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The new installation 'De-Evolution,' by American designer Brad Ascalon, is a thematic follow up to 'The Dream,' a piece which was created for an exhibition at Gallery R'Pure during New York Design Week in May of 2012. De-Evolution takes a critical jab at the increasing political, environmental and ethical deterioration that continues to be tolerated in America, while at the same time it pays homage to the country's underlying beauty. The piece was created and will be exhibited with the support of the famed Italian fabric house Dedar, as well as the organizing committee of Moscow Design Week, which invited Ascalon to exhibit as the sole American design delegate for 2013.
De-Evolution, by Brad Ascalon, Moscow, Russia, October 11-17, 2013, Artplay Design Center
Bob and Dolores Hope's mushroomy Palm Springs house is hitting the market for the first time ever this month, but for even more than expected: $50 million (vs. the $45 million reported in November). The house was designed in 1973 (but not finished until 1980) by the magnificent John Lautner and "was built to resemble a volcano, with three visorlike arches and an undulating concrete roof, a hole at its center opening a courtyard to the sky," according to the New York Times. The house also has a boulder that juts into the living room. However, Dolores Hope had ideas of her own and brought in a designer to change up the interior; while Linda Hope says they weren't "major alteration[s]," Lautner "eventually distanced himself from the project." Dolores also added a Garth Benton mural on the back wall of the bar and "a lush, greenhouse-like wall of plants in the spa, which houses a pool, a hot tub and an exercise area." The house also has six bedrooms, 10 full bathrooms, three half-baths, indoor and outdoor pools, a pond, putting greens, and a tennis court.
Bob Hope Estate, Palm Springs, USA by John Lautner, $50 Million, at Patrick Stewart Properties, via: Curbed LA
Winners of the 2013 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards have been announced. Norman Foster's Atrium Champagne Bar in London won for Best Bar.
Atrium Champagne Bar, London, by Foster + Partners, Overall Winner 2013 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards
There is an apartment in Le Corbusier's famous Cité Radieuse (radiant city) in Marseille, which is almost completely preserved in its original 1952 condition. Appt. No 50 is privately owned and it is thanks to the generosity and passion of its owner/occupant that the place is made accessible to a wider public during the summer months of each year. As proof that Le Corbusier's visionary Unité d'Habitation has the same vibrancy today as when it was originally conceived the apartment is turned into a temporary stage for the ideas and works of contemporary designers.
A short series of scenographic installations has been realized over the years; Konstantin Grcic's project is the third in line following Jasper Morrison (2008) and Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec (2010). Apart from placing a selection of his favorite furniture and objects Grcic decided to tag the walls of the apartment with four blown up scans from an original punk fanzine.
"The punk motifs are tempting a slightly devious link between two completely unrelated worlds: Le Corbusier's architecture and punk rock. Without forcing the idea of common grounds, I find that both have a rawness and uncompromising spirit which I have always found compellingly beautiful. Bringing both cultures together in this project felt most inspiring and, in the end, surprisingly fitting", explains the designer.
15 July -15 August 2013, Cité Radieuse, Unité d'habitation, Le Corbusier Appartement 50, rue 280 boulevard Michelet, Marseille, Photography by Philippe Savoir & Fondation Le Corbusier / ADAGP, via: Domus
Galerie Vivid is very proud to be the first ever Dutch gallery to organize a comprehensive presentation of the Dutch architect's original works. Many of his iconic designs will be on display. Amongst others his famous 'Red–Blue' chair, the 'ZigZag' chair and 'Beugelstoel'. The works come from major Dutch private collections, most have never seen by the public before.
The generation that has known Gerrit Rietveld in person and worked with him is slowly disappearing. This exhibition will tell the story of these people, show their love for the work of Rietveld and let us admire the Rietveld furniture they collected. The collections represented include architects, previous employees of Rietveld's architecture firm, teachers and traditional design dealers. One of the highlights of the exhibition will be Rietveld's, monochrome black 'rood-blauwe stoel' designed in 1919, that was commissioned by the famous Dutch designer Kho Liang Ie in 1963.
Gerrit Th. Rietveld, Galerie VIVID, Rotterdam, Netherlands April 7 – June 2, 2013, via: Designartnews
In 1974, Harry Bertoia was commissioned by the Standard Oil Company to create sculptures for the plaza of their building, a modern skyscraper designed by architect Edward Durrell Stone. At the time of its completion just a year earlier, the Standard Oil Building (now the Aon Center) was the tallest building in Chicago's skyline.
Bertoia designed eleven Sonambients for the 4,000 square foot reflecting pool at the building's base, each sculpture ranging from four to sixteen feet in height. The verticality of the Somabients' brass and copper rods echoed the height and rhythm of the Standard Oil Building itself, and their sound resonated throughout the plaza. The kinetic sculptures he designed for the Standard Oil Company were installed on June 24, 1975 and they represent some of the most important public commissions of Bertoia's career. The plaza of the Standard Oil Building became among the most beloved public spaces in the city of Chicago until 1994, when the plaza was redesigned.
Wright is proud to offer three large-scale Somabients original to the Standard Oil commission (estimates range from $300,000-500,000 to $500,000-700,000 each). Six maquettes from the presentation Bertoia created for the project are also included in this auction, as well as eight unique sounding sculptures which he presented to the executives of the Standard Oil Company as examples of his work.
Harry Bertoia: Masterworks from the Standard Oil Commission is the second Wright auction dedicated exclusively to the works of this outstanding sculptor. Comprised of seventeen lots, the auction will take place on June 6, 2013 at 12 pm central. Gallery preview runs May 30 to June 5, Monday through Saturday and Sunday by appointment, Auction at Wright
Aiming to raise discourse on the future of design, Droog Lab went to Shenzhen, China, the epicentre of copycat culture, with the intent of copying China. The result is a collection of 26 works by Studio Droog, Richard Hutten, Ed Annink, Stanley Wong and Urbanus each taking copying as a starting point. From a classic Chinese teapot with an added robust handle by Richard Hutten, to an inverted Chinese restaurant that features a miniature table setting inside a fish tank by Studio Droog-each piece translates an essence of the original in a literal way.
Chinese companies and the government are working hard to shed their copycat reputation. But copying does not only produce exact replicas. Chinese imitation and pirated brands and goods often introduce novelty by adding something, upgrading, or adapting for another market. By linking copying to creativity, The New Original demonstrates that the process of copying is clearly more than just mere replication-it can be a real driver in innovation.
"We have reached a level of saturation in design and in the market, that it's time to think more intelligently about what to do with the surplus, and use it in the design process. We should take better advantage of our collective intelligence," states Renny Ramakers, co-founder and director of Droog. "Imitation can also be inspiration."
Droog Lab: The New Original, March 9th – April 9th, 2013, at Hi space, zhen Jia shopping mall, 4th floor, No. 228 Tianhe Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, China
A solid-gold replica of the 1969 Apollo 11 Lunar Excursion Module, presented to astronauts Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are the highlight of Out of this World! Jewelry in the Space Age, an exhibition of jewelry at the Forbes Galleries.
Depictions of bodies in outer space have appeared in jewelry since ancient times. The influence of the space race beginning in the late 1950s had a major impact on jewelry design and continues to do so today. This exhibition will trace space images in jewelry from the Georgian period through today and will include fine and costume jewelry from the 1960s through the present, jewelry being made by contemporary studio artists influenced by space, jewelry made from materials created by NASA for space exploration, jewelry with materials that came from space and jewelry flown in space by astronauts and more.
Out of this World! Jewelry in the Space Age, March 16 – September 7, 2013, at the Forbes Galleries, New York City
Kunsthal Rotterdam will be presenting a comprehensive exhibition to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Dutch furniture brand Pastoe. Since it was founded in 1913, Pastoe has grown to become an internationally recognised designer label. The brand stands for simplicity, timelessness, quality and craftsmanship. Over the past years, Pastoe has acquired an excellent circle of designers including Maarten Van Severen, Shigeru Uchida and Scholten & Baijings.
