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Bush and the Republican Future
Weeks before he took the oath of office, George W. Bush already seemed a man condemned to a presidency of limited expectations. Remarking on his apparent lack of any electoral mandate, the Washington Post columnist David Broder wrote that Bush was entering the Washington power struggle shorn of the strongest weapon any President could have in dealing with Congress—a healthy fear of defying his wishes. Concern about Bush's ability to lead was evident as well among those already disposed to approve of conservative Republican politicians, with Paul Gigot of the Wall Street Journal and David Brooks of the Weekly Standard both wondering aloud how Bush could ever govern effectively.
Such doubts seemed, and still seem, entirely understandable. As even his supporters would have to concede, Bush may have been the least-prepared candidate to assume the office of the presidency in the past century. Unlike Bill Clinton, who had been active in state politics for fifteen years, Bush served barely more than a single term in a state with one of the least powerful gubernatorial offices in the country. (The Texas legislature meets for only a few months every other year, and the governor lacks the power even to appoint members of his own cabinet.) In sharp contrast to his father, moreover, the younger Bush had no substantive experience in national politics or foreign affairs, had never held an appointed position in federal government, and boasted no prior history as a student of public policy. Unlike Reagan, Ford, Nixon, or Eisenhower, all of whom were established national figures when they assumed the presidency, Bush was virtually unknown to the public until two years before he announced his intention to run.
Of course, what Bush lacked in political experience he made up for in political pedigree, having served as adviser and sometime enforcer in his father's administration. But that hardly seemed to balance his shortcomings, so well chronicled by the press. In addition to the ones just named, these included the fact that he was persistently and embarrassingly inarticulate, that he had rarely traveled outside the U.S., that he seemed to have no deeply held views about government or burning mission to become President, and that his adult life appeared unburdened by any concern for the great policy questions of our age.
Aside from Bush's own lack of credentials and his questionable skills, there was also the fact that Republican strength in Congress had been eroding. Although Republicans did emerge from the November election with their majority in the House intact, the energy and boldness they once brought to that chamber had clearly diminished since their halcyon days after the 1994 mid-term elections. In the Senate, Republicans lost four seats to create an evenly divided chamber, and they now hold on to their majority status only through the tie-breaking vote of the Vice President. That majority, and the procedural power that comes with it, will vanish should either Strom Thurmond (a year short of his hundredth birthday) or Jesse Helms (seventy-nine and in poor health) die in office, since their replacements would be selected by the Democratic governors of their respective states.
In a sense, then, Bush's victory, itself won after a protracted legal process and devoid of any real sense of triumph, could be viewed as marking not the beginning of a new, post-Clinton era but as the last gasp of an earlier one—the era of muscular, confident, conservative Republicanism that first drew breath with the election of Ronald Reagan more than twenty years ago. And indeed it is no idle thought that, despite his win, the results of the recent election were actually an ominous sign for Republicans.
As described recently by Terry Teachout ("Republican Nation, Democratic Nation?," COMMENTARY, January), Bush captured a huge but also tightly defined swath of territory stretching from the Rocky Mountains, to the Midwest, and through the South, while Al Gore won virtually every major metropolitan, industrial, and suburban area. These latter are the redoubts of the growing class of "knowledge workers" in the new economy. In the opinion of some, the members of this new and rising class—"more affluent, educated, diverse, suburban, 'wired,' and 'moderate,' " to quote Al From, head of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council—will be the "dominant voters of the Information Age." Pointing especially to the voting patterns among women, John Judis warned in the New Republic that unless the GOP somehow manages to jettison the socially conservative base it gained during the 80's, Republicans "will increasingly be stuck on the losing side of the national political debate."
Whether one agrees with these specific predictions or not, there is no denying that the GOP has indeed become a party in decline. Many of the issues and conflicts that energized Republicans over the past twenty years have dissipated or disappeared altogether. Even more significantly, from the perspective of presidential politics, the electoral coalition that emerged at the end of the 1970's to sweep Ronald Reagan into office no longer exists in any meaningful form.
Two decades ago, that surprising alliance—of corporate Republicans, libertarians, religious conservatives, and foreign-policy hawks—shifted the political landscape and created a newly potent force in American politics. But it did not presage a permanent realignment. The Reagan coalition was the product of the historic circumstances that Reagan himself identified in his 1980 campaign: an expanding and aggressive Soviet Union, waning American confidence at home and abroad, insupportably high levels of taxation, and widespread distrust of the federal government.
That the Reagan coalition should eventually have fallen apart is thus hardly a mystery. The Soviet Union collapsed. Taxes were cut. Confidence returned. The federal budget was balanced. In time, the party's libertarians and cultural conservatives drifted off to pursue other, sometimes conflicting, political agendas.
Other blows, too, struck at the unity that Republicans had enjoyed for most of the 1980's. One of them was the rise of Patrick J. Buchanan. In the early 90's, Buchanan, a former Nixon speechwriter and Reagan adviser, emerged as an evangelist for economic and military isolationism; his success in the 1992 Republican primary in New Hampshire stunned the elder George Bush, whose hapless campaign for re-election never fully recovered. Although Buchanan would become both crankier and more irrelevant with each passing year, finally leaving the GOP altogether, he was early to grasp the fact that free trade and foreign military engagement—two of the bedrock principles of Reaganism—no longer commanded immediate support in Republican ranks. Despite the differences between the two men, Buchanan's anti-Washington and anti-free-trade sentiments opened the door to Ross Perot, the populist spoiler for the GOP in the presidential elections of 1992 and 1996.
The other outsized personality the GOP had to deal with in the 1990's was Newt Gingrich. As a strategist and inside warrior, and as a critic of the welfare state, Gingrich may have been the best and most articulate leader the modern Republican party has ever had. Without his organizing abilities, his rhetorical forays against the Democratic barons of Congress, and his Contract with America, it is unlikely the party could have achieved its majorities in both the House and Senate in 1994. But Gingrich turned out to be a much more myopic and flawed Speaker than his impassioned pursuit of the job would have led anyone to believe.
Once in the Speaker's office, Gingrich became obsessed by polling data. At the same time, paradoxically enough, he devoted boundless energy to legislative battles that failed to resonate with voters and were doomed to defeat. Though he did reform the rules of the House of Representatives, making it more open and accountable, he was much less effective in shaping and arguing for a national agenda. And in a period when Republicans needed to broaden their base of support, Gingrich's vituperative personality and displays of personal pique only antagonized the public.
Gingrich's 1995 confrontation with Clinton over shutting down the federal government during budget negotiations was a public-relations misstep that severely damaged voters' perception of the party. After 1998, spooked by their setbacks in the midterm elections, the congressional Republicans became a cautious lot. While continuing to argue for many traditional GOP policies, they seemed to be without any clear set of policy goals, and concomitantly to have lost their ability to capture public enthusiasm.
Much of their problem was surely related to a rarely acknowledged fact: tax cuts, once the signature issue of the party, were no longer the galvanizing force they had earlier been. In 1993, the GOP did manage (with the help of moderate Democrats) to defeat Bill Clinton's first effort to raise both energy and income taxes. But Clinton's second crack at a stimulus package passed, thereby effectively dismantling the chief accomplishment of the supply-side revolution of the 1980's.
When Clinton signed the 1993 bill, some in the GOP saw it as tantamount to his signing his own death warrant. And indeed the tax increase, coupled with Clinton's failed attempt to create a centralized health-care system, undoubtedly contributed to the drubbing the Democrats received in the 1994 mid-term elections. But already by then tax cuts were losing their magic for Republicans.
