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Blogging City Hall and Harris County government with the Chronicle staff
Monthly Archive for August, 2009
And the winner is…
The results of a KHOU/KUHF poll on the mayoral race are in, and the buttress the anecdotal conclusions we highlighted last week that the race remains wide open. More than two thirds of voters did not express a preference, with the rest weighing in as follows: In the poll, Houston Controller Annise Parker leads among […]
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More endorsements
City Controller Annise Parker won two additional endorsements this week, one from the Spring Branch Democrats and the other from the Houston Electric Auto Association. The former chose Parker and various City Council candidates Wednesday night, and the auto association made their choice based on scoring from the attached questionnaire. The Spring Branch endorsement, we […]
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Moderating debates 101
Last night's MBA Council of Houston mayoral debate started off with a bang, and then another, and then another, and then another. Moderator Melanie Lawson aimed her first question at Gene Locke, noting how many endorsements he'd received, his connections to Houston's powerful at Metro, the Port of Houston and HISD, and asked: "How can […]
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Annise Parker files her papers
Twitter was afire with tweets, pictures and videos about City Controller Annise Parker's "I Can Make A Difference" rally outside City Hall today, where about 100 supporters gathered to encourage her mayoral candidacy. Judging by the pictures and video, she seemed fired up: So Locke, Parker and two others named Charles Cupp and Amanda Ulman […]
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More on Ashby (UPDATED)
Mayoral candidate Gene Locke also has released a statement on the decision to approve plans for the Ashby high-rise. Previous post here. Locke's statement after the jump:
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Annise Parker's education plan
City Controller Annise Parker released her education white paper on the first day of school, also taking the opportunity to announce two education-related endorsements. State Rep. Scott Hochberg, "the Texas Legislature's leading education expert," according to a campaign statement, and Harris County Department of Education Trustee Jim Henley. "On the day when many children in […]
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Ashby agitation (UPDATED)
The two Houston mayoral candidates who hold elected office, Controller and former councilwoman Annise Parker and Councilman Peter Brown, reacted quickly to Friday's news that city officials had approved plans for the controversial Ashby high-rise development. Both candidates aligned themselves solidly with neighbors resisting the building, and both called for new city policies to protect […]
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Locke wins police union endorsement
Former City Attorney Gene Locke today received the endorsement of the Houston Police Officers Union, and unveiled his plan for cutting crime in Houston. Among city employees, that means Locke won the support of the police and firefighters and City Controller Annise Parker won the Houston Organization of Public Employees. Because endorsements are often just […]
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Endorsement roundup
City Controller Annise Parker snagged a number of endorsements last night, winning the support of the Houston Public Employees Union, Service Employees International Union Local 1 as well as that of the Harris County Democrats. The event had a real major league feel to it that has been lacking from a lot of the forums, […]
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Re: Bill Walker Compass piece (Nov. 2):
What gives litigants to foolish lawsuits the right to hijack the term "public interest?" The state Constitution mandates management of resources to the maximum benefit of the public. Without low-impact biological and mineral field studies it cannot be determined how best to manage resources.
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Six weeks to save the euro
The British Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne settled on six weeks as the window to save the European single currency.
It is, of course, an artificial deadline. It coincides with the G20 meeting in Cannes. Beyond that, there is not significance to six weeks. What it does do is to concentrate minds. And that was probably its purpose.
However, the past 18 months have been littered with meetings and summits to rescue the euro. Many have come with the billing that they are "crunch" gatherings. Communiques are issued that pacify the markets for days, until the small print is read. And then the realisation dawns that the big question has not been answered.
What happens if a big nation like Italy gets into difficulty? If it is too big to bail out - which currently it is - what impact will that have on Europe's banks? Will the eurozone break up in chaos and imperil what is left of the global recovery? So markets fret. So politicians and officials pledge to use "overwhelming force" to fix the problem.
Emerging from the IMF meeting in Washington is the broad outline of the latest plan. It broadly accepts that Greece will default. What it aims to do is to protect Europe's banks from the fall-out and to build up defences around Italy.
So, in the weeks ahead Europe's banks will be re-capitalised - though we don't know by how much. There will be huge efforts to boost the size of the EFSF - the main bailout fund. The EFSF already has been given extra powers and those are currently being debated by national parliaments. Its fire-power has been raised to 440bn euros (£380bn). The suggestion is that the fund needs to grow to 2 trillion euros.
How this will be done is not clear. But the mood is to pick up on an idea initially floated by the US Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner. At a meeting in Wroclaw he called for the existing fund to be leveraged so that it would be four or five times greater. How would this be done? No-one is sure, but the EFSF could act like a bank and draw on funds from the ECB.
So the proposed deal is re-capitalise the banks, expand the EFSF so it could protect even Italy, and prepare for a Greek default.
It is easy to sketch out such a scenario on headed hotel notepaper in Washington - and then there is politics, and reality.
Greece - a country only in nameFirstly, there is Greece. It finds itself pursuing a policy that almost no-one believes in. It is dishing out new austerity plans in the hope it will be given another bailout cheque next month. Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos is increasingly seen as whistling on the deck whilst the passengers are making their escape. At the weekend he said "Greece is never going to default because that would be a catastrophe for the eurozone."
But, all around him, plans are being laid. The markets have already factored in a Greek default. Some 60% of the Greek people now expect a default. Built in to the new plan is the expectation that Greek debt will be cut by between 50% and 60%, so as to protect the eurozone.
So why, if default is in the offing, should the Greek people go along with the latest austerity plans? A poll suggests that already 48% of Greeks are unable to meet their extra tax burden. Yes, Greece will get the next tranche of the bailout money - 8bn euros - but that is only to buy time.
Greece remains dangerously unstable. "There is no doubt that we are living in wartime conditions," said Apostolos Tamvakakis, the CEO of the Greek National Bank.
The much repeated statement by Mr Venizelos that "Greece is and will always be a euro area member state" is so often repeated that it sounds desperate. The likelihood is that it will remain in the eurozone because of the difficulties of leaving. But it is increasingly a country only in name; its sovereignty has been traded away and its future will be decided by outsiders.
Dissent in GermanySecondly, there is Germany. The EFSF bailout fund cannot be expanded without German approval. They are wary of giving the ECB more power. Even the German president has warned that there are risks to democracy in doing that. One of the attractions of the modern German state is its focus on the consequences for democracy.
This Thursday the Bundestag will vote on the extra powers for the EFSF agreed on 21 July. The expanded fund will raise German financial guarantees to 211bn euros.
The legislation will be passed. But that isn't the problem. For Angela Merkel the vote will test her authority. If she has to rely on the opposition for the votes she will be damaged and it could even lead to early elections. She needs 311 votes. Her coalition has 330 but she has rebels and they may still embarrass her.
Eurozone - other recent views
The New York Times' Paul Krugman is "both terrified and bored" by the eurozone crisis - terrified because he remembers the last depression led to World War II.
In an eight-step plan to avoid a depression, professor of economics at New York University Nouriel Roubini, advises in Project Syndicate that Greece and others leave the eurozone.
Former chief economist of the IMF Simon Johnson explains, in the Baseline Scenario blog, that the IMF doesn't have the kind of funds to bail eurozone countries out of the debt crisis.
In the Street Light blog, economist Kash Mansori puts forward an argument for why joining the euro caused the debt crisis of eurozone countries.
If Angela Merkel comes through this test she may find herself having to tell the German people why more German treasure has to be deployed to defend the euro. She has already said that defending the single currency is a German national interest. The problem is the growing divide between the political class - the elite - and the people. The political class remains firmly committed to the European project. The public has become wary. More than 70% of the people are against further bailouts. If this latest plan is to fly, they will have to be won round.
It will be a long and difficult six weeks. The Americans, the British and a whole slew of commentators are using shock and awe to try to force the eurozone essentially to stand behind the debts of all its nations. It is a massive step with huge implications. The public - as so often happens in Europe - are spectators.


