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I've come not to praise the 2011-12 Grizzlies, but to bury them. They underachieved, plain and simple. A lost season and a missed opportunity to position themselves as a contender. The 2012-13 Grizz will look different from the past 2 years, although at this point it's hard to say whether the team will have minor cosmetic surgery or something more serious. Just in case Chris Wallace is scouring blogs again for advice, here's my 2 cents on what should be done.
First and foremost, put me in the Trade Rudy Gay camp.
Now, I don't blame Rudy for the Clippers series, and I don't suggest trading him for his underwhelming performance. Granted, it's hard to separate the concept of trading Rudy Gay from the 2012 Playoffs, but I'm going to try to do just that.
The case for trading Rudy Gay is built upon different lines of reasoning. One reason is the aforementioned 2012 Playoffs, although I would lay the majority of the blame for the Clippers flop (see what I did there) at the feet of Lionel Hollins and Chris Wallace (although you should keep reading this Chris).
A secondary reason for trading Rudy Gay is that he cannot co-exist with Zach Randolph. Chris Herrington has debunked this over and over again, so just go read point 4 here for context.
The reason to trade Rudy Gay isn't a new issue, it's just a recurring Grizzlies issue that's never fully been addressed. I implored the Grizz to avoid giving Rudy Gay a big contract for several reasons.
1. I feared a large Rudy contract would come at the expense of Marc Gasol (didn't happen, obviously).
2. I feared a large Rudy contract would come at the expense of O.J. Mayo (about to happen, although this is no longer a concern given O.J.'s regression).
3. I feared that a large Rudy contract would keep the team from being able to field a suitable bench given the financial restraints of being a small market team (about to happen).
The last two Grizzlies seasons have proven that the team needs the following things:
1. A suitable backup point guard
2. A reliable 3-point threat to spread the floor for the Randolph/Gasol tandem
3. Wing players that know their role
4. A backup center
The Grizz had a suitable backup point guard in Greivis Vasquez but traded him for Quincy Pondexter. (This hurt the 2012 Grizz more than Rudy Gay ever did). This should be a non-issue yet, in typical Grizz fashion, it is.
Second, the Grizzlies have needed a 3-point threat for two years and haven't even tried to fulfill this need. Why, uh, I'm not sure. Ask Chris Wallace.
Third, I'm not a big fan of the small forward. To me, the small forward is the easiest position in the NBA to skimp on. Championship teams are traditionally built around a low post/scoring guard combination and most teams just fill the small forward position with a glue guy (Bruce Bowen/Shane Battier/etc.) and move on. You can find a 3-point shooter/defender and plug them in pretty easily. The only time a small forward is worth investing in is if you have a top 10 player (LeBron/Carmelo/Paul Pierce/etc.). The second tier small forwards are Fools' Gold (Rudy Gay, Tayshaun Prince, Rashard Lewis). Teams see enough potential that they end up overpaying at the one position that can be sacrificed. What the Grizzlies truly need is a defense first small forward and a shooting guard that can spread the floor/create his own shot if needed. The Grizz have neither. Rudy Gay is a shoot first small forward and Tony Allen is, well, Tony Allen.
Fourth, while Hamed Haddadi is a fan favorite and well worth the cheap roster spot, he shouldn't be the team's only legit backup center. Then again, if Gasol gets injured, the team is screwed anyway, so I'm not overly worried about this.
Ultimately, the Grizz can't fix the above leaks without spending. But they can't spend without getting rid of someone. Let's assume that the Grizzlies let Mayo walk, resign Darrell Arthur or Marreese Speights (not both), resign Haddadi for cheap and don't sell their draft pick. Are you confident that the below lineup can win 8+ games in the playoffs next year? And Grizzlies fans should not accept anything less than Conference Finals expectations.
Randolph/Arthur or Speights/Cunningham
Gasol/Arthur or Speights/Haddadi
The starting lineup is still strong, and there's serviceable bench players in Pondexter, Cunningham and Arthur/Speights, but the team above, as constructed, has a ceiling of the Second Round of the Playoffs. It's one Conley injury away from the lottery (2008 Chris Avis just died typing that). And as much as I like the Gasol/Z-Bo tandem, what will stop teams from just clogging the paint at will? As much as Tony Allen is beloved, he's as much harm as good. For any defense he brings, he takes away offensively, and he's crazy too.
The only way the team above improves is if Selby makes a leap and the team somehow strikes gold with their late draft pick, which history does not favor.
Heading into next season with the above roster intact and a few role player changes is a safe play and pretty much ensures another playoff trip, but is that enough? Isn't it time to go ahead and swing for the fences? If the Grizz play it safe and next season ends in disappointment, we'll be right back here again, asking the same questions after another lost season. Who will believe then?


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Great Race coming to the Great Lakes
Not only will the Great Race return for 2012 after its successful relaunch earlier this year, but it will also go international, with a tour of the Great Lakes that will take participants north of the border into Canada.
Race promoter Corky Coker announced this week that the Great Race will next run June 23, starting in Traverse City, Michigan. From there, it will run north along Lake Michigan to the Upper Peninsula, cross into Canada at Sault Ste. Marie (where locks join lakes Superior and Huron), then travel east along the north shore of Lake Huron, south toward Lake Ontario and east toward the crossing back into the United States at Thousand Islands, then back west along the south shore of Lake Erie and toward its finish line in the Detroit area. In all, the race will cover 2,000 miles, cross four states and one Canadian province, and afford sights of all five Great Lakes.
Scheduled stops along the way include the Pierce-Arrow Museum in Buffalo, New York; the National Packard Museum in Warren, Ohio; and the Automotive Heritage Museum (the last Hudson dealer) in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
The Great Race is open to all vehicles from 1969 and earlier. The entry fee for the Great Lakes Great Race will be $4,000 for private entries and $5,000 for corporate entries. A $500 discount is available to any team that pays a $2,000 deposit by Sept. 18, 2011, and the balance by Dec. 31, 2011.
For more information, visit GreatRace.com.
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If only the economy hadn't hit me I would love to try the race in my '61 Lotus 7. Hope to see the cars as they pass by.
$4000 just to drive in a caravan with other classics?!?!?!? Ha ha ha, I guess there is more then 'one' born every minute!.
they will drive right pass my house on old lake shore rd. lake view, ny. i've made that trip myself more than once, nice drive in parts, other not so nice. i have people coming by here that are doing the same trip on bicycles so in a vintage car it should be pretty simple. hate to say it but there are so many other routes that are much more scenic and a lot less busy, in my opinion a poor choice.
A small fee [100.00] would be fine, it seems that vendors could be found to sponsor [auto manuf, mags, dealers,etc.] for this event. But this is the way of the world today, money talks and bull walks.
I'd love to enter it with my "old faithful" '58 Buick Century 4dr.! It has almost 91,000 miles on it and still runs and drives great. The only problem would probably be losing too much time for gas stops!
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It is a major multinational project involving the development of six gas fields in the Wiriagar, Berau and Muturi PSCs in Bintuni Bay, Papua Barat. The gas reserves were discovered in the mid-1990s by Atlantic Richfield Co. (ARCO).
