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Get involved with healthcare at the local level: County Health Council in search of patient representation on board
Clackamas County Board of Commissioners (BCC) are seeking five volunteers to serve on the county's Community Health Council. Membership requirements are guided by council bylaws and federal regulations. At this time, representation is needed from patients served by Clackamas County Community Health's primary care or behavioral health clinics. Parents and guardians of our patients are also eligible for membership.
The council and the BCC are responsible for oversight of a federally funded grant that provides primary care, dental and behavioral health services to residents of the County. Council duties include working closely with staff to review and recommend service priorities for patients, determining program policies and providing fiscal oversight.
In order to achieve a balance and countywide representation on the council, applicants from various geographic areas in the county and various ethnic groups are encouraged to apply. The council meets monthly from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Interested individuals who meet the criteria outlined above are asked to complete an application form. Applications may be completed and submitted at http://www.clackamas.us/miscapp/application.jsp.
For an application form, contact Public and Government Affairs at 503-742-4353. The application deadline is Feb. 20.
For more information, contact Julie Hertel at 503-742-5333.
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At a speech yesterday at Southern Methodist University, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg touched upon the depressing state of our nation's judicial nominations process. As reported by the Associated Press:
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Monday that the confirmation process has become much more partisan and that she probably never would have made it to the high court under the current climate.
"I wish we could wave a magic wand and go back to the days when the process was bipartisan," Ginsburg told the crowd of about 2,000 as she spoke as part of a lecture series for Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law.
While most of us cannot wave such a magic wand, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell can. With one word he could stop many of the GOP obstruction tactics against President Obama's judicial nominees. It was just such obstruction that prevented the Senate from voting to confirm twenty pending nominees before it left town several weeks ago, 17 of whom got through committee with no recorded opposition.
As ThinkProgress reported, Justice Ginsburg also noted the hostility felt by some senators toward the ACLU: "Today, my ACLU connection would probably disqualify me."
Unfortunately, she may be right. Late last year, Senator Jeff Sessions – then the Ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee – railed against judicial nominees who had worked with or been a member of the ACLU, specifically targeting William Martinez, Edward Chen, Goodwin Liu, Jack McConnell, Amy Totenberg, Robert Wilkins, and Michael Simon. He concluded his tirade with the following warning to President Obama:
I do believe the administration needs to understand that this is going to be a more contentious matter if we keep seeing the ACLU chromosome as part of this process.
Republican hostility to the ACLU – and to the constitutional rights it regularly protects – is extremely disturbing. At the same time, the blocking of even unopposed nominees suggests that the GOP's main problems with President Obama's nominees is that they are President Obama's nominees.
As we like to remind anyone who will listen, the current GOP senate has been shameless in its enthusiasm for obstructing judicial nominees just for the sake of obstruction. For instance, a PFAW memo on August 2 reported that of 24 nominees then waiting for confirmation votes, 21 had been voted through the Senate Judiciary Committee with no recorded opposition. Instead of sending through at least the unopposed nominees in a voice vote and moving on with its business, the Senate decided to keep these potential jurists off the bench for as long as possible – despite the pressing problem of unfilled judicial seats leading to slowed down justice. Ultimately, 4 of those nominees were confirmed by the Senate before it left for its August recess, and 20 remain waiting. (The Washington Post this morning lamented that such "gamesmanship is not only frustrating but also destructive")
This sort of thing is a clear example of obstruction for obstruction's sake. But what about the nominees who do face some GOP opposition? Last week, The Atlantic's Andrew Cohen took an in-depth look at some of President Obama's nominees who were ultimately confirmed by the Senate, but who received more than 25 "no" votes. The reason? Most were opposed because of a record fighting for civil liberties or against big corporations. Here are a few of Cohen's examples:
7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge David Hamilton (Votes 59-39). Even though his local Federalist Society endorsed this nephew of former Congressional leader Lee Hamilton, Senate Republicans mostly didn't because, as a trial judge, Hamilton had issued this 2005 ruling which had infuriated the religious right. Citing Supreme Court precedent, Judge Hamilton had ruled that Indiana's legislative prayer before each session could no longer be "sectarian" and regularly invoke the name of Jesus Christ.
Northern District of Ohio Judge Benita Y. Pearson (Votes 56-39). The first black female federal jurist in Ohio almost didn't get the gig. The precise reasons why are unclear. The People for the American Way suggested that she was a member of an animal rights group and thus earned the wrath of those in the cattle industries -- although 39 "no" votes is quite a lot of beef to have against a pioneering jurist.
District of Colorado Judge William J. Martinez (Votes 58-37). By contrast, it is not hard to understand why this Mexico-born nominee roused so much Republican opposition on the floor of the Senate. Before he was nominated, Martinez advised the Americans with Civil Liberties Union and was a lawyer for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (just like Clarence Thomas before him, only Justice Thomas' EEOC experience evidently was a boon for his nomination). Of nominee Martinez, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) said: "It seems that if you've got the ACLU DNA you've got a pretty good leg up to being nominated by this president."
District of Rhode Island Judge John J. McConnell (Votes 50-44). It's also fairly clear why Judge McConnell almost didn't make it onto the bench. Senate Republicans didn't like him because the U.S. Chamber of Commerce didn't like him because, as a lawyer, McConnell had successfully sued Big Tobacco and fought for those harmed by lead paint. Evidently that's five Republican votes more serious in the Senate than ticking off Big Beef.
Northern District of California Judge Edward M. Chen (Votes 56-42). Like Judge Martinez, Edward Chen evidently was touched with the "ACLU gene," which rendered him objectionable to Senate Republicans. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), whose state's Asian population is nearly three times lower than the American average, voted against Chen because he thought the well-respected former magistrate judge employed the "empathy standard" of judging.
District of Oregon Judge Michael H. Simon (Votes 64-35). Harvard educated? Check. Prior government experience with the Justice Department? Check. So why 35 "no" votes? Because Simon had worked for the ACLU. The seat he took on the federal bench, reported the Oregonian, had been vacant for 664 days, two months short of two years. How would you like to have been a litigant in Oregon during that time?
All of these nominees were ultimately confirmed – but not after plenty of stalling and debate over the value of "ACLU DNA" or of holding big corporations accountable for their actions. When we talk about the many nominees who are unopposed yet unaccountably stalled, it's important to remember that the few nominees who do face GOP opposition don't always face that opposition for the most convincing of reasons.
As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama let us know who he would be selecting as judicial nominees.
You know, Justice Roberts said he saw himself just as an umpire. But the issues that come before the court are not sport. They're life and death. And we need somebody who's got the heart to recogni-- the empathy to recognize what it's like to be a young, teenaged mom; the empathy to understand what it's like to be poor or African-American or gay or disabled or old. And that's the criteria by which I'm going to be selecting my judges.
This "empathy standard" became a red herring used to attack the President and qualified jurists like Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. Then Senator Ted Kaufman (DE) emphasized just how wrong that argument was.
Likewise, President Obama's promotion of empathy is not, as his critics suggest, the advocacy of bias. "Empathy," as a quick look at the dictionary will confirm, is not the same as "sympathy." "Empathy" means understanding the experiences of another, not identification with or bias toward another. Let me repeat that. "Empathy" means understanding the experiences of another, not identification with or bias toward another. Words have meanings, and we should not make arguments that depend on misconstruing those meanings.
As we continue to hear empathy trotted out as something sinister, it's important to consider where our country might've been without it. That's the lesson of The Loving Story.
