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Entries in music (13)
Here's what a fox says...but more importantly, what's that children's book in the video?
I've been hearing the song in the above video in my head ever since my husband told me about it. The music video by Norwegian duo Ylvis went viral a few days ago. I love the wonky humor and tongue-in-cheek emo.
Popular Science followed up with a "What Sound Does A Fox Really Make" post that could be enlightening for kids (and grown-ups!) wondering what sounds a fox DOES make. :-)
But what *I* want to know: what's that children's book featured in the video? Here's a screenshot:
A blurrier close-up of the front cover:
Here's the back cover, though doesn't it look as if part of the cover beneath the man's hand has been torn?
If anyone can identify the children's book in this video, I'd appreciate it if you'd post in the comments.
Sarah Parker Ada and her "If You Love To Read" and "Read It Maybe" music videos
Just discovered this Rolling In The Deep parody created by Sarah Parker Ada to help promote the New York State Reading Association annual conference last fall. You can find the lyrics here (click "Show more").
Then I found her wonderful "Read It Maybe" video (parody of Call Me Maybe):
According to this article on Reading.org, Ada is an adjunct prof for freshman composition at Jefferson Community College. I envy her students.
You can see more videos from Sarah Parker Ada on her YoUTube channel.
On Twitter: @SarahUkelele
Any other comic geeks out there? You need to get OOKLA THE MOK VS EVIL
Above: cover for Ookla The Mok's new album, OOKLA THE MOK VS EVIL. Cover art illustration by Art Baltazar, an American comic book artist whose Tiny Titans won the 2011 Eisner Award For Best Publication For Kids.
I've known Rand Bellavia and Adam English of Ookla The Mok for many years; my music group (Urban Tapestry) and Ookla (they were just called Rand and Adam back then) became friends when we were both just starting out. Our paths don't tend to cross that often anymore, but we're looking forward to seeing them both next month at FilKONtario. If you don't know what filk is, feel free to check out my What Is Filk? post.
Anyway, this album has been playing nonstop in my basement office for the past month.
I used to read & collect print comics (Dr. Strange, Power Pack, Elektra, The Dark Knight, Swamp Thing, Elfquest, Chester Brown, Seth, others) until I started to rethink (1) the amount of money I was spending, and (2) the amount of storage space I had. I gave most of my comics to a friend who was thinking of starting up a comics library, but I did save some of my favorites as well as buying compilations to replace some individual issues. I still read comics, but mostly digitally.
Anyway, OOKLA THE MOK VS EVIL is pure fun, focusing entirely on Evil and Bad Guys. Tons of geek culture references throughout, not just from comics but also other media, from Stars Wars to Disney to Doctor Who. Catchy earworm melodies and strong lyrics make this a must-have album for the comics fan.
You can download the lyrics from OOKLA THE MOK VS EVIL from the Ookla The Mok website, and you can listen to the entire album before buying.
Sidenote: Rand is a librarian! Or rather, a Library Director. You can listen to a song I wrote for him many years ago: Library Boy.
Related links:
Ookla The Mok official website
Review: Ookla The Mok Vs Evil (Word Of The Nerd)
Ookla The Mok on CDBaby | Ookla The Mok On Amazon | Ookla The Mok On iTunes
Comedian Librarian Meredith Myers Offers Musical Tribute To Edgar Allan Poe
In a Baltimore Post Examiner article, librarian Meredith Myers says she created literary parody song "The Raven Is Hard To Handle" to honor Edgar Allan Poe as well as promote libraries. Fun video with a great message at the end!
You can find out more about Meredith in her website, StandUpLibrarian.com.
Fun "Call me Maybe" video by Pilot bookstore, newspaper & magazine
What a great promo video for The County Bookshop and its sibling entities. You can read how the video was made here.
Thanks to Shelf Awareness for the link!
I'M BORED Music Video - 11 more days until the launch, woohoo!
I'm Bored Music Video (inspired by the new picture book from Simon & Schuster BFYR) from debsanderrol on Vimeo.
Thanks to my friend Errol Elumir for co-writing the I'M BORED song and creating the video above to help celebrate my upcoming book launch. Note that the song is only loosely based on the book. To find out what REALLY happened to the potato and the end, please buy the book! :-)
And special thanks to 7-year-old Zoe Elumir for playing the part of the girl in this homemade video!
I've posted some behind-the-scenes photos and info about the video plus lyrics/chords to the song in the I'M BORED Scrapbook.
New Debs&Errol Music Video For Writers: "First Page Of My Story"
Great new music video for writers from my friends Debs&Errol. :-D
You can see their daily comics on their website and Errol's daily NaNoToons.
NaNoWriMo Music Video from Debs and Errol
If you're doing NaNoWriMo (or if you want to see me dance around my office in a red boa), check out Debs&Errol's new NaNoWriMo music video. :-)
For more info about Debs & Errol (who do wonderful music for geeks): http://www.debsanderrol.com
Errol Elumir is also doing daily NaNoToons: http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/nanotoons
If you want to link to individual Nanotoons & get updates when he posts a new comic, be sure to "Like" the NaNoToons Page on Facebook.
Writer's Block song from Debs and Errol
Writer's Block by DebsAndErrol
Above: A fun song from Debs & Errol (a.k.a. Deborah Linden & Errol Elumir). Errol & Deborah are looking for new song ideas, by the way. If you'd like them to come up with some more writing-related songs, do go over to their CD Song Contest page and post your song ideas! You may win a free CD.
A new NaNoWriMo music video from my friend Errol!
Title: "I Am The Very Model Of A Wrimo Individual," from Errol Elumir. Keep an eye on the NaNoWriMo blog during November from a comic collaboration from Errol and me. :-)
NaNoWriMo Song from Errol Elumir
A brilliant NaNoWriMo song by my friend Errol. From Errol:
I like to do an intro video for Nanowrimo. For 2010, I did a parody of the song Good Ol' A Capella because I was too lazy to write my own song.
You can learn more about Errol and his creative projects at:
For those who liked the Apostrophe Song...
Shaun McNicholas from Cool Rules posted the following comment in response to The Apostrophe Song video I posted a few days ago:
Thanks for posting this Debbie. You might like to know that it relates to an iPhone App, The Apostrophe Song, that has hip hop, rock, acoustic and dance versions of the song. The App also has quizzes that test users' knowledge of apostrophes, and classroom ready materials for teachers.There is also an opportunity for schools worldwide to be included on the next update of the App. You can buy it for only $1 (see www.coolrules.com ). Hope you don't mind this blatent self-promotion :-). The Apostrophe Song has been a labour of love...


