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Freeport officially abandons dubious motto
Town not 'birthplace of Maine'
Freeport is going to have to find a new motto, because it's no longer the "birthplace of Maine."
The town manager says the debunked motto that became a local legend is being removed from town documents and websites following a vote by the Town Council this week.
As the story went, representatives from the Joint Commission of Massachusetts and Maine met at the Jameson Tavern, established in 1779, to discuss separating into individual states.
At least, that's what was on a plaque outside the tavern.
But now that claim has been invalidated. Even the Daughters of the American Revolution, which installed the plaque, acknowledged that the claim was wrong.
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A.k.a. "The Body"
A.k.a. James Janos (given name)
Jesse Ventura, a former Navy SEAL and professional "wrestler", probably reached the peak of his political career when he played a prominent role in the masterpiece "Predator" (with Schwarzenegger and Sonny Landham). He later went on to become governor of Minnesota, a role in which he was known as crazy but with a few, intermittent flashes of brilliance. Some of his outbursts were received with mixed feelings, however, such as "organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers" (Ventura has identified himself as an atheist) and " [u]ntil you've hunted man, you haven't hunted yet."
That was back then, when he still had the mental acumen necessary to manage to categorize Predator as fiction. Currently, Ventura is a batshit tinfoil addlepate conspiracy theorist who does his best to give Jeff Rense and Alex Jones runs for their money. He currently has his own TV show, Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura, and despite what self-deluding fans may claim: Ventura does not just inquire into these matters to provide cheap entertainment for the masses. Ventura wears his tinfoil hat with pride.
He is particularly fond of 9/11 conspiracy theories, endorsing (on Alex Jones's show, no less) the "controlled demolition" idea. Of course, he doesn't explicitly endorse it – he is just JAQing off. Which means that he rather explicitly endorses it.
Ventura has also written a book, "Don't Start the Revolution Without Me", in which – according to his agent – Ventura reveals "why he left politics and discussing the disastrous war in Iraq, why he sees our two-party system as corrupt, and what Fidel Castro told him about who was really behind the assassination of President Kennedy." A pity; he almost managed to stagger his way to the finishing line in that blurb.
Diagnosis: A sad case, really, of an otherwise once intermittently moderately intelligent person donning the tinfoil hat. I think the idea was to stare just a little into the abyss, but Ventura unfortunately didn't really have the critical thinking skills needed to do this safely.


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For just a moment, picture a child in your neighborhood -- perhaps a child who is on a team you coach or who attends your religious organization or who you have recently seen shopping in your local grocery store. Now, imagine seeing an interaction or behavior directed toward that child which causes you discomfort or worry ... and causes the child fear or pain. If you thought this child might be in danger of harm, or the adult in some need of assistance, wouldn't you want to do something to help?
There is widespread agreement among child welfare professionals and concerned citizens across the United States that children are valuable members of our communities and that they deserve to grow up free from abuse and neglect. And yet, for many children -- those who go to your neighborhood school, who play on your child's sports team, and who live on your street -- experiences of abuse and neglect are an everyday reality. The United States is fortunate to have a mandatory public system of child protection. However, the fact remains that, since 1976, America has seen a more than threefold increase in the number of children who are abused or neglected by caretakers. According to 2009 national statistics, an estimated 763,000 children were determined to be victims of abuse or neglect in the United States. Of these 763,000 children::
And those are just the children who came to the attention of our child protection systems.
Child welfare professionals are working at full capacity to protect our nation's children. But, from these statistics, it is clear that the problem is too great and too important to be delegated entirely to these valiant workers. Concerned individuals, families and communities must become involved and take on the civic and personal responsibility in protecting children and supporting families in their own neighborhoods. Responding to families in trouble must blend the provision of governmental service with leadership and intervention from the broader community. Children and their families need you!
Research conducted by Prevent Child Abuse America shows that a majority of Americans -- more than half of the general public and two-thirds of all parents -- are willing to become involved in helping prevent child abuse and neglect. However, these respondents feel uncomfortable because they lack the knowledge and skills that would enable them to intervene safely and effectively. They also recognize the size of the problem and believe that without community support they are powerless to make a difference.
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It's a unique situation most players don't find themselves in.
Kendall McFaull was given a chance to continue playing hockey with a professional tryout contract offer from the Oklahoma City Barons, after spending the last four years with the Moose Jaw Warriors in the Western Hockey League.
"It's an opportunity that presented itself at the end of the year and I was already starting to think, I would have to go to school. Having a shot at pro hockey is huge for me and I have to make the most of it," said McFaull.
The 6'2", 190 lbs, defenceman was drafted in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, 155th overall, in the sixth round by the former Atlanta Thrashers -- now Winnipeg Jets -- and in June of last year, he did not end up signing a contract with the team making him an unrestricted free agent after his season with the Warriors in 2012-13 ended.
"I was a little disappointed but at the same time, I knew if I had a good last two seasons in the WHL, I can make up for it and it paid off."
McFaull's last year with the Moose Jaw Warriors was his best year yet as he set career highs in games played and points. He played in 71 games and had five goals and 20 points.
He credits his success to his confidence and being able to play more offensively.
"Just shutting guys down has always been my kind of role all through juniors. The defensive part of my game has been fairly strong but I'm more confident with the puck and I've been contributing a little more offensively."
The Warriors season ended on Saturday after the team failed to make the playoffs but McFaull, who joined the Barons on Tuesday, hopes to be able to make the lineup on Friday against Houston.
"I look forward to playing in general. If I get in the lineup, that'll be great and if not, I'm here to support the guys."
One obstacle he thinks he may have to overcome is the speed between the WHL and AHL.
"Everything's faster. You have to think faster, you have to move the puck harder with everything happening at a high pace so it's going to take a few practices to get used to that but once I do, I'll be fine."
However, McFaull is looking forward to playing with the veterans on the team and feels he can learn more about the game by watching and learning from them.
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The Barons are currently holding down the eighth and final playoff spot with 16 games left in the season.
Joining the team close to the final push for playoffs, McFaull feels his presence will help.
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March 27, 2009
Hell Freezes Over...AGAIN!!!
I have only two comments about this post over at Mark Driscoll's blog:
1. It is a class act by Driscoll.
2. I doubt that MacArthur's invitation to C.J. Mahanney means he has "softened his position" on cessationism.
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It's My Fault
It's all my fault.
What is my fault?
Why, the economic crisis, of course. To hear Brazilian president Luís Inácio "Lula" da Silva tell it, anyway.
Here is his quote, via CNBC:
This crisis was caused by the irrational behavior of white people with blue eyes, who thought they knew everything and now show they know nothing.
That's right. According to Brazilian president Lula, the economic crisis is the fault of white-skinned, blue-eyed people. That would be me.
That the president of a modern, industrialized, civilized nation can make such a racist comment--and get away with it--boggles my mind. Even more mind-boggling is the excuse he gave when pressed on the issue:
I only record what I see in the press. I am not acquainted with a single black banker.
Here is a little reality check for Lula: the country of which you are president, where I live, which I love, is full of white, blue-eyed people. Or perhaps you have forgotten
or Cesar Cielo
In fact, his eyes are not blue, but Lula himself is not exactly what you would call "tan":
But of course none of this matters...so for now, I guess I should keep my incriminatingly blue eyes open for posters like this...
Note: I REALLY like the "Exit Question" given by Allahpundit in his post on this subject over at HotAir.com. Something to think about.
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March 26, 2009
In Other News, Hell Freezes Over...
In doing my morning blog reading, I was interested in Mark Driscoll's post about one of his (and my) spiritual heroes, Charles Haddon Spurgeon. Driscoll very helpfully provided a list of links at the bottom of the page to various resources on Spurgeon's life and work. Lo and behold, one of these links was to none other than Phil Johnson's Spurgeon Archive.
