Express, go to Two Harbors, which has several little coves, Catalina Harbor, and a marine reserve, all within walking distance. It is much more quite, family-oriented, and less "party central" than Avalon (which is also beautiful).
We also sailed down the coast of the island, from Two Harbors to While's Landing (Moonstone Cove, actually) - we being my friend John O, who took the Express out Saturday to join me and sail back. WOW. Bluest water I've ever seen. Amazing cliffs and mountains down to the ocean. Seals, dolphins, etc. all over.
I flew the gennaker for the first time. That was great! Windrunner really sails well; she likes to get in her groove, with well set sails, not pinched or driving too hard. Just give her a good set and a steady helm and wind in the mid- to upper teens, and she will give you a steady 7 knots. She is really fun to sail.
Check out the additional pics I uploaded to the gallery to see what I mean about how pretty the island and ocean are. Then make your plans to go.
|Catalina Island, Two Harbors, Isthmus Harbor, Catalina 42, liveaboard, Windrunner, San Pedro, Califo
08/31/2013, Two Harbors, Catalina Island
One of the first "truisms" I learned about sailing; find your mark and sail to it. That isn't exactly how this weekend in Catalina turned out. "A sailor can't control the wind, but he/she can adjust their sails." Would be a more appropriate saying. Or, actually, the best one would be, "Damn, this place is pretty."
All of this started when a group of people from F Gangway at Cabrillo said they were going to White's Landing for the long weekend, and I assumed going over there with some others would be a more safe and less stressful first trip. But I didn't want to anchor because I'd likely be single handing the boat, which meant I needed a mooring. That meant I'd have to leave Thursday afternoon to have a good chance of getting one on the long weekend. So, the plan became that I'd leave about the same time as Wil and possibly one other boat Thursday afternoon.
Then, Thursday, things came up at work, etc. and I realized I really needed to be in contact with people Friday and over the weekend. White's has no cell or internet connections. So, last minute course correction, I head for Two Harbors. Solo; no one else aboard, no other boats going with me. I'm happy I did.
I was ready, and Windrunner was ready. The weather was perfect, and I could sail line of sight if needed, since Two Harbors is a visible valley in the island from the mainland. The sail over was perfect; 13-19 knot winds, easy 3-4' swells, and no tacking required, just a close haul the entire way. Windrunner averaged 5.5 knots, and I made it in under 4 hours slip to mooring ball. The sunset was beautiful, but I did get in at dark. No worries, though, as Harbor Patrol met me and led me to my ball, and even put the bow Hawser on the cleat for me. That set the tone for the entire time so fat at Two Harbors - nice, laid-back, mostly families, no party boats moored next to you, beautiful, well protected. I'm pretty sure I'm not going to go to Avalon any time soon...
So, here are some pics so far. 2.5 days still to go!!
|Catalina Island, Two Harbors, Isthmus Harbor, Catalina 42, liveaboard, Windrunner, San Pedro, Califo
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08/19/2013, San Pedro, CA and west...
So, two full weeks in, I was going to write about the fact that my ratio of working on the boat vs. sailing on the boat isn't what I want (though I did expect a lot more work initially). While I've had some great sails (solo and with friends), I was going to write about a blog post called The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, highlighting the mix of great sailing with all the stuff to be repaired or fixed, and the downright disgusting stuff that can happen on a boat.
But then I started thinking about just the first part - The Good - and realized I don't want that to be watered down with the other stuff. As frequent as I'd like or not, it's still pretty awesome. So, I'll get to the parts that will help my landlocked friends get over their jealousy at my life on a sailboat (really, some of this stuff is just nasty!), but for now...
There is something about being on a sailboat - the quiet of the wind and waves, the tranquility of moving through ocean in such an ancient and simple way, the closeness of a cockpit, the distance and openness of being 30+ feet away with nothing but a bow pulpit between you and the end of the world - all of it lends to great conversations and sharing and joy. A sailboat is a great place to deepen existing relationships, and make new ones. I've been lucky so far to do a good bit more of that than is normal (even if I'm not sailing as much as I'd like to yet).
