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Their cultural impact is still quite strong, if not dominant.
08 February 2012
The Great Migration - My Folks
Posted by Richard G. Williams, Jr. at 7:00 AM
Labels: Heritage, Southern Culture
6 comments:
- Peter MacHare said...
Richard, I wonder if you know the location of the Tavern depicted at 1:33 into the video. Lord knows I love a good Tavern.
- 08 February, 2012 14:51
- Richard G. Williams, Jr. said...
Sorry, I don't. I avoid them now unlike my younger days when remembering what I did didn't really seem to matter all that much. ;o)
- 08 February, 2012 14:57
- Brock Townsend said...
When I first saw the tavern, I thought it was in Middleburg, but was mistaken. Many of the shots looked familiar, but probably just because they are all so similar to what I remember. Posted.
- 08 February, 2012 16:05
- Richard G. Williams, Jr. said...
SW Virginia is all I know.
- 08 February, 2012 16:15
- Peter MacHare said...
I found the Tavern, 'tis here:
- 09 February, 2012 10:03
- Brock Townsend said...
- 09 February, 2012 11:55
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Lana Del Rey
Stepping out for a fashionable fete, a bevy of beautiful people converged for the 2016 ELLE Style Awards in London, England last night (February 23).
Held at the swanky Tate Britain, the Nick Grimshaw-hosted affair attracted the likes of Suki Waterhouse, Jourdan Dunn, Lana Del Rey and Liv Tyler, all of whom took home trophies by night's end.
Dave Grohl and Beck paid tribute to David Bowie at a pre-Grammy party on Sunday night (February 14).
Beck took lead vocals while Dave played the drums and was joined by his fellow surviving Nirvana members Pat Smear on the guitar and Krist Novoselic on bass guitar.
Stepping back into the spotlight, Lana Del Rey is featured on the front page of the October 2015 issue of Billboard magazine.
The sultry songstress, whose real name is Elizabeth Grant, poses for Joe Pugliese and explains that she's thankful and somewhat surprised that her career has taken off as it has.
The camera certainly loves her angelic aura, and Lana Del Rey gave good face for the Fall/Winter 2015 issue of Nylon Mexico magazine.
Currently promoting the release of her new album Honeymoon, the "Summertime Sadness" songstress has not one, but five different cover images, showcasing her penchant for posing.
It's no secret that she hates being followed by shutterbugs, and Lana Del Rey takes matters into her own hands in the brand new music video for her single "High By the Beach."
The "Video Games" songstress begins by walking around her beach house in a sexy sundress before noticing a pesky paparazzo stalking her via helicopter.
She definitely marches to the beat of her own drummer, and Lana Del Rey is hotter than ever on the front of the new Another Man magazine.
For their 20th issue, the bi-annual men's fashion publication is celebrating with four all-star covers and the 29-year-old "Video Games" songstress looks remarkable in her '60s style glamour spread.
Adding some serious girl power to the scene, Heidi Klum, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Lana Del Rey all showed up at LAX International Airport on Sunday evening (February 1).
Sporting a sexy black ensemble, the "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" dame, whose new flick "Mad Max: Fury Road" hits theaters May 15th, stuck her tongue out at the shutterbugs as she hopped into a chauffeured car.
She usually prefers to fly below the radar but earlier tonight (January 11) Lana Del Rey was all about prancing around for the cameras at the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Always a welcome sight, the "Summertime Sadness" singer brought her signature sexy vibe to the Beverly Hilton Hotel as she rubbed shoulders with the industry's top names.
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Bubur Ketan Hitam (Black Sticky Rice Pudding)
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Recipe by Asura
another fav snack of mine.
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I opted to use "light" coconut milk. Having no quick access to pandan leaves, I instead put 1 tsp of real Mexican vanilla extract in the water. I would suggest sweetening it slightly more with this combination. Nonetheless, with that bit of extra sweetening, a Singaporean guest happily ate it. :^)
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 3⁄4 cups black sticky rice
- 2 pandan leaves
- 5 cups water
- 1⁄2 cup palm sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 cups coconut cream
Directions See How It's Made
- Rinse rice thoroughly for 2 minutes under running water. Drain well. Put 5 cups of water, rice and pandan leaves into a heavy stockpot. Simmer over medium heat for approximately 40 minutes.
- Add palm sugar syrup and continue to cook until most of the liquid has evaporated. Season with a pinch of salt. Remove from heat, allow to cool.
- Serve at room temperature, topped with a swirl of fresh squeezed creamy coconut cream.


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How to Host an Awards Night Party
Whether you are having your guests over for a formal dinner or something a little bit more relaxed, here are a few creative and easy ideas to help set the mood and get everyone in the red carpet spirit.
Whether you are having your guests over for a formal dinner or something a little bit more relaxed, here are a few creative and easy ideas to help set the mood and get everyone in the red carpet spirit.
A Table Fit For a Celebrity
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Use a red table cloth and gold silverware to set a regal dinner table. This would work well for a buffet style table as well if you are looking for something more casual. I especially love the idea of creating a little sealed envelope out of a cloth napkin, gold sticker and ribbon (see above).
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Or if sparkle is more your style, go with a glitter filled fabric for your table, gold silverware, a simple white plate and a pretty pink napkin. I love the special message on each plate as well. You can fill the little envelope with each person's name to serve as a place card. How fun!
Celebrate the Movies
You don't have to get too crazy with your viewing party foods. I think the best way to celebrate the movies is just as if you were in a theater. Serve popcorn and a few of your favorite candies. If you want to add something special, try a recipe for spicy popcorn or this homemade Italian cheese version.
Add Some Glam
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A little DIY never hurt anyone, especially when glitter is involved. Glam up your party with a little Mod Podge and gold glitter and create a fun banner you can string across the room or as a pretty backdrop to your buffet table.
Guess what? You can eat your glitter too! Make any kind of dessert you desire (we love the mini cupcakes pictured above), top it with frosting and cover it with your favorite kind of edible glitter. The gold star shaped ones might be the best for an awards night party!
Host Your Own Ballot
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With a few striped treat or favor bags, some glitter card stock and ballot printables from Studio DIY, you can host your own ballot and see who would have won an award if your friends held the votes!
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A fiber Bragg grating (FBG) strain patch specially adapted for long-term and high-strain applications has been developed and characterized. The design concept for the patch is based on a glass-fiber reinforced plastic (gfrp) carrier material. The developed concept for the FBG integration into the carrier material was derived from reliable integration procedure of FBG sensors into composite structures. The patches' temperature sensitivity, strain gauge factor, fiber–matrix interface adhesion and fatigue behavior were characterized. As a result, FBG strain patches with linear temperature and strain behavior, as well as excellent fatigue resistance, were developed and can be used as part of a monitoring system for advanced composite materials in aerospace structures or wind turbine power plants.
Over the past years, fiber Bragg gratings have been used as sensors for structural health monitoring and smart structure applications. Compared to conventional strain sensors like resistance strain gauges or extensometers, FBG sensors have several advantages. Small size, light weight, immunity to electromagnetic fields and lightning, capability to be multiplexed in a single optical fiber, material integratability, and the ability to withstand high dynamic loadings, make FBG strain sensors especially suitable for structure monitoring when performance accuracy and reliability are of principle interest.
