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Alexander, Martin S. The Republic in Danger:
General Maurice Gamelin and the Politics of French Defence, 1933-1940.
New York, Cambridge University Press, 1992. 573 p.
In index, see these terms: Air Force and France--Defence Policy, Inter-War.
Book call no.: 944.0815 A377r
Cain, Anthony Christopher. Neither
Decadent, nor Traitorous, Nor Stupid: The French Air Force and
Doctrine in the 1930s. Ph.D. Thesis, Ohio State University,
2000. 243 p.
Book call no.: 358.400944 C135n
Calculations: Net Assessment
and the Coming of World War II., edited by Williamson Murray
and Alan R. Millett. New York, Free Press, 1992. 354 p.
French Net Assessment, by Steven Ross, pp 136-174. See especially The Military Dimension, pages 148-155.
Book call no.: 355.0330043 C144
Chapman, Guy. Why France Fell:
The Defeat of the French Army in 1940. New York, Holt,
Rinehart and Winston, 1968. 399 p.
See especially discussion of French air force before WWII on pages 33-34, 69-72. See also Air Operations, pages 351-354.
Book call no.: 940.54 C466w
Christienne, Charles and
Lissarague Pierre. A History of French Military Aviation.
Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1986. 531 p.
Book call no.: 358.400944 C555h
Cohen, Eliot A. and Gooch John. Military
Misfortunes: The Anatomy of Failure in War. New York, Free
Press, 1990. 296 p.
Catastrophic Failure: The French Army and Air Force, May-June 1940, pp 197-230.
Book call no.: 355.480904 C678m
The Conduct of the Air War in
the Second World War., edited by Horst Boog. New York, Berg,
1992. 763 p.
The High Command of the French Air Force and the Problem of Rearmament, 1938-1939: A Technical and Industrial Approach, by Patrick Facon, pp 148-168.
Cooperation between Air Force and Army in the French and German Air Forces during the Second World War, by Michel Forget, pp 415-457.
French Air Policy in the Inter-War Period and the Conduct of the Air War against Germany from September 1939 to June 1940, by Lucien Robineau, pp 627-657.
Book call no.: 940.544 I61c
Cot, Pierre. Triumph of Treason.
New York, Ziff Davis, 1944. 432 p.
Chapter 2: The French Defeat, pp 45-80.
Chapter 6: The Military Preparation of the War, pp 177-212.
Chapter 7: The Role of the Military in the Defeat, pp 213-273.
Chapter 8: Aviation and the French Defeat, pp 274-306
Chapter 9: Aviation Policy of the Popular Front, pp 307-335.
Book call no.: 940.5344 C82t
Doughty, Robert Allan. The
Breaking Point: Sedan and the Fall of France, 1940. Hamden,
CT, Archon Books, 1990. 374 p.
Chapter 1: Strategy and Doctrine, pages 7-32. Compares French and German defense strategy and doctrine, without specific discusssion of airpower. See also index under French Air Force.
Book call no.: 940.5421 D732b
Doughty, Robert Allan. The
Seeds of Disaster: The Development of French Army Doctrine, 1919-1939.
Hamden, CT, Archon Books, 1985. 232 p.
Does not discuss airpower, but provides a general overview of French doctrine and strategy in the interwar years. See index under Doctrine, French and Strategy, French.
Book call no.: 355.00944 D732s
Gunsberg, Jeffery A. Divided
and Conquered: The French High Command and the Defeat of the West,
1940. Westport, CT, Greenwood Press, 1979. 303 p.
See index under French Air Forces.
Book call no.: 940.54 G975d
Haigh, R. H. and Turner P. W. Defence
Policy between the Wars 1919-1938, Culminating in the Munich
Agreement of September 1938. Manhattan, KS, Military Affairs/Aerospace
Historian, 1979. 179 p., in various pagings.
French Defence Policy 1919-1938: Progress to Impotence? (See volume's third section; each section has its own page number sequence.)
Book call no.: 940.53112 H149d
Horne, Alistair. To Lose a
Battle: France 1940. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1969.
647 p.
The French Air Force, pages 81-85. See also comparison of French, German and British air forces on pages 184-185, and French Air Force in index.
Book call no.: 940.542 H815t
Kiesling, Eugenia C. Arming
Against Hitler: France and the Limits of Military Planning.
Lawrence, KS, University Press of Kansas, 1996. 260 p.
The Sources of French Military Doctrine, pp 116-135. See also these terms in index: Aircraft, Air Force, Doctrine.
Book call no.: 940.5344 K47a
Krauskopf, Robert W. French Air
Power Policy, 1919-1939. 452 p. Ph.D. Dissertation,
Georgetown University. Reproduced from microfilm by University
Microfilms, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI.
Book call no.: 355.033044 K916f
Military Effectiveness. Volume
II: The Interwar Period, edited by Allan R. Millett and
Williamson Murray. Boston, Allen & Unwin, 1988. 281 p.
The French Armed Forces, 1918-40, pages 39-69.
Book call no.: 355.00904 M644 v.2
Military Planning and the Origins of the
Second World War in Europe, edited by B. J. C. McKercher and Roch Legault.
Westport, CT, Praeger, 2001. 212 p.
Weaknesses in French Military Planning on the Eve of the Second World War, by Henry Dutailly, pp 89-101.
Book call no.: 940.53 M644
Morrow, John H. Jr. The Great
War in the Air: Military Aviation from 1909 to 1921.
Washington, DC, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993. 458 p.
Examines the rise and decline of military aviation from 1909-1921 in the major combatant powers. See index under France.
Book call no.: 940.44 M883g
Overy, Richard and Wheatcroft
Andrew. The Road to War. London, Macmillan, 1989. 364 p.
"...each of the nations eventually involved [in WWII] had complex motives for their policy in the years between the wars...The aim of this book is to retell the story of the twenty years between the wars without benefit of hindsight." Chapter 3 discusses France, pp 105-142.
