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Last week I interviewed two companies for an article I did for WebHostMagazine.com. You can check it out at Ecwid and Yola Partnership Democratizes Professional E-Commerce Site Creation. No really go ahead and read it, I am not going anywhere.
Anyway, not that you are back or faking that you went ahead and read it, there was something that both Ecwid and Yola said that has been sitting in my mind since the interview. I am getting a little bit ahead of myself though. First, intros. Best way to describe Ecwid is shopping cart as an app. Fully integrateable into any site, to include Facebook pages, Ecwid is 100% AJAX, it hauls, and is super easy to use. Yola is a web host that focuses on being able to create an advanced website without the need of technical skills. Okay, so if you didn't read the article you are now up to speed.
When asked about how Ecwid could afford a free version, CEO Ruslan Fazlyev said, "you cannot afford not to have a free version." Yola echoed these statements when they discussed their free solution. The free version gives them a foot in the door to compete against larger companies such as GoDaddy and they are confident that once someone uses their solution that they will be so pleased with it they will stick around and "move up the chain."
Everybody Wants to be, Closer to…
Free seems to be one of the most popular business models on the Internet. When we look at what people use, what downloads are popular, what sites get the most traffic, or any other metric that shows performance of some kind we will see free models come out on top.
For many service industries the differences between providers is not what they look like on paper but how they are experienced. Unfortunately, the large companies will net more users regardless of experience merely because they are known. Therefore a smaller company must use some sort of tool to ensure the audience experiences the service they provide. If the smaller company has done their job of selling that experience (high quality, targets the actual problem of the user, etc), then they keep the customer. If they don't the customer moves on. This is especially true the lower the cost of the service is. If you only invested a few bucks, then its not too difficult to leave a company. If you invested several thousand you might pass up companies who may or may not provide what you need.
Free is as low an investment as you can go and provides ample reason to leave if the service even seems remotely subpar.
Not Everyone Can be Free
For many companies free ends up being a liability. A few months ago, I read an article on Groupon and how a few businesses were moaning that they placed coupons there for free what have you, and the customers came in and only wanted the free item and nothing else. These businesses lost hundreds and thousands in some cases. Why you may ask, well mainly because they didn't change their business model to accommodate the two problems of the free business model.
There are two problems with the free business model when applied for the first time to a company. The first one is a problem of moving free customers to paying customers. The second is an extension of the first, how can we make the free option look better than a lot of the competition's paid for solutions, but not as good as our own paid for solutions.
Bottom line
Do I agree with Yola and Ecwid? Sadly yes. By sadly I mean that I wish it wasn't necessary. However, I think for many Internet businesses offering a free solution is a necessity. Free solutions commoditize industries and I think place the focus on the wrong subject. Instead of looking for quality or for a solution that truly fits a lot of customers instead go for what's cheap and if it doesn't work move on. Free helps to push this sort of behavior and unfortunate small and midsized businesses pay the costs. These businesses generally cannot benefit from economies of scale and unfortunately have to either find a parent company, fold, or offer a low cost/free solution AND make it better than the larger companies. Some businesses do this well like Ecwid and Yola, both offer a great product. Others however fail more rapidly once a free offering is introduced.
Closed Captioning Will Make Your Media Hit Pay DirtPosted by: | Comments
Closed captioning is often used by the deaf, hard of hearing, or people like myself (too many people in Hollywood seem to think mumbling is acting and I often lose words because of this whole talking under the breath craze). It is a full transcript of the video given in subtitle form. Although it's mainly used in this capacity, closed captioning has several uses that can greatly aid ALL users whether they require captions for understanding or not.
Let's consider video for a moment. Video can present complex ideas and thoughts, it can teach, and it can entertain. It's no secret that video searches are becoming very popular, and that the growth in video searches is continuing to grow. However, despite this growth search engines cannot parse the video to search for context. Instead they rely on titles, tags, and other information available on the same page as the video. Through closed captioning, if you present the full transcript of the video on the same page, the search engines now can parse ALL of the words used in the video and thus your videos will be ranked far better and more accurately.
More over, closed captioning provides a means to navigate your video far easier. If there is a complete transcript of the video available, than anyone can search for words and phrases they want to watch within the transcript and jump to the appropriate time in the video and view it.
Lastly, new laws are coming out that dictate that a lot of online video needs to be closed captioned. Some might say I should have opened with the "you have to do it or else" bit, but I figured I will start with how it will help you.
For a practical demonstration of the benefits of closed caption we can look at CNBC. CNBC has a lot of video: news, interviews, etc. To get it all up to snuff would take a monumental amount of work. So CNBC contracted to a company called RAMP and what RAMP did was automate the process of transcribing the video. The benefits of this process are many. First it allowed a rapid way to add captioning to all of CNBC's media on the fly without the aid of a poor intern slaving away in front of the computer constantly hitting pause, rewind, play. Secondly, the transcript was datamined for keywords, terms, stock tickers and the like. Thus the search media was found and added. Next the service includes a full searchable transcript that allows the user to skip to whatever they are highlighting. This adds a high level of navigation to the video.
And the pay off? According to RAMP, the added features increase session length by almost 90% and video completion by almost 70%. Video is not something easily interactable. However, by adding closed captioning, not only does the video become interactable, but it becomes navigable and searchable.
So if you don't want to do us a favor, do yourself a favor and add closed captioning.
Quantity vs ChoicePosted by: | Comments
This past week I have been going through the latest group of reviews that the independent review panel have churned out. Many are quite good. Not too leave any spoilers, but AISO did exceptionally well in the Green Hosting category. But it led me to thinking about the current situation for the web host industry.
It reminds me of the cable TV industry actually. Now you too can be the proud owner of 10,000+ channels for your viewing pleasure. But come on, how much TV do we really watch? For myself, I watch very little. I have a handful of shows I watch when I can (normally I save them up for a weekend of melting my brain) and a few non-fictional shows that I find diverting. But in all, I imagine I watch shows from about 6 channels.
I dropped cable and dish network because of this. I can see all I want to see on Hulu and various online video sites. And I know I am not alone. Even my friends who enjoy letting their brains ooze out their ears from TV meltdown also spend more time on Hulu than they do on cable TV.
How many online users use the 10,000+ features a web host has? I would imagine they too are like TV watchers, they have a few features they require and won't use any of the others. I suppose its comforting to know that you can add ColdFusion to your site, even though you are running pure PHP, but honestly, isn't it like having the Golden Oldie Polka channel alongside your Food Network (or substitute for favorite channel)?
Price is not the Main CriteriaPosted by: | Comments
I am tired of reading on supposed help sites that price is the main factor when buying web hosting or anything else. When you go to the grocery store and buy lettuce do you check the price or check to see if the stuff is rotting? When buying milk do you check the price or the expiration date? When you buy furniture what is the first then that catches your eye? How it will look in your living room, or the price tag?
Price is not the main factor. If you make price your main factor you are going to wind up disappointed. Instead let me offer a replacement to Price and that is Cost.
Surely I jest yes? Isn't cost and price the same? Some of you already know where I am going with this and others need an explanation. Price is how much you pay from the outset. It is the sticker cost of an item. For instance, $1.99 a month for a web hosting plan, the price would be $1.99. Cost is how much you end up paying over the long haul of the product or service.
For instance, taking a jaguar (price at a cool $60,000) to a mechanic to find that the parts need to be special ordered (ka-ching!) and an authorized mechanic should install them (ka-ching!). That you have to use the premium gas (ka-ching) instead of the cheap stuff. The oil put in the car must only be synthetic (ka-ching) and since the engine is constantly purging oil, the topping off of the oil reserve is a weekly activity (ka-ching). As we add all of these together we might find that the initial $60,000 is dwarfed by the total cost of ownership of that vehicle.
This can be applied to web hosting, especially those who desire the world for free from their web host. However, this brings up a bit of a quandary. If people know you get what you pay for, if people understand that $1.99 is probably really cheap (thrift store cheap) for web hosting why do they still want to have everything for a few bucks? I have to assume it is because of two things.
1) What idiotic company would sell a product without making a profit on it? The logic then goes, if you can make profit off of 1.99 a month then why are there companies selling the same stuff for 5.99? 10.99? 19.99? Are they all greedy or something? Which leads to my other point.
2) The average person doesn't know the true cost of the service.
As a service industry, web hosting requires staff, a lot of staff depending on quality level. Employees don't come cheap, in fact I would think that salary would most likely be the highest cost for companies who put support ahead of other factors. The unfortunate part is that this large cost is difficult to manage. Let's face it, customer support staff has a high burnout rate. Hopefully, they are being moved to different departments if they are talented, but that doesn't help the customer support section. New employees must be trained as old ones leave. Companies tried to lower this large cost by going overseas. Instead this often made their customers hostile. So hosts were forced to shave costs everywhere and hope it adds to big savings.
Virtualization is one of those shaves. Being able to combine more accounts on a computer and use every last resource in the data center greatly reduces power cost, real estate, and the rest. Automation reduces work load of employees, streamlines efficiencies and plays well with others, especially virtualization.
But even if you used green energy servers, topped them off full of accounts (without overloading), automated everything, purchased discounted bandwidth, used recycled air from outside… did everything right when it comes to cost, you still couldn't justify $1.99. In fact, I would believe it difficult to get a high level of customer support for less than $10. And that is being generous. Especially considering that even with the best video FAQs and rock solid hardware (which would also cost a lot of money), there are a lot of customers that just want to talk to a real life person. And if you want to staff it 24/7 you need several shifts of customer support techs. Not too mention writers who can update the FAQ and knowledge base, while promoting the company. What's more, the cost to acquire a customer generally put the web host in the hole sometimes by a few hundred dollars.
Though it is treated like a commodity, I assure web hosting is not. If you want nothing, then feel free to pay nothing. But, if you require something more substantial, do not balk at paying more upfront. The question then becomes is it worth paying more upfront to ensure you don no pay a huge amount later? I think you know the answer to that.
Suspend Your Expert-isePosted by: | Comments
I was once told by a very wise and eloquent man and mentor that pride gets in the way of learning and that the first thing you must do to learn is to humble yourself. Those who believe they know it all will learn nothing from others, since they all ready know it all. However, those who are humble are willing to assume that they don't know everything and will listen to what others have to say.
One of the problems of being an expert is that we believe we know more about certain topics than others and in so doing close the doors of learning. As many know I went back to finish my degree. Not necessarily because I needed to, but because I wanted to prove what I know and that is that I could. I graduated a week ago with highest honors (yes a little self plug there) and in looking back I wasn't always kind to my fellow classmates. By doing so I closed off many opportunities for learning.
Expert status is fun. I enjoy fielding questions, be it from email or face-to-face. I enjoy being on the ground floor of a lot of today's innovations. But if there is one thing I learned from going back to school it would be that you can learn something from anyone, be it a new technique or just patience.