Lon is with Flying Cloud Yachts, and was my broker (think real estate agent), working with me between Atlanta and SoCal for many months to find my new boat/home. He was awesome. And, I found him to be nice and interesting as well. So I got to take him out with his wife, Liv, and their friend Velvet. It was great to get to know them all better in just a few hours out for a short jib-only sail on a windy afternoon.
I've known John for nearly 30 years (damn, you're old, Dude!), and his kids since they were tiny. We set sail generally in that direction one afternoon, and the time went so pleasantly and well, that before we knew it we were closer to Catalina than San Pedro.
Brooke and I worked together in Atlanta about 14 years ago and I hadn't seen her or her husband David in that long (though we kept up on Facebook, email, etc.), and I'd not met her kids. Couldn't have been a different sailing day - we bobbed around in little to no air (going "zerohundred point zero knots" as their son Tre said), but saw dolphins feeding, and a shark swim by, and watched the kids take turns at the helm (Tre skippering much more than me), and catching up. It was really nice.
So, I'm feeling really lucky to have been sailing as often as I have, with people like that. And feeling really lucky about how wonderful it is to have friends over to your house, when your house is a sailboat, and the ocean your back yard.
|Liveaboard, California, Catalina 42, sailboat, San Pedro, wine, live aboard, sailing
08/06/2013, San Diego -> Oceanside -> San Pedro
I departed from San Diego's Harbor Island Friday afternoon, after getting Windrunner out of dry dock the night before (Bill and the guys at Nielsen-Beaumont did a great job with the work).
As I'm leaving San Diego Bay, I pass a huge modern naval ship, and a very old sailboat within minutes (check out the photo galley from the two days). It was an awesome welcome back to the open ocean.
As shake-down cruises go, it was about normal; unexpected things didn't work, and sometimes they didn't work at the same time, and sometimes at wrong ends of the boat at the wrong time, etc. The biggest things discovered were that the jib (sail in the front) would not roll back up around the front stay, and while engaging the autopilot to go 42' away to the bow to try to fix it, I discovered the autopilot won't hold course for more than a couple of minutes. Not a great combination. So, the jib ended up being taken down the old fashioned way, and rode into Oceanside laying on the deck. The autopilot manual and I are becoming deeply acquainted (however, it can only be tested while under sail, so...).
Both times I had to do night port entries, and Oceanside is a small port with lots of lights behind it, and shoaling that happens across the harbor entrance due to currents. A great first port for me to be pulling into after years away from doing it. So I called harbor police on VHF and asked for some guidance. They gave me the advice I needed, but then the next thing I know the harbor police boat is out at the breakwater LITERALLY giving me guidance. Must have been a slow night, but it was very nice of them.
Day 2 saw my buddy, and excellent sailor, Eric Day join me. The wind was dead as a door nail when we left early in the morning, but picked up nicely and we had a great sail most of the day. As we got closer to San Pedro and "Hurricane Gulch" the wind did what it does there - come hard from a very consistent direction - dead ahead to our setting. So we cranked up the very reliable (so far - knocking on wood) engine, and plowed right through some decent wind-driven chop as the sun set.
Man, LA Harbor is huge and busy, and right next to Long Beach Harbor which is also huge and busy. I'm very glad EDay was there with modern navigation tools in hand (both of us checking our different gps/plotting programs regularly) as we made our way around more non-channel-marker lights and container cargo ships and big fishing boats than I'd have preferred for my first entry into port (at night again).
But now Windrunner and I are in our home port. Lessons learned. An expanded list of things to work on. And a "house" on which to have friends visit. Nice.
|Liveaboard, California, Catalina 42, sailboat, San Pedro, wine, live aboard, sailing


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Can I camp at LIB if I DID NOT get a Car Camping or RV pass?
Just because you didn't get a car camping pass doesn't mean you can't camp at LIB. All full weekend passes and 2 day passes include tent camping. What this means is that you will park your car in the general parking lot and walk or take a shuttle into the campgrounds.
