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Town Square
Town Hall Meeting
Original post made by James Lewis, Menlo Park: Downtown, on Oct 4, 2007
This could be done on a weeknight or a weekend, such as Saturday, or both. Any topic could be fair game.
The meeting could be held at City Hall, in the Belle Haven neighborhood or other suitable meeting location, such as a church meeting hall or even in the auditorium at a local school. I idea would be to make it convenient for those with busy lives, families to raise and yet wanted to participate in the political process.
If this type of event is of interest, feel free to chime in. If enough people say Y E S, the rest is then just a formality.
The Welcoming Committee of Menlo Park
Jim Lewis, Co-Chair
a resident of Menlo Park: Felton Gables
on Oct 5, 2007 at 7:35 am
Mr. Lewis you are not a resident of Menlo Park. Next time you get up in public comment at a council meeting, please make sure you announce that you are not a resident of Menlo Park.
Your crusade to get the unsightly and obnoxious sign removed from the store at El Camino and Menlo Ave may well be admirable, but your willingness to ignore First Amendment rights in order to achieve that goal certainly is not acceptable.
You new suggestion which really would serve to undermine the efforts of our new City Managerto to correct the problems in our Police Dept. should not be advanced.
I have no interest in attending any "Welcoming Committee" forums, since the Welcoming Committee is not being lead by a resident of Menlo Park.
There are rumors that Mr. Poe, your co-chair, is in the early stages of a campaign to run for council. Is this what this is all about?
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Oct 5, 2007 at 1:17 pm
Why is Jim Lewis running a shadow city government, issuing press releases and organizing civic events that sound like they're city sponsored, but aren't? Who is this guy?
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 5, 2007 at 9:02 pm
To the anonymous "notinterested"
1. Have the courage to identify yourself when you spread rumors.
2. Do you have any anonymous campaign supporters for me?
Dick Poe
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Oct 6, 2007 at 10:33 pm
I have previously been a long time resident of Menlo Park, both on Oak Court, just down the street from Mayor Kelly Ferguson's home, and also on Menlo Avenue, just down the street from last year's mayor, Nicholas Jellins. I have worked in Menlo Park for approximately 37 years and have probably spent more "waking" hours here than my present home in Palo Alto.
Globally speaking, I think of myself as a resident of the Planet Earth. Locally, I think of myself as a resident of the BAY AREA, as it is sometimes hard to know when one city ends and another city begins.
Certainly one's residence in ONE CITY get's blurred when considering that REGIONAL SERVICES are needed to live our lives. Consider for a moment a few of the items below, as follows:
1) Health services
2) Educational services
3) Big Box retails services
4) Sports Events
to name just a few. As Hilary Clinton's book title reads IT TAKES A VILLAGE.
Regarding the COMMENTS ABOVE, allow me to ask a few questions, as follows:
1) Why are you hiding behind an anonomous name, such as
a) "Not Interested"; and
b) "Baffled"?
Are you one of the same person, but using different ficticious names? What do you have to hide. How about coming clean and identifying yourself, as Dick Poe and I have OPENLY AND HONESTLY done above?
2) Your remarks above indicate that you have up-to-date and specific knowledge about the situation. Are you a City Council member? Perhaps your true identity can be found by a SEARCH WARRANT of the computer records for this Town Square Forum.
3) What do you have to fear about a Palo Alto resident, who loves the City that he has worked in for DECADES with hopes that one day Menlo Park will aspire to be ONE OF THE BEST CITIES IN AMERICA? Don't you want this too?
In any event, there are big problems in town regarding big solutions by carrying, knowledgable, hard working people, that are positive and professional. Such projects as
1) Filling the vacancies for the El Camino Real car lots;
2) Increasing sales tax and other revenues so that services to the public can be maintained and improved;
3) Solving the dilemma of a severe staffing problem with the POLICE DEPARTMENT and better understanding the dynamics currently underway.
You can suggest that I be run out of DODGE, but before doing that, you ask yourself, WHAT HAVE I DONE FOR THE CITY LATELY? Jim Lewis and Dick Poe have done their part.
Respectfully, Jim Lewis
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Oct 8, 2007 at 8:23 am
The tone of the notes, including that of Mr. Lewis, seem threatening and angry. Why not turn that energy into something positive and contact the city leadership directly?
There is a weekly forum, called City Council meetings, in which issues can be raised during two open mic periods. The Council also holds priority setting sessions. Are these insufficient? Then talk to the Mayor and to the City Manager. That would be more direct.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Oct 14, 2007 at 12:45 pm
Mark Your Calendars!
It has been suggested that a Town Hall Meeting that is open to the entire Menlo Park community be held as follows:
1) Thursday, November 15, 2007 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm; and
2) Saturday, November 17, 2007 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am.
The Menlo Park City Council Mayor, Menlo Park City Manager and Menlo Park Police Chief will be cordially invited; however, it is not known yet whether they will attend.
Other leaders in the community will also be invited, such as former mayors, the business and corporate community, real estate brokers and most importantly homeowners and renters.
The goal is to make this a relevant, lively, dynamic, informative, helpful, two-way communication on ISSUES OF THE DAY. Any topic about the city will be fair game.
Let us know if YOU'D LIKE TO ATTEND.
It should be fun; refreshments will be served. Location to be announced.
The Welcome Committee
Jim Lewis & Dick Poe, Co-Chairs
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Oct 15, 2007 at 4:11 pm
Dick and Jim,
How many members of the Welcome Committee are there, besides the two of you?
Is it open to the public? Are there regular meetings?
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Oct 15, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Whose house will this "event" be held at: Jellins', Duboc's or Winkler's?
a resident of Menlo Park: Felton Gables
on Oct 17, 2007 at 8:36 am
Dick and Jim, Are your "Welcome Committee" roles that of the provacateur? If not, could you kindly answer the above questions? The tone of your "invitation" coupled with the mystery surrounding your Welcome Committee envelope your motives with a rank smell. First question I'd like an answer to: What exactly is the Welcome Committee? Come on, you guys, let a bit of sunshine in on this discussion.
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Oct 17, 2007 at 11:18 am
My guess is that you are more likely to get answers from Dick Cheney than from the self-appointed MP "Welcome Committee."
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 18, 2007 at 10:40 am
The original posting in this string was by Jim Lewis who is a positive, public-spirited member of Menlo Park's business community. He used his name and has offered his hard work and resources to better our community. We are all fortunate to have such generous people in Menlo Park.
I am dismayed that a few sad, pitiful, negative, vitriolic, and notably anonymous postings have tarnished an opportunity for community improvement. They do not merit the dignity of a response.
I hope that other community-minded citizens will identify themselves and offer positive input and civil commentary regarding Jim's proposal.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Oct 18, 2007 at 4:24 pm
Would anyone be interested in a little ol' fashioned SUNSHINE?
After all, what could be less NEGATIVE and VITRIOLIC than merely asking for more information about the WELCOME COMMITTEE? Since JIM LEWIS is such a swell guy, why wouldn't he want more people to join his GREAT little club?
Just let us all know WHERE it meets, WHO its other members are, and WHAT purpose it has. I think this has become an important ISSUE OF THE DAY.
Since we're all so FRIENDLY, I think Dick and Jim would be happy to answer these simple questions, for the GOOD OF MENLO PARK.
a resident of Menlo Park: Felton Gables
on Oct 18, 2007 at 9:45 pm
Come on Little Miss, you won, by being so petty. Got to give up your true identity before anyone would invited you to anything, right? People who care about this town and want to discuss public issues and are willing to host an event open to the public, what's so scary about that? By contrast, Menlo Park Tomorrow is a group of citizens who think they run this town, and I'll bet they never invited Mr. Lewis and Mr. Poe. Give up, would you? Or starting insulting me. Thanks in advance.
