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Federal Jury Convicts Volusia County Man in Bombing Trial
Orlando, Florida - U.S. Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announces that a federal jury yesterday found John M. Jenkins (25, Lake Helen) guilty of possession of an unregistered destructive device. Jenkins faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for January 26, 2012, before the Honorable Anne C. Conway, Chief United States District Judge.
Jenkins and two co-defendants, Lisa Milligan and Cassondra Rassi, were indicted on June 22, 2011. Both Milligan and Rassi previously entered guilty pleas in the case. Their sentencing is scheduled for December 15, 2011.
According to the testimony and evidence presented at trial, on April 2, 2011, Milligan became angry after she was robbed of $400 in a failed illegal drug transaction. Milligan, Rassi and Jenkins then decided to retaliate against the person who had stolen Milligan's money by building a destructive device and blowing up the victim's car. Jenkins bragged that he had built pipe bombs in the past and agreed to build one for Milligan in exchange for prescription pain pills.
After Jenkins purchased components at DeLand area businesses, he drove Milligan and Rassi to his mother's Lake Helen home and assembled at least one pipe bomb. He inserted nuts and bolts into the body of the pipe bomb to cause "more damage." Milligan and Rassi subsequently drove to the victim's apartment complex, the Mallards of Brandywine, in DeLand. Milligan placed the pipe bomb into the tailpipe of the automobile, lit the fuse and fled the area. The resulting explosion damaged at least two automobiles and sprayed shrapnel into the parking lot of the complex.
This case was investigated by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office, the Bureau of Fire and Arson Investigations of the State Fire Marshal's Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert E. Bodnar, Jr.
This is another case prosecuted as a part of the Department of Justice's "Project Safe Neighborhoods" program - a nationwide, gun-violence reduction strategy led by ATF. United States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill, along with Virginia O'Brien, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Tampa Field Division, is coordinating the Project Safe Neighborhoods effort here in the Middle District of Florida in cooperation with federal, state, and local law enforcement officials.


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'Eid in America!
September 1, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By TMO Staff
Most of the mosques in the US celebrated 'Eidul Fitr on Tuesday August 30th, 2011, finalizing the festival of worship and celebration that was Ramadan of AH 1432.
In this issue is a series of reports from around the USA, where TMO reporters describe their own 'Eid experiences.
The Bloomfield Hills' Muslim Unity Center celebrated 'Eid on Tuesday, filled to overflowing and forced to have three separate celebrations (at 8AM, 10AM, and 11AM). These 'Eid khutbas focused on keeping Allah in mind "whatever you do," the imam arguing that if you keep Allah in your mind, that will prevent you from doing wrong. The khutbah also focused on Tawhid.
Children at the center had a very good time, as there were rides and slides, and plenty of good food, and a festive atmosphere permeated the atmosphere of this suburban mosque.
Other reports in this issue of TMO!
Imam Latif Speaks at Bloomfield Muslim Unity Center
April 21, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By TMO Stringer
April 17, 2011, Bloomfield Hills–Imam Al-Amin Abdul Latif, is a leader of the Islamic Leadership Council of NY, was the guest speaker for the evening program on April 15, 2011 at the Muslim Unity Center in Bloomfield Hills MI. Imam Almasmari, the current imam of the center, introduced him.
The theme of his speech was on Mercy, Compassion and Guidance based on the life of our beloved Prophet (s). And through this he said, "I want to present to you the true picture of Islam".
Giving examples from the life of Prophet (s) he said in a forceful and convincing way that we as a Muslim, respect life, but there are people in the east and the west who believe in destroying life with impunity.
This gives a bad name to Muslims all over the world.
A real Muslim is the one with whom the world feels blessed and safer, who believes in Mercy to the Muslims and to the non Muslims.
We are living in a difficult time, he said, but if we follow the path of our Prophet (s) in dealing with our women, children, neighbors, and those who disagree with us, we will make our communities and societies rise to a higher degree than what we are today. We must continue to strive for a better and safer world.
America is the only country in the world where people can exercise their rights freely. Giving the example of recent huge rally in NY he said, "Look, how people mingled, talked, shouted slogans and moved about fearlessly." People in the rally hailed from all sorts of backgrounds, they hailed from different ethnicity, different countries, with different cultures, old, young, and some parents with their babies in strollers moved freely, talked and chatted with people unknown to them and even with the people from the law enforcement agencies, in spite of the fact that the whole atmosphere appeared to be highly charged.
He concluded by saying, "American society is an open society and because of current degradation of moral and social values the door for Dawah is wide open. We must utilize this opportunity by remaining on the path of Mercy and Compassion towards all as shown to us by our Prophet (s).
Imam Almasmari thanked the speaker for enlightening the audience and entertained questions from the audience.
Bloomfield Imam Gives Lecture on Things Liked and Disliked by Allah
April 21, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Adil James, TMO
Bloomfield–April 16–Imam Al-Masry of the Bloomfield Muslim Unity Center gave an educational lecture Saturday evening about the things that Allah likes and dislikes.
The imam focused on honoring and respecting parents, neighbors, saying that Prophet (s) had said that being good to a neighbor was a clear sign of iman. The imam spoke about avoiding pride and arrogance, saying that harsh proud men are men of hellfire.
He gave the example of a man who in the time of Prophet (s) evicted another man from his home for not paying rent, and threw all of his furniture into the street–the man who evicted the renter complained to Prophet (s) because people were cursing him as they encountered the furniture in their way in the street, and Prophet (s) said that Allah had cursed him first for what he had done.
Another good characteristic the imam emphasized was that of serving others–he said that "we should not be embarrassed to serve others," illustrating this with an example from the Prophet's (s) life of when he helped an old woman by carrying her belongings. When she spoke against him (not knowing who he was) and then realized who he was, she said "You were given the best of manners," and immediately said shahada.
The imam encouraged people not to expose the good that they do, saying Allah doesn't like that. He said the hadith that seven will be shaded on the Day of Judgment, including those whose left hand doesn't know what the right hand does," meaning they hide their sadaqa.
The imam also quoted a hadith showing that hidden sadaqa is extremely powerful.
Another disliked action, the imam explained, was transgression–he said there is a line beyond which you must not go.
The imam spoke at length against betrayal. He also spoke against waste and extravagance, and against looking slovenly.
Throughout his lecture the imam illustrated his arguments with examples.
Southeast Michigan Upcoming Events
April 8, 2010 by TMO · Leave a Comment
Mark Your Calendars! Arab American Service Day is May 15
Arab American Service Day 2010For the sixth year in a row, thousands of volunteers across the nation will come together on Saturday, May 15 to give back to their communities through service projects. You can be a part of this amazing event by joining ACCESS staff, volunteers and AmeriCorps to demolish a blighted house in the Old Redford neighborhood in Detroit, paint a mural and clean up a park. There also will be a Free Market with household items, perishables and clothing. ACCESS is partnering with Motor City Blight Busters and Lowe's for Service Day. All ages are welcome. Contact Sue Makki, 313-842-1933 or firstname.lastname@example.com or Arwa Algharazi, 313-843-2844 or email@example.com to sign up. See you there!
