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HOUSTON, Texas (WTVR) – A priceless Pablo Picasso painting hanging in a Houston art museum is defaced by a vandal, but a nearby art enthusiast catches the crime on video.
The cell phone video shows a man walking up to the 1929 Picasso painting "Woman in a Red Armchair" as it hangs on the wall in the Menil Collection. He quickly spray paints a stencil picture of a bull and the word "conquista" below it, which is Spanish for "conquer".
The man who recorded the crime on his cell phone said he didn't want to be identified, but did describe the incident to a Houston-area reporter. He says the entire incident took less than a minute.
"I was texting somebody on my phone and, as soon as I saw him walk over toward the Picasso, I pressed the record button on my camera app," the man told a KPRC-TV reporter. "It only took one second, he spray painted it and then walked off."
Afterward, the man followed the vandal out of the museum to ask him why he did it. He says the vandal described himself as an up and coming Mexican artist, saying he was actually trying to honor the famed painter.
"I just thought it was pretty cool–how he went up to the painting without fear and spray painted it and walked off," the man that shot the cell phone video said.
Police, however, are taking the crime more seriously.
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The painting was quickly rushed for repair. The museum says they're unable to estimate how much "Woman in a red Armchair" is worth.


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Math and science have long been a challenge for students at Grand Valley State University, but you won't find any equations or experiments in what was one of the college's hardest courses.
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ATLANTA -- Momentum in Thursday night's ACC showdown between No. 20 Georgia Tech and ninth-ranked Virginia Tech went back and forth like a metronome.In the end, the pendulum stopped on Virginia Tech's side. Logan Thomas threw for 209 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 70 yards and two more scores, while David Wilson added 175 yards on 23 carries to lift the Hokies past the Yellow Jackets 37-26 before 50,140 fans at Bobby Dodd Stadium. The loss came despite a big night from Tech quarterback Tevin Washington, who produced 174 yards of total offense and three touchdowns. But two plays after Tech (7-3, 4-3) had taken a 26-21 lead late in the third quarter ultimately swung momentum permanently in the visiting Hokies' corner. The first came when Jeremiah Attaochu was flagged for a 15-yard personal foul on a sack of Thomas, negating a rare third-down stop by the Jackets' defense and giving Virginia Tech (9-1, 5-1) a first down at its own 30. And it took the Hokies just five more plays to cover the remaining 70 yards, with Thomas taking a keeper 12 yards for a score that leapfrogged his team back in front at 27-26 following the missed two-point conversion with 32 seconds left in the quarter. On Tech's next possession, a gamble with the Jackets still trailing by just a point backfired early in the fourth-quarter. Facing fourth and 2 on the Tech 30, coach Paul Johnson rolled the dice and had Washington try to sneak for the first down. But the Virginia Tech defense, which had been carved up by Tech for 234 yards on the ground on the evening, stiffened, and video review upheld the short spot, giving the Hokies the ball at the Tech 31. And three plays after Thomas picked up a fourth-down conversion with a sneak of his own, the Virginia Tech quarterback hit Chris Drager on a 14-yard touchdown pass to push his team's lead to 34-26 with 9:49 to play. And after a quick three-and-out on Tech's next possession, Virginia Tech put the game away with an eight-play, 52-yard drive, capped by Cody Journell's 23-yard field goal, making the score 37-26 with 3:02 remaining. The back-and-forth exchange began after Thomas' 9-yard scoring strike to Jarrett Boykin gave Virginia Tech a 14-7 with 4:21 left in what had been a fairly defensive first half to that point, and set up a scoring frenzy as time wound down. Tech struck first after a 41-yard completion from Washington to Tyler Melton set up Justin Moore's career-long 41-yard field goal, pulling the Jackets to within 14-10 with 1:00 left in the half. But a short kickoff into a stiff wind set Virginia Tech up at the 37, and Thomas hooked up with Danny Coale on a slant pattern, with the 6-foot, 200-pound junior dashing through the Tech secondary for 63 yards and the score to push the Hokies lead to 21-10 with 44 seconds left. However, the Jackets were able to use all 44 of those seconds to their advantage. Another 41-yard Washington completion -- this time, to Stephen Hill -- set Tech up at the Virginia Tech 10 before a sack on the next play forced the Jackets to settle for a another Moore field goal. This one was from 36 yards out, and sent Tech into intermission trailing by just one score at 21-13. And it took the Jackets less than five minutes into the second half to pull closer. A 35-yard run by Washington was the highlight of an eight-plays, 74-yard drive that ended with Washington's second TD sneak of the night, this one from a yard out. The redshirt junior was stopped on the two-point conversion, but Tech had cut the Virginia Tech lead to just 21-19 with 11:17 left in the third quarter. It looked like the Hokies would answer after they moved 72 yards in seven plays on the ensuing possession into the red zone. But Julian Burnett stripped Wilson of the ball, and Isaiah Johnson recovered on the Tech 16 to give the Jackets a chance to regain the lead. And it took them just seven plays and 2:54 to cash in, with big runs of 39 yards from Embry Peeples and 29 yards from Washington highlighting the 84-yard drive. The Jackets' signal caller then called his own number again and scored his career-high third TD of the night on a 1-yard sneak, pushing Tech back in front 26-21 with 4:29 left in the third quarter.
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Recently a letter written by DeWitt King concerning Wragg Square and its need for restoration was published. Mr. King was kind enough to send me a copy of his letter.
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Here is the proper response as an American citizen of sound mind and no criminal record: "As many as I want, and it's none of your darn business in the first place." It is all part of our freedoms protected by the Constitution.
By the way, it's my business and none of anybody else's how many guns I have, how many bullets the clips will hold and what type guns.
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Let's face it. The country cannot continue to spend more than we have.
The clever trick of considering a "reduction in the rate of future growth" as a cut is simply a play on words that has no real effect. It just means we prolong the agony.
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It is natural for owners of hotels in our historic district to discourage hotel growth. They may be slightly impacted in slower seasons and want to keep competition at bay; however, lower priced hotels would strengthen the city's tax base, create jobs with benefits and produce food and beverage income. Any attempt to discourage job creation in our most viable and triumphant hospitality industry should be thwarted immediately.
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The worst part about being a celebrity must be when your ex is out for revenge, like when Audrina Patridge's ex Corey Bohan trashed her on Twitter. There's not such thing as a "good break-up" when thousands of people are aware that you got dumped. "Time 2 pick up the pieces & stop being so sad! Some woman will always be empty & rotten from the inside out. U cant love a heartless woman," Blohan tweeted. "A girl that's told yes by everyone surrounding them grows up to be a heartless closed off insecure individual. It's quite sad."
Yeah, maybe that would make someone insecure…almost as sad and insecure as you'd need to be attack your ex-girlfriend via social media. Come on, Corey. A biting e-mail is good enough for the rest of the population, and that way no one has to find out what an asshat you sound like.
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there's my whole script so far, and i have seen other for controlling rigidbodys, but i dont what to have a script i cant understand so im making my own, i don't want to use add Force, but if i dont then there is no diagonal its either straight or sideways. how do i make a dagonal?
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Sattur is a town in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The district has 8 taluks, namely Aruppukkottai, Kariapatti, Rajapalayam, Sattur, Sivakasi, Srivilliputhur, Tiruchuli and Virudhunagar. As of 2011, the town had a population of 29,398.
The town is located in the bank of Vaippar river. Sattur taluk has contents of black soil around the town, suitable for crop cultivation. The town lies in NH 7 and has very good road and railway connectivity.
Sattur is located at 9°22′N 77°56′E / 9.37°N 77.93°E. It has an average elevation of 56 metres (183 feet). Sattur is located between two rivers Vaippar and Uppodai. Has good amenities such as banks, railway station, police station, government hospital, post office, ATM, Schools, College, Bus station, etc.