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Oct 19, 2007 at 11:33 pm
Here's the "formal" invitation made to the city council by Jim Lewis to attend his and Dick Poe's hootenanny (oops, I mean Town Hall meeting), taken straight off the City Council email page at:
Web Link
Town Hall Meeting
From: <JimLewis_at_(domain_name_was_removed)>
Date: Sat Oct 13 2007 - 12:49:52 PDT
Honorable Mayor Ferguson, Mayor Pro-Tem Cohen, Council Member Robinson,
Council Member Cline and Council Member Boyle:
As the Welcoming Committee had such a terrific success with 100 or more in
attendance to meet the new Menlo Park City Manager, Glen Rojas, at the LEFT
BANK restaurant on Wednesday, September 19, 2007, from 8 am to 9 am, we would
like to extend a similar CORDIAL INVITATION to you, the City Manager, or his
alternate and the Police Chief, or his alternative to an "ol fashion, informal,
California State Senator Joe Simitian had a similar one recently; and
U. S. Congresswoman, Anna Eshoo is having one today.
These meetings are a part of America as is APPLE PIE.
At your recent Workshop on "goals and priorities" held Wednesday, October 3,
2007 from 3 pm to 6 pm, the above TOWN HALL meeting was discussed. If I
recall, the Mayor respectfully DECLINED the invitation. Another City Council
member felt that if a member of the public wanted to address the City Council,
they were welcome to come during PUBLIC COMMENT #1 or #2. As you know, a
member of the public can ANNOUNCE to the City Council a topic not on the agenda,
but there is no DISCUSSION and certainly not any DECISIONS.
The City Council meetings are also relatively FORMAL, as one stands BEFORE
you, they are on TELEVSION for all to see, as well as COMPUTER streaming. For
some this is very INTIMANATING, INHIBITING, and of course, they are limited
to the INFAMOUS three minutes, or sometimes two minutes.
Obviously, if City Council MAYOR KELLY FERGUSSON won't come, it puts the
staff in a very COMPROMISING position. Afterall, you hire the CITY MANAGER and
the City Manager hires most everybody else.
If you decide NOT TO COME to the TOWN HALL MEETING, and the STAFF feels
awkward enough not to come either, and the POLICE CHIEF, or his delegate, don't
attend either, THAT'S OK.
WE WILL PROCEED ANYWAY - as we feel strong enough about the importance of
offering or hosting this event at this time and in this place.
In the CITY MANAGER'S ABSENCE, we will consider instead sending a CORDIAL
INVITATION to
1) David Boesch, the former Menlo Park City Manager (currently with the SMC
Cty. Mgr's. office),
2) Jan Dolan, a former Menlo Park City Manager (currently Scottsdale, AZ
City Manager);
3) David Wheaton, former Menlo Park Assistant City Manager (current Citrus
Heights City Mgr.); and/or
3) Mike Bedwell, a former Menlo Park City Manager.
In the POLICE CHIEF'S ABSENCE, or his delegate, we will consider sending a
CORDIAL INVITATION to
1) Chris Boyd, former Menlo Park Police Chief;
2) Bruce Cumming, former Menlo Park Police Chief, and/or
3) A host of Police Officers that have left the force in recent years.
In the Menlo Park City Council MAYOR'S ABENSE, and/or other current COUNCIL
MEMBERS, we will consider sending a CORDIAL INVITIATION to
1) Last year's mayor, Nicholas Jellins;
2) Former mayor Mickie Winkler;
3) Former mayor, Chuck Kinney;
4) Former mayor, Steve Schmidt;
5) Former mayor, Gail Slocum;
6) Former mayor Lee Duboc;
7) Former mayor, Mary Jo Borak; and
8) Former mayor, Paul Collacchi.
The good citizens of Menlo Park I'm sure would rather have in attendance you
folks. Therefore, allow me to
RESPECTFULLY REQUESST that you RECONSIDER, and accept our humble and cordial
I feel strongly that we have a lot to LEARN from one another. TOGETHER
EVERYONE ACHIEVES MORE (TEAM), as some fondly say. It may also be said that THE
This may be a reason why you have citizen volunteer COMMISSIONS, BLUE RIBBON
COMMITTEES, etc. There are many important topics currently before the city.
Please allow for this IMPORTANT area of COMMUNITY COMMUNICATION to take
I look forward to hearing from you, in hopes that you and others from the
Staff and PD will be in attendance.
Jim Lewis
Co-chair, Welcoming Committee
a grass roots, ad hoc citizen based committee
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Oct 20, 2007 at 5:16 pm
Would someone explain to me what in the world is wrong with a good 'ol fashion Town Hall meeting? Isn't effective communication an important element of a democracy?
Perhaps some of the writers above would prefer the "Old Boys Club" of running things, or "behind the scenes" politics? I'm talking about a open, honest, transparent community discussion of any issues the general public wants to talk about.
There is no agenda other than, "let's talk" about whatever is on your mind. "Together everyone achieves more" (team), as the slogan goes. Others say "The Team Approach is the Best Approach".
If some of you feel that a community wide opportunity to talk about city issues is nonsense, perhaps we should instead consider the following:
Let's have a SUMMIT. That is, invite all three school districts, invite the fire department, invite the neighborhood associations, invite others with a vital interest in the welfare of this city to a meeting. It's done on an INTERNATIONAL level, its done at a NATIONAL level. It's done on a REGIONAL level. Perhaps this is the TIME, and this is the PLACE for it to happen on a CITY level.
If you you agree, then I invite you to CHIME IN. If you disagree, I also invite you to CHIME IN. In a democracy, DEBATE is healthy, debate in encouraged and debate is what makes us GREAT.
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Oct 20, 2007 at 6:48 pm
Some of us want to know:
* What's the hidden agenda?
* Why doesn't Mr. Lewis use a spellchecker?


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Royal Armouries through the eye of the camera - Monday, 18 February 2013
Britain's oldest public museum plays host to the world's longest-surviving photographic society in a new exhibition at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.
From 17th century elephant armour to Henry VIII's famous horned helmet, the museum's historic treasures are captured on film in exciting and innovative ways – presenting a unique insight in the Royal Armouries' national collection of arms and armour.
The exhibition – Royal Armouries: In Focus – is the work of Leeds Photographic Society, and forms part of the museum's Inspired by… programme.
This programme encourages contributors to engage directly with Royal Armouries' exhibitions and displays – allowing them to speak in their own "voices" and to share their creative interpretations of the museum's treasures and their themes.
The Royal Armouries' Head of Creative Programmes Karen Whitting said, "Work can be generated by professional artists, community groups or amateur individuals. Leeds is the home city to both organisations, so we are delighted to have welcomed Leeds Photographic Society to the museum and to display their unique insight into the museum and its work."
Leeds Photographic Society was founded in 1852, only 13 years after William Fox Talbot and Louis Daguerre announced their photographic processes, independently.
The society currently has around 110 members, many with their roots firmly in the days of film, although most have now switched to digital photography.
Members were motivated by the society's wish to make a lasting record of the museum, an important part of Leeds' heritage. Photographers of all abilities were encouraged to take part and each participant has a least one image included in the exhibition of 34 images.
Royal Armouries: In Focus is now open at the museum and runs until June. Museum admission is free.
For more information about this, and all upcoming events, visit www.royalarmouries.org
For information about Leeds Photographic Society visit www.lps1852.co.uk
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- Royal Armouries is the national museum of arms and armour and has sites in Leeds, HM Tower of London, Fort Nelson and Louisville, Kentucky. It is the first British national museum to open a permanent presence in another country
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- Open all year daily, 10am-5pm. Closed 24-25 December
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A buddy of mine is building a large greenhouse to grow vegs hydroponically. He knows I am learning about bees and made the comment that he needs to put a hive in the greenhouse.
Does that make sense? Will a hive be "maintenance free" in that situation. It would surprise me to learn that there is such a thing as a no maintenance hive even if you are not trying to harvest from it. Should I send him information about mason bees?