Book call no.: 940.5311 O92r
The Paths of Heaven: The
Evolution of Airpower Theory, School of Advanced Airpower
Studies and edited by Philip S. Meilinger. Maxwell Air Force Base,
AL, Air University Press, 1997. 650 p,
Chapter 5: Airpower Thought in Continental Europe between the Wars, by James S. Corum, pp 151-181. France, pp 151-159.
Book call no.: 358.4 P297
Peterson, Edward N. An
Analytical History of World War II, Volume 1. New York, Peter
Lang, 1995. 470 p.
A year-by-year examination of the nations involved in World War II, including the military power of each, from 1931-1945.
Book call no.: 940.54 P485a v. 1
Posen, Barry R. The Sources of
Military Doctrine: France, Britain, and Germany between the World
Wars. Ithaca, NY, Cornell University Press, 1984. 283 p.
Chapter 4: France, pp 105-140.
Book call no.: 355.02 P855s
Shirer, William L. The Collapse
of the Third Republic: An Inquiry into the Fall of France in 1940.
New York, Simon and Schuster, 1969. 1082 p.
Decline, II: The Erosion of Military Power 1925-1934, pages 172-187. See also French Air Force in index.
Book call no.: 944.08 S558c
Watt, Donald Cameron. Too
Serious a Business: European Armed Forces and the Approach to the
Second World War. Berkeley, University of California Press,
1975. 200 p.
See index under France and Italy.
Book call no.: 940.5311 W344t
Weber, Eugen. The Hollow Years: France
in the 1930s. New York, W.W. Norton, 1994. 352 p.
See index under Army, French--air power and, pp 253-255; also defensive doctrine of, pp 245-248.
See also Appendix 2: Military Attache Report on General Disposition of French Air Army in May 1940, pp 283-287.
Book call no.: 944.081 W373h
Young, Robert J. In Command of
France: French Foreign Policy and Military Planning, 1933-1940.
Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1978. 346 p.
See index under France--Air Force.
Book call no.: 327.44 Y75i
Condray, Patrick Albert. The
Battle of France: Crisis in the Theory and Practice of Airpower.
M.A. Thesis, University of Maryland, 1971. 179 p.
Failure of the French and British Air Forces to contribute effectively to the Battle of France in May and June 1940 was a primary cause of Allied defeat. This failure rose from a dispersion of effort dictated by prewar doctrines concerning the use of airpower.
Doc. call no.: M-U 43567-854
Kirkland, Faris R. The French
Officer Corps and the Fall of France, 1920-1940. Ph.D.Thesis,
University of Pennsylvania, 1982. 2 vols.
See especially Aviation, pages 436-458.
Doc. call no.: M-U 43567-107
Cot, Pierre. The Defeat of the
French Air Force. Foreign Affairs 19:790-805 July 1941.
Argues that many of the reasons for the World War II defeat of France's air force stemmed from French military leaders' underrating the importance of aviation in modern warfare.
Cot, Pierre. The French Air Force
Never Fought! Flying 34:21-23+ April 1944.
The author, French Minister of Aviation, 1933 and 1936-38, contends that "the French did not lose the air battle; the bad organization of their aviation did not even let them fight it."
Gunsberg, Jeffery A. Armee de l'Air vs. the Luftwaffe--1940. Defence Update International No. 45:44-53 1984.
Harvey, A. D. The French Armee de
l'Air in May-June 1940: A Failure of Conception. Journal of
Contemporary History 25:447-465 October 1990.
Author argues that "the failure of the Armee de l'Air is symptomatic of the deficiencies in organization, doctrine and leadership which also characterized the ground forces."
Kier, Elizabeth. Culture and
Military Doctrine: France between the Wars. International
Security 19:65-93. Spring 1995.
Outlines the roles both of domestic politics and of the military's organizational culture in the origins of military doctrine, and explains doctrinal developments in the French army during the 1920s and 1930s. Does not include discussion of airpower specifically. (A critical review of this book is in the Spring 2000 issue of International Security, pages 157-180.)
Kirkland, Faris R. The French Air Force in 1940: Was it Defeated by the Luftwaffe or by Politics? Air University Review 36: 101-118 September-October 1985.
Kirkland, Faris R. French Air
Strength in May 1940. Air Power History 40:22-34 Spring
This article's purpose is "to offer an alternative to the interpretation by official historians that the air force was denied a chance to fight on even terms because industry and government could not produce enough planes of modern design." The author argues that the organizational and personnel policies implemented by the senior officers of the air force were among the primary causes of French aerial weakness.
Murray, Williamson. Comparative Approaches
to Interwar Innovation. Joint Force Quarterly No. 25:83-80
Summer 2000.
Traces experimentation and innovation in the German, French and British militaries.
Porch, Douglas. Military "Culture"
and the Fall of France in 1940. International Security 24:157-180
Spring 2000.
Reviews the book Imagining War: French and British Military Doctrine between the Wars, by Elizabeth Kier. The author argues that Kier's book rests on the flawed premise that offensive doctrines offered a better, more modern option for France in 1940, and that she overstates the role of organizational culture in explaining military doctrine.
Vennesson, Pascal. Institution and
Airpower: The Making of the French Air Force. Journal of
Strategic Studies 18:36-67 March 1995.
Analyzes the decision "to promote multi-purpose aircraft instead of a clearly focused aircraft like a long-range bomber, the creation of a catch-all military organization, instead of a sharply defined professional jurisdiction, and the definition a low-key, unclear military doctrine emphasizing cooperation, instead of an ambitious, articulated, explicit set of guidelines defining the new service's legitimacy and symbolizing its strength."
Young, Robert J. The Strategic Dream: French Air Doctrine in the Inter-War Period. Journal of Contemporary History:57-76 October 1974.
Young, Robert J. The Use and Abuse
of Fear: France and the Air Menace in the 1930s. Intelligence
and National Security 2:88-109 October 1987.
Examines the idea that the French government's response to Munich "was shaped partly by the concrete circumstances of 1938--as they concerned the air imbalance, the new air mobilisation system, and the condition of the nation's passive defences--and partly by a climate of fear...by 1938...authors, for diverse reasons, had succeeded in publicising the spectre of air warfare for nearly two decades, exploiting through exaggeration popular fears of German air attack, and thus firmly seating that idea in the public consciousness. In the end...they may have contributed unwittingly to the immobilisation of the national will to resist in 1938 and thus presented Hitler...with an already well-turned bludgeon."
