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We are Korean Moms in training dedicated to psycho-analyzing our moms, reliving horrible memories of embarrassment and dread for the benefit of the public...all the while laughing like a wheezy grandpa. Someone needs to pay for our therapy...
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving to all KM Lovers!
13 comments:
- Euni said...
Ever tried stuffing mixed with kimchi on turkey day? Don't knock it till you've tried it :)
- November 27, 2008 at 2:10 PM
- Jesse said...
my korean grandma actually made kimchi stuffing one year... unbelievably good.
- November 27, 2008 at 4:33 PM
- mikekimchi said...
Gobbrle Gobbrle!
- November 28, 2008 at 3:31 AM
hey y'all, is anyone else eating more than they want to keep other people from eating what they aren't supposed to? that's annoying...
have a safe holiday everybody and try not to get trampled by holiday shoppers...damn, i was shocked to hear that a pregnant woman miscarried due to the holiday crowds...later relieved to learn she and her baby were okay...
- November 29, 2008 at 2:29 AM
- seitzk said...
You are so on point - she DID put out kimchee.
- November 29, 2008 at 4:27 PM
- dan said...
this may very well be the greatest website that has ever been and will ever be.
thank you so, so much.
- December 9, 2008 at 12:37 PM
- Esther said...
i wish i can have kimchi with turkey lol because 1: we don't even celebrate thanksgiving in singapore
2: only me and my aunt like kimchi T_T we're chinese.
and 3: Chinese and korean moms act the same, almost.
- December 9, 2008 at 10:54 PM
please update soon:)!
i miss reading your blog!!
- December 10, 2008 at 12:37 PM
- dreams2ashes said...
idea- always being right.
(judging people...and being right)
- December 12, 2008 at 1:52 AM
- queenbae said...
your manager would like to see a new record. 100,000 by 2009.
don't kill the messenger...=)
setting the bar high,
messenger of your manager.
- December 15, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Please write something
I'm desperate for some good laughs.
- December 18, 2008 at 6:26 PM
- a.rien said...
Can I just start by saying, this is the best analogy of the inner workings of a Korean Mom's brain I have ever seen actualised in written form. And since I am a single, noh-chuh-nyuh age (according to my Korean Mom) approaching female living abroad it makes me miss my KM even more!
Keep up the amazing stories. I'm going to have to send this link to my KM!
- January 9, 2009 at 11:52 AM
- Tammy said...
we always have kimchi and thup pokee. can't spell it sorry. cuz its my favs along with ogingah.
- June 25, 2009 at 2:40 PM


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To prepare as a tea, pour 8 oz. boiling water over 1-2 teaspoons of herb. Cover and steep for 5-10 minutes, strain and serve immediately.
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These German chamomile flowers are organic, non-irradiated, and perfect for making chamomile tea, one of the best natural sleep aids and stress relievers, capable of reducing anxiety and helping you calm down, fall asleep faster and get a good night's rest. But that's not the only thing that chamomile tea is great for. Rich in manganese, copper, iron, magnesium, zinc, thiamin, riboflavin, folic acid, vitamin A, tannins, antioxidants and flavonoids, it can help people suffering from morning sickness, nausea, cardiovascular conditions, anemia, hypertension, headache, gluten intolerance and celiac disease, diabetes, leg cramps, arthritis, rheumatism, water retention, gallstones and gallbladder disease, IBS, asthma, colds, flues, asthma, gingivitis, canker sores and gum disease, acne, sunburn, eczema, psoriasis, as well as other conditions. It flushes toxins out of the body, aids digestion, prevents heartburn and acid reflux, relieves nausea and bloating, increases appetite, heals gastric ulcers, soothes the stomach lining, reduces colon inflammation, facilitates healing, boosts the immune system, relieves menstrual cramps, helps stabilize blood sugar and regulate insulin levels, normalizes blood pressure, lowers triglycerides and LDL or "bad" cholesterol levels while increasing HDL or "good" cholesterol, protects against strokes, atherosclerosis and peripheral arterial disease, soothes and heals dry and damaged skin. In addition to all this, chamomile tea has no known side effects or contraindications. It can also be applied topically to heal wounds, scars, bruises, cuts, burns, rashes and acne-affected areas of your skin. A chamomile face mask or scrub improves the complexion, brightens and evens out skin tone, reduces redness, spots, blotchiness and small lines, helps break down old scar tissue and prevent premature aging. It's a great product and I would recommend it to anyone wanting to improve their overall health and well-being.
Huge bag, organic real chamomile, great product just put a teaspoon in the pot and cover for a few minutes.. lovely healthy organic drink.. Drink it before bed time good for nerves, stomach, or just during the day.. highly recommend it..
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There are individual flowers in the 16oz bag of chamomile that this product comes in. So far I'm pleased with the product but it lacks the distinctive sweet smell of high quality chamomile. When I steeped this tea, it quickly goes bitter if I go beyond a minute steep time. This is true of most chamomiles certainly, but rather than the characteristic sweetness of chamomile, it overwhelmingly showcases the negative features of chamomile. And don't ever try to resteep a forgotten pot of once brewed chamomile. It will taste like socks. I've tried Chamomile from Adagio Teas that I liked a lot better, but my favorite has been pricier chamomiles from French import tea companies like Brise. There's a lovely sweetness that emanates from the flowers even before steeping and that's what chamomile tea ought to be like.
Great product for low price
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I use the dries chamomille flowers for teas, lemonades and inhalation. I'm German and when I caught a cold as a child my mom would boil water, throw some dried chamomille in the hot water and let me sit with my head over the bowl, covered by a towel. It doesn't really work with teabags, so I'm really happy I found this product after moving to the US. The chamomille is flavorful and the bag contains almost a 100% flowers and just a tiny amount of leaves/stems. I will buy this again once I'm out.
a very big bag
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It's huge! I can use it as tea or as chamomile oil now
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use this is a sleeping mix tea: 3 parts chamomile together with one parts : yarrow, catnip, peppermint skullcap. you will have a peaceful sleep.
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Package arrived within a week on the date specified at my doorstep and properly packed in box. Expiry date of item is Jan 2019. Flowers were intact. Will order again.


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Casting some of the vitriol away from the team
Hey, Angel Hernandez:
This will be my 3rd post in under 14 hours. Rare, but I couldn't let this one go.
If you were watching last night's broadcast on SNY, you heard Gary Cohen barely restraining himself from going off on 1st base ump Angel Hernandez. With perfect reason.
After Hernandez insufficiently called an out at 1st, Carlos Delgado seemed to offer a justified complaint. The camera then showed Hernandez cursing out Delgado, calling him a "piece of s**t," when Hernandez was obviously the one in the wrong. Again.
Of course the Mets problems with Douchey Hernandez started back in 1998, when a blatantly wrong call ended an 11-inning battle vs. the Braves in their favor.
The ridiculousness continued in 2006, as reported by Matty, with completely inappropriate and unprofessional comments by Hernandez that led Lo Duca and Cliff Floyd to react visibly and vocally to not only his incompetence but also his lack of professionalism.