ACCESS 39th Anniversary Dinner
ACCESS intends to host its 39th annual anniversary dinner on May 1, 2010. The event will show many of ACCESS's sponsors and will host political leaders from all levels (national, state, and local). For questions, contact Rose Assi at firstname.lastname@example.com or 313-842-4749.
ACCESS will honor Peter Tanous, founder of the American Task Force for Lebanon, at their dinner, with the Arab American of the Year Award. He is an accomplished author and is a graduate of Georgetown University.
Other ACCESS Events
ACCESS sponsors many free and useful events, hosted mostly at their center in Dearborn on Sheaffer Street, which you can see on their calendar at (http://accfea.convio.net/site/Calendar?view=MonthGrid).
Bloomfield Muslim Unity Center
Monthly Dinner and Friday Night Lecture Combined:
Citizenship and Civic Engagement in a Non-Muslim Society, with speaker Jamal Badawi.
Bring your family Listen to Br. Gamal Badawi's lecture and join other Muslim Unity center families
For: Our Monthly Dinner; April 16th; 7:00-9:00 P.M.; Pre- Registration is required; Advance Purchase Ticket Prices: $10/ Member, $12/ Non- Member; At the Door: $15.
BMUC Fundraiser
On April 24th, 2010, BMUC will hold a fundraiser.
* Tickets are available for sale at the office and with Br. Samer Soukfeh
* Ticket Prices: $500/ adult and $200/student
* No other fundraising activities will take place.
The BMUC is seeking artists to display their work at the Open House this year. For information, call 248-857-9200.
Michigan Radio
Michigan Radio to explore life of "Muslims in Michigan"
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan Radio is partnering with the University of Michigan Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies to launch a new project examining the religious, ethnic, and social lives of the state's diverse Muslim population. This "Muslims in Michigan" initiative will consist of a five-part radio series, film events, speakers, and a community conversation.
The Muslims in Michigan radio series, which airs April 12-16, will explore topics such as sharia law, halal meats, and the construction of a new mosque in Grand Rapids. Additionally, Michigan Radio's reporters will profile individual Muslims who have recently converted to Islam. The series will include contributions by reporters Jennifer Guerra, Sarah Hulett, and Dustin Dwyer. The station will broadcast these reports all next week during Morning Edition at approximately 6:20 and 8:20 am, and during All Things Considered between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm.
The Muslims in Michigan Community Conversation supplementing this radio series will take place on Thursday, April 15, at 7 pm at the Arthur Miller Theater on the University of Michigan's North Campus. This event will be an opportunity for listeners and members of the community to learn more about Michigan's Muslim population. Information about this event, and others associated with this project, can be found at muslimsinmichigan.org.
MuslimFest, presented by Soundvision
On April 11th at 4PM, there will be a large event insha`Allah at Burton Manor in Livonia.
Soundvision is sponsoring "Muslimfest," with keynote speaker Tariq Ramadan, who will speak on the subject of "Jihad within Young Hearts: Toward a Positive Engagement."
The event is billed as "an inspiring family evening to think together for our future in America. This fundraising dinner will include a multimedia presentation on the alarming findings of latest research regarding Muslim youth in America and some innovative strategic thinking to meet the new challenges. Tariq Ramadan books will be available as well.
All those purchasing admission will also receive a Tariq Ramadan book. Ticket price is $100 per adult, student discount is $50. Children 2-9 can enter for $15 per child.
For more information, see www.soundvision.com/TariqRamadan.
There will also be a Mini MuslimFest for Muslim children, with the mascot Adam from Adam's World. There will be live interactive storytelling, film clips on a 96 sq. ft. screen, dinner, and "much more."
For more information please see www.soundvision.com/Muslimfest.
You can also volunteer for the event: www.soundvision.com/about/volunteer.asp
Obama's America & the Muslim World
ISPU is hosting a dinner on April 24th at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn (600 Town Center Dr., Marquis Ballroom) at 6PM. The keynote speaker is Juan Cole, professor of history at the University of Michigan. His most recent book is Engaging the Muslim World, and he also recently authored Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East. He has been a regular guest on PBS's Lehrer News Hour and has also appeared on ABC Nightly News, Nightline, the Today Show, Charlie Rose, Anderson Cooper 360, Countown with Keith Olbermann, Democracy Now! and many others.
He has appeared several times in The Muslim Observer as well.
For more information you can contact Sadia Shakir at 1-800-920-ISPU or 1-800-920-4778.
Al-'Aqabah Islamic Community Center
Al-'Aqabah Islamic Community Center (AICC) announces that their offer to purchase a 6,308 ft2 building in central Detroit was accepted. The building is intended as a Musalla and a social hall for the community.
According to the CIOM email statement, "AICC was founded by Imam Mika`il Stewart Saadiq (an educator for over ten years and student of the late Imam Luqman Abdullah). Masjid Al-'Aqabah is committed to serving the social and religious service needs of the people. AICC has a critical program with practical objects. AICC is currently raising funds to purchase the new building; the total price is $275,000 minus the $76,000 needed to occupy the space."
You can speak with Imam Mika`il at 313-717-8921.
Islamic House of Wisdom Fundraiser
The Islamic House of Wisdom (IHW) will hold a fundraiser on April 25th at 3PM at 22575 Ann Arbor Trail, Dearborn Heights. The ticket donation is $50.
CAIR Arranges for Forensic Pathologist to Review Imam Luqman Autopsy and Photos
After months of delay, CAIR-MI on Friday was given seventy-five autopsy pictures of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah, including pictures of his corpse laying in a trailer, by the Wayne County Medical Examiner.
The autopsy report and photographs will be turned over to a renowed forsenic pathologist this week for the purpose of obtaining an authoritative independent review.
Islamic Shura Council of Michigan
The Islamic Shura Council (ISCOM) is sponsoring its annual "Day of Goodness" on Saturday April 17, 2010 at 5:00 PM at the Westin Hotel, 1500 Town Center, Southfield Michigan.
The theme is "bringing out the goodness of the ummah for the betterment of all," with keynote speaker Dr. Gamal Badawi.
ISCOM intends to use money raised to support its normal projects including Muslim Family Services, Huda Clinic, various soup kitchens, Food Pantry Program, Humanitarian Day, and more.
Contact Mouhib Ayas at 248-705-9137.
