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Brains and Gains 2013Posted: July 17, 2013 Filed under: Events, News | Tags: Brains and Gains Leave a comment
The feedback from this community outreach event in 2012 was very favorable. We plan to do it again, updating the community on research and treatment developments in several areas of neurology. The tentative date is Saturday, Noveember 2, 2013, beginning in the morning, again on UB's North Campus. Topics will include stroke, memory disorders, multiple sclerosis, neuroimaging, and neuromuscular disorders.
UB's Pediatric MS Center Shares in National Network GrantPosted: July 16, 2013 Filed under: News Leave a comment
The University at Buffalo's Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Center of Excellence will share in a $2.5 million National Multiple Sclerosis Society grant announced July 1.
Read more about it: HERE
Press release: National MS Society Press Release
A New Image of Multiple SclerosisPosted: June 26, 2013 Filed under: Events, News Leave a comment
UB MED Collaborations
A New Image of Multiple Sclerosis: UB Neurologists reveal key role of thalamus in the disease.
by Ellen Goldbaum
Neurologists at UB and their international collaborators have found that measuring atrophy of the thalamus using routine magnetic resonance imaging can be an important tool in detecting, evaluating, and predicting the course of multiple sclerosis.
Read it here: Dr. Zivadinov page 26
Dr. Robert Zivadinov and Dr. Ralph Benedict present findings about the important role of the Thalamus in MSPosted: March 24, 2013 Filed under: News Leave a comment
Multiple Sclerosis research: The thalamus moves into the spotlight; Atrophy of the thalamus is an important predictor of clinically definite MS, study shows
By: Ellen Goldbaum
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A growing body of research by multiple sclerosis (MS) investigators at the University at Buffalo and international partners is providing powerful new evidence that the brain's gray matter reflects important changes in the disease that could allow clinicians to diagnose earlier and to better monitor and predict how the disease will progress.
Over the past three years, the UB researchers and their partners around the world, supported by an active fellowship program at UB's Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center (BNAC), have published journal papers and given presentations demonstrating that the thalamus region, in particular, is key to a host of issues involving MS.
"The thalamus is providing us with a new window on MS," says Robert Zivadinov, MD, PhD, UB professor of neurology, BNAC director and leader of the research team. "In our recent studies, we have used large datasets to investigate the evolution of atrophy of the thalamus and its association with clinical impairment in MS, starting with the earliest stages of the disease. The location of the thalamus in the brain, its unique function and its vulnerability to changes wrought by the disease make the thalamus a critical barometer of the damage that MS causes to the brain."
Zivadinov and UB professor of neurology Ralph Benedict discuss the new research in a video at (http://youtu.be/QhsaHeBjZrA).
At the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology today, Zivadinov will discuss a study he performed in collaboration with colleagues from Charles University in Prague. The study found that atrophy of the thalamus, determined with MRI, can help identify which patients with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS), a patient's first episode of MS, are at risk for developing clinically definite MS. Such a tool would be immensely helpful to clinicians, Zivadinov notes.
Sen. Grisanti and UB researchers to advocate state funding for Multiple Sclerosis researchPosted: March 14, 2013 Filed under: News 1 Comment
Media Advisory: State Sen. Grisanti and UB researchers advocate state funding for NYS Multiple Sclerosis Registry and Consortium
BUFFALO, N.Y. — New York State Senator Mark Grisanti will join multiple sclerosis researchers at the University at Buffalo and patients to advocate for funding by New York State to maintain and expand the New York State MS Registry and the New York State MS Consortium, directed by Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD, UB professor of neurology.
When: 1 p.m., March 15, 2013
Where: UB's Clinical and Translational Science Center, 5 floor, above the Gates Vascular Institute, 875 Ellicott Street, Buffalo
Why: MS Awareness Week runs from March 11 to 17. The incidence of MS in Western New York is twice the national average. The disease costs New York State between $1.5 and $2.3 billion each year. Support for the registry and consortium of 15 MS centers across the state will facilitate NYS research on MS, boost physician knowledge about the disease and improve the quality of life for the 30,000 New York State residents with MS.
Speakers will include:
· State Sen. Mark Grisanti, a member of the MS Legislative Alliance for the New York State Senate, and whose family has been affected by MS
· Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD, UB professor of neurology in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and director of the NYS MS Registry
· Murali Ramanathan, PhD, UB professor of pharmaceutical sciences in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and MS researcher
· An MS patient
Press arrangements: Ellen Goldbaum of UB University Communications at 645-4605 and 771-9255 onsite.
ANNETTE FUNICELLO RESEARCH FUND Encourages Support for Pediatric MS ResearchPosted: January 29, 2013 Filed under: News Leave a comment
The ANNETTE FUNICELLO RESEARCH FUND FOR NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES is calling Mousketeer and Beach Party fans to support multiple sclerosis research by world-renowned MS researcher, Robert Zivadinov of the University at Buffalo.
Your gift will be matched up to $7,500 by the Annette Funicello Research Fund.
Your support will allow Dr. Zivadinov and his team at the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center to learn more about Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis.
To make a gift, go to: http://www.giving.buffalo.edu/funicello
For information about MS research at University at Buffalo by Dr. Zivadinov, go to: www.BNAC.net
For information about the Annette Funicello Research Fund for Neurological Diseases, go to: https://calfund.org/page.aspx?pid=638
If you want to distribute flyers for this excellent cause: Funicello Fund Flyer
MS Study involving stem cells at UB Dept. of NeurologyPosted: January 15, 2013 Filed under: News Leave a comment
Buffalo study offers hope to multiple sclerosis patients
Scientists in recent years have found a way to infuse stem cells into the brains of animals to repair damage to the central nervous system, offering some of the most encouraging news yet for multiple sclerosis patients.
Now, a key $12.1 million study soon will be under way in Buffalo and two other upstate medical centers that will for the first time begin to test the procedure in people.
The hope is that the stem cells will generate new myelin, the fatty substance that surrounds nerves like the insulation on a wire. Myelin is damaged in MS, leading to weak or lost signals between nerves. Eventually, the painful disease spreads in a slow, unpredictable path toward paralysis.
by: Henry Davis
Read about it: www.buffalonews.com
The state of New York has committed to fund the project through the stem cell fund.
Dr. Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD, co-principal investigator on the study, is Professor of Neurology, State University of New York at Buffalo, and Director of the Baird MS Center at The Jacobs Neurological Institute. She is also the Director of the Pediatric MS Center of the Jacobs Neurological Institute, one of six centers of excellence established by the National MS Society. In addition, she also serves as Executive Director of the New York State Multiple Sclerosis Consortium (NYSMSC).
