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Hekmatyar offers terms for 'peace' in Afghanistan
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of a faction of the Hezb-i-Islami that is allied with the Taliban and al Qaeda, is toeing the Taliban line on conditions for "peace" in Afghanistan: a full US/NATO withdrawal and the "transfer of power to an Islamic government" (read: the Taliban). He even went one step further and is calling for the punishment of "deciding the fate of those people who supported the invaders." A partial translation of Hekmatyar's Eid speech is provided by MEMRI:
"Moscow and Washington want to repeat the same strategy which they followed after the withdrawal of Russian forces [at the end of the Cold War]. They jointly formed the Northern Alliance to continue fighting in the war-ravaged country ""Our friends and enemies should know that the end to fighting in Afghanistan will be possible after the withdrawal of foreign forces and transfer of power to an Islamic government "
"We do not have personal enmity with any internal group or foreign county. We believe in peace and harmony. We want [a] just and peaceful solution to all issues. We accept realities. We stress that everybody should be given their due rights "
"[His proposals for stabilizing Afghanistan] Foreigners must pull out their troops from Afghanistan unconditionally; establishment of an interim government acceptable to all stakeholders; formation of a grand meeting of real representatives of the nation to make decisions about the county's constitution, army, police and the next government, besides deciding the fate of those people who supported the invaders and allowed them to interfere in the internal affairs of the country "
READER COMMENTS: "Hekmatyar offers terms for 'peace' in Afghanistan"
Posted by Tyler at December 1, 2009 10:30 AM ET:
One wonders if Hekmatyar sees what happens to Akbari and that gives him pause. One well-placed missile, JDAM, or three-round burst not only killing him, but causing an entire organization to collapse.
Hezb-e-Islami is obviously far more robust than Akbari's militia, and since it it Pashtun many fighters will continue to fight alongside. But without him at the top, his cult of personality will collapse. His army of mercenaries susceptible to being co-opted by the Afghan and Pakistani governments. Hekmatyar more than any other figure we're fighting in that country seems to be concerned with his personal legacy. Thats a vanity worth exploiting as we leverage our increased force in the coming months.
Posted by m3fd2002 at December 1, 2009 3:16 PM ET:
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is a bad character. He is supported by the Iranian Pasdaran (revolutionary guard) and is vehemently anti-western. There have been some rumors indicating that Kabul had contacted him for negotiations. Bad move. He is still remembered for his barbaric tactics during the power struggle post Soviet withdrawal, where his forces indiscriminately bombarded Kabul with artillery causing thousands of casualties. He should be classified as "bad" Taliban.
Posted by t-bone at December 1, 2009 5:24 PM ET:
Why does he beat around the bush? He should just say, Afghanistan will have peace when the coalition surrenders and the Taliban goes back to the way they were pre 9-11.
We say, Afghanistan will have peace when the Taliban surrender which was the whole point to begin with.
He says we must surrender. We say he must surrender. I guess we need to keep fighting. Hello Long War.
And hey Gulbuddin. Say hello to those 35,000 extra troops coming to a village near you.
Posted by charley at December 2, 2009 9:52 AM ET:
I do not believe it possible to negotiate successfully with the senior leadership of HIG, HN or the QTS. They have too little to gain.
They have repeatedly demonstrated they are willing to endlessly protract a conflict: and why shouldn't they? They live there, and have the rest of their lives to achieve their endpoints. This technique has kept them alive to fight for a better endpoint again and again.
A better strategy will be to peel away those less ideologically less motivated within the rank and file. The senior leadership must be killed, captured or rendered ineffective.
Posted by steve at December 3, 2009 11:21 PM ET:
This thug is only interested in power and riches. I doubt the majority of Afgans want the Taliban back. They would vote them out but this thug will not listen to the people. He wants to rule by force as a typical tyrant.
Let him do some constructive actions like building an infrastructure rather then bombing them.
I say start planting IED's in his neighborhood


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Jeff Saturday, Packers reach deal
Free-agent center Jeff Saturday agreed to a two-year contract with the Green Bay Packers on Friday, agent Ralph Cindrich confirmed to The Associated Press.
Saturday is the Packers' answer to replacing Scott Wells, who signed last week with the St. Louis Rams.
League sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter on Saturday the deal is for $7.75 million, including $4 million in 2012. Schefter reported the deal earlier Friday.
Seifert: Packers' Best Option
The Packers did not groom an obvious replacement at center, a rarity for them and just one reason why the addition of Jeff Saturday was necessary, writes Kevin Seifert. Blog
The 36-year-old Saturday, who played an instrumental role in helping to end last year's lockout, joined the Indianapolis Colts for the 1999 season, and within a year he became their regular starting center until last season. He has started 188 regular-season games in 13 NFL seasons.
This offseason, Saturday wasn't in the team's plans for 2012 -- at least on the field. According to league sources, the Colts told Saturday they would be willing to give him a front-office job.
It had been widely assumed that Saturday would join forces with longtime teammate Peyton Manning, who signed this week with the Denver Broncos.
Packers coach Mike McCarthy and quarterback Aaron Rodgers both have spoken highly of Wells over the past two seasons. He has been the team's most consistent offensive lineman and played a critical role in dictating blocking schemes.
The addition of Saturday, with his experience in the Colts' complex offense with Manning, should make for a relatively smooth transition.
It's an uncharacteristic play for a relatively high-profile free agent by Packers general manager Ted Thompson, who built the Packers into consistent contenders primarily by drafting and developing players. Green Bay may still look for a long-term answer at center in next month's NFL draft to learn the position behind Saturday.
The Packers have signed only a handful of unrestricted free agents away from other teams under Thompson, most notably cornerback Charles Woodson and defensive lineman Ryan Pickett in 2006.
Green Bay did not immediately confirm the deal for Saturday.
Colts owner Jim Irsay wished Saturday well.
"I wanted him to work for (the) team full time but he wanted to go at it one more year ... He's as good of a man as it gets," Irsay wrote on his Twitter account.
Saturday had been the Colts' full-time starting center since 2000. He became a fan favorite, a key figure in the NFL Players Association and one of Manning's closest friends. He visited Green Bay and Tennessee, and there had been speculation he could rejoin Manning in Denver. Saturday also thought about retiring.
Anticipating Saturday's departure, the Colts signed free-agent center Samson Satele to a three-year contract worth $10.8 million, with $5 million guaranteed. Satele has started 74 career games with the Miami Dolphins and Oakland Raiders.
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2. My daughter (with congenital birth defects including spina bifida) can now stay on my plan regardless of her age or school status.- She would have been on her own at age 18 if there was no reform.
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I just noticed that all of psycho's blogs are gone. How does that happen?
Is it just me... or has this new format led to nothing but childish arguments, non-stop complaints, and complete worthlessness of the BT blogs?
Can someone please admit it was a mistake (or some crazy experiment) and get us back to reality.
On a side-note: Is "worthlessness" a word? It just popped into my head, but it seemed to fit.
And what happened to my tag line at the bottom? Those who commit... oh just forget it.
