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The double World Superbike champion was told he could not continue after a visit to surgeon Mike Hayton.
The 31-year-old, said: "I've tried everything possible but the sad truth is that none of it has worked.
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Toseland's injury to his right wrist happened during testing. He has been racing in World Superbikes since ending his two-year spell in MotoGP and has been part of the BMW Motorrad Italia team this year. His title triumphs came in 2004 with Ducati and in 2007 on a Ten Kate Honda.
Matthew Roberts BBC MotoGP presenter"I am stunned by this news, absolutely gutted. I was with James only two weeks ago in Indianapolis and he was completely determined to get the full range of movement back in his wrist and get his career back on track. To be told this isn't going to be possible must be devastating for him. He has been a great ambassador for motorcycle racing and certainly helped expand the sport's appeal beyond the typical boundaries"
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Former Union minister and Congress leader Murli Deora passed away early Monday in Mumbai after prolonged illness.
As the blame game continued in Congress over its worst ever poll debacle in Lok Sabha elections, Milind Deora, who had questioned the role of Rahul Gandhi`s advisors as well as "those who take the advice" has come under fire from party leaders.
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Union Minister of State for Shipping and Telcom Milind Deora and senior BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Friday filed their nomination papers for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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Underwater explorer Barry Clifford gestures as he answers questions about an exhibit of artifacts from the Pirate ship Whydah at Nauticus in Norfolk, Va. AP Photo/Steve Helber.
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Growing up on Cape Cod, explorer Barry Clifford was fascinated by the romantic tale of "Black Sam" Bellamy. Sailing to Massachusetts to rendezvous with his mistress, the pirate encountered a nor'easter that sent him, most of his crew, and tons of gold, silver and jewels to the ocean's bottom.
The lore launched Clifford on a life of treasure-hunting including the discovery in 1984 of the Whydah, Bellamy's treasure-laden three-master, which sank off of Wellfleet, Mass., on April 26, 1717.
"I was looking for treasure, and I found it," Clifford, 64, said. "More treasure than I could have ever imagined. The whole bottom was layered with it."
A sliver of Clifford's discovery is on display through April 4, 2010, at Nauticus, a marine science museum perched on the Norfolk waterfront. "Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship," organized by National Geographic, includes thousands of gold and silver coins and hundreds of other displays in a 16,000-square-foot interactive exhibition.
They include treasure chests, painstakingly restored cannons, pistols and swords, slabs of weathered timber from the shipwreck and a bell inscribed with the ship's name cementing Clifford's claim that the Whydah is the world's only fully authenticated pirate ship to be discovered.
The Norfolk exhibit taps into a growing fascination with pirates. Examples include the extraordinarily popular "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise starring Johnny Depp and a growing re-enactor community as passionate as the Civil War fans who stage famous battles, munch on hardtack and dress in scratchy wool uniforms. One popular Web forum, Ye Pirate Brethren, claims hundreds of members who discuss topic ranging from pirate wear (Pantalones and Stockings) to food (Grubniks & Schluessel).
Another manifestation of the pirate craze is the pirate festival, with dozens held around the country. The Portland Pirate Festival in Oregon is awaiting Guinness World Record certification for the largest number of dressed-up pirates in one place 1,651 last September. Tampa, Fla., has one of the oldest pirate events, the Gasparilla Pirate Fest, which started in 1904 and typically attracts some 250,000 people, with the next event scheduled for Jan. 30. Pirates have become popular subjects for museums, too, with a permanent exhibit on Blackbeard's life at the North Carolina Maritime Museum and a proposal for a pirate museum in Atlanta under consideration.
International Talk Like a Pirate Day has grown from a joke between a couple of friends to a craze with apps for iPhones and Facebook. For generalists, Michael Crichton's "Pirate Latitudes," just published posthumously, also takes on the subject in a fictional setting.
The Nauticus display also arrives at a time when pirates are being redefined. It turns out, they weren't all bad, though they were far from good.
Clifford is among those who believe pirates have gotten some bad press over the centuries. He notes, for instance, that the so-called golden age of piracy an era generally defined as from 1650 until 1720 offered opportunities to all in a period when birth and social standing often predestined a person's life. Fully one-third of pirates were of African origin, and many Indians were among pirate crews, he said.
"Make no mistake, these people were outlaws but there were few choices for them," Clifford said during a visit to Nauticus in November for the show's opening.
The former slave ship's original purpose is reflected in its name, which is based on the West African trading town of Ouidah (pronounced WIH'-dah).