Shiva and Vishnu temples in Sattur find histiorical mention. Around Sattur, Irukangudi, Sirukulam and Oodaipatti have temples of Mariamman, Arulmigu Muthalamman Temple and Vinayagar respectively. The town has very old Masjid and Eid-Ka Ground (Kattu Pallivasal)which has historical values where Muslims do their festival prayers.
Sattur elects one MLA to the legislative assembly of the State.
According to 2011 census, Sattur had a population of 29,398 with a sex-ratio of 1,042 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[1] A total of 2,691 were under the age of six, constituting 1,407 males and 1,284 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 7.68% and .81% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 78.85%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[1] The town had a total of : 8093 households. There were a total of 13,065 workers, comprising 24 cultivators, 42 main agricultural labourers, 267 in house hold industries, 12,393 other workers, 339 marginal workers, 2 marginal cultivators, 5 marginal agricultural labourers, 27 marginal workers in household industries and 305 other marginal workers.[2]
Sattur is well known as a fountain-pen nib manufacturing centre. It is probably the only place in India that continues to this date, in this line of business as a Cottage Industry. Other small scale cottage units like Printing press, Fireworks and Match box/Matchstick industries are also present, scattered around the town. Stainless steel tongue cleaner is another important product that is manufactured here and supplied throughout India. Fathima Steel Rolling mill involves in this work for more than four decades.
A fairly large part of the population is involved in Matchstick manufacturing industry. Also, there are timber depots and raw material suppliers exclusively for the safety match and firework sectors in this area. Match sticks are manufactured in the biggest manufacturing named Mangai match works which is in the village Chatirapatti.
Match-stick frames (a collection of wood-strips to hold individual match sticks), Racks (stacks holding individual frames), and various other items for match factories continue to be supplied locally as also to various other parts of Tamil Nadu. Log-wood, another raw material for these industry, is procured from other nearby towns such as Tenkasi, Nagercoil and the neighboring state Kerala.
Two type of chillies grown in Sattur called Sattur Guntur Sannam, Ramnad Mundu.sattur sathish.
Railway is the main form of transport locally. The town is well-connected with neighboring places by road and railway. The surrounding places are well connected by bus government operated transport and private bus services. The Mini Bus services (Private) connects the villages nearby in effective way. The railway station has computerized reservation counter and the railway station code for Sattur is SRT. The nearest airport is Madurai ( 77 km from Sattur ) and nearest sea port is Thoothukudi ( 80 km from Sattur ). Direct Trains are available to Chennai, Coimbatore and Bangalore. The National Highway, NH7 runs through the town. As Railway station and Bus Stand lies next to each other it is easy for passengers. Direct buses are available to Chennai.
Cultural Centre of Virudunagar District[edit]
Sattur is the cultural centre of Virudhunagar District. Apart from the temple of famous goddess "Irukaankudi Mariamman" and its old heritage, there is a little know but historically important place. That place is a small rest house-cum-mosque, which is located on southwest boundary of the city on the highway lane. This mosque is believed to be built my famous mogul ruler Akbar, during his journey to Southern part of Tamil Nadu.
From 2009,Sattur assembly constituency is part of Virudhunagar lokSabha constituency; formerly it was known as the sivakasi (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]
- ^ a b "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Sattur(05854)". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
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CTEK Power, Inc. Names Andreas Naeslund as President, Americas
Twinsburg, Ohio – CTEK Power, Inc. has announced the appointment of Andreas Naeslund as the company's new president, Americas. Naeslund will oversee sales, marketing, customer service and distribution for the company's leading brand of smart charging battery systems in the North and South America markets. He will report to Jon Lind, CEO, CTEK Group.
"I'm excited to join CTEK, a company that is a respected supplier of premium car manufacturers worldwide," said Naeslund. "CTEK has a strong team of professionals and an innovative product lineup that is beloved by customers around the globe. I look forward to the challenge of expanding our technologically superior battery charging solutions into a broader number of market segments."
CTEK Renews Sponsorship of the Valerie Thompson Land Speed Motorcycle Racing Team
Twinsburg, Ohio – CTEK Power, Inc. has renewed its sponsorship of Valerie Thompson Racing for the 2014 season. Owner and driver Valerie Thompson is a six-time land speed record holder and one of America's fastest females on two-wheels.
Riding the CTEK-sponsored BMW 1000 RR, Thompson shattered the East Coast Timing Association (ECTA) one-mile record in the MPS/Modified Class during the recent Ohio Mile competition in Wilmington, Ohio. Thompson clocked in at 208.7 mph, easily breaking the former record of 205 mph. Thompson's new record also qualified her for membership in the exclusive ECTA 200 MPH Club while claiming bragging rights as the fastest RR in the MPS/F-1000 Class.
"It is a great honor and achievement to be the newest member of the ECTA's 200 MPH Club, especially since I am only the third female of less than 100 members," said Thompson. "I'm proud to represent CTEK throughout the 2014 campaign and we thank them for once again being one of our valued sponsors."
100,000 Crystals and 4 Ninjas Will Shine at SEMA 2014
100,000 Crystals and Ninjas Will Shine at SEMA 2014
Automotive Crystallization Service, Products and Training at Booth #8489
San Diego, California─August 1, 2014. The world-renowned Crystal Ninja Team will shine at SEMA 2014, the world's premier automotive specialty products trade event. Exhibiting for the first time, Crystal Ninja will showcase its one-of-a-kind "bling" services, award-winning tools and will train auto shop owners how to increase revenues of crystallized products for high-end clients.
PLUS…Check out an unbelievable driving suit, hand-crystallized with over 100,000 SWAROVSKI crystals. Photos welcome!
UT Austin School of Engineering Assesses Performance Benefits of PTP Turbo Blankets' Automotive Turbocharger Heat Management System
The University of Texas at Austin recently took up the project of scientifically evaluating the performance benefits of the turbocharger insulation product made by Austin-based PTP Turbo Blankets. The analysis was performed by Graduate Research Assistant Steffen Bickle, and was approved by the Head of UT Austin's Engines and Automotive Research Program at UT's Cockrell School of Engineering, Dr. Ronald Matthews. The analysis they performed provides PTP with an unbiased assessment of their products by one of the top automotive research and testing facilities among American universities. The report, Performance Improvements of Turbocharged Engines with the Use of a PTP Turbo Blanket, focused on PTP's current line of turbo blankets. The analysis by UT Austin was initiated in 2013.
2014 OPTIMA® Ultimate Street Car Invitational Event Includes More Participants at the world famous Las Vegas Motor Speedway
OPTIMA Batteries' announces its highly-anticipated 2014 OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational, now taking place at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. For the first time, the OPTIMA Invitational will host a full field of 100 vehicles, most of which earned an invitation based on their performance and owner's enthusiasm. In addition to traditional method of being invited by OPTIMA Batteries, the 2014 Ultimate Street Car Invitational field is based on the results of its successful national series of OPTIMA Invitational Qualifying events and the corresponding TV series called OPTIMA's Search for the Ultimate Street Car. The 2014 field is full of proven performers representing a wide range of makes, models and years, including some vehicles that were designed and built specifically to compete in OPTIMA events.
Miller to Offer Live Welding Demonstrations and Solutions-Based Seminars at SEMA; Unveil Two New MIG Welders
APPLETON, Wis. (July 29, 2014) — Attendees of the 2014 SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show, Nov. 4 – 7, 2014, in Las Vegas, can explore product benefits and solutions at one of four welding and cutting demonstration areas available from the Miller Electric Mfg. Co. booth, #24113, in the Racing & Performance pavilion, located in the Central Hall of the Convention Center. Visitors to the booth can also try the company's latest MIG, TIG and metal cutting products and Arc Armor® welding protection, and get general and technical questions answered during scheduled seminars addressing solutions to common problems associated with automotive welding applications.
