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The news that Rachel Lindsay, an attorney who competed for Nick Viall's gently worn heart on the current season of The Bachelor, will star on the next season of The Bachelorette was met with a resounding round of applause—despite the fact that she hasn't yet left The Bachelor, thereby rendering last night's episode a quarter moot.
The 31-year-old attorney from Dallas certainly seems to have a good head on her shoulders, having avoided the hysterics that seem to be the go-to move for half the women on the show and sounding confident in both what she has to offer and what she wants from a relationship. She will also be the first black Bachelorette, a years-in-the-making move on the show's part after a checkered history of token diversity leading up to this season of The Bachelor, which included a record eight non-white women among the initial 30 who emerged from the limos.
But back to Rachel's life choices...
Isn't it fairly apparent at this point that choosing to go on The Bachelor is a questionable decision in general? Nothing good comes out of it for anyone besides one woman—and that's if it all goes according to plan. Most of the time it doesn't turn out well for any of them, either in the moment or down the road.
But maybe we shouldn't be looking for Rachel's marbles just yet.
The Bachelor success rate as measured by actual marriages resulting from meeting on the show is still a lowly two out of 20—and that's if you count Jason Mesnick realizing he was in love with runner-up Molly Mesnick (née Malaney) after initially proposing to Melissa Rycroft. Otherwise, Sean Loweis the only Bachelor to have successfully played this game from start to finish, thereby giving him license to live-tweet The Bachelor and bust Nick's, er, chops week after week.
Sean, before embarking on his own Bachelor journey and finding his now-wife Catherine Lowe, was second runner-up on The Bachelorette; Ben Higgins, who's angling to become only the third Bachelor to seal the deal with a woman from the show, Lauren Bushnell, finished in third place on The Bachelorette as well.
But even though Emily Maynard didn't pick Sean, a wholly decent fellow if there ever was one on reality TV, and Kaitlyn Bristowe didn't pick Ben, the fact that they both guys made it so far along says something about The Bachelorette in general.
Which is that the women who've stepped into that spot, as Rachel Lindsay will do soon, are just better at this overall. And yes, while luck does factor into it and there haven't been as many seasons of The Bachelorette, we'll still high-and-mightily claim on the ladies' behalf advanced emotional maturity, more self-awareness, less susceptibility to being distracted by sexual chemistry without anything to back it up, a lower B.S. threshold and ultimately less patience for useless dicking around.
Both The Bachelor and The Bachelorette start out with fantastical (or nightmarish, depending on your personality) scenarios—more than two dozen women or men coming at you, intentions ultimately unknown (surely Bentley haunted Ashley Hebert's dreams for awhile), who have been brainwashed to think that not getting sent home after spending eight or nine hours alone with you means something for your future together.
Yet while the Bachelorettes hardly have a 100 percent success rate, and while every nice girl has had intense feelings for a lothario (or a few) at some point, they are generally so much more efficient at thinning the herd than the men are.
For starters, none of this Corinne-style nonsense leading all the way up to hometowns for the women. As most ladies would attest to, without having to ever actually go on The Bachelorette or even watch an episode, the crazy act gets real old, real fast. Even if "real fast" is a couple of years in real-life dating time, it is not sustainable.
Proportioned for TV, that's the reason why JoJo Fletcher sent Chad Johnson packing in week four. No time to waste to see if he was going to be able to turn it around or act like he wasn't auditioning for Bachelor in Paradise.
Similarly, the ladies aren't looking for snakes, while Nick, though he doesn't exactly seem to be buying the so-called sincere side of Corinne, sure hasn't been in any hurry to send her on her way so he can focus on women who aren't tackling The Bachelor like a sorority stunt.
We don't foresee Nick going the way of Ben Flajnik and actually proposing to the most cutthroat woman in the bunch, but Corinne has certainly outlasted all sane (and naive) viewers' expectations.
So there's another reason right there as to why Rachel is looking wiser by the minute.
