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PASADENA, Calif. - When Tank Carder leaped with perfect timing and swatted Wisconsin's final pass to the turf, the TCU linebacker felt as if he got a boost from every player at every school that never even imagined playing in the Rose Bowl.
Sure, these unbeaten Horned Frogs realized they couldn't win the national title. They still celebrated their perfection on the hallowed Pasadena turf in the name of all the little guys outside the monolithic powers of major college football.
Andy Dalton threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, Carder batted down a two-point conversion pass attempt with two minutes to play, and third-ranked TCU hung on to beat No. 4 Wisconsin, 21-19, on Saturday.
Bart Johnson caught an early TD pass and recovered a late onside kick for the Mountain West champion Horned Frogs (13-0), who followed up their second straight unbeaten regular season with their first BCS victory.
TCU is the first school from a non-automatic qualifying conference to play in the Rose Bowl since the advent of the BCS, and the Frogs were right at home.
"All the critics don't feel like the non-AQ teams should have a shot," said Carder, the defensive MVP. "But I feel that TCU has proven that we can play with the best of them. Definitely taking this win back to Fort Worth ... I feel like we came in here and made a statement today."
Either Auburn or Oregon will win the national title after they meet in the BCS championship game in eight days. These ferocious Frogs still proved they can play with anybody on college football's biggest stages.
"The way the system is, it didn't give us the opportunity to play in the (title) game, but we did everything we were capable of doing," said Dalton, who passed for 219 yards. "All we could do is control what we could control. I guess it's just the way the system is, but in my time here at TCU, we never thought we would have a chance to play in the Rose Bowl, and we got that opportunity today, and got a big win."
The non-AQ schools improved to 5-2 in BCS bowls with the Frogs' triumph - 4-1 vs. the leagues with automatic bids.
TCU and its high-powered program will head to the Big East in 2012.
"I've been saying for a while that parity in college football is here," Patterson said. "I got texts from everybody across the nation, from Boise State and schools all over. ... Today we played for us and for all the schools that wanted a chance."
Montee Ball rushed for 132 yards and a late score for the Big Ten co-champion Badgers (11-2), whose loss capped a nightmare New Year's Day for their conference.
The Big Ten Conference went 0-5 in bowl games on Saturday, and the Badgers fell just short of a late rally when Carder made a defensive play that will live forever in TCU football lore.
"Hopefully the scar that we're going to take from this game can get us back here sooner than later," Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema said. "This game wasn't decided on one play or two plays. It was probably an accumulation of about 10 or 12 plays that we failed to execute, and they did."
Luke Shivers' 1-yard TD run put TCU ahead 21-13 early in the third quarter, but neither team scored again until Wisconsin mounted a 77-drive in the waning minutes. Ball rushed for a 4-yard score and the Frogs expected the Badgers to run for the conversion behind their dominant line.
But Wisconsin came out in a spread, and Carder was blocked in a blitz attempt at the line - and he still batted down Scott Tolzien's throw. Jacob Pedersen was open in the end zone, but the ball never got close to the Wisconsin tight end.
Johnson easily grabbed Wisconsin's onside kick, and TCU rushed for a final first down to kill the clock.
"We know how much this means to everybody involved," Wisconsin defensive end J.J. Watt said through tears.
"We work 365 days for this, and then we come out here and don't execute."
Wisconsin 10 3 0 6 - 19
First Quarter
Wis-FG Welch 30, 10:39.
TCU-B.Johnson 23 pass from Dalton (Evans kick), 6:15.
Wis-Clay 1 run (Welch kick), 3:14.
TCU-Dalton 4 run (Evans kick), :36.
Second Quarter
Wis-FG Welch 37, :00.
Third Quarter
TCU-Shivers 1 run (Evans kick), 11:56.
Fourth Quarter
Wis-Ball 4 run (pass failed), 2:00.
Wis TCU
First downs 20 18
Rushes-yards 46-226 26-82
Passing 159 219
Comp-Att-Int 12-21-0 15-23-0
Return Yards 13 0
Punts-Avg. 3-42.0 4-36.5
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 6-41 4-20
Time of Possession 36:35 23:25
Individual Statistics
RUSHING-Wisconsin, Ball 22-132, Clay 11-76, White 8-23, Nortman 1-11, Tolzien 4-(minus 16). TCU, Dalton 9-28, James 4-24, Tucker 4-15, Wesley 4-13, Kerley 2-5, Shivers 1-1, Team 2-(minus 4).
PASSING-Wisconsin, Tolzien 12-21-0-159. TCU, Dalton 15-23-0-219.
RECEIVING-Wisconsin, Kendricks 4-36, Toon 3-46, Gilreath 2-23, Ewing 1-28, Abbrederis 1-16, Anderson 1-10. TCU, Kerley 6-58, Young 5-57, Boyce 1-44, Wesley 1-33, B.Johnson 1-23, Hicks 1-4.


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Worried about over-capacity tents? Need updates on who's in the front row? Stuck in the subway downtown? No matter your reason for following Fashion Week on the web instead of storming the shows in person, the most up-to-the-minute coverage is unofficially provided by Twitter. So we've assembled the ten best fashion industry tweeters to give you the funniest, most honest, and overall best 140-character coverage when Fashion Week hits (which, by the way, will be September 9th).
1. Derek Blasberg (@derekblasberg): The fashion writer, author, and general man about town tweets about everything and everyone in fashion with well-written alacrity.
2. Rachel Zoe (@rzrachelzoe): She pretty much invented the phrase "I die" and the profession of being a celebrity celebrity stylist (yes, we do mean both celebrities). She'll also be staging her own show for the first time this season. If not Zoe, who else would you follow?
A tweet by Rachel Zoe, from whom there is never a lack of fashion advice.
3. Danica Lo (@danicalo): Lo is the editor of Racked's national site. Her friendly feed is a nice mix of personal and business. She's pretty clocked in to the New York fashion industry in particular, so we expect some good tweets from her.
4. Kristian Laliberte (@kristianlaliber): Laliberte is Refinery29′s New York Editor, so like Lo, he's steeped in the New York fashion world pretty much all of the time.
5. Who What Wear (@whowhatwear): Who What Wear comes to New York to attend Fashion Week, but the site is actually based in Los Angeles — which should nicely provide a different angle on the shows.
6. Fabiola Beracasa (@FabiolaBeracasa): No Fashion Week Twitter list would be complete without at least one socialite. Beracasa is a good choice to follow since she's also a correspondent for Elle.
7. Mickey Boardman (@AskMrMickey): The Editorial Director of Paper tweets often, honestly, and enthusiastically.
8. Amanda Brooks (@BarneysFASHION): The Fashion Director of Barneys (which always has major players in the front rows of Fashion Week), Brooks tweets both on behalf of the department store and as herself. Her feed should be fun to follow for both industry and personal reports.
They're funny and they eat during Fashion Week. Of course you have to follow the Fug Girls.
9. Go Fug Yourself (@fuggirls): Speaking of fun, you need to read to the Fug Girls' Fashion Week tweets. Acerbic, irreverent, and generally right on, these ladies are the original funny fashion bloggers.
10. Cathy Horyn (@CathyHorynNYT): For a full Fashion Week picture, it'd be good to read the tweets from one bona fide fashion journalist. We'd say Horyn, the fashion critic for The New York Times, is about as bona fide as it gets.


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Daniel Pipes: Talk at UC Irvine interruptedHistorians in the News
My talk last night at the University of California-Irvine, on the topic of"The Threat to Israel's Existence," was disrupted just over 15 minutes into my lecture by what appear to be goons of an Islamist persuasion. Three videos on the internet document my remarks, then their response:
- http://video.google.com/ (anonymous) covers all 53:29 minutes of my talk, from beginning to end. The disruption begins at 15:09 with the calling out of my name. I resume speaking at 17:25.
