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Well, yes, it would require quite a contortion to find that Rupert Murdoch's New York Post had not compared the first black president to a monkey in an editorial cartoon.
Now, it is true that the Post has a certain vernacular involving public figures and comical animals that many people have come to quite enjoy. There was the 'Axis of Weasels' headline about the European nations that failed to support us in Iraq, and 'Surrender Monkeys,' specifically about the French. Col Allan, the editor of the Post who has worked for Murdoch for more than 30 years, described to me the Post's affect as a "post-modern" tabloid. That is, everybody understands that the Post is aping, so to speak, its own traditions, it's an exaggeration of an exaggeration, and everybody is in on the joke (although in this conversation Allan pointed out, with some amusement, that he did not think Rupert Murdoch quite understood that the Post had become post-modern).
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Yeah, Glenn Beck is off Fox News Channel but his reach is larger than ever. And he's using publicly owned airwaves to build his empire of lies and googly-eyed conspiracy theories.
Beck renewed his radio deal with Premiere Networks, a unit of Clear Channel, for a reported $100 million dollars over five years. Though Beck's production company Mercury Radio Arts and Premiere would not comment on the value of the new deal, Beck's reported new contract is worth twice as much as his last deal. In 2007, his contract was reportedly valued at $50 million over five years.
Beck's "The Glenn Beck Program" typically ranks third as the most listened to radio program behind Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. His program aires in more than 400 markets from 9:00 a.m. – noon, a time slot that will see some new voices including former GOP primary candidate, Herman Cain.
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So ironically, Heinemann says, Bush's actions could make him the founder of one of the largest conservation movements ever to take place anywhere, anytime. Which makes him a strange bedfellow to the environmental movement to which he has usually been a foil.
And in one genius (and many say, genuine) stroke, the president did something extraordinary to help the broader environmental movement and its overarching goal of halting global warming. Think of the oceans as a cavalry in that battle. They absorb more than 50 percent of the world's carbon dioxide emissions, and therefore protect humans and other on-land species. So only by preserving our oceans can people stem the tide of climate change.
By declaring the Marianas Islands monument (the chain includes 14 islands, as well as the famed Marianas Trench), the Remote Pacific Islands monument and the Rose Atoll monument, the United States accomplishes several major goals, not just nationally but globally:
- Bush sets an example for other world leaders to follow suit, potentially starting a global movement.
- The move preserves coral reefs, which are critical to preserving and growing the ocean's diverse populations (from algae to corals to fish species and endangered marine life like the hawksbill turtle, pictured below).
- The monuments encompass relatively pristine areas, as opposed to already severely compromised areas. By preserving habitats before they've been degraded (by overfishing or pollution), it may boost the ocean's resiliency.
As important as anything, Heinemann says, the monuments will create preserves for research that has never before been conducted – particularly in the region of the Marianas Trench, which has only been explored in depth once before. Also, they will protect critical coral reef systems from overfishing and other human activities that damage or weaken reefs.
These areas encompass largely unspoiled segments of the central Pacific under the U.S. flag, and will protect the waters up to 50 nautical miles off shore.
As a result, since his announcement earlier this week of new Marine Monuments, several editorials and activists have hailed him, saying that with the latest action, he has launched a movement comparable to that of the National Parks system that designated the Grand Canyon in 1908.
According to the Administration's Jim Connaughton, chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the first monument to be investigated is the Marianas Marine National Monument, which includes the famous Marianas Trench (more than 36,200 deep) and the associated underwater volcanoes and hydrothermal vents bordering the Marianas Island chain.
"The…Trench contains the deepest places on earth," said Connaughton in a press conference. "The trench in its deepest point is deeper than Mount Everest is high, and it's more than 1500 miles long and 44 miles wide. So to compare that, it's about five times longer than the Grand Canyon and several times wider."


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A 1976 earthquake near Guatemala City shattered this bridge in Agua Caliente, cutting off the city's main supply route to the Atlantic. The 7.5-magnitude quake killed more than 23,000 people and left thousands more injured and homeless.
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Is there a more remarkable story in the automobile business than Cadillac's phoenix-like ascent from deflated and defeated brand to the hottest thing on four wheels today?Not likely.
Just a few years back, Cadillac was the vehicle of choice for the white-patent-leather-shoes-and-matching-belt crowd; today it's de rigueur with the Shaqs and Shakiras of the world. Cadillac is hot again not because of marketing and hype, but because it is once more building great machines, including its big Escalades and the superb SRX midsize SUV. Even more surprising is the XLR, a two-seat roadster with a retractable hardtop, built on the same platform as the next-generation Corvette.
Yes, you read that right: The all-new XLR shares its subcutaneous structure with the world-class Corvette.
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At 3,650 pounds, the XLR is lighter than the Mercedes SL500, Jaguar XK8 or Lexus SC430—its three prime competitors. Yet it has a longer wheelbase, wider track, lower height and more horsepower than any of them.
The result is the most agile Cadillac ever, one that combines near-sports car levels of grip with a comfortable—albeit firm—ride. If you haven't driven a Cadillac in the past five years or so, you'll find the XLR to be a revelation. Simply put, it's a much better effort than Cadillac has ever made before.
Along with the good grip on the road comes Cadillac's Northstar V-8 with variable valve timing and a refined 4.6-liter motor that produces 320 horsepower—enough to take the XLR from a standstill to 60 m.p.h. in 5.8 seconds.
The rear-mounted five-speed automatic transmission shifts more of the car's weight to the back, which makes the handling more balanced and precise. Even under hard driving, there are no rough edges to the XLR's road manners. It adds up to a compelling blend of performance, comfort and fun. The car's handling, braking and acceleration will be more than adequate to satisfy all but the most demanding drivers.