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It was quite an effort by freshmen Marcus Cox and John Law of the Appalachian State University football team on Saturday at Rhodes Stadium. Those two gave ASU
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What a buII$hit conclusion...
The number is a joke, do you believe it! Look around, you will find so many people are just tired to look for job because there are no job at all. Companies have been cheated us by posting fake jobs.
Why are there so many sour-mouthed old naysayers? What's wrong with a little good news? Here - I'll tell ya what I had to listen to ad nauseum back in the 70'sL America - Love it or Leave it. And don't let the door hit you on the a$$. If all you're good for is bashing the USA you're not fit to live here. Hit the road, Jack!
This is good news!
There are four paths that can reboot the economy.
The first is an unrecognized mortal threat from a surprisingly possible solar storm. See the Aesop Institute website
On the same website, see a Human Investment Tax Credit program. This is aimed at generating 6 million jobs and helping 4 million small firms. Weak versions of the incentives created 2 million jobs in 1978.
Next see A New, New Deal, based on the ate Louis Kelso's ideas. Kelso invented the Employee Stock Ownership Plan used by 11,000 companies. San Francisco lawyer John Menke has adapted another of Kelso's ideas to our current economic crisis.
Finally, see Second Incomes for All. Kelso originated this as The Second Income Plan. This is the latest incarnation and would provide the missing purchasing power for all Americans, independent of savings.


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Sendik's Food Markets, UW-Milwaukee Bring Nutrition Information to the Public
Since April, customers at Sendik's Food Markets may have noticed small green checkmark signs located throughout the deli case. Those checkmark signs mean the marked products had a nutritional analysis completed by registered dietitians at UW-Milwaukee's Nutritional Sciences Program. The two organizations have joined forces in hopes of creating better-informed consumers and to highlight the importance of diet and nutrition.
"This local partnership is part of our continuing effort to accommodate our guests in making informed nutritional decisions," says Ted Balistreri, family co-owner of Sendik's. "It's important to us that our guests have the proper information to make the best choices for their families."
Sendik's donated food labeling and nutrient analysis software to the Nutritional Sciences Program. This special software was used to determine the nutrition facts for more than 20 different deli salads and can be used for future student instruction.
"At UWM, part of our mission is promoting the health and wellness of the community," says Chukuka S. Enwemeka, UWM distinguished professor and dean of the College of Health Sciences. "This collaboration also provides access to a real-world food retail environment for our Nutritional Sciences students."
Shoppers can find the nutritional information in a couple of different ways. They can go to the Sendik's website and look up the info on the nutrition page. If you're already at the deli counter, pick up one of the two-sided flyers on display which explain the program and include a QR code that, once scanned, links the customer directly to the Nutrition facts page. This second option is especially good for customers who are at the counter and trying to decide between one salad or another, say German or French potato salad (German has less fat, but French has less sugar!).
This program is a great start for helping consumers make healthier choices at the grocery store.
To find the nutritional information at Sendik's, visit their website.


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My latest crazy videogame mix (100% original sounds but as it contains multiple songs I like to call it a mix!) is on Bandcamp! This uber crazy track goes on for 10 full minutes and segways from Oldschool fighters to DDR style to come back with a Megaman stylish transfer to be warped to Castlevania and back to the roots of the song. Check it out for yourself!
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What's happening in Lenox, MA this September?
As summer winds down into the crisp, colorful fall, you may be looking for that one last hurrah before the weather – and warmth – goes south.
Even after the hubbub of summertime, the towns surrounding The Rookwood Inn are as eventful, lively, and entertaining as ever.
Whether you're looking to relax, eat some delicious food, or put your athletic ability to the test, Lenox, Massachusetts has an event that will suit your fancy.
Here are a few of our favorite events coming this September:
The Tub Parade – September 15th, 2013
Held in downtown Lenox, the Tub Parade is an extravagant display of festive carriages and horses, decorated with local flowers. The small carriages, known as "tubs" trot around the downtown loop twice before heading out. The traditional parade dates back to the 1800s when New England's rich and famous showcased their finest carriages and horses in a friendly competition which celebrated the fall harvest and the end of the summer season. This year, the Tub Parade is just one event of an entire heritage weekend. Some of the original Berkshire estates will be open for tours.
Josh Billings RunAground – September 21st, 2013
The Josh Billings RunAground is the 2nd oldest triathlon in the United States.
Hundreds of participants bike over 27 miles of back country, rolling hills, and through five towns in the Berkshires; then canoe, kayak, or paddleboard five miles around Stockbridge Bowl; and end with a six mile run around the lake to Tanglewood. Afterwards, everybody comes together to celebrate at the Josh "Bash" with awards, food, and live bands.
Hurry! The last day to register is September 14th!
The 34th Annual Apple Squeeze – September 28th, 2013, 11am-4pm
The annual Apple Squeeze in Lenox is a two-day autumn and harvest festival celebrating all things apple-related. There will be apple cider, apple pies, apple cobbler, caramel apples – even apple pizza. The event also includes pony rides, children's dog shows, hayrides, crafts, sidewalk sales, and much more.
If you didn't get as much vacation time in as you'd hoped for this summer, or really missed out on that truly relaxing weekend away, book a room at The Rookwood. We look forward to seeing you this September!
Rookwood Inn Offers Gift Ideas for the Holidays
Whether or not we want to accept it, the holidays are quickly approaching. Even if we wanted to forget them, the stores and television commercials keep reminding us. Chanukah and Christmas will be here soon! Can't bear the thought of another tie or pin? Don't want to buy fuzzy socks or scarves? Look no further. The Rookwood Inn has some great gift ideas for you – one size fits all – including your budget!
How about a weekend (12/7 & 8 OR 12/8 & 9) at The Rookwood Inn including two tickets to the Lenox Holiday Inn Tour, Choral Festival and Gingerbread House Contest? We've wrapped this one just for you with a very special package price of $299 (plus tax and gratuity)!
If you can't get away this weekend, a gift certificate make the perfect gift for anyone in your life – a loved one, business associate, good friend, birthday or holiday. You pick the amount of the certificate and we do the rest. We will issue a certificate and mail it to you or the recipient with a note. They can then use it toward any Rookwood getaway, at any time of year and toward any room they wish. As our special holiday gift to you, we're offering a second gift certificate for you to use however you wish for 10% of the purchased certificate value. This means that if you purchase a $500 gift certificate for Aunt Mary and Uncle Bill, we will send you a certificate for $50 for you to use yourself or gift to someone else.
Should you prefer a smaller gift, Rookwood Inn mugs, bathrobes and cookbooks are available.


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In January 1994, Rogue Community College became a part of a diversity project sponsored by the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education (WICHE) and funded by the Ford Foundation.
Along with four other Oregon community colleges, RCC began to research, plan and implement diversity strategies to help attract diverse student and faculty populations, graduate more minority students, and ensure full participation and success in the educational process by all students, faculty and staff.
