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In my last post I briefly described the work of digitizing American Sunday-School Union woodblocks.
I've been holding off on writing this post because I hoped that I might be able to find an explanation for the above block, but alas, I'm entering my last week at The Library Company and it remains a mystery!
Like Ever, I've found the Internet an invaluable resource in hunting down information: mysterious elements in images, words inscribed on the blocks which might help identify the places the images were used.
The Library Company's online database WolfPAC has listings of the works stored in the stacks above the main floor's reading room. Archive.org has a huge collection of digitized ASSU publications. I've learned to use Authority Records from the Library of Congress (Hi Gabi!) to correctly describe the subjects of images: "Agriculture," not "farming;" "living rooms," not "parlors"! With the help of a Google Books court case summary, I was even able to be what the chief of reference called a "history detective" and find out that one partnership of engravers was active two years earlier than previously recorded.
Often the images are easy to describe with little or no research. I struggled to describe this slightly bizarre block, though. What can you make of a man in an orb, a dog, and a kite? A little Googling of this mystery block suggested that it might be the man in the moon, but a search through all of the digitized ASSU books on Archive.org has yielded nothing. A member of the Print Department even got in on the search, looking for any bindings or images depicting a figure like the one on this block. So far, no luck, but I'll be searching diligently through the next week to try to solve one more (small) history mystery before I leave!


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The Thirty-Second Annual Molly and Sidney N. Zubrow Lecture and Award Program will be held Wednesday, March 6, at 5 pm in the Zubrow Auditorium. A reception will follow in the Great Court on the first floor of the Pine Building.
All are invited to attend to hear guest lecturer Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, chair, Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Penn, discuss the pressing need for health care reform in the US, the challenges looming, and the future of American medicine.
For more information and to RSVP please contact Gretchen Murphy in Development at 215.829.6975 or email@example.com.
The Molly and Sidney N. Zubrow Lecture and Award Program was established by Dr. and Mrs. Zubrow in 1981 to highlight humanism in medicine.

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Idarubicin and High-Dose Cytarabine in Treating Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as idarubicin and cytarabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug (combination chemotherapy) may kill more cancer cells.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving idarubicin together with high-dose cytarabine works in treating patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
Drug: cytarabine
Drug: idarubicin
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Phase II Trial Utilizing Idarubicin in Combination With High Dose Ara-C for Induction Therapy for Adult Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
- Complete remission (CR) rate [ Time Frame: Up to 20 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Study Start Date:
|September 1994
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Treatment (idarubicin, cytarabine)
Patients receive cytarabine IV over 3 hours every 12 hours on days 1-4 and idarubicin IV over 5-10 minutes on days 1-3. Patients undergo bone marrow aspirate and biopsy 7 days after completion of induction chemotherapy. Patients with > 25% cellular biopsy or > 10% abnormal cells on aspirate receive 4 more doses of cytarabine and 1 dose of idarubicin.
|Drug: cytarabine Drug: idarubicin
Detailed Description:
- Determine the complete remission rate (CR), and compare this rate to the historical control group rate of 79% from our previous study achieved utilizing high-dose cytarabine and daunorubicin.
- Determine the proportion of patients who are bone marrow-positive at day 7 post-induction chemotherapy, and compare this rate to the historical control group rate of 20%.
- Determine the ability of patients treated with this regimen to receive further post-remission chemotherapy, and compare this rate to historical control group rate of 81% among 79 patients achieving CR in our previous study.
- Further evaluate the toxicity of this regimen, and contrast this with our previous study results.
- Determine the effect of prognostic variables on achieving a complete remission (e.g., age, WBC, FAB type, cytogenetics, and CD34).
- Describe the CR rate, proportion of patients whose bone marrow is positive at day 7 post-induction chemotherapy, ability to receive further post-remission chemotherapy, and toxicity in 2 subgroups of patients (patients with prior myelodysplastic syndrome and patients with treatment-related leukemia).
OUTLINE: Patients receive cytarabine IV over 3 hours every 12 hours on days 1-4 and idarubicin IV over 5-10 minutes on days 1-3. Patients undergo bone marrow aspirate and biopsy 7 days after completion of induction chemotherapy. Patients with > 25% cellular biopsy or > 10% abnormal cells on aspirate receive 4 more doses of cytarabine and 1 dose of idarubicin.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|16 Years to 60 Years (Child, Adult)
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion criteria:
Newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
- Morphologic proof (bone marrow aspirate smears or touch prep of marrow biopsy) of disease
- FAB M0, M1, M2, M4, M5a, M5b, M6a, M6b, and M7 disease
Previously untreated with radiotherapy or chemotherapy
- Patients with treatment-related leukemia are eligible even if they have received prior chemotherapy and radiotherapy
- Patients with prior myelodysplastic syndrome are eligible
- Extramedullary leukemia allowed
- AML with lymphoid markers allowed
Exclusion criteria:
- Blastic transformation of chronic myelogenous leukemia
- Biphenotypic leukemia
- FAB M3 disease (acute promyelocytic leukemia)
- Life expectancy ≥ 6 weeks
- Total bilirubin < 1.5 g/dL
- AST and ALT < 5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Creatinine < 1.5 mg/dL OR creatinine clearance > 70 mL/min
- Ejection fraction ≥ 50% by MUGA unless decreased ejection fraction is secondary to leukemia infiltration
- HIV antibody-negative
Inclusion criteria:
- See Disease Characteristics
- Prior hydroxyurea or corticosteroids allowed
- At least 48 hours since prior and no concurrent itraconazole or fluconazole
Exclusion criteria:
- More than 300 mg/m² of prior daunorubicin or equivalent dose of anthracycline
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00528398
|United States, Arizona
|Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center
|Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85006
|United States, California
|City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
|Duarte, California, United States, 91010-3000
|Principal Investigator:
|Anthony S. Stein, MD
|City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
|Responsible Party:
|City of Hope Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00528398 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|September 10, 2007
|Last Updated:
|December 15, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Federal Government
Keywords provided by City of Hope Medical Center:
adult acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (M7)
adult acute minimally differentiated myeloid leukemia (M0)
adult acute monoblastic leukemia (M5a)
adult acute monocytic leukemia (M5b)
adult acute myeloblastic leukemia with maturation (M2)
adult acute myeloblastic leukemia without maturation (M1)
adult acute myelomonocytic leukemia (M4)
adult erythroleukemia (M6a)
adult pure erythroid leukemia (M6b)
adult acute myeloid leukemia with 11q23 (MLL) abnormalities
adult acute myeloid leukemia with inv(16)(p13;q22)
adult acute myeloid leukemia with t(16;16)(p13;q22)
adult acute myeloid leukemia with t(8;21)(q22;q22)
secondary acute myeloid leukemia
untreated adult acute myeloid leukemia
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Leukemia, Myeloid
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
Topoisomerase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
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Automatic gunfire reported near freeway
[adrotate group="10″] FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — JULY 18, 2012 —
By Steve Marschke, News-Ledger Editor
After the report of automatic weapons fire nearby, local police asked for, but didn't get, temporary closure of the Yolo Bypass over the weekend, said a CHP spokesperson.
At about 3:23 p.m. Saturday, dispatchers received a report of a "possibly active shooter situation in which a witness saw two males firing (an) automatic gun outdoors of a warehouse toward the levee," said police department records. The incident was reported from the 1400-block of Enterprise Boulevard, which is near I-80 and the east end of the Yolo Bypass.
A witness said the suspects may have left in a black Jaguar.
Sergeant Nathan Steele of the West Sacramento Police Department said officers responded, but "nothing was located."
