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"I don't see Bob Filner doing the right thing," said Dave McCulloch, a rally organizer and vice chairman of the Hillcrest Town Council. "He runs away. He does not address the issues and, instead, we're stuck at City Hall without a leader."
The recall movement is under way and one of its leaders — land-use consultant Michael Pallamary — said Monday that they are starting to see money pour in and "a very powerful group" has contacted them about helping the cause with volunteers. He said a public announcement would likely be made soon.
"There's no reason to believe he will resign," Pallamary said of Filner. "It's not in his DNA. You got people now turning their tune from resign to recall. There's only recall. There's no way he's going to resign."
The group needs to collect 101,597 signatures from registered city voters in a 39-day period to trigger a recall election, with a 30-day extension allowed if they fall short. They can begin collecting those signatures on Sunday.
Filner also had yet to formally respond to the recall petition as of Monday evening. He had until midnight to send a written response — in 300 words or less — to recall proponents, although it wasn't required for the effort to move forward.
Meanwhile, every aspect of the Filner administration remains under intense scrutiny, even city expenses that might have been routine matters under a mayor not facing scandal.
Billing statements from the mayor's credit card, which is paid for by taxpayers, were requested by U-T Watchdog and 10News under the California Public Records Act.
They show eight charges totaling $511 at the Westgate from January through May, ranging from $29 to $111. The Watchdog reported on Saturday that Filner's security detail told investigators he took women to the Westgate.
The U-T requested the credit-card statements on June 14. In addition to the Westgate, they show $502 of meals from Indigo Cafe and Catering.
They also show Filner used a city charge card in May to purchase a NutriBullet juicer for $128.94. Also, he spent $103.57 on items that month from Franklin Covey, a leadership and management products and training company.
In addition, the documents show the Mayor's Office charged $3,000 in January to a company called Meltwater. A firm with that name in San Francisco supports online reputation management. The company also provides media monitoring services, such as clipping newspaper stories.
The credit card statements show spending on travel, such at the mayor's trip to Mexico in April with business leaders. The statements show a $608 Aeromexico expense and a $788 hotel expense at the Presidente Mexico City.
Also, the statements show a $700 charge in May for the U.S. Conference of Mayors, which was scheduled to meet June 21 in Las Vegas. According to publicity from the conference, Filner did not attend. He told reporters he was in France from June 21 to 26. Because the mayor's office is not taking questions, it's unclear whether the city might have had the fee refunded.


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CORPUS CHRISTI - School's back. Students' routines should be, too.
Many of the city's school districts will open their doors today after months of summer break.
The city's largest district, Corpus Christi Independent School District, will welcome back about 38,500 students. Other districts such as Calallen, Flour Bluff and West Oso also are scheduled to resume classes.
CCISD Superintendent Scott Elliff said teachers and staff are ready for learning to begin.
Many of the district's estimated 2,500 teachers returned, he said, at least a week before school to set up their classrooms.
"I think we're ready to hit the ground running," he said.
Elliff said this is the time for parents to help their children get back into a routine, such as getting plenty of sleep and preparing school items such as backpacks and homework the night before school.
Running around in the morning may create a stressful situation for youngsters, he said.
"Kids bring that stress with them to the classroom," Elliff said.
Students also need a healthy breakfast, and elementary students can receive breakfast in their classrooms, he said.
As students head back to class, parents and motorists are asked to stay calm and be observant in crowded areas near schools.
Speeding, cellphone use and parking in no-parking zones are some of the biggest no-nos in and around school zones, district police and city police officials have said.
Motorists also need to remember to stop for buses displaying flashing stop signs — even if a motorist is on the opposite side of the street.
Extra caution and attention is needed on the part of motorists in school zones because children may not always cross streets where they are supposed to, officials said.
Here are some tips for your children to get back into a routine as they head back to class:
Go to bed early.
Eat a healthy breakfast.
Pack a child's backpack the night before school to ensure a less hurried morning exit from the house.
Find another child in and around your neighborhood with whom your child can walk to school or ride the bus.
Consider walking your child to school the first week if they are attending a new school to help them learn the route.
Wear a bicycle helmet if riding a bike to school.
Check school lunch menus ahead of time and plan to pack lunch when your child doesn't prefer a particular main course.
Source: CCISD Superintendent Scott Elliff; American Academy of Pediatrics
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Artist's Book Market at BALTIC: Call for exhibitors and Interventions.
19 NOV 2014: Blueprint, Ryder Architecture, and BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, are seeking an emerging architectural practice for a major artistic collaboration to take place at the Gateshead gallery in 2015.
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26 AUG 2014: A big thanks to all of our visitors over the Bank Holiday weekend who contributed to decorating a giant sail. Click here to see photographs of the weekend's activities and boat which set off down the Tyne complete with the BALTIC sail.
Friday 23 - Monday 25 August 2014
Join us at BALTIC this August Bank Holiday Weekend and create a landscape of colour at Kaleidoscape, a programme of fun, family activities inspired by the Daniel Buren exhibition.
27 JUN 2014: BALTIC is delighted to announce BALTIC 39 I FIGURE TWO, an open submission exhibition to be held at BALTIC 39. The exhibition is an opportunity for artists working across all media to test works and ideas, or to develop works in progress within a public context. Only work made during the past twelve months (July 2013 – present), currently in progress, or made for (or during) this exhibition will be considered.
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07.05.14 Details of this month's CBBC Live in NewcastleGateshead event have been revealed today as stars of some of the channel's biggest programmes prepare to pack their bags and head to the North East for three days of fun and live broadcasts. CBBC Live in NewcastleGateshead is free to attend and will take place in and around Baltic Square on Gateshead's famous quayside on 29, 30 and 31 May.
3 MAR 2014: BALTIC's Flat Pack Stack installation is now on display in Urban Outfitters, Newcastle.
BALTIC is delighted to announce a new BALTIC Edition DOMAIN, created by the internationally acclaimed artist Antony Gormley. A reflection on the artist's iconic 2003 installation DOMAIN FIELD at BALTIC, the print is on sale now.