Where do I have to park if I have a car camping pass?
Car camping means that you have the ability to bring your car into the campgrounds and have it with you at your camp. There is not a separate area for people with car camping passes.
Where do I go with my RV?
RV passes allow you to park at the RV Hookups that are on site. If you purchased an upper lot pass with hookups you will be directed there by our staff. If you purchased the pass for the lower festival area you will be directed and placed by our staff as well. They will also reach out via email to provide more info on what can be expected upon arrival.
Will my friends who are not staying in my RV be able to camp with or near us?
The RV's parked in the upper spots with hookups have ample room to have guests camp around you with their tents. If you are in the lower area your RV will be places on an asphalt lot. There may be some additional space in between RV's but it will be asphalt. There is, however, additional camping space directly adjacent to the RV lot but will be first come first serve.
How do I find my friends when I'm at the festival?
All of the campgrounds will be named so you can coordinate with your friends to find out where you want to camp. There is cell service at this venue so meeting up shouldn't be too difficult. We will put a detailed map on our website prior to the festival so you will be able to try and plan ahead.
Can I save space for my camp mates?
There is no "land grabbing" once you arrive in the campgrounds. Its popular for people to bring caution tape to block off space for their friends and this is not fair to all of the LIB participants so our campground managers will remove it. If you're just saving a small spot for a friend or two just kindly speak with other attendees that may want to try and set up there as well.
How much space do we get for our campsite?
There is also no specific allotment of space when you buy a car camping or full weekend pass. It is encouraged to only use what is reasonable for you and your camp mates. As always be prepared to make friends with new neighbors who will be in or next to your camp.
Will there be a Family Camping area again this year?
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What do I do with my trash after the festival?
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The best way to do this is to plan ahead and bring as little trash as possible. There will be helpful tips on our full website after it is launched.
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IRS is refusing refund because no doctor will state that I was Financially disabled due to limitations of what they can determine by being a doctor
The IRS' definition of financial disability is as follows:
Periods of financial disability. If you are an individual (not a corporation or other taxpaying entity), the period of limitations on credits and refunds can be suspended during periods when you cannot manage your financial affairs because of physical or mental impairment that is medically determinable and either:
• Has lasted or can be expected to last continuously for at least 12 months, or
• Can be expected to result in death.
The period for filing a claim for refund will not be suspended for any time that someone else, such as your spouse or guardian, was authorized to act for you in financial matters.
The following is the proof the IRS requires:
To claim financial disability, you generally must submit the following statements with your claim for credit or refund:
1. A written statement signed by a physician, qualified to make the determination, that sets forth:
a. The name and a description of your physical or mental impairment,
b. The physician's medical opinion that your physical or mental impairment prevented you from managing your financial affairs,
c. The physician's medical opinion that your physical or mental impairment was or can be expected to result in death, or that it has lasted (or can be expected to last) for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, and
d. To the best of the physician's knowledge, the specific time period during which you were prevented by such physical or mental impairment from managing your financial affairs, and
2. A written statement by the person signing the claim for credit or refund that no person, including your spouse, was authorized to act on your behalf in financial matters during the period described in paragraph (1)(d) of the physician's statement. Alternatively, if a person was authorized to act on your behalf in financial matters during any part of the period described in that paragraph, the beginning and ending dates of the period of time the person was so authorized.
You may want to seek the advice of a tax attorney if you believe you qualify.
My colleague is correct here. And financial disability determinations are challenging ones. If you're able, it will be very helpful to get the assistance of a tax attorney.
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Maggie Lucas scored 17 points, and No. 8 Penn State withstood a second-half rally by No. 13 Purdue with defense to reclaim sole possession of first place in the Big Ten with a 69-61 victory Monday night.