Meanwhile, all 12 Bachelorettes to date have received and accepted a proposal from their chosen suitors at season's end, while seven out of the first 12 seasons of The Bachelor, including season one, did not result in a proposal.
Since season 13, only Juan Pablo Galavis did not propose to anybody, and again, Jason and Sean are the only guys among the last eight Bachelors to get married—and not just to their mate from the show, but to anyone at all.
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Now, Trista Rehn may have set the bar unreasonably high as far as viewers' expectations go when, as the inaugural Bachelorette, she met Ryan Sutter, who's now her husband of 13 years and the father of her two children.
But Trista and Ryan weren't entirely a fluke. Ashley has two children with husband and season seven winner J.P. Rosenbaum, and Desiree Hartsock welcomed her first child with hubby Chris Siegfried, champion of season nine, in October. Moreover, six of the seven Bachelorettes who didn't end up with the men they initially said yes to have since married and/or started families with others, and both Kaitlyn and JoJo are engaged to their fiancés of choice.
The Bachelor Has Actually Helped Tons of People Find Lasting Love--Once They've Put Their Show Relationships Behind Them
If Kaitlyn and JoJo get married, that means 42 percent of the Bachelorettes will have married men they picked on the show, to The Bachelor's 15 percent—and that's generously including Jason and Molly and if Ben and Lauren tie the knot.
Moreover, a lot of the temporarily lovelorn women from The Bachelor who went far but pulled up shy of the altar went on to find love with men they met off-camera, under more normal circumstances.
So at this point it's reasonable to venture that—even aside from the dozens of women who have climbed out of those limos (or off of a four-legged animal) on The Bachelor who made temporary imprints on the zeitgeist and then headed off into the night, never to be heard from again or unforgettable for all the wrong reasons—just like in real life, the women who tackle the starring role of Bachelorette have more of a handle on the journey that awaits and know what to do at their destination once they get there.
(Side note: in no way are we suggesting that marriage or settling down with one person is the be-all and end-all of existence. We're merely focusing on the priorities The Bachelor and The Bachelorette have laid out for us.)
It's always a little jarring at first, no matter how much "sense" it makes, to find out who the new Bachelorette is—mainly because, at the end of the day, it's still unfathomable as to why anyone wants to go through that, especially while knowing what the rest of the world is saying about it. Though being the picker instead of the one waiting to be picked always does look like the better option...
And so far the ladies have proven far better at picking winners.


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Malfunction Causes 15 Minute Firework Display To Only Last 15 Seconds
The city of San Diego promised its residents 15 minutes of fun and excitement, only to serve them 15 seconds of disappointment. We've all been there, right?
In an apparent malfunction, everyone one of the fireworks that San Diego was using for its show last night went up in a matter of seconds. Played to the tune of Queen's "We Will Rock You" the show was planned to last at least 15 minutes.
The event is called the 'Big Bay Boom' and is a pretty big deal for those around the San Diego area. Lots of people travel in to the city to see the display. The company that designed the display said they still have no clue what caused the malfunction, on the 'Big Bay Boom' website.
And in case you ever wondered what all the fireworks would look like going off at once, check out the video below.
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does anyone have any pics they can put on this thread so i can get an idea on what to put on.
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I have 2 sets of rims for sale... Along with a bunch of other things..
Hello all I have a few things for sale.
1) RPI GT exhaust sec 1,2,3 with no scratches or dings approx 3-4. Months old.
2) 22" forgiato forged 3pc (staggered) front: 9.5" / rear: 11" there are no scrapes scratches or dings on rims. And tires are approx 75% tread on both
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Friday, January 21, 2011
Oh Where, Oh Where Have I Been???
I had an assignment to work on site. I prefer working out of my house, in the comfort of my pajama's... but this was too good to pass up. It was for a big supermarket chain in Pittsburgh and I was helping out with some projects. The one artist is having some health issues, so while he was out, I came in and worked.