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I've seen photos of Nathan Sawaya's Lego sculptures in the past, but up until now I've never had the opportunity to see them in person. This weekend The Art of the Brick, Sawaya's touring show, is opening at Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland, Oregon. I had the chance to get a preview of the show on Friday's media day. There were other reporters there as well, getting some footage and photographs and interviewing the three local Lego artists also featured in the exhibit. (Sawaya himself was not present.) I spent some time just walking around and admiring the sculptures — believe me, as amazing as these look in photographs, they're even more impressive up close. The three masks you see above, for instance, are somewhere around five or six feet tall.
As with other appearances of The Art of the Brick, the show features some work by local artists as well. Since much has been written about Sawaya already, I'll tell you a little bit about some of the local folks.
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How often do you get out to see your town? I'm not talking about the chunk whizzing by as you drive to your office, or the pieces you glimpse as you traverse your garbage collection route. Have you ever left the comfort of your office or truck cab to get out to take a good look at the town you serve? If you haven't, you're not getting the big-picture view—the one your constituents see on a daily basis.
The next time the weather cooperates and delivers a sunny day, put on your best pair of sneakers and take a stroll around the town you work in. You'd be amazed how much more detail your eyes pick up than when they're shielded by a glass window. As my friend Dawn, an avid runner, says, "You see more of the world when your feet are right on top of it." With your dogs pounding the pavement, your eyes will pick up details you couldn't gather from behind the wheel or at your desk.
I decided to follow Dawn's healthy example and take up walking (I'm working my way up to running, but I'm not quite there yet). I like variety, so I visit a few different towns within easy striking distance of my suburban Chicago apartment. From the first time I laced up my Nikes and set out, I noticed a vast number of things about the neighborhoods I ran through that I would never notice from inside my car—some of these things might be interesting, if not downright surprising, to the public works directors in charge.
For example, the sidewalks between my apartment and the local library are in amazingly good condition. Save for a square of concrete broken up by the roots of one homeowner's ancient, dominating oak tree, there are hardly any cracks or buckles for my shoes to trip on during my walks. My local public works department deserves a pat on the back for taking such good care of the concrete that I and my neighbors are walking on.
The streets, however, are a different story. On most residential streets around my humble abode, I couldn't run on the asphalt—there are too many potholes marring the way. Crews sometimes come through and fill said holes with cold-mix asphalt, but it never seems to last—more of it sticks to my car the first time I drive over it than sticks to the street. The larger potholes are significant enough to shake passing cars that don't steer clear, but the smaller ones (like the one I neglected to hop over the other morning) present a danger to the feet and ankles. If an elderly neighbor were to stumble and hurt herself after encountering one of these holes, her trip to the emergency room could be followed immediately by a trip to her lawyer to file a lawsuit against the city for not taking adequate care of the street.
One town I frequent does a good job on all counts—good enough to make it worth the short drive necessary to get there. The sidewalks are in tiptop shape. The streets are well-lit and well-maintained. In addition, the town is crisscrossed by easily accessible, well-marked bike and running paths, all of which wind through beautiful wooded areas. All of these factors add up to create an image and environment that makes the town more enjoyable and livable.
If your constituents are like most towns' residents, they will approach you with problems and concerns, but they may not be telling you everything. If nothing else, stepping out will help you gain perspective on the work you do. Taking a walk isn't just good for your heart—it's good for your job.


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Dealt with WWW.gunners alley.com and found them reliable.
Hey all. I accidently stumbled on two gun shops in the area, or at least what appear to be gun shops. I've never heard of them. We've got Gunner's Alley in Cary and Tarheel Arms in Raleigh. Anyone ever been to either or both? Found them via Yahoo! and may be driving around town in the next few days to check them out. Just curious if anyone has any experience with them or knows anything about them?
Davi's Indoor range have a great selection of firearms to choose from
Never heard of them.
The website for Gunner's Alley says they are just holsters/accessories. They also have 2 locations listed, only 1 of which says it's a retail location.
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"I personally think we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain."--Jane Wagner
"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom."
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I bought my ishot range bag from Gunner's Alley online...
"bing bang boom! hair out...hamburger time" - William Murderface
No experience with them. I've only shopped locally at Personal Defense & Handgun on Tryon and Young's Guns in Apex. P D & H isn't bad, but their selection, especially for accessories is limited. Young's Gun, well, I won't be shopping there any time soon.
With my schedule it's easier to shop online.


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The Parnell Tech Prep Awards of the American Association of Community Colleges support communities across the nation by honoring and promoting model tech prep programs involving high schools, community colleges, and employers. The awards are given annually to 3 community colleges and their consortium partners for outstanding achievements in the development and implementation of tech prep programs. Past and present winners come from South Carolina, Oregon, Florida, California, Arkansas, Ohio, Washington and Illinois.
In addition, each year, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education honors one of the consortia with the Excellence in Tech Prep Education Award. In 1998, the Department honored the Danville Area Community College District 507 Tech Prep Consortium in Danville, Illinois.
Winning programs must have been in operation for at least 3 years and must show: (1) implementation of a model tech prep program that has demonstrated impact on the high school and community college curricula and students; (2) a comprehensive approach to tech prep program development and implementation; (3) innovative secondary and postsecondary leadership in developing tech prep program initiatives that depart from the traditional; and (4) institutional progress and ongoing commitment applying the tech prep model.
The Parnell Tech Prep Awards Program is designed to: (1) stimulate an awareness of the variety and scope of tech prep and cooperative applied academic arrangements that exist among community colleges, secondary schools, and the employer community; (2) foster the development of new applied academic curriculum partnerships to support economic and human development in communities across the Nation; (3) promote sharing of information on employer/college/secondary school partnership building; and (4) honor community colleges and secondary schools whose joint efforts have resulted in significant collaborative curriculum efforts on behalf of developing quality applied academic programs and cooperative technical education efforts.
Applicants are judged against 6 criteria: partnerships (20 points), curriculum (40 points), marketing/communications (10 points), institutional commitment/staff development (10 points), guidance and student support (10 points), and evaluation (10 points).
1998 Parnell Tech Prep Award Winners
Danville Area Community College, Illinois
Lakeland Community College, Ohio
Trident Area Consortium for the Technologies, South Carolina


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LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD MALES: Female Choice in Evolutionary Biology. Erika Lorraine Milam. x + 236 pp. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010. $60.
Erika Milam's Looking for a Few Good Males is a timely and welcome history of female choice and sexual selection. Sexual selection is the part of evolutionary biology that explains why male peacocks have fancy tails and male deer have large antlers; it also offers an evolutionary rationale for courtship behavior. Psychology and the general public have now widely assimilated sexual selection's gendered narratives. Nonetheless, Milam demonstrates that sexual selection has been contentious and politically loaded ever since Charles Darwin first proposed it. And turbulent disputation about the meaning and truth of sexual selection continues today behind a papier mâché mask of seeming scientific consensus.
Darwin, as Milam explains, envisioned a psychological continuity between animals and humans and found it appropriate to suggest that females "choose" their mates. In 1859 in On the Origin of Species, and in much more detail in 1871 in The Descent of Man, Darwin argued that the cumulative effect of female choice caused the evolution of ornaments such as the peacock's tail. In the latter book, he wrote that
in the same manner as man can give beauty, according to his standard of taste, to his male poultry . . . so it appears that in a state of nature female birds, by having long selected the more attractive males, have added to their beauty.
Thus, sexual selection—that is, the study of how secondary sexual characters evolve—has been coupled since Darwin with a claim about animal minds: namely, that animals (and female animals in particular) have the capacity for "choice" based on an innate sense of aesthetics.
Sexual selection is often mistakenly equated with female choice, but the two are distinct. Female choice is one mechanism for sexual selection. Darwin proposed another: competition between males (especially in the form of combat) for access to females. Thus the mechanisms of Darwin's sexual selection are female choice and male–male competition, which cause the evolution, respectively, of male ornaments and of male armaments, such as antlers. Although they are distinct as mechanisms, Darwin thought them to be conveniently reinforcing. He viewed female choice as coincident with success in combat; it's as though he thought that females want to bed the winners.