- http://video.google.com/ (posted by Reut Cohen) offers 5:42 minutes of me, then the disruption, and follows the disrupters outside as they chant"anti-Israel" in conjunction with other slogans, such as"anti-oppression,""anti-racism," and"anti-hate." At one point, at 12:00, the leader predicts that"it's just a matter of time before the State of Israel will be wiped off the face of the map," in response to which the crowd, self-exiled, standing in the dark and the cold, yelled out"Takbir" and"Allahu Akbar." In response, those who remained in the auditorium chanted"Am Yisrael Chai."
http://video.google.com (anonymous) starts with the disruption, then jumps several minutes my replies to questions. For the wonderful standing ovation that followed on my conclusion, go to the 32:48 minute mark.
Michael A. Baker provides an account of the evening at"Daniel Pipes ? in The Arena at UC Irvine." For reactions to the videos, see those at LittleGreenFootballs.com and JihadWatch.org.
(1) I had been forewarned that such a staged exit was in the works, so I frontloaded my comments, to insure that the Islamist contingent got a full dose of my thinking; specifically.
(2) This is the first campus disruption I have experienced in nearly two years, since the Rochester Institute of Technology in April 2005. I don't know if it's the specifically awful environment at UCI (what one of the chaplains terms a place where"hate and bigotry grow and spread like a cancer") or the moment we are in that accounts for this particular agitation; I tend to think the former factor counts most.(3) I second the observation by"waterdragon52" posted at JihadWatch.org:"All these thugs have managed to do is to prove Pipes's thesis that we are witnessing a crash between civilization and barbarism" ? a reference to my recent talk in London,"Radical Islam vs. Civilization." (February 1, 2006)
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Black Rednecks and White Liberals
Hardcover edition
|Thomas Sowell
|African American culture, Multiculturalism
|Encounter Books
Publication date
|June 25, 2005
|360 pp.
Black Rednecks and White Liberals is a collection of six essays by Thomas Sowell. The collection, published in 2005, explores various aspects of race and culture, both in the United States and abroad.
Black Rednecks and White Liberals[edit]
The title essay is based on Sowell's thesis about the origins of the "black ghetto" culture.
Sowell argues that the black ghetto culture, which is claimed to be "authentic black culture", is historically neither authentic nor black in origin. Instead, Sowell argues that the black ghetto culture is in fact a relic of a highly dysfunctional white southern redneck culture which existed during the antebellum South. This culture came, in turn, from the "Cracker culture" of the North Britons and Scots-Irish who migrated from the generally lawless border regions of Britain.
Sowell gives a number of examples that he regards as supporting the lineage, e.g.,
an aversion to work, proneness to violence, neglect of education, sexual promiscuity, improvidence, drunkenness, lack of entrepreneurship,… and a style of religious oratory marked by strident rhetoric, unbridled emotions, and flamboyant imagery.[1]
Sowell further argues that this "culture" did not exist uniformly among blacks, especially those considered "free persons of color", those trained in schools operated by people immersed in New England culture (who were, in turn, passing that culture to black students, specifically the need for a strong work ethic), and black immigrants from Caribbean islands (where slavery also existed). His essay argues that, among those groups, educational statistics were on par with similarly-trained whites (and higher than southern whites in general), and continued on an upward trend until the advent of multiculturalism.
Are Jews Generic?[edit]
In the collection's second essay, Sowell explores the origins of antisemitism among those harboring jealousy toward Jews for their financial and entrepreneurial successes.
Sowell argues that the jealousy is historically quite common among ethnic groups who have had historic success as economic "middlemen" who derive a profit from the service of bringing needed items to the marketplace. Among other historically persecuted "middlemen minorities" were Lebanese and Chinese immigrant merchants. The resentment is due to a perceived "lack of added value" that these middlemen provide, as it is not easily observable.
The Real History of Slavery[edit]
The collection's third essay features Sowell's discussion of the history of slavery in Western culture.
Sowell argues that Alex Haley's popular mini-series Roots is more myth than reality. Although Sowell acknowledges the West's promotion of slavery, he argues that the same Western culture led the charge in the late 19th century to abolish it in the Western Hemisphere, and that little attention has been given to the continuation of slavery in Middle Eastern countries.
Germans and History[edit]
The fourth essay features Sowell's argument that Germany should not be defined solely by the 12-year period of Adolf Hitler's régime from 1933–45. Sowell argues that anti-semitism was not commonly held by ordinary Germans in the interwar period, and that suspicion and hatred of Jews was relatively isolated to the Nazi Party. Sowell further argues that Hitler was highly inconsistent in his views toward a unified Germany – while he strenuously argued for annexation of the German-dominated Sudetenland, German-dominated portions of Italy such as Tyrol were ignored as Hitler preferred his alliance with Benito Mussolini.
Black Education: Achievements, Myths, and Tragedies[edit]
The fifth essay features Sowell's discussion of the early days of Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. and its eventual deterioration from its place of prominence in early Black education, which Sowell argues was a direct consequence of the famed Brown v. Board of Education United States Supreme Court decision.
The essay also argues that though noted Black activists W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington did not agree on all issues of the day, the existence of a "feud" between them was actually a myth. Sowell argued that Du Bois' and Washington's differing emphasis on Negro education was the product of their upbringing – Du Bois (whose ancestors were free persons of color that historically had opportunities to gain education) concentrated Negro education toward the "talented tenth" (i.e., the 10% of Negros whom he believed had the intellectual capacity to become leaders) while Washington (a descendant of slaves, who lacked the historical educational opportunities of Du Bois ancestors) concentrated Negro education toward the working classes. However, according to his research, both Du Bois and Washington agreed that all Negroes should have opportunity to gain as much education as desired.
Sowell further argues that, though Du Bois was more activist in his attempts to end Jim Crow laws and other forms of legal discrimination while Washington held a more accommodating position, Washington did at times secretly fund and support efforts to end Jim Crow laws.
History Versus Visions[edit]
The final essay features Sowell's criticism of multiculturalism. Sowell argues that historical events cannot properly be understood through the attitudes of someone living in a different time period (e.g., viewing slavery as right or wrong through 21st century attitudes) but can only be properly understood in light of the economic, political, and social views of the time period in which the events occurred.
- ^ Sowell, Thomas (July 9, 2005). "Black Rednecks and White Liberals: Who's a Redneck?". Capitalism Magazine. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
External links[edit]
- Rednecks (website for book), T Sowell.


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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs LG G2
0. phoneArena 17 Oct 2013, 09:29 posted on
So let's say that you're interested in getting a new high-end smartphone, and having a huge display is one of your top priorities. Well, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is among the handsets matching that description – it is fast, loaded to the brim with neat features, and equipped with a gorgeous 5.7-inch touchscreen. However, as in most cases, there's a number of alternatives to consider. One of them is the LG G2, packing a 5.2-inch display and the hardware muscle needed to give Samsung's phablet some heated competition...
This is a discussion for a review. To read the whole review, click here
1. bucky (Posts: 2571; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
I think either one is a great choice if size isn't a problem
2. ebubekir26 (Posts: 318; Member since: 21 Dec 2012)
note 3 clearly wins this battle, but if you are looking for a smartphone that's just as good as the Note 3 but with smaller screen then you should deinitely go for the G2
both very awesome, please don't start a fan battle, and if there is a troll jut ignore it...
8. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
You literally wrote what I was going to type.
21. barondebxl (Posts: 131; Member since: 04 Nov 2011)
Youre so right.