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WHHI, Psycho, OG, & all. Where are you? Can someone send me the link?
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The genius has spoken again: http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/rush-limbaugh-says-hell-leave-the-...
PLEASE let's get this health care reform passed so I can see Rush travel to Costa Rica for his chest pains, back pains, and the occasional colonoscopy.
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Does anyone know if there really was a gun confiscated at HEMMS yesterday? I'm hearing rumors... but they sound pretty believable.
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OK- now for something positive... It hit me on Sunday, seeing the NFL players in pink shoes, how genius the breast cancer awareness marketing plan is. I mean, seriously!!! What other cause could get a 6'7" 300 lb linebacker into a pair of PINK Nike's? Everyone knows what the pink stands for.
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After reading the letter to the editor this morning, I just had to shake my head. This lady is complaining that she can't stand driving down Bluffton Parkway because the crematorium of Sauls funeral home faces the parkway and it is "upsetting" to her?!?!
"When Sauls Funeral Home was built, it was only visible from the front, which faced Simmonsville Road. The back of the building could not be seen by the public, nor was the crematorium visible.
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I am.
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Waesche Completes Acceptance Trials
The U.S. Coast Guard's second National Security Cutter (NSC), Waesche, recently completed four days of rigorous tests called Acceptance Trials to ensure the cutter meets all of its contractual requirements and is ready for delivery. Waesche's Acceptance Trials were conducted in Pascagoula, Miss., from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1, 2009, by the Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV). INSURV inspected Waesche to identify any major deficiencies needing correction prior to delivery. Acceptance Trials are viewed as a "final exam" before the government takes ownership of the new cutter. Coast Guard Director of Acquisition Programs and Program Executive Officer, Rear Admiral John Korn said, "Waesche performed with flying colors and is well on the way to acceptance and being placed In Commission Special in early November. It was particularly gratifying to actually ride aboard our newest cutter and see the tangible results of all the hard work, and applied learning invested in Waesche." More than 80 representatives of INSURV tested Waesche's shipboard equipment, examined the quality of her construction, and evaluated the cutter's compliance with the contractual specifications established by the Coast Guard. INSURV uses trial cards to record individual discrepancies or deficiencies requiring corrective action
NGSS Completes Acceptance Trials on USS Ronald Reagan
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that the nation's newest and most advanced nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), has successfully completed acceptance sea trials. The Reagan is the ninth Nimitz-class carrier built by Northrop Grumman's Newport News sector. The acceptance trials are conducted with representatives of the U.S. Navy Board of Inspection and Survey for testing and evaluation of the ship's systems and performance.
Freedom (LCS 1) Begins Builder's Sea Trials
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Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Freedom
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National Security Cutter Stratton Completes Trials
The U.S. Coast Guard announced Monday that its third National Security Cutter, Stratton, successfully completed several days of rigorous acceptance trials Friday to ensure the cutter meets its contractual requirements and is ready for delivery to the Coast Guard. Stratton's acceptance trials were conducted in Pascagoula, Miss., and at sea in the Gulf of Mexico by the Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey.
Third LCS Completes Builder's Trials
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Craig Gardner is set to end his 18-month spell with Birmingham in the next 24 hours and complete a £5million move to Sunderland. Birmingham fan Gardner admitted it was "a dream come true" when he made the move from local rivals Aston Villa to St Andrew's during the January 2010 transfer window in a £3million deal. He celebrated by finishing as leading scorer with 10 goals in his only full campaign at Blues and helped them lift the Carling Cup. But Gardner's desire to play Premier League football, plus City's wish to reduce their wage bill after being relegated, will lead to a parting of the days. It is understood Gardner is one of the City players who did not have a clause in his contract which would lead to his salary being reduced following relegation. Sunderland are looking to bolster their midfield options after selling Jordan Henderson to Liverpool for a fee which could rise to £19.25million.
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So, today Irritating Girl taught us all a very, very valuable lesson in what is absolutely the most hilarious way imaginable.
First, I need to explain what happened in order for you all to get it. French Class Girl threw a huge fit about taking French 2, saying she refuses and absolutely will not do it. However, she told the teacher she was going to last week when she turned her class list paper thingy in AND two years of the same foreign language are a requirement to graduate. She will be a senior and will not have time to start Spanish, and she also refuses to take the class for people who flunked out of their foreign language class because she made an A. So haha! Sucks to be French Class Girl!
She says the teacher told her to get out, but she's full of shit. If the teacher wanted her out, she would've kicked her out a long, loooong time ago with that one guy. I am 95% sure she will be back. French Class Girl doesn't exactly have many options if she wants to, you know... graduate.
I was telling one of the many, many, MANY people who like to hear about French Class Girl about her fit today, and I said something like, "You know, she's kinda like a puppy. A horrible one that does things like take huge shits on your kitchen floor, tear up your house, and hump your mother's leg 24/7. Basically, she's like the worst puppy ever, one you just want to kick clear across the room each time you see it. But deep down inside, you know you'd cry if it died or ran away."
Irritating Girl decided to butt into my conversation. Biggest mistake ever.
Irritating Girl: Guess what?
Me: Ugh, what is it?
Irritating Girl: I RAPED YOUR PUPPY!
Me: Excuse me?
Irritating Girl: IT WAS SEXY AND IT TURNED ME ON!
Me: AHAHAHAHAHA! OH, MY GOD! IT WHAT?! Do you even know...? Oh, my god, Irritating Girl...
She didn't even hear the whole conversation. She thought I meant an actual puppy. The fact that the "puppy" was French Class Girl makes this the most epic failure in the history of forever. Or actually, it might have been the most epic win. I'm not entirely sure.
Aww, I will, like, cry if French Class Girl quits French class, though... I can't help but worry a little about that. She was definitely the only thing that kept this school year from sucking completely. I wouldn't have any more stories to tell! :'( Oh, my god, what would I do without my main source of entertainment? What would the internet do?! I tell all of my internet friends about crazy, crazy French Class Girl. The whole world would collapse!
(I quite like the French Class Girl = evil puppy analogy. Haha. It fits.)
oh, wow XD um, on her part it'd be an epic fail, but to you it's more like an epic win XD
D: D: D: i'm sure you'll find another way to entertain us :D
I was quoting her all day. XD It was AMAZING!
Nooo, not without French Class Girl! :'( Unless, of course, another weirdo comes along. If French Class Girl doesn't take French 2, then I will bother her as often as possible on facebook! I am sure she'll say something stupid at some point. After all, it's only in her nature! She can't go 5 minutes without saying something so brain-meltingly stupid it would make the average person explode.
No matter what the context, I don't think it's ever a good idea to butt into someone's conversation and say you raped their puppy...
No one escapes from life alive
Well, yeah. :p Irritating Girl is just... wrong.
I think she's irritating.
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In a new interview, Taylor reveals the worst thing someone can ever do in a relationship! Read on to find out what quality in a guy turns Taylor off.