A task force was appointed by RCC President Harvey Bennett to develop and implement a campus action plan, which would strengthen the presence of diversity in academics and activities at Rogue and in the recruitment and retentions of minority students and staff members. Included on the task force were college employees and community members – particularly those who had been under-represented at the college: African American, Native American, Latino and Asian peoples.
The task force (now known as the Cultural Diversity Task Force) completed the Cultural Diversity Plan in November 1996 and submitted it to the RCC Board of Education for adoption.
Human Rights Policy
The June 1999 Human Rights Policy, passed by the RCC board, provides a statement of nondiscrimination and an affirmation of the rights and dignity of all individuals at RCC. Included in the Cultural Diversity Plan, the human rights policy provides a procedure for the prompt resolution of complaints of discrimination that may be brought by students, employees, or any other persons who believe they have been subjected to discrimination by RCC, its employees or other students.
Through the policy, complaints may be directed to members of the Cultural Diversity Task Force, who will act as advocates, working directly and confidentially with the parties involved.
Cultural Diversity Summit
Five Oregon community colleges – Rogue, Chemeketa, Clackamas, Lane, and Mount Hood – which developed cultural diversity initiatives under the auspices of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) continue to promote the establishment of cultural diversity training at all 17 Oregon community colleges. To that end, representatives from the five community colleges plan and present an annual cultural diversity institute that explores national diversity efforts, educational issues, students' experience, and specific tools and programs for implement diversity. This annual cultural diversity institute is known as the Oregon Diversity Institute and is still in existence today.
The Cultural Diversity Task Force effectively went into hibernation in the late 1990's, but was resurrected as the Diversity Programming Board (DPB) in 2008. DPB membership includes classified staff, faculty and management members and in 2010-11 will include student membership. The group has developed a mission statement, goals, and educational objectives. DPB has also started the process of intentional and systematic programming.


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Belle Gunness is pictured with her kids: Lucy and Myrtle Sorneson (from her first marriage) and Phillip Gunness (from her second marriage) / LaPorte County Historical Society
In 1908, after a LaPorte farmhouse was destroyed by fire, police made a gruesome discovery. In addition to three bodies found inside the house - one of them headless - investigators found the remains of many more buried on the property. The owner of the house was Belle Gunness, who turned out to be one of the most prolific serial killers in American history.
A Norwegian immigrant who originally lived in Chicago, she is believed to have killed her first husband, Mads Albert Sorenson, for his life insurance money. In 1902 she married a second time, to Peter Gunness. Less than a year later, he was dead also.
Twice widowed, Belle Gunness began placing newspaper ads in Midwestern newspapers seeking male suitors:
"Personal comely widow who owns a large farm in one of the finest districts in La Porte County, Indiana, desires to make the acquaintance of a gentleman equally well provided, with view of joining fortunes. No replies by letter considered unless sender is willing to follow answer with personal visit. Triflers need not apply. "
Belle would then separate the suiters from their money and property before poisoning them, cutting them up and burying them on her farm. Over a span of about five years, she killed at least 25 people, though some say the real number was at least 40.
After the fire, local authorities concluded Gunness and her children had died in the blaze, but some contend she faked her death and fled to California where she may have found more victims.


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CRANSTON ŌĆō Convicted child killer Michael Woodmansee has been ordered to stay in prison a little while longer due to a disciplinary infraction he committed in prison on Aug. 20.
Woodmansee was scheduled to be released Thursday, Sept. 1 but after he failed to stand for the prison count, his release date was pushed back to Sunday, Sept. 11, Rhode Island Department of Corrections spokeswoman, Tracy Zeckhausen said. The convicted child killer has agreed to commit himself voluntarily to a state mental health facility rather than be released into the community.
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I've been playing D&D 5th Edition with some friends every week. Being a bard for the first time is fun. I somehow managed to roll a couple of 18's, and then got a bonus somewhere and ended up with 20 Charisma! So I've made a drawing of my beguiling bard, Lyra.
Starvation at the Edge
Playing around with images from the Hubble Space website, which has a huge amount of hi-res and beautiful images of space that are free for any use!
Spacemaster Cucumber
Another one of my hobbies this summer has been gardening in pots. Erin bought me a packet of Spacemaster Cucumber seeds, which I tried to start 3 times before finally getting some surviving (and thriving) plants! The first few batches were either eaten by our roommate's cats, or killed by night-time temperatures. After much ado, we finally got a little cuke!
Spacemaster cucumbers are bred to live in pots, so they are smaller plants (and I assume, smaller cucumbers). I might try to raise some indoors this winter. I have to say, there's nothing that can beat the taste of a fresh cucumber from your garden. Unfortunately my plants got a terrible case of powdery mildew and probably won't produce another any more cucumbers this year. I might get a UV light though, and keep some plants around the house. We have some thriving basil, ginger, and jackfruit that I would like to bring inside for the winter…
Knitted Sweater
A few months ago I bought a sweater kit from Wool and the Gang, because one of my goals this year is to teach myself to knit. How better than to learn by making a simple and cute sweater? If you're on a budget, this is a big indulgence (especially because of shipping). But I really love the yarn they gave me in the kit, as well as the wooden knitting needles. The pattern also looks great, and I recently finished it. It took me a very, very long time as I would only knit a couple rows every week. It'll be nice for Autumn at least…
Assassin Sweater
I've been thinking a lot about starting my own business for quite some time now. My idea for an online-only boutique that pre-sells items before production spawned the website I just linked to, but there are a lot of behind-the-scenes things that have to happen before I can get my first product on there. Since I currently have a full-time job, and I don't really know what I'm doing, things have been slow going.
When I do finally get things off the ground, the first product I want to offer is my Assassin Sweater:
Because of my background as a game artist/my particular love for Character design, I've always thought of fashion design as a type of character design for real life. In illustration you change the silhouette, proportions, texture, color, and mood of a character's physical body to show who a character is. I was taught using fairly Bauhausian principles, so form always follows function. Are they evil or kind? Do they prioritize freedom of movement (very physical, or more stationary)? Are they rich or poor, have they moved around and seen a lot?
In fashion, you show all those things using outfits. I want people to put on the clothes and become their character. But this is different from cosplay/costuming; you are the assassin, not a facsimile of some existing assassin. The character is built off you, and the clothing adds to you instead of defining you as something that you're not. Clothing should give you freedom to move between roles, and offer you a way to express different facets at different times. And combinations are also important; the assassin sweater worn with fitted shorts and combat boots is different from the same sweater worn with skinny jeans and stilettos. The people who might wear these combinations could be the same person, or totally different people. But the piece itself offers you options to move between these roles without sacrificing your character. At least, it does in my dreamer version of the world.
The brand I want to start has always been called RPG. Geeky as it is, that's how I really feel about how we dress and present ourselves; we are taking on different roles and playing them throughout our lives. One person will play many different roles in life, and I want to provide a playful and expressive wardrobe for all those occasions.