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Cinderella Quarterfinals: '06 Bradley vs '07 UNLV
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Cinderella Madness: '06 Bradley vs '11 Butler
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November 17th, 2009
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The MVC race is always up for grabs, and perhaps another surprise team like UNI lurks. Perhaps no league has as much parity as the Valley, where even the bottom teams are improved.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- The Northern Iowa men's basketball team has been picked to finish first in the Missouri Valley Conference, according to the preseason poll announced today during the league's annual Basketball Media Day.
Northern Iowa, which returns all five starters after sharing the regular-season title with Creighton last year, earned 38 of 39 first-place votes in the survey of league coaches, beat writers, sports information directors and play-by-play men.
Northern Iowa, which returns all five starters after sharing the regular-season title with Creighton last year, earned 38 of 39 first-place votes in the survey of league coaches, beat writers, sports information directors and play-by-play men.
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31 suspended in Army day care scandal
After two day-care workers were arrested for assaulting children at a Fort Myer, Va., Army day-care center about three months ago, additional background checks found a few-dozen workers with criminal convictions.
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At least 31 people were suspended from two Army day-care centers in Fort Myer, Va., last week after officials scrutinized their backgrounds and found criminal convictions ranging from fourth-degree sexual assault and drug use to other assaults, a defense official said Wednesday.
A defense official said Wednesday that an earlier statement that the 31 people had been fired was erroneous. Suspension allows for the possibility of reinstatement or dismissal.
The escalating scandal surrounding the Fort Myer Child Development Center has triggered a review of hiring procedures, angered defense leaders, and prompted a late-night telephone call Tuesday from President Obama to the Army secretary to express concern and urge a speedy and thorough investigation.
Details of the scandal emerged this week, nearly three months after the arrests of two day-care workers on charges of assaulting children at the Fort Myer center. The slow pace of public revelations enraged Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who on Tuesday ordered a worldwide review of hiring practices at all military child-care centers, schools, youth centers, and other facilities that involve children.
According to a defense official, 10 of the 31 workers were involved in minor criminal offenses, 13 were involved assaults, six were involved in drug use, and two were involved in fourth-degree sexual assault. The official noted that neither person with sexual assault charges ever ended up on a national registry of sex offenders. In some cases, sexual assaults can involve people over the age of 18 who are having consensual relationships with someone under the age of 18. An earlier statement that the 31 people had been fired was erroneous, the official said. Suspension allows for the possibility of reinstatement or dismissal.