Hojjaj Party at Bloomfield Muslim Unity Center (BMUC)
January 14, 2010 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Adil James, MMNS
Bloomfield–January 10–Many Muslims made the hajj pilgrimage this year from the Southeast Michigan region, and so the Bloomfield Muslim Unity Center had a party this past Sunday night to celebrate their noble accomplishment.
About 150 people were present at the function which was in mood more spiritual than most of the other functions at the center. The marks of hajj were in fact visible on some of the attendees, many of whom had shaved their heads at the end of the hajj and were still growing back their hair.
Imam Musa explained to TMO that "This year there were less people because of swine flu."
BMUC presented small token gifts to about 10 people who recently came back from hajj, and a slide show played through the event, showing familiar faces and familiar places that one might not have seen together before, like Imam Musa on Arafat for example.
The Hojjaj party gave a chance for each of the hojjaj to present a few brief words either of advice, of admiration for having made hajj, or of lessons learned from making the hajj.
One piece of advice was to make the hajj while one is still young because in fact it is a demanding exercise.
Many of the returning hojjaj remarked that they didn't feel the exhaustion from the trip until after their return to home, because of having been so overwhelmed with fascination during their trip.
"Don't stay away too long from this place," advised one returnee. "Come back in a year or two."
One man said, "It is very hard to explain the feeling of seeing the Kaaba for the first time–it is something that comes from the heart."
One returnee was moved to tears, and said "I was amazed what Prophet (s) did for all of us."
The Unity Center will have an umra trip early this April.
Southeast Michigan (V11-I38)
September 10, 2009 by TMO · Leave a Comment
BMUC Sunday School Opens
Bloomfield Hills–September 9–Imam Hossameldin Musa welcomed 133 students to the Bloomfield Unity Center's first Sunday School session last Sunday, September 6th.
The Sunday school will be open 10AM to 2:45PM each Sunday except for 'eid, Sept. 20th.
The imam was excited to tell TMO also about the hifz program which is beginning this year at BMUC, patterned on the extremely successful and powerful similar program at the Tawheed Center (which already has several graduates back in Western style schools)–the BMUC hifz teacher is Shaykh Ahmad Mabrook.
Imam Musa explained "we have a friendly school, it's very clean, we have AC in every room, top of the line teachers–some of them with MBA's–many were raised in this country."
The Sunday school hopes to welcome many more students this year–so please consider joining the program to secure for your children a basic knowledge of Islam in a warm environment. Imam Hossam emphasizes that one of the goals of his school is to give "warmth, love, and caring" to the students–nothing less than what they receive in their mainstream schools during the week.
The price of the school is $650 per year for BMUC members, and $750 per year for nonmembers–which is an amazing deal if you consider that for that price students receive food, books, and tuition for the program.
Explains the younger imam Musa, "We use the I love Islam series–it's really good."
Most of the students in the program are from local public schools, some from Huda.
In school, children also pray dhohr in jama'at behind the elder Imam Musa, who is now the longest-serving imam in Michigan.
Michigan Food Pantry Program
Please support this program. The Islamic Shura Council of Michigan is supporting Gleaners Food Bank to buy food at a discount and distribute it throughout Michigan. The program is year-round.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-12th) Needs Your Support
The only Muslim legislator in Michigan is under fire from political opponents after opposing a bridge project by Matty Moroun. Apparently in collaboration with Moroun, political consultant Adolph Mongo has filed multiple recall petitions against Tlaib.
Tarek Baydoun is spearheading an effort to defend her. To join the effort to defend and help her you can contact 313-297-8800.
MYNA Association Meets at Bloomfield's Muslim Unity Center
December 6, 2007 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Adil James, MMNS
Bloomfield Hills-November 30-Speak to people on the level they understand. This seems to have been the theme that underlay an engaging speech given by Michigan State University sophomore Tammam Alwani to a packed room of about 50 students and parents at the Bloomfield Muslim Unity Center this past Friday evening.
Mr. Alwan covered several points very well, emphasizing that speaking about Islam with non-Muslims is a necessity–"We must speak to them to survive."
He challenged points which are essential, namely that in speaking with others we should not take an absolutist position, instead respecting the necessary differences of outlook that exist even within the Muslim community. He explained that Muslims should not use Qur`an as proof in speaking with non-Muslims, since those non-Muslims obviously do not accept Qur`an so will not believe arguments based on it. He emphasized the importance of neither fearing exposure to non-Muslims nor completely abandoning our way in favor of their way–instead we should engage with non-Muslims with wisdom.
The young people started out very engaged in his speech, speaking frankly with him and listening closely. After the early part of the meeting, adults peppered Mr. Alwan with questions and reactions and the children faded to silence.
Speaking of the reason for the meeting, Dr. Muhammad Kashlan, the President of the Unity Center, explained that "We want to develop youth leadership in the center–we want to prepare good leaders" to take over for us after we are gone.


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Botox temporarily paralyses the muscles in areas applied, thus the wrinkles can be lessened drastically. It is also preventing new lines to form, as expression lines cannot be used. Botox does not have negative effects in other tissues and it's effects disappear in 4 to 6 months, thus requiring repeat applications.
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Botox is applied when the patient is sitting and the patient should not lie down or bend over for a few hours application to ensure correct placement of the substance.
Important points before Botox application
- Do not use aspirin or medication containing aspirin
– Do not use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication 10 days before Botox application as they may cause bruising, yet bruising will fade with time.
– Do not consume alcohol as it may they may cause bruising, yet bruising will fade with time.
– Remain straight for a few hours after application and exercise application areas.
Botox is not a filler and cannot be applied everywhere, fillers may be used to areas where it cannot be applied to. Botox is applied via injections with minimal pain. The effects show within a week and last from 3 to 9 months.
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As Botox treatments are temporary, there are virtually no side effects. There may be slight bleeding and bruising at the needle penetration points and may cause head aches for a few days. If it is injected close to the eye lid, may cause droopiness, but this is extremely rare.
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After years of development, starting where Maverick left off with its Speedball post, Crank Brothers new adjustable-height seatpost is finally ready for the light of day.
Meet the Kronolog. It has five inches of travel (that can be adjusted down to less if preferred) and rather than work on hydraulic pressure like many posts on the market, the Kronolog uses air pressure to return to full ride height while the "locking" duties are handled mechanically, using the same principles as a Quick-Grip clamp. The mechanical lock works in both direction, which means no more being afraid to lift your bike from the saddle.
In the video below longtime Crank Brothers rider Hans Rey notes that the keyed quill and shaft mean side-to-side slop is "virtually eliminated."
Basically, it looks like Crank Brothers has address the many issues that plagued the Speedball/Joplin design. The new post uses a fixed-position cable that won't move up and down with the saddle height, and its simple lever design uses a standard shift cable and can be fitted on either side of the bar. Plus, it's 50 grams lighter than the outgoing Joplin model. That said, only time will tell how the Kronologs fare on the trail, but after so long in the R&D oven Crank Brothers is banking on the fact that this new product is fully baked.