Virginia's argument that its law did not discriminate on the basis of race because it restricted both whites and African Americans equally might have persuaded Justices who were blind to the devastating impact of anti-miscegenation laws on everyday people. However, empathy allowed the Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia to see what it really meant to ban interracial marriage. Yet just because that meant the Warren Court came down on the side of the "little guy," doesn't mean it ignored constitutional principles.
This case presents a constitutional question never addressed by this Court: whether a statutory scheme adopted by the State of Virginia to prevent marriages between persons solely on the basis of racial classifications violates the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. For reasons which seem to us to reflect the central meaning of those constitutional commands, we conclude that these statutes cannot stand consistently with the Fourteenth Amendment.
It just so happens that the Lovings were on the right side of the Constitution in their struggle to live with who they loved, where they were happiest, and where they wanted to raise their family.
If you get the chance to see The Loving Story, as I did at a DC screening earlier this week (more in Silver Spring next week), think about Mildred and Richard Loving and the countless couples who faced the same struggle. Think about how their state laws wronged not only them but also the Constitution. Think about how empathy put justice back on track.
Laura Murphy, Director, ACLU Washington Legislative Office, sums it up better than I ever could.

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Not all rock stars plan to live out their golden years on the road. While 70-year old rock legends like Mick Jagger and Keith Richards continue to tour all over the world, Grammy winning guitarist Eric Clapton is considering calling it quits when he reaches his 70th birthday.
The legendary rock star, who's best known for his songs "Wonderful Tonight,' "Layla," and "Tears in Heaven," recently told Uncut magazine that he may stop touring altogether in the near future. On Friday, Rolling Stone posted an excerpt from the interview with the British music magazine, which had Clapton describing life on the road as "unbearable." The rock star also said that while he'll likely still spend some time in the recording studio, he's not ruling out a complete retirement.
"There are tons of things I'd like to do, but I'm looking at retirement too," he said. "What I'll allow myself to do, within reason, is carry on recording in the studio. I don't want to go off the boil to the point where I'm embarrassing myself."
Clapton, who's a three-time Rock 'N Roll hall of Fame inductee, previously told the music magazine, "When I'm 70, I'll stop. I won't stop playing or doing one-offs, but I'll stop touring, I think." Clapton will turn 70 next March.
Last week, the U.K news site The Independent reported that Clapton was booed off the stage during a concert at the Hydro arena in Glasgow. The guitar hero was performing his classic song "Cocaine" to an audience of 12,000 fans when technical difficulties occurred. The frustrated rocker reportedly left the stage along with the rest of his confused band. When he returned a few minutes later, Clapton simply said "sorry about that" to the audience, but then proceeded to play just one more song before walking off stage without officially closing out the show.
A statement on Clapton's official website cited a steadily worsening technical problem with the PA system throughout the concert, which became impossible to work with towards the end of the show.
Clapton's final summer gig will be a performance at the Life Festival on June 28 in Oswiecim, Poland.


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HARRISONBURG — The city and Rockingham County are working on "minor tweaks" to improve an emergency test message system, Harrisonburg Fire Chief Larry Shifflett said in a press release Monday.
Earlier this month, residents were alerted that there was a tornado going through the area as part of the statewide tornado drill. The goal was to determine the efficiency of the process and to see if the system worked successfully, the press release says.
About 13,000 telephone numbers received the message.
"Overall, sending the test message was a success," Shifflett said. "We are now working to make minor tweaks on improving the efficiency of getting the message out and to continue our education campaign in the community."


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Picturing China, 1870-1950: Photographs from British Collections
With support from the University of Bristol's Centre for Public Engagement, this exhibition was on display at the Grant Bradley Gallery, Bristol, 17 January – 21 February 2009 (for description see here).
It was previously on display at
- the Brunei Gallery School of Oriental and African Studies, London, 16 October – 15 December 2007 (see the Brunei Picturing China Exhibition website).
- the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, 3 January – 13 April 2008.
- the Oriental Museum, Durham University, 25 April – 30 August 2008.
This exhibition, organised by the Chinese Maritime Customs project, and funded by the AHRC with sponsorship from John Swire & Sons Ltd., showcased photographs of life in China before 1950 in the possession of families or descendants of Chinese and British men and women who formerly lived there. Lodged away in attics and cupboards, these images include snapshots of expatriate social life, scenes of everyday Chinese life, and records of momentous political events. Altogether they form a unique virtual archive for China, where wars and revolutions inflicted great damage on the sites and ways of life recorded, and destroyed much of the stock of historic visual and other records.
The 'Historical Photographs of China' team at the University of Bristol has been sourcing and digitising such archives of images, and placing them online as a public resource at the Historical Photographs of China project website. Taken together the photographs provide many glimpses of the lost Chinese past, and telling evidence of the complex intimacy of British relations with China before 1950.
A book Picturing China 1870-1950 accompanied the exhibition, price Ł12.50. For more on the book click here. The book can be bought through our related Amazon site through this link: Picturing China on Amazon.
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Seattle is the center of a thriving art scene in the Pacific Northwest and serves as a portal between North America and the larger world of art and culture that makes up the Pacific Rim. The best place to gain an over view of this larger art scene is the Seattle Art Museum (SAM).
SAM is located on 1st Avenue between Union and University. From Pike Place Market walk one block south along 1st avenue and the museum will be on your left. The museum faces the Four Seasons Hotel and infamous Lusty Lady.
Admission costs $19.50 for adults to enter on a regular day with free admission on the first Thursday of the month. There are discounts for seniors, military personnel, students, teenagers and children under 12.
The museum's galleries feature an assorted collection from ancient and classical sculpture to contemporary work. SAM is also well known for its large collection of Asian art, which is mostly housed in the Seattle Asian Art Museum on Capitol Hill.
For the low budget traveler the best spot in the museum is the lobby. Open to the public, this extensive space covers half of a city block along first avenue and features an array of permanent and rotating art.
The main piece in the lobby is the sculpture Inopportune: Stage One by Cia Guo-Qiang. The sculpture is composed of a series of identical white cars suspended from the ceiling with flashing lights shoot from their sides.
In addition to this eye grabbing sculpture, the lobby hosts a wide range of art. Proceeding past the escalators and turning right, you will come to a wall of art glass from around the world.
Further down the hallway is a series of murals. This includes an all-see eye watching over the museum's rear entrance and a massive painting of a scream child.
The hall way lets out onto the museum's grand staircase. A series of granite camels and soldiers from China's Qing dynasty decorate the staircase. The staircase also features another mural and several interactive areas as well.
The staircase ends at the bottom of the new lobby. Take the escalators up to the main lobby, SAM Cafe and gift shop. You can also exit onto first avenue to view the Hammering Man and continue on to Pioneer Square.
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Dec 08, 2009
After 17 years Sound and Vision have hopped, skipped and jumped over the Pennines, opening a new Audio Visual (AV) store in Armley, Leeds. Opening a store in Leeds will give Sound and Vision that essential stepping stone it needs to reach customers in Yorkshire and surrounding areas, whilst bringing the same award winning service and value for money the people of Lancashire have enjoyed for so long.
The "proof is in the pudding" when it comes to experience in the AV market, whilst competitors fall by the wayside Sound and Vision are moving forward, full steam ahead opening new stores, and doing their bit to get people spending again!
Inside the new store an Aladdin's cave of technology is waiting to be discovered, with the latest models of LCD TV and plasma televisions, home cinema and Hifi equipment. You will find the most up-to-date models from all the major AV manufactures like Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, JVC, Philips, LG, Kef Yamaha and Denon on display ready for demonstration.
