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RIGHT. After officially the longest ever gap between posts on here and a yaaaawning fallow two weeks nervously unchained from the secure laptop with the atomic codes, I'm back at work and wading through soul destroying pages of e-mails, google docs and memos and catching up on all the office gossip: fights, affairs, transfer demands etc.
So, what have I missed? Obviously the long waist high wade through a lake of treacle that is trying to make contact with the Venkeys over Jordan Rhodes. And obviously a string of red hot rumours that flared and faded as quickly as a flurry of hastily changed bookies odds. And obviously a long wait for the red tape over Stuani's international clearance to be slowly unravelled by the "Manana" man. And obviously the twitter-storm rumour frenzy surrounding out of favour (and out of shape) Lee Tomlin's sharp exit before the Getafe game as he was named as a sub, an incident that is no doubt being called 'TummyGate.'
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Once upon a time a senator from Illinois named Barack Obama had the audacity to hope to become the president of the United States. And then he did. On 'Audacity to Hope Day,' what will you hope for? Whatever it is, write it down and then surround it with a green star. According to ancient traditions, the shape of the star and the color green symbolize hope. Combining them will help to magically manifest your hopes, wishes and dreams.
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Today Google posted a demo video for what they're calling "Project Glass", their shot at augmented reality glasses. As a post on Mashable points out, the video takes the wise choice of a first person view in the commercial to tell a story and avoid showing how geeky you'll look wearing them.
If you think people talking on their bluetooth in public is annoying, just wait until they pause to "check in" on FourSquare or take a picture (skip to 1:28 in the video to see what I'm talking about).
That said, I would totally buy a pair of these in a heartbeat. I think Renaud Lepage says it best in comments on Google's post, in what might be my favorite comment of all time:
The Only Thing More Intriguing Than Project Glass
I can't help but to admire the fact that Google is using Google+ to reach out to it's base for input into the product design. In the post where the video was released, the team solicits feedback and recommendations while the product is under construction.
You may have heard the term "social business" being tossed around. Sometimes it's used to try and give social media more legitimacy, but what Google is doing puts the theory behind the term to practice. Google is disintegrating the wall that typically exists between customer and company to bring a better product to market.
It's product team, in all their ridiculous IQ glory, is being infused with thousands of other minds that will vet out features, make suggestions, and signal whether the most sci-fi looking product to hit the shelves in the next couple years will be cool enough to actually wear.
I can't decide whether I'm more excited about the product or the business practice. Never mind, the glasses are pretty cool.


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Nate Silver says that momentum is shifting in favor of some sort of public option, and lists his reasons why. At the top of the list:
The tireless, and occasionally tiresome, advocacy on behalf of liberal bloggers and interest groups for the public option. Whatever you think of their tactics — I haven't always agreed with them — the sheer amount of focus and energy expended on their behalf has been very important, keeping the issue alive in the public debate.
The public option was never the best solution to the health care crisis, but it was something that Obama campaigned on, and using his own momentum was critical to the effort to forstall something much worse. If there's even a small chance that people won't be forced to buy junk insurance they can't afford to use, "tedious" is a small price to pay.
I think most of the other valid reasons he gives grew out of this effort. Dogged activism kept pushing members of Congress to keep it alive, discredited the "bipartisan" fetish, fueled constituent letters and emails and caused the White House to start questioning whether it could live up to the deals struck by Rahm and Baucus without paying a huge political price. Which made AHIP hinky, and caused them to overreact. The polling done by Markos and the work done by Nate himself on the popularity of the public option in Blue Dog districts was also incredibly important in dismantling the ConservaDem argument that they were "voting their districts."
One of Nate's commenters says something interesting:
The political calculus has changed. Centrist Dems were worried that a public option would anger conservatives and drive them out to the polls. They now realize that almost no matter what they chose to do conservatives will be in angry up rise against them. Thus the strategy has shifted to how do they energize progressives without pissing off moderates.
Notice the major shift, they realize conservatives are pissed off no matter what, so this is becoming a base election scenario. Having some sort of public option is a huge rallying cry. Dems can claim they stood up to "big business" and "the right wing" and "prevailed".
The teabaggers rallied in response to health care, but in reality it didn't matter what the issue was — the GOP is doing a good job of rallying their base. No matter what the Blue Dogs and other ConservaDems do, Republicans are going to clutch their steering wheels and drive through sleet and rain to vote against them. Appeasement isn't a reasonable strategy.
Rahm and Obama felt that they could make the medical industrial complex happy and then sell it to the progressive base as "health care reform" just like they jammed progressives in Congress while catering to the Blue Dogs. And it appears they're going to try it again with the "opt-out." Nate says it has more "liberal 'street cred' than co-ops or triggers," but it also threatens to touch off a war with red state Democrats who aren't keen on being thrown at AHIP like red meat.
Here's Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, not exactly a flaming liberal, who as a member of House leadership never speaks out like this:
CENK UYGUR: The opt out idea is pretty simple. You get the public option by the federal government, but different states can opt out of it, but they have to actively, proactively opt out of it, either through their state legislator, or maybe even a referendum, or act of the governor, or combination thereof. And then that gives red state senators, whether they're Democrats or Republicans….
DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ: Then we're not providing the necessary competition and choice for Americans in those states.
CENK UYGUR: That's definitely a downside of it. The upside of it is it takes away all excuses. If you say, "Hey listen, I'm not comfortable with the public option." Great then your state doesn't have to have it.
DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ: No, but we have mixed delegations Cenk, where we have Republicans… I don't know… I have to spend some more time hearing about that. In my state we've got 10 Democrats and 15 Republicans and a split on our Senators. I wouldn't want to be duking it out with the rest of my delegation on who wins, on whether or not we do or don't participate in the public option. And I certainly wouldn't want Charlie Christ to be able to make the decision. And he is our governor.
Despite the myth that Rahm promotes that he's some kind of electoral genius solely responsible for the Democratic majority, he's got an electoral tin ear. As head of the DCCC he wouldn't let candidates oppose the war in 2006. He made freshmen sign on to the SAVE act to protect themselves from attack for being "soft on immigration" in 2008, only to provoke an angry protest from the Hispanic caucus on the floor of the House (not to mention the fact that he Hispanic vote put Obama over the top). As the architect of NAFTA in 1993, he was oblivious to its effect on depressing the base in 1994 which helped fuel the GOP's 54 seat House swing.
From the start, Rahm has calculated that a political "win" was the most important objective of health care reform, and that what was good for Democratic campaign coffers was good for the country. He might want to have a word with Harry Reid, who's sitting on a record haul and a 38% approval rating going into his 2010 race.
With a sluggish economy, 2010 may be brutal. Jamming progressives and red state Democrats with "opt-outs" just so Evan Bayh can make Wellpoint happy may provoke the very electoral massacre Rahm fears.