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Price / $300
Post length /-405mm
Warranty / Two years with proper maintenance
Weight / 465g + 28g (30.9mm + remote*)
477g + 28g (31.6mm + remote*)
Adjustment range-125mm / 5in
Adjustment type / standard shift cable
Diameter / 30.9mm and 31.6mm
Standard colors / black & red, black & black


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MS-13 Member Sentenced for Illegal Re-entry into the United States
Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Rafael Majano-Maldonado, age 28, a Honduran national residing in Hyattsville, Maryland, late yesterday to 18 months in prison followed by one year of supervised release for illegal re-entry of a deported alien, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein. Majano-Maldonado will be deported after serving his 18 month sentence in federal prison.
U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein said, "As is true of many violent gang members, Rafael Majano-Maldonado returned to the United States although he was arrested multiple times by state authorities and deported by federal immigration authorities. Criminal prosecutions and imprisonment are essential to deter dangerous aliens from returning to the United States."
According to the agreed upon statement of facts, Majano-Maldonado was born in Honduras. He illegally entered the United States in 1999, was found by immigration authorities and was released from custody on bond in July 1999. In September 1999, Majano-Maldonado breached his bond and was ordered removed, in absentia.
In March 2006, Montgomery County police arrested Majano-Maldonado, who admitted his Honduran citizenship, his illegal status in the United States and his membership in La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13. He has "MS" and "13" tattooed across his hands. ICE again ordered him removed and warned him that he was prohibited from returning to the United States for 10 years. He was deported in May 2006. Less than a year later, in July 2007, Majano-Maldonado was again arrested at his residence in Hyattsville.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein thanked the Bureau of Immigration, Customs and Enforcement and the Prince George's County Police Department for their investigative work, and commended Assistant United States Attorney Stacy Dawson Belf, who prosecuted the case.


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19 years ago…the hospital my husband was in was trying to draw blood right after he died!
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My bet is that Romney will clean up this corruption LONG before Newt.
You are making conservatives look like fools Newt and Co…..knock it off.


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There are many examples where private schools have out-done public schools and there are some private schools that do not. The parent should be able to have a choice where their kid goes and when they feel the public school is not appropriate for their child, and since they pay taxes that fund the public school, they should be able to use a voucher to aid in their school choice.
In today's world it seems okay to belittle a person of faith; because others cannot see God they assume that God does not exist. So why put down a person because they believe in a God that does not exist? I do not get it.
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I posted this message on the Cookware Forum, but it gets so much less traffic, that I thought I'd cross-post on this Forum in hopes that there's others out there who know about grapefruit spoons!
I discovered how great are grapefruit spoons when I bought a couple at a flea market. I think they are a dying breed, from a bygone time when people had a separate utensil for everything. I guess no one uses them anymore, but they make grapefruit eating so easy! Also kiwi, avocado, and other fruits and vegetables. So, I am looking for a full new set of grapefruit spoons. I decided I wanted brand new modern, rather than antiques I could find on eBay or flea markets. One issue with the flea market ones I have is that they are not ergonomic; they're thin and a little difficult to hold. I am not sure what I am looking for though, and would appreciate any input from the experts on this Forum. I notice that some grapefruit spoons have the serrations on two sides, while some are serrated just on one side (like the Williams-Sonoma set), but am not sure what difference that makes. Price is not a factor, since they are all pretty reasonably priced. Linked below are a few I found online, although today I saw some at BedBath&Beyond similar to the Norpro's, and they looked thin and cheap, so they're probably out of the running. But let me know if there are others that are best. Thanks! Williams-Sonoma Grapefruit Spoons |
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Dansk makes some grapefruit spoons too. They have some heft. There are a few new sets on ebay right now. I don't have the grapefruit spoons in this pattern but I bought a dozen of these teaspoons because teaspoons seem to get used a lot at my house. I like grapefruit spoons, too, I have a couple of crappy ones. I keep hoping my mother will find the beautiful sterling ones that belonged to my great-grandmother. I've been promised! Do an ebay search w/o "dansk" too. There are quite a few sets. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Dansk GF spoons.
Probably not convenient for left-handed people. |
I thought you could pick these up anywhere. I bought a nice set at the grocery store I frequent and have seen them at stores like Target and Walmart now and then. I like the wider neck on the handle and double sided as there are lefties in our family. I don't worry about matching my tableware as I consider them utilities. |
- Posted by earthlydelights (My Page) on Sat, Oct 27, 07 at 18:32
i have a set of four and another set of two. i also have a grapefruit knife. i find eating grapefruit quite difficult without them. both sets i have are of the older variety and i've never had a problem. i have no batteries in my camera, otherwise, i'd take a picture of them. maryanne |
- Posted by msafirstein (My Page) on Sat, Oct 27, 07 at 19:15
I am considering buying some of the Grapefruit spoons. I like untensils for specific uses and the grapefruit spoons look like they might to good for melon as well. I know I use my iced tea spoons all the time for ice cream sodas and sundaes and retrieving the last olive out of the jar. And new iced tea spoons are near impossible to find. I pick them up on Ebay or garage sales. Recently picked up 8 sterling silver straw spoons. Michelle |
We use grapefruit spoons all the time. I have two different kinds, both purchased at the grocery store. They are both stainless steel and have serrated edges on both sides, but one is pointier than the other. The pointier ones are better, especially for small grapefruit. |
- Posted by canarybird (My Page) on Sat, Oct 27, 07 at 20:27
We have a grapefruit tree so we have grapefruit spoons. The bowls are serrated all around. As well we have a double ended grapefruit knife, which I wouldn't be without because the twin blades of one end fit on either side of the membrane between sections, separating them nicely. If the sections of a halved grapefruit have been cleanly cut by the knife, then the serrated spoons aren't necessary but I like to use them just the same in case there's a section that's still attached. Otherwise we eat grapefruits cut in halves or quarters out of hand, like oranges. I don't think grapefruit spoons are out of fashion though. I think it just depends on how often you want to eat a halved grapefruit cut into sections. The spoons make it easier to handle. SharonCb |
I've always had and use grapefruit spoons. Beside the obvious they come in handy for scooping out seeds in winter squash & melons. |
- Posted by msafirstein (My Page) on Sun, Oct 28, 07 at 9:23
The grapefruit knife works wonderfully for removing a stubborn cake from the mold too, with little to no damage. Michelle |
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When "acknowledgment" means "perpetuation," or Obama, liberals, and the issue of race.