The First Self Learning Cruise Control is Now Available in North America
The Smart Line Cruise Control by BDI (Brandon Distributing, Inc.)
Brandon Distributing, Inc. is proud to announce the exclusive distribution in North America of cruise controls manufactured by Lite-On Automotive Corporation.
The SMART LINE AP900c's extensive product testing, evaluation and product usage in Asia, Australia and the European markets is what gives it a significant advantage for electronic interface Drive by Wire installations today.
Legendary Auto Interiors, Ltd
For almost three decades, Legendary Auto Interiors, Ltd has been committed to providing the automotive restoration industry with the world's highest quality soft trim products and services. From the most authentic "As Original" interiors to the most extreme "One of a Kind" Custom Resto-Mod interiors, Legendary has been relied upon and Legendary had delivered.
Cloud-Rider Truck Gear: NEW Product Launch at SEMA 2014
Cloud-Rider Truck Gear is going to be launching a new product at SEMA 2014, come to booth #33193 or head over to the New Product Showcase for details!!
Napier - The World Leader in Vehicle Camping Tents
In 1990 Napier Outdoors started changing the way people view camping by merging the automotive and camping industries together. Observing a need for convenience and flexibility in outdoor adventures, Napier developed vehicle camping tents. Since 1990 Napier has expanded their product offerings from the legendary Sportz truck tent to include SUV, minivan, compact vehicle tents and Sportz accessories. You will see many exciting changes and implementations taking place at Napier. We have recently introduced our new Backroadz value priced vehicle camping tent line in the US and Canada. We believe in protecting the great outdoors and entered a partnership with Trees for the future ensuring that one tree is planted for every Backroadz tent sold. To further our social responsibility Napier has also become a supporting partner of Leave No Trace. Finally we have recently completed a re-branding initiative from Sportz by Napier to Napier Outdoors.


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So far, three artists/labels have offered future profits from sales of the albums that DJ Primo chopped and screwed for them to his family. And DJ D-Lite assembled this collection of mixes Primo did for D-Lite's"3rd Coast Fiyah" radio show and will send all money derived from it to the Avila family. A bank account […] [Read More]


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Zambezi Valley - Source of the Mighty ZambeziThe Zambezi Valley and Mana Pools National Park are a paradise for game viewing. The magic of this area stems from the pervading sense of the wild and the valley's relative remoteness along a portion of the southern bank of the Zambezi River. This portion of the Zambezi Valley is a true wilderness area.
Mana Pools National Park is synonymous with the Zambezi River, elephants, lions, remoteness and wilderness. This unique park is a World Heritage Site, based on its wildness and beauty, together with the wide range of large mammals, over 350 bird species and aquatic wildlife. Mana Pools is one of Zimbabwe's most popular parks.
The name "Mana'' means "four" in the local Shona language. This applies to the four large pools inland from the Zambezi River. These pools are the remnant ox-bow lakes that the Zambezi River carved out thousands of years ago as it changed its course northwards. Hippopotamus, crocodiles and a wide variety of aquatic birds are associated with the pools. ''Long Pool'', is the largest of the four pools, extending some six kilometres in a west-east direction. This pool has a large population of hippo and crocodiles and is a favourite for the large herds of elephant that come out of the thickly vegetated areas in the south to drink.


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Ex-Cons in the Kitchen--Will it Play in Chicago?
There's always been an ex-con or two in the three kitchens I've worked in since the 60s, so I think the only thing new about this concept is the fact that they're advertising it. It sounds like a worthwhile program. I'd eat there if I lived in Chicago.
An article I read said it was causing a "red-hot controversy."
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Circuit Grants Habeas Petition After Dog's Sniff Called Into Question
Professor Weisberg spoke with Hamed Aleaziz of the Daily Journal about Aguilar v. Woodford and why habeas reversals are difficult matters.
Prosecutors' failure to disclose a police dog's history of mistaken scent identifications could mean freedom for a convicted murderer, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Monday.
In an opinion written by Judge William A. Fletcher, the panel ruled that the Los Angeles County district attorney's office omitted mention of the fact that a police dog named Reilly had repeatedly failed to correctly identify odors, calling into question evidence used to convict Gilbert Aguilar of first-degree murder in 2002. Granting Aguilar's habeas petition, the panel ordered that he be granted a new trial or released.Aguilar v. Woodford, 2013 DJDAR 55575.
Robert Weisberg, co-director of Stanford Law School's Criminal Justice Center, said the case was especially striking, noting that winning habeas reversals was difficult enough, and that "it's especially hard to do when there really isn't much of a dispute about the general legal principle" regarding exculpatory evidence.
"It takes an egregious error by the state court, a blatant misapplication of the law to the facts, to win a reversal," he said, "and that's what happened here."


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Are you having problems with wildlife?
Each year, LTWC gets calls about conflicts between humans and wildlife. First come complaints about woodpeckers, racoons and bears, followed by calls about coyotoes, cliff swallows, chipmunks and squirrels.
If you're having a problem with wildlife, check out the tips below. If you still need help, contact LTWC. (Please only contact LTWC if you are in or near the Lake Tahoe area. If you are in another area, please contact your local wildlife rehabilitation center — they are a better resource for the wildlife in your area.)
Problem: Woodpeckers are making nesting holes in your house.
- Look to see if there are babies in the hole/nest.
- If there are no babies, seal up the hole. Mend the hole with wood putty and staple ¼" hardware cloth with a minimum of 12 inches around all sides of original hole.
- If you can visually verify that there are babies, contact LTWC center to see how to proceed.
Problem: Chipmunks and squirrels may make themselves at home in your walls or attic.
- In spring, the squirrels or chipmunks will most likely have babies. Do nothing at this time.
- Once you have verified that the babies are gone from the nest, soak some rags with some regular-scented Pine-Sol, and place them well back from the opening. The smell will drive out the animal. Squirrels and chipmunks are daytime animals.
- Once the squirrel or chipmunk is gone, repair the hole.
Problem: Raccoons can cause problems in various places. They may move into attics, under houses, into boats, they can rip off roof shingles or come in through pet doors.
- If you have a problem with a racoon, contact LTWC to find out how to handle the problem.
- Keep in mind that it is ILLEGAL to relocate wildlife in the state of California.
Problem: Porcupines can cause several problems:
- They may eat the handles of tools left outside (shovels, rakes, hoes, etc.) because of the salt left on them from human perspiration.
- They may chew on the frames of older wooden cabins and stairs.
- They will chew the lower portion of trees on properties, especially those close to water.
- Porcupines are NOT a dog's best friend.
- A product called "Shoo Away," which has a bad taste, can be painted on areas where porcupines are consistently chewing.
- Call a wildlife care center to get suggestions on how to handle each problem.
Problem: In the spring, robins may consistently attack their own image in a window, thinking it is another male who they want to drive out of their territory.
Solution: Get newspaper and tape it to the OUTSIDE to cut the reflection. You can also use black plastic.
Problem: Birds can fly into large picture windows when see the reflection of trees, where they want to land.
Solution: You need to cut the reflection—on the OUTSIDE—by putting up some type of camouflage, such as decorative flags.
Problem: Coyotes will hunt cats and small dogs on your property, even jumping fences to get them.
- Keep cats indoors. Indoor cats live longer because they are safer — not just from coyotes but from other animals, traffic, diseases, poisons and dangerous weather conditions. Keeping cats indoors also keeps small wildlife, like birds and chipmunks, safe from being unnecessarily hunted by domestic cats who are not part of the natural food chain. Give your cat lots of affection, play, and a window where they can safely look outside instead!