As Milam relates, the history of sexual selection is intertwined with alternative views about animal minds and with a varying emphasis on female choice versus male–male competition as the primary mechanism in sexual selection. Alfred Russel Wallace, in 1889 and later, notably disagreed with Darwin about sexual selection. Wallace had no difficulty with the overall idea of sexual selection by female choice, but he disputed the claim that animals had minds that permitted such choice. He argued instead that female peacocks were less ornamented than males because they were selected to be inconspicuous to predators so as not to endanger their young. Thus to Darwin, males had evolved to be colorful, and to Wallace, females had evolved to be drab.
But humans are another matter, because we have minds. Wallace argued that sexual selection in humans could lead to improvement of the species. As Milam summarizes,
Wallace suggested that when people were "free to follow their best impulses," they would spontaneously create a "system of selection" that would "steadily tend to eliminate the lower and more degraded types of man, and thus continuously raise the average standard of the race."
Wallace wrote that
when women are economically and socially free to choose, numbers of the worst men among all classes who now readily obtain wives will be almost universally rejected. . . . just as we advance in the reform of our present cruel and disastrous social system, we shall set free a power of selection in marriage that will steadily and certainly improve the character, as well as the strength and the beauty, of our race.
Sexual selection, by either of its mechanisms, has thus been viewed as a kinder and gentler form of eugenics, a reproductive eugenics to be contrasted with the survivalist eugenics of concentration camps. Even today, some proponents of sexual selection in animals feel ennobled by believing they are studying a natural system of eugenics in which female choice and male–male competition weed out bad genes, improving the "conservation value" of species.
Milam reviews the theories of mind for animals from the early to mid 1900s, mentioning Konrad Lorenz's hydro-mechanical model of instinctual behavior, Danny Lehrman's critique of ethological methodology and of the concept of instinct, and Niko Tinbergen's notions of ritualization in courtship. During this period, "choice" was largely replaced by mechanical stimulus and response, which avoided attributing sophisticated minds to animals.
Milam next reviews experimental population-genetic research with Drosophila during the 1950s and 1960s, drawing attention to the studies of Claudine Petit and Lee Ehrman on the "rare male" mating advantage. Their experiments demonstrated that male flies with eye-color and eye-shape mutations sired more offspring when they were surrounded by male flies with the wild-type eye color and shape. This advantage in mating of being rare counteracts the tendency of natural selection to eliminate these mutant genes from the gene pool and is thus a mechanism that promotes genetic diversity. Petit construed these studies as demonstrating selection sexuelle, and indeed they might be understood as showing that female flies can, in some sense, choose the males they mate with. This terminology illustrates the frequent synonymous substitution of sexual selection for female choice in the literature. Petit and Ehrman's studies do not address the causes of secondary sexual characters in Drosophila and arguably are not studies of sexual selection per se.
From the 1940s through the 1960s, Mendel's laws and mathematical population genetics were brought to bear on evolutionary studies, including those focusing on anatomy, paleontology, taxonomy and systematics, in what is known as the Modern Synthesis. Milam shows that the interest in female choice of Modern Synthesis architects such as Ernst Mayr and others was primarily in relation to speciation. Mating behavior, including female choice in particular, was of interest as an "isolating mechanism" preventing hybridization between the gene pools of geographically separated species. Female choice was also of interest as a possible cause of speciation without the need for geographical separation—so-called sympatric speciation, in which a single gene pool splits into two pools because females for some reason evolve into two groups, each of which chooses a different type of male to mate with. Again, female choice does not equate to sexual selection, and the Modern Synthesis architects paid little attention to sexual selection. Indeed, Mayr's 1963 landmark book, Animal Species and Evolution, contains no discussion of sexual selection; nor is there an entry for the phrase "sexual selection" in its index. A lack of interest in sexual selection is evident even today in critiques of neo-Darwinism, which focus on difficulties at the genotype-phenotype interface and seldom mention sexual selection.
The theory of sexual selection, having lain dormant since Darwin and Wallace's day, suddenly sprang to life in the 1970s, resuscitated by the writings of William Hamilton, John Maynard Smith, George Williams, Robert Trivers, Geoff Parker and Richard Dawkins, among others, all of whom were young Turks relative to the architects of the Modern Synthesis. Milam observes that most historians of biology refer to the long period during which the subject was neglected as the "eclipse narrative" of the history of sexual selection, and she notes that this "became the standard story of sexual selection." Milam disputes the eclipse-narrative version of events, pointing out at some length that research on female choice was present throughout the dark age between the 1870s and the 1970s. I'm not persuaded though. The research during the eclipse may indeed have been in some way about animal minds, and it may have included the possibility of female choice. However, it was not concerned with explaining either the secondary sexual characters Darwin noted or the dynamics of courtship behavior that he envisioned as causing the evolution of those characters. Only in the 1970s did secondary sexual characters and courtship, rather than the animal mind, reemerge as the central issues of interest. Thus, the eclipse narrative of the history of sexual selection seems accurate to me.
Milam ends with an account of the research papers Robert Trivers published in the early 1970s and includes notes from her 2004 interview with him. The retrospective she offers would lead one to believe that sexual selection is now settled science. One day a sequel to Milam's book will reveal, however, that the subject is now as much in flux as when Darwin and Wallace were in disagreement 150 years ago. What is at issue now is not the mental capacity of animals but the rationale for their choices. The sequel will document a remarkable rancor between those who believe that the accumulated exceptions and theoretical difficulties with sexual selection's explanation for secondary sexual characters are a call to patch up a fruitful framework and those who feel that the weight of evidence and internal inconsistencies are so great that sexual selection should be abandoned and the matters it attempted to solve rethought from the ground up.
But for now, Erika Milam's book is an accessible and important contribution to the history of an active topic of biological research today, and it should be read by evolutionary biologists as well as by historians and philosophers of biology.
Joan Roughgarden is a professor of biological sciences and of geophysics at Stanford University. She is the author of, among other books, The Genial Gene: Deconstructing Darwinian Selfishness (2009) and Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People (2004), both from University of California Press.
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I am amazed at how many people blab openly about the guns and ammunition they have. Not just to friends but to anyone in a gun store, or at work. To me it just makes you a target...
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Massimo Pigliucci is professor of philosophy at the City University of New York. His most recent book is Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk (University of Chicago Press, 2010).
Could you tell us a bit about yourself?
I began my academic career as an evolutionary biologist, first at the University of Tennessee, then at Stony Brook University. However, when my midlife crisis hit I decided to switch to philosophy, went back to graduate school, got a proper degree in the field, and started publishing in philosophy of science. As a result, now I am the Chair of Philosophy at Lehman College in New York and a faculty member at the City University of New York's Graduate Center.
What books are you currently reading (or have you just finished reading) for your work or for pleasure? Why did you choose them, and what do you think of them?
Let me check my Kindle list . . . I am about to finish Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Illustrated Novels (Chancellor Press, 2001), because I always wanted to do that. I have been endlessly fascinated with the hyperrational detective, and I often quote from him (yes, I know he is fictional) in my classes on the nature of science. I am also reading Kathryn Schulz's Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error (HarperCollins, 2010), a delightful book about how and why we are so often wrong about things, and what is the best attitude about it. Recent readings include Noam Chomsky's Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy (Metropolitan, 2006); Lee Smolin's The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next (Houghton Mifflin, 2006); and Sunnyside, a novel by Glen David Gold (Knopf, 2009).
When and where do you usually read (specific location, time of day, etc.)?
Pretty much everywhere and at any possible time, but especially in the subway, at the airport and before going to bed. These days my entire collection resides on my Kindle apps, which run on my iPad as well as my Droid phone. I'm literally never without something to read or a way of reading it.
Who are your favorite writers (fiction, nonfiction or poetry)? Why?
Tough question. Of fiction, probably Philip Roth. He has a dark sense of humor mixed with a proper degree of understanding of the tragedy of life. His latest novels have turned darker (if possible) during his ongoing exploration of the human condition in old age. Then again, I absolutely love Douglas Adams and pretty much anything he has written—I still deeply regret his premature departure from this world.