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This Spud's a Dud: Diplo, Skrillex, and A-Trak Make Hash of Motor City History
First episode an odd mix of melancholy, self-promotion
Be careful what you wish for, keepers of the old-school flame.
Diplo, A-Trak, and Skrillex's new YouTube channel, POTATO, launched yesterday, but instead of anything you might have been expecting from its debut episode — a roundup of twerking public servants, say, or animated tubers doing Baauer's "Harlem Shake," or a roundtable discussion on the three DJs' preferred frequent-flyer programs — viewers were treated to a history lesson about the roots of techno. Or maybe it was a travelogue on Detroit? Actually, what the hell was that?
In an eight-minute clip that feels twice as long, we first learn, via Professor Skrillex, that "Detroit is the birthplace of electronic music, electronic dance music, whatever you want to call it, techno, whatever. Like, America really created a buzz, a scene, a vibe, you know?"
Then Boys Noize, Skrilly's partner in the duo Dog Blood, clarifies that techno is actually more like punk rock: "For me, techno is way more than just a music style. Techno for me is a way of living, it's an attitude, you know? You know, when techno started, it was a small room like this, and you put 200 people together, and you listen to music no one else would listen to, just because it's something you feel and it's different, and you don't give a fuck about what other people say."
Lord knows why it falls to Skrillex and Boys Noize to educate us about the roots of dance music; presumably, it has something to do with the fact that they played Detroit on New Year's Eve, they had a camera crew along for the ride, and they felt like they needed to pay their respects. To that end, we get a kitschy fragment of a 1950s documentary touting Motor City as the metropolis of the future, followed by the obligatory B-roll of shuttered factories and gutted neighborhoods, accompanied by a 1986 cut from Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson in their Kreem guise.
The centerpiece of the whole video is an (actually really interesting) interview with the soft-spoken Saunderson, who talks about techno's origins as an almost exclusively black music, versus what it's become today. "Now, when I look at it, urban black kids don't listen to techno," he notes. "I could never have imagined in a thousand, million years that it's gone like this. But people were inspired. Technology has progressed and moved forward. It's great to see that the whole world knows techno. No matter what. They know it, it's played, we play all around the world as DJs, go out there as producers, and I'm the beginning of all that." Maybe it's just the somber lighting, but there's something melancholic, or at least resigned, in the way he sizes up techno's current status — particularly given how his interview is cross-cut with images of amped-up white teenagers waving glow sticks and throwing devil horns at some ginormous stadium rave.
We get more bittersweet nostalgia from Sam Fotias, of Detroit promoters Paxahau and the Movement festival, who reminisces about parties he threw at the abandoned Packard Plant back in the '90s. "It was a great time," he recalls. "Through the natural evolution of things, the scene grew, and it gained attention, and then the police started paying attention, and ultimately, because of that, the scene kind of got beat back into the nightclubs and things like that. That era just doesn't exist anymore."
Then, bizarrely, the clip shifts to Skrillex and Boys Noize's Dog Blood project. Boys Noize explains how techno's "punk-rock vibe" influences him and Sonny. Skrillex demurs, "We're, like, not even trying to make a big deal about it. We're just having fun making music together, and people like it, so we're just playing some shows." The video closes out with footage of the two musicians playing together at a crowded party where a forest of cell phones grazes the room's low ceiling, punctuated by twirling images of downtown Detroit and still more abandoned buildings.
So what's the takeaway? All's well that ends well? History favors the winners? The past is doomed to repeat itself — first as tragedy, then as farce, and finally as CGI spuds dancing to disco? That a sane person should never, ever read comments on YouTube?
Before its launch, a press release for the channel promised, "You'll never look at music the same way again" (a phrase you oldsters might remember as MTV's original slogan). And maybe that's true, at least if you look at music's subcultural history as anything more than a set of platitudes, rehashed clichés, missed opportunities (that Saunderson interview could have been great!), and unrelated phenomena. But hey: You say "potato," I say "leveraging youth culture for optimized brand synergy."