3. mottykels (Posts: 383; Member since: 15 May 2013)
Jb4.3, 3200mah, large display, cardslot, removable battery, 3gb ram! GNote3 win!
4. _Bone_ (Posts: 2154; Member since: 29 Oct 2012)
Between two great phones, the Note 3 offers better bang for your buck. In a Nexus form LG should win though...
5. drdaly (Posts: 69; Member since: 09 Nov 2012)
Both are great and almost identical inside but,
Lg G2 wins for the perfect size that fits my pocket
10. joey_sfb (Posts: 5741; Member since: 29 Mar 2012)
Please buy the LG G2 and update us 6 months from now what a cool phone G2 going to be..
I can practically hear the G2 singing,, honey! I am still free, take a chance on me!
Yup the erasure cover version.
11. joey_sfb (Posts: 5741; Member since: 29 Mar 2012)
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16. doejon (Posts: 398; Member since: 31 Jul 2012)
no sdcard no removable battery older android version
smaler screen if lg had the same size of screen i bet the batterylife would not as good as note 3!
20. joey_sfb (Posts: 5741; Member since: 29 Mar 2012)
No to forgot there no point saying it's a 5.2 inch display when the 0.2 is reserved for on screen home and back buttons.
I like the Samsung physical buttons hand down.
30. ArcWoolf (Posts: 8; Member since: 18 Oct 2013)
when watching videos and movies where that size really matters, they go away.
6. sudbury78 (Posts: 136; Member since: 12 Jul 2012)
I've owned both and now using the note 3 . The battery was definitely better on the g2 and I loved the screen rotation options. Made it look sweet.
7. speckledapple (Posts: 892; Member since: 29 Sep 2011)
Not sure I like the way LG handles its smartphones so I would opt for the Note 3 more. But I am waiting for the Note 4.
25. ArcWoolf (Posts: 8; Member since: 18 Oct 2013)
The g2 is absolutely a top notch phone.
9. Darth_Muffin (Posts: 18; Member since: 06 Oct 2013)
Respect for both LG and Samsung for creating amazing phones. Please take notice that LG is stepping up in the game, which gives us consumers more viable choices.
(hmmm.. Maybe LG has even given us headaches in selecting a phone cause the G2 is so good that it went head on and toe to toe with the Galaxy Note 3 without giving in)
12. bnick25 (Posts: 38; Member since: 05 May 2013)
The last lg g2x phone battery sucked so bad what a step up in the last two years,gotta give lg credit for bringing the game
13. cult67 (Posts: 3; Member since: 15 Oct 2013)
I spent an hour in the store playing with both phones side by side. Coming from GNEX both were very impressive in speed, battery size and have great displays. I liked the location of the buttons on the G2 and found them easy to use. Both UI's are new to me and mostly what I was comparing. In the end I went with the Note 3. The added features and bigger display won me over.
14. poping (unregistered)
they are both good phones...
but imho note3 wins by a million astronomical units...
also, note3 is sure to get kk 4.4 update quickly...
26. ArcWoolf (Posts: 8; Member since: 18 Oct 2013)
That's not true, the Updates are dependent on the manufacturers as well as the phone company you are with. They may very well get it at the same time or a couple days apart.
15. nnjerzy (Posts: 121; Member since: 19 Jun 2013)
i prefer the G2
17. papss (unregistered)
Had the back of the LG G2 not been so glossy I would have chose it over the note 3 but it wasn't so I chose the note 3.
18. twens (Posts: 978; Member since: 25 Feb 2012)
The best Phones money can buy. These guys are just abnormal phones. Hail G2 and note 3
19. lyle012809 (Posts: 1; Member since: 17 Oct 2013)
At first i was confused on which to buy, note 3 or g2 coz both phones are excellent..but i chose g2 over note 3 since it is more pockettable and less expensive..i did not regret my choice..g2 is so amazing..very responsive..the ui is okay and is better than twiz..also the battery life is superb..100% charge at 7am and 30% at 7am the next day with normal use and 3g is always on..and i heard a rumor that g2 will skip 4.3 and will be updated to kitkat by december or january..
22. tiara6918 (Posts: 2036; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)
Both of them are almost just the same except for the screen size
23. anirudhshirsat97 (Posts: 408; Member since: 24 May 2011)
Well phonearena, this comparison proves that the Note 3 is comparable, if not better (I think it is) than the G2. Then why is it 9 and the G2 9.4. Isn't that just stupid?
27. ArcWoolf (Posts: 8; Member since: 18 Oct 2013)
I think the Note 3 is more niche.
57. julaiele (Posts: 12; Member since: 10 Aug 2013)
It;s because G2 is better than Note 3 as perceived by the author.
24. itsdeepak4u2000 (Posts: 3718; Member since: 03 Nov 2012)
Both are superb. So 2 GB RAM is enough as all benchmarks are almost same for both.
28. ArcWoolf (Posts: 8; Member since: 18 Oct 2013)
ram is not for benchmarks. The the graphics processor and the GPU are the one's that are tested.
29. ArcWoolf (Posts: 8; Member since: 18 Oct 2013)
I upgraded to the G2 a couple of days ago and it's absolutely the best phone I have ever seen. It's large but it's lightweight and thin. It's easy to hold for me and even though the glossy back is a smudge magnet. I really like it a lot.
55. E.S.1 (Posts: 297; Member since: 14 Sep 2013)
How do you like your LG G2? I'm trying to decide between the Nexus 5 and LG G2. Thank you
60. Pandasaurus12 (Posts: 2; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)
I bought the Nexus 5 when it was released and used it for 2 weeks and am giving it back and getting the LG G2 (AT&T) on contract for $60 on amazon. I really liked the nexus 5, amazing phone overall, but couldn't justify spending $436 for a phone with an ok camera sub-par battery life. If you are able to upgrade your line with a contract, I would decide between these two phones. If you need an unlocked off-contract, then Nexus is the clear winner.
56. hashmi.ahmed1 (Posts: 2; Member since: 25 Oct 2013)
Hello sir,
my brother want a very excellent music phone, price doesn't matter,
recently my brother bought sony xperia z1, but he didn't liked its music quality too,
he just need good music,
is there any smartphone with high quality music..??
or he should go for ipods? if yes which one..? which headphones good.?
please reply me as soon as possible,
waiting for all your valuable suggestions..
58. Lightsout23 (Posts: 1; Member since: 28 Oct 2013)
Well music is only as good as its source. If he is REALLY into music you would want to use lossless audio and not mp3 because mp3s are compressed. You lose sound quality with compression. I can't speak for the note 3 but I know the lg g2 supports 24 bit/192kHz lossless audio.
59. JakeLee (banned) (Posts: 1021; Member since: 02 Nov 2013)
Winamp for Android is capable of handling both flac and alac (lossless formats)
The catch is, decoding them with the CPU consumes lots of power, draining the battery like mad.
Therefore, he should be looking for a device with hw decoding capabilities of the formats above.
I'm not sure if there are any Android phones with hw flac decoder. (Even if an Android phone is capable of playing flac, that doesn't necessarily mean it's done by hw decoder, plus hw alac decoder is not available on other devices than Apple's)
iPhone doesn't have a hw flac decoder, but alac is hw decoded, guaranteed.
So, a high capacity iPhone would be the best bet for your brother, if he only cares about music.
61. Zimakool (Posts: 9; Member since: 06 Nov 2013)
I like them both! But my preference was for the note3 I Can't imagine not having my S-pen. It really comes in handy.
62. Gabriel51 (Posts: 1; Member since: 28 Jul 2014)
I have both, pixel density is better on the G2 and I like not having any buttons on the side to accidently push...
There is no down side to either


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New studies validate benefits of college degrees
June 30, 2011
Jefferson City - Two new national studies verify the value of a college degree for American workers.
