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White House Words: A Style Guide for Writers and Editors
White House Historical Association Style Guide
White House Words A Style Guide for Writers and Editors The White House Historical Association is a nonprofit organization, chartered on November 3,1961, to enhance understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of the Executive Mansion. White House Historical Association 740 Jackson Place NW Washington, D.C. 20006 www.whitehousehistory.org President: Neil Horstman Vice President, Publications: Marcia Mallet Anderson Publications Specialist: Nenette Arroyo Consulting Editor: Ann Hofstra Grogg White House Words: A Style Guide for Writers and Editors Copyright C 2011 White House Historical Association All rights reserved. ISBN 978-1-931917-12-4 Printed in the U.S.A. Contents Preface The Places and Spaces of the White House Treatment of Terms Related to Presidential History and the White House The Presidents First Ladies and White House Hostesses Architects of the White House Construction Timeline Further Reading 1 2 9 16 18 21 22 24 White House Words A Style Guide for Writers and Editors Preface O ver many years, the White House Historical Association has received questions from scholars, journalists, authors, and editors about the right style for presenting names and terms relating to the presidency and the White House. What is the proper form of presidents' and first ladies' names? What are the correct names for rooms in the White House? What terms should be capitalized, and what terms can be abbreviated? We have been able to supply the answers to these questions with the detailed style sheet that the association's editors have developed during the course of their work on many books and scholarly resources on White House history. Because of the interest in this well-considered style, we now make it widely available in this publication. We hope you will find answers to your questions here. The basic sources are Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition (2008), and The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition (2010), but the style has also been developed in consultation with the Office of the Curator, The White House, and with many scholars and editors who write and edit in the fields of presidential history, architectural history, and art history. White House Historical Association 1 WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS The Places and Spaces of the White House B Billiard Room. Recreation room. In the early twentieth century, the billiard table was in today's Map Room. Ground Floor. Blair House, The President's Guest House. Complex of four connected town houses that serves as the official guest house for foreign heads of state visiting the president; located at 1651�53 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, across the street from the White House. Blue Room. Principal drawing room used for receiving guests, noted for its oval shape. State Floor. Broadcast Room. Room created during the Truman renovation of 1948�52 to be used for televised addresses; today used for office and storage space. Ground Floor. C Cabinet Room. Meeting room for the president's cabinet. West Wing. Former Cabinet Rooms were in the Residence. Center Hall. General use, gallery-like passage. Second Floor. China Room. Exhibition space where selections from the historic presidential china collection are displayed. Ground Floor. Conservatories. Glass-enclosed greenhouses built over the West Colonnade beginning in 1857; torn down during the Theodore Roosevelt renovation of 1902. Cross Hall (preferred over Transverse Hall). Long, grand passage from the East Room to the State Dining Room; also a gallery of portraits of recent presidents. State Floor. 2 White House Historical Association WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS D Decatur House on Lafayette Square. Town house of Commodore Stephen Decatur; located at 748 Jackson Place NW, today the National Center for White House History. Diplomatic Reception Room. oval-shaped room located beneath the Blue Room where foreign dignitaries and visitors from the diplomatic corps are received after they enter through the South Portico. Ground Floor. E East Colonnade. Glass-enclosed corridor connecting the Residence to the East Wing. Ground Floor. East Garden. one of the principal flower gardens of the White House; located on the east side of the South Lawn; also known as the First Ladies' and the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden. East Room. Great ceremonial room of the White House. State Floor. East Sitting Hall. Family sitting room. Second Floor. East Terrace. open area above the roof of the East Colonnade. East Wing. Building on the east, connected to the Residence by the East Colonnade; contains offices of the first lady and her staff, and the main entrance for visitors touring the White House. Ellipse. oval-shaped park to the south of the White House. Entrance Hall. Formal reception area for visitors coming through the North Door. State Floor. Executive Mansion. The White House. Executive Residence, the Residence. original central portion of the White House, where the first family's living quarters are located. White House Historical Association 3 WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS F Family Dining Room. originally the main family dining room; today used for special events. State Floor. G Grand Foyer: See Entrance Hall. Grand Staircase. Formal staircase from the Second Floor to the State Floor; used mainly for ceremonial entrances on state occasions. State Floor. Green Room. State parlor used for small gatherings. State Floor. Ground Floor. originally a utilitarian basement below the State Floor; redesigned with reception rooms in the Theodore Roosevelt renovation of 1902. Ground Floor Corridor. Central passageway connecting Ground Floor Rooms, the West Wing, and the East Wing. Ground Floor. J Jackson Magnolia. old Magnolia grandiflora tree near the South Portico, possibly planted during the Andrew Jackson administration. Jacqueline Kennedy Garden: See East Garden. L Ladies' Drawing Room. Room originally reserved for ladies to withdraw to after dinner; today the yellow oval Room. Second Floor. Lafayette Park. Landscaped park located to the north of the White House, across Pennsylvania Avenue. Lafayette Square. The houses facing Lafayette Park to the north of the White House. Library. Library with a collection of books on American history, thought, and tradition. Ground Floor. 4 White House Historical Association WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS Lincoln Bedroom. Guest bedroom that was the office and Cabinet Room of President Abraham Lincoln. Second Floor. Lincoln Sitting Room. Parlor and dressing room for the adjacent Lincoln Bedroom. Second Floor. Lincoln Suite. Guest suite consisting of the Lincoln Bedroom and Lincoln Sitting Room. Second Floor. M Map Room. Sitting room used as a situation room by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during World War II. Ground Floor. N North Corridor. Narrow passage to a window over the North Door. Second Floor. North Drive. Semicircular driveway from Pennsylvania Avenue to the North Entrance. North Entrance. Entryway on the north side through the North Portico. North Entrance Hall: See Entrance Hall. North Front. Pennsylvania Avenue side of the White House. North Grounds. Area including North Drive and the North Lawn of the White House enclosed by an iron fence. North Lawn. outdoor area on the north side of the White House. North Portico. Three-sided, colonnaded entrance porch on the north side of the White House. Northwest Gate. Gate on Pennsylvania Avenue that is the main entrance for official callers to the White House. O Oval Office. The president's office. West Wing. White House Historical Association 5 WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS P Paint Shop. Workshop. Ground Floor. Pastry Shop. Kitchen where desserts are created. Pebble Beach. Area where television reporters do their stand-up shots with the White House in the background; redubbed "Stonehenge" after being repaved with fieldstone in 2003. North Lawn. President's House. The White House. President's Park. 85-acre preserve designated by President George Washington when the capital was planned in 1792; includes the White House, Lafayette Park, the Ellipse, and the grounds of the Eisenhower Executive office and Treasury Buildings. Press Room. Assembly room for news reporters covering the White House. West Wing. Q Queens' Bedroom. Guest bedroom named for the visiting royalty who have stayed there. Second Floor. Queens' Sitting Room. Parlor and dressing room for the adjacent Queens' Bedroom. Second Floor. Queens' Suite. Guest suite consisting of the Queens' Bedroom and the Queens' Sitting Room. Second Floor. R Red Room. State parlor used for small gatherings. State Floor. Roosevelt Room. Central conference room located across the hall from the oval office. West Wing. Rose Garden. one of the principal flower gardens of the White House, located on the west side of the South Lawn; used for outdoor ceremonies; also known as the West Garden. 