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The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is an adaptation of a 1960s TV show of the same name, about an international spy organization. Armie Hammer and Henry Cavill are already cast as the leads, and recently Hugh Grant was cast as the head of English Intelligence.
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I Dig Databases And Marketing Qualified Leads
Posted by Laura Ramos on July 22, 2008
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[Posted by Laura Ramos]
I dug Dave Taber's latest newsletter edition about "The Life of a Lead". I mean, I really "Dugg It". The article includes a link to digg.com, so I clicked it, registered, and voted for his document. Not simply because I like his ideas, but because I want to experience the "wisdom of crowds" firsthand and see how communal voting might apply to B2B marketing.
Let me back up. Dave and I worked together at Sybase too many years ago to mention. He's been heading up Taber & Associates for over 10 years now. His Web site leaves something to be desired and he's not blogging (yet), but I continue to get great insight from his newsletters. He's a very smart man. From this latest letter, it looks like Dave is writing a book on Salesforce.com best practices.
There are three things Dave points out in this letter that I'd like to underline as concerns B2B marketers should tackle:
1) Terminology and nomenclature – when it comes to demand management, no one uses terms consistently, and we need to. Dave's list is a great start. Rather than just "qualified leads," I would create a distinciton between marketing-qualified leads and sales-qualified leads. I'll get back to this in a second.
2) Create a marketing database separately from what you keep in the sales automation application. Read what he says; makes perfect sense. Dave Frankland and I wrote about "Database Marketing Fundamentals For B2B Marketers" in June, if you want to delve into the subject further. Bottomline: a marketing database keeps the messiness of demand generation away from sales.
3) Recognize the value of lead nurturing – what Dave calls cultivation. It works, but your programs need to be written down and automated. Dave makes a great point about why you should turn nurturing into a process and how this makes it easier to use telesales outsourcing services.
I would separate qualified leads into two categories: Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) and Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs). (I'm not the first to talk about this, but I can't find the source. If you know, please point me there.) Why? Tracking MQLs lets marketing measure their contribution to the pipeline -- and understand how sales acts on the demand they develop. Moving a lead from MQL to SQL signals that sales agrees the lead is worthy of forecasting, of adding to the pipeline. It also provides a way for sales to return leads to marketing for further nurturing if they get cold. Depending on need, firms can divide MQLs or SQL into subcategories or stages, depending on your size and process, but I think having the distinction is important. MQLs/SQLs let marketing learn more about what sales, individually and as a whole, really considers important in generating quality leads -- and vice versa.
Which leads me back to the wisdom of crowds. I believe social mechanisms offer excellent ways to get information. So, I plan to spend more time blogging, microblogging, tagging, and voting to inform my research with firsthand experience, to get "leads" on what matters in B2B marketing, and learn from those who have been involved with social media longer. I'm @lauraramos on Twitter now. Follow me, vote for my research on Forrester, Digg my research, and let me know what you think the impact of social activity in B2B business buying will be.
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re: I Dig Databases And Marketing Qualified Leads
Comment from Jeff (not verified) on Wed, 07/23/2008 - 11:05
I'm a little confused as to why you would separate marketing qualified leads from sales qualified leads, other than for the purpose of getting them on the correct email lists to send relevant material. Marketing qualified leads should turn into sales qualified leads, and then be sold something. Isn't this all part of one process? In order to track these individuals easily, why would you want them in separate databases?Jeffwww.readtheanswer.com/index.php?RTA=web2
re: I Dig Databases And Marketing Qualified Leads
Comment from Jon Miller on Thu, 07/24/2008 - 19:08
Your second point (create a marketing database separate from your SFA app) is a good one that too often gets short-shirt in the context of "sexier" marketing automation functionality like lead nurturing and lead scoring.Sales and marketing have very different needs when it comes to a lead database: marketing needs more detailed information about interactions (for scoring as well as to track which interactions really work) as well as ways to manage much larger number of earlier stage inquiries. Marketing is also typically more responsible for nuts and bolts issues like data quality and deduplication. Yet the desire to have a single "integrated" system for Marketing and Sales is strong (otherwise, we're pushing the two functions further apart, not bringing them closer together). This naturally leads to the need for marketing databases that sync bi-directionally with the sales systems.Regarding your focus on social media affecting B2B buying, my sense continues to be that there is a small but passionate subset of B2B buyers that use social media. In other words, you won't target the masses with social media, but it's probably not possible to sell to those folks who do use social media without being involved.
re: I Dig Databases And Marketing Qualified Leads
Comment from rockannand (not verified) on Fri, 07/25/2008 - 09:44
The problem is still that SFA's like salesforce.com were never architected from the beginning to support marketing campaigns and "unqualified" leads. NO amount of lipstick on the pig will make it so. I am waiting for the SW company to come along and design one solution for marketing and sales that is on-demand and is affordable and as easy to set up as SFDC and/or Constant Contact. Until that time, we will have two systems that sync at the point of lead hand-off when it is supposedly sales-ready.Dave and Laura and Brian Carroll are the few that stay on message when it comes to talking about the nitty-gritty of process details that are required, regardless of systems. In my experience the past 10 years, the best SFA (mostly SFDC) users are due to strong process oriented VP's of Sales and the best email/mktg automation users are due to VP's of Marketing that align themselves and partner closely with those VP's of Sales. The Sales and Marketing leadership focuses on proven process methodology and they meet regularly to work out the kinks.
re: I Dig Databases And Marketing Qualified Leads
Comment from Neil Sequeira (not verified) on Tue, 09/16/2008 - 10:31
I liked the concept of separating SQLs and MQLs. What sales considers 'qualified' is often different from what marketing may consider 'qualified' and simply marking them separately can give you a clearer picture.
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I had to shut off my water to fix some plumbing. I failed to shut off my icemaker and it no longer operates. Any idea where I should begin to get it up and running again?
