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Lightning end seven-game losing streak, beat sloppy BruinsTuesday, January 17th, 2012
The Bruins were just sluggish and sloppy enough for the Lightning to end their seven-game losing streak, as Tampa Bay defeated the B's, 5-3, Tuesday night.
Nathan Horton had two goals, but his contributions weren't enough to make up for another off-night for the Bruins.
The Lightning took the lead when Vincent Lecavalier sent a loose puck past Tim Thomas at 7:11 of the first period. Horton tied the game at 4:28 of the second, but Tom Pyatt gave the Lightning a 2-1 lead before Horton tied it once more. The Lightning then regained the lead on Ryan Malone's 10th goal of the season, but Daniel Paille scored on a shorthanded breakaway to make it 3-3 in the third period. Dominic Moore gave the Lightning the lead for good with 3:45 remaining in the game. Steven Stamkos added an empty-netter.
The Bruins now have lost two of their last three games. They will play again Thursday in New Jersey before returning home to face the Rangers.
— The B's slept through the first period, as they managed only two shots on goal during 5-on-5 play. They added four shots on two power plays, but it was a rough first 20 minutes the B's.
— It looked like more of the 2009-10 Tim Thomas for the Bruins on Tuesday. Thomas is known for his unorthodox, aggressive style, and it bit the Bruins in the rear when he got a little too aggressive on Pyatt's second goal. Thomas dove out to stop Steve Downie, and Pyatt was able to poke the puck into the net. That wasn't the lone instance in which Thomas looked shaky, but with Thomas' style of play he will occasionally have a night like Tuesday. The fact that these games have come so infrequently perfectly illustrates how impressive Thomas' last 16 months have been.
— The Bruins officially can't complain about other players diving for the rest of the season after Tyler Seguin reinvented the move on a Stamkos hook. The play occurred midway through the period, so it cost the B's a power play in which they could have taken the lead. Given that Moore scored the game-winner after the penalties, the game could have been much different.
— While David Krejci's line was on the ice for both of the Bruins' goals, it was also on the ice for Tampa's first three goals, giving Krejci, Horton and Milan Lucic all minus-1 ratings on the night.
— Claude Julien called out Horton after Monday night's game, telling reporters the right winger needed to pick his game up. Once again, Julien's words paid off. Horton, who had three shots on goal over the previous three games, had four shots on goal through the first two periods Tuesday and added his 15th and 16th goals of the year. If Horton can avoid the slumps and lethargic stretches he's been prone to, he could put up 30 goals this season. He should be a safe bet to surpass his total of 26 from last season.
— Good to see Paille with some strong finishing skills, as his back-hander past Mathieu Garon came on his second shorthanded breakaway of the night.
Earlier in the period, Paille took the puck from Eric Brewer at the blue line to give himself a shorthanded breakaway, but his wrist shot was blocked by Garon before going off the post.


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if you want my honest opinion.....do PC gaming. Might take you awhile to get away from using a controller, but the graphics can be infinitely better, you can get almost ALL the same games with few exceptions(platform exclusives). And the prices are SOOOOO much lower with all the online deals you can get.
Steam is an amazing platform, and companies like amazon have digital downloads for GREAT prices. Sure the brand new ones are goign to be $40-50 still....but if you do what i do, and wait a few months, you can get awesome games for $15.
I mean, there's no "used game" market....but, with the prices so low, do you really care?
I know alot of people are hesitant to try PC gaming, but it really is the best thing out.
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It's too bad, I'm too good....
Has anyone seen Life of Pi? I have it at home from netflix and probably going to watch it tonight.
I tried watching Lincoln last night and it was absolutely boring. I fell asleep instantly.
kids these days.....
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It's too bad, I'm too good....
It was right after the revolution, right after peace had been concluded. And Ethan Allen went to London to help our new country conduct its business with the king. The English sneered at how rough we are and rude and simple-minded and on like that, everywhere he went. Til one day he was invited to the townhouse of a great English lord. Dinner was served, beverages imbibed, time passed as happens and Mr. Allen found he needed the privy. He was grateful to be directed to this. Relieved, you might say. Mr. Allen discovered on entering the water closet that the only decoration therein was a portrait of George Washington. Ethan Allen done what he came to do and returned to the drawing room. His host and the others were disappointed when he didn't mention Washington's portrait. And finally his lordship couldn't resist and asked Mr. Allen had he noticed it. The picture of Washington. He had. Well what did he think of its placement? Did it seem appropriately located to Mr. Allen? And Mr. Allen said it did. The host was astounded. "Appropriate? George Washington's likeness in a water closet?" "Yes," said Mr. Allen, "where it will do good service. The world knows nothing will make an Englishman **** quicker than the sight of George Washington." I love that story.


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Residents and business owners say they have seen fewer homeless, and safer streets
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Once a a hangout for the homeless, beggers, people with substance problems and a lot of police activity, the Santa Barbara Eastside is seeing significant changes.
Some refer to it as the "Milpas Makeover."
And many who live and shop in the area have noticed.
"This is the safest place I have in, in a long time," said Steve Clampitt a resident who sees no real problems in the area. "I think the only crime I have seen is littering and someone spitting on the sidewalk."
Others have clearly noticed a change for the good and more police patrols.
Resident Linda Campbell said, "I am aware of the fact they are keeping an eye on things. I am seeing them keeping an eye on things.'
On an afternoon check on foot, we noticed an area that would normally have had many transients. It was quiet and clean.
The Santa Barbara Police Beat Officer for the area Adrian Gutierrez was among the officers attending an outreach program known as "Coffee with the Cops" held at a new 7-Eleven store on Milpas. " I think it is a united effort," said Gutierrez. "We also have to respect people's lives. If they choose to be that way, we can just offer help. The community is very giving. They do give them money so they know where to go."
One of the biggest changes in the area, recently, has been a new Community Policing Office on Montecito St. Residents can meet with officers there and, if there is a call for service, the police can take off from that location, right in the neighborhood.
"The business owners have thanked us, for our presence. Our vehicles have kept the loitering out of there," said Gutierrez.
Milpas community and business leaders have organized clean up efforts and parades to restore community pride and safety.
"I think it's really a lot better than it was a year ago, as far as walking down Milpas St. I don't see many of the problems there,' said Bob Pugh who has shopped in the area for years.


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Welcome to Gettysburg and the now infamous Gettysburg Address and of the most bloodied and famous battle of the American Civil War. It was stated that this battle was the turning point of the 5 year war between the States and with the North finally winning it's first decisive battle.
This is a trip that I did not think I would have enjoyed as much as I actually did. it was more for the boys as they wanted to go and see the battlefields etc. They thought it was super cool. Joshua got to hold a real musket (and it was a working at that - so he thought that was awesome), I held it and it was fairly heavy.
Gettysburg is filled with battlefields, iconic statues of the period and of course amazing recreation of full scale battles - the battles were something to see
Now of course other than the battles there is a lot of history as the people of Gettysburg were from the North but still had some allegiances to Virginia not much but still..it was prevalent as the south's army were greeted with hospitality when in the North's country,.
The boys enjoyed the terminology and being from Canada, they were considered foreigners in the day - and would have been told to get the help of the British to get on one of the sides...the British never chose sides during this conflict.
The memorials and the visitor centre were beautiful, lots of areas where you actually could feel the hooves of General LEE's horse galloping towards his men when he went to deliver a speech, you can almost sense the sombre mood of the area if you really just shut your eyes and listened for a bit (I almost felt like I was hearing the screams of the men falling - or the yells of the men as they charged one side or the other - etc)...Can you tell that by being here it really moved me.
The town of Gettysburg is also a museum and it was nice to stroll along it and to shop as there were some impeccable souvenirs to be had. The boys really loved shopping. The people were quite friendly and you could tell they were used to strangers/travelers coming and going as most parking lots had licence plates from vehicles from all over the United States and lots from Canada.