The store will be open 7-days a week 9am-6pm and till 8pm on Thursdays, this will give customers the flexibility to visit at their convenience. Customers are free to browse online and pick up in store or browse in store and buy online, the choice is theirs. If your goods need to be delivered Sound and Vision will be offering a door-to-door free of charge delivery service to all mainland UK addresses.
Sound and Vision have never been a company to sit by idly waiting for customers to walk through the door, they go out there and grab them, enticing them in with irresistible offers and promotions. The new store in Leeds will bring all the benefits of a shop with the temptations of the internet price tags. Customers of Sound and Vision expect nothing but outstanding service and value for money, and the shop in Leeds will be no exception offering extended warranties, free delivery and exclusive promotions.
Being proactive is key to the company's success, using their established professional reputation, delivering a high quality service, and offering value for money, Sound and Vision have maintained a strong presence in the AV industry and on the internet for home entertainment products and equipment.
Launched as retailer in 1992 Sound and Vision have gone from strength to strength building a mini AV empire that is now more than capable of competing with the multinational companies like Comet and Currys. In 2002 Sound and Vision launched their website www.soundandvision.co.uk giving them the opportunity to connect with customers on a national scale offering the same great value and service as they do in store. Since 2002 the company has not looked back, with the website exceeding all expectations, the store in Bolton that has benefited immensely from such a heavy online presence and Leeds is expected to do the same.
The Sound and Vision retail stores also provide a vital support centre for customers to raise concerns, seek professional advice and have demonstrations of products before they buy. The Sound and Vision sales team are renowned for their expertise and professionalism, through such experience they have steered away from pushy sales techniques leading to customer returning again and again.
Starting form a small shop in Farnworth and after a considerable amount of blood, sweat and tears Sound and Vision today now boasts two stores and a tremendously popular website, www.soundandvision.co.uk
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• The new Sound and Vision Shop address is: 78 Armley Road, Armley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 2ZR
• Bolton Sound and Vision address is: 44-46 Higher Market Street, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 9BB
• The new store has created 5 new jobs in the area, and more will be created once it the store expands.
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My Week with Marilyn Movie Reviews
My Week with Marilyn
Release Date: Nov 23, 2011
Genre: Drama
Rating: (R)
User reviews on My Week with Marilyn
I thought his film was whatever and i do not agree with the critics who were raving about it. I do have to say that Michelle Williams was really good as Marylin Monroe but I do not think it was that amazing and that she deserves as much praise as she has been getting for this role. I thought the film was pretty boring itself and I wish the director explored Monroe's character more and let other characters to develop a little more as well. i just expected so much from this film because everybody kept telling me how great it was and i was disappointed with it.
I think this film was alright but it was not as good as it is advertised to be. I think that the film was mediocre and the only thing that really stood out was Michelle William's performance. Williams really brought Monroe to life with her mesmarazing performance, I just wish Williams had a better film and a better script to show off her talent. I wish that the director examined Monroe a bit more, there was not enough depth in this film. Without William's performance this film would be nothing and that is not good, it should not only be about the lead performance, the film should be able to stand by itself. Overall, I think it is worth seeing this movie for the amazing performance given by Michelle Williams.
I thought this film was alright but I do think that Michelle William's performance was absolutely superb and she definitely deserves being recognized for it. Williams literally became Marylin and it was like watching magic happening in front of your eyes. This film is getting a lot of publicity and I do not think it entirely deserves it but I do think that Williams should be praised for her work. This film might be worth seeing just for her acting and the supporting actors did an amazing job as well but the story was not that great. I did not find the story to be interesting or compelling and it was also kind of chaotic. I would suggest renting this film just to see William's performance, I bet that you will be impressed.
I did not think this film was as wonderful as the commercials say it was but I still ad a good time watching it. I think that the film could have been much more than it was, it felt a bit constricted and uptight and Marylin Monroe was none of those things. I thought Michelle Williams was good and she did the best wit her interpretation of Marylin, I did not think that she looked like her though, Marylin Monroe was curvy and Williams is way too skinny for this role. I did think that she brought depth and compassion to the character but I would have liked more freedom in her performance, but the director is to blame for that. Overall, it is a good film but worth renting instead of seeing in the theaters.
This is a drama about a relationship between Olivier and Marilyn Monroe during production of The Prince and the Showgirl, the film is directed by Simon Curtis and stars Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne and Kenneth Branagh. I thought the film was alright but I did not love it, I expected something bigger and better, it is about Marlyn Monroe and she was bigger than life and she deserves a film that is the same. Michelle Williams does a great job playing Marylin Monroe, her acting is impeccable but I do not think she fits the role physically, I mean Monroe was known for her curves and Williams is a tiny actress.
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Friday, February 27, 2009
Swedish Delight
I am leaving this afternoon for a 10 day vacation to Las Vegas and Arizona. Perfect timing, since we had a big snow storm here in Minneapolis yesterday! I might have a chance here and there to share some turquoise rooms with you, but for the most part I'm going to take a break from the blog. (Things will be auto-posting on Everything Turquoise several times a day, if you're like me and still need a daily dose of our favorite color!)
Have a great weekend everyone! :)
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- paula said...
I love the color of that hutch in the 3rd pic. How would a person go about finding that color? Thanks Paula
- February 27, 2009 at 10:11 AM
- Erin said...
Hi Paula,
I'm not sure where Daisy found these images. Maybe go onto her blog and ask her?? I wish I could be more help!
- February 27, 2009 at 10:16 AM
- Noel Solomon said...
This are some of the most amazing photo's I've seen in a while. Love them!
I wanted to invite you to my FREE prize giveaway on my blog.
xo - noel
- February 27, 2009 at 1:34 PM
- gina said...
I love all the pictures esp. the hutch and the wing back chair I have been looking for one like that to buy for the last three years still no luck but hopefully one day I will find one. Enjoy your trip.
- February 27, 2009 at 1:49 PM
- Velvet and Linen said...
This is gorgeous, Erin.
I'm off to visit Daisy.
Have a nice bloggy vacation.
- February 27, 2009 at 7:24 PM
- TheDecoDetective said...
Oh, yes, the Swedish... Funny, I live in the neighbour country Norway, but our traditional decoration doesn't have this kind of lightness.
Thanks for your nice comment, and have a lovely vacation! Thanks also for taking your time to set up posts in advance.
- February 28, 2009 at 4:25 AM
- Beautiful Living said...
Have a great trip! I'll definitly be missing your daily posts here :)
- February 28, 2009 at 9:23 AM
- Lesliebnew said...
These images are from Veranda's Sept 2008 issue. Gorgeous!
- February 28, 2009 at 3:09 PM
- Rose said...
Gorgeous Swedish design! I want that ceramic stool in the LR pic.
I hope you have just the loveliest vacation, Erin!
- March 3, 2009 at 3:17 PM
- Julie at BV said...
I love that nursery room. It look so peaceful.
- March 4, 2009 at 1:42 PM
- Marie said...
Beautiful colors, pretty blog. Turqoise is one of my favorite color (even though I can't spell it right)!
-marie @ mariesmarche
- March 4, 2009 at 3:22 PM
- purple area said...
Looks amazing, beautiful colors! (but not very swedish but I can see what they mean)
- March 8, 2009 at 9:05 AM
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Sunday, July 28, 2013
Luke 11:1–13
Jul 16, 2013 by Rhonda Mawhood Lee
I was walking home when Vicki ran up to me. Vicki and I had become acquainted over the last few months because I regularly walked past her hangout in Old Louisville. The intersection was anchored by a Chinese restaurant, a liquor store, a pharmacy and a bus stop and flanked by low-income housing developments. I lived near the downtown church where I served as priest. As one of the few middle-class people who walked through the area, I was often asked for money or bus tickets.