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Another noteworthy feature is the key fob, which allows keyless operation of the doors, trunk and ignition via radio antennae under the car's bodywork. You open the doors by touching a pad at their rearward edge; the doors unlock and open if the fob is within a one-meter radius, and the ignition turns on and off by pressing a button on the dash.
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i have aristokraft cabs now, builder installed. as i don't like them, i was discounting masterbrand altogether but i am seeing alot of the brands they sell are favorites ie diamond,schrock,dynasty. so if they are all under the masterbrand umbrella, what makes one cabinet better than another? in retrospect my cabs are unattractive but function well at 14 years old, so should i look at aristo again? |
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- Posted by debrak_2008 (My Page) on Wed, May 22, 13 at 16:53
I would not rule out any brand. I have Aristokraft in our master bath installed about 1.5 years ago. The cabinet is fine. I also know 2 people with it in their kitchens. Again no issues. For our kitchen we chose Shenandoah as we would get more features for less cost. It depends what you are looking for in a cabinet and your budget. |
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Most 14 year old cabinets DO look out of date. That's a fashion thing, not a function thing. They make perfectly fine cabinets for an entry level priced company. If you'd like to move up the ladder in quality, the rest of the stable is pretty nice too. I especially love Dynasty/Omega. They are truly top notch and have a luscious finish. They'll also do a custom paint color for only a 10% upcharge. |
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I've had Dynasty for 15 months now...no issues...love them! |
- Posted by acheavacci (My Page) on Wed, May 22, 13 at 20:23
I have Homecrest which is another brand of Masterbrand. They have held up very well for being 12 yrs old. |
We had Aristokraft in our old kitchen - and I would not recommend them to anyone - they lasted maybe 5 years b/f beginning to fall apart. We now have Omega Dynasty & some Omega Custom - love them! No issues so far. It's been just about 5 years since we installed them and there are no signs at all of wear & tear....what a difference! What's the difference? The quality of the materials, the overall quality control, etc. |
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When I was a little girl, I was obsessed with jewelry. Trips to my Grammy's house would always end with me sprawled out on her bedroom floor with the contents of her jewelry box spread out around me. I'd spend the day stacking her necklaces and bracelets on my arms and wrists (I like to think I was just way ahead of the "arm party" trend).
One day, she gave me the cat "sweater clip" pictured above, also known as a sweater guard. I am so glad I saved it! Somehow, it feels very French to wear my sweater over my shoulders, and of course it helps me stay warm in my chilly office. But more than anything, the clip is a great reminder of those blissful days spent lying on Grammy's rug.
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Kentucky women's basketball junior DeNesha Stallworth is one of 31 top student-athletes in the country who have accepted invitations to participate in the 2013 USA Basketball Women's World University Games Team trials. Trials will take place May 16-19 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo., and the USA Basketball Junior National Team Committee issued the invitations.
Stallworth, a 6-foot-3 forward from Richmond, Calif., was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection by the league coaches in her first season with the Wildcats. She played two seasons at the University of California-Berkeley before transferring to UK and had an immediate impact on the UK Hoops team in her debut season. She helped lead the Wildcats to a school-record 30 wins and their school-record fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament, including third Elite Eight appearance in the last four years. She ranked second on the team in scoring (12.5 ppg), rebounding (6.0 rpg), blocks (52), field goal percentage (48.4) and field goals made (181) and ranked in the top 20 in SEC in scoring (16th), rebounding (19th), field goal percentage (4th) and blocks (5th). Her nine double-doubles were a team high. She will head into her senior season with 1,366 career points (438 at UK) and 663 career rebounds (209 at UK).
"We're fortunate that the World University Games age group allows for the development of our college-aged players and gives them an opportunity outside of the Olympics to gain international experience at the highest level," said committee chair Jim Foster, who has been a member of nine different USA Basketball coaching staffs. "We feel that this is a good mix of players to build a team that will represent USA Basketball well in Russia,"
The 2013 World University Games (WUGs) women's basketball competition will be held July 8-15 in Kazan, Russia.
Accepting invitations to participate in the trials were: Danielle Ballard (Louisiana State University/ Memphis, Tenn.); Rachel Banham (University of Minnesota/Lakeville, Minn.); Crystal Bradford (Central Michigan University/Detroit, Mich.); Gennifer Brandon (University of California/Sylmar, Calif.); Cierra Burdick (University of Tennessee/Charlotte, N.C.); Hallie Christofferson (Iowa State University/Hamlin, Iowa); Aaryn Ellenberg (University of Oklahoma/Las Vegas, Nev.); Morgan Eye (University of Missouri/ Montrose, Mo.); ReShanda Gray (University of California/Los Angeles, Calif.); Sara Hammond (University of Louisville/Mt. Vernon, Ky.); Cassie Harberts (University of Southern California/San Clemente, Calif.); Isabelle Harrison (University of Tennessee/Nashville, Tenn.); Bria Hartley (University of Connecticut/North Babylon, N.Y.); Jordan Hooper (University of Nebraska/Alliance, Neb.); Brittany Hrynko (DePaul University/Philadelphia, Pa.); Briahanna Jackson (UCF/Tampa, Fla.); Betnijah Laney (Rutgers University/Clayton, Del.); Jasmine Lister (Vanderbilt University/Corona, Calif.); Tricia Liston (Duke University/River Forest, Ill.); Maggie Lucas (Penn State University/Narberth, Pa.); Tyaunna Marshall (Georgia Tech University/Upper Marlboro, Md.); Ariel Massengale (University of Tennessee/Bolingbrook, Ill.); Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (University of Connecticut/Anaheim Hills, Calif.); Amber Orrange (Stanford University/Houston, Texas); Haley Peters (Duke University/Red Bank, N.J.); Theresa Plaisance (Louisiana State University/New Orleans, La.); Shoni Schimmel (University of Louisville/Mission, Ore.); Meighan Simmons (University of Tennessee/Cibolo, Texas); Odyssey Sims (Baylor University/Irving, Texas); Bria Smith (University of Louisville/Massapequa, N.Y.); and DeNesha Stallworth (University of Kentucky/Richmond, Calif.).