25 SEP 2013: BALTIC has launched a search and selection to strengthen Board-level governance with the appointment of a number of new trustees, trading company directors and Audit Committee members.
9 JULY 2013: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Northern Film & Media (NFM) and Channel 4 are pleased to announce the 10 artists and filmmakers selected for 10 new commissioned Random Acts.
27 JUN 2013: BALTIC is delighted to announce BALTIC 39 | FIGURE ONE, an open submission exhibition to be held in the project space at BALTIC 39 from 4 September – 6 October 2013. BALTIC 39 | FIGURE ONE is an opportunity for artists to test works and ideas, or to develop works in progress within a public context. The exhibition will be selected by BALTIC Assistant Curator, Will Cooper and BALTIC Chief Curator, Laurence Sillars.
17 JUN 2013: BALTIC Director Godfrey Worsdale, and previous BALTIC-exhibiting artist Elizabeth Price feature in a new Arts Council video, A Credit to Britain. It costs each person in England just 14p a week to sustain public investment in arts and culture. Take a look at this video to see why arts matters.
28 MAY 2013: The brand new course MFA (Master fo Fine Arts) at Northumbria provides a unique learning environment in the dynamic BxNU Institute of Contemporary Art, at BALTIC 39, in Newcastle's city centre. For the academic year 2013/14 Northumbria University are offering five BALTIC Scholarships worth £3,000.
To celebrate BALTIC's nomination for The Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year 2013, BALTIC hosted the Say Cheese! Weekend asking visitors to take photos of their favourite view of BALTIC. We are calling upon the public to help us make David Whinham's entry of BALTIC the overall winning photo. To vote visit here
On Thursday 18 April three of the judges visited BALTIC to experience first-hand the exhibition programme and learning offer. The judges met with BALTIC Director Godfrey Worsdale and BALTIC Head of Learning Emma Thomas, as well as visiting BALTIC 39, BALTIC's Project Space based in Newcastle, judges met with BxNU Institute of Contemporary Art students and studio holders.
To celebrate BALTIC's nomination for The Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year 2013, BALTIC will host Say Cheese!, an open photographic weekend. From 4-6 May we're inviting visitors to take photos throughout the building and galleries to find the best photograph of BALTIC.
BALTIC and BALTIC 39 have been selected as one of 10 finalists for The Art Fund Prize, Museum of the Year 2013. The prize celebrates museums and galleries across the UK - annually awarding one outstanding winner £100,000.
A £1 million initiative for new site-specific commissions across the UK. Artangel and BBC Radio 4 today launch a new Open for artists anywhere in the UK. Artangel will visit 12 cities across the UK for Open Platforms, events providing artists the opportunity to talk to Artangel directly about the initiative, including BALTIC. Read more
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For the past several weeks, the Chiefland Citizen has been upgrading its Web site to bring our online readers more features.
If you are an online user, you may have noticed slideshows of events, an interactive community calendar that YOU control and a place to sign up for e-mail alerts.
This week, we added our first video about a house that burned Monday and by the end of the week there will be a place for readers to start blogging on topics of interest in Levy County. It's called the Forum and it will be found under the Opinion tab.
The city has put off consideration of adult entertainment business licensing and zoning ordinances until 2009 in order to work out possible glitches in each measure.
The City Commission in its regular meeting Monday night delayed the second and final reading of the licensing ordinance and considered a question from the City Planning Board about the 1,000 foot buffer zone the commission requested around residential, religious, school, recreation, daycare and other sites.
Suwannee River Water Management District has agreed to sell Chiefland the 33 acres with a new city water supply well head on it, but will not be selling the city any of the surrounding 122 acres.
The District board, in its annual meeting Nov. 6-7 in Steinhatchee, agreed to the sale, while declining to give the city a 10-year option to purchase the larger surrounding tract.
The city had hoped to secure all the property and the water supply.
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Another Veterans Day has passed, the parades and cook-outs are but another memory. I wonder how you spent your day on Nov.11.
Each year at this time, I personally dread the duty of accompanying my husband on his hectic schedule of events, through the week of Veterans Day. Not because it is hectic - because I must witness the pain that these veterans feel over the disrespect that they encounter along the way, from a citizenry that purports to love their county and the veterans that keep them safe and free.
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All scheduled dates and times may change without notice.
Thursday, Dec. 4
Chiefland VG Home vs Newberry 4:30
P.K. Yonge at Williston boys, 7:30 p.m. (JV at 6)
Williston girls at Dixie County, 6 p.m.
Chiefland JVB/VB Home vs Union Co. 6/7:30
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Bronson MSG/MSB away vs Oak Hall 4/5:00
Chiefland girls played good basketball in their narrow 58-54 loss to Williston Thursday. Last year, the Lady Indians were less competitive than Head Coach Emily Gore would have liked; this year, with 10 on the current roster, they look athletic and disciplined, ready for their schedule.
Although Williston is the team to beat in the district, Chiefland never looked overmatched against the Lady Devils, leading 25-20 at the half and down at most 58-42 late in the fourth quarter.
Chiefland boys' basketball had a great showing in Williston's preseason Tip-Off Tournament, wiping out Leesburg First Academy in the first game and knocking off North Marion in the second.
Chiefland is one-third of the way toward regulating nudity at adult oriented businesses, but it put off approving a licensing ordinance for those businesses while also waiting for the City Planning Board to approve an ordinance regulating zoning for such businesses.
Levy County School Board member Billy Morrison resigned Tuesday morning in the aftermath of being charged with a misdemeanor.
Board member Paige Brookins read aloud a letter from Morrison that stated he had sent his resignation to Gov. Charlie Crist. Brookins said that Morrison had asked her to read the letter dated Nov. 18 so that it could be added to the official Board minutes.
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I think most of the responses to this thread have been sad. Alot of people here are probably bashing athena for things they themselves at some point did. Regardless of the actual content of the post. Some have decided to just flame her for being open and up front about some of the social aspects of mmos and roleplaying in general. At the same time showing basically the true divide between those whom roleplay, those whom do not, and those whom bash it just for the sake of bashing it, because others do so.