The economy, fueled by the technology boom, was entering a period of unprecedented growth by the mid-90's, and its robustness seemed clearly to disprove Republican predictions that Clinton's tax increases would precipitate a recession. In short order, the Democrats recovered their confidence. Led by the White House, they successfully assaulted the tax cuts then being proposed by House Republicans—what Gingrich called the "crown jewel" of the Contract with America—as "reckless," "irresponsible," and "a giveaway to the wealthiest Americans." During the 1996 presidential campaign, Republican nominee Bob Dole's modest plan for a 15-percent, across-the-board income tax was predictably ridiculed by Democrats. Worse, it aroused barely a ripple of reaction among voters, and never came close to becoming a defining issue in the election.
As the decade drew to a close, although Republicans were still advocating tax cuts, the proposals being put forth were minimal. The party that only a few years earlier had dreamed of tearing up the federal tax code, creating a flat tax, and eliminating capital-gains taxes had retreated to a few incremental measures like eliminating the marriage tax and phasing out estate taxes.
Yet if tax cuts had lost their force as an issue, the party was also unable to come together on much else. Preparing to select a nominee for the 2000 election, the GOP could boast no internal consensus on how to reform Medicare or Social Security, and no single view on what to do with the growing federal budget surplus. Within the party, there were bitter divisions over foreign engagement and military spending. On abortion, trade, immigration, debt reduction, and antitrust policy, no unity was to be found.
This, then, was the background—a divided electorate, razor-thin majorities in Congress, and disarray in the ranks on what the party stood for—against which George W. Bush campaigned for and eventually entered office. To be sure, Bush seemed somewhat different from the sort of Republican that Washington had become used to over the last twenty years: in his inaugural address, for example, he would characteristically speak not of government, its size and scope, but of individuals and of the duties citizens owe one another. But even so, a plausible reading of his campaign oratory was that, as President, Bush would be a West Texas version of his father—an establishment Republican filled with the spirit of noblesse oblige who had promised his own version of "compassionate conservatism" and had turned out to be merely a diligent public servant with no clear sense of political mission.
All along, however, there were also grounds for thinking otherwise. As his campaign hinted, and as his first days and weeks in the White House would confirm, Bush's emphasis on aiding the poor, the disabled, and minorities not only differentiated him from other Republicans but formed the banner under which he advanced what were some truly bold ideas.
During the campaign, up to and including the Republican convention in Philadelphia, Bush's theme of "compassionate conservatism," while vague and occasionally tedious, served a clear strategic purpose: disassociating him in the public mind from either the confrontational stance of the Gingrich years or the more libertarian impulses of the Reagan era. It was no accident that the Republican officials most prominent in Washington—Trent Lott, Dick Armey, Tom DeLay—were kept at arm's length from Bush campaign headquarters in Austin, or that, at the convention in July, congressional leaders were conspicuous by their absence from the podium in prime time. In their place was a mostly new cast of Republican faces, all apparently selected to emphasize the racial, ethnic, and even ideological diversity of the party.
While the four days in Philadelphia often lapsed into sugarcoated self-parody, it was hard to argue with the results: in the weeks following the convention, Bush received high marks from the press and a "bounce" in the polls. In the words of Karlyn Bowman of the American Enterprise Institute, the "key to Bush's strength" was precisely his theme of compassionate conservatism, promoting an image of the Texas governor as a Republican whom voters could think of as "someone like me."
In the meantime, there was also much more to Bush's strategy than the desire to project an image of amiable, bipartisan bonhomie. Out of the campaign there flowed a whole series of thoughtful speeches and detailed policy proposals on the very topics on which the GOP was floundering. Bush's tax-reduction plan, proposing a cut in rates for every taxpayer, was far more ambitious than anything offered by the Republican majorities in either the House or Senate. His plan to allow Americans to invest part of their Social Security payroll taxes in private accounts was the most detailed attempt by any presidential candidate in history to reform a program long thought to be politically untouchable. In education and health care, Bush offered new ideas for transforming the federal role, relying more on competition and market forces and giving local governments far greater authority over policy. In foreign affairs, he vigorously advocated the idea of principled American engagement abroad and voiced unequivocal support for a national missile defense.
It was often remarked during the campaign, usually in a spirit of derision, that the neophyte Bush had surrounded himself with a protective phalanx of advisers, a number of whom had served in his father's administration. What was less noticed was that these individuals—from the economic adviser Lawrence Lindsay to foreign-policy types like Condoleezza Rice and Paul Wolfowitz—were not the usual industry representatives or Washington lawyers who ritually swarm around political campaigns. On every issue, Bush seemed to reach out to intellectuals who defied easy categorization, and who also reflected a maturity that characterized the entire campaign. (Not coincidentally, Bush's was the only campaign in memory to seem relatively free of back-stabbing, infighting, and self-destructive leaks to the press.)
The impression made by the campaign was deepened by Bush's post-election choices for his cabinet. Although critics charged that he was simply filling his White House with retreads from his father's or Gerald Ford's administration (Dick Cheney as Vice President, Andrew Card as chief of staff), the team that emerged was more eclectic than anyone could have expected. In picking Donald Rumsfeld to head the Pentagon, Gale Norton as Interior Secretary, Tommy Thompson for the Department of Health and Human Services, Linda Chavez (however briefly) for Labor, Mitch Daniels at the Office of Management and Budget, and John J. DiIulio for the newly created White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, Bush seems to have deliberately gone after men and women who had spent much of their lives advancing bold new policy ideas, often to the chagrin of establishment thinking. Taken together, his team represented an unusually powerful mix of intellectual independence, political experience, and conservative instincts.
As for the governing agenda spelled out in his inaugural address, this, too, was a departure. Since Ronald Reagan left office, Republicans have persistently backed a program centered on the three reliable conservative themes of tax reductions, limited government, and military strength. Bush mentioned all three, but more significant were the three other areas he singled out: education, Social Security, and Medicare. For not only are these issues on which Republicans have seemed tongue-tied, they are also, according to a decade's worth of polling, issues on which voters consistently regard Democrats as more trustworthy.
But poll questions about trust, relying as they do on the fuzzy perceptions that respondents already have of political parties, can be misleading. It turns out that questions about specific proposals often elicit quite different answers. On education, for example, the main components of Bush's approach—national testing standards, greater flexibility for teachers and local education authorities—are exactly what centrist voters, of the stripe the Democratic Leadership Council would most like to attract, are looking for. Even on the contentious issue of education vouchers, a survey of opinion research by Gallup has formed no clear consensus, but certainly no overwhelming opposition. Indeed, according to Gallup, support for a federal voucher program grows considerably when it is cast in terms of giving parents a choice, providing only partial tuition, and allowing children to attend religious (as opposed to "private") schools—all features of the Bush proposal.
Similarly with Social Security. Some 60 percent of Americans now favor a plan like the one put forward by candidate Bush, in which employees would allocate a portion of their payroll tax to a private account. As might be expected, seniors are the one group of Americans wary of this idea—and yet Bush still managed to win the senior vote in Florida.
Similarly again with Medicare. Polls last year showed the public trusting President Clinton far more than the Republicans on how to fix the troubled program. Yet nearly two-thirds of respondents to a poll conducted last November said they were strongly or somewhat in favor of reforming Medicare by giving federal funds to the states to provide prescription-drug coverage for seniors and by offering beneficiaries a choice of health plans: once again, the main components of Bush's proposal.
