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Movie Review
December 27, 1951
Bosley Crowther
Published: December 27, 1951
A doubly rewarding experience for those who seek out unusual films in attractive and comfortable surroundings was made available yesterday upon the reopening of the rebuilt Little Carnegie with the Japanese film,
. For here the attraction and the theater are appropriately and interestingly matched in a striking association of cinematic and architectural artistry, stimulating to the intelligence and the taste of the patron in both realms.
, which created much excitement when it suddenly appeared upon the scene of the Venice Film Festival last autumn and carried off the grand prize, is, indeed, an artistic achievement of such distinct and exotic character that it is difficult to estimate it alongside conventional story films. On the surface, it isn't a picture of the sort that we're accustomed to at all, being simply a careful observation of a dramatic incident from four points of view, with an eye to discovering some meaning—some rationalization—in the seeming heartlessness of man.
At the start, three Japanese wanderers are sheltering themselves from the rain in the ruined gatehouse of a city. The time is many centuries ago. The country is desolate, the people disillusioned, and the three men are contemplating a brutal act that has occurred outside the city and is preying upon their minds.
It seems that a notorious bandit has waylaid a merchant and his wife. (The story is visualized in flashback, as later told by the bandit to a judge.) After tying up the merchant, the bandit rapes the wife and then—according to his story—kills the merchant in a fair duel with swords.
However, as the wife tells the story, she is so crushed by her husband's contempt after the shameful violence and after the bandit has fled that she begs her husband to kill her. When he refuses, she faints. Upon recovery, she discovers a dagger which she was holding in her hands is in his chest.
According to the dead husband's story, as told through a medium, his life is taken by his own hand when the bandit and his faithless wife flee. And, finally, a humble wood-gatherer—one of the three men reflecting on the crime—reports that he witnessed the murder and that the bandit killed the husband at the wife's behest.
At the end, the three men are no nearer an understanding than they are at the start, but some hope for man's soul is discovered in the willingness of the wood-gatherer to adopt a foundling child, despite some previous evidence that he acted selfishly in reporting the case.
As we say, the dramatic incident is singular, devoid of conventional plot, and the action may appear repetitious because of the concentration of the yarn. And yet there emerges from this picture—from this scrap of a fable from the past—a curiously agitating tension and a haunting sense of the wild impulses that move men.
Much of the power of the picture—and it unquestionably has hypnotic power—derives from the brilliance with which the camera of director Akira Kurosawa has been used. The photography is excellent and the flow of images is expressive beyond words. Likewise the use of music and of incidental sounds is superb, and the acting of all the performers is aptly provocative.
Machiko Kyo is lovely and vital as the questionable wife, conveying in her distractions a depth of mystery, and Toshiro Mifune plays the bandit with terrifying wildness and hot brutality. Masayuki Mori is icy as the husband and the remaining members of the cast handle their roles with the competence of people who know their jobs.
Whether this picture has pertinence to the present day—whether its dismal cynicism and its ultimate grasp at hope reflect a current disposition of people in Japan—is something we cannot tell you. But, without reservation, we can say that it is an artful and fascinating presentation of a slice of life on the screen. The Japanese dialogue is translated with English subtitles.


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GEN News Highlights : Feb 16, 2010
Bar Harbor BioTechnology (BHB) has entered into a license agreement with Life Technologies to offer contract research services related to data collection and analysis based on the StellARray™ and XenoQ™ systems.
"We wanted to make our expertise in assay design available to all genetic researchers and provide excellent quality data," states Robert Phelps, CEO of BHB. Researchers purchasing StellARrays or XenoQ assays through Lonza, their exclusive distributor, can now contract BHB to perform real-time PCR services.
The data generated in the experiments will be analyzed using BHB's Global Pattern Recognition™ analysis software. The company has expanded its staff to provide the new services secured in this agreement.
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Steven Evans was charged with quite the task Monday night. He was the lone Portland Timbers' representative on the MLS Homegrown All-Stars, and he was the captain of the squad when it squared off with the Portland Timbers' U-23 team in the inaugural Chipotle Homegrown Game at Providence Park.
So it was, in part, Evans' responsibility to help his 18 teammates — a group cobbled together to reward players who rose through the ranks of the United States' development system — find a semblance of cohesion for a game played just several hours after the team formed.
And the squad's chemistry became even more of an issue as the Timbers U-23 team proved capable of maintaining possession, and turned the exhibition game into a physical bout that kicked off All-Star weekend in Portland.
Evans and the Homegrown All-Stars never could put together a combination to find the back of the net, but the Portland native was proud of his squad after the teams played to scoreless tie on a warm, calm night at Providence Park. He praised the Timbers U-23 amateur players, too.
The Homegrown team, Evans said, successfully showcased some of the top young talent in MLS, while the Timbers U-23s proved they could compete on the same field as the pros.
"They definitely came out for a fight," Evans said of the Timbers U-23 team, a squad he played for from 2008 to 2012. "They looked like a team that's been together for definitely longer than us because we haven't even practiced together. So that was good."
The dynamic of a match pitting professional players who hadn't competed together against an amateur team seemed to dictate the play all night. In the first event of its kind, the Homegrown All-Stars won a majority of the individual battles, but often gave up possession with sloppy turnovers. The team also struggled in the final third of the field and on set pieces, resulting in a lack of offensive chances.
The Timbers U-23s, meanwhile, displayed some nifty passing near the box but didn't ever put the ball past Homegrown goalkeeper Jon Kempin (Sporting Kansas City), who was named MVP.
"I was very impressed with the Timbers team," homegrown coach Alfonso Mondelo said. "It was the same thing as the All-Stars. They were lacking a little bit of a punch and a finishing touch."
Afterward, the players weren't concerned with the absence of goals in the showcase game. Rather, the athletes and Mondelo, like Evans, seemed pleased with the effort from both sides and felt the game provided an apt nod to the league's young talent.
"Overall, I thought it was a good, quality game," Modelo said.
"It was all about having fun and working hard," Kempin added. "Obviously, the game was fun."
As the game wore on and the offensive sparks remained nonexistent, a partisan fan base remained vocal, generating cheers whenever either team made a significant push toward a goal.
Though neither squad scored, Evans felt the match, a contest meant to put rising stars on display, did its job. Perhaps that also means he succeeded in his role as captain.
"They were definitely in for a game, and I think we were in for a game, too, because we all have something to prove being the Homegrown players," Evans said. "It was pretty exciting, pretty physical and pretty demanding, too."
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Oscar presentations set for Sunday
OSCAR Notes
The Oscars picked a TV and family guy -- Seth MacFarlane -- to host the Oscars on Sunday, though he did score at the box office in 2012 with "Ted."
Ted, the talking teddy bear, will copresent an award with his pal, Mark Wahlberg. Other presenters include several 2013 nominees -- Ben Affleck (as producer), Jessica Chastain and Jennifer Lawrence.
The cast of "The Avengers" will present an award. 2012 Oscar winners Jean Dujardin, Octavia Spencer, Meryl Streep and Christopher Plummer will also present, along with Halle Berry, Sandra Bullock, Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, John Travolta, Melissa McCarthy, Liam Neeson, Salma Hayek Pinault, Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston, Jamie Foxx and Michael Douglas.
The producers will honor recent musicals, including appearances by "Chicago" cast members Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ren�e Zellweger and Queen Latifah. James Bond films will also be celebrated; Adele will sing the theme from "Skyfall," and Shirley Bassey will also be in the house, presumably to belt "Goldfinger" and more. Norah Jones and Barbra Streisand will also perform.