- Walk dogs–especially small dogs–on a leash. Keep in mind that coyotes can jump fences, and can prey on pets left in fenced yards.
- Consider installing a Coyote Roller (http://www.coyoteroller.com) on fences over six feet.
Problem: Coyotes may have babies under porches and houses.
Solution: Block off ALL accesses under your porches and openings to the underside of your house.
Problem: If your house is near water (streams, lagoons, small lakes, etc.) you could have a family of beavers. Beavers chew on trees of all sizes, mainly ornamental trees, such as flowering cherry, peach, aspen and willow trees.
Solution: There are many ways to stop problematic beaver behavior. Please contact LTWC to get suggestions on how to handle each problem.
Problem: Cliff swallows make mud nests under eaves. However, they are federally protected. You cannot destroy the nest if there are eggs and/or babies.
Solution: If you have cliff swallows nesting under your eaves, contact LTWC to get suggestions on how to deter them from nesting there next season.
Problem: Black bears may approach or enter human property in search for food. They can pry open doors, windows, dumpsters or other structures in search for food. Normally, they only do this if they smell food inside or if they have been lucky in finding food there before.
Call the BEAR League (530-525-PAWS) or visit the BEAR League's website for help and information on how to deal with nuisance bears.


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Kevin Costner, the Academy Award winner who starred in "Dances With Wolves" and "Hatfields & McCoys," may testify as early as Thursday in a Louisiana court in response to a suit filed by fellow-actor Stephen Baldwin.
Baldwin, the youngest of the four acting Baldwin brothers, filed a suit in December 2010 against Costner and his business partner, Patrick Smith, over profits from a technology that BP leased for the Deepwater Horizon spill.
The actors' trial proceedings take place daily this week and are expected to last two weeks. Smith, the trial's first witness, testified for two hours on Monday and eight hours on Tuesday.
Costner's device is a 5-ton centrifuge designed to separate water from oil, spit out clean water and save the oil, Smith said in his testimony this week, which they wanted to place on ships.
The timeline of the case goes as far back as the production for Costner's film, "Waterworld." Costner starred and co-directed the science-fiction film, which tanked at the box office when it was released in 1995.
In the early 1990s, Costner financed and oversaw the development of an oil and water separation technology under the auspices of a corporation owned and managed by him called CINC Inc., which stands for "Costner in Nevada Corporation."
After the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, Costner made headlines again marketing his device and snagging a $52 million deal with BP for 32 of his centrifuges.
"It separates oil and water at incredibly high speeds under very difficult conditions," Costner told "Good Morning America's" Sam Champion in 2010.
The devices weren't used to cap the well but were designed to collect oil on the water's surface.
Joining Baldwin in the lawsuit is Spyridon Contogouris, described as a hedge fund consultant and having "been friends for many years" in a court filing. The two seek more than $21 million in damages against Costner, Smith and their company, WestPac, for duping them into selling their shares in the company, Ocean Therapy Solutions, before making the $52 million deal with BP.
Baldwin says he was bought out of Costner's company for $500,000 while Contogouris was bought out for $1.4 million.
BP reportedly never used the 32 devices it ordered from Costner's company, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. By September 2010, the well was eventually sealed with cement and a relief well.
Daniel O'Connell, senior energy risk management consultant with INTL FCStone Inc., said the $52 million transaction, "for BP, is a bag of shells."
The multi-billion dollar company's profit fell to $4.8 billion in its first quarter ending March 31.
Pavel Molchanov of Raymond James' Energy Group said the purchase of Costner's technology was "not a conventional transaction, but then the Macondo oil spill was not exactly a customary occurrence," he said describing BP's well.
"It was an extraordinary event, and for several months during the emergency, BP was open to trying out virtually any technology, no matter how novel or exotic, that had any chance of success," Molchanov said. "Quite simply, desperate times call for desperate measures."
Stephen Schork, publisher of the oil industry newsletter the Schork Report, said the oil spill was "one of those situations where your house is on fire and you're not going to ask firemen how much to get to your house."
"You have got to attack and reconcile the bill afterwards," Schork said.
The company's proposed $7.8 billion settlement as a result of the biggest oil spill in U.S. history is still pending, though the company said it has paid a total of $8.3 billion to individual, business and government entity claims in impacted Gulf Coast communities.
During his testimony, Smith said one problem with the centrifuge is that it could initially separate water from oil at the rate of 100 parts per million though EPA regulations require a separation of 15 parts per million.
Smith said that at the time of the spill the device was updated but before he could test it, the EPA reduced its standards to 100 parts per million due to the severity of the spill, the Courthouse News Service reported.
Smith's attorney, Roy Cheatwood, said Contogouris helped devise the plan to ask BP for an advance to test the machines and was prepared to ask BP for $51 million. But he became discouraged after the first centrifuge test run was unsuccessful.
While there is a gag order in the actors' case, Costner told the Hollywood Reporter he would not settle out of court and described the suit as "frivolous" and "upsetting." He is counter-suing.
James Cobb, Baldwin's attorney, did not return a request for comment. Wayne Lee, an attorney for Costner, did not return a request for comment.
ABC News' legal analyst Dan Abrams said Baldwin and his lawyers will have to show there was manipulation, deception and that they were excluded from important meetings with BP.
"I think it's going to help Costner when he talks about how much faith he had in this business from day one -- how much time and effort he put into it," Abrams said. "He was basically trying to market it from the late 90s, 2000 and didn't succeed. It only sort of became a viable business again when [the BP spill] occurred."
Contogouris claims he was approached by "persons representing Costner" in the early 2000s to market the technology and the device to various customers, the court claims, and he agreed to receive a commission on his sales. However, Costner's attempts to market the system "proved unsuccessful" and Costner sold all his rights to Bret Shelton, an individual who lived in Nevada, according to the plaintiffs' filing.
Then on April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig under charter to BP exploded and caught fire.
Contogouris claims he attempted to contact Costner and BP to discuss the "possible marketing of technology to BP." Baldwin eventually became involved after he came to New Orleans to discuss a possible movie project.
On May 10, 2010, Costner, Smith, Contogouris, Baldwin and other individuals created the limited liability company, Ocean Therapy Solutions (OTS), and agreed to market the technology with CINC Inc.
However, a "difference in business philosophy developed between the members of OTS," a court filing stated.
Contogouris and one business partner "wanted the company to use a business model that would insure recurring business and a possibility of marketing the device to other major oil companies," in which the units could be rented to BP at a "fair price in a long-term arrangement."
Smith and another partner favored a "quick kill" approach "involving a one-time sale of the equipment to BP at a higher price."


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I've posted updates about this recently, and I'm sure everyone's as excited as I am to hear that How To Train Your Dragon will only be the first in a Viking trilogy, but even better! ComingSoon.net has some insight into the next film from Dean DeBlois (who co-directed with Chris Sanders, both of these talented men are the genius force behind Lilo & Stitch) and producer Bonnie Arnold.
"As we head into this one," he explains, "the world expands. Everything is much bigger with still the heartfelt qualities that made the first one resonate so much with audiences. There are no longer restrictions to this tiny island in the North Sea. They have the entire Northern hemisphere within their grasp."
They expect the film to arrive sometime in 2013 – can't wait!


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I agree that the fighting should stop. The 3 mentioned in yesterdays article always seem to be involved...seems they like to start it. Its a shame people voted in the main one. Hopefully people will see thru the chiropractor and not elect him to a higher office. As for Mr. D his strings are pulled by the former Mayor...Thanks Mr. Mayor for your letter.