6 White House Historical Association WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS S Second Floor. The level that appears as the "upstairs" from the street and houses the private family quarters. Solarium. Private family recreation room above the South Portico. Third Floor. South Front. "Rear" or garden front of the White House. South Grounds. Area including the South Lawn of the White House, enclosed by an iron fence. South Lawn. outdoor area on the south side of the White House. South Portico. Semicircular colonnaded porch with open-armed stairs on the south side of the White House. State Dining Room. Dining room for State Dinners and other official dinners. State Floor. State Floor. Main floor of the White House, containing the public rooms. State Parlors: Blue Room, Red Room and Green Room. State Rooms. Formal rooms on the State Floor, including the Blue Room, Red Room, Green Room, State Dining Room, and East Room. T Third Floor. originally an attic above the Second Floor, redesigned for use by the first family in 1927. Transverse Hall: See Cross Hall. Treaty Room. once a Cabinet Room; today a presidential study. Second Floor. Truman Balcony. Second-level balcony added to the South Front of the White House by President Harry S. Truman in 1947�48. White House Historical Association 7 WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS U Usher's Room. Room occupied by the Usher's office. State Floor. V Vermeil Room. Exhibition space where a collection of vermeil (gilded silver) is displayed. Ground Floor. W West Colonnade. Column-lined open passageway that borders the Rose Garden and connects the Residence to the West Wing. West Garden: See Rose Garden. West Lawn. outdoor area bounded by the West Colonnade, including the Rose Garden. West Sitting Hall. Private sitting room. Second Floor. West Terrace. open area above the roof of the West Colonnade. West Wing. office wing of the White House that contains the oval office and offices for the president's closest advisers. Y Yellow Oval Room. oval-shaped room located above the Blue Room that serves as a formal drawing room for the family quarters. Second Floor. 8 White House Historical Association WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS Treatment of Terms Related to Presidential History and the White House A Adams, Adamses, Adams's, Adamses' administration: lowercase, as Washington administration adviser aesthetic Aesthetic (style) African American (n. and adj.) aide-de-camp Air Force one annual message army, but U.S. Army art moderne art deco artwork Articles of the Constitution: cap, but lowercase section, as Article II, section 1 Armistice B battle: cap specific ones, as Battle of New Orleans Beaux-Arts (n. and adj.) Bicentennial board of commissioners, the board C cabinet capital, capital city Capitol Building, the Capitol chair: preferred over chairman chief executive chief justice chimneypiece Civil War classical (style), classical revival (style) Coast: cap specific ones, as East Coast Cold War collection: lowercase specific ones, as White House collection White House Historical Association 9 WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS colonial, colonial period Colonial Revival (style) commander in chief Commission of Fine Arts, the commission, the fine arts commission: official name is U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (founded 1910) Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion, the commission, the renovation commission (founded 1949) commissioner of public buildings Commissioners of the Federal District, the commissioners Committee for the Preservation of the White House, the committee (founded 1964) Confederation Congress Conference: cap specific ones, as Yalta Conference Congress (not the Congress), congressional, Congress's congressional picnic congressman, congresswoman: lowercase except preceding name, as Congressman Smith (preferred over Representative Smith) Constitution Continental Army Continental Congress Crown: cap in sense of royal government cubism D decor Deep South Democrats, Democratic Party Diplomatic Corps District of Columbia, the District E East Coast Easter Egg Roll Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) election day Electoral College embassy: cap specific ones Empire (style) executive branch Executive Mansion Executive Office Building 10 White House Historical Association WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS F facade Farewell Address federal (adj. for government) Federal (style and period) Federal City: Washington, D.C., before it was named in 1791 Federal District, the District Federal Hall Federalist period Fine Arts Committee for the White House (informally founded in 1961 by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; responsibiliites assumed by the Committee for the Preservation of the White House in 1964) first family First Federal Congress first lady, first ladies: lowercase except preceding name, as First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, first lady's own first name preferred (e.g., First Lady Michelle Obama preferred over Mrs. Barack Obama) Founding Father, Founder Fourth of July Framer French Empire (style) G gas lamp gaslight Gothic Revival (style) Great Seal Greek Revival (style) Gulf War H "Hail to the Chief" House of Representatives, the House I impressionism inaugural address inaugural ball inauguration White House Historical Association 11 WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS Inauguration Day J justice, chief justice K Korean War L L'Enfant, Pierre Charles (1754�1825): designer of the Federal City L'Enfant plan levee Louis XVI Revival (style) M McKim, Mead & White McMillan Commission (1901�2) McMillan plan (1902) Marine Band Marine one marines, but U.S. Marines, a Marine Marquis de Lafayette member of Congress, member of Parliament Mexican-American War N naive nation's house Native American (n. and adj.) navy, but U.S. Navy neoclassical New Year's Day North, northern, northerner 12 White House Historical Association WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS O oath of office Office of the Curator, The White House (OCWH) office-seeker P papers: cap specific ones, as Jefferson Papers party: cap specific ones, as Democratic Party people's house Philadelphia Centennial Exposition policy making (n.); policy-making (adj.); policy maker (n.) portico, porticoes: lowercase, but cap specific ones, as North Portico, South Portico presidency president: lowercase, cap only when preceding name or in context of formal address, introductions, and toasts president-elect Presidential Coat of Arms Presidential Flag Presidential Libraries, Presidential Library System Presidential Seal "The President's Own": reference to the Marine Band R reelect representative: lowercase except preceding name, as Representative Smith (but congressman/woman preferred) republic, the republic Republicans, Republican Party Resolute desk: made from the oak timbers of the British ship H.M.S. Resolute, a gift from Queen Victoria to President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880 Revolution, revolutionary Revolutionary War Roosevelt renovation (1902) Rotunda: cap when referring to the Capitol Rotunda Ruffles and Flourishes: fanfare preceding ceremonial music played upon the arrival of state dignitaries White House Historical Association 13 WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS S Second Empire (style) Secret Service secretary of state: lowercase, except preceding name Senate senator: lowercase, except preceding name Seven Years' War Smithsonian Institution Soldiers' Home: nineteenth-century presidential summer retreat house in Washington, D.C. South, southern, southerner Spanish-American War Speaker of the House Stars and Stripes State Dinner State of the Union address State, War and Navy Building Supreme Court, the court surveyor of the public guildings T terra-cotta (n. and adj.) Tidewater torch�re Treasury Building Truman renovation (1948�52) U Union, the Union United States (n.), U.S. (adj.), United States' (possessive) Usher's Office: located in the Usher's Room V veranda vice president: no hyphen, lowercase except preceding name Vietnam War 14 White House Historical Association WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS W War of 1812 War of Independence Washington, D.C.: D.C. is set off with commas within a sentence West, Western: culture, civilization West, western, westerner: U.S. region Western Hemisphere White House Christmas tree White House collection White House Historical Association (WHHA), the association World's Columbian Exposition White House Historical Association 15 WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS The Presidents Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 President George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison John Tyler James K. Polk Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes James A. Garfield Chester A. Arthur Grover Cleveland Term 1789�1797 1797�1801 1801�1809 1809�1817 1817�1825 1825�1829 1829�1837 1837�1841 1841 1841�1845 1845�1849 1849�1850 1850�1853 1853�1857 1857�1861 1861�1865 1865�1869 1869�1877 1877�1881 1881 1881�1885 1885�1889 16 White House Historical Association WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS Number 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 President Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt (TR) William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ike) John F. Kennedy (JFK) Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) Richard M. Nixon Gerald R. Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush William J. Clinton (Bill) George W. Bush Barack Obama Term 1889�1893 1893�1897 1897�1901 1901�1909 1909�1913 1913�1921 1921�1923 1923�1929 1929�1933 1933�1945 1945�1953 1953�1961 1961�1963 1963�1969 1969�1974 1974�1977 1977�1981 1981�1989 1989�1993 1993�2001 2001�2009 2009� White House Historical Association 17 WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS First Ladies and White House Hostesses Full names, including maiden names, are given here, although maiden names need not be used. First names are WHHA preferred style: e.g., Hillary Rodham Clinton over Mrs. William Clinton. Administration Washington Martha Dandridge Washington. The Washingtons did not live in the White House. Abigail Smith Adams Jefferson's wife, Martha Wayles Jefferson, died in 1782. Their daughter Martha Jefferson Randolph served as White House hostess for a short time, as did Dolley Payne Madison, wife of the secretary of state, on occasion. Dolley Payne Madison Elizabeth Kortright Monroe Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams Jackson's wife, Rachel Donelson Jackson, died in 1828. Their nephews' wives, Emily Donelson and Sarah York Jackson, served as White House hostesses. Van Buren's wife, Hannah Hoes Van Buren, died in 1819. Their daughter-in-law, Angelica Singleton Van Buren, served as White House hostess. Harrison's wife, Anna Symmes Harrison, never lived in the White House. Their daughters-in-law, Jane Irwin Harrison and Priscilla Harrison, served as White House hostesses. Tyler's