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Journalist Stephen Starr lived in Syria for five years, until earlier this year, and is the author of 'Revolt in Syria: Eye-Witness to the Uprising'. He tweets @stephenstarr. The views expressed are his own.
Syria is a country divided. Its poor, dusty towns and villages have exploded in rage against the ruling establishment, while life in the major cities often continues largely as normal. Christian neighborhoods and Alawite towns around the country continue to back the regime. And Sunni rebels and families have been massacred time and again.
Glued to state television, Syria's minorities are charmed by a false nationalism that reinforces their own communal beliefs and hopes. "Syria is strong," goes the regime's rhetoric, "the army is winning" and "the crisis will be solved soon." Many among Syria's minorities espouse such delusions. To add to the sense of conspiracy, some minority communities have been armed by the Bashar al-Assad regime, which has preyed on the fears of Christians and other minorities.
Others in Idlib, Azaz and Bab Amr – areas that have been leveled by the government's shelling campaigns – have a very different perspective of what has happened over the past 18 months. Once civilians, many among them are now rebels fighting for a Syria where their children and grandchildren can live without fear or intimidation. Equally, these individuals, those who have lost loved ones at the hands of the regime's thugs and guns, cannot comprehend a return to life before March 2011. With more than 3,700 killed in the month of August according to opposition activists – the highest monthly toll yet – the discord between these two sets of groups is driving Syria to the brink.
However, it is simplistic to claim the divisions are sectarian only. The reason the revolts have ignited, but failed to achieve any genuine short term success in either Damascus or Aleppo is because there are thousands of families, the old Damascenes and the nouveau riche, who have done well under the al-Assad regime and do not want change. "Historically Damascenes do not get involved in the messy business of revolution," a Syrian analyst told me in Damascus last year. "They will come up with a political solution and a government, but things such as uprisings are below them."
Furthermore, to demonstrate in central Damascus is to bear a death wish. Security agents stand on most street corners armed to the teeth. Those opposing the regime have seen what happens to those that defy conventional order in other parts of the country, and few are willing to partake in suicide missions.
But even though many hate the regime, the residents of the major cities will not protest, initiate substantive strikes or take up arms. Repeatedly we have seen reports of how the fighting in Aleppo and Damascus was started by fighters from outside the cities, not indigenous populations. Over the first 12 months of revolution I spent in Syria people would speak of how they hoped the regime will fall; "soon, inshallah." Instead of actively participating in bringing down the regime, they wait for the country folk, the poor who have initiated the revolt, to bring change to them.
Many such people point with frustration to the political opposition. New opposition parties, road maps for a new Syria and equally, divisions, appear almost every other day among their ranks. All lack the unity of vision to capture the country's imagination. Even though it may greatly assist their cause in the short term, activists in the opposition have worked hard to prevent a unifying, Ataturk-like figure emerging as a leader.
In spite of these divisions and the bloodshed, Syria is charging towards a new path. We don't know when or how, but the regime of Bashar al-Assad will end in its current form at least, and for the milieu of opposition groups the floor will then be theirs. When that day comes the deficiencies they are currently trying to hide will be exposed and, we hope, amended by the people of Syria.
The opposition's intentions are noble and their promises of protecting minorities commendable, but few speak of the elephant in the room: the role rebel leaders will play once the regime falls. As I have discussed elsewhere, they are the people who have fought and died for this revolt; they are battle-hardened and motivated by the memory of their dead families and friends, and they are likely to seek a large slice of power in a future government.
Syrians themselves must take responsibility for their country following the seemingly inevitable fall of the current regime. Some activists have already done so where and how they can. But many others like to cast blame.
Al-Assad and his government cannot be blamed for civilians running red traffic lights, building illegal homes or stealing electricity from central power lines, as I have seen take place in various parts of the country since the revolt began. Under a new political system Syrians will no longer have the unscrupulous al-Assad regime as a scapegoat to blame for the ills in their lives.
The repercussions of Syrians themselves not soon coming to terms with the responsibility they hold for their own futures could be disastrous for the long-term future of the country. For towns and cities where Syrians of different religions live together, airing concerns and listening to neighbors will be key. Truth and reconciliation committees may serve as the best method of laying out such grievances and of ending local feuds.
A billboard sign found around Damascus in the early months of the uprising claimed that "with freedom comes responsibility." At some point in the future, 21 million Syrians will live with a degree of personal and political freedom they have never previously experienced, be it with the help of international intervention or not. How they react to such liberty will have implications not just for their own country, but for the wider Middle East. Once the al-Assad regime falls, their futures are truly in their hands.
SANA (TEHRAN) – India and Azerbaijan Reiterate Rejection of Foreign Interference in Syria
India's Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, reiterated his country's rejection of foreign interference in the internal affairs of Syria, saying the solution to the crisis in Syria should be through a comprehensive political process that achieves the aspirations of the Syrian people.
During his meeting with Prime Minister Dr. Wael al-Halqi, on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meeting in Tehran, Singh stressed that the main goal now is halting the violence, strongly pushing forward the reform process and widening the political participation of all the spectra of the Syrian people.
Singh hailed the deep cultural and historical ties binding India and Syria.
Al-Halqi, for his part, said Damascus values the Indian role in support of Syria at the international forums, particularly at the Security Council and the UN General Assembly, hailing the cooperation relations between Syria and India.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Stresses Rejection of Military Interference in Syria, Calls for Maintaining Sovereignty and Territorial Unity
During meeting in Tehran with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Walid al-Moallem, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, Elmar Mammadyarov, underlined his country's rejection of military interference in Syria and the need for maintaining its sovereignty and territorial unity and ending violence by all sides.
Mammadyarov, whose country occupies a non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council, stressed that the political solution to the crisis in Syria should be carried out through a national dialogue.
Minister al-Moallem clarified to Mammadyarov the violations committed by the armed terrorist groups and their responsibility of the continuity of violence in Syria.
At the end of the meeting, the importance of the ongoing coordination between the two countries' delegations to the UN in New York was stressed.
where is the sory about how the rothschilds have opened a bank in syria... oh because that would give out clues to the real reason for UN inclusion
I hope they keep the country clean of polution this way. All of them. May Allah bless them.
Manmohan Singh is a pimp. We should shave his beard off and bring him into the current millenium. India is playing a double game with Americans everywhere. These people are not to be trusted.
Syrians should learn to live together or die together: that's their own choice.