The exhibition Like Pastoe illustrates the rich history of the furniture brand and provides an overview of the unique collaboration between Pastoe and various architects, artists and designers. The exhibition has been organised around the following themes: ARCHIVES, ENVIRONMENTS and VISIONS. In the ARCHIVES theme, Krijn de Koning presents the history of Pastoe using exceptional designs, advertising material, sketches, photographs and trade fair presentations. Within the ENVIRONMENTS section, Anne Holtrop projects Pastoe's vision on the architectonic space. The exhibition's installations represent an environment in which living, working, learning and creating are defined in a new way. VISIONS highlights the search for new perspectives on product development and includes work by various designers such as Naoto Fukasawa, Claudio Silvestrin and Scheltens & Abbenes.
Like Pastoe: 100 years of design innovation, February 23 – June 2, 2013, at Kunsthal Rotterdam
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Catherine Houard presents the first exhibition in Paris dedicated to Friso Kramer, the Dutch Master of Design. Born in 1922, Friso Kramer was the son of the architect Piet Kramer. He played a significant role in developing the national Dutch style, from 1940 until now. His ideas have constantly helped expand the modern aesthetics of the Netherlands. Kramer began his career as a designer in the industrial field in 1948 at De Cirkel's, a manufacturer of steel furniture. In the 1950's he joined the group 'Goed Wonen' ('Good Living') that was created to reinstall or recreate a good quality of life that disappeared during the war.
In 1953, he created the 'Revolt Chair', a popular icon of the Dutch style, at Ahrend's and was featured at the Triennale of Milan in 1954. At the dawn of his 90th birthday, Friso Kramer is in the spotlight in the Netherlands. At the end of November, he was honored with a tribute at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and in the book written by Yvonne Brentjens 'De Stoel van Friso Kramer / Friso Kramer Chair' which has been just re-published in English and Dutch.
Friso Kramer, January 18 – March 2, 2013, at Galerie Catherine Houard, Paris
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Cheick Kongo vs. Heath Herring
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UFC Heavyweight mixed martial arts fight: Cheick Kongo -155 vs. Heath Herring +125
Heath "The Texas Crazyhorse" Herring (27-13-1) as an underdog is a great bet to make against a very one dimensional fighter in Cheick Kongo. The French Sensation who is 11-3-1 is the online sports bettors' odds on favorite by most sportsbooks to win over Herring at -155. Now ask yourself why? That's what I am trying to figure out. Cheick Kongo has had one impressive win in the UFC. His win over Cro Cop was very impressive at UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion but they fought in a stand up fight. Judging by that one fight, online sportsbooks are thinking Kongo will easily beat Herring.
I'm telling you he will not.
Heath Herring has fought some of the best fighters in mixed martial arts like Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mirko Filipovic, Fedor Emelianenko at Pride 23. He has wins over Brad Imes at UFC 69: Shootout, Gan McGhee, Igor Vovchanchyn at Pride 19, Mark Kerr, Enson Inoue, Tom Erikson and Evan Tanner. Herring has great stand up skills and on the ground he can hold his own, He has fought way better strikers like Vovchanchyn and he almost beat Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 73: Stacked.
Kongo has been fighting in martial arts since he was 5 years old, following his brother into Kendo and Karate. Kongo has great leg kicks and is a much better kick boxer but this is a MMA match and Kongo is very suspect on the ground. Kongo has been training at Juanito Ibarra with Quinton Jackson and Michael Bisping who are obvious good strikers but he does not need to work on his stand up game, he needs to work on the ground game. Juanito Ibarra has collected some of the best strikers in the game but is not known as a great ground school. Out of all his wins his most notable has been against Cro Cop who by all accounts was not mentally prepared for that match. He is a physical specimen and has the length and reach advantage over Herring but Heath will be able to counter his leg kicks for a takedown which is something that Cro Cop did not attempt.
Bottom Line: Heath Herring is just way more experienced and I feel that he has overcome the Pride curse in the UFC and will use his experience and savvy to beat Kongo. Once he takes Kongo on the ground he will be able to dominate the bigger slower fighter. Herring can take a punch and he will be able to keep his distance to avoid Kongo's leg kicks. Herring will wait until the right moment before his shoots in. Also don't underestimate Herring kick boxing skills.
Kongo just has not worked enough on his ground game and Herring will move around and wait for the perfect time to attack. I like Herring chances in this game and as a UFC bettor this is a great dog pick at +125.
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Huntsville, Alabama (December 18, 2008) Huntsville Police have made preparations for two different foot races through downtown Huntsville Saturday morning, December 20. These races will involve a 5K race and a one-mile fun run from 6:30 AM to 11:30 AM. Many roads in the downtown area will be blocked for the runners as they traverse the downtown streets (See attached map). Huntsville Police Sergeant Mark Shahan states that some downtown businesses will be only slightly affected due to delays in traffic. Vehicles will be allowed to cross the race route between runners as directed by officers working the intersections. All drivers are cautioned to be aware of the race and pay attention to children and pedestrians in the area cheering for the runners. This event is being sponsored to raise funds for the "Blount Hospitality House" and to focus on fitness in the family and has become an annual downtown Huntsville special event.


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Hi, love this plugin. Is there a way display as a row or a grid? I'm using thumbs and the list get's pretty long. Thanks!
Hi, love this plugin. Is there a way display as a row or a grid? I'm using thumbs and the list get's pretty long. Thanks!
I don't exactly know what I'm doing but I got this to work, it shows post thumbnails and titles from the current category in a row instead of a list. I'm using it in loop.single, in the twentyten theme: after
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this is the css I peiced together:
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limiting the width forces a row.
The problem is (other than extra mark up no doubt) ..it doesn't omit the current post.
Anyway, just wondered if anyone knows a way to use css to do the same with the plugin's output, or perhaps make this code leave out the current post. I tried but I got lost quick, any help would be great.
Here's a link to a page using the above code, I'm using it as a way to get category specific navigation in the form of a thumbnail gallery below each post, doesn't look so great as a list, hence my issue with the plugin.
solved, I didn't have the exclude right:
$header_thumbs = get_posts('numberposts=4&exclude=' . $GLOBALS['current_id']= $post->ID . '&category='. $category->term_id );
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Earlier this summer, we launched a new and intriguing email devotional: the 40 Day Journey with Dietrich Bonhoeffer, drawn from the writing of the famous pastor and martyr. Throughout and after its 40-day run, we heard from many Bible Gateway visitors who loved it. Many of you have asked if there was a way to read entries that they'd missed.
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Ensuring that leaders take ambitious decisions to reduce poverty and inequality and protect our planet this year is everyone's responsibility.
6 Promote gender equality and empower women
Where do we stand?
Much progress has been made towards women's and girls' equality in education, employment and political representation, but many gaps remain.
Since 1995, when the Beijing Platform for Action on women's empowerment was adopted, the global average proportion of women in parliament has nearly doubled, growing from 11 per cent in 1995 to 22 percent in January 2015. Women in parliament have gained ground in nearly 90 percent of the 174 countries for which data are available for 1995–2015.
Proportion of seats held by women in single or lower houses of national parliament, 2000 and 2015 (Percentage). Source: The Millennium Development Goals Report 2015.
- About two thirds of countries in developing regions have achieved gender parity in primary education.
- Globally, about three quarters of working-age men participate in the labour force, compared to
half of working-age women.
- Today, women make up 41 percent of paid workers outside of agriculture, an increase from 35 percent in 1990.
- The average proportion of women in parliament has nearly doubled over the past 20 years, but still only one in five members is female.
Read more in The Millennium Development Goals Report 2015.
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How Verlander Beat the MVP Odds
Bucking conventional wisdom that says pitchers don't win the Most Valuable Player award, Detroit's Justin Verlander took home the honor Monday, beating out Boston's Jacoby Ellsbury, Toronto's Jose Bautista and New York's Curtis Granderson as the American League's MVP.