"They may have been shooting at a target or something on the levee," said Steele. "We never had a victim. We had one witness. We did not close the (nearby) causeway."
Officer Brian Konvalin, a public information officer for the California Highway Patrol in Woodland, said CHP records show a call coming in from West Sacramento police while they were looking for the alleged shooter or shooters.
"They requested the CHP shut down the freeway, but there were no mitigating circumstances," said Konvalin. "The freeway was not closed."
In April, the freeway on the Yolo Bypass was closed for several hours as authorities pursued a suspect responsible for a rash of crimes that began in West Sacramento. The suspect was later shot and killed in a clash with law enforcement personnel in Sacramento.
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West Sac chemical spill & bio threat
The West Sacramento Fire Department reports that a leaking tote at a business on the 2200-block of Stone Boulevard spilled about 150 gallons of 30 percent sodium hydroxide solution, which an employee then improperly washed down a storm drain.
The incident occurred on June 26.
[adrotate group="9″] The business's safety officer worked with responding firefighters and public works personnel, who "assisted with the storm drain direction and flow." The Department of Fish and Game was alerted.
A business on the 800-block of Embarcadero drive reported receiving an envelope with a threatening statement along with an unknown white powdery substance on July 2.
After employees received and opened the package, they "isolated" it in plastic bags and a pail.
[adrotate group="7″] Local firefighters joined representatives from the West Sacramento Police Department, FBI, Yolo County Environmental Health and a representative from the Sacramento Fire Department Haz Mat Team in responding.
Fourteen employees were potentially exposed to the powder, but no injuries were reported. The substance was tested in a Sacramento crime lab and determined to be "non-biological," reports the West Sacramento Fire Department.
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Kids' play date at Raley Field
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The Sacramento River Cats will host a "Mommy & Me Day" at Raley Field on Wednesday, July 18, from from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The free event is open to kids ages six and under, with their parents. Activities include running the bases, playing catch, and playing in a bounce house and on an obstacle course. There will be free snacks for hte first 1,500 children, and also free parking.
Registration starts at 9 a.m., but parents are encouraged to pre-register by visiting http://www.raleyfield.com.
It's the final "Mommy & Me Day" of 2012 at the ballpark.
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'Then & now' photos, top 25 list & more in celebration of West Sacramento's 25th year
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The City of West Sacramento is celebrating its first 25 years with a new website exhibition called "West Sacramento: 25 Years with a Passion for Progress."
The web display includes "then and now" photos, 25 reasons to love the city, a list of fun things to do locally and more.
Visit www.cityofwestsacramento.org/25.
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Cabaldon: no threat from MLB team
By Steve Marschke, News-Ledger Editor
With talks between the City of Sacramento and the Kings owners at a standstill, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson has let it be known that he wants Sacramento to get a new major league baseball team. Sacramento is a "major league city," he said, and a stadium in the right spot could help jumpstart the city's downtown railyards project.
A major league team across would presumably "trump" the minor league River Cats baseball team and their relatively new stadium in West Sacramento.
But West Sacramento's mayor isn't worried.
"It doesn't mean anything," Mayor Christopher Cabaldon told the News-Ledger. "The Oakland A's aren't interested, Major League Baseball and minor league baseball aren't interested. . . There's no impact (on West Sacramento and the River Cats) because it's not going to happen."
The A's want to go to San Jose — which is within the territory designated as under control by the San Francisco Giants, but which offers a larger market and more potential corporate sponsors than Sacramento. The Giants are fighting the proposed A's move. Meanwhile, Sacramento is in the A's territory and the River Cats are affiliated with the A's. The River Cats have some legal obligations to stick around until the bonds that helped build Raley Field are paid off — roughly another 20 years.
The teams' wishes are balanced by their obligations to their leagues and by the power of their leagues, making "an extremely complicated set of procedures for how these things happen," said Cabaldon.
And right now, neither Major League Baseball nor any of its teams is pushing to take a chance on the Sacramento market.
So, Cabaldon said, West Sacramento's government is not spending a lot of time studying Johnson's baseball dream.
The River Cats declined an interview request, but issued the following statement, with a reference to Mayor Johnson's "Think Big Sacramento" task force:
"We have not discussed the proposal with 'Think Big' or City of Sacramento officials. We are obviously proud of the community support of Raley Field and the success of the River Cats. We are focused on providing the best experience to our fans in and around the ballpark and have been excited to see (West Sacramento's) Bridge District prepared for future development."
[adrotate group="7″] Raley Field opened in 2000 in a former warehouse district in West Sacramento amid regional cooperation, after a bout of competition for the stadium site between West Sacramento and Sacramento. A regional coalition helped put together a bond package that helped finance it.
River Cats spokesperson Zak Basch said the River Cats have drawn an average of 7,659 fans this year, and Cabaldon said the team was among the most successful in the minor leagues.
When the stadium was designed, its 11,000-seat capacity was intended to be expandable to host a possible future major league team. The league's requirements for a stadium have since changed — stadiums and teams rely more heavily than ever on items like luxury boxes — and Basch said the expansion issue has not been studied lately.
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Heirloom tomatoes & more at Woodland fest
From the Woodland Tomato Festival
It's that time of year once again when we can start enjoying fresh locally grown vine ripened tomatoes. Biting into a freshly picked Cherokee Purple heirloom tomato or enjoying a tomato cucumber basil salad are just cause for celebrating the return of the summer tomato.
[adrotate group="10″] In Yolo County tomatoes are an important part of our local heritage. Over 40,000 acres of commercial processing tomatoes are planted each year in the County with a value of over $100 million. Other local growers sell their large variety of heirloom and hybrid tomatoes at local farmer's markets and roadside farm stands, and tomatoes continue to be the most popular vegetable found in our backyard gardens.
Recognizing the local importance of tomatoes, The Woodland Farmers Market and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce invite you to come and celebrate all that's tomato at the 5th annual Woodland Tomato Festival on Saturday, August 11th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mark your calendars now because you do not want to miss this family fun event.
Held at Freeman Park on Main St. in downtown Woodland, this free festival features family fun for all ages. From the live performances and free tomato tasting to the "Best Salsa in Town" restaurant competition and a Top Tomato Chef Competition, it is a whirlwind of tomato fun. There is something for everyone. The Woodland Farmers Market will be there along with local crafters, artisans and non-profit community groups
The Yolo County Master Gardeners will once again have their tomato tasting booth where you can taste and compare about 30 varieties of heirloom and hybrid tomatoes, as well as a gardening information booth where you can learn everything about growing and preserving tomatoes.
Festival activities for kids on Saturday, August 11th include a bounce house, face painting, and meeting Tommy and Tonia Tomato.
For more information on attending the event or for reserving a vendor booth, go to the Woodland Tomato Festival website at: www.woodlandtomatofestival.com or call 530-666-2626.
Two West Sac reunions planned:
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The James Marshall High Class of 1977 will celebrate its 35-year reunion on Sept. 22 from 4-8 p.m. at the Ramada Inn in West Sacramento. $45 before Aug. 31. Visit www.jmhsclassof77.net or call (916) 912-3688.
The James Marshall High School Class of1972 will celebrate its 40-year reunion on Sept. 7 at the VFW Hall, 905 Drever Street. Other classes are welcome. $20 in advance or $25 at the door. No-host bar begins at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7. Contact Don Mitchell, (619) 244-8481 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or look for the reunion group on Facebook.
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By Eric Butler: Freedom Newspapers
CLOVIS — The first one out of the chute may be the victim of some nerves, but there are advantages to that, too.
