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On this date in 1776, the Continental Congress voted unanimously to adopt a resolution made a month prior by Virginia delegate Richard Henry Lee that the colonies "are and of right ought to be, free and independent states." They voted in republican manner by state delegation. The tally was 12-0, with the delegation from New York, still awaiting instructions from their legislature, abstaining.
In anticipation of the vote on Lee's resolution, the Congress had selected five of their members from the most influential colonies to draft a document stating the reasons for secession from the British crown. The committee would consist of Pennsylvania's Benjamin Franklin; Massachusetts' John Adams; Virginia's Thomas Jefferson; Connecticut's Roger Sherman; and New York's Robert Livingston. The committee quickly selected Jefferson to pen the draft.
For two weeks in June, the 33-year-old Jefferson worked furiously on the draft resolution, relying on his classical education for the rationale of the revolutionary action he and his fellow delegates were contemplating. The seeds of revolution had been brewing for more than two years, but reached a breaking point when Britain's king and parliament decided to hire 12,000 professional German-Hessian mercenaries to put down the rebellion and extinguish the fire of liberty. This was too much, even for moderates.
After Jefferson finished the draft, the committee sat down to edit his work and make it theirs. On July 1, the Congress held a preliminary vote on Lee's resolution and voted 9-2 with one tie and one abstention to dissolve their allegiance to England. Overnight, Delaware's Caesar Rodney arrived to break his state's tie vote. History records that the vote on July 2 was unanimous.
Over the next two days, the 56 delegates debated the resolution and voted on changes. As he watched his work get carved up, Thomas Jefferson watched in silence, refusing to enter the debate over his words. Adams was the master orator which was not Jefferson's long suit. Finally on July 4, the Continental Congress adopted the resolution which had been penned overnight by Congressional Secretary Charles Thompson. They called the resolution a Declaration of Independence. The Congress' presiding officer John Hancock of Massachusetts boldly signed at the bottom of the original document.
The Declaration of Independence which I refer to as the nation's "birth certificate" is an amazing document. It begins with a preamble; then enumerates 27 charges against the king and parliament as justification for secession; followed by the personal pledge of the signers.
In the second paragraph, there is this wonderful statement nearly intact from the way Jefferson wrote it. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving the just powers from the consent of the governed."
This is a remarkable concept, even for today, but positively revolutionary for the times. No other nation up to that point in human history, had suggested any such concept: everyone is equal (except for women and minorities; that would come later); our rights are a gift from God; our rights include life, freedom, and the pursuit of our dreams; and government serves the people. How simple; how elegant.
Most of the remaining 55 signers didn't add their signatures to the document until August. During that one month interval, Secretary Thompson accomplished administrative duties associated with printing and distributing the declaration.
The signers paid dearly for their pledge. Their lives, families and property were persecuted by the British crown. Many did not live to see the liberty they had put in motion or the new nation they helped create. Among them were two future presidents, including the second, John Adams. He always felt until his dying day fifty years later that the true date of independence and cause for celebration was the second, not the fourth of July, when the Congress voted in favor of the original resolution.
Today, there are Americans who are inspired by the legacy of the men who created the Declaration of Independence. They are called the TEA (for taxed-enough-already) party but they aren't really organized like a political party. Instead, it is a grassroots effort of many loosely formed organizations concerned about government that has become too big and too oppressive, similar to the complaints that Jefferson listed in the Declaration. They are electing representatives (including some representing Madison County) who share their views and vow to do their part to dissemble 'big government.' They're considered such a threat to the 'governing class' in Washington that the Internal Revenue Service has targeted them for "special treatment."
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To celebrate the release of Resolution, the newest album by Lamb of God (released on Tuesday, January 24th), the band are doing a series of special autograph signings and small theatre live shows. Lamb of God will be doing both a signing and a special live performance in Toronto on January 27th. One lucky fan (and a friend) will win a laminate into the autograph signing at HMV on Queen Street (272-274 Queen St. W.) and a pair of tickets to the concert at the Phoenix later that evening (the concert sold out minutes after tickets went on sale).
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The program will immerse participants in the language and culture of France. Students will use the French they learn as they step outside the classroom and interact with their host families, other international students, and local merchants in the royal city of Tours. Students will also travel to Paris and be able to explore all that the City of Light has to offer. The program will fulfill the college language requirement: no additional course is required. The program is open to all students, including those who have not previously studied French.
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Location: Tours and Paris, France
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Cost: $4,200
Length of program: 30 days
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A special block of rooms has been reserved for attendees participating in the ASA Personal Property Post-Conference Tours. conveniently located just two blocks from the Hyatt Regency, these post conference accommodations and special group rates are available September 17-19.
Hilton Garden Inn Savannah Historic District This full-service, luxury hotel is located just steps away from Savannah's vibrant nightlife, unique specialty shops, charming local eateries, and many of Savannah's historic squares and homes. While staying at the Hilton Garden Inn Historic Savannah, you can start your day with a full cooked-to-order breakfast at the Great American Grill® or savor evening drinks in the welcoming Pavilion Lounge hotel bar. You will also enjoy full access to a state-of-the-art fitness center, a private, outdoor, heated pool and whirlpool (on the 2nd floor terrace), and complimentary wireless internet throughout the hotel.
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Fact Made for Fiction: Hemingway's Frozen Leopard
Perhaps the best known fictional representation of Kilimanjaro is in Ernest Hemingway's famous story, "The Snows of Kilimanjaro." In the story, the narrator, fearing that his death is near, reflects on his life—his failures, achievements, and loves lost.