As for nonfiction, I rarely read more than one book by the same author, although the philosopher Bertrand Russell ranks very high in my pantheon. He wrote a lot of accessible essays about politics and life that are still very current. Carl Sagan would probably be my next choice: a brilliant communicator about science, without becoming pedantic or condescending.
What are the three best books you've ever read? Explain.
Oh, c'mon, that's next to impossible. All right, here we go: Why I Am Not a Christian, by Bertrand Russell (1927), because it really makes you think about so many common assumptions about religion; The Demon-Haunted World, by Carl Sagan (Random House, 1995), a stupendous example of how science should be explained to the general public; and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams (Harmony, 1979), because the answer is 42.
What book has influenced you most? Explain how.
Possibly the above-mentioned Why I Am Not a Christian. It's not that it turned me into an atheist (I pretty much already was one when I read the book in my teenage years), but because it taught me that one can have very good reasons for one's gut feelings.
Name three books you want to read but haven't gotten to yet.
My waiting list is a heck of a lot longer than three, but at the moment the next three are all novels: I, Lucifer, by Glen Duncan (Grove, 2002); The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K. Dick (Putnam, 1962); and Solar, by Ian McEwan (Doubleday, 2010).
What book recommendations do you have for young readers?
One of the classics mentioned above: Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World. Also, my daughter is greatly enjoying The Science of Doctor Who, by Paul Parsons (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010) (although I guess one would have to be a fan of the TV show first—and why not?).
What science book recommendations do you have for nonscientists?
Assuming that recommending my own stuff is not cool, I'd say The Varieties of Scientific Experience, by Carl Sagan (Penguin, 2006), an insightful collection of essays about the nature of science and the relationship between science and religion, published recently by his wife, Ann Druyan. Also, Mistakes Were Made, but Not by Me, by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson (Harcourt, 2007), a delightful journey into the cognitive science of self-delusion.
Name one book in your discipline that you would recommend for scientists outside your field. Explain your choice.
What Is This Thing Called Science?, by Alan Chalmers (University of Queensland Press, 1976). It is a very accessible and highly thought-provoking tour de force on the nature of science.
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Parreiras Love - 2 Bedroom Flat for 5 people in the old city!
Vendégek száma5
Hálószobák száma2
Méret60 m²
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Parreiras Love is a 2 bedroom apartment that can host a maximum of 5 people: two in a spacious and large bedroom, other two in another smaller, but cosy bedroom and the fifth person will have a folding bed. It has been recently refurbished with all modern conveniences for a super comfort stay in the city of the seven hills! One of the bedroom has a walking closet to store your belongings. The apartment is filled with lots of natural light as it is set on a sencond floor.
- Wireless Internet Conection
- Baby Crib and High Chair Available Upon Request
- Fresh Towels and Bed Linen Available
- Complete Equipped Kitchen with all Domestic Apliances, Kitchen Utensils, Cutlrey, Pots and Pans, Toaster, Coffe Machine, Ketlle etc...
- Final Cleaning Included in the Total Price!
- Many other amenities ( check the amenities section )
- This Apartment is Professionally Managed. You will have the guarantee of a warm welcome by one of the menbers of our staff who will explain you how everything works in the apartment and will give you all the needed information and hints and tips of Lisbon for a perfect stay. You will always be monitorized: We are reacheable 24h a day thanks to our emergency call line! At your arrival a map with the major facilities around the area will be at your disposal in the apartment.
City center is less than 15 minutes walking, so you will be able to enjoy most of Lisbon´s attractions by foot! You have however buses, trams and metro nearby running every minute:
TRAM: Famous Tram 28 takes you to the city center and most picturesque Lisbon districts - runs 300 meters from the apartment
METRO: Rato and Baixa/Chiado metro stations are just 15 minutes walking from the apartment (yellow and blue lines)
BUSES: buses 758, 773, 727
TRAIN STATIONS:Santos Train Station is at 10 minutes walking. This train will take you to Hthe historical site of Belém and to the Estoril/Cascais villages and beaches.
- Supermarket, ATM Machines: 1 minute walking distance
- Authentic Restaurants, Cafés, Pastry Shops and Bakeries
- Swimming Pool (Nautical Portuguese Club). 10 minutes walking distance
- Night Bars and Clubs: 1 minute walking
- Pharmacy: 1 minute walking distance
- Biological Open Air Market Every Saturday Morning in Principe Real Square
Set in the heart of one of Lisbon's most vibrant districts, this Lisbon apartment is situated at 1 minute walking distance from Praça das Flores, an emblematic leafy square garden. This romantic cozy square garden in Príncipe Real quarter is a peaceful spot, surrounded by old buildings maintaining its original lines. Here people chat and children play. Native People from Lisbon! This place has attracted artists, intellectuals and politicians (The Parliament is a few meters away).
A wealth variety of facilities and attractions are on this square or near it. The supermarket is just around the corner, pharmacy, ATM machines, local grocery stores and tree shaded cafes and fine restaurants are also around. This is also a gay friendly area with some of the gay bars and clubs situated just around the corner. Príncipe Real is also famous for its lustful gardens with centenary trees and for its antique shops.
From here you are a few minutes walking from two of the most picturesque bairros (quarters in Portuguese) in Lisbon: Bairro Alto and Bica . The traditional but trendy bohemian Bairro Alto has a renowned lively and vibrant nightlife, and also featuring a wide variety of tascas, restaurants and Fado houses. On the other hand Bica with the Bica Funicular and the Santa Catarina Belvedere as its main attractions, is a quarter where you can feel the calmness of daily life of local citizens, like if you were in a little village.
The sophisticated and glamourous Chiado district in the city center is also quite near. About 15 minutes walking distance.
The area is also well served with public transportation. Two metro stations from two different lines are about 15 minutes walking. Chiado station and Rato Station.
Buses and trams are running every minute. Tram nº28 is a very famous touristic tram which winds is way through the most picturesque parts of Lisbon, namely the Alfama and Castle area has a stop not very far from the apartment. In Santos area next to the river, trains take you to Belém, Estoril and Cascais.
HázirendCHECK IN AND OUT PROCEDURES:
Standard check in time is from 15:00 (3pm) onwards.
- If you arrive before 11:00 and the apartment is vacant you can go directly to the apartment for your check in. If it is not ready yet, you can leave your luggage at our office and we will confirm check in time with you then.
- If you arrive after 11:00 you can go directly to the apartment. If the apartment is not prepared yet, we can check you in, give you the keys and you can leave your luggage there while it´s being cleaned!
- If you arrive after 15:00, the apartment will usually be prepared and cleaned for you!
Our office hours are from 09:00 to 22:00.
We can always arrange your check in, even outside of our usual office hours. So if you arrive between 22:00 and 09:00 am, we will be able to check you in, however a late check in fee of €30 will apply.
Standard check out time is until 11:00!
Also we are flexible to let you check out later if there are no bookings for that day! If there are, you may then store your luggage at our office.
The apartment will be ready and cleaned for you before your arrival. Fresh towels and bed linens are also provided and all is included in the total price. You will be given a set of two towels per person.
- Stays longer than 7 days: you will be provided with 2 sets of towels/ person.
- Stays longer than 10 days: you will be provided with 2 sets of bed linens per bed.
- Stays longer than 15 days will have a weekly cleaning included on the total price.
Any extra set of towels has a 10 EUR cost.
Any extra set of bed linens has the following cost: 8 EUR for single beds and 10 EUR for double beds.
Any extra cleaning has a 25 EUR cost.
- The final cleaning is included in the total price, so you don´t have to clean the apartment deeply. We only expect our guests to return the apartment to us in a decent state. (No dirty dishes pots and pans, empty bottles of beer, wine, etc…)
The renter is responsible for the property during his occupation and will also be responsible for the correct and decent behavior of all the persons accompanying him/her, and specifically avoiding any activity that is against any law or public health. He will also undertake to keep the property clean and tidy and to replace any damages he has caused.