On Friday afternoon, Tularosa's Lon Danley was the first to go in the 9-12 steer riding competition. Danley had one thing in mind as his steer, with him aboard, bolted into Curry County Mounted Patrol Arena.
"Set the pace," said Danley, who did just that by scoring a 74.
What was at stake for Danley and his fellow youthful competitors at the High Plains Junior Rodeo Association Finals was a place in today's final performance, starting at 9 a.m. The top five times or scores advance to the final short-go in each event.
Knowing that the previous best in steer riding was a score of 73, Danley's time practically assured him a spot in the championship round and, sure enough, no other competitor in his division scored above a 70 on Friday.
The 13-year-old admitted to a touch of nervousness, nevertheless.
"A little bit," said Danley, who combats anxiety by thinking of the consequences of getting thrown before the critical eight-second mark.
"I've been on that steer four times now; he's a pretty good steer. He doesn't have (a name), just 'Number Nine.' I just think about what it's gonna do if I fall off of him and it makes me stay on top of him."
In the 9-12 boys double-mugging event, Jace Davis of Capitan was the one of the first competitors as well to get his chance. The youngster, after recording a time of 13.52 seconds, studiously avoided watching the other entrants while he fixed the equipment on his horse.
"I just had a good feeling about it," explained Davis, who did end up having the best time of the day.
Davis' other try in the double-mugging, earlier in the week, was a no time as he failed to lasso his quarry. That put the youngster in a precarious position, in hopes of making the finals, heading into his final attempt on Friday.
"I was kind of upset, because I really wanted to make it in this event," the 10-year-old said. "But I think I'm probably going to make it now.
"I thought I had to go pretty fast, so I could make it to the short-go. My dad told me it had to be 13 (seconds) and that's what I did."
Others knew that the Saturday finale would be out of reach, no matter how well they did on Friday. In goat tying, the five finalists are chosen based on the combined times of two runs. Even though Tierra Gray entered the HPJRA Finals week with the overall season lead in the 9-to-12 category, a subpar time earlier in the week meant she probably wouldn't get into the last short-go.
"I had a bad run, my first run. It all went wrong," said Gray, who said that everything was just the opposite in her 9.24 second run on Friday — the fastest of the day.
"It felt good," said the 12-year-old from Lovington.


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Objective: The present study focused on trend in hypertension control and on determinant factors that may influence efficacy in antihypertensive therapy. Two measures of treatment efficacy were used: population blood pressure and the relative frequency of effectively treated patients (blood pressure <140/90 mmHg).
Design and methods: Copenhagen City Heart Study is a prospective longitudinal epidemiological study with 25 years of follow-up. The study population were treated hypertensive patients. The blood pressure measurement was fully standardized and measurement method was unchanged throughout the observation period. A questionnaire was completed by the participants and double-checked by the technicians.
Results: The number of treated hypertensive patients increased considerably and hypertension control increased from 21 to 26%. Pretreatment SBP was stable in the observation period indicating that start-to-treat practice was stable. Treated SBP decreased from 157.9 to 148.7 mmHg. Four determinant factors were significant. Men presented a higher pretreatment SBP before starting antihypertensive medication. Elderly patients presented a higher pretreatment SBP and were poorly treated as compared with younger hypertensive patients. Obesity was associated with a high threshold SBP. The fourth factor was diagnosis. Patients with myocardial infarction were better treated in last surveys than patients from other diagnosis groups. Treated DBP was stable.
Conclusion: Hypertension treatment efficacy is improving but still far from acceptable. The evaluation of determinant factors identified four areas that need special attention: men, elderly and obese hypertensive patients. The fourth factor is diagnosis. The results may indicate a beneficial effect of systematic control of hypertensive patients during a limited time after a myocardial infarction.
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You only take into account of significant figures after you do the calculation. Doing it midway will often throw your result way off from the theoretical.
One significant figure is needed since 0.002 is the least accurate measurement.
(22.4g - 8.3g)/(1.143mL - 0.002mL)
14.1g/ 1.140
-----------^ that arrow is pointing to that zero cause that is where my first problem occured. do i add that 0? cause in the orignal denominator the 1.143 has 3 significant values after the decimal and .002 has 3 numbers after the decimal but only 1 significant. So do i leave it as 1.140 or 1.14 or 1.1??
14.1g/1.140mL = 12.4g/ml cause 14.1 = 3sig figs... i think.


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Can we actually have an honest conversation about race or would those trying be labeled "racists"?
It is a good question. My guess, given the way I've watched the subject treated over the years, those who try would be labeled racists. The reason? Watch the video:
Twitter: @McQandO
New tone: How culpable is the news media and the left in this crime? (Update)
I ask because I have found the coverage of the Trayvon Martin shooting and death to be sensationalist and, many times, based in rumor later found to be incorrect.
Or, to put a finer point on it, the coverage of the case has been anything but objective and fact based.
For instance, the original reports that said the incident was a white on black killing. In fact, Zimmerman isn't white. He's Hispanic. ABC then published a video from the police station claiming there was no evidence of injury. A closer look revealed ample evidence of injury, but that meme had already traveled the world twice. MSNBC, not to be out done, made the claim that Zimmerman uttered a racial slur that was caught on the 911 tape. Again, when examined more closely, it appeared clear that it wasn't a racial slur at all, but a comment on the weather.
Meanwhile, the race baiters, attracted to the killing like sharks to chum, had picked up on the story as presented by the media and converged on Sanford FL, the site of the killing, to seek "justice" for Trayvon Martin.
Well, apparently some of it was served yesterday … in Mobile, AL:
Mobile police need your help to catch a mob that beat Matthew Owens so badly that he's in critical condition.
According to police, Owens fussed at some kids playing basketball in the middle of Delmar Drive about 8:30 Saturday night. They say the kids left and a group of adults returned, armed with everything but the kitchen sink.
Police tell News 5 the suspects used chairs, pipes and paint cans to beat Owens.
Owens' sister, Ashley Parker, saw the attack. "It was the scariest thing I have ever witnessed." Parker says 20 people, all African American, attacked her brother on the front porch of his home, using "brass buckles, paint cans and anything they could get their hands on."
And, according to Ms. Parker, as they were leaving something else occurred:
What Parker says happened next could make the fallout from the brutal beating even worse. As the attackers walked away, leaving Owen bleeding on the ground, Parker says one of them said "Now that's justice for Trayvon." Trayvon Martin is the unarmed teenager police say was shot and killed February 26 by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida.
The left is fond of trying to blame the right for inciting incidents of violence. The Gabby Gifford shooting is the most recent example.
I have to wonder if the news media who sensationalized the Martin shooting and the race hustlers who inflamed the situation are willing to take the blame for this beating?
UPDATE: Ace points to two more beatings that appear to have been motivated by the Martin case.
Twitter: @McQandO
Quote of the Day: But remember, blacks can't be racist edition
If I've heard it once, I've heard it a thousand times – blacks can't be "racists". Supposedly its because they "don't have the power" to be racist. A key redefinition of a word that in reality has zip to do with who holds power. It's an attitude. A belief in the superiority of one race over the other. But that's now how many try to define it today.
So, given the new definition of racism, what former DC mayor and present DC Council person Marion Barry says here isn't racist or racially motivated … got it? You can ask Al Sharpton, he'll back him up.
"We got to do something about these Asians coming in and opening up businesses and dirty shops," Barry said in remarks first reported by WRC-TV. "They ought to go. I'm going to say that right now. But we need African-American businesspeople to be able to take their places, too."
Celebrate diversity and racial healing, ya'll.