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- SERVINGS: makes about 5 dozen pieces
According to Jacques Pépin, "Pâtes de fruits, or fruit jellies, are very popular around the holidays—and usually expensive." In France, pâtes de fruits are sold in high-end pâtisseries or pastry shops. The French roll them in sanding sugar, which has large crystals that cling to the candy without melting. Table sugar also works, as long as the jellies are rolled in it just before serving.
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- 1/3 cup cold water
- Lightly oil an 8-by-8-inch baking dish. Line the dish with a sheet of wax paper that extends 4 inches beyond the rim.
- Strain the apricot syrup from the can into a saucepan; reserve the apricots. Add the dried apricots to the saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the apricots are tender and most of the liquid has evaporated, 7 minutes.
- Transfer the contents of the saucepan to a food processor. Add the reserved canned apricots, the apricot preserves and the 1/2 cup of sugar. Process until smooth. Transfer the apricot puree to the saucepan and boil over moderately high heat, stirring often, until it has thickened and any excess liquid has evaporated, about 8 minutes.
- In a bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over the water in an even layer. Let stand until the gelatin softens, then microwave the water for 20 seconds to dissolve the gelatin completely. Stir the gelatin into the apricot puree. Scrape the mixture into the prepared dish and smooth the surface. Let cool to room temperature, then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- Just before serving, unmold the apricot pâte de fruit onto a work surface. Peel off and discard the wax paper. Using a sharp knife, cut the pâte into 1-inch squares or triangles. Spread about 1/2 cup of sugar in a shallow bowl. Roll the pieces in the sugar to coat. Arrange on a platter and serve.
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My husband bought this washer about 4 yrs ago. I have had nothing but problems with it. I already replaced a drain motor because it would not drain and now I have to purchase a water inlet valve because it would not rinse and now it will not fill up with water to wash. I really wish I could get another washer because this is insane. Washers should be built to last at least 10 yrs not 4.
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This is the largest and most expensive piece of garbage I've ever had the displeasure of purchasing. This machine has never worked right since the day I bought it. Figuring I had installed it wrong, or it was just a fluke happening (since the problem didn't occur often back then) I didn't return it when I should have. The machine gets stuck on the wash cycle about 75% of the time now. It happens on all settings; colours, whites, quick wash etc. it will count down to about 18 minutes, then jump back up to 22 or 24 minutes. It will repeat this for hours and hours. I one time left it on overnight and it was still stuck on wash the following morning. It had been washing for a total of 9 hours. How much energy do you think I "saved" then?! Sometimes it skips the rinse cycle entirely and I'll pull out clothes sopping wet and still full of soap. I will never buy a GE product again after this experience.
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We have had this washer for a few years and do not recommend it to anyone. It frequently is out of balance and moves across the floor so constantly has to be repositioned this happens no matter how full the tub is loaded. Recently the fabric softener dispenser started leaking so when softener is added it runs down into the tub also the power button and the start buttom are starting to fail indicating low quality components. I will never purchase another front load washer again do to the balancing issue I don't care how "energy efficient" they claim to be.
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A few days ago, I received an e-mail from a friend, who wishes to remain anonymous, because of an impulsive purchase that he felt only I would understand. (Yes, it was a male pal, and that's the only identifiable info I'll divulge.) He was extremely distraught because he was looking to purchase one thing—just one simple NECESSARY household thing—on eBay, and instead he ended up buying a trio of "I Dream of Jeannie" dolls. As he wrote to me, "I think this could end up becoming a nightmare!"