A new book, "The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates," casts pirates and piracy as downright progressive, politically and economically. They embraced democracy, for instance, and were quite tolerant of racial and sexual differences, as Depp's Jack Sparrow might suggest. They even created an early form of worker's compensation and health care.
Author Peter T. Leeson, himself hooked on piracy from an early age after a family trip to Disney World and a spin on the ride "Pirates of the Caribbean," casts an economist's eye on piracy and finds their business practices sound. They were no Robin Hoods, he's quick to add.
"The key thing to recognize is that it's not because pirates were inherently nice guys or progressive in their thinking," Leeson said of crew-friendly initiatives. "It's profit maximizing and that's why they did it."
The Whydah was carrying the cargoes of 50 ships when it sank.
"Thousands and thousands of artifacts have yet to see the light of day," Clifford said in an interview. Estimates put the haul of silver and gold at 5 to 10 tons plus a casket of egg-sized jewels, he said.
Centuries after Bellamy sailed the seas, it's the pirate glitter that still enthralls. Clifford was fascinated by the coins the Whydah would give up occasionally. Cape Cod beachcombers would scoop them up, and Clifford's not averse to using the same bait when a group of schoolchildren came to Nauticus to get a peek at the exhibit.
He offers up a pile of pieces of eight, a sparkling silvery mound on velvet, causing a small stampede.
"It was heavy," Kiesha Shepherd, 13, says later.
Ellen Smith, 13, is interested in the treasures, but she also wants to learn more.
"Usually people know the movie version of pirates," she said. "They don't get to see the real pirates and why they did everything. I'm looking forward to seeing the whole exhibit."
Clifford, whose gnarled fingers reveal the backbreaking work of underwater exploration, said education and not riches is what keeps him returning to the Whydah wreck and others around the globe.
"It means a lot to me to see kids and people really enjoy this much more than the treasure could have meant to sell it," he said. "It doesn't mean anything to me now what it's worth."
At the Nauticus exhibit, young visitors can learn pirate knots, hoist a pirate flag and duck through a wooden door and go below deck of the Whydah in a replica of the ship's stern. Stories of the slave trade and Whydah's crew are also part of the exhibit.
In a nod to the contemporary, dystopian version of piracy, the Nauticus exhibit also includes the lifeboat in which merchant sea Capt. Richard Phillips was held for five days in April off the coast of Africa before military snipers killed three of his captors.
Phillips visited the companion exhibit "Piracy Today: Modern Terror on the High Seas" and posed before the orange, boot-shaped lifeboat on Nov. 18.
Clifford, a fellow New Englander, is fascinated by these modern pirates, too.
"You see these guys coming with these tiny, tiny boats and attacking destroyers," Clifford said. "This is right out of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean.'"
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Bzzzzzz is the onomatopoeia of the droning noise made by the Vuvuzela, a stadium horn popularized during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The term vuvuzela[1] was first used in South Africa from the Zulu language or Nguni dialect meaning to make a vuvu sound (directly translated: vuvu-ing). It is also known as lepatata Mambu (its Tswana name), colloquially known in South Africa as "Moerstripper."
As early as June 2009, a full year prior to the World Cup 2010, BBC published a story addressing the bad reputation of the Vuvuzela in an article entitled "In Defence of the Vuvuzela"[2].
The electrifying atmosphere generated by the ubiquitous instrument at the ongoing Confederations Cup has left many of the onlookers spell bound. But many in Europe say the incessant blowing in the terraces is irritating and have complained that it is drowning out their TV commentators.
Knowledge of the instrument and the sound that it makes spread immediately from the stadiums to the rest of the globe via the mediums of TV, radio, and the web simultaneously. The horns could be heard throughout the stadiums as fans blew the horns with enthusiasm, as a declaration of support for their teams and their countries. Despite the best intentions of most horn-blowers, the sound has been received by many as an annoyance.
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On June 8th, 2010, BBC Comedy[3] web series Misery Bear was posted to YouTube, in which Misery Bear is seen packing a Vuvuzela for the official start of the World Cup, foreshadowing that knowledge of the Vuvuzela was already widespread prior to the year's games.
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As Mexico and Russia squared off in the first World Cup match, comments began appearing in Spanish language discussion threads about the particular "bzzzzzzzzz" sound of the horn. The same onomatopoeia began showing up the same day on Reddit[4] and on Yahoo Answers[5] as well.
Vuvuzela Instruction Manual
On June 13th, Reddit user sobmorok posted a thread titled "Vuvuzela Instruction Manual"[6] which quickly reached the frontpage with approximately 280,000 views. The Daily What[7] reblogged the image later that day, reaching an esitimated 40,000 additional viewers.