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The Nobel Laureates on Life
By RONALD SMOTHERS
Published: April 26, 1995
ATLANTA, April 25— In an event its moderator, Ted Koppel, said was quintessentially American because it was "planned within an inch of its life," eight Nobel laureates in literature gathered here for discussions that covered subjects that seemed anything but planned. Indeed, if there was a theme to the two days of discussions that ended today, it revolved around the virtues of uncertainty and the unpredictable, which many of these noted writers extolled, as they did the power of myth in both life and art.
"Articulation is about precision, and once you get precise you are uncertain," said the ever-enigmatic and epigrammatic Joseph Brodsky, the Russian-born poet, who now lives in the United States and was the Nobel winner in 1987 and this country's poet laureate in 1991.
Wole Soyinka, the alternately mystical and didactic exiled Nigerian writer who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1986, said, "Literature eschews absolutes and opens the human mind to the possibility of error."
Toni Morrison, the 1993 Nobelist, described herself as "enchanted by enchantment."
But perhaps it was the Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe, the Nobel winner last year, who summed up the interplay of myth and uncertainty in literature.
"It is the second job of literature to create myth," he said through an interpreter. "But its first job is to destroy that myth."
More than 1,000 people attended these freewheeling conversations on a stage at the Carter Presidential Center here. This was the last event of a multiyear Cultural Olympiad sponsored by The Georgia Review and the Atlanta Committee on the Olympic Games as part of the run up to the 1996 Summer Olympics, to be held in Atlanta. Its organizers said this was the largest gathering of Nobel literature laureates in the 94-year history of the prize.
Jeffrey Babcock, the director of the Olympic committee's cultural programs, noted that in recent years the cultural programs held by the host cities had centered on the performing arts. But Atlanta sought to create a four-year, multidisciplinary arts, entertainment and literature program to culminate with the Olympic Arts Festival, which is to coincide with the Summer Games.
Historically, culture was no stranger to the Olympic Games, said Rita Dove, the 1993 and 1994 American poet laureate who helped to organize this event, which, in addition to the panel discussions, included afternoon and evening readings by the laureates. During the Games in ancient Greece, she noted, there were music and literary competitions as well as appearances by writers looking for new and broader audiences for their work.
The gathering also included Czeslaw Milosz, the 83-year-old Polish-Lithuanian poet and 1980 Nobel Prize winner, who has lived in the United States for 35 years; the French novelist Claude Simon, 81, who won in 1985; the Mexican poet, essayist and diplomat Octavio Paz, 81, who won in 1990, and the poet and playwright Derek Walcott, 65, of Trinidad, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1992.
Mr. Koppel was right as far as advance preparations were concerned. The rigid planning of the event could be seen in the squadrons of Cadillacs that chauffeured the laureates from place to place and the small army of Olympic committee staff members with walkie-talkies, who reported the movements of the writers minute by minute. The air at the conference crackled with radio static as well as the artful and finely tuned words of the participants.
The event was also suffused with a cordiality and conviviality among the famous participants. On Saturday night, after their arrival, the laureates spent their time together watching the heavyweight title fight between George Foreman and Axel Schulz on television. On Monday, they lingered over a private luncheon at which they staged a mock "revolt of the laureates" on Mr. Brodsky's behalf to win this taciturn chain smoker the right to smoke in the usually nonsmoking Carter Center dining room.
There were small kindnesses and evident pleasures in their encounters. Sitting on a panel discussion next to Mr. Brodsky, Ms. Morrison poured him a glass a water while he spoke. Mr. Milosz openly expressed an almost childlike joy at finally meeting Mr. Soyinka, whom he said he had long admired.
Pulling together such a group, whose members crave their solitude, was a formidable task, said Stanley W. Lindberg, the editor of The Georgia Review, who thought of this in the first place.
"Our biggest problem was getting their attention," he said. "Derek is so casual about answering his mail and Toni Morrison has so many invitations. We promised Derek that he could carry the Olympic torch to get him here, and Rita Dove helped us get Ms. Morrison's attention."
The original concept, he said, was to get all 16 of the living Nobel laureates in literature, from the oldest, the 94-year-old Halldor Laxness, who lives in a nursing home in Reykjavik, Iceland, to the youngest, Mr. Brodsky, 54. But that proved impossible.
Through the two days of discussions, the laureates touched on subjects ranging from the role of the writer in society to the impact of the Nobel Prize on their lives. They talked of the lessons for the world in the Oklahoma City bombing, the Rwandan massacres and the fighting in Bosnia. They spoke of multiculturalism and political correctness and the opposing forces of universalism and particularism that are at the heart of so many conflicts.
Most scoffed at a specific role for artists. As Ms. Morrison said, "It is painful having agendas cut out for writers."
As for prizes, they were all accidents, said Mr. Paz. And multiculturalism and political correctness were imprecise terms most said they would like to see banished from the language, any language.
Mr. Koppel, who took to calling the laureates "G.W.'s" -- for Great Writers -- said he saw the bombing in Oklahoma City partly as a result of a society grown inarticulate and unused to expressing itself with language. The media aftermath, particularly television coverage, was seen as adding insult to this injury. Mr. Oe called it "pseudo-communication."
Mr. Soyinka said he was "concerned about preserving a special level of communications, a level very different from Oprah Winfrey." "There is a danger when we make a fetish out of communication," he added.
The curmudgeon of the gathering was Mr. Simon, the urbane Frenchman who seemed to reject all analysis of things current. In response to a question about what role literature could play along with economics, science and technology in improving society, he responded ambiguously through an interpreter, the poet Richard Howard, that "literature is of no use for anything at all, like Mozart."
There were lighter moments, of course. On Monday, the Cultural Olympiad organizers received a message from Sharon Stone, the actress who is filming in Savannah, Ga. She offered to send a chartered plane to pick up Mr. Paz so he could have lunch with her. She said she was a big fan of this writer, adding that she was also fluent in Spanish.
But his schedule did not allow Mr. Paz, who said he was unfamiliar with Ms. Stone's work, to make the trip. His longtime translator, Eliot Weinberger, a New York writer and essayist, volunteered to be Mr. Paz's stand-in. Sadly though, Mr. Weinberger said, he was informed that Ms. Stone's stand-in was not available to join him.
Photo: Toni Morrison, the 1993 Nobel laureate author, with Joseph Brodsky of Russia, left, the 1987 winner, and Kenzaburo Oe of Japan, the 1994 winner, at a gathering at the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta. (Associated Press)