UB Dept of Neurology Top DocsPosted: November 17, 2014 Filed under: News Leave a comment
The Dept. of Neurology boasts several physicians who have been named to the Castle Connolly Top Docs list for 2015 to be published in the January 2015 issue of Buffalo Spree magazine. The recognition follows screening by a physician-led team of researchers on both the national and regional levels. These are the physicians most highly regarded by their peers. The physicians mentioned as Top Docs are:
Adult neurology: Drs. David Lichter, Robert Sawyer, Kinga Szigeti and Gil Wolfe
Neuro-ophthalmology: Dr. Norah Lincoff (Opthalmology)
Child neurology: Drs. Thomas Langan (Pediatrics) and Arie Weinstock
UB Neurology MS Poster Receives 5-Star Recognition at ECTRIMSPosted: September 15, 2014 Filed under: Events, Neurological Diseases, News Leave a comment
A scientific presentation by Univ. at Buffalo Department of Neurology faculty and staff, along with colleagues at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, received a 5-star award at the recent international ECTRIMS meeting on multiple sclerosis in Boston, MA. The investigation, led by Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD, who directs the Jacobs MS Center for Treatment and Research, found that Dicer, an RNase III enzyme that generates mature microRNA (miRNA) is downregulated in MS patient white blood cells. Furthermore, Dicer messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein levels are enhanced in those MS patients who respond well to interferon β1A treatment. The group of investigators, which included neurology faculty member David Hojnacki, MD, also demonstrated that miRNA profiles differ between patients with relapsing-remitting MS and those that are in secondary progressive forms of the disease. Specific miRNAs were also differentially expressed in response to IFNβ1a therapy. The work extends and further defines the correlation between different miRNA profiles with disease activity and treatment response in MS, and could be the basis of predictive models for treatment selection and prognosis.
UB Neurology Presents 25 Papers at International MS MeetingPosted: September 9, 2014 Filed under: Events, Neurological Diseases, News Leave a comment
- Members of the Department of Neurology are presenting some 25 papers describing research in multiple sclerosis and related disorders at this year's ACTRIMS/ECTRIMS meeting being held in Boston, MA from September 9-12, 2014. Department of Neurology and other UB faculty, residents, and staff represented on the many presentations include Ralph Benedict, Allison Drake, Mike Dwyer, Osman Farooq, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, David Hojnacki, Mary Karpinski, Katelyn Kavak, Channa Kolb, Joy Parrish, Murali Ramanathan, Barbara Teter, and Robert Zivadinov. Topics of the papers include cognitive reserve, neuropsychological assessment, MRI measures of gray matter structures including the thalamus, lifestyle changes, the risk of excess weight in childhood, and treatment advances in both adult and pediatric MS, as well as clinical isolated syndrome and other related diseases.
ARMS Advocates for UB Neurology Research in MSPosted: July 31, 2014 Filed under: Events, Neurological Diseases, News Leave a comment
At an event held on July 16, 2014, Advancing Research in MS (ARMS), an advocacy group formed in March 2013, pledged to raise $75,000 for Dept. of Neurology investigations into the impact of aging on patients with multiple sclerosis. The group has already raised funding for a data automation project directed by Ralph Benedict, PhD, Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry. During the ceremony, Dr. Benedict described how the data automation has contributed to published manuscripts describing the employment challenges encountered by patients living with MS. Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, MD, Professor of Neurology, outlined plans for the aging in MS studies.
ARMS board members include Rita Andolina, Elizabeth Jacobs, Kristy Mazurek, Jane Montgomery, Penny Pennington, KC Sacca, Linda Safran, and Pamela Jacobs Vogt. In the photograph, ARMS board members are pictured with Drs. Benedict and Weinstock-Guttman.
Neurology Residents Receive Award for Quality ImprovementPosted: July 28, 2014 Filed under: News Leave a comment
The Dept. of Neurology residents, led by co-chief resident Pooja Sofat, MBBS, have again received a Graduate Medical Education Quality Improvement Award. The 2014-15 recognition from the Univ. at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences was awarded for the residents' project entitled "Time is Brain: Preventing Delays in IV tPA in Acute Stroke Patients." The neurology department provides clinical support for what is the busiest stroke service in the State of New York. Dept. of Neurology faculty member Dr. Nick Silvestri serves as Program Director for the residency training program, and Drs. Robert Sawyer and Marilou Ching provide senior level direction for the stroke program.
Dr. Lawrence Wrabetz Named Univ. at Buffalo Distinguished ProfessorPosted: July 16, 2014 Filed under: News Leave a comment
Lawrence Wrabetz, MD, Professor of Neurology and Biochemistry and Director of the Hunter James Kelly Research Institute, has been named a University at Buffalo/SUNY Distinguished Professor. Only one other faculty member of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences received the honorary title this year, which goes into effect September 1, 2014. Dr. Wrabetz joined the Dept. of Neurology in 2011, after being recruited from the San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan, Italy where he led the myelin biology program. Dr. Wrabetz's research focuses on the biology and pathophysiology of myelin disorders in both the central and peripheral nervous system, including leukodystrophies and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. His laboratory studies several animal models to help understand how myelin, the protective coating lining the projections from neurons, is injured or fails to develop properly and what types of approaches may help reverse the process. His institute is named for Hunter James Kelly, a Western New York boy whose life was impacted by Krabbe Disease, a form of leukodystrophy.
Dr. Guttuso To Study Anti-Seizure Medication in Morning Sickness in NIH-Funded TrialPosted: June 19, 2014 Filed under: Neurological Diseases, News Leave a comment
Thomas Guttuso Jr,, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology, is continuing his work studying gabapentin in countering morning sickness or hyperemesis gravidarum associated with earlier stages of pregnancy. He will be conducting the first randomized, double-blinded study of the commonly used anti-seizure agent in a clinical trial supported by a $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Guttuso is the Principal Investigator on the award. In prior pilot work published in 2010, Dr. Guttuso, who also holds an appointment in the UB Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, showed that gabapentin, a relatively safe agent with essentially no drug-drug interactions or risk of congenital birth defects, reduced nausea and vomiting in women suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum by 80-95 percent. For more information see http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2014/06/025.html.


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Shoepeg Corn - Why the Blank Stares?
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We used to buy it in cans labeled 'Mitchell's', which was/is a farming family in Perryman, Harford County. The Mitchells have pretty much subdivided and sold all their farmland for industrial development, which probably accounts for the absence of the product in the supermarkets. I've never had it fresh off the cob. My late father loved it and always lamented that one couldn't find it locally and fresh anymore by the 1960s. The corn apparently is sweet with narrow, deep kernels in uneven rows. I've asked at farm and produce stands about it and all I get are furrowed eyebrows and shoulder shrugs. (Maybe I should limit my queries to people over 80 years of age.) Anyway, has anyone seen shoepeg at any of the Baltimore farmers' markets or elsewhere? I know it isn't the season yet, but I find myself intrigued at the thought of chowing down on this heirloom.
Not sure what varietals they use, but you can call up artisanal mills like Anson and get heirloom stuff, at least as grits/polenta
That variety of corn is also known as Country Gentleman. You could call Local Harvest and see if they would tell you anyone who has purchased the seed from them in bulk. They keep track of local farms and farmers' markets around the country.
This variety of corn is a real Southern variety and isn't known - or cherished - outside the South. I think it grows particularly well around the Delmarva.
This may not be that easy to find. Most farmers have started planting the newer hybrids which keep longer after picking because markets and consumers like them better.
It's become impossible to find genuine Silver Queen any longer unless you grow it yourself and fight the deer for it.