If you know anything about these two men, you know that they do not exactly see eye-to-eye on a number of issues. I happen to admire both men: Johnson for his tireless apologetic work on Pyromaniacs and for a sermon I heard him give entitled Dead Right, and Driscoll for the way he takes it to the emergents and for some of his innovative thoughts on church planting in a pagan society. I knew that they were both admirers of Spurgeon, and I wondered if perhaps at some point good ol' CH might reach from beyond the grave and bring them together.
Now I know that the fact that Driscoll linked Johnson's site does not necessarily mean that they are ready to--as Driscoll once said in another context--get matching sweaters and ride a tandem bike. Yet perhaps they will discover that there are more things they have in common.
Exit question: I wonder how Driscoll--who has defined the New Calivnists as non-cessationists--deals with the fact that his spiritual hero was almost certainly a cessationist?
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March 23, 2009
Book Review: Christianity in Crisis
The body of Christ has suffered tremendously at the hands of a group of "leaders" who peddle faith as a commodity, preach a "name-it-and-claim-it" gospel, and otherwise wreak havoc on sound doctrine.
In writing Christianity in Crisis: The 21st Century (2009, Thomas Nelson), Hank Hanegraaff has provided the body of Christ with a biblical antidote for this infection. His withering analysis of the Faith movement--covering the span from "old timers" like Kenneth Hagin to current celebrities such as Joel Osteen--shows it for what it is: a doctrinal house of cards that crumbles at the slightest investigative touch.
Christianity in Crisis is written in such a way as to be valuable to three major groups of people. Serious pastors who struggle to compete with the slick TV performances of the Faith "ministers" will find ample material with which to better inform their congregations. Laymen will be brought face-to-face with clear comparisons between what these charlatans claim and what the Scripture teaches. Missionaries will also be given amunition with which to combat the influence of these "faith mongers" in foreign lands.
In the first part of his book, Hanegraaff defines the problem in basic terms, and introduces us to the cadre of shady characters that make up the Faith movement. There are easily recognized names like Kenneth Hagin, Kenneth Copeland and Benny Hinn. This update version also targets new kids on the block like Joel Osteen and Joyce Meyer.
After introducing the "plot" and the cast of characters (would to God that this were fiction), he spends the bulk of the book elaborating the main points of the Faith movement. These are, in order, a misguided concept of faith, the idea that men are/can become gods, a twisting of the atonement, an emphasis on material prosperity, and denial of God's purpose in suffering.
Hanegraaff is very concerned that his readers understand what it is he is saying. The chapters of his book are filled with mnemonic devices to insure easy memory. For example, the above list is given as F.L.A.W.S. (Faith in faith, Little gods, Atonement atrocities, Wealth and want, and Sickness and suffering). At first I found these to be cumbersome, but as I continued reading, they began to be helpful to me. Almost every chapter is divided into its own neat little acrostic.
After dealing at length with the problems of the Faith movement, Hanegraaff spends the last part of his book sharing basic tools to help his readers gain a biblical worldview. Here I sensed his genuine desire to rescue lay-people from the clutches of these unscrupulous prevaricators.
I recommend this book in the highest possible terms. It should be in every church library, and in the personal study of every pastor, missionary, and lay leader.
On a personal note, I know that the original version of this was published in Portuguese here in Brazil. I should like to see this new version published also. It would be nice if Hanegraaff could collaborate with someone here in Brazil and add some chapters dealing with our own homegrown and wildly successful "Faith preachers"--Edir Macedo, R.R. Soares, and others of their ilk.
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Rafael's Ministry
A week ago I asked our students to send me pictures from their ministry internships so we could post them on our seminary website. The photos are starting to trickle in. Here are some from Rafael, who works with children at the First Baptist Church in Juazeiro do Norte.
I will post more of these as they come in.
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March 21, 2009
Inverted Values 101
I almost blew a gasket yesterday as I read this article published by Reuters. It has to do with a video put out by people associated with YWAM (Jocum in Portuguese) depicting how unwanted children are sometimes buried alive by certain indigenous peoples in the Amazon region. The title of the article?
Amazon Indian infanticide video said inciting hate
So, we have the people who bury their children alive (note that the article does not even try to deny that this happens) and the missionaries trying to save said children by creating public outrage against the practice.
And the villains are the missionaries!!!
The most unbelievable quote in the entire piece comes from one Fiona Watson, who apparently participates in one of the many organizations dedicated to keeping the natives in the Stone Age. She says
The infanticide is not being explained; it's being taken out of context.
Out of context? And in what context would this practice be justified? How are we supposed to explain the systematic burying alive of undesired children?
In situations like these I am reminded of Proverbs 24:11-12
Deliver those who are drawn toward death, And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter. If you say, "Surely we did not know this," Does not He who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, does He not know it? And will He not render to each man according to his deeds?
The officials of FUNAI, IBAMA, and numerous NGOs who are in a position to do something about this, but don't, will one day be held responsible.
Here is a link to the Hakani project website, and one to the trailer for the video on YouTube. PLEASE NOTE: this video can be very traumatizing. Also, natives are portrayed in authentic native "garb". If you cannot deal with that, please do not watch it. If you can, prepare to have your heart torn in two for these people.
A further note to American readers: We have no excuse to get on our holier-than-thou high horse here, not when thousands upon thousands of
fetuses children are aborted murdered in cold blood every year in the name of economics, convenience, cosmetics, womens' rights--whatever. If we do nothing about that, there is blood on our hands as well.
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March 20, 2009
Do You Desire the Word?
Fernando, one of our students here at the seminary, recently gave this report from his ministry internship:
There is a lady in the church who is visually impaired. I almost cried when she sat down in her pew, took her brother's Bible, and simply passed her hands over the pages--demonstrating her desire to read it.
Did this rebuke you like it did me?
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March 14, 2009
Seminary Conference
It has been over now for almost a week, but I figured I would post some pictures from our conference and pastor's clinic.
Professor Mark Willson translates for the speaker, A. Craig Muri.
The audience sits in rapt attention.
Yours truly plays in the orchestra. The guy sitting next to me is one of our new students, who did a stint with the Brazilian Army Band. Needless to say, I played "second" trumpet.
As I mentioned before, the topic of the conference was Jonathan Edwards' work Religious Affections. As Pastor Muri spoke in English (through a translator--no gift of tongues here) the English-speaking readers of this blog could also benefit from this study. The mp3s of the evening sessions of the conference are available at the seminary website (The three links at the top that read 1ª Noite, 2ª Noite, 3ª Noite)
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March 12, 2009
Amazing Grace
The most popular hymn of all time, as sung by Il Divo, in the Colosseum, where many believers lost their lives rather than deny the amazing Grace that saved them.
ht Tim Challies
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March 4, 2009
Close Encounters of a Celebrity Kind
My bro Daniel, who blogs over at Divine Satisfaction, is in LA for the annual Shepherd's Conference put on by John MacArthur and Co. I am trying to contain my jealousy.
Before he left, he asked people on Facebook to challenge him with pictures for a photo scavenger hunt while he was there. I challenged him to get a photo of a celebrity--thinking that would be the hardest.
I was wrong. Not only did he see Simon Baker from the Mentalist...
He also saw Robin Tunney (not sure why she is famous)...
And Barney!
Of course I know that Daniel is more excited about what he is hearing at the conference than at sighting stars of stage and screen (and Barney). I'm sure he will be blogging about it over at Divine Satisfaction.
Which of course will only increase my struggle with intense feelings of jealousy.
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To quote again from the preface, "The purpose of this book is to provide a concise, practical method of management of juvenile diabetes mellitus." This is done briefly and clearly with short initial chapters on etiology, diagnosis, the insulins, and instruction of the patients and parents about diabetes, which includes an ABC on urine testing and insulin administration. By far the longest chapter is
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'Dancing with the Stars' Finale Part One, TV Recap
The Mayor has been voted out of office.