The learning process you mentioned could take years to perfect. The Syrians have had this Assad regime for decades, which serves as a Leviathan. Once this authority is gone, the Syrians have to unite and get their act together. Common good is more important than particular interests.
For the time being the rebels need a Charles de Gaulle, who can form an exile government and be the leader of the free Syrians.
Respected Mr.Stephen Starr Garu,
About Syria, Having and following good traditon and following customs, and Financially day by day developing in front of International community, but suddenly Al-Assad Garu,Govt.facing so many problerms, That all arising from outsiders of the country.In mean while U.S doing some malpractices about Republic Govt of Syria.But Syrian Govt will Win this conflict. Mr. Al-Assad Garu having public support is much.
If the privilaged minority is formed of Christians and Alawites they would have predictable short term allies. And that would perfectly show the strength o' the Assad siders verses the whatsoever. That will also bring a light on some Kurdish action on the region since Turkish Alevi's tend to believe they are the same as Alawites. Almost half of the Kurdish Turks are Alevi. This article also brings to mind the action of Sunni's from the rest of the world. However, the rest of the social respose seems genuine to me. In short THE WITCHES BREW WENT TOTALY BERSERK
If you care to write without abbreviations, more people-including me- can understand you.
Your a liar and a disgust to what we call freedom of press. Terrorist rebels are 'clearly' targeting christian minorities and you say they are disillusioned? The only disillusionment is you and this article. These sources deny your propagandist claims. Please stop spreading lies.
i dont think these are lies
It wouldn't surprise me if Assad is still in power. 5 years from now.What is to prevent him prevailing? Certainly not the International Community.
You mean 5 or 50? Would he ever leave voluntarily?
Turkey would have no reason to establish any safe zones if it would stop funding, supporting and providing a base of operation for al Qaeda and other Sunni radical militants from which these forces attack Syria. This war would end tomorrow if the US and NATO would stop using these jihadists as proxies to attack Syria and thus Iran. The Saudi and Turkish calls for safe haven are a joke as Turkey committed genocide against Armenians thereby killing many millions and oppressing 30 million Kurds. The Saudis oppress millions of Shiites and funded the 9/11 attackers. They are one of the most corrupt and brutal regimes in the Middle East. The Syria situation clearly demonstrates that Saudi Arabia continues to fund al Qaeda terror. The Saudi regime must be crushed. This collusion with al Qaeda proves 9/11 and the Global War on Terror was a scam to establish a police state and interventionist government for imperial theft. How many Syrians attacked the US on 9/11? Zero. They were all Saudi Sunnis and a few Jordanians. The Syrians are enemies of the 9/11 attackers. So, why are we helping al Qaeda against Syria?
It is very interesting to note the parallel in situation and arguments in the case of syria today and Afghanistan during 80s when the rebels were fighting the central government and its Russian backer. Afghan "freedom" fighters and many "foreign" fighters ( sunni arab fighters) came to free afghanistan. US called them freedom fighters and supported them with money and weapons. We know the rest of the story. Only fools repeat the same thing over and over and somehow expect a different result. LOL
This article is seriously directed. Althought it looks to be a sensible and sincere expression of an on-site person who is capable. Even if her/his comments are wrong, it is at least a free expression of a person on the spot. Whether you like it or not.
Sorry my previous comment went unpublished. Or maybe I made a mistake in posting. However, it expressed my respect in all Syrian people, their history and a hope for their future unity. I am sorry if I triggered some hard feelings in you.
This is the first I have seen reference to Syrian Christians supporting Assad. You would think that might be important information for a free press to reveal. Or would that put the medias Al-Queada and Muslim Brotherhood allies on the defensive?
Turkey can with tanks and helicopters against terrorists, Syria can not, why????
Do please include the "verb" when you right a sentence. Otherwise it all seems as a list of "Good guys" and "Bad guys" with no description of action.
From every report I have seen, this is GENOCIDE. Shia neighborhoods go untouched by Assad, Sunni's and any others are slaughtered. How is this not a civil war? Iran is their largest supporter... they are Shia. Taliban? Shia. Problems in Yemen? Oh yeah, Shia. Why is it every time I hear about Arabs killing each other, the primary antagonists are Shia? Meh, if they want to kill each other, whatever. Shia animals killing sunni animals. Don't see other religions killing each other (anymore) over which son of abraham is the "real" successor. Might as well argue over which color is better, beige or tan.
Let us turn our attention towards India for a moment. The disenchantment of minorities is evident by the recent uprising in India. From Bangalore to Mumbai, to Goa to Kerala and Chennai and Pune not to forget Assam and onto New Delhi ..... this is a premonition of epic proportions. We are witnessing the implosion of India..some will grasp it now while others will need to see it in the rear view mirror.
It is no secret that Hitler and his Nazi cronies sought inspiration from Indian extremist groups including the branding of his Nazi Party by adopting the Swastika, a traditionally Hindu symbol and representation of Hindu god Ganesha, as its marketing tool. The thesis being that like the Norwegian massacre, the Jewish holocaust orchestrated by Hitler was inspired by the inherently violent cult of Indian Hindus and the manifesto of its then extremist/terrorist groups still in existence today. These groups are now the successors to and carrying out the vision of Al Qaeda all over the world.


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Delas Cote Rotie Seigneur de Maugiron 2009
Syrah/Shiraz from Cote Rotie, Rhone, France
Winemaker's Notes
The color is deep crimson. The powerful yet subtle nose of Côte-Rôtie "Seigneur de Maugiron" has black currant, red currant, licorice and smoky aromas, underscored with light woody notes. The palate shows a tightly knit tannic framework. The wine is well-balanced with a silky texture. It unites fine concentration with great delicacy. Pair this wine with fine meats, beef, water game, truffles and, spicy stews. It is recommended you open the bottle one to three hours before drinking.