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Some news and notes from down on the farm. AAA Louisville Bats Matt Maloney's second stint with the Reds organization was a short one. The Reds released Maloney after just two starts with the Bats in which he surrendered 25 H and 16 R over 6.2 IP. Jair Jurrjens faired much better in his first … Continue reading
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This week I want to highlight a player from each of the full season minor league teams. AAA Louisville Bats RH SP pitcher Tim Crabbe is off to a good start for the 9-10 Bats. Crabbe is sporting a 2.57 ERA over three starts and one relief appearance. Crabbe was a 14th round pick in … Continue reading
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Down on the Farm as a daily feature with coverage of all the minor league games will not be airing here as it has in the past. In this new weekly feature column, however, I'll attempt to fill the void a bit by highlighting some of the happenings from each team in the previous week … Continue reading


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EDITORIAL: BSA's PC – short for 'pitiful compromise'
In a polarized society, compromise often means both opposing sides on an issue wind up disappointed.
Some may have been appeased when delegates at the national convention of the Boy Scouts of America voted last week to adopt a resolution changing the organization's policy barring open and avowed homosexuals from becoming Scouts. But who was totally satisfied? Anyone?
It'll depend on your viewpoint. Most people will either think the Boy Scouts have a long history of discrimination, or a long history of upholding and enforcing membership standards.
The latter will certainly be among the most displeased because they hold the principles and tenets of scouting in high esteem. Now that things have changed, with the BSA compromising its mission and history in an attempt to be politically correct, we believe the organization will begin its long, not-so-slow slippery decline into irrelevancy.
Much has been written and said about the BSA's membership policy and last week's vote, so to clarify, here's what it does — and doesn't do:
* Effective Jan. 1, membership won't be denied to youth based on sexual orientation alone. Between now and the end of the year, the policy will be communicated to the organization's 116,000 units, allowing them time to plan for implementation.
* Affirming other existing policies, the BSA reinforced the notion that "any sexual conduct, whether heterosexual or homosexual, by youth of Scouting age is contrary to the virtues of Scouting." For scouts, then "morally straight" still means abstaining from sexual activity.
* The resolution did not address the sexual orientation of adult scout volunteers, meaning no changes in policies for those leaders.
The BSA says the change won't impact its mission, but doesn't compromise change the DNA of any organization? Further, removing the membership restrictions based on sexual orientation opens to the door for other groups who claim the scouts are practicing discrimination — including atheists, who call the BSA "bigots" because Scouting asks it members to fulfill one's duty to God.
This isn't simply about the issue of sexual orientation, which is indeed complicated, but rather what publicly driven compromise does to private organizations once standards that help characterize a "private" or closed organizations are described as "bigotry." That's where political correctness doesn't make sense. One prominent atheist observing this case declared, "Legally, the Scouts can practice bigotry. But morally, they shouldn't."
Again, that strikes at the very heart of the issue here — the notion of inclusion and exclusion, of closed and open membership, the definition of what's "moral" and the sense of fairness. When it comes to groups like the Boy Scouts of America, the idea of sharing private associations with others who share similar beliefs has been honored by time and tradition, and even by those who disagree with the foundations of such associations — in the case of the BSA, since its founding in 1910. Compromising, or in this case giving an inch, will likely ultimately end with total capitulation. And that will mean a total violation of the principles and values of scouting — which is why, in time, the BSA's relevancy and subsequently, its membership, will decrease. Which, in the end, serves no one.
In its official statement on the vote, the BSA wrote: "The Boy Scouts of America will not sacrifice its mission, or the youth served by the movement, by allowing the organization to be consumed by a single, divisive, and unresolved societal issue." So why did the BSA think its vote would create resolution and not be divisive? By picking up one end of the stick in taking the vote, the BSA picked up the entire stick — and broke it in the process.


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This water-enhanced playground is a great place to be cool and play with water. Located at the Dorbrook Recreation Area, this facility is open daily from mid-May through early September. The Sprayground opens 10 a.m. on weekend and holidays and 11 a.m. weekdays. The Sprayground closes at 7:30 p.m.
This facility provides refreshment for park visitors and participants in Park System summer camp programs. Children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Individuals and family groups are welcome; group outings are not permitted other than groups eligible for Spray and Play. Camps and other groups serving individuals with disabilities are invited to visit the Sprayground on weekdays from 9- 11 a.m. Reservations are required. Please call 732-460-1167, ext. 22.
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Connecticut Expos, producer of several women's events in Connecticut is announcing dates for the 2nd annual St. Vincent's Southern Connecticut Women's Expo! The event will take place September 27 & 28 at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT.
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Fulfilling the mission of the Medical Center's patron, St. Vincent de Paul, and carrying on the legacy of leadership of its founders, the Daughters of Charity, the Executive Team commits itself to serving as the compass for the organization, and to supporting the goal of spiritually-centered, holistic care for all persons, especially the poor and the vulnerable.
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Etihad Airways is taking over pilots from Air Berlin as the loss-making German airline - part-owned by the Gulf carrier - cuts back operations.
More than 50 pilots will be transferred from Air Berlin to Etihad, says the Abu Dhabi-based carrier. The move comes as the latter plans to increase its 1,400-strong pilot workforce by about 1,000 additional flightcrew members by 2020, while Air Berlin is making 10% of approximately 9,000 employees redundant under the "Turbine" turnaround programme.
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I decided to go out and see the new Maumee shopping center, The Shops at Fallen Timbers, for myself. Sheer idle curiosity, I suppose. There was no exclusive store I needed to visit and I have not been particularly excited about a mall opening since … what year was I born, again?
For those who haven't been, The Shops at Fallen Timbers, much like The Town Center at Levis Commons in Perrysburg, is built in the new "urban village" design with stores and shops clustered along a "Main Street" with acres of parking. The urban village, of course, replaced the mall concept, which consisted of a single building with acres of parking surrounding it.
The mall replaced the shopping center concept, which featured maybe a dozen shops and a couple of big stores strung out down a quarter mile of road. And, of course, centers replaced something called downtown, which featured stores and shops clustered together — without acres of parking.
So in 60 years or so, the greatest brains in retail architecture have invented the parking lot.
As I walked around, I thought about the old days when the first mall opened in Toledo. This was an incredibly hyped idea. "Hey, come to the Woodville Mall; dozens of stores all under one roof." I seem to remember that they were mostly shoe stores. It seemed like there were 20 shoe stores in that mall, an amazing thing in those days when most people I knew had only three pairs: good, everyday and old (for working in the garden).
Some of us had tennis shoes, like po' folks in the hood ever played tennis. A lot fewer shoe stores at this new complex. But it is not that different from the old shopping places. You can still buy clothes and shoes, and cookies and jewelry. There's a bookstore, which is the place you're most likely to find me. Teenage girls giggle along in packs, often followed by teenage boys jostling, close enough behind to be interested, but far enough back to be cool and pretend they're not.
The drawing attraction of the new shopping place is just that it's new. It has to be a new design to get the folks selling stuff to agree to move there, while the shiny new buildings draws the customers. Hey, even a non-shopping curmudgeon like me stopped by. So enjoy the new place, before gas prices make it important to move the shopping someplace accessible to public transit, like maybe Downtown.


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To make it you will need the following:-
A PP3 battery connector.
A 470 ohm resistor.
A bit of heat-shrink sleeving to cover the resistor.