Frankly, there's really not much about Kilimanjaro after the opening:
"Kilimanjaro is a snow-covered mountain 19,710 feet high, and is said to be the highest mountain in Africa. Its western summit is called the Masai 'Ngaje Ngai', the House of God. Close to the western summit there is a dried and frozen carcas of a leopard. No one has explained what the leopard was seeking at that altitude."
Questions of accuracy (and spelling) aside, the introduction raises one important question:
A frozen leopard near the summit? Really?
According to legend, Hemingway's reference was inspired by a 1926 photo taken by missionary Richard Reusch.
Reusch claimed to have cut an ear off the leopard as a souvenir, but apparently he wasn't the only souvenir hunter; at some point after Hemingway's story appeared in print (originally, the story ran in Esquire magazine in 1938), the leopard carcass disappeared.
If it ever really existed, that is.
The photo that inspired Hemingway is the only one of a creature that, so high on the mountain, would certainly attract attention from curious trekkers. While treks were far less frequent in the first half of the 20th century than they are today, it's still surprising that no other photos of this curiosity seem to exist.
Not that we're conspiracy theorists or anything; we're just asking the tough questions.
Like this one: what WAS it doing up there?
Leopards have been spotted on Kilimanjaro before, even in recent years, when the volume of trekkers on the mountain has pushed many species further down, or even off, the mountain. But above 13,000 or 14,000 feet, the climate would not only be forbidding, there would be few if any prey animals capable of sustaining a leopard for any length of time.
Was the leopard chasing a long-ago antelope up the slopes, only to realize, too late, that it had been caught in a blizzard? Was it brought up the mountain, already dead, by a climbing prankster? Or was it seeking the summit as a sort of personal achievement, a quest for enlightenment that ended tragically? Which begs the further question, what would constitute enlightenment for a leopard, anyway?
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Trip Report - Emerald Isle 2009 - Part 6
Wednesday 05/27/2009 Day 5 of Tour
Ring around the Kenmare The breakfast buffet at Killarney Plaza is very nice also with a large selection of items. Same procedure as the Westin, give your name/room number and the hostess will seat you. This morning we awoke to our only morning of rain. There was a scheduled short walking tour with the guides in the park area that is very close to the hotel. There were about 8 of us that chose to venture out this morning in the drizzle. We did manage to see some red deer on our walk. The walkers met the others back at the hotel to board our coach for the Kenmare Bay Eco-Cruise. Several chose to take Dramamine for this bit. It was a wet, windy, bouncy boat ride. Somehow it was good fun and you had the feeling you were seeing the 'real' weather side of life on the western coast of Ireland. Luckily there are tables and seats in the covered downstairs area of the boat and they were serving coffee or hot chocolate to help ward off the chill. We did manage to see some seals but there was quite a bit of mist. After the boat ride we coached to the town of Kenmare. Here we walked the short distance to a small stone circle site. Kenamre Bay as the sun was starting to shine. Lunch was on our own and several of us headed for the Fish & Chips shop suggested by the guides. Afterwards we walked around town. It was market day so the streets were full of vendors selling fresh produce, seafood, cheeses, etc. Back at the Killarney Plaza Hotel it was now time for Cheese Tasting and Irish Dancing. This was a great group exercise. Luckily they served wine with the cheese before they wanted us to dance. The Irish girls were so cute in their costumes and could really move their feet. We had great participation for this event. I think all of us danced at least one dance. Dinner was on our own but my daughter and I weren't terribly hungry after the cheese and wine. We decided to go watch the Barcelona vs Manchester United Football Match at a 'sports' pub, Danny Mann's. A great time with very friendly people. Quite a few Irish were for Barcelona just because Barcelona isn't English. You'll hear from several local guides why the Irish aren't fond of the English. After the game we met some others at Sheehan's for one of the best 'Irish' evenings of the trip for me. I sat at a table with an Irish couple and we sang all the songs that had audience participation. There was a German woman there too and we just had the best time. I think it helps that we were all on holiday. The Irish even come to Killarney for vacation. It's just a gorgeous spot. I guess you have seen by now that pubs entered into our fun quite a bit. The pubs in Ireland aren't like anything we have at home, at least in our little town. No smoking which is a big plus; some serve food, some don't. Mainly they are a place just to relax in the evening and have a good sing and chat with people. I really enjoyed this aspect of Ireland. You weren't sitting in the room watching TV or reading a book. It gave one the opportunity to mix with others and have a good time in a friendly atmosphere. Part Seven
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I'm loving your TR -- especially all your pics! I'm big into scenic photography.
Reading this doesn't spoil the surprise for me, it's makes even more excited to go. I love knowing what I should be looking forward to. I'm especially anxious to check out pubs since you had such a great time there.
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I'm enjoying your trip reports a lot. I plan to take this one with my mom (who will be 71 at the time), and my daughters, who will be 7 and 6. My mom has been before (about 10 years ago or so), and wants to go again, so I thought this would be a nice trip for the three generations. I'm starting to get excited, even though I don't have dates yet and won't know when we're going until August!
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Thanks for taking us along! Great trip report.
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I loved the Penny Arcade.. you can stil find some of the old games in the stores on Main Street... and the cinima things (lord knows what they were called) are at the Main St Railroad station...