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Who mocks T. Mockingbird
In my last post, I discussed the mindful appreciation of a novel tequila experience, one that might even be good for you. Who knows? Our test subjects felt better after taking it, at least, and they were all still alive the next morning.
My earlier "Magic potion revealed!" had for months been a leading magnet for visitors to this site; "T. Mockingbird" promises to be an even bigger draw, which leads one to wonder whether the therapeutic properties of tequila are more widely appreciated than are those of cinnamon and turmeric.
But one commentator, he calls himself "Osho," suggests my claims for T. Mockingbird are rubbish, and nothing beats laow khao mixed with wine cooler. The one time I tried this, at Osho's instigation, it took three days to get the taste out of my mouth. The only equivalent experience I can remember was once (long before I met Sara) when I was moved, in a fairly congenial mood, to lick the sun-warmed thigh of a woman on a tropical Asian beach only to discover, too late, that she had earlier applied a roll-on mosquito repellent. Supposing mosquitoes responded the same way I did, that was the hydrogen bomb of insect repellents. It was nearly as vile as laow khao/wine coolers. The mere thought triggers flashbacks.
Yet "Osho" says his potion has much else to teach us.
For Jeff the Giant Anthropologist's advice on therapeutic uses of laow khao, see "Live long & strong with yaa dongPlus."
Some impulse led me to google "Tequila Mockingbird" this morning. Guess what? I got nearly 62,000 hits—everything from drink recipes to rock bands and restaurants. But this is merely an instance of a good idea recurring, and recurring, in what is on its way to becoming our collective consciousness.
Painting by Jacob Lawrence.
Live long and strong with yaa dongPlus
Hey, that slogan is copyright (mine, eh?).
Have we stumbled across something more potent than red wine, chocolate or green tea? Could it be that we've invented something with bigger mojo than all that stuff taken together? Jeff the most excellent NK web designer-cum-giant anthropologist has bestowed his official approval upon my magic potion, but says he shoots it back together with his own shortcut to health, longevity and much lead in the pencil. Long and strong with yaa dongPlus, eh?
Read on.
Jeff's comment on my magic potion post:
Hey, well done, and good enough for me! It being the rainy season here in Thailand, everyone has sore throats, so I thought I would mix up a batch and try it.
Of course I immediately went online, as one does, to look for other shit to bung in that might make it taste better and have stronger placeboic effects.
What I found I needed: a teaspoon (a small one) of apple cider vinegar – always good, and my Dad always had some fermenting in the cellar, so it should work; a few (tech. term) squeezes (sorry, also technical) of lime, or lemon if you live outside Thailand; and a couple shakes (shake-shake) of garlic powder (natural)!
This tasted great and I was feeling better, but something was still missing…
I looked around and noticed my big jar of yaa dong, literally "pickled medicine," just pickling and fermenting in the corner, turning really purple, which is always a good sign. This means that the rice whisky is doing its job extracting all the good herbal juices from the bark and other stuff that comes in bags sold along the Mekong, a very ancient river.
So after carefully preparing the Piprell Oil (patent pending), I promptly dispatched the whole shot (as it was in a shot glass for some reason, not owning any fine china or Czech-crystal goblets or anything) into the jar of yaa dong, then mixed it carefully, 3 times, reflectively.
I then took 3 shots of the new, improved "piprelled" yaa dong, and as you can well judge from the quality of this post, it really seems to be working, I feel fine, and in fact forget what was ever wrong with me – and why I'm writing this.
But I can highly recommend it as a satisfying infusion many times a day. Plus my visiting great-grandmother really likes it. Though for some reason she keeps saying, "I smell blood." Hmmmm.
August 25th, 2010 - 11:46 I'm pleased that my potion is already spreading its benefits far and wide (all the way to NK!). And I can see from your comment that you've experienced the full physical/mental/spiritual kick. But you should share the full secret of your *yaa dong*. Do you need your own still, or can you get the organically distilled, entirely natural *laow khao* from a neighbor or your connection on the corner downtown? (Does Nong Khai have more than one corner?)
Once again I'll ask visitors to post their own secret recipes here. Basically, we're after more nearly instant routes to long and rambunctious lives.
Apple cider vinegar. For example, one distinguished gentleman of my acquaintance who is generally compos mentis, who even has an OBE, by God, swears, as does Jeff the Giant Anthropologist's dad, by apple vinegar for a wide range of applications. In fact he waxes so enthusiastic I first assumed he was talking about apple cider, which in fact can make you feel pretty good. In Cornwall there's a hard variety known as scrumpi that leaves you feeling so good you want to kill yourself the next morning.
Note: Jeff the Giant Anthropologist adds the following lore, which he says he learned as a child: 'NB: apple cider vinegar MUST be the type "with mother" or "with the mother." Seriously. This is the organic web floating in the bottle that proves, as with scrumpi, that it is alive and ready to work its magic. Seriously. Bragg, for one, has the mother.'
Yah dong photo from Interesting Thai Food.
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Sammy, a 12-pound shih-tzu described as a lovable dog, was attacked and killed by a neighboring pit bull last week.
Owners Dan and Dee Richards of Newport witnessed the attack while sipping coffee on their backyard deck at about 9:30 a.m. Thursday in their Pheasant Run subdivision in Newport.
"My wife is a wreck. That was her baby. We treated (Sammy) like our kid," Mr. Richards said a day after the incident.
Sammy, who would have turned 9 today, was lounging on the deck next to his owners when a pit bull ran in the back yard and grabbed him.
"He violently shook him like a rag doll," Mr. Richards said. "We both jumped off the deck and tried to free him. We fought with him, he ran to the front yard, and I tackled him again and fought with him some more until he finally let go long enough for me to grab Sammy. The owners pulled up and took control of their dog."
The couple, who suffered minor injuries, rushed Sammy to Ark Animal Clinic on N. Telegraph Rd. in Newport. About seven hours later, Sammy died from internal injuries. He also suffered numerous puncture wounds.
The owner of the pit bull, who lives down the street from the Richards residence, brought the dog to Monroe County Animal Control on Friday. According to Linda Benson, director of Monroe County Animal Control, the dog was put down that same day.
Mr. Richards said the dog had a history of running loose.
"It ran loose most of the time in the neighborhood. We heard that (the pit bull) attacked another dog and bit a neighbor last week," said Mr. Richards, a retired City of Monroe police officer. He added that the owner of the pit bull apologized the day after the incident.
Still, Mr. Richards said the fatal attack could have been avoided if the dog was on a leash. He hopes the tragedy will encourage all dog owners to restrain their pets.
"All dogs need to be on a leash. So many dogs are not leashed and I wish people understood how important it is to use leashes," he said. "We were just sitting on our deck in the backyard. This happened because that dog wasn't on a leash. It's just not fair."
The law mirrors Mr. Richards on the issue of restraining pets.
The local animal control's ordinance article 7, section B, reads "It is unlawful for any person to permit any animal, except domesticated cats, to be at large or to stray beyond the property of such person unless such animal is restrained by leash and under the control of a responsible person or unless such animal is engaged in lawful hunting or hunting practice, or in an exhibition and is accompanied by a responsible person."
Ms. Benson hopes this does not further the bad reputation of the pit bull breed.
"We handle all vicious dogs the same way. We don't judge them by their breed, but by their behavior," she said.


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US: average age of new priests is 32
(ICN) The average age of men in the USA ordained to the priesthood in 2013 is 32; (on average over the past six years seminarians have been getting slightly younger) two-thirds are Caucasian, and 26 percent carry educational debt.
These figures stand out in The Class of 2013: Survey of Ordinands to the Priesthood, the annual national survey of men being ordained priests for US dioceses and religious communities. The study was conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA), a Georgetown University-based research center.
