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Earthquakes in Oklahoma are the new normal
Oh? Another earthquake? Yawwwn.
How fast I've become nonchalant. At 9:06 a.m. on Oct. 13, 2010 — my first quake, and the second one in Oklahoma since 1995 to get widespread attention — I was not so blase.
I happened to be working at home that morning, in my swivel recliner, and it felt like riding a Tilt-a-Whirl. I jumped up, and the floor still had a swiveling-twisting-rotating kind of thing going on for another few seconds.
I didn't quite freak out. I freaked right up to, but not all the way, out. Facebook erupted and I joined in.
• "Did I just feel an earthquaje???" — see? "Earthquaje." Clearly, I was rattled.
• "I felt the freaking house/earth twist under me, then boom and dishes rattled. Eames, secondary kitty, looked at me w a wth look."
• "We should all say a lil prayer for the New Madrid Fault Line!"
After two hours of sharing the near-freakout with Facebook friends far and near, we all freaked firmly back in and I got back to work.
Then, later, on news that it was a 5.1-magnitude quake, second largest in state history (later downgraded to 4.3): "Yowza. ... But let's put this in terms Okies can understand. ... Hmm ... I reckon this might woulda been an EF0 on the Enhanced Fujita?"
That was then. Most of us were earthquake newbies. So last Monday night's quake — 10:01 p.m., 3.9 magnitude — brought just a smattering of Facebook posts, and just one from me:
• "Yessir, the earth herself just hove and rattled those dishes on those shelves."
See, I've gotten used to seeing earthquakes in the news. They can still be nerve-wracking — and, so far anyway — we've felt nothing like the ones that make Californians scoff.
On Oct. 13, 2010, the phenomenon was so unusual the U.S. Geological Survey started a report with a history lesson:
"Today's earthquake is not unprecedented in central Oklahoma. The area has had earthquakes at least since it was settled. Most of them were small," the agency posted on a website (http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/poster/2010/20101013.php)
Last Monday's quake came just six days after state Insurance Commissioner John Doak recommended that homeowners buy earthquake insurance. And it came just a week or so after the U.S. and Oklahoma Geological Surveys reported that a "swarm" of earthquakes has been rattling Oklahoma regularly since the 5.6-magnitude quake in November 2011. And there was another quake in the wee hours Tuesday.
Let's see if we can make lemonade!
Well, all the earthquakes might make the rest of the country forget about all our tornadoes!
Right. That's like sayin' if you bang your head, you can get over it by dropping something heavy on your toe.
The fact is, although arguing the cause of the quakes is all the rage, we're more or less working them into Oklahoma life. The last two rated a brief in the paper.
Pretty soon, unless there's damage, we'll start to think of them like we do tornadoes that don't hit anything in, say, rural Dewey County: No harm, no foul.


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I just got back from an awesome 3-day backpacking trip in Coyote Gulch and came across this little slickrock waterfall. Awesome trip with plenty more photos to come.
Sick contrast fella and overall flow in you shot. Thumbs up.
A nice change of pace for waterfall shots. Well done
At first glance I thought it was chocolate. I feel dumb. But at a second glance... it still honestly reminds me of chocolate
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What an awesome scene! And I agree with the above comment - love how green the tree is! Love this.
Awesome shot! I love how green that tree is...really brings the colors to life contrasted with the oranges. I really have to make a trip to this area to see it myself. Water flow looks a bit low though from other images I have seen from here.


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Would love to see more, beautiful stunning and sweet, come back please...
Its always interesting how a girl with very stunning features, so nature with great skin tones, just seems to vanish from a site like this. Karen, if you read these posts, there are a lot that would love to see you back, PLEASE!
It would be amazing to see more. Karen is a stunning woman.
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The SS FUDGE GRAND OPENING!!!!!
The SS FUDGE will be opening in Chesapeake THIS FRIDAY, August 10th at the Edinburgh Commons shopping center in Chesapeake, VA!
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The windows are in, the walls have been finished, the floors look amazing and it's warm enough to finish painting!! The last two weeks of May will be crunch time... Read more
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Hi ho. Hi ho.... :)
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The mountains moved!!
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A few people have asked why we named the trolley, "Charlie."
It kinda just happened in the process of starting the project. A few days of searching and running into... Read more
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Trolley in transit...very important milestone.
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Here today...gone tomorrow.
Never take a moment for granted. Not that one moment would have changed this scenario. But, the reality is, I'm learning to embrace every opportunity that God lays before me.... Read more
Look what God did!!!!!
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The offer is on the table...
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Road bumps...
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Restore that TROLLEY!
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Strawberry Angel Food Cake
Labels: Cakes, Strawberry, Summer
20 comments:
- Suzanne said...
This looks so simple and delicious!! I am trying it out this weekend for sure!!
- June 11, 2012 at 7:54 PM
- Kaitlin said...
I made this tonight and mine was way thicker than your picture appears. Is it suppose to be thin or thick? It still tasted good, but I just wondered about the thickness.
- June 16, 2013 at 7:40 PM
- Mix and Match Mama said...
I used a 9x13 pan. If you use an 8x8 it will be thicker.
- June 16, 2013 at 8:13 PM
- Crystal said...