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In Is Your Mama a Llama?, a baby llama is the star of this series of rhymed riddles about animal characteristics. As Lloyd the llama meets each animal friend, the friend describes its mama. The riddle has a moment of suspense just before the name of the animal is revealed. Children will enjoy chiming in at these key points and moving the story along. Through the riddles and pictures, children meet babies and mamas who are bats, swans, cows, seals, kangaroos, and, of course, llamas. In details from the pictures, children can also spot baby and mother owls, seagulls, turtles, rabbits, koala bears and opossums.
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Show students the cover of the book, and ask them to discuss the title and art. Have them identify which animal on the cover is the llama, and find the mama and baby in the picture (the owl). Alert children to be on the lookout for mama animals and baby animals as they enjoy the story. Also alert them that the story will ask them to supply some of the rhymes. Add an extra play element to the reading by asking children to wait for your signal before saying the rhymes out loud.
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Paul Clements, a contributing writer to Fodor's Ireland 2012, predicts that the upcoming opening of the Belfast Titanic centre will be a bigger draw for tourists than that for London who is playing host to the 2012 summer Olympic games.
The NewsLetter reports that Fodor's, which is a travel guidebook, has dedicated a full 8 pages to the Titanic Belfast centre in its latest Ireland 2012 edition. The guidebook pegs Titanic Belfast as the "world's biggest tourism story in 2012," beating out London for the summer Olympics. In addition, Belfast was named as one of the top 21 places in the world to visit in 2012.
"It is most unusual for a guidebook to dedicate as many as eight pages to the coverage of one topic, but this reflects the scale and depth of interest throughout America and the rest of the world in the Titanic story," said Clements.
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With the new 2012 guide already in US book stores, "tourists there will no doubt be reading up on Titanic Belfast and planning their trips to Northern Ireland," said Clements.
Titanic Belfast is set to open on March 31 of this year, just days before the centenary of the now famous sinking of the Titanic on its maiden voyage.
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Boys Soccer Player of the Year: Clotaire Joseph
Clotaire Joseph has been the Immokalee High boys soccer team's stealth bomber –- quiet, unassuming, but a powerful marksman.
And when we say quiet, we mean quiet.
"Ever since I've known him, he's always been this way," Immokalee principal and assistant soccer coach Manny Toruon said. "Somebody went over to interview him at the (Southwest Florida) all-star game and I looked at (assistant coach Saintano) Damas and said 'Good luck getting more than three words out of him.'"
Joseph speaks softly, but carries a big leg, having a hand in 54 Immokalee goals this past season, a feat that earned him the honor of Naples Daily News Boys Soccer Player of the Year.
Joseph's quiet public nature comes from being nervous speaking English in public, Touron said. But even on the soccer pitch, he tries to keep a low profile. Once Touron was handing out the captains' arm bands and gave one to Joseph, who then gave it to someone else.
But it was quite difficult for Joseph to remain in the background as soon as he touched the ball. Scoring 35 goals and dealing 19 assists will bring the spotlight swinging around, but Joseph has never been a me-first player.
"Clotaire is a very unselfish player," Touron said. "If the opportunity comes and he has ability to score, he'll do it. If another guy has a better opportunity, he'll give it up."
Joseph may not say much, but his legs sing. They allow him to dart around and past defenders and to drill shots past keepers. He helped guide the Indians to a 25-2 record and came within one penalty shot of reaching the state semifinals.
"He's very quick, very explosive and has a tremendous vision of the game," Touron said. "He'll thread the needle between two defenders to get the ball to a teammate. That's the anticipation that makes soccer player great."
His quietness, though, might have come with a price. Though he dazzles on the pitch, his silence might have allowed college coaches to look past him and focus on flashier players. He's set to attend Georgia Perimeter College, which won this season's junior college national title, but Touron still is trying to get Joseph to a four-year school, preferably one that keeps Joseph in his comfort zone.
Joseph might not have said much, but his ability, which spoke volumes, will sorely be missed.
"He's not a leader with his voice, but if we went into the game, and Clotaire was stuck on the sidelines, there would be a little bit of panic," Touron said. "I've volunteered my time for this team for 13 years, and he's the player I'll mostly miss for what he's done for this program."