first wife, Letitia Christian Tyler, died in the White House in 1842. In 1844, Tyler married his second wife, Julia Gardiner Tyler. John Adams Jefferson Madison Monroe John Quincy Adams Jackson Van Buren William Henry Harrison Tyler 18 White House Historical Association WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS Administration Polk Taylor Sarah Childress Polk Margaret Smith Taylor. Their daughter, Betty Bliss, also occasionally served as White House hostess. Abigail Powers Fillmore. Their daughter, Mary Abigail Fillmore, also occasionally served as White House hostess. Jane Appleton Pierce Buchanan was a bachelor. His niece, Harriet Lane, served as White House hostess. Mary Todd Lincoln Eliza McCardle Johnson. Their daughter, Martha Patterson, also served as White House hostess. Julia Dent Grant Lucy Webb Hayes Lucretia Rudolph Garfield Arthur's wife, Ellen Herndon Arthur, died in 1880. His sister, Mary Arthur McElroy, served as White House hostess. In 1886, Cleveland married Frances Folsom Cleveland. Until his marriage, his sister, Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, served as White House hostess. Harrison's wife, Caroline Lavinia Harrison, died in the White House in 1892. Following her death, their daughter, Mary Harrison McKee, served as White House hostess. Ida Saxton McKinley Edith Carow Roosevelt Fillmore Pierce Buchanan Lincoln Andrew Johnson Grant Hayes Garfield Arthur Cleveland Benjamin Harrison McKinley Theodore Roosevelt White House Historical Association 19 WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS Administration Taft Helen Herron Taft. Their daughter, Helen Taft, occasionally assisted as White House hostess. Wilson's first wife, Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, died in the White House in 1914. In 1915, Wilson married his second wife, Edith Bolling Wilson. Florence Kling Harding Grace Goodhue Coolidge Lou Henry Hoover Wilson Harding Coolidge Hoover Franklin Delano Roosevelt Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt Truman Eisenhower Kennedy Lyndon Baines Johnson Nixon Ford Carter Reagan George H. W. Bush Clinton George W. Bush Obama Elizabeth (Bess) Wallace Truman Mamie Doud Eisenhower Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Claudia Taylor (Lady Bird) Johnson Patricia Ryan Nixon Elizabeth Bloomer Ford Rosalynn Smith Carter Nancy Davis Reagan Barbara Pierce Bush Hillary Rodham Clinton Laura Welch Bush Michelle Robinson Obama 20 White House Historical Association WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS Architects of the White House Three architects may be said to have built the White House: James Hoban designed and erected it, and was engaged by the government to reconstruct it after it was burned by the British on August 24, 1814. At some point Hoban, perhaps working with drawings made by others, designed the building's two porches, that on the south in 1824 and the north 1829�30. Charles Follen McKim renovated and rather "reinvented" the White House in 1902 for Theodore Roosevelt. Partner in the famous New York firm McKim, Mead & White, McKim was schooled in melding modern building technology with historical design. Lorenzo Simmons Winslow was architect for Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman. He designed the White House swimming pool for President Roosevelt and stayed on to engage in many other White House projects. For President Truman he first built the Truman Balcony to the South Portico and then planned and supervised the entire renovation of the White House, 1948�52. Other architects have worked on the White House in major ways: Benjamin Henry Latrobe built the east and west wings for Thomas Jefferson. Thomas U. Walter, architect of the great Capitol dome, consulted on the White House with Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, and Abraham Lincoln. Nathan C. Wyeth designed the original Oval Office in 1909 for President William Howard Taft. Eric Gugler moved the office to its present location in 1934. The Manhattan architect William Adams Delano advised on the preservation of the house from the mid-1920s until the late 1940s. White House Historical Association 21 WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS Construction Timeline of the White House July 1792. President George Washington approves the design and plans of James Hoban for the "President's House." October 13, 1792. Cornerstone set in the mortar of a completed stone foundation wall. November 1798. Structure of the White House is completed, and the sand-colored stone walls are whitewashed. 1805�8. President Thomas Jefferson builds the first east and west wings. August 24, 1814. Invading British sailors burn the White House to its stone walls. It is one of the dramatic events in the War of 1812. Winter 1814. Decision is made to rebuild the White House as it was. January 1, 1818. President James Monroe opens the reconstructed White House at a gala New Year's reception. 1824. South Portico is constructed by Hoban; it looks toward the Potomac River. 1829�30. North Portico is constructed by Hoban; it faces Pennsylvania Avenue. 1866. Jefferson's east wing is demolished and replaced with small porch. 1902. White House is "restored" and updated by President Theodore Roosevelt, establishing a pattern of use still followed today; first West Wing office is built, attached to the originial 1808 west wing or West Colonnade. 1909. West Wing is doubled in size by President William Howard Taft, to include the Oval Office, the oval shape inspired by the Blue Room. 1927. Roof and attic are replaced by President Calvin Coolidge with a new roof of steeper pitch, to accommodate a new Third Floor within, where a smaller attic had been. Christmas Eve 1929. West Wing is gutted by fire. 1930. President Herbert Hoover lays aside his extensive plans for remodeling the West Wing and, because of the Depression, orders its reconstruction much as it was. 1934. President Franklin D. Roosevelt triples the size of the West Wing, moves the Oval Office adjacent to the Rose Garden. 1942. East Wing is expanded with addition of a two-story structure. 22 White House Historical Association WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS 1947�48. President Harry S. Truman builds a second-story balcony to the South Portico. 1948�52. Truman supervises the complete reconstruction of the White House within the historic stone shell. The house of 64 rooms becomes one of 132 rooms. 1970. President Richard M. Nixon adds a columned porch to the front of the West Wing, patterning the design on Jefferson's architectural design of the adjacent West Colonnade. 1980. President Jimmy Carter orders the cleaning and conservation of the paint-scaled stone walls; the process continues for nearly twenty years, being finally completed during the administration of President Bill Clinton. The house is repainted the warm white that in the twentieth century had replaced the stark white of the early years. White House Historical Association 23 WHITE HoUSE WoRDS: A STyLE GUIDE FoR WRITERS AND EDIToRS Further Reading White House Resources The White House: An Historic Guide, 23rd edition. Washington, D.C.: White House Historical Association, 2011. An illustrated guide to the White House. Learn more Book Catalog. Washington, D.C.: White House Historical Association, 2011. An up-to-date listing of books published by the White House Historical Association. PDF Download Style References The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2010. Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition. Merriam-Webster, 2008. 24 White House Historical Association


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According to the Post, America's Former Mayor was bumped from his favorite seats near the dugout in Yankee Stadium on the first night of the World Series to get him, and wife Judi, away from Michelle Obama. A source blames "the White House."
To add insult to injury, Mrs. Obama ended up not using the seats because of the rain.
The Post, which says that Giuliani has a history of not having much of a sense of humor about this kind of thing, noted that the Yankees won when he was back in his favorite seat for the next game. His favorite seat is apparently the one where the cameras can catch him talking to players.
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Far more likely that the announcement corresponds to the award because it's a useful distraction. Better yet, it lends credence to the notion that EA is the victim of bigots rather than a massive corporation that has severely disappointed fans over the years.
"Every one of EA's games includes ESRB content descriptors so it's hard to believe anyone is surprised by the content," Jeff Brown, VP of corporate communications told Game Industry International. "This isn't about protecting children, it's about political harassment.
"EA has not been pressured by any groups to include LGBT characters in our games," Brown continued. "In short, we do put the options for same-sex relationships in our games; we don't tolerate hate speech on our forums."
So I'm with everyone else who says, "Kudos to EA and BioWare and the rest of the devs and publishers out there who include same-sex relationships and gay characters in their games."
But this is so obviously the spin machine at work. As numerous gamers I've spoken with have pointed out, upset EA customers are mad about a whole spectrum of issues, ranging from annoying DRM to day-one DLC to the perception that EA buys up developers and then destroys them bit by bit in a never-ending quest to make money.
I have heard many people complain that the romance options in Mass Effect 3 were simply bad all the way around; that being able to flip on and off the gay switch makes the handling of homosexuality in the game clunky and nonsensical, – especially compared to the way gay characters have been handled in other games - most notably Fallout: New Vegas. Similar complains were leveled at Shepard's ability to woo his subordinates. Indeed, the hypersexuality of the games struck a dissonant chord with many gamers, not because of the gay or straight sex, but because it felt so cheap.