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On the night of June 13th, threads containing image macros of vuvuzelas and posts of the word BBBBBZZZZZZZZZZZZ began appearing all over 4chan, resulting in 4chan sysop (presumably moot) adding an audio clip to play in the background on /b/. The clip contains a sample of Jim Carey's famous line from the movie Dumb and Dumber: "Wanna hear the most annoying sound in the world?" followed by a sample of a vuvuzela.
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On June 13th, Time[8] magazine reported on the Vuvuzela phenomenon in an article titled "What is that weird hum during World Cup games?" On June 14th, BBC[9] published the article "Can you block out the blare of vuvuzelas?" That same day, New York Times[10] also published the article "The World Cup Will Drone On" which reported that, despite complaints, FIFA would not ban vuvuzelas because they are part of African culture. On June 17th, Newswire service Reuters[11] also picked up on the "Bzzzzzz" term, publishing the story "BBBBzzzz! Noisy iVuvuzela latest app."
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Twitter account @the_vuvuzela[12] was launched to tweet Bzzzzzzzes, which was then posted to Buzzfeed by BuzzFeed user Tanner Ringerud. In the first 10 hours, the account gained nearly 1,700 followers.
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YouTube also joined in on the BZZZZZZZZZ phenomenon by adding a "vuvuzela sound generator" button to its football-related videos.
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Google Maps also incorporated the instrument into Street View. When looking at maps of South Africa, the pegman appeared with a mini red vuvuzela. My Google Map Blog[13] covered it on the 17th and Mashable[14] posted about it on the 25th.
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[2]BBC – In Defense of the Vuvuzela
[3]YouTube – BBC Comedy
[4]Reddit – Live World Cup Analysis: South Africa vs. Mexico
[5]Yahoo Answers – Are you watching Mexico and South Africa world cup right now?
[6]Reddit – Vuvuzela Instruction Manual [pic]
[7]The Daily What – User Manual of the Day: Your Vuvuzela And You: A Step-By-Step Instruction Guide
[8]TIME – What is that weird hum during World Cup games?
[9]BBC – Can you block out the blare of vuvuzelas?
[10]New York Times – The World Cup Will Drone On
[11]Reuters – BBBBzzzz! Noisy iVuvuzela latest app
[12]Twitter – @the_vuvuzela
[13]My Google Map Blog – Vuvuzela on StreetView!
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So it has come to my attention that recently Hasbro has (possibly?) ordered a cease and desist letter to WeLoveFine.com for selling Derpy Hooves related T-shirts. This, coupled with the mysterious disappearance of the episode "The Last Roundup" (which is the one where Derpy talks) from iTunes has gotten fans freaked out and panicky. The general belief is that Hasbro wants to stop the cannoning of internet named Derpy from the MLP series due to the backlash of people getting angry for them for doing so in the first place. Petitions are going up ( www.change.org/petitions/hasbr… ) and blogs are being posted and everyone's going nuts over this.
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From browsing around WeLoveFine.com I could see a number of deviantart images being used for T-shirts. Specifically My Little Pony related. Now It's very unlikely that the artists or the website got permission to sell these T-shirts, and whether you like it or not, selling merchandise with copyrighted characters on them (as we've already discussed in earlier journals) is technically copyright infringement. So to me it looks more like a big corporation responding to illegal activity involving their property.
Also, on the iTunes store there are two episodes labeled as 11, as well as the missing 14th episode. This could easily be a mistake, a glitch, or something else. I think the fact that the DVD publishers have confirmed that the Season 2 DVD will contain all the episodes unchanged backs that up. derpyhoovesnews.com/hasbro-pre…
Shortly after the episode which contained Derpy's name aired there was a bit of a backlash. People complaining that Derpy was an offensive term, or that it demeaned the character to have her act like an idiot, or that being cross-eyed was an offensive jab at people who have medical conditions, etc.
Personally, I can't behind that logic. If you have to discredit Derpy for being a clumsy slightly goofy accident prone character, then you better be prepared to discredit every other stupid/goofy character in all of cartooning history dating at least as far back as 1932. If you're going to hate on Derpy, you should ethically also be hating on Homer Simpson, Ralph Wiggum, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Elmer Fudd, Goofy, Pinky, Scooby and Shaggy, Ed, Dee Dee, Spongebob, Patrick, Fry, Peter Griffin, Billy, Heffer Wolfe, and any other of the thousands of less than intelligent cartoon characters ever created. Derpy is no exception.