How people decide to play these games is up to them. If they play them any differently then you, hardly makes them have less of a life then yourselves. We all are gamers here with a life those who are not gamers might consider odd strange and downright creepy. We spend vast amounts of money on hardware just so our polygons can have more effects on them, on a constant basis. Some spend this money just for the right to brag, and hardly play any games on the machine. Others spend it and play a load of games. We ALL need to "get a life" by the definition being thrown around in here.
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Zimbabwe marks 33 years of Independence today. GALZ joins the nation in celebrating and honouring Zimbabwe's men and women who sacrificed their lives to bring freedom for ALL. One of the reasons for the struggle for independence was to bring about equality for all before the law and GALZ strives to see this becoming a reality in present day Zimbabwe.
Looking back, GALZ was formed with the principal objective of fighting for equality for gays and lesbians under the law. In our founding constitution, "The principle objective of GALZ shall be to build an organization which is democratic and accountable and which shall strive for the attainment of full and equal rights in all aspects of life for all gay men and lesbians within Zimbabwe. GALZ will pursue this objective for all gay men and lesbians regardless of their sexual orientation or preference, race, class, gender or religion." We wanted to be a visible part of Zimbabwe and we remain on course in our quest to achieving equality for our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex communities.
We celebrate the important milestones that we have achieved throughout our journey. We largely remain visible to serve our community. Since its formation, the organisation is still in existence, we have won court battles, we continue to give hope to our community.
We are concerned that the state continues to vilify our kind and actively violates and harasses our kin. As a result our community lives in fear of violence and abuse because they have witnessed abuse or encountered violent homophobic slurs. The law facilitates harassment of LGBTI individuals because of their real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. Since the key problem faced by gays and lesbians in Zimbabwe is the 'culture of silence', the Government's strategy of preventing GALZ from serving its community and not to allowing GALZ to participate in national processes nonetheless turns into a major public controversy, generates huge media attention and places homosexuality firmly on the Zimbabwean national agenda albeit in a negative way, we continue to be inspired.
We demand an end to the vilification, abuse and dehumanisation of LGBTI individuals in Zimbabwe. We also encourage that state to support the work of all human rights defenders including those working in defence of the right to non-discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
We hope that the adoption of a new constitution will signify a departure from the inherited, archaic British colonial laws that are used to punish and discriminate LGBTI individuals. Even in an extremely fraught environment, sustained activism based on a politics of hope can win extremely inspirational victories, as it is the basic policy of GALZ, to turn apparent defeat into triumph. This positive attitude stems from the pride we have in ourselves, the confidence and determination that we will succeed in normalising the position of LGBT people in society.


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Some details of Chelsea Clinton's wedding will never be revealed to the public, but we do know this: The bride wore Vera Wang, her parents Oscar de la Renta and the ceremony wasn't as star-studded as was anticipated, unless you count Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen.
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In 1967, Michael Tong joined Chef Wang in opening Shun Lee Dynasty, in Manhattan, the first Chinese restaurant in America to popularize Szechuan and Shanghai cuisine. Shun Lee Dynasty became an instant success and was praised by food critics across the country for its authenticity, innovation and its impact on the American restaurant culture.
As a result of Shun Lee Dynasty's success, Michael Tong realized that the public was definitely interested in a more authentic and exciting Chinese cooking in a luxurious and sophisticated environment. In 1971, he opened Shun Lee Palace on East 55th Street in Manhattan, and established himself as one of the premier Chinese restaurateurs in the country.
In 1972, Tong opened Hunan, the first restaurant in the US to present a Hunanese menu and the first Chinese restaurant to receive four stars from The New York Times. Finally, in 1981, Michael Tong opened Shun Lee West, opposite Manhattan's Lincoln Center. Once again, Tong offered New Yorkers fresh ideas in Chinese dining with the including many unfamiliar regional dishes and the introduction of an enormous Dim Sum menu, which is served at Shun Lee West's Café.
For the past thirty five years, over ten million diners have experienced the many dishes that Michael Tong pioneered, most of which have now standard fare on the menus of the more than ten thousand Hunan restaurants across the country. Tong has created thousand of jobs in America for Chinese immigrants. His influence, both here and abroad, on the past two generation of chefs and restaurateurs is immeasurable.
On June 13, 2001, at its 75th Anniversary Gala Benefit at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City, the China Institute in America honored Michael Tong – along with director Ang Lee, composer Tan Dun, philanthropists Houghton and Doreen Freeman, actress Michelle Yeoh, playwright David Henry Hwang, author Amy Tan, and Chinese historian Jonathan Spence – for his contribution in introducing China and Chinese culture into the mainstream of American life.
In September 2001, Michael Tong was invited, along with fourteen other Americans who are most prominent in the business, scientific and cultural community – "ambassadors" in their fields – to spend a week in Beijing as guests of the Chinese government.
In May 2006, Michael Tong was awarded the 2006 Ellis Island Medal of Honor, presented annually to American citizens of diverse origins for their outstanding contributions to their own ethnic groups, their ancestral countries, and to the United States.
Michael Tong's book, The Shun Lee Cookbook, will be published by HarperCollins in 2007. He is currently working on plans to open a cooking school that will offer training to newly arrived Chinese immigrants, as well as assistance in helping them to adjust to the social and economic challenges of their new environment.
Michael Tong enjoys collecting rare Chinese recipes and cookbooks. He is the Vice Chairman of the China AIDS Fund and is active in New York's Citymeals on Wheels. He has two daughters and two grandchildren, and lives in Manhattan.
I cannot speak highly enough about this recent experience. The food was incredible. When ordering Chinese food, this is usually our only choice. The Beijing Duck was just as good in the restaurant as it was after being delivered to our home. Thank you not only for making this a great meal, but for your commitment to quality food.
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William ordered from here within the last week
Was of higher quality than most Chinese delivery places. But the good was terribly bland. Even the "spicy" level dishes had no discernible spice factor.