Either way, two things are true:
First, the gaming industry and gaming culture as a whole still has some growing up to do when it comes to both serious portrayals of gays in games, and in acceptance of gays in games. This is a reflection of our culture-at-large.
Second, while EA is correct to point out the hate-mail they've received and to not back down in the face of pressure from anti-gay groups, this is still a public relations maneuver.
It shouldn't make you embarrassed to be a gamer, it should just make you demand more from both the gaming industry and your fellow gamers. The hate groups will never go away, but bad bad business practices in the gaming industry certainly have available remedies. Let's not confuse poor customer service with the culture wars.
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The massive quake that struck Japan was preceded by several large earthquakes, called foreshocks, but there was no way scientists could have predicted the rupture to come.
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HIT HARD: Video image shows the general view of the area which is affected by the quake in northeast Japan. (Photo: ZUMA Press)
The fifth-largest earthquake ever recorded hit Japan on March 11, sending huge tsunami waves crashing onshore and reportedly killing at least 300 people.
The 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck at 2:46 p.m. local time (12:46 a.m. EST), near Honshu, Japan, an island that is home to about 100 million people. The temblor was the fifth in the past two days to hit the region, and major aftershocks can be expected for months, possibly even a year. Despite the massive foreshocks, there was no way to predict that Japan's biggest-recorded earthquake was looming, said Paul Caruso, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Golden, Colo.
"We have big quakes there all the time," Caruso told OurAmazingPlanet. For all scientists knew at the time, the 6.3-magnitude quake that struck yesterday was the main shock, Caruso said. "Not every big earthquake has a foreshock but they all have aftershocks." [Continued coverage of the Japan disaster]
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The rule of thumb for seismologists is that an earthquake's largest aftershock will be one magnitude smaller than the main shock, Caruso said. That means a 7.9-magnitude earthquake could hit the region even a year from now. Yet aftershocks are already hitting northern Japan now — 35 larger than magnitude 5.0 and 14 larger than magnitude 6 — according to the UGSS.
Big aftershocks are not unusual. In February, a 6.6-magnitude aftershock ruptured near Maule, Chile — almost a year after what is now the sixth largest earthquake in recorded history, a magnitude 8.8, hit in the same region.
The Japanese earthquake ruptured near the boundary between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates — huge, moving slabs of the Earth's crust. The quake was a megathrust earthquake, where one of the plates is pushed over a higher one, in this case the Pacific plate thrusts underneath Japan at the Japan Trench. The seafloor was pushed away from Japan sending waves roaring toward Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States.
"The tsunami wave speed in deep water, open ocean, is about the same as a commercial jet's ground speed," said Ken Hudnut, a USGS geologist in Pasadena, Calif.
The epicenter of today's quake was about 15.2 miles (24.4 kilometers) deep, according to the USGS, which is near enough to the surface to set off a tsunami.
"Generally we don't get a tsunami unless we have a shallow quake, and that's exactly what happened," Caruso said.
Foreshocks, not forewarning
Today's earthquake was preceded by a series of large foreshocks over the previous two days, beginning on March 9 with a magnitude 7.2 quake about 25 miles (40 km) away, and continuing with three other earthquakes greater than magnitude 6, according to the USGS.
Earthquakes in the region are common, because Japan lies along the volatile Pacific Ring of Fire— a narrow zone around the Pacific Ocean where a large chunk of Earth's earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. Roughly 90 percent of all the world's earthquakes, and 80 percent of the largest ones, strike along the Ring of Fire.
The Japan Trench has seen nine events of magnitude 7 or greater since 1973. The largest of these was a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in December 1994, which caused 3 fatalities and almost 700 injuries, approximately 160 miles (260 km) to the north of today's quake. In June of 1978, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake about 22 miles (35 km) to the southwest caused 22 fatalities and over 400 injuries.
The epicenter of the earthquake was 231 miles (373 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo and 80 miles (130 km) east of Sendai, Honshu, according to the USGS.
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For those of you with employees in California, the first two issues are more important. Outside of California, they may have less of a direct impact. However, whenever a state supreme court considers the applicability of Hoffman Plastic, you should take notice. Courts and agencies, including the NLRB, have long sought to find broad remedies for undocumented workers, including backpay. As I've written elsewhere, Hoffman Plastic upset the balance between immigration law and available remedies for wage and hour, NLRA, and other violations. This case will add one more important voice to the debate over how to strike that balance post-Hoffman Plastic. The court scheduled Salas for oral argument today at 9:00 a.m., in Los Angeles and will issue a decision by July 1, 2014.
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The smashing victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2014 general elections with 282 seats has ended the Congress-led UPA government's rule. This means that most of incumbent Congress seats were acquired by the BJP this time. But there still are some constituencies that were the BJP stronghold and have instead elected the Congress party this year.
Amritsar, Punjab
Amarinder Singh from the Congress party defeated BJP's candidate Arun jaitley in Amritsar with a whopping 1,02,770 votes. Cricketer turned politican Navjot Singh Sidhu was the member of parliament from Amritsar after he was elected in 2004 and again in 2009. The BJP chose Arun Jaitley over Sidhu for the 2014 elections.
Silchar, Assam
Silchar constituency in Assam where the BJP candidate Kabindra Purkayastha had won in 2009 lost to the Congress party's Sushmita Dev by 35,241 votes. Purkayastha came in second with 30,120 votes to his name.
Durg, Chhatisgarh
Tamradhwaj Sahu won from Durg constituency of Chhatisgarh. The Durg seat had been a BJP stronghold since 1996 which went to the Congress party in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
Chikkodi, Karnataka
The Congress party fileded Prakash Hukkeri to take on BJP's Ramesh Vishwanath Katti from the Chikkodi constituency in Karnataka. Katti who had also won in the 2009 elections was defeated by Hukkeri by a margin of a mere 3003 votes.
Raichur, Karnataka
The Raichur constituency seat is reserved for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC). Congress Party's BV Nayak defeated incumbent BJP's candidate Arakera Shivanagouda Nayak.
Chitradurga, Karnataka
Chitradurga seat is also reserved for candidates belonging to Scheduled castes. The Congress party had fielded BN Chandrappa to fight it out against BJP's Janardhana Swamy. Chitradurga was more or less a Congress bastion before Swamy won in 2009.
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Know more about skimming and scanning to enhance your reading skills.
If you are skimming a book, you should read the blurb, the preface and table of contents. The chapter headings provide a reliable indication of the content of the book. You can turn the pages randomly and check its readability, style and seriousness in terms of treatment. You can focus your attention on subheadings, bold, italicized or underlined text, diagrams, graphs, charts and photographs, if any. If there are chapter summaries, you get the vital points quite easily. You can go to the text to find the details of points in the summary you found interesting. Once you find that the book is worth detailed study, you can go for it. If it is a work of fiction, you will easily form your assessment; you are not looking for the accuracy of facts.
For skimming a page, you can run your eyes vertically from top to bottom, skipping unimportant matter and simultaneously grasping relevant points. Some say that they glide their eyes over material of no great concern. Or, you can run your eyes diagonally along the page and take note of the most relevant parts. Moving the eyes in a zigzag way over the page is also possible. You start at the top left and move downwards, with the eyes zigzagging to the right and left edges of the printed text and reaching the bottom of the page. It can be done effectively only with practice.
For an optimal reading environment on computer screens, adjust the brightness, contrast, font colour and line spacing to make reading most comfortable. If the text is not in the most pleasing format, you may 'copy and paste' it, and modify it as required. Long hours before an uncomfortable screen will lead to fatigue and lack of concentration.
An indirect advantage of skimming is that it improves your general reading speed. It saves your time and betters your learning efficiency. Suppose you are reading a second textbook in a subject, after having studied thoroughly one standard textbook. You can afford to do a lot of skimming, without any loss. If you practise skimming, you would be exposed to a larger volume of literature than a person who insists on reading it word by word. Research scholars or students pursuing specialised higher studies may have to go through a number of journals regularly. Unless skimming is practised, they would not be able to fulfil their obligations.
Practise regularly
Unless you practise the art of moving your eyes vertically or diagonally for skimming and gain experience in it, you may not be able to do it effectively.