The report is the 17th annual survey of ordinands commissioned by the Secretariat for Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). About 74 percent of an estimated 500 men to be ordained priests in the United States in 2013 responded to the survey.
On average, most of the ordination class were baptized as infants, but nine percent became Catholic later in life. Eight in ten report that both parents are Catholic, and more than a third have a relative who is a priest or religious.
On average, respondents report that they were nearly 17 years old when they first considered a vocation to the priesthood. Two in three (67 percent) say they were encouraged to consider a vocation to the priesthood by a parish priest. Others who encouraged them include friends (46 percent), parishioners (38 percent) and mothers (34 percent).
Two-thirds of the respondents (67 percent) report their primary race or ethnicity as Caucasian/European American/white. Compared to the US adult Catholic population, men to be ordained are more apt to be of Asian or Pacific Islander background (10 percent), but less likely to be Hispanic/Latino (15 percent). Compared to diocesan ordinands, new priests for religious orders are less likely to report race or ethnicity as Caucasian/European American/white.
Three in 10 respondents (31 percent) were born outside the United States, with the largest numbers coming from Mexico, Vietnam, Colombia, Poland, the Philippines and Nigeria. On average, respondents who were born in another country have lived in the United States for 14 years. Between 20 and 30 percent of respondents for the diocesan priesthood for each of the last ten years were born outside the United States. [More]
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CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: 1579: All the ordained ministers of the Latin Church, with the exception of permanent deacons, are normally chosen from among men of faith who live a celibate life and who intend to remain celibate "for the sake of the kingdom of heaven." Called to consecrate themselves with undivided heart to the Lord and to "the affairs of the Lord", they give themselves entirely to God and to men. Celibacy is a sign of this new life to the service of which the Church's minister is consecrated; accepted with a joyous heart celibacy radiantly proclaims the Reign of God. 1580: In the Eastern Churches, a different discipline has been in force for many centuries: while bishops are chosen solely from among celibates, married men can be ordained as deacons and priests. This practice has long been considered legitimate; these priests exercise a fruitful ministry within their communities. Moreover, priestly celibacy is held in great honor in the Eastern Churches and many priests have freely chosen it for the sake of the Kingdom of God. In the East as in the West, a man who has already received the sacrament of Holy Orders can no longer marry.
"Normally" is a keyword there are exceptions and there will be more
Andrew, quoting the catechism doesn't answer the question: Why are we talking about age when we are talking about a shortage of priests? Don't you believe older priests are capable of serving? The issue is shortage, not age; the "burden" would be lifted if there were more ministers to do the work. Instead of robbing parishes from other countries, why can the church not ordain those called to ministry in this country — there would no longer be a shortage? Nowhere did Jesus say that women could not be "ordained." But he didn't ordain women, you say. Jesus didn't marry either, but we don't assume he was against marriage. The question is also not about celibacy. Those with the charism should be ordained, those without it, if called, should be ordained. Women, men, married, gay and straight — All who are called are entitled to have their calls tested by the community. It's not about age, or celibacy Andrew, it is about an increasing unavailability of the Eucharist, and the right of every baptized to full sacramental ordination if called and the call is tested as valid.
Sacred Scripture itself makes it crystal clear that Jesus chose men to be his disciples and chose Peter (a man) to establish His Church. Following Jesus, Peter and the apostles also chose men to lead the Church as priests. It is such a waste of time to carry on about how women should be ordained priests. Male priesthood is an un-changeable dogma of the Catholic Church. Why is it un-changeable? Because Jesus Himself established the priesthood. By the way, vocations to the priesthood are growing in my Diocese and other Dioceses throughout the country. The priest at my parish (who says the beautiful Extraordinary Form) is just 28 years old and is already becoming a magnet for other young men interested in a vocation. Praise God.
If Jesus established the priesthood Andrew, why did he ordain married men? The arguement gets ridiculous when one pursues it to its logical conclusion, i.e., we should only be ordaining Jewish men who wear sandals and beards and keep Jewish law. The sacrament of ordination is the sacrament of ministry and responds to the needs of the Eucharistic community. Ordination serves the needs of the community, not male attempts to shore up male authority.
If we study the role of women religious through the years, particularly the role of Abbess, we see many times where her role is similar to Bishop, even to the miter and crozier. It seems too that many of her duties and the role of priest were blurred. interesting.
Why are we talking about age when we should be talking about women? Both young and old ministers are good. Youth brings energy and commitment; age brings wisdom and patience. An only male priesthood however brings only one perspective; we need a balanced perspective brought by women and all – married, straight, and gay – for a full expression of the good news brought by Christ and proclaimed by the church to all nations in all times. Age becomes an issue only when women, married men, and gay persons are excluded. This is not a problem we should have, especially if we were listenting to the Holy Spirit.
I agree with you, the Church is behind in many ways, but not as much as most people think. I can shed light on some of the issues you brought up. The reason we priests are men is because they are "persona cristi" in place of Christ, who was a man. We call God our father as we do a priest because even though the role of men and women are equal in value, they are not the same in what they do. But I would love to see women become deacons, which right now is not approved and they could still share their insight and give homilies if they could be. Priests aren't married because they would naturally be more concerned with earthly matters. But I am for married priests b/c I still believe some priests would choose to be celebrant regardless. As for the gays, they can be priests, they just can't openly practice it.
Sorry Howdy, your arguments are not reasonable. If Jesus was a woman and priests were "persona christi" then only women could be ordained? Priests are not "persona Christi"; it is the community, especially at Eucharist which is Persona Christi! Women as deacons simply are a new take on women as servants to male hierarchy. In order for the church to be a wholly Eucharistic community, the sacraments have to be available to all. Finally, celibacy was imposed in the 10th century. The loss of its valuse as gift and chrism has caused much harm and misunderstaning in the church. Earthly matters are as important as "spiritual" matters; emphasis on spiritual to the negation of earthly neglects the real needs of the community, especially the poor and needy, for whom Christ came, today. The only people served by an all male, celibate clergy, even with women deacons, is male dominance not the Eucharistic community that is in desperate of ordained ministers who represent the whole Christ, not some male fantasy of superiority.
"Compared to the US adult Catholic population, men to be ordained are more apt to be of Asian or Pacific Islander background (10 percent), but less likely to be Hispanic/Latino (15 percent)"
So why are we not bringing Hispanics into the priesthood? Aren't they the fastest-growing ethnic group in the Catholic population in the US?
As a priest for 44 years I ask all priests, all consecrated and all lay people to pray for an end to Abortion and Contraception. This will fill the pews of the church and the ranks in the seminaries. Good Relgious be not discouraged continue to pray and encourage vocations. It is a great life with joy and suffering. It is fulfilling and satisfying. It is rewarding and challenging. It is edifying and suffering. Vocations are given but let us not block them. Sometimes parents discourage their offspring. I am an only child and my parents God Rest them received many blessings.
Apart from going off-topic (I'm anti-abortion, too but this is an inappropriate forum) you make peculiar assumptions.
It is doubtful that Catholics are getting so many abortions that churches are empty. I've never heard anyone even imply that before; where are your facts? Churches are empty because of the indifference and even hostility of Catholic clergy and "elites" who run parishes to young people, in particular young men. In many places, young adult groups are "killed" by priests who want it to be purely religious (as though it were a quasi-religious order), as opposed to wholesome Christian fellowship. I speak from as a church-attending Catholic male who lived in a dozen cities between the ages of 20 and 35.
As for the vocation shortage, perhaps God is the one limiting vocations, to prod us on Earth to change things. For example, Eastern Catholics have many very fine married priests. Why shouldn't the Western church? And don't quote me "tradition": Galileo was convicted of heresy and imprisoned for three decades (even after publicly recanting — talk about ecclesiastical spite!) for going against the (untrue and erroneous) tradition that the earth is the astronomical center of the universe.