Critical Acclaim
Wine Spectator - "Very enticing, with roasted herb, olive and spice notes flittering in front of darker pastis, blackberry paste and briar notes. The long, grippy finish is iron-driven, with a lovely tangy mesquite note adding complexity. Best from 2014 through 2024. "
The Wine Advocate - "The 2009 Cote Rotie Seigneur de Maugiron exhibits lots of spice, raspberry, cassis, licorice, incense, Christmas fruitcake and fried bacon notes. The smokiness, seductiveness, lusciousness and medium to full-bodied, round, generous texture make for an endearing, sexy Cote Rotie to enjoy over the next 10-15 years. There is not much of the Cote Rotie La Landonne (approximately 500 cases produced), but it ranks alongside the great La Landonnes made by Marcel and Philippe Guigal. "
International Wine Cellar - "Vivid ruby. Red and dark berries and star anise on the fragrant nose. A juicy, seamless midweight that shows the elegant side of Cote-Rotie. Fresh black raspberry and cherry flavors put on weight with air while maintaining brightness. Closes with strong spicy cut and grip. "
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Founded over 160 years ago, Delas Frères was acquired by Champagne Deutz in 1977.
Delas Frères cultivates vineyards on the steep granite slopes of the northern Rhône, in some of the region's most prestigious appellations. Additional grapes are supplied through long-term agreements with southern Rhone growers dedicated to providing only top quality grapes.
Crafted by winemaker Jacques Grange to epitomize finesse and elegance, recent Delas Frères vintages from the vineyards of Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Côte Rôtie, Condrieu, Côtes-du-Rhône and Côtes-du-Ventoux have won renewed praise for their intensity of flavor and excellent value. View all Delas Freres Wines
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The Rhone appellation furthest north, the translation of Cote Rotie is "roasted slope," named after the region's very steep, south facing slopes that have ideal exposure to the sun. There are two main slopes, Cote Brunes & Cote Blondes. They are just as they sound, with the darker Brunes soils consisting of rich clay and iron, producing firm and robust wine. The lighter soils of the Blondes slope contain more slate and limestone, making elegant and soft wine. Wine can be from one designated slope, or a blend of both – the label will designate which it is.
Notable FactsLike all Northern Rhone appellations, Syrah is the only grape allowed in Cote-Rotie. However, Cote-Rotie allows up to 20% of the more aromatic and elegant white grape, Viognier, to be blended into the red wines. From the Cote-Blondes slope, the grape makes no single-varietal white wines, it's only used to blend. In fact, no white wines at all come from Cote-Rotie. The reds, from both slopes, are marked for being elegant and complex, as well as ageworthy.
About France - Other regionsWhen it comes to wine, France is a classic. Classic blends, grapes and styles began in the country and they still remain. Think about it - people ask for a Burgundian style Pinot Noir, they refer to wines as Bordeaux or Rhone blends - Champagne even had to pass a law to stop international wineries from putting their region on the label of all sparkling wine.
The top regions of France are: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire, Rhone. And these regions are so diverse! It makes sense that wine regions throughout the world try to emulate their style. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah are no longer French varieties, but international varieties. They may not be the leader of cutting edge technology or value-priced wines, but there is no doubt that they are still producing wines of great quality and diversity.
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Do you think a 12 or 12 year old board would have any life left in it
I'm probably going to trade a guy for a 12 or 13 year old board.
A 2000/2001 Gnu Carbon High Beam
It looks like it is in pretty good shape, but I haven't seen it in person.
It has an almost all white base, so I can see in the pics that it doesn't look to beet up.
I realize that all boards are going to lose their pop, & it would make sense that a board that was ridden more would lose its pop faster.
But what if it ridden very little or none @ all, would it still lose its pop?
Or is there something else that happens to boards with age? Would it become brittle?
I had a Luxury Shin Campos board about 15 or so years ago, and the sidewalls started to crumble.
The topsheet & base were fine, but it was slowly becoming hollow.
I don't know if it was from being old?
It was brand new, but I have no idea how old it was or how long it sat being unused.
@ the time I didn't think it was from age, I thought maybe heat or direct sunlight from a storefront window?
For about the last 5 years, when I first touch a board A try to bend it in half, I can see the fear in peoples eyes as I try to snap their deck in half. None ever have, so I don't think one ever will. But most make lots of cracking sounds. If it does I hand it back & move on.
I on the other hand have broken boards in all sorts of ways. From being ejected with both bindings still on, to having 2 separate mini board shoes.
Since I started this testing method, I haven't snapped any. I figure it's a fairly reliable test.
Has anyone bought an old board & have it explode on them or die from what they thought was old age?
I could go on & on, it was just 4:20. so I guess I'll pack er in.
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Now, the Wolves are preparing for their second year and are ready to take the next step.
The Monroe school went 0-8 last season but made substantial improvement.
Mike Vanderpool returns as head coach and has a roster of eight players. Six are freshmen or sophomores.
The Wolves will play a nine-game, regular-season schedule beginning Friday with a matchup at New Harven Merritt at 5:30 p.m. All of their games are on the road.
Meadow Montessori also will participate in the MHSAA postseason tournament in Class D.
"We've been going (practicing) since Nov. 5 like everybody else," Vanderpool said. "Our dilemma is we only practice two days a week (at Monroe County Community College)."
The Wolves are small. Sophomore Graycen McKee is a 5-11 center, but no other player is taller than 5-6.
"We played five games this summer and I saw vast improvement from all our girls in the summer," Vanderpool noted.
All of the games start at 5:30 p.m. with the exception of the Feb. 14 and 19 contests which begin at 6:30.
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WKYC sat down with U.S. Marshal Pete Elliot to talk about how successful the task force has been over the years.
Time flies when you're fighting crime. U.S. Marshal Pete Elliot has seen the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive task force change over time.
It started with a few departments in the Cleveland area now it has over 125 departments and about 350 assigned to the task force.
Formed ten years ago in memory of slain Cleveland police officer Wayne Leon, the task force pools resources from many agencies to go after criminals. The partnerships work.
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Cheney's 'standing' is one of disgrace
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To The Editor: The headline on the front page of the Oct. 30 Perspective section, "Scandal taints Cheney's standing," caused me to ask "what standing." The chief war profiteer from Halliburton has standing? The man whose closest aide is charged with lying under oath to conceal the treasonous "outing" of a covert CIA agent has standing?
As once and future head of Halliburton, Cheney has funneled billions of taxpayer dollars into his pockets and the pockets of his cronies through "no-bid" contracts. Meanwhile the real patriots, our brave men and women in Iraq, are killed and wounded because they don't have the proper tools to do the job.
President Truman once called war profiteering "the vilest form of treason."
Valerie Plame-Wilson was part of a CIA "sting" operation trying to buy nuclear material from the Russian mafia. When her identity was revealed to the media by Cheney's office, her life and the lives of all her contacts were put in jeopardy. Current law states that this was an act of treason and the CIA asked for this investigation.