FBG are optical wavelength filters written into an optical fiber by an UV laser. Using the phasemask technique, the index of refraction of the core of the fiber has been locally and periodically modified. From the light spectrum travelling in the fiber, a small spectral band will be reflected at the grating, while the rest of the light will be transmitted. The Bragg condition defines the centre wavelength λB of the small reflected band [
FBG sensors in bare optical fibers are very brittle and, therefore, difficult to handle, especially for untrained users. Subsequently, producers offer FBGs integrated or applied to a carrier material in order to simplify the handling and installation of the sensors. These optical strain gauges are also named "patches." Patches are available from different manufacturers and, depending on the patch design, their characteristics are different. In previous investigations [
Alternate bending test with FBG-based patches. The optical signal of patch 1 decays at a flexural strain of 4 mm/m. The patch started to delaminate from the specimen.
For this reason, it was necessary to develop a FBG patch with reliable and long-term stable mechanical and spectral properties. However, a carrier material glass-fiber-reinforced plastic (gfrp) was chosen so that the manufacturing technique could be easily adapted for the integration of optical fibers into composite structures.
The patch was carefully designed. First, a gfrp carrier made of six layers of glass fabric (80 g/m2) was laminated and vacuum-cured at 60 °C. Patch carrier of size 50 mm × 15 mm × 0.6 mm were cut out of the gfrp carrier. Second, the optical fiber was prepared and attached to the surface of the patch carrier. Therefore, ptfe tubes are used to protect the fiber going over the sharp edges of the patch carrier. The tubes have to be placed carefully at the end of the sensitive area of the Bragg grating. Then, they are fixed on the carrier and sealed so that no liquid resin flows along the optical fiber. This way, the fiber is protected from becoming extremely brittle after hardening due to the resin flow. On top of the fiber that is fixed on the carrier, a final layer glass fabric was laminated and vacuum-cured to avoid mechanical damage of the fiber. In
Because of the curing temperature of 60 °C, the patch can only be used up to this temperature. For use at higher temperatures, the patch has to be post-cured at the desired temperature.
Sensor patch applied to cfrp specimen.
The FBG, embedded in the patch material, can additionally be used to monitor the patch curing process. What happens during the curing process in terms of residual stress and exothermal reaction is extremely important for the configuration of the FBG inside the patch. It is well known that the gfrp material shrinks significantly during curing, up to 2%, depending on the resin system used. The resin curing process has been discussed in detail in [
The characteristic curing cycling can be observed with FBG sensors during embedment into the patch carrier, as shown in
Cure cycling of a patch monitored with embedded FBG sensor.
The total volume shrinkage (1–5) can be expressed as a change in the Bragg wavelength of the FBG. During heating, volume expansion (1–2) can be observed. Although the final curing temperature is not yet reached (2), the reaction shrinkage begins (2–3), which is observed in a significant drop in Bragg wavelength. After isothermal hardening (3–4), volume contraction due to cooling (4–5) is observed.
The embedded FBG was not temperature-compensated. The effects observed here cannot therefore clearly be separated into temperature load and mechanical forces acting at the sensor. For a description of the curing process, and for the use of these sensors for cure monitoring, it is necessary to develop a specially adapted sensor system based on fundamental work in literature [
The characterization of interfacial interaction between the surrounding matrix and the sensor is of fundamental importance for a reliable sensor use. Therefore, the adhesion between the FBG and the patch carrier was investigated by using the single fiber push-out method. The fibers investigated with this method had different coatings as polyimide, Ormocer®, and acrylate. Uncoated fibers were investigated, too.
The arrangement around the integrated fiber was evaluated by optical investigations of polished micrograph sections (
However, in case of bare fibers embedded in patches, a good adhesion between the fiber and the surrounding matrix could be observed (
Micrograph section of an embedded acrylate-coated optical fiber. In this particular case, the fiber is delaminated from its coating.
Embedded bare fiber without coating. The fiber has an excellent adhesion to the matrix.
The bare fiber shows perfect connection to the surrounding matrix. Since the bare glass fiber is relatively stiff compared to a soft acrylate coating, it is therefore able to take the forces built up during curing and shrinking without large deformations. In the case of bare fibers, the shrinkage builds up forces pressing, even more so, the surrounding epoxy resin and the bare fiber together, leading to a good connection, even under external forces. Thus, external strain can directly be transferred into the optical fiber without additional deformations of the soft coating between the fiber and the matrix.
For push-out tests, the polished micrograph sections were prepared as 500 μm thick slices. A flat cone indenter with a diameter of 100 μm was used to push the fiber out of this slice specimen. During the test, force and the indenter displacement were recorded. The shear stress acting at the fiber surface was calculated from the recorded force data and contact area. According to the optical observations under the microscope, the acrylate-coated fiber showed the worst adhesion, while the embedded bare fiber showed the best adhesion (
Results of the indentation tests. The bare fiber (
As shown in
The obtained results from the push-out test for two other coating types, polyimide and Ormocer®, are shown in
The interfacial shear strength for Ormocer®-coated fibers is around 20 MPa and for polyimide-coated fibers about 13. The better shear strength of these fibers compared to the acrylate coating could be explained by both, the better adhesion between glass fiber and coating, and the stiff coating material. The linear region for Ormocer®-coated fibers (
Results of push-out tests on Ormocer® (
The force peak to overcome the interfacial adhesion of polyimide-coated fibers is not as high as for bare fibers or Ormocer®-coated fibers, but an almost linear behavior can be observed for an indenter displacement up to 10 μm. With higher displacements, the fiber is apparently detached, and only friction takes place. In contrast to Ormocer®-coated fibers, no plastic deformation could be observed.
Concluding the push-out tests, bare fibers show the best result in interface adhesion. However, when it comes to practical use, a coating for the fibers is required. Comparing coated fibers, polyimide has the best properties, followed by Ormocer®.
The application of the patch to the specimen is the most common source of error concerning the strain transfer. As good as a patch may be designed, if the patch is not properly applied to the specimen, it cannot determine the correct strain of the specimen. The application mainly depends on two things: first, the choice of an adhesive well adapted to the measurement conditions and, second, the correct application. In this case, we decided to use Araldite 2020 and Z70 for the application of the patches to steel, aluminum and gfrp specimen, and we used Araldite 2015 and Z70 for cfrp specimen. Z70 is a very common adhesive for the application of resistance strain gauges, so we used that for comparison reasons. The Araldite adhesives have been recommended, especially for use with composite material.
In order to apply the sensing patch with optimum adhesion, a thin layer of adhesive was spread onto the patch and then it was pressed on to the specimen. The Araldite adhesives are hot-curing materials. The specimen with the patch was therefore packaged in a vacuum bag and heated up. Due to the uniform pressure inside the vacuum bag and the elevated temperature, the adhesive could spread homogeneously under the patch, and the patch adhered evenly to the specimen. A uniform, thin adhesive layer was achieved. Sharp edges that result from inhomogeneous spread of the adhesive could be avoided. With this method, the adhesive layer, as shown in
After developing and designing the patch, its characteristics were determined. That means the patch responses to temperature, load, combined temperature and load, and dynamic load were investigated. The patch responses to these parameters describe the patch characteristics. A total number of 13 patches were designed to carry out the different tests.
Before loading the patch, the effect of thermal influence on the patch was characterized. It is very important to determine this parameter. Typically, FBG sensors measure both temperature and strain. In order to achieve a pure strain measurement, the measured values obtained must be corrected by the temperature-correlated strain.
The temperature tests were carried out with patches with embedded acrylate-coated FBGs; the samples were investigated in a temperature chamber in the range of −40 °C to +60 °C. The patches showed linear temperature sensitivity over the whole temperature range. The temperature sensitivity could be determined to be 24 pm/K.
Temperature compensation during mechanical loading has been performed utilizing an additional temperature sensor.