The time spent on practice, is certainly spent well. You may practise it every morning using the daily newspaper, which anyway is not read word by word. What is suggested here is that you consciously practise skimming, as a daily routine, with the help of the newspaper. You do not have to find special time for the exercise.
This kind of training in skimming is not recommended for young children. The reader should have a fairly good vocabulary and familiarity with writing styles. He should be able to follow the logic and organisation of the text. Skimming would be effective, only if the matter has been written logically and in a well organised style.
Even if you become adept at the art of skimming, you should not apply it to anything you read. School or college textbooks, serious documents or material that has to be analysed in depth cannot be skimmed or even read rapidly. Every word may be significant. An analogy would help in this context. You know how to walk slowly, walk fast and run. It does not mean that you always run. Reading, rapid reading and skimming can be considered to have some similarity with the modes of locomotion suggested. Francis Bacon, English lawyer and philosopher (1561-1626), wrote: "Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed and some few to be chewed and digested."
Imagine that you are trying to find out the meaning of a word from a dictionary or a telephone number from a directory. You read only what you want. You ignore everything else. You look for a specific piece of information and ignore the rest. This process is scanning.
An illustration can help us to appreciate easily what scanning implies. Suppose you go to a festival crowd with a friend, but miss him in the surging throng. Your eyes travel quickly over the crowd to locate your friend's face, totally ignoring all other faces. Scanning is a similar process in the world of rapid reading.
Try to distinguish between skimming and scanning.
Skimming implies looking for a general overview aimed at quickly identifying the main ideas of a text. In scanning, you move your eyes quickly down the page seeking a specific word, phrase, number or idea. Unless you practise scanning, you may waste a lot of your time while using reference books. Suppose you want to find out a specific bit of information from an encyclopaedia. Your eyes should travel fast along the relevant pages and locate the bit that you look for.
Though whatever is given in the book may be useful information, that would be irrelevant at the moment. So do not start reading a page in an encyclopaedia in the usual course. Just scan the pages and get the information required. In fact, a drill in scanning is an essential part of training in the use of reference books.
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It has been pitched right against the bestselling Moto G
We've always loved Asus's experiments with Intel Atom processors – the Fonepad series has been one of our favourite mid-range tablets of all times. It's simple, honest and is good value for money. Now the Taiwanese gadget maker has decided to make a big return to the smartphone market, starting with the most competitive segment – the sub-₹15k range.
The Asus ZenFone series was unveiled earlier this year at CES, with screen sizes ranging from 4 to 6 inches, and the essential specs being the differentiators, such as camera and screen resolutions, memory, processor etc. We decided to take a closer look at the ZenFone 5, as the specs and pricing pitch it right next to the bestselling Motorola Moto G, and Lenovo's S660 and HTC's Desire 516.
Design and build
For a device that's priced below the ₹13,000 the ZenFone 5 has a really appealing design. The back's all plastic, but of a good build quality. The device feels very sturdy, and with a curved back design it offers a firm one-handed grip too. The 5-inch display is surrounded by a slightly thick bezel – on the sides it offers enough space to avoid accidental touch responses, but on the top and bottom the extra real-estate feels a bit pointless.
The home, task menu and back button are offered as dedicated capacitive touch buttons, instead of on-screen buttons, freeing up more of the display. There's also a design element at the bottom, a metallic strip which has the concentric circle design etched on it, in sync with Asus's laptop family (we usually see this pattern on Asus's laptops' lids and on the tablets' back panels). Adding to the sturdiness is the Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on the fascia, protecting the device against most scratches. Overall, we feel this is one of the best designs in the segment and also one of the sturdiest.
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Asus has something that differentiates the ZenFone from the rest of the lot – the processor. While other phones in this segment have opted for Qualcomm Snapdragon or MediaTek processors, the ZenFone 5 packs in a 1.6GHz, Dual-core Intel Atom chip. This is complemented by a 2GB RAM, the highest in its class. The device runs on Android 4.3 out of the box, with an overlaid skin. Normally we prefer the raw Android feel, but the ZenUI skin has some nice widgets and the pull-down notification/control menu makes living with the phone very convenient.
We found that this combination results in effortless usage, with the general apps one would use for everyday usage. The performance numbers too speak for themselves. On the Quadrant Benchmark test the ZenFone 5 clocked in 8,750 points on an average, very close to the Moto G's 8,900 points.
The 5-inch IPS panel supports a 1280x720 pixels resolution, and offers good brightness and colour reproduction. For its price, this screen size, coupled with a satisfactory resolution, offers brilliant video consumption. The sound, however, isn't extraordinary – that's not to say it's disappointing in any way.
The rear 8MP camera produces good images in both well-lit and under-lit conditions. There are some really interesting camera modes, like the Turbo burst mode. The front 2MP camera too, is quite satisfactory. We got a battery life of nearly 12 hours of mixed usage, which is very good for this class.
Asus offers two variants of the ZenFone 5, based on internal storage space – 8 and 16 GB. You can take a pick depending on how many apps you would like to load your device with – we'd obviously recommend more memory. The only problem that we have with the device is that it heats up during prolonged video consumption and on long calls, and that it has an older version of the OS. Asus claims that the 4.4 KitKat update will be here soon, so we're somewhat optimistic. The device definitely offers a better value for money proposition over the Moto G, in terms of expandable memory, a good design and a bigger screen.
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|Beef tongue
|4 Pound (1 Large / 3 Small Size)
|Green olives
|5 Ounce (1 Small Bottle)
|Thyme sprig
|Fresh parsley
|1 Tablespoon
|1 Tablespoon
|1 Tablespoon
|Black pepper
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Parmesan cheese
|1⁄4 Pound
|Bay leaves
|2 Large
|2 Tablespoon
|3 Clove (15 gm)
Parboil the tongue in water to cover for about 30 minutes.
Take it out of the water, let it cool, then skin it with a sharp knife.
Remove the olive pits and cut the olives into quarters.
Make holes in the tongue and stuff the olives into them.
Cut the cheese into strips about the size of cigarettes and stuff these also into the holes.
Place the lard in a potand melt it over a slow fire.
Roll the tongue in 1 tablespoon flour and saute it in the lard for 10 minutes, turning it frequently.
Chop the onions and garlic fine, take the tongue out of the pan, and add the onions and garlic to the lard along with 1 tablespoon flour.
Let brown slowly.
After the mixture has browned, place the tongue in the pot, pour 4 cups cold water over it, add the bay leaves, thyme, parsley, pepper, and salt, and cook over a slow fire for 1 hour or until tender.
Take the tongue out of the pot, place it on a platter, and put the gravy in a gravy bowl.
Slice the tongue into individual servings, pour the gravy over it, and serve with steamed rice, creamed cauliflower, and Waldorf salad.


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Publishers Become Retailers by Selling Online
FRANKFURT — Major book publishers have quietly begun selling directly to customers over the Internet, in a move that could transform the trade by putting them in competition with online retailers like Amazon.com.
The publishers, including Simon & Schuster, Random House and Penguin, claim to have limited retail ambitions and are simply trying to use their Web sites to help readers.
"We can offer features, services and guidance that might be difficult for another retailer to provide," Penguin Group Chairman John Makinson said. "What we're not going to be is competitors to Amazon or any other retailer in this area."
Nevertheless, publishers have been none too thrilled about retailers like Barnes & Noble encroaching on their territory by self-publishing a range of books, including classics by Fyodor Dostoevsky and Mark Twain.
"The retailers have become publishers, so why can't publishers become retailers?" said Pat Schroeder, president of the Association of American Publishers trade group. "It's an experimental thing. Everyone's trying to figure out what the right thing to do is."
Indeed, publishers are struggling along with many of their media and entertainment peers to adapt to evolving technology that is forcing them to rethink their business models. The issue has been a hot topic of conversation at the Frankfurt Book Fair being held this week.
"The boundaries on publishing, retailing and distribution are getting blurred," said Makinson. "We can't rely any longer on the traditional assumption that we're a publisher, he's a retailer, we won't retail, he won't publish. We'll have to accommodate one another."
Random House, the world's largest publisher of consumer books and a unit of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann AG, launched its online selling venture without fanfare this year, offering its entire catalog of titles in print.
It is giving no discounts, will not waive shipping and handling charges and only will send books to U.S. addresses.