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Even if the food was reasonably priced (which it certainly is not) it would not have been good. After trying my food, I couldn't help but laugh a little at how criminally over priced my food was. I have no problem paying for good food, but i do have a problem paying a ton of money for bad food. What I got from Shun Lee was the 99 cent pizza version of Chinese food. Will not be ordering from here again
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I have tried Chinese restaurants all over the world, and even though I've only tried Shun Lee's Chicken Lo Mein so far, it is by far the best I have ever had. They are also very consistent in quality, as this is the 4th time I order it in the past two weeks, and wow. That's how good it is. I plan to recommend and eat at this restaurant for the rest of my days. I am sure that with the quality of their Lo Mein, the rest of their food must also be fabulous.
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Carlos ordered from here within the last year
Their delivery has really gone downhill. I don't know if it's a new hire or what, but two times in a row now my food has been late and cold, and at these prices, that's unacceptable.
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Find many reviews strange...while food has been somewhat variable over past year(but now quite good again) the delivery has always been exceptionally reliable. Usually quick, but they warn you clearly when there will be delays.lucky to. Have this as an option, if a bit pricey
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Frederick ordered from here within the last year
Ordered food with a 30-45 minute time window for delivery. After one hour of waiting, called the restaurant and got the classic line "will be there any minute." After another 20 minutes and no food delivery, I had to leave work and they have the nerve to say the food delivery was attempted. Please...try some professionalism.
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THOMAS ordered from here over a year ago
Great chinese but gets lost in deliver. Go don't order in.
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Janine ordered from here over a year ago
I ordered chicken and broccoli. This restaurant was horrible. Well, I give them 4 stars for prompt service. But, when I came down to pick up my order, the delivery guy just left my bag placed on the floor and walked away. The rice was extremely cold and lumpy. The chicken and broccoli had extremely too much oil. I will never older from this restaurant again. I threw the entire dish away. Therefore, I did not have dinner tonight. What a waste. I rate this restaurant, "No Stars" and gave it a 0.
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Marjorie L ordered from here within the last year
They were more than a half hour late and I had to cancel my order
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Jane ordered from here over a year ago
Horrible experience. Don't order from here. Delivery person came without part of my order, made me wait downstairs while he went to get the rest of my order, then strolls very casually back. Food quality: On top of the waste of time, I spent $20 dollars an a chicken dish with very low quality chicken (fatty, cartilage) very disgusting.
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ArjhangAJ ordered from here over a year ago
The ood was greasy..shrimp, chicken and pork all tasted funky. To top it off. I found a charge from SeamlessWeb and a charge from Shun Lee Palace on my statement. Never again....
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lisa ordered from here over a year ago
I spent $40.00 at this restaurant on two sides and a dinner entree, and the delivery guy complained about his TIP(!) being too low. good food, but I don't make a habit of ordering from restaurants that don't appreciate my business.
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Patrick ordered from here over a year ago
Excellent Chinese food. But definitely at the high-end of the price spectrum. The Slippery Chicken is a favorite, as are the Spring Rolls and Shanghai dumplings. When you want the best Chinese food in Mid-town, order from Shun Lee Palace.
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Excellent Food. A bit pricey but well worth it! I highly recommend Shun Lee.
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Gay Patriot ponders the twilight of The Patriarchy:
It's interesting that the feminists chose Chicago for their "Smash the Patriarchy" message, because nowhere has the Patriarchy been more successfully smashed than in the inner cities. Households led by fathers have become exceedingly rare, single women raise families without husbands, and very few people participate in capitalist enterprises; the inner cities have become radical feminist utopia. How's that working out for them?
Eric S Raymond does some impolite maths:
That 2% [of the U.S. population, i.e., black males aged 15-24] is responsible for almost 52% of U.S. homicides. Or, to put it differently, by these figures a young black or "mixed" male is roughly 26 times more likely to be a homicidal threat than a random person outside that category – older or younger blacks, whites, Hispanics, females, whatever… 26 times more likely. That's a lot. It means that even given very forgiving assumptions about differential rates of conviction and other factors, we probably still have a difference in propensity to homicide (and other violent crimes for which its rates are an index, including rape, armed robbery, and hot burglary) of around 20:1. Any cop who treated members of a group with a factor 20 greater threat level than population baseline "equally" would be crazy.
A long discussion ensues.
And Robert Stacy McCain probes the deep feminist philosophy of Ms Emma Watson:
Emma Watson is the actress most famous for her part in the Harry Potter movies. More recently, she has become "Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women," a job that evidently requires her to say silly feminist stuff on Twitter, e.g.: "Gender equality not only liberates women but also men from prescribed gender stereotypes." Ri-iiight. Because what guys really need is to be liberated from "prescribed gender stereotypes." All the hot babes like Emma Watson are crazy for guys who don't fit "prescribed gender stereotypes," right? So you will probably be surprised to learn that Emma Watson is dating a bald scrawny impoverished poet the biggest jock at an elite university:
The 23-year-old former Harry Potter film star has recently begun dating a fellow Oxford University student named Matthew Janney… Janney, 21, is not only a student at the prestigious institution, he is also a star rugby player for their varsity team. Despite his prized athletic skills, Janney has also been recognised for something else: his looks. According to the report, the college student was named "Oxford's most eligible bachelor" and "best looking player" by the university's rugby team's official Twitter account.
In other words, an Alpha male, the epitome of "prescribed gender stereotypes" from which Emma Watson says we need to be liberated.
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Theodore Dalrymple on the values and inversions of the British underclass:
Certainly the notions of dependence and independence have changed. I remember a population that was terrified of falling into dependence on the state, because such dependence, apart from being unpleasant in itself, signified personal failure and humiliation. But there has been an astonishing gestalt switch in my lifetime. Independence has now come to mean independence of the people to whom one is related and dependence on the state.
Mothers would say to me that they were pleased to be independent, by which they meant independent of the fathers of their children — usually more than one — who in general were violent swine. Of course, the mothers knew them to be violent swine before they had children by them, but the question of whether a man would be a suitable father is no longer a question because there are no fathers: At best, though often also at worst, there are only stepfathers. The state would provide. In the new dispensation the state, as well as television, is father to the child.
See also this, especially the last two paragraphs.