There is probably a lot one could say about the piece The New York Times ran yesterday about Barack Obama's 12-year tenure teaching law at the University of Chicago. That Obama "never completed a single work of legal scholarship" may seem surprising given that he was teaching at a major research university where, as the Times notes, "most colleagues published by the pound." Unsurprising is that, even back then, Obama exuded an aura of "self-absorption" and was surrounded by "groupies." Also unsurprising is that fact that much of his teaching concerned issues of race and that, as the Times puts it, he "was especially eager for his charges to understand the horrors of the past, students say." Just this past Sunday, at a Chicago fundraiser, he lectured his audience about the "sad," even "tragic" nature of America's past. "I personally would want to see our tragic history, or the tragic elements of our history, acknowledged," he said.
Glenn Reynolds asks two pertinent questions:
(1) Does Barack Obama think that American history is unusually "tragic" as compared to the history of other great nations? And (2), what does it tell us that journalists were cheering him when he said that?
Regarding the first, how does American history stack up against other countries you know about when it comes to sadness and tragedy. Take Germany–no, that's too easy. Take France and start in the time of Julius Caesar or, if that is too long ago, in the time of the Cathars and move forward noting the sadnesses and tragedy. Remember Arnaud-Amaury, the papal legate who over saw the siege of Béziers in 1209? Asked by one of his soldiers how they should distinguish the innocents from the Cathars, Arnaud-Amaury memorably replied, "Tuez-les tous. Dieu reconnaîtra les siens," "Kill 'em all. God will know his own." Or take a look a French life under Louis XIV, or under Robespierre and his fellow virtucrats, or under Napoleon. Ask Alfred Dreyfus about sadness and tragedy. The Dreyfus affair is also convenient for those who thrill, as do many readers of the Times, at the prospect of an orgy of national guilt. And speaking of national guilt, let's not forget Vichy France: there are lots of opportunities there to indulge in a bit of moral masturbation.
Not that France has a monopoly or even a majority interest in such sadness and tragedy, as a look at the history of the Balkans, or Russia, or India, or China, or Japan, or the entire continent of Africa demonstrates. Indeed, when it comes to the sort of sadness and tragedy that Obama dilated on in Chicago, America has been conspicuously on the mild end of such things. I don't deny the sordidness of slavery, the horrors of the Civil War, and all the other blemishes one might exhibit to show that America has not been perfect and has suffered its share of historical unpleasantness. But in the scheme of things, does it not seem to be an unusually blessed society, one that has been unusually spared the sorts of sadness and tragedy that form such a grim recitative in many, maybe most other countries?
Obama mentions slavery early and often, but what is more significant: the fact that slavery existed in America in the 18th and half of the 19th centuries (as it did in many other parts of the world) or that Americans took it upon themselves to end it and that today Barack Obama is a millionaire and the presumptive Democratic candidate for President?
And as for "acknowledging" the bad things from the past, what else have we been doing for the last three decades. How much expiation does Barack Obama, or Al Sharpton, or Jesse Jackson want? Just a few days ago, the U.S. Congress formally "apologized" for slavery: I employ scare quotes, because the apology is as meaningless as it is hypocritical. Really, I suspect, what is wanted is not "acknowledgment" but perpetual obeisance to an ever receding, impossible ideal of political rectitude.
Which brings me back to the Times's story on Obama's career at the University of Chicago. In the course of that story, the reporter confronts the reader with "what may be the ultimate test of racial equality–whether Americans will elect a black president."
I stopped short reading that because I think it gets the issue 100% wrong. The implication is that if Obama is not elected, then Americans fail the test. But that, I submit, is a racist idea. How many liberals do you know who plan to vote for Barack Obama because he is black, that is to say, for a racist reason? Sure, they also like the fact that he plans to institute a European-style confiscatory tax plan. They approve of his socialistic plans to increase the size and intrusiveness of the government. They share his skepticism about our presence in Iraq and contemplate his call for "civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded" as the United States military with equanimity, even pleasure. Really, though, all that is icing on the cake. They have closed ranks around Obama on account of the very thing that Obama pretends he wishes to transcend: the color of his skin.
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1. peterlittman
Bang on Target.Surely most people know it but many are too flayed by the PC barrage to whimper the plain truth.
July 31, 2008 - 1:27 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
2. Chad
Shhhh. Can't have facts disrupt the narrative.
July 31, 2008 - 1:40 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
3. Algen
I agree wholeheartedly. Obama and his supporters are the ones who continually play the race card. I have stopped trying to reason with one of my neighbors who is going to vote for Obama because he is such a good looking black man and is going to bring change. When I asked her just what kind of change she thought Obama would bring she had no idea. What is even worse when I asked her what kind of change she wanted, she did not know but was sure Obama would bring us a good change. The liberal socialist teachers have succeeded in producing people who can not think for themselves and are content to let others control all aspects of their lives. The Sheeple are here.
July 31, 2008 - 1:40 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
4. matt
Hi Roger;
You forgot Ireland and England and the various and sundry wars between Jutes, Angles, Welsh, Saxons, Northmen, etc. civil wars, the subjugation of the Scots, Orangemen vs Papists, a civil war in there somewhere, the enclosure laws, etc…..and all of those wars with the Papal States by various and sundry Lombards, Neopolitans, Sardinians, oh yeah, and what about the Siege of Vienna, or Battle of Kosovo or all the German religious civil wars?
On the flip side, ya gots yer various Indian moghul wars, Thais vs Burmese vs Cambodians, myriad and sundry civil wars, exterminations, man made famines, and other repressions in China, and of course lest we forget, the civil wars, Christian eradication programs, etc in Japan….I'm sure one can find plenty along those lines among the various Pre-Columbian civilizations as well…or just take the Sioux vs everyone else; Blackfeet vs Crow, Utes, vs whoevers here in the good ole US of A…..everbodee be hatin' on everbodee else for a long time, son….
July 31, 2008 - 1:45 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
5. anon on this
Obama is clearly a repeat beneficiary of affirmative action's programmatic injustice, yet he avoids acknowledging it and is not being asked with any vehemence to do so. I would actually respect him more if he were to acknowledge the benefits he has accrued on the grounds of his racial identity. But he needn't do that so long as others remain silent. I think most people are actually terrified to say what they really think on the subject.
July 31, 2008 - 1:47 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
6. thomas
The reason people of colour wants the gov't. to apologize "officially" is so they can then demand "reparations" from the gov't. that has admitted their guilt. And "reparations" is another word for MONEY!! obama has already said "the apology is the first step in reparation" for the crimes committed against us. My parents came to the U.S. about ten years ago…so do my tax dollars go towards the "reparations" of a crime I had NOTHING to do with? Or will there be a check box to mark if you were not born here? thomas
July 31, 2008 - 1:47 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
7. apetra
How about simply taking the Americas?
The U.S. and its history are a beckon of light and hope.