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10 Weird Things That Turn Men On
Discover the unexpected, off-the-wall things that can arouse your man
By Amanda Montell
8. Their Female Look-Alikes
You may have heard that certain facial and body proportions can make a woman more attractive to men. But men's own faces may affect this, since they fall for women whose features are similarly proportioned to their own, says Rosenberg. Homogamy, a theory that we mate with people who are similar to us in some way, may be what's going on here. Maybe the old adage that opposites attract deserves a second look!


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The Village
If location is everything in creating a perfect Caribbean holiday, then Castara Retreats is close to perfection, perched upon the hillside, looking along the spectacular coastline and down to Castara Bay and the village.
Castara Village
Castara is a small fishing village of 500 inhabitants on the Caribbean coast of the island, just 50 minutes' drive from the airport at Crown Point. Many consider Castara to have the best Tobago beach. It runs along the length of Castara Bay with a coral reef, beautiful water, and stunning views down the Caribbean coast. Castara faces west so the sunsets present a daily light show of ever-changing colours and textures.
The village is backed by the oldest protected rainforest in the Western Hemisphere. The village residents support themselves with a combination of fishing, tourism and environmental work.
Local shops and eateries
The village is a 4-5 minute walk from Castara Retreats. The village is a four-minute walk from Castara Retreats. The shops are simple, the people delightful.
Food shopping
For food shopping, L&H Supermarket has a good range of basics but it's best to shop on your way from the airport to make sure you get everything you want. Similarly, DJ's has fruit and vegetables. For a wider range, you will need to visit Scarborough.
The Village Bakery
The Village Bakery – a traditional clay oven on the green by the school - is run by local ladies who make wonderful range of breads and cakes, including pumpkin bread, coconut bread, and coconut cakes twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays. They ladies can be a bit standoffish until they get to know you. They also put most of their attention on their baking rather than on western style customer service. It is a privilege to be able to witness them in this traditional village role. The best time to call is between 11am and 1 pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Visit the Castara Waterfall
Or turn inland just before the village by the side of the stream and head into the rainforest and spot tree frogs and Cocrico birds hiding in the foliage, before reaching the wonderful waterfall that cascades into a rock pool surrounded by hanging lianas.
Boat Trips from Castara
Porridge offers wonderful boat trips on his boat Sun Arise which include snorkelling in secluded bays, fishing, and a beach BBQ. Have a look at the Boat Trips section in Notes for Visitors when you arrive in your accommodation, which gives the options and prices. Porridge is a great source of information and help on all such matters, including guided tours, boat trips, and rainforest tours.


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The Statue of Liberty, which has been called the "Mother of Exiles," stands as a reminder of one of the foundational ideals of U.S. immigration policy-providing refuge to the vulnerable. Women worldwide have new reason to believe in this promise, because victims of domestic violence may now have a better chance of being granted asylum in a U.S. immigration court.
In the summer of 2009, the Obama Administration made public a Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") brief submitted in the case of a Mexican woman who requested asylum based on the fear she would be killed by her former domestic partner if she returned to Mexico. The government's brief in the case, the Matter of L-R-,[1] proposed new legal justifications for granting battered women asylum, but stopped short of advocating a full grant of protected status.
In December 2009, a U.S. immigration court granted asylum to a Guatemalan woman, Rody Alvarado, who suffered ten years of abuse from her husband in her native country. Ms. Alvarado's case, the Matter of R-A-, had been in limbo for more than fourteen years. She was initially granted asylum in 1996, but the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") overturned that decision three years later, finding that battered women were not a cognizable social group under the legal definition of refugee.[2]
While these two recent developments are extremely encouraging for women's rights advocates, the U.S. government has yet to finalize the legal rules governing asylum claims for victims of gender-based violence. This essay endorses a specific legal regime, based on the arguments made in the Matter of L-R- and Matter of R-A-, and relevant international treaties governing asylum, and argues that deserving women should receive asylum protection in the United States.
The international legal community has long debated whether battered women could be considered refugees. According to the 1951 United Nations Convention Related to the Status of Refugees, as amended by a 1967 Protocol, a refugee is:
A person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country; or who, not having a nationality and being outside the country of his former habitual residence as a result of such events, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to it . . . .
This international definition is incorporated into U.S. law, with minor changes, via the Immigration and Nationality Act.[3] The definition contains three core elements: a persecution ground-race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion; a nexus between the ground and the persecution suffered; and a lack of state protection. Because gender is not listed as a Convention ground, victims of gender-based persecution do not meet the definition of refugee.
Nonetheless, groups not enumerated in this definition often claim refugee status under the amorphous "membership of a particular social group" ground. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees a "particular social group" is:
[A] group of persons who share a common characteristic other than the risk of being persecuted, or who are perceived as a group by society. The characteristic will often be one that is innate, unchangeable, or which is otherwise fundamental to identity, conscience or the exercise of one's human rights.[4]
This definition contains two important characterizations of a particular social group: immutability-members of the group share a trait that is innate; and social perception-society views members of the group as such.
The legal maxim ejusdem generis supports the first, immutability view. According to this rule, general words in a statute should be interpreted in light of more specific words, or general terms should be interpreted as being consistent with enumerated items. The other Convention grounds are either immutable-race and nationality-or traits so fundamental that a person should not be required to change them-religion or political opinion. Therefore, if people share immutable characteristics, they can be said to form a particular social group.
The social perception test has been adopted and articulated by the Australian High Court in Applicant S v. Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs:
First, the group must be identifiable by a characteristic or attribute common to all members of the group. Secondly, the characteristic or attribute common to all members cannot be the shared fear of persecution. Thirdly, the possession of that characteristic or attribute must distinguish the group from society at large.[5]
In the United States, both immutability and social perception tests have been used to identify valid "particular social groups." In the case Matter of Acosta, the BIA found the doctrine of ejusdem generis "to be most helpful in construing the phrase 'particular social group.' "[6] In Matter of C-A- the BIA declared that it would consider the "recognizability, i.e. the social visibility, of the group in question."[7]
But even if victims of domestic violence can satisfy the first element of this test, they must also face the problem of establishing a causal link between the grounds for persecution and the persecution suffered. This nexus is established when the persecutor is motivated by the cognizable ground in inflicting the harm.[8] "Women who suffer domestic violence in country X" would be an impermissibly circular social group. Battered women don't suffer persecution because they are battered women-rather, the group is defined by a type of persecution. Furthermore, the particular social group "women in country X" would be too large. The word "particular" connotes a group that is certainly smaller than half the population.