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Champion Drivers Flock to Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour
CHAMPION drivers from around the world are lining up for a start at the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour next weekend (February 7-9).
The drivers entered to compete in the race this year have won more than 100 major motor racing titles or major races globally â including some of the biggest races anywhere in the world.
Four-time American LeMans series class champion and LeMans 24 Hour class champion Oliver Gavin was the latest to confirm his participation â set to line up with World Touring Car Champion Rob Huff in a Rotek Racing-entered Audi R8 LMS.
âThis will be my very first time at Mount Panorama and itâs very exciting to have the opportunity to compete in the Bathurst 12 Hours with Rotek Racing,â said Gavin.
âItâs a race thatâs growing in stature and itâs certainly going to be a challenge. Any Australia motorsport aficionado will say that Bathurst is very unique and a circuit that cannot be replicated, in the same way as Le Mans, Macau, the Nurburgring and Spa.
âI think you need to spend quite a lot of time there to get somewhere close to being competitive and getting used to the circuitâs high-speed sections and the closeness of the walls is going to be one of the biggest challenges for me. However, we have a solid driver line-up and the plan is to push for the class victory. We will have a good, fast and solid package thatâs capable of fighting with anybody.â
The driving list includes five Bathurst 1000 champions, three V8 Supercars champions and three FIA GT World Champions.
Last yearâs winners of the Spa 24 Hour race, Sepang 12 Hour race and, of course, the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour are all included.
Almost every major international and junior category has representation with drivers bringing Formula 1, IndyCar, World Endurance Championship and DTM experience from around the world, alongside Australiaâs finest from the V8âs, Gold Star, Formula Fords and Carrera Cup.
Porsche is the most numerical brand in the field (there are 10 entered) and the driving list accounts for a remarkable 23 one-make Porsche titles won around the world in the past 10 years.
The list below covers major domestic, regional and international titles won by drivers competing in the Bathurst 12 Hour this year â and the number of different drivers entered to have won them.
Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour â 6 different winners.
V8 Supercars Championship â 3 (For a total of five titles - Craig Lowndes x3, Rick Kelly, John Bowe)
Bathurst 1000 â 5 (Rick Kelly, Jason Bright, Craig Lowndes, John Bowe and Steve Richards - for a total of 13 victories).
V8 Supercars Development Series â 4 (for a total of 6 titles)
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Porsche Carrera Cup Asia â 1
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Australian GT Championship â 2
Australian Drivers Championship / CAMS Gold Star â 3
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New Zealand Touring Car Championship â 1 (for four championship wins)
Sepang 12 Hour â 3
Hulk / Star Trek bad guy / Hollywood hearthrob â 1
Leading Australian Motoring Journalists â 6
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Sen. John McCain on Sunday urged the Obama administration to take more forceful measures against the Egyptian military, which he said not only conducted a coup but "orchestrated a massacre."
McCain, who recently traveled to Egypt, said on CNN's "State of the Union" that the United States had "no credibility" there because it had continues to provide $1.3 billion in annual aid to the country after first threatening to cut it off in response to the military's ouster of the government.
"We are not in compliance with the law about a coup, which is clearly what it is," McCain, R-Ariz., said.
Officially labeling the military's ouster of the Egyptian government as a coup would under law require the U.S. to cut off about $1.3 billion in annual aid. The Obama administration has refused to characterize the ouster as a coup, allowing aid to continue in hopes of maintaining leverage with Egypt and to protect Israel's interests.
"For us to sit by and watch this happen is a violation of everything that we stood for," McCain added. "When we threaten something ... and then not do it, then you lose your credibility and your influence."
McCain said that while there was a risk to Israel if aid was cut off, the Egyptian generals currently running the country's government are "stoking anti-Americanism to a large degree and anti-Israel rhetoric is very high."


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LONDON (AP) — It's science fiction, but not as we know it.
A genre usually associated with sinister aliens and rampaging robots is getting a makeover at the British Library, which uses 17th-century manuscripts, feminist literature, and even an advertisement for liquid beef to showcase the unexpected ways in which science fiction has influenced our world.
Exhibit organizers said Thursday that one of their goals was to show that sci-fi wasn't just "The War of the Worlds" or "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."
"It's much, much wider than that," said co-curator Katya Rogatchevskaia. "H.G. Wells and Jules Verne, they are fantastic influences, but it's a very diverse genre."
It's in service to that diversity that Soviet, Chinese, and Bangladeshi writers feature prominently, as do female authors, such as "Frankenstein" creator Mary Shelley and Jane Loudon, whose 1827 book, "The Mummy," is set in a futuristic Britain complete with weather control and steam-powered houses.
There's a healthy helping of the obligatory pulp — "action-packed" tales featuring busty damsels being pursued by slimy beings — but there's a host of lesser-known material too, such as 1914 postcards showing a futuristic Moscow dominated by soaring elevated trams, or a British satirical piece from the 1820s that features a massive vacuum tube sucking people and merchandise "direct to Bengal."
One of the most striking pieces is the second century tale by Lucian of Samosata, whose story has a group of traveling adventurers being whipped into the air by a whirlwind and dropped onto the surface of the moon.
Lucian's story was meant as a riff on travelers' tall tales, but the British Library said some considered it one of the world's first works of science fiction.


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Shrimp and Snapper Ceviche with Tomatillos
Transform the ceviche into a fun finger food by serving it with some tortilla chips.
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- Servings: 8
Photography: Johnny Miller
Source: Martha Stewart Living, August 2012
- 3/4 pound skinless red snapper fillet, cut in 3/4-inch cubes
- 1 cup fresh lime juice (from 8 to 10 limes)
- 3/4 cup fresh orange juice (from 2 oranges)
- 3/4 pound medium unpeeled shrimp
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt, plus more if needed
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar, plus more if needed
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 navel oranges, peel and pith removed, cut into segments
- 1 pink grapefruit, peel and pith removed, cut into segments
- 1 jalapeno chile, thinly sliced
- 6 ounces tomatillos, husked, rinsed, and cut into thin wedges
- 1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Combine snapper, lime juice, and orange juice in a small glass bowl, making sure that fish is fully submerged in the juices. Cover, and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
Bring a medium pot of water to a boil, and add shrimp. Cover, turn off heat, and let shrimp cook 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl of ice water, and let sit 5 minutes to cool. Peel, devein, and cut shrimp in half lengthwise.
Drain fish well. Transfer to a large glass bowl, and add shrimp. Add salt, sugar, and oil. Fold in orange and grapefruit segments, jalapeno, tomatillos, and cilantro. Season with a pinch more salt or sugar if necessary.
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Imperial Torte - A sweet piece of Vienna
Legends has it that a young apprentice cook called Franz-Xaver Loibner created the recipe of the Imperial Torte. It was the year of the opening of the Hotel Imperial, 1873. And it was in honour of his Imperial Highness, Emperor Franz Josef I. That much about the myth.
A matter of fact is its distinguished taste. The first thing you literally come across is its delicious milk-chocolate glaze. The trip down to the heart of the cake goes through almond flavour, marzipan and a slight hint of cocoa creme. All this together leads to a delightful crescendo of taste.
Try your sweet piece of Vienna right at the traditional Cafe Imperial Wien.


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Redlands' first ABC book is about to be distributed. The Redlands Conservancy has published the ABC book, titled "R is for Redlands," and will have it available for purchase or pickup for pre-orders at a book-signing event from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Farm Artisan Foods Restaurant, 22 E. State St., Redlands.
The authors and illustrators, Anneli Pendley and Jennifer and Kevin Bryant, will be at the event to sign the books and to answer questions about the project.
The hard-bound full-color book features more than 26 images of Redlands' iconic sites — structures and landscapes.
Jennifer Bryant and Pendley spent more than two years working on the chalk pastel paintings, including images of the Asistencia, Redlands Bowl, Memorial Chapel at University of Redlands, Mill Creek Zanja, Mission Gables Bowl House, Watchorn Lincoln Memorial Shrine, Caroline Park, Heritage Trails, Barton House, Santa Fe Depot, A.K. Smiley Public Library and more.
According to Pendley, chalk pastels are a challenging medium for illustrating details. She said they use sheets of sandpaper, as fine as 800 grit, which allow them to layer lots of colors.
Many of the original images have been sold or given by the artists as gifts. The others are still available for purchase, as are prints and greeting cards of each image. These items will be available at the book-signing.
True to a classic ABC book, each alphabet letter is accompanied by an image, and includes a short rhyme and a brief informational piece about the subject of the image. The informational pieces, researched and written by Kevin Bryant, are written at a fourth-grade reading level so Redlands' fourth-graders, who learn about Redlands' history during that school year, can have another piece of the Redlands heritage puzzle.
"This book is for children and adults, with images of Redlands major sites," Pendley said. "We think it captures many of the important places people should know about in Redlands."
Pendley and the Bryants decided to offer the book as a fundraiser for the Redlands Conservancy, directing funds to go toward the organization's general operations and major projects. The Conservancy will publish the first edition of 1,000 books. According to Pendley, almost half of the edition has been sold through pre-orders. Books will eventually be available at specific retail outlets in Redlands.
Pendley said they are pleased to make the book available to Redlanders and visitors as part of Redlands' Qausquicentennial celebration and in time for the big Nov. 2 citywide festivities.
The book-signing event is free and open to the public, and books may be purchased at that time.


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Maybe you believe in aliens, dragons, mermaids, or giants. Around here, we believe in fairies.
We have a Sign Fairy that visits our house, hanging new signs or posters on the kitchen wall every once in a while. My son is quite certain I am the Sign Fairy. He claims to have seen me tearing tape and sticking up signs early one morning when I was sure he was asleep. Yet, I reassure him every chance I get that it is not me.
Every few days we walk into the kitchen for breakfast and notice that the Sign Fairy visited us during the night. So far she (we are assuming it is a girl fairy and not a boy fairy, although I'm not quite sure why) has helped us learn about visual literacy, parts of speech, homophones and homographs, synonyms and antonyms, onomatopoeia, alliteration, idioms, and palindromes. She has taught us about carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores. Recently, she started sharing sayings by famous people. We learned that Albert Einstein is known for saying "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid." Although I am constantly reminded we don't say "stupid." And that, Mahatma Gandhi in his efforts to spur people to action said, "Be the change you want to see in the world."
Our Sign Fairy is well loved. And although we've never seen her, she brings smiles to our faces and we look forward to the treasures she leaves behind.
We also have a Mailbox Fairy, although we are pretty sure she takes a human form. Occasionally we find biscotti inspiration from special ingredients left in our mailbox. These Chestnut Biscotti are one of our Mailbox Fairy inspired creations. We coated the top of each biscotti log with a mixture of Chinese Five Spice and sugar to give these Chestnut Biscotti a little kick. Thank you Mailbox Fairy!
Chestnut Biscotti
YIELD: approximately two dozen
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup finely ground cornmeal
1 ¼ cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
2 eggs and 1 egg white
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¼ cup chestnut puree
1 cup chopped roasted chestnuts
¼ teaspoon Chinese Five Spice
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and place the rack in the middle of the oven.
2. In a large flat-bottomed bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.
3. In a smaller bowl, whisk together the eggs, egg white, vanilla extract, and chestnut puree.
4. With a rubber spatula, stir the egg mixture into the flour mixture until the dough just starts to come together. Dust your hands with flour and knead the dough in the bowl until all the ingredients are incorporated and the dough is tacky.
5. Add the chestnut and knead the dough until incorporated, about 10 – 20 times.
6. Separate the dough in half. Form two logs, approximately 3 inches wide and 1 inch high on a parchment lined baking sheet. Leave several inches between the logs, the dough will spread as it bakes.
7. In a small bow combine the Chinese Five Spice and sugar. Press the mixture firmly on the top of each log.
8. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes, or until the tops begin to crack or split. Transfer logs to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
9. Transfer biscotti logs to a cutting board. Slice the biscotti on a diagonal and place cut side down on the same parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for an additional 20 minutes, turning the biscotti once halfway through. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
What to do with the ends #68: Use the ends to play Pass the Biscotti instead of Pass the Pigs.