In conformity to the guideline for strain sensors based on fiber Bragg gratings [
Previous investigations have shown that there are quite large disagreements between specifications of the manufacturers of commercially available fiber Bragg grating patches and the observed characteristics [
At first, the tensile test coupons were loaded up to a maximum load of 15 kN in three cycles to pre-stress the coupons. After that, the coupons were loaded in steps of 1.5 kN up to the maximum load, and down again also in three cycles. The maximum load of 15 kN correlates to a strain of 740 μm/m of the stainless steel coupons and a strain of 1800 μm/m of the aluminum coupons. During the whole test, the temperature was kept constant at 23 °C. All the investigated patches showed linear strain behavior over the total loading cycle, as shown in
Determination of the strain gauge factor from the change in Bragg wavelength compared to resistance strain gauges.
Change in Bragg wavelength of a patch compared to the strain determined with resistance strain gauges at different temperatures.
To analyze the temperature dependence of the strain gauge factor, the tensile test coupons were loaded in the same way as for the tests to determine the strain gauge factor at room temperature. These tests were carried out at temperatures of −40 °C, −20 °C, 70 °C and 80 °C. Although the patches were manufactured at a curing temperature of 60 °C, it was necessary to determine how and under what temperature and load the patches start to degrade. Before starting with the test, the patches were post-cured at a temperature of 82 °C. The loading cycles started when the temperature chamber reached thermal equilibrium.
In case of all other temperatures, the strain gauge factor is in a reasonable range, as also determined for room temperature. This can be concluded from
Strain gauge factors determined from combined temperature and loading cycles.
|Gauge factor
|0.7955 ± 0.0081
|0.7937 ± 0.0103
|0.7799 ± 0.0175
|0.7805 ± 0.0081
|0.6896 ± 0.0451
It can be concluded from these experiments that the developed patches with embedded acrylate-coated FBGs show a linear and constant strain behavior over a temperature range of −40 °C to +70 °C, if a post-curing has been carried out over 80 °C. The strain gauge factor is slightly temperature dependent, but the corresponding gauge factor error over the whole temperature range is 1.4 × 10−4 1/K. It is assumed that this effect is not significant in this temperature range, and for practical applications, the average strain gauge factor for the designed patches is calculated to be 0.7874 ± 0.0081. The relative error of the gauge factor is about 1% and therefore comparable to the gauge factor error of established resistance strain gauges.
During static testing of the patches, the reflected small spectrum was analyzed and characterized to determine major changes in the spectrum design. A deformation of the spectrum, together with growing side lopes at higher loads, can lead to misinterpretations of the Bragg wavelength. If the side lopes are as high as the main peak, or the main peak starts to broaden extremely, the mathematical algorithm used by the interrogator system cannot distinguish between several peaks and, consequently, is not able to accurately define the Bragg wavelength. In order to interpret the reflected signal correctly, a side lope suppression of at least 5 dB under the Bragg peak is necessary, as defined in the VDI guideline [
Reflected spectrum of the FBG patch with embedded bare fiber at different load steps.
A maximum load of 5 kN is equivalent to a strain of approximately 1500 μm/m. In order to interpret the spectral phenomena, a patch with embedded bare fiber was chosen. In this way, transverse force effects that directly act onto the bare fiber without a protecting coating could clearly be studied.
The spectral effects of a combination of longitudinal and transverse load and local strain gradients on the embedded FBG, like it is the case in a multi-axial strain field, is of a very complex nature and has not been focused in this context.
The fatigue behavior of the patches and the error resulting due to fatigue effects have to be characterized in order to utilize the patches, not only for measurements of statically loaded structural elements, but also for dynamically loaded ones. Important parameters are the maximum dynamic load that the patch is able to withstand and the corresponding strength of the adhesive bond between patch and specimen. A spectral analysis was not in the focus for the fatigue tests. Since practical users are usually only interested in strain information or, at most, the Bragg wavelength change, spectral changes due to perturbation effects have not been considered as long as the measurement unit could identify the Bragg peak.
Referencing with resistance strain gauges is not suitable in the case of dynamic loads, because resistance strain gauges are limited in their fatigue life. Furthermore, resistance strain gauges are designed for measurements of classical materials like steel or concrete. For highly tensile materials like cfrp or gfrp, it is necessary to use appropriate referencing techniques. Most common are optical reference techniques that scan the surface of the specimen, like digital image correlation (DIC) or laser extensometer. In this case, a laser extensometer was chosen as the reference method.
Four patches were used in tension fatigue tests.
Half of the analyzed patches had embedded FBGs with acrylate coating; the others were embedded as bare fibers. It became evident during the test that the patches with integrated acrylate-coated FBG endured the tensile fatigue test until the specimen broke (
Set-up of the fatigue test. The patches are applied to the back and front side of a cfrp specimen. A laser extensometer is used to reference the strain values at the small side of the specimen.
Broken specimen after tensile fatigue test. The crack initiation zone lies under the patch, but the patch did not peel off from the surface of the specimen.
Strain response of a patch with embedded acrylate-coated FBG compared to the strain response of the laser extensometer for maximum and minimum load.
The difference in strain measured with the patch and with the laser extensometer, as observed in
The attached patches with integrated bare fibers, on the contrary, failed before the specimen broke (
Two patches with embedded bare FBG were applied on the front and back of a specimen and loaded during tensile fatigue tests. Both patches failed clearly before reaching beginning crack initiation of the specimen.
Schematic drawing of the stress concentrations of the embedded fiber inside a patch under dynamic loading.
Therefore, it was decided to use patches with embedded Ormocer®-coated fibers to avoid early failure of the patch during dynamic fatigue tests. Ormocer®-coated fibers showed good interfacial adhesion and a relative good strain gauge factor.
The parameters for the dynamic fatigue test were chosen according to the experimentally determined strain parameters from the tensile fatigue tests. The test was force-controlled. The tests were carried out with a frequency of 3 Hz and an alternating load between 2 kN and 20 kN. The loading was increased stepwise every 10,000 cycles. The maximum load corresponded to a theoretical strain of 6000 μm/m. In
Dynamic fatigue test of a FBG patch referenced with laser extensometer.
Obviously, the patch is able to withstand up to 650,000 loading cycles without failure. It is assumed that the patch would bear up to 1,000,000 loading cycles, but this has to be proved yet. It can also be seen from
Large deviations in the specifications of commercially available patches from their real characteristics motivated us to develop a special field deployable FBG patch for applications in structural health monitoring systems. The designed patch was characterized and improved stepwise, and showed excellent long-term stability in dynamic fatigue tests. Compared to commercially available patches, the developed patch completely uses gfrp carrier material.
Depending on the measurement task, either static or dynamic, it is necessary to decide which fiber type should be integrated in the patches. Bare fibers show best results in strain transfer and can be used for static load measurements. For dynamic loadings, the fiber has to be coated either with polyimide or Ormocer® to withstand the high dynamic loadings without failure. Acrylate-coated fibers are not recommended for embedment into patches because of their bad interface adhesion and the erroneous gauge factor during fatigue tests.
During the basic research to develop and design gfrp patches with embedded FBG sensors, a great deal of essential experience and skills could be obtained. This enormous growth in knowledge can be used for adaptation of FBG sensors and their integration in any composite structures. Additional knowledge concerning temperature sensitivity, strain transfer characteristics and gauge factor, as well as fatigue behavior for a reliable integration into composite structures, can be derived from the described basic research work.
The authors would like to acknowledge the assistance provided by the BAM group "Fatigue testing, failure analysis, damage mechanics" in carrying out several fatigue tests.


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Hey, folks...one thing I couldn't figure out...At the end of the scene with Tyrion and Cersei, the Queen says "She's going to tell him." Who is this referring to? Telling what? Something about the Queen and Jaime? Usually I can figure this out but I rewatched the scene and it wasn't clear to me.