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I totally missed this! Wow, I really wish there was some way to hold these umps accountable for their actions.
maybe angel has finally changed his stripes and is just a frustrated mets fan ~ dykstraw
I totally caught that. he repeated it about 3-4 times, so I was able to confirm thats what he was saying; "you effing POS"
I was suprised carlos handled it as well as he did, I thought the players were supposed to be the hot heads, and the umps able to take a verbal lashing…
Delgado spoke with the home plate ump as soon as the inning was over, but I doubt that ump can take any action against doucebag hernandez during a game.
After last night, I need a hug. And a couple of wins.
It is ridiculous that so many Umpires seem to think the fans pay good money to see them! They are there to officiate the game, period! The guy should be suspended and or severely beaten (OK, maybe that is too strong). But their should be consequences.
Zoe, I hope yesterday "picked you up" a little bit– and hope that Mr. Maine is OK. A lovely moment on the broadcast showed Carlos Delgado big-brothering John in the dugout.


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June 22, 2012
Summer 2012 on the Trails
While visitors from all over the nation—and world—are enjoying Yellowstone's spectacular summer season, trail crews will be hard at work making sure the most popular hiking trails remain safe, enjoyable, and accessible to visitors. In 2006, the Yellowstone Park Foundation established a ten-year, $2-million Yellowstone Trails Fund, which is making possible the rehabilitation of seven trails this season. Perhaps your favorite trail is among them.
National Park Service trail crews, in cooperation with the Montana Conservation Corps, and with assistance from the Yellowstone Youth Conservation Corps, have completed more than 20 Trails Fund projects to date.
Chris Glenn, Yellowstone's Trails Maintenance Supervisor, explains that there is a common theme to many of this year's projects.
"Yellowstone has had a couple of years of improved snowfall and moisture levels, which is good news," said Glenn, "but we've seen some fast-moving snowmelt, leading to trail damage and erosion. We'll be doing lots of restoration work to keep the trails drier and safer, and to protect fragile areas."
The Specimen Creek Trail is in the far northwestern corner of the park, along U.S. 191 north of West Yellowstone, MT. Project work in 2012 will involve the relocation of a section of trail that has been damaged by recurring overflows of Specimen Creek. The trail is popular for hiking as well as cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Mostly flat through a mature pine forest, it crosses several bridges over streams leading to an open meadow frequented by elk and moose. "The hike culminates with a short climb to the juncture with the Sky Rim Trail, which follows the crest of the Gallatin Range, providing dramatic 360-degree views of the surrounding peaks and valleys for a hundred miles," said Glenn.
The Buffalo Plateau Trail is located in the north-central Tower area of the park and is characterized by a steep climb and a series of switchbacks. Trail crews will focus on erosion control and drainage diversion, and improving switchbacks, while protecting fragile wetlands.
"Hikers who finish the eight-mile ascent are rewarded with high alpine views and a spectacular wildflower display," said Glenn
The Blacktail Trail Suspension Bridge, located on the Blacktail Deer Creek trail between Mammoth and Tower Falls, was built in 1935. It provides access across the Yellowstone River for people and horses to reach numerous other hiking trails, a ranger facility, and popular backcountry campsites. In 2010 and 2011, the suspension bridge was rebuilt with the help of professional bridge engineers. This year will provide the finishing touches including a retaining wall, a bridge and cable inspection, and revegetation of the surrounding area.
The Heart River and Basin Creek Trails are part of a trail complex located in the south-central portion of the park, just south of Heart Lake, in the shadow of Mt. Sheridan. The area features alpine, meadow and wetland terrain as well as beaver dams.
"The beavers have been busy doing what beavers do, and now there are several trail segments flooded, which we'll assess for alternative routing," said Glenn. "We'll continue constructing short reroutes while a longer-term solution is developed to keep the trail open without disturbing the beavers' handiwork."
The Biscuit Basin Cutoff Trail ties together Biscuit Basin -- a small thermal area -- and Old Faithful. The "turnpike," a flat, log-framed, hard-packed earthen surface used to traverse wet areas, has outlived its useful life and is in need of reconstruction. This summer's work will focus on re-establishing a quarter-mile segment that crosses a consistently wet meadow adjacent to the Firehole River.
"The trail provides access to several beautiful features such as the famous Morning Glory Pool," explained Glenn. "It also crosses a meadow covered with Elephant Head flowers, which create a stunning sea of purple in early summer. It serves as a section of the designated Continental Divide Trail (CDT) and is thus an important access link through Wyoming, Montana and other Rocky Mountain states along the CDT route."
The Yellowstone River Trail extends for 18 miles from the Tower Junction area of Yellowstone to Gardiner, Montana. Following the Yellowstone River, it offers access to excellent fishing, camping, and wildlife-viewing, and links to backcountry trails. Due to its low elevation, in a desert-like landscape dotted with sagebrush, the trail is accessible year-round. As such, the trail suffers from high visitor impact, and requires regular upkeep. This project will address safety issues and improve hiking access through the Black Canyon area. Crews will reconstruct compromised stone retaining walls, remove fallen boulders impeding a cliff-side trail corridor, and reconstruct several deteriorated stock bridges.
The Bechler Trail Network is in the remote southwest corner of Yellowstone. It is in the Bechler area, called Yellowstone's "Cascade Corner" for its many waterfalls. Since this trail network is not connected to the Grand Loop Road system, it is mainly enjoyed by backcountry hikers, horseback riders and campers. Trail crews will target erosion and boggy mires this summer, moving small trail segments from wet ground to drier ground.
"Most visitors never see this area adjacent to the west side of the Tetons, which has terrain and vegetation that are quite different than the rest of the park," said Glenn. "There are lush forests, large ferns, and waving seas of tall grass."
For the most part, these trails will remain open all season long while work is taking place. Closures are usually limited to a few minutes, such as if a boulder is being moved, and are scheduled to take place on weekdays.
"But before embarking on a hike on any trail," emphasized Glenn, "visitors should always stop in a nearby ranger station or visitor center to check trail conditions or possible closures due to wildlife activity or safety issues."
"We don't want to hinder access to these magnificent trails, and enjoy seeing people out enjoying them. So with a couple minor exceptions, visitors can hike while we're working on the trails."
Be sure to say hello if you encounter the hardworking trail crews this summer. Happy hiking!


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A real Sweetheart A true Mensch A REAL TRUE BLUE FRIEND Ralph taught Chuck Norris to be a bad ass A Sincerely Wonderful Daddy A True Warrior A True Hero A TRUE MAN A Smoothe and Steady Guy GOD BLESS Brother in Blue Blessed be the Ralph C A brother officer may St Michael watch over you proud to have him as my friend
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hey my brother from another mother, best wishes on this holiday season, your friend, mikie
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Hi Ralph
How have you been! Long time no talk too. Harry and I wish you a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Blessed New Year. Take care and don't be a stranger.
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You'll be getting a LOT of holiday wishes from friends. Count this as one of them. Have a Merry "CHRIST"mas and a "FUN"tastic New Year.
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"Late on a sleepy, star-spangled night, those angels peeled back the sky just like you would tear open a sparkling Christmas present. Then, with light and joy pouring out of Heaven like water through a broken dam, they began to shout and sing the message that baby Jesus had been born. The world had a Savior! The angels called it "Good News, " and it was".