All these initiatives have a consistent and appealing theme. In each case they introduce competition, choice, and flexibility into areas once monopolized by government. They promote greater individual responsibility and private-sector initiative. And because they rely on market forces more than on the regulation and expansion of existing entitlements, they promise to bring a greater degree of innovation and efficiency to vast areas of federal spending.
Efficiency, flexibility, and the encouragement of private initiative are also hallmarks of Bush's approach to helping the needy; but they are not the only hallmarks. In the past, Republican policy has largely stressed reforming federal poverty programs by removing perverse financial incentives and shifting responsibility to local authorities. To these much-needed steps, Bush has added his own "compassionate" twist. His decision to create a White House office to explore how faith-based groups that operate social and antipoverty programs can receive federal funds has triggered unsurprising opposition from civil libertarians. But as others, including some liberals, have rightly commented, Bush's willingness to incur political risks by advancing a novel approach toward the poor is the best evidence that he cannot be easily dismissed as a Republican interested in reform only to the extent that it helps pay for tax cuts.
And that brings us to the subject of compassionate conservatism as politics. Throughout the presidential campaign, Al Gore demonized his Republican opponent by raising the specter of "privatizing" Social Security or of replacing our public schools with voucher-supported "private" schools. Clearly, the Democrats had studied the same polling data as the Republicans, and chose words to frighten voters who might otherwise be disposed to give Bush a hearing. But in so doing, they revealed their own inflexibility, and in a way that may come back to haunt them.
Bill Clinton left office insisting that the "dynamic center" of American politics belonged to the Democratic party. In fact, however, and beyond the "knowledge workers," Al Gore's support depended heavily on a very Old-Democratic coalition of minorities, urban liberals, single women, and union members. Playing to their preferences, Gore's campaign barely even mentioned such New Democrat victories of the last eight years as NAFTA, the balanced budget, or the once-celebrated AmeriCorps. At a post-election retreat of Democratic strategists, the pollster Mark J. Penn said the public saw Gore as someone who "would return the party to old liberalism."
The public is on to something. The liberalism of the Democratic party, successfully suppressed by Clinton, is now making a noisy reappearance in Washington. The renewed prominence of the Democrats' leading liberals during Attorney General John Ashcroft's confirmation hearings; the more strident tone being adopted by the AFL-CIO and other liberal activist groups; the presence of more left-leaning Democrats in Congress's freshman class, including Senators Hillary Clinton and Jon Corzine—all this suggests that the era of the New Democrats may turn out to have been a more transient phenomenon than once predicted.
If so, it is another piece of good news for Bush and the Republicans. For how long will voters abide Democratic leaders who remain steadfastly against any use of private accounts for Social Security? How supportive will the public be of Democratic insistence on opposing the use of school vouchers in every case, even for the poorest children? Should the left wing of the party stick to its guns, and should Bush succeed in winning over some centrist Democrats and independents, he may well end up moving these traditionally "Democratic" issues onto the Republican side.
And that, combined with other trends, could prove a turning point for his party. For decades, Republicans have failed to persuade the public of the virtues of market-oriented reforms; ties to the old status quo have remained too strong, and too rooted in historical memory. But here is a case—despite the urban/rural split of the electoral map—where the country's changing demographics tilt in favor of the Republicans. In the post-election memo I cited above, Al From estimated that fewer than 10 percent of voters in 2000 were old enough to remember the era of the New Deal. In the minds of future voters, this landmark period of liberal government activism, of large federal programs with centralized planning committees and expansive budgets, will inevitably resonate more dimly still.
Other demographic factors may likewise augur well for Republicans. In educational achievement, the largest bloc in the 2000 election comprised voters reporting "some college." As Karlyn Bowman points out, this is a critical group. Some intend to go back to school; others have finished a degree from a junior college or technical school. In any case, they are ambitious and upwardly mobile—and, remarkably, they make up one out of every three voters. In 1996, they went 48-40 percent for Clinton; in November 2000, they went 51-45 for Bush.
In sum, there is reason to think that Bush may be the sort of Republican whom Democrats ought to fear the most: a credible reformer who may yet be in a position to expose the Democrats as the country's real extremists, standing athwart changes that the public favors.
If this scenario sounds vaguely reminiscent of Bill Clinton's notorious strategy of "triangulation," but from the other side of the aisle, the differences are more salient than the similarities. When he set out to steal the Republicans' thunder and then brand them as extremists, Clinton was acting out of expediency, hoping to save a badly faltering presidency; in order to execute this maneuver, furthermore, he had to abrogate much of what he had entered office pledging to accomplish. By contrast, compassionate conservatism is, for Bush, clearly a matter both of personal conviction and of fidelity to principle. Which only underlines the astuteness of his having appropriated the motif of compassion—the master theme of 50 years and more of American liberalism—and put it to work in behalf of a policy that could end, in the phrase of the great Tory statesman and strategist Benjamin Disraeli, by dishing the Whigs.
Whether Bush can actually pull off this ambitious project of realignment is of course an open question. His greatest weakness may turn out to be his reticent and stumbling speaking style, a true defect in someone whose most important task is to communicate the case for reform. Yet, by the same token, Bush's chief virtue is the uncomplicated nature of his approach to national politics. In a fawning review of his inaugural address in Slate, Jacob Weisberg, no friend of Republican politicians, noted that Bush's speech
laid out an agenda that was impressive in its clarity and simplicity. The President named five things he intends to accomplish. He wants to "reclaim America's schools," "reform Social Security and Medicare," "reduce taxes," "build our defenses beyond challenge," and "confront weapons of mass destruction." You can disagree with these priorities, but you can't fault Bush for not spelling them out clearly enough.
Actually, if Bush succeeds only in spelling out these challenges over the next four years, he may suffer the same fate as his father, his good intentions constantly defeated by Democratic obstinacy and poorly planned compromises. So far, there is every sign that he is determined to avoid that mistake. But—even assuming that the economy remains strong and the world situation relatively quiet—the hard part is yet to come.


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Innovation initiatives require a far different approach from that of ongoing operations. Unfortunately, most companies-and their leaders-don't draw enough of a distinction between the two. In managing ongoing operations, leaders strive for performance discipline. For innovation initiatives, however, they ought to strive for disciplined experimentation. Indeed, all innovation initiatives, regardless of size, duration, or purpose, are, in essence, experiments. In this chapter, the authors give an overview of the key steps required to formalize a disciplined experiment. They then present ten principles for disciplined experimentation, each of which diverges sharply from standard practices for ongoing operations. Using examples from Thomson Corporation and Infosys, they stress the importance of learning-defined as the process of turning speculative predictions into reliable ones. This chapter was originally published as Chapter 4 of "The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge."
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Earlier that day, during a rare quiet moment, the two of us sat in silence, watching ESPN on mute.
"Yo, what's your favorite movie?" he asks. I tell him Sunset Boulevard. He says he's never heard of it, asks who made it, who's in it, what's it about.
"It's about an aging silent-movie star named Norma Desmond who's been shut out of the industry," I tell him. "She's written a movie she wants to star in, but it's too extravagant, too long, too bad. She's awaiting the comeback that will never come, and it drives her mad." If he notices any parallels to his own story, he doesn't let on. He probably doesn't. Like he says, he isn't trying to make a comeback. Still, I feel lousy for even bringing it up.