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UTHSC, UTSA partner on health workforce research
By Marianne McBride Lewis
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Will Sansom,
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(Aug. 7, 2006)--Francisco Cigarroa, M.D., president of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and UTSA President Ricardo Romo announced Aug. 3 a partnership to study health workforce supply and demand in Texas.
The Health Science Center and UTSA facility will study many issues including projected shortages of health professionals as the state's population ages and diversifies.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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The Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies and the Center for Health Economics and Policy, both at the Health Science Center, will join the School of Medicine's Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
The new organization will be jointly governed by the UTHSC Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the UTSA Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research.
"The combined capabilities of the Health Science Center and UTSA in this field are substantial," Cigarroa said. "Pooling our resources to study population size, distribution and characteristics -- and factors such as the location and accessibility of the health workforce and health care facilities -- will permit us to more effectively help our state and nation to address health service demands."
Steve Murdock, state demographer, UTSA Lutcher Brown Distinguished Chair in Demography and director of the Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research, accepted a joint faculty appointment at the Health Science Center and will head the research facility.
"This partnership is an excellent example of how UTSA and the Health Science Center can collaborate to address challenges affecting the people of Texas," Romo said. "We look forward to providing the demographic expertise of Steve Murdock's group to help the Health Science Center determine where critical health care needs exist in the state and how it can help fill that void."
One of only six centers of its kind in the nation, the Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies was created under the sponsorship of the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to inform national and regional health workforce policy. It is a major source for data and analyses of health workforce issues in Texas, neighboring states, and the U.S. and Mexico border regions from Brownsville to San Diego.
The center's extensive databases and reports can be viewed at www.uthscsa.edu/rchws. Its former director, Antonio Furino, recently retired after decades of distinguished service.
The Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies will complete two national studies -- a health workforce profile of the U.S.-Mexico border regions and the first national assessment of the size and quality of the community health worker workforce involving a survey of employers in each state. The center also will launch its fourth biennial survey of job satisfaction and career plans of Texas registered nurses.
Murdock's population study programs have provided analysis of demographic patterns across Texas for more than 25 years. Estimates and projections by the Texas State Data Center headed by Murdock are used by the state for budgetary, facility and personnel planning. Some of these reports can be read at the Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research Web site.
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Fed Ex just left me a package. I ordered some neutrals at 11:00 New Year's Eve (just before the cutoff!). I'm hoping this will be the last one till November (or beyond). Still sorting and organizing my stash.
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Fed Ex just left me a package. I ordered some neutrals at 11:00 New Year's Eve (just before the cutoff!). I'm hoping this will be the last one till November (or beyond). Still sorting and organizing my stash.
I need some control power. Happily we received a call this week from a relative with a newborn. I had made my famous burp pads for the baby shower. Our nephew asked if it would be possible to buy more pads as they worked so nicely. Now DH knows two families really like these pads!!!
Of course, I was tickled pink that I had something they could use and enjoy. I gladly gave them my entire understock!
Then today I realized that I don't have much flannel left for the other gifts I want to make ..... honest....
If I do go to Joann's next week and "check out" the flannel on sale, I must limit myself to yardage for the total number of pads I need to make. It takes 1 yard to make two pads. Two cuts of 24" x 20" and two cuts of 12" x 20" means you can mix and match the fabric designs.
Meanwhile, I am sewing with the precuts from my stash and preparing to selectively cut more stash. :-)
Wow I am so jealous of your stashes. I wish I had that much but usually only buy what I am working on. Everything I own for fabric would fit in one tub about a medium size. I'll keep wishing and wishing . Maybe my fabric would grow. LOL
Hello, folks. I am going to give this a try. I will be participating in a BOM at my LQS but beyond that and the projects that go with it I am NOT buying. I actually purchased several kits from a the widower of a quilter this past year.
Just cleaned sewing room and fabric stash (in two rooms!) to inventory. Good luck to all! I am also hoping to use some of the precuts I have some how collected. I bought one of the Schnibbles books and plan to start there.
So far I've made two tops, entirely from stash - from a mystery here on the Board and the other was a Jelly Roll Race quilt made from a Bali Pop. Funny thing about the Jelly roll quilt - was supposed to be able to be made in half an hour. took me an hour and a half! Guess I wouldn't win that race. Here's a photo of the mystery quilt.
That turned out nice, paulswalia. Ok, opinion needed. I have been really perfect, not buying ANYTHING since my last order from Hancocks on 12/24 ( which ended up being 17 yards of mostly Mliss Alexander blenders), but just got an order for 2 jeans bags with specific fabric themes and I don't have either in my stash! I HAVE to buy 2 yards of fabric!! Does that count? It isn't going into my stash, but it means I need to buy more fabric!! I just hope I can stay strong and NOT be tempted by those narcotic fumes emitted by the fabrics, enticing and seducing you into buying more!!! Maybe I should just stick to trying to find it on-line, and at least avoiding those narcotic fumes!! Oh, and I was SO proud of myself for resisting even going into a fabric store!
Jill, IMO, it's okay in your case when it's a special order and is not going into your stash. It will be a test to go into the store and only buy two yards, but you can do it.
paulswalia, your scappy stars looks good. I like the star color.
I finished my baby quilt and only bought enough for the back from the clearance rack. It's brighter than the picture, but the picture is from a phone because my camera balked at the last minute.
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That is really lovely, irishrose! Ok, I will really focus on looking for the particular material, and try not to be seduced into buying more!! One fabric is Scooby Doo, and I know Joanns (which is the closest to me - 30 minutes away) has licensed character fabrics, so I think I'll check there after looking on line. The other is magnolias, which I hope to find as well. I have checked three online shops so far, and struck out. I'll keep going. I really can't afford to pay $10.00-$12.00/yard and still charge what I do, so hope Joanns has them and I can at least get them on sale or with a coupon.
I caved, sorta. My LQS is closing and on the last day the owner called me. Fat quarters were 50 cents,fabric was all 3$ a yard...so I had her set aside all the white and cream stuff for me. Does it count if I send some to my sister?
I blew it today, my favorite quilt store moved and today was their grand re-opening. they had lots of sales going on. Bought 4 yds of batiks that were end of the bolt sales 20% off and for being in their computer I got $10.00 off for spending over $20. so got a great deal. I got in the car and did a head slap......mom is like what. told her i commited to not buying fabric for the year. UGH ok now no more buying unless it is for an unfinished project.


text: Over at the law blog Concurring Opinions, Daniel Solove points to an AP article reporting that "Amtrak will start randomly screening passengers' carry-on bags this week in a new security push that includes officers with automatic weapons and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains." Solove sees a parallel between this and the New York subway's security push, which he says was "largely symbolic." As the head of Amtrak said, "[t]here is no new or different specific threat" that led Amtrak to add the new security measures, lending credence to Solove's conclusion. It's not clear what effect random searches of passengers' carry-on bags will have beyond simple deterrence, though that seems to be offset by the apparent decision not to screen checked bags. Forcing people to undergo random warrantless searches of personal property makes me a little queasy – and more likely to take Greyhound next time I'm going to New York.


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posted at 9:49 pm on January 29, 2013 by Allahpundit
Rubio doesn't back down. This is his moment. As the charismatic and articulate son of Cuban immigrants who rose to prominence as a tea-party ally, Rubio has a singular place in the conservative firmament, and he could likely hold onto that status for years with little effort…
Rubio is pleased with how receptive many conservatives have been to having a civil conversation about immigration, both on the radio and on Capitol Hill. "To do this right, this can't be about politics, but about a process," he says. "I was working on this, then I started to work with the group. Our principles aligned, and when people agree with you, that's an opportunity you take."