The Undereducated American from the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce says the U.S. has fallen behind in the production of college-educated workers. The authors write, "The data are clear. The demand for college-educated workers is growing much faster than the supply. In recession and recovery, we remain fixated on the high school jobs that are lost and not coming back. We are hurtling into a future dominated by college-level jobs, unprepared."
The study notes that 20 million more workers with postsecondary education will be needed by 2025. Even workers in occupations that don't require college degrees benefit economically from having them. A college education prepares them to do higher level work, get jobs with better wages and benefits, and open their own businesses, according to the study.
The Brookings Institution compared returns on investments in college and the stock market in the study, Where is the Best Place to Invest $102,000 -- In Stocks, Bonds, or a College Degree?
The study notes, " The $102,000 investment in a four-year college yields a rate of return of 15.2 percent per year-more than double the average return over the last 60 years experienced in the stock market (6.8 percent), and more than five times the return to investments in corporate bonds (2.9 percent), gold (2.3 percent), long-term government bonds (2.2 percent), or housing (0.4 percent)."
Missouri Commissioner of Higher Education David Russell says the findings in these two studies align with the state's goal of increasing degree attainment to 60 percent of the adult population by 2025, up from 39 percent today.
"We know from history and from studies such as these that postsecondary education provides enormous economic benefits to individuals and their communities," Russell says. "We need to graduate 4,000 more students each year if we are to meet our state's future for workforce needs. To do this will take commitment from families, Missouri's education system, business leaders and elected officials."


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Amazing brushes!
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Very nice brushes for the price. The brush handle is large and comfortable and the brushes are easy to clean. Compared to cheaper brushes, these brushes have softer hair tips and more "snap," as in they bounce back easily. The handles are short and therefore easy to transport and use. If you make sure not to get paint up to the ferrule (the metal part) they will last a long time.
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Excellent brushes for beginner or intermediate watercolorists. They have excellent snap and they do not shed bristles. I use many of the brushes in this range on a daily basis alongside more expensive sable and squirrel brushes. Highly recommend for their value
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I have been an artist(Painter) and teacher for over 40 years, and I have to say that the Princeton Snap! Golden Taklon Brushes are one of the best deals out there.Even tho they are an inexpensive brush they perform exceedingly well for both acrylic and water soluble oil. Personally, they are comfortable to handle and give very consistent results. For students, they give them the joy of a great brush without requiring them to spend a fortune. I truly cannot say enough about them. When they do get tired and they do because I use them alot! I'm not quite as sad because I know their quality is consistent and that a new one will give me the same predictable quality!!
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For a handmade brush that's within this price range, you can't go wrong with these Snap! brushes, however, it can go wrong depending on what you want to do with it. Specifically I was looking for #2 Round brushes for comic inking,and Princeton offered these in White or Gold taklon. Unlike natural bristles, india ink will inevitably seep upward into the ferrule, of course with some brush cleaner this will be nullfied. The gold #2 is smaller than the white taklon, can hold a dead-weight line but also make cursive lines easier (for me anyway, I like to have a brush that needs more pressure to vary line weight), and is able to, with practice, end a line with a point. Aside from slight brush characteristics, these brushes hold the about the same amount of ink as the white synthetics. Get this brush if you don't want to invest heavily yet in a Kolinksy-sable brush.
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I bought one of these on a whim at the Blick store - they were on sale and I was amazed at the price, since they felt really nice. Used the #12 round at watercolor class today, and very impressed by how well the brush handled. Nice flow and came back to a point every time. Usually brushes this cheap shed or are scratchy - this is more like higher end brushes, handling and performing the same as brushes I have costing 3 times the price! I will definitely be going back to get more of these.
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10th AJEI Workshops in Social Sciences
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International Session: Thursday March, 1st
Conflict, Negotiation, Cooperation.
Challenges and Methods for Studying Social Relations
in South Asia.
(Proposals should be submitted before January 10th and should not exceed 200 words. You are requested to determine the themes on which you wish to participate. Communications should fit in 15 minutes to allow discussions. Please send your proposals to this address: firstname.lastname@example.com.
The selection will be favourable to papers emphasising methodological and epistemological dimensions of the topic.)
The French Association of Young Researchers in Social Sciences in South Asia organizes four days of workshops, among which one day will welcome communications in English for increasing exchanges between young researchers from different countries. For these workshops, we propose that a deliberation be started on the issues and methods, which make possible a comprehension of social relations in South Asia.
According to Max Weber, 'conflict cannot be removed from social life (…) "peace" is nothing more than a different form of conflict, a shift in the identity of its protagonists, in the purpose of the conflict or even in the process of selection'. If this idea is accepted, conflict and cooperation can then be conceived not as being antithetical but rather as being indissolubly related. In Georg Simmel's opinion also, conflict - that can be latent as well as explicit, violent as well as non-violent, creative as well as destructive - and cooperation – built on continuous dialogue and negotiation – cannot be dissociated, as they are inherent to each other and latent in each other. Thus, conflict, which is defined as an antagonistic relationship between various individual or collective entities pursuing contradictory objectives, would not constitute a malfunctioning of the social order resulting in disorder but on the contrary, it would be a form of extensive social dialogue in itself and even give rise to social changes. Seen in this light, conflict cannot any more be considered only as destructive but on the contrary, it becomes an instrument of socialisation. Every social group in conflict would tend to, in fact, produce its own 'lifestyle', as per Weberian terminology, through an organisation, an imagination and specific means of gratification. As for cooperation, widely considered as a peaceful and concerted management of social tensions, it would be defined as the capacity of stakeholders for dealing with their conflict without letting them degenerate. Finally negotiation would represent a medium for making demands and a tool for pacification that can allow one to shift from conflict to cooperation. Therefore, the idea of negotiation questions the two concepts simultaneously.
These workshops should motivate a reflection about the accuracy of these concepts in South-Asian context. To what extent are they likely to inform us about the nature and the modalities of social relations in this region? The deliberation shall revolve around the three transversal themes: defining social relations, talking about them, and reading into them.
Theme 1: Defining social relations
The extreme diversity of origins, expressions, results and consequences of conflicting and cooperative social relations demands an effort of definition and classification of both notions and situations. In South Asia, all inter-state armed conflicts, full-scale or localised civil wars, terrorist acts, separatist, secessionist or irredentist conflicts as well as communal, sectarian, caste, class conflicts etc. are taken stock of. The stakes involved in these conflicts can be political, economic, ethnic, religious, territorial, and sometimes, several of these dimensions overlap with each other. As for cooperation, bilateral or regional initiatives, instances of resorting to positive discriminatory measures or redefining borders between two states, success or failure etc. are registered. It is thus important to determine criteria to define conflict and cooperation, to understand the reasons behind these dynamics, to explain why certain conflicts deteriorate while others stabilise, to define the margin left for negotiations and to analyse the methodological tools that the researcher has for studying conflict and cooperation. It would also be necessary to inquire about the identity of stakeholders, their interests and the strategies that they adopt to express and defend themselves during the processes of conflict, cooperation and negotiation.
Theme 2: Talking about social relations
Addressing the issue of social relations and in particular, the notions of conflict, negotiation and cooperation, through the manner they are expressed by various stakeholders and thus made visible, then through the way they are interpreted by the researcher, seems to give a relevant key for understanding interactions between social groups in South Asia. In this theme and the next one, we wish to generate a deliberation about the visibility and the forms of expression of social relationships. Every social entity produces its own discourse - of which many types exist: scientific, ideological, political, historical, religious, media-related, popular discourses… - which influences reality. The construction of social representations and their expression in the society depends on this interplay between discourse and reality, between speaking, reacting and living. It is thus important to question the origin of narratives: who produces the discourse and why, and the consequences of it. How does the discourse influence social realities while the latter also create discourse? Finally, how can the researcher understand social relationships from actors' narratives, and how should he consider his own speech?