It was kinda fun. I did a double page spread ad for Table magazine, edits on some menu boards and a fish sale campaign.
I got to dress up, and wear high heels.
On the third day, my knees were killing me!
I switched to flats after that! Hadn't been in heels (aside from meetings, weddings and church) for a while, and definitely not for 8+ hours a day!!
Here's a layout I'd like to share. I did this last Friday. (so much for my 2 layouts a week, but I am doing one a week!)
This was for a class challenge on Two Peas in a Bucket, you were to use up those sticker borders. I cut them up and stuck them down, then I added some tape. I had some cool pink tape from Joscie, and I also used some cute American Girl tape. The paper is My Minds Eye, called telephone, I believe.
Couple of close ups:
This is my new favorite layout. Maybe because it is so colorful, maybe it's the memory of the day, or maybe cause it was so fun to make!
All my work is done... time to get my scrap on!
Go on, close this window... go, get your paper & get your scrap on, too!! ;P
20 comments:
- Christie said...
Great layout! The pics look like they could be from an ad for the store.
- January 21, 2011 at 1:33 PM
- Erica Hettwer said...
It's so bright and colorful, Chris! I love it!
- January 21, 2011 at 1:34 PM
- Kim Watson said...
This is such a fun bright page Chris...I love that KI title! I know what you mean about PJ & flats as opposed to 'work' clothes & heels. No comparison :o)
- January 21, 2011 at 1:38 PM
- Jamie Lane said...
Such a fun layout! Love the details!
- January 21, 2011 at 1:47 PM
- GLOANN said...
Now isn't Telephone an odd name for that paper? LOL Love your LO. You're just so creative.
- January 21, 2011 at 2:02 PM
- Kelli said...
Love it! So cheery!
- January 21, 2011 at 2:24 PM
- Marfa said...
Fun...wearing heels! And then glad to have flats, I bet.
Your daughter is so pretty. I love that layout...the colors and polka dots.
- January 21, 2011 at 4:07 PM
- Marlene said...
Very fun layout! Love it....and of course I immediately noticed the baker's twine. ;)
I don't know how I'd do in heels for eight hours....it's been ages since I've worn them for more than a couple of hours!
- January 21, 2011 at 8:12 PM
- Julie Tucker-Wolek said...
Girl, I sit on my bootie for 8 hours a day and still won't do heels! LOL! I loveeeeeeeeeee the lo... loving that banner and those photos! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
- January 21, 2011 at 11:05 PM
- Jocelyn said...
You make me giggle...I can imagine how the legs were feeling in 8 hours of heels!!!!
I adore this LO...I agree so filled with the most wonderful happy colors and those pics are perfect!!!
Wishing you a great weekend!!!!
- January 22, 2011 at 7:57 AM
- Tracy said...
I too love your page. It is so fun.
I work from my home and like to wear lounge pants. But like superman, I can change to my public wear in no time flat. teehee. My daughters bought me lower heeled boots for Christmas, and I love them.
- January 22, 2011 at 11:22 AM
- Whippet said...
Very cute layout. Love the colors and great use of the border stickers. High heels are overrated, LOL
- January 22, 2011 at 3:24 PM
- Shell said...
oh tell me about the heels!! to think I used to live in them.. now they kill me LOL
- January 22, 2011 at 3:29 PM
- Meredith said...
LOOOVE this layout. So cute.
I'm a follower now. Would love for you to follow me too!
- January 22, 2011 at 4:18 PM
- Cindy Gay said...
Really like the clouds and the clasp fastener. Looks like a fun day.
- January 22, 2011 at 5:04 PM
- Staci said...
Awesome! So colorful and fun! TFS. :-)
- January 22, 2011 at 11:26 PM
- Debbie Gaydos said...
Loooooove it!! So bright and fun, and the photos are AWESOME! Glad the job is going well (other than the heels, lol).
- January 23, 2011 at 7:27 AM
- Jingle said...