Reconnect the water line and turn on the ice maker. You will hear a definate click when the water valve opens. Put your finger down in the ice maker and see if it is filling with water. If it is not filling with water the valve is choked by foreign matter. A piece the size of a small grain of sand is all it takes. If it does not make the clicking sound (valve opening) you need to remove the valve and replace it. See if the valve is getting the 120 volts required to actuate the valve.
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Local artist, Hunter Gilliam, wants to share his art of mask making with you in the Mateel Community Center's Spring Arts Collective (SPARC).
"We start by sketching out our ideas on paper and then making patterns based on these sketches," Gilliam said. "We will then transfer the paper patterns onto the leather, cutting it out and then shaping the leather over face forms, working it into the desired shape. After the masks are shaped we will paint them with non-toxic acrylic paints."
The finished masks from wild and whimsical to animalistic and elegant will be among the many works of artists exhibiting at the Mateel's Artists of the Emerald Coast art and wine tasting event in April.
Gilliam has worked as a leather craftsman for close to 40 years, experimenting with a variety of expressions in leather from leather bags, garments, moccasins, ceremonial drums, rattles, and most recently leather masks.
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Seinen's beautiful dye-on-silk paintings have been widely exhibited here and abroad and have been featured in books on the genre. She guides the young artists through the finer points of her technique, which opens up a whole dreamy world of translucent color and design possibilities and produces a beautiful result that the students are proud to display.
Mateel board member, SPARC founder and musician, Cathryn Guillette, will be teaching beginning rhythm and melody using recorders and marimbas. The class will include basic music reading, mallet techniques, bass guitar, and recorder playing, set in a loose jazz improvisation format.
Many thanks to Whale Gulch woodworker Bryce Grey for building a new bass marimba that the Mateel has purchased to add to the marimba Grey made for SPARC at its start, three years ago. "It is going to be so much fun to double up on the bass this year," Guillette said.
There are three teen volunteer positions open to participants of the classes who will be given free admissions to the Summer Arts and Music Festival and participate in the classes free of charge. The volunteers will help the teachers set up and clean up the project areas as well as help with the final shows at the Artists of the Emerald Coast Art and wine tasting event, and the Summer Arts and Music Festival, where their art and music will also be shown.
To register for the class, students may sign up at the Mateel office with Charity. The fee is a $60 ($5 per class) with no one being turned away for lack of funds. Parents are asked to pay in advance and be willing to provide one snack for the group on the class day of their choice. The first class session will be on Feb. 27. Please come join SPARC for a busy and rewarding spring.
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The Bucs split their weekend games, thumping Minnesota, 13-7, and getting thumped by Tampa Bay, 12-4.
Ian Snell was average; Tom Gorzelanny was abysmal.
From the Post-Gazette: There's a chance Freddy and John Grabow will both start the year on the disabled list (freeing up roster spots, potentially, for Don Kelly and Juan Perez); Gorzelanny and Tony Armas made the rotation at the expense of Sean Burnett, Shawn Chacon and Shane Youman; Andrew McCutchen will start the year at Double A, but by no means is upset about it.
For what it's worth, Sanchez and Grabow would be eligible to come off the DL in time for the home opener (obviously health-permitting), and though Burnett out-pitched Gorzo this spring, his control's still not all the way back. As for McCutchen: Check today's Pittsburgh Pi...
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Nov. 2 housing briefs: Schwendeman attends convention
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Chad Schwendeman, broker and co-owner with Weichert Realtors/ Tower Properties, Baxter, was one of the several agents who attended the Weichert Realtors National Convention in Atlantic City, N.J.
The convention was Oct. 15-19. Weichert Realtors-Tower Properties participated in the Millennium Conference which includes the top 12 offices in the country each year.
Minnesota Housing awards more than $134 million
The Minnesota Housing board approved funding awards totaling more than $134 million to build, preserve and support affordable housing.
This more than doubles the amount of funding awarded in 2011, due in part to the 2012 bonding bill, which included $30 million in Housing Infrastructure bond proceeds.
"Making these smart, strategic investments in affordable housing will help ensure thousands of Minnesota families, homeless veterans, and low-income individuals have safe and decent places to live," said Gov. Mark Dayton in a news release. "These projects will leverage hundreds of millions of dollars in additional private investment, strengthen their communities, and support more than 4,500 jobs across Minnesota. That is an investment worth making."
Organizations receiving the funds include nonprofit and for-profit developers, community development agencies and local units of government. Each project was selected through the Minnesota Housing annual Consolidated Request for Proposals (RFP). This RFP is a national model that allows housing providers to apply for funding from a variety of sources through a streamlined single application.
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MNCAR announces sixth annual Commercial Real Estate Expo
The Minnesota Commercial Association of Real Estate (MNCAR) will host its sixth annual expo showcasing more than 60 exhibitors known as key players in the commercial real estate industry on Nov. 8.
The MNCAR Expo will be an opportunity for commercial real estate professionals to network, learn about new opportunities and services, and explore featured projects.
To kick off the event, MNCAR will host a one-hour program entitled "Post-Election Shakedown: What will the Next Four Years Bring?" featuring panelists Kelly Doran (Doran Companies), and Tom Emmer ("Davis and Emmer in the Morning" AM1130), moderated by Tom Hauser of KSTP TV. One real estate continuing education credit has been applied for.
This year, MNCAR will also have an area dedicated to raising funds for a new fishing dock for its community partner, One Heartland - a nonprofit organization and summer camp assisting children living with HIV/AIDS.
The expo is from 3-7 p.m. at The Milwaukee Depot, 225 Third Ave. S, Minneapolis.
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The anti-gay dead-enders in California continue to argue that it's unpossible for a gay judge to rule objectively in a case about gay marriage:
Attorneys for ProtectMarriage, the group that sponsored the 2008 ballot initiative, said in a legal motion that Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who retired from the San Francisco-based district court earlier this year, had a duty to disclose his relationship and step down before deciding whether a ban on same-sex marriage violated the federal Constitution.
