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The stats are glaring: African-American women have the highest obesity rate in the U.S.
Four out of five are overweight or obese, a 2012 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found. Nearly 52 percent between the ages of 20 and 74 are considered obese compared to 31.5 percent of white women in that age group.
One in four black women over 55 has diabetes.
And the icing on the cake, so to speak: Nearly 50 percent of all black females born in 2000 and beyond will likely develop Type 2 diabetes in their lifetime. Obesity is a risk factor not only for diabetes, but for heart disease and strokes, too.
Staggering numbers for sure. Hopelessness is not the answer. Ladies, it is time for us to take better care of ourselves.
Speaking out
In an Associated Press story last week, three celebrity black women — Star Jones, Nicole Ari Parker and Toni Carey — spoke out about the need to fight obesity in the black community.
Each has started efforts to battle the epidemic. That's commendable. And timely.
While many talk privately about the issue (especially the comfort foods we grew up with), it is time to speak aloud and shed light on a problem that is threatening our lives.
It's not about being skinny; it's about being fit and healthy.
One person who is winning her battle is Georgette Mayo. A few years back, the archivist at Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, was going through some stressful times and began using food as comfort. Food abuse, she calls it.
Her weight shot up, and with it went her blood pressure and cholesterol levels. She was borderline diabetic.
Then her mother died in 2010, adding even more stress.
Mayo knew better but continued her love affair with food. Then one day she got to thinking about her life and her children. She decided, "OK, now, Georgette, you need to do this if you want to be around for your three children."
She started lifting weights. In September 2011, she starting running and eating healthier. Now, the 55-year-old runs about 15 miles a week, dropped 80 pounds and is off all medications except a low-dose drug for hypertension.She eats mostly fruits, vegetables and grains; once in a while some fish.
Running is a part of her life. Her new lifestyle is to ensure she is around for her daughters — Olivia, 20, and Zora, 17 — and her son, Jazz, 15.
Mayo has completed two half-marathons — her daughters ran with her. She loves to cook at home now and seldom eats out. Fried food is no longer a part of her diet.
She is not suggesting everyone become a runner or a vegetarian. But do something, she said. Try meatless Mondays. And walking is great. The idea is to get moving.
Mayo suggests finding someone to exercise with. She credits Black Girls Run! with giving her the support and camaraderie to change her lifestyle. "I love that group."
The national group was started in 2009 by Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks to encourage black women to make fitness and healthy living a priority.
Last year in October, Doretha Walker of Mount Pleasant organized a local chapter. The group started with five women; now there are 831. It's open to women of all races and encourages them to move.
Check it out: blackgirlsrun.com.
Find a role model
First lady Michelle Obama has made healthy eating and fitness a focus, inspiring many, especially black women. (Who doesn't want upper arms like hers?)
Mayo encourages women to find a role model, someone who inspires them. Hers is Ernestine Shepherd, the 75-year-old Guinness Book of World Records oldest competitive female bodybuilder who was a "couch potato" at 56.
Check out her "six-pack" abs.
Mayo says getting fit is a determination. "There is no easy way to do it, no pills, no magic solutions, just hard work and effort. In the long run, it is worth investing in yourself for good health and quality of life!"
To Mayo and other women — black and white — who are getting it right, you are to be commended. For the rest of us, we must not give up. We can change our behavior. But first we must get moving.
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Sunset at Tunnel View in Yosemite
Last Light at Tunnel View;
Low hanging fog creates an ethereal scene as it winds around the valley floor just above the tree line.
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Yosemite Black Bear
Yosemite Black Bear appeared in the early morning on July 21, 2014.
This image was made from the Housekeeping Camp Beach area with Canon 5D EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM +1.4x hand held at 240mm - 250 sec at f11 ISO 640.
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Yosemite Chapel and Snow
This image was taken on November 20, 2010.
An overnight snow storm left over 8 inches of fresh snow. I was able to highlight the snow by using a flash.
From Slideshow II
Tuolumne Meadows Panorama
As the snow melts in the Yosemite high country,it forms a temporary lake in Tuolumne Meadows. I drove past this body of water several times over three days waiting to capture still water with reflections...
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Buck and Snow
I came across this Buck early in the morning as he was following a doe and her young. The rutt was on and this Buck was no exeption, he did not let the Doe out of his site.
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Black Bear in Crane Flat Meadow
A Black Bear feeding on grass in a meadow by Crane Flat, Yosemite National Park
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Clearing Storm Tunnel View Double Rainbow
Clearing Storm at Tunnel View with a Double Rainbow.
This was a special day in Yosemite...It rained most of the day and I hoped that it might clear up for sunet. Tunnel view is ideal for late sun and if the clouds opened up we might get some great light. I set up my camera with an umbrella attached to my tripod. I was ready for nature to put on her show and she did not disappoint... As the sun rays came out the rainbow started to gradually form and only lasted for a few moments and then went away...It came back again for an oncore and radiated for over 5 minutes. I was able to capture a few images and then stood there in awe taking in another special moment at Yosemite !
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Clearing Storm at Tunnel View with a Double Rainbow.
This was a special day in Yosemite...It rained most of the day and I hoped that it might clear up by sunset. Tunnel view is ideal for late sun and if the clouds opened up we might get some great light. I set up my camera with an umbrella attached to my tripod. I was ready for nature to put on her show and she did not disappoint... As the sun rays came out the rainbow started to gradually form and only lasted for a few moments and then went away...It came back again for an oncore and radiated for over 5 minutes. I was able to capture a few images and then stood there in awe taking in another special moment at Yosemite !