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VIDEO: The 10 Worst Things NRA's Ted Nugent Said During His "Black Power" Concert Tour (NSFW)
National Rifle Association board member Ted Nugent is well known for making inflammatory remarks during his performances, as evidenced by an infamous video [1] from a 2007 concert where the machinegun-toting rocker called then-Sen. Barack Obama a "piece of shit" and then-Sen. Hillary Clinton a "worthless bitch."
Fan videos posted online from Nugent's "Black Power 2013 [2]" tour -- which he named as a way to pay "tribute to our black heroes nightly" -- indicate that Nugent has only ramped up his rhetoric, launching inflammatory attacks on President Obama and using violent imagery to describe his opposition to the federal government.
Among the lowlights, Nugent attacked the "lying racist in the White House," "criminal pieces of shit in the IRS," "dirty cocksuckers in the government," "the jack boot Nazi motherfuckers in the Department of Justice," "fucking retarded mongrels" who support animal rights, and "well-fed motherfucker food stamp cocksuckers." He also drew a comparison between the American Revolution and the present, stating, "When the British came to take our guns we met them at Concord Bridge and we blew their fucking brains out," and warned his audience, "keep a fucking gun in your hand, boys."
As a musician and conservative commentator [3], Nugent is to many the public face of the NRA. Nugent has had a longstanding relationship with the gun rights organization, serving on its board of directors since 1995 [4]. In the group's 2013 board elections Nugent was second only [5] to Fox News contributor Oliver North for most votes in favor of reelection. Nugent is also a fixture of the NRA's annual meeting, delivering talks in 2008 [6], 2010 [7], 2011 [8], 2012 [9] and 2013 [10]. After the 2012 meeting, Nugent drew the attention of the Secret Service for saying [11] he would be "dead or in jail" if Obama was reelected as president. An NRA memo indicated that he was paid $50,000 [12] by the NRA for a "spoken presentation" in 2011. Nugent is also the author [13] of a song, "I Am The NRA" that includes the lyrics [14]: "If you hate tyrants and dictators and are ready to give freedom a whirl/Celebrate the NRA and the shot heard round the world."
Despite his lengthy history of inflammatory comments [15], Nugent twice appeared on CNN to discuss gun violence prevention legislation proposed after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Connecticut. While previewing an interview with Nugent, CNN reporter Deb Feyerick said on the February 1 edition [16] of Erin Burnett OutFront that Nugent has a "very firm grasp of the facts" about gun violence and "a very deep connection with the facts and the facts that he needs to make his argument." After airing the Nugent interview on February 4, host Erin Burnett and Feyerick treated Nugent's conspiracy theory that the Obama administration was planning to confiscate firearms as a credible argument [17]. Notably Nugent botched an indisputable [18] fact of the Sandy Hook massacre in a February 13 column for conspiracy website WND, where he claimed that the shooter did not use an assault weapon. Still, Nugent made an appearance [19] on Erin Burnett OutFront on April 11 to again discuss gun violence prevention legislation, although no mention was made of his past inflammatory rhetoric or false claims about gun violence.
Below are 10 inflammatory moments from Nugent's "Black Power" tour:
Nugent On The Current State Of Affairs: "When The British Came To Take Our Guns We Met Them At Concord Bridge And We Blew Their Fucking Brains Out"
From a July 20 concert [20] in Tacoma, Washington:
Nugent said, "When the British came to take our guns we met them at Concord Bridge and we blew their fucking brains out ... 2013, happening all over again, we got to be ready" before referencing his lyrics from "Stormtroopin'" -- a song about a Nazi-like attack on the United States where he urges, "keep a gun in your hand" -- at a July 20 concert in Tacoma, Washington.
NUGENT: I wrote this next song in 1976 because we were celebrating the 200th anniversary of the American Revolution. How do you love the revolution, you know what I mean? I like when the good guys kill the bad guys. Don't you love that shit? When the British came to take our guns we met them at Concord Bridge and we blew their fucking brains out. That's what I like. American Revolution. 200 down. 2013, happening all over again, we got to be ready. You got to be ready because they coming up yourstreets, jack boots stepping high. You better make a stand, you better make a stand. They're looking in your window, they're listening to your phone, keep a fucking gun in your hand, boys.
From "Stormtroopin' [21]":
Get ready. Stormtroopers comin'.
Comin' up that street, jackboots steppin' high.
Got to make a stand.
Looking in your windows and listen to your phone.
Keep a gun in your hand.
Nugent Tells Al Sharpton To "Suck [His] Dead Dog's Cock"
From an August 7 concert [22] in Boston, Massachusetts:
Stating that "I thought I was going to be the only black guy here tonight," Nugent singled out an African-American audience member and said, "Good to see you brother. Let me see that big ol' smile. It's dark but I still see it."
NUGENT: Meanwhile Al "Not So" Sharpton thinks I'm a racist. Hey Al, suck my dead dog's cock. You got to be shitting me. And I want to thank this guy right here, because I thought I was going to be the only black guy here tonight. Good to see you brother. Let me see that big ol' smile. It's dark but I still see it. God bless you. You feel the love don't you?
So we'd like to dedicate this song to that motherfucker right there, because the black artists of the world only could happen in America, because only in America do you have a fucking Constitution. And so we want to celebrate our black influences, which are the only musical influences we have.
Nugent: "One Way Or Another I'm Going To The White House And I'm Going To Get Those Cocksuckers In A Stranglehold"
From a May 15 concert [23] in Evansville, Indiana:
Introducing his song "Stranglehold," Nugent told the audience at a May 15 concert in Evansville, Indiana that "One way or another, I'm going to the White House and I'm going to get those cocksuckers in a stranglehold."
NUGENT: 2013, I believe the American dream is still alive. I believe that being the best that you can be still matters. Styx and REO [Speedwagon] showed that the best still matter. Now I'm going to tell you one way or another, I'm going to the White House and I'm going to get those cocksuckers in a stranglehold.
Nugent's Response To Those Who Call Him Racist: "Fuck You, You Fuck, Fuck You. Fuck You, Fuck You, You Piece Of Shit"
From an August 6 concert [24] in New Haven, Connecticut:
On August 6, Nugent's concert in New Haven, Connecticut, was protested [25] by individuals offended by comments from Nugent in the wake of George Zimmerman's acquittal, namely his claim [26] that deceased Florida teenager Trayvon Martin was a "dope smoking, racist gangsta wannabe." After unleashing a stream of profanity, Nugent claimed his critics were angry "because I'm blacker than they are."
NUGENT: Never forget where you come from. Never forget. Never forget where you come from. I will never forget where I come from. For 50 years, for 50 years, I've been celebrating where I come from, for 50 fucking years every night on stage. I've been celebrating, we all come from black America's soul music, every night on stage for 50 fucking years. I say celebrate the black blood brothers. Celebrate Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters, [inaudible], James Brown.
I celebrate my black heroes every night and then the soulless cocksuckers call me a racist. Fuck you, you fuck, fuck you. Fuck you, fuck you, you piece of shit. You know what the problem is don't you? You know why they're angry? You know why they're fucking angry? Because I'm blacker than they are. I got more fucking soul than they do. They can't fucking play this shit. They can't play this shit. They got no soul. They got no fucking soul. Fuck 'em, fuck 'em, fuck 'em.
Nugent: "I Probably Should Send Some Meat To Chicago" Since Soldiers Say It Helps Them "Kill More Assholes"
From an August 7 concert [27] in Boston, Massachusetts:
Discussing how soldiers in Afghanistan supposedly say the venison jerky he sends them "makes [them] kill more assholes," Nugent said, "I think I probably should send some meat to Chicago."
NUGENT: We kill so much shit that every year my family and I send a ton of pure, nutritious, renewable venison jerky to the heroes of the U.S. military in Afghanistan. That's how we do. Say thank you Uncle Ted.
CROWD: Thank you Uncle Ted.
NUGENT: My pleasure. When was the last time you heard some fuckface sent a bunch of tofu over there, you know what I mean? That shit will kill you. And I get a call every year, I got to share this with you, because I know you feel the love. Every year I get a call from Afghanistan and some places they're not supposed to be and they call me and they said, "Ted, thanks for the meat, I feel the love. But not only is your meat delicious, and I know you worked pretty hard to gut that shit, and track it, hang it up, cut that shit into -- stuff it into -- yeah I know you do a lot of work. But not only is your meat perfect, but it makes us kill more assholes. How fucking perfect is that? I think I probably should send some meat to Chicago, what I'm about to fucking do.
Nugent On New York Gun Law: "If You Try To Limit Us To Seven Bullets In Texas, We'll Shoot You Eight Times"
From an August 8 concert [28] in Westbury, New York:
During an August 8 concert in Westbury, New York, Nugent referenced a 2013 New York law that initially limited firearm magazine size to seven rounds [29] by saying, "If you try to limit us to seven bullets in Texas, we'll shoot you eight times."
NUGENT: But I'm from Texas so I got enough freedom to share with everybody. And if you try to limit us to seven bullets in Texas, we'll shoot you eight times. Any questions?
I actually think [New York City] Mayor Bloomberg and [New York Governor Andrew] Cuomo is on the side of the criminals.That's what I think.
Nugent: "Unlike Those Well-Fed Motherfucker Food Stamp Cocksuckers, We Got To Earn What We Get"
From an August 6 concert [30] in New Haven, Connecticut:
NUGENT: You got to earn it. Unlike these well-fed motherfucker food stamp cocksuckers, we got to earn what we get. You won't get no fucking venison with food stamps, you pussies. But you can get crack. How fucked up is that?
Nugent's Message For "That Lying Racist In The White House" And "The Jack Boot Nazi Motherfuckers In The Department Of Justice": "Let's Take Back The Fucking Country"
From a July 28 concert [31] in Nashville, Tennessee:
Nugent said his song Stranglehold "will be the soundtrack to taking back America from that lying racist in the White House, from the Attorney General that runs guns to Mexican drug gangs, to those criminal pieces of shit in the IRS, to the jack boot Nazi motherfuckers in the Department of Justice" at a July 28 concert in Nashville, Tennessee. He added, "You wouldn't let a cocksucker in your family would you? You wouldn't let a cocksucker in your deer camp would you? Now why the fuck do we let them in the government?"
NUGENT: Wait a minute, 2013, huh. Uh-huh. I'd like to play the soundtrack -- I'd like to play the soundtrack right now for taking back America. I'd like to play the song that will be the soundtrack to take back America from that lying racist in the White House, from the Attorney General that runs guns to Mexican drug gangs, to those criminal pieces of shit in the IRS, to the jack boot Nazi motherfuckers in the Department of Justice. I'd like to play a song that will take back America from these dirty cocksuckers in the government. There are dirty cocksuckers in the government, that's what they are, you know that's what they are. You wouldn't let a cocksucker in your family would you? You wouldn't let a cocksucker in your deer camp would you? Now why the fuck do we let them in the government? Let's take back the fucking country.
Nugent: "We Live In A World Of Fucking Retarded Mongrels Out There Who Think Animals Have Rights"
From an August 7 concert [32] in Boston, Massachusetts:
NUGENT: Ever night all summer since 1955 I get on stage and rock my nuts off. Every night May, June, July, August, every night, all summer. Then the rest of the year I just kill shit. It's perfect.
And I know a lot of people out there don't kill no shit, but that's alright, I got you covered. I killed enough shit for everybody. If you've got a problem with that, fuck you. If you've got a problem with that, raise your hand and for every hand I see I'm killing some more shit. Alright 200 more deer for you motherfucker. 300 -- but I want you to know, I know I have fun with this because it is fun, because we live in a world of fucking retarded mongrels out there who think that animals have rights. If I think that you think animals have rights, I'm killing some more shit. But that's the dumbest fucking thing I've ever fucking heard.