Listed as special guests: Channing Tatum, Daniel Rad�€"cliffe, Charlize Theron and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
The Oscars begin Sunday at 8 p.m. on WJET-TV. "The Oscars Red Carpet Live" with hosts Kristin Chenoweth, "Good Morning America" anchor Lara Spencer and Entertainment Weekly's Jess Cagle starts at 7 p.m.
- There's still time to see several Best Picture nominees. Tinseltown's Oscar marathon for Saturday will include "Argo," "Silver Linings Playbook," "Zero Dark Thirty" and "Django Unchained." Cost is $30 for all four films.
On Friday, you can also see the Oscar-nominated shorts, both animated and live action.
- The Oscars adore sweeping historical dramas such as "Anna Karenina," which secured nominations for production design, score, cinematography and costumes. It never played Erie. But you can see it Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Film at the Erie Art Museum. "A Royal Affair," Denmark's nominee for Best Foreign Film, plays March 27.
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Kentucky Bluegrass: Horses, Sports, Bourbon and Beauty
A Rand McNally Destination of the Month
By Ashley Day
Not surprisingly, this southern destination has perfected accommodation, catering to outdoorsmen and history buffs as much as musicians or brewery goers. Its iconic horse races make for a vacation in themselves, but you'll want to stick around for a few more claims to fame.
The Main Attraction
Kentucky is all things equestrian from the Horse Capital of the World in Lexington to the "Greatest Two Minutes in Sports" in Louisville. Between Keeneland races in April and Churchill Downs' through May and June, Spring is prime time to experience Horse Country. Saddle up for the ultimate day of racing, betting, and, of course, Mint Juleps, for the Kentucky Derby each May with crowds exceeding 150,000. The two-week Derby Festival kicks off with Thunder Over Louisville, the biggest annual fireworks display on this continent over the Ohio River the Saturday before the two-week tradition. If you didn't make the festivities this year, trot by the Kentucky Horse Park training grounds, the International Museum of the Horse, the Hall of Champions, and dozens of farms across the state with riding and tours.
The Other Countries
The Bluegrass State is known as much for its bourbon as its horses, distilling over 95% of all bourbon. The Kentucky Bourbon Trail leads visitors through six major distilleries in Bourbon Country with tours and tastings at producers like Maker's Mark and Jim Beam. For an encore, continue to the Urban Bourbon Trail featuring Louisville bars serving over 50 varieties of bourbon each and hosting monthly bourbon events. Visit in September for the annual Bourbon Festival in Bardstown, the Bourbon Capital of the World.
You might be surprised to find winery tours and tastings as well. The bluegrass hills create a beautiful setting for vineyards in the home of the first commercial vineyard in the U.S. Choose from over 50 wineries across the state, many offering events and lodging.
Enjoy a taste of bluegrass music in its birthplace, too. The Country Music Highway Museum, Country Music Hall of Fame, Bluegrass Music Museum, Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and birthplaces of dozens of famed musicians comprise Bluegrass Country. Be sure to check the lineup of bluegrass festivals from June to September each year.
Bleeding Blue
After the University of Kentucky's NCAA Championship last month, Wildcat Blue is everywhere. The entire state rallies around this college basketball team–the second winningest team in NCAA history with this 8th title–in Rupp Arena each season. The annual match-up between UK and the Louisville Cardinals is known as the Battle for the Bluegrass, one of the most popular rivalries in the nation.
Celebrate bluegrass baseball, boxing, and car racing alike with attractions like the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, Muhammad Ali Center, the Kentucky Speedway, and the National Corvette Museum.
Outdoors Adventure
Don't miss Mammoth Cave National Park, one of Rand McNally's custom road trips, with the world's longest cave system, tons of outdoor recreation, tours and camping. Kentucky offers hundreds of hiking trails including Mammoth Caves, in addition to over 50 state parks, 120 parks in Louisville alone, Daniel Boone National Forest, and more coastline than Florida for plenty of boating and fishing.
And Then Some
Last, make room on your itinerary for a little art and history, with Abraham Lincoln's birthplace and Appalachia folk arts and crafts. From the National Quilt Museum to Sanders Café, Shaker Village, and the Aviation Museum, there's even more to Kentucky's historic footprint, part of the all-around appealing attraction.
Explore our Kentucky road trips, points of interest, and small towns as you plan your bluegrass travel.


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> Trying to mop boot a microvax II with a deqna ethernet card and netbsd
> 1.6.1. The bootserver is running linux 2.4.26, along with mopd,
> bootparamd. When I type b/100 xqa0 on the mvax's console I get:
> ?4B CTRLERR, xqa0
> and on the linux side I get the following in syslog:
> Nov 10 19:37:10 h14me mopd[12573]: 8:0:2b:9:62:c4 (1) Do you have MOPBOOT?
> (Yes)
> Nov 10 19:37:10 h14me mopd[12573]: 8:0:2b:9:62:c4 Send me MOPBOOT
> It looks like the network hardware is all configured fine, so my problem
> must be software. I read the vax network booting howto at
> http://vax.sevensages.org/swdist/bsd...-netboot-HOWTO.
> I followed the procedures there, it's a little old but a lot of it was
> still usable.
> does anyone know what could be going on here?
Could it be that the DEQNA is not supported for that kind of operation
and that a DELQA is required?
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A Natural History of Parenting: A Naturalist Looks at Parenting in the Animal World and Ours
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Anyone who has ever held a baby or observed a nesting bird will find much to inform and entertain in this enchantingly written and thoroughly researched book. Allport revels in the marvelous diversity of care in the animal world. And she shows us our place in that world with great humor, knowledge, and common sense.
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I Rather Enjoy Being a Mormon, it's True.Casey Mullins
You know what topic gets more people uptight and uncomfortable than politics? Religion. So hey! Let's talk about religion today! I am a Mormon, also known as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Yes, the same one as Mitt Romney and the lead singer of The Killers. Chances are you had one of four reactions to me saying I'm a Mormon:
A) Sheesh, ANOTHER ONE? I swear, it's like they're that "Call Me Maybe" song. THEY'RE EVERYWHERE.
B) Oh man, she's so wrong and I'm going to cloud my entire judgment of her based on her religion alone because I'm right, she's wrong and that's wrong.
C) Oh yay, Mormons! I like Mormons! They're always available to be designated driver and they make the best potatoes at funerals.
D) I don't really know anything about Mormons except for what I've seen on Big Love and that show on TLC about the guy with all the wives. Oh, and that stuff down it Texas, that was the Mormons right? (wrong.)
Regardless of your reaction, I assure you I am as normal as a person can be, I don't care what you believe in or who you do or do not worship — so long as you are a nice person. I would rather hang out with a nice person who thinks my religion is wrong but likes me as a person than another Mormon who may believe the same things as me but who is mean-spirited and judgmental of those around them.
I joined the LDS church when I was 18 in an effort to get my husband to keep going out with me. Somewhere along the way I fell for it, my life became much simpler and I became genuinely and truly happy. I could go into the really deep moments of how I found God and my personal relationship with Christ, but it's kind of like telling someone without kids how great it is to lose sleep and have barf dripping down your neck, you don't really get it until you get it.
Anyway, I was asked about why I liked being a Mormon, and to be honest there's a lot of reasons why I like being a Mormon, some of them are true for any Christian religion (personal relationship with Christ for example) but some are completely unique to the Latter Day Saint faith. Those are the ones I want to focus on.