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I came across this Pileated Woodpecker 5 feet off of the main road driving to Housekeeping Camp which is located in the East end of the valley of Yosemite National Park.
She was working a cedar tree as I drove up, I was so excited to finally see a Pileated Woodpecker in person that I pulled over, parked and followed her to another tree.
She sat a few feet away focused on chipping away at the bark and eating wood boring beetle larvae that I was able to observe her for about ten minutes.
They are the largest of the woodpecker species measuring 16 " in length.
Taken on May 5, 2012 hand held with a 5D MKII 70-200 f/2.8L IS, 1.4 tele extender which explains the closeup video with unsteady movement. This sighting was a spontaneous event and I reacted without the benefit of a tripod
© Copyright 2012 Jerry Gilligan All Rights Reserved
From Video
Vernal Fall in Yosemite National Park
I left my house at 4:00 am and drove to Yosemite National Park arriving around 7:00 am.
I parked in the trail head parking lot which is about a half a mile from Happy Isle (shuttle stop #16) or about 3/4 of a mile from Curry Village.
This is a moderate to strenuous hike with a 400 feet elevation gain to the footbridge or a 1,000 feet elevation gain via the Mist Trail to the top of Vernal Fall. I took this video just passed the Mist Trail and short of the last 1/10 of a mile to the top of Vernal Fall.
This video is of the spring run-off in mid April 2013. The volume was impressive even though the snow survey for April 2013 showed a water content for the Merced drainage at 53% of average. You will get wet hiking up to this location so a poncho or plastic garbage bag will keep you mostly dry on the upper portion of this hike. If you hike in the warmer months with similar flow, you might accept the cold spray after a strenuous hike getting there !
The sound recording of Vernal Fall was done with a Zoom H4N in stereo and it was edited in to this video because the 5D MKII microphone could not capture the volume and force of this incredible water fall.
Vernal Fall is a 317 feet waterfall on the Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park, California.
© Copyright 2013 Jerry Gilligan All Rights Reserved.
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Pileated Woodpecker In Yosemite
I came across this Pileated Woodpecker 5 feet off of the road driving to Housekeeping Camp which is located in the valley of Yosemite National Park.
She was working a cedar tree as I drove up, I was so excited to finally see a Pileated Woodpecker in person that I pulled over, parked and followed her to another tree.
She sat a few feet away focused on chipping away at the bark and eating. My presence was ignored and I was able to observe her for about ten minutes.
They are the largest of the woodpecker species measuring 16 " in length.
Taken on May 5, 2012
© Copyright 2012 Jerry Gilligan All Rights Reserved
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From Wildlife
Mono Lake Sunrise
First Light Mono Lake
I went to the Eastern side of the Sierra to capture the inclement weather coming through the area the day before. There were lightning strikes and a late afternoon thunderstorm. I woke up early the next morning to lightning in the distance and drove to Mono Lake parking lot. The clouds opened up slightly and I hoped that the sunrise would light up the underside of the clouds and bring some color to the water. The Tu fa's are random and not positioned to find an easy composition. I settled on this location and waited while the seagulls and Osprey flew around as the sun rose from the East.
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Winter Scene Yosemite National Park
Light snow fell in Yosemite Valley the prior two nights. It has been over a month since the last snow storm so I was looking forward to getting back up to the mountains.
I drove up early Saturday morning pre-visualizing a winter scene. I drove around the valley surveying the meadows looking for the right composition. There were a lot of bare spots throughout the park which made my goal more challenging.
The soft morning light back-lit these trees against Cathedral Rock which made for a nice capture.
February 9,2013
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First Light in Cooks Meadow side lights the famous Elm Tree.
This is the last remaining Elm Tree in Cooks Meadow. These tree's were brought here in the late 1800's.
James Mason Hutchings planted several orchards in Yosemite mostly containing apple trees but some cherry trees can be found. Hutchings also planted a row of American elms along the route of the present road that crosses the meadow north of the present Sentinel Bridge.
These were grown from seed supplied by Rev. Joseph Worcester of Waltham, Massachusetts.
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Last Light On Half Dome from Olmsted Point.
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From Yosemite
The Bachelor and the Three Graces
The Bachelor and the Three Graces is a group of four Sequoia trees, three of them growing very close together, with a fourth a little distance away. They are located in the Mariposa Grove which is the largest Sequoia grove in Yosemite containing several hundred mature trees.
This Image was Made on May 28,2009 at 1:07 pm
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The storm clouds closed in around Half Dome and it started to snow.
A large glow from above created some unique lighting conditions through the storm clouds, bathing the Elm tree in soft light, while the surrounding trees were in shadow.
I was fortunate to be set up observing the scene develop and capture the moment while it unfolded before me...
Taken 11/21/2010 – 9:22:59 AM
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Half Dome from Sentinel Bridge after a prevoius night snow storm.
Fresh snow in Yosemite Valley usually melts soon after it falls so I try to work the valley for it's many compositions...
Here is a typical image from a famous location...Sentinel bridge is a great place to get Half Dome and potential reflections in the Merced River.
It was hard to pass this up as the afternoon light enhances the scene with fresh snow...
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Quaking Aspen Fall along Tioga Rd.
High country waterfalls are usually only accessible by hiking to them. This one can be seen by driving to Olmsted Point.There is a pull out on each side of the road to stop and enjoy this one. This is a seasonal waterfall that I have seen flow through summer. High runoff this year has created many waterfalls close to the road and there were several close to this one without any place to turnoff...