Ed Driscoll quotes Daniel Henninger:
The IRS tea-party audit story isn't Watergate; it's worse than Watergate. The Watergate break-in was the professionals of the party in power going after the party professionals of the party out of power. The IRS scandal is the party in power going after the most average Americans imaginable.
See also Roger Kimball on de-unionising the IRS. Paul Caron's exhaustive archive covering the scandal is of course still growing.
And somewhat related to this, Christina Hoff Sommers on sporting gender quotas and law gone bad:
Because of pressure from women's groups like the National Women's Law Centre and the Women's Sports Foundation, Title IX evolved into a rigid quota regime that dictates equal participation in sports by both sexes regardless of interest… Schools are cutting back on male teams and creating new women's teams, not because of demand, but because they are afraid of a federal investigation. [Feminist advocates] have persuaded courts that if there are fewer women than men on college varsity teams the only explanation is discrimination. [But] the evidence that women taken as a group are less interested than men in competitive sports is overwhelming.
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Silvia Murray Wakefield, a "London-based feminist and mother of two," is unhappy about a certain ongoing sporting event. Yes, that one. And so, naturally, she asks:
Is it anti-feminist to watch the World Cup?
Then the sorrow unfolds:
Still warm and fuzzy from the joy of the Olympics two years ago, I hanker to join an emotional ride with fellow spectators again, but the World Cup is different, as is the Tour de France. There's no Jessica Ennis or Victoria Pendleton to aspire to or root for because these events include male competitors only.
Apparently conflicted about cheering on members of the opposite sex, this hitherto-neglected detail puts Ms Murray Wakefield in a quandary.
Men's football is loved in Britain simply because the players are men… Even the fact the men's World Cup is not explicitly stated to be a men's competition erases women.
Yes, dear readers. All of womanhood is being erased by a sporting event that happens once every four years.
So do we women sideline ourselves by boycotting the games or do we take up space and holler along because it is fun and exciting?
Clearly, it's an issue fraught with political agonising.
You could argue that the FIFA World Cup is also ageist and disablist (footballers are doomed to retire as soon as their wisdom teeth fully descend and disabled people are tacitly excluded).
And so it turns out that the World Cup is not only patriarchal and sexist but also ageist and disablist. So much exclusion, it takes the breath away. It's not so much a sport, then, as an avalanche of bigotry and sin. Though, curiously, no such concerns are aimed at the young and able-bodied ladies who'll be taking part in the Women's World Cup in Canada, an event mentioned pointedly, three times, in the same article. Or indeed at the Olympics, an event that two years on leaves our Guardianista feeling "warm and fuzzy," and in which male and female athletes compete separately.
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It has long since past the time [sic] when aggressive redistribution of wealth were [sic] government policy.
So writes Guardian reader StevenMD, fuming on cue to a tale of sin and woe told by the paper's Michele Hanson. Ms Hanson is upset because,
Manchester's stunningly beautiful Victoria Baths… built in 1906 for thousands of ordinary people… [has been] closed since 1993. Manchester couldn't afford to keep it open.
Oh cruel, unfeeling world. Where will all those ordinary Mancunians swim? Oh wait. It turns out that Manchester is hardly short of public swimming pools, having
over twenty in fact, half of which offer free sessions for children and
OAPs. Among them, the world-class Manchester Aquatics Centre, built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
Ah yes, but - but - Ms Hanson is also upset - and more upset - that someone who lives 200 miles away from Manchester has nicer things than she does:
On the edge of Hampstead Heath, north London, is one new, almost completed steel and glass house, costing squillions. Enormous silver chutes twirl down its outside, into this one family's very own private basement pool.
Of all the things one might conceivably find scandalous and indecent, a
house with an indoor pool is, I think it's fair to say, not the most obvious. Ms
Hanson is, however, determined to be outraged anyway:
Shove your ostentatious wealth up our noses, why don't you? The owners could probably save the Victoria Baths with their pocket money. Were I Empress of England, I would order them, and their show-off neighbours, to do so. Sadly, it won't happen.
Despite the fact that confiscating other people's earnings is the highest possible goal of all good-hearted people.
We aren't told anything at all about the homeowners whose wealth so offends Ms Hanson and so animates her rage, though one doesn't have to reach far to find the implication. Being no less pious than Ms Hanson herself, Guardian readers should assume that these ungodly types with their big house and heathen indoor swimming pool can't have done anything, anything at all, to earn, deserve or justify their personal comforts, and they can't have employed dozens of people, perhaps less wealthy people, to build the home that so infuriates our columnist. Indeed, there must be something wrong with the owners even to want such things. Unlike the loftier, more moral beings who seethe indignantly in the pages of the Guardian:
Last week, in a foaming temper, I was moaning on about it to another dog-walker, hoping, at least, that the super-rich were stuck at Freud's anal stage and secretly miserable as sin. "Wrong," says she. "I have a very wealthy friend. She lives in another world, which you can barely imagine. And she's very happy indeed."
Yes, Ms Hanson is hoping that all those awful people who earn more than she does are at least miserable. Piety, you see. The taste is a little bitter, I grant you, but you'll soon get used to it. Judging by her closing comment, Ms Hanson certainly has:
You surely can't trample people into the dirt forever. Eventually, they blow. Then the very wealthy friend will be not so happy. Can't wait.
Ms Hanson is a socialist and therefore, like all socialists, is possessed of a big benevolent heart. That's why she's looking forward to misery being inflicted on people she knows nothing about, beyond the amenities of their home.
Via Julia.
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Chris Snowdon ponders fatness and what mustn't be said about it:
This week, lots of outraged people - mainly on the political left - got themselves in a tizzy when public health minister Anna Soubry pointed out that childhood obesity rates are disproportionately high amongst low income groups… Why the controversy? Soubry's greatest crime was to not use the most politically correct language. She used the word poor instead of deprived or underprivileged. As Tam Fry of the National Obesity Forum said: "It was the tone of what she said. It was arrogant and condescending." As for the facts, he conceded: "Yes it is true that the lower down the social scale you go the more likely people are to be obese." On Twitter, big boned Labour MP Diane Abbott tried to whip up the mob. She reckons that pointing out the well-known association between poverty and obesity amounts to "blaming the victim." This is the same Diane Abbott who wrote in 2011: "Studies about the predictors of obesity in the UK have shown that the poorest are most likely to be obese."