Super cute layout! I think I cut down my border stickers WAY more often than using them whole! LOL! They look so cute that way!
- January 24, 2011 at 3:04 PM
- LollyChops said...
I adore this LO and the heels thing had me laughing. I don't even own any any more... hehehe!
- January 25, 2011 at 4:46 PM
- Casey Wright said...
Wow! This is beautiful - I'm loving all of the beautiful colors too! Probably one of my faves of yours too :)
- January 26, 2011 at 12:40 PM


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I went to stay with some friends in Milton Keynes in December 2010 and we visited numerous pubs and restaurants in this time. Our reason for selecting this pub, so I was told, was that although it was the Christmas period we were able to get some of the more traditional pub fayre rather than just having the standard December Christmas pub menu. Sounded good to me and we promptly set off.
The pub itself is quite quaint and small but it's just perfect for having a meal with friends. There is parking and it's just off the main street of the village. We were able to get seated straight away with no wait and the staff were lovely and friendly and prompt in coming over and taking our orders for food and drinks. Throughout the meal the staff were attentive, friendly and had a genuine warmth about them which is always nice, particularly at busy times of year as this was.
The area in which we ate our meal was fairly small but this just meant we weren't crammed in with lots of other diners that we didn't know and it was the perfect opportunity for my friends and I to have a nice chin wag and a good old catch up while waiting for our meals.
The food was all of the usual kind of pub quality and we had some lovely full tummys when we left! There was one person in our group who is intolerant to quite a lot of foods and the chef was fantastic at catering for her needs and made a lovely dinner just for her. We were all satisfied with the food that we had and the service was lovely and prompt. Everything was lovely and fresh and I had a delicious side salad with my chicken that was to die for!
If you are looking for somewhere to have a bite to eat in the Towchester area then why not give this place a try? The prices were reasonable, the food was delicious and the staff were friendly and attentive. There was a wide range of food available on the menu and the chef was only too happy to help. I can think of nothing bad to say about this pub, the food was wonderful, as were the staff and we'd happily return here again next time we are visiting friends.


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On Friday March 26, for an audience of several thousand at the concluding session of the Fifth World Urban Forum in Rio de Janeiro, I was able to make the official announcement.
The text of the announcement is below. For a full taste of what the service will be like, several lead stories included, we invite you to take look at the beta web site — Citiscope.org. It includes the "who, what, when and how" of the new service, which we hope to launch full-bore in the near future.
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Concluding Plenary Session
Rio de Janeiro, March 26, 2010
Across the continents, today's cities are coming up with new and intriguing solutions to the massive problems cities face in this century. From city halls to neighborhood councils, the wave of originality in amazing.
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Cotillion introduces 5 young debutantes
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Killeen Alumnae Chapter recently held its 24th annual Debutante Cotillion, formally introducing five young women to society at the Killeen Civic Center.
Alecia Pace of Killeen was crowned as Miss Debutante 2012. Pace is the daughter of Jeanette Pace. She has an associate's degree from Temple College and is a recent graduate of Ellison High School. She plans to attend the University of Texas and major in computer Science.
Ennija Armour, a recent graduate of Killeen High School, is the daughter of Akiesha Williams. She plans to attend Texas Southern University.
Tera Jones, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Jones, is a recent graduate of Harker Heights High School where she served as the captain of the Crimson Belles. She plans to attend Cisco Community College.
Kadijah Oatis is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Baldon. She is a recent graduate of Harker Heights High School and plans to attend Texas State University to major in civil engineering.
Mariah Rushing is the daughter of Mr. Kevin and Dr. Cheryl Rushing. A recent graduate of Ellison High School, she plans to attend Prairie View A&M and major in pediatric nursing.
The chapter provided enrichment opportunities throughout the year for the young ladies with the focus on scholarship, community service, etiquette and dance classes. For more information about Killeen Alumnae Chapter's 2013 Cotillion, call Mrs. Jones at (254) 247-6231.