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802.1x is a method for authenticating machines on a network, both wired and wirelessly. Please review the wikipedia article for more information.
802.1x is used at Stevens to allow easier access to secure wired and wireless networks. All that is required is a machine that supports 802.1x authentication and a Stevens account.
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Continuing Tensions in Yemen
May 23, 2011 | 2223 GMT
Continuing Tensions in Yemen
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Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh addresses leaders of his party in
Sanaa on May 23
Clashes broke out in the Yemeni capital May 23, the day after Yemeni
President Ali Abdullah Saleh refused for the third time to sign an
accord mediated by the Gulf Cooperation Council that would require him
to step down within 30 days. The opposition has an opportunity to
escalate its campaign, but it lacks the overwhelming popular and
military support needed to remove Saleh by force. Saudi Arabia, unable
to mediate an orderly political transition yet unwilling to fully
support a democratic uprising so close to its borders, lacks a clear
strategy in resolving the Yemen problem.
For the third time, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on May 22
refused to sign an accord drawn up by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
that would require him to step down within 30 days and turn power over
to the vice president ahead of early elections in exchange for immunity
from prosecution. Saleh's stalling prompted the GCC suspend the power
transition negotiations. [IMG] Clashes meanwhile broke out the next day
in the Yemeni capital between Saleh's supporters and detractors.
When the first GCC-brokered deal was introduced in early May, STRATFOR
laid out the list of pitfalls to the deal and concluded that Saleh would
likely use the negotiations to buy time to reassert his authority in the
capital through loyal security forces and sow divisions within an
already highly fractious opposition without ever seriously intending to
strike a deal. Saleh's delay tactics over the past month and the GCC's
repeated failures in mediation leave little doubt that this was Saleh's
agenda all along.
Saleh's Credibility Hit
In the last iteration, Saleh refused to sign the accord in the absence
of the opposition leaders, arguing that he could not work out a
transition deal if the other negotiators refuse to show up for the
signing. Even if the opposition had been present at the signing, Saleh
likely would have found another technicality to use to delay the
negotiation. Saleh's ability to stall the talks indicates the
still-significant amount of support he maintains in Sanaa and other
parts of the country. Though the country's army, tribes and civil
society are split between pro- and anti-Saleh camps, there is no clear
geographic divide that allows one side to impose its will on the other.
The nebulous nature of the country's political and tribal landscape, the
president's support among the most elite military units and a general
fear of Yemen devolving into civil war if one side pushes the physical
battle too far are contributing to Saleh's staying power.
That said, Saleh is not in a comfortable position, either. On May 22 -
the day of Saleh's third refusal - a group of Saleh loyalists armed with
machine guns, knives and pistols besieged the UAE Embassy, where U.S.,
EU and GCC diplomats were meeting over the troubled peace deal. The
demonstrations appeared orchestrated, and though no one was injured, the
security forces loyal to Saleh failed to provide safe passage for the
diplomats, who were trapped in the embassy compound and then forced to
make an emergency evacuation. U.S., EU and GCC leaders already weary of
Saleh's latest stalling tactics and upset that their diplomats had come
under direct threat by pro-Saleh tribesmen strongly criticized the Saleh
government May 23. Saleh quickly attempted to repair the damage by
denouncing the embassy siege and by placing a direct call to the Emirati
leader to apologize for the incident, but the United States, European
Union and GCC did not hide their extreme displeasure with the Yemeni
The Opposition's Opportunity
The opposition could see an opportunity in the days ahead. The futures
of opposition leaders such as Brig. Gen. Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar and tribal
sheikhs belonging to the influential al-Ahmar family, who have already
given Saleh an ultimatum, depend on their ability to bring Saleh down.
More specifically, the opposition must convince foreign stakeholders
that it is capable of bringing Saleh down and that Saleh can no longer
be tolerated as president. To sustain pressure on Saleh and resist
falling prey to internal divisions, the opposition kept a significant
presence in the streets of Sanaa outside the main university entrance
under the protection of al-Ahmar's forces. Now that Saleh's credibility
is suffering, the opposition has a chance to build international support
against the president and his allies, using the May 22 incident at the
UAE Embassy to depict Saleh as an unreliable and irresponsible leader
while increasing pressure on Saleh's forces. However, the opposition
will also face major credibility issues outside Yemen, especially as
tribesmen loyal to Sheikh Sadeq al-Ahmar were seen attacking government
buildings and clashing with pro-Saleh security forces throughout the
capital May 23. Armed men belonging to the sheikh's Hashid tribe
reportedly attacked buildings housing the Ministry of Industry and
Trade, the Ministry of Tourism, Yemen's official Saba news agency and
Yemen's state-owned airlines. The main gunbattle was centered on the
al-Ramah school, located next to the al-Ahmar family complex. The
al-Ahmars claim pro-Saleh forces in Yemen's Republican Guards were
storing weapons in the school (currently out of session for the summer)
and were building up a strategic vantage point to surround and defeat
their forces. A cease-fire was eventually reached, but such clashes will
continue and will raise concerns of the unreliability of all parties to
this conflict. Brig. Gen. al-Ahmar's forces stayed out of the clashes on
May 23 but could seriously escalate tensions should they attempt a
sustained battle against well-entrenched pro-Saleh forces in the
capital. Detecting the likelihood of further violence, the U.S. Embassy
in Yemen has shut its consular section to the public through at least
May 25.
With the GCC deal collapsed, Saleh losing his credibility and the threat
of civil strife in Yemen increasing, [IMG] Saudi Arabia finds itself in
a major dilemma. Saudi Arabia typically can use its tribal, religious,
business and political links in Yemen to sway factions one way or
another, but Riyadh has several bad options to try to put the Yemeni
crisis to rest.