There isn't a GREAT deal they've taken out of Disneyworld that I miss but the Penny Arcade would have to be one of them. I went in '90 and had such a good time there and feel they kinda ruin Walt's original idea with Main St. by taking it out and replacing it with yet another gift shop.
I loved the Penny Arcade.. you can stil find some of the old games in the stores on Main Street... and the cinima things (lord knows what they were called) are at the Main St Railroad station...
That's good then.
One of the automated music machines that used to be in the penny Arcade is in the train station , one of it's tunes was in the download section on the site here (I recorded it), and I have a photo of the machine, a sebring, in another thread somewhere around here...
ahhh here it is...
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A few of the old Penny Arcade games from Main Street have been relocated to the lobby area of the Board Walk. There are a few others at the train station (up stairs) at the Magic Kingdom. The old nickleodean machines are as they were when they were built with some added safety measures. The horse race and other machines are no longer in service but are for display only.
I agree. I always remember my dad spending time there when we made our family trips. I was disappointed when I went back and saw it was no longer there.
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Take 2
A different spin on sports by The Seattle Times staff and readers.
Manti T'eo, Lance Armstrong lessons: Choose sports heroes carefully
Daniel Talevich is a 27-year-old journalism teacher at Wheeler Middle School in Wahiawi, Hawaii. A native of North Bend, he attended Gonzaga and still follows the Zags basketball team and Seattle sports from Oahu. Read his blog (www.talevich.blogspot.com) about education, sports and life.
Rest in peace. You will be missed.
Lance Armstrong represented not just America's surprising domination of a sport but also an attempt to dominate a challenging disease.
Manti Te'o was an absolute warrior, humbled by tragedies that would make most of us crumble, but tough enough to flourish under so much pain.
These stories died this week, following complications with credibility and overexposure to the truth. They leave behind millions of fans and followers from across the country and around the globe. No memorial service is scheduled.
Most of us knew that Lance cheated. We're still not certain of what actually happened with Manti Te'o and his fictitious girlfriend, but at the very least, he misled us.
So why does this hurt so much? I used to think that I followed sports so intensely because it was an escape from the real world, a parallel universe that served as an instant break from stressful reality. The truth is sports are not separate. They are a huge part of our lives all the time. So we desire more than just wins and losses, world records and tackles. We want stories as well, stories that transform our heroic athletes into incredible human beings. Stories like Armstrong's and Te'o's that strengthen the connection of the race course and the gridiron to the nuances of everyday life.
Once we've connected our own lives to these stories, we'd much rather believe in them than lose them.
I recall being slightly suspicious of all the allegations made by European journalists when Lance Armstrong was destroying the rest of the field in the Tour de France. But it didn't really faze me. This story, after all, wasn't just about winning races; it was also my dad and thousands of others winning their battles with cancer.
I also recall a split second when I thought it was strange that I hadn't heard of anyone with connections to Lennay Kekua out here on Oahu. But I didn't think twice about it. This story wasn't just Manti racking up 12 tackles against Michigan State three days after finding out his girlfriend died; it was also about all of us moving forward after losing someone and doing great things to honor them.
Now these narratives are gone. Out here, we'll talk nonstop about the fallacy of Manti's plight rather than the inspiration that he provided to our children. I'll joke with my cycling friends about Armstrong's cheating ways rather than praise his Livestrong foundation. In the end, we'll all be left with an emptiness.
We'll look for other heroes who inspire. We'll form a connection to their stories. We can only hope the facts check out.
I grabbed lunch with some coworkers just minutes after the Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax story broke. As we drove back to work, I looked over at my friend John's Livestrong bracelet.
"I'm still wearing it," he said firmly.
We passed a local T-shirt shop, its windows still proudly decorated with Notre Dame No. 5 T-shirts, Hawaiian leis incorporated into the designs.
It might be too soon to cut ties with these stories. These voids are tough to fill.
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"I am VERY happy!" said Alfred McEwen, former employee of USGS, Principal Investigator and chief scientist of MRO,while viewing the images. "They are sharp, clear, and beautiful!"
The HiRISE camera is the most powerful telescopic camera ever sent to another planet. It productively took four images of Mars on March 23, 2006. The actual launch of MRO took place August 25, 2005.
Astrogeology Research Program personnel are major players in The HiRISE Operations Center (HiROC) at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, who are responsible for the majority of the ground data system work for the HiRISE instrument. Astrogeology's programming group is developing software , which will encompass tools for any person who desires to work with HiRise data. Other personnel are co-investigators, coordinators, and leads in varying disciplines that are involved in the observation planning, uplink, downlink, data processing, and instrument monitoring. For example, Randolph Kirk (Co-Investigator geodesy, geometric calibration, and topographic mapping lead) has applied a technique called photoclinometry (or, more descriptively, "shape-from-shading") on a subset of AEB_000001_0000_Red, to produce a preliminary topographic map which covers a portion of this first image of Mars obtained by the HiRISE camera on March 24, 2006. Photoclinometry reveals the details of the smallest topographic features resolved by the image. Elevations can be reconstructed from an image by noting how surfaces sloping toward the sun appear brighter than areas that slope away from it.
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Founder | US Sen. Frank Church & US Sen. Hugh Scott |
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The Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) is a non-profit, nonpartisan[citation needed] research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks the effects of money and lobbying on elections and public policy. It maintains a public online database of its information.[1]
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Founded in 1983 by retired U.S. Senators Frank Church of Idaho (a Democrat) and Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania (a Republican), the Center for Responsive Politics aims to create a more educated voter, a more involved citizenry, and a more responsive government. In the 1980s they launched a "money-in-politics" project, whose outcome consisted of large, printed books. For example, their first book published in 1990 analyzed contributions by political action committees in the 1988 congressional elections in the space of 1,300 pages.