It looks like Taylor Swift may be ready to start a new relationship! In an interview with Tiger Beat, the 23-year-old singer reflects on her past relationships and reveals the one thing she does not want in her next one!
Taylor Swift Gives Relationship Advice
"Never be jealous," the "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" singer revealed. "You can be competitive, but never be jealous. If you're jealous in a relationship, it's because you're not confident in yourself. "
Well Taylor can definitely agree that jealousy is not a good look! Tay also revealed the best way to get a guy to notice you: "I think it's always good to be somebody's friends first. If it escalates into something more, that's awesome. If not, now you've got another friend."
Best way to tell a boy you like him? "I ran into this problem a lot when I was in junior high because the guy I liked never noticed me. The best thing you can do is give little hints. Go up and talk to him! But don't seem desperate. And never chase a boy, because it's their least favorite thing."
Taylor Reveals When She Had Her First Kiss
Also in the interview, Taylor shared when she got her first kiss! "I was 15. I was one of the last of my friends to ever kiss a guy. It wasn't a bad kiss. I think it was cute. We ended up dating for a year! "
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This is awful advice. Why the hell should someone be "competitive"? No. You should never feel the need to have to compete with someone for affection; if that's the case, they're not treating you properly. Jealousy is healthy and normal, it doesn't mean you're not confident. It'd be worrying if your partner was never jealous. I think her interpretation of jealousy is obviously more enhanced than the next person. Calling your boyfriend constantly or nagging him about hanging out with friends, etc, is unhealthy and obsessive, not just jealousy. All the advice from her that I happen to read is always so goddamn wrong and pessimistic. She says, "Love, don't fall in love because everything that falls gets broken." Uhm, no. Sorry you've never had a long healthy relationship, but loving and being inlove are two different feelings. Not every relationship goes sour like yours does. You have millions of girls looking up to you, don't tell them to not fall inlove. Stop giving advice because they're awful, and clearly they don't work for you so…..
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Apparently she does not follow her own advice. Why should anyone take what she says about romance seriously, she can't keep a guy interested any length of time. And believe me, you do NOT have to be sleeping with them to keep them interested.
Something else is wrong with taylor that we don't get to see. Of course she'll project the innocent personality with sweet, butter won't melt in her mouth attitude.
I wish her well, she is a beautiful young lady but, something is going on with her.
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simply loving taylor nomatter what . <13 and what she doing in her love life or her private life is really none of my buisness , all what i want and find is that she deserve the best and to be happy like each person want that for the celebs they look up to . and no matter she dated guy after guy or she had a long relation i will always love her . media is there to make u or break u and i respect taylor for how strong she stand against all these haters that she did gain after dating harry . i cant judge anything cuz i wasnt in any of the dates she had with any of the guys . and all i hear and have are rumors and storys made by the media i am just a fan and thats why i really dont care about what taylor does in her private life or in her love life ,and in which way she is doing it. all what i want is that she be lucky and happy , so that i am to .
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@ KW, I find it funny that your opinion is based on the number of relationships and how long or short they have been, really matter? maybe she is searching for the right one, doesnt want to waste time or lead someone up to dissapointment or let them down or waste her time? people who have a real heart like her are honest not only to their partners, but also themselves and what they do and don't want… maybe she hasn't found a guy she likes because she…just…doesnt…like…them??? derrrrr…
The only intelligent thing you've said that I respect is about being yourself, etc.
It's easy to judge people and things you clearly don't understand, don't ever forget that. Also don't take what I have said to you as an attack, I am simply trying to enlighten you and open your eyes to the possibility that you are you, and taylor is taylor…
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Your comment is right on. I think this is a clean-up for her fans and public to continue to think "well poor girl, it's not her fault the relationships don't last". Taylor need to work on herself and stop jumping in relationships and expecting that person to fix whatever is wrong with her. After awhile a person will start to examine themselves.


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I just got out of a debacle, and I was hoping for some advice. I'm learning to play fiddlesticks, and so far doing well. In fact, my recent games have been my best ever, and I can really feel the skill coming in. But I just had a huge setback. I was in TT, going 1v1 with cass in the top lane. (the snake chick is cass, right?). The level was sparring was going well, very much in my favour. We hit level two, and she based. She came back from the base, and I started to do some poking again. She ran right up to me and dropped my health to half in a couple hits. BAM. I played it safe for a while, waiting to get my ult. She hit 6 first, and took me from 100 to 0 inside her ult. So how do I deal with this situation? Other than 'not fight', which won't really help the team.
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She is a skill shot based champ. Keep your movement sporadic and watch for the signs of her skills to avoid them so she can't do all her damage. Fear+drain is a great way to get your health back and in a situation where she can't do anything about it. If she is really beating you down, odds are that she'll be pushing the lane and you can ask for a gank to put her back in her place.
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E her then drain?
She can only use her twin fang on you once if you are not poisoned. If she manages to poison you than she can spam that ability, that's what causes her massive damage, on top of that the poison causes damage too. If you can avoid her poisons than she is useless. She is incredibly squishy, avoid her poison than go in for the kill, she'll have no choice but to run, bit hard when you have fear. Don't forget you have silence as well. Oh yeah, Cas has two poison abilities, one is the damage causing one that hits you once, the other doesn't cause much damage but stays on the floor for a few seconds, make sure you don't walk into it.
Build 'zeal's to make use of Fid's long attack range.
Cass relies heavily on getting her Q to land. Dodge it, then rush her and silence/fear. Let her push her lane, then ask for a gank (before lv6). Cass has very strong burst starting at lv2 one on one, but if you 2v1 her she is going to go down super fast.
Tbh, you probably won't win unless if you just outright outplay her.
Fiddle movement speed is just too slow, if you get hit by her Q than you are most certain going to lose your lane. If you attempt to drain than you are a free object for her to spam on. Fiddle just isn't a strong choice against Cass.
Thank you to everyone for your input. I'm happy to know that I was at a disadvantage from the get go. But I refuse to accept that it's an instant loss. In future I'll focus on last hitting, hitting her with my E when she comes in to zone me, and let her push to my tower then call for a gank.


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Paramedics from the Pikes Peak region found themselves in the midst of what New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has called an "urban search and rescue" after Hurricane Sandy raged ashore Monday night.
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American Medical Response had six medics from Colorado Springs and three more from Pueblo in place at Fort Dix in central New Jersey even before the superstorm hit land.
Sandy blasted the northeastern part of the country with high winds and pounding rains that continued into Tuesday. Extreme conditions pushed the death toll to 38 by about noon, according to an Associated Press report.
The urgency and increasing casualties from the storm gave the Pikes Peak AMR crews responsibilities a bit different from what they're used to working in the Colorado Springs area.
"They're helping local 911 providers search areas and see if there are people who need medical assistance," said Tawnya Silloway a spokeswoman for AMR in Colorado Springs.
Silloway said the paramedics are used to waiting for emergency calls and responding directly to those who need medical attention. Now they don't know what they'll find when they start combing ravaged neighborhoods, she said.