This looks light and delicious! Do you know what size strawberry container? I know there's a couple sizes at our grocery store :) thank you!
- June 12, 2014 at 8:49 AM
- Mix and Match Mama said...
12 oz or so will be a great size package. Enjoy!
- June 12, 2014 at 1:16 PM
- My Baking Diary said...
This cake looks so yummy and I want to make it!
Do the strawberries have to be sweetened? I have never seen frozen sweetened strawberries. Iv never needed to buy them so maybe I havent noticed!
Thanks Shay!
- June 13, 2014 at 9:53 AM
- Mix and Match Mama said...
Yes, they need to be sweetened or else your cake will be quite bland. They're right next to all of the frozen berries and it says it directly on the package.
- June 13, 2014 at 1:47 PM
- Anonymous said...
Mine, made in a 9x13, also turned out EXTREMELY thick. Way more than your picture. How did you get it that thin?
- June 27, 2014 at 6:35 PM
- Mix and Match Mama said...
I bet yours deflated after a while, right? It always deflates after it's been sitting 20 minutes or so. I hope you enjoyed it!
- June 27, 2014 at 9:33 PM
- Anonymous said...
No! It stayed thick! Lol! How weird! It was really good though. Instead of whip cream, I added some of that cool whip cream cheese frosting found in the freezer section. I frosted it with that. Then my 5 year old had the brilliant idea to pour the rest of the thawed frozen strawberries, juice and all, over the individual pieces as they were served. Holy Crap. It was the crack version of strawberry shortcake! But, I'm still baffled it was so thick. I don't like mysteries. Ha ha!
- June 29, 2014 at 8:14 AM
- Andrea said...
Okay mine turned out super thick too. It had a hard time cooking through it was so thick. I am an avid baker... So it has got to be the specific mix Shay uses and the specific sweetened strawberries for it to turn out. I do not know which mix I used... Either Duncan or Betty. The box is already in the trash. I used Target sweetened strawberries. Unfortunately mine turned out pretty poorly and it had to go in the trash. :(
- July 5, 2014 at 8:26 PM
- Mix and Match Mama said...
I went into the recipe and made the part about how many strawberries to add bold. I think that has been the problem. You have to read your box to determine how many strawberries you stir into the mix (not the entire container). I think people are adding too many strawberries. This really is a simple recipe that we make tall the time!
One other problem could be altitude and/or humidity. Angel Food Cake doesn't rise or rises too much with unusual weather circumstances.
Let me know how it turns out next time!
- July 6, 2014 at 5:49 AM
- Shayna Bonney said...
I made this last night for some friends. It was a hit! I used a 9x13 and the correct amount of strawberries instead of water and it was thick! Everyone loved it though, so I didn't worry about it :)
- February 8, 2015 at 10:03 AM
- Betsy J Hohl Sicurella said...
Just wondering if the Angel food cake has to be made in a GLASS dish. I have made Angel food cake and pineapple in METAL pans and they turned out WONDERFUL!!!!!!
- June 12, 2015 at 9:07 AM
- Mix and Match Mama said...
Hi Betsy! I've always had the best luck in a glass dish...but you most certainly can try in something else! Let me know how it turns out!!
- June 12, 2015 at 2:08 PM
- ann said...
I just made this, and it's about 3 inches high! Do you use a mixer? I used a hand mixer, and you could tell that put lots of air in it, and made it super thick..... Hmmm, it's still in the oven, so I haven't tried it.
- June 19, 2015 at 5:52 PM
- Mix and Match Mama said...
No worries! It deflates after you pull it from the oven :).
- June 19, 2015 at 5:53 PM
- Deena said...
Yum! Made this for Father's Day dessert - it's a hit!
- June 21, 2015 at 11:14 PM
- Randi Biernot said...
I made this for Father's Day. I made three actually. I took another commenter's advice and added strawberries and juice on top. Delicious! Also, the longer mine sat and cooled the thinner it got.
- June 23, 2015 at 11:59 AM
- Anonymous said...
Strawberries are a favorite in our house so I have made this several times and it is always delicious. Mine also got thinner the longer it sat.
- July 1, 2015 at 6:19 PM


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Seven and a half years ago I posted on APL President Truman and even longer ago tugster did this on Bellavia.
Enjoy a few more pics of President Truman before learning its fate. The photo below was taken in September 2007.
March 2009.
June 2009. Dimensions on President Truman are 902′ x 129.' As such, she could not traverse the current Panama Canal. Teu capacity on Truman is about 4500.
In the foreground in the photo above, of course, that's Capt. Log, now retired. The assisting tugs are shown below. McAllister Brothers nearer and . . .I can't identify . . . astern of her.
Here from May 2009 is sister vessel President Polk, assisted by Ellen McAllister and McAllister Sisters.
Both Polk and Truman are no more. Nor are Adams and Jackson. All dead. Click here and scroll to page 41. They were all renamed President 1, President 2 . . . and taken to Chittagong for scrapping. I'd love to find photos of these vessels being scrapped.
Which brings us to this past weekend. And this vessel. Teu capacity is over 8000. Dimension 1095′ x 138.' See the crewman standing watching on the bow . . .
Near the salt pile they pass, Zim Monaco 4250 teu.