Toward the beginning of the uprising, the Saudi leadership supported the
al-Ahmar sheikhs and Mohsen in their efforts to raise the pressure on
Saleh, but they also refrained from pushing for full regime change.
Fully dismantling the Saleh regime would entail a highly intensive and
complicated process, one that Saudi Arabia did not have time for while
trying to deal with the more strategic issue of countering Iranian moves
throughout the region, quashing a Shiite uprising in Bahrain and trying
to avoid instability within the Saudi kingdom itself. Moreover, Saudi
Arabia has been hesitant to fully support a democratic uprising so close
to its borders for fear that one revolution's success in the Persian
Gulf could embolden others in the region to step up their protests in
hopes of achieving the same results. The ideal solution from the Saudi
point of view was to mediate an orderly transition, one in which Saleh -
as the target of ire in the protests - would be removed and arrangements
could be made for a revamped government suitable to Saudi interests.
Saleh's intransigence has evidently foiled the Saudi plan, and instead
of receiving credit for a successful mediation, Saudi Arabia is fighting
the embarrassment of not being able to exert sufficient influence in
Yemen to resolve this political crisis. Saudi Arabia will be spending
the next few days deliberating its next steps for Yemen, but the current
conditions within Sanaa indicate there may be little that even Riyadh is
willing to do to deal with the consequences of breaking Yemen out of its
current stasis.
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Jefferson City, Mo. – Attorney General Chris Koster today announced the state of Missouri's participation in a joint multi-state, multi-national law-enforcement initiative, coordinated by the Federal Trade Commission, to combat deceptive timeshare resellers and travel promoters.
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SOME 20 YEARS AGO, VLADI SOLD FRÉGATE AND ITS 19TH-CENTURY coconut plantation to the current owner, a German businessman who is so private--and rich--that he refuses to reveal his name. The previous owner was forced to leave the island because of failing health.
Frégate Island
After the sale was completed, he invited Vladi to accompany him back to the island to collect some personal belongings. When they left, the owner asked the helicopter pilot to circle around, then opened the window and threw one rose to the ground. "He had tears in his eyes," says Vladi. "That's how emotionally attached you can get."
The current owner is attached emotionally and financially. So much so that he decided to turn his longtime family getaway into Frégate Island Private, pouring well over $45 million into building the resort, which opened in late 1998. Despite the lofty room rate, Frégate still runs at a deficit and will do so for many years, claims founding general manager Rolf Berthold, who left in December to open his own resort in Tobago. "Frégate is the owner's passion, and he wanted to share it with the world," says Berthold. "It's not a moneymaking operation."
So what do you get for $1,400 a night,besides glorious beaches and miles of tropical scenery?Well, it's easier to say what you don't get: transportation from the international airport on Mahé (you have to arrange your own flight by helicopter or small plane). Nor do you get drinks (extra) or diving (also extra) or even trips to nearby islands on the $2 million fishing boat. A guest staying for the five-night minimum can count on spending upwards of $10,000, not including international flights.
But the kind of people who vacation here aren't complaining. These are island aficionados like Gerd Waldkircher, a handsome young Swiss banker who, according to his wife, devours travel magazines, newsletters, and guidebooks every night before going to bed. "We've been to all the top resorts, the Amans and so on,"says Gerd."And Frégate really is the best. Everything's new, the villas are pristine, and the beaches are so beautiful."
When you land on the grass airstrip at the edge of a long stretch of beach, a cluster of staff members greets you with a chilled washcloth, a glass of fruit punch, and a golf cart that will be yours for the week. You're then shuttled along palm-shaded paths to one of 16 villas, each secluded in a thicket of bamboo, banyans, andwild fig trees. Many guests never leave their expansive one-bedroom retreat, with its private Jacuzzi and outdoor daybed. Villa 16--where 007 rested his head--is a favorite; its Jacuzzi is cradled by a cliff. From villas 13 to 16, you can see dolphins dancing in the surf. Villa 3 has particularly exquisite views from its outdoor shower.
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ini seeks perfect Jamaican sound
Published: Sunday | January 25, 2009
Samini (right) chats with On Stage presenter, Winford Williams, at the recently held Rebel Salute.
Leighton Levy, Sunday Gleaner Writer
Having conquered Ghana and much of Africa with his music, African dancehall artiste, Samini, is aiming to conquer the rest of the world, but not before he arms himself with the essential musical knowledge he intends to find in the homeland of reggae.
This African dancehall or rag-life (as it is sometimes called) sound is a fusion of reggae music and hip-life, a relatively new genre that began in the mid-1990s by an artiste known as Reggie Rockstone. Rockstone experimented with the fusion of the indigenous Ghanaian hi-life with hip hop, hence hip-life.
For the last few years the 27-year-old Samini, born Emmanuel Andrew Samini in Accra, has been experimenting with this fusion that has brought him success through three albums, which have earned him several African music awards, and growing recognition in the motherland and the United Kingdom.
First album
Samini's first album, Dankwasere, released in 2004, earned him two Ghana Music Awards; and his second, the self-titled, Samini, released in 2007 won him three more. His third album, Dagaati, was released late last year and has been doing well in Ghana.
In 2006, Samini won the Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Award for Best African Artiste, a title that means a lot to him. "The MOBO award was my first-ever international award," he said.
"When I was sitting there waiting for my category I was looking around me and I realised that I was sitting with the people I was watching on MTV and BET. I was sitting in their midst all of a sudden. I had sat down two or three years before and meditated and wished for it and lo and behold I was called up and I had won.
"That was a moment when I felt that if the people have noticed what you're doing then the next thing is to show them the rest of what you are about and maintain and if possible keep on winning best African act every time."
Still, the man believed to be the biggest musical star in Ghana has his eyes on a bigger prize, a much bigger prize.