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A True Friend Too All, We Enjoyed John Jokes and Friendship over 4 years, You'll Be Missed By All Brother!
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Hi Ralph
Just wanted to wish you a HappyTurkey Day and many blessings my friend. I haven't been on here to much lately. Been really busy with work and home life. Harry and I have been taking a few short getaways lately and doing home projects. Hope all is well with you. Take care and try not to eat to much!
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Have a safe and blessed Thanksgiving Ralph.
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stopping by to say hello. how are you? hope all is wee all things doing well. be careful.
STOPPING BY TO WISH YOU A GREAT SUNDAY! HOPE YOU'RE DOING WELL GREETINGS, Barb
Hello Ralph! Dropping by to wish you a good weekend. Had been very busy the last days. The weather isn't the best at the moment. We already got some snow on the top of the mountains. I miss the summer already. Take care my friend. Barb
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Just sayin' hey and seeing how things are down south. Wish I was in the sunshine state, and the thought of it makes me anxious for retirement. Have a great weekend!
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Hope this weekend is pleasant for you.Stay safe and always take care.


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Teachers work hard to help students meet new academic standards
We are just three months into the new school year, but already some students are struggling to keep up in the classroom.
It's one of the results of the new state academic standards that took effect at the beginning of the school year .
The Common Core raises the expectations for students in what they know and by what grade they know it.
That means some students have more to learn by the end of the school year than they did under the old standards.
It's a big task Onalaska Middle School is taking on right away.
From the outside, Onalaska Middle School seems the same as last year, but inside teachers are working hard to bring their students up to speed with the new state academic standards from the Common Core.
"Quite honestly, the biggest challenge is that gap has grown bigger just by having that Common Core implemented. The standards are higher. Where our kids need to be that bar is set a little bit higher so we have to work even harder to do whatever we can to close that gap," said Alex Hubing, an Onalaska Middle School sixth-grade teacher Alex Hubing.
"We jumped very quickly from one level to another of what our expectations need to be for our students and that happened over the course of this past summer," said Onalaska Middle School Principal Jed Kees.
The new standards are for math, reading, and language arts.
"The language and reading are really meant to be taught together. So our structure here at school is that reading and language are separate. So what we're working on this year is moving toward meeting those Common Core standards by combining them into one class," said Hubing.
But it's in the subject of math that Hubing said students are really feeling the impact of the new standards.
"I would say in math they're feeling that pressure to be basically further along in math than they were before. Reading I don't see it as much but I know in math it's more rigorous," said Hubing.
"It's been a very big jump. Last year it was mostly review of sixth grade and some new stuff. In eighth-grade, it's a big jump to new stuff I didn't really know," said Onalaska Middle School eighth-grade student David Scheel.
And while the students are feeling the impact, the biggest pressure may be on the teachers.
"The greatest challenge we've had so far has just been getting everyone on the same page. We have to work very closely with one another to make sure all the kids are meeting those standards, so the communication between teachers is vital right now," said Hubing.
Students won't be assessed by the new standards until 2014.
Teachers and staff said they're implementing the new standards now to try and make sure their students are as prepared as possible when the new assessment starts.
Wisconsin adopted the Common Core requirements as a result of the waiver they received from the No Child Left Behind Act.
One of the conditions of the waiver is that the academic bar be raised.
Implementing the Common Core is the way the state decided to do that.
Wisconsin is one of 46 states to sign onto the Common Core.
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Tuesday at Oracle OpenWorld 2012 - Must See Session: "Jump-starting Integration Projects with Oracle AIA Foundation Pack"
By Lionel Dubreuil-Oracle on Sep 28, 2012
Don't miss this "CON8769 - Jump-starting Integration Projects with Oracle AIA Foundation Pack"session:
- Date: Tuesday, Oct 2
- Time: 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
- Location: Marriott Marquis - Salon 7
- Speakers:
- Robert Wunderlich - Principal Product Manager, Oracle
- Munazza Bukhari - Group Manager, AIA FP Product Management, Oracle
The Oracle Application Integration Architecture Foundation Pack development lifecycle prescribes the best practice methodology for developing integrations between applications. The lifecycle is supported by a toolset that focuses on the architects and developers. Attend this session to understand how Oracle AIA Foundation Pack can jump-start integration project development and boost developer productivity. It demonstrates what the product does today and showcases new features such as support for building direct integrations.
Objectives for this session are to:
- Understand how to boost developer productivity
- Hear about support for direct integrations
- Learn what's new in Oracle AIA Foundation Pack


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WVU?Extension educational dinner scheduled for Feb. 6
The WVU Extension Service will host an educational dinner meeting on Feb. 6 at Jackson's Mill.
The speaker this month will be Dr. Scott Bowdridge, an assistant professor of Food Animal Production in the Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences at WVU. Bowdridge received a BS in Agriculture Science from California State University, Chico and a PhD in Animal Genetics from Virginia Tech.
Prior to joining the faculty at WVU in 2011, Scott was a NIH postdoctoral fellow at the New Jersey Medical School studying parasite immunology and the role of innate immune cells in host protective immune responses. His current research is focused on the development of immunity in sheep resistant to roundworm parasite infection. Scott also serves as the faculty advisor to the ANS graduate student organization and coaches the WVU livestock judging team.
Scott will be centering his presentation around parasite management during the backgrounding phase in beef cattle and during the post-weaning phase in lambs.
The dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. at the Dining Hall and the program will follow at the Assembly Hall. There will be no cost for the dinner, as it is being sponsored by Dominion Transmission.
Reservations must be made by Jan. 29 at the Upshur County Extension Office or by calling 304-473-4208.
This program will also be presented on Feb. 7 at the Tucker County Senior Center. The dinner which will cost $5 and is payable at the door. You may attend just the meeting at no charge. The dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by the presentation. Each meeting is worth 3 credits toward renewal of your pesticide licenses.
Make your reservation for this dinner meeting by calling the Upshur County Extension Service (304-473-4208) by Jan. 30.
Programs and activities offered by the West Virginia University Extension Service are available to all persons without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, political beliefs, sexual orientation, national origin, and marital status.


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by Anton Shilov
Seagate Technology has announced the closing of the transaction to acquire the hard disk drive (HDD) business of Samsung Electronics. With the transaction complete, Seagate has all chances to become the largest HDD maker in the world.
Under the terms of the transaction, Seagate has gained select elements of Samsung's HDD business, including assets, infrastructure and employees. These assets include Samsung's leading M8 product line of high-capacity 2.5" hard disk drives. Samsung employees joining Seagate include a number of senior managers and design-engineering employees from Samsung's Korea facility, who will focus on development of small form-factor products for the mobile computer market.
According to analysts from IHS iSuppli, Seagate Technology's buyout of Samsung Electronics' hard disk drive (HDD) business will considerably boost the newly merged entity's overall standing, with combined shipments accounting for two-fifths (~40% or 261.2 million) of an HDD market worth 652.4 million units in 2010.
Based on final year-end figures from 2010, HDD shipments tallied from both Seagate and Samsung equated to 261.2 million units - enough to give the combined companies 40% of the HDD market, or a No. 2 finish for the year. Separately, Seagate's shipment share in 2010 showed 195.2 million units, while Samsung's HDD business brought in 66 million units.