Simon & Schuster, the book publishing arm of media conglomerate Viacom Inc., followed suit in September.
"We're happy with how it's been going," spokesman Adam Rothberg said. "We never expected it would create an avalanche of sales, but it would have been foolish to pass up the opportunity to let visitors to our site buy a book they came to find out about.
"We feel like we're offering a service and the immediate gratification to order the book right there and then."
Amazon.com declined to comment and Barnes & Noble officials could not immediately be reached.
Romance novel publisher Harlequin was an early adapter, first selling directly in the nascent days of the Internet in 1995, the same year Jeff Bezos started Amazon.com.
Since rebranding the site on Valentine's Day 2000, eHarlequin.com has sold millions of books with such racy titles as "Incriminating Passion" and "Silent Desires."
Unlike its rivals, Ontario-based Harlequin does offer a 20 percent discount on all titles and in some cases free shipping.
But like other publishers, Harlequin prefers to shift the Internet conversation to other elements of its Web site, downplaying the notion that it might be poaching customers from the online retailers with whom it partners, and boosting its own profit margins in the process.
"I don't think retailers are threatened by us at all," Harlequin spokeswoman Katherine Orr said. "And they shouldn't be."


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(a) Annual leave restored under 5 U.S.C. 6304(d)(1)(B) because of an extended exigency, as defined in paragraph (b) of this section, must be scheduled and used within a time period that equals twice the number of full calendar years, or parts thereof, that the exigency existed. This time period begins at the beginning of the leave year following the leave year in which the exigency is declared to be ended.
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If this column sucks,
it's not my fault … Resting at home, Joe Paterno gave
me a pep talk over a speakerphone before I wrote the column. As you'll
see, it didn't do any good.
I'm going to someday have a son, he's going to be a linebacker, and
his name is going to be Wolf Blitzer … After sitting though all the
election coverage last Tuesday from around 9ish AM to around 2 AM, I no
longer want to hear anyone whine about the blather and bombast from any
overblown football pregame show. The talking heads on any sports program
can't come close to matching the gab from the overblown gasbags on all
the news networks when there's absolutely nothing happening.
But she's a close second in the Best Gams race behind Joseph Gurney
Cannon … It doesn't matter what side of the aisle you're on, one
thing should be able to unite the nation: Nancy Pelosi will have the
best rack of any Speaker of the House since John Griffin Carlisle.
Cheap Shot of the Week … Former Oklahoma star quarterback J.C.
Watts was fantastic on CNN's election night coverage. There's no truth
to the rumor that it was Candy Crowley who threw the key block on Watts'
pitch to Billy Sims for a 22-yard score in the 1980 Orange Bowl win over
Florida State.
Is there any more
eligibility for ol' J.C.? …
Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops
obliterated anyone and everyone who suggested that Adrian Peterson might
have been getting too much work and could potentially wear down due to
all the big shots he took game after game. Upon further review (sorry
Sooner fans, poor choice of words), considering the success of backup
backs Allen Patrick, Jacob Gutierrez and Chris Brown since Peterson was
knocked out with a broken collarbone, why isn't anyone asking Stoops why
he didn't rotate more backs into the mix earlier? Surely Peterson didn't
need to handle the ball almost 30 times a game with so many other
productive players able to shoulder some of the load.
It could've been worse; he could've been Gary Barnett … Coaches
are hardly gods and it shouldn't be that big a deal when one is fired,
but try to remember where Iowa State was before the recently
resigned/whacked Dan McCarney. Before 1994, Iowa State's previous bowl
appearance was 1978 with only two winning seasons in the previous 14
years. Under McCarney, the program went to five bowls and narrowly
missed playing for the Big 12 title in 2004 and 2005 losing the final
game of both regular seasons in heartbreaking fashion. This year, the
team was hit by injuries and a brutal schedule facing Iowa, Texas,
Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas Tech and Missouri. Cyclone fans have a right
to demand a coach who can take the program to the next level, but they
shouldn't forget the guy who got it on the map.
The campaign has had a grip on our nation for the last six years …
It's mid-November meaning it's time for my yearly inquiry into what
AFLAC, the company that sponsors all the trivia questions, is trying to
promote. I think it has something to do with getting you a duck if
you're a klutz, and as it turns out, no one else seems to know. From
Gary Danielson when Verne Lundquist was going a bit overboard on the
promo in the South Carolina-Florida game, "you probably get a free AFLAC
for doing that."
And this from a man who lived through Katrina … Quote of the year
material here from Tulane head coach Chris Scelfo on what happened when
he brought QB Lester Ricard off the bench in the fourth quarter after an
awful start in a 31-3 loss to Southern Miss.
we brought him back, we were trying to hurry up and get back into the
game. We weren't going to sit on it. On the first play, we had a bad
throw - half drop, half bad throw. A couple bone-head things. I got
tired of looking at it so I punted on third down."
Ricard finished the day completing one of eight passes for 12 yards with
an interception.
The C.O.W. airing of the grievances
followed by the feats of strength
Getting into crunch time of the
national title chase, with the winner of the Michigan-Ohio State battle
going to the BCS Championship, here are the ten main contenders for the
second spot with why they deserve to be considered, why they don't, and
what they have to do to get into the national title mix.
10. Boise State
Get 'em in … Forgetting the Lifetime Achievement Award aspect
for winning 85 games (and counting) in eight years, the Broncos will
likely turn out to be one of just two unbeaten teams at the end of the
year (assuming Rutgers loses at West Virginia). BSU blasted the same
Oregon State team that beat USC.
Keep 'em out … Strength of schedule. Based on the entire season,
Boise State currently has the 86th ranked slate. Sure the
team is solid at home, but it's shaky on the road needing a near-miracle
comeback to beat San Jose State and struggling way too much with Idaho.
If star RB Ian Johnson is seriously hurt with a lung problem, forget
What has to happen … Everyone has to lose and the Broncos have to
avoid getting tagged by Nevada. Boise State doesn't just need everyone
to have a loss, it probably needs almost everyone to flame out.
9. Louisville
Get 'em in … The 24th toughest schedule should
give the Cardinals a little bit of overall credit. Beating Kansas State
at Kansas State, Miami (before the wheels completely came off), and West
Virginia are a good threesome to have on the résumé. Forgetting the
problems in the second half against Rutgers, no one wants to face this
offense in a bowl game.
Keep 'em out … Keep them in Papa John's and they'll give the
Indianapolis Colts a run. Get them on the road and it's an entirely
different story. The offense is All-World, but the defense, especially
against the pass, is mediocre at best.
What has to happen … Blowouts, and lots over them. Not only do
the Cardinals need everyone ranked higher to stink, but they have to
generate some sort of a buzz again by obliterating South Florida, Pitt
and UConn by putting up obscene numbers.
8. Wisconsin
Get 'em in … If Michigan turns out to be the number one team
in the country, then theoretically, Wisconsin might be number two. The
Badgers played Michigan tough in Ann Arbor and has beaten everyone else.
Bret Bielema's club keeps getting better and better as the season has
gone on with one of the nation's top defenses and a ground game that's
occasionally as effective as any of the Rose Bowl teams. This might be
the fastest, most athletic Wisconsin team ever.
Keep 'em out … The big win is over … Penn State? Whoopee. The
non-conference schedule was a joke, and without getting to play Ohio
State, this was a one game season, and that one game was a loss. .
What has to happen … Michigan has to annihilate Ohio State to
suggest that a Badger-Wolverine rematch might be a bit different on a
neutral field. It's extremely possible that Wisconsin, not counting
Boise State, could be one of just five one-loss teams at the end of the
year (West Virginia, Louisville, Rutgers, if it loses to West Virginia,
and the Michigan/Ohio State loser) and could move into the top five in
the BCS when all is said and done. Forget about the BCS; Michigan and
Ohio State will be in somewhere.
7. West Virginia
Get 'em in … As is, because of the BCS standings, all the
Mountaineers have to do is beat Rutgers and they're probably in one of
the big money games as the Big East representative. Shock of shocks, at
the moment, they're strength of schedule is 10th in the
nation helped by a 45-24 win over Maryland. It's possible that when all
is said and done, they'll have beaten both the ACC champion (Maryland)
and the Conference USA champion (Tulsa).