"Judge Walker's ten-year-long same-sex relationship creates the unavoidable impression that he was not the impartial judge the law requires," said Andy Pugno, a lawyer for ProtectMarriage. "He was obligated to either recuse himself or provide full disclosure of this relationship at the outset of the case. These circumstances demand setting aside his decision."
Roger that. Clearly the only possible unbiased ruling in this case would have been handed down by a straight judge upholding the sanctity of straight marriage. Because everyone knows that straight judges can keep their personal feelings in check but gay judges can't.


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Welsh forward Craig Kopczak is facing a one-match suspension for the tackle that ended Kiwi prop Sam McKendry's Four Nations campaign at Wembley Stadium on Sunday morning (NZT).
McKendry was carting the ball up when he had his jaw broken in a collision with Kopczak early in the second half. He was taken to Princess Grace Hospital for surgery immediately after the game.
Today the Welshman was charged with a dangerous shoulder charge after a review by the international match review committee. He will miss Wales' final Four Nations match against Australia on Sunday if he accepts the charge.
McKendry was in the wars at Wembley. He also left with blood flowing from his nose after he was hit in a 15th-minute high tackle which went unpunished at the time. Today the match review committee issued Welsh hooker Neil Budworth with a caution over the tackle.
McKendry is back in camp with the Kiwis and will remain with them for up to a week before returning home to Sydney.
He's due to see a specialist in London later this week and it's hoped he will be able to fly home early next week.
Also facing a one-match ban is Australian interchange forward Tony Williams, who has been charged with a high tackle offence following his shot on England's Ben Westwood early in the second half of the feature match at Wembley Stadium. If he accepts the decision, he will miss Sunday's clash against Wales in Wrexham but will be available for the Four Nations final the following weekend, if they qualify.
McKendry continued to recover from his surgery in the Kiwis' base at the Hilton Hotel in London today.
The rest of the team had a double training day with weights in the morning, a video session and then their first field session of the week, again held at the Wasps Rugby Club. The Kiwis travel to Leeds tomorrow where they will have field sessions on Wednesday and Friday before travelling to Hull for their crucial match against England at the KC Stadium on Sunday morning (NZT). The winner of the match will face Australia in the final.
Of the 22 players left in the Kiwis' squad, only prop Fuifui Moimoi didn't take part in the field session today. Moimoi was on the field for only six minutes before he was forced off with an ankle injury but medical staff are optimistic he will recover in time to meet England.


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A majority of those polled aren't happy with Pawlenty or the Legislature. 63% also don't think Pawlenty should run for president.
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310 wtq @ 4440rpm, 280whp @ 5250 rpm
The lines are pretty wavy beyond 5200 rpm because the car was so hot on the dyno. The high-flow cat in the downpipe choked the car up top, and now that's gone but I'm not putting it back on the dyno just yet. We did a road tune today, and the car is running so smooth, and still pulls like a bandit. I would guess I gained ~10hp by ditching the cat.


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I'm a beginner self-taught animator and i'm trying to figure out how the rotation of the brick in 3D works, should I put the brick on a null to help me rotate the brick from different points or should I animate as a traditional animation point of view ("drawing" each frame). I 'am really trying to figure this out myself but it's kind of tricky for me.
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Ghana FA Executive Committee members at the launch of GFA TV
The Ghana FA have launched ?GFA TV? which will serve as one of the media outlets.
The official television channel is the first ever launched by an African FA.
GFA TV is a thirty-minute program which will be giving in-depth coverage of all the activities and programs of the Ghana FA.
The new TV channel is an out-sourced innovation of the Ghana FA with its production handled by J&J Consult.
Ghana FA President Kwesi Nyantakyi led a highly powered Ghana FA Executive Committee meeting to do the official launch at the Alisa Hotel on Tuesday.
?Today is a historic moment for the Ghana Football Association. Today is the launch of GFA TV,? GFA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi said at the launch.
?GFA TV will serve as one of the outlets of the Ghana Football Association to give informed details about the operations of the association.
?It will also be used to engage our audience and educate them on the number of programs being undertaken by the Ghana Football Association.?
GFA TV is thirty-minute program which will run weekly on the state-owned broadcaster; GTV.
There are however plans to have the show airing on other television networks within and outside Ghana.
The television show aside giving in-depth coverage of the programs of the Ghana FA will also be giving exclusive behind the scenes and interviews from the camps of the various national teams.
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A sign of the times?
Der Weisse Bock from Leidmann Private Landbrauerei, besides being a great model of what I say above, it's a great example of what I said a few days ago in this post: no, not that "Trappist/Abbey is not a style" thing, that couldn't be any clearer, but this "..if you really want to understand a beer, you must drink it. And I mean drink it, not "taste", sharing a 0.33l bottle with four friends, but to sit down and drink a full portion of that beer".
If someone had asked me what I thought of Der Weisse Bock when I was still drinking the first part of the glass, I would have said it was boring. There was nothing wrong with it, everything was where it should be, but it seemed like one of those beers made after the brewer was told "Helmut, we MUST have a Weizenbok this year!" and the brewer said "Bugger! OK, what the fuck...". However, already halfway down the glass the beer had opened up, as it if was feeling more comfortable in my company and started to show its true self, and what a beauty it was! I ended up smacking my lips with every sip, enjoying every single drop, and regretted not having another bottle.
Then I remembered other experienced in which the opposite happened, a beer seemed nice at first, but by the end it had become boring or had even completely fallen apart, Staropramen Nefiltrované is a good example of that, it starts OK, but before finishing it your are asking yourself "What the fuck did they want to do with this?".
I often read blogs where the authors attend festivals or go to one of those pubs with massive beer lists and tell us how they liked the many different beers they had in 0.1l or 0.15l samples. I've done that as well, it's natural, you are there and you want to taste as much as possible. But now I'm wondering how many of those beers described as "wonderful", "superb", etc. would have received the same praise if we had drunk a full portion of them, and how many of those "boring", "forgettable" ones would have ended up being "wonderful", "superb", etc.
"Tasting" is very useful to get a very good idea of what a beer is like and great to determine if there is nothing wrong with it, but not always is enough to know whether we have liked a beer or not.