Now that the process of raising the Bayonne Bridge has become, maybe some folks will imagine widening the KVK. By the way, if you see little difference between Pacific Link and the Presidents, count the number of containers across the stern.
And an 8000 teu vessel, as appropriate as it may be for some locations, is "compact" compared to what already sails the oceans–20,000 and up–and what is being planned: 25,000 teus and up.
All photos by Will Van Dorp.
Related: MSC Oscar
But first, from less than two months ago . . . this photo taken by O. Nonimus Bosch shows Fells Point, Sassafras, and Pocomoke temporarily immobilized. Here and here are parts of the story.
Recently in t-shirt weather in the sixth boro . . . it's a classic, Thomas J. Brown.
Ellen S. Bouchard,
Resolute with a Bouchard barge,
and Evening Star, also with a Bouchard barge.
Elizabeth McAllister light,
Robert E. McAllister,
Ross Sea,
Eric McAllister,
and finally Ellen McAllister shifting
Cielo di Roma . . .
Thomas J. Brown . . . enjoy another look at this classic.
All photos by Will Van Dorp. And in the post above, subtracting the three tugs in the O. Nonimus Bosch photo, you have over 25,000 horsepower, of which 1000 of those ponies are generated by Thomas J.
How many more folks in the cold first months of 2015 would have slipped on walkways or skidded off roadways had it not been for our annual salt infusion? Spar Spica is the most recent vessel emptied here.
How many old trucks and cars have a second life in the Caribbean islands because of this trade conducted by Grey Shark?
What kind of petroproducts does Pula transport?
The classic Ellen McAllister escorts her in. . .
as another tanker . . . Arionas heads for sea
guided by Elizabeth McAllister.
Deep Blue–named for this??– lingered in port a few days as
did NS Lotus, here a few weeks ago when this ice drifted beyond the Narrows. And what did the crews think of the ice drift?
I really have lost track of the number of salt ships that have delivered anti-ice properties to the land sides of the sixth boro. There was at least one between United Prestige–shown here in mid-February–and Spar Spica.
All photos by Will Van Dorp, who is ecstatic to be in a warmer sixth boro this morning.
For a Caribbean take on a salt pile–production and ship-loading side, see here, here, and here.
An unusual vessel working for a line with an unusual name . . . with . . . is that Gabby Miller in the background?
It's Genius Star VIII, of the Wisdom Marine Group.
And here's Laura K Moran, escorting in Durande, with an unusual port of registry on its stern.
Marseille . . . a place on my "wanna-see, gotta gallivant" list.
And another . . . by the color it's Maersk, escorted in here by . . . Ellen McAllister, I think.
But look, there amidships . . . just above the word "LINE" . . .
. . . is that an Oshkosh?
There's never a shortage of surprises in the sixth boro. All photos taken in the past few days by Will Van Dorp, who has learned of these forthcoming and unusually large vessels on the horizon somewhere.
On a cold winter's morning, what's going on in the harbor?
The usual . . . . Kathleen heads out with a scow,
Eric R. Thornton muscles scrap,
Evening Tide reconnects with an oil barge,
Diane B disconnects from John Blanche for a spell,
Joyce D. Brown heads out to a job,
Red Hook, wreath still in place, shuttles between barges,
And Ellen McAllister
shows Performance out to sea. And in response to my cuz . . JS . . . Ellen performs her magic on the container ship . . .
And tugster, who took these pictures, needs to warm up and get to work himself.
There's fog of war, and then there's warships in fog. Click here for another.
Note the Hoboken tower off the bow in the photo above and off the stern . . . below.
Click here for a link to the vessel L-810 Johan De Witt, and here for its namesake, a Dutch politician who was murdered by his opponents.
That's Ellen McAllister at the stern and Elizabeth alongside midships.
I'm guessing there is a photographer in this vessel.
See it there off the stern?
All photo taken this morning by Will Van dorp, who has been back in the sixth boro for over a week now but is still mostly "unpacking" the canal experiences, which will be shared shortly.
To pick up where yesterday I ended . . . Chemical Transporter is not a ship. Rather it's the barge married to–or at least in a relationship with–ATB Freeport.
This Workboat article makes clear the circuitous and costly ($91 million !@#@!) route this 150′ tug followed from keel lay to launch.
I'd love to see the interior of this 2007 vessel.
R. L. Enterkin is a tug I've seen on AIS for a long time, but the other day,
I finally got a close-up as she went out to pick up a "tail job" at sunrise.
At the head of the tow was Layla Renee.
Click here for many posts I've done on Resolute.
Thomas D. Witte–here passing off Wall Street– has carried many names since 1961.
Zachery Reinauer was launched nearly a half century ago at Matton Shipyard . . . up above the Federal Lock in Troy and right across the river from the boyhood home of Herman Melville.
Ellen . . . focus of countless tugster posts… as
has Brendan Turecamo.
HMS Justice–NOT this one–debuts on this blog with the photo below, which almost makes it appear she's equipped with her very own drone…. but there must be an illusion happening there.
And to close out this post . . . from M. McMorrow . . . the most intriguingly named tug of all . . . Tug of War.
The last photo from Mike and Michelle McMorrow, who've contributed photos here before. All others by Will Van Dorp.