Another reason for the Republican calm, beyond Rubio's charm offensive, is his ability to turn concerns about granting amnesty into a conversation about preventing amnesty. Rubio argues the president and many Democrats would likely encourage fewer conditions if Republican leaders weren't involved…
Conservatives have not yet revolted, though there is grumbling on many conservative websites and on the radio. Rubio says he'll keep reaching out, asking his fellow Republicans and conservatives to help him shape an unavoidable national debate. "Buy-in is important," he says. "You can't come up with something behind closed doors and then expect people to accept it."
"This is going to be tough for Republicans and the recidivist elements in our party," said GOP strategist Alex Castellanos, himself a Cuban-American."It will all be fine until there is a GOP primary, say for president, and one candidate breaks out as the anti-immigration candidate and appeals to GOP fears and not hopes."…
But, all of that doesn't mitigate the political risk for Rubio in getting so far forward on the issue. In a November Washington Post-ABC News poll, just more than one in three (37 percent) of self-identified Republicans supported a "path to citizenship" for those in the country illegally as compared to 71 percent of Democrats and 59 percent of Independents who favored some sort of path…
"Senator Rubio's path to the Senate provides some inoculation to the downside risk because he has 'street cred' with the coalition of the party that has the greatest concern about this issue," said Rob Jesmer, former executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee and now a partner at FP1 Strategies.
During a March 28, 2010 Fox News debate against then-Gov. Charlie Crist, Rubio said: "He would have voted for the McCain plan. I think that plan is wrong, and the reason I think it's wrong is that if you grant amnesty, as the governor proposes that we do, in any form, whether it's back of the line or so forth, you will destroy any chance we will ever have of having a legal immigration system that works here in America."
In a CNN debate on Oct 24, 2010, moderator Candy Crowley asked, "So your plan is that you're going to close the borders, get the electronic system, fix the legal system, and then do what?" Rubio responded: "And then you'll have a legal immigration system that works. And you'll have people in this country that are without documents that will be able to return to the — will be able to leave this country, return to their homeland, and try to re-enter through our system that now functions, a system that makes sense…Earned path to citizenship is basically code for amnesty."
The legislation Rubio backed Monday requires illegal immigrants to pass a criminal background check, hold down a job, pay fines and back taxes, learn English, and go to the back of the line – just like previous proposals…
"He took a right turn on immigration but he's slowly coming back to where I think he's naturally oriented," said Marshall Fitz, direction of immigration policy at the liberal Center for American Progress.
So this time, Republicans, led by McCain and Sen. Marco Rubio, have insisted on provisions they claim will ensure the new system will be tough. "Individuals with probationary legal status will be required to go to the back of the line of prospective immigrants, pass an additional background check, pay taxes, learn English and civics, demonstrate a history of work in the United States, and current employment, among other requirements, in order to earn the opportunity to apply for lawful permanent residency," says the five-page bipartisan proposal.
But the bottom line is, those who are here illegally now, unless they have some sort of serious criminal record, will be made legal on the first day the new law takes effect. So wouldn't day-one legality be an incentive for more people to come to the U.S. illegally?…
Other GOP senators are equally skeptical, at least for now; don't look for many to jump on board. "There's no reason to embrace a five-page, notional product now, when the Judiciary Committee will almost certainly pull it farther to the left," says another Senate Republican aide. "Everybody on our side wants Rubio to succeed, but I think a lot of members will think it imprudent to sign off on this so quickly."
"It is not inevitable," [GOP Rep. Lamar] Smith said on "The Laura Ingraham Show." "I don't think it's going to happen for lots of good reasons."
"This is nothing new, the same individuals who have been for amnesty in the past are for amnesty today. That shouldn't surprise anybody," he said, explaining he hasn't seen a surge of new support for the idea "that we should legalize everyone in the country."…
"I certainly do not see a majority of the House voting for mass amnesty and legalizing everybody in the country illegally." Smith reiterated. "Maybe the House is going to be the firewall here but we still need to come up with ways to attract Hispanics to the Republican Party, but we can do that economically not playing in the field of the Democrats."
One of the lesson's we've learned from divided government over the past several years is that nothing at all gets done unless it absolutely has to. That's been the case with the deals that have been struck to avert government shutdowns, raise the debt ceiling and avoid the "fiscal cliff." But America's immigration system falls into the category of problems — like entitlements — that should be addressed, but won't be because there's no date certain that they must be.
Whether or not lawmakers are earnest about wanting to resolve the issue, politically, all sides could live with doing nothing. Democrats would still be able to use it as a wedge issue and Obama could argue he really tried on immigration this time, but Republicans were simply intransigent. Conservative House members could go back to their districts and say they successfully blocked amnesty. Republicans like Rubio could argue that they really wanted immigration reform to happen, but Obama was simply unwilling to compromise to get it across the finish line. As long as all sides have fall back positions in the event that nothing gets passed, it's hard to see how this survives the legislative meat grinder.
[G]ranting illegal immigrants legal status, while also denying them federal benefits but still promising citizenship in the future, Rubio will have made the Republicans political situation worse, not better. Greg Chen, director of advocacy for the American Immigration Lawyers Association, notes that the Senate bill calls for border security to "apprehend every unauthorized entrant." "If that's going to be the standard, that's essentially an unrealistic, impossible standard to meet," says Chen.
So either those granted legalized status will eventually get citizenship without border security, or they will be stuck in eternal limbo. "Is this citizenship in name only? If so, there is going to be some pretty dramatic backlash," Mary Giovagnoli, director of the Immigration Policy Center, told The Washington Post.
Come 2016 Democrats will be more than happy to help immigrant communities direct that backlash directly at the Republican presidential candidate, whoever that may be.
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Define progress.
In my case it is defined as a constant state of transition. ;-)
In the beginning of my hiking trips I used a $14.00 flashing blue light special as my shelter.
That's my shelter on the right and my smarter hiking partner with his lighter shelter on the left.
It was then that I got the idea to get off the ground but still not much lighter and I transitioned into my Hennessy Asym hammock.
I got bitten by the MYOG "lightening bug" and transitioned once again back to the ground using a shaped tarp…
…and a MYOG Meteor bivy.
In an effort to "streamline" my hiking kit I transitioned yet another time into a Lightheart Gear Solo tent.
Along this same timeline I moved laterally and up in weight using a cheap two person shelter while introducing a young hiker to the outdoors.
It definitely wasn't light but the price and the size was right for its intended purpose.
Somewhere in the middle of all of this was another excursion into the world of MYOG and a flat tarp…
…that would be used with my Meteor bivy.
At this point and time the pup tent, dome tent and Lightheart Solo all reside in my gear closet soon to be joined by another somewhat modular and seasonably adjustable shelter system.
It's a Grand Trunk single parachute nylon hammock with a MYOG asym tarp and whoopie sling suspension.
My progress / transition seems to have gone a little more than full circle as I have migrated back to the idea of a hammock.
The Grand Trunk hammock will be paired with a bug net for summer use and a yet to be built MYOG double layer hammock will be added to the system for winter use. Also being considered as another MYOG project is a winter hammock tarp with catenary curves and doors.
Newton is back y'all! It's a Southern thing like deaux. Just ask B.G. ;-) ROTFLMAO
Party On,
Newton ;-)Feb 2, 2014 at 11:03 am #2068974
Andrew USpectator
@anarkhosLocale: Colorado, Wyoming
Sounds like progress is expensive. =P
Did you Gear Swap a lot or purchase new on everything? (excluding MYOG of course.)Feb 2, 2014 at 11:14 am #2068978
Hi Andrew,
Yes, I did "Gear Swap" the shaped tarp, Meteor bivy, flat tarp and other assorted bought and made gear items to recoup some of the funds expended during this "transition". ;-)
MYOG is cheaper but not necessarily inexpensive. It does bring with it after a successful trek an immeasurable level of satisfaction.