"I am an artiste who is eyeing the Grammy from that little corner in Ghana. I look at it as a huge possibility. Until I get the Grammy I will keep going, and if it's mine Jah will reveal it to me," Samini told The Sunday Gleaner.
Which is what brings him to Jamaica.
Samini has always been influenced by reggae music. Bob Marley's music was the first music he ever heard. Songs like Stir it Up and Waiting in Vain were among those that stayed with him as did Steel Pulse's Chant a Psalm a Day.
"So that is what I knew music to be and I also heard some of the old indigenous hi-life music on the only radio station we had at that time," he said. "The first song I ever tried to write was in the tone of dancehall while using the lyrics of the Lord's Prayer (while a student at a Catholic prep school). We were supposed to do a gospel rock show where it was demanded that we do something more youthful. I came up with something interesting."
Positive messages
His music has evolved as he has matured and has mainly delivered positive messages. One example is that in a time when much of the music about women tends to cast them only as sexual objects and in other demeaning ways, Samini's songs about women are about celebrating womanhood.
"For the women I think it is a task that I speak for them," he said. "I have studied the things that make them cry and the things they do not like about us and I realise that there is a lot that can be said for women that is not being said yet. So, when I am writing I like to be more on the women's side about what men should do to make things cool for us."
But for all the critical acclaim and commercial success his songs and albums have enjoyed, there were criticisms that he has had to endure.
"Every time an album comes out most of the criticisms you get is with the sound quality. Even with the quality you hear on the album (Daagati) I am still not satisfied ... because the sound quality is the most important thing in these times. When you have good drive, good rhythm, good melody and it's sounding right you are doing the eardrums of the listener good."
Jamaica, he said, has a great reputation when it comes to sound. That reputation has been demonstrated time and time again by a horde of Jamaican acts that Ghanaians hear every day including Sizzla, Capleton, Anthony B, Jah Cure, Etana, Bob Marley and Morgan Heritage, among others. "I had to come to the workshop," he said describing the island's renown for producing great-sounding music. "I came to get a few ideas of what goes on here and if possible get some collaboration with some of the artistes here and get my music going here."
Already he has been in discussions with regard to collaborations with some local artistes whom he declined to name, but is optimistic that the discussions will bear fruit.
Process of learning
He flew into the island last week Friday, the day before Rebel Salute, which he attended and fully enjoyed. The process of learning began almost immediately. "Jamaican shows last long and the crowds stay just as long. I watched every single act. It was a power packed and fire-filled show," he said.
In addition to being eager to learn how to improve his sound, Samini wants to take some of the energy he witnessed and felt at Rebel Salute back to Africa by inviting the Jamaican acts he collaborates with to perform in Ghana and in so doing expose Africa to the world.
"I come from Africa and I do a lot of African beats and I do some reggae. So when you listen to my music you see the experiment of blending the two. And you see the power behind it, and the next is going to be how I bring all the acts I collaborate with back to Africa and we go into community-related programmes to get them into the African vibes and to get the rest of the world to see that we don't live in trees out there. I am a true example of one that was born and grown and still lives in Africa."
He said we should all see Africa as home. "Come home, lets make home a better place," he said. "Let's turn back the hands of time."


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Patty Kloidt is in her 12th year as the head women's lacrosse coach at Hamilton College. Kloidt guided the program to its first NCAA Division III title in 2008 and her record is 147-51 (.742 win percentage) at Hamilton. The Continentals have reached the postseason every year, including the NCAA championship from 2007 to 2011, under Kloidt. In 2013, Hamilton made the NESCAC championship and advanced to the semifinals for the second straight year.
Kloidt posted her 100th career head coaching victory against Middlebury College in a 2008 NCAA quarterfinal at home. That squad went on to set a program record with 21 wins and finished with a record of 21-1 en route to the national title.
In 2010, Hamilton won its first 21 games and was ranked No. 1 for most of the season. The Continentals advanced to the NCAA championship game for the second time in program history, but lost by one goal. Hamilton went 18-2 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA championship in 2011. The Continentals posted an overall record of 16-3 in 2007 and 2009. Hamilton advanced to the NCAA semifinals in 2009 and made it to the quarterfinals in 2007. The Continentals are 58-8 at home since the start of 2006.
Kloidt led the team to Liberty League regular season titles in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011, and five consecutive league championship crowns from 2007 to 2011. Kloidt's teams won 49 of their last 50 games against league opponents.
Twelve of Kloidt's players have earned a total of 17 All-America honors, including Lauren Sokol '12 in 2012, and two players made the 2012 all-region team. Kloidt has coached three NESCAC all-conference team selections in two years and mentored three Liberty League players of the year from 2006 to 2008. In 2011, Hamilton had the league's offensive and defensive player of the year and rookie of the year.
Kloidt was voted the Division III coach of the year by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) after leading Hamilton to the national title in 2008. She earned New York Region coach of the year honors in 2007 and 2009. Kloidt and her assistants were voted the Liberty League's coaching staff of the year four times. Kloidt's program excels academically as well. Six players made the 2013 NESCAC Spring All-Academic Team, and three players have been voted to the academic all-district women's at-large team by the College Division by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) in the past four years.
Kloidt spent four years as Le Moyne College's head coach before she arrived at Hamilton. Kloidt built the women's lacrosse program into one of Le Moyne's best. The team enjoyed its finest season in 2002, when they won the program's first-ever conference title and earned their first NCAA championship berth. Kloidt was named the conference's coach of the year as a result of that season's success. She began her coaching career as an assistant on the Amherst College lacrosse and soccer staffs.
In 2009, Kloidt served as an assistant coach for Canada's Senior Team that won a bronze medal at the International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations (IFWLA) World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic. She was added to the staff by the Canadian Lacrosse Association and the Canadian Women's National Team program in Ottawa.