Verlander became the first starter in 25 years to win the award, the last being Boston's Roger Clemens in 1986, whose stats were eerily similar to Verlander's. Oakland closer Dennis Eckersley won in 1992.
But pitchers have had better years since Clemens and Eckersley and not sniffed the award. Pedro Martinez's 1999 and 2000 seasons go down as some of the greatest in baseball history – but they were overshadowed by the prodigious offensive numbers of the day. Instead, Ivan Rodriguez won for Texas in '99 and Jason Giambi won for Oakland the following year.
Now that pitching is back on top, the hitting vote has splintered – and Verlander's season stood out to earn him 13 of the 28 first-place votes. Verlander's case was helped by the fact that by both new-school baseball analysis and old, he had the proper credentials.
His high win total, 24, was the most in the AL since Bob Welch's in 1990, while he led the league in ERA (2.40), strikeouts (250) and innings pitched (251) and won 27 games. That allowed Verlander to capture the more vote of enough writers who lean more heavily on traditional stats for their analysis. But his Wins Above Replacement (8.5) also tied for tops in the league, and his ERA+ (170) and WHIP (.92) were best in the AL, giving him the respect of the sabermetric crowd, too.
He also benefited from the lack of a dominant position-player candidate. Ellsbury provided the combination of power, speed and defense that has won the award in the past, but he played for a team that fell apart in September in historic fashion. Bautista had a fantastic walk rate and true power, and his 1.056 OPS led the majors, but his Toronto Blue Jays never contended. Granderson led the league in counting stats (136 runs scored and 119 RBI, to go along with 41 homers and 25 steals), and probably would have won the award in the era before baseball's statistical explosion. But voters were unimpressed with his on-base ability, and the strength of the lineup and team around him may have cost him.
Verlander's 2011 wasn't dramatically better than some of the best pitching seasons of the last 10 years, but in the right field of candidates, his combination of new-and-old time success was enough to help him beat the trends.


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The K-Cola Cup? Coca-Cola Takes 10% Stake in Green Mountain
Coke + K-cups = hyper caffeinated.
Coca-Cola Co. announced that it purchased a 10% stake in Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. for $1.25 billion. Coca-Cola will acquire its stake by taking 16.7 million newly issue shares of Green Mountain priced at $74.98.
That's a 6.4% discount to Green Mountain's closing price on Wednesday. Green Mountain said it will use the majority of the proceeds to repurchase shares.
With this stake, the companies also said they signed a 10-year partnership to collaborate using Coca-Cola brands in the forthcoming Keurig cold brewing system.
"Together we will be able to capitalize on the many exciting growth opportunities in the single-serve, pod-based segment of the cold beverage industry," Coca-Cola's CEO Muhtar Kent wrote in a release.
Green Mountain's stock has been on a roll despite becoming a key short target of hedge-fund-manager David Einhorn. In the past year, it's up more than 70%.
Green Mountain's stock was halted immediately after the transaction was announced. Coca-Cola's stock rose modestly after hours.
SodaStream is down nearly 10% after hours. Shares of the SodaStream is off 35% over the last three months amid worries about increased competition and slowing growth.


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Amaury Sports Organization(ASO), the group which owns and runs the Tour de France announced 20 of the teams participating in the 2009 edition of the race. The biggest news is, as expected, Team Astana, the squad that includes four riders who have been on the podium at the Tour, is back after a much-publicized one-year absence. That means that Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador, Levi Leipheimer and Andreas Kloden will most likely be toeing the starting line when the race commences in Monaco (that's not France) in about four months.
The other big news, which was also kind of expected, is that the Fuji-Servetto team was not invited. Fuji-Servetto was the only Pro Tour team left off the start list, supposedly, the UCI had signed an agreement with ASO that all Pro Tour teams would get starting slots. However, you might remember that last year, Fuji-Servetto was named Saunier-Duval when they left their mark on the 2008 Tour. They won three stages with Ricardo Ricco(2) and Leonardo Piepoli only to have everything come crashing down when it was revealed that Ricco had tested positive for CERA, a new slow-release version of the blood-cell-boosting EPO. Piepoli later admitted that he used CERA as well.
After the revelation, Saunier-Duval supposedly left on its own accord, but all information point to ASO giving them the boot. Fuji-Servetto has been denied starting slots in a number of races so far this season. The UCI needs to send a very clear message, instead of the muddy one they are dishing out now. If there are big questions surrounding Fuji-Servetto then the UCI should not have issued them a Pro Tour license. Now that the UCI has issued them a license, they need to show some solidarity and stand behind all the Pro Tour teams. Not good.
The good news for Americans besides, Lance, Levi and Chris being back in the Tour is that both American Pro Tour team Garmin-Slipstream and Columbia-High Road are both in the big show. The other Pro Tour teams include Milram, Quick Step, Silence-Lotto, Saxo Bank, Caisse d'Epargne, Euskaltel-Euskadi, AG2R La Mondiale, Bbox Bouygues Telecom, Cofidis, Française des Jeux, Lampre-NGC, Liquigas, Rabobank and Katusha.
The three wild-card teams are Cervelo Test Team, the squad of defending Tour champion Carlos Sastre; Agritubel which rode very aggressively in last year's Tour and Skil-Shimano a mostly Benelux squad whose roster doesn't include any big names.
The route for the 2009 Tour de France was unveiled yesterday in Paris and all the stars were there including the past two winners Alberto Contador and Carlos Sastre. At first glance, the route is a huge break from tradition. Normally, the race alternates each year with either a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction around France. That means in one year, the first mountains are the Pyrenees and then the Alps follow. The next year the Alps come first, then the Pyrenees.
For 2009, the Pyrenees come first, as they did in 2008, then the Alps follow. Hmm. That's probably no big deal except that it is a break from tradition. Another major change, which was also the case in 2008, is that there will be no time bonuses for any stage finishes. That means that the sprinters will have to earn the yellow jersey from a breakaway and not just by winning the first three or four stages. I wouldn't put any money on seeing Mark Cavendish in yellow even though he will probably win another two or three stages.
What about the critical stages, the mountains and the time trials? On paper the mountains look pretty tame with only three real mountain top finishes. In the Pyrenees there is the uphill finish to Arcalis in Andorra, but on the other two stages it is 20 miles from the bottom of the last climb to St. Girons and the next day it is 30 miles from the bottom of the Tourmalet to Tarbes. It will be very interesting to see how these two stages play out.
In the Alps there is an uphill finish on an up-and-down day to Verbier in Switzerland then after the Tour's second rest day, a big stage over both St. Bernard passes(first the big then the small one, but both are pretty big) followed by potentially the Tour's hardest day which ascends five medium-sized summit before the fast downhill to Le Grand Bornand.
Perhaps the most anticipated stage is the penultimate day when four small climbs soften up the field before attacking the Giant of Provence, Mont Ventoux. Fireworks will most certainly go off, similar to the race up l'Alpe d'Huez in 2008. If Lance does ride the 2009 Tour, look for him to be gunning for a stage win here, basically the only major French summit where he has never been victorious.
The three time trial, including the 15km prologue in Monaco, are relatively short at 38 and 40km and will definitely play to the advantage of the pure climbers like Contador and Sastre.
So, there you have it in a nutshell. A very different, non-traditional route that, on paper, looks moderate. But, we all know that the Tour always produces a worthy winner and there will be nothing moderate about the racing. About the only question that has yet to be answered is whether we will be yelling "Go Big Tex" on the tortuous slopes of Mont Ventoux.
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CLAYTON -- Some like it hot -- no beans. Some like it with just a bit of a bite and lots of beans. And some like to mix it up with beans, sausage, turkey, peppers, onions, tomatoes ... well, there are as many variations as there are cooks.
Eighteen chili purists, aficionados, amateurs and experts cooked up pots of their favorite recipe and took them to the Clayton Club Saloon on Sunday for the historic cowboy bar's 13th annual Chili Cook-off.