In April 2009, DHS submitted a brief to the BIA in the Matter of L-R-, opening the door for battered women to be considered refugees under the "particular social group" category, in a way that mitigates the circularity and particularity problems. According to the brief, "DHS accepts that in some cases a victim of domestic violence may be a member of a cognizable particular social group and may be able to show that her abuse was or would be persecution on account of such membership."[9]
DHS argued that the particular social group for victims of domestic violence could be formulated by taking into account the way in which the abuser and society perceive their position in a domestic relationship. Accordingly, a group could be "Mexican women in domestic relationships who are unable to leave" or "Mexican women who are viewed as property by virtue of their positions within a domestic relationship."
Following the public release of the DHS brief, Ms. Alvarado filed a brief arguing that she was a member of the social group "married women in Guatemala who are unable to leave the relationship," similar in construction to the group, "Mexican women in domestic relationships who are unable to leave." In October 2009, DHS responded that Ms. Alvarado was "eligible for asylum and merits a grant of asylum as a matter of discretion." Two months later, the immigration court issued a summary decision, granting Ms. Alvarado asylum.[10]
DHS outlined in its brief the legal justification for the particular social group "married women in Guatemala who are unable to leave the relationship." The social group is "broadly defined by gender, by marital status, her inability to leave the relationship, or by Guatemalan nationality."[11] DHS argued that the applicant's marital status is immutable because it is an integral part of one's religious and moral identity. And "even accepting the premise that one should be required to change marital status to avoid persecution, there may be circumstances in which it would be impossible to do so, such that the characteristic would be immutable for that reason."
Although the grant of asylum for Ms. Alvarado is a welcome development, a final rule governing grants of asylum for victims of domestic violence should adopt the second category suggested by DHS, rather than the first: "Mexican women who are viewed as property by virtue of their positions within a domestic relationship." This formulation better meets the immutability and social perception tests that govern grants of asylum under the current case law. Moreover, it is more likely to cover women deserving of international protection.
The particular social group "married women in Guatemala who are unable to leave the relationship" is not a coherent grouping for several reasons. First, the premise is self-contradictory-obviously the woman was able to leave the relationship because she is in a new country seeking asylum. Second, the reason for the persecution is unlikely to be that she cannot leave the relationship. More often it is that the persecutor has certain views of women. The fact that a woman cannot easily leave her marriage may make it easier for her husband to persecute her, but her inability to leave is not the core reason for the persecution. Third, it requires a negative view of marriage in certain countries, as a male-dominated patriarchal institution. In fact, the problem of domestic violence is not inherently tied to the institution of marriage, but rather to the views of women held by men that they enter intimate relationships with. Finally, many women who suffer from domestic violence are not married, so relying on marital status to fulfill an immutability requirement will exclude many women deserving of asylum.
The second formulation proposed in Matter of L-R- avoids many of the pitfalls of the category accepted in Matter of R-A-. A final rule could follow the pattern: "Mexican women who are viewed as property by virtue of their positions within a domestic relationship," which requires that an asylum seeker fall into each of the four categories-nationality, sex or gender, social situation, and social perception. The persecutor could be any private individual, such as a domestic partner or husband.
This second formulation is a rational social group for several reasons. First, the characteristic of gender is more immutable than the characteristic of being in a relationship or a marriage. This is because it is almost impossible to change gender, while it is indeed possible to leave a relationship, and in fact the applicant often will have left one already if she is applying for asylum in the United States. Second, the formulation correctly captures the reason for the persecution-that a woman is viewed as a piece of property or that there is some hatred towards women in the mind of the persecutor. Finally, the social situation is one that is common to the immutable group-being in a domestic relationship-but doesn't impose any value judgment on that relationship in and of itself. Therefore "women who are in domestic relationships" would not form a cognizable group. But "women who are in domestic relationships and viewed as subordinate by their partners" would. The proposed grouping is not circular, because merely being viewed as subordinate would not meet the criteria of persecution. Rather, the persecution would have to include some form of domestic violence, motivated by membership in the particular social group, which is exactly what the Refugee Convention calls for.
Women's rights advocates have reason to be hopeful, because U.S. immigration courts appear more open to accepting asylum claims from battered women. At the same time, the current Administration must move forward in establishing a broad decision or set of guidelines for these cases. The final rule put forward by the government should reflect the social reality women face in their home country, and cover women most in need of international protection.
Jillian Blake is a J.D. Candidate in the class of 2011 at the University of Michigan Law School. This essay is her winning entry in the Michigan Law Review First Impressions Essay Competition 2010.
Suggested citation: Jillian Blake, Commentary, Welcoming Women: Recent Changes in U.S. Asylum Law, 108 Mich. L. Rev. First Impressions 71 (2010), http://www.michiganlawreview.org/assets/fi/108/blake.pdf.
[1]. Brief of Dep't of Homeland Security (April 13, 2009) (redacted) [hereinafter DHS Brief], available at http://cgrs.uchastings.edu/pdfs/Redacted%20DHS%20brief%20on%20PSG.pdf.
[2]. Matter of R-A-, 22 I. & N. Dec. 906 (B.I.A. 1999).
[3]. 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42).
[4]. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Guidelines on International Protection, "Membership of a particular social group," HCR/GIP/02/02 (May 7, 2002), available at http://www.unhcr.org/3d58de2da.html.
[5]. (2004) 217 C.L.R. 387 (Austl.).
[6]. 19 I. & N. Dec. 211, 211 (B.I.A. 1985).
[7]. 23 I. & N. Dec. 951, 958 (B.I.A. 2006).
[8]. INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 482-83 (1992).
[9]. DHS Brief, at 12.
[10]. Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, Documents and Information on Rody Alvarado's Claim for Asylum in the U.S., http://cgrs.uchastings.edu/campaigns/alvarado.php.