Nugent's Warning On The "Lying" Obama Administration: "Keep A Fucking Gun In Your Hand, Boys."
From a May 16 concert [33] in Merrillville, Indiana:
Nugent referred to President Obama and current and past members of his administration as "lying motherfucker[s]" before referencing lyrics from his song "Stormtroopin'."
NUGENT: It's coming back. 2013, 2013, dangerous times, dangerous times. We want to get away with the rock and roll, but don't forget there's dangerous times. We got a lying criminal motherfucker in the White House, dangerous times. The President is a lying motherfucker, the Vice President is a lying motherfucker, the Attorney General is a lying gun running motherfucker, Hillary Clinton is a lying motherfucker getting Americans killed. Fuck 'em all. Fuck 'em all.
Coming up your streets, jack boots stepping high, you got to make a stand. They're looking in your window, they're listening to your phone. Keep a fucking gun in your hand, boys.
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University of Wisconsin, Platteville
History 3240: African American History, 1619 to the Present
Dr. David Krugler Fall 2008
Office Hours: Mon. 1-2, 3-4; Tu. 1-4; Wed. 1-2, 4-5; Wed. 2-3:52
History 324 examines the lives, accomplishments, and challenges of
African Americans within the context of major events and periods of
History 3240 is a General Education course. Accordingly, it is designed to fullfill the learning outcomes for the Historical Perspectives component of General Education. This includes challenging "students to understand and assess our past, in order to form a clearer perception of the present and to deal more effectively with public issues." Upon satisfactory completion of the course, students will also be able to "demonstrate knowledge of the past; explore the multitude of circumstances and events that have helped to shape historical judgments, actions and visions; [and] interpret the sources of historical change in a variety of contexts" (Undergraduate Catalog 2007-2009, p. 28).
books: Students may obtain copies at the
· John Hope Franklin and Alfred A. Moss Jr., From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans vol. I, 7th ed.
· Thomas C. Holt and Elsa Barkley Brown, Major Problems in African-American History vol. II: From Freedom to "Freedom Now," 1865-1990s
· Edward Countryman, How Did American Slavery Begin?
· David W. Blight, ed., Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
· David Howard-Pitney, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and the Civil Rights Struggle of the 1950s and 1960s: A Brief History with Documents
Assignments: Your grade will be determined by evaluation of your work on the following:
Exams: You will take two hourly tests and a comprehensive final exam. The first hourly test will be on Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass; the second will focus on lecture and discussion content. Study guides will be distributed before the test dates, which are listed below.
Writing: You will write a 10 page research paper (worth 30% of your total grade) on a topic of your choice. An explanation of the assignment will be distributed well in advance of the due dates. Please note that four separate due dates apply to the research paper: thesis and bibliography, progress report, rough draft and peer review, and final draft (see schedule below). Therefore, you should consider this important assignment to be an on-going project. Also note the following: each student must participate in the in-class editing session and late papers will not be accepted.
Discussion: During six different classes (dates listed below), we will hold an in-depth discussion of shared reading about significant historical problems. Your individual participation in these discussions and completion of discussion activities are mandatory and are worth 25% of your total grade. Discussion guides will be distributed in advance of each discussion, and you must complete the reading by class time. The date of each discussion is given below. IMPORTANT: Some reading assignments are lengthy, so be sure to set aside sufficient time to complete the reading by the due date. The assignment schedule indicates when you should begin reading for each discussion. In order to ensure that all students are completing the reading assignment, I may occasionally give pop quizzes before we begin discussion. Discussion activities include the following: class analysis of themes and problems contained in the reading; quizzes; group work; peer review of research papers; and brief, in-class writing assignments.
Attendance: Roll will be taken at random throughout the semester. Students who are frequently absent when roll is taken will have their grade lowered at the semester's end. If you cannot attend class, please let me know ahead of time. Eligible students who require academic test or lecture accommodations should speak with me. Accommodations will also be made for religious holidays.
Grade Components:
Research paper @ 30% Test 1 @ 15% Participation @ 25%
Final exam @ 15% Test 2 @ 15%
Lecture, assignment, and reading schedule (readings subject to announced changes)
Part I.
From colonization to nationhood, 1600s – 1780s
Week 1: Start reading Countryman, How Did American Slavery Begin?, 3-48, 65-80.
Wed. 9/3 Introduction; the West African background.
Week 2: Finish reading Countryman, 3-48, 65-80.
Mon. 9/8 The Atlantic slave trade and
Wed. 9/10 Disc. #1: African identity and the Diaspora. Lect.: Africans and their descendants in the Southern colonies.
Week 3: Start reading Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, 1-125.
Mon. 9/15 Africans and their descendants in the
Northern colonies.
Wed. 9/17 The American Revolution.
II. From slavery to freedom, 1790s - 1865
Week 4: Finish reading Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, 1-125.
Mon. 9/22 Blacks in the new
Wed. 9/24 Test 1 and Disc. #2 (both on Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass).
Mon. 9/29 African American religions and
Wed. 10/1 Varieties of enslavement and labor.
Mon. 10/6 Abolitionist movements.
Wed. 10/8 Disc. #3: The American Colonization Society. Lect.: Free African-Americans.
Week 7: Begin reading Holt and Brown, Major Problems, 36-44, 55-85; handout.
Mon. 10/13 Test 2 (midterm).
Wed. 10/15 Sectional crises and the Civil War.
Part III. Reconstruction through the Great Depression, 1865 – 1930s
Week 8: Paper thesis and bibliography due; schedule appointment with instructor. Finish reading Holt and Brown, Major Problems, 36-44, 55-85; handout.
Mon. 10/20 Civil War, cont.
Wed. 10/22 Disc. #4: Reconstruction. Lect.: Blacks and the New South.
Week 9: Begin reading handout.
Mon. 10/27 The rise of Jim Crow.
Wed. 10/29 Modes of self-help; Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. DuBois.
Week 10: Finish reading handout.
Mon. 11/3 The Great Migration.
Wed. 11/5 Disc. #5: Evaluation of the 2008 election from a historical perspective. Lect.: Black Americans and WWI.
Mon. 11/10 Progress report on research paper due. Postwar racial strife.
Wed. 11/12
IV. WWII to the present
Week 12: No reading.
Mon. 11/17 The
Double V campaign (World War II).
Wed. 11/19 Postwar promises and challenges.
Week 13: Start reading Howard-Pitney, Martin Luther King, 1-27, 57-72, 96-101, 121-26, 160-63.
Mon. 11/24 Papers due and in-class peer review.
Wed. 11/26 Civil Rights movements.
Week 14: Continue reading Howard-Pitney, Martin Luther King, 1-27, 57-72, 96-101, 121-26, 160-63.
12/1 The Civil Rights movements, cont.
Wed. 12/3 Revised papers due. Urban unrest; video on the murder of Fred Hampton.
Mon. 12/8 The origins and evolution of affirmative action.
Wed. 12/10 Disc. #6: Comparison of MLK Jr. and Malcolm X. Lect.: Post Civil Rights era.
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3 teens get jail time for beating man in Shoshone Park
An attack on a 66-year-old man who tried to break up a fight between two Bennett High School girls last May in Shoshone Park in North Buffalo led to jail time Tuesday for three of the nine Buffalo teenagers who pleaded guilty in the beating.
Damari Phillips, 17, was given the most jail time – weekends at the Erie County Correctional Facility for three months followed by five years' probation.
Erie County Judge Thomas P. Franczyk decried the group mentality that took over in the park that day as more than 100 Bennett High School students gathered at about 3:30 p.m. to watch a prearranged fight between the two girls.
"Nobody in the crowd acted to break it up," he said.
But James C. LeGrand, a longtime employee of the Mayor's Impact Team who was in the park, stepped in.
"Mr. LeGrand tried to stop it," the judge said. "He had a camera and made it clear that if the fight didn't stop, he was going to turn over his information" to the Bennett High School principal.
At that point, some of the teenagers, fearing they would get in trouble if the principal found out, attacked LeGrand, knocking him to the ground and punching and kicking him repeatedly as he tried to cover himself from their blows. "You were more deeply involved than the others," the judge told Phillips. "So there needs to be some punishment."
The judge ordered Phillips to start serving his weekends in jail this Friday to Sunday and continue through April 11 to 13. He told him to write a letter of apology to LeGrand – something his attorney said he has already done – and perform 100 hours of community service while on probation. The judge also granted him youthful-offender status, sealing his criminal record.
During the 45-second beating, LeGrand suffered a black eye and facial bruises, as well as neck and back pain that continues, prosecutors said.
Phillips, like the other defendants, had pleaded guilty to second-degree assault, a felony that could mean up to seven years in prison.
Assistant District Attorney Paul C. Parisi told the judge that Phillips was one of the most culpable suspects in the May 16 attack, stomping the victim's head and neck several times as the victim lay on the ground.
Phillips told the judge that he was very sorry for his actions and had written a letter of apology to LeGrand, which he had in his pocket, but he said he didn't kick the victim.
The judge said he had seen a photo from the video that Parisi said showed Phillips' foot on the victim's body.
Phillips then admitted that in addition to slapping the victim, he had held him down with his foot.
Two other defendants – Homer Barney and Quashan Moore, both 17 – were sentenced to weekends in jail for a month followed by five years' probation and 100 hours of community service. They also were told to write letters of apology and were granted youthful-offender status.
Two other defendants – Edward Magby IV, 18, and Darvin Whitely, 17 – were granted youthful-offender status and sentenced to five years' probation and 100 hours of community service and were told to write letters of apology. The judge cited their lesser involvement in the attack.
A sixth defendant – Jaquan Woodward, 19 – will be sentenced at 2 p.m. today by Franczyk.
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Entertainment One Music Scores 11 Stellar Awards Nominations
Entertainment One Music (eOne Music), continues to inspire fans and drive the sounds of gospel among a diverse range of leading artists today, garnering 11 Stellar Awards nominations among 6 artists for the upcoming 29th Stellar Gospel Music Awards. Carrying the hit sounds of gospel worldwide, from solo artists to choirs, eOne Music's winning roster of songs from Bishop Paul S. Morton, Shirley Caesar, Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship, Donald Lawrence, Dexter Walker & Zion Movement, and Hart Ramsey & The NCC Family Choir, are nominated across 10 categories, including Artist of the Year and Song of the Year. Bishop Paul S. Morton and his acclaimed album, Best Days Yet (Tehillah Music/Light Records/Entertainment One) leads the nominations with four, plus a nomination for Donald Lawrence as songwriter, followed by two nominations for Shirley Caesar and two nominations for Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship, and one nomination apiece for Dexter Walker & Zion Movement and Hart Ramsey & The NCC Family Choir.
With previous wins that include Traditional Male Vocalist of the Year, Special Event CD of the Year, and more in his esteemed ministry career, Stellar Award-winner Bishop Paul S. Morton has created another hit album with his 10th solo release, Best Days Yet. Racking up 4 Stellar Awards nominations, Morton and Best Days Yet are nominated for Artist of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Traditional Male Vocalist of the Year, and Traditional CD of the Year. Prolific Stellar Award-winner Donald Lawrence receives a nomination for Song of the Year honors, as the songwriter of the album's hit single "Your Best Days Yet."