- We're SO organized! What I learn in church on Sunday in Indiana is the exact same thing an elderly woman in the Congo is learning and the same thing my friends back home in Utah are learning. Church materials are the same throughout the world. The languages change, but the content does not. We could be traveling to a different state (or even a different country) and we wouldn't miss a lesson. Talks in church are given by the members of the church, not prepared and given by the same person every week.
- Everyone answers to someone else. This is similar to being super organized but in regards to church leadership. Cody and I watch over our kids, Cody watches over our family, our home teacher watches over us, the Elder's Quorum president watches out for Cody, the Relief Society President watches out for me, the Primary presidency watches out for Addie, the Bishopric watches out for all of the presidencies, the stake presidency watches out for the Bishopric, the area authorities watch out for the stake presidency, the Quorum of the Twelve watch out for the area authorities (seventies) and the Church Presidency watches out for the Seventies and the entire church. Everybody has someone else to answer to until you're at the top with the Presidency and the Prophet who answers to Jesus Christ Himself. All of our clergy and church positions are unpaid, meaning our Bishop is a regular guy who works for the railroad during the week and watches over the affairs of our ward on Sundays and whenever else he is needed. He'll serve as bishop for several years, then be released and someone else will be called to the position. (Yes, Cody could be eligible, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.)
- There's no outward sign that anyone is a Mormon. We don't have any outward markings, vestments or robes, no secret handshakes, no uniform or dress code. We look like perfectly ordinary people, although in general many of us are more modest than what society considers the norm. Sure there's a few pieces of jewelry that we could wear, but we don't have to. Some of us do wear a specific undergarment as an inward sign and reminder of covenants we have made, but it's not anything strange or unusual once you understand it. We don't all have cheesy stickers on our bumpers or "RULDS2?" t-shirts. (No offense if you have the stickers and t-shirts.) Chances are we are all around you and you have no idea. However, if someone is super forceful, argumentative and obvious about being a Mormon? That's the person talking, not the religion. In general I'd like to think that we are a very kind, humble group who want to help however we can. If you've had a bad experience with a member of the LDS religion, I'm truly sorry. Please don't let that one person cloud your entire opinion of all 12 million of us.
- We are married for eternity. In most marriage ceremonies, the words "'Til death do you part" are a part of the ceremony. In an LDS temple marriage the marriage is sealed with the words "For time and all eternity." Meaning that we're not just married in this life, we're married for eternity. There's some days when eternity seems like an awfully long time when spent with the same guy who has a bad habit of leaving whiskers in the sink, but most of the time it's comforting to know that he's mine forever. If something were to ever happen to him or me, we would see each other again. We will be together again and death is only a temporary separation.
- How we deal with death. So not only to I have Cody for all eternity, but I have my kids for all eternity as well. This means that if anything were to happen to one of them, we would all be together as a family again. Kids are not baptized until 8, so if something were to happen to a child, he or she has an automatic in to heaven. None of this babies ending up in hell because they weren't baptized stuff. Death is not the end for anyone. In fact, things get better after we die. I'm not really going to get into this anymore except to say that my former step dad was a funeral director for most of his life, and he said that LDS funerals always had an air of hope and positivity compared to those of other religions. If you'd like to know more, there are young men and women in your city or town who would love to talk to you.
- It's just a good, simple way to live. Don't drink, don't smoke, be nice to your body, put your family first, take care of yourself, know that you're not alone and know that it will all be worth it. My family is the best thing that ever happened to me. I love being surrounded by them and I love spending time with them. Family doesn't even have to be the people you're related to; I have had people put into my life that have made enormous differences during difficult times. I cannot thank God enough for sending them to me. Whether they know they are a gift from God or not doesn't matter; I treasure the people I'm blessed to be surrounded by.
So that's probably good for now right? I'm sure you may have a lot of questions, and I'd love to attempt to answer them for you, assuming you're nice about it. I've heard it all. I'm well aware we're a peculiar people — our former prophet even acknowledged that we're a little different.
But we are happy.
We are hopeful.
There are a lot of stereotypes and misconceptions about my religion, which is fine. There are a lot of stereotypes and misconceptions about any religion. Let's just all be nice and ask about each others beliefs with a genuine interest in understanding each other, not to tear each other down.
Part 1 of my answers to the questions you asked can be found here.


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1. cnwwyo (Posts: 126; Member since: 26 May 2011)
wonder how many of those "pre orders" came from apple themselves? lol
2. iSHeep (unregistered)
I bought 3 iPhone4s's! 2 in case my first one gets 1 scratch on it and 1 to give to my gf! I'm just happy my phone is finally 4G! Next year we will get 5G! YIIPPYYYY!
5. G-Reg (unregistered)
HAHA, got to it before me. Cudos +1
12. kshell1 (Posts: 1143; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
the only kind of "4g" the iphone4s gets is hspa+ which is slower than wimax and lte
20. ZayZay (Posts: 571; Member since: 26 Feb 2011)
Don't talk unless you actually know what your talking about.
P.S. Hows your Echo? HAHA
23. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
HSPA + is faster than WiMAX
17. Allday28 (Posts: 283; Member since: 19 Nov 2010)
Ummmm it acyually doesnt have 4g.. There are gonna be so many confused people pike you that dont know any better...
32. Yeeee (Posts: 190; Member since: 02 Aug 2011)
I saw many reviews on the galaxy s 2 on at&ts network and even with hspa it only got from 2-5 mbps. normally 2 so its not real 4g
21. ayephoner (Posts: 850; Member since: 09 Jun 2009)
apple cheats.......apple lies........fandroid trolling..............
35. som (Posts: 768; Member since: 10 Nov 2009)
Smart sell by Apple now iPhone 4$ next 2 months will be iPhone 5, I feel bad for iPhone lovers they should wait for iPhone 5 at the same price, new phone and technology.
3. androidsbiggestfan (Posts: 76; Member since: 09 Aug 2011)
Apple, stop fudging your damn sales/pre-order numbers.
4. ivanko34 (Posts: 617; Member since: 04 Sep 2011)
Marketing strategy again...
24. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
It's a good strategy to dominate in sales. So in your brain damaged fandroid head Apple's marketing strategy is to sell millions of iPhones in a matter of days.
I wonder why android doesn't use this strategy? Oh it's because no one buys androids until they're on the clearance rack. That's why android brags about activations.
27. ivanko34 (Posts: 617; Member since: 04 Sep 2011)
t aco you have no iphone nothing from apple
6. WirelessCon (Posts: 309; Member since: 11 May 2010)
As of this morning the 4S is not even on backorder in my region. That means they have plenty in the warehouses and the initial orders have already shipped.
This is definitely a marketing ploy and these articles are just free advertising for Apple. if it's not a marketing gimmick, it's a flat out lie.
7. V.i. boi (unregistered)
Iphone 4s is not 4G!!
8. iKingTrust (banned) (Posts: 716; Member since: 27 Jul 2011)
Its funny that no matter how well Apple does people will always find a way to make it negative. They did the samething to Jesus.
14. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
LOL, I love the reference.
15. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
*successfully resists urge to make fun of religion/"personal relationships with Jesus"*
9. droidcandy13895 (Posts: 16; Member since: 12 Oct 2011)
thats what happened to TITANIC .It was cruising at amazing speed and suddenly.......
ios will meet its iceberg in ICS
10. iKingTrust (banned) (Posts: 716; Member since: 27 Jul 2011)
actualy droids fit more of the titanic mold.