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After a hugely popular debut at the Abbey Theatre in 2010, Bernard Farrell's hit play Bookworms is back. Set in a book club this is a 'brilliant, fun, entertaining comedy' - (ARENA - RTÉ Radio 1) that lovers of literature are sure to enjoy.
Tonight is Ann's debut as host of her book club and she is determined to deliver a perfect evening of literary classics in her model home. But her best laid plans come undone as the usually all-female group has invited their husbands to join the club. Soon the nibbles and small talk give way to accusations and revelations to rival the most outrageous fiction.
- Competition to find Ireland's best book club -
To celebrate the return of Bookworms, The Abbey Theatre are on the hunt for Ireland's best book club. Earn some brownie points with your club by winning them a fabulous night out at Ireland's national theatre to see the play. To enter the competition - Tell them in 200 words or less why your book club deserves the title of Ireland's best.
Post your entry to: Book Club Competition, Abbey Theatre, 26 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1.
The closing date is Friday 24 February, 5pm.
Best of luck and we look forward to welcoming you to the Abbey Theatre, Ireland's National Theatre soon.
P.S. Bookworms is on the Abbey Stage from Tuesday 7 February – Saturday 17 March and we have a special discounted rate for 6 or more for the perfect book club night out. For tickets go to www.abbeytheatre.ie or tel: 01 8787222


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What recurring themes do you see in these images from the 1940s to the 1970s?
What Hispanic cultural traditions are reflected in some of these images?
What cultural changes do you see reflected in these images from the 1940s to the 1970s?
The images in this topic provide a glimpse into the daily lives and changing lifestyles of California's Hispanic Americans during the 1940s, 50s, 60s,and 70s, as the nation moved from the World War II years to the era of social reform. These formal portraits and snapshots reflect family life, culture, and religious celebrations.
These photographs from the 1940s through the 1970s show Hispanic Californians at home, at work, and at play. Family groups and couples posed for snapshots and formal portraits, and took photographs to commemorate important life passages: first communions, weddings, birthdays, and funerals. And they shared celebrations of cultural traditions: a Cinco de Mayo parade, a Las Posados procession, and piñatas, which soon made their way into homes and parties outside the Hispanic community.
Photographs taken at home and work during the 1950s show people in candid and posed shots. At home, Daniel Correia poses in front of the corn growing in his Anaheim garden. The Valles family poses in front of their ice cream truck (the sign shows that snowcones cost 10 cents). Erlinda Aparecio hangs laundry to dry in her yard. In an image from 1947, a customer purchases goods at a shop located near the Chavez Ravine bus terminal. A 1951 photograph shows women standing on the steps on a home in Chavez ravine, a Los Angeles barrio that was razed a few years later to build Dodger Stadium.The images also show participation in sports. The 1946 group portrait of the La Palma Elementary School softball team features the coach, identified as "Mr. Jimenez, possibly the first Hispanic coach in Anaheim." And a La Raza-style silkscreen poster from the 1970s promotes "The 2nd Annual Chicano Softball Tournament." Another image shows the beginning the "Run for the Arts" race, sponsored by a Chicano Arts group. This collection of images portrays both Hispanic cultural influences on American culture and the influence of American culture on new immigrants, and the vibrancy of the Hispanic influence on politics, culture, and art in California. California Content Standards
1.0 Writing Strategies: Research and Technology
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2.4 Deliver multimedia presentations.
11.8 Students analyze the economic boom and social transformation of post-World War II America. (11.8.2, 11.8.8)
11.9 Students analyze U.S. foreign policy since World War II. (11.9.7)
11.11 Students analyze the major social problems and domestic policy issues in contemporary American society. (11.11.1, 11.11.3, 11.11.7)
3.0 Historical and Cultural Context Understanding the Historical Contributions and Cultural Dimensions of the Visual Arts. Students analyze the role and development of the visual arts in past and present cultures throughout the world, noting human diversity as it relates to the visual arts and artists.
The original captions on some of the historical photographs may include racial terms that were commonplace at the time, but considered to be derogatory today.
Stealing Home How Race Relations, Politics, and Baseball Transformed Chavez Ravine
6C's of Primary Source Analysis (PDF) (Source: UCI History Project)
Photographs (PDF) (Source: Library of Congress)
Posters/Visuals (PDF) (Source: Bringing History Home)
Written Documents (PDF) (Source: NARA)
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Art Tatum & Ben Webster: My Ideal
My Ideal
Art Tatum (piano) and Ben Webster (tenor sax)
The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 8 (Pablo 2405431)
Art Tatum (piano), Ben Webster (tenor sax), Red Callender (bass),
Bill Douglass (drums).
Composed by Newell Chase, Richard A.Whiting, and Leo Robin.
Recorded: Los Angeles, CA, Sept. 11, 1956
Rating: 100/100 (learn more)
Many superlatives have been lavished on the so-called "Tatum Group Masterpieces"—Norman Granz's mid-1950s recordings of the pianist in a range of jazz combos featuring many of the leading players of the Swing Era. Yet much of this work strikes me as the musical equivalent of an abattoir tour. Too many of these guest artists decide that they will match Tatum's speed and technique with their own best virtuoso devices, and the result is all too predictable. Not only can the pianist play faster and wilder, but he often refuses to wait for his own solo to prove it. His comping takes over the performance, leaving the rest of the band rattled and the listener dismayed. Tatum may walk away with the bloody victory, but at the expense of group chemistry and cohesion.
But Ben Webster knew how to deal with this situation. He refuses to play Tatum's game, but sets his own ground rules from the start. The pianist takes the opening melody statement, but when Webster enters he plays the melody again, and his rendition is gorgeous, full of the whispering and lingering tones that were the tenorist's calling cards. His solo is more of the same, and gets deep inside the inner meaning of the song—the lyrics are a bittersweet pledge of love to an imagined ideal partner who may never appear, or might possibly be waiting around the corner. I was so moved when I first heard this recording, years ago, that I learned the words and music of the song and added it to my repertoire.
Tatum came to every session with plenty of ammunition, but Webster has effectively disarmed him. The saxophonist has established a level of emotional honesty that forces the pianist into a completely different frame of mind. Strange to say, Art Tatum comes across more introspective and subdued here than on any of the other group sessions, and reveals aspects of his own musical personality that rarely surfaced on record. His comping stays in the background—never a given with this artist—and when it's time for his own improv, Tatum plays with a light swing that seems almost Nat-King-Cole-ish. This is not a characteristic performance by the pianist, but it is, nonetheless, one of his finest.
Reviewer: Ted Gioia
Other reviews for this track:
- Art Tatum & Ben Webster: My Ideal by Scott Albin (95/100)
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- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
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- In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in marshmallow creme. Fold in whipped topping. Serve with fruit. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: about 4 cups.
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For streaming multicast I need to create a NSC-file for the players - this file is pseudo-coded by Microsoft. Now I need to create this file for each proxy-publishingpoint. Is there any way to stream multicast without the NSC-file or can I create the NSC-file on another way?
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Poland lies in eastern Europe, bounded on the west by Germany, and with a long border with the Czech and Slovak Republics in the south. It has a coastline on the Baltic Sea in the north, and is bounded on the northeast by Lithuania, and on the east by Belarus and Ukraine.
Most of the country consists of a low-lying rolling plain below 300 m/1,000 ft but in the south it includes part of the Sudeten Mountains in the west and the higher Carpathian Mountains which rise over 1,800 m/6,000 ft towards the east.
Most of Poland has a very similar climate and the same sequence of weather throughout the year. Winter cold increases towards the east and in the southern mountains, while the coastlands of the Baltic Sea have slightly milder winters and cooler summers (see the table for Gdynia).