It's a Retro Guy thing. ;-)
Party On,
Newton ;-)Feb 2, 2014 at 3:31 pm #2069052
Delmar O'DonnellMember
@bolsterLocale: Between Jacinto & Gorgonio
Nifty sequence.
Thanks for showing the road that lies ahead. (Sigh.) I'm only on tent #2 so far and I see I have a long way to go.Feb 2, 2014 at 5:58 pm #2069107
There is 1 tent, 3 hammocks, 4 tarps and 1 bivy left to go in your Nifty sequence. ;-)
As for the road that lies ahead, be willing to explore the options. Experience is the best teacher but asking questions and listening to the answers can shorten the road measurably.
Sometimes carrying a few more ounces is worth it if it gives you a better and more restful night's sleep.
My progress through this transition has included heavy packs, lighter packs and extremely lightweight packs. Some were bought, some were MYOG and some were sold on Gear Swap.
I've had alcohol stoves, canister stoves and solid fuel tablet stoves. These too included those that were purchased and those that were made. Yes some of these also left my gear closet by virtue of Gear Swap.
Titanium and aluminum cookware of all sorts has graced and left my pack and gone up for sale.
Pads, I've had pads. Closed cell foam and self inflating. Some were blue, some were green, some were charcoal grey and some were red and grey nylon and foam. One was sold and others were pieced out for MYOG projects. My soon to be built double layer hammock will make use of one of my remaining pads as cold weather "bottom" insulation. ;-)
Sleeping bags and top quilts have been bought, made and given away.
Hats and clothes have come and gone. Nalgene bottles and reservoirs have been replaced by reclaimed sports drink bottles.
Pack weight and volume must be considered but ultimately it's the performance of the gear that makes it worth carrying.
This thread started out talking about my transition from one type of shelter to another. One two week trip I neither pitched a tent or hung a hammock. I slept each evening in one of the AT's many shelters. My unused tent was simply unnecessary weight.
I'm a confessed gear head. I enjoy hiking, buying gear, making gear and talking about gear. It isn't really clear to me which one I enjoy doing more. :-0
Party On,
Newton ;-)Feb 2, 2014 at 6:20 pm #2069112
Bob GrossMember
@b-g-2-2Locale: Silicon Valley
I knew a gal who was the exact opposite of a gear head. She hated to make her own gear. In fact, she hated to buy gear. She did not want to store it. Instead, she borrowed and rented gear for everything.
On her first year of cross country skiing, she went almost every weekend for the entire season, yet she owned no ski gear.
She used to go backpacking and do it all with maybe one or two pieces rented, and the rest was all borrowed gear. She was the only backpacker that I ever knew who would go to a store to try to rent a water bottle. I kid you not.
–B.G.–Feb 2, 2014 at 6:34 pm #2069117
Somehow I knew that you would not disappoint. ;-)
That gal reminds me of a story about a fellow who wanted to "borrow" enough paint to re-paint his house. ;-?
Party On,
Newton ;-)Feb 2, 2014 at 10:14 pm #2069210
Brian JohnsBPL Member
@bcutlerjLocale: NorCal
I feel like I care more about my gear when I'm not using it. I think some times I educate myself about or by gear when I'm at work, as the bumper sticker reads "I'd Rather Be Fishing" or hiking, or skiing, the list goes on. When I am in the field, by a lake, or on a mountain, I generally care far more about the fish in the water, the mountains in view, or the sights and sounds of nature. I put up my tent, but I don't go in and out of it, or test its features. These things that matter so much when I'd rather be hiking, somehow become incidental, or beyond seconds to the tasks at hand.
In some ways I like Bob's ski girl. She loves skiing. she doesn't want to get burdened down with the nerdy side of weight, dimensions, or who uses what. She gets out and does it. I'm thinking renting all of your gear COULD be cheaper than the long and often circuitous paths like Newton's or mine. I've gone dome, small light TNF tents of many varieties, single wall tents, tarps, hybrid all-in-one designs, ponchos, etc. some have lasted a trip, some years. But my memories of my trips don't really include the bag or the shelter I used – of course freezing or soaking wet, I'm more likely to remember that, but that's still just nature.Feb 3, 2014 at 3:04 am #2069236
" But my memories of my trips don't really include the bag or the shelter I used – of course freezing or soaking wet, I'm more likely to remember that, but that's still just nature".
Nature is a very interesting word and term.
We go out into the field to play in nature with all of our gear thinking that we are prepared. In fact while we are in the field it is nature that plays with us.
While I'm on a hiking trip the beauty of nature always amazes me. But nature's little surprises always seems to test my good nature. ;-)
When I first started hiking I made all of the wrong moves and choices that a noob could make in gear and preparation choices. Two days into my first trip and I heard my hiking partner say, "We're not having any fun any more, are we?" We bailed. ;-?
Why did I even think of trying it again?
I'm a Retro Guy who likes to fix or make things.
I felt defeated and stupid. It's in my "nature" to fix or replace broken or useless things. I needed to fix me and replace whatever gear that was too heavy or proved inadequate. Also I wanted to fix and or replace my memory of that trip with a good one.
The beauty of nature can be endless vistas, peaceful animals, clear star filled nights and clean free flowing streams. It can also be the desire to become or perform better that I have found is in my "nature".
Progress can be made through transitions if we let ourselves listen to and learn from nature in all of its forms. ;-)
Party On,
Newton ;-)
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Six years ago, New Zealand Breakers general manager Richard Clarke sat down and sketched a vision of success for the franchise.
Despite four seasons of mediocrity in the Australian NBL, the plan was ambitious - a team full of Kiwis winning a championship in front of a sold-out Vector Arena.
With a winning record of 32 per cent (41 from 130) that showed few signs of improving, and with the struggles experienced by the trans-tasman trail-blazing Auckland Warriors and Football Kingz providing cautionary tales, the grandiose scheme could have seen Clarke committed.
But fast-forward to tonight. The league-leading Breakers will not only fill Vector Arena against the Perth Wildcats but demand saw an additional 700 seats erected and sold - all for a regular season game.
Championships have been won, local players have prospered, and the Breakers have become the blueprint for every other sporting franchise in New Zealand.
So what is the secret to their success? How have the Breakers flourished while the Warriors have frustrated and the Kingz (and Knights) collapsed?
The answer lies in the philosophy of a supermarket owner, the expectations of a grizzled Bear and the dream of a general manager.
Clarke, who has been at the Breakers since the club's inception, vividly remembers playing in front of a few hundred people at Manukau in year three, coach Andrej Lemanis' first season at the helm.
In those dark days, the Breakers were losing games, leaking the country's best basketball talent and, even worse, few seemed to care.
"It was a long way off then," Clarke said of the club's long-term plan. "You're thinking, 'this is hard', but all your decision making along the pathway had [the plan] in mind."
One decision, in particular, stood out for Clarke as the first point of the 180-degree turn the Breakers were about to undertake. As a club which had consistently finished in the bottom three, Australia's best weren't exactly inundating their travel agents for information about Auckland. But that all changed with the acquisition of Tony Ronaldson, a veteran of two Olympics and 18 seasons in the Australian NBL.
"Signing Tony was the turning point," Clarke said. "Bear is a legend and, as much as it was about him deciding to come, it's what he brought.
"We gave him free licence to tell us what he thought was wrong - and he told us a lot. He wasn't shy. He brought that part of his personality and we needed that."
He also created something of a domino effect, helping lure Tall Blacks Kirk Penney and Phill Jones to their hometown team and helping the Breakers reach their first playoffs. The following year, CJ Bruton, a three-time champion, followed Ronaldson's lead and Dillon Boucher, a foundation player who fled the club, joined his international teammates.