With the internet it's very easy for people misconstrued something and take it the wrong way. I haven't seen anything yet from Hasbro which suggests they're "offended" by the character of Derpy and are actively trying to remove it from the series. Please remember that this is a big corporation and they have to follow rules that the internet blatantly loves to ignore or dismiss. Don't get mad at Hasbro for trying to protect their intellectual property, even if it's over a character that was named and latched onto by fans of the show.
This reminds me of when the Ponyarchive was taken down. Hasbro sent a cease and desist letter, and while many of the archive's members were willing to remove the site, a few tried to retaliate against Hasbro under the flimsy excuse that it was "helping" them. While I loved the ponyarchive website for having all the episodes in HD and links to view/download them... technically that is copyright infringement and wrong and the way the members reacted to the legal form was extremely childish and disappointing.
Don't let this be the same sort of thing. Don't flame Hasbro, or the T-shirt website. Wait until you have more concrete information (and not assumptions or speculation) before you start making petitions. And for god's sake people... have a sense of humor. Derpy is one of the most remarkable things I've seen regarding fan interaction with a franchise and it should be applauded that so far they've handled it so well.
And if you still think that Derpy is "offensive" then maybe you should instead be focusing your anger on the whole meme subculture which tends to continuously be racist, sexist, judgmental, intolerant, and downright mean spirited.
Bottom line? Everyone needs to chill out.
EDIT: It's been brought to my attention a number of things since I posted this journal.
1. WeLoveFine.com had permission both from Hasbro and DA users to use their artwork on the T-shirts being sold. So no copyright issues there.
2. The episode and T-shirt being pulled probably had more to do with legal matters surrounding the word "derp" and whether or not the original creators would sue them for using it. In other words, totally boring and normal legal business associated with big companies who make lots of money and has nothing to do with trying to piss off fans.
3. The T-shirts that were pulled are now back up.
See? That's why when something happens and you don't know why it did, you don't freak out and make petitions and clamor that everything you love is being ruined. You wait for answers, you do research, and you try to find out as much information as you can from RELIABLE sources and not tumblr or twitter comments. This whole ordeal is pretty stupid to me and I'm just gonna pretend it never happened. Derpy is still Derpy, you're still getting new episodes, and the creators of the show still love all their fans. Relax.


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I object to the nasty picture of and nsaty comments about Newt Gingrich. He is one of the smartest men in America and lead a very successful Congress in the 90's unlike the deaf and mindless bunch running roughshod over every wish the American public has now. In every poll taken all across America and in New York people are opposed to the mosque location AND THE INSENSITIVITY AND ARROGANCE of those who are planning it. No one objects to Muslims or a mosque but make no mistake this will be seen in the Muslim world as a victory. We have had quite enough of political correctness gone mad. How about some common sense?
"Who are u to say that most Muslims are NOT "real" Muslims?"
Absolutely nobody. And I don't, as you very well noticed - Islam does.
Lexington writes:
"Every single argument put forward for blocking this project leans in some way on the misconceived notion that all Muslims, and Islam itself, share the responsibility for, or are tainted by, the atrocities of 9/11."
This project should be blocked because of itself, and not at all because of the straw man argument put forward by Lexington.
Leaving aside "all Moslems" and "Islam itself", what is Cordoba House? Why Cordoba?
One would understand a Moslem community centre called Mecca, Medina, Al-Masjid or something like that, but Cordoba?
A Spanish city suffered as the whole of the Iberian Peninsula, several centuries of Islamic yoke... what does it have to do with New York, and specifically with Ground Zero?
Islam deems any piece of land ever grabbed by it to be Moslem territory till the end of times. The name Cordoba for an Islamic centre is as clear revanchist as it gets. It indicates intention to reverse the results of the Iberian Reconquista - and it is not just symbolical, but very practical intention as the Madrid bombings have shown.
Cordoba Caliphate was created by sword, and destroyed by sword. Moslem propaganda is waxing a lot about religious tolerance which they say existed in occupied Cordoba... but this is, to borrow from Lexington, "a misconceived notion". Or just weasel words.
To have Cordoba House at Ground Zero is a slap in the face and another step to dhimmitude.
@ Reluctant Plotter
"Who is and who isn't a real Muslim was defined more than millennium and a half ago, and it didn't change since because no one is eligible to change Allah's requirements as relayed by his prophet."
Ah I see. But even according to you (see ur earlier post!) most Muslims these days are not "real" Muslims. There seems to be a huge disconnect between that and ur post above.
Another thing. Who are u to say that most Muslims are NOT "real" Muslims? That seems presumptuous and arrogant to me. To think that u know more than them about their religion! Of course even if someone is Muslim a similar argument applies.