The Pikes Peak crews, including Fountain firefighter John Mira, flew into Atlanta on Sunday and joined an group of AMR ambulances that headed for Fort Dix.
Silloway said she's been able to exchange a couple of emails with the paramedics, but she and Fountain fire Chief Darin Anstine said FEMA doesn't want the medics taking any time away from their shifts that can extend to 16 hours "until things calm down."
"They're just working, working, working," Anstine said, noting that he talked briefly with Mira on Tuesday.
Silloway, Anstine and officials at Colorado Springs Utilities are on standby to provide more assistance and materials if FEMA requests them.
Utilities spokeswoman Nikki Richardson said her office was prepared to send workers and supplies to the Northeast and help with infrastructure repairs, but she said, "Given the predictions and the size of the storm, there were a lot of contractors there to provide assistance ahead of time."
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Gore Vidal is Still a Self-Important Punk
I was going to write a long and vituperative response to this Gore Vidal interview in which he pulls his skirts up around his knocking knees and squeals about the United States becoming a military dictatorship because we're all ignorant hicks, but I believe I'll answer his puling by adapting one of my favorite quotes from William F. Buckley.
Gore Vidal, you officious punk, stop calling me "dim-witted and ignorant" or I'll sock you in your wrinkled face and you'll stay plastered.
Relive one of Buckley's greatest moments and a supreme humiliation of a man who didn't suffer enough of them by clicking the play button.
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To Etienne - While the population in the center of the city may have been declining, you should also take into account what's going on in the areas around the city. If you go north a little, up to Cranberry, and compare the area now to what it was 5-15 years ago, you'd notice there has been a massive increase in population with new businesses popping up left and right. Also, a good deal of these people also work in the city.
This article (and frankly, every puff piece written this week) is one that will make the majority of native Pittsburgh people beam...young & old, locals & transplants.
I am 25 years old, my 90-year old grandfather was a department store clerk for Kauffmans, my father worked in the blast furnace section of J & L Steel to pay for his college & then subsequent medical school tuition. The history of the city remains in its elders and has been engrained into my generation & is preserved with pride.
While there is no perfect city government & no perfect solution to every problem, the positives continue to HEAVILY outweigh the negatives mentioned by a previous commenter. The city & its surrounding counties are a fantastic place to start, raise & educate an educate an honest family.
The facts that describe the city as being revived show up every day in my life. Green initiaves, nanotechnology, biomedical engineering, & education have friends of mine from college that were out-of-state or out-of-country moving to Pittsburgh.
I commend President Obama's decision to choose Pittsburgh as a site for the economic summit. While Washington brass initially scoffed at his suggestion, they'll quickly learn why his choice makes sense & Pittsburgh will provide a backdrop to educate the world on how we can transform a faltering economy into a thriving one.
Thank you, Pittsburgh Boy! I couldn't have said it better myself. There are many like you, including myself, who's parents nearly killed themselves working hard-labor jobs to ensure we get the educations we need to adapt to the changing economy and changing world.
Myfi...Pittsburgh still has one of the most active manufacturing bases in the country, with one of the highest percentages of the workforce engaged in the sector. It may not be all steel mills and coal mines, but a lot of skilled and high-tech manufacturing jobs have come into the area. I guess you're just upset that there's not much demand for loudmouthed, mush-brained broom pushers.
MiFy must be a Cleveland fan :).
Regardless what some people think about The 'Burgh, as an European who lived in Pittsburgh for more than 10 years, I have to agree that this city is one of the best places in States to live and work. It might not have all the hipes of a big metropolis, but it has a unique soul and regardless what you think about it at the beginning (honestly I hate it my first year there), it starts growing on you.
As for article, i think it failed to mention some other employers that has significant presence in the area, such as PNC, BNY Mellon (former Mellon Financial), Alcoa, Heinz, etc.
For all Pittsburgh lovers I would recommend a nice article from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette titled " The G-20: What would Andrew Mellon do?"
"I wonder what will happen when the healthcare bussiness will go bust. How will the superspecialized, overeducated and very well paid people in this field will survive?"
The same way they did after the farm/steel/auto industry went bust, they will create a new field that demands even more education and pays even more.
Pretty simple bra
Isn't it the same story everywhere? The biggest employer in almost any city is a hospital/university. 100 years ago it was agriculture, 60 years ago it was steel/mining, 30 years ago it was car manufacturing... I wonder what will happen when the healthcare bussiness will go bust. How will the superspecialized, overeducated and very well paid people in this field will survive? And please, just don't tell me that the bust will never come.
Ah, "human capital stock." Now THERE'S a phrase to give you a warm, fuzzy feeling, alright.
@MiFy, you need to learn how to express yourself and not keep your emotions all bottled up.
My father and grandfather each spent over 30 years chucking steel at J&L's old plant on Southside. All of the men on my mother's side of the family spent decades digging coal out from under the hills of Western PA. Trust me, I know exactly where those bridges came from. I know exactly what the steelworker went through when the mills collapsed, as I lived through my father's financial difficulty.
But you also have to remember, things change. My family survived because my father and mother sent us all of to college, even with their own financial problems. Rather than complaining while waiting for the mills to reopen, they decided that they would move on and prepare their kids for the positives and negatives of capitalism. And in college, I didn't learn how to write poems and carry a tote bag, I learned IT (which is actually worse than writing poems).
If you want a guaranteed job, move to Cuba. Otherwise welcome to the real world.
Since you chose NOT to live in Cuba, you must remember that this is a free country. And, as such, it is up to the individual to turn lemons into lemonade. So, if you don't like a place (whether it be Pittsburgh, NYC, Honolulu or Vegas) then pack up and go make lemonade somewhere else. Just remember that those of that choose to remain in Pittsburgh won't miss your poor attitude and that we'll remind you to not let the door hit you in the a** on the way out.
So, in other words, to hell with anyone who isn't in healthcare. Wow, what a great city... how versatile. Let's just sh*t down the necks of those who BUILT the city. Where do they think all those bridges CAME from? Doctors and nurses and health techs surely didn't build them.
And the thanks that the city gives to the blue collar men and women is a big fat "TOUGH SH*T, you're on your own." No wonder everyone has moved out of this dung heap of a pretend city.
The yuppies and wannabe yuppies (30-something punks who think because they have a sketchbook in one hand and a book of sh*tty poems in their tote bag they're artists and writers) can HAVE it. I will never come back to this high taxed, overrated, sport-worshipping, alcoholic town. You're all fooling yourselves.
This is story that started after WW2, when a Democratic Mayor and the Business Community came together to lead the community through some tough choices....smoke control and the use of eminent domain for redevelopment where people and businesses sacrificed for a better future.
That stewardship continued with the business community leadership under David Bergholtz to support public education in the 70's. Coupled with fiscally responsible elected officials like Pete Flaherty and Richard Caliguiri our core was preserved and ripe for its current Renaissance.