Twitter: @McQandO
Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman and the digital lynch mob
I have to admit watching this "discussion" over the who, what, when, where and how of the shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman with disgust. I refrained from commenting on it when it first hit the news because I have learned enough over the years to recognize stories where one needs to let it develop a bit for all the facts to come out.
Of course that didn't at all stop the usual suspects from pouncing on what seemed a perfect story with which they could push their favorite racial themes (Jesse Jackson's "Blacks are under attack" for instance) and for others to involve themselves in something that they really have no business involving themselves in.
It has laid bare the polarization within this country and how extreme it has become.
The story, if you've taken time to research it, is nothing like the cut and dried "whitey killed a black man because he was black" meme the race baiters are pushing. In fact, if you've bothered to research the story, it appears that race had little if anything to do with this tragedy. It is not a racial issue, even if it has been portrayed as such by the Al Sharptons, Jesse Jacksons and Louis Farrakhans of this world.
George Zimmerman, if anything, appears to have been an overzealous neighborhood watch person with a history of calling in suspicious activities he saw in his neighborhood. Treyvan Martin, who lived 250 miles away from that neighborhood, was apparently acting suspiciously (rummaging through garbage cans, etc.) when Zimmerman spotted him. I doubt that Zimmerman cared one whit what Martin's skin color was at the time. Apparently somewhere during that time, a confrontation took place, a fight ensued and Zimmerman killed Martin with a shot to the chest.
A witness has come forward saying he saw Martin on top of Zimmerman punching him in the face. Martin, aged 17 and 6 foot 3, was not the innocent "child" the media has tried to portray. He was a probably bigger than Zimmerman and was on a 10 day suspension from school. Obviously that doesn't justify killing him but it sheds a little different light on the situation.
I can't get inside the heads of either of these people but is it reasonable to assume, given the situation, that Zimmerman might have feared for his life? Possibly. I don't know – and neither does anyone else.
Does that justify the shooting. Again, I don't know.
But of course all the race pimps do. Just ask them. And so they've essentially initiated a vendetta against George Zimmerman, who, by the way, isn't white even though that assumption was immediately made by many given his name. Zimmerman's mother is Peruvian and of Indian stock.
An example of the thoughtless incitement that is going on can be found with none other than Spike Lee who, uninformed jerk that he is, published Zimmerman's address on Twitter. Numerous threats to Zimmerman have been published on Twitter as well. The New Black Panthers have put a $10,000 bounty on Zimmerman's head. Louis Farrakhan tweeted that the "law of retribution may soon be applied", a not-so-veiled threat against Zimmerman.
The irony, of course, is this is a typical lynch mob mentality being stirred up here. These are calls for violence outside the law.
No one is claiming that George Zimmerman isn't at fault here. He may very well be. We don't know yet. That's for a court of his peers to decide. Certainly not a marginally informed and inflamed mob. If something happens to Zimmerman before his day in court, you can most likely look to the digital lynch mob for the source. I've always considered the racist white lynch mobs of the past to be one of the most horrific and disgusting manifestations of the racism of the past. I find what is happening now no less horrific or disgusting.
There's also another reason this is on the national radar. And it has nothing to do with race. I'll let my favorite leftist hack columnist at the New York Times lay it out for you:
Florida's now-infamous Stand Your Ground law, which lets you shoot someone you consider threatening without facing arrest, let alone prosecution, sounds crazy — and it is. And it's tempting to dismiss this law as the work of ignorant yahoos. But similar laws have been pushed across the nation, not by ignorant yahoos but by big corporations.
If you are inclined to want to see guns controlled or banned and citizens required to flee any sort of confrontation vs. defending themselves, Paul Krugman is right there with you and has the goods on this now "infamous" law.
Except, as usual, it is a mish-mash of half-truths and innuendo cobbled together to make you think that corporate America is actually the villain in all of this.
We talked about this case on the podcast last night. What is going on right now is all too predictable. And it again points out how polarized this country is. And it isn't getting less polarized.
Final thought. As I recall, President Obama was supposed to be the "post-racial" President, or that was his claim. Yet he has inserted himself in two local incidents that I know of (the Skip Gates incident being the first) and inflamed the incidents with his remarks. That, my friends, is not leadership.
But then, he's not a leader, and those of us who have actually been in leadership positions in our lives have known that from the beginning. Instead he has difficulty denying his liberal roots and not succumbing to their siren call.
He's an agitator. And, as usual, he's stepped in on something he should have stayed out of and made it far worse. Inserting himself has given impetus, cover and justification for the Frarrakhans, Lees, Jacksons, Sharptons and the New Black Panthers to do what they're doing. Instead of calming the waters and talking about trusting the legal system and letting it do its work, he's done exactly the opposite.
Congrats, Mr. Prez. If anything happens to Zimmerman, you're on the hook too as far as I'm concerned.
Twitter: @McQandO
Chanting "USA, USA, USA" at a high school game between two American high school teams is now a "racial slur"?
See if you can make sense out of this story … I can't.
Seems the "right" not to be offended has surfaced again with the usual absurd results. Unless the "minority students" mentioned weren't Americans.
And since when has "USA" been a "race"? Were the "minority students" Hispanic? That's not a race either.
See if you can sort it out. These type stories give me a headache.
Twitter: @McQandO
Obama in trouble? Time for racial scare tactics …
And from all people, the purveyor of more racial hatred than the KKK, Louis Farrakhan:
In a fiery lecture to thousands of followers of the Nation of Islam on Sunday in Chicago, Minister Louis Farrakhan warned that racial hatred could lead to attempts to assassinate President Barack Obama.
Farrakhan spent much of his oration decrying what he cast as Satan's influence over racist forces in politics and society before asking a pointed rhetorical question: "Do you think they're wicked enough to be plotting our brother's assassination as we speak?"
Wow, there's Satan again. And there's the racial scare.
So who is he talking about? Oh wait, here it is:
Farrakhan drew a distinction between noble Jews and followers of "the synagogue of Satan," and he pointed to a recent incident in which the publisher of a Jewish magazine suggested Israeli security forces could help preserve Israel by killing Obama.
Got it. The Joooooooooosssss! Well the ignoble Jews anyway (i.e. anyone in or associated with Israel, a country which, apparently, actually rules the world and dominates our politics).
Our guy also addressed many other timely topics:
He spoke for more than three hours on a broad array of topics, excoriating U.S. foreign policy, suggesting that the 9/11attacks were a government-planned pretext for war in the Middle East, lamenting recent extreme weather and attacking mothers for serving their children food from McDonald's. He also returned repeatedly to a topic that has attracted intense controversy in the past: the influence of Jews in politics and media.
Truther, warmist, and anti-Semitic with a swipe at Mickey D's. A trifecta with a daily double thrown in.
Look, he's an 78 year old kook. Got it. But trust me on this … it is a harbinger of things to come and a preview of accusations and tactics you'll see in the near future. Perhaps not trotted out as blatantly as this and probably not blaming Israel or Jews (domestic right wing will do), but you can count on seeing racial scare tactics in the near future as Obama's numbers, which are relatively high right now but nothing to brag about, begin to slip.
The usual suspects will begin the drumbeat of racism and attempt to divert the public's attention from the real problem in this election – Obama's dismal record.
Oh, and in honor of Black History month, an image from a series at All American Blogger where Duane Lester provides a historically correct lesson and reminder of the real history blacks should know but the left tries to avoid during this month:
Twitter: @McQandO
How is Romney different from Obama?