Kloidt was a four-year varsity letter winner in Division I lacrosse at Penn State University and received all-region honors in 1994. She graduated with a degree in exercise and sport science and went on to earn her master's in exercise and sport studies from Smith College.
Kalley Greer Friedman '07 is in her fourth year as an assistant coach for the Hamilton College women's lacrosse team. Friedman was a four-year starter in goal for Hamilton from 2004 to 2007 and was a first team All-American as a senior. In 2009, Friedman was a member of Canada's Senior Team that won a bronze medal at the International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations (IFWLA) World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic.
Friedman ranks second on the program's all-time list with 491 career saves. She helped lead Hamilton to an overall record of 48-19 and four Liberty League championship appearances. In 2007, the Continentals went 8-0 in the league, won their first league championship title and advanced to the NCAA Division III championship quarterfinals. Friedman was first team all-region and first team all-league, in addition to the All-America honor.
Friedman first received accolades in 2006, when Hamilton reached the finals of the league championship. She was a second team all-region and second team all-league selection. She finished her college career with a .529 save percentage and an 8.18 goals against average.
Friedman is from Whitby, Ontario. She received a degree in French with a minor in Asian studies from Hamilton. She went on to earn her master's degree in childhood education and childhood special education from Long Island University.
Kate Pistel is in her first year as a member of the Hamilton College women's lacrosse coaching staff.
A 2013 graduate of Colby College, she received the school's Millett Award as the top female student-athlete in her class. Pistel was a member of the soccer, squash and lacrosse teams. She was a three-time All-American in lacrosse and also earned NESCAC all-conference recognition three times. She was a three-year starter on Colby's soccer team and was a four-time member of the NESCAC all-conference team in squash for the Mules.
Pistel finished her Colby lacrosse career with 110 goals and 41 assists in 74 games. She helped lead the Mules to 58 wins, including a 28-10 record in the NESCAC. Colby was a NESCAC championship runner-up twice and made the NCAA Division III championship quarterfinals three times during Pistel's career.
Pistel earned her degree in human development. She is from Amherst, Mass., and went to Suffield Academy in Connecticut.
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Randy Jackson knows a couple of ways you can become a big pop music star. One is to submit yourself to his judgment (and that of Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and milliions of viewers at home) and win ''American Idol.'' The other is to follow the more traditional path outlined in his upcoming book. Hyperion announced on Monday that it's publishing Jackson's manual for pop stardom, called, ''What's Up, Dawg?: How to Become a Recording Star,'' in January 2004.
Before he began letting the ''dawgs'' out with every utterance on ''Idol,'' the Grammy-winning Jackson had spent 20 years in the music industry as a bassist, a producer, and as a label executive at Columbia Records and MCA Records. ''Yo, Dawg, if you read one book about the long, hard journey to success in the music industry, this is the one to read,'' Jackson said in a statement. ''I'm going to keep it real about what it takes to make it in one of the toughest industries in the world.''
Fellow ''Idol'' judge and record exec Cowell also has a guide to success in the music business coming out this winter; his ''I Don't Mean to Be Rude, But…'' is due from Broadway Books on Dec. 2. Yo, dawg, where's Paula's book deal?


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After completing this course, students will be able to describe language planning principles from an interdisciplinary perspective and apply them in language development projects. They will be able to discuss: a) status planning, involving language choice, policy and use decisions at the international, national and local levels; b) corpus planning, involving graphization, standardization and modernization; c) acquisition planning, involving the provision of opportunity and incentive to adopt innovations; and d) ethical issues relating to language rights and language ecology.
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A quick intro to WebSphere MQ & Python programming
This post will show you the basic concepts pertaining to programming asynchronous applications with WebSphere MQ ('MQ' from now on) and Python. MQ, in case you didn't know it, is a proprietary piece of software by IBM which lets you easily design and create distributed applications utilising the popular messaging patterns – queues and topics. If you've ever heard of RabbitMQ, ZeroMQ or similar projects then you'll find yourself comfortable with MQ right away. Only MQ is much older and proprietary though there's a 90-day trial version you can download from IBM's site. I don't know about you but I stick to the opinion that one should usually know main opensource as well as closed applications in their domain so if you're into asynchronous programming in general, you'll most likely find MQ an interesting subject to learn. Python isn't (yet?) an officially IBM-blessed language for MQ programming but PyMQI, the Python bindings, has been around for about a decade and it's extremely well field-tested, so that's what we'll be using.
Let's say we have a CRM and a pair of surrounding applications, an IVR system and a self-service portal. When a customer account's data is being changed we need to notify the other systems and we're to use MQ for the task. Note that in reality I'd likely use a middleware construct – such as an ESB – in the middle of it all to avoid the tight coupling between the apps but the post's about MQ so let's turn a blind eye to it for now. There are apps and queues, each client application – one to be notified – has its dedicated queue on which it listens for messages from the CRM.
The figure below depicts the communication paths; note that even though we can say that MQ notifies the IVR and a portal about the changes, it's actually the case that both apps need to initiate a connection to MQ and listen for incoming messages hence the arrows point towards MQ, not the other way around.
Each particular arrow represents a connection through a channel. A channel is sort of a link and a gate through which messages are being sent. There's one channel for each application but a single channel may be reused for sending messages to more than one queue as it's the case with CRM which puts messages onto both client applications' queues. It's even more than that, a single channel may be used by more that one application and that's what the code below does – not that it's particularly safe or sound to do it but it's there in case that's how you'd like things be set up – and how channels can be secured with or without Python around is a topic for one of the next posts.