Under Mayor Tom Murphy the current Renaissance was kick started...taxes were still held constant, while major public private partnerships caused significant brownfield, downtown, neighborhood and park investments. Two stadium and a green convention center constructed. Unfortunately in his last term Murphy, in order for solve the fiscal situation forced a confrontation with the state which controls all revenue avenues for the city and cripples it with labor and other requirements. That confrontation allowed for some revenue and enabled the city to cut costs as well as provide a small business tax cut. The resolution crippled Mayor Murphy politically but provided considerable relief.
Maybe President Obama picked Pittsburgh because it underscores the fact that sacrifice can lead to progress, public and private can work together and leaders in the short term aren't always the most popular guy in the room.
Pittsburgh's population peaked in 1950 at 676,000. Since then population has declined continuously, in aggregate by 55%. The 2008 population is 7% lower than the 2000 population. I should think The Economist would have considered this relevant in an article on the City's "Renaissance".
Pittsburgh also has the third highest rate of graduate degree holders behind San Francisco and Boston (if one excludes Washington, D.C. and it swarm of lawyers).
Pittsburgh has a tremendous human capital stock, who enjoy a vastly lower cost of living, and a vastly higher standard of living, and courtesy, than do most large cities in America.
The nation's steel firms were not nationalized when they started going bankrupt, they were allowed to fail and work their way through the courts. All the old mills shut down, which was very painful for Pittsburgh. But with some help, they emerged a better city for it. Cities in Michigan and Ohio that are relying on auto industry bailouts from the government are only going to continue downhill until their failing factories are allowed to go under. Only then will things begin to turn around.
I live downtown in a new development and do not mind the inconvenience of the G-20 but more importantly, I moved downtown because of smart policy decisions often overlooked :
- Former Mayor Murphy's push to develop gorgeous riverfront trails by working with non-profits
- Kayaking and other recreational opportunities along the river parks plus a revitalization of our Euro-style parks
- a 10-year property tax abatement for new condos for 100% of the value of $250k or less. Therefore, if you buy a $500k place, you pay 1/2 the taxes or none if your place is $250k or less
- Allowing the non-profits like UPMC, U of Pitt, Carnegie Mellon, the Cultural Trust, Friends of the Riverfront, Riverlife and others play a serious role in decision making for the region
I would also agree that our lack of city-county consolidation means that we have less clout nationally and have way too much government overhead. The rationale from city and small borough officials is that if they give up procurement responsibilities and functions, then who would pay for their re-elections?
A lot of people here in Pittsburgh are grumbling about the coming inconvenience, not just of hosting a bevy of world leaders, but also of the expected protesters and concomitant shenanigans. The most common refrain I hear is, "With the potential interruption of business during the summit, what good is this going to do for our city?"
I would like to thank the Economist for giving me a more than adequate answer. Yes, as was noted below, we have our problems. However, despite these, our beloved little city has maintained an economic and cultural vibrancy that in many ways is inconsistent with its small size.
It is an honor to be the first non-capitol to host the G20. Hopefully the rest of the world will take more notice of what a gem Pittsburgh is.
As a native Pittsburgher (and a long-time subscriber to the Economist), thanks for the nice article. I would like to point out that you have glossed over the bad areas including:
* the problems with the City Budget -- it might be running a surplus today, but it has a bleak outlook long-term
* Racism is a serious problem in the area that won't go away
* There are way too many local and municipal governments given the size of the population, some considation would help
* UPMC is almost has a monopoly in health care
* Job growth was very slow over the last 10 years or so (then again, net job growth nationwide over the last 10 years is pretty flat, too)
Still for all the negatives, like being the largest city in Appalachia, I love my hometown.
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A broken heart (or heartbreak) is a common metaphor for the intense emotional pain or suffering one feels after losing a loved one, whether through death, divorce, breakup, physical separation, betrayal, or romantic rejection.
Heartbreak is usually associated with losing a family member or spouse, though losing a parent, sibling, child, pet, lover or close friend can all "break one's heart," and it is frequently experienced during grief and bereavement. The phrase refers to the physical pain one may feel in the chest as a result of the loss, although it also by extension includes the emotional trauma of loss even where it is not experienced as somatic pain. Although "heartbreak" ordinarily does not imply any physical defect in the heart, there is a condition known as "Takotsubo cardiomyopathy" (broken heart syndrome), where a traumatising incident triggers the brain to distribute chemicals that weaken heart tissue.
The Broken Heart symbol is in Unicode at U+1F494 💔 broken heart in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs plane.
For many people having a broken heart is something that may not be recognized at first, as it takes time for an emotional or physical loss to be fully acknowledged. As Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson states:
Human beings are not always aware of what they are feeling. Like animals, they may not be able to put their feelings into words. This does not mean they have no feelings. Sigmund Freud once speculated that a man could be in love with a woman for six years and not know it until many years later. Such a man, with all the goodwill in the world, could not have verbalized what he did not know. He had the feelings, but he did not know about them. It may sound like a paradox — paradoxical because when we think of a feeling, we think of something that we are consciously aware of feeling. As Freud put it in his 1915 article The Unconscious: "It is surely of the essence of an emotion that we should be aware of it. Yet it is beyond question that we can 'have' feelings that we do not know about."[2]
Regarding the sadness of loss and heartbreak, the Buddha had the following admonition:[3]
O, monks! Why should every female, male, layperson, or priest because they are hurt always consider that all things they love would one day go away from them? What is the advantage of taking the said matter into consideration? Hearken, monks! All fondness and love existing in the beings lead them to perform physical, verbal or mental bad deeds. Upon having always taken such matter into consideration, the being will be able to leave or lighten such fondness and love. O, monks! That is the advantage that every female, male, layperson, or priest should always consider that all things they love would one day go away from them.
This biblical reference highlights the issues of pain surrounding a broken heart:
In this Psalm, King David says that insults have broken his heart, not loss or pain. It is also popular belief that rejection, major or minor, can break an individual's heart. This heartbreak can be greatly increased if rejected by a loved one or someone whom you respect.