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Gloucester Premier
Painswick 17 Dursley 13
IN A game of fluctuating fortunes, Dursley were narrowly beaten by fellow strugglers and local rivals Painswick in a joint league and Stroud Combination Cup clash.
Second row Adam Smith dived over for an unconverted try to give Painswick the perfect start.
Painswick increased their lead when Lewis Stone touched down and Gavin Worrall added the conversion.
Dursley then took control and Joe McGough dived over for an unconverted try on the stroke of half-time.
Going uphill, Painswick again took control at the start of the second half. Sam Andrews burst through strongly and seemed set to score when he was brought back for an obstruction decision.
Dursley kicked the penalty to the corner and from the lineout Tom Broomfield burst through to score near the post.
Dursley took control and eventually took a slender one-point lead as Dan Brooks kicked a penalty.
However, Painswick broke from deep and Russ Thornton was taken out off the ball by a crude tackle by his opposite winger, Jack Robson as he raced clear to collect the ball. The referee had no hesitation in reaching for the yellow card.
Thornton then used the space to burst along the touchline for a superb try in the corner.
Worrall narrowly missed the conversion with an excellent effort.
With 14 men, Dursley fought back bravely and stretched the home defence for the final ten minutes, but Painswick held out to clinch the win.


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BURMA-SHAVE was a brand of shaving lotion, distinct from shaving cream, promising men they could save precious time by no longer needing to work up a lather with a brush and mug.
Whether the product of the Burma-Vita Co. was superior to shaving cream seems to have been washed from the nation's memory like little hairs down the sink. If people remember Burma-Shave, it's for the company's advertising signs, which have become legend.
They disappeared in 1963, but for nearly four decades the rhyming signs along America's roadsides kept the country reading and chuckling.
They would appear in a series of six signs, spaced a hundred paces apart, the last sign always reading "Burma-Shave."
"Every day/we do/our part/to make your face/a work of art."
"When the stork/delivers a boy/our whole/darn factory/jumps for joy
"Half a pound/for/half a dollar/Spread on thin/above the collar."
Families would chant the signs in unison. Children would compete for the right to read the next set.
I have at hand a history of the signs, "The Verse by the Side of the Road" by Frank Rowsome Jr., originally published in 1965 and reprinted in 1990. A newsroom copy landed on my desk some years ago but only recently have I read it.
It's a short, graceful story of the company, followed by a compendium of every last Burma-Shave jingle from 1925 to 1963.
Allan Odell gets credit for the idea. His father, Clinton Odell, was trying to market the family's brushless shaving cream from their home in Minnesota.
Odell was on the road in Illinois, trying to sell jars on approval, when he saw a series of signs for a gas station - Gas, Oil, Restrooms, etc., the final one pointing to the station - and realized he'd read each sign. Could Burma-Shave do the same thing?
His father gave the idea a try, even though advertising professionals assured him it wouldn't work. The signs, however, did work, making the homemade product no one had heard of into a household name.
Rather than the typical advertisement of the day, which was serious and wordy, Burma-Shave offered folk humor, irreverence and flippancy. As Rowsome put it, "no advertisers had ever spoken to us this way before."
Spaced three seconds apart, for drivers traveling at 35 mph, the signs demanded to be read, and had to be read in order. Drivers could not skip ahead to the last sign and spoil the punchline.
"If man bites doggie/that is news/If face/scares doggie/Better use/Burma-Shave."
"Candidate says/Campaign/confusing/Babies kiss me/since I've been using/Burma-Shave."
"Old McDonald/on the farm/Shaved so hard/he broke his arm/Then he bought/Burma-Shave."
Many jingles involved romance - in bloom, broken or nonexistent.
"His face was smooth/And cool as ice/And Oh Louise!/He smelled/So nice."
"He played/a sax/Had no B.O./But his whiskers scratched/So she let him go."
"Bachelor's quarters/Dog on the rug/Whiskers to blame/No one/to hug."
Fierce whiskers could end a marriage decisively, one jingle warned:
"Careless/bridegroom/Dainty bride/Scratchy whiskers/Homicide."
Another Burma-Shave theme was highway safety.
"Don't take/a curve/at 60 per/We hate to lose/a customer."
"Don't lose/your head/to gain a minute/You need your head/Your brains are in it."
"Her chariot/raced at 80 per/They hauled away/what had/Ben Hur."
Some signs decried the competition, warning customers to beware of substitutes. This one good-naturedly poked fun at Smith Brothers, the lozenge siblings whose bewhiskered faces appeared on their label:
"Altho/we've sold/six million others/We still can't sell/those coughdrop brothers."
Burma-Shave's 50-cent price or its popularity inspired other jingles. A personal favorite:
"Riot at/drug store/Calling all cars/100 customers/99 jars."
You can find a few more jingles on my blog, as well as links to Burma-Shave history.
In short, though, the signs began losing effectiveness by the 1950s. The company was unable to post signs near big cities or on interstates. Increasing speeds meant the signs had to be spaced farther apart.
In 1963, the ailing Burma-Vita Co. was sold to Philip Morris, which ordered the remaining signs pulled up. Burma-Shave was discontinued in 1966.
The brand was brought back in 1997 as a nostalgia product - oddly and ahistorically as a shaving cream, with matching brush and mug.
The Burma-Shave product is of less importance than its advertising. The signs' demise inspired a wave of nostalgic publicity.
A set of the signs was donated to the Smithsonian in 1964, the fate an early Burma-Shave jingle ironically predicted for its competitors: "Shaving brushes/You'll soon see 'em/on the shelf/in some/museum."
Burma-Shave signs vanished before many of us were born. I know them only by reputation. They've been referenced in movies, TV shows and songs.
And yet you can get a sense of them in Ontario.
Almost like a mirage, a set of five signs stands on a grassy rise on Jurupa Avenue near Turner Avenue south of the airport.
"I use it too/The bald man said/It keeps my face/Just like my head/Burma-Shave."
The jingle is authentic but the signs are replicas, commissioned in the 1980s by the late Paul Hofer to stand outside his farm. (Photos of each of the five signs appear on my blog.)
A Mail Pouch Tobacco logo, painted on a red barn, is still visible from the street. That and the Burma-Shave signs were meant as something of a thumb in the eye to surrounding business parks and local officials.
"We've been accused," Hofer told me in 2003, "of not progressing very fast out at the ranch."
Likewise, the signs are more easily read if you don't progress down Jurupa Avenue very fast yourself.
To quote one of the original jingles:
"Slow down, Pa/Sakes alive/Ma missed signs/four/and five."
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text: I recently recieved an Ipod Shuffle and I noticed that when I turned on my 15 in powerbook g4 with the ipod shuffle connected via included dock and then tried to run iTunes it would take itunes a fully 1 + minute to start up. I tried many different things to try to fix this problem and finally I was so frustrated I backed up my music, pictures, and documents to an external harddrive, reformated my powerbook, installed a fresh copy of os 10.4 ran software update and got everything updated(including itunes) import 1 song from a cd into itunes, plug in the shuffle set it up with itunes to copy the one song disconnect the shuffle... reconnect the shuffle.. and turn off the computer with the shuffle connected... turn the computer back on.. try to open itunes... Same problem takes itunes a full 1 minute + to open. I am going to go to the apple store tomorrow to hopefully find out if its my shuffle? or if this is a bug..... any thoughts? reformatting and installing itunes fresh is this enough to rule out it is nothing more then a bug? also anyone else having this issue? Ive posted in these two similiar threads as well http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=262657 http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=259494