[11]. Department of Homeland Security's Position on Respondent's Eligibility for Relief at 27, In re Rody Alvarado-Pena, File No. A 73 753 922, available at http://cgrs.uchastings.edu/documents/legal/dhs_brief_ra.pdf.]]>


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Torey Lanez Brings Out Kirko Bangz In Houston
By Philip Cheek
Posted Feb 28, 2014 at 04:17 PM
Torey Lanez makes his Houston debut.
As we saw on his instagram, Torey Lanez was brought out by the legendary Bun B for his impressive debut in Houston.
If that wasn't enough, Torey brought out Kirko Bangz before a very excited audience, to perform "Know What's Up."
When posting the video, Torey said:
"Brought out my fucking brother @kirkobangz713 in Houston !!! Lit.🔥🔥🔥we killed this shyt"
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Beetroot and Kabanos Soup
Seen in the earthy clutches of craggy-faced Russian peasants, and often blamed for kidney failure when your pee turns red the morning after eating, the humble beetroot gets bad press. They don't look great and after our 'peepers' have been spoiled by the supermodels of the vegetable patch, slender asparagus and shiny green peas over the summer, come Autumn it is time for the ugly sisters of produce to be unearthed. The turnips, swede and Beta vulgaris or beetroot of this world. Normally found covered in mud, stunning purple leaves ruthlessly hacked off in the market, or vacuum packed in cellophane like a pair of tight bulls testicles in the supermarket these images do not do this humble root justice. There sweet earthy flavors are a treat on a winters evening and cooked beetroot is a great source of folate that can protect you against high blood pressure, Alzheimer's and dementia.
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Ah yes – admittedly boiling and preparing your beetroot at home will leave your kitchen looking like someone has butchered a baby in your sink but if you're not squeamish why not try this hearty cheap soup flavored with another eastern block favorite smoked kabanos sausage.
- 4 beetroot
- 50g butter
- one chopped onions
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- one potato
- 2 liter chicken or vegetable stock (or 850ml stock and 150ml creamy milk)
- One packet of Kabanos Sausage
- Sour cram and chives to garnish.
Wash the beetroot carefully under the cold tap. Don't scrub, simply rub off any earth with your fingers. Don't damage the skin or cut the ends or it will bleed its color during cooking.
Add the beetroot to the onions with the stock and drop in the Kabanos and season. Cook on a low heat for one hour.
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Thurston Moore, Rat Bastard, and Kenny Millions Play Art Basel House Show (VIDEO)
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"Where's Thurston Moore?" This is the question we've been asking each other since the Sonic Youth frontman and South Florida native was first spotted at nontraditional art spaces around town this Art Basel.
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He was in Miami to perform in honor of his late friend Kurt Cobain at the multi-disciplinary event, KURT. Thursday morning, Moore visited the art studio of Holly Hunt's Beatriz Monteavaro and Gavin Perry with Miami noise legend Rat Bastard. That night, he performed at the Gusman, a theater where his mom first saw Gone with the Wind. Then Friday night, word was Rat might be bringing Moore to the house show of Greg and Eddy Alvarez, two of the three that make up the Jellyfish Brothers.
And the rumors, well, as often rumors are, were true.
The Jellyfish Bros were performing in their studio apartment when Moore showed up. Next was incredible Japanese all-girl act ZZZ. Then it was time for the pornography-screening, sax-playing, goggle-wearing restauranteur Kenny Millions. He was joined by Rat, Moore, Steven Bristol on drums, and Kramer, formerly of Bongwater and ShimmyDisk's, on bass.
They played at least two long segments of a cacophonous orchestra. The audience antagonized the performers with sporadic pit action, especially Kenny, who bore the brunt of their aggression.
Rat seemed in a euphoric state. Moore was also in his own world. Bristol looked happy as a cliched pig in poo, the bass guitarist took breaks to sit on the speakers and hung his instrument from the rafters. Roy Hunter of the experimental pop band Ice Cream used those same bars to jungle gym it into the pit. A Christmas light interaction with a ceiling fan caused sparks to literally fly.
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EAU CLAIRE — A University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire program to train teachers of non-English speaking students was among state education programs recently recognized for excellence by the Wisconsin PK-16 Leadership Council.
The Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages program at UW-Eau Claire was among eight education initiatives statewide to receive a 2006 Promising Practices award. The Council also awarded three Programs of Distinction awards.
"Each of the programs of distinction and promising practices has an important element in common," said State Superintendent of Public Instruction and PK-16 Leadership Council co-chair Elizabeth Burmaster in a UW System news release. "They are strengthened and sustained because of collaboration and partnerships. Research confirms that it is what the teacher knows and is able to do in the classroom that influences student learning."
Dr. Kate Reynolds, associate professor and director of TESOL at UW-Eau Claire, works closely with the Eau Claire Area School District and surrounding districts to train teachers of non-English speaking students. The program provides courses, workshops and a degree program for area teachers and training for students who are preparing to be teachers. It is supported in part by a $1.05 million federal grant aimed at increasing the number of English as a Second Language trained personnel in the region by 700 percent.
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Back in the day, the original Palm Pre was an iconic device despite its delayed launch and Palm's funding problems. WebOS undeniably has one of the most original concepts for a platform with the card-based webOS, but the Pre seemed to be always plagued with problems and the most important one of them is the lack of massive developer support as seen on iOS or Android. The HP Pre 3 marked an important threshold – the end of the Palm era and the transition to HP for webOS. We were eager to take our hands on the upcoming Pre 3 to see if it has the potential to build on the legacy of Palm, so read on.
The HP Pre 3 brings initial relief – the screen is finally bigger than on previous Pre handsets at 3.58" with a WVGA resolution (480 x 800 pixels). Actually, the whole device is notably bigger. But at the same time, 3.6 inches is starting to be considered a bit small in the high-end segment and with its Summer release date the Pre 3 might remain the only flagship handset with such a small screen size. Nevertheless, it is a big improvement and webOS looks even better on the HP Pre 3. And it is not only the looks – the whole experience feels richer. The handset is compatible with the Palm TouchStone wireless charging dock as well.
Of course, this handset is all about the QWERTY keyboard – the bigger size allows for more space between buttons, which contributes to a faster and almost error-free typing. The universal "Just type" search on webOS will let you fully appreciate the presence of a physical keyboard.