"Dancing with the Stars" started its usual two-night finale Monday, but it wasn't as buoyant as most of those evenings are because one of four couples was eliminated at the end.
Comedian Bill Engvall and Emma Slater rode audience love and enthusiasm for weeks on "DWTS," overcoming low scores from the judges by dancing with joy and without drama. However, the man Carrie Ann called the Mayor of "DWTS" couldn't win the election Monday night, and so he and Emma became the latest team eliminated.
Every couple of seasons, host Tom Bergeron seems to genuinely latch on to a star, and such was the case with Bill this year. It was almost impossible not to. From his better-than-expected dancing – the "Lone Ranger" paso doble and last week's Argentine tango were highlights – to his humble nature when he said he thought he should have been eliminated when others were ousted, Bill brought the show back to its roots, when not-so-famous and not-so-skilled people learned to dance. It's also been a good first season in the pros for Emma, who challenged her partner in spite of his age and touring schedule. In fact, it's the first time we had a rookie pro in the finale since Season 7 (Lacey Schwimmer, with Lance Bass). Bill called Emma his second daughter, and Emma learned all about rednecks.
That means Tuesday's final trio will consist of Amber Riley and Derek Hough, Corbin Bleu and Karina Smirnoff, and Jack Osbourne and Cheryl Burke.
First, we have a "DWTS" concert featuring Kellie Pickler and the current incarnation of TLC (R.I.P. Left Eye). Oh, we have three rounds of dancing this evening, too, because it's also Finale Week.
Each couple has three dances: a judges' choice to start and a freestyle to finish, but in the middle we have a samba relay to "No Scrubs," by TLC. It's difficult to see or hear this as a samba, but this show has pulled off many strange music/dance combos.
Four couples dance Monday, but only three will progress to the second half of the finale Tuesday. Before the season began, a lot of folks would have expected Amber (and Derek) and Corbin (and Karina) to be at the finish line. Jack (with Cheryl ) fills the slow-burn slot we sometimes see. His accomplishment is particularly impressive because he outlasted several people who had dance experience coming in, celebrities with higher profiles and voters who simply won't root for an Osbourne. But did ANYONE in America have Bill (and promoted pro Emma) in the finals??? In several preseason polls, he was chosen as the first to be booted off!
Before we get to the dancing, we have some singing. The reigning Mirror Ball winner, Kellie, comes back to the ballroom in her normal mode as musician with "Little Bit Gypsy."
The judges pick dances on which they think the couples can improve. For Bill and Emma, the judges select the Viennese waltz (24 on the first try, in Week 5). Head judge Len stops by the rehearsal studio to critique Bill's timing issues; Len says Bill often gets so excited he gets ahead of the music. Emma notices an immediate difference in arm fluidity. When it comes to show time, Bill and Emma do appear to be more in sync. Bill's arms still aren't as sharp as one might like, but they definitely have more sweep. He also seems to be off time at times. Len says the arm issues have improved – alas, the timing hasn't. Birthday Boy Bruno loves the honesty in the performance yet says Bill is a Cassio, not a Rolex. Carrie Ann appreciates the warmth and effort; "still, no improvement in the musicality." Score: 24 (Carrie Ann 8, Len 8, Bruno 8).
Corbin and Karina reprise the quickstep from Week 3 that may have been too quick (9/8/9). Len goes to their training, too, one week after he complained "this isn't Manic Monday" in regard to their tango. Karina and Len want to teach Corbin control. Len begs for moments of stillness as he watches them. Under the bright lights, the dance still has the quickness a quickstep needs, but now you can see it breathe in spots. The audience adores it, but will the judges? Len sees more control but doesn't like how Corbin's left arm became too straight as he bounded around. He does consider this quickstep an improvement from the first one, though. Bruno says Corbin went out of sync with the difficult footwork. Carrie Ann is disappointed because she didn't see an improvement. The frame separated, causing "yanking movements." In fact, she sounds downright disgruntled. Score: 27 (Carrie Ann and Bruno stay the same; Len moves up to a 9).
Jack and Cheryl try their jive from Week 7 again. They have said making it to the finals is like winning, but now they actually want to win it all. Bruno coaches Jack on kicks and flicks, encouraging him to make his movements come from the knees. This is a dance in which less weight bearing is the way to go. Farmer Jack looks adorably happy to jive with cute country girl Cheryl. Never mind the kicks and flicks – the hips are so much better than we saw from Jack at the start of the season. As for the footwork, it's also decent. However, like Bill and Corbin, Jack went off time, and Jack knows it. Bruno moans because the timing went out the window. The other judges do the same as they encourage Jack to come back strong later. Score: 24 (8s from each judge).
Amber and Derek end the first round with their Charleston from Week 3 (initial score 24). Based on their competitors, it would seem that as long as Amber stays in sync with music from start to finish, she and Derek will take this round. Before that, though, Carrie Ann has some advice for them, for the duo was rather out of sync in their original version. Carrie Ann nitpicks the specific sections in which Amber needs to be more precise. The new version represents all that Amber and Derek do well, from showmanship to chemistry. Some of Amber's early dances flagged toward the end, but not this week. Carrie Ann runs out to the dance floor to hug them. Back at the judges' table, she giggles in pride. Len thinks this was the most improved of the round-one numbers. Bruno believes America experienced a power surge. Score: 30 (all 10s).
We compare the contestants side by side to the same song, "No Scrubs." When co-host Brooke Burke Charvet asks Jack what a scrub is, he's able to quote the chorus at length. Bill tells Brooke he's installed trap doors to eliminate the competition. Jack will go first, followed by Amber, Bill and then Corbin. Couples can earn two to five points. Really, this all comes down to whether TLC lovers Corbin or Amber will get the five points, and the guess here is Corbin.
TLC get into the spirit of the ballroom with sparkly moon boots. Jack and Cheryl come out at the start of the second verse. He's trying, but he's nearly dainty in spots. Amber and Derek have samba rolls and a sassy head fake. Emma and Bill boogie first with Amber and Derek, respectively, then each other. Bill basically lets Emma do the work, but he seems more into the dance than Jack was. Corbin goes shirtless. Carrie Ann notes he hasn't done the samba before and shows nice undulations. Len says no one messed up and then gives what host Tom Bergeron calls a "Goldilocks and the Three Dancers" critique. Bruno doesn't tip his hand. Ultimately, we learn two points go to Bill and Emma, three points to Jack and Cheryl, four points to Amber and Derek, and five points to, yep, Corbin and Karina.
Emma gives Bill the chance to channel his inner Harrison Ford for the "Indiana Jones" theme. She wants to incorporate all the dance styles she possibly can. He doesn't mind doing some lifts but has reservations about others given his recent groin injury. He also doesn't want to hurt Emma with all the trickery. One of Bill's best dances was the "Lone Ranger" paso doble in Week 3, so going with another strong character makes for a smart move. Bill (sort of) swings into the ballroom in search of the Mirror Ball trophy, only to nearly be run over by a giant silvery globe. It takes a long while to see Emma and even longer to get into some actual dancing, but from the midsection on, we have fluid arm work, spins, and lifts. The last one seems to strain Bill. He then rips off his shirt, making everyone from Carrie Ann to Emma to Season 15 winner Melissa Rycroft double over with laughter. (Mrs. Engvall, in the audience, looks stunned.) "On behalf of all of us who have a one pack, I thank you," Tom says. It may not be technically brilliant, but it's an undeniable blast. Len is entertained. Carrie Ann says, "You're the everyday man's man who's become a dancing hero." Score: 25 (Carrie Ann 8, Len's first 9 for Bill and Emma, Bruno 8). Bill and Emma shriek when they see Len's 9 paddle.