"Contestants make it the day before," said Clayton Club co-owner Steve Barton.
There are no rules saying the chili has to be Texas-style -- no beans; or Southwest-style -- with beans, but Barton says, "No canned chili is allowed. They're on the honor system."
Contestant and second-place winner R. Scott Clarenbach's competition chili has beans.
"I usually start my chili two days before," said the repeat participant.
But this year, business took him out of town, so the chore of preparing the vegetables that include seven kinds of peppers, onions, tomatoes, beef and then adding the three varieties of beans, was left to his girlfriend, Connie Ledbetter.
"Preparation was 100 percent her," he said.
Although Clarenbach learned to cook at his Louisiana born-and-bred grandmother's side, he says, "This chili doesn't come from Louisiana. It's born and bred in California."
The chili is cooked, then removed from the heat to rest. Spices are added and the chili reheated before being removed from the heat to rest again. The resting time allows all the flavors to meld, says Clarenbach. To change things up from last year, he added hot links to his beef starter.
His mother, Pat Clarenbach, also joined this year's competition.
Judging was close. Veteran Clayton Club chili competition judge Councilman Howard Geller announced a tie in placement of top finishers. "We have two places and we have three people," he announced. "We're going back to retaste."
Geller joined fellow judges Councilman Jim Diaz and Clayton Pioneer publisher Rob Steiner hovering over pots, tasting and marking their score sheets.
Judges score each category on a scale of one to five, with the scores added to arrive at a winner. Once the winner is announced, visitors can also taste entries.
After the final decisions, winners received ribbons, and a monetary purse of $300 for first place; $200 for second place; and $100 for third. Best of all, they got bragging rights.
Although it is all in fun, winning is important. Judges rank contestants so any good-natured side bets can be settled.
When Orcutt's chili was named the winner, the Clayton Club bartender looked shocked. This was her third year entering the contest, and all who know her said she didn't expect to win. Her chili was made with turkey and chicken sausage.
"I don't see how you can win with turkey and chicken sausage," said third-place finisher Bob Coonradt of Concord, a former winner and caterer by profession who has been cooking chili for 50 years. "I should have won," says the Texas-style chili cook, laughing.
"There was a lot of good chili there," says fellow Texas-style competitor Michael Heinze of Concord.
"Most people don't know where chili came from, where it was originally made or anything about it," said Coonradt.
Even historians are inconsistent in its origins, preferring legends and stories passed along. But connoisseurs and judges know what they like, and each year those entering the Clayton Club Chili Cook-off shake up their recipes, hoping to win.
Win or lose, the general consensus is it's a good, fun time to gather with friends, eat chili and enjoy a favorite drink. This year's contest was no exception.
First place: Naomi and Joe Orcutt of Bay Point
Second place: R. Scott Clarenbach of Concord
Third place: Bob Coonradt of Concord


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I made a homemade sponge filter. Just use a powerhead, an undergravel filter uplift tube, and some 3"x6"x2" filter media foam blocks. Cut a hole in one of the ends of the foam and carefully stick the undergravel filter uplift tube halfway inside it but do not make it poke out the other end! Then you can place the undergravel filter uplift tube with the foam pad onto the powerhead intake tube. With some further modifications this can be made to fit over a power filter uplift tube as well. This will add an additional source of biological filtration and reduce costs of replacing filter cartridges as often.
IMPORTANT: A key to this is to get the recommended size filter foam blocks that I stated above! Thickness is better than surface area!
You may be able to use a large household cleaning sponge but make sure it has not been used for anything, preferably buy it new and rinse it just to be safe.
DISCLAIMER: I have not tried using a household cleaning sponge so if you try this method do so at your own risk.
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As many as a third of Ohio third-graders scored below a new literacy target in fall reading test results released Friday, providing the first view of how many may be at risk of failing a grade this year.
Under the state's new Third Grade Reading Guarantee, students can be held back if they don't meet tough new reading targets.
State results posted Friday showed 32,905 students, or 26.2 percent of those who took the fall reading test, showed limited proficiency, which misses the new mark. About half of the 21,177 students who showed basic proficiency also will fall below what's been dubbed the "cut score" for passing third grade, officials said.
That puts more than 34 percent of the roughly 125,000 third-graders who participated at risk.
State officials had anticipated that many students would not have met the targets by the time they took tests in October, near the start of the school year. Students will be tested again in six months.
State Superintendent Richard Ross urged families socked with seemingly bad news to take the long view.
"My message really is what happens later. What happens in real life if they aren't able to read?" he told reporters in a Thursday briefing on the coming results.
Officials say students who lag new reading standards at year's end will have the chance to re-take reading in the summer. Those still lagging targets after completing summer programs could advance to fourth grade even midyear once targets are met.
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Brokerages Up Quanta Target Prices
By Lorraine Luk and Jenny Hsu
Several brokerages raised their target prices on Quanta Computer on stronger-than-expected first-quarter results, but they note ongoing concerns for margin erosion and weak PC demand from the second quarter.
Nomura raised Quanta's target price to 56 New Taiwan dollars (about US$1.96) from NT$54 after revising up its fiscal year 2011 earnings per share estimates to NT$5.70 from NT$5.50, and for fiscal year 2012 to NT$6.1 from NT$6.
The house says that although Quanta delivered strong sales growth of 34% on-year in 2010 thanks to Apple's stellar PC growth and large project wins from Hewlett-Packard, its earnings dropped 17% on-year.
"While we think Quanta should continue to benefit from strong growth from Apple's notebook/iMac orders in 2011, we think margins remain under pressure due to high average selling prices from Apple's products, rising depreciation from capacity expansion and strength in the yuan and New Taiwan dollar." The house keeps a neutral rating.
UBS boosted its target price to NT$55 vs NT$51, keeping it at neutral, on the view that margins are unlikely to improve in the near term because of the company's high exposure to HP and Apple, whose projects carry lower margins.
Macquarie raised its target price to NT$60 from NT$56 and also maintained a neutral rating. It said that rising labor costs and component prices will also hinder margin recovery.
Bank of America-Merrill Lynch boosted its target price to NT$56 from NT$53, keeping a neutral call and saying outlook for the PC market remains "muted."
Quanta is up 2.3% at NT$59.10, while the Taiex is off 0.3%.


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a period of time (usually spring break or summer) where thousands of Arizonians/Arizona State students flock to the beach towns in San Diego California (usually Pacific or Mission) and greatly annoy/amuse the natives of the local community. The most belligerantly drunk of them usually get knocked-the-fuck-out by a local resident at some point during their trip.
beach native 1: "damn its zonie invasion right now..."
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Supreme Court upholds health care mandate
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Susan Clark argues with a another protester about the Affordable Healthcare Act outside the Supreme Court in Washington.
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LAKE PLACID — Twenty-one innings and one electrical storm later, District 8 finally had its top seed for the Dixie Boys (ages 13-14) state baseball tournament: the Lake Placid All-Stars.
The squad pummeled Okeechobee by a score of 11-2 on Thursday at the Lake June Ball Fields to win the best of three series and clinch the No. 1 seed for the state tournament.
"The momentum was with us," said Lake Placid coach Randy Harris.
The state tournament starts July 19 in Sebring at the Max Long Complex. Since Sebring is hosting the tournament, it automatically qualified.
Despite securing the top seed for its bracket, Lake Placid won't be afforded any breaks. But Harris has faith in his team.
"It means we'll play the tougher teams," Harris said. "We'll have very tough competition. We have just a good a chance as anybody."
Lake Placid will likely open the tournament against Hardee.
"In our bracket it's Sebring, West Seminole, and Hardee," Harris said. "We've only seen Sebring this year, but we could see Okeechobee again if we win through our bracket."
Thursday's game was the rubber match between Okeechobee and Lake Placid. Okeechobee won the series opener 9-8 in Okeechobee, but Lake Placid rebounded with a wild 16-15 win last Sunday at the Lake June Ball Fields.