"Something those guys bring is incredible belief that you're going to win," Clarke said. "The road record comes a lot down to guys like that saying, 'the court's the same, it's just in a different building, no excuses'."
That positive shift in attitude was matched off the court by the family-first approach of club owners, Paul and Liz Blackwell. The supermarket magnates famously enacted a "no dickheads" policy on player recruitment, which Clarke said makes life a lot easier.
The Blackwells also aided the Breakers in becoming a community club.
"The big thing has been the values that have been brought into the club - the family-based values and the expectations that we've put on ourselves as a team," Boucher said. "This club's worked very hard at doing a lot of things off-court as well as on-court. You put the two together and you're going to get a sell-out crowd."
The fact that crowd now fills Auckland's downtown venue is something beyond belief for a player who experienced the depths of the valley before this current peak.
"It's crazy," Boucher said. "We thought we'd never ever sell out North Shore Events Centre, let alone Vector Arena."
Let alone for a regular season game. Lemanis has overseen the transformation on the court, but he was just as keen to pay credit to those behind the scenes.
"[The sell-out] is obviously a good comment on where the club has come and the progress the club has made," he said. "There's been a lot of hard work put in by a lot of people.
"The club's kept to a direction, kept to a plan and you're starting to see the payback of that now in people voting with the bums on seats. I think credit goes to the club for staying with that path."
And if the Breakers can continue their club-record nine-game winning streak tonight, that path may very well lead to a third straight championship.


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Inside the Outdoors: Give thanks!
My son, a senior in college, communicates with his family more by text message than any other way. We occasionally do talk "live" on the telephone, but the favored means of communicating for his generation (besides Facebook) is by text message. Young people would rather not interrupt what they're doing to take a phone call (especially from a parent!), whereas text messaging allows them to stay in touch on their own time schedule, and possibly keep the "conversation" brief and to the point (especially with a parent!).
A person can also send photos, taken with their cell phone or iPhone, just as you would a text message. This weekend I received a photo attached to one of his text messages. He and his three roommates and their friends were throwing their own Thanksgiving celebration, since each would be going his or her own way during their holiday break. The photo he attached to his text message showed the boys' living room. Across the top of the room divider was a large banner that read "Give Thanks."
Apart from my surprise that four 21-year-old males appeared to have taken a page from Martha Stewart Living, and the evidence that our family's traditions had made an impression, I myself was reminded that there ought to be a bit more to the Thanksgiving holiday than football, a great meal, and the start of the Christmas shopping season.
Most of us, no matter how rocky our road is, have something to be thankful for. Since this is a column about the outdoors, I'll start with a "for instance" from my own outdoor year. Maybe it will jog your memory and help you recall reasons to hang a banner, figuratively more than literally, expressing your own version of "Give Thanks."
For starters, the 2012 duck season has been special for me in one very unexpected way. My son had always been too busy with sports and friends to take much interest in hunting during the years from middle school through high school, even though he did participate in firearms training. Seemingly "out of the blue," this fall when he was returning to school, he let it be known that he would like to accompany me duck hunting.
I don't remember having as many "breaks" during the academic year as my son has, but was glad to have him home briefly during the third week of October. We chose a date, and traveled to one of my favorite duck hunting locations, a place where through the years I've made many fond memories; some with, some without, an abundance of ducks.
We didn't make a substantial dent in the duck population that day, but we saw many ducks, which I've learned is more fun than seeing very few, but killing more. In this fourth week of the season, many of the birds seemed decoy shy and reluctant to come in close enough for high percentage shots. To his credit, Alex was careful to limit his shooting to birds at reasonable distances, rather than blasting away at every chance he got, to make up for so much lost time.
His eagerness to absorb the "how," the "why" and the "wherefore" of duck hunting was both gratifying and bittersweet. It was gratifying to see him so quickly take to a sport that I care so deeply about; bittersweet to think of the years and opportunities that were irretrievably in the past. Hopefully we will have many future opportunities to share a duck boat and watch the bobbing decoys together in the future. As they say, "better late than never."
I'll bet that if you examine the seasons of your own outdoor year, you will find some "give thanks" moments. Maybe there were some special fishing successes, a "career best" day in fish size, or numbers, or a baffling fishing mystery you were able to solve. Maybe you taught someone to fish, sowing the seeds for a lifetime of reward.
In a year when all indications are showing a decline in the ruffed grouse population, maybe you and your hunting partner discovered some places where the birds hadn't heard about the downward population trend, and you beat the odds with higher flush rates, or birds in the bag.
Maybe you added several species of birds to your life list, began training a new puppy to be a member of your family and a companion in the hunt, learned to make your own fishing lures, or discovered the practical benefits and just plain fun of target shooting.
Or, maybe the biggest reward was not success in the field or on the water. Perhaps you took the leap and got involved in a conservation organization, like Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever, Muskies Inc., the Izaak Walton League, or The Nature Conservancy. "Giving back" is what it's called, and it has rewards that last far beyond the filling of a live well, or the baking of a wild duck or goose.
I'll bet that very few of us have not had outdoor moments that we can be thankful for, in addition to events in other dimensions of our lives that are also deserving of our gratitude. Give thanks!


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Jayde Nicole: Workout while at the Office
In this week's Workout Wednesday, Jayde has some tips for staying in shape at the office.
Welcome to Workout Wednesdays, the new Playboy.com fitness blog by Jayde Nicole—personal trainer, fitness nutritionist, health nut, TV personality and, last but not least, Playboy's 2008 Playmate of the Year. Check back each week for Jayde's latest tips, and be sure to visit her all-new fitness website JaydeNicole.com.
Jayde has been everywhere this past week, from the red carpet to Vegas and she even managed a little Thanksgiving dinner in between. Check out her latest pics in the gallery.
This Week: Workout while at the Office
Do you sit in front of a computer for eight hours a day? Have a long commute? No time to workout? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you must read this. Instead of it derailing your workout plans, you could use that commute and time at work to increase your stamina, muscle strength and overall health. It so simple and easy, everyone can do it!
Small Tips, Big Impact!
*Always have a glass of water at your desk! Hydrated bodies are happy bodies. So many people snack at work because they mistake their thirst for hunger.
*Get up from your desk once an hour and do a loop of your office. Hand deliver messages instead of always sending an email or take a trip to the water cooler to fill up your glass.
*No matter what floor you are on, always take the stairs! You wont believe the difference it makes just by taking the stairs in your building twice a day!
*Join a gym near your office. This way you can hit the gym on your lunch break or right after work before the long drive home tires you out. This may also help you avoid rush hour!
*Practice correct posture when sitting at your desk. One of the most unattractive things a person can have is bad posture! Strengthen your abs, upper back and several other muscles by holding your perfect posture all day.
*Park far away from your building's entrance so you get a brisk walk on your way in and when you leave. Every little bit helps!
*Keep yourself cool. Studies show that if your body has to warm itself up all day you will naturally burn more calories without doing any extra work!
*Go out to lunch instead of ordering in. Pick a healthy spot you can walk to and sneak in some extra exercise.
- Use your commute! If you live close enough, try to walk or bike ride to work. It will save you money and the hassle of traffic and parking. If you take the subway, try getting off one stop early and walking the rest of the way.
Exercise tools at your desk!
*Get yourself a hand gripper. They are inexpensive, small and will fit in your desk drawer. When you are reading emails give this a squeeze to strengthen your forearms.
*Trade out your office chair for a stability ball. They have specific ones designed for the office now. The have a base so they don't roll away. This is a great workout for your core all day long!
*Grab a resistant band. You can do hundreds of different exercises with these great tools. They are easy and very portable. Work on your biceps or triceps while on the phone, sculpt your shoulders while reading over contracts and tone your quads while sending a fax!