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"Of course, 9/11 was not representative of Islam or Muslims"
Yes, it was.
"I see u have fallen for AQ's ideology hook, line and sinker regarding who a "real" Muslim is (watever dat means!)."
Who is and who isn't a real Muslim was defined more than millennium and a half ago, and it didn't change since because no one is eligible to change Allah's requirements as relayed by his prophet.
If the history of Islam starts for from AQ, I pity your education. Common sense is good but not always sufficient.
I agree 100% that Muslims have the right to build a mosque here and no one should stop them. It is the law of the land that religious freedom be respected, and the law prevails over everything else.
However, I would also like to say my personal opinion. In my opinion, it is very disrespectful and distasteful to put a mosque here. I cannot help but be somewhat uncomfortable with the idea. Of course, 9/11 was not representative of Islam or Muslims, but the fact is that those terrorists did it in the name of Islam.
I think that Muslims will not gain much respect or sympathy if they continue such behavior, even if it is legal.
Also, if these Muslims want to promote tolerance, shouldn't they build the center in Pakistan or Saudi Arabia or somewhere? The USA is the most tolerant nation, so this would not help too much. They could do much better if they build a hospital or school in a poor Muslim nation rather than a community center in a rich nation.
To disseminate propaganda for the mosque on the site of 9/11 is a step forward to a dhimmi status, so clearly defined at the link posted couple of coments above:
"In its final and complete form, Muslims have the truth of al-Islam in their hands. For, Islam itself is truth. It is al-Haqq - absolute truth – from God Almighty – the lord and master of Muslims, Jews, Christians and all others".
So if you share that "absolute truth" and are prepared Allah and Islam to be your masters... go ahead. Be aware though that you're in very tiny minority, and can get very clear proof of it, come November.
@ Reluctant Plotter
"Thank Allah, not every Moslem is a real one by the Islamic criteria; but too many are."
I see u have fallen for AQ's ideology hook, line and sinker regarding who a "real" Muslim is (watever dat means!).
Lexington writes:
"WHAT makes a Muslim in Britain or America wake up and decide that he is no longer a Briton or American but an Islamic "soldier" fighting a holy war against the infidel? Part of it must be pull: the lure of jihadism. Part is presumably push: a feeling that he no longer belongs to the place where he lives."
So, there are just two factors? How simplistic, and straightaway untrue from the very beginning of the article.
Quite a number of them are coming to the both countries already being soldiers of the Jihad. But the main factor is Islam itself. Unlike Christianity and Judaism, it's not a private matter and dictates to a practicing Moslem every element of his life, stance, behaviour and so on.
Thank Allah, not every Moslem is a real one by the Islamic criteria; but too many are.
"It was in part to preserve this feeling that George Bush repeated like a scratched gramophone record that Americans were at war with the terrorists who had attacked them on 9/11, not at war with Islam."
LOLZ. That's so true. You have a way with words Lexington.
Excellent article. Keep it up!
American shouldn't become like Europe (France or Switzerland with their bans!). Britain with a multicultural society is a good example to emulate. Without the "welfare state" model of course!
The terrorists who flew into the World Trade Center were shout were shouting "Allah akbar"and Lexington, you think it is alright to build a mosque over looking ground zero to worship Allah???? How numb minded and insensitive can you be. I don't live anywhere near New York City but that is a day I will never, ever forget. No one is objecting to the Muslims building a mosque but the location is outrageous. Are the visitors to ground zero and families of those lost to be subjected to broad casted prayers from there? Perhaps you don't know that when the Muslins conquered a country they built mosques over the Christian churches. This comes close. Christians were driven out of the Middle Mast tortured and killed and still are.
Those who oppose this mosque have every right to peacefully state their opposition.
Lexington is concerned not about the speech but about a potential for Muslim violence. The South Park people got it right when they created an episode about how Mohamed had an immunity to criticism. Of course, they too were censored after the usual death threats: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/22/south-park-muhammad-episode-...
I agree they have every right to build subject to whatever prevailing zoning laws may apply. But I too oppose it as it is completely out of place.
If those who are developing it are truly interested in interfaith understanding and healing they would put it elsewhere. To do otherwise makes their real intentions clear.
Republicans became the Stupid People's Party after Nixon and their trajectory is now subterranean. You simply can't parody someone like Palin, who appears to have substantially fewer than two active neurons. So long as voters are equally intellectually challenged, the great tradition of diving to the bottom will continue. Maybe it's time America turned off the TV, stopped watching porn on the 'net and began to read, think, and acquire wisdom? Nah, too difficult. Palin for 2012!