That's the good news. The bad news is that the numbers of ordinands are widely insufficient to fill the need for priests, especially full time parish priests. Hopefully, most of the new ordinands will be around to mark their tenth anniversary of ordination, and not be barred from ministry. Keep us posted.


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Naomi Wolf, the great mind who has charged Condoleezza Rice with sex crimes, and who is currently peddling a book about America's supposed descent into fascism, is now championing the Muslim laws that require women to cover themselves – while getting a few things off her chest about western liberation, of course:
She writes in the Sydney Morning Herald:
But are we in the West radically misinterpreting Muslim sexual mores, particularly the meaning to many Muslim women of being veiled or wearing the chador? And are we blind to our own markers of the oppression and control of women?
It shouldn't be hard to guess the answers:
The West interprets veiling as repression of women and suppression of their sexuality. But when I travelled in Muslim countries and was invited to join a discussion in women-only settings within Muslim homes, I learned that Muslim attitudes toward women's appearance and sexuality are not rooted in repression, but in a strong sense of public versus private, of what is due to God and what is due to one's husband.
In other words, the veil isn't about the woman's repression but about the husband's ownership. Well, let's break out the champagne!
Wolf goes on:
I experienced it myself. I put on a shalwar kameez and a headscarf in Morocco for a trip to the bazaar. Yes, some of the warmth I encountered was probably from the novelty of seeing a Westerner so clothed; but, as I moved about the market – the curve of my breasts covered, the shape of my legs obscured, my long hair not flying about me – I felt a novel sense of calm and serenity. I felt, yes, in certain ways, free.
Because she is free. Free to experiment with burka tourism for an hour and then put on make-up and a skirt and write about the evils of the bikini back here in the oppressive West.
Her closing point: "Westerners should recognise that when a woman in France or Britain chooses a veil, it is not necessarily a sign of her repression." What cognizant Westerner does not recognize this? What traditionally liberal minded person objects to women (or men) choosing whatever means of worship they wish – so long as their practices don't infringe on the rights of others or pose a security threat? Wolf's piece is an exercise in red herringism. She adduces the choice of free Muslim women to argue against criticism of Islamist oppression.
And since she's been newly liberated by the laws of Islam, what do you suppose are the chances Wolf will be sporting a chador for her next C-SPAN tirade against the oppression of the Bush administration?


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Posted by Dee on 10/03/2008
This food is THE BEST soul food I've ever tasted. ("I'm Sorry Mother, your food is good too"...my Grandma...lol) I sit at work during lunch on a daily basis craving it. (I'm doing it right now as I'm writing this review). I would go here for lunch every day but I can't b/c A taste of Seafood is too far. It would take too long to travel from Wall St. to Harlem, wait on line then travel back to work (I may not have a job by the time I get back, hehehe). "Pleeaasse, A Taste of Seafood Peops add another restaurant down here in the finance district where there is no soul food at all.
Posted by Tamika on 05/01/2008
I go to this place every week because the food here is some of the best soul food you'll ever taste in NY!! One thing that makes them different is that they put a lot of LOVE into their cooking somethign a lot of soulfood restaurants are missing in NY. Soulfood is not made by following a damn recipe otherwise it'll taste like crap! The only thing I didn't like was having to wait in line so long but that goes to show people will wait in line to get some of this good cooking. Although I wish they would have 2 cashiers regardless. They recently moved across the street into their new building and boy does it look Fabulous...beautifully decorated! Hope you love it like I do!
Posted by Anonymous on 11/16/2007
I'll tell you a story, when I was little my mother used to sing in the kitchen while she was cooking. The aroma that rose from the pots and pans used to massage my imagination into vivid pictues of what I exprected to be on my plate after all was done. The truth of the matter is the woman could not cook, LMAO! My imagination was all I had because despite all of the aroma the end result left much to be desired. My siblings and I never had the heart to tell my 2 star chef of a mother that she need not bother with cooking and be the baker that she really is. Her sweet potatoe pies, chocolate cakes, and coconut pinapple cakes were to die for and are still unmatched. As the years moved on my siblings decided it was time to let her know how soul food is supposed to taste and took her to Taste of Seafood. Since then we are summoned to 125th at least once a week to pick up food for big momma. She tries desparately to figure out how to make her food taste just as good but somehow it comes out worse than before...hahahahahahaha!!! Her reasoning for missing the mark is - they must be working some roots on this here food (mind you her mouth is full of Taste of Seafood while she's fussing). If there is roots in the food (which there is not) then I guess my mother is voluntarily under the spell! Nonetheless this place will always have my business. Don't change a thing!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by HarlemsElite on 06/30/2007
a taste of seafood, is nothin short of excellent. i've been ridin with them ever since they were between "16"th (116) and lenox, and 7th avenues. the fish, and shrimp has always been spectacular, but they singlehandedly have the best macaroni and cheese on the island of manhattan. if you patronize them, make sure you get not one order but two. no even one comes close to scratching tastes surface in the takeout fried seafood, and sides game. their candied yams are great, so are their collards. even their baked goods, especially their variety of cakes is on point. make sure you dont plan on doin anything physically straining after your meal there, because their food, will knock you out like a tylenol pm.. its harlems staple of home cooking. i cant wait until the bigger location goes up across the street, and they shut down the hole in the wall. recommended. run, dont walk. but make sure you take no less than a $20 or you will be disappointed. worth every cent.
Posted by Anonymous on 06/18/2007
I used to believe no one on the face of the earth was a better cook than my mother- and I have tasted great southern style food. I happen to catch a rarity walking down 125th one day, there wasn't a line down the street. For the first time I walked in since there was no line and I wasn't in a rush. I ordered something typical: fried fish, collards, and mac&cheese. I remember saturating the fish in hot and tarter sauce then finally taking a bite. It was a splendid euphoria. I bit into that food and damn near cried! Honestly though, the atmosphere needs a face life, but I don't even mind - between the staffs service and the "mom and pop" shop appeal; this place reminds me of the Harlem I knew as kid. It reminds me of a time when Harlem was a Reinassance. The feeling of community and care is in the food. I met my husband on line at this place. All I can say is if your watching your waist line stay home because it is truly addictive.
Posted by Taste of Seafood Addict on 05/03/2007
My grandmother is an excellent southern chef and this places even bets her (don't tell her I said that). Ooohey gooey mac and cheese. Colossal fried shrimps. Fresh fried fish. Crispy fried chicken. Southern style collard green. Yummy candy yams, desserts to die for (think red velvet cake, cream cheese icing, topped with chopped walnuts).... and the list goes on (potatoe salad, rice and peas, macaroni salad, catfish, etc.). Nothing comes out of their kitchen short of perfection. I willingly stand on line for an hour every Friday night for a plate of food. The line is so long that you'd think they were giving away something for free. And no one complains. I can't give enough praises to Taste of Seafood. It's a must try. Once you go once you'll be addicted. The only negative is that the place is old and needs a revamping and there is no where to sit in and eat, the food must be carried out...(their actually moving to a new location just across the street hopefully it'll be larger and have some tables for eating in). I could kiss the chef and the servers are warm and friendly. If I could I'd make an investment in this place. It's that good! Trust me.
Posted by Winnie G. on 04/17/2007
This is THE place for quick and easy soul food in NYC! Great prices and very good, homestyle food! I had driven past here a number of years before I ever went inside, and I always marvelled at the lines outside. And let me tell you, it's worth the wait!