Plays of William Shakespeare feature characters dying from a broken heart, such as Enobarbus and Lady Montague[4]—though Rosalind claims (of men at least) that 'these are all lies: men have died from time to time, and worms have eaten them, but not for love'.[5]
In many legends and fictional tales, characters die after suffering a devastating loss. But even in reality people die from what appears to be a broken heart. Broken heart syndrome is commonly blamed for the death of a person whose spouse is already deceased, but the cause is not always so clear-cut. The condition can be triggered by sudden emotional stress caused by a traumatic breakup or the death of a loved one.[6] Broken heart syndrome is clinically different from a heart attack because the patients have few risk factors for heart disease and were previously healthy prior to the heart muscles weakening. The recovery rates for those suffering from "broken heart syndrome" are faster than those who had heart attacks and complete recovery to the heart is achieved within two weeks.[7]
Research has shown that a broken heart hurts in the same way as pangs of intense physical pain. A 2011 study demonstrated that the same regions of the brain that become active in response to painful sensory experiences are activated during intense experiences of social rejection, or social loss generally. "These results give new meaning to the idea that social rejection 'hurts'," said University of Michigan social psychologist Ethan Kross, lead author of the article.[8][9] The Michigan research implicates the secondary somatosensory cortex and the dorsal posterior insula. Macdonald and Leary had earlier (2005) proposed the evolution of common mechanisms for both physical and emotional pain responses, and noted that multiple languages and cultures use terms like "hurt," "heartbreak," "hurt heart" or "ripped out my heart" to describe responses to social exclusion and argue that such expressions are "more than just a metaphor."[10]
The psychologist and writer Dorothy Rowe recounted that she thought of heartbreak as an empty cliché until she experienced it herself as an adult.[11][12] Heartbreak can sometimes lead people to seek medical help for the physical symptom, and may then be related to a somatoform disorder.[13]
The neurological process involved in the perception of heartache is not known, but is thought to involve the anterior cingulate cortex of the brain, which during stress may overstimulate the vagus nerve causing pain, nausea or muscle tightness in the chest.[14] Eisenberger and Lieberman showed that rejection is associated with activation of the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex and right-ventral pre-frontal cortex, areas established as be involved in processing of pain (including pain experienced in others through empathy).[15] The same researchers mention effect of social stressors on the heart, and personality on perception of pain.[16]


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Common, coarse-grained variety of quartz that ranges in colour from nearly black through smoky brown. No distinct boundary exists between smoky and colourless quartz. Its abundance causes it to be worth considerably less than either amethyst or citrine. Heating bleaches the stone, the colour sometimes passing through yellow; these yellow pieces are often sold as citrine.
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Translucent, coarse-grained variety of the silica mineral quartz found in pegmatites. Rose quartz is valued for its pale to rich pink colour, which is due to very small amounts of titanium. It has been carved since early times and has been faceted to provide gems of good brilliance. Its milky aspect is attributed to tiny, needlelike inclusions of rutile, which, when oriented, give the polished stone an asterism (optical phenomenon of a star-shaped figure) like that found in sapphire, but not as sharp or intense. Rose quartz occurs in Brazil, Madagascar, Sweden, Namibia, California, and Maine, among other sites.
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Second most abundant mineral (after feldspar) in the Earth's crust, present in many rocks. Quartz, which consists of silica, or silicon dioxide (SiO2), has great economic importance. Many varieties are gemstones, including amethyst, citrine, smoky quartz, and rose quartz. Sandstone, composed mainly of quartz, is an important building stone. Large amounts of quartz sand (or silica sand) are used in the manufacture of glass and ceramics and for molds in metal casting. Crushed quartz is used as an abrasive in sandpaper; silica sand is employed in sandblasting; and sandstone is used whole to make whetstones, millstones, and grindstones. Silica glass (or fused quartz) is used in optics to transmit ultraviolet light. Tubing and various vessels of fused quartz have important laboratory applications, and quartz fibres are employed in extremely sensitive weighing devices.
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Quartz (from German ) is the most abundant mineral in the Earth's continental crust (although feldspar is more common in the world as a whole). It is made up of a lattice of silica tetrahedra. Quartz has a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale and a density of 2.65 g/cm³.
Pure quartz is colorless or white; colored varieties include rose quartz, amethyst, smoky quartz, milky quartz, and others. Quartz goes by an array of different names. The most important distinction between types of quartz is that of macrocrystalline (individual crystals visible to the unaided eye) and the microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline varieties (aggregates of crystals visible only under high magnification). Chalcedony is a generic term for cryptocrystalline quartz. The cryptocrystalline varieties are either translucent or mostly opaque, while the transparent varieties tend to be macrocrystalline.
Although many of the varietal names historically arose from the color of the mineral, current scientific naming schemes refer primarily to the microstructure of the mineral. Color is a secondary identifier for the cryptocrystalline minerals, although it is a primary identifier for the macrocrystalline varieties. This does not always hold true.
Chalcedony | Any cryptocrystalline quartz, although generally only used for white or lightly colored material. Otherwise more specific names are used. |
Agate | Multi-colored, banded chalcedony, semi-translucent to translucent |
Onyx | Agate where the bands are straight, parallel and consistent in size. |
Jasper | Opaque chalcedony, typically red to brown |
Aventurine | Translucent chalcedony with small inclusions (usually mica) that shimmer. |
Tiger's eye | Fibrous gold to red-brown coloured quartz, exhibiting chatoyancy. |
Rock crystal | Clear, colorless |
Amethyst | Purple, transparent |
Citrine | Yellow to reddish orange to brown, greenish yellow |
Prasiolite | Mint green, transparent |
Rose quartz | Pink, translucent, may display diasterism |
Rutilated quartz | Contains acicular (needles) inclusions of rutile |
Milk quartz | White, translucent to opaque, may display diasterism |
Smoky quartz | Brown to grey, opaque |
Morion | Dark-brown, opaque |
Carnelian | Reddish orange chalcedony, translucent |
Not all varieties of quartz are naturally occurring. Prasiolite, an olive colored material, is produced by heat treatment; natural prasiolite has also been observed in Lower Silesia in Poland. Although citrine occurs naturally, the majority is the result of heat-treated amethyst. Carnelian is widely heat-treated to deepen its color.
Due to natural quartz being so often twinned, much of the quartz used in industry is synthesized. Large, flawless and untwinned crystals are produced in an autoclave via the hydrothermal process; emeralds are also synthesized in this fashion. While these are still commonly referred to as quartz, the correct term for this material is silicon dioxide.
Quartz is a common constituent of granite, sandstone, limestone, and many other igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
The name "quartz" comes from the German "Quarz", which is of Slavic origin (Czech miners called it křemen). Other sources insist the name is from the Saxon word "Querkluftertz", meaning cross-vein ore.
Quartz is the most common material identified as the mystical substance maban in Australian Aboriginal mythology. It is found regularly in passage tomb cemeteries in Europe in a burial context, eg. Newgrange or Carrowmore in the Republic of Ireland. The Irish word for quartz is grian cloch, which means 'stone of the sun'.
Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder believed quartz to be water ice, permanently frozen after great lengths of time. (The word "crystal" comes from the Greek word for ice.) He supported this idea by saying that quartz is found near glaciers in the Alps, but not on volcanic mountains, and that large quartz crystals were fashioned into spheres to cool the hands. He also knew of the ability of quartz to split light into a spectrum. This idea persisted until at least the 1600s.
In the 17th century, Nicolas Steno's study of quartz paved the way for modern crystallography. He discovered that no matter how distorted a quartz crystal, the long prism faces always made a perfect 60 degree angle.
Charles Sawyer invented the commercial quartz crystal manufacturing process in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. This initiated the transition from mined and cut quartz for electrical appliances to manufactured quartz.
Quartz's piezoelectric properties were discovered by Jacques and Pierre Curie in 1880. The quartz oscillator or resonator was first developed by Walter Guyton Cady in 1921 George Washington Pierce designed and patented quartz crystal oscillators in 1923 Warren Marrison created the first quartz oscillator clock based on the work of Cady and Pierce in 1927


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Good Pictures!
