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|Hand on a Hard Idol
The final three castaways in Survivor: Borneo, battling out for immunity.
|Survivor Challenge
|A recurring Immunity Challenge.
| Borneo
Hand on a Hard Idol is a recurring Immunity Challenge that originated in Survivor: Borneo.
Keeping one hand on the Tribal Immunity Idol at all times, contestants would have to keep their balance while standing on a small log. If at any point a contestant takes their hand off the Idol, falls off the log, or raises their foot, they would be eliminated from the challenge. The final player left holding onto the Idol would win.
The challenge first appeared as the Final Immunity Challenge of Survivor: Borneo. Richard Hatch dropped out of the challenge first assuming both competitors wouldn't vote him off. Kelly Wiglesworth ultimately outlasted Rudy Boesch to become the first winner of this challenge.
When it reappeared in Survivor: Africa, Ethan Zohn dropped out of the challenge first after 2 hours and 26 minutes when he lost his balance. After 3 hours and 20 minutes Lex van den Berghe dropped out due to stomach pains, granting Kim Johnson Immunity.
The challenge was again used in Survivor: Marquesas. When Neleh Dennis told Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien her shirt was falling down, Kathy tried to fix her shirt, causing her to lose her balance and drop out of the challenge. Straight away Vecepia Towery struck a deal with Neleh; Vecepia would lose the challenge intentionally if Neleh promised to take her to the Final Tribal Council. Neleh accepted the deal, winning immunity
The challenge appeared four seasons later in Survivor: All-Stars. Jenna Lewis unknowingly lifted her foot off the platform first, resulting in her losing the challenge after two hours and twenty three minutes. Rob Mariano later tricked Amber Brkich into touching the Immunity Idol which meant she lost the challenge and Rob won the challenge after three hours and eleven minutes.
|Challenge Type
| Borneo
The Final Four
| Individual Immunity
(Final Immunity)
Kelly Wiglesworth
| Africa
The Final Four: No Regrets
| Individual Immunity
(Final Immunity)
Kim Johnson
| Marquesas
The Sole Survivor
| Individual Immunity
(Final Immunity)
Neleh Dennis
| All-Stars
The Sole Surviving All-Star
| Individual Immunity
(Final Immunity)
Rob Mariano
- This challenge had always been the Final Immunity Challenge of the seasons it was held.
- Coincidentally, all of the challenge winners finished as runner-up of the season where they won the challenge.
- Although Rob ended up winning a later season.
- Rob Mariano is the only male to win this challenge.
- In its first two appearances, the eventual Sole Survivor dropped out of the challenge first. In its last two appearances, the eventual Sole Survivor dropped out of this challenge second.
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Worth Fighting For: Stewart-Hunter celebrates Independence Day
July 8, 2010
By Stewart-Hunter Public Affairs
FORT STEWART, HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, Ga. - Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield, along with Task Force Marne, celebrated Independance Day with a weekend of activities, July 1-3.
Independence Day celebrated at Stewart with plethora of activities
Independence Day weekend was celebrated at Fort Stewart with a plethora of activities and live entertainment, including acts such as the Frisbee Dog Show and a juggling-comedy show by Ken Schultz the "Flying Fool." Other activities included children's inflatables, Mega Midways Inc. carnival rides, face painting, a petting zoo and children's wet slide area.
The weekend events started July 1 with a golf tournament and the Salute to the Nation cannon firing, and were concluded with fireworks, July 2. Children of all ages, whether accompanied by adults or with friends, enjoyed the festivities Stewart had to offer.
Other festivities included a mechanical bull, a bungee "sling shot" jump, and several large blow-up bounce houses. Many Family Members or Soldiers took part in various activities on Newman Field. Some of these activities included a "Make Your Own Hat" booth and a stand where Family Members and Soldiers could mine for gold or other "precious" stones.
As the festivities drew on with the steadily rising temperatures, Family Members and Soldiers flocked to the pool or played mini-golf at Corkan Family Recreation Area. Many who weren't at the pool or participating at the carnival or the events on Newman Field were probably at the food concessions and the Hinesville Military Affairs Committee Food Court, which included barbeque, burgers, hot dogs and other famous "fair" foods on West Sixth Street.
After 4 p.m., the food concessions moved to Donovan Field for the crowd at the Darius Rucker and En Vogue concert and fireworks.
A rainy "Worth Fighting For" Golf Tournament still fields 13 teams
Clouds gathered and rain drizzled as 13, four-man teams participated in the "Worth Fighting For" Independence Day Golf Tournament on the start of the Garrison salute gun at Taylors Creek Golf Course, July 1.
After a rules and safety briefing by Tommie McArthur, director of golf for Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield, the 13 teams dispersed to the different holes for a shotgun start.
They were advised to leave the field immediately at the first sign of a thunderstorm. The teams consisted of men and women, both active duty and retired, who played the 18 holes through the light drizzle.
Three members of the 1/41st Field Artillery were there with a Pack-75 cannon, which signaled the start of the golf tournament and this year's Independence Day weekend celebrations.
Pulling the lanyard for the gun salute was Sgt. Joseph Vanvactor, who received firing commands from Staff Sgt. Randy Brannon and was assisted by Spc. Ronald Dahle.
"A good day at golf is better than a bad at day at work," said Pfc. Adam Dopson, 24th Ordinance Brigade.
Private First Class Dopson and his teammates were one of the 13 teams who braved the rain, weather that is common in south Georgia in summer. For some, the rainy drizzle was welcomed relief to an otherwise hot summer day.
Ken Schultz show keeps crowd laughing
He's a juggler. He's a magician. He's a cyclist. He's also a comedian. Ken Schultz is an all-round entertainer and one of the most popular shows during Fort Stewart's Independence Day weekend celebrations, July 2.
Schultz worked especially well with children, many of whom he made a part of his act, whether it was juggling bowling pins, a balloon "sword" fight or riding a unicycle. Some kids took up front row seats before the start of his act, but as his improvised comedy show went on, more and more kids left their parents sides and joined the others. He would tie up balloons to make "Bozo" noses for little girls and sit little boys on his shoulders to take a ride with him on his unicycle.
Schultz balanced just about anything on his nose or chin, from softball caps and flip-flops to 8-foot long folding tables and scimitars (swords). His juggling props included not only balls and bowling pins but also rubber chickens. Throughout his act, Schultz kept children and their parents laughing.
Also called the "Flying Fool," Schultz' Chicago-based act has been entertained audiences throughout the United States and Canada for more than 20 years. According to his Web site, www.flyingfool.com, his act "is time tested, clean and has positive fun that will not offend, but rather bring the best out of any group." Given the roar of laughter from the crowds watching his recent show at Fort Stewart, Schultz will be welcomed back to next year's 4th of July celebrations.
Frisbee dog shows draw large crowds
Kids love dogs, especially performing dogs, which is why the world famous Frisbee Dogs drew large crowds of kids, most of whom brought along their parents to this year's Independence Day celebrations at Fort Stewart, July 2. Disconnected K9's owners Lawrence and Jodi Frederick entertained young and young at heart as their precision-trained canines dazzled the crowds as they leaped in the air to catch fast-flying Frisbees.
Before starting each show, Frederick explained that each of the dogs performing was rescued from animal shelters, off the street or adopted from abusive homes. He wanted everyone to give a big 'thank you' to those people who care enough to rescue abandoned and mistreated animals.