Let's not let Barack succeed in extinguishing that.
July 31, 2008 - 1:54 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
8. Morris
The true test of "post- racism" is when a black candidate can LOSE to a white candidate, without recriminations of racism.
July 31, 2008 - 1:56 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
9. matt
oh, I forgot….I'm supposed to be sorry about slavery….whoops…all that other stuff got me going for a minute there….all of Mr. Obama's European friends at the time of the Civil War were also in many cases the covert (British) and occasionally overt supporters (France/Maximilian) of the Southern Cause in the Civil War.
I guess the virtual bankruptcy of the Union, 650,000 deaths, XIIIth, XIVth, XVth, and XVIIIth Amendments had no real palliative effect either….
and those darn Krauts, Ukranians, Jews, Eyetalians, Micks, Bohemians, Chinese, Japs, etc all had it sooo easy when they immigrated and were handed a big bag 'o cash when they arrived never faced discrimination….
July 31, 2008 - 1:59 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
10. jim
Benedict Obama is a smug, condescending bastard. The man is just morally repugnant.
July 31, 2008 - 2:05 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
11. iowahawk
Roger – one bit I believe needs clarification: as I understand it Obama was initially hired by Chicago as an (non-tenure track) adjunct lecturer, and as such it would not be unusual for him to have a thin or blank publication record. Unlike tenure track faculty, there isn't much incentive for adjuncts to lard up their CV's with academic publications because they are short-contract and evaluated primarily on teaching record.
That said, what is somewhat unusual is that (1) Obama was offered the same salary as a tenure track, and (2) UC offered him "tenure" after his unsuccessful run, even with a blank pub record. I put "tenure" in quotes because he was promoted to Senior Lecturer, and it's unclear whether tenured adjunct status confers the same benefits as tenured professorship.
July 31, 2008 - 2:16 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
12. Genny
If you listen carefully to his narratives it is very reflective of 'Black Liberation Theology'. You don't hear this stuff for 20 years and not internalize some of it.
July 31, 2008 - 2:17 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
13. Jungus
Does this include the slavery that I am doing for all of those government transfer funds?
July 31, 2008 - 2:17 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
14. Rich
Obama is not a descendant of an American slave, his father a an immigrant from Africa. Obama is not an "African-American", a desendant of a slave in the United States. He does not have the heritage of slavery in his background, for him to say he feels the "stain" of slavery is an insult to the Americans who have ancestors who were really slaves in this country.
Reparations can only to paid to those individuals who actually suffered from being slaves. Their decendants are now living are in a country that offers ( not guarranted) the most opportunity for them.
Move on.. get on with striving to better ourselves.July 31, 2008 - 2:18 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
15. Jungus
Sorry, does this include the slavery that I am doing to pay for all of those government transfer funds?
July 31, 2008 - 2:19 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
16. Zelsdorf Ragshaft III
Reparations should be accompanied with repatriation. If this nation owes the distant relatives of those who were sold in to slavery by their own brothers, not mine. I know not what indignities were suffered by the offspring of slavery, but I am aware of the opportunity afforded being born in the United States of America. If you think opportunity is more available in Nigeria, wonderful. Ask for reparations and you will be reunited with those who sold you originally
July 31, 2008 - 2:19 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
17. Huntman
Obama: Everything he says is a lie, including the "thank" and the "you."
July 31, 2008 - 2:19 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
18. Moody Deep Thinker
This situation has so many paradoxes and ironies involved that one's head could spin for hours if foolish enough to delve into them.
A man who has risen to his position either by virtue of actual or legislated affirmative action continues to maintain that age old racial perceptions and biases persist will prove that they don't by virtue of his presidential candidacy. Yet he will be defeated not by virtue of the race card but simply by a better and more experienced candidate. The aftermath will do miracles to solidify racial relations in America when a man is allowed to lose based on lack of experience rather than the color of his skin.
The one thing no affirmative action program can provide is actual experience, just the opportunity to gain it. What Obama has to contribute is the courage to accept that in an equal world race has no meaning, but experience does. What Obama does and says in defeat after the election will have far more meaning for America than anything he has said or done up to now.
July 31, 2008 - 2:22 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
"The true test of "post- racism" is when a black candidate can LOSE to a white candidate, without recriminations of racism."
When it happens to B. Hussein Obama, there are going to be PLENTY of recriminations, so I guess we ain't post-racist. Yet. For my part, IT'S THE POLICY, not the pigmentation.
July 31, 2008 - 2:32 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
21. franglo
Mr. Kimball: You, sir, are a damned liar. Show the quote in which Obama claims the U.S. has the most tragic history in the world. If you didn't have the cognition of a toddler you might grasp the fact that to acknowledge and seek to better the wounds of the American past is not to denigrate the nation, but to serve it. Furthermore, I would like to see proof of Obama's socialist "confiscatory tax-plan." Unless you are making over $250,000 you will be paying less, not more, in taxes, and even those above that threshold will see their taxes return to levels last seen before the reckless, irresponsible budgeting of the Bush administration which has sunk the country into HUNDREDS of BILLIONS of dollars in debt, notably to China. The current tax system is a ponzi scheme that enriches the top 1% at the expense of everyone else– speaking of redistribution of wealth. John McCain with his beer magnate wife, his 11 houses and $500 shoes, may not grasp this reality. But I believe Obama does, which is why I'm voting for him. Not because he's black, YOU TWIT.
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22. John K.
Absolutely right, Mr. Kimball. This emphasis–indeed the exlusive focus–upon the shortcomings of this, the "Last Best Hope of Earth," is deeply depressing and unfair.
As a history major at a putatively top-10 university, I see every day the intellectual bankrupcy of political correctness and victimology on the field of history. In all honesty, if one chooses his/her courses wrongly (or correctly, in the minds of today's pampered and lazy students), it is not an impossiblity to learn nothing, save the empty platitudes of race theory, race conflict, and social constructism.
And God help us, Obama has stated his hope to integrate more of this material into curricula. How can a nation–even as great as ours–endure when so many (and even a President Obama), have so little faith in it and lack the conviction to renew and reaffirm our experiment in liberty?
July 31, 2008 - 2:40 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
23. Spurgeon Smith
We all know that voting against a man because of his race would send to Hell an angel from on high.
So what about voting FOR a man because of his race??
July 31, 2008 - 2:43 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
25. Alex Bensky
I'm not sure what good a formal apology for slavery would be, but I am astonished at the historical illiteracy of people who say one should be offered. It has been:
"Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said 'the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.'"
what is that if not an apology, and delivered by a president, at that?
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26. anon on this
On the subject of Obama's strange law school career: I am taken aback that faculty with tenure — thus, specially protected to exercise speech — have not been more out-front and candid about what everybody knows to be the truth: universal and obsessive "affirmative action" dictates have literally destroyed any expectation of fairness, meritocracy, and equal opportunity for an entire generation of non-minorities in academia (and you might as well add in politics, city, state and federal jobs, and jobs in many large institutions).