In 1996 the Center launched its online counterpart, OpenSecrets.org. It has won four Webby Awards (2001, 2002, 2006, 2007) for being the best politics site online. In 2010 OpenSecrets.org was named a Webby Official Honoree.[citation needed]
During the middle of the 2000s, the Center created a Revolving Door database that tracks former federal government officials that become lobbyists, and vice versa. Also established: a comprehensive database on federal lawmakers' personal finances, a database of political action committee money and campaign finance profiles of more than 120 business industries. In 2009 the center released a database linking federal earmarks to lobbying expenditures and a database detailing the state and federal campaign donations of thousands of corporations and special interest groups. In 2010 the Center produced an extensive section tracking the expenditures of outside organizations attempting to influence federal political races. Along with the nonpartisan Taxpayers for Common Sense, the Center oversees a project that tracks the campaign contributions and lobbying activity of various organizations receiving federal earmarks.
The OpenSecrets Blog is the Center's platform for original journalism produced by a small staff of reporters. In 2010 OpenSecrets.org published more than 600 articles on a range of subjects, including the oil and gas industry, the 2010 midterm elections, journalists' political donation trends, and an internal JPMorgan Chase memo detailing its political outlook. In 2009 they reported on political donations of NFL football teams and how local and state governments use taxpayer money to lobby the federal government. Articles frequently touch upon the rise of independent political spending, the demise of self-funded candidates, and the increase in federal lobbying. Their two reports on federal health care reform and on financial reform have been cited in the press dozens of times throughout 2009 and 2010. In 2009 Project Censored honored their blog for covering three of the 25 most underreported news stories of the year.[2] American University in Washington, D.C. included OpenSecrets.org on its 2010 list of organizations that compose the "new journalism ecosystem".
Support for the Center comes from a combination of foundation grants, individual contributions and payments from custom research requests. Major donors include the Sunlight Foundation, the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Open Society Institute, the Joyce Foundation, and the Ford Foundation. The Center does not accept contributions from businesses, trade associations, or labor unions. According to the organization's 2007 990 form, it had just over $1 million in revenue and net assets of $1.6 million.[3]
Sheila Krumholz has been the Center's executive director since December 2006, having served for eight years as the Center's research director. She first joined the organization in 1989 and served as the assistant editor of the first edition of the printed volume Open Secrets. Information Technology Director Susan Alger and current Research Director Jihan Andoni have both worked for the Center since 1999. Communications Director Dave Levinthal, who serves as the Center's spokesman and edits the OpenSecrets Blog, joined in 2009 after working for seven years as a political reporter at The Dallas Morning News.[4]
Krumholz and Levinthal regularly appear as commentators and analysts on national news networks and programs, including CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, National Public Radio, Democracy Now!, and the BBC. Hundreds of newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and USA Today, have cited the Center's data and quoted its directors. On October 30, 2007 the former communications director Massie Ritsch was featured on the Colbert Report.[5]
- ^ "OpenSecrets: Mission". Center for Responsive Politics. 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
- ^ "Featured in Book About Under-the-Radar News Stories, September 21, 2009". Opensecrets.org. 2009-09-21. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
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- ^ "Staff". OpenSecrets. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
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by The WardenHey I admit I don't get the attraction for this shit.I mean a bunch of scumbags, say 60 to 70 guys sitting around in various stages of undress playing with themselve watching a naked broad masturbate & then lining up so as to cum on her face. Seems like a waste of a perfectly good piece of ass to me; but who the fuck am I to judge your particular fetish.If this is your idea of a good time, keep on reading.
At least the two cum-sluts in this one are nice looking. Estelle Lawrence is a cute little french whore with nice tits.She even seems to enjoy being drenched in the manjuice of dozens of wackos.Go figure.
The second vignette stars British cum-slut, Simone Claire.She has a good body & plenty of nice holes that go unused.She also gets blasted by dozens of guys, even one poor demented soul who manages to hobble on over to her face while on crutches & leg in a cast while wildly pulling on his puddlemaker.Oh yeah,Simone also manages to chug-a-lug a cup of the man-goo that dribbled from or missed her face.Appetizing, cinimitography.
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What do Scott Walker, J.P. Dumont, Patric Hornqvist, and Sergei Kostitsyn have in common?
Answer: They all led the Nashville Predators in scoring in a year where they made the playoffs. You know what else they have in common? They never finished higher than 29th in league scoring in those years.
The Nashville Predators, and more specifically Barry Trotz, have made a habit of making something out of nothing, and they are doing it again this season. They sit in 6th in the Western Conference, have won 9 of their last 11, and they are doing it all with defenseman Shea Weber leading their team in scoring (his 33 points place him 62nd overall in the NHL).
This is not something new, the Preds have never had a player finish higher in scoring than 22nd (Paul Kariya in the 2005-06 season). In fact their leading scorer has averaged just 59 points since the team entered the NHL in 1998-99. Yet they have somehow made the playoffs in 6 of their 12 years of existence. Last year they had 44 wins and went to the second round for the first time in franchise history. Martin Erat and Sergei Kostitsyn lead the team in scoring with 50 points; the average point total for the other 29 team leaders in the NHL was 70. Only Jordan Eberle in Edmonton (43) and Stephen Weiss in Florida (49) lead their teams in scoring with fewer points, oh and did I mention their teams finished last in their respective conferences?