SIFE earns honors at national expo
The Central Texas College Students In Free Enterprise team earned second runner-up honors of League Seven in the opening round, of the 2012 SIFE National Exposition in Kansas City, Mo. The team was recognized for its quality educational programs, success in SIFE and long-term sustainability to improve the quality of life and standard of living for others.
The team also captured third place overall in the "Let's Can Hunger" challenge. The team collected 50,721 pounds of non-perishable items for food banks in Killeen, Copperas Cove and Harker Heights.
A total of 157 college and university teams competed for the SIFE National Championship. CTC's SIFE team took home $4,750.
CTC was represented at the National SIFE Expo by Steban Ramos, president; Charlene Spencer, vice president; Clark Madsen, project executive director; Taryn Ellis, project executive director; Alvin Perry, project manager; Jasmin Ramos, project manager; Cassie Shively, team member and Jeffrey Alvarado, computer technician.
CTC aviation team top among two-year schools at event
Central Texas College aviation science students won first place among competing two-year schools at the 2012 National Intercollegiate Flying Association's Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference event held recently at Kansas State University in Salina.
The competition featured three two-year and 25 four-year schools and other aviation training schools competing in a series of flight and landing events. CTC finished 14th overall in the nation and placed 11th in the flight events. This year's national SAFECON champion was Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott and the runner-up was the University of North Dakota.
CTC pilots placed 22nd in the Judges' Trophy competition, which is based on the overall participation of a team's individual members. Individual honors were won by Max Wiener, CTC team co-captain, who placed 13th in the National Top Pilot Award category and finished as the 19th highest point scorer of all the male contestants (21st overall). Robert Mazyrack, co-captain, finished as the 54th highest scoring male (59th overall). Mazyrack was also selected as the CTC Outstanding Team Member.
Also, Wiener (pilot) and Mason Ross (observer) finished fourth in the nation in the navigation event out of 80 contestants.
The CTC team was coached by Michael Hutyra, assistant chief flight instructor, and Tim Hulon. Other team members were Austin Boney, Killian Brooks, Bryan Glover, Michael Steele, Jon Strobel and Joe Wukasch.
Last year, CTC finished second among competing two-year schools and 19th overall at the national event. The team qualified for this year's event by earning second place honors at the regional SAFECON event last October.
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Another gap in writing, and I again have a huge backlog of articles. Writing just feels pointless at times as few want to acknowledge that human overpopulation is a major problem – certainly not those with influence.
A new and horrifying report was released in September that predicted the world's population could climb to 11 billion by 2100 – rather than peak and decline as has previously been the accepted scenario. That is just over one-and-a-half as many people as today.
Another analysis was also released last month by the WWF stating that Earth had lost half of its wildlife in the past 40 years (as contrasted to domesticated animals, which are also in plague proportions). However the report only mentions human consumption as the culprit, not our growing numbers also.
Despite the implications – ultimately far more alarming than the terrorist scaremongering currently occupying governments – the extinction article barely recieved a mention in the mainstream press, as the letter below points out (Herald-Sun, 3/10):
Threat underplayed
I READ with great interest the snippet, "Wildlife plummet" (HS, Oct 1), stating that wildlife numbers have plunged by more than half in 40 years as the Earth's human population has nearly doubled.
Given that humans are consuming natural resources that would require L5 Earths to sustain, I cannot comprehend why this was on page 21. This is an extremely serious threat to life as we know it. Granted, it doesn't appear to be as immediate or sensational a threat as terrorism, but this has the potential to be a planetary disaster. Every day I am further convinced of the truth of the underlying message in Dan Brown's novel, Inferno, in which the problem of overpopulation is the central theme.