Eastbound and from left, it's Sunny Williams, Sarah Ann, and Ellen McAllister.
Around the same time, it's a light Patrice McAllister eastbound. Compare the April 2014 shot below with these April 2012 ones of her first arriving in the sixth boro after the tragic fire on Lake Ontario.
After all the ice work Kimberly Poling has done the past few months, Sunday was a welcome sunny day, I'll assume.
It wasn't until this tow turned away from head-one that I understood what I was looking at . . ..
but closer in . . . it was clearly Stephen Dann (I think this is her first appearance on this blog) towing
crane barge Strong Island.
Off Owl's Head, it's Pacific Reliance and Discovery Coast (I think) off to the west.
Pacific Reliance appeared here about six weeks ago.
Catherine Turecamo stands by near Gulf Pearl.
Parting shot . . . following up on the opening shot of this post.
All photos the past few days by Will Van Dorp.


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And your post is POC that if you give a teenager the internet he'll find something to whine about.
And your post is POC that if you give a teenager the internet he'll find something to whine about.
Erm i think its good to know what people are working on! The more homebrew the better so thanks!
If we have alot of homebrew apps,even ones that do pretty much the same thing they may all serve a purpose ie one may be faster, another one may be more stable,one may have an option the others don't.
So the more the merrier i say.
Thanks again!
This isn't using anything special to connect...
Dim result As Net.FtpWebRequest = DirectCast(Net.FtpWebRequest.Create(URI), Net.FtpWebRequest)
result.EnableSsl = False
result.KeepAlive = False
result.UsePassive = False
result.ReadWriteTimeout = 5
result.Timeout = 10000
Return result
It connects every time for me - unless the server has crashed and then Filezilla won't connect either.
That would be your problem. The built in FTPRequest model is crap.
Try using http://www.enterprisedt.com/products.../overview.html.
It's free, and the best out there IMO
Thanks! I'll start modifying to this.
nice , plz keep the good work!
really nice.. keep it up.
Great job man.
Sorry I haven't updated lately - I was sick all day Sunday and most of today (stayed home from work)
I did manage to re-write quite a bit of the program to include a more stable FTP client. The scans are running very quickly - PS3 is taking less than 15 seconds to scan for 12 games across an internal 300gb drive and an external 160gb.
I'm scanning the internal drive of the PC in about 5 seconds for 3 games. This includes downloading the PARMA.SFO, ICON0.PNG and parsing the PARMA.SFO file.
I'm still working on the interface (it's incomplete) and trying to create a progress bar for the downloads. After that I'm going to start working on editing the SFO file.
My work schedule is going to be pretty hectic so I'm not sure if I'll get everything in until the weekend.
If anyone has any other features that they'd like please let me know.
I've attached a screenshot of my latest version - hopefully it looks better than the previous
I know this isn't a big deal to most but I'm still moving forward with this. Here are a few screen shots of the newest version.
I went back and re-did the backend (again).
Features added:
Ranking games (stored)
Genre (stored)
Game Size / Max File
Game Size and Max File Size only work on games that are located on the PC. However if the game was ever on the PC it stores that size and displays it for games located on the PS3. Because the FTP server doesn't report files larger than 4gb properly I didn't see any point in scanning it for size.
Still to do:
Clean up the interfaces - I have quite a bit to do here
Finish "task" interface - FTP copy, Local move and FTP delete are all working I just need a way to display them properly.
Display param.sfo window
Please let me know if you can think of any other features you'd like to see. I'm still hoping to release this sometime during the weekend. I'm including my newest screen shots with two of the views.
Nice to hear namdlo and +Rep for your continued efforts with this app.
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They started my mom on these drugs,and she went from walking, talking, eating, one day to what looks to me like she is in acoma to me. Can you tell me if these drugs should be used like this please?
Is morphine and haloperidol and lorazepam together used to treat COPD?
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- 23 Sep 2009 by TUrtlebal
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- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, haloperidol, lorazepam, morphine
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23 Sep 2009
These are not usual drugs for COPD, morphine is used to supress caughs. Lorazepam and morphine together are very sedating when used together. Also the older the patient the more the side effect are seen. Thiis sounds like something else is going on. I would see if you can speak to the doctor who is ordering all 3 of these meds together... Good luck..Dave
OMG! Gal get to the Doc w/ yer mom!! Either she's not telling u everything, or u need to tell the provider a few things. My Mom has had COPD for 6 years and would NEVER be put on so many heavy DOWNERS. People w/COPD have a hard enough time breathing, this combination of drugs cld. actually slow the heart SO much that. . . SEE THE PROVIDER
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Minutes of board meetings, recorded by the Secretary.
March 2010 Board Meeting Minutes
Date: 20 March 2010
Location: Liberty Forum
Attendees: Irena Goddard (Chairwoman), Cathleen Converse (Treasurer), Steve Cobb (Secretary), Varrin Swearingen (FSP President), Louis Calitz
- Board member election
The Board agreed on a procedure to hold an election for the Board seat that has been vacant for more than two months:
1.1 Candidates
Board Chairwoman Irena Goddard will disseminate a request for candidates, with a submission deadline of April 6, 2010. On April 11th, the Board will announce the final list of candidates.