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Dr. Sherri L. Wallace is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Louisville. She is a native of North Little Rock, Arkansas where she earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Encouraged to apply for the American Political Science Association's (APSA) Annual Ralph Bunche Institute for Black Scholars, she became one of twenty-five national undergraduate recipients in the summer of 1988, to research issues on African American Politics at the Louisiana State University and Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was there that she discovered her love for academia and research questions dealing with African Americans and community economic development issues. Also in 1989, she received recognition as an American Political Science Association Minority Graduate Fellow. In 1993, she received the competitive President's Council for Cornell Women Fellowship to conduct her dissertation research on "Minority Participation in the Philadelphia Enterprise Zone Program" under her dissertation chair, Dr. Theodore J. Lowi, the renowned J.L. Senior Professor of American Institutions. She graduated in 1995 from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where she earned both her Master of Arts and Ph.D. in Government.
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Teaching Fields: American Politics (African American Politics, State Politics, & Urban Politics) and Public Policy. Recognized as a "Faculty Favorite" (2006 & 2009), she teaches courses in American Government, Black Social and Political Thought, African American Politics, Public Policy, State Government, Urban Politics and other related topics. She is the recipient the Grawemeyer Award for Outstanding Instructional Design for 2013 for her course proposal entitled, "Using Community Based Learning Methods to Teach Diversity Politics and Policy." These awards were created to encourage and reward the best in instructional development in the Kentuckiana Metroversity colleges and universities. Each of the winners is awarded a monetary prize and will be asked to participate in a Metroversity symposium on "Excellence in Teaching." She received national recognition with the Anna Julia Cooper Award for Excellence in Teaching from the National Conference of Black Political Scientists in March 2014.
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Public Service: In addition to actively serving the University of Louisville on departmental and college-wide committees, she has served as an advisor to the Thurgood Marshall Pre-Law Society, NAACP at UofL and College Democrats. Her professional service includes serving as a member/co-chair of the APSA Standing Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession. She served as Program Chair of the 2008 APSA Teaching and Learning Conference program committee. She served as an elected member on the APSA Council (2009-2011)and appointed member on the Task Force on Political Science in the 21st Century and Ralph Bunche Summer Institute Advisory Committee.
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Acura is replacing its aging TL and TSX sedans with the all-new TLX, which was revealed in prototype form Tuesday at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
The goal of the new TLX is to increase the performance of Acura's mid-size sedan. That will be done through either an all-new 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine connected to an eight-speed automatic transmission, or a 3.5-liter V-6 sending power through a nine-speed transmission.
That power will be sent to the road using either an all-wheel-drive system that controls the amount of torque sent to each rear wheel for improved handling, or a front-wheel-drive layout. Both versions will incorporate an all-wheel steering system that moves all four wheels for better control.
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To further emphasize the sporty nature of the TLX, Acura also showed a GT racecar version of the TLX in Detroit. The GT car will compete in the Pirelli World Challenge Championship.
The new TLX in street form should be appearing in Acura dealerships this fall.
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ATA congratulates Foxx on his confirmation as DOT Secretary
Leaders from American Trucking Associations congratulated Anthony Foxx after the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to confirm him as the next U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
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Disturbing Food Commercial
- pikawicca Apr 7, 2010 07:45 AM
Just saw a commercial for French's Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce for the first time, and am extremely perturbed. Mom, Dad, Brother, and Sis are seated around the dinner table, consuming what appears to be fried chicken nuggets, celery, and carrot sticks. Everything get dunked in a bowl of the gloppy sauce before being consumed.
This stuff contains HFCS, corn syrup, sugar, corn syrup solids and honey. It's so delicious that the two grinning kids wipe the bowl clean with their fingers.
What are the people at French's thinking? Have they not heard about the childhood obesity epidemic? Do they really think we should be raising our kids to believe that all food needs to be sweet? Shame on them!