For the sake of the post let's say our environment is comprised of the following MQ objects:
- an MQ queue manager (that is, an MQ server) named QM01, running on host 192.168.1.139, listening for connections on port 1434
- a channel for the CRM, called CRM.SVRCONN.1,
- a channel for the IVR, called IVR.SVRCONN.1,
- a channel for the portal, called PORTAL.SVRCONN.1,
- a queue for the IVR, called IVR.1,
- a queue for the portal, called PORTAL.1
The first thing we'll do is to connect the CRM to the queue manager over its dedicated channel and put some messages onto queues:
# stdlib import time # PyMQI import pymqi queue_manager = 'QM01' channel = 'SVRCONN.1' host = '192.168.1.139' port = '1434' message = 'New data!' queue_names = ['CRM.1', 'IVR.1'] conn_info = '%s(%s)' % (host, port) qmgr = pymqi.QueueManager(None) qmgr.connectTCPClient(queue_manager, pymqi.cd(), channel, conn_info) queues = [pymqi.Queue(qmgr, name) for name in queue_names] try: while True: for queue in queues: queue.put(message) time.sleep(1) finally: for queue in queues: queue.close() qmgr.disconnect() |
What we've just achieved is obtaining a connection to MQ through a TCP channel and adding a loop which makes sure messages are trickling into each of the client queues. Note the finally block which closes any objects used in the example. Always clean up after yourself
OK, let's add the receiving part now. That's the same code for both IVR and a portal so the name of a queue to get messages off is read from the command line.
# stdlib import sys, optparse # (I know there's argparse but I'm stuck with 2.6) # PyMQI import pymqi, CMQC queue_manager = 'QM01' channel = 'SVRCONN.1' host = '192.168.1.139' port = '1434' conn_info = '%s(%s)' % (host, port) # Read the queue name from the command line parser = optparse.OptionParser() parser.add_option("-q", dest="queue", help="Queue to get the messages off") (options, args) = parser.parse_args() if not options.queue: print("Forgot to specify the queue?") parser.print_help() sys.exit(1) qmgr = pymqi.QueueManager(None) qmgr.connectTCPClient(queue_manager, pymqi.cd(), channel, conn_info) queue = pymqi.Queue(qmgr, options.queue) # Message Descriptor md = pymqi.md() # Get Message Options gmo = pymqi.gmo() gmo.Options = CMQC.MQGMO_WAIT | CMQC.MQGMO_FAIL_IF_QUIESCING gmo.WaitInterval = 5000 # 5 seconds try: while True: try: # Wait up to to gmo.WaitInterval for a new message. message = queue.get(None, md, gmo) print(message) # Reset the MsgId, CorrelId & GroupId so that we can reuse # the same 'md' object again. md.MsgId = CMQC.MQMI_NONE md.CorrelId = CMQC.MQCI_NONE md.GroupId = CMQC.MQGI_NONE except pymqi.MQMIError, e: if e.comp == CMQC.MQCC_FAILED and e.reason == CMQC.MQRC_NO_MSG_AVAILABLE: # No messages, that's OK, we can ignore it. pass else: # Some other error condition. raise finally: queue.close() qmgr.disconnect() |
I now feel the urge to mention that the client code above could've been written in a shorter – and much a sloppier – way but I instead opted for showing you all the correct MQ programming patterns that make the code run with a speed close to that of a C MQ program with a minimal amount of RAM needed. That's why the code may seem a little bit verbose but then again, even though I'm about as lazy as most Python programmers are, I don't really have any problems with writing 3 lines of code instead of a single one if only the API doesn't feel too contrived and baroque.
So what's new in the client code anyway?
A Message Descriptor (MD) and Get Message Options (GMO) are one of the structures used by PyMQI to pass the relevant options to MQ layers below. That's how you do programming with PyMQI – and with MQ generally speaking – there are few concepts and verbs, like a queue, putting a message onto queue or getting it from it, but there are literally hundreds of customization options it all can be wrapped with. This particular GMO says that we don't want to bail out immediately if there aren't any messages on the queue (MQGMO_WAIT) and that we're good MQ citizens and when the queue manager's shutting down we will be disconnecting from it instead of leaving dangling half-open connections that prevent a queue manager from shutting down – and believe me that MQ admins will start loving you for using that option (MQGMO_FAIL_IF_QUIESCING). Then there's gmo.WaitInterval which says how many milliseconds we intend to wait for a message before giving up and raising an exception as an indication that there has been none (for the curious one, PyMQI's releasing GIL while waiting for messages or indeed, when calling any MQ API function).
Note there's an inner try/except block now. What it does is catching any MQ exceptions and checking whether the exception raised isn't trying to tell us that there have been no messages on a queue – that's how it's signalled to layers above, by raising an exception. The exception object, 'e', has two interesting properties – one is a completion code '.comp', the latter one's a reason code '.reason'. Basically, the completion code says if there was an error, a warning condition or if everything went fine. If there indeed was an error or a warning situation, the reason code is set to some meaningful value, such as MQRC_NO_MSG_AVAILABLE above which makes it obvious for us that well, no messages were found on a queue during that interval, and if so, we may safely ignore the exception and let it try getting the message again. In this example any other error condition is being re-raised though so that we know something went wrong. All the constants – and their meaning – can be looked up in IBM's documentation, PyMQI is simply passing it on from MQ to our code.
As for resetting the IDs (MsgId, CorrelId and GroupId), the thing is that most options are passed to PyMQI and MQ by reference. In this context it means that some of the MD object's attributes will be overwritten by MQ and it just so happens that
- on a successful call to a .get, MQ sets .MsgId, .CorrelId and .GroupId values to those found in the message read,
- we're using the same MD object over and over in the loop,
- if a call to a .get specifies an MD whose .MsgId, .CorrelId and .GroupId attributes are set to anything but their equivalent of None (MQMI_NONE, MQCI_NONE and MQGI_NONE respectively), MQ will be trying to get a message from a queue but only if that message's attributes have values matching those set in the MD.
See where it takes us to? Hadn't we been resetting the IDs, the first successful call to .get would've set the MD's IDs for good and any subsequent call would've been trying to get new messages by those IDs, which – unless you're trying hard, but what for – is guaranteed to never succeed, IDs are unique by default.