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The video shows Ariel Rebel tasting her own pussy and spreading her asshole. The video is called "A Rebel Winter" and it shows Ariel in a winter jacket, plaid mini skirt and Puma sneakers. Ariel is not wearing any panties as she goes down on herself fingering her own pink shaved pussy. Ariel always does her videos in HD quality where you can see extreme details of Ariel's pussy. Ariel Rebel is a sexy alt model with an incredible body, small tits, thin waist and a sweet apple bottom from every angle. Ariel keeps her Twitter page active with her latest news and events. Ariel makes perfect spanking material at any time during the day or late at night with some lotion. Enjoy the video clip and please leave your comments below.
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It's good to see Mathieu Debuchy follow his friend Yohan Cabaye's lead and send out thanks to the dedicated Newcastle fans who supported him so much while he was at the club, and many fans will be sorry to see the Frenchman leave Tyneside.
Mathieu Debuchy – the former Newcastle right back
But like Yohan before him – Mathieu quickly improved his game on Tyneside, and he became much better player after only 18 months at Newcastle United.
Mathieu has just signed on at Arsenal for about £12M – giving Newcastle something like a £6.5M profit in that 18 months – and we have just signed an excellent replacement in 24 year-old Daryl Janmaat – the Holland number one right back – who looked a very good player in the World Cup.
This is what Mathieu has said to the Newcastle fans:
"I only spent a year and half at Newcastle United and it was an extraordinary experience at a club with great fans."
"I thank them from the bottom of my heart because they really supported me during my time there.¨
¨And I hope they understand that I had a huge opportunity which I simply could not refuse.¨ "I've come here because I really want to play Champions League football again.¨
¨It's one of the biggest competitions in the world.¨ ¨Everyone wants to play in it.¨ "I'm very proud to be joining a great club like Arsenal and to wear its colors, it's one of the biggest clubs in the whole world."
Mathieu is a top player now, and he wanted Champions League football – so in that way we understand why he wanted to leave Newcastle for Arsenal.
But if we want to keep our top players, and that includes some of the news players who have just arrived at the club, Newcastle have to become more ambitious and try to get a top six position in the Premier League.
The good news is that Newcastle seem to have become a lot more ambitious so far in this summer's transfer window, and we have already signed six good players but lost Mathieu.
Newcastle fans will have their own opinions on whether Mathieu Debuchy should have been more loyal to Newcastle United.
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     We actually are working on a "wake-up" sequence. The one I have works OK, but I'm now focusing on getting a good "go to sleep" sequence. Next is getting the "go back to sleep" sequence really good (for when one wakes up in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep).

 Mitch.

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Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:27:23 -0700
Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] 4 more [PAID TESTERS] for Mitch's sleep mask projectţ
To: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Is there a mask that will get me out of the bed in the morning?

Felix Sargent
(415) 935-3354
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On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 1:17 AM, Kelly <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:

I want one, gimme.

Payment is an unnecessary bonus. Also, do you have anything cool I can
demo at Hackers? We could use a device for the biohacking session.

-K

2010/10/31 Mitch Altman <email@example.com>:

> Awhile back I asked for (and got) several people to help me test out my
> electronic sleep mask project. I need 4 more testers.
>
> I need people who are willing to pick up and drop off their sleep masks at
> Noisebridge in the coming week.
>
> This sleep mask project is what my Brain Machine was simplified from.
> Though the Brain Machine is kinda harsh, this project is a comfortable sleep
> mask (using with dim lights and nice sounds) intended to help some
> percentage of people sleep better.
>
> They have worked well on most of the people who've tried them so far.
>
> I have new prototypes of my mask ready for people to test out, and I can use
> the help of 4 more people to try them out and see what they think of it.
> And I can pay you to do it.
>
> If you have trouble sleeping, maybe these will help you. And maybe not.
> I'd love to see how they work on you. But even if you don't have trouble
> sleeping, it would still be way helpful for me if you could try them out and
> give me feedback.
>
> What I need is for people to try them out and give your comments. Like, are
> they comfortable to wear, to sleep with? Is the sound pleasing, annoying,
> OK enough? How's the volume? Are the lights OK? How's the brightness?
> How do you feel while wearing them? Do they help you sleep? How do you
> feel when you wake up after wearing them for a night? And overall
> impression and comments.
>
> We'll then tweak the firmware based on the fir st round of comments, and
> then we'll have you try it again, up to three times over a period of a week
> or two.
>
> The mask is made from memory foam, with electronics embedded in it, and the
> entire thing is inside of a soft cotton covering (with cool graphics, of
> course). It generates soft, gentle sounds with a sequence of brainwave
> frequencies embedded, dim lights of different colors fading in and out at
> the same frequencies.
>
> This project does work with blinking lights, so people sensitive to blinking
> lights, or anyone prone to seizures, such as epileptic people, should
> probably stay away from this project.
>
> Anyone interested, please email me off-list:
> mitch *at* cornfieldelectronics *dot* com
>
> If you can help out, I'd be much appreciative.
>
> Feel free to pass this along to anyone you think might be interested.
>
> Thanks,
> Mitch.
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I am a New Orleans chowhound who will be visiting New York in October. Since I live in a food city, I'm obsessed with food! Because I'm spoiled in my home town, I don't need 5 star dining. Great quality, interesting and yummy food! We will plan to have one knock out meal during our trip (I have a reservation at Daniel, but am open to alternatives)
I'd like to make the rounds and do my own food tasting tour in the city- exotic/ethnic, pastries, meats, specialty foods, and of course desserts.
If you had 3-4 hours and wanted to try your favorites around Manhattan, a $100-200 budget, what would they be?
We are open to taking subways and cabs and to experiencing hole in the wall places that many tourists don't visit. I'm also open to a progressive meal in one neighborhood. My mom, a history teacher will be joining me so a historic/cultural location would be a plus.
I look forward to your creative ideas!