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The scenario: A two-year-old's birthday in the park.
The innocent thought: A helium Thomas the Tank Engine balloon will help friends locate our camp at a busy playground. The kids won't even know it's there – not when there are slides, monkey bars, cupcakes, and it's flying six feet above their eye level.
The cold reality: Balloon turns party into pint-sized UFC match. Hair is pulled, full-body tackles are thrown, little elbows are dropped in a full-throttle battle for control. The phrase "worst meltdown I've ever seen" is overheard repeatedly. Kids cannot be reasoned with, or bribed – they spit in the face of timeouts. An adult finally takes Thomas behind a tree and puts him (and everyone else) out of his misery.
Rule to live by: One balloon per kid, or none at all.
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Surrender (but don't give yourselves away ...)
One interesting aspect of the Bush administration is the degree to which it has destroyed the brains of so many conservatives who felt compelled to support it. I think it's safe to say we can add Michael Barone [1] to that list. Check this out:
A roomful of academics erupted in angry boos Tuesday morning after political analyst Michael Barone said journalists trashed Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republicans' vice presidential nominee, because "she did not abort her Down syndrome baby." "The liberal media attacked Sarah Palin because she did not abort her Down syndrome baby," Barone said, according to accounts by attendees. "They wanted her to kill that child. ... I'm talking about my media colleagues with whom I've worked for 35 years."
Barone said in an e-mail that he "was attempting to be humorous and ... went over the line."
Attempting to be humorous? Joking about abortion and child murder? Boy, do these people ever need a vacation. Let me recommend, say, eight to 12 years in the wilderness.
George Zornick writes: Deborah Howell, The Washington Post's ombudsman, has endorsed [2] two critiques of her newspaper's coverage during the presidential campaign:
The Post provided a lot of good campaign coverage, but readers have been consistently critical of the lack of probing issues coverage and what they saw as a tilt toward Democrat Barack Obama. My surveys, which ended on Election Day, show that they are right on both counts.
She documents the problems:
The op-ed page ran far more laudatory opinion pieces on Obama, 32, than on Sen. John McCain, 13. There were far more negative pieces about McCain, 58, than there were about Obama, 32, and Obama got the editorial board's endorsement. The Post has several conservative columnists, but not all were gung-ho about McCain.
McCain clinched the GOP nomination on March 4, three months before Obama won his. From June 4 to Election Day, the tally was Obama, 626 stories, and McCain, 584. Obama was on the front page 176 times, McCain, 144 times; 41 stories featured both.
Howell compares her findings to the Pew study that we wrote about in "What Obamedia? [3]" last week. That study also showed more favorable coverage, and more coverage overall, for Obama, but as we explained that's simply a function of the fact Obama was usually winning the race, and was making strategic decisions widely seen as successful, while the exact opposite was true of John McCain. Bob Shrum said [4] this week that "McCain was like the 1962 Mets. They couldn't cover him positively." That gets reflected in the coverage, but it doesn't mean the mainstream media, nor The Washington Post, were in the tank for Obama. Howell's inclusion of the editorial page is especially odd; doesn't the paper hire columnists to provide their honest opinions? Should some have converted them to provide balance?
But most importantly, the "problem" Howell cites here can be solved by fixing the other one she names: too much horse-race coverage. There were 1,295 horse-race stories and 594 issues stories in the Post from November 11, 2007, to Election Day 2008. "There were no broad stories on energy or science policy, and there were few on religion issues," she writes.
So it's simple -- stop writing about the horse-race so much, and the coverage won't "tilt" towards the winning candidate. It's natural for horse-race coverage to display such disparities, but not so much if reporters are exploring and analyzing policy positions.
You've probably seen the video [5] of MSNBC's Joe Scarborough accidentally letting the F-word slip on the air.
We've written before [6] about the FCC's "fleeting expletives" policy, which allows the agency to impose sometimes-massive fines for fleeting, inconsequential obscenities; for example, the FCC fined a small public television station in California for airing Martin Scorsese's documentary "The Blues," which contains musicians using some earthy language.
The FCC can't touch Scarborough, since he was on cable at the time, but it's important to note, as Glenn Greenwald [7] does, that Scarborough has been one of the biggest proponents of FCC policies that would levy fines for identical infractions on network television. When Bono said "fucking brilliant" during the Golden Globe Awards, Joe had this to say:
The show was live, and unlike SCARBOROUGH COUNTRY, the "F" word was not bleeped out. Earlier this month, the FCC ruled that Bono's acceptance speech and his use of the word that began with an "F" was not a violation of indecency rules. . . . .
Robert, it was at 8:00. Kids were watching this. You've studied television and pop culture. What does it say about our FCC that we've come this far or you could say gone this far backward that somebody could say the "F" word on TV and get the federal government's approval?
Greenwald has more examples [7]. Meanwhile, we're left to ask -- Joe, are you re-examining yourself [8]?
Speaking of the FCC, here [9] is a Business Week piece about whom Obama may be considering for FCC chairman; his choice will be a relief regardless after the Powell/Martin years, but Obama should strive to pick the most qualified candidate that has the least ties to the corporate telecommunications world, as many of the issues facing the FCC -- from white spaces [10] to network neutrality -- are fundamental battles between the public interest and corporate bottom lines.
Note that there's a lot of articles like this for virtually every visible administration position, and I agree [11] that nobody knows whom Obama will appoint (including probably Obama, in many cases at this point). And I agree that speculative articles should be more clearly labeled as speculation instead of passed off as reporting. But I do think these pieces have a good amount of merit and value, just like, for example, the NFL mock drafts that just about every outlet produces. A lot of hoity-toity sports fans will deride mock drafts as wastes of time, because the mocks rarely turn out to be accurate. Once one team picks an unexpected player, there's a chain reaction and all predictions are off. And it's true that sports journalists don't always have good reporting on a given team's draft preferences, and if they do, it's probably a calculated leak that's as likely to be true as not. These mock drafts are still useful, though: they give a sense of who possibly merits consideration, why, and what the advantages and drawbacks of such a pick would be. (This sentiment is expressed more colorfully here [12]). I think cabinet-speculation stories are useful for the same reason.
Broadcasting & Cable's Marisa Guthrie spent [13] election night inside the Fox News studios; it's an interesting read and gives a sense of where the network could be headed over the next several years. Also, it seems like Brit Hume had a bad night.
By the way, did anyone notice the somewhat conspicuous absence of arguably the network's two biggest stars during last Tuesday's coverage? Hannity and O'Reilly were nowhere to be found. (On MSNBC, Maddow and Olbermann were there and did provide analysis). I'm not calling for more Hannity, and I think the network made the right call. Hannity doesn't strike me as someone who would be good at live television that deals with and interprets events as they happen. He's very good at delivering his scripted attack lines and talking points, but I somehow can't imagine him reacting in real-time to anything consequential. Ditto O'Reilly.
Quote of the Day: "I just much prefer scandals about Neiman Marcus to, uh, you know, weighty academics talking about the economy..." -- Maureen Dowd [14], on MSNBC yesterday.
ESPN.com's Bill Simmons writes [15]:
There is one silver lining to Buffalo's Cinderella season slowly falling apart to the point that the Bills now might miss the playoffs. I am not allowed to mention it, but if you rack your brains, you will figure it out. Think about the insufferable way that Oprah attached herself to Obama, and you will be getting warm.
Anyone want to fill me in on this one? What media figure has been propping up the Bills this year? Chris Berman has certainly said nice things, and he even donned a Buffalo hat at one point. But Obama won, and Oprah was happy, whereas the Bills are losing ...