Theme 3: Reading into social relations
Finally, parallel to the analysis of the "talking about", it seems interesting to address different possibilities for reading into social relations. We would thus like to focus on the methods available for reading into and deciphering social relations through their diverse expressions. Interpretation or hermeneutic analysis of discourse, whether they are in written form, in spoken form, in images or implicit, enable us to understand the modalities operating in the expression of social relations. But, it is also possible to read into conflict, negotiations, or cooperation in space, by referring to a geographic analysis of social relations. In fact, it seems particularly heuristic to address the spatial dimension of social relations, and more precisely the issues and significations of their constant overlapping with spatial relations, with the space being not only a support for social relations but also a framework, translating the economic, social, symbolic or political position - or even opposition - of individuals or social groups. As per Guy Di Meo's thinking, social space must be considered as something that is being built up through struggles (category or class) and stakes, which create socio-spatial differentiation. Also, space shall be considered to read into and understand modalities of social relations shifting from conflicts to cooperation. We shall thus reflect on methods and tools available in order to address socio-spatial relations.


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He is about 41 inches tall and 38 pounds. He is often mistaken for a 4 year year old. Hes the tallest in his preschool class- towers over yhe other kids. I teach kindergarten and when he visits me at school with his dad, he is almost as tall as my Kindergarteners.
His little brother is 17 months and a good head and a half shorter. He is average height.
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I often wonder if all the vitamins I took when pregnant with him made him so tall. I took extra calcium and vitamin b- don't know why - it was my first pregnancy and I obsessed about being healthy and having a healthy baby. I also ate tons of ice cream.
Anyone else have off the charts tall kiddos?
His teachers expected a lot from him - probably forgetting he is only 2.
I love my son so much . He's a happy, smiley, smart and creative boy. Just sick of all the comments from people. Perhaps it's my hormones this time of month- ha ha


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One of three Twin City residents, picked up last spring following a drug bust, failed to show up in court Thursday and a warrant was issued for his arrest, according to prosecutors. A hearing was scheduled to consider revoking probation for 24 year old Ronnie Berry. Berry was put on two years first offender probation after pleading guilty to a marijuana possession charge but prosecutors say he recently tested positive for marijuana. Meantime, 23 year old Bryan Sullivan was convicted by a judge rather than a jury of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and unlawful possession. Sullivan will be sentenced in August. Another co defendant, 23 year old Brian Cochran pleaded guilty last year to possession of marijuana with intent to deliver within a one thousand feet of a school. He was sentenced to four years in prison but was recommended for a form of prison boot camp. If successful, he would be released early from prison.


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Convert an old vintage mirror into something useful and decorative. This Turquoise Refurbished Chalkboard is made with a thrifty junk store find, and it's a great way to leave your loved ones notes, store jewelry, or just add some color to your bedroom! Turquoise not your color? Don't worry! You can use whatever color you'd like in this tutorial. This refurbished project is excellent proof that one man's trash is another thrifty girl's treasure!
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The cute little knobs for hangers came from Hobby Lobby. I drilled holes in the frame for the knobs. Easy.
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Skip to comments.Ann Coulter: NEGROES WITH GUNS (In spite of Dem's efforts to disarm them)
Posted on 04/18/2012 4:17:32 PM PDT by Syncro
(Contrary to what illiterates believe, the KKK was an outgrowth of the Democratic Party, with overlapping membership rolls. The Klan was to the Democrats what the American Civil Liberties Union is today: Not every Democrat is an ACLU'er, but every ACLU'er is a Democrat. Same with the Klan.)Read the rest at AnnCoulter.Com
Williams' repeated thwarting of violent Klan attacks is described in his stirring book, "Negroes With Guns." In one crucial battle, the Klan sieged the home of a black physician and his wife, but Williams and his Black Armed Guard stood sentry and repelled the larger, cowardly force. And that was the end of it.
As the Klan found out, it's not so much fun when the rabbit's got the gun.
The NRA's proud history of fighting the Klan has been airbrushed out of the record by those who were complicit with the KKK, Jim Crow and racial terror, to wit: the Democrats.
Just watch the news out of Detroit. There are stories about blacks defending themselves against criminals all the time.
You still clingin' to that chick even after she's gone all rogue and shizzle?
For rizzle? My nizzle, give it up!
Place your bets on which leftist gang will screech about the title of the column: MSNBC, NAACP, the Obama administration itself?
(The column is not the original use of the title.)
Does Ann have a book coming out? Trying to kiss up to potential conservative buyers?
Didn't AC's candidate of choice support gun restrictions?
Ann has certainly been a disappointment regarding her infatuation with non-conservatives in the GOP, but this is an excellent article worthy of reading, sharing, and consideration.
I cheer this article and the history lesson!
She's on target here.
my favorites. Looks like some variation of the 91/30 or sling hangers added later.
I wish they would ban her screeds from FR, she's nothing more then a left-wing hack in conservative dress. She has alreaady shown her true colors, and those who post her nonsense should do so elsewhere,I no linger have nay respect for what she has to say or for her as a person..
She dated Bill Maher for god sake. She a eastern republican liberal.
Snoop GunnerGun, wazzup dawg?
Sorry, Ann. I won't read a thing you write anymore since you've developed a love affair with homosexuals and that appalling kissy-ass you've done with that big time democrat named Romney. You should be ashamed of yourself. You're now garbage!
My daughter wrote a paper in college several years ago on the KKK and democrats, nothing new here, Ann go home. Jim please stop people from posting her garbage...
It's interesting you mention that. There was an article recently about an elderly black man in Detroit who experienced someone breaking into his home in the middle of the night. He drilled the dude with an SKS. No kidding.......a bit overkill in my opinion, but it more than got the job done.
That was one great column.
"Contrary to MSNBC hosts, I do not believe the shooting in Florida is evidence of a resurgent KKK."
Well, Zimmerman is a DemocRAT.
The Robert F. Williams story sounds like it would make a great movie - just as long as they didn't make it in Hollywood.
This first one is somewhat questionable but I dont know enough to say whether it was a good shoot or not.
Apparent Robbery Attempt Turns Deadly in Detroity(MI)
Detroit woman kills intruder in her home(MI)
Elderly Detroiter Says He Fatally Shot Suspected Teen Burglar
Police: Retired Detroit Officer Fataly Shot Armed Robber(MI)
I just sent that graphic to everyone on my e-mail list - including the Libs.
Thanks for posting it.
I stole it right here on FR!
ps. See #12 for the history of the rifle she is holding.
That's the take-away from this post. Wonder if Williams has ever been approached.
Don't have to.
I got three of them. (Two 91-30s, One M44)
Ann is irrelevant to me anymore. Even when she may occasionally be right.
IF she wants my regard and attention, then she needs to boldy print "I don't support Romney for POTUS anymore."
Then she may become relevant again. However, I doubt it.
I can't bring myself to read anything of Ann Coulter's anymore. Maybe, in a few years, but the last two years has been horribly disappointing.
They are my favorite. Relatively cheap and fun to find variations of 'em!
m44 = max fireball
Robert F. Williams - here is what happened to him in 1961. Looks like he is/was living in exile.
Yea and you are telling ME that I should post her columns elsewhere?
Don't you have a birf certificate to photoshop?
If you don't like great articles like this column, you should take your nonsense to another site, something like the OstrichCronicles. Remember to only breathe out so you don't get sand in your brain.
So throw out everything.
Don't read the article, it's about Coulter having dinner with Christie and giving him her dessert.