Per FSP bylaws, candidates must be FSP Participants.
1.2 Voters
In parallel, President Varrin Swearingen will disseminate a request for those desiring to vote. Voters are required to be an FSP participant and to have taken action to advance the Project's goals -- such as volunteering engaging in publicity-- within the last year (Mar 2009 - Mar 2010). Those desiring to vote should register by sending an e-mail to elections2010@freestateproject .org with the subject "Board Voter", by April 6, 2010. More...
April 2010 Board Meeting Minutes
Date: 11 April 2010
Location: Yahoo Messenger
Attendees: Irena Goddard (Chairwoman), Cathleen (Treasurer), Steve Cobb (Secretary), Varrin Swearingen (FSP President), Louis Calitz, Brandon Ross
Agenda: Vet the four candidates for the Board position
Four people had expressed interest in being a candidate in the election for the FSP Board:
Lou Eastman Rich Goldman Russell Kanning Stephen Villee
The Board confirmed that all four were FSP participants and qualified to be candidates, and voted 6-0 in favor of putting them all on the ballot.
As in previous FSP elections, the voting method will be the Condorcet Method, with voters ranking the candidates in order of preference. Voters will log onto secured website (URL will be provided) and vote for candidates in order of preference. Voting will take place on a secured web site, starting April 11th and closing at 8pm EST Sunday, April 18th.
The next New Hampshire Liberty Forum will likely be scheduled for the last weekend in February.
July 2010 Board Meeting Minutes
Date: 18 July 2010
Location: Teleconference
Present: Irena Goddard (Chairwoman), Cathleen (Treasurer), Steve Cobb (Secretary), Varrin Swearingen (FSP President), Louis Calitz, Rich Goldman (for first topic only)
Absent: Brandon Ross
1) In-State Allies
2) Marketing / Outreach Update/Plans
3) PorcFest wrap-up
4) NHLF Update
5) Other business
- In-State Allies
The Board voted 6-0 to approve the following proposal from Rich Goldman (note that final sentence was removed, and the issue left unaddressed):
In order to encourage greater association between the Free State Project and supporters currently living in NH, those living in NH who are not FSP Participants will be able to sign up as an "In-State Ally" of the Free State Project. They shall sign the following statement of intent:
"I hereby state my solemn intent that as a resident of New Hampshire I will exert the fullest practical effort toward the creation of a society in which the maximum role of civil government is the protection of life, liberty, and property." More...
October 2010 Board Meeting Minutes
Date: 17 October 2010
Location: Yahoo Messenger
Present: Rich Goldman (acting Chairman) Cathleen (Treasurer), Steve Cobb (Secretary), Varrin Swearingen (FSP President), Louis Calitz, and Brandon Ross
Irena's Board seat and chairmanship
Liberty Forum 2011
Deletion of FSP Facebook page
FSP Magazine
O&D Insurance
Libertopia documentary
Facebook marketing
November direct mail campaign
Irena's Vacant Board seat
It was agreed that Rich Goldman would chair the meeting. The Board voted 6-0 to offer the Board seat vacated by Irena Goddard to Chris Lawless, and then to Jody Underwood if he declines.
- Liberty Forum 2011
Varrin will soon meet with Rich Tomasso to discuss Liberty Forum preparations. Both have been busy recently. Rich Tomasso hopes to select a keynote speaker by the end of October.
- Deletion of FSP Facebook page
Louis Calitz will look into securing all FSP intellectual property. More...
January 2009 Board Meeting Minutes
1/25/09 FSP Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
Meeting called to order at 2:01 PM. Jon M., Jean A., Varrin S., Jason S., Steve C., and Louis C. present.
Discussion of budget proposal. Following discussion, Jason S. moves to accept budget for calendar year 2009, or fiscal year 2010 if the fiscal year change is not accepted by the IRS. Motion seconded and approved, 6-0.
Discussion of Porcupine Festival 2009 and Liberty Forum 2010 budgets. General agreement that individual budgets for these events should be prepared and approved in advance.
Discussion of fundraising efforts for 2009, including direct mail to participants & friends.
Discussion of 2009 strategic goals, Jason S. will present draft statement to Board via e-mail.
Discussion of Organizers list. Jason S. moves to add Keith C. to list. Motion seconded and approved, 6-0.
Motion to adjourn passes 6-0. Meeting adjourned.
February 2009 Board Meeting Minutes
February 15, 2009 Board of Directors Meeting
Meeting called to order at 2:30 PM. Steve C., Jon M., Louis C., Varrin S., and Jean A. present, Varrin chairing.
Agenda: 1. Discussion of upcoming Liberty Forum: finances, attendees, schedule 2. Jason Osborne/FSP Call Center: discussion of proposal to call prospecting lists about the FSP, and to call FSP participants about move assistance & plans. General consensus that the former should be pursued before the latter. 3. Treasurer: If Cathleen takes over, a new bank may be needed. 4. Website reliability: Need more money for servers. Website is on slicehost, Louis will look into getting detailed statistics from them & put together a proposal for upgrading our server access. 5. Jon will stay on Board through March meeting.
Varrin moves to adjourn, Louis seconds, vote 5-0, meeting adjourned.