In my opinion, Cheney is doubly guilty of treason. He has no "standing" and certainly none that could possibly be "tainted."
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US Department of Commerce retail e-commerce quarterly sales estimates chronicled the effect of the deepening recession on consumer spending in 2008. Online sales (excluding travel) increased 4.6% in 2008, but growth slowed progressively by quarter. By Q4 2008, sales actually contracted 4.9%—making the holiday shopping season a dismal time for online retailers.
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The website, http://wdt.me/GI-Comparison-Tool, breaks down the amount of tuition and fee assistance covered, along with housing allowance and book stipend, based on the soldiers length of service and subsequent eligibility for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits.
In most cases, service members who have served on active duty for 90 or more days since Sept. 10, 2001, are eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, created in 2008.
The tool, created by the Department of Veterans Affairs, also shows information about the number of GI Bill beneficiaries enrolled at the school and whether the school supports the departments Yellow Ribbon project.
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Oh, my, god, the dial-up sound..... so loud!Heh... "Bloody Mary's just a drink."
I always knew YouTube was full of three year olds.
My classrooms are filled with mostly Asians. I have sat in classrooms filled with all whites. I have sat in classrooms filled with all Asian. You don't understand at all.
SECOND! About global warming, one kid said something about the "4 R'S" Then went on to say "Reuse.. Um.. I forgot the other two." Okay, buddy. 1+2 DOES NOT equal 4.
Our schools suck!
Technology for me! Still it doesn't really bug me that a 9 year old is younger then me. What bugs me is that 30 is only 9 years away...
The fact that they have cellphones and iPods is also not a very soothing thought, what to they need their own music for when there's perfectly fine radio to be listened to...
Kids these days...
Who is Barack Obama?He is the president.(My kid didn't say anything about being the first black president, just "the president")
What was the biggest news story of your lifetime?When Michael Phelps won all the gold medals.
Who is the biggest celebrity in the world?Spongebob.No, real person, not a cartoon.Oh. Barack Obama.Are you saying that because I just asked about him?Yes.
What is your biggest fear?A Great White Shark
Can't wait to show him Grandpa's vinyl records.
I remember dialup
Get off of my lawn, damnit.
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Letter: Posey votes to cut support for Indian River County's most vulnerable
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Letter: Posey votes to cut support for Indian River County's most vulnerable
I found it quite revealing to read in this newspaper that 20 percent of Indian River County residents lived below the poverty line. Then I read that our Congressman Bill Posey voted to severely cut the food stamp program.
I also saw where he voted to cut food stamps for veterans as part of the sequester. He was joined by his Republican counterparts and opposed by Democrats who voted to continue those programs.
So what we have is a representative who represents a constituency in need, yet who votes in opposition to programs that help his constituency.
He claims to be a supporter of veterans (verbal support of veterans very much in vogue these day, with reality being another story), yet he votes to eliminate the support they need.
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Dr. Walter C. Schnackenberg (1917-1973) graduated from Pacific Lutheran College in 1937 and received his B.A. from St. Olaf College in 1939. He received his M.A. from Gonzaga University in 1947 and his Ph.D. from Washington State University in 1950. He taught at PLU from 1942 until 1944, and at Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from 1950 until 1952. He returned to Pacific Lutheran University in 1952 as Associate Professor of History and Political Science, and became Professor of History in 1958. He was chairman of the Department of History from 1963 until 1973, and served as faculty representative to the Board of Regents during the 1972-73 academic year. He was author of The Lamp and the Cross: Sagas of Pacific Lutheran University from 1890 to 1965 (1965) and Now or Never: Reflections of the Fullness of Time (1957), and contributed numerous articles to historical and religious journals.
One of Dr. Schnackenbergs most frequently expressed wishes was that Pacific Lutheran University might establish a lectureship which would, on a regular basis, bring to the campus distinguished members of the world academic community to discuss significant topics of historical interest. Accordingly, the Department of History and the Schnackenberg family announced on February 8, 1974, the creation of the Walter C. Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture, to be inaugurated during the 1974-1975 academic year.
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Will be held on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 7:00pm in the Anderson University Center – Regency Room. The lecturer will be Margaret Jacobs, Chancellor's Professor of History at the University of Nebraska. The title of the talk is "The Fostering and Adoption of Indigenous Children in the Postwar World." Her book White Mother to a Dark Race: Settler Colonialism, Maternalism, and the Removal of Indigenous Children in the American West and Australia, 1880-1940 won the Bancroft Prize, one of the most prestigious honors given to books on U.S. history, in 2010. This talk is free and open to the public.
Previous Schnackenberg lecturers have been:
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Michael Adas (2012)
Raymond Mentzer (2011)
Martha Sandweiss (2010)
Joshua Fogel (2009)
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Elliott J. Gorn (2006)
Philip Short (2005)
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Richard White (1995)
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Walter Nugent (1993)
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Donald Miller (1985)
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Roderick Nash (1979)
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Motor City Won't Join Neck 'n Neck on Derby Trail
Motor City Won't Join Neck 'n Neck on Derby Trail
BOYNTON BEACH, FL - Motor City, who finished off the board behind speedy Trinniberg in last Saturday's Swale (G2) at Gulfstream, won't be put on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
"He's too far behind. He playing too much catch-up,' trainer Ian Wilkes said. "He's a good horse; he's a gelding; he's a fun horse; and the owners want to have some fun. He's just playing too much catch-up and that wouldn't be fair to him."
Motor City established himself as an early prospect for the Derby when he captured the Iroquois (G3) at Churchill Downs in his final 2011 start.
Wilkes will take his time with Motor City, but he is taking a serious look at the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) on March 31 for Neck 'n Neck's next start. The son of Flower Alley finished a troubled fourth in the Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth (G2) on Feb. 26. After bumping at the start of the 1 1/16-mile stakes, Neck 'n Neck had to be steadied by jockey Jose Lezcano while in traffic on the first turn.
"He makes a lot of mistakes, but he keeps on learning," said Wilkes, whose colt broke his maiden at Churchill Downs last fall. "Once he eliminates his mistakes, we'll find out how good he is."
Neck 'n Neck wore blinkers in the Fountain of Youth for the first time after finishing an erratic fifth in the Sam F. Davis at Tampa Bay. In his 2012 debut at Gulfstream on Jan. 7, the son of Flower Alley finished second behind Discreet Dancer in an allowance.