I can't help you but I must say that this is a most fascinating discussion. I honestly hadn't thought of shoepeg corn in over 30 years, and my very non-foodie father loved it. I'm also on a search for an image of a can of it. So far, google hasn't helped.
Anyway, I joined you in being intrigued at the very idea of eating shoepeg corn, either canned or fresh.
re: baltoellen
I've bought canned DelMonte shoe peg corn...pretty good stuff!
This is not shoe peg corn, but my husband's family has a tradition dating back several generations (from the West VA mom's side) of preparing this for all holiday meals:
I've learned how to prepare it and it goes over well with everyone, even non-family who've never had it before. I get the dried corn and do the creamed corn recipe on the box.

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I would like to extend thanks and congratulations to village residents Ruby and Brad Gustavson for the original musical production of Diamond in the Rough which they wrote and directed. I had the pleasure of seeing this play last weekend at the Garden City Community Church Theatre and thoroughly enjoyed the evening. It was nice to see many residents young and old that evening and I know that they appreciate our support of their efforts.
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There will be a meeting of the board of library trustees on Monday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the Garden City Public Library in the small meeting room, lower level.
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The school district 2014-15 budget meetings are scheduled as follows (all budget meeting are held at 8:15 p.m. at Garden City High School):
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I encourage residents to make a conscious effort to choose Garden City as the place to shop and dine. It would be extremely helpful to our business community if you could make one purchase daily in the village stores. Customer service, selection and quality are outstanding. While shopping or dining let the merchant know that you appreciate them and all that they offer. I look forward to seeing everyone in town.


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It just doesn't fit the lighthouse and the storm. It's just my opinion. :-)
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Will someone please invite me to a party with cupcakes served on the most beautiful vintage china ever? I found this image taken by stylist/designer Lula Aldunate (aka Lulaland) in New York and simply must share! What a visual treat this is.
Tea and cake please! Which reminds me, I really need to start working on my china collection again. Can you believe I sold all of my mismatched china a few years ago at a tag sale? I could kick myself. Have you ever done something like this? Sold an item/s only to regret it later? It's not what I do as a habit, I'm quite particular about what I let go of, but at the time I sold my china because I felt like I had way too much in my house and it overwhelmed me. Clients were giving me everything that they no longer needed and between that and my own "stuff" well… it felt a bit insane to have so much. I felt like I was being selfish to have so many things that I was not using regularly.
I've now decided to start my china collection once again, only this time I'm keeping it and cherishing it forever. The photo above inspires me as to why I should, how beautiful. Though I wouldn't mind learning how to screenprint on china like Nina does. Maybe I can ask someone to teach me. It would be fun to buy beautiful vintage china and then personalize it a bit in a fresh, modern way as so many great designers out there are doing right now. Of course mine would not be for sale but it would be nice to make my flea market finds more bespoke.
Do you know how to print in color on plates so that they can also be used for eating rather than only display?
(image: Lula Aldunate)
I've been thinking lately a lot about minimalistic organic white ceramics and how I naturally gravitate towards them when I'm out shopping. And more recently, I've been dreaming of white and gold ceramics and jewelry and I'm not sure where this obsession stems from. Then I remembered Up in the Air Somewhere which is Chicago-based designer and artist Susan Dwyer because she uses some white and gold in her work…
Susan makes some of the most stunning papier mache and ceramic vessels and spoons… and because she does not use molds, no two pieces are alike making them each display subtle differences from the last. This isn't helping to tame my desire for all things white and gold… :) So, so pretty.
On a personal note, I've been wanting to paint things white with gold trim and I've set my sights on some pear-shaped wood coasters that I have and a brooch that I'll have to work on later this week to satisfy my curiosity.
What about you, do you have any particular obsessions lately?
(photos: Ben Syverson)
Swedish ceramicist Gustaf Nordenskiöld in Stockholm has some serious style going on! Up until now Gustaf's work has been purely conceptual but now there are a very limited number of unique one-of-a-kind pieces sold in his web shop. Want to see? I know, I had you at Swedish and Ceramicist. Sure you want to see!
R.p.m candlestick in porcelain
Mallrik, candleholder in porcelain
Quake, hand thrown and shaken (not stirred he he) mug in porcelain
Fable, butter knife holder in colored porcelain
Grab (mini hook) porcelain.
About his work Gustaf says that he is trying to, "counter conventional ideas of beauty by making intriguing and sometimes grotesque works with naturalistic power and personality." He further relates, "This aesthetic and philosophical idea differs from the accepted parameters of Swedish studio ceramics and the result questions the Scandinavian minimalism."
These are all a delight to look upon, the candle holder really caught my eye. What about you?
(images: Karin Björkquist – check out her online portfolio by the way.)
I was so blown away by the gorgeous tea time set created by Dutch designer Aniek Meelijk that I saw today on Design Spotter. Wow. "One warm spring afternoon on the garden table she sees more than her own tea set. She discovered that its shadows could not be separated from the shapes of the set and that they constantly played their own game with them." This was what inspired her Tea Time collection! Don't you love this rather mundane observation turning into something so grand?
What innovation and creativity…
I wonder when and where it will be available for sale? I think it's perfect for Alice in Wonderland! :)
If you want to learn more about Aniek, you can visit her blog here.
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Researchers report record efficiencies of solar cells
Imec realized large-area (70cm2) epitaxial solar cells with efficiencies of up to 16.3% on high-quality substrates. And efficiencies of up to 14.7% were achieved on large-area low-quality substrates, showing the potential of thin-film epitaxial solar cells for industrial manufacturing. The results were achieved within imecs silicon solar cell industrial affiliation program (IIAP) that explores and develops advanced process technologies aiming a sharp reduction in silicon use, whilst increasing cell efficiency and hence further lowering substantially the cost per Watt peak.
Besides wafer-based bulk silicon solar cells imec aims at developing epitaxial thin-film (<20µm) silicon solar cells grown on low-cost silicon carriers within its silicon solar cell IIAP.. The epitaxial thin-film process on low-cost silicon carriers is generically similar to the bulk process and the epi-process can be implemented with limited equipment investment in an existing crystalline silicon solar cell manufacturing line. To improve the optical confinement of light in the active part of the cell, a buried porous Si reflector is developed.
Imec realized 20μm thick high-quality epitaxial silicon stacks both on top of a highly-doped high-quality substrate and on a low-cost, UMG (upgraded metallurgic grade)-type, multi-crystalline Si substrate. The p+-type back surface field (BSF), the p-type base and the n-type front-side emitter were grown by chemical vapor deposition. The light-trapping scheme consists of plasma texturing of the front surface in combination with an internal porous silicon Bragg reflector positioned at the epitaxial/substrate interface. The cells on the high-quality substrate are contacted with copper plating. For the cells made on the low-quality substrates, the metallization is realized with screenprinting, which is the final step after the formation of the diffused front surface field (FSF) and the silicon nitride antireflection coating. In this way, the epitaxially grown wafer equivalent substrates are fully compatible with standard industrial (bulk) solar cell processing.