It's pretty impressive that without that main scoring threat, Barry Trotz still manages to get his team to the dance.
Here is the problem, over the last 7 years they have been bumped in the first round five times, and once in the second round. It's a great accomplishment making the playoffs without any kind of superstar on your roster, but when is "just getting there" no longer enough? After all, the goal should be to win a Stanley Cup, not get yourself one or two rounds of playoff hockey. As impressive as this team has been in the regular season, the lack of a scoring threat has been evident in the postseason. They have played 40 playoff games and are averaging just over 2 goals per game. They were also shut out in six of them.
Historically, the teams that have won the Cup have had at least one top scorer. Take a look at the last 10 Cup champs: 8 of them had their leading scorer finish at least 13th in NHL scoring that season. There were only two exceptions:
1) 2003 New Jersey Devils: Patrik Elias finished 67th. I almost didn't want this to count because let's face it, its New Jersey!
2) 2011 Boston Bruins: Milan Lucic and David Krejci each had 62 points and finished 40th and 47th respectively because of goal differential.
I understand that this team relies on defense, specifically Norris Trophy finalist Shea Weber and Vezina Trophy finalist Pekka Rinne, but last time I checked, you need to outscore the other team to win. If this team is ever going to get over that hump, they need someone who can put up some points. Getting into the dance is great, but at some point you want at least a shot of dancing with the Prom Queen.
Let's head to the Links
Brad Marchand wants to know why Nick Foligno was not suspended for his "similar hit" (Pro Hockey Talk)
If you like crazy goal celebrations, you should probably check this out (Puck Daddy)
Dirty Dangle breaks down the question: Are the Leafs Winter Classic Worthy?
Does Zdeno Charahave Alexei Yashin & Wade Redden to thank for being named All Star captain? (Score Nation)
My wife's birthday is coming up, and I think I know what I'm going to buy her (Barry Melrose Rocks)
Bruce Boudreau talks about his final days as the Capitals head coach (Washington Post)
Playing on a line with Pavel Datsyuk seems to agree with Todd Bertuzzi (the word "Duh" comes to mind) (Mlive.com)
Please make sure your kids are out of the room before clicking on this picture of Taylor Hall (twitter)
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Mon, Feb 4, 13 at 20:03
Hi All What will you do with you roses? This has been another early spring...or so it seems. Thought I'd prune some shrub roses today and discovered they are already budding. I How about you? c |
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A lot of my roses are budding too, but I pruned them as usual last weekend. I will fertilize them in early March. |
- Posted by plantmaven 8b/9a TX (My Page) on Mon, Feb 4, 13 at 21:07
Here in San Antonio they say Valentines day. |
That is when I prune mine also, Kathy. Just hope it is as pretty on Valentine's Day as it was today. Mine have new growth as well. |
- Posted by cynthianovak 7/8 TX (My Page) on Tue, Feb 5, 13 at 0:42
I might leave the Saint Anne that is stunted by her place in the garden and prune back Ducher and Old Blush. We'll se how stron I am when the buds are smiling at me. I just read that Neil Sperry says to move pruning roses up a week: Now! thank you c |
My roses are budding early, too, with this warm weather, so am planning to start pruning in the next few days. Don't really prune my old roses, just let them do what they're going to do as I don't mind the out of control look on my back fence, but do prune the climbers to keep them (sort) of in bounds. Mme Alfred de Carriere especially is a monster! Like msjam, will put alfalfa fertilizer on them sometime in early March. Now watch us get sleet, snow and ice this month just to confuse everything! |
Last spring I just couldn't prune my roses in Feb because they were budding... by May I was sorry I didn't. I vowed to never put it off again. :) |
- Posted by jardineratx 9tx (My Page) on Tue, Feb 5, 13 at 8:28
I usually prune my roses the week of Valentine's day, but this year I started several days ago since they are putting out new foliage already and our temps don't drop low enough in my area to damage my roses. If I wait longer, I will be pruning out bloom buds and I know I cannot make myself do that. I pruned pretty lightly, except for a couple of Buck roses that I did cut pretty hard (need the space). Molly |
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[1468] Bcl-2bright Follicular Colonization Pattern Is Not Always Indicative of Incipient or Indolent Follicular Lymphoma
John C Lee, Vundavalli Murty, Schecter Jordan, Bachir Alobeid, Bhagat Govind. Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Background: Follicular lymphoma (FL) in-situ (FLIS) is an entity characterized by germinal centers showing colonization by BCL2bright and CD10bright B-cells in lymph nodes with preserved architecture. Limited studies to date have proposed this pattern to reflect a precursor stage of FL or be associated with indolent FL.
Design: We searched our database for cases compatible with FLIS diagnosed over 9 yrs (2002-2011). Immunohistochemical stains, including CD20, CD3, CD10, BCL-2, BCL-6, and Ki-67 were performed. Karyotypes were determined by Giemsa-banding (n=5). FISH analysis using IGH/BCL2 break-apart probes was performed on fixed cells (n=4) and paraffin-embedded tissue (n=7).