Game 3 was originally slated as the nightcap of Sunday's doubleheader, but it was postponed due to rain. Lake Placid wasn't fazed by the time off though, and the squad came out slugging.
"We were still amped up on last weekend's game," Harris said. "I wasn't concerned at all with losing any momentum."
Katwan Ward's two-run double punctuated a six-run inning for the team, and Lake Placid held a 6-0 lead in the early going.
Okeechobee finally got its offense going in the bottom of the fifth, but produced only two runs. Michael Warner's Stellar play behind the plate helped snuff two critical Okeechobee scoring opportunities. Okeechobee loaded the bases twice, each time sending a runner barreling toward home plate. But on both occasions, Warner snagged lasers from the outfield just in time to turn and make the tag.
"Our hustle and backup play was very good today," Harris said. "Without our guys backing each other up, a lot of those outs don't happen."
After trading zeros in the sixth, Lake Placid scored a few insurance runs to push its lead to 11-2. Tay Williams and Cody Jolley led the way, each belting RBIs.
Erskin Toliver closed the game for Lake Placid. After allowing two singles to open the bottom of the seventh, Toliver recovered to fan Okeechobee's next two hitters. Okeechobee's final hitter hit a would-be single through the infield, but Lake Placid's defense recovered to secure the out at first base.


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Apr 6 | Steve Reinke in conversation at the Images Festival
This Is Not A Reading Series partners with the 2011 Images Festival to present a conversation between video artist and author of The Shimmering Beast, Steve Reinke and 2011 Images Festival Canadian Spotlight Artist James MacSwain.
A signing will follow the on-stage conversation. Be sure to attend the Steve Reinke film screening later that evening, at 7 p.m. at the Polish Combatants Hall (206 Beverley).
Artist Talk: James MacSwain and Steve Reinke
presented by This Is Not A Reading Series and the 2011 Images Festival
The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. West
Toronto, ON
3 p.m.
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As this piece is being written, close to a million public service workers are out on strike demanding a salary increase of 8.6%, and a monthly housing allowance of R1 000. The government has dug in its heels and has offered workers an increase of 7%, and a housing allowance of R700. The government and the unions appear to find themselves in an intractable situation, with COSATU insisting that the strike will continue indefinitely if its demands are not met and ANC economic policies not reviewed, and the government conversely warning public sector unions that excessive wage demands would irreparably harm the economy and compromise growth.
Patients at hospitals are bearing the brunt of the strike, as are pupils at schools where it appears that 90% of teachers affiliated to SADTU have heeded the call for a shutdown. Babies are dying, non-striking teachers are being intimidated.
Legitimate wage demandsThe demands of union members are not illegitimate and, in a country where the inequality of labour market earnings is among the highest in the world and plays a huge role in poverty formation, fighting for an increase of R300 a month (the difference between government's offer of a R700 housing subsidy compared to worker demands for an amount of R1 000) might seem obstinate, but could well be the difference between a family eating and not eating at night.
It follows then that a proper examination of inequality in South Africa and its structural economic distortion would seem a necessary precursor to any labour-absorbing economic growth strategy. The relational dimension between the two is obvious, and as the ANC goes into its National General Council (NGC) in September, talking about yet another compact with business and labour to stimulate economic growth and create jobs, it would be foolhardy to do so without being mindful of the distribution of income and expenditure in South Africa, and its impact on wage expectations.
It follows then that a proper examination of inequality in South Africa and its structural economic distortion would seem a necessary precursor to any labour-absorbing economic growth strategy.
Impact on the national fiscus But one of the more pertinent questions one needs to ask is what impact the salary demands of public sector workers
will have on the national fiscus, and what is the relationship between this and government being able to deliver on its development mandate. While strike action over wages and working conditions will continue for years to come, so too will protests around a lack of access to basic services, the slow pace of housing delivery, the inability of government to create jobs fast enough, the endemic levels of corruption in the public service, and high levels of violent crime.
Reserve Bank data has been suggesting that the public sector wage bill has been increasing by an average of 6.3% above inflation every year for the past eight years, a progression which economists suggest is unsustainable and which may be 'crowding out' other long-term investments. Analysts have pointed out that these figures suggest a 'runaway' aspect to public finances and substantially weaken the case of public sector trade unions in the current strike. They also suggest why the government is taking a harder line against strikers, as growth in the public sector wage bill becomes unsustainable.
Data from the Reserve Bank Quarterly Bulletins confirms that at the national level the public-sector wage bill has increased by 8.4%, 11.4%, 10.1%, 9.2%, 13.1%, 12.1% and 18.7% per annum between 2002 and this year. The total wage bill (national provincial and municipal) has increased from R140bn in 2002–03 to R322bn in 2009–10, an average increase of 10.38%.
Besides the inflationary effects, it is argued that immediate budget cuts as well as austerity measures may be required. At a provincial level, the public service salary spend outstripped those at a national level over the past eight years. Provincial increases were between 8% and 10% until 2006–07, after which they sky-rocketed. From then, the increases were 14.9%, 21% and 17.8% in each of the following years. According to analysts, the 21% increase in 2008–09 reflects the effect of the 'occupation-specific dispensation' which effectively provided a huge boost to public sector wages.
When the whole eight-year period is considered, both national and provincial figures translate into average real increases in the public sector wage bill of 5.62% and 6.54% above inflation per year. According to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, while the economy is well into modest recovery from the recession, with growth anticipated at around 3% this year, we need to set our ambition for growth at 7% per annum for a period of 20 to 30 years in order to build a sustainable economy that will create jobs and tackle poverty. The unplanned expenditure, therefore, from the government's higher than expected wage offer would place a huge burden on the fiscus, resulting in a carry-through effect of a further R2.7bn in the 2011/12 financial year. Besides the inflationary effects, it is argued that immediate budget cuts as well as austerity measures may be required. It is a scenario that does not bode well for South Africa's growth prospects and the 7% target, especially in a context when the fiscus is carrying a deficit of 7.3% in the current financial year. There are no reserves to draw from.
New thinking on sustainabilityWhat the analysis suggests is that South Africa's ballooning public-service wage bill is not sustainable. It compromises economic growth, increases inflationary risks and may even harm the country's job creation prospects. Indeed, there is even a school of thought that suggests that despite government's R 846bn infrastructure spending programme, unreasonable wage demands may well result in job losses.
What may be needed is a debate on whether salary negotiations should take into account other important policy considerations such as the need to link wage growth to productivity, an assessment of unit costs of government labour in relation to trends in the rest of the economy and, most importantly, an analysis of the impact of a high wage bill on employment policy. It may also be necessary – following the resolution of the current impasse – that government and the unions representing public sector workers start a conversation about how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the public service and its overall quality.
If our teachers and nurses, for example, are held more accountable by citizens for the level of services they deliver, our public sector will start working more efficiently. (HSRC research has pointed to the direct correlation between accountability and efficiency in the public service.) If this happens, two key sectors in the public service – health and education – may start working more optimally.
If our teachers and nurses, for example, are held more accountable by citizens for the level of services they deliver, our public sector will start working more efficiently.
A well-educated and healthy workforce augurs well for our economy and levels of productivity. A growing economy has greater labour absorbing potential, creates reserves that serve as buffers during down times, allows for increased levels of foreign direct investment, helps with inflation targeting, and reduces the deficit on the current account. From a sound economic base, the national fiscus may be better placed to support competitive public service salaries. In other words, reinvigorating the public service, and reconstituting the relationship between performance and reward, may go some way in striking a balance between the demands of workers and the imperatives of government.
Having said this, there is no gainsaying the structural defects in our economy. South Africa is in dire need of a labour-absorbing economic growth strategy. The equation is simple: the more jobs around, the greater the potential for all family members of working age to contribute to household income. This mitigates demand for excessive wage increases.