Thank you for the pictures. Steve, I know you take about a 100 pictures at every stop you make. Please post more so we can enjoy. I liked the Chief big face look! Enjoy Mackinac Island. The drive over the bridge will be like you flying in your motor home 400 feet above Lake Superior. You can see the water through the grated road bed. Scarey!! Enjoy the island fudge. That's what they are known for. The Hotel is beautiful! It takes you back to the 1800's. Catherine, you won't have to worry about someone asking you to dance there. Just count how many times you hear people say 'EH' or 'A' sp?
Keep the pictures coming!!
Stay Safe!!
Jeff & Mary
Now in Michigan
Trip Start
Sep 09, 2006
Trip End
Nov 09, 2006
So.. did the Bear Country USA in Rapid City. Kind like Lion Country Safari in Orange County. Drove through the park and saw some really cool animals..
And Michael liked this hat..
but did not get it. Too many places to find this stuff...
Then off to Wall Drug, the worlds largest drug store... With a saloon, gold mining, chapel, dinosaurs, etc... they have it all in South Dakota!
Then off to the badlands. A bit of a drive, but worth seeing.....
And I guess.. Michael liked making friends with the chickens at a prairie home..
Not thinking about moving here though...
And finally... The Corn Palace... Decorated with 42 different types of corn, in no-where South Dakota... This is decorated each year with a different theme.. Don't know how they keep the birds from eating it but it is there..
When we got there, they were having a national Polka Dancing festival... We did not join in... Maybe next time...
Off to Mackawac Island tomorrow, more to some..
Have a good morning!!
great shots!
glad i got this link to work, but only on my Mac. (those commercials really are true - no more PC's for this house!). i second the motion that ye should post a few more shots. very good stuff.
have fun!
- the Newberrys
very annoying Best Western banner...
their add on top of your pictures has reminded me where i won't stay on my next journey...
(any way to close that goofy lil' window?)
Wow! you went to walldrug. Great shots - who's the injun guy with Michael?
The people that crossed through the badlands had to be bad a#$%@(. That looks rough out there - what a great adventure. Aren't you glad you are NOT in a covered wagon?
I can't believe you didn't polka - come on!!


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If you are 5 weeks pregnant, baby is now called an embryo at this stage and is slightly bigger than the sesame seed. Fetal age is approximately 3weeks.
Baby is slowly transforming into a bundle of cells organized in a "C" shape with a top, bottom, front, and back, which will seal and develop into the neural tube (this becomes the spinal cord later).
The neural tube already has a wider, flatter top that will develop into baby's brain. A bulge has developed in the center of the embryo, which will soon become a tiny U-shaped tube which will form the heart. This tub will start beating between days 21-24, and is circulating the embryo's own blood.
Around days 26, arm buds will begin to form, looking like knobs on the side of the body. This little embryo is surrounded by protective membranes and attached to a yolk sac that makes the embryo's unique cells.
You on the other hand, your body is producing large amounts of hormones, and will continue to do so for the next 6 weeks as your pregnancy week by week grows.
The hormones produced will;
At this point, 5 weeks pregnant mom is probably feeling emotionally excited and happy if you were looking forward to being pregnant. You might also be moody and emotional due to the flood of pregnancy hormones.
These first month pregnancy symptoms might also include a feeling of forgetfulness? Like where did you leave your keys? Or did you remember to put the lid on top of the rice cooker? Don't be alarmed if this happens, because it comes as a result of less blood flow to your brain.
Physically, you are tired because your body is spending a lot of energy adjusting to pregnancy. And you might be bloated and crampy in the pelvis.
Disgusted by smoke, alcohol, odors or caffeinated beverages yet? Maybe and maybe not, just avoid being near anything that disgusts you. These are your baby's protective mechanisms kicking in.
If you are nauseated by now, just keep your stomach lined with small health meals. Continue to practice the healthy habits as discussed in pregnancy week 1.
Visit the homepage of Signs of pregnancy week by week here
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Hi friend, my name is Nuella and founder of this site. Well actually,mom made it for me. Mom had all these great ideas while pregnant and sought to share them with all expectant moms in search of information about pregnancy. I love that you have made it here to read it, and I hope you enjoy your stay. Please like, bookmark, comment or share a page with everyone. Thanks with love!


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I like to think that I'm open-minded about a lot of things. Sexual preference is one of these. Basically, as long as you're not chasing after toddlers, I don't care. Yeah, I know. Not being homophobic hardly qualifies me for the most open-minded person of the year award. In my family, however, it should. I was raised to be anti-gay.
If my mother would read this, she would say "I don't hate gays, I just think that they're sick and unnatural" Thanks, Ma. So one day, in my early teens, I had a sudden insight. Gays weren't sick and disgusting. Sexual preference is totally irrelevant. Gay men don't all swish. Lesbians aren't all able to bench press Ford trucks. Pretty simple, huh? At the time, to me, it was mind blowing. Suddenly, I had to question everything that my parents had told me. . . like the yearly visits from the Easter Bunny, the chances of my face freezing when I made faces, and the devastating effects of coffee drinking by a juvenile.
I kept quiet about my little discovery. They weren't going to listen to me. One day, at dinner, I couldn't stand it anymore. Either my father or brother made some comment about how disgusting it was to see two guys holding hands at the flea market. So, as innocently as possible, I pointed out that my parents had also been holding hands. Well, that was different, they rushed to assure me. Apparently, that was how it was supposed to be. My first thought was flea markets should be safe havens for gays. Then I got with it and said that I didn't see anything wrong with it. They were holding hands, not having sex. My family stared at me. I felt that I'd suddenly developed leprosy. Calmly, as though he were talking to a three-year-old, my brother explained to me that it wasn't the act but the perpetrators. Before you ask; no, he didn't use that word. Just as calmly, I said that there is no reason that two men can't hold hands in public. My mother, looking as though someone had tarnished her baby, changed the subject.
I should also explain that my family is fond of debates. Not a knock-down, drag-out Jerry Springer kind of debate but logical, well-reasoned ones. The problem is, we have few debate topics because we agree on most important things. Suddenly, there was a new topic. Homosexuality. Previously, the topic had been dormant, because there was no one to take the for side, or perhaps, the non-against side. Now, when anyone is spoiling for a debate, it's always homosexuality. It's my parents, brother, and sister against me. I never gain any ground on the argument, nor do they. We always hash it out though.
Sometimes my grandmother gets into the act too. Actually, she doesn't debate. She sits off to the side and echoes the words "sick", "unnatural", and "perverted" when ever they are mentioned. It's fairly comical. Eventually, she tells some little side story such as this one. "The other day, they were showing a wedding on one of my news shows. And it was two men! Can you believe it? They were getting married! In a church, no less. This is not what God intended. Then they were pronounced husband and husband, or whatever it is that those people do, and they kissed!! It was disgusting. Two men kissing on television. That should not be seen"
I resisted the urge to grab my copy of In & Out. I ventured in a different direction. "So, you saw that it was a gay wedding and you kept watching? What did you think they were going to do, shake hands? If it's so disgusting, why did you watch?" My grandmother buckled under all of the pressure and began to spout of things about how old she was and how important God was to her. Then she started to cry. I made a mental note to invite a lesbian friend to dinner next week.