Keep 'em out … Defense, defense, defense. While the offense can
run on anyone, the defense has yet to prove it can slow down an offense
with a pulse. The secondary is suspect, and while the schedule isn't
technically all that bad, its beefed up by playing a lot of overblown
Big East teams. If you don't really believe in Louisville or Rutgers,
then you don't like the Mountaineers.
What has to happen … It's not as far-fetched as you might think.
First, the pollsters have to get nostalgic and remember how good West
Virginia was in the first half against Georgia in last year's Sugar
Bowl. While that shouldn't apply to this year, it might make a
difference to the voters. In the end, this might be the highest ranked
one-loss team behind the Ohio State/Michigan loser.
6. Arkansas
Get 'em in … Everyone's going to point to the 50-14 home loss
to USC, but that was a far different Hog team. The quarterback situation
wasn't settled, there were several weird turnovers, and star RB Darren
McFadden wasn't healthy. Since then, this has been the SEC's best team
steamrolling Auburn at Auburn and blasting Tennessee.
Keep 'em out … 50-14 at home vs. USC. 50-14 at home vs. USC.
50-14 at home vs. USC. That might have been a lifetime ago, but it still
counts, and it still might be hard to sell to most fans that the Hogs
deserve to be in over USC. Don't forget the close calls to Alabama and
South Carolina along the way. Being the best team in the SEC might be
great, but the strength of schedule is only 55th in the
nation at the moment.
What has to happen … USC has to lose at least once, twice would
be better, and the Hogs have to be double-digit winners over LSU and
5. Rutgers
Get 'em in … If Boise State loses to Nevada, Rutgers and the
Ohio State/Michigan winner will be the only two unbeaten teams. If
you're going to call the Big East a BCS conference, it might be hard to
justify keeping a 12-0 Scarlet Knight team that, if it happens, will
have beaten West Virginia at West Virginia and Louisville. If 1984 BYU
can be voted in, why can't Rutgers? The strength of schedule ranking is
37th, but …
Keep 'em out … … come on. Beating possible MAC champion Ohio and
shutting out Navy might be nice, and the whole story might be cute, but
no one's really doing backflips about the idea of Greg Schiano's club
playing for the whole ball of wax. The best defense the Scarlet Knights
have gotten past has been, um, uhhhh, South Florida?
What has to happen … It might be there for the taking. The BCS
computers love the Scarlet Knights with four ranking them second and two
ranking them third. A win at West Virginia, especially an impressive
one, might demand a spot in Glendale.
4. Notre Dame
Get 'em in … The offense is getting stronger and sharper by
the week. At this point, it's all about the USC game. If the Trojans
blow out Cal and becomes everyone's number two after this weekend, a
dominant Irish performance in L.A. could be enough to get the pollsters
to forget about …
Keep 'em out … … the 47-21 home loss to Michigan that wasn't as
close as the final score might indicate. What does it say that the
Wolverine win in South Bend was their highest scoring game this year?
Yeah, the Michigan State and UCLA wins were classic, but a great team
wouldn't have been in a position to need those comebacks. It'll be a
hard sell to put Notre Dame in the title game over Michigan, and it
might be a harder pitch to get anyone excited about a rematch of the
September 16th debacle.
What has to happen … For this to work, Notre Dame has to beat USC
by at least two touchdowns and look fantastic doing it. Ohio State has
to blowout Michigan badly enough to keep anyone from wanting to see a
rematch. Notre Dame has to become the only viable option to play Ohio
State, and Irish fans have to remind everyone that they're owed one
after getting passed over in the national title selection by Florida
State in 1993.
3. Florida
Get 'em in … The Gators have certainly earned their stripes
with the nation's eighth toughest schedule. If they beat Florida State
and win the SEC championship, that'll mean they'll have beaten,
potentially, nine bowl bound teams. With a 12-1 record, it might be hard
to keep the champion of the nation's best conference out of the title.
Keep 'em out … Zzzzzzzzzzz. The offense has hardly inspired goose
bumps in lackluster performances over the last several weeks; efficiency
doesn't exactly equal greatness. The pass defense can be bombed on,
while the now Marcus Thomas-less run defense lost against the one team
it faced who can run, Auburn.
What has to happen … 12-1 with an impressive SEC championship
might be enough to get it done. It would be nice if USC would lose one
more time, and a Rutgers loss to West Virginia could turn out to be a
must. Will the SEC raise a stink if it gets the shaft, like it did in
2004 when Auburn was the odd team out, and will everyone feel like it's
the SEC's turn to get the big break?
Get 'em in … How good does that 50-14 win at Arkansas look
now? If the Trojans finish 11-1, that'll mean they'll have beaten at
least seven bowl teams, and the number could jump to nine including Big
12 North champion Nebraska and (most likely) BCS-bound Notre Dame. This
might be a nebulous reason, but USC just feels like a
championship-caliber team after the last few years. You can't really go
wrong from a PR standpoint by putting Pete Carroll in.
Keep 'em out … Oh yeah, Oregon State. Boise State might have a
little bit of a stink if it goes unbeaten and gets left out considering
the 42-14 blowout of the Beavers earlier this year. This isn't last
year's USC team, it's not the 2004 team, and it's not the 2003 squad.
You have to judge each team and each season on its own merits.
What has to happen … Style points count now. The Trojans have the
coveted number three spot in the mix after last week, and they need to
look great against California, Notre Dame, and UCLA to take over for the
Michigan/Ohio State loser in the top two. The strength of schedule
ranking is currently fifth, that'll certainly be played up over the next
few weeks.
1. Michigan/Ohio State loser
Get 'em in … If the game is a classic either way, in a year
with no one grabbing the national title race by the horns, it might be
tempting to want to see part two. The precedent was set in 1996 when
Florida State beat up Danny Wuerffel and the No. 1 Gators 24-21 in
Tallahassee, and then the two met again in the Sugar Bowl with Florida
winning the national title 52-20. Ohio State's victory at Texas still
might be the best win all year, while Michigan's blowout of Notre Dame
is a close second.
Keep 'em out … Rematches, no matter what, are bad for college
football. The integrity of the regular season means everything and if
the two have to play again, that would completely diminish the first
matchup. The Big Ten isn't that great this year and it certainly isn't
wrong to dog Ohio State's slate since the Texas game or Michigan's
schedule since the Wisconsin win.
What has to happen … If Michigan wins, forget any hope of a
rematch. If Ohio State wins on a last second field goal, many might want
to see what could happen if the two played on a neutral field. If
there's an Oklahoma/Oregon-like officiating controversy, expect to see
round two in a few months.
race might be far more interesting than the real one … Just to give
the bad teams something to do, I propose a race for the BS BCS – a
post-season showdown of the worst teams in America. Instead of getting
payouts, the schools have to donate money back into the system for
making us watch bad football all season long. The same rules apply. The
big six leagues get an automatic bid while there are four at-large teams
with only two from the non-traditional BCS conferences being able to get
in. I get the final say since it's my bit …
- BS BCS No. 1 FIU vs. BS BCS No. 2 Temple
- BS BCS ACC Champion Duke vs. BC BCS Big East Champion Syracuse
- BS BCS Big 12 Champion Iowa State vs. BS BCS ACC at-large North
- BS BCS Big Ten Champion Illinois vs. BS BCS Pac 10 Champion Stanford
- BS BCS SEC Champion Ole Miss vs. BS BCS at-large Utah State
Provocative musings and tidbits to make every woman want you and
every man want to be with you (or vice versa).
- The best team you're not watching is BYU. The Cougars lost on a bomb
of a last second field goal in the opener at Arizona and lost in a
double-overtime heartbreaker to Boston College. Two plays the right way
and they'd be right in the hunt for the national title, and deservingly
- I demand to be kissed by a halfway-decent looking Texas A&M coed after
every Aggie score. At the very least I should get a smooch after every
column that isn't awful.
- Let the Auburn situation be a lesson to future teams: you can't just
turn it on late in the year. After going through the motions in wins
over Tulane, Ole Miss and Arkansas State, the Tigers hardly looked sharp
against Georgia with no passing game and a lifeless game from the D. You
can't blame Tommy Tuberville for resting some key players to get them
ready for the finishing kick, but it didn't work.
- The best TV angle by far is at USC. Watching the Trojans is like
having a seat 35 rows up, not in the second deck like for most games.