But most importantly, we wanted to see smooth transitions and speed on the next Pre. And we have to say that the performance doesn't disappoint – with a mind-blowing 1.4GHz Qualcomm single-core Snapdragon CPU and 512MB of RAM, webOS flies on the Pre 3. The handset also comes with a 5-megapixel shooter with 720p HD video capturing capabilities on the back and a front-facing VGA camera. Connectivity is well covered with support for Wi-Fi b/g/n, as well as Wi-Fi router functionality for up to five devices using HP mobile hotspot. The device's HSDPA bands allow for downloads of up to 7.2 Mbps.
In the software department we will see webOS 2.2. And it is the first Pre with Touch-to-share, which allows you to instantly send content such as URLs to other compatible devices like the HP TouchPad. A well rounded package, isn't it? Finally, the Pre seems to stand a chance among the other smartphone heavyweights. If only it could come out earlier!
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1. rayjones09 (Posts: 149; Member since: 16 Dec 2010)
I LIKE THIS!!! This seems to be a really good phone
2. JeffdaBeat (unregistered)
It's so funny, I remember when I was excited when my computer was upgraded to 800Mhz...now we have 1GHz processors in cellphones...
3. tacoslaad (Posts: 8; Member since: 15 Dec 2010)
wow. The last pre was garbage, HP doesnt mess around, when they upgrade they go all out.
4. RudestBuddhist (Posts: 2; Member since: 07 Feb 2011)
I got a demo of the Palm Pre when it came out. I thought the OS was pretty damn awesome, but the hardware was just garbage. Can't wait to see what they do with the new phones. Their TouchPad also looks pretty cool!
5. Landmarkcm (Posts: 465; Member since: 11 Aug 2009)
Dont have time to wait for them. Too many broken promises already moved onto Windowsphone7 & love it. Hp is gonna have a hard time trying to regain what little market share they have left..
13. jjbinkes (unregistered)
I love wp7, but this looks better imho.
6. Flip7 (Posts: 31; Member since: 27 Nov 2009)
I was always a fan of webos but they didn't keep up with the competition n the evo just was amazing...now that they have HP backing them up there's future there n potential so I don't knw if the evo2 will ever come but will see cuz my wife already said she's leaving her epic for the pre3
7. webOSdev2.0 (Posts: 31; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)
This is my next phone no question about it, on a side note don't mean to be rude but why waste your time coming to this post just to say you have a windows phone no one here cares. We all are webos fanboys people like you who come to start mess is what ruins blogs for everyone else. It's good that you like Winmo but next time just remember NO ONE CARES!
8. PRE3333 (unregistered)
Please Release this SOOOONNNN on Sprint or Vzw!!! I Need this phone lol
9. some1 (unregistered)
all i want is Web OS on my Evo
10. roldefol (Posts: 3182; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
Android floundered for over a year between its initial release with the G1 and its explosion with the Droid. I don't think anyone should count WebOS out. It may never have the huge following of Android & iOS, but it definitely has its backers. And the Pre3 finally has the hardware to really compete on specs.
I was looking forward to the next set of Droids this summer, but the Pre3 is now my top choice.
11. boat48 (Posts: 1; Member since: 17 Feb 2011)
I'm so excited about the pre3 and the touchpad. HP has a great start to want I hope is a whole stable of WebOs products. IMO, WebOS is the easiest mobile OS to use and very intuitive. ...but I have to wait until June before taking this pony for a ride.
12. depeche (Posts: 61; Member since: 04 Feb 2011)
The Pre 3 will be a great flagship phone for HP, with a lot of hardware upgrades nice 3.6", 24 bit display, larger keyboard, noise canceling, auto-focus camera (hopefully it does not kill the camera, really liked the original fast action camera) overall hardware seems to have improved.
They have had a lot of time to work on the software hopefully they have added stronger finishing touches to the webOS so that it may compete...
Sprint has a strong PALM (webOS) fan base; which they seemed to have missed on the Palm Pre Plus and the Palm Pre 2.
Maybe they will get to share the Pre 3 action?
14. Ex PRE user... (unregistered)
I went thru 4 different Palm Pre's on Sprint.... eventually I gave up and switched over to Android (currently have the Evo and love it). The hardware of the Palm Pre was such a disappointment / let-down, that I couldn't count on it to work.
I was very very impressed with the WebOS. If it gets support from developers, and multiple phones (not just the Pre, but a whole line of phones, like Android & Windows)... then it could be very successful. I'm really looking forward to playing with the HP Tablet with the WebOS. Nice job HP for keeping this alive and pushing forward with it. You may have a re-convert if things go well!
15. oldgreyfox (unregistered)
Was introduced to 'smartphones' way back via a succesion of Palm's..been on BlackBerry's since then but would jump on this phone in a flash. Just hope it's slated for an Aussie release..
16. pavel (unregistered)
Does anyone know on what carrier this will come out?


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Hearst Magazines will launch Dr. Oz The Good Life in partnership with daytime talk show host and bestselling author Dr. Mehmet Oz. The women's health magazine will debut with a March/April issue set for nationwide release on February 4.
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Dr. Pavan Balaji holds a joint appointment as an Assistant Computer Scientist at the Argonne National Laboratory, a Research Fellow of the Computation Institute at the University of Chicago, and as an adjunct associate professor at the Institute of Software of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research interests include parallel programming models and middleware for communication and I/O, multi-core and accelerator architectures, high-speed interconnects, cloud computing systems, and job scheduling and resource management.
He has nearly 100 publications in his research areas and has delivered nearly 120 talks and tutorials at various conferences, research institutes, academia and industry venues. He has received several awards for his research activities including an Outstanding Researcher award at the Ohio State University, the Director's Technical Achievement award at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and several best paper and other awards. Dr. Balaji has also chaired or edited more than 30 journals, conferences and workshops.
Dr. Balaji has contributed actively towards the organization of several IEEE TCSC supported events and conferences. These include serving as a Program Co-Chair for the IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Grid Computing (CCGrid), workshops co-chair for Supercomputing (SC) and serving at various positions at ISC, ICPP, Hot Interconnects, ICCCN, IEEE Micro, AsHES and P2S2 workshops. In addition, Dr. Balaji serves as a technical program committee member at numerous conferences and workshops every year. He is a member of the IEEE and ACM.
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Thanks to the work done by the previous TCSC chairs, Prof. Rajkumar Buyya and Prof. Laurence Yang, and others, TCSC is in a strong position today. Nevertheless, there is always room for improvement. I plan to identify the successes of my predecessors and continue them, while simultaneously finding new avenues to further improve TCSC.