The first dog Frederick introduced, Jackson, was a street dog just six months ago, rescued by a Tampa, Fla. police officer who lured the starving dog into her patrol car with a hamburger. After eating, Jackson fell asleep in the seat of the patrol car and was promptly taken to the city's animal rescue shelter.
Although he missed a few Frisbees tossed out for him, Jackson won the hearts of those watching him perform, if only because his personal story so impressed everyone that this "underdog" had been given a second chance. Another dog, Flash, was a true pro. Frederick said she had competed in numerous K9 Frisbee championships, and she showed it during her near flawless performance.
One of the show routines through which his dogs would catch a flying Frisbee included leaping onto Frederick's back then into the air. Another was leaping over a pyramid of people. Frederick, who said he has been performing with Frisbees for over 40 years, has included dogs in his act for nearly 20 years.
The Frisbee, a round, plastic plate first made by Wham-O in the late 1950's, has long been a popular toy with both children and adults. Add dogs to the fun, and you have hours of Family entertainment.
Hunter draws crowd for "Worth Fighting For!" celebrations
The "Worth Fighting For!" theme was echoed at Hunter Army Airfield, July 3, in celebration of Independence Day.
Food, a Frisbee Dog demonstration, a petting zoo, flag and hat making, face painting and, of course, more food and music continued into the twilight and beyond. Fireworks lit up the night sky at the end of the evening, drawing many "ooohs," "aahhs" and "wows" from the crowd.
Other highlights of the day included a fishing tournament, golf tournament, skeet shoot demonstrations, free swimming and free bowling.
Lieutenant Junior Grade Jonathan Cooper, of U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit-Savannah, and his Family were at the fishing tournament. His son Christian, 5, had several good-size catfish in his bucket. When asked if they were going to be pets or food, his mom Christy responded, "Oh they will be fried and sitting on a plate beside some hushpuppies, cole slaw and French fries."
Luckily for those in the crowd, the temperatures didn't reach unbearable heights, as had been in past weeks, and the crowd in attendance appreciated the respite from the heat of the past. The golf course was crowded along with the pool, so persons were able to enjoy their games without suffering from heat related injuries.
At the Family Day Park, people had their choice of many tents to visit or just sit back under a shady oak and enjoy the scenery.
This was the first time that Hunter has held an Independence Day event on its own. But, as many from the crowd expressed, they hope it will not be the last.


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Like most people, Troy Cusson, instructional design manager in Keuka's Center for Professional Studies, knows someone who has faced the challenges that a cancer diagnosis can bring.
He has seen friends and relatives fight with every last ounce of energy in an effort to defeat the disease. Some succeeded. Others have not.
Cusson found a way to fight alongside those facing the ultimate challenge. He decided to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro – the tallest free-standing mountain on earth – as part of a February 2013 expedition known as "Journeys of Inspiration" that raises awareness and funds for the American Cancer Society. The Journeys of Inspiration program provides access to professional training, an unparalleled community of support, and inspiration. Through it, the American Cancer Society helps striving athletes achieve their personal goal of climbing a mountain and changing the course of cancer forever. The victories change athletes' lives, but the finish line is just the beginning.
While preparing to confront their personal challenge, Journeys of Inspiration athletes raise funds to help save lives from cancer, taking a personal stake in the fight. Climbing the mountain presents an opportunity to get family and friends involved in a cause the athlete is passionate about.
"This is something that I can actually do," Cusson says. "It is something that will make a difference. I'm challenging myself, and those who say, 'you can do anything you want if you set your mind to it'. I'm going to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, and I'm going to help make cancer a thing of the past."
Cusson admits they're both lofty goals. But, explains Cusson, so is going back to college, starting a new career, and starting a family.
"I answer calls on the ASAP helpline and I am often inspired by the students I talk to," he said, referring to Keuka's Accelerated Studies for Adults Program (ASAP), which serves adult students across New York working towards Keuka degrees. "These folks are fighting against tremendous odds to better their lives and the lives of their families. They work all day— some even work two jobs— and then study for another five or six hours every day and longer on weekends. They try not to lose sight of their goal, but when they do, their family and fellow students are there to lend their support. They made me realize I can reach my goal, too."
Cusson talked it over with his family, and with their support, came up with a plan. He spent this past summer biking and hiking all over the Finger Lakes region in order to get in shape. Since June, he has logged more than 1,500 miles of on- and off-road biking, and by summer's end, averaged about 40 miles a day. He also logged more than 40 miles of hiking, and has lost 25 pounds over the past six months, and is down 50 pounds from his heaviest state.
"People with cancer fight to overcome the setbacks that come with chemotherapy, radiation and surgery," Cusson says. " In many ways fighting cancer is like climbing an unknown mountain, and if you give it everything you've got, you just might beat it. This is how I feel about conquering this mountain."
"Of course there is a difference between being forced to fight for your life and choosing to set off on a challenging expedition, but I hope my journey will raise awareness and funds and maybe inspire others to take on the challenges that they have been afraid to face in their lives. If I can get in shape and achieve something like this at 40, they can reach their goals as well."
Cusson cites Keuka's provisions for employee wellness as an important catalyst in his preparation. The Weed Physical Arts Center, with its varied facilities and its accessibility to staff, faculty and students serves as an excellent training resource, especially during inclement weather, he says. With the support of management and administration, plus workouts at the Weed, many of his obstacles have already been removed.
"I thought the major hurdle was going to be getting in shape, but it seems that I will be able to hit my fitness goals in time for the February 2013 expedition," he said.
What Cusson is concerned about is meeting his fund-raising goals by the October 2012 deadline. By then, he must have raised $7,500 in order to be able to participate in the expedition. On top of that, Cusson has set a personal goal of raising another $2,500 for the American Cancer Society.
So far, Cusson has four corporate sponsors: Naples-based Bob's Alignment, Mitchell-Joseph Insurance, The Grainery, and Naples Valley Chiropractic. But corporate sponsorship is just one part of the puzzle. Cusson has a multi-faceted approach. He plans on donating his portion of the money he makes playing with his acoustic rock group, The Textured Whinos. In addition, he is working with others to host some fund raisers, including a spaghetti dinner, 50/50 raffle, silent auction, recording a CD and playing concerts.
"I'm certainly open to suggestions," he says. "It's a lot of money, and while February 2013 seems a way off, I know every day counts."
Cusson is counting on friends, family and co-workers to support his journey and help him make a difference. Kilimanjaro is 10.5 times taller than Bristol Mountain in Ontario County, a hike he is very familiar with as part of his conditioning, and 41 times taller than the Statue of Liberty. But it's a mere walk in the park compared with what those fighting cancer face each day.
For more information on how you can help, click on the Kilimanjaro 2013 link on Cusson's Web site, www.Troyseportfolio.com.
Good luck to you on your journey! You are climbing for a great cause, and cancer can be treated with improving your health so it's a great example your setting!
We just read your article. What a great inspiration. Hope for the best for you and congratulations on your hard work.
We hosted the "Kili Dinner" in Fairport a few months ago. We will be going to Kili this Feb but wish we were hiking with you.
-Bob and Sue Ames


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By Greg Mills
From what I read about the upcoming Xoom tablet, it may not be the long anticipated iPad killer the PC crowd has been longing for. As I have mentioned in this space, the Tablet OS situation continues to be a problem for the companies that want a piece of Apple's pie. Motorola, a household name in electronics has scrambled to offer something to compete with iPad. From what is known about Xoom, Apple's iPad is still safe.