The three dolls weren't related—two were vintage and the other modern—but they were linked by their interpretation of the lovely and loyal genie portrayed by Barbara Eden back in the 1960s. To say that Eden played Jeannie is an understatement; she embodied it, and the emphasis is on "body." During an era where lots of sitcom husbands and wives were shown sleeping in side-by-side twin beds, Jeannie blazed across television screens. She was blond, bosomy, belly-baring, and pretty much willing to do anything for the astronaut with whom she lived. Yes, she called the man who found her magical genie bottle her "Master," and the submissive quality must have been a thrill for every red-blooded man who ever watched the program. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RUNW-J4PM4 My friend was a boy when this was on, and he recognized her nubile ways, even though he was way too young to act upon them. (He also grew up to prefer the majors of the world to the majorettes, but that's a whole other story.) However, Jeannie became a special symbol to him: she represented happy evenings at home, gathered around the black-and-white television set, then the color console, with his whole family laughing and chatting. It was his father's favorite show—hmmm, I wonder why?—and the sight of Barbara Eden always prompted his dad to say, "Now, that is a woman!" Drawn into this slippery slide down memory lane, he couldn't help himself when he saw the incredible likenesses of her for sale and took part in the auction. He won, and now the dolls are on their way to him. They're set to arrive this week, not by magic flying carpet but by the always reliable UPS truck. Why my friend is so upset is because he had made a new year's resolution NOT to buy any more impromptu purchases. Rather than acquiring more and more dolls, he was going to keep a "dream" journal where he'd record the dolls he was yearning for, thinking about, desiring. At the end of every month, if he still felt the same way about any of the mentioned dolls, he'd begin a new page devoted to that doll, and so on, and so forth, until he had weeded his list down to the few dolls he JUST had to have. If all went according to plan, he'd buy maybe three or four dolls for the whole year. Flash forward, 2011 is only a few weeks old, and he has already bought three dolls. He is angry at himself for being so weak, embarrassed that he couldn't keep a commitment, and also afraid about how to explain the arrival of these dolls to his partner. He had made a big, vocal deal out of changing his ways in the year ahead. I told "Cameron" (not his real name, I've dubbed him this in honor of the brilliant Eric Stonestreet from "Modern Family") that he shouldn't apologize; he shouldn't fret. Resolutions aren't meant to destroy you; they're not supposed to take the essence of "you" out of you. A resolution is supposed to help a person achieve a goal or to improve upon a nasty habit or a horrible vice. Was his doll buying breaking the bank, destroying his family's harmony, causing tension to override his house's happiness? The answers: no, no, and no! So, why did Cameron decide to make this vow to pare down his doll purchasing? He admitted because it seemed to be the most self-centered thing he did: spending hard-earned money on playthings. "After all, what self-respecting man NEEDS a doll?" Probably none. And no self-respecting woman NEEDS a doll, either. Dolls are not staples of life. They are not foodstuffs or necessities. They are luxuries, and more than that, they are wish fulfillments. For many people, finding the doll that has eluded them all their life is a dream come true. So, Cameron's dream journal was perfectly named. He was only "off' in how he was attempting to use it, as a means to crush a dream rather than pursue it. We chatted about his plight, and he's decided that scooping up three Jeannies may not have been a rational decision, but he no longer has to dream about owning another one. He had a dream and he achieved it. To make him feel better, I explained that Barbara Eden would have wholeheartedly approved of his recklessness. She has a whole collection of dolls and memorabilia saluting her legendary role as the guileless genie. If Eden has them in her own personal collection, why shouldn't Cameron? After all, even his dad would give this decision a thumbs-up. "Barbara Eden—now that is a woman," his father used to say. What about "Barbara Eden—that is a collector!" It sounds good to me. How do you feel about a new year's resolution to alter your doll-buying habits? Have you ever done it? How did it work out for you? Or, are you comfortable with this outlet for your dreams and desires? All of us at DOLLS want to know. 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I heard from "Cameron," and he says thanks for the encouragement and support. He's still going to rein in his doll spending, but he's refusing to beat himself up over it. He's begging Mattel and Alexander to STOP making so many cute TV-inspired dolls. He can't resist.
Nothing wrong with that kind of collecting, she's really cute! I hate to admit I remember watching the show though...it dates me!
"Bewitched" dolls can be found online--both original versions and recent re-creations. I haven't seen an Uncle Arthur doll, though. Perhaps that's something for a doll customizer to tackle!
Three Jeannie dolls? Why stop there! Go for all of them, Cameron. How many can it add up to? Maybe 10 or 12 different versions. Buy them all. If they don't fit on your shelves, you can always put some into bottles! Don't give up on your dreams!