On the other hand, can this habit (trend, craze?) of tasting as many beers as possible in the shortest possible time while minimising the risk of ending up more plastered than a young football player after getting his first big paycheck be one of the reasons of the apparent success of the hop bombs and extreme beers in general?
High IBU are loud, bombastic, like action films full of explosions and special effects. Malt driven beers, however, are more like thrillers where you must pay attention to the details. I'm not saying here that ones are better than the others, I can enjoy a good CGI packed blockbuster as much as a brainy whodunit, each in a different way and in a different moment.
Or could it also be that, in some way, hop bombs and extreme beers in general are a reflection of these times of instant gratification, when it's not expected (or wanted) that people will have much of an attention span?
What do I know, I'd better go get a pint.
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- Anonymous3 January 2012 at 00:34
I think (at least here in VA/USA) "extreme" beers are part of a series of "lifestyle" choices; usually by men in their 30-40's. For the under 30 crowd;I think it just seems trendy to drink "Imperial Double Abbey Tripled Hopped Smackdown Beer." As I have aged (40) I enjoy subtle beers and styles much more; however, I seem to be the minority among the beer trend people. I think that is why I enjoy Velky Al; Ron P's and your Blog. Naz Dravi!~ GeauxTReplyDelete
I agree with the part about mass-tasting. I've always wondered how it is possible to rate 30-50 beers each day on the average and not get eventually confused (not to mention the financial side...). There are some people on RB who do that. I take it that they are professionals and can instantly detect all flaws in those brews but I don't really believe they can with an honest heart say how much they liked each of those beers. Rating on such a level becomes a mechanic task I believe.ReplyDelete


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Hey everyone...
I'm hoping to get some advice... I have always been really into bow hunting and currently shoot a Mathews Z7 Helium, but haven't done much hunting with rifles. I am looking into getting a bolt action, box mag rifle in either .308 win or .30-06 and i don't want to spend over $500 i was hoping i could get a few different ideas on a budget rifle that would be good for dropping some whitetail and sika deer as well as long range target shooting.
Any advice would be helpful...Thanks
You are at the right Club for suggestions...
First off your idea of cartridge choices are great.
For what you are looking at 7mm-08, 308 Win, 270 Win, 30-06 will all work great. Basically there is not alot of difference on Deer for any of these choices. All makers chamber rifles in these because they are the most popular.
To keep under you limit of 500.xx and it be new not a used rifle you are going to be at the entry level models. You should plan on spending about 150.xx of your 500.xx on a quality scope. You will not miss a shot at a fantastic Deer because of your entry level rifle, but a crappy/cheap scope could cost you an animal. Some entry level rifle packages include a scope with the rifle for a slight increase in price. These package scopes are junk.
I really like the Marlin XS7/XL7 rifles. They are an entry level that doesn't feel or shoot like one. I like the Marlin because they have a good trigger, barrel, and the action is nice and tight. Ruger is bringing out a new entry level rifle that is worth asking to see. Ruger makes the really nice M77 Hawkeye bolt action, and this new one is an offering at the entry level pricepoint.
Take a trip to a large store with a big selection and ask to see their bolt actions at the 350.xx pricepoint. You will be supprised at the large selection they will have. Ask their opinions, but go with what fits you best.
Thanks Karl
I am a big Ruger fan, I own an SR40 and love it to death... I like the M77 Hawkeye but the only thing that pushed me away was that price tag of $860.00 I also looked into the Ruger American Rifle which has a much much less price tag at around $450.00 but I'm worried that the quality will drop off with the price.
I don't know much about Marlin's but i will have to look into them now that you suggested them.
I also wanted to see if anyone knew anything about the Steyr Model 1912 Bolt action that has been rechambered to fire 30-06... i was hoping to find out the quality and accuracy of this rifle as well as a price for on in moderate condition as i have been offered to purchase one that belongs to my father-in-law.
Sorry I didn't know what the price was for the Ruger
I didn't know that they were pricing the Ruger at 450.xx. That's placing them in competition with the Remington M700 SPS which is around that pricepoint. I am not a fan of rechambering old war horses to current cartridges. I don't doubt that the 1912 is safe, but something like a Marlin XL7 in 30-06 is going to be much stronger/safer. I also like the one piece scope base on the Marlin with multiple ring spacing options. I suggested two people buy these and both are very happy with the outcome. I did get to zero both rifles when they first were shot and they are alot for the money. Both were bought for 299.xx plus tax. One is mounting a Nikon Prostaff 3x9, the other is mounting a Redfield 2x7. Both are in 30-06. I didn't fire alot of ammo from either, just 4 rounds from each. At 25 yards I just fired two rounds then adjusted to center into the bull, and fired two to verify the adjustments. Both rifles and scopes put bullets into the same holes at that range. I watched the owners then had serious fun playing with them at 50 yards. They were new shooters and didn't need the challenges of moving back to 100 yards. Others in this group have recommended other entry level choices before.
Two I don't recommend are the Remington 710/770 and the entry level Savage Axis. That Remington design is a bad one, and the Savage Axis felt like they cut to many corners away from their standard quality rifles.
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i think it has been narrowed down pretty well and am going to head to the local gun shop over the weekend to check out their selections on the Marlins.
I am a big fan of Nikon optics so this might be a winning set up.
As far as the Rem 700 i have read countless reviews about how loose the bolt is... how the bolt pulled right out while being in the locked position... as well as it not chambering and ejecting smoothly or at all.
The only reason i was looking at picking up that Steyr was due to the fact he was only asking around $150.00 for it.
Marlin x7,savage 110,thompson venture,all good choices and Karl gave you spot on advice on all info.
Have been using a "package" Savage Model 111 in .270 quite successfully this past season. Saw one in the local Wally World with a Bushnell scope (true, it's no Nikon) for right at $500. It was in .243, but I'm sure you could find it in the caliber you're looking for.
Don't go with the Savage Axis! Like the others have said, they cut too many corners for an entry level rifle. Go with the next series up and you have a real sturdy rifle that will suit your needs for years to come.