Byron Mino likes to say that his boy has a graduate degree from the school of hard knocks, and it's hard to argue, just as it's hard to blame Ice--or Quon--for anything they did 12 years ago. So they lied about a past the kid never had. It wasn't the first time; it won't be the last. When he blamed and bad-mouthed Quon, he was covering his own ass; humility might be his companion, but shame never got a seat on his bus. And it's all behind them now, as the two men travel from town to town, from club to club, looking for a fresh start no one's likely to give them.
"When I got into the music industry, it was better than winning the lottery," Ice says. "A lottery pays you money. Music pays you fame, money and everything that everybody wants in life. It's the ultimate. But it depends on whose shoes you're walking in, man. Suicide was the only way to escape the agony and the pain I was going through. I tried to use the drugs as an escape route, but the consequences that I was paying during that time were just..." He pauses, then begins again.
"People who hate Vanilla Ice are only showing what idiots they are. It's stupid, man, because they would've done the same thing. I would've licked my mother's asshole for a million dollars, and I'm telling you, at 16 years old, anybody in the fucking music industry would've done the same thing, man. So, you can't hate on it, man. You do that, it's sacrilege. Am I trying to reinvent myself? No way. Does it look that way to a lot of people? Sure. All I'm doing is being myself, man."
A little while later, a giant grin spreads across his still-handsome face. "You know what I'm known for?" he asks. It's a question with a bunch of answers, but he lets it hang in the air, like smoke from that joint he's holding.
He answers it. "I'm known for, 'Drop that zero, get with the hero' and 'word to your mother.'"
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Prioritizing Hope in the Farm Bill and Budget Negotiations
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up (Galatians 6:9).
The farm bill and 2014 budget conference committees continue to meet, and we continue to ask Bread for the World advocates to keep calling and writing their members of Congress. At stake in these negotiations is more than making columns of numbers balance; at stake is the funding for nutrition programs that allow Alli Morris of Bend, Oregon, the opportunity to move on and move up.
The story of Alli and her infant son Andre, told in the video above, shows that nutrition programs are a hand up. The Bend community takes advantage of federal programs to care for those who experience need in their midst. SNAP (formerly food stamps) is the life preserver Alli needs as she makes her way to solid ground. WIC provides the nutrition baby Andre needs to fight a pituitary disease he was born with.
The decisions made by Congress in the next two months must prioritize nutrition programs like SNAP and WIC that value both Alli and Andre's health and future. Some proposals, if enacted, would mean both programs might not be there for another family and community that need them. The automatic cuts called sequestration are chipping away at WIC funding. SNAP, a program that so many Americans have seen as a blessing during the recession and slow recovery, is at risk of being slashed by nearly $40 billion.
Alli and Andre's story reminds us that even if life throws us a few curve balls, there is always hope. Most of us have experienced hardship and can probably recall what it took to overcome difficulty, but not everyone has the same access to a helping hand. Alli insists that she can make a better life for herself and Andre. Her hard work is the essence of the American dream. This family has a chance because there is a community with the tools they need to provide an opportunity for Alli's commitment to take responsibility for her family's future.
It may be easy for members of Congress, sitting at a conference table in Washington, D.C., with reams of paper in front of them, to focus on the columns of dollar figures without seeing that a family's hope is a line item they may cut. It's might be easy for Congress to forget that programs like WIC and SNAP help communities thrive as we care for one another. But it won't be easy if the people the members of Congress represent tell them to prioritize hope. Perhaps you have a story to remind them that hardship can be overcome with the right tools and opportunities. SNAP and WIC are not just programs of hope, but ladders to move lives on and up.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Action is being taken to evict travellers who have set up camp in the middle of a popular park.
Council officials say the dozen caravans and assorted cars and trucks arrived soon after the lock on the barrier at Langer Park, Felixstowe, was broken.
It is the second year travellers have camped without permission on the park in Langer Road – last year they moved on immediately after the carnival finished.
A Suffolk Coastal spokesman said the process to remove the current group was already under way.
He said: "We are fully aware of the inconvenience this may cause regular users of the park and we would like to reassure local people that we will be working with our partners at Suffolk County Council and Suffolk Constabulary to resolve the matter as soon as we can, within the current legislation.
"Our staff have already visited the site to begin the process of removing the occupants as soon as possible.
"However, this is not a quick process. Before any action can be taken, we are required by law to carry out a welfare audit, together with Suffolk County Council, to establish the wellbeing of the occupants.
"If we do not follow this process fully, any necessarily legal action in the future could be rendered null and void.
"Providing that no issues are identified during the welfare audit, appropriate action will then be taken to remove all the travellers, their vehicles and possessions from the site at the earliest opportunity."
The council said the park barrier was locked but the lock was broken off over the weekend.
Anyone with any information about who broke the lock should contact police on 101.
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Strange why the moderator stops some comments when the stopped ones are probably the opinion of the majority!! Bet he likes his power job
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Strange that the lock was "vandalised", where were the travellers, lurking round the corner. How did they just happen to come by at the right time. Lots of questions needing answers and its not that difficult to fit height restricting barriers.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
To Victor: The Star can censor all they like but it doesn't change the majority view. N.Korean ideas of freedom of speech has its limitations.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Bless them all, fluffy bunnies and kittens too. Nice liberal comments of loveliness, rainbows, chocolate, get my drift.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Maria, it's called a camp site. We usually stay on one in the Lake's. The difference is you have to pay to use the facilities and your not allowed to leave your rubbish behind.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
I Think there should be certain places avaliable for those choosing to travel around? That way they can travel from camp to camp.. that would save wasting the police time moving them on.. The majority of travellers are decent and hard working... There is good and bad in everyone,just a few gives them a bad name x
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Fine upstanding citizens I don't understand why people put them down.(Bet this is printed)
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Obviously a touchy subject - earlier comments removed and my comment rejected by moderator.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
i think im going to put my caravan on christchurch park.then see if the council get a order to get me off.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Pleased to hear via local social network that they left on Monday afternoon.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
They might have travelled from the London Road Park N Ride car park in Ipswich, there were a group of travellers there just a few days ago!!
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Two plead guilty in hunter death
Two individuals charged in the December 2012 death of a Broadway hunter have pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and involuntary manslaughter, respectively, according to court documents furnished Thursday by the Lee County Sheriff's Office.
George Wilburn Raines, 53, of the 600 block of Kentyrewood Farm Road, Sanford, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, and Steven Cody Burnette, 24, of the 100 block of Gravel Lane, Sanford, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of 26-year-old Robert Devitto.
Devitto, of Strike Eagle Drive in Broadway, succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained during a duck hunting trip on Dec. 18, 2012. When Devitto, who was an active member of the U.S. Army, didn't return home from duck hunting, his wife grew concerned. He was found by his friends.
Burnette and his uncle, Raines, were arrested soon after, and Burnette was charged with second-degree murder while Raines was charged with accessory after the fact to second-degree murder.
"He and these two were hunting that day," said Lee Sheriff's Office Capt. Jeff Johnson. "Mr. Burnette is actually the shooter; he thought he was shooting a deer," he said.
Both men received suspended sentences and have been placed under 36 months of supervised probation, the court document shows, and Burnette was ordered into custody for 120 days, minus credit for 28 days already served.
Declining to say whether he was satisfied with the outcome of the case, Capt. Johnson said, "It's not for me to judge that. It's just a very unfortunate case."


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WORCESTER, Mass. - Freshman guard Bethany O'Dell (Lincoln, R.I.) was named Patriot League Baden Rookie of the Week for the fourth time after matching her career-high 24 points in the Holy Cross women's basketball 77-45 victory over Lafayette last week.