11. joe (unregistered)
no one really knows the numbers to the 4s pre orders yet, it is just marketing game apple is playing, and they are one of the best if not the best at it. for true numbers, will have to wait few months to get an accurate number so......
13. goflet (unregistered)
so what?
16. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Typical. Limit supply, increase demand.
25. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
That only works if people actually want to buy your product.
33. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Yep. And people only want to buy your product if they're told how awesome it is by other people.
18. dacastrator (Posts: 232; Member since: 22 Sep 2011)
iPhone 4s 16GB is sold out at Sprint. Imagine how many people are getting too cheap just to be part of the band and say that they have an iPhone.
30. Laron (unregistered)
Most cusotmers won't even use 5GB of space, why buy a 32GB or 64GB. Just saying.
19. ZayZay (Posts: 571; Member since: 26 Feb 2011)
Why pre order and wait so long if you can show up at opening and get one tomorrow?
22. locky (unregistered)
if you have an iphone all the chicks want to play with it. if you have an android all your mates want to play with it. geeks get android. players get iphone.
31. bolaG (Posts: 468; Member since: 15 Aug 2011)
I agree but at the same time it can be said the other way around. Hot chicks with iphones love when players complement them on their choice(which is a lame choice but players play the game) :P
So I'll keep my android and hop on a islut =))))
26. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Man I wonder how many iPhone 4S's have been sold in the last week? Can Apple do 5 million in one week? This is also driving sales of the iPhone 4 and 3GS. Apple will have their best ever quarter. I won't be surprised if they hit 30 million.
28. mr Wireless (unregistered)
The phone is not 4g lol this is sad how ppl dont know whats going on.... what i dont get is how do you come out with four iphones and there all 3g ,,,, now thats something to think about ......
29. mike jones (unregistered)
Ok so tell me if im wrong. So anyone that preorderd there phone to have tomorrow will have to wait 4 weeks!? Or is the 4 week wait for after people get there pre orders
34. 530gemini (Posts: 2198; Member since: 09 Sep 2010)
Hahahahaha. Look at all the excuses android fanboys are coming up with again, hahahaha. They were so sure of themselves that the ip4s will not sell. And they said it with such confidence and as a matter of factly like it is the ultimate truth of all truths. Hahahahaha. And now they're eating their words again and are coming up with lame excuses. Shameless android fanboys. Such thick faced douches android fanboys are :)
36. lolwut (unregistered)
lol calm down, you look just as f**cking retarded going on a rant like that
37. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Check your history, Gemini. I said consistently that the 4S would sell.
It's a shame you went off the deep end again.
38. tical187 (unregistered)
I ordered the 4s on October 10th and I'd it does not arrive sometime next week I'm gunna do absolutely nothing because that's al I can do. Laaaame


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Circa 1900 United States Baking Company "Noah's Ark" Cookie Box
Starting Bid - $200.00, Sold For - $293.75
Extremely rare turn-of-the century Noah's Ark cookie box issued by the United States Baking Company. This is a very substantial, extremely rare, and classic package design. The box is constructed of wood and resembles Noah's Ark in both its design and exterior decoration. Created in the shape of a house, the cookie box is covered with a paper overlay with color illustrations that further enhance the illusion of an ark. Noah and his sons are pictured in the main window, while various animals are depicted peeking through the shuttered windows. One side of the "roof" serves as the lid to the box. The label along the bottom reads "Noah's Ark - The children's delight - Unequalled for Amusement on the Holiday Festivals - Containing all the animals that went into the ark also Mr. and Mrs. Noah, Shem, Ham and Japhet. Manufactured by United States Baking Company. Boston Bakery - For Sale by All Grocers." The United States Baking Company was one of literally hundreds of regional bakeries that were purchased by the National Biscuit Company in the early 1900s. This "Noah's Ark" cookie box once obviously held cookies designed in the shape of animals, and was a forerunner to the National Biscuit Company's famous Animal Cracker brand, which became a staple for children a few short years later and is popular to this day. This box is extremely rare and has survived in magnificent condition, especially given its age and fragile nature. There are a few small areas of paper loss along each side of the "roof"; otherwise the box is in Excellent condition overall, displaying much as it did when issued some 100 years ago. The cookies, as one might imagine, are long gone. 8.75 x 4 x 4 inches. Reserve $200. Estimate (open). SOLD FOR $293.75
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Skip to comments.Fighting to win in Iraq [Stone Cold Must-Read With Revelations of Past Baker Failures]
Posted on 12/03/2006 2:27:57 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
AS SECRETARY of state from 1989 to 1992, James Baker was involved in some of the worst foreign-policy blunders of the first Bush administration.
One such blunder was the stubborn refusal to support independence for the long-subjugated republics of the Soviet Union, culminating in the president's notorious "Chicken Kiev" speech urging Ukrainians to stay in their Soviet cage. Another was the appeasement of Syrian dictator Hafez Assad during the run up to the 1991 Gulf War, when Bush and Baker blessed Syria's brutal occupation of Lebanon in exchange for Assad's acquiescence in the campaign to undo Iraq's occupation of Kuwait.
When Chinese tanks massacred students in Tiananmen Square, Bush declared: "I don't think we ought to judge the whole People's Liberation Army by that terrible incident." When Bosnia was torn apart by violence in 1992, the Bush-Baker reaction was to shrug it off as "a hiccup."
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Bingo Mr. Jacoby.
First off, copies of the ISG report should be sent to Tehran and Damascus on the top of an ICBM.
I remember him well when he was Secretary of State- didn't trust him then, trust him even less now. I find it very unsettling that one of his pals is about to become Secretay of Defense.
The old guard is being brought back- and I fear the results.
Over at NewsBusters, I've now blogged on Jacoby's column, juxtaposing with Frank Rich's column of today.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
Over at National Review online, Jonah Goldberg yesterday sounded a theme similar to Jacoby's. See "We're Not Losers: It's not the war we hate":
From now on, it should be referred to as "The Baker Cut and Run Commission." Shame on America for squandering the blood of brave young soldiers, only to have the likes of James Baker and Lee Hamilton and Leon Panetta wave the white flag of surrender. Shame on Pres. Bush, for ordering this fig-leaf, size Small, to hide the naked truth that the US does not have the will to win. Our enemies all over the world are rejoicing.
He was masterful in the 2000 Bush v Gore matter but that doesn't mean he ought to be the de facto Secretary of State.
Bush needs to put these commission types in their place.
Someone refresh my memory, please.
Is this the Baker who denigrated us simple folks out in the Hinterlands as "Joe Sixpack?"
They aren't doing it because of Bush .. they are doing it because of all the Democrats & Liberals talking about pulling out
They are scared history will repeat it's self ..
I agree .. I wasn't a fan of his when he was Secretary of State
As for 2000 ... He was good at putting together a group of lawyers ..
But IMO .. it was the people that really made a difference ..
it was the conservatives that took to the streets and demanded the doors in FL stay open to the public during the recounting .. No hiding from behind close doors
it was the people who stood and yelled Get out of Cheney's House that made the difference .. and stood on every corner across the country
The media couldn't ignore us .. in fact the media was shocked by it all because conservatives never did that before
Just like they were shocked at the out puring of love at Reagan's funeral
First, no number of troops can stop the sort of violence that is going on in Iraq, and the violence will not be stopped without a legitimate government which includes all sides working together. As far as I can tell, that is not going to happen. Perhaps an American military dictatorship would work, but that is not going to happen either.