But that's just one man's humble opinion.
Both of those calibers are great deer killers. I would consider looking at nice used rifles...you should be able to come in at your budget with an older top end rifle if you do.
Like you, I have been more of a bowhunter in recent years than a rifle hunter, but I am starting to get back into gun hunting a bit more.
All rifles are not equal...
I noticed that you placed the Remington 710/770 in the same boat as their Remington M700. The rifles only share the same name of the Company that made them. Remington M700 and M7 rifles are some of the best in the World. The standard Army and Marine sniper rifles are M700 in 308 Win. I wouldn't recommend a Remington 710/770 to be used as a tent stake. Savage bolt actions are some of the most accurate available, I just personally think they deleted to many steps in their Axis model. Rifles are made to a pricepoint, the Remington M700 SPS is a M700 without expensive polishing and finish work. It also has a cheaper floor plate design. But it is still a Remington M700, and that counts. Another poster has a Savage 111, this is a quality rifle. Getting a package rifle is an option if you can't go over 500.xx dollars, and you want the next step up in rifles from entry level. Just decide up front that you are going to replace the cheap optics as soon as possible. A cheap scope will work and is probibly better than most scopes sold 50 years ago. It is just that scopes are a lot improved from 50 years ago. I haven't handled the Ruger American yet, it might be worth taking a chance with. You won't be able to spend much on a scope after getting one, but you could upgrade next year to a better one. Ruger couldn't take away from the M77 and get it down to the 450.xx pricepoint so they redesigned the entire rifle to hit the lower pricepoint. The Ruger American will be quality for a lot of American shooters and that is what they were targetting it for. Not everyone can spring for over 1000.xx after a good scope is placed on it. My Son is looking at buying a M77 in 30-06 himself, he is looking at it as a lifetime purchess. I am also considering picking one up myself, also in 30-06. I love the 30-06 and my Sons have the same passion for it that I do. All my current Deer rifles are in 30-06. Others might be better for some animals or uses but the old cartridge just plain works. The last suggestion is take you time deciding, whatever you buy will last multiple lifetimes.
Not a big Savage bolt gun proponet nor Ruger rifles. I would take a clean used Remington 700 mountain rifle anytime over most of what has been posted.You would also stay in a pretty good cost out lay.
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I always look forward to people cosplaying from Trinity blood, they always have such wonderful designs and outfits in this series
Looking forward to this! the dress will look utterly lovely!
So looking forward to seeing this. I'm such a huge TB fan so I love seeing costumes from it. Especially the artbook ones.


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USGA to launch initiative to address slow play
(Reuters) - Five days after Tiger Woods won the PGA Tour's Farmers Insurance Open after a tortuous final round, the United States Golf Association (USGA) announced on Saturday measures to address the game's growing problem of slow play.
The USGA in a statement laid out plans to launch a "multi-faceted program" this year in partnership with golf industry leaders, allied organizations, media partners and golf course managers in a bid to resolve the issue.
"The cry that pace of play has become one of the most significant threats to the game's health has become only louder over the last year," USGA president Glen D. Nager said during the organization's annual meeting in San Diego.
"Industry research clearly shows that slow play and the amount of time it takes to play a round of golf detract from the overall experience and threaten to drive players away from the game.
"This problem touches every golfer, from the professional to the elite amateur to the collegiate player to the millions of recreational golfers at both public and private facilities."
On Monday, former world number one Woods clinched his 75th PGA Tour title by four shots at Torrey Pines outside San Diego after completing a fog-delayed final round that was played at a painfully slow pace.
At one point eight strokes in front of the chasing pack on a breezy day, Woods dropped four shots over his last five holes as he and his playing partners had to wait on virtually every tee before they could proceed.
"We played nine holes in just over three hours, and three of them are par threes," Woods said of his increasing frustration over the closing stretch. "I started losing my patience a little bit, and that's when I made a few mistakes."
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Donovan Richards has made it official – he intends to run for his boss' seat in the City Council in 2013. Richards is currently the chief of staff for Councilman James Sanders Jr. in the 31st Council District, and has been with the councilman in one position or another since Sanders took office.
The announcement was not unexpected. In May at an awards ceremony honoring tenant leaders of local housing developments, Sanders said to those assembled, "Wouldn't he make a good councilman?" after Richards addressed the crowd. Sanders is being term-limited out and the contest will be wide open. Richards has shown himself to be able to connect with people and address their concerns, whether working as a member of the councilman's team or on his own. It is too early to predict what will happen, but this will be a race to watch.
Finally the organizers of the Rockaway Olympics, now the Rockaway Teen Challenge, are taking the threat of trademark infringement seriously. The Wave first heard about this possible problem in September. With the competition being organized through the 101 Precinct Community Council, there was a very real possibility that the NYPD would have to pull its support. The word 'Olympic' is trademarked to the United States Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee through the Amateur Sports Act, Section 220506 and the IOC charter, respectively. In September Denean Ferguson, the vice president of the 101 Precinct Community Council and the event's project director, said basically the same thing she did when she announced the name change at this month's Community Board 14 meeting, "If you ask formal questions you get formal answers." The NYPD verbally and in writing requested that Ferguson change the name. Ferguson finally did reach out to the USOC which denied the use of the Olympic name.
So you say let's move on. Normally that would be the next step, except there is still the matter of the use of the Olympic torch in the Rockaway Teen Challenge logo. Ferguson said she did not specially ask the USOC about the use of the torch and they have no plans to change it. It's understandable that after a competition last year to select the best designed logo you would not want to take that away from the artist. But after being warned about it, a little Googling could have found things like the International Olympic Charter. About its symbols the charter states: The Olympic symbol, flag, motto, anthem, identifications (including but not limited to "Olympic Games" and "Games of the Olympiad"), designations, emblems, flame and torches, …may, for convenience, be collectively or individually referred to as "Olympic properties."
Right now the word Olympics will be removed from the logo and Rockaway Teen Challenge will be put in its place. That brings us back to where we started, with the threat of copyright or trademark infringement. Hopefully the logo will be very prominent as we get into 2012 and the Teen Challenge. To have the approach of, 'if we don't ask, we're not responsible,' is shortsighted.