O'Dell led the team to its third straight win scoring a team-high and matching her career-high of 24 points. She shot 72.7 percent from the field including five from the three-point range. O'Dell also recorded two assists and one steal in the Crusaders only game of the week.
Senior guard Brittany Keil (Sparta, N.J.) and freshmen Briana McFadden (Wheaton, Md.) both received honorable mention from the league this week. Keil grabbed 10 rebounds against Lafayette and went four for four from the stripe while McFadden tallied a career-high 20 points and connected on three from the three-point range.
With just six regular-season games remaining, Holy Cross will travel to West Point, N.Y. to face Army, Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. After Army, the Crusaders have two more games on the road before returning home to host American Saturday, February 17 at 1:00 p.m.


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That's one big ball of rubber
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They've been everywhere man
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The Coachella Valley Preserve may seem like barren desert landscape, but keep your eyes peeled and you'll see that the 17,000-acre area is more than just sand and brush. The preserve encompasses the smaller Thousand Palms Oasis preserve, which boasts a whopping 25 miles of hiking paths. Along the trails you'll spot rare wildlife (including the Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard) and lush palm woodland oases and desert wetlands, which at different times of the year blossoms with wildflowers. Before heading out, past visitors recommend stopping by the visitor center — located in a log cabin at the entrance of the park — to pick up a map of the trails.
One TripAdvisor user recommended taking advantage of the tour guides that lead hikes: "We had a great time, primarily because of all of the information provided by the guide. Otherwise it would have been a very nice hike but not nearly as interesting."
The Coachella Valley Preserve is located about 15 miles east of Palm Springs in the town of Thousand Palms. Although the preserve is free to enjoy, a small donation is appreciated to help continue the park's preservation work. Keep in mind that the preserve is open daily from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. May through September. From October to April, the gates close at 5 p.m. Call 760-343-2733 in advance to see if the visitors center is open, as it's run by volunteers. For more information, visit the website.
Nearby Things To Do
The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens10.2 miles away
Escena Golf Club10.7 miles away
Palm Springs Air Museum11.2 miles away
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Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa5.9 miles away
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Things are different in Australia—profoundly, mystifyingly, adorably, offputtingly different—so there's no reason this should startle us.
But it does.
Because, to demonstrate the agreeable flavor of their meat-based food moistener, the Colman's Instant Beef Gravy people have introduced us to a beef paste-born bovine reincarnation springing forth from his sacred gravy boat. Look at him, freed from Death's grim shackles, leaping above the table top, destined to splash himself all over your plate!
Of course, it's only what any right-thinking animal offered a second chance at life would seek out: not escape, but a quick trip back to the conveyor belt of consumption and nothingness.
Thus has suicidefoodism ever represented it. So eager are the animals to die that their most numinous vocation is not to die once, but to return to life to die again. The second death is sweeter, surely, because they rush into it with eyes open. Having already savored their own destruction, they hasten back to their utter negation, the no-time and no-place where they are finally at home.
And so Zombie Gravy the Bull soars. He cavorts and poses. He dances and sings.
And what a song it is! For reasons we can't begin to explain (no, not even with all our big words and pointy-headed ideas), he croons "I like the way you moo!" He likes the way we moo? (We weren't aware we were mooing.) But you try arguing with a reanimated bull made of gravy.
See the whole thing for yourself.
(Thanks to Dr. Julian for the referral.)
Friday, December 23, 2011
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This isn't just an Australian thing. Unfortunately in the UK our televisions are also sullied by this distasteful advert.
- January 14, 2012 at 2:38 PM
re:we aren't mooing... maybe from the zombie bull's point of view the commercial isn't for us (humans)? rather, the commercial is actually for other bulls! the commercial displaying the benefits of gravy afterlife? @ecodeathmarch
- February 6, 2012 at 3:10 AM
- Liama Jhons said...
fantastic work you have done so far. i seriously loving it the way you have mentioned all these stuff. dog food recipes
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Rob Ryan fired
Posted 09 January 2013 - 02:15 AM
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NY Jets Football: 45 Years of complete and utter incompetence.
Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:22 AM
Translation: The last thing I have is this.
Translation: I don't need to waste my time ripping on this guy after midnight.
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Sprinkles are for winners.
Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:36 AM
Rob Ryan was available when Rex took over for the Jets. He didn't hire him then, pretty sure he wouldn't hire him now.
A lot can change in 4 years.
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Posted 09 January 2013 - 07:46 AM
I think we should bring him on. I know Thurman may be good but I'd live to see us get rob in the fold.
Too funny I can see the press conference after a game.....Wrecks says I won't be answering that question and you should ask the DC, Rob gets up there and says...WTF man I tried!
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Posted 09 January 2013 - 08:57 AM
Have you seen him? Rob Ryan and "run" do not go together.
Eight of Rob Ryan's nine defenses were in the bottom 5-10 against the run.
How's that?
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Posted 09 January 2013 - 09:05 AM
ya before he was fired yesterday, LAST week ESPN had a blurb where in last few years his star has fallen within league circles.
Eight of Rob Ryan's nine defenses were in the bottom 5-10 against the run.
How's that?
So in typical Jets fashion, we will demote Thurman after 8 hours on job and hire Rob
Edited by SouthernJet, 09 January 2013 - 09:06 AM.
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"No straight lines make up my life, and all my roads have bends;
There's no clear-cut beginnings, and so far no dead-ends."
Posted 09 January 2013 - 09:14 AM
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Posted 09 January 2013 - 10:38 AM
Where I live has zero relevance in the struggle between Jersey and Long Island to claim the Jets as their own. I'm an Islander. I don't want them anymore.
You dickhole.
Hey guys -- knock the cursing off even if you are joking around.
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Posted 09 January 2013 - 10:43 AM
Hey guys -- knock the cursing off even if you are joking around.
Gosh, you have it out for me though don't you... I see worse stuff here all day long that goes unchecked. I can't win.
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Sprinkles are for winners.
Posted 09 January 2013 - 01:04 PM
Oh you sly sly devil you.
Eight of Rob Ryan's nine defenses were in the bottom 5-10 against the run.
How's that?
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Posted 10 January 2013 - 01:40 AM
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made his first public comments about the release of defensive coordinator Rob Ryan during a taped interview that aired Wednesday.
Jones alluded to two losses -- at Seattle in Week 2 and to Chicago at Cowboys Stadium in Week 4, when Dallas' defense was almost completely healthy -- as part of the reasons why he let Ryan go.
The Cowboys lost to the Seahawks, 27-7, but two special-teams turnovers put Dallas into a 10-0 hole in the first quarter. As a defense, the Cowboys were missing only one starter, nose tackleJay Ratliff, to injury.
In the 34-18 loss to the Bears, quarterback Tony Romo threw five interceptions, with two of those returned for touchdowns. The Cowboys were missing two defensive starters to injury in that game, Anthony Spencer and Ratliff.
"I didn't like the way we were playing in a lot of cases," Jones said in the taped interview that will air in its entirety Saturday night on KTVT-TV in Dallas. "I thought we could play better before the injuries, and so I factored that in. It wasn't like we had a lot of injuries out here when we played Chicago. It wasn't like we had a lot of injuries when we played Seattle. I didn't like the way we played there.
So basically, Rob used the argument that injuries hurt them (completely true, but definitely not early on) So Jerry Jones referenced THESE two games? Where Rob clearly had nothing to do with the loss..
This guy may be worse than Woody.