Given that Western Digital, which is in process of taking over Hitachi GST, is ordered to spin off its HDD business by the European Commission, it is highly likely that Seagate will become the world's largest HDD maker even after WD's finalization of its deal with Hitachi.
"Together, Seagate and Samsung have aligned our current and future product development efforts and roadmaps in order to accelerate time-to-market efficiency for new products and position us to better address the increasing demands for storage. It is an exciting time in the industry with rapidly evolving opportunities in many markets including mobile computing, cloud computing, and solid state storage," said Steve Luczo, Seagate chairman, president and chief executive.
This transaction was announced in April 2011 along with a series of other agreements between Seagate and Samsung. Seagate is supplying disk drives to Samsung for PCs, notebooks and consumer electronics devices. Samsung is supplying its NAND flash for use in Seagate's enterprise solid state drives (SSDs), solid-state hybrid drives and other products. The companies have also extended and enhanced their existing patent cross-license agreement and have expanded cooperation to co-develop enterprise storage solutions.


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Learning from PA's oil drilling history and water pollution
Here is my entry into the Wayne County Commissioners' decision to pursue fracking for all of the reasons they have given. I own 250 acres in Venango County in northwestern Pennsylvania. At the turn of the last century, oil was king there and our property was drilled, baby drill. The wells were 1,500 to 2,000 feet deep with steel casings. Fracking is taking place in Venango County big time now and currently the wells are about the same depth.
If you want to know how the oil drilling affected the area, all you have to do is take a look at some of the acid drenched streams, colored orange with "yellowboy" which has escaped the confined of so called plugged well and now seeps through the rock strata everywhere. Now of course this same thing won't happen with fracking. The casings will last forever and the poisonous gunk pumped into the wells won't ever show up again in the environment. The "yellowboy" in the streams around our property is quite vivid proof of what drilling and pumping does to your water and the environment. Trout in streams—forget it. Expensive water filters, and I mean expensive costs, are what you have to put up with now in order to drink the yellow gunk.
But, march on, Wayne County Commissioners. Politics and so called property rights are what really matters here. American folks can live with the results while the Chinese benefit from our exporting of the liquidized gas to them rather than benefiting the U.S.
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Officials said a man driving a Jetta southbound on Highway 181 attempted to pass another vehicle in a no-passing zone about 5:30 p.m. when his vehicle collided with a northbound sedan, resulting in an elderly couple's deaths.
Although this wreck remains under investigation, it occurred in an area which is becoming known as one of the most dangerous in the state, according to the Texas Public Safety Risk Overview from the Department of Public Safety.
In fact, also on this week's front page of the Karnes Countywide are accounts of a pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by a minivan on Kenedy's Main Street on April 5 and a four-vehicle collision near Hobson on U.S. 181 which claimed the life of a Pleasanton man on April 2.
In the San Antonio Express-News Business Sunday section, the lead story noted that the DPS identifies the "core" of the Eagle Ford Shale play among the worst, with total crashes increasing by alarming rates.
Among those most at risk are drivers in Karnes, LaSalle and Dimmit counties, as well as in DeWitt, McMullen, Webb and Zavala.
Karnes County Judge Barbara Shaw said one recent accident involved a pickup driver who fell asleep and hit both an 18-wheeler and a school bus; fortunately, no one was injured.
"When you put your kids on the bus to school, you should not have to worry," Shaw said.
A state transportation association official, discussing the large truck traffic, said, "We have distracted driving. You're passing in no-passing lanes. You're trying to do other things inside the vehicle. We're our own worst enemy."
A DPS sergeant noted a number of factors play into the increase in accidents in the region, including deteriorating roads and increasing impatience as drivers encounter long lines at stoplights. He's noticed an uptick in traffic and accidents in Karnes, Frio and Atascosa counties.
He encouraged drivers to make safety checks on their vehicles, slow down, drive defensively, get plenty of rest and pay attention to the highway signs.
If and when Bee Countians are driving north, be uber vigilant and patient. It's much better to arrive at your destination an hour late than never to arrive at all.
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Home List of Titles The DEEP Groth strip galaxy redshift survey. III. Redshift catalog and properties of galaxies
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- The DEEP Groth strip galaxy redshift survey. III. Redshift catalog and properties of galaxies
- Author(s)
- Weiner, Benjamin J.; Phillips, Andrew C.; Faber, S. M.; Willmer, Christopher N.; Vogt, Nicole P.; Simard, Luc; Gebhardt, Karl; Myungshim, Im; Koo, D. C.; Sarajedini, Vicki L.; Wu, Katherine L.; Forbes, Duncan A.; Gronwall, Caryl; Groth, Edward J.; Illingworth, Garth D.; Kron, R. G.; Rhodes, Jason; Szalay, A. S.; Takamiya, M.
- Abstract
- The Deep Extragalactic Evolutionary Probe (DEEP) is a series of spectroscopic surveys of faint galaxies, targeted at understanding the properties and clustering of galaxies at redshifts z~1. We present the redshift catalog of the DEEP1 Groth Strip pilot phase of this project, a Keck LRIS survey of faint galaxies in the Groth Survey Strip imaged with HST WFPC2. The redshift catalog and data, including reduced spectra, are made publicly available through a Web-accessible database. The catalog contains 658 secure galaxy redshifts with a median z=0.65. The distribution of these galaxies shows large-scale structure walls to z~1. We find a bimodal distribution in the galaxy color-magnitude diagram that persists to the same distance. A similar color division has been seen locally by the SDSS and to z~1 by the COMBO-17 survey. The HST imaging allows us to measure structural properties of the galaxies, and we find that the color division corresponds generally to a structural division. Most red galaxies, ~75%, are centrally concentrated, with a red bulge or spheroidal stellar component, while blue galaxies usually have exponential profiles. However, there are two subclasses of red galaxies that are not bulge dominated: edge-on disks and a second category that we term diffuse red galaxies (DIFRGs). Comparison to a local sample drawn from the RC3 suggests that distant edge-on disks are similar in appearance and frequency to those at low redshift, but analogs of DIFRGs are rare among local red galaxies. DIFRGs have significant emission lines, indicating that they are reddened mainly by dust rather than age. The DIFRGs in our sample are all at z>0.64, suggesting that DIFRGs are more prevalent at high redshifts; they may be related to the dusty or irregular extremely red objects beyond z>1.2 that have been found in deep K-selected surveys. We measure the color evolution of both red and blue galaxies by comparing our U-B colors to those from the RC3. For red galaxies, we find a reddening of only 0.11 mag from z~0.8 to now, about half the color evolution measured by COMBO-17. Larger, more carefully defined samples with better colors are needed to improve this measurement. Reconciling evolution in color, luminosity, mass, morphology, and star formation rates will be an active topic of future research.
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- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies. Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
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- Astrophysical journal, Vol. 620, no. 2 (2005), pp. 595-617
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- 2005
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When people judge Mike based on the record i feel like stabbing myself with a rusty knife. Didn't we do much worse with a HOF coach in Larry Brown because we had basically the same worthless bunch? Brawn had actually a much better roster than D'antoni has and he is still able to keep them in the game.