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A mala is a set of 108 beads used by Hindus or Buddhists in order to keep count of mantras or prayers said over and over again. Japa or prayer repetition is a tradition present in most religions "although the religions of India generally give it more emphasis as a specific discipline" (from Wikipedia). The Mala Meal Project metaphorically replaces the bead with a bowl and a meal for a mantra or prayer. The 108 bowls are made at davistudio, a pottery studio in upstate New York, and people from 8 to 80 are invited to help glaze the bowls. The finished bowls are then placed on the ground in a circle and 108 people are invited to join the circle. 10-12 faith leaders from varying traditions, including secular humanists, are invited to offer a blessing in their tradition and bring a symbol of their faith for the center of the circle. Everyone is then lead through a ritual washing of hands prior to eating a special meal prepared from local, seasonal food. The meal is eaten with the hands in resonance with the non-industrial world.
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Indeed, I was not expecting to see huge CNN headlines such as" Stolen Election", similar to Iran, etc. US Administration is fine with the outcome, since Kyrgizstan's leader keeps good relationship with the US, well, and with Russia. Such is a policy of democratic countries, unfortunately.
It's within a small land locked country's right to play off major powers the U.S. and Russia to maintain being an independent state. An extra stabilizing dimension is the foreign trade with a third country; nearly 60% of Kyrgyzstan's $2.5 b imports in 2008 are from China.
I don't really agree that Kyrgyzstan's base politics is only or mainly about money. It's mostly about President Bakiyev's conviction that allowing the US and Russia to have their bases in Kyrgyzstan will let him stay in power for as long as he wants and to rule the country however he likes. Ex-president Askar Akayev thought so too but he was proved wrong.
Kyrgyzstan announced it would close down the Manas military base this August, a base used to supply US troops waging war against the Afghan people. The Financial Times reported on 23 June that, following overtures from Obama, Bakiyev had changed his stance and signed a new deal with the US. The FT also reported what was evidently to be the quid pro quo: that the US would not criticise the handling of the presidential election.
Not only did Kyrgyzstan limit the number of OSCE monitors allowed in, it also prevented them from monitoring the vote count. Not a peep out of Obama.
So there you have it. Obama feigns dismay about alleged electoral fraud in Iran, the Officially Designated Enemy.
But if a regime, like that of Bakiyev, facilitates US warmongering, then a rigged election is perfectly acceptable to him.
Obama... different face, same policies.
The article is written good in general, but one correction has to be made -- Russians pay $0.00 (i.e. absolutely nothing) for the base in Kant, near the Kyrgyz capital city of Bishkek. And it is more likely that they will not pay anything for the second base to.
Kyrgyzstan is fully in the hands of Russians, like it always used to be. Russian bases are functioning under CIS and SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) framework. And with the state of today's Kyrgyz army, land disputes with powerful neighbors and threats from volatile Afghanistan, Kyrgyz officials think that Russia is doing them a favor by giving them some sort of protection.
Bakiev's reelection wasn't of course a surprise. But one should keep in mind that it is very likely that he actually has the support of the dominating clan, which means almost everything in this Central Asian country. In Kyrgyzstan, there is a division of power between Southern and Northern clans. Akaev, who was a Northern guy ruled the country for almost 15 years. He was overthrown by Southern Kyrgyzs, who invaded the country just before so-called Tulip Revolution (with the financial support of whoever). So, it is fair to say that Bakiev may seek yet another term in 2013.
I agree, everything needs to be put in cultural perspective. What we view as corruption and nepotism is viewed by many as the normal way of doing business. That doesn't mean that it shouldn't be changed or that it isn't changing, there are obvious benefits to doing business in a way that Western companies and governments find acceptable. It just means that it will take time and encouragement, a big stick is not going to work. As a regular visitor to the region I have seen that the more exposure people have to Western ways the more they are inclined to move towards them. I have an associate in the Kyrgyz Republic who attended university in Australia, he puts a lot of effort into convincing his business and government collegues that if they want Western investment they have to reduce corruption (or at least make it less obvious). But he stills thinks it is natural that President Bakiev's brothers have high ranking positions. There are worse people that could be in power than Bakiev and a change in government won't change the culture.
It may disappoint some readers (and, naturally, The Economist) that in the early nineties most Kyrgyz considered the newly granted independence as desirable as a hole in the head. The Soviet republic of Kirghizia had been running on Soviet subsidies. Alas, poverty befell this beautiful country and its leaders had to become inventive to generate revenue.
They are doing a good job. Is Bakiev not running a clean election and not being "democratic" enough (read: getting closer to Russia)? What are we waiting for? Bring in CIA's National Endowment for Democracy to engineer the Tulip Revolution II and - what - perhaps bring back Akaev?
The trouble is the Kyrgyz political class are astute observers of world politics and have heard Kissinger's very pertinent observation that "... to be America's enemy is dangerous, but to be her friend is often fatal"... Ergo Russia - after all they have already subsidized the Kyrgyz for ages.
Kyrgyzstan is a strategically important area in war against terror because it is close to Afghanistan. Both Russia and U.S. want to keep military bases there, and that is most probably why president Bakiev is not being criticized enough for conducting poor elections. Evidently, current Kyrgyz president is widely practicing nepotism, as well as purging the opposition.
I declare this thread Didomyk-free zone.
Anyways. These guys are the same, they promise one thing and do totally different, it's expected. Even if a 'democratic' person will get elected, it's going to be business as usual. It's just the way things are.
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"Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," one of my favorites.