Android for smart phones has been tweaked to accommodate a larger screen but will likely have most of the Android underpinnings. I have not read where Android apps can run on Xoom in the smaller mode as in the iOS iPad. Rumors are that Google has cooked up the tablet version of Android and calls it Honeycomb. Motorola has obtained an exclusive right to use Honeycomb for a period of time to allow them to launch Xoom.
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German Finance Minister Admits To "New Bubbles" & "Excessive Confidence"
Last week the Fed's Janet Yellen warned of a small cap bubble and now German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble says in a speech in Munich today that "monetary policy must reduce its dominant role" to allow a return to "reasonable" interest rates. He did not stop there though...
Don't fight the Fed... or the German finance minister... (though with the DAX and S&P at record highs today, he must be talking about bonds or Russian stocks as the bubble that is excessively confident)
Now - as a gentle reminder - where have we heard all this before...
The Financial Times, October 1992... Japan's Minister for International Trade admits...
"We became overconfident, too bullish. We should learn not to become too pleased with ourselves. The Japanese are a very disciplined people, but they became intoxicated by the bubble and they somehow forgot their discipline."
Ring any bells?
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Here comes the Euro Temptations
The source of the market gyrations
Everything's fine
Then Wolfgang sings "NEIN"
Their new dance is "Manipulations"
The Limerick King
dah, dah da ... why did you bail out Greece and started this all fiasco???
If Germany was fiscaly responsible none of this would have ever happen ... now it is too late to warn anyone, when you had a chance and the responsibility to act you did shit ... now you blame US and everybody just to save your skin ... shame!
Somebody tell Wolfie, there's no stopping QE, and low rates are the new forever normal, they can never ever go up.
That is all..
Actually, I think he's saying this in order to appear like a hawk, all that he can become more dovish with his actions.
words <> actions
As Ottmar Issing - self-proclaimed father of the "Euro", former chairman of the EZB and Goldman Sachs Advisor - explained in 2010: Starting with bailouts means a dambreak for the Euro.
If you can pronounce the guy's name, you get .1% more on your bank CDs.
rhymes w/ "goobler"...i think.
anyway. im going with it. Ja!
exactly the point, its mostly whispered and admitted behind closed doors at fed meetings.
Recently, yellen said that "broad metrics" dont indicate the presence of any bubbles!
Forget total honesty. How about some fucking consistency out of these guys? Right or wrong.
My, Red Riding Hood, what nice bubbles you have.
IF I had a tumor, I'd name it SCHAEUBLE-YELLEN...
Janet Yellen has been head of the Federal Reserve bank long enough that we no longer need to speculate as to her job performance. As we begin to critique her ability to perform we must remember perception is often just as important as reality. Another issue that comes into play is how you stack up or compare to the person who held the position previously, this often extends to style as much as it does to substance.
As expected it appears Janet Yellen has chosen to take us down the same the rabbit hole as Bernanke on a journey to prove that if we just continue doing what is not working, all will turn out fine. More on Yellen as the head of the Federal reserve in the article below.
You know, you might write things worth reading, but at this point, you're no different than that pathetic "angrysinner" blog.
Remember, the more you pump, the more you're a chump.
"I predict her lack of 'fans' and strong supporters will undermine and erode Yellen's ability to carry out her role and garner cooperation in the future…being confrontational, clueless, or downright dowdy…
"As expected it appears Janet Yellen has chosen to take us down the same the rabbit hole as Bernanke on a journey to prove that if we just continue doing what is not working, all will turn out fine. Caution, this path leads down, and down, and down, farther and deeper than most can ever imagine. If asked to critique "Old Yellar" now playing in theaters everywhere I would by way of the reasoning above have to give her the maximum two solid thumbs down."
Now what can be wrong with that, NonApplicable? TV viewers are a fickle lot; don't underestimate their tendency to throw tomatoes if turned off by Dowdy Jan.
Dr. Strangelove is at it again.
So when they crash things again - they'll have to rescue the TBTF all over again.
Schaeuble is just ensuring the primacy of Central Banks doing the bidding of their bankster masters.
"Baffle 'em with Bullshit" to cement the "legitimacy" of Central Banking instead of markets and sound money.
Where have we heard this before? Greenspan's "irrational exuberance".
Years later came losses after many profits.
So which reference point applies to now?
Schaeble not so strange after all …
Thus spoke Uber-Schaeuble...
Yellen the felon...in the making
Yeahbut this time it's the government buying all the tulips.
I suppose there are historical parallels in Zimbabwe and Weimar and probably some medieval European banks, but we is way out on the periphery man, we is stoned, immaculate, and ironically the choomboy in the White House is only peripherally (!) responsible, 98% of this would have gone about the same even if McCain or Romney had been immaculated.
Meanwhlle Draghi prepares the Euro world for "pseudo QE" and negative rates.
Eurozone has Dracula's ghost breathing down its neck; escaped from his eerie castle now up for sale; and his breath smells of deflation whence the move to negative rates and "unconventional means"; do "what it takes" to pump up South Side Euro economies.
What will Merkel say on this; I think her eyes are now glued to Ukraine, World Football cup and upcoming Euro elections.
I don't know in which order.
Maybe we should ask Herr Schaeuble; or even Berlusconi who is looking after those "forget me not" ladies when he is not banging his bunga brigade, as vengeful compensation for singing "ole sole mio" to the more delusional than Janet Yelling.


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A study from online sharing platform Posterous conducted by Harris Interactive found the majority of US social network users felt family and personal photos were for private sharing. Expectations for privately sharing status updates and photos of friends were slightly more lenient.
Expectations vary slightly across social networking sites, however; users were typically less demanding of privacy on Facebook compared to other sites, such as Google+. One reason for the slight difference could be the familiarity of Facebook compared to a newer site like Google+ that users are still learning how to operate. In addition, Google+ in particular was billed as the answer to selective sharing, with its Circles highlighted much more strongly than Facebook's analogous features.
Additional findings from an October 2011 USA Today and Gallup Poll support the theory that site familiarity and usage might relate to a user's comfort for their privacy. For instance, 39% of US Facebook users who used the social networking site less than once a week were very concerned about their privacy, compared to only 26% of users who logged in daily.
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Clearly, there is room to grow here, but data from National Security Cyber Alliance (NSCA) and McAfee found 21% of US internet users were either unsure of when they last changed their social network privacy and security settings or admitted to having never done so. In comparison, 44% said they had updated their settings within the last month or last week.
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I am working helpdesk software support on our proprietary programs. Whenever I run into a bug, I am supposed to try and get as much info as possible so the developers can fix the source. I have a very limited programming background but we can access the source and try and get as close to possible so the devs won't give us too much grief when we report. The programs were written using C# 2005, ASP.NET, run using .NET 2.0, and on SQL 2005. I am going to purchase my own copy of SQL Developer and probably Visual Studio since the company doesn't consider me a developer and won't spring for this and won't give me the company time to learn it so I need to learn it at home.
What I want to know is - should I try to get the 2005 versions, get the current 2008 version, or start on the beta 2010 versions? Basically, if I learn all 2008/.NET 3.5/SQL 2008 or later, is there anything that will screw me up supporting older platforms - for example, not learning deprecated stuff because it is no longer in the newer versions?