We knew all along that these 2 years were going to be difficult. Mike said it tonite too in his show but he said that we knew that all along, he also mentioned that it is extremely hard on him to swallow the type of performance the team has been showing but how much can he do with those bums?
Criticizing D'antoni is plain dumb and stupid. Give him a decent team and than sing the obituaries if he is no good.


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JPMorgan Chase Announces Detroit Investment
By Sarah Hulett • May 21, 2014
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JPMorgan Chase will invest $100 million into the Motor City. The bulk of the money will go to small business development, blight removal and job training. Michigan Radio's Sarah Hulett reports.


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On Monday, instead of walking from the courthouse west either to Bethlehem Baptist or Jones Chapel United Methodist churches, the marchers will instead head north to the First United Methodist Church, 106 E. Cleveland St.
"We will never be able to overcome until we break out of the tradition of being at the black church," said the Rev. Eric Tarver, Bethlehem Baptist pastor.
The Rev. Larry McRorey, pastor of FUMC, agreed, saying the framework was set in motion in 2010 when he suggested to Tarver that if the members of this community are truly going to "overcome," this celebration needs to be ecumenical – involving all races and more denominations.
Two years later, organizers are excited about the change and preparing to host a large crowd, including an invitation to a wonderful meal after the service concludes.
"It's time for a change," said the Rev. Bettye Whiteside, pastor at Jones Chapel. "We're all one big family."
A cross section of community members, usually including the A.C. Jones Trojan Band and numerous politicians, will assemble at the courthouse square at 10:30 a.m. and, following some brief remarks, will march three blocks down St. Mary's Street to the church for the worship and celebration.
Guest speaker will be the Rev. Howard E. Mims, a gospel preacher and retired ordained elder who has earned numerous awards. He is presently the pastor of William Taylor United Methodist Church in Luling.
"We share the same God, but we only get together once a year and when there are tragedies," Tarver said.
"The Martin Luther King parade isn't just for black people. It is for anyone who believes in unification," he added.
Those who are preparing to enjoy the MLK holiday, either from school or work, are encouraged to attend and remember Dr. King's message of freedom and equality.
Although we've come a long way as a nation, there's still more we can accomplish to show love and compassion to all our brothers and sisters.
– Chip Latcham


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|December 28, 2011
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|December 21, 2011
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The Geography Blog focusing on all things geography: human, physical, technical, space, news, and geopolitics. Also known as Geographic Travels with Catholicgauze! Written by a former National Geographic employee who also proudly served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Friday, August 03, 2007
Battle for the DC Skyline: The Government
From Catholicgauze's office I can see the United State capitol dome, the National Basilica, Washington Monument, and the National Cathedral. If I get up out of my cubical and walk a few feet I can see the George Washington Masonic National Monument. These structures battle to impose their meaning on the Greater Washington landscape. The three sides are: Government, God, and the Hero of the Republic.
The first of three posts of this series will focus on the government's imposition on the landscape. The most noticeable building that I see from the office window is the United State Capitol dome. The dome catches one's eye and reminds the viewer of the permanence and dominance of the government. The symbolize of the dome is so recognized that it's completion was a key priority of President Lincoln during the Civil War. Lincoln wished that the dome would be proof to all that the Union was strong and rise above all other things.
On top of the dome is Armed Freedom. The statue is of a female carrying a sword and shield standing on a pedestal with the national motto. Freedom faces east so the sun will not set upon her.
The capitol itself is the heart of Washington. It is the origin point for the four divisions of the district: northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.
Finally, the capitol is much like other American federal government buildings in terms of architecture. The building is neoclassical in design. The style makes one think of the "pure and ancient" cultures of Rome and Greece.
The Capitol is one of the first things anyone sees as they enter DC. It serves as a reminder to all that Washington is the Federal City. However, it has competition...
To be continued
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- Dan tdaxp said...
From the wikipedia article:
The story that Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War from March 7, 1853 to March 4, 1857, and later to be President of the Confederate States of America, insisted that Crawford remove a Phrygian cap (which was the cap given to freed Roman slaves) from the statue is not accurate
Interesting! The first time I heard the Jefferson Davis story was during my visit to the Old Post Office right before the Boyd Conference. It was on one of the official posters.
- Deaner said...
I've heard that the Washington Nationals new stadium was configured to provide fans with a good view of the dome. I have recently been told, however, that a new parking garage will now obstruct the view. Have you heard anything about this? ... or seen it first-hand?


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Palace announces Prince William and Catherine Middleton are expecting
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She wanted to know what was important, to her and to those in her around her. So the artist, known for her placemaking projects and urban planning ideas, painted the side of an abandoned building with chalkboard paint and stenciled the words, "Before I die I want to..." onto it. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
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Mike Clayton, a district conservationist with USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, has provided thousands of Iraqis with reliable sources of clean water.
Stationed in Mahmudiyah, Iraq – south of Baghdad – Clayton's initial project as an ag adviser was to help the local poultry industry get back on its feet. As he visited processing plants, breeder houses and hatcheries, he met many people who were very ill because they lacked access to safe drinking water.
"I get choked up thinking about it," said Clayton, who has worked for NRCS for 30 years. "All those sick people without access to clean water."
Clayton made it his personal mission to help them on his mission to Iraq from November 2008 to February 2010. He wrote a grant that, once approved, led to the construction of community wells that provided safe drinking water for thousands.
Mahmudiyah is located in the Mesopotamia region, the Fertile Crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Though the surface water is polluted from Baghdad's runoff, a huge aquifer of fresh, clean water exists 20 meters beneath the surface in much of the region.
Drilling wells in Mesopotamia is relatively easy, as the ground is pure sediment. Using simple equipment, even hand augers, Americans helped Iraqis dig wells and construct water tanks.
The wells are privately owned and provide drinking water to the surrounding communities. In some cases the water is used to provide drip irrigation to high-commodity crops, such as tomatoes and eggplants. Clayton worked with Iraqis to increase their water usage efficiency from about 40-90 percent
He was so fulfilled with his experience in Iraq that he deployed to Afghanistan in December 2010. "I felt called to this – there was restlessness inside, urging me to go," Clayton said.
Afghanistan presented different challenges than Iraq. One of the most frustrating was the absence of infrastructure in much of the country. Without roads, bridges, power and other staples of infrastructure, many projects proved unfeasible.
Clayton was stationed in Ghazni, an elevated area between Kabul and Kandahar, where he worked with local fruit farmers.
The soil and climate of that area make it especially well-suited for growing apples, Clayton said Cool nighttime temperatures allow apples to retain their sugar. "Best apple I ever ate was in Afghanistan," he said.
Decades of war robbed local farmers of generational knowledge about best farming practices for their area, Clayton said. He made recommendations to farmers about crop selection, attracting pollinators and improving water efficiency, all of which helped reinvigorate local agriculture. "I feel a great personal satisfaction about my work in Iraq and Afghanistan," Clayton said. "I'm very glad for the experience."
Clayton now works as a district conservationist in the Princeton, Ky. field office. His experiences left him with broadened perspective and serenity towards daily toil. "After seeing how they live over there, I no longer get bent out of shape over the little stuff. I have it pretty good."