You honestly think the massive British/Dutch conglomerate that owns French's (and Clearasil, and Airwick, and Lysol, etc.) really cares about anything other than moving product in the States? In fact, do you think ANY national brand gives a crap about good health and nutrition unless it's a blurb they can stick on the label and move more product by fooling people into thinking that fake food is "healthy" because it's "fat-free" or now the trendy "gluten-free"?
The silly part is that one can create a dipping sauce with mustard and honey in their very own home and don't have to spend the extra money to buy it pre-made.
That commercial isn't any worse than the ones that suggest the hfcs is "the same as sugar," imho.
Big agra doesn't give a $hit about the health of Americans, just as big tobacco doesn't care, either. It's all about more money for their pockets. And I'll bet they don't eat those appy-cray products they sell, either!
I don't understand how this commercial - or indeed, this product - is any more disturbing than other commercials for prepared food. Many, many commercials advertise products that contain HFCS, and lots of salt, and lots of fat. And obviously, a commercial will portray people enjoying the product advertised. Is there a reason you hold French's to a higher standard?
re: small h
It's not the HFCS. It's the idea that children should dip vegetables into what amounts to candy. By the time they're adults, they're going to want nothing but sweetened food. THAT is what I find particularly disturbing.
re: pikawicca
I guess I don't see it as any worse than encouraging children to cover everything with cheese. So that by the time they're adults, they're going to want nothing but salty fatty food.
re: small h
Covering everything with cheese would not be good, either, but I've never seen a commercial where everyone dips their food into a pot of melted cheese.
re: pikawicca
I have. It was (I think) a commercial for the American Dairy Association. The tagline was "Behold, the power of cheese." But it wasn't dipping, it was more like pouring cheese all over things. Broccoli-type things.
re: small h
And then, there's the Hidden Valley Ranch commercial where kids are pouring gallons of the stuff on (previously) healthful foods. Yep, how to make your cauliflower into something just as junky as movie theater popcorn - thanks very much!
re: pikawicca
Indeed. And add to this books like The Sneaky Chef and Deceptively Delicious. Which brings me back to my original point - why does the French's commercial deserve to be singled out for awfulness? Maybe it's just the last straw for you?
re: small h
I'm not sure. Perhaps it's because the HVR setting is an obvious Fantasy Land, while the French's commercial implies that this is the way normal people eat all the time.
re: pikawicca
That's exactly the commercial I was thinking of. My response when they say how it gets kids to eat their veggies is, sure, they'll eat anything covered in fat!
re: small h
Sigh ... fat doesn't make you fat. Obesity is caused not by overeating, but by an overabundance of insulin. That's why type 1 diabetics can eat their own weight in junk food three times a day and still drop weight like crazy. It's not the cheese, it's the bread and potatoes and pasta to which it's added.
re: MandalayVA
Don't know why you're sighing; small h said nothing about fat making people fat. Obviously, the consumption of large amounts of salty, fatty foods contributes to many diseases.
re: pikawicca
Another sigh ... no. Every disease of civilization--cancer, obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, digestive issues--can be laid squarely at the feet of refined carbs and sugar consumption. All of them are rare or nonexistent in societies where those foods are not available and come screaming in within a generation of them being made available. High blood pressure which is solely related to salt consumption doesn't happen that often. The USDA funded by Big Agro lobbyists are telling us to eat exactly the kinds of foods--grains, fruit, soy products--that are the absolute worst things a human being can eat for health. The "research" that led to the current adoption of the low-fat ideal back in the sixties and seventies? Funded by such companies as General Mills and Frito-Lay. Oh, no, THEY didn't have a stake in pushing grains, not at all! Read "Good Calories, Bad Calories" by Gary Taubes--he's a scientific journalist who lays out the history of how the current "healthy diet" ideas came to be. Hopefully you'll be as outraged as I was.
re: MandalayVA
I have to politely disagree. There are many cultures that consume a low fat diet full of grains, soy and white rice, which is all carbs, with no adverse increase in heart disease, diabetes or cancer.