So here I sit, the gay-friendly daughter of conservative Republicans. Shh, don't tell the National Rifle association, or they may revoke the family membership.
Julie is an eighteen year old heterosexual college student from Illinois who obsesses about movies and is secretly holding out for Rupert Everett or Paul Rudd. Don't worry, she's not holding her breath. Should you feel the urge to contact her, whether it be to take potshots at her grandmother or to commiserate about Paul Rudd, you send e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Energy Efficiency Costs a Fraction of Purchasing Electricity in California
The California Energy Commission (CEC) published a paper this week that tabulates the savings versus funding for the state's utility programs for energy efficiency over the last five years. Altogether, the state's three electrical investor-owned utilities spent $1.4 billion on energy efficiency programs from 2000 to 2004. During these five years, meeting demand for electricity with energy efficiency was substantially cheaper than generating electricity in power plants.
Over the last five years, the average (levelized) cost for electricity generation on weekdays between noon and 7 pm was $0.167 cents per kWh, more than five times the average levelized cost of energy efficiency for this same period at $0.029 cents per kWh.
By 2004, the levelized cost of energy from energy efficiency projects in California had dropped to the lowest point in five years at $0.011 per kWh. CEC publishes the report online and titled "Funding and Savings for Energy Efficiency Programs in Program Years 2000 through 2004" (PDF 80 KB)
Source: July 27 edition of the California Energy Commission's Flex-Your Power E-Newswire.


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By Archana Srinivasan
I came to work last Tuesday thinking that it was going to be just another day at work, but little did I know that my supervisor had something exciting planned for the day. She told me that we were going on a site visit to the Associated Press to meet the supervisor of our student Intern working there. My excitement level shot up a little bit, as I had no idea of what happens on a site visit; this was my first one. We managed to reach the office of AP in Manhattan making it through the long walk accompanied by heavy rain and winds. Mr. Brett – the intern's supervisor gave us a warm welcome and spoke with us for a while regarding the Intern's work and his summer plans to recruit more I.T. interns, and yes, "paid" for the summer. He had nothing but praises for the NYIT student interning there, Parth Savani.
Amy (my supervisor) gave him a fancy folder with brochures containing details of the Career Services Internship Certificate Program. They discussed legal requirements for paying interns and what was needed to ensure a good learning experience for the student. This was followed by a tour of the office where we got to see the floors where all the action takes place. On one floor, each employee had at least two desktop monitors, and no not for Facebooking, tweeting or gaming, but for work – one for AP's news and the other for scanning other news stories. There was also this interesting looking circular glass room on that floor where the heads of all departments meet every day to prioritize which news stories are most important. On another floor there was also a full basketball court where the interns compete with the staff. We were told that just recently, for the first time in a long time, the staff beat the interns. Overall, I think one of the most interesting things we learned was that one of the floors in which we toured was once a professional hockey rink! Pretty cool!
The most interesting part of this visit for me was to learn about the kind of work Parth is involved in. He is actually helping the mobile application team develop an app for smart phones comprising of a rare collection of pictures from their archives. Parth's supervisor seemed really pleased with Parth's work and said that that it doesn't matter to him where a student goes to school or what kind of grades the student gets. The most important thing to him when hiring an intern is his energy and practical experience. Did I mention that they are looking for more IT interns for the summer?
Overall, this was a wonderful experience to learn, observe and meet new people. Thanks Amy!
Author: amy_bravo
Author: amy_bravo
On Friday, March 12, 2010 the Education Committee, a subcommittee of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce hosted its first event called, "Access to Capital" at The Levin Institute. Amy Bravo and John Hyde of NYIT's Office of Career Services serve on the Education Committee whose purpose is to, "create and promote opportunities for Chamber members to develop a well-educated, globally minded, highly skilled workforce, and to equip our members with the necessary skills to succeed through the collaborative efforts of the Chamber, the business community and the many educational institutions that are located in Manhattan."
Over 100 owners of small to mid-sized businesses attended this event to hear from two panels. The first panel was organized to provide information from the lender's perspective. The panelists were David Glass, Funding Specialist from Yellowstone Capital; Michael A. Madonia, Assistant Vice President from M & T Bank and Wanda Santiago, VP of Lending, from ACCION USA. Panelists described the types of funding their institutions provide to businesses and what is necessary to qualify for funding. Among the most valuable information they provided was the most common misconceptions that people have about the various types of lenders. Audience participants were provided the opportunity to ask questions about their specific business needs which they found most helpful.
The second panel covered public financing options & case studies from successful entrepreneurs. Panelists included Pravina Raghavan, District Director for New York from the SBA; Karen-Michelle Mirko, Director of NYC Business Solutions; Amy DeGiulio, Owner of the Sugar Flower Shop, and Mary Repke, Chief Bag Lady of Coakley Business Class. Karen-Michelle and Pravina discussed basic financing terms, ongoing support that exists for small businesses and they explained the varying length of time to secure financing. Amy DeGuiulio brought examples of her exquisite sugar flowers and samples of cake for all the guests to taste after she shared her personal entrepreneurial journey. Mary Repke chronicled her experience of coming up with an idea for an effective travel bag and how she took it from concept to reality, and all the highs and lows she experienced in the process. The event was a huge success.
NYIT signed on as members of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce in 2009. The College has hosted Chamber events since joining, including a speed networking event last semester which brought local small business owners to our campus to see our 11th floor auditorium and to learn more about our new space on Broadway. Since joining the Education Committee, Amy Bravo and John Hyde have met professionals from businesses out in the local community as well as colleagues in the field of higher education. These contacts have yielded internships for our students in communication arts, marketing, information technology, computer science, interdisciplinary studies and management. As the Education Committee continues to expand, our hope is to share with local businesses all the opportunities NYIT has to offer them from our classes and degree programs, to our talented student and alumni pools from which they could select internship and full-time hires. For more information about joining the Education Committee, contact Ronald Paltrowitz, Committee Chair at email@example.com.
Author: amy_bravo
My name is Amy Bravo and I'm here to recruit you for Experiential Education.
Students, come find out about the Internship Certificate program. Faculty, let's work together. If you have questions, post in the comments, or email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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bird necklace |
triangle necklace |
- colors
- design in all scales
- diagrams
- the sea
- abandoned industrial places
- dancing
- working late at night
- chocolate [slurp]
- Ruined pavement tiles that splash you unexpectedly [yuck]
- when it gets dark early and I have woken up late
- stuffed buses
- injustice
- carrying too many stuff [ which I often do somehow]
Make sure the desk is clean and dust free. Turn the first piece of wallpaper to its back and put the glue with the brush [5]. Turn it around and glue it to the table. If you glue it crooked you do have some time to re do it since the glue doesn't dry all that fast. With the piece of fabric press the wallpaper in order for it to say put and take all air bubbles out [6].