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To SPEED or not to SPEED
SceneDaily.com | Posted June 20, 2011 Charlotte, NC
Article by Tripp Mickle and John Ourand scenedaily.com
FOX has held informal discussions with NASCAR about a new TV rights agreement that would allow the network to put some of its Sprint Cup races on SPEED.
David Hill, FOX Sports chairman, said FOX would like to see some of the 13 regular-season races it televises on SPEED. A FOX source said the company could ask for as many as six races for the network.
Fox is five years into an eight-year, $1.76 billion contract with NASCAR that mandates FOX televise all of its Sprint Cup races on its broadcast channel except for two non-points, specialty events – the Sprint All-Star Race and the Gatorade Duels from Daytona, which air on SPEED. If it wants to move regular-season Cup races to SPEED before its contract expires in 2014, it would have to amend its agreement. FOX sources were skeptical such a move would be made before the contract ends.
"It would be very good for SPEED to put Cup races there," Hill said. "You can see that when the All-Star Race is on it, and I'd like to put another couple of races on SPEED if we can. That's just part of the dialogue, so we'll see."
Steve Herbst, NASCAR vice president of broadcasting, said in a statement that NASCAR is in constant discussions with its partners but he declined to address the specifics of the FOX conversations.
The talks come a year after NASCAR agreed to let ESPN shift the majority of its Chase to the Sprint Cup Championship coverage from ABC to ESPN. Ratings on ESPN, which showed 14 races, and ABC, which showed three races, dropped 14 percent following that move. A similar viewership decline likely would follow if races moved from FOX to SPEED, which is distributed in 78 million homes. The Sprint All-Star Race on SPEED this year averaged a 3.3 final Nielsen rating and 4 million viewers, which more than quadrupled the network's average prime-time audience. By comparison, FOX averaged a 5.0 final Nielsen rating and 8.6 million viewers for its 13 regular-season Sprint Cup telecasts.
Hill said that FOX always intended to carry Sprint Cup races on SPEED, which Fox launched in 2002 after acquiring the channel, then named Speedvision, from Comcast and Cox. The company carried some Cup races on its cable channel FX during its initial 2001-05 rights agreement with NASCAR.
The move would allow SPEED to use live NASCAR broadcasts to increase the license fee that cable and satellite operators pay each month, which is currently around 30 cents, according to sources. The move would amplify SPEED's on-air promotion of NASCAR races during the week and allow it to keep an audience of NASCAR enthusiasts tuning in for everything from news programs to the wrapup of that weekend's race.
The move also makes sense for FOX, which would be able to spread highly rated sports content across two channels: one broadcast and one cable.
In addition to talking about putting Sprint Cup races on SPEED, FOX has raised the possibility of making NASCAR a stakeholder in SPEED and turning it into a joint-venture project. Sources familiar with those conversations said that they have been ongoing for several years.
By partnering with NASCAR on SPEED, FOX could avoid competing with the property if it decided to launch its own channel. NASCAR Media Group opened a $43 million facility in downtown Charlotte in 2010. The facility has four floors of studio and production space and an extensive digital archive that would allow NASCAR to start its own network if it chose to do so. The assumption is that it wouldn't make that decision until after its current broadcast agreements end in 2014.
"SPEED is the default NASCAR network, and it might be logical to assume they might have certain aspirations to a channel," Hill said. He added that the NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball have their own networks, and NASCAR is in the same class as those leagues.
Hill downplayed the joint venture talks. He said that he and NASCAR President Mike Helton casually discuss a variety of opportunities when they get together to shoot skeet at Helton's ranch in the Southeast.
"The great thing about this business is it's always fluid," Hill said.
"There's any given number of possibilities."
JMO: The main reason I have dish is for my SPEED channel. I watch it lots. But since it has become an issue as to whether we can keep paying for dish and dsl, it has brought it home that lots of folks don't have access to SPEED. I think putting more races of dish/cable stations will just cause us to loose more fans.
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Janesville shooting victim hospitalized with life-threatening injuries
Police have 34-year-old in custody
A 27-year-old male battled life-threatening injuries Friday evening after a shooting in Janesville.
Janesville police officers responded to reports of a shooting on 2807 Afton Road and found the man, who had been shot in the neck.
The victim was taken to Mercy Hospital Trauma Center and is currently being treated for life-threatening injuries.
The statement said police have arrested Janesville native Deadrick Vance, 34, on charges of attempted first-degree intentional homicide.
Investigators said the suspect and victim have known each other for several years.
Janesville police said they don't believe anyone else is involved in the incident and that it was unclear what led to the shooting.
"It sounds like the victim had stopped by the residence, in order to actually pay a debt that he owed him," said Sgt. Anne Brophy of the Janesville Police Department.
According to online court records, Vance has had trouble with guns in the past: Vance was found guilty of dangerous use of a weapon and endangering safety in 2011.
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Atlantic History is an organizing concept for the study of the Atlantic Ocean rim. It emphasizes inter-regional and international comparisons and draws attention to historical phenomena that transcended national borders. It is the history of discoveries, of the building of overseas empires such as the Spanish, the Portuguese, the first British and the French, of migrations including the forced migrations of African slaves, of new and old economies, of the so-called Atlantic revolutions and nation-building, of the exchange of knowledge, mentalities and goods,and of perceptions. Furthermore, Atlantic History is about the effects all of this had on peoples, societies, politics, economies, the environment and cultures, not only in a circum-atlantic perspective but also for the so-called backcountries. Atlantic History studies innovations, transport, media, processes of the building of knowledge, of ideologies, of identities and discourses. The field of Atlantic studies has been very productive for about a generation now. It has generated original studies, new ways of looking at familiar objects and also tools for looking at objects hitherto overlooked by traditional, nation-centred historiographies. It has also generated much methodological reflection. The field of Atlantic History is vast. It goes without saying that one handbook cannot possibly cover the kaleidoscope of themes and problems.
The Oxford Handbook of the Atlantic World represents the most recent attempt to provide an overview of this very Atlantic World.[1]The editors, Nicholas Canny, emeritus professor of history and former academic director of the Moore Institute at the National University of Ireland, Galway, corresponding member of the British Academy and a member of the European Research Council, and Philip Morgan, Harry C. Black Professor at Johns Hopkins University and Harmsworth Visiting Professor at Oxford University in 2011/12, are a fine team for any such undertaking. While the former is the specialist of colonialism in the British Isles with an equally impressive expertise of Atlantic migrations and the history of the First British Empire (Canny edited the first volume of the Oxford History of the British Empire in 1998), the latter has (i.a.) written the most comprehensive analysis of slave life in the British colonies in America. Beyond their specializations, both are two of the very best connaisseurs of the vast field of Atlantic History.
The editors have chosen a meta-structure or meta-history: the "plot" (Hayden White) is about the Emergence, Consolidation, Integration and Disintegration of the Atlantic World. The latter, thus, transforms into a being, some kind of Atlantic Leviathan; the Atlantic World becomes an organism. The editors claim that, between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries several Atlantic worlds emerged that were, later, "absorbed into a larger unit of interdependency until a single functioning Atlantic world [.] flourished through much of the eighteenth century"(2). "[.] the interconnectedness of this world explains why challenge and collapse in any given part usually led to significant disruption of neighbouring areas, if not the entire system"(2). While this master narrative is certainly appealing, while interconnectedness and reciprocity are indeed major features of the Atlantic world, one could wonder whether the fashioning of one Atlantic system does not go too far.