I'll assume for now that this is a dig at Simmons' ESPN colleague, Berman, which is only further proof of anti-Bills bias at that network. It has hired two former members of the 1990s Dallas Cowboys, Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith, both of which openly root for their old team on the air; Smith even served as spokesperson [16] for his old team when a (very) critical book was written. Such criticism is especially ironic coming from Simmons, one of the biggest jock-washers for the New England Patriots in the mainstream sports media. But profess fanship for the Bills? Tsk tsk, how insufferable...
Alter-reviews: Sal on Cheap Trick and Warren Zevon re-issues
Cheap Trick --Budokan! (30th Anniversary DVD+3CDs)
Cheap Trick is one of those bands whose best-known songs are their weakest songs. While "Surrender" and "I Want You To Want Me" are both great, "The Flame," "Can't Stop Falling Into Love," and "Don't Be Cruel" represent the worst side of this legendary pop band. This is how I feel about At Budokan. It may be Cheap Trick's biggest-selling record, but it's not what I consider to be the classic history has made it to be. Mind you, it's still a blast and with this new deluxe version, you get it all. There is the complete concert from the 1998 reissue on 2 CDs, a third CD with a performance from the following night, and a DVD of the performance which was broadcast on Japanese TV. That's a lot of Budokan. If you want to venture into Cheap Trick waters for the first time, pick up the brilliant 1977 self-titled debut, or the Todd Rundgren-produced Next Position Please. If you want to get all nostalgic, Budokan! is for you. You can read all about it here [17].
Warren Zevon -- Warren Zevon (Collector's Edition)
Warren Zevon's brilliant debut gets the royal treatment with improved sound and a bonus CD of alternate takes and demos on a new package from the always classy Rhino Records. This is the record with the pre-Linda Ronstadt versions of "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" and "Carmelita," as well as the absolutely riveting "Desperados Under The Eaves," with a gorgeous vocal arrangement by Carl Wilson. Excitable Boy was the record that put Zevon on the map and rightly so, but the debut was a long time coming. Zevon had been working on these songs for years and thought of giving up and moving out of the U.S. altogether. But thanks to some encouragement from Jackson Browne, he pressed on and gave us this amazing album.
BUY THIS ONE NOW!! (or at least read all about it here [18].)
-- Sal [19]
Name: Bob Wenning
Hometown: Chicago
In reading this post [20] from Monday, I was reminded of the same grave warnings from Rush and his crew just before Bill Clinton took office. He was sure Clinton's economic proposals (particularly the higher taxes proposed for Rush and his ilk) were going to lead to the ruin of the American economy (Right again, Rush!). A friend of mine who was a Rush devotee, took his money out of the stock market. I can't say I didn't warn him that Rush doesn't know shit.
Also, regarding Hannity's ad nauseam references to Obama's radical associations and his liberal Hyde Park neighborhood -- the University of Chicago, where Obama was a constitutional law professor, is one of the leading intellectual centers of conservative legal and economic thought. But somehow this 'association' was rarely mentioned in this context. Obama had much more exposure to these conservative "radicals" in a month than he ever did to Wright & Ayers. Hopefully, he will not be unduly influenced.
Name: Ken
Hometown: Kansas City
I have spent the last week reading blogs all over the internet. I have found an incredible amount of BS out there. One spin that bothers me most. A lot of people are posting more "stuff" saying Rev. Wright is a racist. Let's see. An elderly black man is angry at his country for the racism and bigotry he experienced over most if not all of his life. In other news, water found to be wet and the Pope is outed as a Catholic.
I am a middle-aged white guy originally from the northern plains. I am guilty of believing that this country had largely put racism behind us. Boy was I wrong. A sports columnist here in KC wrote a column on Obama's election to President. If you go to our paper's web site and read the comments to that article you will find some of the worst we have to offer as humans. Some of the best too. But I am left feeling much less optimistic about the future. I also try to keep in mind that I am living in a state that is still trying to remove science from the classroom.
Name: Don Hynes
Hometown: Portland OR
I'm not a fan of Rather's [21], and with Junior heading back to six figure public speaking it hardly matters, but isn't it dreadful that the only mistake Rather made was in the false document that was passed to him. No one has ever challenged the validity of what was in the document (or really investigated from where and by whom) and the original source who till this day swears to the original documents verity, that Junior got a pass into the Guard because of Pater's direct influence. Make that a walk for Airman Junior and another big K on the lie board for Dad.
Name: Jef Hall
Hometown: Oshkosh, WI
Thanks for your review [22] of The Hold Steady/Drive-By Truckers. The 2 best shows I saw this year so far were these 2 bands on their own.
I got the ticket the day I found out about the show, and can't wait for Friday in Chicago.
This is shaping up to be a great month.


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Linda Boahen
Breakin' In: The Making of a Hip Hop Dancer
What does it take to make it as a hip-hop dancer? Blood, sweat, tears and true grit, judging by this documentary about three women -- Linda Boahen, Tracy Armstrong and Michelle Odle -- vying for video gigs in a world so sexualized it can break them. First-time filmmaker Elizabeth St. Philip trails the three Toronto-based dancers to and from auditions, hoping to uncover what motivates them to push on despite pervasive sexism and meager paychecks.


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My view, circa 7:15pm this evening:
Recap in the a.m.! :mrgreen:
taylor (greens & chocolate) 08.04.2010
Amanda @ Vegacious 08.04.2010
Lisa @bakebikeblog 08.04.2010
Emily & Katie 08.04.2010
Amber 08.04.2010
Elizabeth 08.04.2010
Tina 08.05.2010
Mac 08.05.2010
I am SO jealous that you had the opportunity to hot air balloon! I looked into it for my boyfriend's birthday, but it was just a little too expensive for my budget right now :( It will definitely happen sometime in my future though! Hope you had a blast! P.S. Love that you are from the midwest, I'm a midwest girl as well… WI!


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Winner: Paterson Plan Needs Public Scrutiny
Albany, N.Y., December 16—State Senator George Winner (R-C-I, Elmira) said today that Governor David Paterson's 2009-2010 proposed state budget is going to require a long, hard look from the Legislature and local communities.
Earlier today Paterson briefed legislators on a $121.1-billion state budget proposal, a plan that calls for a wide range of spending cuts and tax and fee increases to close what the governor estimates is a $15.4-billion state budget deficit. Paterson calls for a $4.1-billion package of new or increased taxes and fees.
For more details on the Paterson plan, click here.
Following today's legislative briefing on Paterson's budget plan, Winner released the following statement:
"Governor Paterson's proposed plan calls for significant spending cuts, significant cost shifts to local governments, and an astonishing package of taxes and fees. Fiscal reform in New York State is going to be a work in progress and the actions we take now could impact a generation of New Yorkers. Governor Paterson's plan leaves upstate legislators with a responsibility to look long and hard at whether the governor's proposed actions hurt instead of help upstate property taxpayers, the upstate economy, and upstate communities in the long run. That's what we'll be doing over the important weeks and months ahead."
The next step in the 2009-10 state budget adoption process will be a close examination of the governor's proposal by the Legislature's fiscal committees, which will include a series of public hearings in Albany.
Winner said that he will also schedule a series of public meetings locally to give area residents the opportunity to get more detailed information on and share their opinions and suggestions about Paterson's budget proposal. He said this year's meetings will be especially important.
"I look forward to hearing directly from this region's local leaders and concerned citizens. It's important to determine if the scope of the governor's plan offers the best way for our communities to move forward," said Winner, whose 53rd District includes all of Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben and Yates counties, and part of Tompkins County (the city of Ithaca, and the towns of Enfield, Ithaca, Newfield and Ulysses).