For their freestyle, Corbin and Karina take lessons from a Michael Jackson homage they attended. I'm disappointed because while I know Corbin can execute well, I also think the freestyle idea is expected. Fellow recapper Donna Kardos Yesalavich, on the other hand, is plain old excited. Wait – they're using my favorite dance song ever, "Smooth Criminal?" Oh, man! Now I'm jazzed. They're also using MJ's choreographer, Travis Payne, to help them. Karina employs some of the "DWTS" male pros and Troupe members, despite having gone overboard last season when she seemingly jammed Jacoby Jones's freestyle with almost everyone in the audience. The finished product is like watching some of the greatest moves from the video, including those iconic leans. At one point, the men hold Karina while Corbin flies over them from a trampoline. The only problem? It feels too short. Bruno sees ballroom touches in the Las Vegas magic. Carrie Ann says Corbin and Karina made her miss Michael. Len gives them a standing ovation, another of his firsts for the season. Score: the perfect 30.
Cheryl wants to summarize Jack's season in the freestyle. Jack compares their goal of staying in sync to doing brain surgery while looking in the other direction. Like Karina, Cheryl brings in extra dancers for a total of eight people on the ballroom floor. We see lots of Jack falling and back and ankle pain in the rehearsal. "Pain is temporary; glory is forever," Jack assures us. On the live show, he's in a top hat and tails, which plays to his strength in traditional numbers. The routine has charm and ease for hours, a very Broadway-esque feel. It doesn't have the trickery of other freestyles, which wouldn't have suited him anyway. Carrie Ann yells of what a fairytale ending this was. Len, like Carrie Ann, uses the term "show stopper." Bruno thinks it was tailored to perfection and praises Cheryl for her work with Jack. Cheryl starts crying. She's been my favorite female pro for a long time, but I haven't felt she's been as connected to the show in recent seasons. This may be her best coaching work ever. Score: 30 (but only because Len and Bruno can't use 11 paddles). Bruno runs out to hug the couple.
With Kellie, his previous finale partner, Derek wanted to go understated. Not for Amber – he's pulling out all the stops in an Old West-themed dance. (No line dancing, though, Amber states.) Derek remembers watching Amber stepping in rehearsal during Week 3 and finally has a chance to incorporate her experience in the freestyle. Amber's the one teaching Derek, and he's the one saying things are too hard! Unlike with Amber's trio dance with Derek and Mark Ballas two weeks ago, she's able to stand out in a crowd. The stepping pass is the coolest part. It has country-Western touches without going for the more obvious moves. Len loves the whole number was just about her. Bruno declares her "bewitchingly awesome." Carrie Ann also praises Amber for being in control. And we have our third perfect freestyle of the night, with three more 10s from the judges.
Normally, the freestyles don't live up to the hype, but this time they're collectively awesome. How can we guess who will win? Viewers can tweet their pick for an encore, and that may tip the hand toward the Mirror Ball recipient.
Before the elimination, the couples select dance combination for Tuesday's 24-hour-concocted fusions. Bill and Emma choose quickstep and samba for Amber and Derek. (Emma encourages Bill to be kind.) Jack and Cheryl go with cha-cha and foxtrot for Corbin and Karina because they were Jack's least-favorite and favorite dances. Corbin loves Jack and Cheryl's paso doble and wants to see Jack paso again; this will go with samba.
Coming Tuesday: the winner! That's only after two hours featuring one more round of dance (fusion styles), assorted musical numbers, visits from the rest of the Season 17 contestants, and lots and lots of filler. To keep you entertained, Speakeasy has a live blog starting just before 9 p.m. EST Tuesday. Come join fellow "DWTS" recappers Donna and Kerry Grace Benn – and yours truly, of course – as we look back on a season of ringers, rookies, and guest judges. In the meantime, tell us below you think should win and who will win.


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Christopher Hitchens is interviewed by the ABC's Ros Childs on the 2x500 pounding of Abu al-Zarqawi:
CHILDS: So will his death, therefore, in a way raise his profile in the country amongst the insurgents as he is being hailed as a martyr?
HITCHENS: No, I don't think—well, obviously there will be a bit of that but these people also have to watch Iraqi TV and they can see that the majority of people in the country are very delighted at the man's death. So I don't think that does cut both ways.
From Powerline, one of many images of Iraqi delight not widely published following Zarqawi's smooshing:
Now, back to the interview:
CHILDS: So what is going to happen now? What is the next move as far as al-Zarqawi's supporters is likely to be?
HITCHENS: Well, I hope that we emulate the advice of the ... emulate? Follow the advice of the new Iraqi PM in his speech yesterday, who said it strengthens our determination to kill them all.
(Via J.F. Beck, who also notices a flaw in the anti-automated warfare argument of Professor Stephen Graham.)
UPDATE. Zarqawi lives! Well, in the afterlife: "Howzit swingin', fagsicles? Yeah, I know all you bitzoches all seen the pictures by now. Go on and laugh it up chump, like your drivers license photo is all George fuckin' Clooney. Personally I think I'm lookin' straight GQ, seeing as I just got a 500-pound laser guided curb stomp. Shit cuz, y'all should see Kahlid, a.k.a. 'Ceiling Spackle.' But, hey, whateva. You kuffar haters can finally step off my nuts, 'cause I. am. outtahere. Y'all can just suck it, 'cause Zarkman got his free pass to Allah's celestial Disneyland."
Sadly for Zarkman, that Disneyland quickly turns into a Never-want-to-go-there-land. Read tragic Zark's full report.
Hah! That Iowahawk piece is bloody magnificent! Is there a Nobel prize for comedy? If not, we damn well need one.Posted by James Waterton on 2006 06 09 at 12:27 PM • permalink
That's not a peace sign that guy is flashing.
Thank goodness, for once.Posted by Brian Tiemann on 2006 06 09 at 12:46 PM • permalink
Professor Stephen Graham is an idiot. Notice how the left now has it's own little parallel universe with it's own history? American forces have been 'relentlessly humiliated' by the insurgency, despite slaughtering them whenever they fight, smashing the entrenched defenses of Falluja in just three days for example. And notice that the 'fact' that Iraq is 'a disaster' is just a given in professor Graham world, he apparently has no understanding of the concept that a conflict can be ongoing and a final analysis of it's results can only be made after it's conclusion. A constitution written, two successful votes, the appointment of an elected government, free press, the ongoing formation of the Iraqi army, a colossal pile of dead jihadis and baathist scumbags, none of this counts as progress.
No, in professor shit-for-brains land, all is lost. And now he's scared the robots will come and get him. Settle down, grandpa.
Abu al-Zarqawi! Abu al-Zarqawi! Oh there your are. Hello. Welcome to Hell. Here you only get one virgin. May I introduce you to your new "friend", Daisy Cutter. Enjoy yourself, Ms. Cutter, the red-hot strap-ons are over there.Posted by andycanuck on 2006 06 09 at 02:06 PM • permalink
Yes, it is much more moral to kill up close and personal, the way Zarqawi did when he beheaded Nick Berg. Well, Berg was being held captive and was restrained, but, hell, Z-Man could have nicked himself with that dull knife.
And, of course, most IEDs aren't really exploded near enough to the guys who built them to matter, but, what the hey, they aren't nearly as reliant of technology as a JDAM, for instance.
I wonder if such obdurant moral blindness makes his head hurt?Posted by JorgXMcKie on 2006 06 09 at 02:06 PM • permalink
JorgXMcKie-"...most IEDs aren't really exploded near enough to the guys who built them to matter..."
Once, we accompanied EOD out to a location a few miles from the FOB where an IED had gone off the night before while three idiots were carrying it on their tractor.
Oh, there was laughing and pointing that day.
91B30, were they the ones who built it? Or just the ones dim enough to transport it?
I figure Graham doesn't regard IEDs as tech weapons. After all, they require at least some human intervention.