Part I, the Emergence of the Atlantic World, covers the following topics, themes and geographic areas: Chapter one deals with early Iberian explorations and conquest on the West and North Coast of Africa, Madeira, the Canary Islands and the Azores. It makes evident that Columbus' "discovery" of the Americas has to be seen in the context of the Iberian (re-)conquista, so late medieval Christian attempts to explore and conquer the world south and west of the Iberian peninsula. David Northrup's Africans, Early European Contacts, and the emergent Diaspora covers early African slavery in the Atlantic in terms of diplomatic relations and commercial exchanges from an African and European perspective. Neil L. Whitehead investigates early Native American and European encounters in the western Atlantic World. Unfortunately, he leaves out major publications on the problems of perceptions and discourses being formed, on the blurring of old world knowledge and mythology andnew world experiences, which could have contributed to a better understanding of the specific character of early encounters.[2]Chapter five deals with seafaring, i.e. ships, major currents and the evolution of navigation, chapter six with knowledge and cartography in the early Atlantic period.Chapter seven explores the emergence of ethnic, racial and religiously motivated violence in the early Atlantic which led to the extermination of entire peoples, chapter eight is a fine analysis of the effects European encounters with the "new world" had on the development of human senses and the arts. Stuart B. Schwartz' contribution The Iberian Atlantic to 1650 and Wim Klooster's The Northern European Atlantic World conclude the first part of this handbook. Both attempt to provide - in a chronological and far too schematic way - the most important steps in the fashioning of a Southern and Northern Atlantic World.
Part II provides a synopsis of the so-called Spanish, Portuguese, British and French Atlantic World and then moves on to a chapter on Native Perspectives from New Spain, Peru and North America. The last chapter of this section, by David Eltis, presents the state-of-the-art on African slavery in the Atlantic world from the mid-seventeenth to the mid-eighteenth century.
The third section of The Oxford Handbook of the Atlantic World moves away from looking at the Atlantic from an imperial history perspective.Part III, Integration, is about themes: such as the Ecological Atlantic, about plants, bacteria and viruses, landscape and ecological and climate change, Movements of People, Trade and Commodities, People and Places (read: settlements and new societies), Law, Warfare and Religion. While many of these chapters move beyond the imperial/national paradigm, some do not succeed in encompassing their topics in a sufficient way. Protestants, Jews, Muslims, Native American and African religions are almost entirely absent from Kenneth Mill's chapter on Religion in the Atlantic World. Chapters 26 to 28 are the most interesting in this section: Anthony Pagden's The Challenge of the New deals with perceptions and discourses of cultural encounters and their effects on peoples in all parts of the Atlantic World; Susan Scott Parrish analyses the emergence of Science, Nature and Race. She revises some of the more stereotypical assumptions of the rise of biologist racism. Tamar Herzog, finally, challenges many of the concepts used so far; concepts such as "Europeans", "Indians", "Africans" and other categories of belonging. Herzog is digging into the problems and effects of denominators being forced on a great variety of diverse peoples and individuals.
Part IV, Disintegration covers the later eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It includes a chapter on American Indigenous Peoples and the Atlantic World, the American and Haitian Revolutions, nativism in Spanish America, Africa in the later Atlantic World, a chapter on abolitionism, on the economic impact of the Atlantic system and concludes with Emma Rothschild's reflections on late Atlantic History.
The Oxford Handbook of the Atlantic World covers indeed a wide range of topics and themes - or the most integral parts of Atlantic History. My overall impression is,however, that most of the contributors look at Atlantic History as the history of early modern colonial empires. Many essays are written from the author's expertise in the history of one of those empires;only a minority of the contributors move beyond the imperial or national paradigm and focus, in a consistent way, on interconnectedness and reciprocity, on multiethnic, multinational and multi-religious groups such as pirates or early island societies who shaped the Atlantic as much - or even more so - than nations and empires. While it is de rigueur to look at the Spanish, Portuguese, English or French Atlantic world, one could have wished for a greater awareness of the difficulties European and colonial governments had in establishing national borders, legal, social, economic and cultural boundaries- not only because of inter-imperial competition but because of peoples and transformations in the Atlantic world which ran counter this very concept. The concept of a Spanish, Portuguese, English and French Atlantic was - at times - more about discourses; in some periods of Atlantic History it was more an idea or wishful thinking than anything else. One could also have wished for more chapters on new world societies, mixed societies in terms of "race", religion and culture, on syncretism and hybridity, on communication, media, exchange and perceptions. All in all, though, this handbook is an impressive attempt to encompass the Atlantic World. It will inspire future generations of Atlanticists and further research on a truly fascinating subject.
[1] Other synoptic works include Jack P. Greene, Philip D. Morgan (eds.), Atlantic History. A Critical Reappraisal, Oxford 2009, or Bernard Bailyn, Patricia L. Denault (eds.), Soundings in Atlantic History. Latent Structures and Intellectual Currents, 1500-1830, Cambridge 2009.
[2] See Anthony Pagden's chapter in this volume and the literature cited there. See also Gordon M. Sayre, Les SauvagesAméricains. Representations of Native Americans in French and English Colonial Literature, Chapel Hill 1997.
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Ahhh. The good old summertime is almost here and (IMHO) none too soon. Personally, I love all of the seasons we in the Upper Delaware Valley have to celebrate, and each has its own merits, but with Memorial Day upon us, all thoughts lead to summer.
As for lazy, the region offers so many opportunities to bask. Lakes, ponds, rivers and streams beckon as the sun warms our favorite watering holes. The weather has been gorgeous and I made my first trip to Crystal Lake (www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/61459.html [2]) last week with the wonder dog in tow. Pristine, with the surrounding forest in full bloom, the 38 acre lake is within walking distance and serves as a backdrop for great fishing, hiking and (wait for it) berry picking still to come. While Dharma checked out the fat tadpoles lazily sprouting legs, I snapped photos and made plans to check out some of the other glorious lakes that dot the landscape. If you have a favorite spot, send your pics to firstname.lastname@example.com [3] and we'll share them on Facebook in the coming months.
With another birthday right around the corner, (May 25—feel free to send cash) I'm a little hazy on where I went last year, but I know that I'll be returning to some of my favorite summer haunts. I spoke with producer Norman Duttweiler of the Forestburgh Playhouse (www.fbplayhouse.org [4]) a few days ago and started making plans for the theatre's upcoming season. Although I'm convinced that I served as Duttweiler's inspiration for the 2013 roster of shows, he says it just ain't so. All I know is that I had star turns in "South Pacific," "Grease" and "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" back in the day, and now all of those shows are slated for the FBP; but Norman insists that it's "merely coincidence." Hmm. As if to appease me, Duttweiler asked Dharma to make a cameo appearance in Monty Python's "Spamalot" during its run (July 16 to 28) and suggested I might as well be on stage, too. Mark your calendars, plan ahead, and leave the rotten fruit at home.