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Posted 10 January 2013 - 08:04 PM
Things are different now and Rex has consolidated his power. Who can he trust with his kingdom more than his own brother?
Ah, the Cain defense.
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This will also outline other things you can do with these rockets
There is always the possibility of using other types of fuel such as the sugar and KNO3 fuel in the same way
Step 1: Materials
Rocket tube/motor;
An A3 piece of paper
PVA (white) glue
Black powder - http://www.instructables.com/id/Making-black-powder./
Bentonite clay (as above)
A 15mm dowel with 4mm bore (bore optional)
A spindle with 4mm bore extension (optional)
and tube, and ramming device could be used. or if you want you could remove 1/2 the fun and buy your own pre made motor?!?!?!?
Toy car
Of course you dont have to make some BP you could buy some, or already have some. but the Black powder on my other instructable is well suited to this project and will burn at a good rate.
Step 2: Rocket Tube
ape the end of one strip on the other end of your workbench than you are, and apply PVA glue from the far end to 4cm from your end. Place dowel on your end of paper strip and tightly roll to the end.
Take off the tape at end a glue last bit on, and then take out dowel. Repeat with all strips.
Leave to dry for at least 2 hours before ramming so they have time to harden, but they reach their hardest over night and after this time they work best.
When working with, ramming, black powder, use non-sparking tools... (brass, plastic, wood...) and gloves (welder's?) to provide at least a little protection for hands in case of explosion, and a blast shield of some sort to protect face and body.
Light dampening black powder will provide protection from accidental ignition. Of course, the completed motor will need a lot of time to totally dry before it can be used... perhaps a light bulb in an insulated box as a drying box (looking for maybe 100degrees Fahrenheit). (Use someplace where an explosion won't cause damage or a fire of course.)
Be safe....
Thank you, however, for the cautious procedural advice that you have given. There is no problem in being extra careful with these methods.
Years ago, there was a company that provided instructional manuals for making black powder and black powder rocket motors. They also sold heavy paper tubes in standard motor sizes for making the rocket motors and other supplies...
The cautions I gave were the ones they gave...
I have seen pictures of little kids (like 5 years old) in South America and Mexico mixing black powder ingredients in cloths for fireworks. A sheet about 3 or 4 feet square is held at each corner by a child and the ingredients are rolled back and forth, corner to corner by lifting one corner of the sheet at a time. And these are not small amounts. They look like 1 to 5 pounds at a time. The children are protected only by the fact that the powder is lightly dampened - I presume to inhibit ignition by static electricity spark.
(65 and still in possession of all my fingers, thumbs, eyes and eyebrows - even though a few things went wrong - like when a circular saw blade tooth broke off.)
But one question: Can I replace the BB with something like natriumchlorate with sugar?
I knew that natriumchlorate with sugar is very dangerous but i work with it since one year...
it'S better with red phosphor
this is the type for this application. Do not use gun grade BP.
around the inside tube are stars covered lightly in Meal powder. the ends are sealed with cardboard and Hot glue. a fuse is put into the interior tube and the other end to the top of the rocket where the Fuel ends.


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"Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down [and] worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up." Daniel 3:7
As Babylon was the superpower of the ancient, so is America today. As ancient Babylon exalted the false worship of the golden image, so history will be repeated. The decree enforcing Sunday worship will go forth to the entire world. Protestant America will unite with the Papal power to compel all to honor this false Sabbath. Every nation around the globe will follow the lead of the United States.
America has not always possessed the power to cause the whole world to worship the first beast, the Papacy. But she does today. There was a time not so long ago when Catholics and Protestants would not work together, but they are today. We are clearly living in prophetic times.
However, God is never without friends. There have always been faithful men and women who have obeyed God's commands by His grace. And so it is today. But God's people today will not face persecution from the Papal power alone. They will also face fierce persecution from the Protestant world.
It is true that those that remain faithful to God will face economic boycott, imprisonment, exile, or death. But eternal life is promised to them. And as God was with the three Hebrews in the fiery furnace, so God with be with us in each and every trial.
In preparation for that time, we must stay true to principle. We cannot allow ourselves to be caught up into any forms of false worship. Any true worship of God will draw us closer to Him. We will learn to love and trust Him more.


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How To Approach A Girl On The Street, Get Her Number Like Magic!
"If You Don't Know How To Approach A Girl On The Street, You Are Missing Out On Many Breathtaking Women That Don't Go Out To Bars And Clubs"
When you know how to approach a girl on the street with success, a whole new world of possibilities open up for you.
A world that contains many classy, beautiful girls.
You know what I'm talking about…
Those exceptional, quality women you don't often see in bars or clubs.
Unfortunately most men are are scared shitless to to talk to girls on the street.
And even more important… They don't even have the slightest idea on how to approach a girl on the street, and get her attracted…
Still, approaching women on the street doesn't have to be difficult if you know what to do. And most of the time the girls are very open and friendly.
It can be very exciting for a woman to be approached on the street by a strange guy. It's almost like her ultimate fantasy, because women really want to be swept of their feet.
So chances are big that if you learn how to approach a girl on the street, that you will attract many exceptional women!
The downside when you want to talk to a girl on the street, is of course that she could be in a hurry.
She might cut off the conversation very fast, and this can be a bitch if you want to learn how to approach a girl on the street.
By the way, if you prefer approaching women in bars or clubs, click here, but if want to learn how to pick up a girl on the street, keep reading!
I'd Like To Share With You How To Approach A Girl On The Street, Without Getting Rejected!
How To Approach A Girl On The Street: Starting Conversations With Women
You can start a conversation with a woman on the street by stopping her right away. You can do that from the front or from the side.
When you stop her, you also have to stop walking and look her right in the eye. This is powerful technique on how to approach a girl on the street, that commands her attention instantly.
To first get her attention you have to say something like:
- 'hi!', 'excuse me…', 'sorry to interrupt you…', 'hey, I have a question for you…'.
Then it is best you show interest in her immediately. Why?
Because it is a bit weird to ask for a woman's opinion on something in the middle of the street (by the way, thats a very good technique for starting conversations with women in bars & clubs).
You can also ask for directions, but then there is a possibility that she will walk away right after she gives you the directions.
After you have her attention, you can say to her things like:
- "I just saw you walking and I thought you have a nice energy, so I just wanted to meet you /say hi to you, or else I would kick myself for the rest of the day."
Afterwards, you can introduce yourself and ask some simple questions, for instances:
- "How are you?"
- "What are you doing?"
- "Where do you live?"
Don't make it too complicated.
She is probably never been approached on the street, so she already likes your confidence and your directness.
How To Approach A Girl On The Street: How do I get her number?
When you are approaching women on the street, what almost never happens to them, women feel instantly attracted to you. So you can just ask her some simple questions to keep the conversation going.
But of course it is good to immediately tease her with something and to use humor mixed with a bit arrogance, for example:
- 'What are you doing besides flirting with cute guys on the street?'
By the way, read more tips on how to attract women here.
When you talked to her for a couple of minutes, you can say to her:
- "I have to go, but let's continue this conversation another time, because I want to know more about you. Write down your number here / Type your number in my cell phone."
This way you communicate that you are interested in getting to know her better and that gives her a very good reason to give her number to you, plus she is already attracted to you for just approaching her right on the street.
I hope you noticed, you don't ask for her number, but just say "Write down your number here / Type your number in my cell phone". That way, you are not asking for her approval to get her number.
So don't ask her "Can I get your number?" Just assume that she really wants to give her number to you and that she likes you!