10/31 - Clarifying my question - money isn't an object - SQL Dev is only $50 and I can get VS relatively cheaply. I'm not worried about the price. Just - if I learn the 2008 or 2010 versions of SQL/C#/ASP.NET, are there enough changes such that I'll either not understand something due to something being implemented differently? How much change has there been - not including stuff like LINQ/MVP/WP and other frameworks which obviously won't be in the old code?


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Louis Richardson 120000HRWE email@example.com | | Tags:  social-business social-software connections | 3 Comments | 2,442 Visits
Very few of us are probably aviators, but I bet everyone of us has what we would consider our "business cockpit". For many of us, it's our email application. For some it might be a CRM or ERP system, an authoring application or maybe a corporate intranet homepage. In any case, there is a place where we probably spend a good bit of our time and from which we conduct our business. In my role, I spend a lot of time collaborating with others...which includes communication and content. So my Lotus Notes application became a major "business cockpit". Every day I checked out my inst
I get dozens of emails a day asking questions or needing information. One such question was about the differences between Connections and Quickr (2 of our social solution products). Previously I would answer each question in email reply. When someone else asked the same question, I might search for my previous response and cut/paste the answer into a new email reply. Sound familiar? Well, this works...but with social software, I was able to lift my head up and look around. I was able to see that this was a common question...so I posted it (as a blog) in my internal IBM social network and pointed people to that response. Before long, one of my co-workers pointed out that our customers had the same question, so I reworked it and posted it (as a blog) on our external social network (this one...the collaboration soapbox). Within days, the entry was read hundreds of times. This is where "heads up" really comes into play. If I had addressed this with my head in the instruments (email, replies, etc.), (1) it would be unlikely that I would have been able to provide the answer to the volume of people with the question, (2) it would not have provided an answer to many who may have been troubled by the question, but didn't know who to ask (it got their heads up), and (3) nor would it have provided an "out of the cockpit" view of a real business need...the need to clarify product positioning.
The same "heads up" value comes from the fact that we don't just provide a social application, we make your applications social. So while you're in your CRM application, it can be socially aware. You can reach out (heads up) to people and provide credibility to information from within your application (cockpit instruments). The same goes for your email or authoring application or your company intranet.
People are the core to your business and being able to reach them, from within the context of your current business provides a "heads up" experience that results in real business value.
After thought: For those like me who have taught teenagers to drive, how important was it to make sure they didn't focus on the dashboard instruments, but instead insist they focus on what's around them and to use the instruments as a reference point? One reason automakers are beginning to incorporate heads up displays in new models.
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Louis, another fantastic post! I'm a big fan of how social software can really provide transparency into what the organization is doing and NEEDS! I often hear, however, from our customers that they are afraid of this transparency. That they are scared of the things they'll discover. What would you say to those people ?
@ Luis: Thanks for the feedback and you are correct, transparency is often a concern. In his latest book "Where Good Ideas Come From", Steven Johnson states "we are often better served by connecting ideas than we are by protecting them". More close to our IBM family, Jon Mell (our social business leader for NE Europe) shared one of his favorite sayings, "Trust is cheaper than control". Think about it. How much effort and resources do we spend trying to contain the open exchange of ideas? Like this blog post itself...people may agree or not. That's not what's important. We should strive to get ideas out in the open and hopefully they will collide with someone else's idea and become something great. It's been shown that civilizations (and companies) who create barriers for sharing will not only grow less than their more open counterparts, but often they decline. Granted, it's said "People who live in glass houses, shouldn't". And I don't recommend that every organization open themselves up to the entire planet. But especially within your organization, among your counterparts, alongside your peers, those people who should be pulling in the same direction that you are...wouldn't it be good to have open dialog? Innovation often comes not from one idea, but borrowing again from Johnson "The history of life and human culture, then, can be told as the story of a gradual but relentless probing of the adjacent possible, each new innovation opening up new paths to explore."
Straight to the point... Louis, I believe most companies are still in an early stage in terms of Social Software adoption and, therefore, are not getting all the value it can provide. Transparency and communication are fundamental pillars in Social Software but it looks it is taking some time... The transformation we are facing is huge and will demand "open minds". One thing is clear to me... it will happen anyway. It is a transformation as big as the one the electric system adoption generated.


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Monday, July 2, 2012
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Jeannie Marmaud was desperate. The St. Joseph woman's husband, John, was dying of cancer and was craving a sandwich.
And not just any sandwich — a tuna, lettuce and onion sandwich from the chain Jimmy Johns.
The St. Joseph News-Press (http://bit.ly/O6P3Z6 ) reported that the request posed a problem because Marmaud doesn't have a car and lives outside the delivery area.
One pleading call later, and the sandwich was headed to her home. When she tried to pay, the delivery driver refused her money. She recalls being told, "No, you have enough going on."
Marmaud says the sandwich was probably the last real meal her husband had. After he died June 15, she called and thanked the store's owner, Kristin Duke.
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The number that the Yankees have had their eye on since the new CBA was agreed to one year ago is $189 million. That's the threshold in which they will have tremendous economic incentives–measured in the scores of millions of dollars–to get and stay under. More realistically, once you include non-pecuniary benefits that we don't always see, the number looks more like $170 million in payroll. We should probably start using the term, 'Soft Cap' a la the NBA.
To put this in perspective, I wanted to see where MLB payrolls have been trending over the years. The Yankees have actually decreased payrolls after their late-George Steinbrenner era high marks, while other teams have caught up. I think the time series is pretty telling:
The lines represent the ranked payroll of non-Yankee MLB teams in their particular year. So, the actually teams represented in the trend lines shift over time. I separated out the Top-3 from the Top-10.
What you can see is huge payroll advantage for the Yankees around 2004-2006, and then the other top-10 teams beginning to catch up while the Yankees trended down a little bit. Interestingly, the bottom-20 teams haven't really increased much beyond basic inflation, and for that reason the MLB average isn't exactly skyrocketing.
One thing to think about: The Yankee roster has some serious dead weight on it. Specifically, it has Alex Rodriguez, and to a lesser extent Mark Teixeira, Rafael Soriano, and an injured Mariano Rivera. The other high payroll teams certainly aren't free of dead weight, but it does hold the Yankee payroll down to a lower level than it should.
The good news is that Soriano's contract is coming off the books, Mariano Rivera may follow, and Derek Jeter probably won't be making $18.9 million going forward.
I think we need to accept a new reality though: the Yankees are officially no longer unique among MLB teams. Their top payroll competitors are going to have the exact same buying power as the Yankees do. Brian Cashman needs to make smarter and smarter decisions in order to stay in their customary spot on top the AL East. Given how aggressive Toronto has been this off season, that's not going to get any easier.


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It was 1976 when investigators found the body of Janet Conrad inside a 10th floor laundry room. Our partners at The Gazette report that Conrad had worked at the Antler's hotel for the past seven years as a housekeeper. They also report that Baillie may have know the victim because a relative of his told investigators that he dated one of her sisters.
As we've reported, investigators were able to link Baillie's DNA to the crime. It happened recently while he was serving a prison sentence for a sexual assault case. In 2009, springs police received grant money to look into cold cases. We're told that money helped piece this case together.
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This is my submission to the Women in Literature edition of the Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival. The following post contains discussion — some couched in literature, some not — of domestic violence and murder.