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What we
Miller programAPI
original content make online news for real, journalists say
By Paul EisenbergMedia
Studies Center
A Real
Audio version of the panel is available.
"The Internet is a very good medium for communicating quality
news and journalism and that for a long time was in doubt," Heller
said. "When I was trying to recruit for TheStreet.com, people were
asking, 'Is the Internet here to stay?' The skepticism was
Eroding that skepticism today is a marriage of immediacy and
original information, said Heller and fellow panelists during the
discussion, "Online News: What Is It Good For?" It was the inaugural
program of the Online News Association, an educational organization
for professional journalists working online. About 90 people
attended the discussion in Manhattan.
Because TheStreet.com is subscriber-based, Heller said, "we feel
we have to give people something they can't get anywhere else, and
that's why we've been dedicated to original journalism. The people
we've brought to TheStreet.com are journalists who are smart and
creative who want to do their own work and are not interested in
editing the wires. There are a lot of jobs for writing online now
because people are seeing the Web as an unbeatable medium for
financial journalism."
Real-time financial information and perspective are key to a
successful online news organization, agreed Rich Jaroslovsky,
managing editor of the Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition, which has
280,000 subscribers, 70% of whom are not print Wall Street
Journal readers.
"For them, we are The Wall Street Journal, and therefore when I
hear the debate about using print content online" — a practice
disparagingly referred to online as "shovelware" — "I have to step
back and say those people need The Wall Street Journal-caliber news
and information and it's not really relevant to us as the providers
of that information what medium we use to [convey] that."
Underscoring that point, Jaroslovsky says, is that among the
Journal's print and interactive editions, original material
circles back on itself. "The Wall Street Journal Europe is
interested in and will probably begin publishing our e-commerce
column. So ultimately it becomes irrelevant where that information
originated. What becomes critical is, are you providing valuable
information to your subscribers and users?"
Janice Castro, editor of Time.com,
also took exception to the shovelware dig, noting that a good news
site is a mix of newness and the brand that subscribers have come to
know. About half of the site's content is original, but "there's
always a very substantial interest [online] in the stories from the
magazine and I'm sort of tired of the word shovelware," she said,
noting that the site's traffic always spikes on Sunday, the day
before the print magazine hits the stands. "What we're doing online
is trying to create an information experience ... a menu of
"One of the unique values we bring to the Web," Castro added, "is
[recognizing] that interactive and community are so important."
She noted a feature begun on the site about a month ago that
allows users to ask Time.com staff questions about Kosovo. "We've gotten hundreds of
thousands of letters and the questions are so good ... what our news
organizations can do in effect is invite you into our virtual
newsroom," Castro said.
Once in agreement that online news is good for absolutely
something, panelists offered the assembled news professionals tips
for how to ensure quality journalism online:
Jaroslovsky also noted that a headline doesn't serve the same
function online that it does in print, which is why his interactive
staff rewrites headlines for print edition stories that find their
way online. "We used the print journal headlines [online] and
immediately got bashed by many of our users for wasting all the
space in the browser window."
"Always," Castro added, "we're looking for people who are
intuitive about technology. We need people "who are comfortable with
things that never quite work right, that will change as soon as you
master them."
Jaroslovsky is president of the Online Journalists Association.
Heller is treasurer and Castro is secretary. Last night's panel was
moderated by Sreenath Sreenivasan, a professor at the Columbia
University Graduate School of Journalism.


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The author who turned Georgetown University into a horror scene in "The Exorcist" plans to sue the school in church court, charging that his alma mater has strayed so far from church doctrine that it should no longer call itself Catholic.
William Peter Blatty, who graduated from Georgetown in 1950, says the "last straw" was the university's speaking invitation to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
Sebelius, who addressed graduating public policy students on Friday, has been criticized by conservative Catholics for approving a mandate that requires many religious institutions to cover employees' birth control costs. The Archdiocese of Washington called the Sebelius invitation "shocking."
Blatty, 85, credits a Georgetown scholarship with fostering his writing career, which includes an Academy Award for "The Exorcist," a blockbuster based on his best-selling 1971 novel. In the book and movie, a Jesuit priest at Georgetown, the nation's oldest Catholic university, struggles to save a demon-possessed girl. Now retired, Blatty lives in Bethesda, Md.
"What I owe Georgetown, however, is nothing as compared to what Georgetown owes to its founders and the Christ of faith," Blatty said in a statement.
The author says Georgetown has violated church teaching for decades by inviting speakers who support abortion rights and refusing to obey instructions the late Pope John Paul II issued in 1990 to church-affiliated colleges and universities.
Georgetown should amend its ways or stop calling itself a Catholic or Jesuit institution, Blatty said.
A media spokesperson for Georgetown did not respond Friday to a request for comment. On its website, the university says, "Catholicism's rich and diverse intellectual tradition is central to Georgetown's academic life."
In response to criticism of the Sebelius speech, Georgetown president John J. DeGioia said last week the university is "committed to the free exchange of ideas" even if it does not agree with all of them.
Blatty's "indictment" against Georgetown charges the school with failing to recruit Catholic teachers and students, neglecting to instruct students in Catholic morality and failing to act in accord with church doctrine. He expects the suit to be filed in the Archdiocese of Washington's court of canon law this fall.
Blatty recently founded The Father King Society, named after a former Georgetown theology professor, to enlist fellow alumni in his cause.
A similar church suit was brought against Georgetown in 1991 for authorizing university funding for a student group that supported abortion rights. According to Cardinal Newman Society President Patrick Reilly, the case reached the Vatican before Georgetown agreed not to fund the group.
The conservative Cardinal Newman Society has assisted Blatty's cause.
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Washington, DC -- On day seven after the terrorist attack on New York and Washington, President Bush will visit the Pentagon site, and FEMA Director Joe M. Allbaugh will go to New York.
Responding to and recovering from these attacks have posed an unprecedented challenge, but progress is being made on removing debris and restoring services.
"FEMA is here to provide support and assistance to the city and state for the response phase and long-term recovery," said Federal Coordinating Officer Ted Monette, speaking at a briefing today in New York. "We will be here for as long as it takes."
The New York Stock Exchange will open this morning. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) prime power team completed providing technical assistance to Consolidated Edison in their effort to restore power and set up generators for the opening of financial markets today. The team will monitor the situation and provide technical assistance throughout the opening day and as necessary thereafter to ensure adequate power.
Donations have been pouring in from all parts of the country. The New York City donations hotline has received 50,000 phone calls. Four warehouse sites, with a total of 200,000 square feet, have been established in New York to accept unsolicited donations that have been collected to support the recovery effort. Three staff have deployed to assist with donations coordination efforts. Allbaugh has written all governors to request that those sending donations do so in cash instead of items.
In other areas of disaster operations:
Debris removal: The FEMA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is coordinating and providing assistance to the city of New York on debris removal. The biggest concern is the recovery of human remains and criminal evidence within the debris. FEMA and USACE will continue to provide technical assistance to the city in performing efficiency reviews of the debris collection, processing and disposal.
A U.S. Army demolitions expert was requested to assist Urban Search and Rescue teams in planning for precision demolition of ruins of the World Trade Center.
Norfolk Southern Railroad has offered New York state and city officials free transportation of non-hazardous debris from the World Trade Center. The railroad has also arranged to provide up to 1,000 heavy-duty rail cars that will be staged in the northern New Jersey area.
At the debris removal site, there are decontamination units for people and equipment involved in debris clearance. Air quality remains good.
One member of the Urban Search And Rescue Indiana Task Force was injured in New York, Sunday, Sept. 16, and was treated for burns to the arms, hands and face.
Transportation: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is the only major airport in the nation that remains closed. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation said the airport will remain closed indefinitely.
The Federal Aviation Administration has restricted small aircraft from the airspace around JFK Airport out to a radius of 30 miles. Temporary flight restrictions are in force for a 3.5-mile radius and 3,000 foot ceiling around the World Trade Center. In the New York vicinity, all major airports are open to traffic. General aviation to within five miles of major airports remains closed.


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Roast Beef with Spicy Yogurt-Walnut Sauce
- Total Time:
- Servings: 4
- 2 cups plain whole-milk yogurt
- 2 small garlic cloves, minced
- 2 plum tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- One 2-pound beef eye of round roast
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 cup walnut halves (3 ounces)
- 2 medium Italian frying peppers, cut into small dice
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
How to make this recipe
Preheat the oven to 450°. Heat a large ovenproof skillet until very hot. On a plate, rub the roast all over with the soy sauce and then with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Add the roast to the skillet, fat side down, along with any extra oil from the plate. Cook over moderately high heat, turning occasionally, until browned all over, 4 minutes. Turn the roast fat side up and roast in the oven for 25 minutes, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the meat registers 115° for rare. Transfer the roast to a carving board to rest.
Meanwhile, spread the walnuts on a baking sheet and toast for about 5 minutes, or until lightly browned; let cool. Coarsely chop the nuts.
In a medium skillet, heat the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil. Add the frying peppers, cumin, coriander and cayenne, cover and cook over moderately low heat until the peppers are barely softened, about 5 minutes. Let cool.
In a medium bowl, combine the yogurt, garlic, walnuts, frying peppers and tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Thinly slice the roast and serve with the walnut sauce.
Variations Use the spicy walnut sauce on chicken or lamb, or serve as a dip for pita bread.


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Sat. August 24, 2013 | Rod Gipson
TAMPA — With less than three minutes to play with JV players in, King defensive lineman Reggie Austin burst through the Alonso line, ripped the ball away from a Raven ball carrier and ran 35 yards for the winning touchdown.
King 20, a stunned Alonso 18.
Neither squad could do much offensively early as both quarterbacks struggled. Ish Witter churned up yards, collecting 57 on 12 carries. King running back Greg Thompson provided most of the Lions' first-half offensive yardage.
A 20-yard Thompson run late in the second quarter set up the Lion's first-half score, an 11-yard touchdown pass from Darian Wright to Javontee Brice.
Alonso quickly responded, but a dropped pass on the conversion left the game tied at 6 at the half.
The tie didn't last long as Witter returned the second-half kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown.
Witter put the Ravens ahead, seemingly for good, early in the fourth quarter with a 1-yard scoring plunge.