I plan to focus on the following initiatives during my term:
1. TCSC has supported many premier conferences in scalable computing
allowing them to attract and grow the community in this area. I plan to continue the support shown by my predecessors to existing TCSC sponsored conferences, while attracting interest from more conferences. I am already actively involved in several TCSC conferences such as CCGrid, SC and Cluster for many years. I plan to continue working closely with these conferences and ensure their continued success. I also plan to continue TCSC award programs such as the IEEE medal for excellence in scalable computing, the SCALE challenge, best paper awards, best poster awards, and others.
2. While TCSC has a considerable global web presence, the decoupled nature of the web portals makes it hard for newcomers to learn about TCSC and join the committee. I plan to revamp the TCSC web presence by reviving the IEEE TCSC web site and making enhancements in two directions. First, I plan on developing geographic-region specific web portals for all major regions in the world, which can be the first point of contact for researchers looking for local contacts in scalable computing. These portals can also promote region-specific TCSC activities. Second, I plan on continuing and expanding various resource centers on emerging topics within scalable computing. Together with the web forum, I plan to expand TCSC-led outreach efforts in other directions including mailing lists, forums and quarterly newsletters highlighting TCSC activities going on around the world. Together with researchers from academia and national
laboratories that TCSC has traditional targeted, I plan to expand these outreach activities to specifically target industry representatives as well.
3. TCSC has always attracted young and emerging researchers into scalable computing. Several channels affiliated with specific conferences such as best student paper awards, travel grants (especially for students), and the doctoral symposium, are already in place. I will continue to support these channels and encourage and guide emerging researchers and post-doctoral candidates. In addition to these, however, there needs to more wide-spread mentorship programs, especially for new researchers from smaller universities, in order for them to learn and establish collaborations. I will work with the rest of the committee to develop new initiatives and expand current initiatives in this direction. The TCSC web portal will also provide a young researcher forum, where news related to new and upcoming researchers will be posted. I also plan to develop a yearly "TCSC young researchers to watch" list that will identify and promote researchers below 35-years of age, who have shown significant promise in scalable computing.
4. I will continue to work and develop new initiatives for continuous distribution of scientific information. The annual CD/DVD Super Compendium based on focused topic areas (proposed by the current TCSC chair) is an excellent idea which I will further promote.
5. Technical computing (including but not limited to scalable computing) has suffered a large impact in its ability to attract new students. I, in collaboration with the chairs of other technical committees, will work on new initiatives for continued education in technical computing for high-school students. The aim would be to encourage science, particularly scalable computing, as a viable career choice. I plan to promote talks and knowledge dissipation in high schools, by various volunteers in TCSC and other technical committees. Depending on the level of success of this goal, a student mentoring program will also be considered, where high-school students looking to apply to colleges in this area will be associated with
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6. I will actively work on representing the reverse flow of information i.e., information from the scalable systems community to the IEEE Computer society, in order to garner their continued support for the future vision of scalable systems.
7. Several of the activities described above will require an increase in volunteers. I plan to recruit volunteers by publicizing TCSC at the popular conferences and working with the open scalable community to publicize it in academia, industry and research organizations. Volunteers will also be recognized by nomination for various IEEE awards and support from the TCSC organizing committee.
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I recently siphoned my beer into a keg from my fermentation vessel. I left behind the yeast/trub. I was planning on washing some yeast but it was getting late and playoff baseball was on, so I put it off and snapped the lid back on the bucket. So, for my questions:
Can I come back 3-4 days later and wash the yeast and re-use, or should I toss and just buy the yeast again and in the future plan on washing immediately after I remove the beer?
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As long as there is still beer on top it should be good for a day or two, any more and I wouldn't risk it.
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3-4 days is a long time. Not that it can't work, but it might not work exactly how you want. However, there should be more than enough yeast at the bottom of the keg, assuming the keg was thoroughly cleaned and sanitized.
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You can use chlorine dioxide to kill the bacteria if that bothers you. But that won't kill any wild yeast that got in there.
4 days is too long to leave it set, basically open to the air, and not expect anything bad to happen. It would probably ferment, but who knows what it would be like. I would collect the yeast/trub and wash right after racking, and immediately put in the fridge, personally. I would hate to see you waste all the effort on brewing a batch, only to be ruined because of your own laziness
Thanks for all the feedback. I decided not to use the yeast as I would hate to ruin a batch of beer. I do have a follow up questions, though.
Why does removing lets say 5 gallons of the 5.5 gallons in the fermentation bucket have such an impact on the ability to wash and re-use the yeast? Assuming I remove the lid to rack and then snap the lid right back on.
I can leave the full amount in for lets say 4 weeks and 4 days and the yeast will be fine; but I rack after 4 weeks and leave 0.5g of beer behind for 4 days and it is at least debatable to re-use the yeast. Do you see where I am going with this?
Yes, I can see the logic - its enveloped by beer either way. However, in one situation you've already opened the fermenter, siphoned the beer out, and replaced 5 gallons of volume with "dirty air", that has 4 days to inflict any damage it can. We're not saying it will, we're just saying it might.
When the fermenter sits full of beer and unopened it creates a slight positive pressure from the co2 generated by fermentation. Venting the excess co2 is the reason we use an airlock. Once you open the fermenter and pull the beer out you loose the positive pressure and co2 blanket and bacteria can get back in. Next time, if you want to keep the cake a few days, try adding a starter mix and put the airlock back on. You will begin a brief fermentation and re-establish the pressure and co2 blanket. Its easier still to just wash at the end of the bottling session or, like I do, harvest from the starter and pour the cake down the drain..


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NEW YORK -- Oil futures fell slightly after Libya said its oil production was rising following disruptions last week, offsetting positive economic data in the U.S., China and Europe.
Light, sweet crude for September delivery declined 4 cents to $106.90 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Earlier Monday, oil prices declined before rising slightly and then falling again by midday. Brent crude on ICE Futures Europe was down 22 cents, at $108.73 a barrel.
Traders were focused on unrest in Libya as Deputy Oil Minister Omar Shakmak told The Wall Street Journal that oil production had risen to 700,000 bopd, close to half the normal level and an improvement from last week.