A two pin Molex style 0.1" (2.54mm) pitch miniature socket.
Two contacts for the socket.
A PP3 9V battery. Alkaline preferred.
And some LEDs to play with.
Step 1: The battery connector.
Step 2: Adding a resistor.
Yellow, Violet, Brown and gold. (For a standard four band resistor.)
To put the resistor in line the red lead is cut about 2" (50mm) from the end and the wire stripped, the resistor soldered in and a piece of heat-shrink tubing shrunk over the resistor and solder connections to protect them.
The three steps are shown in the image.
Step 3: The LED socket.
Since the red lead may be slightly longer with the inline resistor, it's may be a good idea to trim the red and black leads down to the same length.
The easiest way to solder these contacts is to tin both the contact and wire with a touch of solder and then touch them both together and reflow the solder with your soldering iron.
Step 4: Assembling the socket.
Simple, direct and easy to build. A suggestion and a question.
Using a 9V Battery holder, and gluing the molex to the plastic battery holder would make a more compact tester, no? I believe that there are holders(sockets) made for LEDs that you could use as well (Smaller, easier to solder to) but (on dialup) I can't locate them on the web just know.
Do you know if there are LEDs 'out there' that might be damaged by the 9V power source? I assume you added the resistor to prevent this. I ask because I have salvaged LEDs from various boards and have no idea of the specs for them and was looking for a test device that would serve without possibility of burning up the subject LED.
OR, why use a socket/holder at all!
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Stonewall has released brand new, free greetings cards for Mother's Day and Father's Day – to be sent by people with two mummies or two daddies - or anyone who wants to show their support for same-sex parents. www.stonewall.org.uk/differentfamiliescards
The inventive new cards come in three designs – lesbian mums, gay dads and a card showing many different types of families with the slogan 'Different Families – Same Love' and have been released in time for Mother's Day (3 April) and Father's Day (19 June).
Part of Stonewall's ground-breaking Education for All campaign, the cards have been devised to ensure all different families are celebrated – at home and at school.
Alice, 7, was interviewed for research conducted by the University of Cambridge and Stonewall and has two gay mums. She says of her family: 'Everybody loves each other in my family and we always care for each other and watch out for each other.'
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- NEW: Obama to seek congressional approval on military action against Syria
- Aim is to determine whether CW were used, not by whom, says U.N. spokesman
- U.S. intelligence shows al-Assad's government killed more than 1,400 people with gas, Kerry says
- Britain balks, but Turkey and France are ready to join
Editor's note: Should the West intervene in Syria? Tell us what you think.
[Breaking news alert 2:05 p.m.]
President Barack Obama said that the United States "should take military action against Syrian targets" in a Rose Garden address Saturday. However, he said he would seek congressional authorization when federal lawmakers return from recess.
The president appealed for congressional leaders to consider their responsibilities and values in debating U.S. military action in Syria over its alleged chemical weapons use."Some things are more important than partisan differences or the politics of the moment," he said. "Today I'm asking Congress to send a message to the world that we are united as one nation."
[Previously published story 1:05 p.m.]
Syrian samples to be tested for chemical weapons as Obama weighs military action
(CNN) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will update Americans Saturday on his thoughts about how to proceed on the question of Syria, as U.N. inspectors return from Syria carrying evidence about whether an attack last week in a Damascus suburb included the use of chemical weapons.
"The aim of the game here, the mandate, is very clear -- and that is to ascertain whether chemical weapons were used and not by whom," U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky told reporters Saturday.
The team arrived in the Netherlands earlier in the day with information about the August 21 attack, which British and U.S. intelligence reports say included chemical weapons.
"It needs time to be able to analyze the information and the samples," Nesirky said.
He noted that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said there is no alternative to a political solution to the crisis in Syria. "A military solution is not an option," he said.
Obama has proposed a limited military action to dissuade Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from using chemical weapons against his people, as the administration contends has occurred multiple times.
But more consultations are needed with Congress and allies before any "response" is taken, a senior U.S. official told CNN Saturday. It was not clear what implications this might have for the timing of any possible U.S. strike on Syria.
The president was scheduled to make a statement at 1:15 p.m. from the White House Rose Garden, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said in a tweet.
Syria missile strike: What would happen next?
The inspectors will share their findings with Ban, who has said he wants to wait until the final report is completed before presenting it to the U.N. Security Council -- which could take a week.
Ban met Saturday with Angela Kane, the world body's high representative for disarmament affairs, for more than an hour, Nesirky said.
Syria's prime minister appeared unfazed by the saber-rattling. "The Syrian Army's status is on maximum readiness and fingers are on the trigger to confront all challenges," Wael Nader al-Halqi said Saturday during a meeting with a delegation of Syrian expatriates from Italy, according to a banner on Syria State TV.
But planning for a possible military response is well under way in Washington. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Vice President Joe Biden and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin E. Dempsey arrived Saturday morning at the White House.
Obama said he's determined to hold Syria accountable for what U.S. intelligence experts have concluded were chemical weapons attacks against Syrian civilians.
5 key assertions: U.S. intelligence report on Syria
The Syrian government has denied the charge, saying that jihadists fighting with the rebels carried out a chemical weapons attack on August 21 in an effort to turn global sentiments against it.
British intelligence had put the number of people killed in the attack at more than 350.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday cited a death toll of 1,429, more than 400 of them children. No explanation was offered for the discrepancy.
"There is no question that Assad regime used CW indiscriminately against Syrian people on Aug 21," National Security Adviser Susan Rice tweeted Saturday. "Question now is how to hold Syrian govt accountable, keep Assad from using CW again."
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem said the rockets carrying chemical payloads landed in areas held by Syria's own troops. Why would his government gas its own soldiers? he asked.
Not true, Kerry said Friday.
Map: U.S. and allied assets around Syria
"We know rockets came only from regime-controlled areas and went only to opposition-controlled or contested neighborhoods," he said.
He cited a U.S. intelligence report in alleging that the attacks were well planned.
Syrian crisis: Latest developments
"We know that for three days before the attack, the Syrian regime's chemical weapons personnel were on the ground in the area, making preparations," Kerry said. "And we know that the Syrian regime elements were told to prepare for the attack by putting on gas masks and taking precautions associated with chemical weapons."
The assertion that the Syrian government used chemical weapons "is utter nonsense," Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters in the far eastern city of Vladivostok on Saturday, state media reported.
Then, in remarks directed at Obama as a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Putin said, "Think about future victims in Syria."
He told the Russian state news agency Ria Novosti that he had seen no proof that al-Assad's government was behind any chemical weapons attacks.
"If they say that the governmental forces used weapons of mass destruction... and that they have proof of it, let them present it to the U.N. inspectors and the Security Council," Putin said.
"Claims that the proof exists, but is classified and cannot be presented to anybody are below criticism. This is plain disrespect for their partners," Putin said.
Putin said he was hoping to take up the matter with Obama during the upcoming G20 summit in Russia's Saint Petersburg on September 5-6.
A year ago, Obama said that such an attack by the Syrian regime would cross a "red line," which he would not tolerate, but as he mulls military options, he is facing resistance even from those close to him.