So that would be it as far as an introduction goes I'm not even saying I haven't covered everything about PyMQI because I've rather only mentioned a tiny little bit of what's available to Python programmers. And there's more, there's Jython, Spring, Spring Python, JMS programming, MQ administration – PCF and MQAI, publish/subscribe and even more. Be sure to leave a comment or drop me an e-mail if there's anything in particular you'd like to see covered!


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these days.So I'm going to downsize my stash,especially books and magazines. I have all of 2002 quiltmaker mags,all in new condition.Also have J/A of 2000,N/D 2000 J/F,M/A,S/O of 2001 J/F,* M/A of 2003 M/A,M/J, J/A S/O of 1996 If anyone is interested in these for Postage ONLY,and The USA only,send me an email.I do want to keep the sets together though. |
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- Posted by kathi_mdgd (My Page) on Sat, Feb 22, 14 at 15:34
Looks like no interest here,so will post it on another board.I hate to just trash them. Kathi |
- Posted by pirate_girl (My Page) on Mon, Feb 24, 14 at 18:34
Or, do you know any local Quilt Guilds who might like them? I know what you mean about being a shame to toss them. Eventually, I'll have to do the same w/ years of Quilters Newsletter Magazine (from which I taught myself to Quilt in the 80s). Can't bear the thought of discarding them. |
Funny. I was just setting mine aside to donate. Many Quiltmaker mags stayed in the bookcase though. I love to go through old books and magazines for inspiration in both pattern and color. Linda/BCA |
We have a Friends of the Library Bookstore, where volunteers sell used books and discarded library books quite cheaply. They would not appreciate someone donating loose magazines for their sales, but bundled subscriptions for subjects of interest are quite welcome. I know I donated sequential issues of a horticulture magazine to them, and they were snapped up immediately by the public. I could see quilting mags also being quite popular. |
- Posted by kathi_mdgd (My Page) on Tue, Feb 25, 14 at 16:22
Thanks ladies.I have in the past donated hardback quilting,craftnd sewing maazines to the library.What I gave them were much newer and up to date books than they had on their shelves.Most of heir books in the sewing/quilting/craft world were antiquated at best. Don't know if they'll take magazines,will have to call and ask.Most all of mine are in "as new condition,from a pet and smoke free home".. I hate to waste anything! Just had another thought,offer them up oncraigs list for free p.u. |
- Posted by lazygardens (My Page) on Tue, Feb 25, 14 at 16:27
Kathi - You can also sell them on Etsy ... |
- Posted by plays_in_dirt_dirt (My Page) on Tue, Mar 4, 14 at 20:21
Kathi, I don't know if your offer is still available, but I am interested in the magazines for postage. Please email me if I'm not too late. Barbara in Virginia |
- Posted by plays_in_dirt_dirt (My Page) on Tue, Mar 4, 14 at 20:49
Kathi, I don't know if your offer is still available, but I am interested in the magazines for postage. Please email me if I'm not too late. Barbara in Virginia |
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I went here recently on a Friday evening. We had cocktails, wine and then dinner in the Conservatory. I have to say that the theme isn't quite as prominent as the website leads you to believe BUT that doesn't really detract from the venue's atmosphere and décor etc - both of which are awesome! The cocktails we had were very tasty and well-presented. The bar staff were polite, engaging, helpful and really knew their stuff. The wine list is extensive - we had a bottle of fizz and two bottle of white. Everything went down a treat! It's a shame that you can't book seating in the bar area as this place is so popular that there's never enough! We had to stand the whole time, although there are coat racks and the staff for us to lean on the bar, which helped.
In terms of the dining experience; I can't fault the atmosphere or the food at all. It's unlikely to be the cheapest meal you ever eat but the prices are nevertheless fantastic value for money as (i) the food is delicious and (ii) portion sizes are generous. If I had one slight criticism, it would be that the restaurant service was slow to start with - but it soon picked up. You'll need to book a table to dine because the restaurant is - deservedly - often full to capacity.
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Hi Dolls,
Boy was I glad to see this weekend, I feel like this week has to of been one of the longest of my life! I passed my second Insurance exam on Tuesday which I was over the moon about, I feel like such a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders and I can finally relax and enjoy my evenings again! How you uni folk do it is beyond me, but it is no nice to feel you have achieved something :)
Autumn feels like such a treat this year as it is lasting ages, last year all I remember is winter and feel frozen constantly. Everything looks prettier in Autumn, nothing is better than going for a walk, with a hot coffee ( pumpkin spice latte to be exact), wrapped up and feeling the cold breeze against your cheeks *sigh* my perfect Sunday. Bit of a basic outfit for the day before doing errands, I am currently living in my Topshop All Mine boots which you can see here, I love that they give me some extra height but are so comfy and easy to walk in. I have also blown the dust off my faux leather trousers, however I do squeak in them sometimes ( attractive I know) but they are such a good heat insulator they keep you extra warm on colder days haha.
Hows your weekend been? Anyone else excited for Christmas already like me?
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Numerous outlets report this morning that Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, in addition to two misdemeanor counts of resisting arrest and an open alcohol container in a motor vehicle citation after a traffic stop early this morning.
The report claims Cabrera dropped a "Do you know who I am" on the officers after mumbling "I'm going to [Getting Blanked] kill him" and drinking from a bottle of scotch inside his car.
The very juicy police report states Cabera pushed off the arresting officer's vehicle while being cuffed, earning "3-4 knee spikes" to the left thigh for his trouble. When asked by the officer to enter the police cruiser, Cabrea responded "[Getting Blanked] You."
Cabrera fought troubles with alcohol and the law in the past but appeared to turn a corner, responding to trouble at the end of the 2009 season with an outstanding 2010 campaign.
No word on the Tigers official response but needless to say this is a troubling setback for one of baseball's bright young stars.