Dr Udesh Pillay, executive director, Democracy, Governance and Service Delivery research porgramme.Source: HSRC Review - Volume 8 - No. 3 - September 2010


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6196 - Malone University Outstanding Alumni Recognized at Annual Awards Ceremony
#6196 October 12, 2011
The following Malone University alumni were recently recognized with the 2011 Outstanding Alumni Awards as part of the University's Homecoming festivities. Congratulations to:
Alumnus of the Year: The Rev. Dr. Cedric S. Rodney, the James A. Gray Professor of Religion & Ethics in the Department of Social Sciences at Winston-Salem State University (NC) and a 1958 graduate, currently residing in Clemmons, NC
Graduate School Alumnus of the Year: Greg Nettle, senior pastor of RiverTree Christian Church and a 1997 graduate, currently residing in Canton
Young Alumnus of the Year: Deron Boring, J.D., attorney at law and a 2001 graduate, currently residing in Rootstown
Malone Management Program Leadership Excellence Award: Yvonne Brake, director of development for Haven of Rest Ministries and a 1998 graduate, currently residing in Akron
In addition, Earl H. Bailey, founder of Word for the World International radio ministry and a 1966 graduate, currently residing in Canton, OH, was presented with the inaugural Earl H. Bailey Lifetime Achievement Award.
Malone University, a Christian university for the arts, sciences, and professions in the liberal arts tradition, affiliated with the Evangelical Friends Church, awards both undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than 100 academic programs. Malone is recognized by the prestigious Templeton Foundation as a leader in character development, named an NAIA Champions of Character Five Star Award winner, and is ranked among the top colleges and universities in the Midwest under the category Regional Universities according to U.S.News & World Report's America's Best Colleges 2011.
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Freezing temperatures and ice cripple D-FW
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A Texas Department of Transportation truck spreads gravel on a stretch along I-35 in Sanger near the intersection with Lois Road.
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SF State assignment raises ethical concernsMay 22, 2013 Updated: May 22, 2013 10:49pm
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The class assignment San Francisco State University Professor Joe Tuman gave his communications students last week was straightforward: create a political campaign ad either for an imaginary black Republican congressional candidate out of the Central Valley or for someone real. Say, Tuman himself.
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Ten Waldorf College students will present their research on a range of subjects to the Waldorf and Forest City community at the Student Inquirere on April 16 and 17.
Three sisters will reunite in Waldorf College's tragic comedy Crimes of the Heart, on stage at the Smith Theatre from April 11-14.
Twenty-one Waldorf College students will display their artwork, ranging from self-portraits to still life pieces, in the Waldorf Gallery from Friday, March 30 to April 10.
The Waldorf Community Artist Series brings Mason City's own Jazz Coalition Big Band to Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 30.
Cancer survivor Kari Liotta will tell her story with humor to Forest City community at Waldorf College on Thursday, March 29.
Four political experts will discuss and debate Iowa's primary position in the presidential election at the 2012 History and Political Symposium on Thursday, March 29, at Waldorf College. First in the Nation: Should Iowa Retain its Primary Position?, will feature the views of scholars, the media and the Iowa Secretary of State.
Waldorf College will join the American Red Cross in recognizing March as Red Cross Month and host its second annual blood drive on Tuesday, March 27.
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LOCATION: At the Witch's Hat Tower in Prospect Park
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TERRAIN: Paved or trail
TIME: 10 minutes.
STAMP: Handcarved
The Whitch's Hat Tower is located in Prospect Park on University Avenue, fairly close to the Minneapolis, St. Paul line.
Go to the base of the Witch's Hat Tower, which is the highest point in Minneapolis. Go to the door which would enter the tower with the MWW on top. Walk West along the paved path around the tower till you get to the stairway on the South side of the tower.
Down the stairs and to the T on the path. Look to the right and you will see a wooden fence. Go to the corner of the wooden fence, which is basically the closeset point of the fence to you. Take 10 steps South along the fence.
Look over the fence and you will see some rotted out railroad ties making a corner. Look at the end and under the long railroad tie which is at the corner. Not just under the rock, but under the tie.
You will find the micro box tin. Please bring a small baggy if it has rained recently because these tins are not the best waterproof containers but MAN they hide well.


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New Wave Finland: Contemporary Photography from the Helsinki School at Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America
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An exhibition featuring the work of young photographers and video artists from Finland's distinguished Helsinki School. The nine artists exhibited in New Wave Finland -- Pasi Autio, Joakim Eskildsen, Tiina Itkonen, Hannu Karjalainen, Kalle Kataila, Anni Leppala, Niko Luoma, Riitta Paivalainen, and Mikko Sinervo -- illustrate the diversity of the School's distinctive artistic and pedagogical approach.
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Plano officials to outline plans for a new medical academy
This summer Plano school officials unveiled plans for three new academies. While officials had previously discussed a project-based learning academy and one focused on the International Baccalaureate program, officials had little public discussion of what the new medical academy would include.
At Tuesday's workshop, officials will outline to trustees more details on the academic plans for the medical academy. Plano would work with Collin County College to provide some courses, which will earn students both high school and college credit. The academy would be housed within Williams High School (for 9th-10th grades) and Plano East Senior High School (for 11th-12th grades.
In other business, trustees will also review data looking at how well Plano students are prepared for college. Then on Wednesday, trustees will hold a special meeting to continue talks on what priorities to include into a new strategic plan.


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- This article is on Historic Tibet. "Tibet" can also refer to the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Tibet (Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö; Chinese: 西藏, pinyin: Xīzàng) is a region and former country of Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. With an average elevation of 4,900 m (16,000 ft), it is often called the 'Roof of the World'. When Tibetans and the Tibetan government in exile refer to Tibet, they mean a large area that formed historic Tibet for many centuries, consisting of the traditional provinces of Amdo, Kham, and U-Tsang. When the Chinese government (and most other governments) refer to Tibet, they mean the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). The TAR covers the former U-Tsang province and western Kham, and other traditionally Tibetan areas have been incorporated into present-day Chinese provinces of Qinghai, Gansu, Yunnan, and Sichuan. The government of the PRC also claims for the TAR most of the territory of Indian-administered Arunachal Pradesh, a claim which is not acknowledged by the Government of Tibet in Exile.
While there is little dispute that Tibet was once an independent country, there is intense dispute over the legitimacy of the PRC's rule over Tibet today. Since 1959 the former government of Tibet, led by the 14th Dalai Lama, has maintained a government in exile at Dharamsala, in northern India. It claims sovereignty over Tibet, with borders defined as the entirety of what it terms "Historic Tibet", and does not recognize the legitimacy of the PRC's rule, regarding it as an example of Chinese imperialism. On the other hand, the PRC claims to rule Tibet legitimately, by claiming that Tibet has not been an independent country de jure since conquest by the Mongol Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), and that all subsequent Chinese governments onwards up till the PRC have succeeded the Yuan Dynasty in exercising sovereignty over Tibet regardless of the actual extent of Tibet's de facto autonomy.
Lhasa, the traditional capital, is also the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Other cities in Greater Tibet include Shigatse, Gyangtse, Qamdo, Jyekundo, Dartsedo, Golmud, Lhatse, Maqin, Pelbar, Sakya and Tingri.
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Tibet is derived from the Sanskrit word trivistapa ("heaven"). Tibetans called their homeland Bod. They refer to a fatherland, rather than a motherland as does India. The Chinese name for Tibet, 西藏 (Xīzàng), is a phonetic transliteration derived from U-Tsang, in use since the 18th century. The Chinese character 藏 (zàng) is also used to describe Tibetan things such as the Tibetan language (藏文, zàng wén) and the Tibetan people (藏族, zàng zú). The two characters of Xīzàng can literally mean "western storehouse", which many Tibetans find offensive. However, the offending character, "zàng", can also mean "treasure" or "Buddhist scripture". In addition, Chinese transliterations of non-Chinese names do not necessarily take into account the literal meanings of words; usually a positive or neutral connotation combined with phonetic similarity is enough for the transliteration to come into use.
- Main articles: History of Tibet and Foreign relations of Tibet
Little is known of Tibet before the 7th century when Buddhism was introduced by missionaries from Tang China, though the Tibetan language has some similarities to Chinese and Burmese.