Russia, which has a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, has said it would block any measure that includes military force against its ally, Syria.
Obama accused the council of being unable to "move in the face of a clear violation of international norms."
Kerry blamed this on "the guaranteed Russian obstructionism."
Syria: Who wants what after chemical weapons horror
Britain's Parliament has voted against joining any coalition.
But Kerry brushed off the vote, saying that the United States "makes our own decisions on our own time lines, based on our values and our interests."
Does the public care about U.N. support?
In Washington, some likened the claims that Syria had used chemical weapons on its own people to the claims -- made in the 2003 run-up to the U.S.-led war in Iraq -- that Baghdad had amassed weapons of mass destruction. They were never found.
Members of both parties in Congress have questioned the reliability of the U.S. intelligence.
More than 160 legislators, including 63 of Obama's fellow Democrats, signed letters calling for either a vote or at least a "full debate" before any U.S. action.
After meeting Friday with administration officials, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, said he had warned against "a kinetic strike" before the completion of the U.N. report and without the support of "a large number of nations, including Arab nations."
Levin, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he urged the administration to get lethal aid "to vetted elements of the Syrian opposition."
Senior administration officials are to discuss the August 21 attack in unclassified conference calls with the Senate Republican Conference and the Senate Democratic Caucus on Saturday afternoon, a White House official told CNN's Jill Dougherty.
Kerry has insisted that the Syrian situation differs from Iraq.
In this instance, he said, the intelligence community has "reviewed and re-reviewed" its information "more than mindful of the Iraq experience." He added: "We will not repeat that moment."
The president said he was not considering any option that would include "boots on the ground" or a long-term campaign.
Bergen: Syria is a problem from hell for the U.S.
He previously ruled out setting up a no-fly zone.
Obama bemoaned international and domestic apprehensions. "A lot of people think something should be done, but nobody seems willing to do it."
"It's important for us to recognize that, when over 1,000 people are killed, including hundreds of innocent children, through the use of a weapon that 98 or 99% of humanity says should not be used even in war, and there is no action, then we're sending a signal that that international norm doesn't mean much," Obama said. "And that is a danger to our national security."
The president told reporters he had yet to make a final decision, but hinted at a military strike that sources and experts say would entail cruise missiles fired from U.S. Navy ships at Syrian command targets -- but not at any chemical weapons stockpiles.
Striking them could unleash poison gas that might kill more innocent civilians.
What do Syria's neighbors think?
Obama said he was looking at a "limited, narrow act" to ensure that Syria and others know the United States and its allies won't tolerate future violations.
But retired Maj. Gen. James Marks told CNN that the idea of a limited engagement could be an illusion: responses from Syria or others in the region could lead to extended entanglement.
Why Russia, China, Iran stand by Assad
Former U.N. Chief Weapons Inspector Hans Blix, who failed to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq before the U.S.-led invasion there, has called for the Security Council to condemn any use of chemical weapons anywhere in the world.
"It is a different thing to have a condemnation on behalf of the whole world by the world's highest council, the Security Council, rather than having it simply come out of Washington," he said.
The Russians could even take the initiative on the resolution, he said.
Iran: U.S. military action in Syria would spark 'disaster'
"I think it's a secondary matter to point out who used it. Accountability can come later."
After the blanket condemnation, all parties supporting each side in the conflict should push them to a cease-fire, Blix said.
Military intervention would nix that possibility.
"Now we will have quarrels, if the U.S. goes ahead, rather than a united Security Council."
The Syrian government and the rebels may both have used the weapons, Blix said.
If the administration does attack, it may not have to do it alone.
Kerry cited support from the Arab League, Turkey and France.
French President Francois Hollande told Le Monde newspaper that intervention should be limited and not be directed toward overthrowing President Bashar al-Assad, a position shared by Obama.
But Turkey disagreed.
"The intervention shouldn't be a one- to two-day hit-and-run," Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said late Friday. "It should bring the regime to the brink of giving up."
While the British vote was a blow to Obama's hopes of getting strong support from key NATO allies and some Arab League states, regional NATO ally Turkey on Friday backed the U.S. contention that al-Assad's regime was responsible for using chemical weapons.
Opinion: Why strikes in Syria are a bad idea
"The information at hand indicates that the opposition does not have these types of sophisticated weapons," said Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. "From our perspective, there is no doubt that the regime is responsible."
Australia also weighed in, with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd saying the evidence against al-Assad was overwhelming and, "therefore, the focus now legitimately lies on the most appropriate form of international response."
Syria's cyberattack: First wave of a bigger war?
CNN's Tom Cohen, Chelsea J. Carter, Barbara Starr, Lesa Jansen and Elise Labott contributed to this report.
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Bedtime Story (film)
|Bedtime Story
Original film poster
|Directed by
|Ralph Levy
|Produced by
|Stanley Shapiro
|Written by
|Stanley Shapiro
Paul Henning
|Marlon Brando
David Niven
Shirley Jones
Dody Goodman
Aram Stephan
Parley Baer
Marie Windsor
Rebecca Sand
Frances Robinson
|Music by
|Hans J. Salter
|Clifford Stine
|Edited by
|Milton Carruth
|Distributed by
|Universal Pictures
Release dates
|June 10, 1964
Running time
|99 minutes
|United States
|Box office
|est. $3,000,000 (US/ Canada)[1]
Bedtime Story is a 1964 comedy film made by Pennebaker Productions. It was directed by Ralph Levy and produced by Stanley Shapiro with Robert Arthur as executive producer from a screenplay by Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning. The music score was by Hans J. Salter and the cinematography by Clifford Stine.
The film stars Marlon Brando, David Niven and Shirley Jones, and was later the basis for the 1988 comedy film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine.
Lawrence Jameson (David Niven) is a refined, elegant con artist who operates in the French Riviera town of Beaulieu-sur-Mer. He masquerades frequently as the deposed prince of a small European country, seducing wealthy women into donating money and jewellery to his revolutionary "cause". Meanwhile, Corporal Freddy Benson (Marlon Brando) is a small-time operator in the US Army stationed in Germany, an expert at conning his way into the hearts (and wallets) of young women with sob stories about his sick grandmother. His attempt at seducing the daughter of a local burgomaster backfires when her father arrives home early, and Freddy is nearly arrested until he blackmails his Colonel into giving him an early discharge.
On a train to Beaulieu-Sur-Mer, Freddy cockily displays his skill as a con man to Lawrence, whom he believes to be a henpecked husband. Lawrence, believing Freddy's "poaching" will endanger his ability to procure bigger targets, decides to ensure Freddy does not set up in Beaulieu-Sur-Mer, first attempting to distract him into leaving town, and then, when that fails, arranging for his arrest. Lawrence also arranges for Freddy to be released and buys him a plane ticket to America. Unfortunately, one of Lawrence's former conquests (Dody Goodman) is on the plane, and mistakes Freddy for a revolutionary in the employ of "The Prince". Thus clued-in to Lawrence's true identity as a con man, Freddy returns to Beaulieu-Sur-Mer and blackmails Lawrence into taking him on as an apprentice.