Mr. Lexington, this is one of your most extraordinary columns. I could not agree more with every point you make. So perfectly put. Thanks!
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"Make no mistake - the Cordoba Center to be built near Ground Zero will be seen by the whole Muslim world as a symbol of their conquest over the infidels."
I just don't understant this preoccupation with what the Muslim world will think about the Cordoba centre. Who cares what they will think? They will find a reason to complain no matter what America does, because that's the safe thing to complain about, unlike their own corrupt, incompetent and oppressive governments. Any decision on this issue should be made based in what's good for America, not on what the Muslims half the world away will like or dislike. And it certainly won't be good for America to set a precedent of denying its own citizens their rights just because someone's feelings are hurt.
Wow, what an intellectual debate.
What's funny is that it doesn't really matter. Even if it wanted to (and the NYC mayor has been remarkably emphatic that NYC doesn't), the Constitution prevents the government from being able to stop the construction of the Islamic cultural center. End of story.
This is America. We let the KKK march where they please, a wacko Christian group picket the funerals of soldiers, etc. Why? We believe the principles enshrined in the Constitution should be applied to all people, regardless of how we might feel about their views.
Ok, carry on debating whether muslims are evil people if you find it that exciting. It won't change the reality.
"Don't forget that Islam is much more than a religion, it is a violent, dangerous political ideology that keeps its people in a state of backwardness and ignorance."
I would say the same thing about Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin's brand of "Christianity."
And I would also say that, judging from your comments, you don't know any Muslims personally and you know very little about either Islam or the Middle East.
I believe that most Muslims consider that Cordoba was built in Spain as a symbol of conquest. Make no mistake - the Cordoba Center to be built near Ground Zero will be seen by the whole Muslim world as a symbol of their conquest over the infidels. Like George Santayana once said "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
The argument that we should allow a mosque near Ground Zero when there is a synagogue and a church in Mecca, or anywhere else, is a logical fallacy. There are laws and cultural norms in place in Mecca, and many other places, which we, as Americans, have no control over. This argument reminds me of the "Well he hit me first" defense on the playground. In this country, we have both laws and cultural norms which dictate that Americans have the freedom to practice, or not practice, their religion as long as they don't infringe on anyone else's rights. Unfortunatly, this mosque might infringe on some people's feelings, but not on anyone's rights.
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In my column this month in ARCHITECT magazine, "Follow the Money," I mention that many readers complain about sustainability, as if it's a distraction from economic woes. "The only green we should be talking about," writes one, "is how to get paid for practicing architecture."
A new UN study illustrates how staggeringly myopic this view is. Issued last month, the report, "Why Environmental Externalities Matter to Institutional Investors," estimates that in 2008 the total cost of global environmental damage caused by human activity was $6.6 trillion, or about 11 percent of the global GDP. In other words, the damage created by the economy is worth more than a tenth of the economy. Imagine how much more profitable industry would become if it had a net-zero approach to the environment.
We've all seen the statistics about how much of the damage is due to buildings. According to Architecture 2030, construction consumes more energy (49 percent) than any other sector and is the largest single contributor to global warming (46.9 percent of GHG emissions). Building operations alone represents some 77 percent of U.S. electricity consumption. How these proportions might relate to the numbers in the UN study isn't clear, but even if buildings account for only a sixth of the total global damage, that's $1 trillion, which matches the approximate annual value of the U.S. construction industry.
Architects and builders cannot afford to ignore this simple fact: To turn your back on the environment is to leave the economy in peril.
Myopic? We should be taking the power to harm the environment away from consumers and architects by focusing on implementing renewable energy and smart grid technology on national and international scales. Thus, architectural decisions, yes even orientation and insulation, will be relegated to economic decisions; which means a building owner would be foolish not to optimize their envelope, but they won't harm us all by not doing so. PV Solar is great but it should leave the domain of the individual and be a utility scale initiative where the utilities install run and maintain the arrays on the ideal roof tops of our cities. Buildings are not the answer; they are part of the solution.The answer is large wholesale institutional and infrastructural change. Simply put, lets change out the engine of our current system.
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About the 12/3 comment related to efficiency, you express a common but myopic view. Even if all energy were clean and renewable, we still should try to make buildings as resource-efficient as possible. Even a 100% solar-powered building can be a tremendous waste of materials and land if it's not designed to be the optimal size. And most of the best passive design strategies for energy efficiency (orientation, massing, etc.) also determine how comfortable the building is. Let's get away from thinking that sustainabiliy is just about renewable energy.