I don't see fat people as "victims," nor do I feel the need to "blame" anyone for something that is none of my business. Even if I did, the incomes of those involved would have nothing to do with it. Abbott, on the other hand, wants us to blame the food industry for making people like her grossly overweight. She won't take responsibility for herself and she doesn't expect anyone else to. As a state socialist, she holds institutions accountable for all human outcomes and believes that the only solutions lie in a more coercive government. Terrifyingly, this woman could be Britain's next health minister.
Ms Abbott, a woman of substance in only the physical sense, is hardly alone in holding such ambitions. There are those, including writers of Observer editorials and Lancet contributor Professor Boyd Swinburn, who wish to save us from "passive overeating" by restricting our choices, including where we may eat, and by making food more expensive. The state, we're told, must "intervene more directly." Yes, we must be supervised by those who know better. Because you simply can't be trusted when there's pie nearby.
David Mamet on gun laws in theory and practice (and much more besides):
Healthy government, as that based upon our Constitution, is strife. It awakens anxiety, passion, fervour, and, indeed, hatred and chicanery, both in pursuit of private gain and of public good. Those who promise to relieve us of the burden through their personal or ideological excellence, those who claim to hold the Magic Beans, are simply confidence men. Their emergence is inevitable, and our individual opposition to and rejection of them, as they emerge, must be blunt and sure; if they are arrogant, wilful, duplicitous, or simply wrong, they must be replaced, else they will consolidate power, and use the treasury to buy votes, and deprive us of our liberties. It was to guard us against this inevitable decay of government that the Constitution was written. Its purpose was and is not to enthrone a Government superior to an imperfect and confused electorate, but to protect us from such a government.
And Jeff Goldstein on dreams of a disarmed citizenry:
As Ace rightly notes, "as the goal is admitted, let us have no more discussion of these ridiculous diversions." It's not your folding stocks or flash suppressors or bayonet lugs they're after: it's your ability to remind them that you are free people, and that their power is contingent on you. And would-be aristocrats grow weary of such presumptions from the riff raff, particularly those they imagine in a cabin somewhere eating possum stew off of the tits of their first cousins.
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Dean Potter, rock climber.
Filmed from a distance of over a mile by Mikey Schaefer. Cathedral Peak, Yosemite National Park, July 12, 2011. Via sk60. Also.
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Daniel Hannan on patriotic feeling:
The first few days of the Olympics have been accompanied by a clutch of articles about how British patriotism has been rehabilitated, the Union flag reclaimed and so forth. Really? Reclaimed from whom? Other than in the imagination of a tiny metropolitan elite, when was it ever ceded? […] Watching the women's race at Hampton Court, we were caught in torrential rain. Among the spectators were dozens of orange-shirted Dutchmen, accompanied by a brass band, which played on impressively through the downpour. When the water eventually slackened, the Hollanders struck up Rule Britannia, delighting the natives: true patriots, of course, approve of the national pride of other peoples. The idea that loving your country means scorning someone else's is downright silly.
Perhaps someone should tell Billy Bragg, who informed Guardian readers that "our imperial instincts" prevent us "relating to our neighbours as equals." "The English," wrote Bragg, "are in danger of becoming an insular people, jealously guarding the right to make our own laws." Mr Bragg - who once told listeners of Radio 4 that he had "learned all of his politics from pop music" - went on to claim that English sports fans dislike their national teams losing because of a "hangover from an imperial past." More prosaic explanations were not entertained.
Greg Lukianoff on campus speech codes and uncritical thinking:
I'm trying to make the point that, after 11 years of looking at college censorship, this is starting to have a negative effect on the way our country talks with itself. I think it harms our ability and inclination to debate if the one institution that's supposed to be making us deeper, more honest, harder thinkers is actually saying "And if you disagree, kind of shut up."
When it comes to discipline, apparently schools need racial quotas. I kid you not:
The state's board of education established a policy demanding that each racial or ethnic group receive roughly proportional levels of school penalties, regardless of the behaviour by members of each group… "What this means is that whites and Asians will get suspended for things that blacks don't get suspended for."
See also Heather Mac Donald, who shares some striking statistics:
The homicide rate among males between the ages of 14 and 17 is nearly ten times higher for blacks than for whites and Hispanics combined. Such data make no impact on the Obama administration and its orbiting advocates, who apparently believe that the lack of self-control and socialisation that results in this disproportionate criminal violence does not manifest itself in classroom comportment as well.
And Nick Gillespie on Dallas and the downfall of Romanian communism:
Dallas was the last Western show allowed during the nightmarish 1980s because President Nicolae Ceausescu thought it showcased all that was wrong with capitalism. In fact, the show provided a luxuriant alternative to a communism that was forcing people to wait more than a decade to buy the most rattletrap communist-produced cars… After the dictator and his wife were shot on Christmas Eve 1989, the pilot episode of Dallas - with a previously censored sex scene spliced back in - was one of the first foreign shows broadcast on liberated Romanian TV.
The Guild of Evil recently started watching some reruns of Dallas, ironically at first. Now the mix of schemes, shoulder pads and ginormous hair is a regular treat. And I'll thank you not to judge me.
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A taste of Sébastien Montaz-Rosset's documentary I Believe I Can Fly.
"I'm not sure I can hold on with my toes."
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Behold the Urban Downhill Mountain Bike Race in Valparaiso, Chile. It gets a little hairy.
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It is not often that one comes across a deal where the declarer has the choice of end-playing either opponent! It happened, however, in a round robin among six teams in the K.J. Seetharaman memorial prize-money tournament held recently in Chennai. In other words, declarer could choose his victim!
Contract: Six diamonds. West leads the club seven.
Bidding comment: Being an IMP match, north chose to raise partner rather than bid 3NT, for he was a little worried about the three small hearts in his hand. Opener could well have had: S Q-J-x H A D K-Q-10-x-x-x C Q-x-x. Also, he estimated that the loss would only be an IMP or two, if both three no-trump and five diamonds are making.