November 2010 Board Meeting Minutes
Date: 21 November 2010
Location: Yahoo Messenger
Present: Rich Goldman (acting Chairman), Cathleen Converse (Treasurer), Steve Cobb (Secretary), Varrin Swearingen (FSP President), Louis Calitz, Brandon Ross, and Jody Underwood.
Opening of Meeting & Preliminaries
Approval of the October meeting's Minutes
Welcoming Jody Underwood to the Board
Thanking Irena Goddard for past service to the Board
Treasurer's Report
President's Report
Liberty Forum Update & Issues
FSP Goals
New Business
Opening of Meeting & Preliminaries
Approval of the October meeting's Minutes
The previous meeting's minutes could not be found easily on the web site. They are available at:
However, the "book" of meeting minutes is broken and requires attention from FSPIT. More...
March 2009 Board Meeting Minutes
Meeting called to order at 2:01 PM. Steve C., Jon M., Varrin S., Jean A., Jason S. present.
Agenda: 1. Minutes from previous meeting amended and approved. 2. Jason moves to elect Cathleen Converse Treasurer as of a date agreed by Jean & Cathleen. Jean seconds. Motion passes 5-0. 3. Jason moves to place Cathleen on the Organizers list. Jean seconds. Motion passes 5-0. 4. Varrin moves to remove Mark Warden from the Organizers list, per his request. Jason seconds. Motion passes 5-0. 5. Jason moves to adopt strategic goals for 2009. Varrin seconds. Motion passes 5-0. Strategic goals: "1. Re-launch fundraising and include direct mail and calls to large donors; explore new avenues for fund-raising. Goal: $35,000 in general donations.
"2. Re-launch the local booths and speakers program, with outreach to liberty-oriented events around the country using local FSP volunteers. Budgeted: $9,000 for booths & materials, $500 for travel expenses.
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Meeting called to order at 2:30 PM. Jason S., Irena G., Varrin S., Steve C., Jean A., Louis C. present.
Agenda: 1. Replacement of Jon M. on Board. Jean moves to elect Cathleen C., Jason seconds. Motion passes 5-1. 2. Adding Brandon R. to Organizers list. Jason moves, Jean seconds. Motion passes 6-0. 3. New business. a. Cathleen will make decision about where PorcFest checks go. b. Calling issue dead due to lack of interest from Jason O. c. President has new executive assistant. d. Direct mail development plans being worked out. 4. Jason moves to adjourn. Varrin seconds. Motion passes 6-0. Meeting adjourned.
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The proposed Disease Team is directed at developing new therapies for diabetes. There are two major forms of diabetes. The first is a disorder of the immune system in which immune cells kill the insulin producing cells in the pancreas, known as beta-cells. The lack of insulin makes is impossible for glucose to enter cells, leading the high levels of glucose in the blood that are characteristic of diabetes. This disorder usually begins in childhood. The second major form of diabetes is strongly associated with obesity. In this complex disorder, resistance to the effects of insulin leads to high levels of blood glucose. In addition, over time the beta-cells become dysfunctional and eventually die. Frank diabetes does not occur until there are too few beta-cells to secrete enough insulin to control the blood glucose. Thus, in both major forms of diabetes, beta-cell dysfunction and/or death is central to the disease process. The Diabetes Team that we are planning will pursue a number of approaches to increasing the number of beta-cells in people with diabetes. In one approach, we will use embryonic stem cells, developed with conventional and novel methods, to create beta-cells outside the body. Those cells will be transplanted, first into animal models of diabetes and then in small scale human trials. The goal will be to determine the most efficient and safest method of inducing embryonic stem cells to become beta-cells. In addition to embryonic stem cells, Disease Team members will work on inducing adult pancreatic cells to differentiate into beta-cells. These adult progenitor cells have been controversial, with some investigators even questioning their existence. However, more recent evidence indicates that there are beta-cell progenitors in the adult pancreas, but they remain quiescent for the most part. However, if we can understand more about how to induce those cells to become beta-cells, it may be possible to repopulate the pancreas of diabetics who have lost the beta-cells. Under most circumstances, beta-cells regenerate themselves by splitting into two, a process called replication. However, beta-cell replication occurs infrequently and we do not understand the factors that are required to signal to the beta-cell that it must replicate itself. Developing a sufficiently detailed understanding of those factors to allow us to stimulate beta-cell replication in patients with diabetes will be another area of focus for the proposed Disease Team. Finally, an important element of the team will be to test therapies that are developed in animal models and eventually in small-scale human clinical trials. We believe that combination of approaches that are planned by the members of the proposed Diabetes Disease Team will lead to new treatments for diabetes.
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Oklahoma football: Bob Stoops' anti-SEC sentiment hasn't been curbed by family, conference ties
OU coach Bob Stoops dared to speak against the SEC during the offseason. Stoops has more insight than most into college football's Goliath conference.
Call it blood and water. Stoops not only has coached in the SEC, but his brother, Mark, now is head coach at Kentucky.
Stoops was Steve Spurrier's defensive coordinator at Florida for three seasons, 1996-98. The Gators won the national title in 1996.
Stoops admits he loved his days at Florida and still talks of Spurrier as his primary college football mentor. And Stoops' family loyalty is unassailable.