After shooting this image I had an Immature Bald Eagle fly overhead ...This was the first Bald I have seen in Yosemite...What a great place!
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Moonbow at Upper Yosemite Fall.
A moonbow (also known as a lunar rainbow) is a rainbow produced by light reflected off the surface of the moon rather than from direct sunlight. Many photographers ascend on Yosemite between April - July during a full moon to capture a moonbow either at the Upper Yosemite Fall, or at the Lower Yosemite Fall, Several factors are required to capture a Moonbow.
1. Bright Moonlight (nearly-full moon)
2. Moon risen above the south rim of the valley (so moonlight can strike Upper Yosemite Fall)
3. Sufficient mist and spray during snow melt runoff;
4. Clear skies.
5 Dark skies (Sun more than 9 degrees below the horizon)
6. Geometry (the angle between the "anti-lunar direction" [ observer's shadow cast by the moonlight] and the direction toward the base of the Upper Yosemite Fall must be near the "rainbow angle" of 42 degrees)
This image was made on June 14, 2011 at 10:47 pm
© Copyright Jerry Gilligan 2011 All Rights Reserved.
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Flooded Meadow Swinging Bridge Upper Yosemite Fall.
Mid June with record snow melt runoff floods this meadow for this rare Upper Yosemite Falls Reflection opposite Leidig Meadow from Swinging Bridge Picnic Area...
Taken on June 15, 2011 at 6:37 am
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From Yosemite
Bridalveil Fall in Soft Light
Bridalveil Fall with afternoon light filtered through random clouds highlights the falls and cliffs in Yosemite National Park.
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The Chapel and Snow
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Gates Of The Valley Winter Sunrise
Four storms in less than a week passed over much of California which caused Yosemite to close. On Friday January 22, 2010 after the last storm left heavy snow between 12 to 18 inches on trees causing them to bend and break. All roads leading into the park were closed all day while I waited outside not completely aware of all of the damage. Later in the day a caravan of cars left the valley to El Portal and another was lead back into the park only allowing residence and employee's access. I was able to enter after 5:00 pm. This sunrise was worth the long wait from the prior day.
Taken on 1.23.2010 at 7:08 am.
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Last Light on Half Dome and the Merced River on a Winter's Evening 1.31.2010
This is one of my favorite spots in Yosemite, you can usually capture some nice images in early morning and sometimes in the evening...I have several on my website from here... There are several picnic table's and it is usually very quit during the Winter months...
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Half Dome and Full Moon
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Last Light on Half Dome, Spring Run-Off Merced River
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Last Light on Horsetail Fall
Located in Yosemite National Park.
This is a seasonal water fall that flows in winter and early spring. The fall occurs on the east side of El Capitan. There are a few days every February if the conditions are just right with high water flow and an absence of clouds. This waterfall is lit up by the last light from the setting sun. The mist will also enhance the color with a bright orange glow. In some years, more dramatic images have been made by increased water flow and some wind, Galen Rowell took an iconic image of this fall back in 1974.
The fall is best seen and photographed from a small clearing close to the picnic area on the north road leading out of Yosemite Valley east of El Capitan.
This was photographed on the south side from Cathedral Beach with at least 40 Photographers standing tripod to tripod trying to get the best composition...
If you look close you will see the water flowing at the top and an occasional glow around the mist. I keep going back to witness this special event each year.
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First Light on the famous Elm Tree in Cooks Meadow
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Silhouette Tree
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Gates of the Valley El Capitan in Winter
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Full Moon El Capitan and Half Dome
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El Capitan and The Merced River
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First Light on Half Dome and The Merced River
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From Yosemite
Clearing Storm Half Dome And The Merced River
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The Sun Rises over Half Dome and the famous Elm Tree in Cooks Meadow Yosemite National Park
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There is a widespread narrative in higher education that goes something like this: Colleges and universities have always accepted the best and brightest students; then, due to pressure from outside forces (some of them named "John F. Kennedy"), diversity was thrust upon the academy. In turn, schools meted out race-based scholarships, relaxed standards for certain students in order to fulfill quotas and — poof! — diversity. A constant and often unsubtle subtext of this narrative is that good old objective academic rigor has sometimes suffered in the name of manufactured, if well-meaning, multiculturalism.
A graduate science program in Nashville is helping write a powerful counternarrative — and it has some pretty impressive numbers to back it up — even if there isn't wide consensus yet on the reasons why they've done so well.


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(Wheeling, W.Va.) Wheeling Jesuit (11-7) erased a 3-1 Walsh first half lead and defeated the Cavs 4-3 in their season finale. Walsh closes the season 3-13 and with losses in their last five games.
Matt Bly's (Sr., Bellbrook, OH/HS) second goal of the season at 36:07 tied the game at 1-1. He scored on a cross from Chad Dickerhoof (Sr., Alliance, OH/Marlington) on the right side. Two minutes later Adam Greenwood (Sr., Blackpool, England/Lytham St. Annes) gave Walsh a 2-1 lead on an assist from Broc Sutek (Sr., Minerva) in the box. It was Greenwood's second goal of the year. Walsh tallied its third goal of the half as Kain Melville (So., South Shields, Newcastle, Eng./Gateshead) scored on a header at 41:11. Chris Lynch (Jr., Bellbrook) had the assist.