*Ankle weights are a great way to sneak in some extra calorie burn. You can even hide them under your pants. The added weight will help tone your legs as you walk around the office, especially if you do the stairs!
Want to step it up a notch?
Here are some great exercises for the office! Doing these exercises for even 60 seconds at a time helps your body burn extra calories all day long. It puts your body into activity mode instead of storage mode so even when you eat, your body will burn more calories for energy use instead of storing them as fat.
*Lunges- These can be done as walking lunges down a hallway or as standing lunges in your office or cubicle. This will get your heart rate up and work your glutes and legs.
*Calf Raises- Get your blood pumping through that body. Sitting for long periods at a time can cause numbness and even blood clots. This simple exercise can be done standing anywhere and really helps to increase blood flow and build sexy toned calf muscles.
*Running on the Spot- Do some 60-second sprints in place to get your heart rate up and burn some calories. If you want to step up the intensity try to bring your knees up high while you jog.
*To strengthen your chest, put your hands together at about chin level, squeeze, hold for 2-3 seconds, release and repeat. Try to do at least 25 of these. Seems simple but if you do this 3-5 times a day you will notice a change in no time!
*Take 2 minutes out of your day to run a stair drill. If you wear uncomfortable dress shoes to work, make sure you bring your running shoes for this. Take to the stairs and run up two, back down quickly (but safe) and then back up again, skipping every other stair.
Finish your hard workday with some stretching!
With all this working out and computer work you are bound to be in some serious need of a stretch. Start at the top with your neck and work your way down, shoulders, arms, back, don't skip any muscle groups. Hold each stretch for 20-30 seconds.
Talk about multi-tasking! In this crazy fast paced world we live in, we need to make our bodies and our health a priority! After all, we only get one! So get out there and make some changes, talk to your co-workers and make it an office must. Your body will thank you!
Have questions or suggestions for an upcoming Workout Wednesday? Message me on Twitter (@Jayde_Nicole) or in the Locker Room at JaydeNicole.com.


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How is everyone else keeping these small ants from swarming up to the top feeder? Does the ground cinnamon really work? any other suggestions would be welcome.
How is everyone else keeping these small ants from swarming up to the top feeder? Does the ground cinnamon really work? any other suggestions would be welcome.
I have tried the cinnamon, but it did not work that well for me. It did slow them down a little, I think. I seem to have a big problem with ants and what I did was to re-do my hive stands. Before I was using concrete blocks, but I built a stand out of 2x4's. I only have 2 hives and I made it big enough for both. Under each of the 4 legs I placed a cut out old 1 gallon milk jug. I use a little mineral oil in each jug. It works well for keeping out the ants, but I do sometimes find a few dead bees in them. I wished I had built it were the legs are more under the platform instead of on the edges, i think that would keep more bees out of it. All in all I am glad I did it, but it was a lot of heavy lifting for me changing out the stands.
I have the cinder blocks now. When I build the stand, I placed landscape cloth down, put river pebbles around the cinder block with 2X4 cross bars.. now it seems as if I have an ant superhighway leading up to the sugar feeder. I'm going to try the soapy water, and am on my way to the restaurant store to by the large cinnamon...If I need to rebuild, it'll probably be spring before I can do that.
thanks for the help
I use Diatomaceous earth sprinkled around on the ground out to 24 inches away from the hive. Does the trick. Reapply when you see more ants.
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Diatomaceous earth?
I've got a hive on the wooden porch of a second story barn and the ants attack all the time. Killing the little robbers at the source and giving assistance at the hive is the only thing I've been able to do. After a day or so we (bees and I) win. I've tried diatomasceous earth up there but killed 18 bees! On the ground the DE works great. Pepper spray (stuff we make from our cayenne peppers from our garden) works to deter them, but they just make a new route over time. No known "fix" for me. I just have to keep checking the top feeder and watching for ants a few times a day. It's a good thing though. I think my ants are coming from a rotting pine pole next to my barn.
This seems to be a good way to stop them from getting in. There was another thread where the grease container was turned upside down. This was less maintenance since it wasn't subject to problems caused by rain or watering.
That said, I have ants in my hive. I tried unsuccessfully to get rid of them for a little while. I soon realized that the bees were managing the ants just fine. I have decided to leave them alone unless they actually become a problem (start taking over). Apparently they also eat varroa mites. I don't know how much they would eat and if they only eat dead ones but I think they may help to contribute to balance in the hive. At this point, I would only intervene if I thought they were out of balance and actually causing a problem.
I bought some aluminum foil trays from the grocery store. I set the bottom of the hive in the pans and add some cooking oil. No more ants. It also helps kill robber bees. Of course it depends on what kind of bottom board you are using.
I read somewhere to put out corn meal. The ants eat it and it kills them. Haven't tried it but it would be simple enough to give it a try. I had one hive that had an ant issue. Lost the hive (un related to ants), so I haven't been able to try it yet.
I have had good success with ground cinnamon on the inner cover. Just put a light sprinkle all the way around on the top of the luan next to the framing of it.
Are these fire ants?
If so, then the andro bait works well. Spread it around the yard or about 1 to 2 table spoons around the mound. Takes about 2 to 3weeks to start knocking them back. It is a larvae poison that stops the larvae from turning into a pupae. Same function as the mosquito type poisons you put in water.
If they are coming out of a post, I have had decent success with drilling small (1/8) holes into a post and spraying Bengal roach poison. Or spraying it into the rotten end of a post works well. BEWARE - this stuff remains toxic for a few weeks and it must be somewhere that the bees cannot land.
If not fire ants, then the andro doesn't work as well.
Just FYI - diatomasceous earth is dirt that is mainly composed of the external skeleton of some very small ancient sea critters. The edges of the shells are rather sharp and they cut small holes in the exoskeleton of ants (and termites - work great for termites) and the ants die. Or as the insect grooms itself, it can ingest small amounts and it shreds their guts and they die. Probably would work on bees as well so make sure it is somewhere that bees wouldn't pick it up. Not sure if it work on hive beetle larvae that try to live in the dirt under a hive.
i woudn't worry too much about ants in your top feeders. i have them in all mine. i'm pretty sure they do no harm to them, other then stealing some of the feed out of the feeder. i never see them in the hive
I have some ants that find their way to the hive top feeders of a couple of my hives. I tried putting the legs in water but it soon filled with dead bees...that made a bridge for the ants.
The issue has stayed to steady trickle...not overwhelming at the moment.
My concern is when the feeders go do then head for the honey filled frames?
Janne....first hives April 2013, 19 hives, treat, plant zone 8b, at sea level, latitude 49.13, longitude 123.06


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Hi Shawnan,
Thanks for the welcome! I really do enjoy using a Pfaff. would like another 2044 for a back up machine.
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Apparently to be called Maserati GranTurismo.
Very nice, looks much better. I must admit I never really cared for the current one, but this new nose is very sexy.
Interior looks spectacular.Front looks like a logical evolution of the current 3200GT/Coupe.Rear has been utterly destroyed, in my opinion. Looks like a deflated Mercedes SL, crossed with unimaginatively Jaguar- and Aston-esque rear flanks.
Also, I'm not at all sold on the quasi-three-spoke wheels. Nothing with fewer than four spokes has been successful, stylistically, in my eyes.
Front is OK, back could be much much better.


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with Art Caplan and James McCartney on the 25th anniversary of Roe v.
Wade, including a discussion of viability.