Freddy is taught to play The Prince's mentally challenged brother Ruprecht, an added tactic to scare women away from marrying the prince. They are successful but quarrel when Lawrence refuses to pay Freddy until he can learn to appreciate the culture necessary for Lawrence's style of con. Freddy decides to set out on his own, but since Lawrence believes that there is not enough room in Beaulieu-Sur-Mer for both of them, the two agree to a bet in order to decide who is "King of the Mountain". The first one to steal $25,000 from a selected mark will be allowed to stay.
The two select Janet Walker (Shirley Jones), a naive American heiress, as their target. Freddy poses as a soldier who has suffered psychosomatic paralysis. He wins Janet's affections with a sad story about being betrayed by his first love and convinces her that he needs $25,000 to pay for treatment by a celebrated Swedish psychiatrist, Dr. Emile Shauffhausen. As soon as Lawrence discovers this scheme, he masquerades as Dr. Shauffhausen, agreeing to treat Freddy's "condition" with the stipulation that Janet pay the $25,000 directly to him. The two set up a war for Janet's affections, ruthlessly sabotaging each other...with Lawrence coming out on top, more often than not.
Lawrence discovers that Janet is not wealthy after all, but on vacation as a contest winner for the soap company that employs her, and that she intends to sell off the remainder of her winnings to pay for Freddy's treatment. Since he only preys on wealthy women who can afford to lose vast sums of money, Lawrence attempts to call off the bet. Freddy refuses, but suggests that they change the bet to be Janet herself: the first to get her into bed would be the winner. Lawrence refuses to try to seduce Janet, but bets that Freddy will fail to do so.
Freddy has Lawrence kidnapped by some paratroopers he has fooled into thinking Lawrence is trying to steal his girl. In an elaborate routine, he convinces Janet of his love by "conquering" his psychosomatic paralysis and walking. But it is revealed that Lawrence has been present the whole time, and he now declares that Freddy is cured.
Lawrence explains that the soldiers released him after he told them he was a RAF paratrooper during the war, then filled them in on Freddy's lies. The soldiers, angry at being deceived, keep Freddy occupied at a party until Lawrence puts Janet on a train. However, just as the train is departing, Janet receives a telegram that the real Dr. Emil Shauffausen has been dead for over 40 years. Confused and distraught, she returns to her hotel room, where she finds Freddy, who apparently succeeds in seducing her.
Lawrence receives the news that Freddy was seen leaving Janet's hotel room with her, so he gracefully accepts defeat. Freddy arrives at Lawrence's château, but surprisingly, he has had a change of heart; he found he could not take advantage of Janet, that his feelings for her were genuine. Instead, he has married her, is going straight, and they are returning to America.
Lawrence reconciles with Freddy before he and Janet depart. He reflects, as he watches the honeymooners' ship sail away, that the married Freddy has gotten the better deal in the end, but is distracted from this train of thought when his next target, a ravishing and extremely wealthy blonde, walks into the room.
Filmed on location at Cannes, the comedy was written and produced by Stanley Shapiro (who received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 1959 romantic comedy film Pillow Talk).
- Marlon Brando ..... Freddy Benson
- David Niven ..... Lawrence Jameson
- Shirley Jones ..... Janet Walker
- Dody Goodman ..... Fanny Eubank
- Aram Stephan .... Andre
- Parley Baer .... Col. Williams
- Marie Windsor .... Mrs. Sutton
- Rebecca Sand .... Miss Trumble
- Frances Robinson .... Miss Harrington
- Henry Slate .... Sattler
- Norman Alden .... Dubin
- Susanne Cramer .... Anna
- Cynthia Lynn .... Frieda
- Ilse Taurins .... Hilda
- Francine York .... Gina
- ^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1964", Variety, 6 January 1965 p 39. Please note this figure is rentals accruing to distributors not total gross.


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The Wavertree Zone of Opportunity is located in central Liverpool and sits alongside the Edge Lane Regeneration Corridor, which is a key gateway into the city.
The Zone includes both the Kensington and Picton Renewal Areas.
The Wavertree Zone has one of the highest concentrations of pre-1919 terraced houses in the city, with many privately rented homes and empty properties.


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Video:How to Make Treacle Tartwith Elaine Lemm
Treacle tart is a great British dish served either as a pudding or as a treat with a cup of tea. Watch this how-to video from About.com to see instructions for making it!See Transcript
Transcript:How to Make Treacle Tart
Hi I'm Elaine Lemm for About British and Irish Food site and today I'm going to show you how to make a classic Treacle Tart. Treacle Tart is definitely a tart for the sweet tooth because it contains lots of lovely golden syrup and treacle so it's no wonder it is actually one of Harry Potter's favourite desserts!
Ingredients for Treacle Tart
For the Treacle Tart you will need:
- 350g shortcrust pastry
- 300g /10oz golden syrup
- 1 heaped tbsp black treacle
- Zest and juice of 1 unwaxed lemon
- 4 medium free range eggs
- 25g /1oz fresh bread crumbs
Instructions for Making a Treacle Tart
To begin our treacle tart the first thing we need to do is roll out the pastry and we're going to use to line a 23 centimetre loose-bottomed tart tin.
When rolling out pastry you will need some flour, I'm going to sprinkle that onto the surface and onto our rolling pin and it just takes a few rolls to get it going.Once the pastry's large enough, lay it over the rolling pin and over the tart tin.
Just gently press the pastry into place and with a sharp knife trim off any excess. And then we'll crimp the edge using the thumb and the first finger, this just gives a really nice finish to the pastry. There, lovely. This now needs to go into the refrigerator to rest for about thirty minutes.
Making the Pastry for the Treacle Tart
The pastry's had a good thirty minutes in the refrigerator so now it's time to make our filling. For this we need the bowl and the first thing that goes in is this really lovely golden syrup, the black treacle, the lemon zest and the lemon juice, and we mix those together.
Then I need the four eggs, lightly beaten, and they go into the bowl as well. Another good mix to bring all of that together and then finally into there we need the breadcrumbs, and this is going to bind this mixture.
This now goes into the pastry case, it smells lovely. This now needs to go into a hot oven about 180 degrees celsius for about 20 to 25 minutes until it's really nicely set.
Oh look at this! This is absolutely delicious. This has had 25 minutes in the oven, it's beautiful and golden brown, it's risen, and you can see the pastry just coming away from the tart tin which means that it is cooked. All it needs now is a nice dollop of vanilla ice cream or a little crème fraiche… delicious!
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What causes burning eyes?
Burning eyes have many possible causes. One of the most common is exposure to environmental pollutants such as tobacco smoke, smog, or dust or household items, such as bleach, soap or shampoo. Chlorine in swimming pools can also make your eyes burn. Extremes of cold or hot dry air may also result in burning eyes. Wearing your contact lenses for prolonged periods can make your eyes burn.
Allergies can cause inflammation leading to burning eyes. Conjunctivitis, which describes inflammation of the membranes that line your eyelids and cover the whites of your eyes, may be caused by either allergies or infection with bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms. Upper respiratory infections, such as influenza (flu) or the common cold, may also be accompanied by burning eyes.