Asked if Neck 'n Neck was ready for the Florida Derby challenge, Wilkes joked "Yes, if you tie Union Rags' legs together."
Wilkes is looking for Neck 'n Neck to decide his future in the Florida Derby.
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Three must-mention points may be the difference between a win and a mandate.
October 21, 2012 - 6:09 pm
Since the final debate on Monday will primarily concern foreign policy, Romney may be limited to making the two points just noted in his final statement. That's not the case with the third item he needs to mention.
At a campaign even in Iowa on Wednesday, Obama gave Romney an opening to make that third point when he bogusly attempted to ridicule his challenger for not adequately explaining his economic plan:
Usually when a politician tells you he's going to wait until after the election to explain a plan to you, they don't have a pleasant surprise in store for you.
That statement presents the perfect opportunity for Romney to let Americans know what Obama, when he thought he couldn't be heard, told Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev in March about his ability to accommodate Russian demands that we weaken our missile defenses:
After my election I have more flexibility.
Romney should bring up the exchange and tell America, "When a president of the United States tells a foreign leader whose country is not on fully friendly terms with us that he will 'have more flexibility' after 'my election,' he doesn't have a pleasant surprise in store for the American people."
If one is to believe the polls — a dangerous exercise, as PJ Media's Zombie has noted, when those who conduct these surveys are failing to reach almost 40 percent of those they wish to contact and can only take one in seven of those reached to completion — Romney could be on the verge of taking command of the race. That's great, but it certainly doesn't justify anything less than an all-out rhetorical effort at Monday's final debate. The worst president by far in my lifetime and every down-ticket politician who has supported him deserve the most decisive electoral beatdown Romney and Republicans can deliver.
Team Romney needs to treat all of the states considered toss-ups and the growing roster of those moving from "safe Obama" to "leaning Obama" the way Ronald Reagan did in very analogous circumstances 32 years ago. The Gipper, looking at a color-coded map with state-by-state electoral strategies, famously said: "They all look winnable to me." He took 44 of them in his thumping of incumbent Jimmy Carter.
If he tells the American people what they need to hear and what the Obama apparatchik media has mostly kept from them, a victory approaching that magnitude may be within Mitt Romney's grasp.


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By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
At some point, Hamas and Israel will have had so many armed confrontations that they'll have to stop naming the operations and just give them numbers. But don't think these future conflicts will be indistinguishable from what's happened so far. At some point, these flare-ups could get worse—a lot worse.
Serious Standoff
So far the duels between the Israeli military and Hamas and other armed factions in Gaza have been tactical skirmishes. Neither side has had any notion that they are trying to grab some kind of decisive advantage that would change the standoff that has prevailed—and hardened—since Hamas took control of Gaza in 2007.
After all the back and forth of the last few weeks, Israel can claim that it has decimated Hamas military infrastructure and depleted its war stocks. So what? Hamas can rearm. Hamas can preen that it wrestled some concessions from Tel Aviv, that it garnered pats on the back from Egypt and Turkey and that its stock is on the rise on the Arab Street. Again, so what? The people of Gaza are still caught in the crossfire and saddled with a corrupt regime that can't deliver peace or jobs. So the two sides are back to the status quo, but with more innocents killed and maimed on each side.
Don't get complacent. There are plenty of reasons to worry that the stasis will not hold forever.
History Lesson
The Peloponnesian Wars were another nearly endless conflict. That ancient Greek struggle was protracted because neither side could hit at the other's strength. Sparta could march its armies to the gates of Athens, but it couldn't breach the walls. At the end of the campaign, all they could do was head home. Athens could sail its fleets to Sparta's coast, but couldn't land troops for fear of annihilation at the hands of the Spartan infantry. So Athenian armadas sailed out and sailed back.
While today's conflict between Israel and Palestine resembles that endless ancient war of nerves and attrition, it may not stay that way forever. And the most likely catalyst to spark change is Iran.
Iran continues to send technical, logistical and financial support to Hamas, throwing more fuel on the fire every time the embers start burning low. In the future, however, Tehran may be able to play a more decisive role than instigator-in-chief.
What happens when Iran is able to field a nuclear capability that checkmates Israel's nuclear deterrent? Tehran doesn't have to have a nuclear arsenal that matches Tel Aviv's. It just has to have enough capability for the Israelis to fear that an exchange could leave them suffering as badly as the Iranians. That situation might take the Israeli nuclear capability off the table as a credible deterrent to a widespread armed conflict.
So in the future, a flare-up between Hamas and Israel might produce a very different result. Hamas might turn to other nations and ask for armed support. With regimes like Turkey and Egypt becoming much more pro-Hamas and anti-Israel, they just might get it. If those countries see the Israeli nuclear deterrent as being offset by Iran, they might be more willing to pitch in with additional materiel. This is the making for a conventional war on the scale of 1967 or 1973—but with many more conventional weapons being thrown around among much more heavily populated areas.
And who knows where it will stop? It is widely believed that, if Iran obtains nuclear weapons, so will other regional powers who will not want to be left behind. The list of next-in-line nuclear powers might include Egypt, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia. If the next conventional war in the Middle East were to break out in a "proliferated" environment, who knows where that might lead? One research study that looked at this scenario suggests this would be a highly unstable situation—to put it mildly.
Time-Bomb About to Tick
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The dynamics in the region are changing. Rapidly. And they are changing in way that makes peace and stability more fragile while reducing the prospects for economic, religious, and political freedom to little more than a forlorn hope.
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Kirkham is a talented rider and is developing well - it will be interesting to see how he goes in the Honda team and I wish him well. Is he more deserving than others? Always a matter of opinion and mine is he deserves a BSB ride with one of the top teams.
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Alan Wake PC Q&A
We recently held a Q&A Session on IRC about the release of Alan Wake on Steam, below are the questions and answers! Thanks everyone for attending. :)
ADM: Alright guys, lets get this show on the road. First up lets introduce ourselves. My name is Peter Papadopoulos and I'm the Community Manager at Remedy. I go by ADM or @sidetwo on Twitter - FOLLOW ME!! FOLLOW ME!.. erm yeah.
MarkusRMD: I'm Markus Maki, CTO at Remedy, been with the company since ... 1995, gosh, that is from the very beginning, and been involved with shipping all our games.
AJRMD: Hi folks. I'm Aki 'AJ' Järvilehto, EVP and a management guy at Remedy.