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Mr. Wiley, 58, of Lebanon died Monday, March 5, 2012 at his residence.
Visitation will be held 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 7 and 12 Noon Thursday until 1:45 p.m. at the Partlow Funeral Chapel.
Graveside services will follow at 2 p.m. at the Wilson County Memorial Gardens.
Lebanon's Partlow Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.


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WILD CATS rounders team defeated Canterbury Belles 11½-3½ in their latest outing.
Both teams were suffering from absent players, with Belles having to defend with only six players against Wild Cats' seven at Clockface Miners Club.
Wild Cats, first to bat, managed to declare on 11½, with all seven players scoring.
Full rounders came from Diane Arnold, Helen Kewley (2) who also scored two halfs, and Lyn Davies, who also scored three halfs and was awarded a penalty half for obstruction.
Other halfs came from Alison Platt (4), Natalie Cotham. who was also awarded a penalty ½ for two consecutive no-balls, Sarah McManus and Joanne Reid (2).
In reply, Belles were held to a single rounder from Jayne Twist and, obliged to follow on, they could only bring their total to 3½ with halfs from Annie Fogarty (2), Chloe Griffiths (2) and Twist.
Pilkington Rounders Club celebrate their diamond jubilee this year, having been re-formed in 1954 after ceasing activities during the years of World War Two.
A 50s and 60s night is to be held at the club's home base, Ruskin Drive, on Friday, September 5.
Fancy dress is optional.
Past members and friends of the club are welcome. Call club chairman Fred Crawford for further information on 07718 770710.


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As early as college in the sixties, photography was an interest and a enjoyment of mine. A Kodak onetwenty with the old pop out flash bulbs was a companion, and it produced some great memories. Through the years following college, the cameras changed and so did my subject matter. Shooting the weddings of two brothers and my father-in-law was a compliment to a young photographer. Each new wedding, or family session that I shoot has it's own personality; that's part of the enjoyment of my vocation. Meeting the many and varied individuals and working with them to get those moments to cherish is very rewarding for me.
Owning Woodsy World Florist and Plant shop with my wife for fifteen years taught me the beauty of flowers. Having been an active hunter, the camera has replaced the gun. The mountains now are a source of great pictures. Mountain Laurel in full bloom, humming birds, wildlife and protected flowers like the "Pink Lady Slippers" that abound on our property are all inspirational subjects. With the purchase of studio lights and backdrops came some great private shoots for friends and relatives---- Lots of fun!
Advances in technology have provided amazing new possibilities for photographers. It's possible to manipulate the digital images into much more interesting results. I have decided to offer my expressions of art to the public for your enjoyment. Hopefully, you will see some of the beauty that nature has provided me.
As a child, I picked all of my mother's and grandmother's flowers. I even picked field Queen Ann's Lace, quince, mock orange, forsythia, peonies, roses, iris, lilies and many other gorgeous flowers.
In 1982, Jerry and I purchased Woodsy World Florist and Plant Shop which we successfully operated for fifteen years. Our shop sold many designs from traditional, contemporary, ikebana, biedermeier and we did parties comprised of boats full of flowers to decorating entire restaurants for events. Smaller more intimate and elegant events have also required our talents. Of Course, we have created floras for weddings in many price ranges.
When working with a customer, I like to show them lots of pictures of flowers and decor and ask lots of questions to ensure that I know what my customer wants. Nothing makes me happier than my customer saying "WOW! The decorations are even more beautiful than I expected".


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Punchline editorial cartoon featuring Mark McGwire and the steriod scandal. Suggest a caption. It yours is chosen, you win a mounted, color version of the cartoon, signed by the artist, RJ Matson. Good luck.
McGwire now in touch with God for guidance
Current Status: Blessed (1)
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Jimtown High School
59021 County Road 3
Elkhart, IN 46517
(574) 295-2343
public | 9-12
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I do have to say that this school puts a lot of money into the football team. The choir has to be self funded and so does the band. But I wouldn't trade my experience here for nothing. I have mostly great teachers and some not so great teachers but all balance each other out, I know who to talk to if I need help and the teachers that are there to help actually take the time to talk to you. My only big complaint is that when you go to the office there's only one nice lady in there, the nurse is half decent and I've never taken the time to talk to the consulors. Overall though Jimtown is better than a lot of schools in the area.
Mr. Dean and Mr. Ziegler are the best Principal's (and people) that I have ever been around. The school truly works very hard to make the place a great place for kids to grow up. Sure...like any school there are some teachers that are not the greatest, but if you do your work, and care you will do great and go far.
We decided to come to Jimtown to get away from the So. Bend Schools. The first few years were pretty good in the Intermediate and Jr. High but when my kids got to the High School it was a different story. Sure, it has a small town feel, but unless you have a kid in sports or you grew up in Jimtown you are an outcast. As far as the teachers they are pretty good. There are a few teachers that need to retire because they don't really care about the kids anymore. It is well known who these teachers are and ALL the parents complain about them but nothing is never done. The principal is a nice guy but really doesn't have any backbone to get things done. As far as the High School students there is a lot of drinking and smoking going on even with the athletes so that is pretty disappointing. My kids liked the school when we first got here because there was so much violence at the South Bend Schools. I have a child graduating this year and my other child wants to transfer to another school next year.
This school is by no means the best school. But it is the best your going to find in the metropolitan area. This school is tucked under elkhart community, north ridge, concord, Penn, & Mishawaka. But at these schools, you become what no student wants to be... A NUMBER! At jimtown, teachers actually know who you are. will work with your kids, if your kids will meet them half way, and the students are usually friendly. You arent a number, YOU HAVE A NAME, and are known by it. You have to be carefull though, just like any school, there is drama. And some of our teachers, who are coaches, are really only here for their coaching positions. They are still solid enough at their teaching positions. Athletically, we have multiple championships, and our teams are regularly state contenders. at least conference champions. I would advise any parent to consider this school as the school of their child.
i tried this school at the beginning of my freshman year and i transfered to concord highschool for my sophmore year and my grades had decreased significantly....the algerbra class i had at jimtown had helped me so much i was thinking about taking my first hornors class but like i said i had transfered and when i did....lets just say i had to do merit (a credit recovery school) for the rest of my sophmore year
I like the school because it is small enough that I can name every person in my grade AND actually know them a bit where at bigger schools some students won't meet each other until they have their graduation. But, unfortunately, the school pays next to no attention to anything EXCEPT sports(and all the sports are nothing compared to football). The academics at our school are something to laugh at. Those few students who are smart enough to do well in life suffer horribly when the school refuses to pay for things such as transportation to academic competitions, but jump at the chance to get the football team somewhere. Don't get me wrong I love that our school loves sports and and puts a lot of emphasis on them, BUT we need to put the same emphasis on academics.
I love going to Jimtown the sports are amazing!!!! the teachers do their personal best, they give 110% on bad days and on good days it's even better!
Im a 2007 alumni. I'm glad I didn't go to any other area school. The athletic experience of going to Jimtown was amazing, and the jimtown community itself a great place to grow up in. We never had a problem with drugs or fights, and the academic programs did a great job of preparing me for college. They did a great job!
I have two students at Jimtown schools and it has been nothing but a great experience. We have a very low amount of behavioral issues which is so very important to raising children in today's world! Go Jimtown staff! You are doing a wonderful job with the variety of students & parents you work with on a daily basis! My children are successful in part because of their parents, in part because of themselves, and in part because of you! Thank You!
former student
I graduated from Jimtown five years ago. I was only impressed with a handful of teachers who helped you strive to make something of yourself in life. Other than that, probably half of the teachers didn't care much about the growth of their students, some of which were coaches of the various sports teams, so sometimes it seemed like they were merely teaching a class so they could be a coach. Higher emphasis was given on sports than academics to several teachers.