Feminism and Video Games
Yesterday my boyfriend informed me that the first sponsored, all-female League of Legends team was announced. He showed me what I thought of as an inexplicably cheesy and scripted video of their "launch". I'm sure there were all-female LoL teams before this, but none had sponsorship. I don't know much about the sponsored gaming team scene, to be honest. From my understanding, a team gets sponsored because they are highly visible in some way; a lot of people look up to them or watch their streams, and when the team goes to the tournaments, they wear advertised uniforms/gear in front of millions of people. So, if the stats from their cheesy launch video are true, there are very few all-female teams, and that makes them an interesting niche in the market. From a sponsorship perspective, that is very attractive. They have a hook that automatically draws in an audience, and it seems to have worked; it's had a hugely polarizing effect (of course), and people either love them or hate them. Either way, I'm sure it's drawing tons of viewers to their streams. Of course, gender is at centre of this.
"They're attention whoring by using a gimmick instead of being a really good team!"
I think this is the biggest issue that people have with this team. According to the in game stats, they formed on April 17th, and have played 52 games since then. Their team is ranked Gold I, which means they are in the top of Gold Division. This sounds really great on paper but in order for them to be LCS tournament material, they have to go up 2 more tiers, each with 5 divisions within them. That means there are many hundreds of teams ahead of them in the standings. So they are relatively new, and for a "pro" team, they have an extremely low ranking.
So we've established that no, they're not one of the best teams in the League, and typically only the best of the best teams get sponsorship. But from a sponsor's perspective, you don't need to be the best team; you need to be a very highly visible team that stands out. If being female makes you stand out (which it unfortunately does in most video games), then you can get sponsored for being female. Some people are shouting "That's wrong! LoL should be a meritocracy where only the best players get sponsored!" Well, Riot Games DOES sponsor only the best players; but that doesn't stop independent sponsors from paying for their own teams. League of Legends is still a meritocracy; the sponsorship of Team Siren (an awful name if you ask me), has not given them a free pass into the LCS by any means. It just means that someone has decided it's worth money to pay these women to play LoL publicly, and maybe it means that the team owners are making money off the spectacle of women playing video games.
So-called attention whoring comes into play because for a team to be sponsored, they have to be highly visible. Nobody wants to own a team that doesn't generate money in some way. This team is not likely to win any big tournaments for the next little while, so how do they keep the sponsors happy? By getting a lot of attention, of course. I don't think that the players themselves necessarily want the attention. They might be fine with it, which is why they joined a specifically all-female team, but that doesn't mean they paid for the cheesy video to be produced, and had control of how they are portrayed in it. You have to remember that sponsorship and having a corporate team means that someone else gets to decide who you are now. If the sponsors don't like how you portray yourself, your sponsorship gets pulled. So I don't think these women are "attention whoring", which is just calling attention to yourself for the sake of attention (a dubious accusation anyway). Their team owners or sponsors have a specific agenda that they are trying to further, and will manipulate the images of these women as they see fit. I might let someone do that if it meant I could play video games professionally/could handle the hate river that I know would ensue.
This all may seem like I am arguing completely in favour of Team Siren and against their vocal opponents. But this is not the case. I feel somewhat uncomfortable with the idea of marketing and packaging women as a spectacle of any kind. While unavoidable in this kind of sphere where women are such a rarity, I dislike how it's been handled. I feel like they portrayed them in a really cheesy manner, instead of promoting them as human beings with skills. When you see them it is obvious that they're all female. There isn't any need to draw special attention to that, as they have in the video. There is also no need to tell anyone that the LoL community is mostly male. That's also common knowledge. However, if your goal is to promote women in LoL, you have to be kind of in-yo-face about it because otherwise nobody knows who you are. I am torn because I feel like this might be one more way for advertisers to objectify women, but at the same time having an (in)famous all-female team really does help the community along in terms of gender inclusion. Calling attention to the fact that they are female is addressing the very real gender gap in LoL.
When I was 13 and playing a lot of Starcraft, there was SCGirls. They were a pretty elite group. They weren't sponsored, but just the idea of there being an all-female guild of kickass players was really amazing to me. I only happened to find out about SCG because my guild played some games against them. We got pwned. And I was amazed! Wow! There were other girls out there playing SC, and they were really awesome! And in an all-female team, nobody can say that you only made it because your (male) teammates saved you/did all the work. That was really heartening for me.
Sadly, it's still not widely socially acceptable for women to be in the same games as men. Barriers do exist, and I think there are reasons outside of raw ability that there isn't even one female player in the pro teams across the entire world. The community, while better than it used to be, is still harsh. I don't know how much of a chance Team Siren have at LCS, but I'm glad they exist, cheesy video or not, and I hope they inspire some 13 year old girls to keep playing LoL.
Alice Skirt (Tutorial)
I've noticed a lot of people arriving here from Pinterest, looking for my Alice Skirt tutorial! Because it got obliterated in the transition from one wordpress blog to the next, I have to rewrite it from scratch. Fortunately, I am now much wiser in the ways of skirt making; unfortunately I don't remember the exact measurements I used for the skirt fabric pieces. The process is pretty simple though, and I hope it gets you interested in making your own fun skirts for summer!
The Alice Skirt has a self-lining, and fastens using the ties in the back. I will take some detail pics so that you can see how I finished certain things. If you have a question, leave it in the comments and I'll try my best to help you out!
why hello there,
Unfortunately I neglected to export the content from my old wordpress, so I don't have much of the fun stuff I had here before. I'll try to post the skirt DIY again, as that seemed to be very popular! I'll slowly be adding more artwork to the portfolio part of my site, and update that stuff here too.
If you are new to this site, let me introduce myself! I'm Andrea Lam. The one who isn't a concert pianist. Surprisingly, there are a lot of Andrea Lams in the world, but I might be the only one who is an artist and fashion designer. I used to make casual video games for Ph03nix New Media, and worked on PC titles such as the Curse of the Pharaoh series consisting of 3 games, The Tarot's Misfortune, and Poker Genius for iPhone. Now, I am dedicating myself to fashion design, and want to start a new online boutique for my designs (and perhaps those of a few friends).
I might start up my "what I wore today" drawings series again, so watch out for that soon


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|Boone Officials Travel to Raleigh, Meet Soucek
|Written by Steve Frank
|Wednesday, 04 June 2014 05:12
Boone Mayor Andy Ball and a contingent from the Boone Town Council are in Raleigh this morning, and this afternoon are scheduled to meet with State Senator Dan Soucek over the issue of Extraterritorial Jurisdiction. May 28th, Soucek filed a local bill to end Boone's extraterritorial zoning,
calling the town's use of the state ordinance, "regulation without representation," and that "Boone violates the intent of this law more egregiously than anyone." Senate Bill 865 is Soucek's second attempt to end Boone's ETJ powers, the bill now before the Committee for State and Local Government. His first attempt passed the Senate but gained no ground in the house. But with the state legislature ending forced zoning, Soucek says the legal reasoning behind having ETJ's in the state no longer exists, as it was for planning by a town to annex, and now only voluntary annexation is to be allowed. Town officials point to instances where residents just outside the town limits were protected from unwanted development, such as an asphalt plant stopped several years back. The meeting between the town and Soucek is set for 3:30 this afternoon at Soucek's office in Raleigh.