How To Approach A Girl On The Street: Common Responses From Women
As I said, when approaching women on the street, they will probably be friendly and open, most of the time.
But of course there are also women that don't respond very well or women who are in a hurry. Don't take those things personal. She hardly even knows you when you just started a conversation.
For example, a common response from girls, that you could get, is:
- "Oh sorry, I have a boyfriend."
Don't freak out when she says that. Just reply with something like:
- "Ok, I just like to meet people and make new friends. Where are you from by the way?"
This way you just respond like she didn't even say it, and you switch topics immediately. If you are in a funny mood, you can also reply with things like:
- "Oh cool, I have a boyfriend too."
This is fun and playful. You almost can't go wrong with good a sense of humor, being confident and talkative, when learning how to approach a girl on the street.
Remember when approaching women that some of them are using excuses so they don't have to talk with you, like:
- "Sorry, I have a boyfriend"
- "Sorry, I am very busy."
Don't worry, just keep on talking, because she might open up later and still wants to grab a drink with you. So don't give up immediately, when practicing how to approach a girl on the street.
How To Approach A Girl On The Street: Get Her Number With A Fool Idea
The common responses from women could also come up when she doesn't want to give you her number, or when she is doubting.
That sometimes happens when you're just starting out to learn how to pick up a girl on the street. So don't get frustrated, but instead try the following strategy:
To win more of here trust, use reverse psychology, and say something like:
- "Don't worry, I will only call you twenty times a day."
She will probably laugh and often give you her number anyway.
Now get busy practicing how to approach a girl on the street and remember to be fearless, because no women can really reject you or make you feel inferior without your permission.
Good luck picking up girls on the street!
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That`s all jolly good and true.. have tried it.
But what to do when You are just wandering out, walking on the street thinking of your own business, totally not paying attention. Then You notice that a wonderful girl is walking strait at You. Stand strait, look as if You`re really impressed by her ,but looking to the side, not at her. And when she passes by says to You with the most playfull voice: "Hello".
I was overwhelmed by that moment, kicking myself ever since(it was 2 hours ago)
Should said something!


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Source: Mail & Gaurdian Thoughtleader
I have read both Michelle Solomon's and Lili Radloff's pieces on why they think the latest Zapiro cartoon was offsides. I share Michelle's feeling of looking at the cartoon and feeling powerless to help the two women, and of feeling viscerally nauseated at the image of the unbuckled belt. This cartoon is shocking, and it is offensive to rape survivors, and to women, who are portrayed as helpless. (For full article click here)
Source: Comicreporter.com 15 June 2011
The editor of South African cartoonist Jonathan "Zapiro" Shapiro declared the paper's support for a cartoon that extends a previously-used rape metaphor to a free speech issue currently facing the South African press. The initial cartoon, a worldwide sensation, was published in 2006. Shapiro is currently being sued by South African president Jacob Zuma for previous iterations of the cartoon directed at commentary on the legal system. The Mail & Guardian editor, Nic Dawes, pointed out the irony of threatened legal action against the new cartoon, that an obvious expression of free speech in support of free speech would be targeted for censure. (Click here for full article)
Source: Mail & Guardian Online
Last Friday, Zapiro published his third cartoon in a series that invokes a rape metaphor to describe government violations of democratic institutions. Friday's cartoon showed a visibly brutalised Lady Justice calling out to Lady Press Freedom to "Fight, sister fight!!" as she is faced with a similar fate of rape at the hands of the government. (Click here for full artcicle)
Source: The Daily Maverick
On Friday, the Mail & Guardian published another controversial cartoon by satirist Zapiro. Even though the rhetoric has subsided somewhat since the tempestuous days of 2008, little has changed between President Jacob Zuma and Zapiro. By SIPHO HLONGWANE.(Click here for full artcicle)
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South Africa's best-known cartoonist, Zapiro, could again be facing legal action by the African National Congress (ANC) following the publication of a new cartoon of President Jacob Zuma. (Click on source for full article)
Source: News24
Cape Town - The Mail and Guardian said on Monday that it stands by its publication of Zapiro's latest controversial cartoon which the ANC might take legal action against. (Click on source for full article)
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The Zapiro cartoon that appeared in this week's Mail & Guardian on the SA government and ANC's intent on pushing through the grotesquely flawed Protection of Information Bill (aka the "Secrecy" bill) has yet again provoked contentious reaction. Some have praised it (quietly or gleefully), others ridiculed it (quietly or uproariously), while some have announced it as a step too far (Click on source for full article)
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Jonathan Shapiro – better know as Zapiro – has taken another massive dig at Jacob Zuma which may well see him getting slapped with another lawsuit by the president. (Click on source for full article)
Source: cciba - Centre for Comic, Illustrative and Book
Social networking sites are abuzz with comments about Zapiro's latest cartoon, which echoes his controversial 2008 illustration of President Jacob Zuma "raping" Lady Justice.
Jonathan Shapiro's latest cartoon, published in the Mail&Gaurdian's Friday edition, depicts an apparent rape victim, presumably Lady Justice, shouting "fight, sister, fight!" as Zuma unbuckles his trousers in front of a woman labelled "Free Speech". She is held down by the ANC's Gwede Mantashe. Zuma, complete with the infamous showerhead, has "govt" emblazoned on his jacket.
The newspaper sent out a link to the cartoon on social networking site Twitter, saying the drawing "holds no punches". Reaction from Twitter users varied.
"Wow. Let's hear it for @zapiro. Worth getting sued for, friend," IvoVegter wrote. LifeisSavage said: "Zapiro cartoon today owns Zuma again... lawsuit likely".
Source: ROB TORNOE CAGLE BLOGS
Our good friend from South Africa, cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro (who goes by the pen name "Zapiro") has found himself in hot water once again over a recent cartoon he drew showing South African President Jacob Zuma preparing to "rape" a woman labeled "Free Speech". (Click here for full article)
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Three Players Honored on Senior Day
Knapp records first collegiate goal
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HAMBURG, NY- The Hilbert men's soccer team honored three seniors on Saturday, October, 19 during their Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference(AMCC) game against Penn State Altoona. The Hawks fell short by a score of 2-1 in a great effort on a day dedicated to celebrating the seniors, forward Dave Cunningham (Cheektowaga, NY/ Maryvale) , defenseman Greg Lake (West Seneca, NY/ West Seneca West) and defenseman Matt Begeal (Northville, NY/ Wells).
In the first period of play the Hawks defense as well as freshman goal keeper Josh Taylor (Angola, NY/ Frontier) held Altoona to a scoreless first half. Taylor faced 13 shots, making seven saves for the shut out in the first forty five minutes of play. Taylor would finish with 10 saves on the day.
The first goal of the game came in second half in the 59th minute of play when Nicholas Kline connected on a pass from Michael Liebert to put Altoona up 1-0. Altoona's second goal arrived just 16 minutes later to put the Lions ahead by a score of 2-0.
The Hawks remained relentless after the second goal against them as they continued to push forward on offense in efforts to generate a goal. The Hawks would capitalize on their offensive pressure in the 86th minute of play erasing the 2-0 deficit.
Freshman forward James Knapp (Lockport, NY/ St. Mary's Lancaster) recorded his first collegiate goal of the season finding the back of the net off an assist from senior defenseman Greg Lake {in photo to right}. This was Lake's first assist of his career.
"We created more offense against a very good team which shows signs of team progression" said Coach Kronenwetter.
The Lion's would go on to win the game by a score of 2-1 improving their conference record to 4-2. The loss dropped Hilbert's conference record to 1-6-1.