When opener showed slam interest, north willingly co-operated in his partner's move and eventually bid the slam.
Play: West led the club seven. Declarer played the ace from dummy and noted with interest the fall of the club queen from east. A trump was led to the ace next, west showing out. Declarer cashed the heart ace, crossed to the spade king, and played the diamond jack. East covered with the diamond queen. Declarer won with the king, entered dummy by the nine of diamonds, and ruffed a heart. He next entered dummy through club king, east showing out. Declarer then ruffed dummy's last heart, to arrive at the four-card position below:
When declarer cashed the ace of spades, west followed with the jack. He could now exit in a club to end play west or alternatively exit in a spade to end play east.
The full deal is:
1) The contract of six diamonds may appear to be a bit of a stretch… but considering the NS hands are bristling with controls and there is a 6-4 fit with only the trump queen missing, you can excuse them for being optimistic! Didn't south justify the overbid by his play?
2) In all the other tables, the contract was 3NT, south making eleven tricks
3) As you can see, the play involved the elimination of hearts from the defending hands, cashing of the black suit winners, and finally the throw-in, resulting in a ruff and discard!
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Orla is currently studying ancient Egypt for her history topic this term. So, as we hadn't taken her to London before (despite that I lived there for years and Luke works there), we decided it was a good opportunity for her first visit to be a trip to the British Museum to see the Egyptology exhibition. How did it go? Well, brilliantly. She was well behaved, attentive and coped well with the train and tube (which she loved) and trekking to and fro. She loved the museum and was enthralled by all the exhibits. Not just the Egyptian items, but everything she saw. Whilst there we had a quick look at the Sutton Hoo burial and the Celtic exhibits (personal faves). Both her and Luke were very impressed by the Snettisham Torc (no, I took no photos of that as I have tons so I suggest you Google it). However, I took lots of photos of the Egyptian statuary and made a film of Orla examining the painted coffins and Mummies on level 3, her commentary was very sweet. It really is one of the most fabulous museums in the world. Below are a couple of my favourite shots, the full set are on Flickr. I used my Canon 550D, shot with a high ISO to compensate for the poor light, as flash is a no no, most of the shots came out pretty well. So, if you have never been to the British Museum, then GO.
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And what a thing to do for her first London trip!! No wonder she was enthralled – sounds like you had a fabulous time :))
It was brilliant, we all had such a good time, and she was as good as gold. I have missed the dear old BM, one of the very few things I miss about living in London.
Glad you made it. Looks amazing! I went with a school a couple of years ago and must take my two sometime, but not on my own.
Hey there Jane…
No, definitively a two parent job, or a mate with you as it is very tiring. My advice is to take them out of school, as during school holidays it is pretty busy. In the Mummy section on level 3 it was packed. Go during term time and the place is empty.


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"Delhi is surely a better city to live in today than it was 15 years ago," said Lieutenant-Governor Tejendra Khanna while delivering his address on the first day of the Budget Session of the Delhi Assembly on Wednesday as he went on to announce the various policies and initiatives taken or planned by the Delhi Government to improve the lot of the citizens.
While his words were applauded by the Congress members, including Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party was cautiously critical of them as it sat through his address without creating any major ruckus. The party has apparently been told by Delhi BJP president Vijay Goel to participate in the House proceedings and not stage walk-outs.
Though Mr. Khanna's address noted that "a whole generation, that believes and takes for granted the Metro, low-floor buses, 24 hours electric supply and even the increased green cover as features of Delhi life, does not realize that they were non-existent 12 years ago", it really took the BJP by surprise by pointing out that the power privatisation process had led to savings of Rs. 30,000 crore to the Delhi Government.
Similarly, the address did not make a reference to the December 16 gang rape but noted that "for expeditious disposal of cases relating to crime against women" approval has been given for setting up of five special courts which are now functional; and the round-the-clock helpline was launched on '181' for women in distress.
It also proposed to introduce a citizen feedback system using mobile phones for status of streetlights and de-silting of drains.
In the nearly 25 minute address, Mr. Khanna also noted that reforms in the power sector have led to significant improvements in the distribution and transmission of power. At this several BJP MLAs held aloft power bill copies and charged that inflated bills were being served by the discoms to cheat the consumers.
On the water front, Mr. Khanna said over 200 kilometres of old pipelines have been replaced in the last year and Delhi Jal Board has laid sewer lines in 541 unauthorised colonies and 129 urbanised villages.
He also painted a rosy picture of the environment saying Delhi's green cover has increased from 26 square km in 1997 to about 296 sq. km.
The Lieutenant Governor noted that to provide decent housing to those living in slums or suffering the insecurity of a shelter over their heads, the Government has regularised 895 unauthorised colonies and is in the process of removing the hindrances in regularisation of the remaining ones.
On the economic front, he said while more ambitious tax revenue targets were set and are likely to be achieved despite the slowdown, the efficient management has also resulted in reducing outstanding debt to 7.89 per cent as a ratio of the gross State domestic product, which is the lowest among all the States in the country.
He said Delhi contributes 3.8 per cent to the GDP and its per capital income in 2012-13 was about three times the national level, while the inflation was lowest among metropolitan cities, leading to a better quality of life for the citizens.
Mr. Khanna said to increase the availability of resources, the Government has also taken up the matter of Delhi's share in Central taxes with the Centre as that was frozen at Rs. 325 crore for the last 10 years.
He also spoke about how in the year gone by State Resident Data Hub has been set up with the support of UIDAI to enable authentication of Aadhar; transfer of cash benefits under Annashree Yojana was launched in December, and Public Grievance Commission was declared the Police Complaint Authority.
In the last year, he said e-stamping of judicial stamp paper was introduced; and district administration was restructured with setting up of e-Sub Registrar offices.
Following the Congress Legislative Party meeting, Ms. Dikshit said the party legislators had called for doing away with laxity in the various departments and releasing funds for development works promptly.