Well, frankly, I'm not particularly sure. Of course we have RomneyCare and ObamaCare. And we have this, said in Chandler, Arizona by MItt Romney concerning taxes:
"I am going to lower rates across the board for all Americans by 20%. And in order to limit any impact on the deficit, because I do not want to add to the deficit, and also in order to make sure we continue to have progressivity as we've had in the past in our code, I'm going to limit the deductions and exemptions particularly for high income folks. And by the way, I want to make sure you understand that, for middle income families, the deductibility of home mortgage interest and charitable contributions will continue. But for high income folks, we are going to cut back on that, so we make sure the top 1% keeps paying the current share they're paying or more."
Really? Because that's right out of the Occupy Wall Street playbook. His campaign staff released a press release which stated, ""The principle of fairness must be preserved in federal tax and spending policy,"
Of course they don't believe that at all or they wouldn't be talking about "the top 1%" paying more. It has nothing to do with "fairness" as most people would define it.
This is what I talk about when I say that Republicans are as much a problem, if not more of a problem, than Democrats. Republicans like Romney compromise their principles for votes. This is a class warfare buy-in by him, even using the OWS/Democratic rhetoric.
If you wonder why Conservative Republican voters are less than enthusiastic about this field, Romney demonstrates it yet again.
Plastic, fantastic Mitt co-opt's the left's class warfare rhetoric and caves on taxes.
Twitter: @McQandO
NAACP petitions UN over alleged voter suppression in US
I've often wondered how important the integrity of the vote is to some politicians and groups. Oh, they'll argue that it is supremely important, but then when attempts are made to assure it, will fight the attempts tooth and nail.
The nation's largest civil rights organization, as it likes to call itself, has petitioned the UN over what the UK's Guardian describes as "a concerted effort to disenfranchise black and Latino voters ahead of next year's presidential election."
Let's examine this "concerted effort" according to the NAACP. First the setup:
Fourteen states have passed a total of 25 measures that will unfairly restrict the right to vote, among black and Hispanic voters in particular.
The new measures are focused – not coincidentally, the association insists – in states with the fastest growing black populations (Florida, Georgia, Texas and North Carolina) and Latino populations (South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee). The NAACP sees this as a cynical backlash to a surge in ethnic minority voting evident in 2008.
Actually they're again trying to brand the South as "racist" by implication, but that's another story. The particulars:
First of all, the registration of new voters is being impeded in several states by moves to block voter registration drives that have historically proved to be an important way of bringing black and Hispanic people to the poll.
No real specifics as to what that means. Perhaps it means that voter registrations have to actually be verified with some form of identification. Makes sense so dead people and illegals can't vote. They too have been historical constituencies of the Democrats, right? So this may simply be valid attempts to ensure the integrity of the voting system.
Four states – Florida, Iowa, Kentucky and Virginia – continue to withhold the vote from anyone convicted of a criminal offence. In Florida, offenders who have completed their sentences have to wait at least five years before they can even apply to restore their right to register to vote.
Across the US, more than 5 million Americans are denied the right to vote on grounds that they were convicted of a felony, 4 million of whom have fully completed their sentence and almost half of whom are black or Hispanic.
Losing your right to vote by being convicted of a felony has been something that has been in existence for quite some time. It is hard to see that as primarily focused on "blacks and Hispanics". It is focused on criminals. It shouldn't have to be said, but no one makes blacks and Hispanics commit criminal offenses.
While it is certainly debatable as to whether or not criminals should retain or recover their right to vote, the premise that this is being done to disenfranchise minority voters seems to be nonsense.
Other measures have reduced the ease of early voting, a convenience that is disproportionately heavily used by African-Americans. Even more importantly, 34 states have introduced a requirement that voters carry photo ID cards on the day of the election itself.
Studies have showed that the proportion of voters who do not have access to valid photo ID cards is much higher among older African-Americans because they were not given birth certificates in the days of segregation. Students and young voters also often lack identification and are thus in danger of being stripped of their right to vote.
I stood in line at the grocery store yesterday as an elderly black woman wrote a check for her groceries. The cashier asked to see a photo ID. She quickly produced it. This happens daily on a routine basis. Anyone who doesn't have a photo ID also doesn't have a checking account which most people would find hard to believe. We are routinely asked while engaged in commerce for photo IDs. To cash a check, to buy alcohol (at a store, bar or restaurant), etc. Additionally, most states provide free state photo IDs to those who don't drive.
So this argument that it is unreasonable to ask for such an ID when the entire population obviously doesn't think it is unreasonable for such requests by businesses and other government entities to ask for them is also nonsense.
Note also the complaint about "early voting". It hasn't been ended, nor has anyone been barred from using it. It just isn't available for the long periods it once was previously. That may be driven by budget constraints. The complaint seems baseless and more of a complaint about convenience than disenfranchisement.
In Texas, a law has been passed that prevents students from voting on the basis of their college ID cards, while allowing anyone to cast their ballot if they can show a permit to carry a concealed handgun.
Can anyone spot the obvious problem here? College ID cards are issued by schools who make no effort to determine citizenship or eligibility to vote. Concealed carry permits are issued by the state after such a determination has been made. The law makes perfect sense.
Examination of the particulars then raise questions about the efficacy of the charges. It also makes you wonder why they're even being brought. But without such a campaign, the NAACP really doesn't have much of a reason for its existence does it? A bit like NATO needing a war to justify its continued existence.
Benjamin Jealous, the NAACP's president, said the moves amounted to "a massive attempt at state-sponsored voter suppression." He added that the association will be urging the UN "to look at what is a co-ordinated campaign to disenfranchise persons of colour."
Remember that point when you read hyperbole such as this from Benjamin Jealous. It is a publicity stunt. A means of trying to justify the association's continued existence. But it is certainly not a campaign focused on the integrity of the voting system. If it were, the NAACP, instead of fighting everything, would be assisting persons of color to comply with the laws … something pretty easy to do in this day and time.
Twitter: @McQandO
NYT: Dealing with reality by calling the result racist
Perhaps not openly, but certainly more than just by implication.
Here's the problem as stated in the lede of the NY Times editorial:
Buried in the relatively positive numbers contained in the November jobs report was some very bad news for those who work in the public sector. There were 20,000 government workers laid off last month, by far the largest drop for any sector of the economy, mostly from states, counties and cities.
Oh, my. So, it would seem that city, county and state governments are finally dealing with the reality of their fiscal condition and, unfortunately, doing what must be done to meet the new reality of limited budgets, right? It's about time. Many of us pointed out that the "stimulus" only put off reality, it didn't supplant it. At sometime in the near future (like now) those government entities were going to have to deal with the reality of decreased tax revenues and shrunken budgets.
Well, not according to the NY Times which manages to stretch this into something completely different. You see, it is a grand plan being pushed by the racist GOP in case you were wondering:
That's one reason the black unemployment rate went up last month, to 15.5 percent from 15.1. The effect is severe, destabilizing black neighborhoods and making it harder for young people to replicate their parents' climb up the economic ladder. "The reliance on these jobs has provided African-Americans a path upward," said Robert Zieger, an emeritus professor of history at the University of Florida. "But it is also a vulnerability."
Many Republicans, however, don't regard government jobs as actual jobs, and are eager to see them disappear. Republican governors around the Midwest have aggressively tried to break the power of public unions while slashing their work forces, and Congressional Republicans have proposed paying for a payroll tax cut by reducing federal employment rolls by 10 percent through attrition. That's 200,000 jobs, many of which would be filled by blacks and Hispanics and others who tend to vote Democratic, and thus are considered politically superfluous.
Wow … in a world of groundless claims, that's perhaps one of the most groundless I've seen. The case isn't even cleverly built. I mean how do you like the claim "many Republicans … don't regard government jobs as actual jobs". Really? Since when? As I understand "many Republicans" they support a small and limited government but see this one as an outsized behemoth. I agree with them. What they talk about is cutting the size of government. And the intrusiveness of government. That necessarily means cutting jobs. But they don't support cutting the size of government because it will make those that are "considered politically superfluous" unemployed. That's just race baiting nonsense. They support it because that's the conservative ideology based in a foundational concept of this nation.