Wheeling scored at 50:24 and the tied the game 59:61. Wheeling's Phillip Mshelbwala then scored what proved to be the game winner at 60:51.
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Have you received an email or postal mail bill from listingcorp.com or Website Listing Service Corp? DON'T SEND THEM ANY MONEY! This weekend, not one, but two of our clients have been billed by this unethical company for alleged services that they have certainly never purchased. The company goes by both of the above names and I'm blogging about this to warn potential victims about this scam. Continue Reading »
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I thought this post by Rand of SEOmoz was just super. Though I'm sure Rand would be the first to say that no one but a few fellows at Google actually knows all the intricacies of the Google algorithm, this list really brings it down to the basics that are safe to bet on, in terms of what Google appears to favor. Continue Reading »
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I mentioned in another post that Liam and I are currently reading Charles C. Mann's book, 1491, aloud. Though the book contains some interesting information about the Native American cultures of North and South America, we haven't been that taken with the writing style. Nevertheless, as we were working our way though a section about the ancient city of Tiwanaku in the Andes mountains, we were much struck by the following description of the unending, ongoing construction that was a part of daily life in this place. I quote:
"They build their monuments as if their intent was never to finish them….Completion was not the object. The goal was a constant buzz of purposeful activity".
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Rand McCarley of 14th Colony has just a published a very good new series of articles about domain names. I just finished reading through the 5 part series and believe it contains some sound advice that should be taken into consideration by any up-and-coming web business owner who is about to purchase a domain name.
The articles cover how to choose a domain, and how to protect it. Rand also deals with some myths and some SEO-oriented tips. Take a gander at what he's got to say. It's certainly worth a read!
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Chapter One
Thursday January 1st
These are my New Year's resolutions: I will help the blind across the road.I will hang my trousers up.I will put the sleeves back on my records.I will not start smoking.I will stop squeezing my spots.I will be kind to the dog.I will help the poor and ignorant.After hearing the disgusting noises from downstairs last night, I have also vowed never to drink alcohol.
My father got the dog drunk on cherry brandy at the party last night. If the RSPCA hear about it he could get done. Eight days have gone by since Christmas Day but my mother still hasn't worn the green lurex apron I bought her for Christmas! She will get bathcubes next year.
Just my luck, I've got a spot on my chin for the first day of the New Year!
Friday January 2nd
The dog got its own back on my father. It jumped up and knocked down his model ship, then ran into the garden with the rigging tangled in its feet. My father kept saying, "Three months' work down the drain," over and over again. The spot on my chin is getting bigger. It's my mother's fault for not knowing about vitamins.
Saturday January 3rd
She still hasn't worn the lurex apron.
Sunday January 4th
My father has got the flu. I'm not surprised with the diet we get. My mother went out in the rain to get him a vitamin C drink, but as I told her, "It's too late now." It's a miracle we don't get scurvy. My mother says she can't see anything on my chin, but this is guilt because of the diet.
The dog has run off because my mother didn't close the gate. I have broken the arm on the stereo. Nobody knows yet, and with a bit of luck my father will be ill for a long time. He is the only one who uses it apart from me, No sign of the apron.
Monday January 5th
The dog hasn't come back yet. It is peaceful without it. My mother rang the police and gave a description of the dog. She made it sound worse than it actually is: straggly hair over its eyes and all that. I really think the police have got better things to do than look for dogs, such as catchingmurderers. I told my mother this but she still rang them. Serve her right if she was murdered because of the dog.
My father is still lazing about in bed. He is supposed to be ill, but I noticed he is still smoking!
Nigel came round today. He has got a tan from his Christmas holiday. I think Nigel will be ill soon from the shock of the cold in England. I think Nigel's parents were wrong to take him abroad.
He hasn't got a single spot yet.
Tuesday January 6th
Thedog is in trouble!
It knocked a meter-reader off his bike and messed all the cards up. So now we will all end up in court I expect. A policeman said we must keep the dog under control and asked how long it had been lame. My mother said it wasn't, lame, and examined it. There was a tiny model pirate trapped in its left front paw.
The dog was pleased when my mother took the pirate out and it jumped up the policeman's tunic with its muddy paws. My mother fetched a cloth from the kitchen but it had strawberry jam on it where I had wiped the knife, so the tunic was worse than ever. The policeman went then. I'm sure he swore. I could report him for that.
Wednesday January 7th
Nigel came round on his new bike this morning. It has got a water bottle, a milometer, a speedometer, a yellow saddle, and very thin racing wheels. It's wasted on Nigel. He only goes to the shops and back on it. If I had it, I would go all over the country and have an experience.
My spot or boil has reached its peak. Surely it can't get any bigger!
The dog is locked in the coal shed.
Epiphany is something to do with the three wise men. Big deal!
Thursday January 8th
Now my mother has got the flu. This means that I have to look after them both. Just my luck!
Designed like a case file, chock-full of notes, journal entries, letters, e-mails, illustrations, and more, Free Thaddeus! is an uproarious middle-grade novel that argues why the irreverent Thaddeus should be released from his in-school suspension and explains the unbelievable circumstances that led to his punishment. Soon readers will be chanting, "Free Thaddeus!"
Adrian Mole's first love, Pandora, has left him; a neighbor, Mr. Lucas, appears to be seducing his mother (and what does that mean for his father?); the BBC refuses to publish his poetry; and his dog swallowed the tree off the Christmas cake. "Why" indeed.