– Geoff McKeon, Huntly
Given these two factors, the Earth of 2100 (when I will be dead, barring access to any life-extension technology of then) will be a far less biodiverse planet. The few wild animals left will live out restricted lives in nature reserves or zoos. Megacities of tens of millions will sprawl over the various continents like grey cancer cells. Big forests such as the Amazon or Siberian taiga will have all but vanished. Global warming will wreak havoc. Aside from the mega-wealthy, many humans will likely also have miserably restricted lives, seeking to escape from their bleak reality into the virtual world with whatever technologies have evolved then. In fact that is not too far off the Earth presented in the movie Avatar.
A recent book by Paul Hanley on the topic of eleven billion was featured on io9. He seems to be optimistic that humans will find ways to cope, but I find such optimism dangerous – it is a complacent feeling of "No worries, things will work out" rather than take measures now to prevent the population getting to such a huge number in the first place (prevention is preferable to the cure).
Well, we can look at 11 billion as too many people, or look at the population as huge potential to do things like reclaim deteriorated ecosystems. There are some 3 billion hectares of deteriorated ecosystems by some reckoning (see Rattan Lal) Restoring those lands, which would require a huge amount of work, would be like adding a new continent to the world. It would also ameliorate climate change by capturing huge amounts of carbon in plants and soil. But in rick areas where people have more than we need, we will have to look at shorter work weeks, more job sharing, lower income and consumption, but more time to do things like hang out with family and friends, be creative, garden, etc.
We may be able to restore the natural world, but I think there will be a net loss of biodiversity what ere we do. But ecological function can be prioritized, leading to better incomes for the rural poor. I talk about an outstanding large scale example of this on China's Loess Plateau.
I don't find the prospect of such loss of biodiversity at all acceptable – humans don't own the Earth, but share it with other lifeforms. We as a species should not let things get to such a condition in the first place – this should be considered a moral imperative.
"It is not primarily the number of people that's important in population policy, it's what they are capable of, their level of education, and their health."
– Wolfgang Lutz, director of the Vienna Institute of Demography
A quote from the first "11 billion" article which I strongly disagree with for reasons previously stated.


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I'm all about avoiding risk very early in fantasy drafts, yet I'm also all about targeting elite talents with expansive roles – so injured Browns rookie running back Trent Richardson is presenting quite the fantasy football conundrum.
With Richardson scheduled for a "clean-up" procedure for his knee, we're looking at 1-to-4 weeks until he's back to full speed. With that timetable, he could, in theory, be back in time for Week 1.
Since he's the Browns' franchise back they will likely err on the side of caution. But that's a good thing because, when he returns, we can assume with relative confidence that he's good to go.
As for his fantasy value, this does place him off the grid for the first round in a 10- or 12-team league, but that's not a tragedy because his average draft position (ADP) was 13 anyway.
There's no question his issue creates some downside to drafting him, but the upside is still there. Considering the wide receiver position is very deep this year, that quarterback is also pretty deep, and that there are ample high-upside tight ends who will be available later in drafts, I wouldn't drop Richardson too far down my rankings.
I do need to find a comfort level with Richardson, and right now that's about a No. 9 ranking at running back and about 20-22 overall.


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The Spain midfielder has spoken of the perils that await his side at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday, highlighting Los Che's ability to exert pressure on their opponents
The 2000 finalists will lock horns on Wednesday in Group F's curtain-raiser on the back of contrasting fortunes, as the Bavarians finished runners-up in last season's competition, while Los Che were dumped out at the group stage.
And Martinez, who has vast experience of playing Valencia from his time at Athletic Bilbao, expects the Liga outfit to pose a considerable threat to his new team, even at the Allianz Arena.
"I know [Valencia] very well and I've played them quite a few times," he told Bayern's official website. "They'll definitely push us hard because they have a great team.
"They're very balanced, they have plenty of pace, they put opponents under pressure, and they're very well set-up tactically."
"I've never played in the Champions League before," he added. "It's an important match for us.
"Bayern made it to the final last season, and we're among the favourites for the competition, so we obviously want to make a successful start."
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Michael Asch is the grandson of the late Shalom Asch, a distinguished novelist and playwright who for a time was the best known Yiddish writer on the planet.