I wish I had cable because, if I did, I would stay home from work today to watch this!

Here is a poem I wrote about The Twilight Zone:

LESSONS FROM THE TWILIGHT ZONE

Some learn in school, some learn at home

But I learned it all in the Twilight Zone

And, as surely as Rod Serling's cigarette burned

Here is a list of what I have learned:

If you find yourself alone in a deserted town

It won't help to shout and wander around

If you love to read books and there's nuclear war

That's what a spare pair of glasses is for

If aliens come to earth with a book

Make sure it's for readers, not for a cook

If you're under the knife 'cause it's beauty you seek

It could be that everyone else is a freak

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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes' top line made things easier for Justin Peters in his first game filling in for injured staring goalie Cam Ward.
Alexander Semin had a goal and two assists, linemate Eric Staal added three assists and the Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Carolina was playing for the first time since Ward went on injured reserve following a torn MCL that will require a recuperation of six to eight weeks.
"Tonight we came out ready to go and set the tempo at the start," Carolina coach Kirk Muller said. "Our first two periods were good and then we got into a trap of letting our guard down. Justin is a competitor. You look at his career and he's learning all the time. He knows it's going to be more than one game. He was ready for a big game and took advantage of it."
Peters, recalled from Charlotte of the AHL, had 37 saves in his first start of the season for the Hurricanes.
"Every day in the NHL is awesome," said Peters, who was 22-12-1 with a 2.29 goals-against average and two shutouts for the Checkers. "You watch Cam Ward play and he's so calm and cool back there, I just try and learn from guys like him watching them on TV. His demeanor back there really feeds a lot to the bench."
Carolina, which has won four straight games, completed a sweep of the three-game season series with the Sabres.
Staal picked up his 600th NHL point with the first of his two assists on the night on Jiri Tlusty's goal in the first period. Joe Corvo and Jussi Jokinen also scored for Carolina.
"That top line has got to be one of the top lines in the game," Muller said. "They're plus-players and they produce. They set the tempo a lot of nights, and they're tough to handle down low. They have great chemistry."
Cody Hodgson scored twice and T.J. Brennan had a goal for the Sabres. Ryan Miller had 24 saves.
Carolina's top line struck quickly, with Tlusty beating Miller glove side from the slot on Staal's centering pass just 91 seconds into the game. Semin had the secondary assist, giving the trio a four-game scoring streak.
"We knew Justin was going to compete and battle, and he looked real solid and comfortable," Staal said. "He's a fun guy to compete in front of and I'm glad we got the win for him tonight. It's been fun playing beside two great players (Tlusty and Semin) who are playing great hockey. I'm just a part of it."
The Hurricanes outshot the Sabres 12-6 in the opening period.
Corvo made it 2-0 with a power-play goal on a blast from the left point at 12:17 of the second.
Peters' best save came with 1:17 left in the second, when he stopped Thomas Vanek's shot in the crease with the barrel of his stick. Vanek was back in the Buffalo lineup after missing two games with a lower-body injury.
The Sabres made it 2-1 on a rush 25 seconds into the third, with Hodgson picking up the change from Vanek's blast from the high slot.
But Jokinen took just 50 seconds to restore the two-goal lead, scoring on Staal's feed into the low slot with Semin again on the secondary assist.
Brennan scored a power-play goal from the right point on Jason Pominville's assist with 5:27 remaining, just 3 seconds after Jay Harrison had returned to the ice to end a 5-on-3.
But Semin scored from Staal with 3:47 left to get Carolina the 4-2 lead.
Hodgson scored short-handed goal with 34 seconds to go.
"It was obviously disappointing.," said Buffalo interim coach Ron Rolston, coaching the Sabres' first ever game at Carolina without Lindy Ruff at the helm. "We were trying to fight back in it, and they would get one right after that. We've got to do a better job of taking care of those next couple shifts after we score."
Buffalo right wing Patrick Kaleta was serving the first of his five-game suspension for his hit on New York Rangers center Brad Richards on Sunday.
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The person (burglar) in question was in a parking lot not a home.
This is a discussion on Wisconsin CCW Permit Time...Keep us posted! within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; The person (burglar) in question was in a parking lot not a home....
The person (burglar) in question was in a parking lot not a home.
boy you got alot to read up on..."Ok a stranger enters my home, wow I might think I'm in Danger, so I should justify drawing my weapon?? Excuse me but it could be a neighbor who knows, so call 911, never draw your weapon unless you are in deed in fear of your life, that practically means he has to shoot at me or draw upon me or come after me with some sort of weapon before I even draw my weapon..read up ...
When i get people like this in my class, i just shriek at what they might do, luckily I teach them better than this..
they will be when you go to Court for drawing or excessive use force...I'm surprised at teh number of people that think it's a license to do so, you have to meet a certain criteria before they will consider you a victim, even in your home..you have never been in court for such a thing I bet...
Each case has it's own thing, but staying out a conflict is A#1 if there is a such a thing get into the bedroom and call the cops, till he comes after you, then if so and ghas a gun, then that changes things..there is a such a thing called the reasonable man test..
[QUOTE=SFury;2099169]That's not correct at all. We have had the right to defend ourselves on our property for a long time in Wisconsin. It was made an even stronger right last week when the Castle Doctrine bill was signed.
ONLY if in immediate DANGER! you still have to meet criteria...
I did call the Head of the program if you look at teh past posts we interviewed Mr Brian Okeefe, and got all of the answers fro everyone..
I think you made up they changed their stories everytime, you called..
Maybe they are not authorized to answer questions, and now that you did that to them I bet they wished they never talked to you over the phone either..people like you are just runing it for everyone, and your making them hate their job for petes sake just because your selfish and you did not get yours yet..
Remember it has not been 45 days yet for you.. your acting like you should already have it, however you do not even know the reason why yet, plus your 45 days is not up...
[QUOTE=anyone that knows the rules of CCW permit holders, is "stay our of conflict" your not there to stop a burglar.. UNLESS he threatened your life, which I doubt...these are the kind of people that make me cringe carrying... CALL 911[/QUOTE]
My wife home alone with her first born baby shot man climbing thru the window of the apartment with a 375 Mag. She was aiming for a spot between his legs bit ended up removing his knee. He was unarmed but on parole for multiple rapes, assault, burglary, etc. If she would not have had a gun and used it it would have gone very bad. She called 911 first warned the man 2nd and shot 3rd. Police showed up about 30 min later. In your case by your reasoning they would have been cleaning up the leftovers from you and your child instead of the body parts from the BG. So even tho I understand your position we choose our lives over that of the BG that wish to do us harm. Your position will probably get you to heaven but it could get you there much sooner than you would like.
I carry to protect myself and my loved ones from the BG's. Not to solve societies problems. That said: if more carried the deterrent would only have a positive overall effect on those problems.
That was here story and she's sticking to it. It happened in California and they weren't to happy with her to begin with. GO FIGURE. Cops were pretty OK about it but the LA District Attorney Wanted to make something of it. The gun was unregistered so that pissed him off as well. All ended well tho as public opinion was definitely on her side.
I carry to protect myself and my loved ones from the BG's. Not to solve societies problems. That said: if more carried the deterrent would only have a positive overall effect on those problems.
This assumes some degree of common sense. If you are not able to discern you are in danger then you're on your own and no law is going to help you. Most people have the wits abut them to know when they're in danger. If you are in danger, then shoot, the new Castle Doctrine law prevents you fom bring second-guessed after the fact and eliminates the possibility of the thug from after suing you for damages as as happened in other states without a Castle Doctrine law. Speaking as one who has been a federal LE officer for 30 years.
My gosh - what do you teach!?! You have some sound principles all messed up with poor logic and common sense. Are you really suggesting that you and your family would go hide in a closeT with a cell phone and a handgun and wait for the thug to open the door before you use deadly force? You are the one that scares me! Suggest you go to remedial basic handgun training before you apply for a CCW.