Precipitation is well distributed around the year with a summer maximum of rain, often heavy and accompanied by thunder. Much of the winter precipitation is snow. Snow covers the ground for an average of forty days each winter in the north and west and for as much as sixty to seventy days in the south and east.
Snow lies for up to 100 days a year in the Carpathians and winter sports are possible here. Over most of Poland total annual precipitation is quite low, between 500 mm/20 in and 625 mm/25 in.
Summer temperatures do not differ very much over the country. It rarely gets excessively hot but fine, sunny spells of weather and occasional droughts occur.
Winters are distinctly cold and the length of really cold spells varies considerably from year to year. The worst winter weather occurs when strong easterly winds blow and on these occasions the winter cold is similar to that found in Russia.
When an anticyclone becomes settled over eastern Europe in winter the cold may be prolonged but it is more bearable as there is little wind chill in the calm air and the weather may be alternately foggy or sunny.
The tables for Poznan and Warsaw illustrate conditions over much of Poland. Those for Kraków and Przemysl are representative of the colder south and east of the country.
Like much of western and central Europe, the weather can be changeable at all times of the year, but winters are most likely to have prolonged spells of one type of weather. Daily sunshine hours average from one to two hours in midwinter to as much as six to seven hours in summer.
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Different Types Of Mud Tires For Sale
It's important to drive with the right kind of tire on your vehicle. Those looking for mud tires for sale will find a variety of knowledgeable retailers who can help. The customer should take the time to talk with the experts at the local tire shop to discover the best possible tire that they can get for their vehicle.
This type of tire is specifically designed with high void ratios so that it can provide a good grip against the road or other type of surface. It is designed with chunky and large patterns on the tread which helps to remove mud and rain so the rubber can hit against the road's surface. This is very important for winter or rainy weather season.
They work a lot better than the all purpose models that a lot of people use on their vehicles. These speciality items may cost more than others and it may require time and money to have them put on a vehicle, but they are worth it. The traction that they add may just save a life of the passengers inside or someone on the road.
Some types of vehicles are better served with them than others. Some vehicles are made for exploring and going-off the beaten track. It is especially important for these types of vehicles to have the right kind of tire on them so they can perform well in these less than normal or perfect condition.
Vehicles like SUVs (Sports Utility Vehicles) and pick-up trucks with 4-wheel drives are often the ones that are fitted with them. This allows these types of vehicles to move mud more quickly and gain traction in order to move. This is good news for vehicle owners who like to explore some paths that are quite as well traveled as some of the more populated thoroughfares.
Choosing the right tire depends on several factors. The customer should consider the size of the tire that they need, as well as the load that they are planning on carrying. The should be be mindful of the type of conditions that they are planning on driving in, and whether or not this will include a lot of on the road or more off-road driving.
Additionally, they should research the tire to see how it behaves on the road and what type of traction it gets. There are web sites that offer this type of information. Or a customer can contact a local tire expert in order to know what kind of tire they should be considering.
It is important to drive with the right kind of tire for the vehicle and the conditions. People who are on the look-out for mud tires for sale should be sure to do research on the web or talk to experts in the field to help make their decision. They should also factor in the type of vehicle they have, where they will be driving and the type of load they will be hauling before coming to a final decision.


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Man slams Xbox 720 always-online policy, destroys 360 with axe
This is the greatest thing you will watch today, as a YouTuber lays down some serious truth-bombs about Microsoft creative director Adam Orth's Twitter suggestion that people just "deal with it" when moaning about the Xbox 720's always-connected nature. He then destroys his Xbox 360 with an axe.
Read Brenna's news story on what Orth said before watching, as it'll give you the background.
Thanks to Boogie2988 for the clip.
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Chemical composition -- Lead chromate.
Color -- Red to orange.
Optics -- R.I 2.29-2.66.
Durability -- Hardness 2.5-3. Brittle.
Crystal structure -- Monoclinic.
Specific Gravity -- 5.9-6.1 (very dense).
Sources -- Tasmania is the best known source of this rare material. The intense red to orange color makes spectacular collector stones, but cutting is difficult.


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Sparkle and shine with the Just Like Molly holiday style guide.
The holiday party season is in full swing, which means you've probably read multiple articles on how to not gain the "holiday 15" (to summarize: forget gorging at the buffet table). You've mostly likely talked yourself out of approaching your office crush at the company party after downing too many martinis (thanks, Love Actually), and picked out your festive Christmas party wardrobes. Or maybe you've done none of these things, in which case we are here to help. Even those pesky holiday pounds and brooding office crushes can be improved upon by a killer appearance, so read on.
Shimmer and spice and everything nice is the best way to describe this tailored brocade ensemble from Bradley Scott. It's also the best mantra to repeat and emulate at any of this season's glittery holiday fests. Don't fall victim to overwhelmed feelings of holiday spirit and think a quirky sweater featuring Santa, Frosty, or (gasp!) Rudolph is a good idea. Also, don't assume red lipstick automatically makes your black pencil dress festive (newsflash, it makes you Melanie Griffith circa 1991). Last, but certainly not least, don't expect that whatever has the most sparkle and sequins is the right fit for holiday party attire. No amount of champagne cocktails will make you feel any less like a tween pop star when you're sparkling like a Katy Perry firework.
When attending a holiday party, there are certain guidelines that should be taken into account. Forget traditional characters, and forget traditional colors. The new holiday dressing is gold, navy, and silver in geometric cuts. Modern glamour is the goal: It's about scaling back without going minimalistic. The best parts of holiday dressing are shimmer and shine; whether it comes from your dress, your ears, your fingers, or your neck doesn't matter, just as long as it doesn't come from all of them. Keep jewelry to a minimum, a coordinated earring and a few on-trend spike bangles add just enough to keep the look cohesive.
To keep this dress from looking too office and not enough holiday, vamp up your hair and makeup. If there is anything that a holiday party requires, it's a coveted mane and a great set of eyes. A top bouffant with a glamorous wave coupled with dramatic brows adds style, and a bit of sexy, to an otherwise covered up look.
A perfect manicure is also a plus during this season. Pick something unassuming, like pale pink or navy. Never match, always coordinate.
Lastly, tights are an absolute must when wearing a dress in December. If you think your dress looks better without tights, please remember that in the dead of winter, your legs look better with them. Perfect holiday style should always consider the weather.
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Wellness Wednesday
Take charge of your health by taking steps to monitor your health. Wellness Wednesday allows you to check your health by ordering blood screenings without a doctor's order.
We provide our community health screening tests every Wednesday from 6:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
This affordable, high-quality testing is confidential and is an important tool for assessing health. Testing will include screening for anemia, general wellness, thyroid disorders, cancer, organ health and cardiac risk.
Test results are mailed directly to the patient's home. Patients are advised to contact their primary health care provider for interpretation or questions about test results.
Wellness Wednesdays lab blood screenings are drawn in the hospital lab by our friendly and skilled lab professionals.
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Ahead of our Social Franchising course starting in January, we are holding a taster session which will begin to explore the concept of social franchising and how it can be succesfully applied within not for profit organisations.
If you have considered franchising as a route to scale for your organisation, this will be a great opportunity to come and hear from some of the experts in the field. Confirmed to speak at the event are:
Alastair Wilson, Chief Executive of the School for Social Entrepreneurs, which operates as an international social franchise.
Dan Berelowitz, Chief Executive and Co-founder of the International Centre for Social Franchising (ICSF).
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BRUNSWICK — Spending time filling out multiple applications was not necessary at Friday's Brunswick Job Fair.