These efficiencies of up to 16.3% on high-quality substrates and of up to14.7 % on low-cost substrates show that industrial-level efficiencies are within reach for this technology; said Jef Poortmans, director imec energy/solar program. By implementing copper-based contact schemes, we can further increase the efficiency making epitaxial thin-film silicon solar cells on low-cost wafers an interesting industrial technology.
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South Park: The Stick Of Truth - Abortion Clinic - Walkthrough Part 30 - Uncensored PC Review
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Jorge Sosa: How do you beat the last part??? I move the l stick right and it still rips
off his ball..
Bryan Mota: how the freak do you get past the abortion part at the end of the video? the abortion to stgan;s dad i dont freaking get it. it justs says tilt down on the left stick when its " centered".
Axel1697: For the abortion part when you have to dilate randy spin the left stick QUICKLY or you will fail and be filled with bullets
sk8andsnw182: how do you take the dilate out
THOMAS PEWDS: Thank god your here because in Europe they censor some of it so having people playing this allows me too see what I'm missing rather than a statue with elevator music with text telling me what's happening.
exiledPostman: To beat the dilation part of the abortion mini game, you just need to rotate the stick quickly. The game doesn't really make that clear, but I freaked up and lost like a dozen times before I realized that I just had to spin the stick really fast. Anyway, the rest of it is simple.
James Enk: seriously who ever made this scene sucks
roxybox13: Lol its so funny how he says he,ll dress up like a girl with kenny and now hes saying run away
ChevyRoll48: THANK YOU!!! I FINALLY BEAT THAT PART!
Mark Abbazia: I keep getting stuck at the vacuum part? It's on the easiest difficulty, how do I beat this part?
TheLonelyGrovyle: that song during the abortion tho.
PYTBWLL07: everyone who have pc version,press rapidly a and d,rapidly,and from there you handle it.
Jacinto Romero: That was a baby in the jar u just killed
Cheyenne Baker: I keep getting stuck on the part with the blood if u mess up
Chris Grooms: One of these days idiot devs will stop putting QTEs in games.
kristijan ventic: how to pass this level for pc?
Daniel Ramsey: GOD!! What Do I have to do to Get Passed the Vacuum Part! Its the Last part and its Pissing ME OFF!!
TheTechyPolishMan: Whenever I have to "dilate" blood spurts everywhere... Anyone know why this is?
MaskianRin13: To get the *Finding Jesus* quest you have to talk to the priest that's sitting at a bench to the right of City Hall. Also, to get those back to your summoning call you have to talk to them again the day after using them. Mr. Lu Kim, Mr. Slaves, Mr. Hankey, ect.
deathgrinds: PC review? .... playstation yeah !!
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raizo the hedgehog exe: thats a reason why idont play this game the abortion scenes its gross
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AztecScrup: What i need to press in dilate because i al ways lose
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audioslavegarden: The only part that I'm stuck on when ur sucking and it tells you to move to the right. Then it just sucks his nuts up and I keep dying.
JPlaysGamez: To pass the dialog scene u have to keep spinning the analog stick around and around
Steven Carleton: So I'm confuesed an alien got randy pregnaunt in his ass and he's pertenidinf to be a women to get in the clinic ? Haven't played the game
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iSuperBlack: i cant finsh this mission , its freaked up i have 3 days to do it! QTES FOR KEYBORED ARE SO BAD !
Chaoss Pierce: I have a savedgame after the dilation part as it seems bugged and won't progress. The developers confirmed this was a bug but have no plans to fix it, it has everything unlocked as I had to use cheats to get past it
playnite: i play it on pc using keyboard i dont know what button to mash at the abortion anyone knows??
Tyler Phillips: Am I the only one who remembers the ass of fire south park movie
TeoRuki: lol nothing about dressing but a bit about undressing girls! I see what you did there freemz! Keep rocking on!
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GorgusTV: this is not pc i am stuck at the freaking abortion minigame for 3 days its impossible you cant click it
Z3TSU91: Fun Fact: if the game is going off the current time line Randy's balls are fake. (He lost them to testicular cancer)
JMBryant23: Oh god this game it is just to good X'D
cristopher Nichols: you need to find the priest then go to the church and jesus will be there
Pavle Kovacevic: ON PC U CANT TO DO fuking abortus ."
Ben Freeman: How do you take it out when ever you stick the thing in to dilate him
Ryan Minteer: I KNOW! Randy keeps bleeding out every time >:(
Ravaldo boisson: That was funny
Cert: Building stuff is always in my family gene. My dad is a new york auto technician and taught me everything I need to know about cars. Now I sell car parts online to suppliment my income. So it does help when there's good guidance.
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Sauces to serve over rice, meat, and veggies.
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I'm looking for some recipes of sauces I can pour over brown rice, a protein and some steamed veggies. The key is 1) it has to be made from scratch (no bottled sauces), 2) it can be made in advance on the weekend so its ready to go during the week, and 3) it makes about a cup or two at a time. For example currently I'm experimenting with asian influenced peanut sauces to serve over rice steamed cabbage and carrots, and with chicken or steak. I don't have any limitations regarding use of ingredients, ethnicity of cuisine, or ease/difficulty of preparation; as long as its delicious. Your tasty and thoughtful feedback is appreciated.
Use any creamy-style salad dressing you like. Recipes abound.
Boil down equal volumes of wine and stock, along with minced shallots and parsley, as though you were making a bearnaise but don't reduce as much. You can include sun-dried tomatoes so they soften as the mixture cooks, if you like. Or nut meal, or nut butter, or soft cheese, or instant potato flakes. Add your favorite herbs/spices. Maybe anchovy paste or fish sauce or Worcestershire sauce or truffle oil. When the flavors have melded, puree. If it's not thick enough for you, cook it down a little more. If it needs perking up, add a splash of hot sauce and/or vinegar.
love love love tzatziki and raita over rice and couscous, all kinds of meat (lamb and chicken specifically) and veggies. Both sauce are great made with mint, dill and even basil
Blue cheese dressing is a natural on a steak salad. toss some quinoa in the salad too.
A thinned out pesto would work on most proteins and veggies. You could mix it up by using different nuts (almonds, pistachios, walnuts) and by replacing some or all of the basil with other herbs.veggies-asparagus, arugala, cilantro
Gado Gado Sauce
Curries from all over the world Jamaican, Thai, Indian, Japanese Etc....
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This sounds wonderful. Can you give me some guidance on measurements of the ingredients?
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I'll try - but you will most likely need to adjust -
in the cuisinart or blender
3/4 cup each basil & mint leaves
zest 1 lemon
1/2 cup roasted pistachio kernels
1 - 2 tbl lemon juice
olive oil - just guessing here - 1/3 - 1/2 cup?
salt to taste
also, I thin it a bit with water before serving, just until it can be drizzled rather than clumped.
This made a bit more than 1 cup - but I only use about two tbls at a time.
Enjoy and thanks!