Second, the increase in violence is NOT because of the belief that America is going to withdraw, as much as that plays a part.
The violence started the day after mohammed died, when Ali was not made leader. It continues to this day, and will always continue until islam dies, as it must die. In Iraq, you are simply seeing true, authentic mohammed-worship in action. To the shia, sunnis are infidels, and vice-versa. Where there is islam, there is violence, and always be violence, because that is what islam requires, with the promise of eternal sex orgies devoutedly believed by the idiotic jihadis.
It is amazing that even conservative writers do not yet grasp this fact.
Why is everyone so worried about the study group? President Bush isn't going to do what they say. He's going to thank them for their wise council and then go ahead and do what he planned to do all along.
I am not going to sweat a lot of the crap, like the Baker Commission. The fact is we are in a 20 to 100 year war with Islam that isn't going to be changed by anything short of a brutal extermination of Mecca. So, the left can retreat all they want, it means nothing in the long term.
The plan from the beginning was to turn the country over to the people, the problem is, that plan takes time and is a rocky road. I don't think that President Bush expected the media to actually be on the other side, nor did he expect the politicians here in the US to put their success ahead of the country.
As to why he hasn't told us the plan, he has, we just keep expecting things to be resolved faster then they can possibly be resolved. We live in a world of instant gratification and are fighting a war that will require long term resolve.
How true
Too bad our military has been so weakened especially in ground force make up
This is the crux of dissociating good leadership from bad in the midst of a national or international crisis. Responsibilities cannot be abandoned simply because the effort to live up to them is uncomfortable. Great post.
It was a decsion by the Court to albore insisting only certain counties ought to have a recount that sunk his case.
It emboldens our enemies at home and abroad as well.
uncbob:That is true BUT what has he planned all along and why wasn't that explained to the American Public instead of letting the democrats frame the issue
humint: In today's complex communications matrix, grabbing the microphone and keeping an audience's attention is extremely difficult. The expectations of the crowd leave little if any room for leadership. By observation, a free minded citizenry is in fact prone to rejecting authority. My guess as to why we do this its for the sake of building within us a perception of independence. Its not uncommon for smart people to test the waters of dissent. Some never graduate past that phase of their politics. But what if the logical conclusion of a type of dissent is corrosive to freedom in general? If responsibility is not married to freedom in society, anarchy will ensue. To quell anarchy, the same authority that couldnt encourage responsibility will have to restrict freedom to protect the society from itself.
If the POTUS and other influential figures continue to feed into this trend without correcting it, the situation is going to get messy. But what if it cannot be corrected? Leadership will never disappear completely. Play the logic out - if a free citizenry collectively concludes that their independence can only be achieved by rejecting authority for leadership to function, at best it must hide the fact that it is leading at worst, it must be deceptive. To make progress on the economy or national security the POTUS will have to develop a strategy for success and then commit to the exact opposite strategy. In so doing, the public will predictably reject it and independently conclude that the secret strategy of the POTUS is the correct one.
It's something to think about, but not too hard. I'm no conspiracy theorist, so I'll stop here.
I'm one who believes it will eventually stop raining, there are many who think nothing was worth leaving the warmth and comfort of home.
Kids learning to walk fall down, and sometimes they get hurt, but that doesn't mean you never teach a kid to walk.
Ummmmmmm, OK, that's enough analogies for one day. :o)
Excellent analogy. Cognitive imprecision in the time domain is what you're talking about. You've astutely pointed out an interesting pattern. Beyond the time domain - individuals often make bad decisions due to other forms of cognitive imprecision. But the mechanics "wrong or right" tend to lead back to personal responsibility and respect for individual liberty. It's an age old problem that the founding fathers of the United States nearly solved. They did the hard work - Lincoln did a little more - Wilson did a little more - GWB is doing a little more - and so on.
In history diverse societies have demonstrated incredible resilience. Just like a free market has self correcting properties, so too do free societies. No, the sky is not falling. It's being held aloft by philosophical genius.
There was a lengthy timeframe when this would have been true, but I doubt it now. Bush has lost the momentum and the initiative in the WoT, precisely because our tactics have not conveyed decisiveness since Saddam's statue fell. If he tries to go through that window now that it is closed, all he will gain is broken glass and a headache from the 'rat Congress.
We need to continue to strengthen the Iraqis as much as possible, and be in no hurry to go home, but ready or not, it really is up to the Iraqis now.
That's just it though--if Bush had remained decisive in actions, crushing the insurgents, capturing or killing the fat boy Sadr and demolishing his Mahdi Army when it was little more than an armed gang, patrolling the Iran/Iraq border with A-10's and attack choppers and annihilating a few dozen caravans of Iranian cockroaches, likewise with the Syrian border, nobody over there would even notice what the 'rats are talking about. They'd all be too busy trying to prove to Bush that they were our longlost stalwart friends.
Or is it, "Your indifferent to the racism and anti-Semitism that is Islamofascism?"
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The azaleas are in full bloom, Easter is upon us, but Charleston isn't free of the flu just yet.
By the numbers: Influenza in South Carolina
40,397Number of positive rapid tests for Influenza A in S.C. during the 2012-13 flu season.8,957 Number of positive rapid tests for Influenza B in S.C. during the same period.1,524Number of people who have been hospitalized with flu-like illness in S.C. since Oct. 1.1Number of people who have died in Charleston County from the flu during the 2012-13 season.105Number of children who have died from the flu in the U.S. this season.20-50 million Number of people killed worldwide by the 1918 influenza pandemic.56%Effectiveness of this year's shot. If you got the vaccine, you were 56% less likely to have to go to the doctor with symptoms.Note: The CDC doesn't track U.S. flu-related adult deaths. It will release an estimate of the number of adults who died after the season ends.Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
That's why Lolita Brown brought her three granddaughters into Nason Medical Center in North Charleston on Wednesday afternoon to be tested for it.
"It's a hacking cough," Brown told Dr. Barron Nason.
BrY'Yasia Costen, 8, the oldest granddaughter at the doctor's office, seemed to be the sickest, Brown said.
"She's been coughing all night. ... Now she's not eating. I know she's dehydrated."
Even a frozen lime push-up pop couldn't tempt BrY'Yasia, who wore a surgical mask over her face to shield her younger sisters from her coughing.
After 15 minutes, all three flu tests came back negative. It turns out the girls have a bad case of upper-respiratory infection.
"The good news, with a little medicine, we are going to knock it out," Nason told them.
But there are plenty out there who are still testing positive for the flu, he said.
Cases of Influenza B have been on the rise in Charleston and throughout South Carolina this month, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
While cases of Influenza A — the more prevalent strain of the flu — peaked at all five Nason Medical Centers at the end of December, Influenza B seemed to peak in mid-March.
"B is hitting with a vengeance," Nason said.
During the week of March 10-16, the most recent week for which data is available through the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, 1,954 South Carolinians tested positive for the B strain of flu, compared with 422 cases of Influenza A.
The primary Influenza A strain has dominated this flu season, though, accounting for about four out of every five cases of the flu in South Carolina since Oct. 1.
The symptoms for the two strains are virtually the same, said Michael Jhung, an epidemiologist at the CDC.
"Most people who get the flu will get fever, cough and sore throat; those are the most common symptoms of the flu," he said.