I agree though, it's pretty funny and I'm hoping they were eligible for Darwin Awards.Posted by JorgXMcKie on 2006 06 09 at 02:30 PM • permalink
JorgXMcKie-they probably weren't the ones who built it, but we didn't care-three less assholes to worry about. The EOD guys (who were always fascinating to talk to) could tell different bombmakers by subtle little things-like how a bombmaker stripped the wire he was going to use (attention to detail kind of stuff).
BTW some IEDs are pretty much "fire and forget", like if you use a pressure device to activate it and bury it under a dirt road. That requires a lot less risk for the jihadis who don't have to stick around to trigger it, but you have to not care who gets killed, and most of them don't.
Not to mention, Jorg, that the U.S. hi-tech weapons will just increase the cycle of violence as the Muslims retaliate with their own: the 6-Billion Dinar Man. Yes, we can rebuild him. One hook. One stump. One eye. One severely-burned hand. To make the perfect killing machine. [Cue theme music.]Posted by andycanuck on 2006 06 09 at 02:50 PM • permalink
SSG Medic, you got that right! Man, there is nothing funnier, and I mean NOTHING than when these yahoos prematurely detonate. Whether its an IED, a VBIED, or a vest, it is just funny as hell when they blow up in their stinking, grimy, little dick-beaters.
I wanted to thank everyone for their kind words on the death of my nephew. I figured I couldn't pick a better place than one of the wonderful threads about the death of the bastard Abooooo Al, AKA the Zarkman. You have no idea how it has lifted the spirits of my family to see him dead! It was almost like he was taken out just to give us solace. In a way, it was!
My family sends its thanks as well. (A friend emailed the thread to me and my sister.) It is stunning to think that people half a world away mourn our loss with us. Thank you all. You will never know how your words have touched us, especially me.
Now go party hardy. Give an extra toast for Charley-O, for no one would be happier the bastard is dead than he would have been.
Saltydog: My condolences on the death of your nephew—I had not seen the earlier report.
My nephew served in OIF II (Spring '04-'05) as a weapons squad sergeant in the Army—an activated reservist.
I've included below an email from my nephew (after his return from Iraq), in the hopes that his sentiments, as reflected therein, will serve to comfort you and your family with the knowledge of what service in Iraq means to these young soldiers, sailors, and marines.
The "trigger" for his email is the well-traveled urban legend of an Iraqi woman confronting a check-out cashier here in the States. His thoughts on service and the war in Iraq proceeds from that.
May God blees your family.
My nephew:
"I've been forwarded this check out cashier story from several people quite a few times in the past year or so. Although I think it is a good story, I doubt that such an event ever took place. Muslim women are not outspoken, especially if they wear traditional clothing. And other than Sunni women in Iraq, I have not met any Iraqi women who were against US military involvement there. The problem that I have with stories like these however is the way that they are told and, like the media, purported to be true without any rational or stated factual basis. These stories are a little dangerous because they paint the world in broad strokes and further divide people because they play to certain beliefs while disregarding the validity of any thoughts in opposition.
Don't get me wrong, here at CU-Boulder I am surrounded by super liberal thinkers everyday and no one will convince me that the good we have done in Iraq is outweighed by the bad that is sensationalized by the media and a self deprecating sentiment that seems to be shared by the Democrats of our country. Unlike many of my fellow students who claim traveling abroad is so hard now, I will never apologize to anyone for being an American or for supporting a just war and I refuse to believe that we should feel sorry because we enjoy better lives than most of the world. I don't mind being unpopular, when you are part of a global hegemon you have a responsibility to make hard choices in order to improve the quality of life around the world.
Even if improving the world is not our government's policy or the reason that we are involved in Iraq, the benefits of being an American allow us to take steps in our own ways to make the world a better place. How many other countries have a Peace Corps or the kind of non-profit organizations that allow Americans to spread goodwill throughout the world? We have the resources, the standard of living, and the educated populace necessary to make an impact on an international level. If you don't like our foreign policy you can join any number of organizations that will allow you to make a difference. Not a single member of my platoon was in Iraq to secure US oil supply. Maybe (if you want to play devil's advocate) that is why my platoon was in Iraq, but at a grassroots level we spent every day of our deployment making decisions and interacting with the Iraqi people with the belief that we were minimizing civilian casualties, fighting an unwanted insurgency, and giving the people of Iraq the room and time that they need to find their own way. This was not just the feeling of the individuals in my platoon. This is what the majority of young American men and women believe they are doing by fighting in Iraq.
I think that it is fairly clear that the US military cannot possibly win or lose what happens in Iraq. But we can support a people who have a chance to bring a beautiful thing to the middle east. The benefits of a democratic Iraq are the same as when our country became independent of England. Just like in Europe after 1775, democracy will spread across the middle east as the subjugated peoples of those lands see the changes being successfully made around them. At least, that's the hope and I believe that the possibilities presented by that hope far outweigh the human cost.
I know where I've been and what I've done, I am not moved by the sentiments of strangers who have no idea what they are talking about whether they support me or not. I am increasingly aware that the people who have "support our troops" stickers on their cars, but who also proclaim that they don't support the war are hypocrites. The US military is an extremely effective 100% volunteer force. Nobody has died who didn't know that that was a possibility. At the same time US troops do not imagine that they are going off to die for their country, that would be a self defeating attitude. We do what we do for thousands of reasons, but in the end we believe that we are doing good. And not good for Bush or the government or the people at home who regurgitate sound bytes from a commercial media. You cannot support our troops if you do not support what they are doing and the troops are trying to improve American security by spreading democratic ideas. You might not support the way that we are trying to accomplish that, but the Iraqi people are better off without Saddam Hussein no matter what happens next. Better off because now they can make choices.
Few times has anything good come in this world without conflict. If democracy spreads across the middle east there is a good chance that we will see more war. Theocrats and despots do not give up their power without a fight. That doesn't mean that liberty isn't worth fighting for. People die. It is inevitable no matter how cautious or unwilling to risk you are. No one is going to live forever and most of the time we have on this earth is wasted. I would rather die young with the belief that at least I was taking part in something important than to live to be a thousand years old and never have done anything worthwhile. It is tragic that people around the world die in unjust wars. It is more tragic that most people are too afraid of death to do anything selfless and beneficial.
Our country is divided on all of these issues and everyone thinks that their beliefs are justified. My advice is to be wary of anything that too closely resembles your own beliefs. It doesn't do anything to solve the problems. Search out opposing viewpoints and look at them objectively. None of us have all the information and all of us are flawed by our own egos. We have a responsibility to ask questions in this country because men have died to give us that right. That doesn't mean that there should not be a degree of maturity and responsibility in that questioning. No war has ever been fought by this country where victory was assured. Mistakes happen. The future is uncertain. Don't just talk about your beliefs, turn them into actions and make your time here worthwhile. Death is breathing down all our necks whether we fight in Iraq or sit back and do nothing. I'm not telling anyone to join the military, but find a way to use your individual talents and resources to contribute to the causes you believe in. That is what being an American is about.
"our" ABC's latest attempt to shill for the head hackers seems to be inferring that Zarquawi was either
A: Wounded and denied medical aid
B: Wounded and executed by either the Americans or the Iraqi's he was handed over to.
BTW ABC please try to refrain from having your reporters refer to a murdering scumbag as a "martyr". Kind of makes RWDB's think you may not quite get the our side-their side part of things.Posted by thefrollickingmole on 2006 06 09 at 08:57 PM • permalink
#7 - the sniper thing is funny, but it's an urban legend.
Well done, Nephew of Forbes. A fine example of why we are justifiably so proud of our troops, you speak eloquently about why I did, do and will continue to support the GWOT and its critical Iraq phase. ...but at a grassroots level we spent every day of our deployment making decisions and interacting with the Iraqi people with the belief that we were minimizing civilian casualties, fighting an unwanted insurgency, and giving the people of Iraq the room and time that they need to find their own way. Excellent.