If bottled ingredients like wine, vinegar, soy sauce, mustard, and honey are okay:
dill sauce
mustard sauce
honey mustard
This is my favorite sauce/dressing from Angelica's Kitchen restaurant in NYC. Good on virtually anything. Just puree all the ingredients below in a blender to your desired consistency. (These quantities make almost exactly 2 cups):
1 tablespoon finely diced onion
1 cup firmly packed peeled, grated carrots
2 teaspoons peeled, minced fresh ginger
1/4 teaspoon mustard powder
2 teaspoons rinsed, finely chopped fresh dill
2 teaspoons shoyu or tamari
2 tablespoons apple cider or apple juice
4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
6 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
This Mediterranean "Magic Sauce" from 101 Cookbooks is pretty versatile and tasty, too.: http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/...
For an all-purpose Japanese-style sauce, I saute some mushrooms (and sometimes a little scallion and celery) in a small saucepot. Then I add 2 parts shoyu and 2 parts mirin with 1 part sake and boil until slightly thickened. Once it's cool, I add bonito flakes (to taste, but usually about half as much as the sake). It's very nice over the type of ingredients you mention along with a sprinkling of sesame seeds and some nori flakes.
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That carroty sauce from angelica's kitchen is amazing stuff!! I always have to order it...
I'd like to thank everyone for the responses so far. I'd like to reiterate I'm in search of recipes (ingredient measurements/proportions). Specifically ones which you've made and know are successful. I'm not a good intuitive cook where I can wing it with ideas and measurements and have any success; oh and trust me I've tried to wing it.
I make a romesco sauce similar to this one and its great on nearly anything.....
I make hummus dressing often- usually just whisking the hummus with the juice from a lemon and a splash of water or almond milk to the consistency i like. This recipe gave me the idea (tho i never did make it from the recipe
This is similar to chimichurri, i usually use dried thyme but half as much, and definately make a double batch!
Orange garlic vinaigrette
Parsley pesto
Black olive vinaigrette
Roasted tomato salsa
Miso garlic butter
Mustard cream sauce
Curry honey mustard glaze
Whenever I roast chicken, I always make a simple gravy with the drippings, wine, stock, reduce it and add some lemon juice.
Standard Asian sauce: soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, garlic, white wine (if you have) to taste. Can add sesame oil, scallions, chopped chile peppers, and/or peanut butter or sesame paste. This is my fast go-to for rice/veggie/protein dishes.


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Looking glam in the cockpit really is possible!
If you've already had the chance to catch up with the latest issue of Grazia, you may have spied our rather awesome little feature on packing up your beauty kit for your summer hols (with tips from the likes of Miranda Kerr and Poppy Delevingne, we doubt these pages escaped your attention). So, with your packing under control, and your beauty looks perfected come touchdown, it's time to make sure your in-flight beauty regime is in tip-top shape, too...
Well, look no further, fellow jet-setters, as we managed to catch up with the impeccably glamorous Emirates cabin crew who filled us in on their beauty tips for flying. Makeup and skincare regulations are strict for the crew, and as the public face of Emirates they have only one opportunity to make a good first impression. Each crew member undergoes training specific to their makeup and skincare routines. So, take note of their golden rules and get ready to glow!
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- It is recommended that cabin crew follow a skin care routine that helps them deal with the different hours that they work. Exfoliation and masks are highly recommended as they help to enhance the appearance of the skin.
- Eye gel helps to refresh the eyes during a long flight and can be used over make-up.
- It helps to remove all make up and apply a vitamin C mask during bunk rest periods as it boosts the skin cells and gives the skin a healthy glow, especially when visiting highly polluted areas.
- Hydration sprays can be used to maintain the moisture balance in the skin.
- Post flight rest is highly recommended as it helps with cell renewal/rejuvenation which helps skin to repair itself and look immaculate.
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The 5 Makeup Rules
- Our female crew must match their signature red lipstick to their scrunchies and red hat. Each skin tone is different and each individual needs to find their perfect match. We advise applying foundation and powder under lipstick to make it last longer. The use of lip gloss or lipstick that contains gloss is not recommended as it wears off easily.
- Blusher must be worn. It plays a big part in helping the skin look fresh as it gives the impression/illusion of a healthy glow even during long flights.
- Concealer should be used for dark circles.Using a product that contains light reflectors is the best option. Concealer can also be used to cover pigmentation and pimples. This is also the only item of make-up acceptable for gentlemen.
- Bronzer should be treated with caution as it can make the skin appear tired and dull, especially in the aircraft lighting.
- Using eye-liner on the top lid, will give the appearance of larger, more open eyes, for those undertaking ultra-long trips.
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Olympics Highlight Cuba's Conundrum
Cuba, despite the U.S. embargo, has proven a formidable summer Olympic contender. The nation placed eleventh in the medal count at the 2004 Olympics, an impressive showing for a nation of roughly 11 million -- below 70th in the world in terms of population. In 2000, Cuba was eighth in medals earned, in 1996, ninth.
Since the end of the Cold War America has lost touch with the political competitiveness of the games. With the United States' global power unchallenged, we find ourselves often dwelling on the "good will†of the games, or on individual athletes whose stories have inspired us. We've lost touch with the national pride that a victory can inspire. For many nations, a single medal can be as powerful as the 1980 "miracle on ice," or Mary Lou Retton's 1984 all around title.
For Havana, the summer games are seen as a time to demonstrate the success of the revolution. They're an equalizer of sorts -- an opportunity to earn global respect on a level playing field.
But the lead up to the games has had the opposite effect. Multiple defections have underscored one of the many disadvantages of maintaining an authoritarian state with an impoverished economy. Talented people, given the option, will often choose to leave.
And they certainly are. The defection of four major boxers and the sidelining of a fifth who tried to flee but failed, have left the team with inexperienced fighters. This is not isolated. The disappearance of three members of Cuba's AAA Junior baseball team in Edmonton this week, has set a decisive tone for Havana's participants in Beijing.
This is a change from just a few years ago. A recent Miami Herald article recalls Felix Savon, who won three gold medals before retiring after the 2000 games, telling Don King -- who had offered Savon a multi-million dollar contract to defect and box professional in the states: "Why would I box for a million dollars when I can fight for 10 million Cuban people?''
Revolutionary fervor, it seems, must be earned. The poor economic performance of the past decade, combined with Raul's lowering of expectations in his July 26, 2008 speech at Moncada Barracks, is not enough to secure even the loyalty of Cubans who have received the best the government can offer.
Maslow's hierarchy of basic needs predicts this problem: people need security, identity, community, and self-actualization, in that order. If they do not get it they either seek it out --in this case, by defecting -- or they become fertile ground for the next generation of revolutionaries...or counter-revolutionaries.
Appeals to nationalism, and, in Cuba's case, a common enemy, have succeeded for decades in keeping Cubans loyal to the revolution. When Cuba felt the sting of real isolation, this worked. But now Cuba is, in effect, fully integrated with the global economy, with the United States being Cuba's fifth largest trading partner despite the embargo. "El bloqueo", far from hastening a change in the Cuban system, is sustaining it by providing a constant sense of threat.
Nationalism and fear are alive and well in Cuba this summer. Look at the Olympic send-offs from the two Castro brothers. Fidel's comments -- "To the glorious Cuban athletes on their way to the Olympic Games: Go forward, and traveling with you is the love of our people to our native land,†-- rang with the mystique of a fabled revolution, while Raul's farewell -- "You all know what the Cuban people expect from you," sounded far more like the charge of a dictator on uncertain ground.