The improvement comes as the key oil ports of Es Sider, Ras Lanuf and Zueitina in eastern Libya have been blocked for at least a week by protesters. The blockages disrupted oil exports from the North African country, which had seen output surge to 1.5 MMbopd following a shutdown during its 2011 civil war.
Oil prices, though down for two straight trading sessions, have been lifted recently by a sharp decline in Libya' s exports. Last week, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said Libya' s oil output fell by 70%.
The recent sharp decline in Libya' s oil exports and other disruptions in the Middle East "have been what' s supporting the oil market," said Andy Lipow, president of Lipow Oil Associates, a Houston consulting firm.
The Libyan export resumption overshadowed positive economic data, which typically boosts oil demand. Earlier Monday, the Institute for Supply Management reported a better-than-expected reading on U.S. service-sector business activity.
The ISM said its non-manufacturing purchasing managers' index increased to 56.0 in July from 52.2 in June. The reading followed news this weekend that China reported some resilience in its own services sector.
The country' s Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said the official nonmanufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 54.1 in July from 53.9 in June. A reading above 50 indicates expansion.
In a note to clients, Dominick Chirichella, an analyst at the Energy Management Institute, wrote, "the market seems to be once again changing its sentiment back to one that views China' s economy as starting to stabilize and even possibly growing again."
He said, "with China representing about 40 to 50% of the oil consumption growth any improvement in China' s economy is almost certain to result in further increases in oil consumption."
Separately, the monthly services purchasing managers index for the U.K. rose to 60.2 in July from 56.9 in June. The index posted its seventh month of growth and reached its highest level since December 2006.
Oil prices fell Friday after the U.S. Labor Department reported weaker-than-expected jobs data. The news spurred a pullback in crude following indications earlier in the week that the Federal Reserve would continue its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program.
Analysts say the stimulus measure, designed to give the U.S. economy a jolt, has helped crude prices by weakening the dollar, making oil cheaper to buy using other currencies.
Elsewhere in the oil market Monday, front-month September reformulated gasoline blendstock, or RBOB, recently fell 2.88 cents, or 1%, to $2.9659 a gallon. September heating oil declined 1.14 cents, or 0.4%, to $3.0600 a gallon.
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20 New Designers to Watch
Many of today's hottest young interior designers Nate Berkus, Ruthie Sommers, Laura Kirar were introduced to the national scene in House Beautiful, in an annual tradition called the Next Wave. Here for the first time in five years, the Next Wave is back, with 20 interior designers our editors have picked as the ones to watch.
By Doretta Sperduto
Ginger Brewton
I am so blessed to have wonderful clients, all from different areas, so each project is fresh and exciting for me. They all have different ideas and wants.
Find out more about Ginger Brewton.
Catherine Carlson
What's new is really what's old. I think of myself as a modern traditionalist. The key is taking beautiful traditional designs and making them clean and relevant to today's lifestyle.
Find out more about Catherine Carlson.
Melanie Coddington
I've just completed the design of my own home, a turn-of-the-century cottage in Potrero Hill. I call it 'girly modern.' It's a feminine but unfussy combination of vintage and modern pieces, all set against a dreamy blue and cream palette. Except for my bedroom closet, which is hot pink.
Find out more about Melanie Coddington.
Chandos Dodson
I have had lots of experience in traditional English and French decor. Today my work has much more of an eclectic touch. I love the dichotomy of sleek versus grand. Different periods from Art Deco to centuries-old porcelains, with a touch of Lucite or gilt.
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Danielle Fennoy
I want to dispel the prevailing notion that design is only for the privileged. I feel good design should be accessible to everyone.
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Carrie Fundingsland
I'm responding more to symmetry. I used to be a strong believer in having everything asymmetrical, always finding it more interesting to look at, but now I'm feeling the need to have everything balanced. I think what's changed me is having children!
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Sara Gilbane
I don't claim to be reinventing the sofa, but I do try to put a spin on traditional pieces. Many people think modern is hard, clean lines, or that it's cold. Modern is taking pieces from all periods and rearranging them, reupholstering them, refinishing them in a modern way.
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Joseph Ireland & Julie Weber
We take extra steps to make sure we're building not only professional but also personal relationships with our clients. We care about our clients and how they live. While we aim to meld their tastes with our timeless and seamless aesthetic, our ultimate goal is to improve their lives.
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Sarah Magness
I started my design career at a young age, traveling and discovering new cultures. My work is diverse and collaborative.
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Jason Martin
My work isn't modern but it's tailored. I always ask myself, 'Will the space look good once there's been a year's worth of living done in it?' It has to look fresh but can't be something that will look tired/dated in a year.
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Lisa McDennon
Our job as interior designers can be more than just helping a home look beautiful we can help people create a better life at home, too.
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Melissa Warner, Julie Massucco, Carrie Miller
Having three design principals working alongside one another creates a dynamic energy and a constant flow of new ideas, sources, and insights.
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Chad Renfro
Encouraging clients to step out of the box regarding color and contrast, and then making it all come together in a comfortable way.
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Todd Richesin
I'm not afraid to use color and have fun with it. My work is all about comfort. More than just a chair being comfortable the room has to feel comfortable.
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Andrea Monath Schumacher
I think the best design honors the past, but keeps an edge in fresh ideas. Intuition plays a big role in my decision-making. It's a feeling one gets when something is just right for the space or a client, or an image one wants to portray.
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Kyle Schuneman
I'm fascinated by the way people live, and because of this I don't dictate how they should live. Instead I really try to pull out each client's innate style and have their space reflect their individuality in a tasteful way.
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Rebecca Tier Soskin
I spend time looking for great bargains and old furniture that needs new life. Taking simple, rustic yet classic pieces and painting them, adding bold fabrics, and making them look trendy and chic is not only affordable but a beautiful way to make a statement.
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Gary Spain
When a junkyard and a Paris apartment collide, voilà. Perfection. The graphic layering of patterns and objects, textures and fabrics, that ultrachic look that's sophisticated and livable.
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Sally Steponkus
I have a really happy and enthusiastic outlook, which my clients seem to like. I get so excited about each new project, so much so that I can't sleep at night. I dream about curtains and wallpaper and fabrics! It's just such fun!
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Allison Atlas Tannenbaum
I am obsessed with wallpaper. It brings immediate warmth and personality to a room. I've been installing it in foyers, kitchens, living rooms, family rooms, dining rooms, and powder rooms.