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Yesterday, I was really happy to be home, eating normal food, sleeping in my own bed and not having to deal with teeny bathrooms, gross bidets and stupid hair dryers. Today, I'm nostalgic and sad the trip is really over.
We left off with me telling you about a prosciutto tasting we were headed out to. I've eaten a lot of prosciutto in my lifetime coming from an Italian family where every holiday involves some sort of meat platter as an antipasto. I thought I was eating the good stuff considering we always go for the astronomically priced imported version until I tasted this….Prosciutto de Parma, in Parma from a family run small business in the Italian countryside. It was seriously one of the best food experiences of my life. If the stupid people at customs would've allowed me to take meat back to our lovely country, you can bet all your life's earnings that leg of pig would've been coming home in my suitcase instead of my dirty clothes. Priorities.
As if Parma hadn't already won my heart with the prosciutto it had to go and be all gorgeous and charming in it's perfectly sized small city with cobblestone streets sort of way leaving me wishing we had more than 2 days there.
It's now officially taken over from Siena as my all time favorite Italian city. I will be back.
After Parma we headed to Lucca which was almost as cute and had a completely intact 4 km wall around it that we walked before getting my first salad of the trip for lunch…7 days after arriving. If someone could please explain to me how I saw maybe 2 overweight Italians the entire time I was there and yet all I was fed was pasta, sugar and wine, I would be grateful because right now I'm convinced they must be some sort of alien life form.
Before our next city, we headed to a balsamic vinegar tasting at a small family operated "factory" (it was really more like a farm). People, do me a favor, go read the back of your balsamic vinegar and if you see the words "caramel coloring" promise me you'll throw that crap out and buy the real stuff. Don't feel bad, I'm guilty too. I just assumed there wasn't anything to "discover" on that ingredient list. Wrong. After tasting 5, 20, 30 and 100 year old balsamic vinegar I can assure you there is a SIGNIFICANT difference in the good stuff and the fake colored crap most grocery stores sell. I came home with a 40 Euro small bottle of juniper berry balsamic vinegar that I've forbidden Ulysses from touching. This is not the "pour it on your salad" kind of vinegar. I've got some delicious meat recipes brewing in my head for this stuff.
Cinque terra and Santa Margherita were next. I was actually the most excited for Cinque Terra and subsequently the most disappointed. The weather wasn't ideal that day and the boats weren't running from one city to the next in the Cinque Terra line up so our tour director decided to take us by train instead. Great idea except the only problem was that every.single.other.tour.company had the same idea. Being shoved into an overcrowded train with every square inch occupied by another tourist speaking a foreign language and not wearing deodorant (I'm looking at you, smelly French people) was not really my idea of a fun time. I thought we'd be good once we were off the train but the cities themselves are so small with literally one street that it was like the running of the bulls except no one was running. Slow walkers are pretty much my nightmare so that was a fun test of patience.
Santa Margherita on the other hand was lovely. The perfectly sized, seaside city where we had one of the best meals of our trip at a quaint little seafood focused restaurant, Il Ristorante Nostromo. The owners were two young guys, one as the chef, the other as the host/waiter who as it turns out, grew up in the village next to where our relatives are from outside of Genoa.
And because we hadn't been drinking enough wine (ha), we also visited an Asti Spumante factory (Italy's name for Champagne). 3 glasses of that before lunch will leave you feeling slightly lightheaded in case you were wondering.
And if you never actually eat lunch and just go to another factory where they make torrone instead, you'll experience this weird sort of drunk/sugar high that is fun for about 20 minutes.
In my next life, I'm coming back as a torrone maker.
We ended the trip in Torino (Turin) where the highlights were eating at Eataly in it's original location (finally some vegetables!) and delicious gelato. Although, the gelato part could be said for every city.
The best part of the trip besides the food though was the people. We had a completely full tour of 44 people. Odds of getting at least one jerk are pretty high with those numbers and yet every single one of them were awesome. I've never had so much fun with people more than twice my age in my life.
A little glimpse into what went down at night in the hotel lobby:
The front desk staff were definitely not as enthralled by his performance as we were.
And last but not least, our tour director (left) and bus driver. Equally talented in their own right. Massimo (the bus driver) got more than a few rounds of applause on the bus for some of his maneuvers in those tight Italian streets. He's also adorable in that cute middle aged man type of way.
It was 11 years between my last trip with my mom and this one. If we wait that long again, I'll be 41. I've vowed to not let that happen because 1. that's just too long and 2. I can't even fathom that age right now.
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What a fun time! I want to go to Italy!! The gelato!! Oh the gelato!!! Thats my goal to have a gelato ice cream come in Italy!!!
What gorgeous pics. I can't wait for us to go there one day. I had to giggle at the 41 comment. I'm nowhere near it yet myself but with as fast as time is going, it'll be here before you know it. Savor every moment!
Love the archway pictures and of course gelato!!
Greetings! I recently found your blog and am enjoying your posts very much. Your trip to Italy looks like it was incredibly fun and special. How great that you could go with your mom! Although I won't be 40 until January, I remember well thinking I couldn't fathom 41! Now, it's just around the corner! Ahh…time.
On a different note, love your Crossfit Milan pics. My husband is a Crossfit fanatic; been at it for going on 4 years now and he loves it. Good stuff, that. I just started that Couch to 5K deal and, having never been a runner, am finding that I really am enjoying that gradual pace it is bringing me into something I thought I was going to hate. Did it really work for you well? Or did you add some running in there on your own to get to where you are now.
Great to meet you, Gina! ;-)
We were on our honeymoon in Italy a year ago and you're making my heart ache for Europe! Thanks for sharing so many amazing photos!
I absolutely LOVE Italy. Love your honest opinions and I'd DIE to eat the proscuitto!
Next time taaaaaaaaaaaake meeeeee withhhhh youuuuuu! <3
pretty please? =)
Gorgeous shots! This looks like the trip of a lifetime. I loved following along on IG. So glad you had a great time!
Gina, Need to explain the picture of the locks on the lampost by the river
so so so so so jealous of your trip. Italy looks beautiful. I'm glad you had a great time.
Beautiful and sounds like such a fun trip! Glad to have you back though :)
can i invite myself along for y'alls next trip? that's cool, right? ;)
I am so so so so so jealous. Between the history, the views, the wine, and the meat…..I'm green with envy (seriously, if you were here, you'd see).
Looks like the trip of a lifetime, Gina! And I truly hope it's not 11 years before you can get back again, too!
great photos..I'm drooling over that Prosciutto ! Thanks for sharing!
Awesome photos! This looks like a blast :) I need to get back to Italy sometime soon… love it there.