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Exploring their Way out of a Paper Bag
Burke and Wills ill fated expedition across Australia will fail, thanks to drunken camels
In a desperate race to find arable land in Australia, not to mention fame, fortune, and chicks, the Victorian government (located in south Australia) commissioned a group of well-meaning but foolhardy men to cross the continent from north to south. This challenge had stymied the country's best explorers, so the government decided to assign it to losers: an ex-police officer named Robert O'Hara Burke,[1] and failed medical student and would-be astronomer William Wills. The expedition party was rounded out by gentlemen who had never seen a day of the backcountry in their lives; some had mates on the committee, another secured his position by purchasing the necessary camels. They were "pre-eminently ignorant of frontier... or bush life, and subsequently wholly unfit for an expedition of that kind."[2] These idiots got their heads together and tried to guess how real explorers would do the job -- since there weren't any in the room.
Food for thought, but not much else
Provisions for the expedition were modest at best. For 19 men for six months, they took 18,000 pounds. Based on earlier expeditions, they would have needed at least 22,000 pounds. Their equipment was, on the other hand, absurdly newfangled and ridiculously excessive. It included an oak table with cedar top, twelve dandruff brushes for camels, six pairs of tailor's scissors and, incredibly, ten pack saddles and ten pairs of hobbles for oxen, even though they weren't taking any oxen with them. A lack of planning and realistic victualling is symptomatic of nearly all explorers,[3] and in this case was to prove disastrous. With these paltry supplies, they headed south.
The Big Blue
blue n. (Australian slang) argument, row. -The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary
Almost immediately, arguments wreaked havoc with the group. Accusations of conspiracy were part of daily life, and everyone bickered with everyone else. Burke upset Landells, second in charge of the expedition, by insisting the camels carry more weight. Landells loved his camels and had selected them himself: we envision him stroking their humps and saying "there, there, honey". The man, astonished at the affront, claimed Burke's interference with the camels was"a stretch of despotic power not to be endured for a moment". Burke (and us, too, frankly) believed Landells treatment of the camels was pampering if not malingering.
The camels themselves were wilful and mischievous, disappearing from time to time with varying levels of success. This caused the adventurers to waste precious hours searching for them, sometimes days. However, the real problem was that the camels were half pissed, that is to say, drunk. The expedition had taken some 60 gallons of rum for the camels, which, according to Landells, "revived" them when they were tired and hungry. However, other members of the party took to "reviving" themselves, and Burke went berserk when he found out.[4] He demanded the rum be left behind, and, fed up, Landells petulantly tendered his resignation.
William Wills, astronomer, stepped in to fill the vacuum Landells left behind. His lack of experience was balanced by his adoration of Robert Burke (who never could ignore a flatterer) and an obsequiousness that made him few friends with the other team members.
The race is on
Dissenters replaced by toadies only a quarter-way through the expedition, Burke decided he was carrying too much dead weight and ditched all but seven of the exploration team. This allowed him to get rid of the men he didn't like or didn't choose, the weaker animals, and a vast quantity of equipment and supplies. Against the advice of locals and more experienced contemporaries, Burke set out for Coopers Creek with summer approaching. Coopers Creek was roughly half way to the final goal of the northern shore. It sits on the cusp of two deserts and is dry, hot and uncharitable. Burke took a considerable risk in pushing the men to Coopers Creek with the hottest part of the year approaching, but figured he'd better get a move on before Landells and the others badmouthed him when they got back to civilization. Burke also heard that John McDouell Stuart, an experienced explorer, had backing from the South Australian government and was setting out to beat him to the finish line on the north coast. Stuart had a good track record, and Burke was worried, so he humped it for Coopers Creek. Thus, to avoid humiliation and defeat, Burke pushed onwards, into sure humiliation and defeat.
The South Australian press did a lot to incite rivalry between the two expedition headquarters in Victoria and South Australia. They published a poem, which, rather prophetically as it turns out, stated:
Oh, Mr Burke 'Tis risky work
'Mid sand and stones
Ominous indeed.
Some People Just Don't Believe What They Read in the Papers
Never one to listen to the wisdom of the press, Burke set out for Coopers Creek in high spirits. He was fortunate. The wet season had been extremely wet, and there was plenty of fodder for the animals. The weather was mild, topping 90F only twice. He allowed no rest days, and pushed his men from dawn until as late as 11:00 pm. After 23 days he and his entourage reached Coopers Creek, with the loss of only one camel. Thanks to some requisite toadying, Burke and Wills got along admirably, and their harmony filtered down through the rest of the crew. While Burke wrote to the committee that he had discovered valuable new pastoral land with plenty of water, Wills noted that there had been no permanent water for some thirty-six miles. This discrepancy should have tipped them off, but did not.
The group reached Coopers Creek in November, and started searching the northern plains for water. They sent four expeditions, yet none found enough water to sustain a practical route. At one point, thinking their camels exhausted, the party allowed them to slip out of sight. The camels then kicked up their heels and ran all night, causing Wills to note dryly "that they were not quite so much done up as they appeared to be."
Summer was almost upon them, and the thermometer soared from 90F to 105F in the shade to 140 in the sun. Yet there was still a month before the heat really set in, and in his customary fashion, Burke ignored the seasons, split the party to an even smaller size, leaving a depot of men and food behind. They finally reached the mangrove swamps that border the northern coast on February 9, and with no ceremony, simply scratched the letter 'B' into a tree and turned around, without ever catching a glimpse of the ocean. The worst was yet to come.
Homeward Bound, Sort of
The men faced a severe problem. It had taken them two weeks longer than they anticipated to reach the northern shore, and they now had roughly a quarter of the provisions they had left with. They'd had plenty of opportunity to replenish their stores from the native fauna, but Burke's relentless pressure to keep moving had left them little time to do so.
The trek home was hopelessly slow. Tropical monsoons kept them grounded for hours at a time, the animals were exhausted and the men were tired, wet and starving. Disease started to take its toll; Burke was its first victim with a savage bout of dysentery. They all started suffering pain in their legs and backs, possibly due to vitamin B1 deficiency. One member, Gray, suffered colds and severe pain. The others resented his illness, suspecting him of playing possum.
Finally, when he was unable to walk, he was strapped to the back of a camel. On April 17, he died. The remaining three, Burke, Wills, and King, headed for the food depot near Coopers Creek.
Home Despot
They had been away for eighteen weeks, more than a month longer than Burke had asked the support crew to wait at the depot. Nevertheless, Burke fully expected the depot to be manned, and claimed, rather overconfidently it would seem, to be able to see their tents as they approached.
They arrived in the evening of April 21, 1861. The depot was deserted. The three men held out hope for a while, but soon came to accept they were on their own. Wills saw a tree with an inscription carved into the trunk 'DIG 3 FT. N.W. APR 21 1861'. They dug down and found a chest filled with provisions, and a note from Brahe assuring them that the others were all well. They had missed them by just hours. Burke decided not to follow them, even though they were likely scant miles away. None of the men were up to the journey. A few days later, they tried to follow their companions, and then natives, but grew fatigued and returned to the depot. Burke and Wills both died swiftly from exhaustion and malnutrition.
King himself, amazingly, survived with the help of the local Aboriginals who allowed him into their tribe, and fed him while he convalesced, he stayed with them for some months, until he was finally rescued, and returned as the only surviving member of the expedition, to tell his tale to the Victorian government, and, of course, the press.
In classic Australian style, the finding of the remains of Burke and Wills was heralded as 'thrilling news', and caused a tide of joyous celebration throughout Victoria. In the last hundred and forty years, their images have been immortalized by Sydney Nolan, their statues are honored in Melbourne, their names are part of the local mythology, and their story taught to school children as an example of great Australian endeavor, that is, the dooming of oneself through poor planning and prissy hubris.
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