New technology that enabled job-seekers to text message an application to potential employers made its debut at the fair at the Brunswick Recreation and Fitness Center.
The texting program was released in August and is a product of University Heights company Flexhire. CEO Joe Regallis said he thought applicants at the fair seemed to understand how the application worked after it was explained to them.
"They got it once they realized texting is not the actual communication method, that it is being used like an e-mail," Regallis said.
Regallis has said the program is helpful because job-seekers do not need to physically fill out applications for every employer, and it allows employers who cannot come to the fair to take applications.
In order to come to the fair, employers had to be offering jobs, but commission-only sales and home-based businesses were not eligible, said Brunswick Economic Development Director Tim Smith, who helped organize the event.
Many of the businesses attending the fair already accepted online applications, but it was the first time for Incredible Inflatables, said Christina Sochacky, public relations and marketing assistant. The Brunswick company is hiring full-time sewing machine operators.
While most employers only had a few positions available, mortgage company EC Financial, located off Rockside Road in Seven Hills, is looking to hire as many as 70 people over the next year, said Kimberly Kitchen, vice president of personnel development.
Those interested in applying for jobs using Flexhire can still fill out an application at www.flexhire.com.


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Check your strollers mom and dads, a new recall alert is in effect. Britax has announced it's recalling 216,000 strollers over the risk of amputation.
The CPSC announced the recall Thursday saying, "The hinge on the stroller's folding mechanism can partially amputate consumers' fingertips, break their fingers or cause severe lacerations, among other injuries, when they press the release button while pulling on the release strap," the CPSC says.
So far there have been eight reported incidents, including one partial fingertip amputation, one broken finger and severe finger lacerations.
The models include, Britax B-Agile, B-Agile Double or BOB Motion stroller. The three types of strollers were sold in many color schemes including black, red, kiwi, sandstone, navy and orange. Major retailers nationwide sold the strollers, along with Amazon.com, albeebaby.com, buybuybaby.com, diapers.com, ToysRUs.com and other online retailers from May 2011 through June 2013 for between $250 and $450.
Check for the following model numbers on the label inside the stroller's metal frame near the right rear wheel to see if your stroller is included in the recall:
• B-Agile strollers: U341763, U341764, U341782 and U341783
• B-Agile Double strollers: U361818 or U361819
• BOB Motion strollers: U391820, U391821 and U391822
Stop using the recalled strollers immediately and contact Britax for a free repair kit: toll-free at (866) 204-1665 from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday or online at www.britaxusa.com or www.bobgear.com and click on "Safety Notice" at the top right corner or on "Learn More" at the bottom center of the page, or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Strollers Recalled by Britax Due to Partial Fingertip Amputation Hazard [CPSC.gov]


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On Sunday, March 4, our President gave a speech to AIPAC that would have made anybody who did not know any better believe that he was a staunch a supporter of Israel as has ever graced the streets of these United States of America. No kidding, you can read his speech here, and believe me, it is red meat for those of us who are ardent supporters of our only true ally in the Middle East. You would in fact not be wrong in the least to ask me personally, why is it that his speech made me want to throw a heavy object, once again, through my telly. The answer is simple enough. I can not remember who said this first, nor where I read it originally, but it is as true a statement as has ever been made, throughout all of human history.
"All of Barack Obama's promises come with an expiration date."
As he made this speech to AIPAC that made the Likudniks seem like the Israeli version of Bolsheviks, I knew that it was simply another one of his empty platitudes wrapped in lies with a promise that would soon be walked back. How long did this promise last you might ask? It lasted until noon on Tuesday. Here is the transcript of the President's press conference from Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Some people that I have read over the last couple of hours have been picking the pepper from fly feces so to speak over the meaning of the phrase, "I've got your back." Read it here, another here, and another here. I see something much more cynical in all of this however. That is not to say the the analyses offered by Messirs Morrisey, Sowell, and Blackwell were not well thought out or even 100% correct. I agreed with all of them. I just want to add one little bit for extra consideration.
Barack Obama was obviously lying in one of his two distinct and indeed opposite positions on this one very polarizing issue. He either lied to AIPAC on Sunday or he lied at his Presser on Tuesday. As for determining which speech carried the lie, I believe his actions should speak loudly. Israel has known no greater adversary in the White House than this man. The same one who publicly proclaimed that any process for peace in the Middle East must start with the pre 1967 borders, and be negotiated from there. His UN Ambassador, Susan Rice, is a known Anti-Semite. She has joined in numerous U.N. condemnations of Israel, a Presidential first for our nation. Even today, in his weekly remarks to NPR as reported by others, he framed his statements to suggest that Israel is pushing for military action and that it is in Israel's best interests to seek a diplomatic solution. Stating it this way of course removes any culpability from Iran, which in the real world inhabited by people who are not brain dead, is the aggressor nation in all of this. Any person who so overtly ignores the Iranian Sabre Rattling with such incendiary comments as we will wipe the Zionist Entity from the map is certainly no friend of Israel. When that same person is able to twist the circumstances and use moral equivalence to place Israel as the aggressor is the worst kind of evil. That person is Barack Hussein Obama.
For the life of me, I will not ever fully understand why politicians place such importance on the Jewish vote. Don't get me wrong, as a person of the Jewish faith, I am flattered by the attention. To be clear though, we make up less than half a percent of the American Population. Despite the stereo types, we control less than half a percent of the Nation's wealth. While it is true that our median incomes are slightly higher than the national average, that is also true of other ethnic groups as well, and within those groups, we don't really stand out in that regard either. While it is true that I enjoy the special attention, who wouldn't, I still do not wish to be lied to. I realize that all politicians are capable of telling whoppers, but most of them are at least truthful about their core principles. Either Barack Obama has no core principles, or he is fully aware that the ones he does have are in direct contradiction to the majority of Americans. What ever the case is, he is in no way worthy of being President of These United State of America.
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My feelings on the current fighting in Syria is that I wish it goes on forever and that Obama continues to make a fool of himself in front of the entire world. I also wish that John McCain and his lapdog Miss Lindsey Graham would learn to keep their dumb mouths closed.
by Victor Davis Hanson
The more Bashar Assad butchers Syrian dissidents, the more the world community expresses outrage — while it does little to stop the bloodletting. Why?
Ironies on top of ironies
1. The politics of intervention. Republicans might seem the most likely to push for an American bombing campaign against Bashar Assad. Some conservatives, in fact, are doing so. But most are silent — and for understandable reasons. Between 2005 and 2009, most liberals made the case that American intervention against an Arab dictator in the Middle East was intrinsically unwise. This liberal chorus included the likes of Hillary Clinton, who as senator had voted to authorize the use of force against Saddam Hussein. Barack Obama in 2007 started his presidential bid to the left of Senator Clinton, outlining a plan for near-immediate withdrawal from Iraq, while continuing his concerted attack on almost all the Bush-Cheney anti-terrorism protocols.
All the old left-wing anti-war charges — e.g., that neocons were getting us into a proxy war on Israel's behalf, or that oil was always a catalyst for any U.S. action in the Middle East — might now equally apply to Syria — a regime that has killed far fewer than the million butchered by Saddam Hussein. In other words, many of those pondering preemptive action against Syria seem to be doing so on the basis that Nobel Peace Laureate Obama, and not George Bush, would be carrying it out. If Bush were calling for tough action against Bashar Assad, we would hear accusations of everything from Halliburton conspiracies to Wag the Dog politics.