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UT Libraries Scan Sanborn Fire Maps for Texas and Mexico
Posted: February 9, 2011
UT Libraries announce the completion of a 3.5-year scanning project to make the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Texas and Mexico (1877–1922) available online. The maps are useful to historians, urban planners, architects, social scientists, geographers, genealogists, environmentalists and anyone interested in the history and growth of cities.
The 10,442 maps were scanned mainly from the collection of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at UT Austin, with additional maps being scanned at the Library of Congress Maps & Geography Division in Washington, D.C., which houses the largest library collection of the Sanborn Maps. The large-scale maps of major cities and towns were published to determine fire insurance risks of particular buildings. The Library of Congress sent duplicate sets of maps to each state, with the Texas maps going to the Briscoe Center. The scanned maps are now part of the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
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Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, better known as Nas, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., but got his name in rapping while living in Queens. He is the son of jazz musician Olu Dara, who would go on to appear periodically in his son's work. Nas got his start in hip-hop after performing as a featured guest on a Main Source song titled "Live at the Barbeque."
Since then, he has demonstrated his worthiness as a member of the hip-hop community. In 1992, Nas scored a record deal with Columbia Records and officially began his journey to fame.
Two years later, Nas would release his first album, "Illmatic," which was awarded five out of five Mics from hip-hop magazine The Source. The album spawned a total of five singles, including "It Ain't Hard to Tell" and "The World is Yours." Nas' lyrical technique is similar to Rakim's in his usage of multi-syllabic rhyming.
Nas set the bar high for everyone in the game, including himself, with rhymes like, "So analyze me, surprise me, but can't magmatize me / Scannin' while you're plannin' ways to sabotage me / I leave 'em froze like her-on in your nose / Nas'll rock well, it ain't hard to tell." As an album, "Illmatic" was perfect.
After things cooled down, Nas ventured back into the studio to record his follow up record, "It Was Written." He also branched out and formed a hip-hop supergroup dubbed The Firm. The Firm was made of rappers Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ and Nature. The Firm signed with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment record label to release their first and only album appropriately titled "The Album," but it was not well received.
As Nas's fame grew, he managed to find himself in one of the biggest post-East Coast-West Coast feuds ever to have existed. In the wake of the murder of The Notorious B.I.G., a struggle for power ensued. Headed by Nas and Jay-Z, the feud became well documented, as both rappers had no problem including "diss" tracks on their albums. Jay-Z released the first track titled "Takeover" from his album "The Blueprint." Nas retaliated with the song "Ether" from the album "Stillmatic," which was released in December 2001. The feud came to an end in 2006 with the two going on tour together.
Since his start in 1994, Nas has released a total of 13 records including a collaboration album with reggae star Damian Marley. His most recent album, "Life is Good," was released in 2012. Nas has stated that he is currently working on a follow-up record and is in the process of making three collaboration albums with Mobb Deep, Common and DJ Premier.


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A-B InBev and unions reach agreement in Belgian brewery strikes. (Wall Street Journal)
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In the Arrow pilot, Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) was none too pleased to see his little sister Thea sneaking into his grown-up party and being ogled by his pal Tommy. Someone should tell him to relax — Willa Holland's 21 after all. But the doe-eyed beauty has aged very little in character years since she first played Marissa Cooper's little sister Kaitlin on The O.C. in 2006. Two years later, she was corrupting Jenny Humphrey on Gossip Girl. In an interview with the New York Daily News, she laughed about the fact that she's still playing a rebellious high-schooler after all these years.
"I think that at 21, I still look like I'm 17 years old, so I feel like I'm going to be playing teenagers for a while, and that's a very relatable stage in a teenage life for a female — that kind of rambunctious stage," she told the paper.
We're looking forward to seing how Thea fits into the life of her vigilante brother and possibly shady mother on Arrow. At the same time, we're also waiting for the theatrical release of Tiger Eyes, the adaptation of the classic Judy Blume novel, in which Will plays Davey a girl coming to terms with the violent death of her father.
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Microsoft knew about the critical flaw in Internet Explorer (IE) that was recently exploited by hackers to gain entry to the systems of Google and at least 20 other big name companies. Redmond issued an out-of-cycle patch for the flaw yesterday, urging all IE users to apply the fix as soon as possible.However, Microsoft security programme manager Jerry Bryant said in a blog posting yesterday: "When the attack discussed in Security Advisory 979352 was first brought to our attention on Jan 11, we quickly released an advisory for customers three days later."As part of that investigation, we also determined that the vulnerability was the same as a vulnerability responsibly reported to us and confirmed in early September."The news will come as no surprise to many security watchers, although it highlights what some have described as an inadequate system of 'responsible disclosure'.Last week, little-known Russian security firm Intevydis said that it will publish details of zero-day exploits in business software every day for the rest of January in protest at the private disclosure system which it believes is flawed. Intevydis claimed that vendors usually sit on vulnerabilities that are disclosed in private, whereas they act faster if the disclosure is made public without prior knowledge."Our position on responsible disclosure policy has evolved, and now we do not support it because it is enforced by vendors and it allows vendors to exploit security researchers to do quality assurance work for free," the firm added in a blog posting.
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Should Men Experience "Labor"?
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013
For a week or so now, there's been a video floating around the interwebs put out by a Dutch television program where two men "experience labor" (Warning: some strong language).
Maybe I've been avoiding this video because as I watched them writhe in pain, I had the distinct recollection of exactly what labor is like. It ain't pretty. A few nerves were cued as it hit me that the ol' labor is certainly on my to-do list sometime in the next two weeks. As excited as I am to meet our daughter, their squirms, screams, and swears brought me to the reality of what I have to do to meet her.