Keep on keepin' on, Saltydog. Glad you checked in.
Hopefully Zarqawi was lucid enough in his final moments to recognize US Special Forces when he saw them. Greetings from President George W. Bush, al-scumbag.Posted by Kyda Sylvester on 2006 06 09 at 10:41 PM • permalink
Texas Bob-EOD was always making "knocked your dick in the dirt" jokes. Once that was one of the only clearly identifiable parts left of a suicide bomber. I bet his virgins were pretty disappointed.
Especially as Muslims aren't allowed to pork, eh, 91B30?Posted by andycanuck on 2006 06 09 at 11:25 PM • permalink
"Are you going to paradise, Father?" says that teenaged one, what's-her-burqqa.
"Yeah, but I'll have people watching out for you," I says. "So if you're even thinking about any of that clan dishonor shit, you better watch your back."
LOL. Iowahawk is brilliant.
Man, I haven't laughed so much in years as reading Iowahawk's latest. All I can say to the Zark is alpha mike foxtrot.Posted by AlphaMikeFoxtrot on 2006 06 10 at 05:56 AM • permalink
Dave S,
Did a quick Gogle and now I see what's meant in your #39 & your friend's 40
In the movie Separate Tables Niven actually (really and truly) plays a dirty old man who likes to visit dark cinema halls and sit next to young girls and… The character's name is Major Angus Pollock. But you know, he might have been a closet homosexual, and if so that character's name probably should have been:
Major Anus Pillock
Iamssie — That 'recoil' fable goes back at least as far as Nam. The wretched Michael Herr even included it in his fabricated 'Dispatches' as I recall…Posted by richard mcenroe on 2006 06 10 at 12:27 PM • permalink
Yup, kind of figured that out.
Didn't know this blog was anything more than a way to kill some time, but in case it's used in some furture history class, I'll make sure to put (it's a joke) in front of some future postings.
Really some of you need a Paco infusion and lighten up.
RM- make sure to use the opening I've given you in your reply.
PW — How dare you accuse me of overreacting>?! Are you a Nazi?!Posted by richard mcenroe on 2006 06 10 at 03:49 PM • permalink
BTW, much fun at the countermarch last night. Strung bunting, put up a sign reading ZARQAWI DEAD! BUSH STILL PRESIDENT! and then we drank a toast in front of the MoveOnBots.
And there was much snivelling…Posted by richard mcenroe on 2006 06 10 at 03:52 PM • permalink
#37—ushie: Yup, nephew enlisted as a high school senior, from a rural upstate NY town (pop. 6400)—so he fits most of the profile. Served in the 82nd Airborne. Entered college after his discharge from active duty, but alas, his freshman year was interrupted by 9/11, and various reserve-duty mobilizations subsequent thereto. Completion of Iraq rotation fulfilled his original enlistment obligation/commitment, so now he's a civilian, a veteran, and an undergraduate. Far from your typical college student!
To take up the slack, his older sister, who just graduated from Brown Medical School, begins her service next month at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (as a Captain).
(Yes, proud family all around, but also makes rest of us look like pikers!)
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International search and rescue teams rushed to Japan yesterday in the wake of a massive 8.9 magnitude quake and crushing tsunami, some straight from similar work in quake-hit New Zealand.
A Japanese team of 66 personnel that has spent more than two weeks scouring the rubble left by last month's 6.3 magnitude quake in Christchurch made hasty preparations to return home.
And the United States said it was sending close to 150 rescue workers to the disaster zone, among them a team from Los Angeles that had returned from New Zealand only two days ago.
From Queen Elizabeth II to superstar entertainer Lady Gaga, the world has rallied to support Japan, where tsunami waves up to 10m rolled across the northeast on Friday.
"Our prayers and thoughts are with everyone who has been affected by the dreadful disaster," the Queen said in her message to Japan's Emperor Akihito.
Governments around the world offered their help, with US President Barack Obama ordering emergency aid, including an aircraft carrier, to Japan after the catastrophe he described as "simply heartbreaking".
The US Agency for International Development said it was sending two teams of 72 personnel, dogs and around 75 tonnes of rescue equipment each.
With more than 1000 people feared dead and authorities scrambling to prevent meltdown at two nuclear plants, Japanese officials have requested other nations provide sniffer dogs to help search for trapped survivors.
Australia, South Korea and Singapore will all send dogs and search and rescue teams, their governments said yesterday as they expressed their condolences to Tokyo.
Calls of sympathy and support have poured in from around the world, including from China, India and the European Union.
New Zealand has sent 48 urban search and rescue staff: "Japan responded to New Zealand's own tragic earthquake with enormous support, and we are ready to help our friends in Japan at this time of need in whatever way we can," Prime Minister John Key said.
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Pest control experts from a Yorkshire council have played down claims that giant rats are plaguing an estate in Bradford.
Bradford Council said it had found no evidence of their existence, following reports a 30-inch rodent – dubbed "Ratzilla" – was shot dead on the city's Ravenscliffe estate.
But residents in the area claimed to have seen rats as big as a loaf of bread and others they have mistaken for cats.
Tracey Tompkins, 36, said she saw two large rats walking across a road several weeks ago in the afternoon.
"They were both about the size of cats and were in no hurry to get across and went their separate ways," she said.
Her mother, Kath Tompkins, 60, added: "We were standing out on the street about three weeks ago at about 4pm and this rat came up from near the front of our house. It was about the size of a loaf of bread and wasn't moving very quickly."
Their claims followed reports that resident Brandon Goddard had killed a 30-inch rodent while "ratting" with friends on the edge of the estate.
Other locals said, however, that while they had seen rats in the area none were as big as the alleged monster rodent.
Bradford Council pest control manager Dennis Shipway said: "We have not received any reports of larger than normal rats or any increased rat activity in Ravenscliffe.
"We visited the area today and found no evidence of large rats. We would urge members of the public to call us to report any problems on 01274 433926 and we will investigate them."
Yorkshire Rat Club has also expressed scepticism about "Ratzilla".
Kathleen Arundel, of the club, said: "You do get things that are a bit odd but I would be surprised if a rat this large was found in the UK."
The report of the sighting has prompted fears that so-called "super rats" from South America could be at large and speculation the creature may in fact have been a coypu - a plant-eating semi-aquatic rodent originally native to South America..
The animal was introduced into England in the 1920s for fur farming but eradicated in 1989.
According to the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) there have been no confirmed sightings of coypus in the wild since the 1980s.
A spokesman said: "Natural England keep a record of all sightings of non-native species and there have been about 11 sightings of coypus in the last 10 years, all of which were found to be inconclusive."
Liberal Democrat councillor Carol Beardmore voiced scepticism about the suggestions the estate was swarming with hundreds of giant rodents.
"I live on the estate and while I'm not saying we don't have rats – everywhere has rats – I am not aware of an infestation of giant rats."
So far this year the council has received 992 reports of rats.


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- with a tropical to subtropical Atlantic Ocean habitat.
Comprehensive Description
All world-wide specimens in Stigmatoteuthis were considered by Voss (1969) to belong to H. dofleini. Voss et al. (1992) after examining the type of Histiopsis hoylei Goodrich, 1896, placed all known specimens in the synonomy of this earlier named species, Histioteuthis hoylei (Goodrich, 1896). Voss et al., (1998) recognized that the Atlantic form was diffferent and should be called H. arcturi (Robson, 1948). They based the separation primarily on striking differences in the spermatophore and hectocotylus of the mature male. Unfortunately few mature specimens were known for comparisons. The males that represented H. hoylei came from north temperate waters off California and Japan. We have examined specimens from off Hawaii and found they have spermatophores with the distinctive ejaculatory apparatus of H. arcturi from the Atlantic but differ in some features of the hectocotylus. Therefore, the Pacific forms divide into a temperate North Pacific species which carries the name, H. dofleini, and a more southern species, H. hoylei. Instead of placing H. hoylei and H. arcturi in synonomy, we maintain the separation of these species as Voss et al.,(1998) list other separating characters such as features of the gladius, beak, web and arm lengths that are not all related to maturity and are based on squids from a wider geographical range. We place all members of the hoylei-group into the genus Stigmatoteuthis.