Cuba stands at a crossroads. U.S. policy has provided a crutch to the Havana regime, a fail-safe scapegoat for any and all of the island's woes. We can continue to prolong a cruel level of economic underperformance, or we can help Cuba face the need to embrace a new path. The choice is ours.
(Patrick Doherty contributed to this post.)
Spring Break, the Fall of the Castros?
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The IMF's new working paper reminded my editor here at the 'Note -- Patrick Doherty -- of a quote Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern offered at the Council on Foreign Relations last year:
"I think there are some Cuban officials -- some in the government, some of the hard-liners who, quite frankly, I think deep down are a little reluctant for change, because it's something they won't be able to control. I mean, I think the two words in the English language that the hard-liners in Cuba fear the most are "spring break." I don't think they would know what to do.â€Â
The laugh line carries considerable weight, though...
As it becomes more and more likely that the embargo will be lifted, it is important to understand how sizable a steamroller U.S. youth culture can be. College undergrads with too much booze, loose inhibitions, and deep pockets might literally grind the nation to a halt if they descended upon Cuban resorts in full force. Too few rooms; too few cabs; too few drunk tanks. Scantily clad, and the very picture of Capitalist materialism, the vanguard of American pop culture would lay havoc to Havana streets.
It is a real possibility. February's Economist laid out two potential paths for an embargo-liberated Cuba: first, the spring break vision -- with a rapid vacuum pulling the Castro's and communism from power -- and second, a model where power structures remain intact as capitalism takes hold, as seen in China, Vietnam, and Mexico.
The reality is that any opening to U.S. travel will be done with caution by Havana. The government has some obvious tools at his disposal -- flight and visa limitations being the most blunt. But internal pressure will grow as the Cuban people see the depth of U.S. demand for Cuban exploration, beaches and culture.
A gradual pace might actually be the best path for both Cuba and Washington. To survive rapid change, as Thomas Carothers points out, effective development of political parties, media, civic education, and civil society at large is reqiure. But the infrastructure of Cuban socialism is not well suited to rapid adaptation. Iraq, of course, has taught foreign policy analysts to not to assume anything when it comes to the pace of political development in post-socialist states.
State failure brought on by rapid economic changes may be more of a threat to U.S. interests than regime survival, as a rapid collapse of the Revolution might just as easily set Cuba on Haiti's trajectory. In such a scenario, the waves of immigrants to South Florida would be overwhelming.
But there is also the question of how much demand there is for political change. Without reliable polling, it's difficult to get an accurate sense of how deep the Cuban commitment is to the spirit of the revolution -- particularly among the young, the fault line for nearly all political shifts. The Christian Science Monitor's recent series on Cuba -- which is worth taking time to read -- suggests that Cuba's generation Y is restless, but not overtly political. Economic issues are much more pressing.
Regardless of the path ahead, spring break will eventually come to Cuba. The questions will be: how soon, and with what force. One thing is certain: as Senator Feingold has put it when talking about Cuba -- "democracy travels best in person.â€Â
Cuba and Latin America: A New Strategy
The Havana Note talks a lot about the need for a new policy towards Cuba. Fifty years of failure is a shameful, bi-partisan indictment of how policy is made in Washington. Luckily, as we have been and will continue to show, more people recognize that change is on the way. But change for change's sake is foolish, and could easily backfire on the United States.
Fortunately, the emerging consensus on changing Cuba policy happens to coincide with another consensus, here in Washington, that America needs a major overhaul of all our relations with Latin America -- and with the rising influence of Hispanic voters.
But both movements lack strategic coherence.
Today I want to propose some ideas on tying these two efforts together in light of the great strategic challenges facing the United States over the next 30-40 years.
Unlike the Cold War or World War II, when ideological foes bent on global aggression defined the central strategic challenges to the United States -- and when a policy of isolation against Cuba made sense -- I argue that the central challenge facing the United States today and for decades to come is the need to create the economic space for the entrance of up to 4.5 billion people into the formal sector of the global economy.
This challenge is presented in stark relief by China. By 2030, 700 million Chinese will leave the countryside and move into the cities, entering the formal sector of the global economy. This alone is the largest rural-urban migration the planet has ever encountered and in the short term it will put incredible global stress on energy, resources, and transportation while requiring new approaches to land use that we have never encountered.
But that same narrative is happening all over the developing world. Rural-urban migration is the dominant migratory pattern. And that migration is the driver bringing people into the formal sector of the global economy. It only follows that the challenge of economic inclusion in the 21st Century is the challenge of sustainability, for, limiting our options in a massive way are the twin constraints of climate change and ecosystem depletion.
Stewarding global patterns of energy and resource consumption, transportation and land use are are the key elements of any new American grand strategy. To the extent that the United States takes the lead in creating the technologies, the metropoli, the products, and the lifestyles of sustainability, strategic pre-eminence will flow once again to our shores.
Our national security strategy flows from this. Abroad America's purpose will be to create the infrastructure of sustainable global growth and in so doing, create the infrastructure of inclusion, prosperity, stability, and ultimately, political liberalism. As we do so, the great strategic liability of the United States in the current global order, our dependence on oil as a transportation fuel, will be mitigated. Our current account will have the best chance at balancing, and economic emigration will be minimized.
As we engage the world, however, we will need to approach the world as a collection of regional economies. Europe, China, India, Japan and the United States are all de jure or de facto regional economies. But the Middle East, the ASEAN bloc, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Russia/Central Asia must all focus on building regional economic engines generating domestic growth instead of exports of raw materials or manufactures.
This also goes for Latin America. As I have written earlier, Europe is pioneering a new kind of sustainability-driven relationship with its southern neighbors that I think should be a model for our own strategy. Integrating the Western Hemisphere's energy grid to support a broad portfolio of renewable sources, including wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, tidal, etc. would be the backbone. With reliable, clean energy, the United States must support the development of sustainable urban cities, based on the example of Curitiba, Brazil, not Rio and its crime-dominated favela slums. Sometimes this will mean supporting urban infrastructure, in some cases, bringing the informal, black market into the light.
Such a vision is closely resonant with where Latin America wants to go. The topic of the 5th OAS Summit Summit of the Americas -- scheduled for April 17-19, 2009 -- is "Securing Our Citizens' Future by Promoting Human Prosperity, Energy Security and Environmental Sustainability." The recently concluded 2008 EU-Latin America Summit in Lima, Peru had the same primary theme: Sustainability and Inclusion.
The United States can pick this up and run with it. And we must. Until we demonstrate to the nations of Latin America that the United States has opened a new chapter, created a new regional doctrine that looks at the Western Hemisphere as part of a global strategy to steer the global economy between the scylla of economic inclusion and charybdis of ecological collapse, the United States is irrelevant to the long-term needs of the region.
Our relations with Cuba preclude any of this. Cuba policy represents the worst of American foreign policy: it is driven by single interest groups, uninformed by our short, medium, or long-term interests, and animated by an irrational sense of threat and a misguided approach to human security. Changing Cuba policy signals to our Latin American neighbors that we have changed. It must also signal that we recognize that top-down, neo-liberalism has failed, that, as the Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen wrote, development is freedom but that development in the 21st century must be sustainable and inclusive.