MikkiRMD: I'm Mikko Rautalahti, senior writer here at Remedy. I wrote Alan Wake with Sam Lake, and I'm sure I've talked to a lot of you online on our forum or elsewhere -- nice to see so many familiar names!
(Oh, and I'm @MikkiRMD on Twitter, too, if you guys wanna follow me and then regret it horribly afterwards.)
visy: and my name is Visa-Valtteri Pimiä and I'm a game programmer at Remedy. Just observing today!
Fuzat: How much will the game cost and are there any Alan Wake items in Team Fortress 2?
AJRMD: Alan Wake PC will cost $29.99 and a little less in euros and pounds. The Collector's Edition will be $34.99 and at launch we'll have a special offer on that.
MarkusRMD: No current plans for AW items in TF2 but would be happy to do something there.
GeneralChurch: How do you guys get the creative juices flowing when you were writing the game and its characters?
MikkiRMD: Mostly, it just takes time, more than anything else. I listen to a lot of music -- but that's when I'm already writing, really. Before that, when we're really planning stuff, I think we mostly get in the mood by talking about it and pumping each other up, more or less -- just brainstorm and workshop, build off each other's answers.
It's very much a collaborative process, so we spend a ridiculous amount of time just talking. =)
edcar007: Is Alan Wake influenced by a real life character?
MikkiRMD: Not really, but there's a lot of "writer" in him, I guess -- that whole "tortured creator" archetype and everything. We aren't actually like that ourselves, though -- Wake's nothing like me or Sam.
niksun: Is there any differences between the PC version and the 360 version?
MarkusRMD: There are a few differences - the engine is basically the same, as is the gameplay, but we've increased the engine quality settings on many areas including draw distance, shadow quality, post processing etc. We've of course included the Signal and The Writer with the game too.
Legitti: Do you think Red Dead Redemption took too much off your sales on first AW launch? Are you trying to avoid this happening again on future releases?
AJRMD: Heh. RDR was probably something that did have an impact on us so it's a fair question. I guess all developers are trying to factor this into account, but at the end of the day there's only so much that can be done about it.
xtrench: Hey guys! Will people purchasing the regular edition be able to upgrade it to the collectors edition later?
MikkiRMD: Yes! (That was easy.)
To elaborate on that a little bit, you can buy the collector's edition content separately on Steam.
nibblemonkey: Hi, I was wondering if it was coincidence that Alan Wake PC is being released so close to American Nightmare or was it planned?
MarkusRMD: Well, it is a coincidence and it is not. We've done AWPC as fast as we've been able since we heard we can self-publish it. On another hand American Nightmare's launch was locked only very late in the process...
When we started development on American Nightmare we had no idea we would be releasing Alan Wake on PC at that point.
yogibbear: What ever happened to Mikki's pink MSI Wind u100?
MikkiRMD: That's your question? Fair enough!
It wasn't really mine, first of all -- it was Jouko's, who's our IT admin. So I don't know what happened to it! It's a real tragedy, and I think about it often. We had a short relationship, and I had a real love/hate relationship with that pink horror.
But I don't know what happened to it, or where it is now. Perhaps it's nearby, lurking. It could do that. It's devious and evil, and pink. Very pink.
(...newcomers, I'm talking about a laptop. I swear to God.)
makke007: Hey guys. My pricing question was already answered so. Will there be a midnight release for us guys in Europe?
MarkusRMD: Steam has a standard time for most launches, so it's 0 CET in here. I think they don't do midnight launches very often as the launches on their part require manual work and the whole Valve team is in Seattle (CET-9 hours) time zone
klown07: Is the Steam LCE limited to a set number, or set amount of time? (PLEASE do include barry wheeler in all future iterations of Alan Wake, he is the definition of awesome)
MarkusRMD: No, it's just "Collectors' Edition", not "Limited Collectors' Edition". We wanted to include things our fans may want. Retail on the other hand may be "limited"
MikkiRMD: We tend to think of Barry as a pretty integral part of the Alan Wake experience. =)
ADM: Yeah calling it a Limited Collectors Edition was my bad. It's digital, we got plenty of copies to give out! ;)
TannosukeGR: Firstly, Visa, first time seeing you here. Nice to meet you. Mikko, I still remember the pink keyboard incident. Just Kidding :P. Now down to the point. What led you to your decision for the announcement and the publication of the PC edition with another publishers(Steam and Nordic Games)?
AJRMD: With regard to the announcement on Steam, well, our heritage is in PC gaming and we always wanted to do the PC version, but it just was not possible at the time. With Steam we finally had the opportunity and that's super exciting for us. This is our first Steam release so we're looking forward to the ride.
With regard to cooperation with Nordic Games we really wanted to have a partner who could help us create the kind of retail package that would be worthy of the title. The guys have done an amazing job and it's been a great experience to work with them.
Yopfraise67: Hey guys ! First of all, i already finished Alan Wake on Xbox so my questions are about achievements : Are they the same as Xbox ? And will i get access to nightmare mode instantly ? And third, i wanted to ask what Markus got for lunch but then i took an arrow to the knee :p
MarkusRMD: That's a few questions in one question :) The Steam achievements are the same as Xbox360. Nightmare mode is locked, but there is a cheat... :) You know I have 25h on Skyrim and I've yet to hear that sentence.
MikkiRMD: As for lunch, Markus eats cheaters, so I don't want to alarm you, but... Or cheats eaters, perhaps. I'm not sure about the details of all that. Markus is very mysterious.
voorhees1979: Hey guys, just wondered since the benchmarks showing MSAA and FXAA both on at the same time did the game get any more optimizations? I do understand normally you would have one or the other and not normally both on at the same time. Thanks in advance :)
MarkusRMD: I think both MSAA and FXAA can complement each other. But 8xMSAA is pretty gfx card intensive. People can experiment with the setting that suits them and their eyes best. 2xMSAA+FXAA is already a good perf/visual compromise. The engine actually REQUIRES MSAA to be on, otherwise some of the alpha-to-coverage tricks we do don't work.
Eversmann: Hello everyone. First of all, I'd like to thank EVERYONE at Remedy for releasing the game on the PC as well, for such a low price of 29.99$ (Lots of games cost 59.99$ these days). My question is what was the biggest challenge to you guys while making Alan Wake?
MikkiRMD: That's an awfully broad question! We had a lot of challenges, obviously, but creatively speaking, I think one of the biggest challenges was one we've often talked about before -- just figuring out what the game is!