Worse, what is done to non-minorities, we are told, is done in the name of justice — and on the other end of the narrowly allowable conversation, those who dare to challenge or even vaguely criticize the practice are subjected to severely limited opportunities and vigorous re-education, particularly in academia.
I have been told to my face not to bother to apply for a city job because I am white, and "they" won't hire whites (statistically, relative to city demographics, this bore out to an extreme degree). I have been asked, in a job interview, if I knew any black people who might also like to also apply for the job. I've been forced to sit through dozens of racially hostile "diversity trainings" and once even forced to listen to a black fellow academic complain (this was supposed to be a "lecture" on the subject of racism in academia) that she was being offered too many jobs and she felt they were being offered in a spirit that somehow discriminated against her. This in a room full of white academics fully aware that they they would be lucky as hell to get even one offer. And most didn't. We, of course, said nothing. We couldn't.
I've been put through the sun people/ice people thing, the blue-eye thing, you name it. It was sheer insanity; it was ubiquitous; most people simply shut down in the face of it (including many minorities no more comfortable with the raw racism of the "diversity" crowd than non-minorities), and now I'm watching the same insanity I witnessed in grad school unfold on a national scale, in the form of a presidential election. What a nightmare — but I don't dare talk about it.
Where are the people who established themselves before this madness and reverse-prejudice became the status quo, particularly tenured professors? They need to speak up because on this issue, many literally cannot do so and hope to ever gain employment. I was encouraged to see the New York Times article (and imagine the Times being the ones out front on this!), but in the blogs and websites, with the exception of RK, there's largely been silence, or quite uncharacteristic shying away.
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27. ic
thomas: "My parents came to the U.S. about ten years ago…so do my tax dollars go towards the "reparations" of a crime I had NOTHING to do with?"
Obama's parents never suffered from slavery, yet he reaped all the affirmative action benefits, and may profit from "reparations". If my ancestors were slaves, I would be plenty mad at someone profiting from my "inherited indignities" just because he has my skin color.
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28. KenB
In terms of righting historical wrongs, rather than start with American transgressions, I've often suggested starting with the Norman Conquest. Let's set that right and move on through the historical calendar from there.
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29. Greg Toombs
What about acknowledging current tragedies perpetuated against members of non-Muslim religions throughout the Islamic Middle East? Or Shia v Sunni? Darfur? Against Hindus in India? And so on, and so on.
nb- I'm descended from Scots. The stories I could tell you about the English…
Anyway, what's the damn point of constantly re-acknowledging these grievances?
And aren't the Democrats the part of 'let's move on'?
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30. Taeyoung
"Tuez-les tous. Dieu reconnaîtra les siens"
Is that correct? I learned the quote as the Latin: "Neca eos omnes. Deus suos agnoscet."
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31. Techie
I presumptively denounce you all as racists. All criticism of our Glorious Leader is now hate speech.
And you thought that dissent was patriotic. In a Obama administration, dissent will be hate-speech.
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32. Mike K
The Democrat Congressman who introduced this "apology" measure is white, running for re-election in a majority black district in Tennessee and has a black primary opponent.
QED, as they say in geometry.
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33. Franko
I have several ancestors that died fighting for the Union in the Civil War… Don't their descendants deserve some compensation or at least thanks too for the sacrifice they made to bring freedom to the enslaved? It was their famlies that suffered so that others might be made free.
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34. submandave
I fully acknowledge that slavery was an abomination (and still is throughout regions fo Africa and the ME where it is still practiced all too often). But considering that Sen. Obama's mother is white (not a descendant of US slaves) and his father is Kenyan (not a descendant of US slaves) I fail to understand his frequent use of first person plural in discussing past racial injustices. Hell, his ancestors most likely either sold the slaves to traders in Africa or bought them once they reached this shore.
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35. rrr
Obviously, you all don't understand. Criticism of Obama is racist because no rational thinking being would see any cogent reason to find fault with the blessedness of his thinking. Therefore, disagreement, by definition, is racist.
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36. Lou Shumaker
If Obama is half-black, does that still count toward having a "black president"?
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37. Fen
"My parents came to the U.S. about ten years ago…so do my tax dollars go towards the "reparations" of a crime I had NOTHING to do with?"
Yup. And America, when you're done paying of the blacks, all of you please vacate the land your ancestors stole from my people and go back to your home country. Gee what a fun game. Maybe Obama can run for office in Kenya?
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38. ChknLtL
It's not about race; it's about character. Does anyone imagine we'd even be having this conversation if the candidate were Colin Powell rather than Barack Obama?
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39. Bob_R
Roger, I'm surprised. I don't expect that Obama would have the classical definition of tragedy anywhere in his empty suit, but you shouldn't be drawn into this. In the classical sense, the US does have an exceptionally tragic history. Tragedy is embodied by the great brought low by a mistake. The US was founded on the greatest principles of the enlightenment and has been brought low by allowing the institution of slavery to exist in contradiction to its principles. The other nations you mention are ethnic enclaves founded on the principle of killing as many of their neighbors as possible and taking their land. Their history may be sad, but I don't see how it fits the classical definition of tragedy. You have to be an exceptional nation to be exceptionally tragic. We are.
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40. Porkov
If the U.S. Congress apologizes for original sin, will my hangover go away? Should Golden Chocolate Creme Oreos be banned from the grocery shelves? How many knees must a Negro grow? That's why I'm voting for Pat Paulsen again.
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41. Bob_R
P.S. If Obama want to quote me the next time he gives a speech in Germany, please give him my email address.
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42. Donald Sensing
I explained on my own blog why Obama is post-racial no more.
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43. Greg Toombs
BTW, the next phase of the program to exert leverage and extract rents from "the majority" is known as "white privilege".
Yes, everyone who is white is guilty of too much privilege in life.
As if.
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44. anon on this
Tragedy as you define it denies the strong strain of irony that raises it above sheer suffering while involving great brought low (both of which brings into question whether we should valorize tragedy above other suffering at all, frankly). The irony in this case, however, is unhelpful: the automatic default to skin color that denies that tragedy could exist under conditions, and ironies, other than "otherness."
A better measure is justice or its absence. Tragedy is just too gaudy, or romantic, at this point. In reality and the present tense, where we all live, since we're still, tragically, incapable of altering the past, much as we'd wish to do so.
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45. srlucado
Those who feel that America has a "tragic" past are astoundingly ignorant of world history. We have definite tragic events in our past, but no country in world history has brought peace and prosperity to more people than the U. S. of A., and that can't be said often enough.