The true root of the issue is excess calories which lead to obesity and the associated risk to diseases.
re: dave_c
Yes, refined carbohydrates are the bogeyman du jour. Tell a Chinese peasant who eats almost nothing but white rice and vegetables, with an occasional fish, that white rice gives you cancer, obesity, heart disease, diabetes and digestive issues. They also don't have chronic constipation like all my L.A. carbohydrate-phobic friends whose diet consists primarily of white meat chicken, canned tuna and protein shakes. They've turned "carbs" (ugh, that word) into booze, and their low-carbohydrate evangelism into their AA meetings.
Overconsumption is the problem, period. If you don't overdo it, you can have honey mustard dressing. No, not on everything. And no, you can't eat everything in the first place.
re: pikawicca
'Tis true, I did not. Consuming more calories than you expend makes you fat. The calories might come from butter, and they might come from celery, but if you take in more than you burn off, you gain weight.
re: small h
"'Tis true, I did not. Consuming more calories than you expend makes you fat. The calories might come from butter, and they might come from celery, but if you take in more than you burn off, you gain weight."
Good gosh. Thanks for setting people straight.
Don't tell me about HFCS, simple carbs, insulin this or insulin that, causing obesity.
It's really simple.
Calories consumed > energy expended = weight gain.
If a person expended 2000 calories a day and consumed nothing but 2000 calories of HFCS, that person wouldn't be any more obese than if she had consumed 2000 calories from only apples.
re: ipsedixit
"Don't tell me about HFCS, simple carbs, insulin this or insulin that, causing obesity."
To clarify, a type 1 diabetic can most definitely take in 4000 calories/day, burn 1500 calories, and lose weight (this is not a good thing for the diabetic).
Uncontrolled type 1 diabetes is admittedly an extreme case. For most of us, that would not happen. But looking at obesity solely as a function of calories in and out is too simplistic. Calories in is in part a function of hunger. Which is in part a function of what type of foods we eat and how and when we eat them.
re: cowboyardee
There is a difference between diet and disease and diet and obesity.
I'm just talking about the latter.
re: MandalayVA
>>Obesity is caused not by overeating...
But by people who don't know how to apportion their food. If they're given too much, bring it home. If you have children at home, control what they eat. Simple. It's not anybody's job but the parent to teach their children.
Here's a novel thought -- take responsibility for oneself, parents for children, adults for themselves.
Not in this country, not in this lifetime.
re: pikawicca
Just as the TV shouldn't take over the education of children in other areas, it's up to the parents to feed their kids decent food. Nobody, not even French's, is holding a gun to anyone parent's head, force-feeding them their sugary trash food.
Can't blame TV. Could blame the big corporations, but.... jeez. Where to begin?
re: linguafood
Exactly, linguafood.
Such a simple point.
I certainly understand you point. But there is nothing here. How is this particular commercial worse than so many others?
This reminds me of the commercials I've been seeing selling Nutella as health food.
They feature a mom thrilled that with just a slather of nutella, her kids will eat health food.. like slices of white bread.
I sort of find those commercials funny. Except that I'm sure they are backed by lots of market research showing that many people are buying into that 'it's healthy, dammit!' message for any product that it's plausible someone would eat with celery.
I don't see how this is different from any item marketed to children. The reality is that outside of items that are regularly seen in snack/drink machines and in the school lunch line, children are not able to buy these items on their own. It's up to the parents to decide what to buy and how much of that item a child can have.
Could there please be a moratorium on these 'obesity epidemic' panic threads?
I appreciate the concern around unhealthful eating and around potential disease, but couching all of this in a discourse of 'obesity' conflates issues that need to be disarticulated as it ensures a morally and 'scientifically' secure form of bigotry against fat people. Indeed, rather than discuss health, the thread has turned to weight gain/loss matters and frankly, while changes in weight CAN be associated with matters of health, they are not necessarily so.