In this clade of histioteuthids with bilaterally paired male secondary sexual organs, the first species described was Histiopsis hoylei Goodrich 1896. However, the type species of the nominal genus Histiopsis is H. atlantica, which has unpaired male organs and Histiopsis was subsequently placed in the synonomy of Histioteuthis (Voss,1969). Pfeffer (1900) described the genus Stigmatoteuthis, with type species S. hoylei (Goodrich 1896) by monotypy. (This is not the same species as Meleagroteuthis hoylei Pfeffer, 1900 which, according to Nesis, 1987, is a synonym of Histioteuthis meleagroteuthis.) Therefore Stigmatoteuthis Pfeffer 1900 is the valid-genus name designated for a species in this clade.
- Reproductive system
- Ejaculatory apparatus of spermatophore with numerous loops.
- Sperm mass of spermatophore 35-46% of spermatophore length.
- Hectocotylus with two sucker series throughout.
- Hectocotylus with papillated skin on ventral surface.
Species of Stigmatoteuthis are easily recognized by the Type 1a photophore pattern of the head which has 3 photophores in the Midline Series and no rogue photophore (see pattern of S. hoylei). S. arcturi can be most easily separated from S. dofleini by the complex looping found in the ejaculatory apparatus of the spermatophore and details of the hectocotylus. It is most easily separated from S. hoylei by the shorter sperm mass in the spermatophore. If mature males are not available, separation is based on capture location.More details of the description can be found here.
Species Stigmatoteuthis are characterized by the presence of:
- Tentacular clubs
- Medial suckers of tentacular clubs greatly enlarged, more than 4X diameter of minute marginal suckers.
- Photophores
- Type 1a pattern on head (e.g., 3 Midline Series photophores, 3 Basal Arm IV Row photophores and no rogue photophore).
- Basal Row on head with 8 photophores and 3 sawteeth.
- Right Basal Series on head present.
- Ends of arms IV without separate group of compound photophores.
- Compound photophores of large, uniform size and evenly spaced on anterior half of ventral mantle.
- Tubercles
- Absent.
- Mantle
- Skin of the mantle and elsewhere with dermal warts beneath outer epithelium in large squid.
- Viscera
- Mail genitalia paired.
With the exception of the analysis of the head photophores, the above information is from Voss (1969) and Voss, et al. (1998).
Range Description
Geographical distribution
Type locality: South Sargasso Sea, 26°54'N, 51°15'W.
The distribution of S. arcturi extends throughout the tropical and subtropical Atlantic between about 40°N and 30°S (Voss, et al, 1998).
Habitat and Ecology
- Marine
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 2 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 751 - 1800
Temperature range (°C): 3.964 - 5.271
Nitrate (umol/L): 18.946 - 35.285
Salinity (PPS): 34.607 - 35.013
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.962 - 5.847
Phosphate (umol/l): 1.248 - 2.448
Silicate (umol/l): 15.063 - 31.280
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 751 - 1800
Temperature range (°C): 3.964 - 5.271
Nitrate (umol/L): 18.946 - 35.285
Salinity (PPS): 34.607 - 35.013
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.962 - 5.847
Phosphate (umol/l): 1.248 - 2.448
Silicate (umol/l): 15.063 - 31.280
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Life History and Behavior
Life Cycle
Life History
Mature females are known from 176-204 mm ML; mature males from 72-125 mm ML (Voss, et al., 1998).
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
Red List Criteria
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Too many bowl games
One of the beauties of Gallery is the opportunity it affords to vent, thereby saving money that would be spent on counseling and reallocating it for more important purposes/purchases such as Gangnam Style dance lessons.
Today's rant, er, topic: The proliferation of college bowl games.
We begin with a bit of local bowl history.
When a group of San Diego civic leaders approached the NCAA's Extra Events Committee in 1978 to have the Holiday Bowl certified, they were met with some resistance.
The reason, according to the NCAA's committee chairman, was that "perhaps the current 13 bowls is too many."
So Holiday Bowl officials were forced to sweat it out before becoming the 14th bowl. It seems ridiculous now in view of the current 35-game bowl schedule.
Thirty-five games. Think about that. Seventy teams are rewarded with a postseason bowl berth, from Notre Dame (12-0) and Alabama (12-1) playing for the national championship to the 12 teams that went 6-6, just meeting the NCAA's six-win requirement for bowl eligibility.
That's what it has come to in this everybody-gets-a-trophy world we now live in. Can't wait to see two of the 6-6 teams — Pittsburgh and Mississippi — go head-to-head in the BBVA Compass Bowl. That game was deemed so special it won't even be played until Jan. 5. Actually, they'll need the extra time to convince people to buy tickets.
Fact is, you don't even have to finish with a .500 record to go bowling these days. Georgia Tech (6-7) received a special waiver from the NCAA to be bowl eligible, the Yellow Jackets successfully arguing that they would have been bowl eligible if they hadn't had the misfortune of playing in the ACC championship game.
With so many teams going to bowls, one would assume every deserving team got in. Wrong.
Louisiana Tech (9-3) had the audacity Sunday to ask Independence Bowl officials for a few moments to consider its options. The Independence people said no and invited Ohio U. and now the team with the nation's top-rated offense will be watching from the couch?!?
That's just great.
Trivia time
What school has played in and won the most bowl games?
Waiting in the Wings
According to Wikipedia, an average of 71.8 teams have been bowl eligible over the past four years, meaning there aren't enough eligible teams left to add additional bowl games even if they could.
Not that there aren't others waiting for the opportunity to host.
The Cure Bowl (to be played in Orlando, Fla.) and the L.A. Christmas Bowl (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum) want in on the action. Both bids were rejected two years ago by the NCAA, but they're ready to step in if another bowl bows out.
Don't be surprised if you see the Aircraft Carrier Bowl in a few years. You know it's just a matter of time. And weather won't be an issue like it is in basketball.
Going for the Gold
Ozzie Smith turned gold into cash when the Hall of Fame shortstop sold his 13 consecutive Gold Glove Awards from 1980-92 for $519,203, SCP Auctions said Sunday. Smith's 2011 St. Louis Cardinals' World Series ring sold for $51,364 and his 2006 ring went for $42,448. Both were gifts from the team.
It reminds us of another time Smith was trying to generate extra income, more than three decades ago when he was still Padres shortstop.
Unable to reach a contract agreement with Smith before the 1980 season, the Padres renewed him at $72,500, the same amount as he made in 1979. Smith's agent, Ed Gottlieb, was angered and tried to embarrass the club by taking out a help-wanted ad in the San Diego Union. It read, in part, "Padre baseball player wants part-time employment to supplement income."
So Joan Kroc, the wife of Padres owner Ray Kroc, offered Smith a job as an assistant gardener at their Rancho Santa Fe estate.
Of course, Smith, always known for his defense, never claimed he could rake.
Trivia answer
Alabama has played in 59 bowl games, going 33-22-3. Rounding out the top five in wins: USC (31), Oklahoma (27), Texas (26) and Georgia (26).
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I have been in ordained for over 20 years. A few years ago I was invited to join a Bailant group designed for clergy. This group is interfaith which adds to its richness. The design allows participants to develop a deep relationship with the other participants, but at the same time forces consideration of the experience of those we minister to, and with.
I am thankful for my 'Bailant' colleagues, their honesty, and their commitment to growing as individuals and clergy.