We aren't perfect, but we're way ahead of whoever's in second place. Let's not ever forget that–and let's elect a president who knows it.
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46. Polemicscat
How long will we have to endure hucksters trying to use race as a ticket to personal advancement?
Forty years ago Martin Luther King, Jr., looked forward to the day when people "will be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
I can hardly wait.July 31, 2008 - 8:19 pm Link to this Comment | Reply -
47. battler
Franglo, you are obviously an Obamaphile, hence your penchant for Obamisms (i.e. LIES) – Roger did NOT say that "Obama claims the U.S. has the most tragic history in the world", just that the way he carries on would make one THINK that it did. Even a child could make that distinction, but its obviously beyond your left-wing capabilities which consist entirely of bile-spewing hatred for anyone remotely interested in securing America's interests rather than some idealistic European or "world" ideology. Ever since independence, America has given her tens of millions of citizens an amazing set of opportunities matched by nowhere else in the world. We don't need to be browbeaten into submission by some half-witted fool who needs our "sorrow" and "reparations" to validate his narrow, bigoted, megalomaniac worldview. Berlin was just a taste of that. Is that what you mean by your other Obamism (vague meaningless ramble), "to better the wounds of the American past" ??? Means about as much as "change you can believe in" !!
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48. Norm Roth
I think we should force the Italians and the Irish to pay all the reparations, after all the streets were paved with gold when they arrived, and those greedy bastards took up all that gold and replaced them with cobblestones. No, lets just have the Jews pay for reparations; after all we know they have always owned all the banks in America.
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49. Porkov
מנא ,מנא, תקל, ופרסין. If we're going for Tragedy of the type that distinguishes Shakespeare and the Greek playwrights, let's not give Obama the opportunity the Babylonians gave Belshazzar. However, I am all for putting theater back into the Olympics.
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50. william (not a prince)
If the South had triumphed, I would give more credence to Obama's statement. America is a melodrama and occasionally a farce but not yet a tragedy.
August 1, 2008 - 2:25 am Link to this Comment | Reply -
51. Bill
One problem with condemning America's tragic past is that on the flip side of most every tragic event one can find a display of America's glory and ideals. Slavery begat the Civil War. Shaara said it best in The Killer Angels: "This is a different kind of army. If you look at history you'll see men fight for pay, or women, or some other kind of loot. They fight for land, or because a king makes them, or just because they like killing. But we're here for something new. This hasn't happened much in the history of the world. We are an army out to set other men free…" US imperialism in Central America begat the Panama Canal and the expansion of commerce.The pollution and dehumanization wrought by the commericalization of the internal combustion engine and the assembly line begat the middle class. It goes on and on and on. Obama is unfit to be President because he sees America as a glass forever half full. Though he pays lip service to it in his speeches because he knows he must, I do not think Obama truly appreciates the exceptionalism and greatness of America.
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When will Jesse, Al, et al, demand reparations from the People who Sold their ancestors into slavery?
Slave traders bought slaves from Arabs, and victorious Chieftains. The Arabs also bought many slaves from tribes who had captured rivals in battle or ambush. The Dutch and other slavers didn't go chasing after people in the jungles, as portrayed in Roots. That method was a good way to end up dead.
The demand I apologize for something that happened before most all my ancestors even made it onto the continent, and when none were in the country, is absurd.August 1, 2008 - 3:39 am Link to this Comment | Reply -
53. Broadsword
I am opposed to the candidacy of His Inflated-ness, for the same reason some 90% of those Americans whose past greats- and great-greats endured slavery are in support. They wish to see a 'Black' President and I do not. I pause… allowing the howls to die away. If skin color does not indicate a lack of character, neither can it be a repository of character. To vote for or against based on something so stupid as skin color while ignoring character and judgement, shows neither judgement nor character. Yes, yes, yes, I know. It's got a nice beat, and you can dance to it.
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54. mRed
Ponzi rules:
Whites give land and money to blacks.
Blacks give land and money to Indians.
Indians sell land back to whites for profit.
Indians enlarge reservations.
Blacks scream 'we were screwed again.'
Start money and land transfer cycle again.Muslim Africans pissed they missed out on slave profit this time around.
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55. FreedomLover
One of these guys will lose. Whose supporters are more likely to accept defeat with equanimity, continue their lives as normal, and be grateful to live in a country with free elections?
Whose supporters are more likely to charge fraud, engage in lawsuites, destroy property, and exhibit hateful behavior and speech for the winner's entire term?
What do your answers tell you about the two candidates and the messages they are sending their supporters?
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MA Svensson, D Tilki, S Shariat, BB Singer, O Reich, CG Stief, O Andren, SO Andersson, JE Johansson, F Demichelis, S Rafii, S Ergun, MA Rubin. Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY; University Hospital of Orebro, Orebro, Sweden; University Hospital of Grosshadern, Munich, Germany; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; University Hospital of Essen, Essen, Germany
Background: Early detection of prostate cancer (PCa) has increased with the use of prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening. Many of these tumors will never progress to lethal disease, but without a good prognostic tool the number of over treated patients increases. Therefore, it is important to assess new markers which might aid in the prognosis of PCa. Previous studies have shown human carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 (CEACAM1) to be down regulated in several carcinomas, including PCa. It has been reported as independent predictor of disease specific outcome in malignant melanoma and adenocarcinoma of the lung.
Design: In the current study, we interrogate a population-based Watchful Waiting cohort (n=220) consisting of incidental PCa cases, with respect to CEACAM1 expression using immunohistochemistry (IHC). Equal proportions of men who died of prostate cancer or developed metastasis and men who lived a minimum of 10 years without clinical recurrence are included in this study. The follow up time is now up to 30 years.
Results: PCa tumors were classified as CEACAM1 positive or negative. Cases with CEACAM1 negative tumors had a significantly (p=0.0013) poorer overall survival compared to CEACAM1 positive tumors. Multivariate analysis shows that CEACAM1 status, next to age and Gleason score, as a significant independent prognostic factor for survival (HR 2.709; 95% CI 1.069-6.864); p=0.0357).
Conclusions: Expression of CEACAM1 was an independent prognostic factor in a population-based cohort of men with localized prostate cancer followed by watchful waiting therapy. Evaluating tumors for CEACAM1 may help stratify patients with PCa into low-risk and high-risk groups, which may be used to guide clinical decision making.
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"We love this recipe and make it often. I use real sugar instead of Splenda and higher fat milk, but follow it besides that. Very yummy, very moist. We don't even use syrup, we just pick them up and eat them - they're as good as most banana breads and not nearly as messy!Thank you so much!"


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Good shit Basek and Neer. It'd be cool to see some drips coming off of it to match with that gooey look.
Go ahead and crit. My S is a bit funky but I'm just messing around with it more. I'd really like some advice on a Y from a more experienced head.