Hugh LaFollette's "Ideas
and Issues"
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from Lawrence M. Hinman, Contemporary
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Review Articles
For a comprehensive bibliographical guide, see Diane E. Fitzpatrick, A History
of Abortion in the United States: A Working Bibliography of Journal Articles
(Monticello, IL: Vance Bibliographies, 1991). For excellent surveys of the philosophical
issues, see Mary Anne Warren, "Abortion," in A Companion to Ethics,
edited by Peter Singer (Oxford: Blackwell, 1991), pp. 303-314, and Nancy (Ann)
Davis, "Abortion," Encyclopedia of Ethics, edited by Lawrence
C. Becker and Charlotte B. Becker (New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1992),
Vol. I, pp.2-6. For demographic data, see Paul Sachdev, International Handbook
on Abortion (New York: Greenwood Press, 1988).
Anthologies and Books
There are a number of excellent anthologies of selections dealing solely with
the issue of abortion. The Problem of Abortion, 2nd ed., edited by Joel
Feinberg (Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1984) contains
a number of important pieces covering a wide range of positions, as does The
Ethics of Abortion: Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice, edited by Robert M. Baird and
Stuart E. Rosenbaum (Buffalo: Prometheus Books, 1989). Lewis M. Schwartz's Arguing
about Abortion (Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1993)
not only contains a number of important essays, but also (a) provides a well-done
introduction to reconstructing and evaluating argumentative discourse and (b)
offers an outline and analysis of six of the essays contained in the anthology.
Abortion: Moral and Legal Perspectives, edited by Jay L. Garfield and
Patricia Hennessey (Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1984) contains
several new essays as well as reprints of some previously pieces. Also see Marshall
Cohen, Thomas Nagel, and Thomas Scanlon, eds., Rights and Wrongs of Abortion
(Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1974) and John T. Noonan, Jr., ed.,
The Morality of Abortion: Legal and Historical Perspectives (Cambridge:
Harvard University Press, 1970). The anthology Abortion: Understanding Differences,
edited by Sidney Callahan and Daniel Callahan (Plenum Press, 1984) contains
a number of perceptive essays. For an excellent selection of both philosophical
and popular articles, see Abortion: Opposing Viewpoints, edited by Charles
P. Cozic and Stacey L. Tripp (San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, 1991). Among
the many excellent books on this issue, see L. W. Sumner, Abortion
and Moral Theory (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1981) for a carefully-reasoned
moderate view on the permissibility of abortion. Rosiland Hursthouse's Beginning
Lives (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1987) includes a perceptive account of the
issue of abortion. John T. Noonan, Jr., who represents a conservative Catholic
view, has several books on this issue, including How to Argue About Abortion
(New York, 1974) and A Private Choice: Abortion in America in the Seventies
(New York: The Free Press, 1979); Germain G. Grisez's Abortion: The Myths,
the Realities, and the Arguments (New York: Corpus Books, 1970) also argues
for a strongly conservative view. Baruch Brody's Abortion and the Sanctity
of Human Life: A Philosophical View (Cambridge, Mass.: The M.I.T. Press,
1975) defends a fairly conservative view, arguing that the fetus becomes a person
when brain activity begins. Michael Tooley's Abortion and Infanticide
(Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983) presents some controversial arguments in support
of abortion and situates the issue within the larger context of infanticide
and the killing of non-human animals. Bonnie Steinbock's Life Before Birth:
The Moral and Legal Status of Embryos and Fetuses (New York: Oxford, 1992)
concentrates primarily on the isue of the status of embryos and fetuses, while
F. M. Kann's Creation and Abortion (New York: Oxford, 1992) develops
a broader theory of creating new people responsibility, and explores the issue
of abortion within this context. Also see Stephen D. Schwarz, The Moral Question
of Abortion (Chicago: Loyola University Press, 1990).
Key Essays
Among philosophers, there are several key essays that have set the stage
for the philosophical discussion of abortion. The most reprinted essay in contemporary
philosophy is probably Judith Jarvis Thomson's "A Defense of Abortion,"
which originally appeared in the inaugural issue of Philosophy and Public
Affairs, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Fall, 1971), pp. 47-66 and is reprinted in her Rights,
Restitution, & Risk: Essays in Moral Theory (Cambridge; Harvard Univesity
Press, 1986)-which also contains her "Rights and Deaths," a reply
to several critics of her initial essay--and in both the Feinberg and the Schwartz
anthologies cited above. Thomson's article has elicited a number of replies;
one of the more recent and insightful of these is John Martin Fisher, "Abortion
and Self-Determination," Journal of Social Philosophy, Vol. XXII,
No. 2 (Fall, 1991), pp. 5-13. John T. Noonan, Jr.'s "An Almost Absolute
Value in History," is also widely reprinted (including in Noonan's The
Morality of Abortion, cited above) and is a strong, classic statement of
the conservative view. Joel Feinberg's "Abortion," in Matters of
Life and Death, edited by Tom Regan (New York: Random House, 1980), pp.
183-217 is a careful and nuanced discussion of the question of the moral status
of the fetus. Roger Werthheimer's "Understanding the Abortion Argument,"
Philosophy and Public Affairs, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Fall, 1971), pp. 67-95
presents strong arguments for a fairly conservative view. Mary Anne Warren's
"On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion," The Monist, Vol.
57 (1973) argues for a strongly liberal position, maintaining that the fetus
is not a person. For background on the principle of double effect, see
Joseph T. Mangan, "An Historical Analysis of the Principle of Double Effect,"
Theological Studies, Vol. 10 (1949), pp. 41-61. G. E. M. Anscombe's "Modern
Moral Philosophy," Philosophy, Vol. 33 (1958), pp. 26-42, raises
important questions about the distinction between intended consequences and
forseen consequences. Phillipa Foot expresses doubts about the moral significance
of this distinction in her article, "Abortion and the Doctrine of Double
Effect," in her Virtues and Vices and Other Essays (Berkeley: University
of California Press, 1978), pp. 19-32. For a short survey of the philosophical
issues surrounding this principle, see William David Solomon, "Double Effect,"
Encyclopedia of Ethics, edited by Lawrence C. Becker and Charlotte B. Becker
(New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1992), Vol. I, pp. 268-69.
On women's experiences with the abortion decision, see Carol Gilligan, In
a Different Voice (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1982), which contains
in-depth interviews with young women who have faced the abortion decision. Linda
Bird Francke's The Ambiguity of Abortion (New York: Random House, 1978)
is an excellent source of interviews with women of all ages who have had abortions.
Martha Bolton's "Responsible Women and Abortion Decisions," in
Having Children: Philosophical and Legal Reflections (New York: Oxford University
Press, 1979), pp. 40-51 places the decision within the context of the narratives
of individual women's lives. For collections of narratives about abortion, see
The Choices We Made: Twenty-five Women and Men Speak Out About Abortion,
edited by Angela Bonavoglia (New York: Random House, 1991). For a fascinating
portrait of individuals involved on all sides of the abortion controversy, see
Faye D. Ginsburg, Contested Lives: The Abortion Debate in an American Community
(Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989). Also see Denise Winn, Experiences
of Abortion (London: Macdonald & Co., 1988) and Ellen Messer and Kathryn
E. May, Back Rooms: Voices from the Abortion Era (New York: Simon &
Schuster, 1988) and The Voices of Women: Abortion, in Their Own Words (Washington,
DC: National Abortion Rights Action League, 1989).
Abortion and the Law
On Roe v. Wade, see especially David J. Garrow, Liberty and Sexuality.
The Right to Privacy and the Making of Roe v. Wade (New York: Macmillan,
1994). For a broader history, see Mary Ann Glendon, Abortion and Divorce
in Western Law (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987).
On Finding a Common Ground
Several recent contributions to the search for common ground in the abortion
discussion are Laurence H. Tribe, Abortion: The Clash of Absolutes (New
York: Norton, 1992); Roger Rosenblatt, Life Itself (New York: Vintage
Books, 1992) Ronald Dworkin, Life's Dominion: An Argument about Abortion,
Euthanasia, and Individual Freedom (New York: Knopf, 1993); and Elizabeth
Mensch and Alan Freeman, The Politics of Virtue. Is Abortion Debatable?