Despite the loss "I love how we played" said Kronenwetter. "I played a new formation and I love how the kids responded even though we still fell short. The three seniors played very well today in a game which was dedicated to honoring them. It was a great effort."
The Hawks have two games remaining in the 2009 season. Their last home game will be played on Wednesday, October, 21 as they face conference foe the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford at 1 p.m. on Hilbert Soccer Field.
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Video:How to Cut Dragon Fruitwith Scott Franchell
Learn how to cut dragon fruit so that you can enjoy this unique fruit properly. Follow this step-by-step guide to cut dragon fruit.See Transcript
Transcript:How to Cut Dragon Fruit
Hi, I'm Scott for About.com. Today, I'm going to show you a few different techniques to cut dragon fruit.
Ingredients and Supplies Needed to Cut Dragon Fruit
To get started you'll need:
- dragon fruit (washed)
- a sharp knife
- a large spoon
- a melon baller
Cut Dragon Fruit Into Cubes
Always check your fruit for freshness. Inspect the outer skin and make sure there aren't any dark areas or soft spots. You want to feel that the fruit is soft like a ripe avocado.
First, I'll show you how to cut the dragon fruit into small cubes. This technique is perfect for fruit salad. The cubes also make a great topping or garnish for desserts. Cut the dragon fruit in half with a large, sharp knife. Use a spoon to gently loosen the flesh from the skin. Lift the fruit out of the skin and place on a cutting board. Cut off any pink skin that is still attached to the fruit. Slice the flesh into thin strip. If it sticks to your knife, just slide it back into place with your fingers. Now turn the cutting board and cut the fruit the other direction and you have cubed dragon fruit.
Cut Dragon Fruit Balls
Next, I'll show you how to make dragon fruit balls. Start by cutting the dragon fruit in half the long way. Use the melon baller to scoop small circles out of the fruit. Make sure you turn the mellon baller completely around the fruit you are scooping to make a perfect ball shape.
Cut Dragon Fruit Slices
Finally, I'm going to show you how to make dragon fruit slices. Slices are perfect for a drink garnish. I'm going to leave the skin on for that extra pop of color. Start by cutting of the ends of the fruit. Now trim off the leaves so it is easier to cut. Slice the fruit as thinly as you like. Cut a small slit in the slice to garnish the side of a glass. This is a great option for dragon fruit lemonade or any citrus beverage.
Thank you for watching. For more recipes, tips, and information on dragon fruit, visit ThaiFood.About.com.


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About George Scott
George Scott won 8 Gold Gloves in a 14 year career, third only to Keith Hernandez with 11 and Don Mattingly with 9. He placed 4th all-time with assists for a 1st baseman to Eddie Murray, Hernandez and Mark Grace who had 21 years, 17 and 16 in the big leagues, respectively.
How he got his nickname, the Boomer: he hit many monster shots in his 14 year ML career, several that hit various points of the back wall – dead center – behind the seating of the Fenway bleachers; but none matched the clouts of April 26, 1966 off of Whitey Ford of the Yankees, and eight days later against Larry Sherry of the Tigers, in his rookie year. The one off Ford is considered one of the longest HRs ever hit in Yankee Stadium at 505 feet. The one off Sherry in Tiger Stadium was estimated at 510 feet. Like in the days when Jim Rice was launching monster shots of his own, we as fans anxiously awaited the next day to see what George Scott was going to do. Was there any limit to his power, we wondered?
George Charles Scott, Jr. (born March 23, 1944 in Greenville, Mississippi) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1966-71, 1977-79), Milwaukee Brewers (1972-76), Kansas City Royals (1979) and New York Yankees (1979). He batted and threw right-handed.
In 1965, he was the Eastern League triple crown winner, leading the league in home runs, RBIs, and batting average. Scott was a three-time All-Star in the American League in 1966, 1975 and 1977, starting the 1966 Mid-Summer Classic and homering in 1977. Scott hit over 20 home runs six times in his career, tying Reggie Jackson for the American League lead in 1975 with a career-high 36 and pacing the league in RBI that same season with 109. Known for his glovework at first base, Scott was awarded the Gold Glove Award for fielding excellence in the American League during eight seasons (1967-68 and 1971-1976).
In a 14-season career, Scott posted a .268 batting average with 271 home runs (which he called "taters") and 1051 RBI in 2034 games. His nickname was 'Boomer' and he called his glove "black beauty." George was well-known for having a good sense of humor. He wore a necklace which he once identified to a reporter as being composed of "the second baseman's teeth". To compliment his unique attire, George also was known for wearing a batting helmet while fielding at first base due to an experience he had with a fan throwing hard objects at him once during a road game.
Despite his successful career, Scott's 1968 season was noted by ESPN as one of the worst offensive performances ever, especially for a first baseman.
George is the father of three sons, Dion, George III and Brian. His grandson Deion Williams is an outstanding 2011 prospect. He is a 6'3 180 pound shortstop at Redan High School, the alma mater of such major leaguer as Brandon Phillips, Wally Joyner, Everett Stull and Milt Hill and 19 former and current minor leaguers.
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Oysterz • 21 Apr 2014 • 1 Review • 0 Follower
The Most Ungracious Buffet !!!
We were spoilt for choice choosing a venue for Easter Sunday Brunch but decided to try out The Kitchen Table since it was relatively new. We booked for 12.30 pm and arrived early at 12.15 pm but was told to wait at the lobby as the restaurant wasn't opened yet (they didn't allow us to be seated first which was fine). We returned at 12.35 pm only to find a long queue at the restaurant. By the time we were seated 10-15 mins had gone past. Once seated I asked to be served a champagne since we had the free flow option. The champagne glass arrived first (incidently its half the size of a normal flute glass) and we had to wait another 10-15 mins before the bubbly was served. Thereafter it was trying to get the waiters attention to top up the champagne. Next at the seafood bar there was only 1 guy behind shucking the oyster and a queue of about 7-8 ppl were waiting. The restaurant should have at least prepared a tray of opened oysters for the first batch. I guess they 'preferred' their customers to wait in line to see how fresh the oysters were. They had also kept their 'prized' seafood (Prawns,mussels,crab leg) behind the glass counter and there was only one guy distributing it on request. After having the mains (which was not impressive albeit the lobster tandoori), I visited the cheese selection only to find it empty. I had to request for them to replenish it and it took another 20 mins. There were 7-8 variety of cheeses on the tray and surely they could have replenished it when a selection of cheese is finished. At about 2 pm, a waiter came to my table with the cheque (unprompted) and reminded us that we were not to have separate cheques as per the reservation email. I told him that we were not done and the next seating is at 3 pm so why the rush. Subsequently at 2.30 pm we were told that it was the last pour for the champagne as we only had 2 hours of free flow (technically I could have argued that we didn't have the full 2 hours given their inefficient service). No where in the reservation email was it stated that we were entitled to 2 hours of free flow nor did the restaurant advise us when we first got there. To top things off when I settled the bill I was charged for a child who is 5 years of age. When I asked the waiter he replied that children 4 years and below eat for free and older kids will be charged $78+++. As he went away, I checked my reservation email and it clearly stated that only children 6-12 years of age will be charged. I disputed this charge and only then did they void it. Obviously after this experience I will not be returning. To the people at W hotel, if you want to do a high end buffet brunch please do it graciously and do not let your customers feel short changed. After all you are charging $188+++ per head. If you need guidance you should take cue from the champagne brunch at Ritz Calton Singapore.