I had — and have — a lot of ideas rattling around in my head, but my writing always seems to come down to what is happening to me right now. And right now, I am guiding my ninth graders through what might be their first ever comparative literary analysis. I mean, I'm sure they've been doing compare and contrast, even if not using those exact terms, since they started school, and I know we've been wading ever deeper into literary analysis since August — but this may be the first time they've ever had to put both of those skills together.
"Miss, what do you mean we have to figure out the themes of both stories, then decide whether they're more alike or more different, then come up with evidence to support our ideas, then write about it? That's haaaard!"
And, to be fair, it is.
They're looking at Roald Dahl's "Lamb to the Slaughter" and Robert Browning's "My Last Duchess" — whose narratives both share some traits — and deciding whether the themes of the stories are more alike or more different.
[Spoiler alert: plot synopses — In "Lamb to the Slaughter," a pregnant woman kills her husband after he ostensibly announces that he's going to leave her. She then attempts to hide the evidence and to stage a crime scene in order to avoid being apprehended as the murderer. In "My Last Duchess," a Duke is displeased that his wife takes pleasure in things other than him; he gives commands; she ends up dead.]
They — honors classes or not — pick up on it almost right away. And yes, I am good at scaffolding, but also, they are good at noticing.
Of the poem:
"Do we even know if she was doing anything wrong? Not saying that disrespecting her husband means she deserves to get killed. But do we know if she was even doing that?"
"He's a Duke, so that means he owns people and stuff, right? Like, he could get people to kill for him or make it look like an accident or not get in trouble. Actually, during that time, was there anyone for him to get in trouble to?"
"What's a dowry?"
I explain, "It's money or land or other valuable goods that a bride's parents would pay to her new husband, sort of like payment for the husband providing for his new wife."
"But if he's a Duke," the kid eyes me, "he wouldn't actually need a dowry, would he? Especially if it's his second wife."
"Maybe not," I say. "It's hard to know."
"But, like, he's royalty or whatever, and he's already been married one time, so he's probably already had one dowry. Is he getting married again just so he can get a second one?"
The kid next to him — "What happens when he wants a third?"
Good question.
From the story:
"He's not just leaving her; he's leaving her with his kid."
"But he said he was going to give them money."
"It's not the same. He's not going to be there with her when she's having the baby. Or changing its diapers. Or getting up in the middle of the night with it. Or if she gets sick and can't take her kid to school or soccer practice or things like that."
"Plus, in the sixties or whatever — Miss, when was this story written? — Plus, in the fifties or whatever, wasn't divorce viewed as more bad than it is now. Not that we're all going, 'Yay, divorce!' now, but didn't it hurt your reputation a lot more back then?"
"It doesn't sound like she has a job right now. Would anyone even hire her when she was six months pregnant?"
"After the baby, would the kinds of jobs she'd be able to get be the same as the kinds of jobs Patrick" — the husband — "would be able to get?"
"He doesn't need to get a job. He can keep his old one and maybe get promotions."
"Miss, did they have real child support back then, the kind where you have to pay a certain amount? Or is he just giving her however much he feels like?"
As I was reading their post-discussion written responses, one word struck me. One word, repeated over and over again, in nearly a hundred paragraphs — power. While most argued that Mary's murder of Patrick was still unjustifiable (as in, she does deserve to be found guilty of murder), the vast majority considered that crime more understandable because of the power dynamics inherent in the two relationships.
As the common thread of responses goes, in "My Last Duchess," it was the Duke who had all the power: He owned the title and the land; after she married him, any dowry that had come from her father now belonged to him. In fact, she'd probably been bartered into the marriage via negotiations between the Duke and her father, without her voice, and as if her worth as a person could be valued in a certain number of dollars or chickens or goats. Once married, the Duke felt entitled to give "commands" either to her or about her because of his displeasure at her pleasure.
In "Lamb to the Slaughter," they decided, not only is there still a power imbalance — before the actual moment of the crime — but it is still in favor of the man. Patrick is free to walk away from his marriage and essentially continue his life as he chooses without a whole lot of institutional barriers in his way. Mary, on the other hand, is the one who will have to deal with the immediate and physical reality of a fetus growing inside her body, coupled with complications such as employment discrimination and social stigma. Unlike the Duke in "My Last Duchess," these aren't all Patrick's deliberate abuses of power, but they are the realities Mary has to deal with just the same.
Ultimately, that's everything in one sentence: The Duke is abusing the power he wields; Mary is reacting to the power, both individual and institutional, wielded against her.
And while I do think it's important not to treat retaliatory crimes (as opposed to acts of self-defense) as justifiable, I do think it's important to plant this seed in my students' minds — Pay attention to the way people use their power. In that, watch the whys of privileged people's actions versus the whys of the actions of marginalized people. The two are not the same.


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The Clyde Turner Basketball Camps came to North Minneapolis' Farview Park Community Center and offered a free five-day Kwanzaa basketball camp from December 26 to December 30 for boys and girls ages 8-15. Clyde Turner says, "Call it the spirit or say it was inspired by Jesus Christ, but we wanted to give the kids something to do while they where out of school during the holidays and give the parents a break by offering it for free."
Turner further says that he picked North Minneapolis because of the recent reports of violence caused by and directed toward that community's youth. "It was an opportunity to not only give back, but also to give the youth something fun, safe, positive and educational to do with their time."
For the last 27 years, the Clyde Turner Educational Basketball Camps (CTEBC) have offered boys and girls between the ages of nine through 17 a fun and challenging experience of learning the fundamentals of basketball. CTEBC's mission is to provide a program that meets the personal developmental needs of young people in the Metropolitan area. The camps are usually held during the summer, and parents expect to pay an entry fee. Continue Reading →


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If you're not taking medications, you're part of an evershrinking minority. Overall, Americans are becoming older, heavier, more anxious and depressed, and less physically active than ever before.1 Our intake of medications has increased accordingly; approximately nine out of ten older Americans take one or more prescription drugs daily. It is estimated that in any given week, four out of five U.S. adults will use prescription medicines, OTC drugs or dietary supplements, and nearly one-third of adults will take five or more different medications.2 Many of these drugs may impact the occurrence or severity of dry eye in our patients. It is therefore essential that we maintain a current medications list for all of our patients, update it at every visit and know which categories of medications carry the potential for causing or exacerbating ocular side effects.
Dry eye syndrome affects an estimated 25-30 million individuals in the United States. The condition is more common in those over 40 years old.1 This segment of the population is projected to grow during the upcoming decades, increasing the likelihood of patients with significant dry eye presenting in our practices. The age-related increase in dry eye is related to several causative factors including declining androgen levels3 and medications.4,5 In this article, we will evaluate how prescription and non-prescription medications impact the occurrence and severity of dry eye syndrome.
The geriatric population is growing and the incidence of hypertension increases with aging. Pathogenic mechanisms that elevate blood pressure in the elderly include increasing arterial stiffness, high dietary sodium intake and increasing obesity.6 Several classes of medications are used in the treatment of hypertension.
β-blockers are commonly prescribed for hypertension as well as arrhythmias and migraine.7 They exert their effects by blocking the binding of norepinephrine and epinephrine to receptors in various tissues. Blocking beta-1 (β1) receptors cause the heart muscle to relax and beat more slowly thereby reducing the amount of blood that the heart pumps and lowering blood pressure. Beta-2 blockade relaxes vascular smooth muscle lowering resistance to blood flow and reducing blood pressure. It also impairs respiratory flow and may exacerbate asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.8 Systemic beta blockers have substantial anticholinergic effects and may cause significant reduction in lacrimation causing or exacerbating dry eye. Topical beta blockers also reduce tear production — but to a lesser extent than their systemic counterparts.