Curiosity got the best of me though and I wondered how, just how will they simulate labor and how will these men folk react?
To simulate labor, they hooked the men up to an electro stimulation device that caused their muscles to contract while putting pressure on their stomachs and creating "immense pain" for two hours.
A midwife was in attendance to help them try different pain management techniques just like she would with laboring women.
As the physiotherapist ended her explanation of how they'll recreate labor, one of the men stated, "briefly said, you're electrocuting us for two hours." My first thought was, "I don't think anyone would describe labor that way." My second, "I would never agree to that."
As I watched them laugh and joke and clench their buttocks through the discomfort, it actually felt very similar to my initial moments spent in labor. When uncomfortable, I am the type to word vomit, make inappropriate jokes, or just laugh awkwardly. Oh, and clench my buttocks.
They called the contractions "annoying, like a barbed wire being pushed into your stomach in 36 places." These were only the initial contractions. "Three percent," the physiotherapist declares, "of the pain you'd actually feel in labor." This is greenhorn status my young grasshoppers.
Next, the midwife and physiotherapist decided that if they are laughing, they were not in enough pain. Oh shoot. It just got real. (For it to get really real, there would have to be a way for men to experience the six week postpartum blood bath, granny panties, thunder pads, and swollen lady parts too.)
The midwife told the men to accept the pain to make it easier. Acceptance is a big part of labor. It seems far fetched however, for the men who are voluntarily being shocked. There is no great end goal they are reaching. They do not have the reward that each contraction brings them closer to unbelievable love.
This is the major problem with the experience. These men are shown a minutiae of the actual pregnancy and birthing experience. To isolate only the pain of labor cheapens the experience of pregnancy. It is a small part of the package deal. To focus on the pain alone is problematic because along with the fear, there is an excitement and joy that cannot be recreated.
A little over an hour into the two hours, one of the men declares he can't do it anymore, and the electrodes are removed.
While the video may have captured some of the emotions of labor, the fear, the nerves, and even some of the dread, the fact that he can quit makes the experience unrealistic.
I think there is a very real moment in labor when many women wonder if they can do it. Or they don't want to do it anymore. But unlike this man, women do not get to quit. He cannot accept the pain because he never really has to. Women endure so much during labor because they know it is not in vain.
As the last man standing completed "labor" and they handed him a fake baby, I felt sorry for him. He underwent massive amounts of pain for really, nothing. That is not labor. That is not pregnancy.
He did not understand the feeling of enduring a grueling experience to welcome the indescribable love of the baby he carried and labored. That is the purpose of labor. That is the purpose of the pain.
It is unfair to men and the pregnancy experience to equate two hours of electrocution to labor. The only way to be fair is to give men the sweet experience of carrying life. They need the previous nine months, with the phenomenon of movement, to be ready to do whatever is asked to meet the baby that made them laugh and cry when bony knees and tiny bottoms pressed against their tummy.
That can never be simulated and it feels cruel, worthy of a witchy cackle to simply say, "here, endure incredible pain for no reason."
The man who did not endure the entire two hours reflects at the end that he doesn't know now if he can put his wife through this pain.
I think his comment shows how isolating the pain of labor misses the whole purpose. He doesn't understand that the pain means something.
While it seems tempting to ask men to see if they can "hack it" when it comes to labor, it will never be an equivalent comparison. You can bet your bottom dollar I wouldn't do it for any other reason than to meet a fresh baby from heaven. Without that incentive, it loses authenticity. It's just an endurance test then. Almost game show/reality show-esque. Fear Factor enthusiasts apply now. Or masochists.
All is not fair in love and labor and we should stop expecting it to be.
Unfortunately, men will never know what it is like to carry life. That is truly unfair because while difficult at times, it is ridiculously wonderful.
If pain is the only way to depict and capture pregnancy, men should not "experience labor."
Instead, I'm happy to experience all aspects of pregnancy. I'll do the laboring and push it real good if you keep the jokes and ice chips coming, boo.
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ARKive's 10 Sleepy Species
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Hello, We're ARKive, the world's only centralized digital library home to thousands of images and films of globally threatened species. We've partnered up with Endangered Species Chocolate's Involved blog to give you a glimpse into the world of ARKive and the amazing imagery and facts you can find on the planet's rarest species. From the diving feats of the osprey to the tiny baby thorny devil, you can learn about these species and over 13,000 more on ARKive.
Since any reader of this blog likely has a sweet tooth, we thought we'd highlight some of the sleepiest critters on ARKive who could have definitely used a few Endangered Species Chocolate bars to stay awake…let's see if you're not yawning by the end of it!
ARKive's Top Ten Sleepiest Species
One Wiped Out Fellow! I would be tired too if I were capable of impressive diving feats like the Gentoo penguin who can pursue prey up to 170 meters or 500 feet deep down in the ocean.
A Sweet Sleeper. Although taking a moment to catch up on some sleep here, the arctic fox is usually always on the search for food and amazingly, can reduce its metabolism by half, while still being active, to help conserve energy while on the hunt.
Sprawled Out Slumber. It's well known that most bears hibernate through the winter months but sometimes it's worth a reminder how truly unique this process is. Once brown bears enter their hibernation period, they don't eat, drink, urinate or defecate for up to six months! Could you imagine not getting out of bed for anything for 6 months?