More than 50,000 people in the state were infected with the flu between Oct. 1 and March 16, and 41 South Carolinians have died from it, according to DHEC.
That's still less than the 2009-10 season when 49 laboratory-confirmed influenza deaths were reported in the state.
The CDC does not track how many adults die from the flu nationwide. Jhung said epidemiologists at the CDC will estimate how many adults died from influenza and pneumonia during the season once it ends, but that data is not yet available.
The season is not over yet, Jhung said, but analysts predict this one will be labeled "moderately severe."
In South Carolina, DHEC spokeswoman Lindsey Evans characterized the season as active, but typical.
"Compared to last season, this one has been very active since last season's activity was unusually low," Evans said. "In general, this season may appear more severe because it peaked earlier than usual and because we had such a mild season last year."
The CDC will continue to track flu data through April.
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Lab tech Ayasha Johnson tests patient swabs for flu Wednesday at Nason Medical Center in North Charleston.×
From left, BrY'Yasia Costen, 8, Imauria Peoples, 6, and Sakeria Peoples, 4, wait with their grandmother Lolita Brown for the results after being tested for the flu Wednesday at Nason Medical Center in North Charleston.×


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HONOLULU (AP) - Damage caused by feral pigs at Kaneohe's Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden has increased since a contract allowing federal workers to trap the animals ended nearly two months ago.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Wednesday that the $51,754 contract expired Sept. 30. It was not automatically renewed and was under review as the city faces an operating budget shortfall, said city spokesman Jesse Broder Van Dyke.
Broder Van Dyke said that after seeing damage from feral pigs, the city is again approaching the Honolulu City Council to renew the contract.
A proposal for a new $53,009 contract was submitted Oct. 31. The council's Intergovernmental Affairs and Human Services Committee gave preliminary approval to a resolution authorizing renewal of the contract, with the full council expected to give final approval Dec. 11.
Workers from a U.S. Department of Agriculture office captured 232 feral pigs at gardens from 2007 to 2013. Most were at Hoomaluhia.
Hoomaluhia Supervisor Alma Phocas said 50 to 70 wild pigs come from wooded sections of the garden after dark and cause damage.
"They damage the root systems of plants," she said. "It's a battle protecting our plants against the destruction they do."
Since federal traps were removed, the pigs seem to be less afraid, venturing as close as 3 or 4 feet from campsites. "They're coming closer and getting bolder, coming to campsites, even parking lots," Phocas said.
Captured pigs are euthanized and buried at the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill in leeward Oahu, said Stan Oka, chief of the Parks Department's Division of Urban Forestry.
City officials should consider using the animals for food, said Kymberly Pine, council intergovernmental affairs chairwoman. "When I think of the poverty in my district and how people go hunting in the mountains for food, it kind of saddens me that (the carcasses) are coming back to my district into the landfill," she said. "I'd rather it be consumed."


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I had seen the gold medal once before, in 1992 when a proud Garden State held an event for its renowned native daughter at the State House in Trenton after she won the first ever women's Olympic moguls competition. This time I got a chance to hold the impressive piece of Olympic history.
Of course, even more impressive was Donna's feat almost 17 years ago, which earned her the title of best woman mogul skier in the world.
I skied with Donna at Killington in central Vermont in March 2007. Here is the Times of Trenton column I wrote after our afternoon together.
When we caught up on Wednesday, Donna said that she is almost finished with her picture book, "just two more illustrations to go" and she is on target to have it published in time for the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010.
Donna will be back at Killington for several days, beginning this evening to help the resort celebrate its 50th anniversary. Her non skiing boyfriend James Murphy was at the clinic and will also be with her at Killington. I plan to be at Killington Sunday night though Tuesday and although Donna has a pretty jammed packed schedule, James says he'll have plenty of time to meet up for a drink.
During her clinic talk on Wednesday, Donna said her favorite place to ski is "anywhere the snow is good, " then added Deer Valley, Beaver Creek, Vail, and Whistler Blackcomb are a few of her favorites. Later James told me that he travels with Donna to these top resorts and hangs out in the lodge while she's out on the slopes . . . what's wrong with that picture?
Other speakers at the clinic spoke of the importance of conditioning and exercise, and all warned to consult a doctor before starting a new program.
University Orthopaedic Associates' orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Charles J. Gatt, Jr., spoke on how to deal with injuries at the mountain. He said that with many bone breaks and ligament tears, there is internal bleeding that leads to swelling which makes it difficult to apply a cast or do surgery. He said it is sometimes best to just have the injury stabilized and then repaired close to home where the doctor doing the work can monitor the recovery. Dr. Gatt added that there are doctors based near mountains who encourage surgery, before it should be done, for their own economic reasons.
I imagine that most people sitting in a an emergency room with a broken bone or ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) knee injury would feel pretty vulnerable and not be up to questioning the doctor about to fix them up, but if you find yourself in that situation, you may want to find the presence of mind to ask how swelling fits into the treatment.
After his talk, I spoke with Dr. Glatt who is based in Princeton. He said he deals with a lot of scholastic athletes and his practice sees more injuries during the fall rather than the winter school sports season. There is a lull around Thanksgiving, then it gets busy again with ski and snowboard injuries. He doesn't deal with head injuries . . . brains and bones fall under different specialties, He said he has a 13-year-old snowboarding son and insists he wear a helmet, but the doctor confessed he doesn't wear one himself.
We agreed it's about time he set a good example for his son, and I believe the next time Dr. Glatt hits the slopes he'll be looking good and keeping his head safe and warm in a new helmet.
Door prizes at the clinic were courtesy of Pelican Ski Shop.


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Very nice shot of you and your two coyotes! I plan on doing some coyote hunting for the first time. I'll do so after the elk and antelopes hunts are done in December. I found a great spot earlier this year and expect to be able to snag a few of these animals. I want to also try tanning their furs. By the look of your hunt it was during the summer months or late fall? Thanks for sharing your pic with all of us.


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1 - CHIPPEWA TRAIL (gate-to-wire off drop), Sir Jackie, Blazing Pursuit
(7 furlongs might be perfect for Chippewa Trail).
2 - LOVING VINDICATION (freshened since good second in debut at 3-2), Miss Stonefest/LaPorta entry, Shining Image
(Consider $725,000 Loving Vindication as single in Pick 4).
3 - CELINE (BEST BET) (given time off since being checked), Jocassee, Daring Dreamer
(Clement excels on grass, off layoffs; saddles Celine).
4 - ONLY A VISION (romped in debut at Belmont; steadied at Spa), Sacred Charm, Sweetinginanita/Carolina Fuego entry
(Only A Vision had troubles in stretch or would be 2-for-2).
5 - MADAM BLING (must escape also eligibles), Delta Weekend, Tessitura, Life Is Sweet, Miss Challenge
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6 - ALY'S TOUGH (kept running after troubled trips), Prime Obsession, Kid Doc, North Country
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7 - GLAMOUR STAR (just missed against same sort), Storm Dixie, One in a Romp
(Glamour Star hasn't been sent off longer than 7-2 in past 5 starts).