Results: A total of 11 cases showing germinal center colonization were identified in 4 males and 7 females (age range 43-78 yrs, median 58 yrs). All except 1 case showed concomitant CD10bright expression. Biopsies were from nodal (n=6) and extranodal (n=5) sites including small bowel (n=3), pancreas (n=1), and skin (n=1). Of the 5 patients with no evidence of lymphoma at presentation, 2 patients subsequently developed lymphoma; one patient developed FL 9.6 and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) 9.6 and 10.1 years later respectively and another patient developed a low-grade FL 5.9 years later. Synchronous lymphoma was detected in 6 patients (2 FL, 2 DLBCL, and 2 aggressive B-cell lymphomas). One CD10- DLBCL patient had germinal center colonization in both mesenteric lymph nodes and mucosal sites away from the DLBCL. Cytogenetic analysis in these synchronous lymphomas showed IGH/BCL-2 translocations in 5 cases. An additional t(3;8)(q27;q24) was detected in one aggressive B-cell lymphoma case representing a BCL-6/C-MYC rearrangement. This translocation was present in both a lymph node showing FLIS and a separate lymph node showing aggressive B-cell lymphoma.
Conclusions: In contrast to prior series, we observed a high incidence of synchronous lymphomas (55%), including DLBCL and aggressive B-cell lymphomas, in association with germinal center colonization by Bcl-2 bright B-cells or FLIS. The germinal center colonization pattern was also noted at extranodal sites. Our findings raise the possibility that upregulation of BCL2 (and CD10) may reflect a feature of neoplastic cell homing to reactive germinal centers, rather than indicating a preneoplastic stage or indolent variant of FL in some cases.
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Valley Forge Military Academy & College is pleased to announce the appointment of Stacey R. Sauchuk, Ph.D. as the new Valley Forge Military Academy & College President, effective April 10, 2013. [Full Press Release]
Dr. Sauchuk was chosen after a national search, led by executive search firm Diversified Search. The administration is very enthusiastic about the selection of such an experienced educator and business leader. We are confident that Dr. Sauchuk's expertise will be invaluable in helping to move the institution to the next level.
Colonel Doyle, who had been serving as Interim President, will serve on at VFMA&C on an interim basis to assist in Dr. Sauchuk's transition.
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Mon, Jun 4, 07 at 3:31
I had my upper lids done about 6 weeks ago. I STILL have some swelling and bruising under my eyes. Yes, under. Have been back to the doctor a couple of times. He said it was unusual, but not unheard of. Also, my eyes still ache and feel gritty in the morning. I do have allergies, but this has been since the surgery. And I also don't think they look as open as I had expected. I do take a long time to heal, but this seems excessive.
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I never had an eyelift, but I did have surgury around my eyes and it took a loooong time to get back to normal. I had a faint shadowing of black eyes for almost a year. You did the right thing by making an inquiry to your doctor, but if you are worried, you may be put as ease by getting a second opinion. As long as you are not experienceing pain, oozing, redness or the area feels 'hot', there probably is no infection. |
- Posted by playsinthedirt20 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 4, 07 at 23:52
Wow - a whole year? That actually does make me feel better - that I'm not the only one who takes a long time to heal. No, there's no redness or oozing and anything like that. Just some very slight swelling underneath and darkish discoloration/bruising, again underneath. Maybe it's not so bad after all. Thanks for responding. |
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Music is the voice of the soul.
As a member of a RMU choir ensemble you will have the opportunity to further your musical education through performing solo and ensemble music at events on and off campus. Scholarships are available for students who join and maintain active participation in rehearsals and performances.
State Street Singers is an entry level show choir ideal for new and beginning singers. If you have never sung before you are welcome to begin your journey as a vocalist in this choir. Show choirs perform music that is fun, full of excitement and accompanied with dancing. The group emphasizes basic singing technique, working in an ensemble and beginning choreography.
University Choir is an intermediate and advanced choir that is open to any singer based on audition. The choir is dedicated to improving the individual singers technique and understanding of music through the performance of classical music pieces in English and foreign language.
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Fáilte go dtí Scoil Chaitríona!
Here in Scoil Chaitríona, we recognise each child's individual strengths and talents and through our experienced and dedicated teachers and staff we strive for each child to realise his/ her potential. Our well resourced school allows the children to engage in meaningful educational experiences and participate in a variety of activities such as; Art, Athletics, Band, Chess, Choir, Draughts, Fantastic Library, Gaelic Games, Green Schools Projects, Information Technology, Yoga and Hip Hop, Quizzes and Swimming to mention but a few!
All of the above activities take place in a spirit of friendship, co-operation and community. We have a long and proud tradition of excellence in Education and in the celebration of the individuality of children and we look forward to working with you over the coming years.
If you wish to speak or meet with me, contact the secretaries in the office who will set up an appointment for you. I invite you to explore our website; it contains the most relevant school policies and holds useful information.
Yours sincerely,
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Will Evolutionists Ever Learn?
Posted by jlwile on August 18, 2010
Evolutionists are very fond of the idea that there are useless things scattered throughout the living world. Darwin suspected that there were many, many useless organs in several members of the animal kingdom. After all, since he thought "higher" animals evolved from "lower" animals, he assumed that some of the important organs in the "lower" animals would serve no function in the "higher" animals. Nevertheless, since those organs were already there in the "lower" animals, they might continue to appear in the "higher" animals, because making a useless organ was not enough of a disadvantage for natural selection to remove it. He likened such useless organs to the silent letters in a word – they tell you things about the word's origin but serve no function. In the same way, a useless organ serves no purpose for the animal, but it does tell you about the animal's evolutionary ancestors.Since Darwin, evolutionists have continued to point to useless organs and even useless DNA that supposedly litter the living world. The only problem is that annoying functions keep being discovered for these supposedly useless things. Up until about 2004, it was confidently taught that the human appendix is useless, but now we know it serves a vital function. It was once thought that large sections of the genomes of most organisms have "junk DNA" that serves no useful purpose, but time and time and time again, DNA that was confidently described as useless has been shown to have important functions. Evolutionists have been wrong time and time again when it comes to claiming that a given structure in creation is useless.