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Chemical causes of burning eyes
Burning eyes can also be caused by exposure to chemicals including:
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- Makeup
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- Shampoo
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- Swimming pool chlorine
Disease causes of burning eyes
Burning eyes can accompany infections and inflammatory processes including:
- Allergies
- Conjunctivitis (inflammation of the eye surface)
- Upper respiratory infections, such as the common cold or influenza (flu)
Serious or life-threatening causes of burning eyes
In some cases, burning eyes may be a symptom of a serious or life-threatening condition that should be immediately evaluated in an emergency setting. These include:
- Periorbital cellulitis (infection of the eyelids or other soft tissue around the eyes)
- Uveitis and iritis (inflammation of structures of the eye)
Questions for diagnosing the cause of burning eyes
To diagnose your condition, your doctor or licensed health care practitioner will ask you several questions related to your burning eyes including:
- When did first feel your eyes burning?
- Are you sensitive to light?
- Has your vision decreased?
- Do you wear contact lenses?
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- Are there other symptoms, such as a stuffy nose or postnasal drip?
- Is there discharge from your eye?
What are the potential complications of burning eyes?
If you frequently have burning eyes, it could indicate that you have an eye allergy or eye infection. Once the underlying cause is diagnosed, it is important for you to follow the treatment plan that you and your health care provider design specifically for you to reduce the risk of potential complications including:
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- Eye burning - itching and discharge. Medline Plus, a service of the National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003034.htm.
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Burning eyes describes a feeling of burning and irritation of the eyes. Burning eyes can be accompanied by itching, tearing, or discharge from the eyes.
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Step 1: Materials!
2 floppy disks
2 small round jump rings
2 V rings or larger round jump rings
2 fishhook earring wires
dat's it!
Step 2: Extraction!
Once open, take the metal center out of that black shiny disk that stored all of your sweet old school data. Repeat with the other floppy, then discard the extra parts or save them for another project.
Step 3: Assemby: Attach the V rings!
Note: In this step, it doesn't matter if you use V-rings or jump rings, so long as the ring is big enough to fit around the space between the edge of the piece and the hole closest to the edge. I used v-rings because I had a few extras around the house, and I like the way they look.
Step 4: Assembly: Round jump rings and earring wires!
Before closing them up, attach the earring wire to each. Close both jump rings securely with pliers.
Note: when attaching the earring wires, make sure that the part that goes into your ear faces the "back" of the earring-- I consider the "front" of the floppy centers the side where the middle convexes out a bit from the edge.


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Picture: Bette Midler - Broadway opening night after party for 'I'll Eat You Last' held at the Booth Theatre - New York City, New York, United...
Bette Midler, Ricky Martin and ROSIE O'DONNELL have applauded basketball star Jason Collins for his bravery after becoming America's first professional male athlete to 'come out' as gay.
The sportsman made the big revelation in a new column for Sports Illustrated magazine, in which he declares, "I'm a 34-year-old Nba center. I'm black. And I'm gay."
His bold statement has won him huge support from fans and celebrities alike, and gay icon Midler is among those praising Collins for deciding to publicly acknowledge his sexuality.
In a Twitter.com post on Monday (29Apr13), the veteran entertainer calls him a "brave, strong person."
A slew of openly-gay stars are also celebrating the announcement - Martin tweets, "I don't know you personally @jasoncollins but... CONGRATULATIONS buddy! You are a brave man! I'm very (happy) for you! Nba proud", and actress O'Donnell adds, "Thank you Jason Collins - for being the first one - knocking down doors !!!"
Actor Neil Patrick Harris writes, "Bravo, @JasonCollins34! Thanks for stepping up. For standing tall. And at 7 feet, that's saying a lot", and pregnant country star Chely Wright reveals she is "really inspired" by Collins' courage.
Meanwhile, fellow Nba star Kobe Bryant has voiced his support for the former Washington Wizards player: "Proud of @jasoncollins34. Don't suffocate who u r (sic) because of the ignorance of others... courage support".
Rocker Flea, director Spike Lee and actors Gilles Marini and Elizabeth Banks have also shared kind words about Collins' 'coming out' on Twitter.com.


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Gay Christian singer speaks at Houston church's Coming Out Day event
Jennifer Knapp — a Christian singer experiencing a resurgence over the past couple years, this time as an openly gay artist — will perform and share her story at a Houston congregation Thursday, which is National Coming Out Day. Her talk, "Inside Out Faith," will take place at Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church in the Heights. Resurrection belongs […] [Read More]
Episcopal Church passes same-sex blessings, Montrose church to offer new rite
The approval of a liturgy to bless same-sex couples by the Episcopal Church Tuesday officially opens to the door for a GLBT-friendly Montrose congregation to offer the new rite in the months and years ahead. The same-sex blessing passed, as anticipated, at the Episcopal Church's general convention in Indianapolis on Tuesday. In the House of […] [Read More]
Faith groups react to Obama's gay marriage endorsement
President Barack Obama acknowledged that his recent statement in support of gay marriage has implications for his own faith and for religious groups, many in the midst of ongoing debates over homosexuality. Speaking of himself and First Lady Michelle Obama, the president said, "We're both practicing Christians and obviously this position may be considered to […] [Read More]
Episcopalians in Houston prepare for possible same-sex ceremonies
Following the Episcopal Church's likely approval of a liturgy blessing same-sex relationships at its summer convention, a Montrose congregation will be among the first to offer gay and lesbian couples this rite, the Rt. Rev. Andy Doyle announced this week. Doyle, bishop of the Texas Diocese, named St. Stephen's Episcopal Church as the first in […] [Read More]
BYU 'It Gets Better' video shares emotional stories of gay Mormons
Gay and lesbian students at America's largest Mormon university recently came out with their version of an "It Gets Better" video, opening up about the struggle they've had with their sexual identity at a school cited as one of the most difficult places for LGBT populations. The Brigham Young University "It Gets Better Video" hit […] [Read More]
Should Christians boycott Starbucks?
Dump Starbucks is the latest anti-gay marriage campaign by the National Organization for Marriage, which is asking people of faith to boycott the world's most popular coffee chain for its corporate stance on same-sex unions. Starbucks, headquartered in Seattle, released a statement supporting the state's new legislation recognizing gay marriage. In response, NOM wrote, "Starbucks […] [Read More]
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This is a great writeup. My dad is a Type 2 Diabetic and very carb sensitive, I'll pass this along to him. Do you eat fish or eggs? I get the vegan, vegetarian stuff mixed up all the time.
My Fitness Pal is FANTASTIC. I love it.
Because straight people aren't promiscuous at all are they? Do you watch tv? Every tv show on these days is straight people having sex, switching partners and having more sex. Look at the commercials, it's all sold by hinting that if you use their product, you will more than likely get sex.
I'm a happily married lesbian who has been with one person. My wife was also only with one person. We even waited till we exchanged vows. We value care and compassion for others, we value hard work and helping our community, we are both public servants, we pay our taxes, we take care of our parents, we buy local to support our local businesses.... How does that make us degenerates?