By the way, unlike the NY Times, most people don't consider the government to be a "jobs program". Government is a necessary evil not a method of "getting ahead". It is there to serve, not provide "a path upward" (although there is nothing wrong with those who've been given the opportunity to take advantage of it). It is there to be just as big as it needs to be and not one bit bigger. But who or what color those who work in government are is irrelevant … even to the GOP.
Finally, what you most likely won't hear is the NY Times whining about are any cuts in defense which will see troop strength radically reduced. Those are good government job cuts too. And many blacks and Hispanics have chosen that field as "a path upward" too. But those are jobs they're fine with being cut. After all, if they cut more of those they can probably fund the 230,000 new bureaucrats wanted by the EPA to enforce it's regulations.
How lame is the "racist" argument today? Well, here's your latest example. I'm sure your no more surprised at the source than I am.
Twitter: @McQandO
Irony: Racism is alive and well on the left
As Herman Cain rises in the polls, the race warlords and their enablers are dusting off their tired old arguments and attacking the black man who has had the temerity to wander off the plantation and dares to buck the conventional wisdom.
First up was Harry Belafonte, ripping into Cain as a "bad apple" and claimed he has no authority to talk about "the pride of people of color." No one is sure what gives Belafonte such "authority" but he certainly had no problem exercising it on "The View" in answer to questions by enabler Joy Behar.
Behar opened the floor to the topic on her program tonight, noting Cain's comments and asking for a response. "It's very hard to comment on someone who is so denied intelligence," Belafonte replied, "someone who has denied such a view of history." Adding that Cain only believed that because "he happened to have good fortune, a moment when he broke through– the moment someone blinked," he insisted statistics on the number of black people in the American prison system and the exorbitant unemployment rate in the black community clearly disproved Cain's point.
The comment by Cain to which Belafonte was replying was that racism isn't "hold[ing] anybody back in a big way today." Cain just doesn't see racism as a significant problem for blacks this day.
Notice the premise of Belafonte's attack. Someone "blinked". He means, of course, some whites obviously screwed up and let a black man slip through a crack and succeed. The obvious implication is that such a thing is a) unusual and b) a mistake. Belafonte also implies that Cain's success is a matter of "good fortune" and not talent, drive, hard work or an entrepreneurial spirit.
He simply lucked out and was in the right place at the right time when the racist white power structure screwed up and let the black guy succeed.
Of course, one has to understand what a significant threat Herman Cain's success and popularity are to those who've made a business and significant living in the racial hatred field. If Herman Cain is right, they're out of business.
So how does one maintain the myth that racism is a significant problem today for people of color? And what must those who've built a very nice lifestyle doing so do when that myth is attacked and threatens that lifestyle?
Attack the miscreant that is voicing this heresy and destroy his credibility, of course. The politics of personal destruction, something at which the left is quite accomplished. Herman Cain is the new Clarence Thomas.
Appearing Monday on "CNN Newsroom," PBS host Tavis Smiley and Princeton University Professor Dr. Cornell West –the brain trust for the 18-city "Poverty Tour" that aims to highlight the plight of poor people– begged to differ.
"There are disparities in this country in every [socioeconomic] factor that we follow. In every aspect of our human endeavors in this country there is a racial disparity element that's a part of it. It's almost silly to respond to [Cain] because the evidence is so overwhelming," Smiley said in the interview with CNN anchor Suzanne Malveaux.
"There's disparity in healthcare. There's disparity economically."
West, taking a sharper route, also challenged Cain's understanding of the economic issues that affect black Americans, saying, "Black people have been working hard for decades. I think [Cain] needs to get off the symbolic crack pipe and acknowledge the evidence is overwhelming."
Overwhelming in what way? If a true disparity exists, is it a result of racism or could it have its roots in another area? The lazy answer is "racism". It's the easy way out. It is the route that doesn't demand internal self-examination and self-criticism. It is the blame-shifting way which results in the maintenance of the threatened lifestyle.
Black "leaders" continue to blame the problems in the black community on whites and continue to stay in the racism business while nothing changes in the black community.
How shallow is the argument? Well, look at Tavis Smiley's "proof" of racism today:
Smiley referenced this political shift, saying that Cain's comments about the insignificance of racism can be attributed, in part, to how these views will resonate with Republican voters.
"Herman Cain is trying to get the GOP nomination," Smiley said. "When you're running for the nomination of a Republican Party…these are the kind of statements that you make that play to your base. It's politics."
Smiley continued, saying that President Barack Obama's rendezvous with racism should be noted.
"There's no comparison in history for any president that's had a budget the size of the Secret Service budget now just to protect Barack Obama and we're talking about whether or not [Cain] has a point about racism in America?"
That's the proof – the Secret Service has a bigger budget now than in the past, Obama is a black man, therefore the budget increase must be proof that racists are trying to harm a black man who happens to be president.
Really? Note the underpants gnome approach to that conclusion by a supposed educator. Logic free, correlation is causation.
This is what the race baiters are reduced too right now. Illogic and irrationality. Anything necessary to keep the genie in the bottle. These sorts of attacks and the type of attack Lawrence O'Donnell launched on Herman Cain in an interview are what you will see in the coming weeks if Cain continues to rise in the polls.
Barack Obama is acceptable to the race warlords because they can spin him as a black man who succeeded on their terms. Herman Cain, on the other hand, is a threat to every premise and myth they hope keep alive.
Herman Cain is a threat to the race warlords because he is ready to put the "racism" claim to death. He's the proven exception to the race warlord's cherished premises. Smart people know Cain's success can't be relegated to "good fortune" and white racists letting down their guard. Cain is everything the racebaiters say is impossible for a black man in America to accomplish. And, of course, he doesn't toe the line they have drawn to keep the race war alive and profitable.
Herman Cain has to go and you can count on the usual suspects to do everything in their power to discredit and destroy the man. Instead of taking pride in the success of a man of color, the Belafonte's, Smiley's and Sharpton's of this world want him gone.
Twitter: @McQandO


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The Christmas season has begun in earnest. Are you ready? Maybe this issue of Inspire Me Wednesday will shed a bit of inspiration on the holidays for you. Can not wait to see all of the creativity you all have to offer this holiday season. I so appreciate all of you who link up each and every week. Be sure to check out our features this week, and then share your links in the linky below. Happy holidays!
The Inspire Me Wednesday linky is a place for you to share your crafts/DIY projects, your recipes/foodie posts, and the beautiful, interesting places you've traveled or visited. Every Wednesday you're invited to link up your posts. Then the following week, I'll gather 3-5, sometimes more, of your posts and feature them, along with the linky! (By linking up, you're giving me permission to feature a photo from your post in next week's edition of Inspire Me Wednesday here on mamabzz.com, hopefully sending some readers over your way.) If pinning, please go directly to each featured blogger's post and pin from there, in order to give them the proper credit and recognition. Without further adieu, here are this week's features; get ready to be inspired….
Brett, from This Mama Loves, has the cutest Snowman Oreo Cookie Balls Recipe.
These Felt Santa Christmas Ornaments, from The Pin Junkie and inspired by a pattern she found on Pinterest, are such a simple craft to make and might even be a fun holiday project with the kids.
Longing for some sun and surf? Lisa, from The Domestic Life Stylist, recently visited the Acqualina Resort and Spa; take a little trip through her beautiful photos.