A newbie to your blog, this is lovely! I have fond memories of my last trip in Europe. Married to a guy who had to be coerced into a month long cruise where he actually had a better time than I, he doesn't mind if I go with friends, family, or by myself. Many of my trips were in conjunction with volunteering to translate in Spain for a fellow group of physicians and scientists (great excuse to extend a trip, no?) Not a fan of most bus tours after a month in China 15 yr ago, now I'm getting older I'd definitely be interested in another trip, perhaps tour, with a theme or two thrown in. Alas I have hit the dreaded 55 so I'm not nearly as spry as I was at even 40 (dang lupus/arthritis) though get around with decent agility. May I ask what company you went with and how you decided on which one to take? (On one trip that included Spain and Italy, I did bring back jamon iberico. What ignorance, no?) Thanks!
Hi I'm Gina's mom. We took a Globus tour. Did one with Globus 11 yrs earlier and had a fun time, so we hoped that this time would be as good. It was. The group of people we were with were tons of fun.
This tour was choosen 1. for the food 2. the length of the tour 3. it included smaller cities and regions of italy that we had not seen yet . 4. it was near family, so we could easily extend the vacation and visit them by train. my recommendation … go, do it if you want to. Was a great time. Don't worry about the age thing. We had someone celebrate her 81st birthday on tour with us. She was one of the most fun people I've ever met.
Gina… I wasn't following what you wrote closely regarding trip details before you left and wasn't sure who was with you in all those pictures until I read the very last paragraph on this post. Oh my heavens! Your mom is gorgeous! And both of your outfits are so glam girl! Love your necklaces and your pants. I am so short, I would never be able to pull that style off! Your trip looked like so much fun! I am sorry you weren't able to take any prosciutto home…
I miss travelling so…I love the pics, looks like fun.
Just so ya know, I've made it past 40. This is what happens, life gets better, because we become more sure of ourselves, and who we are. Body gets worse, because we're getting old!
so glad to have you back! the pictures look so fun and i loved your outfits!! you're very fashionable :) that asti is CALLING MY NAME, omg i'm sure it's amazing in Italy. Gah, so jealous of your trip but it looked like a ton of fun!!


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Good morning, friends. Today's quote comes from Matthew Henry's commentary on Luke 19, the story of Zaccheus, and specifically verse 10: "For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost."
What Christ had done to make [Zaccheus], in particular, a happy man, was consonant to the great design and intention of his coming into the world, v. 10. With the same argument he had before justified his conversing with publicans, Matt. ix. 13. There he pleaded that he came to call sinners to repentance; now that he came to seek and save that which was lost, to apololos–the lost thing. Observe, (1.) The deplorable case of the sons of men: they were lost; and here the whole race of mankind is spoken of as one body. Note, The whole world of mankind, by the fall, is become a lost world: lost as a city is lost when it has revolted to the rebels, as a traveller is lost when he has missed his way in a wilderness, as a sick man is lost when his disease is incurable, or as a prisoner is lost when sentence is passed upon him. (2.) The gracious design of the Son of God: he came to seek and save, to seek in order to saving. He came from heaven to earth to seek that which was lost (which had wandered and gone astray), and to bring it back (Matt. xviii. 11, 12), and to save that which was lost, which was perishing, and in a manner destroyed and cut off. Christ undertook the cause when it was given up for lost: undertook to bring those to themselves that were lost to God and all goodness. Observe, Christ came into this lost world to seek and save it. His design was to save, when there was not salvation in any other. In prosecution of that design, he sought, took all probable means to effect that salvation. He seeks those that were not worth seeking to; he seeks those that sought him not, and asked not for him.
And here are a few items of interest from around the web:
- LSU Professor James Stoner writes at Public Discourse on defending economic liberty.
- Douglas LeBlanc provides a wonderful example from the reporting of The Nation of the frustrations of journalists who understand religion when they confront those who do not.
- Over at the University Bookman you'll find an interesting interview with Christine Rosen, senior editor of The New Atlantis, on Technology and Ethics.
- If one of your resolutions for the new year was to re-read the entire Bible with friends, you may find Tim Chester's flexible Bible reading plan a good way to do so.
As a regular part of our schedule here at Civitate, we link to items of interest around the Christian and academic blogosphere. If you would like to submit a link for consideration, feel free to contact us at thecity [at] hbu.edu.


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When Life Begins
A new story in Time bolsters the pro-life case--and points to why President Bush should press for a partial-birth abortion ban.
11:00 PM, Nov 13, 2002 • By LEE BOCKHORN
WE TEND TO ASSUME that science involves demystification: Rainbows are not a sign of God's covenant with man, science tells us, but simply sunlight refracted through the prism of water vapor; thunderbolts are not products of the wrath of Zeus, but of electrical charges in the atmosphere--you get the idea. But what's striking is how often modern science actually increases our sense of awe at the ineffable mysteries of the universe.
Nowhere is this more evident than in what science is now telling us about the development of nascent human life, as featured in the cover story of last week's issue of Time magazine. The article is derived from a remarkable new book, "From Conception to Birth: A Life Unfolds," by scientific visualization expert Alexander Tsiaras and writer Barry Werth.
You should read the entire article for all the fascinating details and astonishing images. For a general sense, though, of what advances in fetal imaging and genetic science are revealing about the complex and beautifully choreographed journey from conception to birth, ponder this wonderfully illustrative metaphor from the opening of Tsiaras and Werth's book: "Imagine yourself as the world's tallest skyscraper, built in nine months and germinating from a single brick. As that brick divides, it gives rise to every other type of material needed to construct and operate the finished tower--a million tons of steel, concrete, mortar, insulation, tile, wood, granite, solvents, carpet, cable, pipe and glass as well as all furniture, phone systems, heating and cooling units, plumbing, electrical wiring, artwork and computer networks, including software."
Of course, this astonishing new science will surely reinvigorate debate about the moral status of both the "skyscraper" as it undergoes construction--which is to say, the fetus--and of the "brick"--which is to say, the human embryo. Pro-lifers can find much support for their cause in the Time article and Tsiaras and Werth's book. By showing just how early the fetus develops all the essential organs and features that make it recognizably human, the latest science substantially bolsters the claim that the unborn child is not just a clump of tissue but a human life with inherent dignity and rights that must be protected. (Nevertheless, Time's writers make an absurd attempt to "balance" their article's possible implications, claiming that the enhanced ability to detect diseases in the fetus might also justify more abortions.)
For the majority of Americans, who are not unabashed enthusiasts for unlimited abortion on demand, the difficulty lies in determining how the law should distinguish between human life that must be protected and that which should still be subject to a woman's "choice." But science is making it increasingly difficult to draw that line at some arbitrary point such as the end of the "first trimester" or "second trimester." Given the enormity of the moral implications involved, should we not then err on the side of drawing the line as close to conception as possible? In our ever-roiling debates about abortion, cloning, and research using embryos, the awe and respect for nascent human life that the new science rightfully generates should place the burden of proof on those who would ignore the inherent dignity of human life--those who prefer the interests of the strong over the weak, who prefer those with voices against those powerless to speak for themselves, and who prefer convenience and control over the selfless embrace of the most vulnerable among us.