According to legend, Tibetans are descended from the union of a monkey and an ogress. The monkey was an incarnation of Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezi in Tibetan), the Buddha of compassion, and the ogress was strong willed, driven by sexual forces, and animal. From their union, six offspring were born who were without tails and walked upright. Avalokiteshvara continued to take an interest in the spiritual development of the country because the early Tibetans were too primitive to be able to understand or adopt Buddhism. However, he decided to work behind the scenes to help them reach a level of maturity that would allow them to become Buddhist.
Tibet was a strong kingdom between the 7th and 10th centuries. The distinctive form of Tibetan society, in which land was divided into three different types of holding – estates of noble families, freeheld lands and estates held by monasteries of particular Tibetan Buddhists sects – arose after the weakening of the Tibetan kings in the 10th century. This form of society was to continue into the 1950s, at which time more than 700,000 of the country's population of 1.25 million were landed peasants.
In the 13th century Tibet was conquered by Genghis Khan, who ruled Tibet through a local puppet government. The Mongol rulers granted secular leadership of Tibet to lineages of high lamas. There followed an interregnum period in which there were three secular dynasties. The Mongols again invaded at the start of the 16th century, declaring the remaining religious lineage, that of the Dalai Lamas, to be the official government.
By the early 18th century China established the right to have resident commissioners, called amban, in Lhasa. When the Tibetans rebelled against the Chinese in 1750 and killed the amban, a Chinese army entered the country and installed new amban, but the Tibetan government continued to manage day-to-day affairs as before.
In 1904 the British sent an Indian military force and seized Lhasa, forcing Tibet to open its border with British India. A 1906 treaty with China repeated these conditions, making Tibet a de facto British protectorate. There was also a Nepalese presence in Lhasa remaining from a similar invasion by Nepal in 1855.
After 1907, a treaty between Britain, China, and Russia recognized Chinese sovereignty over Tibet. The Chinese established direct rule for the first time in 1910. It was not to last long, however, as Chinese troops had to withdraw to their homeland to fight in the 1911 Revolution, giving the Dalai Lama the opportunity to re-establish control. In 1913, Tibet and Mongolia signed a treaty proclaiming mutual recognition and their independence from China. The subsequent outbreak of World War I and civil war in China caused the Western powers and China to lose interest in Tibet, and the 13th Dalai Lama ruled undisturbed. At that time the government of Tibet controlled all of U-Tsang and western Kham, roughly coincident with the borders of Tibet Autonomous Region today. Eastern Kham was under the control of Chinese warlord Liu Wenhui, while Amdo was controlled by ethnic Hui warlord Ma Bufang.
Neither the Nationalist government of the Republic of China nor the People's Republic of China has ever renounced China's claim to sovereignty over Tibet. In 1950 the People's Liberation Army entered Tibet, crushing the largely ceremonial Tibetan army and destroyed as much as 6000 Tibetan temples. In 1951 the Plan for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet, a treaty signed under military pressure by representatives of the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama, provided for rule by a joint Chinese-Tibetan authority. Most of the population of Tibet at that time were peasants, working lands owned by the estate holders. Any attempt at land reform or the redistribution of wealth would have proved unpopular with the government. This agreement was initially put into effect in Tibet proper. However, Eastern Kham and Amdo were outside the administration of the government of Tibet, and were thus treated like any other Chinese province with land reform implemented in full. As a result, a rebellion broke out in Amdo and eastern Kham in June of 1956. The rebellion, supported by the American CIA, eventually spread to Lhasa. It was crushed by 1959, during which campaign tens of thousands of Tibetans were killed. The 14th Dalai Lama and other government principals fled to exile in India, but isolated resistance continued in Tibet until 1969.
Although he remained a virtual prisoner, the Chinese set the Panchen Lama as a figurehead in Lhasa, claiming that he headed the legitimate Government of Tibet in the absence of the Dalai Lama, the traditional head of government. In 1965, the area that had been under the control of the Dalai Lama's government from the 1910s to 1959 (U-Tsang and western Kham) was set up as an Autonomous Region. The monastic estates were broken up and secular education introduced. During the Cultural Revolution there was a campaign of organized vandalism against Tibet's Buddhist heritage in the same fashion as Red Guard destruction of Chinese cultural heritage sites throughout China. Of the several thousand monasteries in Tibet, only a handful remained without major damage, and thousands of Buddhist monks and nuns were killed or imprisoned.
The number of military and civilian Tibetans that have died in the Great Leap Forward, violence, or other unnatural causes since 1950 is often quoted at approximately 1.2 million, which the Chinese Communist Party vehemently denies. According to Patrick French, a supporter of the Tibetan cause who was able to view the data and calculations, the estimate is not reliable because the Tibetans were not able to process the data well enough to produce a credible total. There were, however, many casualties, perhaps as many as 400,000. This figure is extrapolated from a calculation Warren W. Smith made from census reports of Tibet which show 200,000 "missing" from Tibet. Even The Black Book of Communism expresses doubt at the 1.2 million figure, but does note that according to Chinese census there was a population of 2.8 million in 1953, but only 2.5 million in 1964 in Tibet proper.
It is reported that when the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, Hu Yaobang visited Lhasa in 1980 he cried in shame when he viewed the misery and described the situation as "colonialism pure and simple". Reforms were instituted, and since then Chinese policy in Tibet has veered between moderation and repression. Most religious freedoms have been officially restored, but monks and nuns are still sometimes imprisoned, and thousands of able-bodied Tibetans continue to flee Tibet yearly.
The government of Tibet claims that millions of Chinese immigrants to the TAR are diluting the Tibetans both culturally and through intermarriage; although there have been recent attempts to restore the appearance of original Tibetan culture to attract tourism, the outlook for the traditional Tibetan way of life, already decimated, is not good. The government of the PRC rejects these claims, pointing to rights enjoyed by the Tibetan language in education and in courts, as well as public infrastructure projects aimed at improving the lives of Tibetans.
- Main article: Geography of Tibet
Tibet is located on the Tibetan Plateau, the world's highest region. Most of the Himalaya mountain range lies within Tibet; Mount Everest is on Nepal's border with Tibet.
The atmosphere is severely dry nine months of the year. Western passes receive small amounts of fresh snow each year but remain traversable year round. Low temperatures are prevalent throughout these western regions, where bleak desolation is unrelieved by any vegetation beyond the size of low bushes, and where wind sweeps unchecked across vast expanses of arid plain. The Indian monsoon exerts some influence on eastern Tibet. Northern Tibet is subject to high temperatures in summer and intense cold in winter.
Historic Tibet consists of several regions:
- Amdo (a'mdo) in the northeast, incorporated by China into the provinces of Qinghai, Gansu and Sichuan.
- Kham (khams) in the east, part of Sichuan, northern Yunnan and part of Qinghai.
- Western Kham, part of the Tibetan Autonomous Region
- U (dbus), in the center, part of the Tibetan Autonomous Region
- Tsang (gtsang) in the west, part of the Tibetan Autonomous Region
Tibetan cultural influences extend to the neighboring states of Bhutan, Nepal, adjacent regions of India such as Sikkim and Ladakh, and adjacent provinces of China where Tibetan Buddhism is the predominant religion.
Several majors rivers have their source in Tibet, including:
- Yangtze
- Huang He (Yellow River)
- Indus River
- Mekong
- Brahmaputra
- Ganges
The Tibetan economy is dominated by subsistence agriculture. Due to limited arable land, livestock raising is the primary occupation. In recent years, tourism has become an increasingly important sector, and is actively promoted by the authorities. The Qingzang Railway is being built to link the region with China proper.
Historically, the population of Tibet consisted of primarily ethnic Tibetans. Other ethnic groups in Tibet include Menba, Lhoba, Mongols and Hui.