Ending the embargo and encouraging further Cuban economic reforms so that the Cuban people become role models in this new era, is of the highest priority. While Raul Castro's reforms are encouraging, the larger economic pattern speaks to Cuba becoming a strategic rentier economy, like Yugoslavia in the Cold War. Cuba is playing Lula off Chavez, Beijing off Moscow, all while the U.S. is still its fifth largest trade partner. That is a recipe for economic neglect and an end result more like Haiti than Chile. We cannot afford a failed state of 11 million people 90 miles off our coast.
Such outcomes are unnecessary. We know the road to human security and well-being in Latin America. It is fundamentally an economic pathway steered by a robust, populist, social democracy. The United States needs to embrace this and lead it.
The scale of the economic challenge ahead of us is greater than anything the planet has faced in the past. The struggle between business as usual and sustainability will be fought by the concentrated power of sovereign wealth on one side and the more diffuse but more pervasive price signals from market economies on the other. Cuba's full integration into a regional economy shifting rapidly toward sustainability is essential.
The best opportunity to move the ball forward is for the next president to address the Summit of the Americas in 2009, announce that he will end the embargo against Cuba and decisively support the region towards a sustainable and inclusive future.
Opening Cuba to U.S. Tourism -- Good for the Entire Caribbean?
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A New International Monetary Fund paper suggests it just might be.
The working paper, titled "Vacation Over: Implications for the Caribbean of Opening U.S.-Cuba tourism,†is authored by Rafael Romeu. It can be found here.
Romeu projects that normalizing tourism relations between the U.S. and Cuba would lead to a 10% increase in overall travel to the Caribbean at large. The report states that the opening would lead to "seismic shift†in tourism, with U.S. travel quickly out-pacing the Cuban tourism infrastructure, leading to a spill over of travel for other islands. Cuba currently receives 1.38 million tourists per year. The study estimates between 3 and 3.5 million U.S. tourists would travel to Cuba if restrictions were opened.
Small islands with strong European ties are most likely to gain, picking up European tourists that seek new destinations: Martinique, Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados are all projected to receive bumps.
But the study also has some clear losers.
The project's third scenario -- which is based on a model where 2/3 of travelers select Cuba over a different location in the region and where 1/3 are deemed "new " travelers -- projects a 23% decline in the number of travelers for the U.S. Virgin Islands, a 10-15% decline for Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Cancun, Bermuda, and a 17-20% decline for Anguilla, Aruaba, and the Bahamas.
Regional governments are already concerned, reflecting the growing understanding that U.S. Cuba policy is about to shift seismically. An interesting op-ed, by Miami Herald columnist Andres Oppenheimer, suggests that negative repercussions of possible travel opening may be the driving force behind Mexican efforts to cozy up with the Havana regime.
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart Tries to Stop Little Leaguers' Trip to Cuba
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Yesterday Al Kamen had an interesting piece in the Washington Post, highlighting Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart's (R-Fla.) outcry over a planned trip of Vermont and New Hampshire Little Leaguers to Cuba next month. Diaz-Balart, in conjunction with his work as a member of the "Cuba Democracy Caucus,†is trying to undermine the trip. The Congressman hauled Bisa Williams, of the State Department's Cuban Affairs office, and Barbara Hammerle, from the Office of Foreign Assets Control, to the hill to defend their granting of a travel licenses to the group.
One coach of the team -- John Carey, a Dartmouth College professor and Latin American expert -- said the process required three failed attempts and twenty months of work before travel restrictions were lifted. The trip has gotten some substantial attention, from Sports Illutrated among others, and group has also managed to secure strong political support, including Vermont Lieutenant Governor Dubie (R), Senator Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.), Senator Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) Senator John E. Sununu (R-N.H.), and U.S. Representative Paul W. Hodes (D-N.H.) and Representative. Peter Welch (D-Vt.).
As of now, the travel ban remains lifted as the team prepares to head south.
Senator Leahy responded today in a small, Vermont paper saying Diaz-Balart should "Pick on someone his own size.†Leahy added: "I don't like the idea of the government telling ordinary Americans, let alone Little Leaguers, where and when they can travel…If the president can go to China at taxpayers' expense, these kids ought to be able to go on a privately paid trip to Cuba to play some baseball."
Specter on Cuba: Change is on the Way
Yesterday, speaking with reporters, Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) said a) he is seeking a meeting with Raul Castro, b) he thinks formal relations with Cuba are around the corner, and c) knows that talking with world leaders leads to positive change because he's done it.
It is heartening to see a senior Republican Senator, the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, recognize that our policy not only must change, but will be changing shortly. Senators Chris Dodd and Max Baucus should welcome Specter's initiatives and, I would argue, seek to join Sen. Specter in Havana.
There is little time to lose. The next president will be faced with few, if any, other issues that will deliver as much global and regional goodwill as changing our failed policy of regime change. I believe the next president would be best served by announcing a decisive change in policy in the inaugural address on January 20, 2009. Failing that, the OAS Summit in Trinidad in April would work as well.
That does not leave much time to get Congress organized. For real change to happen, Congress must hand control of Cuba policy back over to the White House by repealing Helms-Burton legislation. With Senator Specter's leadership on his side of the aisle and Sens. Dodd and Baucus on theirs, the Senate may just be able to move in time to take full strategic advantage of the moment.
I'll talk more about this in later posts, but I just have to juxtapose these statements from the senior senator from Pennsylvania with recent statements made by Senator Joe Lieberman. It is hard to understate the contrast.
While Sen. Specter sees the irrationality of our current policy and the necessity for change, Sen. Lieberman, this week, made good on his promise to seek clemency for a Cuban-American terrorist convicted of an eight-year string of bombing and assassination in New York City and Miami. According to his spokesman, Sen. Lieberman did what he promised, and delivered the petition to the Bush White House.
One Senator understands what is in the National Interest and the other has placed petty politics above homeland security, the rule of law, and the national interest.
Nixon on Cuba? Normalize
Well, that's what Nixon's last national security aide and current president of the Nixon Center, Dimitri K. Simes said yesterday here at the New America Foundation. It was a great event. For the full video and more, click here.
In 1994, with the end of the Cold War and with the end of Cuba's promotion of revolution and communism abroad, Richard Nixon wrote that the policy of isolation and embargo had failed and it was time for engagement:
''... hard as it may be to accept, our policy toward Cuba has failed and it is now time to change our focus from trying to destroy Cuba's government to helping its people.''
Washington has been a little slow on the uptake. A clear, rational calculation of the national interest has been trumped by domestic politics. Nixon was sick about it. Col. Lawrence Wilkerson (ret.) couldn't agree more and offered these words about the current state of Cuba policy 14 years after Nixon called for an end to the embargo.
Washington and Havana: Co-Dependent on the Embargo
First of all, if you're in DC today, stop by our event today entitled "What Nixon Would Do on Cuba," featuring Dmitri Simes, Julia Sweig, Flynt Leverett and Col. Lawrence Wilkerson.
Now for my post. Last week we showed in living color the continued dysfunction of Washington's dependence on the Embargo as a source of electoral votes.