MOVING from the scientific to the political, there's been some nervous chatter this week in Washington over what the Republican party should do on the abortion issue during the next Congress, as detailed in this piece from Monday's Washington Post.
Some argue that Bush and the Republicans should stay mum on such an inflammatory issue for now, and hoard Bush's political capital for future use when filling an imminent Supreme Court vacancy (or vacancies). But this logic is exactly backwards. Why not immediately highlight the partial-birth abortion issue, on which poll after poll shows the overwhelming majority of the sensible public is on the GOP's side, and thereby reveal the pro-abortion wing of the Democrat party as the extremists they are--thus discrediting them before they can unleash their vitriol on a Supreme Court nominee?


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SANTIAGO, Chile -- The shattered left eyeglass of socialist President Salvador Allende, rescued from the bombed ruins of the national palace and now on display in Chile's national history museum, is a testament to the brutality of Chile's own 9-11.
On that day in 1973, Gen. Augusto Pinochet seized power in a military coup that prompted Allende to commit suicide rather than surrender, ending Chile's experiment with nonviolent revolution.
As Chile marks Wednesday's 40th anniversary of the beginning of its long dictatorship, Allende is receiving tributes for his idealism, courage and sacrifice, while Pinochet is mostly loathed for his human rights crimes and corruption.
But Pinochet still has his loyalists, and even his own museum in an upscale neighborhood of Santiago. Visitors can see the throne-like chair that the strongman, who once compared himself to the greatest Roman emperors, used to watch TV after he lost power. The dictator's uniforms, medals and black beret, even his large collection of toy soldiers, representing the different branches of Chile's military, are also on display.
On another side of Chile's capital, visitors to the Allende Foundation can see photographs of Allende's days as a young physician and his Socialist Party identification card. Postal stamps, copper engravings with his image and his presidential sash are also here, along with curiosities such as his wallet, his watch and a handwritten letter by his friend Fidel Castro dated exactly two years before Allende took his life with an assault rifle the Cuban leader gave him.
Here's a gallery of images from Allende and Pinochet's personal objects and memorabilia.
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The Graduate Center offers more than thirty doctoral programs in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, including History.
Learn about the Graduate Center's core faculty,
including Distinguished Professor David Joselit (pictured),
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Through its extensive public programming, the Graduate Center contributes to the intellectual and cultural vitality of New York City.
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Support for the Graduate Center ensures continued excellence in arts and
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Distinguished Professor, Ph.D. Program in Computer Science
Gabor T. Herman is a pioneer in the field of computerized tomography (an important medical diagnostic procedure) and the author of several books and well over one hundred articles including several classic works in their fields. He is recognized internationally for his major contributions to image processing and its medical applications. He was the leader of successful medical image-processing groups at SUNY Buffalo and at the University of Pennsylvania and has garnered multiple millions of dollars in research funding. Professor Herman, who earned his Ph.D. from the University of London, is a highly accomplished scientist of international distinction and has been awarded honorary degrees from the universities of Haifa in Israel, Szeged in Hungary, and Linkoping in Sweden. Prior to coming to The Graduate Center, he was Hewlett Packard Visiting Research Professor at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute at the University of California-Berkeley.
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Scope and Contents of the Records
Texas Legislature, Legislative Council:
An Inventory of Legislative Council Redistricting Records at the Texas State Archives, 1991, 1995
Agency History
The Texas Legislative Council was created in 1949 by Senate Bill 316, 51st Legislature, Regular Session as a nonpartisan legislative agency to produce impartial research and information. It is governed by a council of seventeen members, including four senators appointed by the lieutenant governor, nine representatives appointed by the speaker of the House, and the chairs of the Senate and House Administration committees. Members serve terms beginning with appointment and ending with the convening of the next regular session. The lieutenant governor and the speaker serve as chair and vice chair. The Council also assists state agencies, the public, legislatures from other states, and national organizations in answering questions regarding the legislature and Texas laws.
Under the general direction of the executive director, the staff is organized into five major divisions: Administration, Legal, Research, Document Production, and Information Systems. The Council is responsible for providing research and information, bill drafting, computing, publishing, and document distribution services to the legislature and legislative agencies. The Research Division contains the Special Projects and Redistricting Section. To support the legislature's redistricting activities, the section works with information systems staff to build and maintain election, census, and geographic databases and mapping and redistricting computer systems. The staff of the section produces maps and reports showing population and election information for proposed and enacted redistricting plans, as well as informational publications on redistricting.
Lawsuits challenged the U.S. Congressional and State House and Senate districts drawn up after the 1990 census. Thomas v. Bush, filed on January 25, 1995, challenged seventeen senate districts and fifty-four house districts, alleging racial gerrymandering. On September 5, 1995, the federal court hearing the case issued an order to allow court-ordered settlement districts to be used for the 1996 elections. A trial scheduled for October 1995 was postponed pending the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Bush v. Vera, a similar case challenging three U.S. Congressional districts in Texas. As part of the settlement agreement for Thomas v. Bush, the plaintiffs agreed to drop the lawsuit if the legislature enacted the settlement plans or adopted other districts that were less race-conscious, more compact, or more community and neighborhood based.
On June 13, 1996, in the case of Bush v. Vera, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a district court ruling that three U.S. Congressional districts in Texas were unconstitutional because they had been drawn to benefit particular racial groups (116 S.Ct. 1941 [1996]). Texas had gained three more Congressional seats after the 1990 census. The legislature had reconfigured District 18 as a majority African-American district in Harris County, created District 29 as a majority Hispanic district in Harris County, and created District 30 as a majority African-American district in Dallas County.
Thomas v. Bush was dismissed on August 18, 1997 in response to a motion to dismiss filed by state legislative defendants, state executive defendants, and the plaintiffs.
(Sources include: Guide to Texas State Agencies, 11th edition (2001); and the agency website at http://www.tlc.state.tx.us/tlc.htm (accessed on July 19, 2005).)
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These district population analyses and maps were produced by the Special Projects and Redistricting Section within the Research Division of the Texas Legislative Council to support the legislature's redistricting activities. The population analyses all date from 1995 and concern U.S. Congressional districts (Plan C657), State Board of Education districts (Plan E522), State House districts (Plan H849), and State Senate districts (Plan S730). Each analysis states the number of districts required for each purpose, the ideal district population, and the deviation from the ideal. The analyses list the counties and portions of counties in each district and describe its population by providing the total population and the voting age population and subdividing each of these by ethnic groups.
The maps detail State Board of Education districts, State House districts, and State Senate districts. The maps for the State Board of Education districts (Plan E522) date from 1991 and are black and white. The maps for the House districts (Plan H849) and Senate districts (Plan S730) were drawn in 1995 as part of the court-ordered settlement for the 1996 elections. These records contain both black and white and color versions of the House and Senate district maps.
To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types.
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Restrictions on Access
Restrictions on Use
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Technical Requirements
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Related Material
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Legislative Council redistricting records, Texas Legislature. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession Information
Accession number: 1996/054
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Legislative Council on February 5, 1996.