Diuretics increase urinary output thus reducing blood volume and ultimately lowering blood pressure and reducing edema. They may exert forced diuresis at several locations in the kidneys. Loop diuretics, such as furosemide, inhibit the body's ability to reabsorb sodium at the ascending loop. Thiazide-type diuretics, such as hydrochlorothiazide, act on the distal convoluted tubule reducing reabsorption of electrolytes from the renal tubules.9 This results in increased excretion of water and electrolytes, including sodium, potassium, chloride and magnesium. Diuretics reduce the amount of fluid available for tear production and can cause ocular dryness and discomfort.10
Depression and anxiety are closely linked and are prevalent in our society.11 Evidence suggests that they are caused by alterations in the neurotransmitters in the brain. The benzodiazepines and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are two very common classes of medications used to treat these conditions; they are also used to treat seizures. Benzodiazepines work by binding to receptors sites on the GABA (gammaamino-butyric acid). Examples of this include alprazolam (Xanax, Pfizer), clonazepam (Klonapin, Roche), and diazepam (Valium). SSRIs block the reuptake of serotonin and elevate the amount of extracellular neurotransmitter in the presynaptic cleft. Examples include paroxetine (Paxil) and sertraline (Zoloft, Pfizer). Schaumberg et al12 reported an almost two-fold incidence of dry eye in individuals taking antidepressants.
Antipsychotic agents are used to treat psychoses, which are defined as "radical changes in personality, impaired functioning, and a distorted or nonexistent sense of objective reality." These medications are used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other forms of psychosis. Haloperidol (Haldol) and ripiprazole (Abilify, Bristol-Myers Squibb) are examples of antipsychotics, which often cause anticholinergic side effects, such as dry mouth.13,14 Dry eyes often occur in conjunction with this.
Oral antihistamines exert their effects by reversibly blinding to histamine receptors throughout the body. Type 1 receptors are associated with allergy and systemic antihistamines are commonly used to treat this condition. Antihistamines are classified by their sedating characteristics. Common minimally sedating antihistamines include loratdine (Claritin, Schering-Plough) and ceterazine (Zyrtec, McNeil-PPC, Inc.). Diphenhydramine (Benadryl, McNeil-PPC, Inc.) is an example of a strongly sedating antihistamine. All antihistamines exert some degree of anticholinergic activity and therefore may cause reduced lacrimation and ocular dryness.15
Systemic decongestants stimulate α-adrenergic receptors causing constriction of blood vessels leading to reduced mucous membrane congestion. They are used in treating allergy and the symptoms of upper respiratory infection, such as the common cold. Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed, McNeil-PPC, Inc.) is a very commonly prescribed decongestant that is sometimes combined with an antihistamine. Decongestants cause decreased tear production leading to ocular dryness.15
Atropine, scopolomine and homatropine are antispasmodic agents commonly used to treat gastrointestinal tract spasticity to reduce symptoms seasickness. They are competitive antagonists for the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor and exert very strong anticholinergic properties. Antispasmodics commonly cause ocular dryness by reducing lacrimation.16
Narcotic analgesics are frequently used in the management of severe or chronic pain. Nausea, constipation, slow and/or irregular breathing, and urinary hesitancy are only a few of the side effects associated with these medications.16 They reduce the perception of pain by binding to opioid receptors in the brain and spinal cord. Oxycodone and hydrocodone are commonly prescribed narcotic analgesics. Dry eye, one of the common side effects of these medications, is caused by their anticholinergic properties.
In the past decade, we've seen an increase in research evaluating the effects of sex hormones on tear and lipid production. In a recently published study, Sullivan et al reported that androgens have a stimulatory effect on tear production, especially meibomian gland secretions, while estrogens.17 Conversely, estrogens reduce the size, activity and lipid output of sebaceous glands and have been known to decrease sebaceous gland function.18 The exact mechanism by which down regulation of secretion is accomplished is still undetermined, but the clinician should be aware that estrogens may contribute to the development of dry eye.
Incontinence, the inability to control the evacuative functions of urination or defecation, is increasing in prevalence as our population ages.19,20 Women have higher rates of urinary incontinence than men.21 Prevalence increases with age; one half of women older than 65 have some degree of incontinence.22 In addition to exercises to strengthen the pelvic muscles, antimuscarinic agents are used to treat incontinence. Common examples include oxybutynin (ditropan; oxytrol) and tolterodine (Detrol, Pfizer), dry mouth, constipation, blurred vision (accommodation abnormalities), urinary retention and dry eyes are common side effects attributed to these medications.23
Rapid replication of the cells allows tumors to grow. Chemotherapeutic agents work principally by damaging the DNA of the affected cancer cells, inhibiting synthesis of new DNA strands or stopping mitosis of the original cell into two new cells. These agents can impact normal cells such as the lacrimal glands. A number of chemotherapeutic agents cause ocular dryness.24 Radiation is also been widely used in treating malignant lesions and has been identified as a cause of cataracts and dry eye syndrome.25
The number of medications available worldwide is climbing and many more are in the pipeline. Eyecare providers should be aware that many of these compounds have the potential to cause or exacerbate ocular dryness. As we obtain patient histories, we should proactively ask patients taking these medications if they are experiencing symptoms characteristic of dry eye.