There is a much higher instance of straight men who are pedophiles. Educate yourself.
As a cop, you should know that the determination for a hate crime is specifically targeting the victim in order to send a message of fear and hatred to the entire community. It says, "we don't like your kind so get out of town or pretend you are someone else if you can." It forces the targeted community to have to think twice about what they do every single day, modify their routines, be careful of what they talk about in public etc..."
You may also know that in certain assault cases some are labeled Assault IV (for example) Domestic Violence. So do you think that label should go away too?
They don't go around telling people about what they do in the bedroom. This is a ridiculous statement. As a straight man or woman you share with friends and coworkers about your boyfriend/girlfriend husband/wife. Thats establishing your orientation right there. "What did you do this weekend?" "My boy/girlfriend and I went hiking in the Gorge.?" Why should the rules change if you are LGBT? Thats ridiculous.
Love is equal to love, commitment is equal to commitment, and a human being is equal to another human being no matter race, orientation or gender. If two consenting adults who are not blood related fall in love and wish to take the next natural step and get married just like everyone else, they should have the right to.
Bigotry is a dying breed by friend.
For those of us who do believe in and follow the One True God, yes, any sexual relationship outside of marriage is sin. Jesus was very clear on that, just like he was on divorce but I suspect there's more than a bit of white out being used in your Bible to warp His Word into what you want it to be. No matter how long there are misguided individuals worshiping the Bible and not Him, I guess people who do not fit your view of the world will be less than human. Not deserving of the same rights you have, right?
I know what I've experienced in His House, a house where He was very present and embracing everyone there. I've been saved for over 20 years, long before I realized I was bi-sexual - and you expect me to listen to the lies you've been told and spew out unthinkingly? Sorry, but He gave and told me I have the ability to read and discern His Word, as well as teach it. I'm going to listen to the One in charge of all instead of a mere follower of hatred. Open your heart and mind to the Truth not something your preacher is telling you. Seek the Truth and you will find it, or hopefully a bit of the love of Jesus for your fellow human beings. Signed, Shannon's wife - Lesley
So what about those couples who can't have kids or do not want kids? What about couples who use other means either adoption, surrogacy, IVF etc... What about older couple past child bearing ages? Do we make them get a civil union or domestic partnership? NO.
You're argument is tired and over played... it simply doesn't hold water.
Coming from a person whose name is cohn man... the younger generation is going to help bring equality and love for others and diversity. Your kind of bigotry and hate is a dying breed. Thank the good LORD.
Thank you for your incredible article and insight. Sooner or later we will all be equal and free. Unfortunately the "christians" will find someone else to pick on like they always do.
I hold marriage extremely sacred, I have been shown the truth and reconciled faith and the LGBT community. It's been an amazing and beautiful journey. If you are Gay, DO NOT LET THEM TELL YOU THAT GOD DOESN'T LOVE YOU JUST HOW HE MADE YOU"
"What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality" by Daniel A. Helminiak Ph.d. It's amazing.
"Reconciling Journey" A daily devotional for LGBT. (this work book is amazing)
Many churches are starting to realize their huge mistake and becoming more open and affirming. Time and truth continues to march on despite even the most staunch hold outs. We will get there.
The food carts are incredible. you guys should also check out Domo Dogs(Japanese Fusion Sausage sandwiches)(SW 9th/Washington) and Big Ass Sandwiches. SO GOOD!
Meanwhile, the all the meth labs in that same area are operational and open for business! What a joke... just legalize the stuff. I'd rather be around people who smoke than people who drink and get stupid!
Carol, thank you so much for your write up. You have amazing perspective and it really means a lot to have someone speak out about what the church has done to the gay community. Thankfully things are moving in the right direction and every single day more and more churches are coming out in affirmation of their lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgendered brothers and sisters.
I have done my own research in the Bible, history and context and it's been an incredible journey. One book that really helped me was "What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality" by Daniel A. Helminiak Ph. d. What an amazing study tool.
One of the churches that I adore is Portland Metropolitan Community Church. Rev. Meckley is great and it's a wonderful open and loving place. We were sitting there one service and the Holy Spirit started moving and it was like Jesus himself walked down the aisle and touched everyone in there. I still get goosebumps when I remember it.
Again, thank you for having the courage and strength to speak up. We need more people like you. For those who continue to judge and hate, I pray that one day your eyes and hearts are opened. Knowledge is power and love wins out.
I'm fine with this. I understand there are a few winter holidays around this "Christmas break" All should be represented equally or not at all.
May your neighbors remember your thoughtless, heartless and selfish comment when something happens and YOU need help someday. Karma... she's a nasty wench sometimes.
If I was in that position, I would pull out the F bomb too. get over it.
Do you think, perhaps, that you could have chosen a better name for the article? Some could find it rather offensive.
The fact that the music is canned (No live orchestra) was a huge disappointment. I'm not a huge fan of the ballet to begin with (Much prefer opera) but I enjoy the orchestra. So tonight was a big let down especially after seeing Sleeping Beauty with our incredible live orchestra. The kids enjoyed it though.
@heresyournametagmark Four words: you're offensive and immature.


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Emblems of Mind, by Edward Rothstein
In Harmony
Emblems of Mind: The Inner Life of Music and Mathematics.
by Edward Roth-Stein.
Times Books. 263 pp. $25.00.
Music is the most radically elusive of the arts. It is conceived in the mind, "made" in the physical world, and experienced through the senses, but its essence is not to be found in any of these domains. Those who view music as part of the world of ideas—a notion intrinsic to all music criticism worthy of the name—inevitably fail to do justice to its fundamentally nonintellectual nature. Yet discussions of music couched solely in terms of formal language have a circular quality that fails no less inevitably to speak to our instinctive belief that music has meaning.
Thus, although we may be intrigued when Igor Stravinsky assures us that "music is, by its very nature, essentially powerless to express anything at all," we should be more inclined to believe Schopenhauer when he tells us that music
does not express a particular and definite joy, sorrow, anguish, horror, delight, or mood of peace, but joy, sorrow, anguish, horror, delight, peace of mind themselves, in the abstract, in their essential nature, without accessories. . . .
These issues are the subject matter of what is sometimes called the philosophy of music. The term is not in general use (most English-speaking musicologists prefer "musical aesthetics"), but it is both logical and to the point. Philosophy, according to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, is "the use of reason and argument in seeking truth and knowledge of reality," and that is what philosophers of music do: they seek the truth about music. Such quests are by definition unending, and so there is no shortage of important books dealing with the meaning of music, some by scholars (Victor Zuckerkandl's Sound and Symbol, Leonard B. Meyer's Emotion and Meaning in Music) and some by major composers (Stravinsky's Poetics of Music, Paul Hindemith's A Composer's World).