8 - PERRYCARDITUS (sinks to new low), Cranky Pants/Brazos entry, Gulch Fever/Taken Not Given entry
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9 - MOST DISTINGUISHED (bobbled early against Hard Spun), Daaher, Chief's Lake
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10 - YANKEE THUNDER (stalks pace from outside post), Akebono, Chasing the Crown, Good Going Darl
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Tom Schwarz '66 Featured in New York Times
Schwarz Winning Kudos as New President of SUNY Purchase
Contact Holly Foster 315-859-4068
Posted June 9, 2003
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The New York Times published a feature article (6/8/03) about Hamilton alumnus and trustee Thomas Schwarz '66, appointed in April as president of SUNY Purchase, who is winning praise for erasing the school's deficit and aggressively raising funds.
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"At the time, the school faced a $5 million deficit and the 500-acre campus was dotted with 30-year-old buildings with leaky roofs and skylights and clogged drains. Since then, Mr. Schwarz has nearly erased the deficit, and he has organized a campus renovation program: the drains are being replaced, the music building and several lecture halls are being rehabilitated and residential areas are being landscaped.


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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - It wasn't a typical Thanksgiving celebration that overtook Rep. Spencer Bachus' Birmingham office Tuesday morning. The turkey was stuffed with emotional letters, and a young girl expressed gratitude that her family members have not been deported.
Staff members, volunteers and immigrants connected with the Alabama Coalition of Immigrant Justice and the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama visited the congressman's office Tuesday to thank him for supporting immigrant families in 2013.
Though Bachus was out of the office Tuesday morning, about 20 people, including several local children, stopped by to drop off a paper-mache turkey filled with letters and drawings.
A girl named Victoria read her letter aloud in Bachus' office: "Dear Representative Bachus, I'm thankful for having my family, but especially my daddy. He helps me with my homework so I don't get F's. Please help me keep my family together and all families together."
The group also aimed to encourage Bachus to co-sponsor HR 15, a bill that provides a path to citizenship to millions of immigrants nationwide. Introduced by House Democrats in October, the proposed bill addresses border security, legalization of undocumented people, interior enforcement of immigration laws and more.
The cause hit close to home for a Jemison woman named Patricia, who was in attendance with her 8-month-old daughter Amber. Her family has been embroiled in deportation proceedings after her husband was pulled over by a police officer several weeks ago with a broken light.
He was detained for five days until Patricia could scrounge up bond money, and he is set to appear in court December 10.
"He's the one who supports the family," Patricia said. "We've never been separated, and I'm scared we will be separated now because we don't have immigration reform."
The couple also has a 7-year-old daughter named Dairi. They worry about taking their children back to Mexico because it can be dangerous if people find out you have been in America working and making money.
"I wanted to ask the representative to vote for immigration reform so families like mine don't have to go through what my family is going through now," Patricia said.
When speaking with reporters and giving speeches, Bachus, a Vestavia Hills Republican who is retiring in December 2014, has emphasized his support for enforcing immigration laws and deporting immigrants who commit crimes.
He has, though, expressed concerns about splitting up immigrant families, a stance that has been met with resistance from many Alabamians.
Yazmin Contreras, an ACIJ volunteer who lives in Bachus' district, participated because Bachus has supported keeping families together. Her passion for immigration reform was fueled by growing up with parents who are Mexican immigrants.
Though Alabamians seeking immigration reform were bolstered by parts of HB 56 being permanently blocked this week, the mood of the immigrant community remains melancholy, she said.
"We're happy we're together, but we also have to think about other families who can't be together," Contreras said.
ACIJ issued a statement about the event, saying "As we move into the holiday season, our focus is on family and being together. ACIJ appreciates the support Rep. Bachus has shown for keeping families together, but immigrant families in Alabama want to know that our families will be able to celebrate Thanksgiving together year after year in our home state of Alabama."


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15 Ways To Enjoy Eggplantaggieskitchen
How do you feel about eggplant? Do you love it, hate it.. or do you want to like it but don't know what to do with it?
I personally love eggplant and have been bringing lots of it home from the market lately. The market I've been shopping at has an abundance of eggplant right now, in every shape, size and color. I've seen gorgeous deep purple Italian eggplant, long, skinny, almost seedless Japanese eggplant and pretty light purple (some striped) eggplant that I've only seen in the summertime. I've also got my eye on and am intrigued by some white eggplant I keep spotting…I'm afraid they're going to disappear before I get my hands on them!
So what to do with all this eggplant? Good question. I normally slice up my eggplant, bread it and bake it into classic Eggplant Parmagiana or roast it with other summer vegetables into an Italian caponata and serve on crusty bread.
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The Colorado Center for Lunar Dust and Atmospheric Studies (CCLDAS) is focused on: a) experimental and theoretical investigations of dusty plasma and impact processes; b) the development of new instrument concepts for future in situ dust and plasma measurements on the surface and in orbit about the Moon; and c) a complementary program of education and community development. CCLDAS addresses basic physical and applied lunar science questions, including the long-term usability of mechanical and optical devices on the Moon. CCLDAS is supporting the development of the Lunar Dust Experiment (LDEX), an in situ impact dust detector to be flown on the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) mission scheduled to be launched in 2013.
CCLDAS is a truly interdisciplinary program with researchers, faculty and students from four academic departments at the University of Colorado: Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences. CCLDAS includes partners at NASA's Johnson Space Center, two small businesses in Boulder, Colorado — Tech-X and Zybek, and no-cost international partners from Germany and Belgium. Our co-investigators represent a wide spectrum in career stages from young assistant professors to leading scientists from the Apollo era.
The experimental research program involves a series of small-scale (< 30 cm) tabletop experiments housed in the Dusty Plasma Laboratory (DPL), and also a large-scale (> 1 m) experimental setup, which includes the development of a 3 MV electrostatic dust accelerator for impact studies, housed in the Lunar Environment and Impact Laboratory (LEIL). LEIL is the cornerstone of our experimental setups, capable of simulating the lunar surface environment, including variable plasma conditions, solar wind, UV radiation, and dust impacts on a dusty regolith surface. The facility is now available for the testing and calibration of plasma and dust instruments, including LDEX for the LADEE mission.
Theoretical and modeling studies complement the DPL and LEIL work by addressing the properties of the UV-generated plasma sheath and its interaction with the solar wind plasma flow, and the role of 3D topography in the possible formation of dust ponds, which have been clearly identified in images returned by the NEAR mission on its final approach to the asteroid Eros.
The development of new instrumentation concepts includes the laboratory fabrication and test of the Electrostatic Lunar Dust Experiment (ELDA), capable of detecting slow-moving (< 100 m/s) dust particles, and a Dust Telescope (DT), which is a combination of a dust trajectory sensor and a chemical composition analyzer to measure hypervelocity (>> km/s) interplanetary and interstellar dust impacts on the lunar surface.
CCLDAS research goals remain focused on the processes involved with the atmosphere and dust environment of the Moon accessible for scientific study while the environment remains in a pristine state, one of the high priority science concepts (#8) identified by the National Research Council. CCLDAS research is directed towards the SCEM science goal 8b: Determine the size, charge, and spatial distribution of electrostatically transported dust grains and assess their likely effects on lunar exploration and lunar-based astronomy.
CCLDAS strongly supports future human exploration, as the understanding of the dusty plasma processes can provide a scientific basis for finding effective and economical mitigation strategies for dust hazards. The lunar surface will remain a difficult working environment for humans, and a challenging place to maintain the long-term use of optical and mechanical devices due to dust, UV, and plasma effects.
CCLDAS is active in the training the of the next generation of multidisciplinary lunar scientists involving graduate, undergraduate and even high school students in science and engineering projects, involving students from a number of departments across different colleges within the university, including the Physics, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, Aerospace, and Civil Engineering.