In addition to the FBP, there are theaters all around gearing up for summer. I'm planning trips to Hawley, PA (www.ritzplayhouse.com [5]), and South Fallsburg, NY (www.scdw.net [6]), and no summer is complete without seeing Paul Austin (www.libertyfreetheatre.org [7]) and his company of players. In addition, I'll be in Highland Lake, NY (www.nacl.org [8]) and Narrowsburg (www.delawarevalleyopera.org [9]) as summer progresses, taking my seat as the curtains rise, pen in hand, prepared to offer my opinion (humble or otherwise) on the musicals, comedies, operas and dramas that are about to unfold.
Crazy doesn't even begin to describe the dizzying array of concerts on the horizon. 2013 marks the debut of a new music festival (www.parksvilleusa.com [10]) and I'm excited to check out the scene, which includes jazz, klezmer and string quartets. Just outside Livingston Manor, NY, one of my favorite music festivals (www.shandelee.org [11]) is rehearsing and the grounds, "nestled on 75 acres of tranquil natural beauty in the Catskill Mountains," are as "breathtaking" as the website claims, making the place a destination where one will experience "an exhilarating musical environment." This year, Shandelee is partnering with Bethel Woods (www.bethelwoodscenter.org [12]) to present classical virtuosos in the Event Gallery during the coming months. In addition to the classics, the Pavilion at Bethel Woods will be hosting a wide variety of stars this season and I'm looking forward to both acts I have never seen, and returning favorites like Kid Rock, Tim McGraw and The Dave Matthews Band.
Over in Honesdale, PA, Jill Padua and Mike Jung (www.facebook.com/RiverFolkConcerts [13]) are busy already, presenting entertaining shows for a wide variety of tastes, ensuring "something for everyone" as only they can do (www.riverfolkconcerts.vpweb.com [14]), so be sure to make time for their concert series that plays throughout the year. "Showcasing local and regional performances" in Hawley, the Silk Mill (www.silkmillharmony.com [15]) is humming and is seriously on my radar this summer. Scores of music venues, (both large and small) abound, and The River Reporter leaves no stone unturned as we dig up the details and dish the dirt on what is happening all around. To receive updates weekly, go to www.riverreporter.com [16] and subscribe to "Where and When."
If you have something to share, send your notices to email@example.com [17] and we'll do our best to include them all. Whether you are feeling lazy, hazy or (like me) just plain crazy, summertime is almost here, so let's dust off the life vests and dive right in, 'cause the livin' is easy and the weather is fine.


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I Just Got My Sansa View And...
...It seems like it's working pretty well, with photos and video playing just fine, BUT it's a different story with .mp3 files. Some play like they're supposed to, BUT folders with MANY files either don't show up on the display (they ARE loaded on the VIEW) or they DO display, but they only have 1 or a few files (out of many) in them. Also, some play for a few seconds, then fade out, then go to silence. After that, there is a high pitched WHINE that just about blows out my eardrums!!! I converted a mono file that did this into a STEREO 48MHZ 128kbps file & that fixed the problem. I also tried this with the non displaying or partially full folders with no luck Anybody out there have any suggestions? I really like the player otherwise & I don't want to send it back for a refund.
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Try tagging the files correctly for them to show up, you can read about mp3tagging here. I wouldnt know about the whine sound or them not playing correctly as I dont know how they were encoded or if theyre corrupted bad files. But I would recommend a higher bit rate than 128 like you stated, something like 192 VBR would certainly give a better sound.
BTW what's up with all the funky typing and caps o_O
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Seriously, from all that I've heard about the View, I would send it back for a refund.
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Having owned one since March 2008, I cannot say that I have had any big problems with it. I did have problems in the beginning with getting album art to display correctly which led me to join this place.
I have also had some problems with MicroSD card integration where a file is duplicated on the card every time the database is refreshed. This is a known problem with Views and MicroSD cards thanks to SanDisk's sloppy firmware. I found a workaround for this problem.
If SanDisk had not abandoned the View to focus on the Fuze and Clip or if a Rockbox port came into being, the full potential of the View would be realized. The only thing that was lacking was good firmware.
To the OP: is you View new? If it is, you could ask for a replacement. I have never heard of the problem you describe.
Concerning encoding 192kbps should be a minimum. The higher the encoding the better. You could try VBR2 or 1 if you want to save space or VBR0 if you want the best quality mp3 songs with the smallest size (VBR0 is as good as 320 but takes much less space).
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This former A+ list celebrity might be pregnant but it hasn't slowed down her drinking
Ech, another one. Addiction is nasty, y'allReplyCancel
Hi Sandybrook, I've been a long time reader & only recently started to comment. How do you guys see these blinds so fast? Is there an option to have the app notify me?ReplyCancel
Xtina has publicly revealed she is pregnant.ReplyCancel
nvmnd—I got confused with the wording. As in a speculation of pregnancy—should of used the words may be preg or somethingReplyCancel
No they are on a timer usually Something new every 15 minutes especially weekdays, weekends somewhat the same.ReplyCancel
That's ok Sugar. Btw welcome@KellyReplyCancel
And you're not?ReplyCancel
@Sherry haha—Deena Lohan would make a great Grandma!ReplyCancel
It's sad when stupid people breed. Fetal alcohol syndrome is child abuse.
It's blinds like that make me glad for the conjecture disclaimer at the bottom of the page.ReplyCancel
I don't think Xtina would do that. Her first boy is fine. She'd hopefully know better, this being her second.ReplyCancel
The other one preggers is Snooki and we know she drinks.
I think you are popular here @Sugar.ReplyCancel
Snooki to be different.ReplyCancel
Oh, thank you! I just saw that she commented firstReplyCancel
Yw. And Lord have mercy on this poor brat's soul if Parasite Hilton is knocked up! I cant even begin to imagine what type of mother she'd be:(ReplyCancel
I can't see Christina drinking while pregnant. She seems to have grown up a lot the last few years.ReplyCancel
Completely dispicable, but I could totally see a Lohag type whore TRYING to have a fucked up kid, so the support checks dont stop at 18. All depends on the state they are in.ReplyCancel
There was a doctor on CNN talking about this very thing today albeit not about Xtina. He said that the bulk of the damage done to a fetus by the mother drinking alcohol is in the first trimester, in the first few weeks even, and that if a women is even considering becoming pregnant she should not drink from conception.ReplyCancel
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It's somewhat entertaining in a weird way, but I never quite got the "gay" attraction to this show – unless it's supposed to make us glad our boyfriends are cuter and nicer than Adam (etc.)?
Or is it supposed to make us feel glad we don't live in New York? (…anymore, if we ever did in the past.)
Or is it just supposed to make us glad we're gay, in general? Yeah, that must be it!
@the other Greg: It totally makes me glad I'm gay. The women on this show are NUTS, pretty accurately reflecting what Williamsburg women are like.
I'm enjoying the show so far this season. Dunham has smartly dropped my personal "TURN THIS STUPID THING OFF!" cue, Hannah's OCD.
There's some really funny dialogue but for the most part, the show is a bit ridiculous. I don't know why it go SO much attention after it's first year.