Please bare in mind that you´ll be staying in a residential building. You´ll be expected to respect other residents in the building. Please observe that quiet is between 10:00 PM. And 10:00 AM. Any loud music or noise observed between these times may result in immediate eviction and loss of the damage deposit.
This apartment is personally managed. You will have the guarantee of a warm welcome by one of the members of our staff who will explain you how everything works in the apartment and will give you all the needed information and hints and tips of Lisbon for a perfect stay. You will always be in touch with us. We are reachable 24h a day thanks to our emergency call line! At your arrival a map with the major facilities around the area will be available at the apartment.
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Az ingatlan értékelései
Hote tres acceuillant et arrangeant. Chauffage limite en hiver. Peu de lumiere ampoules enlevees, manque de vaisselle en particulier assiette, donc pas d utilisation du lave vaisselle. Autrement l appartement est bien situé.
Bel appartement situé à 10 min de marche à peine du centre du quartier de Bairo Alto - on profite donc de l'animation tout en ayant des nuits paisibles (surtout le weekend). Le tram 28 passe au bout de la rue, il est donc très facile de se rendre dans les différents quartiers de Lisbonne.
L'hote est trés serviable, joignable à tout moment de la journée et propose différents services pour nous faciliter la vie (réserve le taxi par exemple...)
L'appartement est assez propre mais maque un peu d'entretien - des traces d'humidité dans la chambre.
El apartamento cuando llegamos estaba muy limpio, el problema es q necesita que lo arreglen un poco. En todas las habitaciones faltaban bombillas o en la habitación o en las lámparas, el sofá al ser blanco se ve la suciedad q tiene del uso. Cajones medio rotos, cubo de basura tb roto, persiana del salón rota, la alcachofa de la ducha tb se movía para todos los lados mientras te duchabas, como mi hijo no llegaba a sujetarla provocó q se saliera el agua fuera de la bañera.
Nosotros ibamos 5 y no había vasos ni tazas para todos, ni tampoco cucharillas,ni cuchillos, había una silla del salón que estaba desencolada y las puertas de las habitaciones no cierran bien. El mando de la televisión tampoco funcionaba.
Creó que necesitaría arreglar estos inconvenientes y mejoraría mucho, puesto que la ubicación que tiene es buenisima.
El apartamento está bien, pero no es tan bueno como muestran las fotos. Esas fotos se sacaron cuando arreglaron el piso, pero desde entonces a tenido desgaste. Para empezar no funciona casi ninguna bombilla del apartamento, ni en el baño. Por la noche nos teníamos que arreglar con la luz de la cocina, que tampoco era mucha.
El microondas y el tostador no funcionaban, y la lavadora tampoco. Además la tele no tenía mando.
Por lo demás estaba bien, las habitaciones son cómodas y las toallas y sábanas estaban muy bien. El comedor también muy bien, y la cocina es muy amplia, pero le falta equipamiento, nada más hay una sartén bastante mala y un cazo, pocos vasos.
Está muy bien situado, muy cerca del centro.
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First of all, the staff was very kind and polite! Alex managed a cab and helped us out for our emergency flight.
The place looked proper and big. The bathrooms were ok and clean.
The rooms and beds also ok
The main reason we won't stay here anymore was the extreme noise of the club below us. We stayed from Thursday till Sunday and the nuisance was enormous!
We also disliked the fourth floor without elevator but that felt like peanuts compared our sleep during the nights.
In case of emergency, like fire, there was no escape possible. Except for jumping outside the window from 10 mtr high.
For us we liked the location during the day but we recommend another place as well.
The apartment looked really nice and it's location is great, even though it's hard to find a parking spot for free.
However it lacked in kitchen suppies e.g. coffee mashine or bowls.
Apartment is really nice and location is good - really close to Barrio Alto, tram 28 etc but on a quiet street.
Arrived late and had a rather unfortunate issue with the key which meant we couldn't get in on the first night.. however the hosts we're very helpful in fixing this for us and covered extra costs incurred.
Would recommend.
The location to the centre of Lissabon is great, however, it is very noisy during the night.
The balcony is nice but the furniture is bad.
Almost all the electric instalations was damage and therefore quite dangerous for children.
The cleaning was rather bad.
positiv...nice contact....5 stars
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Full TitleIntegrating Tobacco Use Treatment Into Cancer Care
The purpose of this study is to compare two smoking cessation treatments in smokers who are receiving treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. One treatment approach includes our current standard of smoking cessation counseling. The second approach involves intensive smoking cessation counseling and includes additional counseling sessions, such as those focusing on smoking relapse and support after cancer treatment.
Participants in both groups will be offered the opportunity to use smoking cessation medications, such as varenicline or nicotine replacement. Those who are in the standard care group will pay for these medications themselves, while those in the intensive treatment group who choose to take these medications will receive them free of charge. Participants should plan to be in the study for about six months.
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Lets put things in perspective. The helmet catch by David Tyree was on 3rd and 5. If he didnt catch it we had another chance.
The Manningham Miracle was a perfectly thrown pass. Plain and simple. The success was possible because of how Eli Manning kept NE Patriots secondary in check that entire game. Patrick Chung was sure Eli Manning was gonna throw to the other side and he slightly cheated. Watch the offensive series throughout the game by us and you can see how Eli Manning kept that secondary on their toes. Heck, if MM catches the pass on the right side two series before the Manningham Miracle, we may not have needed such a comeback.


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As your online holiday shopping nears an end, we ask that you shop on Amazon.com via this link....And that's all!
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As a non-profit organization, our operating budget nearly depends on the generosity of programs like this and member donations. AmazonSmile is a great way to avoid asking for donations from our members; in fact, it's probably the easiest way to help us stay afloat in a corporate world.
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Hello guys, i'm a giants fan from brazil.
I ll be in NY for the giants vs packer game and i want to go to the game with my father.
im lookin for tickets in stubhub and id like to be able to enter the mezanine clubs.
What tickets or what section do i have to buy to be abel to enter the clubs?
eg. in stubhub, i can see that there are tickets available at section 241., and it is described as a mezzanine club 241.
will this ticket grant access to the mezanine club?
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Youths taste protest at candy trade show
Ever so patiently Nina Clark edged her way to the front of
the crowd so she could say a few words about chocolate and
child workers in West Africa.
Her voice was determined. "It is not right," said the
10-year-old fourth grader. "Children can't go to school
because their parents aren't paid enough."
Along with a number of fellow fourth-graders from the
Inter-American Magnet School on Chicago's North Side, she
took part in a small rally Monday aimed at getting the
attention of some of the thousands of buyers attending the
All Candy Expo, which runs through Thursday at McCormick
The youngsters, who have been studying the rain forests of
Africa and Latin America, along with representatives of
several Chicago-based unions and religious groups, called
on candymakers to increase the income of cocoa farmers by
buying so-called fair-trade chocolate.
With higher prices, the farmers will no longer abuse child
workers nor keep them in slavelike conditions, they said.
To increase the producers' share of profits, the fair
trade movement advocates minimum prices, credit
availability and business relationships directly with
farmer cooperatives, avoiding middlemen.
The force behind the rally was Global Exchange, a San
Francisco-based group that hopes to cash in on consumers'
concern about Third World workers' conditions.
Saying a slew of firms that make products ranging from
T-shirts to rugs have changed the way they do business
overseas because of consumer pressure, they hope to spark
a similar change for cocoa farmers.
"That's what happened with Starbucks, and everyone else
followed," said Jason Mark, a Global Exchange worker.
Indeed, since Starbucks decided in September 2000 to sell
fair-trade coffee, a number of competitors have jumped on
the bandwagon. Similarly, many college campuses now offer
fair-trade coffee, the result of recently organized
student fair-trade groups.