Chameleons Catch Forty Winks It seems as though Parson's chameleons start off as sleepy critters. With one of the longest incubation periods in the reptile world, it takes a whopping 20 months for a Parson's chameleon egg to hatch. I guess if I had a nice safe place to sleep, I wouldn't be in a hurry to hatch either!
Down for the Count. It's not surprising to catch all these big cats sleeping in the middle of the day. Lions are inactive 20 out of 24 hours a day and reserve their energy for the cool and darker times of day, such as sunrise and sunset, to hunt.
Submerged Snoozer. Manatees need to come up for air approximately every 20 minutes or less, making them the top napping species on the list. Since manatees never leave the water, they don't experience long periods of slumber like humans and so frequent, short bouts of sleep while resting on the ocean floor are enough for them.
Daytime Dozer. Although most owls are nocturnal, meaning they are active at night and mostly inactive during the day, the little owl is actually diurnal and prefers to do most of its hunting during the day. This little owl, however, seels to have taken the opportunity to catch a few winks before bedtime.
Curled Up to Catch Zzzs… The dormouse is such a sleepy creature that its name is thought to derive from the French word 'dormir' meaning 'to sleep.' When ready to begin hibernation, which can last up to 7 months, the dormouse enters a state of extreme torpor where its body processes slow to a fraction of their normal rate.
Cat-napping Koala. Another sleepy species, the koala spends a vast majority of its time snoozing away and even when awake, it's a very sedentary species. you'll find koalas often catching Z's while balancing on branches in trees well out of harm's way.
What a Yawn! Although extinct, we still know some very interesting facts about this species and that while it yawned, the Thylacine could open its jaw wider than any mammal on the planet. Are you yawning yet?
We hope you enjoyed this introduction to endangered species on ARKive. To come face-to-face with more endangered species around the world, visit ARKive today!
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Details continue to trickle in on what to expect come Tuesday's last all-new ep of Glee before their winter hiatus – and none of them are doing much to quell our concerns!
E! Online has scoop, in fact, that the episode is set to start AND end with big… somethings! (So many warnings. Very few details.) A source says, "There is something major in the very beginning of the episode and something major at the very end."
You like your Glee with some drama, right?? Right? Eep!
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As for that other engaged couple that's hardly been seen as of late, Wemma will share a moment in the episode, but E! says it's "not how you'd expect… and three others are involved in the moment too."
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Civil Action No.___________
The United States of America alleges:
1. This action is brought by the United States to enforce the Fair Housing Act, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619.
2. This Court has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1345 and 42 U.S.C. § 3614.
3. Defendants, the City of Blakely Housing Authority ("BHA"), the City of Blakely, Georgia, and Dan Cooper, in his individual and official capacity as the Executive Director of the BHA, have violated the rights of numerous African-Americans and engaged in a pattern or practice of racial discrimination by: refusing to rent apartments to African-American tenants or applicants at Cedar Hill Homes II; subjecting African-American tenants to different terms and conditions in the rental of BHA apartments; tolerating and/or failing to protect African-American tenants from racial harassment and discrimination; and coercing, intimidating, threatening and/or interfering with African-American tenants in the exercise or enjoyment of rights granted or protected by the Fair Housing Act. The United States seeks declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief.
4. Defendant City of Blakely Housing Authority is a public body corporate and politic created to provide decent, safe and sanitary dwellings to persons of low income. Ga. Code § 8-3-3(10). The BHA owns, operates and manages five public housing complexes, Cedar Hill Homes I, Cedar Hill Homes II, Willis Cain Homes I, Willis Cain Homes II and Baptist Branch Homes. These five public housing complexes are dwellings within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 3602(b).
5. Defendant Dan Cooper was hired as Executive Director of the BHA on April 15, 1994, pursuant to a delegation of authority from the Commissioners of the BHA. Ga. Code § 8-3-51(e). Mr. Cooper currently serves as BHA Executive Director.
6. Defendant City of Blakely established the BHA on May 2, 1950 by resolution of the City Council. The Mayor of the City of Blakely appoints Commissioners of the BHA. Ga. Code § 8-3-50. In addition, the Mayor may remove any BHA Commissioner from office. Ga. Code § 8-3-53. The five public housing complexes owned by the BHA are subject to the planning, zoning, sanitary, and building laws, ordinances and regulations of the City of Blakely. Ga. Code § 8-3-7.
7. Defendant City of Blakely has a long history of active involvement in the design, construction and operation of BHA housing. In 1954, Defendant City of Blakely and Defendant BHA designed and constructed Cedar Hill Homes I, with all 26 apartments officially designated for white tenants; and Willis Cain Homes I, with all 49 apartments officially designated for "Negro" tenants. In 1964, the Cedar Hill Homes II complex was built adjacent to Cedar Hill Homes I, with all 14 apartments officially designated for white tenants; and the Willis Cain Homes II complex was built adjacent to Willis Cain Homes I, with all 10 units officially designated for "Negro" tenants.
8. Defendant City of Blakely and Defendant BHA intentionally established a racially segregated dual system of public housing. In support of this racially segregated dual system of public housing, Defendant City of Blakely and Defendant BHA located the Willis Cain Homes adjacent to the "Negro" high school and residential area, thereby increasing the concentration of minorities and furthering racial isolation and segregation.
9. In 1981, Baptist Branch Homes were constructed, with 50 units unrestricted by race. In the early 1980s, Defendants began placing African-American tenants in Cedar Hill Homes I, but continued to refuse to rent apartments in Cedar Hill Homes II to African-American tenants.