Barb, from A Life in Balance, found tons of inspiration when she took two of her boys to see the Children's Ornaments at Longwood Gardens.
How about some gorgeous Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Ice Frosting from Badgertails? These cupcakes are just so beautiful!
Now it's your turn to link up your latest projects (whether crafts, DIY, food) or your latest travel adventure. Please only submit posts/photos that belong to you and are your own, or that you have permission to share. Absolutely nothing is needed in return, but be sure to visit 1 or 2 of the other posts linked up, and grab a Pin, leave a comment, share a tweet or Stumble, etc. (Please note that while I really do make an effort to get to all of your posts to comment or share, it sometimes proves to be difficult, time wise. I'm so grateful to see you linking up each and every week, though. It's exciting to share ideas and be inspired by your creativity.) Blogging is all about sharing and inspiration, hence Inspire Me Wednesday.
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Surely not in trees..
Thanks for your hint! Until I read your comment, I thought that was just some sort of frond/foliage in the tree and didn't pay it any mind….then I took a second look.
Do porcupines actually climb trees? Too lazy to do a search, but no matter….. it's the comics, after all!! lol
They do indeed, Stel : )
Lately, we've been watching a possum in our Minnesota back yard. He or she has been hanging around under the bird feeders, picking through the seeds and grain. And we watched him or her climb one of our pine trees. (I sure hope our neighbors realize that we're just critter watching when we're using binoculars in their direction…)
And, here's a possum-in-a-tree photo, just for fun.
Thanx for photo of Torti's girl friend…funny…and you answered StelBEl' question anyway…love it…AND…your neighbors might like that you think they are interesting enough to watch, even if they are wrong…ha ha
In general Steve Boreman's biology is spot on. (Well, maybe not when it comes to Tortoise/Porcupine romance ;O)
…or talking animals.
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Penis Extender – One of the Best Penis Enlargement Methods
Broadly speaking, most men are often curious about the anatomy of other guys, not for the purpose of sexual gratification of course, but more so in awe of their extended manliness. There is somewhat of a public-gym-shower-room legacy that those that are physically endowed often swagger through the wet areas and changing rooms with machismo from having a ripped body and a large penis. Anyone who works out regularly knows this. These men are often thought of as masculine and accomplished in the sexual realm. Although there is no correlation between masculinity and sexuality nonetheless, it still remains as a legitimate argument for some men.
Techniques and Methods
There are several ways for men to naturally and safely enhance their penis size. The most effective and tried method to increase the size of the penis is the use of a penile traction device called a penis extender. With a penis extender, the traction device is attached to the shaft of the penis using a regulated stretching mechanism to effectively extend the penis. Leading brand penis extenders are medically endorsed by urologists and medical professionals as a reliable, easy and affordable method to enhance the penis.
The penis responds very well to traction. The mechanism of consistent pulling and stretching causes the tissues of penis shaft to undergo micro-breaks. The process of tissue cellular repair creates growth of new cell tissues that eventuate in an extended penis.
The aim of a penis extender is to stretch the portion of the penis that holds blood throughout erection; this region of biological tissues and blood vessels are collectively termed corpora cavernosa. When the corpora cavernosa is larger and wider, this means there is increased surface area for more blood to flow. Now the penis is able to fill it up with more blood, which means that it will be more firm, eventuating in a harder erection.
The majority of penis extender devices have been manufactured to be discreet and safe to use. The leading brands of extenders provide users with a comfortable device that can be worn for long periods of time.
There are other natural techniques for consideration. One of the oldest practices to enlarge a man's reproductive organ is the Jelqing technique. It is a traditional method used by many cultures across several generations. The aim of this method is to maximize blood flow to the penis. Gripping the penis with the thumb and finger, the penis is stroked and pulled, essentially to push all of the blood in the penis towards the penile head. By accumulating blood in this area, the penis will become larger and longer. Even though this method has been used over generations, it is unfortunately a time intensive way to stretch the penis. Over-use or incorrect use of Jelqing can lead to problems such as penis malformation and scar tissue formation.
Another technique which is cost-effective is called the 'long schlong' technique. This technique involves holding of the penis head and stretching it by applying pressure on the penile head for up to fifteen seconds. Users are recommended to repeat this action for up to five times to ensure the penis is fully stretched. At this stage, the penis is warm from the multiple stretching actions. Next the penis is massaged in order to bring it back to its flaccid state. Once normal blood flow is restored, the penis is firmly held and pulled to one side until pressure is felt on the opposite side of the penis. To ensure effectiveness, it is recommended that users perform this technique at least twice a day.
Each method and technique described above has its benefits and disadvantages associated with its use. Thus far, the penis extender devices have reported high success rates for penis enlargement. With a device that is easy and simple to use, penis extenders give the results that are visible. Using a penis extender would not cause any harmful side effects nor will it interfere with performance, fertility or get in the way of urination. Backed by scientific methodology and supported by medical professionals, the traction device seems like the most effective technique to enlarge the penis. As a device that doesn't pose any risks and does prove to work, we would put our money on the penis extender.


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Poking fanboys with a stickWednesday, March 16th, 2005
I really, really, really want to review Jordan Rudess' Feeding the Wheel, but it would serve no purpose other than riling up the Dream Theater fanboys who left me such loving, thoughtful comments on my review of Train of Thought. But honestly, I'm not sure if I can resist much longer; Rudess is such a juicy target. I mean, look at that fucking cover art!


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This could be long. Sorry. But I think you are the ladies to help.
I have a history of eczema and developed food allergies in my early 20's. When I became pregnant I decided to hold off solids for a year in hopes of keeping him from the horrible experiences I had.
After his birth we struggled with BF but a lovely lactation consultant helped us get back on track. We did just well and he was at his highest in the charts around 6 months. He was 17 lbs. I remember his doctor visit at 8.5 months was about 19 lbs. 9.5 months was a little more, aroudn 19 lbs 8 oz. Around 9 moths I remember he didn't fall asleep breastfeeding anymore and sometimes would be unsettled, like he was still hungry. He'd finish quickly and even my breast wouldn't get as hard and they were softer before feeding. At 10.5 months concerned with his weight around 19.4. The doctor wasn't concerned, but I knew my little guy wasn't getting what he used to. At almost a year he is finally back up to 19.8, where he was 2.5 months ago!
So I was going to begin supplementing (I didn't have the energy to pump and work to keep it up- I had done that for a month prior when he was a tiny one). I began to have panic attacks about his weight and health issues, worrying about whether he was developing normally. I basically freaked out. Looking back, I think my supply dipped (both times) from stressing about my marriage. All the time. I felt unhealthy physically and mentally. I finally saw my lac. con. and she told me I was dealing with PPD and anxiety and said it was more important for me to wean than it was for my 11 month old to get breast milk. I felt the weight of the world lifted off my shoulders. His sustenance and nutrition wouldn't hang on my body's ability to produce milK! I had been trying to hard to get this kiddo to eat more that I would stress about going places like the store because he would be too distracted to eat. I was getting to the end.
So the problem is twofold:
1.) I pushed solids off so long (first bite at 8 months but he wasn't eating solids even everyday until 11 months old) that I feel like he isn't interested. He's lost that avid curiosity. I feel terrible thinking I have created a bad attitude toward food for him (Looking back I realize I was fearing in my PPD haze putting anything non-organic into him and I didn't have the energy to drive to the store if I had forgotten to pick up any organic food for him so he just didn't have anything but my milk) I really fear this is going to be a struggle. It woudn't be a big deal but I don't have much of a supply for him. Any tips on getting it back?