"Our mission is to get as many people involved [as possible]," said Ferguson back in September. She added, "We're trying to get the community, on both ends, involved on different levels." You can't argue that that isn't a worthy goal. So a suggestion; go back to the artist who designed the winning logo and ask him to do a little redesigning. There is no reason we should become the next Olympic Pizza. You see the arm of the IOC is long. Before the Vancouver 2010 games a small family owned business called Olympic Pizza, in downtown Vancouver, was asked to take down a sign on its storefront with its name, and the Olympic rings and torch as its logo.
For once someone has come up with a wonderful idea to bring both ends of Rockaway together. The integrity of this event should not be compromised. There is always a chance that the USOC or the IOC could come across the logo at the last minute, causing undue problems. Once this situation is resolved, then we can say "Let the Games Begin!"


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Superbowl Menu with a Secret
By Dana Jacobi
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On Superbowl Sunday, planning a smart spread will make you a winner. For example, if you must serve chicken wings, bake them. For cold munchies, also favor baked snacks. But remember, the calories in baked potato chips and corn chips still add up very quickly. Even sticking with crudités and fat-free dip, keep dipping in and those calories will mount up faster than offside penalties.
So suppose your menu includes a zesty, fiber-rich and low-fat refried-bean dip accompanied by platters of colorful raw vegetables, and you blend fat-free yogurt into the guacamole. Your chili will be meatless and lean, the rice served with it whole-grain. There still is something else you can you do to come out a winner: Make this a "Souperbowl Sunday." Here's the secret: Studies show that eating soup before a meal helps you eat less. Not to worry, you can help your team stay leaner without the clutter and distraction of bowls and spoons when you serve this tomato soup. Thick and intensely flavorful, it is great sipped from a mug.
Preoccupied fans will think they are getting the cozy, canned original. Foodies hanging around for the feast will admire your clever, healthy re-creation of the soup everyone loves. Your game plan is to keep those mugs full all day and easy to reach.
Low in calories on its own, this smart strategy can help reduce how much you eat. It might even fill you up enough to resist that third brownie!!
Super-Bowl Tomato Soup
- 1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1/3 cup chopped scallions, green and white parts
- 1 (28-oz.) can no-salt added whole tomatoes in tomato sauce
- 3 marinated sun-dried tomato halves, rinsed and chopped
- 1 tsp. dried basil
- 1/2 tsp. sugar
- 1 cup low-sodium tomato juice
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Garlic croutons, if desired, for garnish
In small Dutch oven or large, heavy saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onions and scallions, and cook until onions are soft, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add tomatoes one at a time, holding each over the pot and crushing it through your fingers. Add tomato sauce remaining in can. Add sun-dried tomatoes, basil, and sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer soup for 20 minutes.
Using immersion blender, food processor or regular blender, purée soup until it is pulpy to smooth, as you prefer. Blend in tomato juice. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. Serve immediately, garnished with croutons, if using. Or cool soup and refrigerate, tightly covered, for up to 3 days.
Makes 6 servings.
Per serving: 71 calories, 2.5 g fat (< 1 g sat fat), 12 g carbohydrates,
2 g protein 2 g fiber, 64 mg sodium.
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Senator Elbert Guillory Explains Why He Switched to Republican Party [VIDEO]
Louisiana senator Elbert Guillory made a bold decision recently to switch from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. Guillory has since posted a YouTube video explaining why he made the decision. Guillory says in the video that this is the right decision for him and the black community. The video has gone viral with over 600,000 views. You can watch Guillory's video, "Why I Am a Republican," below.
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More than $2 trillion is spent each year on healthcare in the United States, and an aging population is challenging our system in new ways. The coming decade is certain to see advances in areas ranging from personalized medicine to electronic medical records. This area of excellence will integrate cutting-edge biomedical research with systems science, industrial engineering and microelectronic device development. Additional collaborations will draw upon expertise in disciplines such as psychology, nursing and leadership studies.
Faculty researchers are already focused on cancer detection, child mental health, Parkinson's disease treatment and medical devices, to name just a few projects. By coming together and partnering with healthcare institutions in the region and beyond, these scholars can have a positive impact on the quality, availability and affordability of American healthcare. This area of excellence will help to ensure that the latest innovations in healthcare travel speedily from lab bench to bedside.
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Tejano exhibit blends cultures
Glenn Evans
Oct. 10, 2013 at 12:15 a.m.
Two cultures blended in an art form known as Tejano is evidenced in the works of 13 Texas artists on exhibit through Oct. 26 at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts.
Mexican and Texan concepts and history blend so naturally, in fact, that the observer is unlikely to distinguish one influence from the other in sculptures, paintings, pen-and-ink works, photographs and other media represented in, TEJANO: Contemporary Latin American Artists of Texas.
"I don't think so," museum Director Renee Hawkins said. "In general, I would say Hispanics use more color in their work. But we've got photos, we've got line work with pen and ink."
And then there are the drawings Rosemary Meza-Desplas of Dallas crafts, often sewing her own hair into the design.
One miniature among the displays depicts a children's lemonade stand, a kind lemon tree lowering a bough to give the youngsters her fruit.
Halloween approaches, and show curator John Hillier scared up ample art for el Dia de Muertos, the Day of the Dead.
It's not supposed to be scary.
Hawkins said the Hispanic culture counts itself among those which honor their deceased ancestors with a sincerity that's revealed in art arising from themes of the spiritual day.
"They seem to have a very healthy respect for the dead," she said. "And they go to the cemeteries to celebrate the circle of life with their families."
There is a skeleton in the show.
"It's not a scary skeleton," she said. "It's pink with flowers in it."
The show had its opening reception Sept. 14 and has welcomed visitors since then including many arriving on buses.
"We've had a lot of groups come in and tour it," Hawkins said. "St. Mary's (Catholic School) came in this morning, and Tatum's been here. We're doing art projects with kids' groups, teaching them about the Day of the Dead, teaching them it's not scary but a day to honor your relatives."