Processing Information
Hans Rasmussen, March 2001
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South East Sulawesi
South East Sulawesi
The South-eastern Peninsula and Buton group of island are inhabited by descendants of the Torajans and due of the strong influence of the Islamic Bone Kingdom most of the people in this part of Sulawesi are Muslim. Most of the land area of Southeast Sulawesi is covered by natural jungle, with extensive plantations of teak and ironwood, which are used for local handicraft and contribute to the local economy. For those who like challenging adventures and ecoutourism, come to Lambusango and Kakenauwe Protected Forest, Wakatobi Marine National Park, Basilika Islands.
A kingdom by the name of Konawe existed in this area in the 10th century. Soon, other kingdoms like Buton, Muna, Kemongga, Tiworo, Kalususu and Moronenen followed suit.
In the 16th century, Buton began spreading Islam. Buton learned from Ternate about spices, and began planting spices as well. Buton became a strategic place to seize, and Dutch wanted to colonize this place. Dutch managed to create a puppet kingdom in the name of Laiwoi, in spite of the heavy resistance from the locals. After Japan occupation, Dutch still wanted to seize this area but the people managed to defend their land.
Southeast Sulawesi then became a part of Indonesian in 1950, and became a separate province in 1964.
Garuda Indonesia Airlines have flights that fly directly from Jakarta, Surabaya and Manado to Kendari.
People & Culture
There are five diverse cultural groups: The Tolaki, Morunene, Buton, Muna [locally called the Wuna], and the Bajo.
Sea food is the specialty here, and you can never go wrong with ikan bakar or roasted fish (unless you are allergic!). Pisang epe and pisang hijau, desserts made of banana, should be sampled as well.
Cuisine here generally tastes rather spicy. You should try sinonggi, a sago porridge served with clam and fish soup. Pokea or skewered clams with peanut sauce is also tasty, served with baked sticky rice and some kind of lontong, steamed rice in banana leaves.
For souvenirs and snacks you should try bagea, cookie that predominantly taste of ginger and cashew, perfect to be had with tea or coffee.
Tourism Office
Jl. Tebau Nunggu No. 2, Kendari 94111
Phone. (62-401) 326634
Fax. (62-401) 327435
Buton Palace Fortress
Not many people are aware that the Buton Palace Fortress is , in fact, considered to be the largest and most unique fortress in the...
Location: Sulawesi » South East Sulawesi » Kota Bau Bau
WAKATOBI National Marine Park
Legendary underwater explorer and conservationist, Jacques Cousteau is said to have called the Wakatobi islands – then known as the Tukangbesi...
Location: Sulawesi » South East Sulawesi » Kab. Wakatobi
Moramo Waterfall
Situated within the Tanjung Peropa Nature Reserve at the Sumber Sari Village, Moramo District, in the Konawe Regency, some 60km from...
Location: Sulawesi » South East Sulawesi » Kab. Konawe
Pulau Hari
Southeast Sulawesi Tourism has always had an amazing charm, with not only its nature, heritage, arts and crafts creations, and culture, but also its...
Location: Sulawesi » South East Sulawesi » Kota Kendari
Hoga Island
At the Tukang Besi islands chain or more commonly known by its more illustrious name Wakatobi lies an island surrounded by breathtaking underwater...
Location: Sulawesi » South East Sulawesi » Kab. Wakatobi
Pulau Wangi-Wangi in Wakatobi
Wangi-wangi is one of the four main islands that make up the Wakatobi Archipelago off the coast of Southeast Sulawesi, and is the gateway to the...
Location: Sulawesi » South East Sulawesi
Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Sulawesi,) is on one of the world's most uniquely shaped islands, often referred to as the "Orchid Shaped...
Location: Sulawesi » South East Sulawesi » Kota Kendari
Nambo Beach
Perched on the east coast of Southeast Sulawesi, Kendari, the capital city of Southeast Sulawesi Province is blessed with a number of...
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Born in Iowa and raised in Minnesota, Liz comes from a large family of fair-weather Catholics. She graduated from St. Olaf College with a double major in English and Studio Art, which appropriately primed her to speak English and draw the alphabet. Post-graduation, Liz pursued a lifelong dream of moving to Paris and eating a baguette. Berlin will hopefully sate her hunger for sausage.
Taylor graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a B.S. in Visualization. During his academic tenure, Taylor cofounded Recess Games League, an urban game coalition, where he earned the now ubiquitous nickname "Ball Dodger." After graduation, he became a web and graphic designer for a marketing agency, working on projects way over his head for Fortune 500 companies. Taylor teaches English in Japan. Born and raised in Minnesota, Taylor forwent his raison d'etre, corn on the cob, in search of a more exotic grain. Rice.
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Nikki: Nikki was raised a gentile southern-Baptist in the miniscule town of Bridgeport, Texas. When her dream of moving to the "big city" (Dallas) died, she settled for second best and moved to Paris where she worked as an English teacher. More recently, she finds herself living in Antsiranana, Madagascar with her new husband who surprisingly turned out to be a Malagasy celebrity. Working a temp gig as a housewife, she spends her time thinking of new and interesting ways to make the 12 wakeful hours of her day pass more quickly.
Reikalein: After having spent her "seishun" years (look it up) in Osaka (the Naples of Japan) Christine, aka Reikalein, ventured back to England to pursue the most useful degree subject of all time, English and Italian Literature. Thanks to her sensible studies, she was in high demand in Switzerland where a half-Japanese, half-British girl was needed to roam about the mountains aimlessly. So there she is, enjoying the fresh air and spurting out random phrases in pigeon German at strangers when she's tipsy enough.


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LAAX, SUI – February 2009 – LAAX, Orage and Swatch are proud to announce, the Orage European Freeski Open by Swatch 2009, taking place from March 17 to 21, 2009. Back again for its fourth year, Europe's premier event of the season offers a grand prize purse of $50,000usd. Featuring both slopestyle and halfpipe competitions, the European Open gives local and amateur riders the chance to compete with some of the best pros in the sport and will award equal prize money to male and female riders.
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Karnataka CET 2013 Answer Key and Papers Solutions
KCET - Karnataka education board is conducted for CET 2013 exam was over now all the candidate who have applied for the examination they are waiting for their answer key and paper solutions. All the important notification regarding result and other stuff are mentioned on the official website too.
As Every year very large number of candidate are appearing in the examination. They are keenly waiting for their result and also for answer key of examination. we have provide the some of the answer keys for the may 2013 examination
KCET examination has been conducted for the getting admission in various coerces conducted by Karnataka board. KCET conduct the examination subject wist. Mathematics Physics, Chemistry and Biology all examination has been conducted. we have provide important details yet you can visit the official website for more details.
Normally answer key is only for student satisfaction so that they can assume that how many number of question are right among the have attempt. we have provide the four subject answer key like Maths, Chemistry, Physics and Biology which will be helpful to candidate to cross check their answers.
We have provide some of the important links for KCET answer key 2013. which will be helpful to Candide who appeared in the examination of May 2013
Important Links for Answer Key
For Mathematics Answer Key of KCET MAY 2013 : Click HERE
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