Our son has done well at this high school. He gets feedback from his teachers to help him with his studies and if he needs help he is able to freely ask the teachers and not be belittled about the question but encouraged to try the suggestions. He is also involved in the sports programs and enjoys going to all of the games. Thanks to all of the staff at Jimtown.
This is a very good school. There are focused on academics as well as extra-curricular activities. The community is very supportive off all extra-curricular activites. Many students have went to this school system all of their school years and they are a very close knit set of students that support everyone. I wouldn't want my children to attend any other school system.
The school is alright, not to good. The principal and company are way to harsh on the students for stupid things, and there are some horrible teachers who need to be let go. There really aren't enough extra-curricular activities for the students to get involved in, it's good they send out grade reports so often though.
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Mr. Trosper is an excellent principal. Many of the teachers are excellent, but a few are not, and miss more classes than the students, but they're in a union, so not much can be done. With the new auditorium, there is need for a real drama program. There is a lot of emphasis on sports, especially football.
former student
Great school with balance of academics and extra-curricular activities. Lots of kids participate in lots of activities. Principal and Assistant Principal are great guys who really care about kids.
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ActionSampler is Amusement!!!2013-06-03 3 Share Tweet
I got this camera last year because I saw an offer at Lomography's online shop, and even though my favourite is the transparent one, I still got one since it takes the same pictures. Voilá!, I bought it with some piggies I had and I took it with me during summer.
The ActionSampler is a very easy camera: point, shoot, and advance the film. It doesn't have much else, but the possibilities its 4 lenses give you are infinite! On another note, the lenses are fixed and you do not have other aperture options.
Due to how user-friendly this camera is, I often lend it to my younger cousins. Every now and then they put the finger in front on the lenses.
I think this is one of the most fun cameras and due to its small size, you can take it anywhere with you. You only have to bear in mind that you can only take pictures with good light since my Action Sample doesn't have a flash and it's not good for night pictures.
However, I still think it's an awesome camera and it's best feature is how amusing it is! It's great to have the opportunity to take pictures in movement, jumping or portraits with different facial expressions.
Therefore, during winter, or for sightseeing, I don't use it that much. But it's my essential camera for concerts, trips to the beach, and sunny days. I love to photograph my cousins jumping, doing flips…
With my friends during a concert or swimming.
There is always time for a self-portrait…
Lomo On!!!
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Had the best meals of our northern Calif trip in this area.
Hesitated about going to Dry Creek Kitchen in Healdsburg because of the uneven reviews, but I'm telling you, they were game on during our visit. We chatted much of the evening with Dan, the manager and he explained their ups and downs and was really pleased with their new chef. We were too! We enjoyed a dungeness and piquillo pepper appetizer, scallops, an extra course of risotto that was a gift from our Inn (!!)( Honor Mansion), a wonderful duo pork dish with crispy shoulder and tenderloin (yum). They were so gracious, everything was so delicious. The highlight of our entire trip. They were pairing the pork with a Porter Creek Pinot Noir that was delicious with our entire meal. We would actually make a special trip from Chicago for one of their special events.
Dinner with a group of 10 at Bar Vino in Calistoga. We passed a couple of large antipasto plates and then since they had 10 larger main courses, we ordered one of each and just passed plates. It was fun and the food was good.
Lunch at Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen was wonderful. Again, 10 of us were there. Very fun waiter, everyone was happy with their food. I ordered the Pollo Loco after much deliberation. Fantastic. Others had the special of pork shoulder slow roasted with pappadelle, tamales (that 2 people said were the best ever), a hamburger, calves liver. Everyone was happy. A few appetizers passed around were very good too. Great meal.
Ten again for lunch at Redds. Very nice. The table favorite was a tuna/hamachi tartare that we ordered in duplicate as part of an appetizer sharing and then some liked it so much they ordered it for their main course. Yummy. Short ribs good too. People were thrilled with desserts.
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Plum Emergency Service is taking steps to battle the flu outbreak.
EMS director Tom Izydore took the opportunity during a council meeting Monday night to advise residents who are not experiencing an emergency to gauge the necessity of going to a hospital.
"Hospitals are jammed," Izydore said. "Treatment can be delayed two to three or four hours. Use common sense and call your doctor and see if you need a hospital."
Izydore also said the ambulance service or EMS staff might ask patients who are being transported to a hospital to wear a surgical mask to help prevent the spread of germs among the 35 paramedics and emergency medical technicians.
Izydore said ambulances are being stocked with additional antiseptic soaps and creams to try to ensure a safe environment for patients.
Izydore also said the ambulance service is getting busier.
The ambulance service last year was dispatched to 2,775 calls and transported 1,809 patients to emergency departments, he said.
Comparatively, Izydore said, the nearly 22-year-old ambulance service or EMS was dispatched to 2,743 calls in 2011 and transported 1,843 patients to emergency departments.
Izydore said the number of calls increased while the number of transports decreased.
He said the expanding community and older population are contributing factors to calls being on the rise.
"The numbers were high last year," Izydore said.
"Last year the calls for service increased. The community is growing, and the population is getting older."
Izydore said the opening of the new UPMC East hospital in Monroeville has cut down on transport time for Plum EMS.
"The question with the new hospital was would it influence where new patients went," Izydore said.
"We are going Downtown (Oakland) where other UPMC hospitals are located. For us, it is a positive."
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(CNSNews.com) - Recent polls suggest the American public can't name many -- if any -- of the Democrats who want to be president, but if anyone's listening, Sen. John Kerry on Tuesday was talking about why Democrats should vote for him.
The Massachusetts Democrat formally announced his candidacy for president of the United States, not in New Hampshire, but in South Carolina - on the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown.
"Today, with confidence in the courage of our people to change what is wrong and do what is right, I come here to say why I am a candidate for president of the United States of America," Kerry said.
"I am running so that we can keep America's promise - to reward the hard work of middle-class Americans and pull down the barriers that stand in the way of those who are struggling to join them; to restore our true strength in the world, which comes from ideals, not arrogance; to renew the commitment of our generation to pass this planet on to our children better than it was given to us.
"I reject George Bush's radical new vision of a government that comforts the comfortable at the expense of ordinary Americans; that lets corporations do as they please; that turns its back on the very alliances that we helped to create and the very principles that made our nation a model to the world for over two centuries.
"An economic policy of lost opportunity and lost hopes is wrong for America; an international policy where we stand almost alone is wrong fro America.
"George Bush's vision does not live up to the America I enlisted in the Navy to defend; the America I have fought for in the Senate, and the America that I hope to lead as president. And every day of this campaign I will challenge George Bush for fundamentally taking our country in the wrong direction."
First, said Kerry, "We must restore a foreign policy that is true to our ideals." He said if he becomes president, he won't forget that even a powerful nation like America "needs to make some friends in this world.
"Overseas, President Bush has led and misled us, " Kerry said. "He has squandered the goodwill of the world after Sept. 11 and he has lost the respect and the influence that we need to make our country safe. We are seeing the peril in Iraq every day," Kerry added.
Kerry said Bush was wrong to "rush to war without building a true international coalition and with no plan to win the peace." He criticized the "swagger of a president saying, 'Bring 'em on.'"
Kerry also said it's time for the United States to "return to the United Nations" -- not with arrogance, "but with genuine respect."
He accused President Bush of taking the nation in the wrong direction: "He is poised to set off a new nuclear arms race by building bunker-busting tactical nuclear weapons - smaller, more useable nuclear weapons.