(Durham: Duke University Press, 1993). For an excellent review of Tribe's book,
see Nancy (Ann) Davis, "The Abortion Debate: The Search for Common Ground,"
Ethics, Vol. 103, No. 3 (April, 1993), pp. 516-539 and Vol. 103, No. 4 (July,
1993), 731-78. For a discussion of abortion within the general context of a
theory of compromise, see Martin Benjamin, Splitting the Difference: Compromise
and Integrity in Ethics and Politics (Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas
Press, 1990), esp. pp. 151-71.
Earl Conee, "Metaphysics and the morality of Abortion",
Mind 1999. Argues that metaphysics has no importance for our views about abortion.
Timothy Chappell, "Reply to Conee", Mind 2000. Contests Conee's argument.
Timothy Chappell, Understanding Human Goods (Edinburgh UP/ Columbia UP 1998):
Chs.3-4 discusses personhood and abortion, arguing (1) that all human animals
are persons, (2) that there is a moral absolute protecting the lives of persons,
(3) that foetuses are human animals, and so (4) that there is a moral absolute
protecting the lives of foetuses.
David Oderberg, Applied Ethics (Blackwell, 2000): chapter 1 is a new and forceful
statement of a strongly pro-life position on abortion.
Selected Recent Philosophical Literature on Abortion
Recent Popular Literature on Abortion
Mary Gordon has several interesting essays relating to abortion, including
"Abortion: How Do We Think about It?" and "Abortion:
How Do We Really Choose?", both of which are to be found in her Good
Boys and Dead Girls and Other Essays (New York: Viking, 1991), pp. 128-37,
138-47, respectively. Also see in that same volume her journal entries on "Having
a Baby, Finishing a Book," pp. 215-221. The "How Do We Really Choose?"
piece is particularly interesting, beginning with an account of a number of
women recalling abortions from their youth. Powerful and provocative.
Lisa Belkin, "Kill for Life?" The New York Times Magazine,
(October 30, 1994), Section 6, pp. 47 ff. and Verlyn Klinkenborg, "Violent
Certainties: Abortion Politics in Milwaukee, Wisconsin," Harper's Magazine,
Vol. 289; No. 1736 (January, 1995), pp. 37 ff.
Naomi Wolf, "Our Bodies, Our Souls: Rethinking Pro-choice Rhetoric."
The New Republic, Vol. 213 ; No. 16 (October 16, 1995), pp. 26 ff.
A very interesting and thought-provoking article by the author of The Beauty
Myth, who maintains "that we need to contextualize the fight to defend
abortion rights within a moral framework that admits that the death of a fetus
is a real death; that there are degrees of culpability, judgment and responsibility
involved in the decision to abort a pregnancy; that the best understanding of
feminism involves holding women as well as men to the responsibilities that
are inseparable from their rights; and that we need to be strong enough to acknowledge
that this country's high rate of abortion--which ends more than a quarter of
all pregnancies--can only be rightly understood as what Dr. Henry Foster was
brave enough to call it: "a failure."
Naomi Wolf, "Pro-Choice and Pro-Life." New York Times,
Op-Ed., April 3, 1997. Wolf asks, "What if we called abortion what many
believe it to be: a failure, whether that failure is of technology, social support,
education, or male and female responsibility?"
Suggestions for Discussion Questions and Term Paper Topics
Late Term Abortions
Abortion Clinic Protests
How Do We Change Society?
Are Some People Too Old to Become Parents?
New Birth Control Developments
Recently, researchers have raised the possibility of developing a birth
control vaccine--medication that prevents the process of conception from
beginning at all. What is the morality of using such birth control methods
that do not allow the process of conception to begin in the first place? Are
there any moral reasons for hesitating to use such methods? Are there any
moral reasons for requiring such methods?
Recently, researchers have raised the possibility of developing a birth
control vaccine--medication that prevents the process of conception from
beginning at all. What is the morality of using such birth control methods
that do not allow the process of conception to begin in the first place? Are
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Oddly enough, my name is Lisa Burton as well and I think what they did to Lisa was a crime. Lets see how they like it when they take on two Lisa Burtons, or, Lisa Burton the Restauranteur ends up owning a bigger and vetter than ever restaurant. Look out Castle, cuz you know you were wrong. There's a bit of a kindred spirit when you posess the same name as another. I'm not going to stand by and watch them walk all over her. There is doctrine of Karma and when it picks up inertia, well, well, well.....


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APCNews – February 14 2011 – Year XI Issue 135
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UN Women, led by ex-Chilean prime minister Michelle Bachelet will be officially launched on February 24 during the 55th session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York. APC women will be there launching a new initiative "I Don't Forward Violence" – a campaign to build awareness around the damage caused by deliberately or carelessly forwarding violent SMSs, home-made videos or emails. This edition APCNews reports on how campaigners in Pakistan are using the internet to lobby the government for better laws to protect women's rights and how one young woman was moved by the story of an acid attack survivor to create a digital story which has received a Red Cross young reporter award. Every year in Pakistan more than 100 people are attacked with acid. The majority of them are women.
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AUSTIN (KB for APCNews) – Women survivors of domestic violence in Pakistan have long endured twofold abuse – not only at home but by a government that does not protect them. In 2009 there was hope the government would step up to protect women from domestic violence – the National Assembly passed the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill, but the bill expired after the Senate failed to pass it. However, a Pakistani women's rights organisation is working to reintroduce the bill in parliament – through the use of information and communication technology, and after training from APC.
Pakistan acid attack survivor's digital story runner-up for Red Cross award
AUSTIN (KB for APCNews) – "Her story might have daunted me but her strength and courage overwhelmed and even empowered me … I was impressed by how she had taken the bold step of coming forward, taking her life in control and deciding what was best for her," said Sana Masood in a digital story she created at a APC Feminist Tech Exchange workshop, and which recently won an award in the International Red Cross' Young Reporter competition.
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JOHANNESBURG (APC for APC) – "The power of people communicating in solidarity and joint action is a power that even the most over-confident rulers and regimes cannot overcome, not in the long term", said APC's executive director Anriette Esterhuysen. "What is happening in Egypt and Tunisia is a demonstration of people's outrage and courage in the face of long term repression – now played out on and supported by the internet and mobile technologies." APC joins the global solidarity with the Egyptian people as they take to the streets in the struggle for democratic reform and human rights.
Why should we care about internet rights? Because internet rights are human rights, says APC
JOHANNESBURG (APC for APC) – The world has witnessed in Egypt and Tunisia that when governments feel threatened not only do they censor individuals but they also try to take away the tools they use to contact and inform each other and organise. APC thinks that internet rights, such as freedom of expression and freedom of association, should not be taken from granted, and is working both globally and locally to make them a reality for all.
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KELSEYVILLE (MNG) -- A 17-year-old girl who went missing from Laytonville in mid-January was found safe with her mother in Kelseyville last week, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office (MCSO).
Katrina Hamilton (also known as Katrina Bishop) called her father Feb. 1 to report that she was OK and with her mother, MCSO spokesman Sgt. Greg Van Patten said.
The teen reportedly told family members she was going to do some artwork at Laytonville's Harwood Memorial Park Jan. 12 but didn't contact them for 20 days afterward.
The girl's father reported her missing Jan. 16 and told authorities it wasn't uncommon for her to go missing for two or three days at a time.
Van Patten said the girl had "an extensive history of running away." Her father reported her missing because she had been gone an unusually long time, according to Van Patten.
Laytonville residents posted fliers around the town and on the Internet, and deputies followed up on several leads in Ukiah, Willits, Laytonville and Kelseyville during the search for Hamilton, which lasted more than two weeks.