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Los Angeles: On March 5, 2005, at about 1:45 a.m., 22-year-old Dwayne Brooks was at the Artesia Transit Yard located at 17400 South Vermont. Mr. Brooks was around a group of people when an unknown gunman fired several rounds towards the group and left the scene.
Mr. Brooks was transported to a nearby hospital where he later died.
A second victim was shot and is listed in stable condition.
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Jul 26 2012
10 Tips for Flying with Kids
Over the past year, I've flown a lot–way more than I would have anticipated with a new baby. Lila and I have flown up and down the East Coast and all the way to Europe. It hasn't always been easy–especially when it's been just us girls–but I've gained some useful travel tips along the way:
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Once again Bamberg
County will go down in
history because one of its own
will be the first female
governor of South Carolina.
Bamberg native and
Republican gubernatorial
candidate, Nikki Haley, won
51 percent of the vote against
Democratic state Senator
Vincent Sheheen, who
received 47 percent in the
November 2, 2010 election.
She is the first Indian-
American female governor in
U.S. history and the nations
youngest governor.
Haley was the Republican
nominee in the South Carolina
gubernatorial election, 2010
and was endorsed by former
Massachusetts Governor Mitt
Romney, former South
Carolina First Lady Jenny
Sanford, and former Alaska
Governor Sarah Palin. Haley
beat Republican
Representative Gresham
Barrett, a four-term
congressman, 65 percent to 35
percent in the June Primary.
Nimrata Nikki
Randhawa Haley was born
January 20, 1972 in Bamberg,
South Carolina, to Sikh
parents, Ajit and Raj
Randhawa, who had
immigrated to the United
States from India in the early
1960s. Her parents started
their own retail clothing store,
Exotica International, and
from there the business grew
to a multi-million dollar
business. Haley, then just a
young girl still in school, kept
the books for her parents.
We made history today,
but the real history is what we
are going to do for South
Carolina. We are going to
change the way the
government runs the state.
Every government dollar is tax payers money and how we
spend it matters, said
Governor-Elect Haley on
election night.
Haley says that during her
campaign she was
overwhelmed by the spirit of
everyone and because of all
the support that she received
she was able to fight a hard
battle and win this election.
We are ready to give a lot
of pride to the people of South
Youve taken a
chance on me and I will never
stop trying to make you
Thank you, said
Below are some
comments made by Bamberg
County residents after hearing
the news of Haley winning the
Sonny Beard, Bamberg
keeps putting out winners in
high school sports and now
Congrats Nikki
Renee Dickson Jeffcoat,
GOD knew the right lady for
the job! He has big plans for
us, GOVERNOR Nikki Haley,
and South Carolina!!!
Harriet Coker, It is an
exciting day for South
Carolina. Fun was had by all
in Columbia at the Convention
Center! I am so very proud of
Nikki. She is the first female
governor of South Carolina
and the first governor born in
big ol' Bamberg!
This was one of the most
exciting elections ever and
once again Bamberg County
has made another great entry
into the history books. Nikki
Haley, one of Bambergs very
own will be the first female
governor of the great State of
South Carolina.
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Game Change- HBO Sarah Palin Exposed
The new HBO film Game Change proves to be an eye opener into the real behind the scenes look at the 2008 John McCain and Sarah Palin campaign to disaster in the republican nomination four years ago.
When she was brought into the national spotlight by John McCain, little did he know she could not stand up to public scrutiny and her response to simple questions was revealing an inner lack of confidence in her abilities. While McCain propped her up as a:
Maverick – she seldom said anything remotely " mavericky " other than a few comment suck as:
I'm a "Hockey Mom" and something about "Lipstick on a Pig", her words – not ours. Of course the hockey mom image faded fast and the lipstick on a pig was not a complimentary way to address her political aspirations at the time. The terms did not fool the media and they dug into her past, and totally vetted her when John McCain failed to do it.
Since that time, she has written several books that have bombed in sales, started a PAC that actually used fundraising money to buy her books due to lack of sales. She has made appearances, charged high speaking fees and banked over 10 million dollars.
Sarah Palin did all this after she quit her job as Governor of Alaska shortly after the election loss and earned more money as a private individual who was not answering to the voters who elected her.
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Her attacks and her comments of "Reloading" were implicated in the shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords on her website with cross hairs on Gifford's Arizona office.
Some of her critics say she inciting hatred, violence and appealed to the radical fringe elements as the mainstay of her support, in the conservative tea party movement.
Palin's "hockey mom" image and religious values were quickly exploded by the revelation that her teen daughter Bristol Palin was pregnant and unwed, to her live-in boyfriend Levi Johnson or so he says. Palin later denied that Johnson was allowed to live with her daughter under the same roof. Sarah Palin always maintained she had high christian values, beliefs and sold her self on that premise.
As the layers of truth kept peeling off in 2008, her relationship with the Republican National Committee became strained and volatile as depicted in Game Change. Her relationship with Steven Schmidt, McCain's senior campaign strategist and advisor were explosive.
What went on behind the scenes were head shaking truths, that she just was not ready for prime time America and had not been thoroughly vetted.
When Tina Fey did her mimic of Sarah Palin the ratings of Saturday Night Live went through the roof.
As the national television press got some face time with interviews that were one on one with Sarah Palin without a script, they showed she wasn't familiar with certain facts about national politics. The glaring one was about the George Bush Doctrine conducted by ABC's Charles Gibson and what newspapers she actually read with Katie Couric of CBS was another memorable interview.
After the GOP loss of the 2008 National Election, there was a kerfuffle about her charging up over $200,000 worth of clothing for her and her family used during conventions, appearances and shopping at Saks and other high end stores.
On her road trip last summer in 2011, she visited historic sites of America but could not name the actual Founding Fathers although she wrapped herself around the Constitution like most Tea Party members do.
In this portrayal Julianne Moore who plays Sarah Palin gives us an inside look at the RNC and Sarah Palin's struggles to be acceptable to America's voting public.
From the Best Selling Book Game Change
HBO Premier's "Game Change" tomorrow night on HBO -Saturday March 10, 2012
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Queen's Deli Soothes with Soup and Heals Issues
Queen's Deli is a perplexing place.
First there's the question of whether it's in Seattle. The address shows Seattle, but it's actually in White Center.
This Cambodian deli is like the Vietnamese delis in Seattle's Little Saigon, with some items in steamer trays and some…