Well…we now know that evolutionists were wrong…AGAIN.
In 1898, Swiss anatomist K.W. Zimmerman was studying kidney cells and noticed a structure that looked like a tiny "hair" jutting out of each cell. Now it's not unusual for some cells in the body to have "hairs" jutting out of them. They are called cilia (the singular is cilium), and they generally beat back and forth to produce motion. For example, the cells that line your bronchial tubes (which carry air to your lungs) have cilia. Those cilia beat back and forth to push mucus up the tubes. The mucus traps foreign particles from the air so that those particles don't get into your lungs, and the cilia push the mucus up the tubes so you can swallow it to get rid of it.
The cilium that Zimmerman found in each kidney cell was odd, however. It didn't move. It became known as the primary cilium, and as time went on, it was shown that almost all the cells in the human body (as well as almost all the cells in all mammals) have a primary cilium.
What did scientists think was the function of the primary cilium? They thought it had no function. Since evolutionists think that our ancestors were once single-celled organisms, and since many single-celled organisms use cilia to move around, it was thought that the primary cilium was simply a leftover vestige of evolution. It was supposedly a structure that was in our ancestors (single-celled organisms) and continued to be produced by our cells, even though it serves no purpose. Indeed, as one scientific paper states:
It was previously thought that primary cilia were vestigial remnants of a free-swimming unicellular predecessor1
That very paper ended up casting doubt on the evolutionary interpretation of the primary cilium. Not surprisingly, the more scientists learned about the primary cilium, the more they saw how wrong the evolutionary interpretation is.
Studies that focused on primary cilia in different kinds of mammalian cells showed that the they act as "antennas," sensing signals that allow the cells to adjust what they are doing so as to help the organism as a whole.2 As time went on, studies began to link abnormalities in primary cilia to diseases such as cystic kidney disease.3
Well, a recent study4 has really put the last nail in the coffin of the idea that the primary cilium is a vestigial remnant of evolution. In this study, Jin and colleagues studied genes that have been implicated in Bardet–Biedl syndrome (BBS), a genetic disease that is fairly rare. It comes with a host of nasty symptoms, including blindness, obesity, and kidney malfunction.
They find that the proteins produced by these genes are involved in moving other proteins around in the primary cilum. If the BBS-related proteins are abnormal due to genetic mutation, they can't do their job, and as a result, the primary cilium doesn't work properly. Because the primary cilium doesn't work properly, all sorts of cellular work doesn't get done. For example, retinal cells cannot detect light properly, which eventually leads to the blindness mentioned above. The authors note that since a wide variety of symptoms can be linked to problems with the primary cilium, it is probably a very important part of each cell.
In the end, it is hard to imagine how the evolutionary interpretation of the primary cilium could have been more wrong. If evolutionists were just willing to learn the simple idea that God doesn't make junk, they wouldn't be so wrong about so many things.
1. C. Anthony Poole, Michael H. Flint, and Brent W. Beaumont, "Analysis of the morphology and function of primary cilia in connective tissues:A cellular cybernetic probe?" Cytoskeleton 5:175–193, 1985
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2. Veena Singla and Jeremy F. Reiter, "The Primary Cilium as the Cell's Antenna: Signaling at a Sensory Organelle" Science 313:629-633, 2006
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3. Bradley K. Yoder, "Role of Primary Cilia in the Pathogenesis of Polycystic Kidney Disease" Frontiers in Nephrology 18:1381–1388, 2007
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4.Hua Jin, et. al., "The Conserved Bardet-Biedl Syndrome Proteins Assemble a Coat that Traffics Membrane Proteins to Cilia" Cell 7:1208-1219, 2010
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It's no wonder creationists make the best scientists? They know that there is a purpose for everything; all they have to do is look for it.
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Thanks for posting this. Really eye-opening.
Dr. Wile,
Have you considered creating a podcast that mirrored your blog? I think it would be very educational. The potential to reach others would be practically unlimited. I for one would be an avid listener.We have been using your curriculum for many years. My dd will be using the chemistry course this year.
Please consider the podcast.
judi -
Very interesting! Science has changed so much since I studied in the 1970′s, I can scarcely keep up. What a blessing to have this blog link sent to me. Thanks for helping to keep me posted. I will certainly return here often.
I only found out about you this week when a church member asked me to review 3 of your texts to use in homeschool of her two boys. While the books were ok for the most part, some textual content made me suspect your credentials, not to mention your intentions. So I decided to check you out online. You are quite the master of self promotion! You sure do like to flaunt that PhD, don't you? I am thrilled to find out about you and your prolific online discourses. They will serve as a great resource next Spring during my lessons on analytical thinking and logical fallacies. You have certainly found yourself a lucrative niche market. Since your science credentials are legit, I can't decide if you are a charlatan or just plain ignorant. I hope for your sake, that it is simply ignorance, because I certainly wouldn't want to stand before the throne of God as a charlatan.


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I am Kris.