Under the plan proposed by Global Exchange and allied
groups, the chocolate manufacturers would begin by buying
5 percent of their products from farmers who have been
certified by recognized groups as selling products that
meet fair-trade goals.
Officials of the National Confectioners Association, the
U.S. candy industry's major voice and the sponsor of the
trade show in Chicago, could not name a major American
chocolate manufacturer that sells fair-trade chocolate.
And the group does not think fair trade is a good fit for
the industry.
Susan Smith, a spokeswoman for the association, said the
industry prefers a monitoring system that would watch out
for abusive practices and support schools that would teach
farmers how to farm as well as how to treat their workers.
With the support of the world's chocolate manufacturers,
such a plan was agreed on in 2001 and is supposed to take
effect next year.
The problem with the fair-trade approach, she said, is
that it would reach only a small number of the 1.5 million
cocoa farming families in West Africa, where most of the
world's cocoa is grown.
Lilliana Esposito, a spokeswoman for Masterfoods USA, the
parent company of M&M/Mars, one of the nation's major
chocolate companies, said the firm does not think the
fair-trade route is the right road.
Not only would it be difficult to organize farmers into
fair-trade cooperatives, she said, but such a system would
also create an artificial price for chocolate.
A better solution, she said, would be teaching farmers to
be more efficient.
Global Exchange thinks that efficiency is not the problem,
but basic fairness. The group says some farmers earn only
5 percent of the profits from their cocoa products.
How much exploitation is involved in the world's
production of cocoa is a matter of debate.
While the U.S. State Department said in 2000, for example,
that thousands of children, as young as 9 years old, have
been forced to work on West African cocoa plantations,
industry officials cite a recent study that shows the
problem is not as severe in parts of West Africa.
Whatever the problem, the long-term solution, according to
fair-trade supporters such as Global Exchange, is to boost
farmers' profits. By raising farmers' income year after
year, the industry will reduce the economic insecurity
that drives them to abuse youngsters, said Mark of Global
And, as in the case with the coffee companies, he
predicted that chocolate manufacturers would eventually
come around. Meanwhile, his group's strategy, he said,
will remain the same: targeting students and teachers like
those at the Inter-American School--chocolate consumers
who identify with the plight of child workers.
Erica Clark, who was on hand for the presentation by her
daughter Nina outside the Hyatt-Regency Chicago Hotel,
where many visitors to the All Candy Expo are staying,
said the issue caught on with the youngsters since they
have been studying conditions in rain forests. "They
learned about how children are treated and they are real
concerned about it," she said. "It is ironic that a
product that is sold and marketed to children is made on
the backs of children."
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Top cocoa producers
Percent of world cocoa
production 2003/2004*
Ivory coast 40.3%
Ghana 16.1
Indonesia 14.6
Brazil 5.6
Nigeria 5.5
Source: World Cocoa Foundation


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It's about time Reese DID address the putrid LB situation we have here. People saying that LB is not that important, need to wake up!
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It's about time Reese DID address the putrid LB situation we have here. People saying that LB is not that important, need to wake up!
I bet we go OL or corner to replace Webby next year. maybe DT or LB in the second
Or you know, we won't and then I'll be forced to put my head through my TV and jump out the window with it.
I guess it's either Johnson or Fluker or whatever. I'm feeling good about this draft..hopefully we can draft one of these OL and build from there, making our offense actually function once again.
I would not bet we get a LB at all in the 1st three rounds just because the team brass never sees it as an position of need, which I find to be lunacy. Our LB's have sucked for over a decade (very much over). I would love some emphasis on this position...I would not be unhappy with LB at the first two rounds.
We can generate TE's and do a decent job at DE unless you lose heart like Tuck did.
We struggle with LB's and CB's however, LB is the weakest link on this team. We don't have any that are top 20, not sure we even have a top 32 LB when you take talent, ability, football smarts, heart and health all into account.
Our Oline is struggling and we may need to go that route...on a similar note, DT is also a position of concern. Chance Warmack at Guard maybe in the 1st. Shariff Floyd at DT (even if we need to trade up to get him) but I would be happy with Manti and hope a tope tier DT falls to us in the 2nd.


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This week's Farnborough Airshow became the modern day version of an aviation industry love-in, as Airbus' development A380 aircraft arrived with its "Love at first flight" message.
Touching down on Farnborough Airport's main runway at 8:15 a.m., the aircraft now becomes part of Airbus' presence at the biennial U.K. air show, succeeding the Malaysia Airlines A380 that was on display and which participated in daily flight presentations during the event's first three days.
Airbus created its "Love at first flight" campaign in 2011 to highlight the positive feedback from passengers who have enjoyed the A380 experience in worldwide airline service.
The campaign is widely visible at the 2012 Farnborough Airshow, with the tagline and specially-created graphic painted across the A380 demonstrator aircraft's fuselage, and included on material such as lanyards, notebooks, pens and other branded material.
Advertisements carried in the air show's daily publications – and also inserted as wrap-bands on newspapers – expand this campaign to the airline audience, with the wording: "Operators love the aircraft that passengers love to fly. Higher load factors. Lower costs. When will your revenues profit from the A380?"


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Five hundred turkeys needed for Christmas!
Original post made by Michael Levin, East Palo Alto, on Dec 21, 2006
A thousand families are signed up to pick up food boxes at EHP but the organization was not able to receive enough turkeys. The food bank sources EHP traditionally relies on were short too.
Although several hundred turkeys have been received, EHP is nearly out now and still needs five hundred.
There are several ways to help EHP:
1. Go to the www.ehpcares.org website to make an online donation to go towards the purchase of turkeys.
2. Write a check to Ecumenical Hunger Program and mail to or drop off at: 2411 Pulgas Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
3. Purchase fresh or frozen packaged turkeys and bring directly to EHP to drop off. EHP is located at 2411 Pulgas Ave. between Bay Road and Weeks Street.
Turkeys or donations for turkeys will be needed till 12/23/06 at 3pm. Call Maleah at 650-323-7781 for more information.
Thank you for doing what you can to help local families in need have a Merry Christmas!
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a resident of South of Midtown
on Dec 21, 2006 at 11:43 am
I'm actually a Palo Alto resident but operate a community website for East Palo Alto and have office space at EHP
a resident of Gunn High School
on Dec 22, 2006 at 1:04 am
I was not referred to the Christmas Bureau program this year, due to an oversight on the managers of my apartment building who misunderstood that the program was only for families with young children...My low income of Social Security qualified me last year and that has not changed. I am disabled.
I was told that I was to be signed up before Thanksgiving and that it was too late for my family (of 3) to receive the small check that the volunteers write out and send two weeks before Christmas.
That little bit that the bureau diveys up between those of us who are having strenuous times really would have put a little light into my holiday. It's only three days away now and I tried leaving a message two days ago and again today on the bureau's home answering machine. They must have gotten it, but I have not received any phone reply. I see that they are still advertising for more donations, of which they stock pile up for the next year~ so I was told.
I have been in the hospital again this year with terminal illness and really have lost a lot of fight in keeping up with holidays. I feel this lack of oversight, not only on my managers part, but the shallow way I am treated is not the way I envisioned my fellow man.
I never really gave thoughts years ago of being on the receiving end of a program that was designed to help those who can hardly help themselves..... I only hope those of you reading this will never have to experience the hardships that a disability can bring.
I wish you all a happy holiday....
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Jefferson City mayor endorses Capital Mall location for conference center
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Jefferson City Mayor Eric Struemph officially endorses the mall location for the new conference center in the capital city.
The endorsement came after Tuesday's public forum where residents voiced their opinion on whether the conference center should be built downtown or near the mall. The City Council is expected to take a vote next Monday on the two locations.
About 10 people voiced their opinions to Jefferson City leaders where they think the conference center should be. The main arguing points for building near the mall is tax dollars will stay local and parking's already set up. But for the others, they say the city should be sticking with what brings people to the city.
"We all think about the same thing which is the Capitol, we utilize that that's one of the main resources we utilize that's a 97-year-old beautiful building and it brings people in," Jefferson City resident Jay Hahn said.