Ok. I will take your advice and not read the article. Thanks
Yea, there is no relevancy in this column, nor last weeks.
Don't read them, they are all about Romney and homos.
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Robert Franklin Williams (February 26, 1925 October 15, 1996) was a civil rights leader, the president of the Monroe, North Carolina NAACP chapter in the 1950s and early 1960s, and author. At a time when racial tension was high and official abuses were rampant, Williams was a key figure in promoting both integration[citation needed] and armed black self-defense in the United States. He and his wife left the United States in 1961 to avoid prosecution for kidnapping. A self-professed Black Nationalist and supporter of liberation, he lived in both Cuba and communist China in self-imposed exile. He was a fugitive from justice for many years after he was falsely accused of kidnapping (The charges were later dropped).
Williams' book Negroes with Guns (1962), published while he was in exile in Cuba, details his experience with violent racism and his disagreement with the pacifist Civil Rights Movement philosophies. It was influential with younger black men, including Huey Newton, who founded the Black Panthers.
I love reading Ann when she's not in a Romney episode.
How such an intelligent and courageous woman ever got into Romney episodes in the first place is almost inconceivable.
Except for the fact that Hillary is still trying for the brass ring.
A lot of foul things become understandable when you factor that bitch into the equation.
The '44 has a kick approximately equivalent to my 12Ga slugger with a three inch mag. It can take some "getting used to."
The 91-30s fire the same cartridge, but the extra length and weight reduces the recoil to something just a little over an old M14.
Neither ever fails to turn heads at the range.
Classic Arms will sell you a crate of 20 for $1,800
These guys have some low recoil 44 grain 7.62x54r. it's round nosed and doesn't always feed right, but your shoulder will thank you! (I have a 91/59 carbine)
I still can't figure how Ann could support Romney, especially considering the 'Assault Weapons Ban' in Massachussetts (Romney signed it into law without any sunset provision).
(Note: this is just my RKBA objection to Mitt, I will spare the thread the others, which are significant in and of themselves. Just call this the second deal-breaker.)
I do not trust late-stage epiphanies on the RKBA, especially when they are proximal to candidacy. It reminds me too much of John Kerry.
Hopefully, Ann has escaped from the terminal they had her chained to and pulled loose the IVs (with whatever she has been medicated with) and returned to the land of sanity and Conservatism.
Time will tell...
"crate of 20 for $1,800" Maybe if I could hand pick them.
Half the fun is hunting the consignment racks at gun stores
Whites with guns is what bothers the libs.
Whoops (!)
(Thanks for the additional details)
This morning, I taught a buddy from work how to shoot a pistol for the very first time. He did quite well: http://youtu.be/bl6uhpU9UcU
I have taught my Wife, her Daughter, Her niece and my workmate.
Our numbers are growing.
Let them choke on THAT!
Ann Coulter "screeds" are never going to be banned from this website!
She tends to survive even the most vicious of her detractors, by having based her paid pundit position on verifiable facts, in her political opinion pieces.
As distastefull as many of her stated opinions "feel" to some people who claim to be Conservative, I have rarely seen her proven wrong, in the long term.
Filmed at Silver Bullet?
Ann's right. Great post, Syncro.
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|A healthy way of life
I get so much joy out of seeing someone hit their fitness goals. That joy for the other person is exactly why I am a fitness professional.
On the other hand, nothing makes me sadder than seeing someone's excitement diminish because they are experiencing a fitness relapse. The good news is you can set yourself up for success by making health and fitness part of your lifestyle, thus avoiding the unwanted relapse.
Once you hit a particular goal, whether it be number of pounds lost or dress size, the last thing you want to do is stop exercise and eating properly. Going back to unhealthy eating habits and cutting back on exercise is one of the biggest mistakes people make once they reach a goal.
This is why fad diets, magic pills and wonder elixirs don't work long-term.
The best way to answer this is to remind everyone that getting on track with your health and fitness is a lifestyle change, not a flash-in-the-pan, one time thing. You should always be eating healthy, exercising on a regular basis and monitoring your weight or physique. These are the three key elements in living a healthy lifestyle.
Being aware of where you are and monitoring your health makes it very easy to make tweaks in your nutrition and exercise programs when you start to move in the wrong direction.
For those in the "maintenance" stage, you are likely to notice minor fluctuations every few days or weeks and you can use those as your guide to making changes before things get out of control. If the scale goes up a few pounds, evaluate your nutrition and physical activity, make some adjustments and get the number back down.
I remind my clients that having a weight loss goal is important, but the healthy habits you develop, the lifestyle changes you make and the person you become on your fitness journey is far more important than the number on the scale.
Empower yourself and take control of your health - you deserve it.
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Task Force starts work without the Animal Shelter Commission
The first page of the HSUS 2010 report calls for a Task Force to be formed. "Once a task force is developed to review this document and create a working plan of action, the task force should recommend priorities and action items and specify due dates. The document the task force develops then becomes DAS's working document to implement the recommendations in this report." That's a pretty tall order and it's likely this task force will shape the future of Dallas Animal Services.
So who's on it? A couple of DAS staff members, someone from Code Compliance, at least one other City employee, and the always- professional, well-respected President 0f the SPCA of Texas, James Bias.
Who's not on it? Not a single member of the Animal Shelter Commission, many of whom have years of experience in animal welfare and sheltering and have spent years working with the City to improve Dallas Animal Services, all within the realistic constraints of budget and manpower characteristic of most municipal shelters. Not Jonnie England, Director of Advocacy and Communications for the Metroplex Animal Coalition and former Executive Director of Operation Kindness. Not a single former Animal Shelter Commission Member. No one from Dallas Animal Advocates, the group who has made it their mission to help the animals and staff at Dallas Animal Services. They're the ones that donated all the beds at Christmas, provided Christmas dinner and Thanksgiving dinner for the DAS employees that had to work those days, and worked with Lieutenant Walton to come up with the idea of the Compassion wristbands. They're also the folks who so generously contribute to this blog. No one from Companions For Life is on the task force either, even though they just spent over $5,000 on equipment for DAS – the last in a long line of donations of equipment, supplies, and educational resources they've contributed over the years to make up for gaps in the City budget.
At the December 9th meeting of the Animal Shelter Commission, the formation of the task force was discussed. While many of the Commissioners seemed to think a task force was unnecessary when the Commission already exists (the Commission's mission is to advise Dallas Animal Services), they made it clear to Code Compliance Director Joey Zapata that they felt a Task Force had to be formed, a member of the Commission should be on it. Mr. Zapata agreed to consider it and said he would let them know who they chose. But that didn't happen. The Task Force was formed and held their first meeting before anyone on the Commission knew about it.
Why shut out the Commission? Why the secrecy? From the outside looking in, it would appear that the City's upper management has begun a systematic campaign to brand everyone on the Animal Shelter Commission as some kind of "animal rights nut". They have the ear of the City Council and it would not be a surprise if they were using it. Remember the lost dog law? It was written by Code Compliance, vetted, and presented to the City Council for a vote before the Commission ever heard about it. Some say that since Code Compliance Director Kathy Davis left and Forest Turner took over, the entire department seems to be slipping backward. While the industry as a whole moves forward and Animal Services agencies across the country move toward a dual mission of protecting the health, safety, and welfare of people and of animals in the community, Dallas Animal Services appears to be falling back into the role of "dog catcher". And the Commission, the Lieutenant, and the many private non-profit organizations that support DAS may be powerless to stop it. Good luck Mr. Bias – you're going to need it.