2. Bad, worse, or the worst? Other than Iran, Syria has been America's most vehement enemy over the last decade. It sent jihadists into Iraq to kill Americans, and harbored al-Qaeda terrorists on its own soil. It tried to obtain a nuclear weapon until Israel bombed its nascent enrichment facilities. It was a partner with Hezbollah and Iran in destroying Lebanon and murdering former prime minister Rafiq Hariri.
Nonetheless, in January 2009 the Obama administration loudly announced a Syrian reset policy, as if the previous estrangement were due more to George Bush than to Bashar Assad. Indeed, during the 2008 campaign, informal Obama advisers traveled to Syria to talk of a new relationship, and the Assad regime was openly banking on an Obama victory. John Kerry frequented Damascus and assured us that his talks with Bashar Assad would lead to an Obama–Assad breakthrough (e.g., "Our latest conversation gave me a much greater sense that Assad is willing to do the things that he needs to do in order to change his relationship with the United States").
Soon after Obama's inauguration, he appointed a new ambassador to Syria, the first since President Bush withdrew our ambassador in 2005. Secretary of State Clinton dubbed Assad a "reformer." Mrs. Assad suddenly morphed into a chic Westernized first lady, a Middle Eastern Jackie Kennedy. Obama's special envoy George Mitchell was the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Damascus in a decade. Bashar Assad warmed to the Obama outreach ("We have the impression that this administration will be different, and we have seen the signals"). Assad expressed his thanks for Obama's initial pressure on Israel and invited the U.S. to his Damascus "summit" on the Middle East, where there might be grand talk of a new American thaw with Iran, daylight between the United States and Israel, and closer ties to Damascus.
3. Libya is no model. The Obama administration took out Moammar Qaddafi without the loss of a single American life. Why, then, is Libya not a model for Syria?
We established a new "lead from behind" strategy against Libya, showcasing the French and British while downplaying our own role. But what happens if there is no one now willing to be led from behind — as is apparently true with regard to Syria, where there would predictably be some losses on the allied side, unlike during the air war in Libya? What locomotives are there that we, the caboose, are to push ahead?
Obama bragged of obtaining U.N. resolutions against Libya — but he almost immediately exceeded their authorizations to enforce a no-fly zone and offer humanitarian aid, by ordering bombing in support of the Libyan insurrectionists. Libya, then, offers no U.N. multilateral model, but unfortunately just the opposite: China and Russia now do not trust any American-sponsored U.N. resolutions and therefore oppose them against Syria (and Iran), warning that they are not going to be had again. Nor is the U.S. Congress on board. Consulting the U.N. but not Congress when contemplating bombing Libya was not a paradigm that will win congressional support against Syria.
It is almost impossible to think of anything worse than the Qaddafi regime. But if the postbellum killing and torture — much of it racially inspired, as we see from videos of black Africans put into zoo-like cages by our erstwhile allies — continues, Libya may get there yet. British graves in Benghazi had survived 70 years of monarchs, tyrants, and Moammar Qaddafi, but they could not withstand a few months of the Arab Spring.
The final irony?
The Obama State Department is quietly briefing U.S. officials and foreign governments that Syria not only has sizable stores of biological and chemical weapons, but also may be likely in fact to use both in extremis — an apparent attempt to help justify the possibility of some sort of aerial intervention or other preemptive attack. This is the liberal mirror image of the Bush administration's 2002–03 worries about Saddam's Iraq.
Actually, there is a final, final irony. If that intelligence is true, and if the Assad regime in fact has such enormous WMD stores, where might at least some of these weapons have come from?
Read the rest – Syrian ironies
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Hi Donna! I see that we have the same Great Grandparents! Would love to hear from you! Edith Elliott Evans White was my Grandmother. Ross T. Evans was my father.
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His name was Lewis Carl Swango according to his obituary. He is a grandfather. If you want you could use his initial L., but
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Not related. Just going through Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home records and sharing as I go.
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Do you know if William R. Thompson (Shelbyville) ever lived in Northeastern Indiana? Specifically in Noble County? I'm trying to track down the beloved gardener of authoress Gene Stratton-Porter. I know his name was William R. Thompson and he served in WWI. The dates would be about right as well. Any help you could offer would be appreciated.
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Hi Donna. Can you please fix a few things on the grave listed here: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Elliott&GSiman=1&GScid=1981326&GRid=52040944&
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My sister Elizabeth called to tell me her husband had found a sectional for a great price for their patio. "We need pillows" she said, "And I'm worried that it's the wrong size for the space.
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Guess where we found absolutely everything here. HomeSense. A few hours later, it looked like this (above).
Well, almost. We found this mirror (above) that I thought would be perfect for the blank space above the sectional but it was the wrong colour.
So after we spray painted it, we installed it above the sectional.
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FishVille Joins the Facebook Social Game Mania
If you're on Facebook (who isn't anyway?), Â don't be surprise if you receive a notification coming from FishVille. It's not a typographical error since FishVille is not FarmVille. It's actually a new game from Zynga, makers of Mafia Wars and FarmVille, Â two of the widely played Facebook game apps.
FishVille joins the ranks of other Facebook social games that will surely annoy you with updates if you don't hide on your Facebook live feeds. Zynga is currently soft launching this game on Facebook.
Players of FarmVille and other virtual fish community game in Facebook will find FishVille pretty similar in game play. You buy fish, sell fish, earns from selling, buy fish eggs, feed the fish until you can sell them again. If FarmVille kept you from playing the game again and again due to the time-bound gameplay mechanics, the same is true with FishVille.
The game also lets you invite friends, visit their virtual aquariums, earn coins and experience – all for the sake of helping you have a nice time tending to your own virtual aquarium.
And similar to other Facebook games, FishVille also offers variety of ways to earn coins that you can use buy more fish in the game. You can buy coins through direct payment methods or earning them by fulfilling various offers, which we are not scams in nature.
FishVille currently has 2000+ monthly active users, it's a good thing my Facebook contacts are not yet into it.


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History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism
in Europe
by W. E. H. Lecky
Footnotes to Chapter II
1:156. Paul the Hermit. See his Life by St. Jerome. The visitor of Paul was St. Anthony, the first of the hermits.
2:156. Ammon (Socrates, lib. iv. c. 23).
3:156. See some admirable remarks on this subject in Maury, Légendes Pieuses, pp. 240-244. Also Farmer, on Demoniacs. There were exorcists, both among the Christians, Pagans, and Jews; and though they were not regularly formed into an order till the middle of the third century, they seem to have practised from almost the beginning. For much curious evidence on the subject, see Middleton, Free Enquiry, pp. 85-87; Bingham, Antiquities of the Christian Church, book iii. c. 4.
1:157. There is a picture of the transaction in the cathedral of Saragossa, opposite the image. A group of extremely pretty angels are represented as fitting on a leg (ready made), while the patient is calmly sleeping. I believe, however, that the more approved story is, that the leg gradually grew. This is a miracle about which a vast amount has been written, and which the Spanish theologians are said to regard as peculiarly well established.
1:158. Hist. de Civilisation, Leçon XVII. The Bollandist Collection was begun at Antwerp by a Jesuit named Bolland, in 1643, was stopped for a time by the French Revolution, but renewed under the patronage of the Belgian Chambers. It was intended to contain a complete collection of all the original documents on the subject. The saints are placed according to the calendar. Fifty-five large folio volumes have been published, but they only extend to the end of October. See a very beautiful essay on the subject by Renan, Études Religieuses. M. Renan says: 'Il me semble que pour un vrai philosophe un prison cellulaire avec ces cinquante-cinq volumes in-folio, serait un vrai paradis.'