The chart linked to below (at the end of this comment) shows the real dilemma, and I think clarifies the point I was trying to make at the beginning of this discussion which is, in the big picture it's not about how efficient we can make our buildings (although currently this does have an impact) but rather about where our energy comes from; if we're on 100% renewable energy all this talk of efficient building envelopes, etc. will be relegated to a question of "how much money does the building owner want to save over the life of the building" and not "does the building owner care about the environment or not." http://e360.yale.edu/content/images/0810-energy-flowchart.html
It continues to amaze me how the very mention of "sustainability" will bring out the extremist lunatics ranting about the UN and Al Gore. DLS, did you even read this article, or are you just finding any excuse to trumpet your Tea Party sound bites...?
re: "Chicago Unemployed Arch" ... Chin up. from a former Chicago architect. Your critique and insight is right-on. Seek out other paths than the "typical" architecture route., if it doesn't land you a job it will place you in a stronger position for your next architecture gig/venture. Best of luck!
Shipping bamboo flooring from the other side of the world does not make sense to me. Installing bike racks at schools where kids don't own bikes or would be afraid to store them on racks doesn't make sense to me. Jerking my knee and spending money on high efficiency technology (that looks good on paper) because some computerized energy model requires us to meet a goal doesn't make sense to me. If there are truly energy saving issues then let's stop jerking around with LEED and codify these issues. Most US cities were built when energy was readily available and inexpensive - well of course our buildings use a lot of energy! This has been the US vernacular and the economy and our codes have already been changing this accepted standard for years. It is also a fact that humans spend 70-90% of their life indoors – out of the elements and darkness which require ENERGY! We don't need questionable 'Green' labels on everything we do – this is nothing more than more twisted marketing with the US government as producers and backers of this marketing orgy. This is a no-brainer. Buildings simply need to be kept warm or cool and need to provide illumination when the sun goes down and this will always require energy. I believe our technologies are already cutting edge and strive to reduce energy – you can only fit so much insulation in the walls. The cost of energy has already molded the design community's way of thinking so in a way you are simply preaching to the choir, except, your sustainability preachings include long winded sermons, numerous unneeded bells and whistles, and countless golden calves running around with green tags in their ears. Give us real sustainable components for our buildings. We are design professionals – LEED and the multitude of sustainability ideas treat our community like children. I do understand why so many in our relatively small community feel the way we do. And now the UN!? Maybe we should up those bamboo shipments!
A UN Report, which will be no doubt be used tp bludgeon the US as the evil empire of waste and want, says the global environmental damage is $6.6 trillion. The UN is the most corrupt, anti-American, self serving, third world propaganda machine ever created by man. ANYTHING the UN does and certainly any study it undertakes must be viewed as nothing more than scientific pornography. This is just the latest in the left's attempt to perpetuate the most cynical marketing hoax since Al Gore put solar panels on his McMansion in Nashville. DLS Architect
...this can be done simply by taxing big business and putting the revenue directly into large scale renewable energy projects and research. Otherwise, big business will take this money any build more relatively poor performing buildings which may be good for us (architects) but will not be good for the real goal which is to preserve, conserve, and restore our planet and by extension humanity.
oops...I meant 'horse before the cart'....thus, insulating, for example, will be relegated to an economic consideration rather than an environmental one....think about it....
To the last comment.... Simply put let's put the cart before the horse; renewable energy before green makeovers. Digesting the meaning of the chart above, will lead you to the conclusion that its not about how many Btu's we use but rather where the Btu's come from in the first place.
Enlightening article, thanks. Weird, opaque comment from the reader, though.
Green architecture serves green architects whether or not it is the best approach for serving the environment is up for debate. Green architecture strives to optimize within an unsustainable paradigm in the hope that the tail will sooner or later wag the dog or to use a historical metaphor that the Christianity of green architecture will ultimately topple the Roman empire of the unsustainable status quo. While this might be an attractive, pragmatic (and dare I say lucrative(for some) modus operundi, I think we would find it far more efficient in the best interest of our environment to create wholesale change of our current paradigm by focusing on renewable energy projects, non-toxic biodegradability, etc. that will allow us to operate our existing buildings (and those to come for that matter) in sustainable ways without having to renovate, insulate, etc. That is, big government should be pushing big business in this direction, which they appear to be commencing, at least in part. Why does the little guy have to change? If he were presented with sustainable options in the first place we wouldn't need a green architecture community, it would just effectively be so.
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Testing is already in full swing, and the new season will be with us soon! I love that Nascar is the longest active sport season. Once the race starts in Daytona during February Speed Weeks, it doesn't end until November! That is TEN months of racing!