Now Edward Rothstein, chief music critic of the New York Times, has written a book of comparable interest that seeks to illuminate music by examining its relationship to mathematics. This approach is, of course, as old as Pythagoras, but Rothstein comes at it from a distinctive angle: Emblems of Mind, as its subtitle indicates, is not about the specifically mathematical aspects of music but about the "inner lives" of the two disciplines, and in particular about the way in which they both rely on "metaphor, abstraction, and comparison." Rothstein, who studied pure mathematics before going into music, is unusually qualified for this task, and Emblems of Mind is full of the kinds of fresh, unforced comparisons that spring naturally to the double consciousness of a man conversant with two fields.
Rothstein begins by exploring the styles of thought that are characteristic and common to both mathematics and music, showing how each discipline "keeps stepping back from the arguments it has made, discovering ever more elaborate abstractions that reveal ever deeper similarities." From there he goes on to explore the more complex questions of what music does, and why it matters. In examining these questions, Rothstein appears at first glance to side more with Stravinsky than Schopenhauer:
There are no discoveries in music that illuminate our physical universe. Instead, through music, we learn more about musical objects—phrases, chords, gestures. . . . Once music is detached from function, once it becomes a repertory art, it explicitly strives to define itself, out of itself, to become "mathematical"—that is to say, to begin from premises and proceed to conclusions by interpreting its own universe, finding its own laws. . . .
But the seeming chilliness of this vision is warmed by a constant awareness of the fact that the goal of music—as well as of mathematics—is beauty. Innumerates are typically nonplussed when they hear mathematicians speak of the "beauty" or "elegance" of a particular argument (though not Edna St. Vincent Millay, who assured her readers that "Euclid alone has looked on beauty bare"). In fact, the concept is easy to grasp. "The beauty" of mathematics, Rothstein explains,
is in the simplicity of the reasoning when faced with the complexity of the expected calculations. . . . Beauty is experienced as a form of knowledge because it is through the archetypical rational act—that of analogy and metaphor—that we come to know the beautiful.
As for beauty in music, though more familiar to the average reader/listener, it is no less subtle to capture. What do we mean when we say the Mozart G-Minor Symphony is "beautiful"? Do we have in mind a property that the music of Mozart has in common with Rigoletto? Is that same property also to be found in Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring—or Arnold Schoenberg's Moses and Aron, a work whose melodic and harmonic materials are not organized according to the traditional "laws" of tonality (but whose rhythmic materials, by contrast, are utterly conventional)?
According to Rothstein, beauty in music is directly analogous to beauty in mathematics:
We can have such an immediate reaction to the aesthetic creation lying before us, such awe at its internal workings and the powers they exercise upon us, that the work seems something not made but simply presented; it requires no analysis of purpose nor any reflection about meaning; it appears to our senses as something completely natural.
Furthermore, music can suggest a "truth" comparable to the truth of a mathematical equation: "Musical truth involves something about the ways a composition is consistent, complete, and open to mappings in our various worlds of sense and thought." By contrast, "we think of music as false when it violates its own premises."
Rothstein does not shy away from the final implication of this insight. For him, music and mathematics "remain mysteries, seeming too close to Truth to be merely human, too close to invention to be divine." Having invoked the ultimate source of truth and beauty, he properly concludes Emblems of Mind with twin inscriptions: Q.E.D., or Quod erat demonstrandum ("That which was to be proved"), the traditional conclusion of a mathematical proof; and S.D.G., or Soli Deo gloria ("To God alone the glory"), with which Bach frequently inscribed his compositions.
Regular readers of Edward Roth-stein's criticism will not be surprised by the thoughtfulness of his approach to the problem of beauty in music, or by the bracing austerity of his taste. Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart are the composers most often cited in Emblems of Mind (though there is also an interesting discussion of that most enigmatic of Romantic piano pieces, Chopin's A-Minor Prelude). Yet Rothstein assures us that the power of music to "find its own laws"
allows us to comprehend many compositions written during the last 30 years by composers like Pierre Boulez, Milton Babbitt, and Elliott Carter, whose relationships and variations are built not upon tonal laws and relations but upon laws that may have been invented for a particular composition.
One may doubt that Rothstein's explanation of how music works can, in fact, be convincingly extended to the experience of listening to a work like the Elliott Carter Double Concerto: after all, an internally consistent, seemingly elegant mathematical proof can easily be erected on the foundation of a false premise. But even a reader who differs with Rothstein on matters of taste will find Emblems of Mind a highly persuasive essay in the philosophy of music. Though he may not succeed in explaining why most listeners prefer Poulenc and Prokofiev (neither of whom appears in the index) to Carter and Schoenberg, Rothstein has nonetheless succeeded in framing a "general theory" of musical meaning that is not only stimulating but also quite strikingly poetic. Few books have taught me more about the essential nature of music, and fewer still have done so with comparable grace and clarity.
Emblems of Mind is in no way a chatty or anecdotal book. "My intention," Rothstein says in his introduction, "has been to write for the literate layman, the curious listener and student who might never have studied math beyond high school or music beyond elementary school." Laymen will certainly be able to follow Rothstein's line of argument—the mathematics looks more frightening than it actually is—but this book demands, and rewards, the kind of sustained concentration that our bite-sized musical culture has sought to render superfluous. Anyone for whom classical music remains a central, indispensable part of high culture will find Emblems of Mind a powerful and provocative work.


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British Airways Proceeding With Replacement of Biggest 747 Fleet
Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- British Airways said it's continuing its evaluation of potential replacements for the world's biggest fleet of Boeing Co. 747 jumbo jets.
BA has split its long-haul jet requirement into planes for which successors are available now in the form of models such as the Airbus SAS A380 and Boeing Co. 787, and those for which appropriate alternatives are still under development, according to Keith Williams, the IAG unit's chief executive officer.
The 747 replacement order relates to those future aircraft, Williams said at a British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce event in Geneva, adding: "It's an ongoing process and I can't say more than that at the moment."
BA's fleet manager, Alexander Grant, said last year that it planned to assess Toulouse, France-based Airbus's A350-1000, the biggest version of its latest wide-body, and two offerings from Chicago-based Boeing -- the planned 787-10, a stretch of its Dreamliner, and the re-winged 777-X upgrade of the 777.
The unit of International Consolidated Airlines Group SA has 52 747-400s in service, plus three in storage. The planes, built to a four-decade-old design, currently carry as many 345 people in a four-class seating configuration, according to the company's website.
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text: Linus Pauling (February 28, 1901 - August 19, 1994) would forever be remembered in soil history for his discovery of the structure of clay minerals. Pauling was a winner of two Nobel Prices. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1954 for his work on the nature of chemical bond. He also received the Nobel Prize in 1962 for his efforts to ban atomic bomb tests. Linus Pauling was the only person to receive two unshared Nobel Prizes (as at the time of writing). The great soil chemist, arguably the greatest of our generation, Garrison Sposito, considered Linus Pauling as the greatest physical chemist of the past century (Sposito, 2008). Pauling was only 28 when he formulated his rule for stable crystal structures (Sposito, 2008). In his attempt to stop the atomic bomb test in 1958, Pauling presented to the Secretary General of the United Nations a petition signed by over 9000 scientist from 44 countries. Pauling also established the foundation of clay science by his discovery of phyllosilicate structures in 1929-30. An account by Linus Pauling himself on the discovery of the structure of clay minerals is available here