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Reuben Ruiz: First off, I'm a happy resident of Miami, and I have a liquor store and restaurant in Miami Springs called Airport Cafe and Liquors. We make Colombian and Cuban food and a few Central American plates as well.
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One of my ex-boyfriends hated people who ate grated cheese straight from the packet – especially when it was frozen. "You're not one of those people, are you?" he'd ask. "Yep," I'd reply, "especially when it's frozen." And then I'd tilt my head back and drop a generous pinch into my mouth in defiance, practically swallowing half of two fingers in the process.
I smile a little as repeat the gesture with a packet of trois fromages rapés while preparing dinner. It's terrible to watch (there's nothing attractive about someone swallowing two fingers and a whole lot of cheese) but truly delicious. Although it's more than two years since I was reprimanded for this habit, it's in those moments, as I stuff fresh cheese into my wide open mouth, that I am truly able to live in the moment.
Minutes later – over a shared tray of nachos, featuring the trois fromages that didn't find its way into my mouth – I lament to my good friend James that it's hard to ever live in the moment. Does he find it hard to live in the present when he's off doing all the things he imagined? He's been living in Copenhagen and travelling for six months; I'm just beginning my adventure in Paris.
I can't tell if it's easier or harder when you're away from home. Often times we're wrapped up in our routines, and we forget to appreciate the small things that make up a moment. But then at other times – when we are where we'd dreamt of being – we can't appreciate the moment for what it is. We're wondering what happens next; what comes after. Each is a reprieve and a curse: to live in anticipation, and horror that once the anticipated has arrived it will disappear as quickly as it came.
Where will I be in five and a half months time? Will I decide I prefer Melbourne? Or will I choose Paris and its morning pain au chocolat, overpriced café crème and dogs in clothing stores? Or perhaps London and its clockwork public transport, horrid cooked breakfasts and heatwaves of less than 30 degrees celcius? Or in the end, will New York be my preference? Who will think of me often in the six months I'll be gone? Will feelings last? What will happen when I'm back – and what won't?
Here I am, in la ville lumière, doing everything I dreamed and planned for many months – and all I am faced with is everything I don't have, each decision I haven't made, every possibility that hasn't eventuated – and all those that could possibly still come true, should I wish them to hard enough.
After dinner I Googled "how to appreciate the present", and my Internet browser wouldn't load. "Oh dear," I thought to myself. "What if I've used up all the Internet already? How will I explain that to my flatmates?" And with that I was wandering off into futures unknown and indefinite.
Once my Internet access returned, I stumbled upon Psalm 90, a lament on the slow and painful passage of certain chapters of our lives; of never knowing when relief will come.
"Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away… Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Relent, Lord! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants. Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days." (Psalm 90:10, 12-14)
If Moses wrote these words more than 2000 years ago, then it seems my condition is in no way unique. Perhaps the modern twist to this conundrum is that with more possibilities come more opportunities to be lost – even on the most sunny, quiet and perfect days.
So I've decided that it's almost impossible to live in a moment. Time in its very nature is transient; we can't pin it down no matter how we try. I will anchor my present to something greater. I will try to pin each moment to a realisation of how fleeting everything is, how easily it could not have existed, and how simply paths can change. Faces and timelines and paths and pinpoints then become more important – and this never-ending quest to 'be present' ceases to exist.
Nostalgia has always been my most heartbreaking folly, but also my greatest ally. And so, if a moment passes me by and I'm not in it – so be it. It is not a mistake to look back, or to dream forward; to remember a face or a place or a moment that is brilliant in the simple fact that it existed at all.
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Meet our friend, let's call him Abdul. His Twitter user name is British Witness. He likes stealing, bragging about killing Syrians, Iraqis and the British. (via Jawa Report.)
Facebook hates jihadis they keep deleting me
— British Witness (@mawlaki) July 18, 2014
Took a safe from fsa yesterday #JN pic.twitter.com/qlPRBffn8g
— British Witness (@mawlaki) July 18, 2014
Why do we still bend our backs for them we talk about us being here in shaam we learned from british values. Flip that we learned from islam
— British Witness (@mawlaki) July 7, 2014
If you feel that its too hard to carry our jihad in the uk or any other country in the west then at least just group together so you know
— British Witness (@mawlaki) July 8, 2014
Im gonna kill them all every singlw one of them unless they come to islam
— British Witness (@mawlaki) July 15, 2014
I would love to conquere heathrow airport one day and then just search them and interigate them like they do to us.
— British Witness (@mawlaki) July 15, 2014
Im so happy in syria at least thers no gay people around.
— British Witness (@mawlaki) July 13, 2014
I think I can declare wprld war 3 has started as of now
— British Witness (@mawlaki) July 12, 2014
I hate the fact thers no kaafirs at all around here I miss just smackin the crap out someone that wants it
— British Witness (@mawlaki) July 1, 2014
Now it's not hard to get a picture of this guy. He's not very bright. His knowledge of his own religion is fairly limited. He might even be a convert. Once the reverses kick in, he's going to run back to the UK and leave off his old Ali G imitation and instead hook up with a group of Syrian Civil War vets and one of them is going to be Barry enough to push these Four Lions into a terrorist attack.
The UK of a century ago would never readmit him. The UK of the present day will welcome him back and then insist that when this fellow, who uses a photo of the beheader of a British soldier as his avatar pic, kills a non-Muslim, that it had nothing to do with Islam.
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I spent another weekend with Occupy Detroit and recorded some great conversations. Tune in and meet Jessica, Steffen and Justin. There is also a video version of my interview with Justin on my youtube channel Vradiodotorg.
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