1:161. This has been noticed in an extremely ingenious fashion by Bishop Spratt: -- 'God never yet left himself without a witness in the world; and it is observable that He has commonly chosen the dark and ignorant ages wherein to work miracles, but seldom or never the times when natural knowledge prevailed: for He knew there was not so much need to make use of extraordinary signs when men were diligent in the works of His hands and attentive to the impressions of His footsteps in His creatures.' (Hist. of Royal Society, p. 350.)
1:165. This argument, in a modified form, has been reproduced by Muzarelli (a Roman theologian of some note) in his Treatise on the Inquisition. He cites the destruction of Ananias and Sapphira, and of Simon Magus. This class of miracles, he says, has ceased; and the Inquisition is, in consequence, required. I know this very remarkable treatise by a translation in the fifth volume of Henrion, Histoire de l'Église.
1:166. Brewster's Life of Newton, p. 275. There is another letter from Newton to Locke on the subject, in King's Life of Locke, vol. i. p. 415; but it is little more than a catalogue of authorities.
2:166. Third Letter on Toleration, p. 269.
1:168. Preface to the Free Inquiry.
1:170. Introductory Chapter.
1:172. Hume's Essay was avowedly an application (right or wrong) of Tillotson's famous argument against transubstantiation. It is not so generally known that his method of reasoning had been also anticipated by Locke, who, in a very remarkable passage in his common-place book, contends that men should not believe any proposition that is contrary to reason, on the authority either of inspiration or of miracle, for the reality of the inspiration or of the miracle can only be established by reason. 'It is harder,' he says, 'to believe that God should alter or put out of its ordinary course some phenomenon of the great world for once, and make things act contrary to their ordinary rule purposely, that the mind of men might do so always after, than that this is some fallacy or natural effect of which he knows not the cause, let it look ever so strange' (King, Life of Locke, vol. i. pp. 230, 231). See, too, the chapter on Reason and Faith, in the Essay on the Human Understanding.
1:173. Farmer, who was a dissenting minister, desired to destroy the difficulty arising from the fact that miracles were generally represented as attesting both truth and error. He attempted to show that there were no such things as diabolical miracles of any kind.
1:174. Newman's Anglican Difficulties, p. 54.
1:178. E. g., one of the questions of dispute is the veneration of relics. Now St. Augustine, the ablest and most clear-headed of all the Fathers, and a man of undoubted piety, solemnly asserts that in his own diocese of Hippo, in the space of two years, no less than seventy miracles had been wrought by the body of St. Stephen, and that in the neighbouring province of Calama, where the relic had previously been, the number was incomparably greater. He gives a catalogue of what he deems undoubted miracles, which he says he had selected from a multitude so great, that volumes would be required to relate them all. In that catalogue we find no less than five cases of restoration of life to the dead. (De Civ. Dei, lib. xxii. c. 8.) This statement is well known, to readers of Gibbon and Middleton; but, as far as I know, the only High churchman who has referred to it is Mr. Ward (Ideal of a Christian Church, pp. 138-140), who notices it merely to lament the very different tone with which we now speak of the miraculous. This aspect of the Patristio writings has been very clearly and honestly brought out in Isaac Taylor's Ancient Christianity.
1:180. Dr. Newman's very able essay (prefixed to Fleury's History) is essentially an apology for the ecclesiastical miracles; and the miracles of the English saints, about which we have lately heard so much, never seem to have been regarded as evidential.
1:183. A large section of German theologians, as is well known, even regard the impossibility, or at all events the unreality, of miraculous accounts as axiomatic. Thus Strauss calmly remarks: 'We may summarily reject all miracles, prophecies, narratives of angels and demons, and the like, as simply impossible and irreconcilable with the known and universal laws which govern the course of events.' -- Introduction to the Life of Jesus.
1:186. Italy since the late political changes, and as a consequence of the direction given to the national sympathies by those changes, furnishes, perhaps, a slight exception; but even there the conquests of Protestantism are insignificant as compared with those of Freethinking, and it is said that among Protestants the Plymouth Brethren, who are among the least dogmatic, have also been among the most successful.
2:186. I need hardly remind the reader how forcibly and eloquently this point has been brought out by Macaulay, in his Essay on Ranke's History.
1:187. M. de Montalembert, in his Life of Lacordaire, has observed of Lamennais, that there is probably no instance in history of a man possessing so eminently the gifts of a great heresiarch making so little impression by his defection from the Church, and failing so completely to become the nucleus of a sect. After all, however, this was quite natural. The course which Lamennais pursued stimulated a great intellectual movement; but it was not, and was never intended to be, in the direction of a sect.
1:191. On Kant's influence on German Rationalism see Rose, On Protestantism in Germany, pp. 183-190.
2:191. See, for example, the first and second Essays in Aids to Faith.
1:192. See Mansel's 'Essay on Miracles' in the Aids to Faith.
2:192. For an exposition of this view I cannot do better than refer to an article on 'The Supernatural' in the Edinburgh Review for October, 1862, and to the works there referred to. I select a few sentences from the article which contain the substance of the argument: 'The reign of law in nature is indeed, as far as we can observe, universal. But the common idea of the supernatural is that which is at variance with natural law, above it or in violation of it.... Hence it would appear to follow that, to a man thoroughly possessed of the idea of natural law as universal, nothing ever could be admitted as supernatural.... But then we must understand nature as including every agency which we see entering, or can conceive from analogy capable of entering, into the causation of the world.... The power of men in respect of physical laws extends only, first, to their discovery and ascertainment, and then to their use.... A complete knowledge of all natural laws would give, if not complete power, at least degrees of power immensely greater than those which we now possess.... The relation in which God stands to those rules of His government which are called laws is, of course, an inscrutable mystery; but those who believe that His will does govern the world must believe that, ordinarily at least, He does govern it by the choice and use of means; nor have we any certain reason to believe that He ever acts otherwise. Signs and wonders may be wrought, for aught we know, by similar instrumentality -- by the selection and use of laws of which men knew nothing.' That miracles were performed simply by the employment of unknown natural laws was maintained long since by Malebranche, and also, I think, by Butler.
1:195. When men first grasped the truth that the tendency of the human mind was from polytheism to monotheism, there were some who at once rushed on to atheism, considering that to be a continuation of the same movement. The disbelief in ghosts led many to materialism, and the discovery that man was not the centre of all the contrivances of nature made not a few deny final causes. Just so, Science having shown that the phenomena of nature do not result (as everyone once supposed) from direct and isolated acts of intervention, multitudes have passed by the impetus of the movement to the denial of the possibility of miracles. To say that Omnipotence cannot reverse the laws of His appointment is a contradiction in terms. To say that an Infinite mind never modifies those laws for special purposes, and in a manner that exceeds both human capacities and human comprehension, is to make an assertion that is unproved and contrary to analogy. To say that the metaphysical conception of Infinity precludes the notion of miracles is useless, because (as Mansel and others have shown) the creation of the world is equally irreconcilable with that conception, and because the existence of evil throws all such reasoning into hopeless confusion. To say, in fine, that there was no use in miracles accompanying a revelation in an early stage of society, is completely to ignore the passion for the wonderful and the dim perception of the moral which are the characteristics of such a society. All these propositions flow naturally, but not legitimately, out of the reaction against the 'Government by Miracle,' in which Europe once believed. The logical consequences of the movement are, I think, twofold. 1. The difficulty of proving miracles satisfactorily is incalculably increased, because it is shown that, in a certain phase of civilisation, the belief in miracles necessarily arises, and that many thousands, which are now universally rejected, were then universally believed, supported by a vast amount of evidence, and entirely unconnected with imposition. 2. The essentially moral character which theology progressively acquires renders miraculous evidence (except for a particular class of minds) useless.