Yet Stoops took on the conference of those devotions.
"We don't worry about that," Stoops said of his brother. "He laughs at me. He knew, if he was in my position, he'd say the same thing. He laughed. He asked me why I was getting you guys all riled up."
Here's what Stoops said in the offseason, and how on target he was:
* On the gap between the SEC and the Big 12: "It depends on what gap you are talking about. What are the bottom six doing? The bottom of the SEC, what did they do? They fired their coaches … I don't know, I'm just asking you. The whole league isn't that way."
Stoops' math is a little off. In 2012, a mighty gulf separated the bottom eight of the 14-team SEC from the league's elite. Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Auburn and Kentucky went a combined 0-30 against Alabama, Georgia, LSU, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Florida.
Arkansas, Tennessee, Auburn and Kentucky have new coaches.
So Stoops' point has some merit. It also has some demerit. Among the SEC dregs is Auburn, which won the national championship in 2010, and Arkansas, which played in the Sugar Bowl in January 2011.
* "They've had the best team in college football. They haven't had the whole best conference."
Well, yes the SEC has had the whole best conference. The Big 12 has some decent parity – four schools have won the four most recent Big 12 titles. Kansas State, OSU, OU and Texas. But four SEC schools have won the national championship during the league's seven-year reign of terror. Florida in 2006 and 2008. LSU in 2007. Alabama in 2009, 2011 and 2012. And Auburn in 2010.
And as for depth of the conference, it's a circular debate. The Big 12 in recent years has produced more national-impactful upsets than has the SEC. Texas Tech over unbeaten OU in 2011. Iowa State over unbeaten OSU in 2011. Baylor over unbeaten Kansas State in 2012.
But were those upsets the result of a stronger middle class or a weaker upper class?
* On the SEC's mystique and reputation: "Propaganda that gets fed to you. You are more than smart enough to figure it out. You can look at the top 2-3-4-5-6 teams and you can look at the bottom 6-7-8 and how well are they all doing."
Stoops is correct, even if he doesn't figure it out himself. The SEC has been master of propaganda, through savvy media decisions and scheduling decisions.
For example, the SEC's expansion to 14 teams did not include an increase in conference games. SEC teams still play eight conference games. Thus SEC heavyweights play each other less, not more, than in the previous format.
This season, Alabama nor Texas A&M play Florida, Georgia or South Carolina. South Carolina does not play LSU, Alabama or A&M.
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Vol. 116, No. 2 (April 2012), pp. 195-207
Published by: Archaeological Institute of America
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Abstract A reexamination of the north frieze of the Parthenon, blocks XI–XII in particular, indicates that the leading apobates contestant is the winner in this Panathenaic contest. Evidence from James Stuart's 1751–1753 drawing and his brief commentary support a reading of the so-called marshal beyond the horses as the judge bestowing the victor's wreath, and comparanda for this figure can be found in other art forms. The emphasis of this scene then shifts from the race to the victory and reinforces the presence of nike in the iconographic program of the Parthenon. Because of his distinctive costume, this apobates contestant may be identified as belonging to the foremost Athenian tribe, Erechtheis.
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Rational Choice: Why Monotheism Makes Sense
Miller, Sara, The Christian Century
SOME IDEAS ARE so potent as to be world-changing. For Rodney Stark, Christianity encompasses just such a set of ideas. In his view, Christian beliefs and images of God shaped the course of Western civilization. And not only that; they changed it for the better.
Stark is a leading sociologist of religion who draws on a formidable body of empirical research to explain how religious beliefs spread and why religious groups flourish or fail. While some thinkers regard belief in the supernatural as incidental to the practice of religion, Stark finds it essential.
He is also convinced that a prejudice against religious belief has distorted modern scholarship and continues to infect academic opinion. He has challenged most of the prominent modern theories of religion, including Marxism (religion is a mask for class consciousness), functionalism (religion serves as a moral restraint or social glue) and psychological reductionism (religion is a form of infantile wish fulfillment).
Stark also dissents from the views of two giants of sociology: Max Weber, who regarded religious consciousness as nonrational, and Emile Durkheim, who contended that ritual, not belief, is the core of religion and that society itself, not God or the gods, is the real object of worship.
Stark offers an alternative theory. His main propositions: religion is a reasonable human activity; beliefs about the supernatural are religions' central and most consequential aspect; beliefs are spread not by cultural flat or coercion, but through networks of family and friends; religious practices and institutions may rise and fall, but the human demand for religion will not wither away.
Looking to broaden the application of his sociological tools, Stark, who recently joined the faculty at Baylor University, has in the past decade turned his attention to history. This work has led to another of his contentions: the most powerful and progressive religions idea is monotheism.
In his two most recent historical analyses, One True God (2001) and For the Glory of God (2003), Stark argues that monotheistic belief not only shaped Western history but ,also cultivated and in some cases gave birth to values that changed the world for the better. In the forthcoming Victories of Reason he will go even further, contending that the most significant advances in knowledge, liberty, human rights and material well-being--what we like to call progress--stem not from Greece or the Enlightenment or modernity but from Christianity itself.