"I don't want a world with more useable nuclear weapons," Kerry said. "I don't want America to turn its back on half a century of effort by every president to reduce the nuclear threat." He said he favors a new international accord on nuclear proliferation, something he believes would ensure human survival.
Kerry said he would not hesitate to use force to fight terrorism if such force is necessary. But he said if he is president, "Our beloved country will never go to war because we want to; we will go to war because we have to."
He said that two years after the Sept. 11 attacks, "every piece of evidence tells us that this president has failed to make us as safe as we should be."


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Greek police have charged two American tourists with desecrating the dead after they were caught at the Athens airport with six human skulls in their hand luggage.
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The third is from rashid Khalidi, probably the most distinguished living Palestinian historian, in late 2011.
Throughout the afternoon, rashid was inundated with phone calls and knocks on the door.
According to the court filings, rashid did not know Headley by his westernized name.
But the chase for Mr. rashid is now raising questions in Canada.
"I could see she was a talented leader," rashid said of her first impressions of Rangin.
After the song, rashid and Hamid rolled themselves up in warm blankets in a corner of the big tent and were soon asleep.
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by Cllr Karen Chilvers on 31 January, 2013
Well, I didn't expect to end up chairing tonight's Environment Panel but I had to when the Tories all stormed out of the meeting – let me tell you how it came about….
At the end of a quite unpleasant meeting that had seen insults thrown at the opposition from some Conservative councillors, but prior to the meeting being formally closed, Lib Dem Cllr Philip Mynott asked for a matter – the key issue of winter gritting provision and councillor involvement – to be either taken as urgent business or put on the next agenda.
Not exactly an unreasonable request and one that needs to be discussed.
Cllr Sleep seemingly refused this request so I then took to the microphone and asked him if he would put it on the next agenda.
He refused again so I then moved a motion to bring the matter to the next meeting and was seconded by Cllr Mynott
Cllr Sleep refused, more than once, to take a vote on the item tabled and this is not allowed – if a member moves something and it is duly seconded then a vote must be taken.
He then throw what can only be described as "a bit of a wobbler" and said the meeting was closed and stormed out. He joined his colleagues who had also left the meeting before its conclusion.
So, the meeting was then in session with a live motion with only five opposition councillors left. And so we refused to move
We considered that the meeting was still in session so a new chair was elected (Cllr Russell Quirk moved that I chair the meeting for this item, Cllr Sapwell seconded that motion)
I took the chair and asked an officer to take minutes.
Cllr Mynott and Cllr Quirk spoke on the item and then we voted to bring the matter of gritting and councillor involvement to the next Environment meeting.
The vote was won 5-0 with the remaining committee members (Cllrs Quirk, Mynott, Sapwell, Keeble and myself) all voting FOR the motion to talk about the gritting issues that affect Brentwood residents and businesses.
We consider that we acted within the council's constitution and that the chair did not in refusing to take a vote on an item raised whilst the council meeting was in session.
We consider that the decision to bring this item to the next committee was made within the constitution of the council.
So now we await officer advice as to whether our actions were correct and if our vote was valid.
But even if not, the Tories acted disgracefully tonight and I urge people to watch the webcast and then the "home video" of my time in the chair to see how they act as they desperately try to hang on to power.
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Will Ferrell Discusses "Vulgar" Two-Year-Old Son on "Late Show"
Funnyman Will Ferrell was spotted arriving at the Ed Sullivan theater in New York City this afternoon (July 23).
The 45-year-old comedic actor made an appearance on the "Late Show with David Letterman" to discuss his upcoming film "The Campaign" in which he co-stars with "The Hangover's" Zach Galifianakis.
While sitting down with the talk show host, the "Anchorman" star began discussing his two-year-old son's new found "vulgarity."
"It's out of my hands, I'm trying to control it," Ferrell joked.
He went on to explain, "He thinks it's hilarious, and so do his brothers, to walk up to anyone male or female and say, 'uh, you have a little penis.'"
"My brother-in-law wants me to have a big Hollywood party and invite a bunch of actors and have him walk around and hopefully go up to a George Clooney type and say, 'you have a little penis,'" Will finished.
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Enjoy the pictures of Will Ferrell arriving for "The Late Show with David Letterman" at Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City (July 23).
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Irving, Texas • Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will miss at least three weeks of offseason workouts after a procedure to remove a cyst from his back.
The team's website reported Tuesday, the first day of organized team workouts, that Romo underwent the procedure last month and could return for the mandatory minicamp that starts June 11. He will be ready for training camp in July.
Romo became the highest-paid player in franchise history in March when he signed a six-year, $108 million extension with $55 million guaranteed, more than Super Bowl winner Joe Flacco of Baltimore.
The Dallas Morning News reported that the outpatient procedure was performed before the NFL draft. Romo was restricted to light conditioning work in April but has been cleared to throw.
"If this was the regular season and I had to play next week, I could," Romo told the newspaper Monday. "That's why I did it now. This will have no effect on training camp."
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has said Romo will have an expanded role in the offense, and his quarterback has committed to "Peyton Manning-type time" in trying to turn Dallas into a Super Bowl contender again.


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Birmingham-Southern College hosts annual BACHE Women's Conference, keynote speaker Dr. Sandral Hullett
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Birmingham-Southern College will host the fourth annual Birmingham Area Consortium of Higher Education (BACHE) Women's Conference with keynote speaker Dr. Sandral Hullett, director Cooper Green Mercy Hospital. The conference will take place March 2 at the BSC Norton Campus Center from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The conference, titled "Women, Health, and Community: Alabama and Beyond," will begin with the keynote address by Hullett on the topic "Challenges Faced by Americans Without Health Care." Lunch will be served at noon. Four afternoon sessions will include the topics health care disparities, women and mental health care, women in the health care professions, and a call to action.
The conference is open to the public at a cost of $25, including a box lunch. Students may attend for a cost of $15, including a box lunch. Registration is required to attend lunch.
BACHE is a local higher education consortium consisting of Birmingham-Southern, Miles College, Montevallo University, Samford University, and UAB.
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Call it desperation week for Utah.
With four games remaining in the regular season for the Utes, Larry Krystkowiak's team will embark on its last major road trip of the season, facing California and Stanford.
In doing so, Utah will encounter a pair of schools that badly need wins in order to stay in the at-large berth conversation for the NCAA Tournament. The Bears are in better shape than the Cardinal. Indeed, they are one of the hottest teams in the league, behind Player of the Year candidate Allen Crabbe. But Stanford is in full panic mode, a team in a must-win scenario each time it touches the floor.
How does this affect the Utes? It simply means that Utah will get the best shot of Cal and Stanford this week. It means that Krystkowiak's crew will need to be that much more locked in if it wants to earn a victory away from the Huntsman Center.
"We just have to go out and play hard," senior Jason Washburn said. "We want to finish the season strong and on a good note. We're certainly not going to quit. Those are two good teams that we're going to be facing."
It's not like Utah doesn't have things to play for. Improving on last year's conference record of three wins is a small but important step in the Krystkowiak rebuilding process. A win would do that. Winning another game on the road against one of the better teams in the league would be another step.
And then there's the revenge factor.
Two of the uglier losses of the season came at the hands of these two teams especially to Stanford. On a snowy Sunday night in January, the Cardinal handed Utah an 87-56 beating that was historic in how lopsided it was. This is a chance to show progress even from last month.
"It will take effort," freshman forward Jordan Loveridge said. "We know that we're right there, and we know that we're getting better. We are doing the right things and preparing the right way. We are playing well, and we're competitive. We just have to keep getting better every day."
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