Ultimately, if one wants to talk about health matters, that's one thing, but the dominance of this obesity discourse simply produces toxic threads and a hateful atmosphere.
re: ttoommyy
re: NellyNel
Thank you. [:)]
Also... There were so many worse products around in the 60s and 70s when I was growing up and most of the kids then did not have weight problems. Funny though, I did, and I grew up in a house where my mother did not work and we had a complete home-cooked meal on the table 7 days a week. All good food cooked from scratch. The problem? I ate too much of it and my nice Italian-American mother encouraged it.
Deceptive commercials are hardly new. There was one about 20 years ago touting cream cheese as, ounce for ounce, lower calorie than butter. How many people thought it through to realize that you typically use 3-4 times the volume of cream cheese on a bagel as compared to the amount of butter you'd use? And let's not forget Florence Henderson telling us that when you fry chicken in Crisco it all comes back except for a little spoonful, when of course the volume of liquid left in the frying pan also included juice and rendered fat from the meat. If memory serves, Annette Funicello told us that peanut butter had more protein than a tunafish sandwich, although you'd never use as much PB on a sandwich as you would tuna salad.
Only slightly off post, I am really annoyed by the commercial that shows a couple of little kids laughing at their stupid parents cleaning up after haviing cooked a completey yucky meatloaf dinner and then putting all of the kids' uneaten food in the wrong trash bag. I cannot imagine why this ad would drive a parent to go out and buy whatever bag that was (or have children in the first place -- ever.).
re: junescook
Hate that one, too.
re: junescook
There's a Boston Pizza commercial here that's similar, except it's a kid who won't eat his vegetables. The offered solution? Don't serve them! Eat at Boston Pizza and he'll eat all his meals on top of thick pan-fried bread and melted cheese!
Kids like crappy, expensive food that's bad for them?! Eureka!!
re: junescook
Yeah, I always wonder at ad men who think that the "idiot parents - clever bratty children" thing is going to motivate PARENTS to purchase products. Huh?
Here's the spot the original poster was referring to.
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DNA - Little Mix
- Band Name: Little Mix
- Record Label: Syco Music
- Release Date: Nov 19, 2012
- Summary: The debut release for the British pop quartet that won the 2011 edition of The X Factor (UK) includes a guest appearance by T-Boz.
- Record Label: Syco Music
- Genre(s): Pop, Pop/Rock, Dance-Pop, Pop Idol, Teen Pop, Contemporary Pop/Rock
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Dec 14, 2012With placid, feline production, tight harmonies and breezy beats, much of DNA ambles along the well-trodden path of the temperate demi-ballad. But it's the ventures away from this that prove Little Mix function far better either side of mid-tempo.
Dec 14, 2012Such an efficient compendium of current pop influences is a little underwhelmng; nothing here sets out to redefine the girl group sound.
Dec 14, 2012When off-kilter beats collide with impeccable harmonies and pleasingly daft lyrics, it sounds like pop as it should be, and their gamble in borrowing De La Soul's Ring Ring Ring refrain for How Ya Doin comes good. The ballads, however, plod along with heavy-handed emotion.
Dec 14, 2012The main duty of pop is to be catchy, and it's a duty which DNA mostly shirks miserably.
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Jul 30, 2013this album is so amazed the song "how ya doin'" it's perfect
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Jan 15, 2013Little Mix made a great job in their debut album . They have amazing voices and they really know how to use it and they did a very good job with DNA .
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Dec 13, 2013A decent first time effort for X-Factor's winning group Little Mix. The unfortunate truth is that there was a lot of expectations that were not met by this release. Download: How Ya Doin'?, DNA, Wings.… Expand
Feb 3, 2013It might be a decent pop album for the most part, but, when you compare it to works of Britain's most powerful and acclaimed pop act of the last decade Girls Aloud you can't help but realise that Little Mix's DNA is somewhat basic at best. It creates no new sounds and unlike the work of Girls Aloud doesn't have any distinctiveness. It's a good pop album, but the power pop created by Girls Aloud (Xenomania) will always be that little bit better.… Expand
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