- Can CBS get a bad afternoon SEC game? It helps to have major SEC
rivalries, but even Ole Miss – Alabama went into overtime.
My Heisman ballot this week would be … 1. Troy Smith, QB Ohio
State, 2. Colt Brennan, QB Hawaii, 3. Mike Hart, RB Michigan, 4. Brady
Quinn, QB Notre Dame, 5. Ray Rice, RB Rutgers
C.O.W. shameless gimmick item …
The weekly five Overrated/Underrated aspects
of the world
1) Overrated:
Mario ... Underrated:
2) Overrated: South Carolina Gamecock head
coach Steve Spurrier … Underrated: DiGiorno Otter head coach Steve
3) Overrated: K-Fed … Underrated: Fed-Ex
4) Overrated: Guy who keyed my car ... Underrated: Dick Cheney dunking
style torture followed up by a couple of hard,
pipe-hittin' dudes to go to work with a pair of pliers and a blowtorch
followed up by having the eyes pinned open A Clockwork Orange
style while being forced to watch the entire Arli$$/Cheap Seats
5) Overrated:
Heath Shuler, quarterback ... Underrated:
Heath Shuler, congressman
Sheer hubris run amok … The three lines this week that appear to
be a tad off. Can't … go … 3-0 … ever. Even so, I've been better over
the last few weeks overcoming a disastrous start to go 13-14 so far.
Here's the official kiss of death for three teams … 1) Auburn -3 over
Alabama, 2) Navy -31.5 over Temple, 3) Central Michigan -3.5 over
Northern Illinois
Sorry this column sucked, but it wasn't my fault … I
thought I wrote a better column, but like the 2006 Rose Bowl, it just
came out that I had a bad replay feed. The officials were looking at
fans in the stands rather than focusing on too-close-to-call items.


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Fighting Illini Basketball Tickets Flying Out the Door
Oct. 29, 2007
Champaign, Ill. - After the first day of single-game sales for men's basketball tickets, Fighting Illini fans are closing in on selling out the entire season. The Illini open the 2007-08 season with a streak of 45 consecutive sellouts, and the regular-season opener against Northeastern is closing in on status very quickly. Here are the tickets remaining for regular-season games as of 3:30 p.m. today (Monday, Oct. 29). The two exhibition games against Quincy and Kentucky Wesleyan each have around 450 tickets remaining.
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Tickets available for these games are $22 each and can be purchased in person at the UI Athletics Ticket Office at the Assembly Hall, online at www.fightingillini.com, or by phone at 217-333-3470 or 866-ILLINI-1.
Tickets for the United Center Lexus December to Remember Classic doubleheader in Chicago on Dec. 8 featuring the men's game versus Arizona and the women's game against Chicago State are currently available through Ticketmaster and the Ticketmaster web site. Tickets for the game on Dec. 8 cost $25 each.


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Girl Scouts of Maine to Hold Harvest Festival
BRIDGTON – Girl Scouts of Maine will host a Harvest Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at Camp Pondicherry.
"Harvest Fest gives us the opportunity to meet new people and to let them know what Girl Scout activities are going on in their community," said Anne Randall, outdoor program director for Girl Scouts of Maine. "The event is open to Girl Scout members and nonmembers alike – it's a great family outing."
The festival will feature an extravaganza of outdoor fall activities, including cider-making and craft projects demonstrations, archery, hayrides and hiking. participants will have warm donuts baked the Girl Scout way – in a Dutch oven.
The fee is $1 a person. Girls must be accompanied by an adult.To register, contact Sandy at 772-1177 or 888-922-4763.
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Bremerton Port Commissioners Draw Sharp Distinctions Between Themselves
With one week remaining before ballots are mailed out for the Nov. 3 election, Port of Bremerton District 1 commissioner candidates Lynn Horton and Roger Zabinski are keeping a busy schedule of appearances.
Just on Tuesday, the candidates debated twice, before the League of Women Voters of Kitsap County and the Bremerton Area Chamber of Commerce.
Two people who earlier sounded an awful lot alike now have defined themselves.
Horton is banking on her experience as a former Bremerton mayor. Zabinski is leaning on his scientist's ability to reason out problems, and his heartfelt compulsion to serve.
"I have the experience; I have the background," said Horton, 58, a project manager with Pierce Transit from Bremerton.
"I'm not about politics as usual," said Zabinski, 41, a biochemist from Chico, who "simply felt compelled" to run after becoming disenchanted with commissioners.
When asked during the chamber debate if she would raise hangar rates for pilots or slip rates for boaters, Horton responded she was "fairly frugal" and would work to pass savings down to them.
Zabinski told the very concerned boaters and flyers that the overriding issue was making the Port Orchard and Bremerton marinas self-sustaining, instead of costing taxpayers $500,000 annually.
When asked whether she'd sell or shut down marinas that hemorrhage so much money, Horton said such as drastic action would be "short-sighted."
Zabinski, in contrast, said, "If we cannot make it cost-effective, if we cannot justify it, then that option is on the table." Both had a host of steps they'd take first. Horton would try to attract more visitors. Zabinski would attempt to find a major marina business tenant and be open to covered slips at the Bremerton Marina, which he said are in demand.
The subject came up of how each would get along with port Chief Executive Officer Cary Bozeman.
Horton said she'd work well with the forceful Bozeman.
Zabinski said he would have chosen someone with master's degree in business to fill the CEO slot. He claimed Bozeman declared himself boss to Zabinski and that he believed commissioners' top responsibility was with the budget. That concerned him, Zabinski said. Bozeman said Zabinski's characterization of him was false.
Beyond that style difference, Horton and Zabinski did agree on much.
Both want a long-range strategic plan for the port. Both want to market the port and make it less of a load on taxpayers. Both want more employers settling at the port and throughout Kitsap County, though Zabinski said Bremerton's high water and sewer rates, as well as high business taxes, have sent them fleeing in the past.
And both would rather that consultant Scott Ware's contract with the port not be extended. Ware was hired through the end of the year to help create a positive image for the port. Zabinski said the port staff already is top-heavy. Horton said Bozeman was capable of promoting the port.
The position, with a combined total of $115,000 salary and benefits, was part of a 2010 budget proposed Tuesday night in a Port of Bremerton workshop.
Both questioned why Bozeman has a $50,000 discretionary spending account, and wanted it reduced.
While both contend they are careful with the dollar, Zabinski at times seems more fiscally conservative.
When asked why a financially imperiled port would spend $3.5 million on two acres of Bremerton waterfront instead of saving taxpayers money, Horton said the land has the potential to someday be a money-maker for the port.
Zabinski said the port in the purchase was spending more money in hopes of making the Bremerton Marina more viable. The land will initially provide parking for marina tenants.
"I don't like that way of doing things," he said.
The commissioner position will pay $10,800 and neither Horton nor Zabinski would earn pension benefits as a commissioner. The District 1 spot came up when Commissioner Cheryl Kincer said she would not run again.
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Amid the light rain and cloudy weather on Wednesday, Kolar town witnessed a protest against growing atrocities on women.
Activists, both men and women, from progressive organisations, led by Janawadi Mahila Sanghatane, took out a procession before staging a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office condemning the alleged failure of the district administration to arrest S.K. Santhosh Kumar accused of murdering his wife and daughter.
Coming from various parts of the district, functionaries of JMS, CITU, CPI(M), KPRS, DYFI, SFI, Dalit Sangharsh Samiti and the Samata Sainik Dal gathered at the Deputy Commissioner's office and raised slogans in favour of their demand. Students of different educational institutions also joined the protest.
Holding placards and raising slogans crying a halt to growing atrocities against women in the country, the protesters took out the procession from the Inspection Bungalow. They condemned what they termed the "anti-women approach of the State government".


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Socrates strolled through the Agora 2500 years ago engaging people in long, philosophical discussions. This unique archaeological park served as the city's marketplace from the 6th Century BCE to the 6th Century CE. Scattered throughout the Agora are statues and ruins of numerous buildings, the most interesting of which is the well-preserved Temple of Hephaistos or Thission, built in the 5th Century BCE. Many archaeological finds are on display inside the reconstructed Stoa Attalou, a majestic building from the 2nd Century BCE.
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