We experimented with it a lot, and nailing it down was surprisingly difficult. As you all know, this was not a game we made overnight. ;) It wasn't easy for us, but I think it definitely paid off in the end. =)
imFake: Will Alan Wake PC have increased texture sizes and the such. For example would I notice a big difference between Xbox and Max Settings on the PC? I just replayed it on Xbox for the 4th time last week in prep for American Nightmare and was wondering whether it would be worth re-buying it just for graphical differences and extra realism :P
MarkusRMD: Well, it does look quite a lot crisper and sharper on the PC. The higher resolution rendering, better filtering, higher res textures etc. all amount to a more visually pleasing experience.
It's going to be a different 5th playthrough :) We also felt the mouse and keyboard controls got pretty good, so that will make it feel a bit different than playing on the controller. And naturally if you don't have DLCs they are included. Although I assume you do since ... 4 playthroughs. Wow! :)
Julianne: First of all, hi! :) Can we see Alan Wake 2 (or whatever its name will be, the name 'Alan Wake 2' looks sooo bad tbh) get the same treatment? Or Day 1 release? And please don't use "Alan Wake 2". Please.. :)
AJRMD: We do seem to get a lot of questions with regard to Alan Wake 2 these days. :) Right now it's a little exceptional time for us though as we'll be releasing two Alan Wake games in the next week or so! So we'd like to keep stay focused on those launches.
SD1337: Can you elaborate on the 3D features that will be available in the game?
MarkusRMD: So we've tested it internally on NVISION2 setup, and we felt it worked really nicely. There are some minor issues (light streak flares), but these are mostly invisible in 'moderate' stereo separation. We hope to get AMD HD3D to work too but haven't been able to test it yet. Stereoscopic 3D is really cool, we were really impressed with how Alan Wake looked, but it's still a "niche" feature that only a small part of our gamers will enjoy.
MikkiRMD: Personally, I can confirm that the 3D looks cool, and I'm not even a huge fan of 3D -- but when Markus had it running here, I spent a good deal time just looking at it and going "Ooooh. Ooooooooooh." =)
lorant: Are you guys going to have a "giveaway" for a couple lucky people? As a prize for the new launch
ADM: Actually there will be more giveaways coming up! Keep an eye out on our Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/remedygames) and our Facebook page (http://facebook.com/alanwake) for those as they come up!
JohnQQ: Will it somehow be possible to disable the way the camera turns around and notifies you of enemies that are behind you? Either within the settings, .INI-editing or unofficial mods (yeah, I know, no mod tools, but if it's possible without it...). Greetings from Norway! :)
MikkiRMD: Nope, that can't be turned off. It's an integral part of the game design, and I'll tell you why -- the thing is, we're spawning enemies from the darkness into fairly random (or random-seeming, anyway...) positions. So they can pop up behind you without warning.
And if there's one thing we learned in playtesting, it's that despite what people say, they do NOT want to get attacked from behind without any warning. =)
Note that we don't do it all the time, only when there are no other enemies around -- if you're already in combat, you don't get that warning.
Robersdee: Hey guys, Alan Wake was originally a dx10 flagship, open world mystery game with stunning visuals, then turned into a derp console exclusive. How are you justifying selling this ageing game to some bitter PC users?
MarkusRMD: :) It's a fair question. Exclusivity really wasn't .. our idea. Dx10 - Well, it was supposed to be a Vista "promo" title back when that was floated. That seems like a long time ago. But we have deep PC roots, we've done our best to make a _good_ PC version and not just a quick port. And our fans have wanted the game on PC. So that's why we did it.
MikkiRMD: As far as the open world thing goes, we've talked about this at quite some length before, but let me just address that: it was not a game that we wanted to make, in the end. We were making a thriller, and the pacing of a thriller and open world gameplay do not fit together very well. That's got absolutely nothing to do with the platform, and in retrospect, our biggest mistake was talking about the open world too soon.
It was a great idea, but it just wasn't what the game was _about_.
MarkusRMD: (we also said XP wouldn't be supported, but it is ...)
djshauny1: Hi guys. How much will the Collectors edition cost in the uk, will it have the making of videos? And Mikki, Tanno loves you :P
MikkiRMD: Well. Tanno has notoriously bad taste. =)
MarkusRMD: Making of Videos - not included, at least not at launch. We just didn't have time to sort that out. We are not commenting on the prices yet, you'll see them in Steam but I think they are reasonable.
And that's it! :) I want to personally thank everyone for taking the time to come and chat with us there and look out for Alan Wake to hit Steam on February 16th, 2012! - ADM
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Why i said "tanno loves you" to Mikki ill never know!!!
Was great though
Thanks to Remedy for allowing us to take part
Watch out. The gap in the door... It's a seperate reality... The only me is me... Are you sure the only you is you?
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Very interesting reading, thanks.
Alan Wake on PC ! Yay !
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Wow, surprising how much easier that is to read compared to the copy and paste of the chat
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Your awsome Mikki
Watch out. The gap in the door... It's a seperate reality... The only me is me... Are you sure the only you is you?
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"Following a typical nightmare pattern, I was late, desperately trying to reach my destination a lighthouse for some urgent reason I couldnt remember."
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Shit.....I have no words! Thanks Remedy for existing! Never EVER seen in my life such a developer...so close to the fans! It seems that you guys are really like 3D Realms And I trust that 3D Realms really helped you guys a lot back in the days when Remedy was small . Yes, I know, I'm off topic!
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The flesh. The fllleshhhh-Gyahh!
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Thanks for answering to mine too! Sorry that im bit late.
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2013 (Sophomore): Appeared in six games as SFA's backup quarterback ... Completed 19 of his 31 passes for 200 yards and a pair of touchdowns ... Completed 11 of his 13 passes (84.6%) for 128 yards and a touchdown at Texas Tech ... Went 5-for-10 for 48 yards against McMurry ... Completed two of his three attempts for 24 yards and a touchdown against McNeese State.
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Jaimie Alexander Talks Strong Female Heroes And WONDER WOMAN
Last night news broke that Thor's Jaimie Alexander has been having "conversations" with Warner Bros. and DC about Batman vs. Superman. The news came during the AMC panel at Stan Lee's ComiKaze, which is going on all weekend (you can see the original report here). The extent of the story came from Forbes movie blogger Mark Hughes' Tweets. Today an interview with the actress has hit, and she talks about everything from Thor, to female role models, and those WB discussions.