The issue of the proportion of the Han Chinese population in Tibet is a politically sensitive one. Between the 1960s and 1980s, many prisoners (over 1 million, according to Harry Wu) were sent to laogai camps in Amdo (Qinghai), where they were then employed locally after release. Since the 1980s, increasing economic liberalization and internal mobility has also resulted in the influx of many Han Chinese into Tibet for work or settlement, though the actual number of this floating population remains disputed. The Government of Tibet in Exile gives the number of non-Tibetans in Tibet as 7.5 million (as opposed to 6 million Tibetans), and considers this the result of an active policy of demographically swamping the Tibetan people and further diminishing any chances of Tibetan political independence, and as such in violation of the Geneva Convention of 1946 that prohibits settlement by occupying powers. The Government of Tibet in Exile also doubts all statistics given by the PRC government, since they do not generally include the floating population of unregistered migrants. The Qingzang Railway is also a major concern, as it is believed to further facilitate the influx of migrants.
However, the PRC government does not view itself as an occupying power and has vehemently denied allegations of demographic swamping. The PRC also does not recognize the borders of Tibet as claimed by the government of Tibet in Exile, saying that it includes historically non-Tibetan areas populated by non-Tibetans for generations (such as the Xining area), making the figure of 7.5 million vs. 6 million flawed. PRC statistics show that 92% of the population in Tibet Autonomous Region is ethnic Tibetan, though this proportion is significantly lower in Amdo and eastern Kham, as Han Chinese are not evenly distributed all over historic Tibet. In the TAR itself, much of the Han Chinese population is to be found in the capital. Population control policies like the one-child policy only apply to Han Chinese, not to minorities such as Tibetans. The PRC says that it is dedicated to the protection of traditional Tibetan culture; it also groups the Qingzang Railway, renovation work at the Potala Palace, and other projects as part of a costly but benevolent effort by the wealthier, eastern half of China to aid the poorer, western half of China.
- See also Tibetan art, Tibetan rug, Tibetan calendar.
Tibet is the traditional center of Tibetan Buddhism, a distinctive form of Vajrayana. Tibetan Buddhism is not only practiced in Tibet; it is also the prevalent religion in Mongolia. Tibet is also home for the original spiritual tradition called Bön (also spelled Bon). Various dialects of the Tibetan language are spoken across the country. Tibetan is written using the ancient Tibetan script, which was created in the 7th century to translate Buddhist writings from Sanskrit.
In Tibetan cities, there are also small communities of Muslims, known as Kache, who trace their origin from immigrants from three main regions: Kashmir (kachee yul), Ladakh and Nepal. Islamic influence in Tibet also came from Persia and Turkestan. There is also a well established Chinese Muslim community (gya kachee) tracing its ancestry back to the Hui ethnic group of China. It is said that Muslim migrants from Kashmir and Ladakh first entered Tibet around the 12th century. Gradually, marriages and social interaction led to an increase in the population until a sizable community grew up around Lhasa.
The Potala Palace, former residence of the Dalai Lamas, is a World Heritage Site.
Further reading & media
- Dowman, Keith (1988). The Power-Places of Central Tibet: The Pilgrim's Guide. Routledge & Kegan Paul. London, ISBN 0710213700. New York, ISBN 0140191186.
- French, Rebecca R. (2002). The Golden Yoke: The Legal Cosmology of Buddhist Tibet. Ithaca, New York: Snowlion Press.
- Shakya, Tsering (1999). The Dragon in the Land of Snows: A History of Modern Tibet Since 1947. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0231118147.
- Pachen, Ani; Donnely, Adelaide (2000). Sorrow Mountain: The Journey of a Tibetan Warrior Nun. Kodansha America, Inc. ISBN 1568362943.
- Goldstein, Melvyn C.; with the help of Gelek Rimpche. A History of Modern Tibet, 1913–1951: The Demise of the Lamaist State. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers (1993), ISBN 8121505828. University of California (1991), ISBN 0520075900.
- Grunfield, Tom (1996). The Making of Modern Tibet. ISBN 1563247135.
- Schell, Orville (2000). Virtual Tibet: Searching for Shangri-La from the Himalayas to Hollywood. Henry Holt. ISBN 0805043810.
- Thurman, Robert (2002). Robert Thurman on Tibet. DVD. ASIN B00005Y722.
- Wilby, Sorrel (1988). Journey Across Tibet: A Young Woman's 1900-Mile Trek Across the Rooftop of the World. Contemporary Books. ISBN 0809246082.
- Wilson, Brandon (2004). Yak Butter Blues: A Tibetan Trek of Faith. Heliographica. ISBN 1933037237.
- Norbu, Thubten Jigme; Turnbull, Colin (1968). Tibet: Its History, Religion and People. Reprint: Penguin Books (1987).
- Stein, R. A. (1962). Tibetan Civilization. First published in French; English translation by J. E. Stapelton Driver. Reprint: Stanford University Press (with minor revisions from 1977 Faber & Faber edition), 1995. ISBN 0804708061.
- Yeshe De Project (1986). ANCIENT TIBET: Research Materials from The Yeshe De Project. Dharma Publishing. Berkeley. ISBN 0898001463.
See also
- Évariste Régis Huc (Abbé Huc) visited Tibet in 1845–1846, and wrote his observations in Souvenirs d'un voyage dans la Tartarie, le Thibet, et la Chine pendant les années 1844–1846.
- Tibet was explored by Francis Younghusband in 1902.
- Alexandra David-Neel visited Lhasa in 1924, and wrote several books about the country and its culture.
- List of not fully sovereign nations
External links
- The Government of Tibet in exile
- Central Tibetan Administration (Government in Exile)
- Better World Links on Tibet – biggest link collection on Tibet
- Tibet Online – Tibet Support Group
- Repression in Tibet, 1987 – 1992
- Repression in Tibet
- Students for a Free Tibet
- Free Tibet website
- Tibetan Studies WWW Virtual Library
- Faith in Exile – A video by the Guerrilla News Network
- Olympic Watch (Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games in a Free and Democratic Country) on Tibet-related issues
- Freedom of expression violations in Tibet
- Canada Tibet Committee
- Tibet Online (Simplified Chinese)
- Tibet University (Simplified Chinese)
- Tibet Tour (Tibet Tourism Bureau Official Site)
- PRC Government Tibet information
- Naming of Tibet (Simplified Chinese)
- China, Tibet and the Chinese nation
- China Tibet Information Center
- Chinese government white paper, "Tibet's March Toward Modernization" (2001)
- Chinese government white paper "Tibet — Its Ownership And Human Rights Situation" (1992)
- White Paper on Ecological Improvement and Environmental Protection in Tibet
- White Paper on Tibetan Culture and Homayk
- Regional Ethnic Autonomy in Tibet (May 2004)
- Haiwei Trails – Timeline of Tibet
- Photographs
- Maps
- The Tibet Map Institute
- Tibet Maps
- Beefy's Nepal and Tibet Page – photos and information on Tibet (and Nepal)
- Tibetan Support Programme
- The Impact of China's Reform Policy on the Nomads of Western Tibet by Melvyn C. Goldstein and Cynthia M. Beall – An examination of the impact of China's post-1980 Tibet policy on a traditional nomadic area of Tibet's Changtang (Northern Plateau) about 300 miles west-north-west of Lhasa in Phala Xiang, Ngamring county.
- Tibet Tours
- A Local Travel Agency
- Tibet Travel
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- Tigger
Bella, Charlie and Max were popular not only with cat owners, but also with dog and bird owners. Interestingly, each of the top five dog and cat names were also among Babycenter.com's 100 most popular baby names of 2012. Makes sense, since for many of us, our cats are our kids.
But not all cats get human names. Wacky pet names are pawpular, and the top 10 wacky cat names in 2012 were:
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The lists are generated by Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. (VPI), the nation's oldest and largest provider of pet health insurance. They combed their database of more than 485,000 insured pets to determine the most popular pet names of 2012.
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This article got me to thinking about the names of our 4 cats and 1 dog.. It occurs to me that I haven't named any of the four legged family members living in our house.