This past weekend, however, it was Raul Castro's turn to lean on the embargo for political expediency. The occasion was the annual speech at Moncada Barracks, the site of one of the defining battles of the Castro brothers' insurgency. First, he implicitly admits that the embargo is not in any way isolating the island from the global economy, then he raises the spectre of the Imperial enemy to the north to justify unnecessary military spending.
Here's what Raul said:
We must bear in mind that we are living in the midst of a true world crisis which is not only economic but also associated to climate change, the irrational use of energy and a great number of other problems....
I repeat that the revolution has done and will continue to do anything within its power to continue to advance and to reduce to the minimum the unavoidable consequences of the present international crisis for our people. Yet, we should timely explain to our people the difficulties so that we can be better prepared to face them. We must get used to receiving not only good news.
Cuba, in other words, is fully integrated into the global economy. If it were isolated, Raul would not need to set such low expectations for his people. Indeed, according to the Cuban government, the U.S. is even the country's fifth largest trading partner, behind Venezuela, China, Spain, and Germany. Tourism is up 14.8 percent over last year. Yet the economy is in a shambles. Agriculture is a wreck and they are importing billions in produce. Global integration plus poor economic management is a disaster waiting to happen.
What then, is the rationale for keeping our embargo up? Many pro-embargo activists will state that lifting the embargo will only enrich the regime, which controls trade through a very small number of state-owned enterprises. But those enterprises and their bosses already have access to the other 75% of the world's economy and Raul is warning of disaster.
I argue that the embargo is more useful to Havana than to the Washington. Havana, unaffected by the sanctions, uses the blockade as an excuse to maintain a outsize military and to ramp up nationalism. It is an essential crutch for a Revolution that cannot find a modern, progressive pathway.
So it is no surprise that this is exactly how Raul finished his oratory:
And together with production, we shall continue paying special attention to defense, regardless of the results of the next presidential elections in the United States.
The country is doing well in its defense preparation. On November 2007 we conducted with satisfactory results the Moncada military exercise in the west and center parts of the island. This was done in the eastern territory last June since the decision had been made to postpone it to avoid interfering with the work of recuperation after the intense rainfall at the end of last year.
On the other hand, Operation Caguairán continues to favorably develop; this has enabled us to significantly raise the preparation of our reservists, who complement the regular troops, and of our militia.
At the same time, we have continued the engineering fitting-out of the military theater of operations and the modernization of the weapons and other means as well as the training and upgrading of officers. This year over 2,000 officers graduated; the highest figure in the last ten years.
Simultaneously, conditions are being created to perform with excellence and rigor, in the month of November, the Bastion 2008 Strategic Military Exercise.
What a waste of time and resources.
Lieberman To Seek Pardon for Manhattan Terrorist
Cozying up to Cuban-American extremists in South Florida has been a part of American political culture for decades. It is an unseemly ritual that has nevertheless persisted because of the dysfunctional peculiarities of our Electoral College that grants Florida 27 votes, exactly 10 percent of the electors needed to win the White House.
Most of the time, would-be candidates simply suspend some abstract principles about the putting the National Interest above the narrow interest of a vocal and well-moneyed minority.
Senator Joe Lieberman, however, has taken it to the next level.
Thanks to the sleuthing of avid Cuba-watcher Phil Peters over at Cuban Triangle, and a bit more digging here at The Havana Note, we can now state the following:
1. Before addressing a pro-McCain event in Florida on July 20, 2008, Senator Joe Lieberman was recorded on video telling Miriam Arocena, wife of Eduardo Arocena, the Federally-convicted leader of the Cuban-American terrorist group Omega 7, that he will carry back to Washington her request for a Presidential pardon for her husband. Arocena is serving a mandatory life sentence and was convicted on 25 Federal counts in New York and 24 counts in New York.
Lieberman said:
"It's my responsibility, it's my responsibility. I will carry it [the pardon request] back. I will carry it back. Yeah. I feel...I think of you like you were my family.... I'll bring it back. I'll do my best."
Here's the video. Lieberman's quote starts around 3:30.
2. The terrorist campaign for which Arocena was convicted did not target the island of Cuba. Rather, it took place in and around New York City and Miami, Florida. Appeals Court Judge Lumbard summarized Omega 7's string of terror attacks like this:
"From 1975 to 1982, Omega 7 conducted a series of bombings in the New York metropolitan area that injured bystanders and damaged homes, businesses, and a church. The bombsites included Avery Fisher Hall, Madison Square Garden, JFK Airport, the ticket office of Aeroflot (the Soviet airline), and the Cuban Mission to the United Nations."
Much of the operational activity of Cuban-American terrorist groups has been planned in South Florida and directed at the island of Cuba itself. Arocena's Omega 7 group, however, was different. It perpetrated an eight-year-long spree of violence that was planned in Newark, New Jersey and Miami, Florida, and took place here in the United States against public and private targets across the New York and Dade County metro areas.
This was such a big deal, that according to former Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White, in 1980, New York City's Joint Terrorism Task Force was formed specifically in response to the unsolved bombings conducted by Omega 7 and other terrorist organizations.
Senator Lieberman is the junior Senator from Connecticut and the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. That he would be siding with a convicted terrorist is bad enough. That he would be advocating the release of a man who led a bombing spree across Manhattan, where many of his constituents work, and in Miami, is simply incredible. That he is doing so while serving as chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, is unacceptable.
In the New York Times story appearing after Arocena's conviction in Federal court, Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Tabak, the lead prosecutor in the Arocena case, said hatred of Cuban Communism ''does not justify murders and bombings in the United States.''
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals concurred in 1985:
Overall, the Government's case against Eduardo Arocena was overwhelming and impressive. Arocena's interviews with FBI agents and his lengthy taped conversations with Agent Wack, combined with the copious physical evidence against him and the testimony of eighty-five witnesses, piece together the details of a terrorist campaign shocking in its ferocity and persistence.
Unfortunately, it seems that Senator Lieberman disagrees.
What Would Nixon Do on U.S.-Cuba Relations?
This event just in from my day job over at the New America Foundation:
Thirty-seven years after Nixon went to China, the next President of the United States has another chance to split a non-threatening communist state away from an aggressive socialist power. Then, like now, there is an opportunity to really change the perception of the United States in the world and shift the conversation.
This event is co-hosted by the New America Foundation and The Nixon Center.
To register for this event, click here.
Start: 07/28/2008 - 12:30pm
End: 07/28/2008 - 2:00pm
New America Foundation
1630 Connecticut Ave, NW 7th Floor
Washington, 20009
Featured speakers
Dimitri K. Simes
President, The Nixon Center
Former Foreign Policy Advisor to Richard Nixon
Flynt Leverett
Senior Fellow, Director, Geopolitics of Energy Initiative, New America Foundation
Former Senior Director for Middle East Affairs, National Security Council
Julia E. Sweig
Rockefeller Senior Fellow & Director Latin America Studies
Council on Foreign Relations
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson (ret.)
Former Chief of Staff, Department of State
Pamela C. Harriman Professor, College of William & Mary
Steve Clemons
Director New America Foundation/American Strategy Program
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