This just in – it appears that six-eight Dallas Animal Services employees may get to go the Texas Unites Conference after all. We're told Dallas Animal Services and a couple of other area animal welfare groups participated in a Community Collaborative project sponsored by Maddie's Fund recently. Dallas Animal Services received a $ 12,000 grant for their participation. The grant money has been earmarked for training and equipment. The more skeptical among us can't help but notice the City isn't spending a dime here, and so this in no way answers the question "Is the City committed to training and education for Animal Services?"
Training is critical for animal services, but apparently not a priority for the City
Training. It's an essential part of any job and nowhere more so than in Animal Services. In fact, the need for more and better training is one of the things the animal shelter commission has been trying to get the City to realize for years. There's a proper way to handle a hurt dog in the field and a proper way to handle feral cats in the shelter. There's a proper way to disinfect a kennel and a proper way to feed a kitten. But according to the recent HSUS report, our animal services people don't know how to do these things properly because they've never received proper training. Indeed, the recommendations contained in the report refer to the need for more training twenty-five times.
There's a conference coming up in March in Austin. It's all about animal services, and according to the website there are 36 workshops on everything from animal cruelty to bio-safety and from respiratory disease to breed recognition. The speakers are all recognizable names in animal control – Kit Jenkins from PetSmart Charities, Keane Menefee from Fort Worth Animal Control, an ADA from Houston ("Animal Control Officers Gone Wild" – really?), and vets from Texas A&M and U.C. Davis. It's $175 for 9 classes over 3 days. You'd think the City would jump at the chance to get that kind of training for that kind of money, wouldn't you? Nope. According to the employees, the City said no. $ 175 was too expensive. Even though some of them stand to lose their animal control certifications the end of June if they don't get more continuing education by then.
Maybe they're going to do what they did in July and have the animal services employees train each other to earn those CEUs. It was a joke then and it's a joke now.
So warm up your keyboards everyone. We'll dig into this a bit further and if we find out this is true we'll all have some letter-writing to do.
By the way, did you see the Dallas Morning News article yesterday? The one about the $ 8,000 the City spent on new chairs for the Council briefing room? I already did the math – $ 8,000/$ 175 = 45 conference registrations. IJS.
Notes from yesterday's meeting
Andrea Grimes live-blogged during the meeting. You can see her report here. It's well worth the read – funny and enlightening.
Unfair Park live blogging from Commission meeting
Andrea Grimes will be live-blogging from the Animal Shelter Commission meeting today. Follow along HERE starting around 1:30 pm.
The shelter commission to discuss the HSUS report Thursday
According to the agenda – http://www.ci.dallas.tx.us/cso/pdf/meetings/ASC-12-09.pdf, the City of Dallas Animal Shelter Commission will take up the issue of the HSUS report this Thursday at their meeting. It's 114 pages and it's not much fun to read. I am told a lot of things have changed since April 2010, but there is still a very, very long way to go.
Read it for yourself here: HSUS 2010 report


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As winter approaches, there's nothing better than throwing another log on the fire. The UK Government are taking this sentiment one step further though, and will soon commit to subsidising coal power stations to ditch coal and switch over to burning wood instead.
Drax – the largest coal power plant in the country – plan to switch half of its boilers over to wood, and just last week the Times reported that Eggborough was considering switching over completely.
Whilst a tonne of wood might keep you warm for winter, about 30 million tonnes – six times the total UK timber harvest - will be needed if Government plans go ahead. It's difficult to estimate exactly what this will cost us, but Drax alone received £69mn in subsidies last year and that will go up to about half a billion once it has delivered its conversion plans.
Beginning to sound a bit crazy? It gets crazier.
Subsidies for green power make sense. We need them to catalyse the transition to a low carbon economy, but they only make sense if genuine reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are delivered.
A new report published this week by the RSPB, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace, uses Government's own data to show that burning whole trees to generate electricity is worse for the climate than coal. The report is based on advice from leading Princeton academic Timothy Searchinger, who was one of the first academics to identify serious problems with greenhouse gas emission reductions from biofuels used in transport.
The logic is simple – when trees are burnt in power stations, CO2 comes out of the chimney just like it does when you burn coal. The difference is that the wood is less energy dense and is wetter than coal, so it takes a lot more energy to harvest, transport, process, and finally burn it. When these emissions are tallied up, generating power from typical conifer trees results in 49% more emissions than just burning coal.
Government has justified burning trees in power stations by claiming the chimney emissions are offset by the carbon that the forest takes in when it regrows after being harvested, but this is misleading. It can take decades, if not centuries for the trees to recapture that carbon, leaving us with more emissions in the atmosphere now, when we least need it.
What's the solution?
Burning whole trees in power stations simply shouldn't happen. Some parts of the industry, including Drax, recognise this but resist specifically excluding the use of whole trees from subsidies arguing that there is no need because they'll only use waste. We need genuine, independently verified assurances to prove its not happening. If this means that there will be less bioenergy available, then so be it. Let's invest in real clean, green renewables instead.
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CAIRO -- Egypt's military warned on Saturday of "disastrous consequences" if the crisis that sent tens of thousands of protesters back into the streets is not resolved, signaling the army's return to an increasingly polarized and violent political scene.
The military said serious dialogue is the "best and only" way to overcome the nation's deepening conflict over a disputed draft constitution hurriedly adopted by Islamist allies of President Mohammed Morsi, and recent decrees granting himself near-absolute powers.
"Anything other than that (dialogue) will force us into a dark tunnel with disastrous consequences; something which we won't allow," the statement said. It was read by an unnamed military official on state television.
Morsi had called for a dialogue Saturday to discuss how to resolve the disagreement as his vice president suggested that a Dec. 15 constitutional referendum could be delayed.
But the main opposition leaders declined to attend, saying talks can only take place if Morsi rescinds his decrees and cancels the referendum.
Most of the public figures at the meeting were Islamists, with the exception of liberal opposition politician Ayman Nour.
And at least three members left the talks soon after they started. Ahmed Mahran, a lawyer who was among them, said: "It was a one-way conversation," accusing presidential advisers of refusing to listen.
The current crisis was sparked Nov. 22 when Morsi granted himself authority free of judicial oversight, alleging that judges loyal to the former regime were threatening the constitutional drafting process and the transition to democracy.
But the move touched off a new wave of opposition and unprecedented clashes between the president's Islamist supporters led by the Muslim Brotherhood and protesters accusing him of becoming a new strongman.
At least six civilians have been killed and several offices of the president's Muslim Brotherhood torched in the unrest. The two sides also have staged a number of sit-ins around state institutions, including the presidential palace where some of the most violent clashes occurred.
With the increasing polarization and the specter of internal fighting looming, the military began reasserting itself, with soldiers sealing off the presidential palace. Its warning on Saturday marked the first time the military returned to the political fray.
Failing to reach a consensus, "is in the interest of neither side. The nation as a whole will pay the price," the military said, adding it "realizes its national responsibility in protecting the nation's higher interests" and state institutions.


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It's not going to be the end of the day for anyone to skate twice in the Olympics...
No one would decline to participate in the team event. Can you imagine what kind of backlash would face them when they go back home? I don't think an individual gold could rescue his or her (marketing) image. It's during the Olympics that all kinds of patriotism you didn't know you had climbs out.
Which brings to my point. The idea of a team event is brilliant for the Olympics. Patriotism means rating god. Period. Although I would like to see a format that's actually fair, something like two teams per event, which is never going to happen (because of Japan). I mean, seriously, why discriminate against pairs and dancers?
If a country, for example, Canada fails to qualify a second lady, then they can send one just for the team event. She is probably gonna suck so much that Canada doesn't win anyway. In any case it won't matter. Russia has this one in the bag.
^ I think for the Olympic team event there is only one lady, one man, one pairs team, and one dance team.