City leaders told ABC 17 News they're still on pace to vote at its next council meeting Monday.
"Who might we go forward with and try to nail down with some details, I think we're still on track there. I haven't heard anything different from staff and or the council at this point in time," Struemph said.
There will be one more public input session before the council is expected to vote. That session will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.


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Can someone please tell Fewell to stop with the 3 man rush, and drop back 8. </p>
It's the NFL, guys will get open if you give them time. </p>
Tuck and Osi may as well of been on vacation in Tahiti.
I just don't understand this team at all. ****!
I'll give Osi a pass, he has always had problems against Peters. Who is arguably a top 5 tackle in this league. </p>
But I can't defend Tuck, he got some pressure, but he gets paid to sack the qb, and be stout against the run. </p>[/quote]tuck looked real slow on a few plays.
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We drove to Banff and did the Johnston Canyon trail. http://www.johnstoncanyon.com/index.htm The link is to the Resort near the trail. We were able to hike the whole path and back without getting rained on. We saw a lot of beautiful waterfalls and cascades. The only wildlife we saw was chipmunks and large ravens. No bears yet. :)
The rain started as we headed back. We drove around Banff but it was very crowded so we decided to grab lunch in Canmore. In Canmore we shared a Reuben at the Drake Inn and Pub http://www.drakeinn.com/ then toured the Canmore Museum. http://www.cmags.org/ Brent needed shaving cream and beer so we stopped at our local grocery store. http://www.sobeys.com/choose-your-province?destination=/
We enjoyed our beer while we soaked in the hot tub back at our lodge. The couple from Germany left today and another couple arrived from the Netherlands.
We drove around the Nordic Centre Park and up the mountain a little. We finally saw wildlife! We saw a family of mountain goats and a deer on the way back down. We drove into town and ate at the Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co. http://www.rockymountainflatbread.ca/ It was really good. We split a pizza - half sun dried tomatoes w/ goat cheese and half fire roasted vegetable. As we were leaving the restaurant we discovered more wildlife in the city. Rabbits! We saw four adult rabbits and 2 babies. So cute. They must be like cats for them.
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When mean looks are not enough, hipsters engage in verbal fights, trying to make the other person feel stupid. The most common hipster fight is when someone cuts in front of a hipster at a concert.
I saw this awesome hipster fight at the Wilco show when these girls pushed their way to the front row.
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Don't Forget Rasool: In international reporting, local journalists often suffer
When two journalists from VICE, Jake Hanrahan and Philip Pendlebury, were arrested with Iraqi journalist Mohammed Ismael Rasool on August 28, a familiar scenario unfolded. A week later, Hanrahan and Pendlebury were released following a media flurry and worldwide attention. Still behind bars is Rasool, an experienced journalist and translator who had worked extensively in the Middle East for the Associated Press, Al-Jazeera, and VICE.


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June 2, 1973
San Francisco, CA US
Kezar Stadium
Rock and Roll, Celebration Day, (Bring It On Home intro) Black Dog, Over the Hills and Far Away, Misty Mountain Hop, Since I've Been Loving You, No Quarter, The Song Remains the Same, Rain Song, Dazed and Confused (incl. San Francisco), Stairway to Heaven, Moby Dick, Heartbreaker, Whole Lotta Love (incl. Let That Boy Boogie), Communication Breakdown, The Ocean.
KRON-TV & CBS News film news reports from the show.
News Report: 50,000 See Led Zeppelin in Bay City
The British rock group Led Zeppelin drew 50,000 rock fans who paid $320,000 at Kezar Stadium last weekend. Although the 2 ½ hour show Saturday was 6,000 short of capacity, listeners blanketed the football field and stands. Hundreds of others heard the music for free from rooftops in the surrounding neighborhood.
A month ago, Led Zeppelin grossed $309,000 to shatter the Beatles' mark in 1965. Organizers said the group netted better than $1,000 per minute during the show here. It was the second large rock concert in a week at Kezar. The only casualties reported were some bad drug trips, a broken leg and a security guard accidentally wounded with his own revolver.
More than 250 cars were towed away from illegal parking areas around the stadium, police reported.
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Kezar 6-2-73
Two friends and I left for the concert at 7 in the morning, since it was all festival seating. The gates, as I recall, opened early, something like 8 am and we rushed in and literally ran to the center of the field, mabe thirty or forty yards away from the stage, almost dead center. The concert started at about 11 am with The Tubes, whose big hit, at least locally, was "White Punks on Dope." They were a novelty act, much of which was lost on the crowd. It was entertaining, but I recall that the sound wasn't good for the opening acts. The Tubes were followed by Lee Michaels, another local product, who had a hit in 1971, "Do You Know What I Mean." I only remember his hit being played, as it was probably the only song I recognized in his set. Then, as I recall, Roy Harper (Hats Off to Roy Harper), played, though I really have no recollection of that part of the show. Again, the sound for the opeing acts was not good. Then, a long, long wait for Led Zeppelin, so long that I went up on the wooden bleacher seats behind and to the left of the stage as you face it and laid down in the sun for a nap. I awoke just as the band was getting on the stage, which had to be at about 2:30 or 3 pm, and surprisingly, I looked out on the crowd and unbelievably, sighted my two friends amidst the 50,000 or so attendees. I remember seeing Page in his white outfit backstage, which was pretty thrilling. I made my way back through the crowded grass area as Rock and Roll started. I remember how good it sounded, especially compared to the weak sound systems for the other acts. The concert was mesmerizing and about as perfect a set list as one could hope for. We stood for the entire set, with the possible exception of No Quarter. Houses of the Holy had been released in either late March or early April and most of us had played it incessantly between the release date and the concert. To hear the newer songs, including Over the Hills and Far Away, No Quarter, the Rain Song and the Ocean was a thrill. Seeing Page play with his double neck Gibson SG was something you can never forget.
It was a beautiful San Francisco day and a memory that will always be indelibly etched in my mind. The funniest thing that happened is that after two and one-half hours plus, and one or two encores, we thought the show was over after Communication Breakdown. As we were walking up the old concrete stadium steps on the south side of Kezar, heading towards the exit, out the comes the band, again, to play The Ocean. We sat down. It was brilliant. When it ended, it was approaching 6 pm and the sun was low in the sky, heading towards dusk. I was struck with how quiet it was as we were leaving. You left feeling like you had experienced something that could never be duplicated. It was like leaving a church, it was so quiet. It is hard to appreciate that it is now 36 years later. To be transported back to that day would be heaven.


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I need another NIC card in my Windows machine in order to complete the setup. Thing is, I don't really know how to set it up in Wireshark. It would be great if someone held my hand and stepped it out, but this may be unrealistic. If so, can someone point me on the direction to learn how to do this? I've been able to observe the traffic on the Windows machine Wireshark is installed on, but not the Mac.
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Maedelle, Irene, and Vernelle Gailey
Mineral Wells High School
Circa 1938
I have always loved this old photograph of my mother and her sisters. I believe they were standing in the schoolyard of their old high school in Mineral Wells, Texas - the very one you'll find at the Mountaineer Heritage Park Blog.
All of their children except the very youngest, my sister who is ten years younger than me, went to Junior High in the same building. I think maybe my sister attended some of her grade school years there. My cousin and I were discussing this picture last night and were pleased to see that we recognized the old brick and mortar!
The Gailey girls are from left to right: Maedelle, Irene, and Vernelle. I have added their mother, Edna Puckett Gailey to the photo, as well. My cousin and I discussed the fact that Irene always loved fashionable shoes and she is wearing some in the picture. And what are Mother and Maedelle wearing? Are those high heels and bobbie socks? Mother and Maedelle's dresses look similar to the pattern I placed in the center of the scrapbooked page. Someone in the family probably made all three of the dresses, since Grandma and all three of her girls were seamstresses all their lives.
I enjoyed putting this digital scrapbook page together. Hope you enjoy looking!