10. After Defendant Cooper was hired as BHA Executive Director in 1994, he continued to implement Defendants' discriminatory policies by refusing to rent vacant apartments in Cedar Hill Homes II to eligible African-American applicants on the BHA waiting list and by holding those apartments vacant until suitable white applicants could be located.
11. Defendant Cooper's methods of implementing Defendants' discriminatory policies included, but were not limited to:
(a) skipping white applicants over black applicants - who had higher positions on the BHA waiting list - so that white applicants could be placed in vacant Cedar Hill Homes II apartments;
(b) placing white applicants in Cedar Hill Homes II apartments without verifying their application information and refusing to place African-American applicants in Cedar Hill Homes II apartments, even if they were entitled to waiting list preferences; and
(c) placing and maintaining single white tenants in two-bedroom Cedar Hill Homes II apartments and thereby making those two-bedroom apartments unavailable to African-American families on the BHA waiting list, in violation of the BHA Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy (June 27, 1996), which states that single tenants must occupy studio or one-bedroom apartments.
12. Since Defendant Cooper was hired as BHA Executive Director, African-American tenants have been subjected to racial harassment and discrimination, including but not limited to Defendant Cooper's actions of: using racial slurs and derogatory terms when speaking of African-American applicants and tenants; walking through the predominantly African-American housing complexes wearing fatigues and armed with a gun; stopping and searching African-American tenants without cause; and, at various times, requiring African-American tenants to remain inside their apartments and out of BHA common areas and meeting rooms.
13. Beginning shortly after Mr. Cooper arrived, numerous African-American tenants have complained of racial harassment and discrimination to Defendant Cooper, Defendant BHA and Defendant City of Blakely. Defendants have failed or refused to take adequate action to prevent, stop or correct the racial harassment and discrimination suffered by African-American tenants.
14. African-American tenants who complained of racial harassment and discrimination have been subjected to coercion, intimidation and/or retaliation, including but not limited to Defendant Cooper's and other BHA employees' actions of: refusing to allow African-American tenants to use BHA meeting rooms or recognize their tenants' council; having the police detain African-American tenants or otherwise disrupt their meetings; improperly increasing African-American tenants' rental rates or transferring them to smaller apartments; and threatening African-American tenants with eviction and initiating unwarranted eviction actions.
15. Defendant BHA and Defendant City of Blakely have failed to take effective steps to: alert Defendant Cooper and other BHA employees that racial harassment, discrimination and/or retaliation would not be tolerated on BHA property; take appropriate action against discipline Defendant Cooper and other BHA employees who engaged in racial harassment, discrimination and/or retaliation; inform tenants of the procedures for reporting racial harassment, discrimination and/or retaliation; or train Defendant Cooper and other BHA employees in procedures to prevent, stop and correct racial harassment, discrimination and retaliation.
16. As set forth above, Defendants' statements, actions, and failure to act, including the maintenance of policies intended to discriminate against African-Americans, constitute:
(a) A pattern or practice of resistance to the fullenjoyment of rights granted by the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619; and
(b) A denial to a group of persons of rights granted by the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619, which raises an issue of general public importance.
17. Defendants, by their statements, actions, and failure to act, as set forth above, have:
(a) Refused to rent, refused to negotiate for the rental of, or otherwise made unavailable, dwellings because of race or color, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 3604(a);
(b) Discriminated in the terms, conditions or privileges of the rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of services or facilities in connection therewith, because of race or color, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 3604(b);
(c) Made statements with respect to the rental of dwellings that indicate a preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race or color, or an intention to make such preference, limitation, or discrimination, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 3604(c); and
(d) Coerced, intimidated, threatened or interfered with persons in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of their having exercised or enjoyed, their rights under the Fair Housing Act, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 3617.
18. Persons who have been the victims of Defendants' racial harassment, discrimination and/or retaliation are aggrieved persons, as defined by 42 U.S.C. § 3602(i), and have suffered harm and incurred damages as a result of Defendants' discriminatory housing practices.
19. Defendants' discriminatory actions were intentional, willful and/or taken in disregard for the rights of those African-American applicants and tenants who were subjected to Defendants' discriminatory housing practices.
WHEREFORE, the United States prays for an Order from this Court that:
1. Declares that the discriminatory housing practices of Defendants, as set forth above, violate the Fair Housing Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619;
2. Enjoins Defendants, their agents, employees and successors, and all other persons in active concert or participation with them or any of them, from:
(a) Refusing to negotiate for the rental of, or otherwise making unavailable or denying, a dwelling to any person because of race or color;
(b) Discriminating against any person in the terms, conditions or privileges of rental of a dwelling because of race or color;
(c) Making statements with respect to the rental of dwellings that indicate a preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race or color, or an intention to make such preference; and
(d) Coercing, intimidating, threatening, or interfering with any person, in the exercise or enjoyment of any right granted or protected by the Fair Housing Act;
3. Awards such damages as would fully compensate each identifiable victim of Defendants' discriminatory housing practices for injuries suffered as a result of Defendants' discriminatory conduct, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 3614(d)(1)(B);
4. Awards punitive damages to each identifiable victim of Defendants' discriminatory housing practices, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 3614(d)(1)(B); and
5. Awards civil penalties to the United States, in the amount authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 3614(d)(1)(C), in order to vindicate the public interest.
The United States further prays for such additional relief as the interests of justice may require.
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