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What happens when a Manhattanite in a white designer blouse meets an exasperatingly idealistic organic farmer.
Farming memoirs are nothing new, and neither are accounts of city slickers recharged by a move to the country. Kristin Kimball tends her own unique plot, though, in The Dirty Life: On Farming, Food, and Love, her leap from single freelance writer to married full-time farmer.
Kimball's journey began when she drove from Manhattan to Pennsylvania to interview a young organic farmer for a story on the hot topic. Kimball, a Harvard graduate, was a mildly lactose-intolerant longtime vegetarian wearing a white designer blouse. Mark, a hardworking, "complicated and exasperating" idealist, set her hoeing broccoli because he was too busy to sit for an interview. That summer night, she helped him slaughter a pig. By winter, they were engaged.
Kimball gave up her apartment in the East Village, and the couple created a new life together at Essex Farm in upstate New York, a 500-acre property where their goal was to offer a "whole diet" service providing everything from meat and milk to vegetables and grains. The memoir covers the year where they establish the property, farm their first harvest, and plan their own wedding.


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Granny's Crochet Afghan
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Try this free afghan pattern to crochet an afghan just like granny used to. Granny's crochet afghan is a beautiful project to make for your home or as a gift for granny!
- One size US G-6 (4.25 mm) crochet hook or size to obtain gauge.
- Yarn needle
- Caron International One Pound (100% acrylic; 16 oz/454 g, 812 yds/742 m skein): 8 oz (A), 16 oz (B), 24 oz (C), 40 oz (D). Shown in: #585 Lace (A); #562 Claret (B); #581 Espresso (C); #503 Black (D)
- Pattern
One large block measures about 11 x 11"/28 x 28cm. Gauge is not critical for this project.
Chain (ch), double crochet (dc), half double crochet (hdc), single crochet (sc), slip stitch (slip st)
Note:To change color while joining a round, work the joining slip stitch as follows: insert hook in joining stitch, yarn over with new color and draw through both loops on hook. Fasten off old color.
LARGE BLOCK (make 17)
With A, chain 4; join with slip st in first ch to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 5 (counts as dc, ch 2), (3 dc in ring, ch 2) 3 times, 2 dc in ring; join with slip st in 3rd ch of beg ch—12 dc, and 4 ch-2 sps.
Rnd 2: Sl st in next ch, ch 6 (counts as dc, ch 4), 2 dc in first ch-2 sp, *dc in next 3 dc, (2 dc, ch 4, 2 dc) in next ch-2 sp (corner made); rep from * 2 more times, dc in next 3 dc, dc in first ch-2 sp; join with slip st in 3rd ch of beg ch; change to B in join—28 dc, and 4 ch-4 sps.
Rnd 3: With B, sl st in next ch, ch 6 (counts as dc, ch 4), 2 dc in first ch-sp, *dc in each dc to next corner ch-sp, (2 dc, ch 4, 2 dc) in corner ch-sp; rep from * 2 more times, dc in each dc to first ch-4 sp, dc in first ch-sp; join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch—44 dc, and 4 ch-4 sps.
Rnd 4: With B, rep Rnd 3; change to C in join—60 dc, and 4 ch-4 sps.
Rnds 5 and 6: With C, rep Rnd 3 twice; change to D in join of Rnd 6—92 dc, and 4 ch-4 sps.
- Rnds 7 and 8: With D, rep Rnd 3 twice—124 dc, and 4 ch-4 sps. Fasten off.
SMALL BLOCK (make 72)
With A, chain 4; join with slip st in first ch to form a ring.
Rnd 1: With A, work Rnd 1 of large block; change to B in join.
Rnd 2: With B, work Rnd 2 of large block; change to C in join.
Rnd 3: With C, work Rnd 3 of large block; change to D in join.
- Rnd 4: With D, work Rnd 4 of large block. Fasten off. Make large blocks from the small blocks by sewing 4 small blocks together to make one large block (makes 18 large blocks total).
FINISHING—Arrange blocks into a rectangle of 5 blocks by 7 blocks; alternate small and large blocks throughout. Sew or slip st edges of blocks together.
Edging—Rnd 1: With RS facing, join D with sc in edge of throw, work sc evenly spaced around entire throw, working 3 sc in each corner; join with slip st in first sc. Rnd 2: Ch 2, hdc in each st around, working 2 hdc in each sc of each 3-sc corner; join with slip st in first hdc. Fasten off. Using yarn needle, weave in all ends.
Blocking (very important): Lay throw flat, spray with water, and let dry.
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