For the Team Trophy event, you are probably right about Japan (that is, the corporate sponsors and television networks in Japan that are sponsoriung this made-for-TV event want Japan to have a chance to win). But other countries,too, might find it hard to field two pairs teams and two dance teams.
For the Olympics, maybe Joannie Rochette will come back. Canada would have a fighting chance with Chan, Rochette, Virtue and Moir and either Duhamel and Radford or Dube and Wolfe.
Joannie has continued to indicate her interest in the Team event. But what would she have to do to qualify? I think she can just come back because of her Olympic medal.
I am personally hoping that if you compete in singles or pairs dance, you can't compete in the team event, so that more skaters get a chance at an Olympic experience.
Looking ahead to 2014, Reuters got comments from V/M re the Sochi team competition. Excerpts from the wire are below. (I'm posting here in 2012 Team Trophy thread b/c I don't see any Olympic threads yet.)
NICE, France, March 30 | Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:25pm EDT
(Reuters) - Olympic champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir gave a big thumbs up on Friday to the new team figure skating competition that will be introduced at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games.
Less than 24 hours after capturing their second ice dance gold medal at the world championships, the couple's eyes lit up at the thought of winning two Olympic titles in Russia.
"It's really exciting. Any chance we have to skate for another Olympic medal, it's amazing," a smiling Virtue told Reuters after enjoying her first stress-free day in Nice.
Moir was even more enthusiastic.
"Step on Olympic ice, be in an Olympic venue, we'll take it. Add three more events, we'll be there for all of them," he grinned. ....
The Canadians admitted they were originally concerned about the team battle taking place before the individual competitions but their coach Marina Zueva helped to ease their worries.
"Originally we had wished it was the reverse (the individual competitions were before the team) but Marina's perspective was that having the team event first would be a great chance for us to get out and feel the Olympic energy, feel the vibe... almost like a warm-up before the individual competition," said Virtue.
Moir added: "Anytime there is an Olympic medal on the line, I'm pretty competitive. I know that I won't be able to sleep at night knowing it was us that lost the gold for Canada. So we're going to do everything we can to give the Canadians the best opportunity to win."
I see now that Reuters also reported separately on Mar 29 that the first day of the Sochi figure-skating team event will be the day before(!) the Olympic opening ceremony.
Seems to me that this schedule could bring extra attention to the sport in general as well as to the team event. My hunch is that media outlets will jump at the chance to provide coverage of an official competition -- while they can offer only preview stories for other Olympic sports.
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Do you know which countries will qualify for the World Team Trophy??
Well, now the USFSA has to pick Ashley's partner for the World Team Trophy.
They can't send Czisny to this if they care at all. Best choice at this point is probably Caroline, but anyone else will do.
I really hope Caroline gets to go to this event. I really feel like she didn't get enough credit for her two amazing skates at National's. At least she should get to go to the Teams event. It would help her training costs, and also have one more opportunity to remind the int'l judges of all the improvements she's made.
"The results of the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2012 determined the six qualifiers for the ISU World Team Trophy in Tokyo, Japan (April 18 to 22). The six teams are Japan (7891 points), Canada (6943 points), Russia (6807 points), USA (6399 points), Italy (5412 points) and France (5214 points)."
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If we've learned anything from the first few weeks of the 2013-14 NBA season, it's that even the toughest title contenders have hiccups to overcome.
Some teams, like the Miami Heat, shouldn't be sweating their flaws too much. Sure, the Heat started off lackluster on defense, but they've picked up their intensity in recent games and look every bit like the two-time defending champions that they are.
Others, like the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets, have legitimate reason to panic. Both New York squads look like shells of themselves due to injuries and inefficiency on both ends of the court.
Here, take a look at the biggest red flags we've seen pop up for eight of the preseason playoff favorites.
Note: All statistics are current through games played on Nov. 18; all records are current through games played on Nov. 19. Unless otherwise noted, all statistics come from Basketball-Reference.com or NBA.com/stats.


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The purpose of this study is to provide a detailed analysis of the markets for oil well stimulation and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in Russia, including a description of the main indicators of the E&P sector: output of crude oil, exploratory and development drilling, well servicing, stimulation jobs, oil recovery using secondary and tertiary oil recovery methods. Separate analysis will be provided for the following segments: horizontal drilling, side-tracking, hydrofacturing, bottomhole acidizing, chemical flooding, thermal EOR, injecting water and gas into the reservoir, as well as complex tertiary EOR methods. The report estimates the value of this market for each segment under review from 2012 through 2020.
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2 Fluid Inflow Stimulation Operations
2.1 Horizontal Drilling
2.2 Sidetracking
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2.4 Hydrochloric bottom hole zone treatment
3 Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods
3.1 Secondary methods
3.2 Tertiary Methods
4 Appraisal of the Production Stimulation and EOR markets
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5.1 VIOCs
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5.1.4 Surgutneftegaz
5.1.5 Gazpromneft
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5.1.8 Slavneft
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6 Analysis of the major providers of stimulation oil production and enhanced oil recovery methods
6.1 Stimulation oil production with sidetracking and horisontal drilling
6.1.1 Burovaya Kompaniya Eurasia (BKE)
6.1.2 Integra-Burenie
6.1.3 Servisnaya Burovaya Kompaniya
6.1.4 Anega-Burenie
6.1.5 Belorusneft-Sibir
6.1.6 BKE Well Services Branch
6.1.7 CAT oil
6.1.8 SGK-Burenie
6.1.11 Weatherford
6.1.12 Surgutneftegaz well servicing and workover departments
6.1.13 Bashneft-Burenie
6.2 Stimulation oil production with bottomhole acidizing
6.2.1 Belorusskoye UPNP i KRS
6.2.2 KRS-Servis (RU-Energy Group)
6.2.3 RU-Energy KRS-MG (former Megion-Servis)
6.2.4 Permnefteotdacha (Nefteservisholding)
6.2.5 Samotlorneftepromkhim
6.2.6 Surgutneftegaz well servicing and workover departments
6.2.7 TatRemServis
6.2.8 Mamontovsky KRS
6.3 Stimulation oil production with fracturing
6.3.1 Calfrac Well Services Ltd. (CWS)
6.3.2 CAT ?il AG (CATKoneft)
6.3.3 MeKaMineft
6.3.4 PetroAlliance Services Company Limited
6.3.5 Trican Well Services
6.3.6 Weatherford
6.3.7 Halliburton
6.3.8 Schlumberger
6.4 Enhanced oil recovery methods
6.4.2 GeotechnoKIN Research and Development Center
6.4.3 Surgutneftegaz well servicing and workover departments
6.4.4 Zarubezhneft
6.4.5 Halliburton
6.4.6 Schlumberger
6.4.7 Flagsol GmbH
6.4.8 Parker Hannifin Corporation
7 Projections for the dynamics of the production stimulation and EOR market in Russia, 2012-2020
7.1 Horizontal drilling
7.2 Sidetracking
7.3 Fracturing
7.4 Hydrochloric bottom hole zone treatment (HBHZT)
7.5 Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods
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- CAT oil
- SGK-Burenie
- Weatherford
- Surgutneftegaz well servicing and workover departments
- Bashneft-Burenie
- Belorusskoye UPNP i KRS
- KRS-Servis (RU-Energy Group)
- RU-Energy KRS-MG (former Megion-Servis)
- Permnefteotdacha (Nefteservisholding)
- Samotlorneftepromkhim
- TatRemServis
- Mamontovsky KRS
- Calfrac Well Services Ltd. (CWS)
- CAT il AG (CATKoneft)
- MeKaMineft
- PetroAlliance Services Company Limited
- Trican Well Services
- Weatherford
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To quit one's job in truly stunning fashion.
Steven Slater was fed up of working for a--holes, so he hit the slide.
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