"There comes a time when you have to choose sides," lie observes. "Either you think Western civilization is a good thing and that Christianity has been a major piece of it, or you don't. I do believe, in Western civilization, I make no bones about that. The politically correct doesn't cut it for me."
Much of the debate over Stark's work has focused on his application of "rational choice theory" to religion. Originally derived from economics, rational choice theory is now used across the social sciences to explain human behavior as a self-interested, choice-making affair. Applied to religion, the theory holds that humans will choose and pursue spiritual goods in the same way they pursue material ones--according to their interests and by calculation. When choosing religious affiliation and level of commitment, people will weigh rewards against costs and they will try to get the most for their investment. Religion, by this reckoning, is an exchange of goods with God or the gods.
Rational choice is a presupposition of another sociological model embraced by Stark: the "theory of religious economies," which posits that churches and other religious groups operate in a market in which they must compete for adherents. The more open the market, the stronger the competition will be.
Critics of these approaches worry that the language of "cost" and "risk," and file model of churches as religions "firms" competing for market "share" and of believers as "investors" whose religious preferences and affiliations are likened to "portfolios," reduce religion to yet another marketable product and turn believers into consumers. …


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A New Doctrine of war.(Opinion &Amp; Editorial)
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"The essence of war is violence, and moderation in war is imbecility."
JUST as President George Bush Sr., with great flourish, heralded the ushering in of a "new" world economic order after the Desert Storm victory against Iraq in 1990-1991, when General Colin Powell was the then Chairman of the US Joint Chief of Staff, now comes President George W. Bush, son and former Governor of Texas, introducing, with Secretary of State Colin Powell, a "new" doctrine of war which the catastrophic bombing of the World Trade Center building in New York and one wing of the Pentagon on that Sept. 11 Day of Infamy had precipitated.
In his speech at West Point, President George W. Bush launched his "doctrine of preemptive action."
Thus, issues regarding the Mutual Logistics Support Agreement (MLSA), the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), and criminal jurisdiction over erring military personnel while on peacekeeping duties must be viewed in the wider perspective of the new doctrine of war against international terrorism, or any imminent risk that Americans perceive may endanger US mainland security and the American way of life.
The bottom line as far as the Americans are concerned is, "take it or leave it," but the Americans prefer if we take it, i.e. accept their intentions and anti-terrorist policies, if we know what's good for us - isolation and the ire of the American hawks.
Hence, in the context of global priorities, the MLSA, Spratleys and VFA, etc, the Philippines is insignificant but Filipinos can make themselves a world stage player if only we knew how, and in fact we do, but we are not trying very hard because we are too engulfed in and preoccupied with domestic politics and parochial thinking. That is the tragedy.
In the meantime, while it is true that the Americans are groping in the dark fleshing out their new doctrine; their solitary role as the world's policeman; anti-terrorism czar; and the world's most powerful economy, the Americans, nevertheless, are not in the mood to tolerate non-cooperation and grandstanding on issues involving military security and global terrorism.
That is the clear message that the US is sending to countries all over the world, including the Philippines.
That is, the US will come in with the full force of its military might, with or without formal invitation, in hot pursuit of international terrorists.
In short, the VFA, the MLSA and other agreements are mere formalities and conveniences to avoid future misunderstanding and hurt over sovereignty sensibilities but which the US can do without, if necessary. …


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the audience stood and began yelling at him. The heckler waved a
motorcycle helmet as he ranted. Robinson silently wondered if he was
hiding a gun or a bomb beneath it.
The outrage over a video allegedly showing U.S. marines urinating on
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January 24 (ENInews)--In industrialized nations, a birth certificate is taken for granted, even regarded as a bit of tedious bureaucracy. But in the developing world, the existence of such a record can mean the difference between full participation in citizenship, or barely living.
New York, January 20 (ENInews)--Clare J. Chapman, deputy general secretary and general counsel of the National Council of Churches (NCC), on 20 January was named interim general secretary by the council's governing board.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (RNS) The last of three white men convicted of torching a black church on the night of President Obama's election was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison on Wednesday (Jan. 18), bringing the highly publicized case to a close.
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(RNS) Ask Mormons if they are Christian, and their answer often starts with a sigh.
Two churches disciplined by Baptist bodies for affirming gays have joined the Alliance of Baptists, a theologically progressive organization formed by churches and individuals separating from the Southern Baptist Convention in 1987.
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Rate hike talk hurting sentiments. The MCX yellow metal is currently trades at Rs 28,755 per 10 grams.
Technical comment for the day: Gold
The prices have opened gates towards Rs 29,500 per kg.
Technical comment for the day: Crude Oil
he commodity is expected to move towards Rs 3,390 per barrel in coming days.
Technical comment for the day: Gold
The gains towards Rs 29,300 and 29,350 per 10 grams will be sold this week.
Gold tumbles near $ 1,240 mark
The MCX Gold June futures are trading just above Rs 29,600 per 10 grams.
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Rovt, who made his fortune in fertilizer, fields a business call in the living room, amidst herringboned Mahogany floors, walls adorned in gold leafing and furniture imported from Europe. The six-story mansion includes a private garage, an elevator, a wrought-iron grand staircase, a heated marble tile patio, staff quarters and a Christopher Peacock kitchen with murals painted by the famed kitchen designer himself.
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