2.) I am torn about weaning. I would love to give him another source just to ease my mind about his weight. He needs a happy mama,not a anxious mama almost looking for something wrong with him! I don't want to wean too quickly because he doesn't eat much solid food and I am just beginning to get him to accept his goat's milk (which I think he is showing a sensitivity to). The whole point was to get him eating enough and now I feel like i have even LESS milk than before and he's not taking additional nutrition very well. I began the goat's milk two weeks ago at 11.5 months and he will be 1 year in a few days. What is my best option for feeding him now?
Thanks for listening. It's just not suppossed to be this way. I was so happy breastfeeding him and so proud of it finally working, us working together! I just wish it weren't ending so badly. I think this is hard for him all of a sudden being bombarded with food at every meal and sippy cups. I hate how this is happening but I am having a hard time smoothly transitioning.
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Today, I was sitting cross-legged, idly jerkin' the gherkin. I guess I got slightly carried away, because I zoned out, forgot where I was aiming, and came all over the side of my face, up my nose and into my eye. FML
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Today, at my school they were having a carnival to raise money. One of the patrons suggested that if they wanted to make money, they should have people pledge money to make me cover my ugly face with a bag. The school got over $500, and I had to wear a bag. FML
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Today, I told my dad and brother that I want to take Zumba classes. My brother said, "Did you hear that? Pumbaa wants to Zumba!" Then he starting dancing and making pig noises. My dad high-fived him. When my mom heard, she high-fived him too. FML
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Today, while my mother's blind friend was waiting in our kitchen for my mom to come home, I thought it would be funny to talk to her in the nude. Turns out she's only blind in one eye. FML
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Today, I got a call from my son's school saying to pick him up because he'd shat his pants. He's in high school. FML
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Today, I've been a vegan for a year. It's also the day that I met my dad's new best friend, who happens to be a retired butcher. They tried to pull an intervention on me for not "being sensible" by eating meat. FML
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Today, my son, who seems to think that he is a "gangsta" despite being a white boy from the suburbs, cried because I accidentally burned his grilled cheese. He's 28. FML
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Today, my boss gave me a warning for "insulting our best customer" after she saw a comment on her customer card saying "stop giving this fat bitch free samples." My boss had written it in the first place, but refuses to either remember or admit it. FML
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Today, I was assigned to work on a huge project with Michael. Michael refers to himself in the third person, constantly mumbles unintelligibly to himself, doesn't smile, laugh or make eye contact, and refuses to address me directly. I'll be stuck with him for about four months. FML
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This would be ideal for the shell method you obtain simply :
2pi integral[{2x+xsin(x)}dx] integrated from 0 to 2pi
personally I wouldn't touch it with disks and washers
Can anyone help with this one:
The region bounded by y=2+sin x, y=0, x=0 and 2pi is revolved about the y-axis. Find the volume that results.
I know what the graph looks like, I just don't know what to do on this one. Which method do I use--disks or washers (the topic of the homework)


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By Kailin Smallwood
During Homecoming weekend, UWG photographers had the opportunity to take aerial shots and videos of UWG's campus. Since the last aerial shots were taken, 10 new buildings have been added to the UWG campus.
In an effort to properly showcase these transformational changes, John Harris, who graduated from UWG in 1971 with a BBA in marketing and 1973 with an MBA, and Steven Broome, associate director of visual services for University Communications and Marketing, suggested that new aerial shots be taken. Because a plane would not provide the flexibility needed for the shots, John offered to contact his friend and fraternity brother Bill Palmer, a 1972 UWG graduate with a BBA in marketing, to assist in the video by providing use of his helicopter. Bill graciously agreed to honor the request and took Steven and Xiaojuan Christian, UWG visual services specialist, to capture aerial images of the university.
"We see the university from the ground every day, but seldom do we see it from the treetops," adds Steven. "It is finally time that we have imagery that captures the university from an unusual point of view."
The TLC, Bookstore, Greek Village, Arbor View, University Suites, Center Pointe Suites, Campus Center, Nursing Building, Coliseum, the East Village, Callaway, Visual Arts Building and Athletics Complex have all been added to the campus since 1989.


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BAYWOOD — Canines, felines and even fowl were welcome at the Church of the Good Shepherd near Galax last Saturday during the annual Blessing of the Animals service.
Held each October in honor of St. Francis, the church off U.S. 58 in Baywood opens itself to the community's four-legged family members. According to organizers, the church formerly held ceremonies on the lawn in front of the church, but in recent years they've opted for opening the church for several hours, allowing owners to bring their furbabies by for a quick blessing at their convenience.
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show," a campy cult classic musical comedy film that spoofs old sci-fi and horror movies, came to the Rex Theater in downtown Galax last Thursday night.
It featured a costume contest, elements of traditional audience participation and lots of silly, good-natured fun.
The movie is enjoying its 40th anniversary year, which provided a delightful "Time Warp" for fans and newcomers alike.
The rain didn't stop the community from celebrating Oct. 10 during the annual Mountain Foliage Festival in Independence.
Members of the community gathered on Main Street for a day full of town traditions, shopping, games and other forms of recreation.
The Grand Privy Race consisted of four teams this year. First-place winners in the annual outhouse race were the Grayson Wrestling Team, followed by the Independence Volunteer Fire Department in second place, Core Fitness in third place, and United Way in fourth place.
Lauren Griggs and Benjamin Silcox, along with their families, announce their engagement.
Lauren is the daughter of Laurie and Roger Porter of Galax and Charles and Michelle Griggs of New Mexico.
Her grandparents are Bill and Bobbie Copeland of Hillsville, and Ruthie Griggs, also of Hillsville.
Benjamin is the son of Mary and Chad Paderick of Troutville and the late Benjamin Webb Silcox of Troutville.
"You guys, please eat something!" Stephannie Dees, one of five directors for a Backpack Buddies group – there are about 13 separate groups, locally, she says – yells at her volunteers across Galax Presbyterian Church's Warwick Hall.
The volunteers crowd around the hall's kitchen window, where snacks of pimento cheese and chicken salad have been set out. It's a bit before noon and everyone's just spent the majority of an hour stuffing sacks with food donations.
INDEPENDENCE — This year's Mountain Foliage Festival is sure to get the community geared up for fall with a variety of craft vendors, music, games and entertainment fit for everyone in the family.
The 33rd Annual Grand Privy Race — an Independence tradition — begins at 11 a.m. Contestants in the race make their mad dashes towards the finish line in custom-built mobilized outhouses.
Lelia C. Poe celebrated her 98th birthday with a party at Waddell Nusing Home Aug. 16 with her family.
Special guest was her son, Bobby Poe from Edgewater, Md.
Makayla Grace Hancock celebrated her fifth birthday March 28 with a Frozen Elsa party at the Carroll County Search & Rescue Building with family and friends.
Braeden Hunter Ward turned six years old on June 26. He celebrated with a monster truck party at Grayson County Pool.
He is the son of Kris and Mary Lynne Ward and has two younger brothers, Levi and Luke. His grandparents are Harry Cox, Bo and Susan Moxley and Harvey and Jill Ward. His great-grandparents are Mary Jane Hollingsworth, Odell Moxley, Danna Ward and Lacy and Dreama Bowman.
Julian Matthew Baker celebrated his first birthday June 19, 2015 with his big sister, Mackenzie and big brother, Lane.
He is the son of Seth and Larissa Baker. His grandparents are Donnie and Kathy Baker, Kathy Halsey and Donny and Becky Haynes. His great-grandparents are Bob and Alice Baker, Vivian Wilson, Betty Haynes and James and Pattie Bolt. Special friends are David and Kim Stamper.
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