1. Niskanen L, Laaksonen DE, Nyyssönen K, et al. Inflammation, abdominal obesity, and smoking as predictors of hypertension. Hypertension. 2004;44(6):859-865.2. Nichols KK, Foulks GN. The New Dry Eye: A Global Perspective A review of how dry eye has changed in the two years since the International Dry Eye Workshop report. Contact Lens Spectrum, May 2009.3. Sullivan DA, Sullivan BD, Evans JE, Schirra F, Yamagami H, Liu M, Richards SM, Suzuki T, Schaumberg DA, Sullivan RM, Dana MR. Androgen deficiency, meibomian gland dysfunction, and evaporative dry eye. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2002;966:211-222.4. Moss SE, Klein R, Klein BE Incidence of dry eye in an older population. Arch Ophthalmol. 2004;122(3):369-373.5. Rogowski J, Lillard LA, Kington R. The financial burden of prescription drug use among elderly persons. Gerontologist. 1997;37(4):475-482.6. Cohen DL, Townsend RR. Update on pathophysiology and treatment of hypertension in the elderly. Curr Hypertens Rep. E-pub ahead of print: June 18, 2011.7. Gbemudu A, Marks JW. Beta Blockers Drug Information. Available at: http://www.rxlist.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=90349; accessed August 3, 2011. 8. Witte KK, Clark AL. Beta-blockers and inspiratory pulmonary function in chronic heart failure. J Card Fail. 2005;11(2):112-116.9. Reddy P, Mooradian AD. Diuretics: An update on the pharmacology and clinical uses. Am J Ther. E-pub: January 8, 2009.10. Jaanus SD. Ocular side effects of selected systemic drugs. Optom Clin. 1992;2(4):73-96.11. Major Depressive Disorder Among Adults. National Institute of Mental Health website. Available at: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/statistics/1MDD_ADULT.shtml; last accessed August 2, 2011.12. Schaumberg DA, Dana R, Buring JE, Sullivan DA. Prevalence of dry eye disease among US men: estimates from the Physicians' Health Studies. Arch Ophthalmol. 2009;127(6):763-768.13. Abilify (aripiprazole) Prescribing Information. Bristol-Myers Squibb; 2011.14. Davis CP. Haldol Drug Center. Available at: http://www.rxlist.com/haldol-drug-center.htm; accessed August 2, 2011. 15. Jaanus SD, Hegeman SL, Swanson MW Antiallergy drugs and decongestants. In: Bartlett JD, Jaanus SD eds; Clincal ocular pharmacology. Boston Butterworth-Heinemann.16. Drugs.com. Atropine ophthalmic Side Effects in Side Effects by Body System: for Healthcare Professionals. 201117. Sullivan DA, Jensen RV, Suzuki T, Richards SM.Do sex steroids exert sex-specific and/or opposite effects on gene expression in lacrimal and meibomian glands? Mol Vis. 2009;15:1553-1572.18. Porola P, Laine M, Virkki L, Poduval P, Konttinen YT. The influence of sex steroids on Sjögren's syndrome. Ann NY Acad Sci. 2007;1108:426-432.19. Markland AD, Goode PS, Redden DT, Borrud LG, Burgio KL. Prevalence of urinary incontinence in men: results from the national health and nutrition examination survey. J Urol. 2010;184(3):1022- 1027.20. Vecchioli-Scaldazza C, Morosetti C. Effect of aging on urinary incontinence in woman. Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2010;82(3):167-171.21. Lee AH, Hirayama F. Physical activity and urinary incontinence in older adults: A community-based study. Curr Aging Sci. E-pub ahead of print; July 15, 2011.22. Sampselle CM, Harlow SD, Skurnick J, Brubaker L, Bondarenko I. Urinary incontinence predictors and life impact in ethnically diverse perimenopausal women. Obstet Gynecol. 2002;100(6):1230-1238. 23. Weiss BD. Selecting medications for the treatment of urinary incontinence. Am Fam Physician. 2005;71(2):315-322.24. Maino DM, Tran S, Mehta F. Side effects of chemotherapeutic oculo-toxic agents: a review. Clin Eye Vis Care. 2000;12(3-4):113-117.25. Sanders JE. Late effects in children receiving total body irradiation for bone marrow transplantation. Radiother Oncol.1990;1:82-87.
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Editor's note: Troy A. Eid is a lawyer with the Greenberg Traurig law firm in Denver, a former member of Gov. Bill Owens' Cabinet and reportedly on the short list to be the next U.S. attorney for Colorado.
For the past 17 months, Eid has been part of a team negotiating a right-of-way agreement with the Navajo Nation in Arizona and New Mexico. Eid represents El Paso Corp.'s Western Pipelines Group, based in Colorado Springs. About 900 miles of El Paso's natural-gas pipeline, which supplies the equivalent of one-third of California's total natural-gas consumption, crosses Navajo Nation trust land.
Under federal law, each right-of-way on Indian trust land must be renegotiated at least once every 20 years. El Paso's agreement with the Navajo ends in October.
At the request of The Denver Post, Eid wrote an account of a recent weekend he spent on the reservation, seasoned with insights about doing business and building relationships with the Navajo Nation, which is home to a quarter-million people - one in five Indians living on reservations.
Albuquerque disappears in the rearview mirror as I cruise across New Mexico's high desert toward Mount Taylor on a Saturday afternoon. This forested peak, snow- capped much of the year but shimmering in the day's 105-degree heat, marks the southern border of Dine'tah, the Navajo tribe's historical homeland.
As outside legal counsel to El Paso Natural Gas, I'm part of a team working to renegotiate the company's existing pipeline easements, the rights-of-way, across the Navajo Nation.
It's a challenging process.
For instance, Navajo tribal law requires that major business contracts between private companies and the tribe be introduced as legislation and enacted by the 88-member Navajo Nation Council. To get an idea what this is like, imagine spending 17 months doing a deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars and then having to persuade the Colorado General Assembly to pass it as a law - without any legislative amendments or "improvements."
The purpose of my two-day trip is to strengthen support among elected Navajo officials who will vote on whatever agreement is reached in our ongoing business negotiations. My first stop is a remote part of Arizona in the central part of the reservation, an area named Fish Point, where the niece of Rose "Rosie" Tsosie-Bingham, our chief Navajo political consultant and translator, is getting married.
I arrive just before sunset at the home of her elderly mother, Mary Tsosie. The Tsosie family hauls all the water it uses, including whatever is needed for 200 wedding guests. This is not unusual: Seventy percent of Navajo homes lack running water.
Tsosie-Bingham is standing outside the one-room, dirt-floor hogan where she and eight siblings grew up. A confidante of Republican U.S. Sen. John McCain and other Arizona political leaders, Tsosie-Bingham now lives in Show Low, Ariz., where she balances between two worlds.
"I'm just a reservation girl," she says, then jokes that "I love the simple life so long as I get my nails done once a week."
Navajo consultants of Tsosie-Bingham's stature are scarcer than water. They are indispensable to outsiders doing business on the reservation. Navajo officials like to engage in what they euphemistically call "code-talking" - speaking to each other in Navajo, like the famed Code Talkers during World War II - whenever a business deal or political decision gets interesting.
The smell of juniper smoke and mutton saturates the air around Mary Tsosie's place. Mutton is to the Navajo Nation what Polish sausage is to Chicago. The trick to eating mutton stew, a Navajo friend jokes, is to dip the fry bread in the center of the bowl because the wool floats to the sides.
Here at Fish Point, the sheep were decapitated when slaughtered and their heads buried in the ground with hot coals for two days. The meat is scraped off and added to the stew.
The cooks display the relentless teasing that is a hallmark of Navajo hospitality and good humor. After serving me, one of the cooks asks if I work for the FBI. "Fry Bread Inspector," he explains, adding: "It's still better than me, 'Flat Broke Indian."'
Rosie introduced me to her uncle, Truman Smith, the medicine man, the spiritual leader, who will perform the traditional wedding ceremony. Smith is in demand, having performed a healing ceremony earlier in the day. He left Fish Point to perform an all-night puberty ceremony for a 13-year-old neighbor girl and her family.
My interest in Smith's status as a medicine man is more than academic. Navajo elected officials sometimes request that private companies doing business on the reservation have their negotiations blessed by an influential medicine man. Smith might be a good candidate for this role when the time comes.
As the sun sets, Smith and the bride, Tia Tsosie, an elementary-school teacher in Tucson, wait in a hogan built for this occasion. The groom, Jasper Begay, an aerospace engineer working in Tucson, grew up 8 miles away and is now riding that distance on horseback with his family and friends behind him on horses and in pickup trucks. As he nears Tsosie's place, Begay's horse breaks into a gallop. The guests cheer.
Both bride and groom wear cobalt-blue velveteen shirts with white leggings and clay-colored moccasins. According to tradition, the groom is to ride up to the hogan and unsaddle his horse. The bride's family then carries his saddle into their new hogan near her mother's home.
This symbolizes the matrilineal nature of Navajo society: The husband is now part of the wife's extended family. If the marriage ends in divorce, the wife's family takes possession of all the property her husband brought to - or earned during - the marriage.
"The saddle outside the hogan" is an enduring image in Navajo society because his saddle and horse is all he is expected to take with him should his wife or her family ask him to leave.