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Picturing James Baldwin in Exile
1964 portrait of James Baldwin. All photos courtesy of Sedat Pakay.Being out . . . one is really not very far out of the United States . . . One sees it better from a distance . . . from another place, from another country.-- James BaldwinJames Baldwin (1924-1987), the renowned American novelist, essayist, playwright, civil rights advocate and social critic, was an outspoken advocate for equality and respect for all citizens regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or sexual preference. His novels include Giovanni's Room, Go Tell It on the Mountain, and Another Country, but he may be most remembered for his powerful essays, often reflections on the timeless American obsessions with race and sexuality, found in his books such as Notes of a Native Son, The Fire Next Time and Nobody Knows My Name.
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I was diagnosed with breast cancer last Nov. 12 with my routine digital mammogram. It has been quite a journey since then — more tests, biopsy, surgery, chemo and now radiation.
I was diagnosed with breast cancer last Nov. 12 with my routine digital mammogram. It has been quite a journey since then — more tests, biopsy, surgery, chemo and now radiation.
I live in Fall River and access my health care needs through R.I. physicians, so the Anne Pappas Mammography Center, and Women and Infants Breast Health Center have provided me with all my services. I am so pleased with all the personal attention to my needs and questions.
People have always been available: physicians, nurses, dietitians, social worker, Lymphadema message therapist, chaplain or other professionals, when I have needed them. This is an important thing for me, to feel as though I have a team of people who really care about me, my recovery and my needs. My GYN physician told me up front that I would probably be in the treatment process for a year — my last scheduled radiation treatment is Oct. 7 — not a bad projection. This was hard to take since I felt fine and was involved in a very active and committed life.
I felt I didn't have time for this, nor did I choose this but if I was to be healthy in the future I needed to commit to this and step into a new life — a new journey. Just when we think we have our life in order — children grown, on their own — God has a sense of humor and steps in with a new journey. I can honestly say that this journey was not my choice but who does choose to have cancer but oh how rich and such a blessing it has been.
God sat me on my can after a lifetime of much activity and through this experience I have learned patience, compassion, patience, humility, patience and love.
It was really hard on my husband at first, as with so many men they want to help, make things better, and then there is the fear of losing a loved one but they are not sure how or what to say or do. At first I expected him to know but quickly learned I needed to verbalize my needs. This was hard when all I wanted to do was feel better — sleep or something. Our relationship grew as well. When you've been married to someone for 45 years you think you know them pretty good, right. Well God had His hand on us here as well, we now have a deeper understanding of each other.
I also need to add that I know more acutely now then before this diagnosis that God loves me, He will never leave me, He will send the right people at the right time and that when I am in need He will carry me. I have been meeting weekly with a group of women for prayer and study of the Word for years. This group has been strong for me when I was weak, but also gave me a place to give when I had little strength to physically give, I could pray for the needs of others as this list is long and see many prayers answered.
Page 2 of 2 - Due to the daily trips for radiation I am receiving this phase of my treatment at the Hudner Oncology Center at St. Anne's Hospital. Here the care is different but professional and I have learned that is OK because I still have my caregivers whether at the Fall River satellite or Providence Women and Infants sites.
I guess if there is one thing this experience has taught me is that God will provide when we ask and that it is probably not what we want but what is best for us.
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At noon ET, the AFL-CIO holds a mass demonstration outside the Washington, DC offices of Charles Schwab to protest the company's support for President Bush's proposal for personal Social Security accounts. Union president John Sweeney and Metropolitan Washington Council president Jos Williams join union and community leaders and workers, retirees, and students.
At 3:00 pm ET, the Advisory Committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus (ICAC) hosts a panel discussion on the implications for Internet campaigns of the FEC's possible change in rules to regulate online political activities.
At 8:15 pm ET in Arlington, VA, Former President Bill Clinton accepts the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian Award from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases for his work on HIV/AIDS. It's his first post-surgery public appearance. He'll speak at 8:30 pm ET.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove will deliver remarks at the Lewis and Clark County Republican Central Committee's annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner in Helena, MT at 8:30 pm ET.
RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman holds one of his "Conversations with the Community" events at Howard University at 7:00 pm ET. The event, hosted by the Howard University College Republicans, focuses on "Empowering A New Generation."
Former Sen. John Edwards visits Iowa, where he attends a fundraiser for Rep. Leonard Boswell at the Hotel Fort Des Moines at 7:00 pm ET after meeting with Des Moines Register editors and reporters. He stays in the Hawkeye State to tape Iowa Public Television's "Iowa Press" Friday morning.
U.S. intelligence agencies were "dead wrong" in most of their conclusions about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq before the war, concluded the presidential commission appointed to investigate what went wrong. AP describes the report as "scathing." LINK
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In the morning gaggle, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said President Bush "will carefully review each and every recommendation and act on them in a fairly quick period of time," ABC News' Jessica Yellin reports. He will consult with Congress within 90 days to discuss how he plans to move forward on the recommendations in the report. Most of the recommendations do not require statutory changes.
"We wanted an unvarnished look at the intelligence community," McClellan said, adding that in terms of North Korea and Iran the report finds, "we still know woefully little about their capabilities."
Asked about the Director of National Intelligence, McClellan said, "He will have the authority he needs to do his job," but would not comment on the reports recommendation that the DNI not conduct the President's daily briefing.
Joseph Curl and Bill Gertz, making their mark in the Washington Times, say the President will embrace the recommendations of his WMD Commission, faulting pre-war intelligence, citing poor inter-agency communication, and even eyeing former CIA Director George Tenet for particular criticism. Congressional Dems are sure to . . . oh, wait, Congress is still out for their Easter break. Nevermind. LINK
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Nikon 18-200 vs Tamron 17-50
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Nikon 18-200 vs Tamron 17-50
Jan 2, 2008
Hi all.
Help me out here please.
A couple of months ago i sold my Nikon 18-70 and upgraded to the nikon 18-200. But i am not very impressed with image quality on this lens. Sure, it a very versatile lens but thats all. It creeps and is very slow.
So i am considering to sell it and get the Tamron 17-50mm 2.8.
Is the Tamron Sharper than the Nikon 18-200???
I don't mind the gap from 50-200mm since i already have a 80-200 f2.8. (which i love)
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