This page used to say:
Pretty All True is my life . . . as seen through the interpretive filter that is me.
I tell my stories.
I am not a video-camera, and I do not strive to provide you with an exact replication of the events I describe. I want to entertain you. I want to make you laugh. I want to make you think. I want to evoke a reaction.
My stories are true, but I arrange and play with them for maximum readability.
I am a writer, not a transcriber.
But yes . . . my daughters really do talk like that.
I make notes as I go about my life, and then I work from those notes to recreate moments for you. I cannot give you the actual moments. You were not there. I can only give you my recreation of those moments. My version. My memory. My gathering of words and images.
That will have to do.
I am a storyteller.
I tell the stories of my present and the stories of my past. I am aware that there is no one version of the past. No complete and total accounting. I am more than fine with others seeing things differently. Remembering differently.
That said, there are certain basic truths to my history. Others may remember things differently, but their truths do not diminish my truth. I know what has happened to me. I know the life that I have lived.
And so Pretty All True is my witnessing.
Of my life.
And it is pretty all fucking true.
A word about the logo . . .
The logo for this blog is a figure that appears all over the place up here in Oregon, and it simply means Caution – Uneven Walkway. Yes, they could fix the path. But instead they just make a sign telling you that they have no plans whatsoever to fix it.
Or, as I like to read it, "Nobody's coming through to smooth your way or make the path easier, so watch your fucking step."
It just speaks to me.
With gratitude to Ian Falconer's Olivia the Pig.
P.S. I do sometimes write fiction, but my fictional stories are either wildly obviously fiction or labeled as such. Just want to be clear, because I can't have people going around thinking I roofie-darted Dr. Drew and made him my sex slave. Ahem.
But now it says . . .
I don't care what you think is true.
These are my stories.


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By Barbara Kessler
Green Right Now
Most commodities come with a clear price attached to a distinct amount. A bag of potatoes, a can of beans, a jar of peanut butter….the cost of these is stamped on a sign at the grocery and an individual label breaks down the nutritional details.
Electricity is sold with a price tag also, a price per kilowatt. Every month, customers pay a provider based on how many kilowatts their household has used. But there's no label breakdown.
We don't know how much electricity was expended to power the HVAC or dishwasher or fridge or computer. It's a mystery what caused that spike in our bill. Our worst power phantoms are hiding.
Could the problem be those old incandescent light bulbs?
We don't know. We're in the dark.
"The way we use electricity is quite antiquated and quite dumb," said Zerofootprint founder and CEO Dr. Ron Dembo, in a news conference Monday to introduce his group's solution, the Talking Plug ™.
If we knew more — like how much, when and on what we were spending our electricity dollars, we'd be wiser consumers, he said. We could shift electricity use to off-peak hours making utilities happier – reducing our bills and our carbon pollution.
The TalkingPlug™ can be the starting point for all that because it takes energy monitoring to the micro level. It exposes errant appliances and runaway energy hogs in the home, but unlike similar, competitor devices that merely signal high or low energy use, it sends a stream of information to a software program (Zerofootprint's web-based VELO software) so residents can monitor or re-tailor their energy use, and turn things on and off remotely via the Internet.
Set top box not needed today? Turn it off from your office or laptop computer.
"It's win, win, win," said Dembo, whose Toronto-based carbon management company launched in 2005.
The TalkingPlug, he explained, is not just another cool gadget, but a foot in the door toward a new way of thinking about electricity. By putting more transparency into electricity consumption, Dembo proposed that it could lead to a paradigm shift that's needed to fight climate change.
"It's about changing culture more than anything," he said. And changing the culture is necessary. Right now, green buildings are producing wonderfully new efficient buildings, he noted, "But if you leave the electricity on it doesn't make any difference."
His theory: You've got to develop precise measurements so people can compare their usage. "In short, it's understood that if you want to change culture you compare things. These products allow you to compare very easily," he said. This will take environmental consciousness to a new level, he predicts.
As the information bubbles up, and becomes accessible, there could be many applications, Dembo said, such as these:
A school could track its precise energy consumption using TalkingPlug technology, and it could be made public with a meter over the door showing if current energy use was in the red, orange or green zone. Such a device could inform the public and exert pressure on schools — or businesses — to watch their watts.
- Appliance companies could track how their products worked in the home, and aggregate that information and use it for marketing. They could prove their claims of lower energy use, and do research.
- Utilities and residents could make deals to idle, by remote, certain appliances at certain times, resulting in a rebate for the user and a reduction of peak demand for the utility. (Utilities are built for peak demand to avoid blackouts, Dembo explained, but "it's only a few minutes a year that we hit full peak." So at the commercial level a lot of electricity is generated to be on "stand by" that is not needed, and never used.)
All these are all potential applications for the TalkingPlug technology, Dembo said, adding that this new technology will be compatible with Smart Meters that are being installed by some utilities to get a better handle on how energy is used in a given home. But they won't require rewiring or any retrofitting of appliances.
The SmartPlug and Smart Meter technologies could work "in tandem," Dembo said. "I see this as a rapidly convergent market."
Right now, the TalkingPlug is being custom produced, and each one costs about $50. But that will come down to somewhere in the $30s after the first of the year, and drop further as it's adopted and can take advantage of economies of scale, Dembo said.
ZeroFootprint operates a for-profit software and carbon management programs aimed at helping companies reduce their carbon footprint through better risk management and new technologies. The organization also operates a non-profit foundation with a mission of reducing carbon pollution.
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