In an apparent nod to modernity, Begay's saddle stays on his horse. It would not have fit into the hogan anyway because all the guests are wedged in there, on the dirt floor, sitting cross- legged. Each guest must enter the hogan from the door to the east and walk clockwise in a full circle before sitting down.
The heat is stifling, but the ceremony is well worth it. Smith chants the prayers, sprinkles corn pollen on the couple and mixes corn-meal mush in a woven wedding basket. The bride and groom, and each of the groom's family, then eat some of the mush to symbolize the union. Close relatives give testimonials to the beaming couple.
It is after midnight when I pull my car into Window Rock, Ariz.
At sunrise, I am preparing to ride in the 10th annual Navajo Nation Ride. Four groups of riders, up to 150 total depending on the day, converge on Window Rock from near the Grand Canyon and other far reaches of the reservation. The Ride commemorates the days in the 1930s when the original Tribal Council delegates braved heat, thirst and hardship to participate in the council's summer session.
One of the Ride's founders is Albert Hale, the charismatic former Navajo Nation president who now represents northeastern Arizona in the state legislature. Hale has arranged for me to join the last 20 miles of the Ride astride his brother Ace's horse, Houdini. This horse will have to be a magician to make me look tall in the saddle.
We start out on the heavily forested Defiance Plateau west of town and, after a 7-mile trot, meet up with a group led by Navajo Vice President Frank Dayish and a half-dozen council delegates. Among them is Johnny Naize - from Fish Point, of all places, and stunned that I attended the Tsosie-Begay wedding. Naize wonders how long it took me to ride all the way here from Denver.
"Two months," Hale replies. "Troy spent the first month just trying to find the keys to the horse."
Soon we are trotting through the woods in small groups, each trying to beat the other. Hale's shortcut leads to a littered, rusty sheep camp adjacent to what appears to be an abandoned mobile home, split in half from top to bottom, with all the windows boarded up.
Or so it seems. As we ride by, a little boy in torn clothing appears between the broken walls and waves excitedly. It is a jarring reminder of just how important economic development is to easing poverty on a reservation where the median household income barely exceeds $6,000 per year.
As we approach Window Rock and the tribal rodeo arena, the horses break into a gallop for the last 2 miles. Surrounded by charging horses on all sides, I hold the reins in a death grip when the unthinkable happens: My hat blows off.
Turning around in such a tight spot means quite likely falling off Houdini and being trampled. It's a cheap straw hat anyway, so I ride on and figure I can retrieve it later. Besides, who'll notice?
By the time I reach the fairgrounds, practically every rider has heard about the belagaa'na (non-Navajo) who lost his hat. This includes delegate Larry Noble, a member of the council's powerful Resources Committee that deals with rights-of-way.
Noble is equally at home on a horse or his Harley-Davidson. He has backed a bill in the Tribal Council to encourage joint economic development projects between El Paso Natural Gas and the Navajo Nation. Noble's support may be even more important in the weeks ahead as our negotiations draw to a close.
"You should have held on to your hat, cowboy," Noble says, grinning. "Now those wild Indians out there don't have nothin' to shoot at."


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For anyone who might be interested in doing this 30 blogs in 30 days to let others get to know you just a little bit more, here's the complete topic list. I did not write it. I got it from another SP friend. It's a big commitment to do this, but I really recommend it. It's a lot of fun, and I learned stuff about myself as well as my readers. Don't forget that the idea is to always share a photo too!
Day 01- A recent picture of yourself with ten facts about you
Day 02 - A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest
Day 03 - A picture of your inspiration for weight loss
Day 04 - A picture of the cast of your favorite TV show and A picture of your favorite color
Day 05 - A picture of your favorite animal and A picture of your favorite memory
Day 06 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day
Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item
Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh
Day 09 - A picture that motivates you to do more and A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most
Day 10 - A picture of your closest friend
Day 11 - A picture of your IPOD or other music playing device on shuffle, and then list the first 10 songs that play and A picture of something you hate
Day 12 - A picture that defines you and A picture of something you love
Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist
Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without
Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die
Day 16 - A picture of someone who inspires you
Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently
Day 18 - A picture of your biggest insecurity, and the reasons why it is the biggest
Day 19 - A picture of your nicknames you have; why do you have them.
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Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you were better at
Day 22 - A picture of an exercise you can�t do, but would like to try (and then try it if you want to)
Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book; why is it your favorite and A picture of what I would find in your bag
Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change
Day 25 - A picture of your favorite super hero and why
Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you
Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member
Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of
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Day 30 - A picture of you last year and now, how have you changed since then?
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Mine won't be done in 30 days, but it will be done!
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This looks like fun! Big commitment, though. It would really take some thought to come up with some of these...like a picture of something you are afraid of. I am bookmarking this and may try it in August when I get back from visiting family. Or maybe using the questions in my written journal. Thank you for making me think!!:)
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have escalated their criminal investigation into allegations that Gov. Chris Christie's aides created traffic jams as political payback, subpoenaing his re-election campaign and the state Republican leadership.
The subpoenas seek documents related to the closure of traffic lanes near the George Washington Bridge, according to Mark Sheridan, a lawyer representing Christie for Governor and the Republican State Committee.
The subpoenas were disclosed Thursday, the same day the Republican governor's campaign announced it had hired the Washington, D.C., law firm Patton Boggs in the case. Sheridan works for the firm and is general counsel for the state Republican committee.
A state legislative committee investigating the traffic jams has also issued a subpoena to the Christie campaign.
"The campaign and the state party intend to cooperate with the U.S. attorney's office and the state legislative committee and will respond to the subpoenas accordingly," Sheridan told The Associated Press.
The federal subpoenas are due Feb. 5. The state committee subpoenas must be returned Feb. 3.
Earlier this month, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said only that his office was reviewing the matter "to determine whether a federal law was implicated."
Christie, a potential presidential candidate in 2016, was New Jersey's U.S. attorney before stepping down in late 2008 to run for governor.
Federal officials refused to comment. The governor's office did not return an email request for comment.
The traffic lanes were closed for four days in September, creating traffic gridlock in Fort Lee, the town at the base of the bridge on the New Jersey side. Some of Christie's aides initially said the closures were part of a traffic study, but emails and text messages turned over to legislators suggest it may have been a message to the town's Democratic mayor for not endorsing Christie.
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Welcome to the Civil War Battle of Blountville Re-Enactment and Military Park website designed to commemorate the Battle of Blountville which occurred on 22 September 1863 in beautiful Northeast Tennessee.
The 2015 Battle of Blountville Civil War Reenactment Committee is pleased to announce that the 2015 Battle of Blountville Civil War Reenactment will be held on October 9-11, 2015, at Blountville, Tennessee. Thanks to the Reenactment Committee's partnership with NETWORKS, the event will once again be held on the Old Hawley Farm, a beautiful 60-acre site near Northeast State Community College. For those reenacting units, civic organizations, sutlers, vendors and others who plan to participate, please let us know as soon as possible and we will list your organization on the website. Registration for the 2015 event is free! Bounties of $125 will be given for the first 5 pieces of artillery. If you would like to participate as a sponsor, please contact us at the Sullivan County Department of Archives and Tourism. Sponsors will be listed on all PR including website, television/radio advertising and more. Ad spaces for the event publication are available ranging from ¼ page, ½ page to full page. This is a wonderful opportunity to support the event and about your company or organization. Looking forward to seeing you at the event!
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