After sending the internet into a tizzy with his Tweets, Hughes got the chance to speak with the actress after the panel. Before diving into the Batman vs. Superman revelation, Alexander talked about strong female super heroes and just strong females in general. Alexander gives Marvel a lot of credit for presenting well rounded characters:
I gotta say, Marvel really writes their women very well. And that's one of the biggest things for me, when I look at playing a character I want to make sure that I'm playing the character first and the physicality is second, and Marvel understands that. They've done a tremendous job, especially in our film, of portraying women as strong and confident. And a side note is that, you know what? They're pretty, they're beautiful, inside and out. And that's just a secondary. So they've really set the bar very high.
And part of being a strong female is being able to stand on your own. Alexander would love to have Sif spin off into her own solo Marvel film, but she says a lot of stars would have to align for that to happen. While Sif may be a bit of a stretch for a solo movie, one female comic book character who will likely get her own film in the near future is Wonder Woman. When Alexander said she was talking to WB about Batman vs. Superman, fan's immediate knee-jerk reaction was that she was talking to them about the Amazonian warrior. When asked just that, Alexander danced around the question:
I'm a huge fan of Wonder Woman. I really think if this is the closest that we're ever going to get to Wonder Woman, then I'm proud to play Sif. I hope that other comic book entities can learn a lesson from Marvel in how to execute a female character the way it should be done. I really would like to one day see a Wonder Woman film or Wonder Woman character, but until it's done with class, I'd rather it not be done.
I would love for DC to put Wonder Woman in one of their upcoming flicks, either in her own movie or Batman vs. Superman, or just something even to introduce her. Being in the comic book world, we know a lot of the same people at DC and Marvel, so we hear a lot of things, but it's all speculation right now. But I would absolutely love that [Wonder Woman appearing in one of the upcoming films]. Thankfully and gratefully, I'm appreciative to the people who ask my opinion of the character, and that's been pretty amazing.
So that put some water on that fire. Alexander runs with the comic book movie crowd, so there's some Marvel/DC crossover. While she probably is talking about a role in Batman vs. Superman, she could be doing something as simple as offering some ideas on how to present a female hero like Wonder Woman in the vein of Sif. With her saying it's "all speculation" now, it's hard to gauge what may or may not be going on. We'll just have to wait and see on this one. You can read a lot more from Alexander in Hughes' piece by clicking here.
And if you're so inclined, AMC Theaters has posted the full video for the panel if you've got a spare 40 minutes. We've all heard the news about Alexander defending Batfleck and dropping that "in talks with WB" bomb, but if you want to hear it from her mouth, here you go. You'll want to check out the 14:25 and roughly 17:56 mark. What do you think about Alexander's comments? Do you think she's talking to the studio about Wonder Woman or is this just wishful thinking on fanboy and fangirl's part?
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Will Vitamin D Affect Your Skin, Reduce Blemishes, And Eliminate Stretch Marks?
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The importance of eating a balanced diet's well known to anyone who cares even remotely nearly the bodyís general health. You cognize that a fit amount of protein needs to be balanced with a sufficient amount of carbohydrates as well as fats in order to assure your metabolismís proper functioning and your bodyís appearance, feel, and efficacy to perform its tasks is not in any way inhibited. While vitamin rich foods are often touted, there are many vitamins that are actually in part dependent on the bodyís capability of its daily processes. Perhaps the most famous falling under this category is vitamin D.
Here are some interesting facts pertaining to vitamin D, whether it affects your skin, has the ability to lessen blemishes, and even eliminates stretch marks:
Vitamin D is essential for the proper functioning of organs, especially the kidneys, bone health, and immune responses. Failure for the body to have adequate amounts of vitamin D at its disposal is directly related to liver and kidney problems ñ failure to perform their tasks in the most severe cases ñ as well as the possibility of failing bone health and subsequent osteoporosis.
When speaking of vitamin D, diet scientists and biologists actually refer to some unlike compounds, the two most important being D2 which may actually be ingested by the addition of vegetables to the diet, and D3 that is found in animal protein yet needs everyday sunlight, specifically the sunís UVB rays, to actually be synthesized inside the body.
Since vitamin D relies on the skin exposure to UVB rays, it is not surprising that the dermis is intimately involved in the process. This same dermis is the area associated with tears during growth or weight gain, which in move caused the skin condition known as stretch marks.
While it is true that without vitamin D the bodyís organs would initiate to very severe deteriorate, it is important to remember that the skin is an organ ñ actually the biggest one! Sufficient ingestion of vitamin D coupled with at least 15 minutes of daily exposure to sunlight is vital, yet the topical application of vitamin D to stretch marks and different areas of the body in order to avoid stretch marks or decrease blemishes is not a proven methodology of removing any stretch marks.
The claims made that due to of the intimate relationship between vitamin D and the skin, specifically the dermis, there must be sufficient cause to utilize derivatives of this vitamin as topical salves or creams. Thus far, this is not a proven assertion and while it most certainly might be quite harmless, the lore that claims the sun and rubbing of vitamin D into the skin will diminish the appearance of stretch marks or make them disappear altogether is unfounded. Instead, a proper understanding of the functioning of this vitamin, its role within the human body, and its inner workings when coupled with the adequate supply of UVB rays fast and decisively answer whether or not vitamin D will affect your skin, reduce blemishes, and eliminate stretch marks.
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One of the areas where Free Software alternative seemed lacking were accounting applications. Well, maybe GNUCash 2.0.0 which has just been released helps things. According to DesktopLinux.com and the GNUCash.org project site itself it's a big leap forward.
So what about?
Hmm, interesting, I wonder how GnuCash compaires with a formerly proprietery product which is now Free (I think it is) namylp TurboCash?
Oh I didn't know about TurboCash. Well seems the picture with accounting applications is just getting better and better in a Free Software world.
I'll have to try both at some point.
Well seems the picture with accounting applications is just getting better and better in a Free Software world.
Now there is even less reason for people not to switch over.
TurboCash is written with Delphi (which is proprietary technology), and won't run under GNU/Linux.
Ah there is the catch. Thanks for a clarification Whistler.
It should be noted that TurboCash is planning a GNU/Linux version in the future, and if anyone is interested in their software, they should go and show support in the forums.
however, it does seam likely that the GNU/Linux version will be kylix based and thus restricted to i386-compatible systems.