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Broncos Believe Manning Is Fine
Source: Mike Florio, NBC Sports Pro Football Talk
Peyton Manning?s meticulous manipulation of opposing defenses doesn't end at the sideline. Manning is always thinking multiple steps ahead, and the thinking in the wake of Sunday?s post-game disclosure of a looming MRI is that Manning is fine.
Basically, if Manning wasn't fine he wouldn't have said he?ll be getting an MRI.
Mentioning the MRI may have been directed at the officials who failed to flag Chargers defensive lineman Corey Liuget for hitting Manning low. It was clear that Manning wasn't happy about that, for good reason.


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Web posted Thursday, October 22, 1998 5:33 a.m. CT
Baseball fields near Gonzales, Texas, are covered by floodwaters from the Guadalupe River Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1998. Floodwaters have caused damage across most of South central and Southeast Texas. AP PhotoPolice go door-to-door as floodwaters advance on Texas farm town
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WHARTON (AP) - Floodwaters crawling with ants advanced on this farm town Wednesday, forcing police to go door-to-door to urge people to flee after a week of storms that killed 22 people.
Hundreds heeded warnings to leave before roads are washed out by the swift-flowing Colorado River, and the mayor declared a dusk-to-dawn curfew.
People without transportation were taken on school buses to nearby El Campo, where the civic center was set up as a shelter. Up to 40 percent of Wharton's 10,200 people were asked to evacuate as the town became the latest target of floods from record rain that began Saturday in central and south Texas.
Preliminary estimates put the cost of damage at $400 million as President Clinton approved a request from Gov. George W. Bush to declare 20 counties federal disaster areas, making them eligible for federal aid.
In Wharton, 55 miles southwest of Houston, the Colorado climbed above flood stage and was forecast to crest at 50 feet Thursday evening. That would be 11 feet above flood stage and top the record 46.1-foot mark set during December 1991 floods.
"We're scrambling," Mayor Joel Williams said. "We're planning for the worst and hoping for the best."
A 7-year-old boy and four members of a San Antonio area family were missing Wednesday.
Some in Wharton are refusing to evacuate.
"I'm gonna sit back and watch the water," Gary Evans, 40, chuckled as he eyed a flooded street in front of his house. "They can come get me off the roof of the house if they have to."
A family of nine tried to stay Wednesday, then chose to be rescued by rowboat when muddy, surging water climbed halfway up the front steps to their house.
"We didn't think it was going to get that high," Robin McGrew, 28, said as her aunt clutched her dog to her chest and rode across the lake that once was her front yard.
Such dramatic rescues have become all too familiar across this chunk of Texas, where cotton and rice fields, grazing pastures and cities have been drowned. Some people have been carried off rooftops by helicopter only to be replaced by cattle seeking refuge.
Still, some remain unconvinced.
Benny McDonald, 66, can throw a baseball from his kitchen to the Colorado River 40 feet away. He said he fears his home would be looted if he left.
"This is a high crime area. If you leave your home, you can forget your home," he said.
Evans, despite his bravado, sent his four children to stay with out-of-town relatives. His wife, Carol, planned to join them.
"He's staying, but I'm not," she said. "When the water gets to the front step, I'm leaving. It's not gonna be fun."
Sandra Aldape, 26, sought refuge at the El Campo Civic Center with her two young sons and about 20 other relatives. She lives about two blocks from the Colorado River.
"The ants - they're raising through the floor," she said.
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ABU DHABI: St. George Orthodox Cathedral Sunday School In-house Competition was held on Friday 27 May 2011, after Holy Qurbana.
Hundreds of children of various age groups from Sub-Junior to seniors presented their talented masterpieces.
Judges were heart filled with joy and appreciated Sunday school teachers and parents for training them well in spiritual nourishment for the glory of Lord our Almighty.
They also suggested parents to encourage their children in getting involved with discussions at home on the biblical topics on daily basis to further enrich them for a better tomorrow.
Cathedral Vicar Fr. Johnson Daniel distributed prizes later in the evening.
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We traveled last week on Disney Fantasy from Port Canaveral to St. Maarten, St. Thomas and Castaway Cay. We had taken a five night cruise on the Dream last year in the same type room. We were in 11014 this year and our kids and their tots were in 11018 and 11020. One improvement over the Dream was the absence of the metal gate you had to unlock to enter our hallway on the Dream. We thought it was tacky and unnecessary. The rooms were great. Our kids had the wall between their balconies opened so they could move easily between the rooms and share the large balcony space. It was great with their toddlers.
Last year we were in 11008 which is next to the expanded balcony suites. They could easily look into our balcony and perhaps our room since their balcony extended out further than ours. The suites are great with tons of storage, a living area, dining area and bedroom. We enjoyed the second small bath as my husband and I often showered at the same time. Our kids utilized the second bath by putting the pack and play in there so their babies had a quiet room to sleep in.
We really appreciate the ease of traveling on the concierge level. The three on our cruise were Alice, Kameisha, and PJ. All were helpful and gracious. We often had all four tots in the concierge lounge. They acted like they love children and were unaffected by spilled drinks.
Concierge level gives you access to a private sundeck on Deck 13. We preferred the adjacent adult deck that has a super water feature and shady areas. There was a nice reception on the private sundeck attended by Donald Duck.
Our travel agent stayed up to reserve a cabana for us at midnight the first day they were available to book. The cabana makes the day at Castaway Cay absolutely delightful. Since we had a tiny baby with us we could not have spent the whole day on the beach without it. The cabanas have a frig, a safe, a hammock, towels, a ceiling fan, and, if requested, a pack and play. There is also a foot shower and tall shower to use before entering the cabana from the beach. Our toddlers played with the foot shower and sand for hours. The cabana also came with sand bucket and toys. Also available were beach umbrellas, floats, inner tubes and chairs.
Our room stewards were Stevonnie and Eka. They were nice as could be and kept our room wonderfully clean. I asked for ice the first day. They filled the bucket twice a day each day.
We had two adults only dinners at Palo. The food was really, really good. Nikola was our waiter both nights. He was charming and accurate. It was well worth the upcharge to go. The bar between Palo and Remy is also very nice. Quiet and beautifully furnished, it is a nice respite. It also offers two lovely spaces outside.
We are very happy with DCL and Fantasy in particular. We plan to cruise with them again next year.
Also, we all had massages. They were great although the staff certainly tries to see you more services and products.
We really enjoyed the dancing placemat drawings at Animator's Palate. I thought it was amazing that they could plug all those drawings in so quickly. It was a delight.
This is my all time favorite beach! We have had a cabana on all three of our visits. I cannot recommend it highly enough. See details above.
Castaway Cay has a great water slide. Our son in law and four year old grandson did it over and over. They waited until near leaving time to go when there were few people in line.
The beach is beautiful. The bay is so shallow that you can walk all the way to the swim rope. Even our toddlers loved playing in the cove because the water was shallow and there were no waves. You can snorkel in a deeper area too.
Many crew members come ashore to work. We talked to two women who work on Castaway Cay who live on an island nine miles away. Disney shuttles them to and from work on their own ferry. She said about one hundred people live on the island full time. Interesting to me.
There are two cooking and dining pavilions on the island, stores, bathrooms, umbrellas, beach chairs and floats.
We were at the back of the tram on the way to the beach. Mickey, Donald Duck and Goofy were in a golf cart behind us. Our 4 year old was thrilled to see them going to the island too.