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A few years ago I was part of a peer group that met weekly. I looked forward to each gathering. It was a respite and a blessing. Suddenly, our Bishop (I am United Methodist) decided that accountability groups were the greatest thing since communion wafers and made them mandatory.
It was no longer possible to juggle our schedules to support our peer group and the new, mandatory, group. The old group had to give way to a group that was forced together, with a pre-determined agenda, and no sense of confidentiality or support.
The best way to destroy a good idea is to make it a requirement.
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I woiuld love to see this idea also developed for lay staff in congregations. I am rostered in the ELCA as an Associate in Ministry.
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This is an extremely helpful article, that points out what so many of us have learned -- it is important to have trusted colleagues to share with. We likely have also learned that this is probably more effective when it exists across denominational lines, rather than within denominational circles. There is a lot less politics involved.
I have been, for the past six or seven years affiliated with an organization of clergy that was founded for this purpose. The org. is small than it once was, but it is still a viable option for clergy. In fact, it too uses the case study method, and we are launching a new book series designed to facilitate clergy conversation -- the first book comes out this spring, authored by Kent Groff. It's entitled Clergy Table Talk.
As you consider how to engage, consider the Academy of Parish Clergy. By the way, I edit the journal for this organization -- Sharing the Practice.
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Georgia notched the biggest win in SEC play in Week 5 with its heart-pounding 44-41 win over LSU.
The Bulldogs solidified themselves as not only one of the best teams in the SEC but also one of the best in the nation.
In the loss, the Tigers showed that they, too, are talented enough to compete with any team in the country, particularly on the offensive end.
Meanwhile, Alabama remains the team to beat in the conference after blanking Ole Miss, 25-0. Even despite being shut out, the Rebels also showed that they might be better off than the rest of the SEC squads looking to rebuild.


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Peanut Brittle BarsEaten by Elizabeth Halen at 8:44 AM
One my favorite baking blogs is Baking Bites, formerly known as Baking Sheet. This blogger does a lot of baking as well as a lot of reading and writing about baking. I've made numerous recipes found on her site and recently tried this recipe for Peanut Brittle Bars at A Full Plate when I noticed a huge Ziploc bag of peanuts on the supply shelf.
Peanut Brittle Bars
- from Maida Heatter's Book of Great Cookies (The following is a double batch of the original recipe)
2 cup (4 sticks) butter, softened
2 cup white sugar
4 cups sifted all purpose flour
2 cup roasted, salted peanuts, coarsely chopped and divided
Preheat oven to 375.
Cream together butter and sugar. Add flour, mixing at low speed, until fully incorporated. Stir in 1 cup of the peanuts.
Turn batter into ungreased half sheet pan and press batter into thin layer. Sprinkle remaining peanuts on top of the batter and press down with your spatula or a piece of wax paper.
Bake for 25 minutes, until golden brown. Let cookies cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then slice into bars. Let the bars cool completely in the pan. They will be quite firm when completely cooled. Store in an airtight container. Makes 36 delicious and crunchy bars.
And with only 4 ingredients!
Labels: A Full Plate, bars, cookies, easy, Northern Liberties, nuts
3 Comments:
- Toni said...5:27 PMI tend not to bake because I know myself well enough to know that I'd eat the whole batch of whatever - probably in one sitting! I do, however, have a weakness for peanut brittle. Don't know what it is, but I just love the stuff! So I just might have to break down and make this. If there's anything left by the next day, I'll bring it into the office. I promise!!
- Chris said...5:26 PMThis looks delicious. And 4 ingredients? I am all about that!
- Anonymous said...9:56 AMI have been baking this cookie for many years and it is much improved by the addition of a thin glaze, like the one Maida Heatter uses on her cinnamon almond cookies (only no lemon juice, just water, powdered sugar, a little butter). Pour it on while the pan of cookies is still hot and it spreads nicely.


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Investing in the Demographic Dividend: Successes, Challenges, and Way Forward for Sri Lanka
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This policy brief explains the results of the investments made during the first phase of Sri Lanka's demographic dividend in several areas; health, education, infrastructure, and employment. At the same time, it also stresses the requirement of further investments for youth and women in order to sustain strong economic development. Finally, this report is suggesting measures for the post-demographic dividend phase in Sri Lanka.


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Chinese Shares Look Attractive
Mainland shares of some Chinese companies listed domestically and in Hong Kong are looking attractive relative to their shares trading across the border, even after a recovery since the end of June.
According to Goldman Sachs, 25 of 80 firms listed on both sides of the border are seeing their so-called A shares, or yuan-denominated shares at Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges, trade at a discount to their Hong Kong-dollar denominated counterparts, known as H shares.
Although taken as a whole, A shares are trading at premium to H shares, that premium has narrowed, the investment bank says, with average price-to-earnings ratio as of Oct. 12 at 9.4 times in the mainland compared with 9.1 times in Hong Kong, a smaller difference than compared with the past.
Helen Zhu, Goldman Sachs's chief equity strategist for China, says it is a good time to consider buying mainland-listed shares trading at a discount to their Hong Kong counterparts.
Financials, large caps and firms sensitive to macroeconomic changes, in particular, are trading at significant discounts on the mainland compared with Hong Kong, as mainland investors have preferred stocks in high-growth sectors. China-listed shares of Anhui Conch Cement, Jiangsu Expressway Ltd., and China Railway Construction Ltd., are trading at particularly wide discounts, according to the firm.
Ms. Zhu says that Chinese-listed shares of banks, brokerages and companies in the building-materials and consumer durable-goods sectors are likely to outperform the CSI 300 index, which tracks Chinese firms listed domestically, while companies in the steel, aluminum, chemical, mining and precious metal industry will likely underperform.
Shares of Chinese firms listed domestically have posted weaker gains than their counterparts in Hong Kong since both the Hang Seng Index and Shanghai Composite Index bottomed out at the end of June. Over the past three months, the MSCI China Index, which tracks Chinese companies listed globally but is commonly used as a proxy for Chinese firms listed in Hong Kong, has risen 22%, beating an 11% gain on the CSI-300, an index that tracks Chinese firms listed on the mainland.
The two indexes have posted comparable gains over the past decade, but have frequently diverged for long periods. The Hong Kong market includes more global institutional investors who give greater weight to macroeconomic conditions, such as the strength of economies in the U.S. and Europe, while the mainland market tends to be dominated by retail investors more focused on fiscal and monetary policy in Beijing.
Most foreign investors are barred from investing in China's stock market, since only selected foreign institutions under the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor program can buy and sell A shares. China's stock regulator has said the program can expand to $150 billion, but that pales in comparison with the combined $3.6 trillion market capitalization of Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses.
Invesco Great Wall Fund Management Co. Chief Investment Officer Thomas Deng said the Shenzhen-based firm is "positive on A shares," given that China's economy will likely grow by 6% to 9% in the next decade.
That is slower than double-digit growth China's economy recorded for much of the past decade, but still a breakneck pace compared with most global economies. On Friday, the National Bureau of Statistics said China's economy grew 7.8% in the third quarter from a year earlier, up from 7.5% in the second quarter.
Invesco Great Wall's mainland Chinese funds favor growth sectors such as the Internet, media, e-commerce, environmental protection and health care, which can benefit from China's economic transition.
Analysts said they expect fresh policies in the coming months could fuel gains on the mainland stock market. Beijing will likely announce economic reforms at a meeting of China's Communist Party elite in November, and investors expect the government to disclose further details on rules for companies located in Shanghai's Free-Trade Zone.
"The A-share market is trading near its historical low and is attractive compared to other markets in the region and globally," said Mr. Deng. The government's audit of local debt levels is expected to give investors more transparency, although given the difficulty in getting an accurate estimate, the firm doesn't think the impact will be negative, he added.


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