He is the son of the late Moses Asch, the founder of Folkways Records, who recorded Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, and Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee.
At 66, Michael Asch betrays a hint of his Greenwich Village upbringing in his speech even decades after leaving Manhattan. He is an accomplished anthropologist who will be teaching a class on indigenous rights at the University of Victoria this session.
Folkways never had a hit record, never paid much in royalties, never made a mogul of the founder.
It was Moe Asch's promise in life and wish before death that all he recorded remain in print in perpetuity. He told his artists he would always make their music available to an audience, no matter how small.
Shortly after Moe's death in 1986, Michael completed negotiations with the Smithsonian, which purchased the Folkways catalogue, earning the family a modest grubstake while fulfilling a father's obligation.
To this day, you can buy any and every recording Moe ever released.
As well, the Smithsonian Folkways label continues to issue several new works every year.
"The catalogue is so broad," Michael, a little smile on his face an acknowledgment of his understatement.
On average, Moe had released a record each week since founding the label in 1948. He named his long-suffering secretary the principal, a dodge designed to confuse bill collectors, not to mention Red-baiting politicians eager to confuse his hatred of racism for a love of communism.
He left 2,168 albums - recordings by Pete Seeger, Big Bill Broonzy, and Champion Jack Dupree; by Memphis Slim and Mississippi John Hurt; works of folk, blues, jazz, gospel, and ragtime; collections of children's songs and anthologies of picket-line anthems for striking workers; readings by the poet Langston Hughes and by the acid evangelist Timothy Leary.
He gathered folk music and tribal chants from around the globe, including Quebec fiddle tunes and 1953's Folk Songs of Newfoundland. He was ahead of his time in creating records of environmental ambience, some of which were released in 1958 as Sounds of North American Frogs.
Michael does what he can to keep Moe's legacy in the public mind. He chairs a Smithsonian advisory board dedicated to continuing his father's ideals. Last year, he hosted 26 radio programs based on his father's work.
In the coming weeks, he will prepare another 13 episodes for the CKUA radio network in Edmonton.
It reflects his father's liberal taste and extensive catalogue that a son can dedicate an entire show to Folkways songs about the days of the week ( Stormy Monday, Mardi Gras Song, Wednesday Night Waltz, The Ballad of Bloody Thursday), and another to works about Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian-born labourers and anarchists whose legal defence was a cause célèbre before their execution in 1927.
Moe was a driven and difficult man inevitably described as crusty even by favourable biographers. His only son attended the Little Red School House in Greenwich Village, where his classmates included Robert De Niro, the future actor, and Angela Davis, the future academic and revolutionary Communist.
As a teenager, Michael befriended a girl named Jane, whose father was a playwright. When invited to her home, his evening meal was prepared by Arthur Miller's second wife, the actress Marilyn Monroe.
His music teachers were Charity Bailey, who launched a weekly television program in New York in 1954, and the quirky Earl Robinson, who had written film scores in Hollywood before being blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Both teachers were recorded with Folkways.
Michael decided to become an anthropologist after studying under Sol Tax at the University of Chicago. "Because of my background," he said, "I understood that people don't assimilate." He spent time with the Cherokee in Oklahoma before returning to New York for graduate school, a far more palatable option than being drafted to fight an unjust war in Vietnam.
Mr. Asch taught at the University of Alberta in Edmonton before moving to Victoria 12 years ago, continuing his father's mission, giving voice to anonymous office worker and tribal elder alike. Moe taped the clacking of a manual typewriter ( The Sounds of the Office, 1964), and a canoe paddle song ( Nootka Indian Music of the Pacific North West Coast, 1974).
With stylish eyeglasses and a neat trim of white beard, the amiable Mr. Asch looks much the semi-retired academic. His own extensive credits include a decade with the Dene, a time during which he once interviewed Julian Yendo, who decades earlier had helped negotiate Treaty 11.
Mr. Asch is writing a book about treaty relations between Canada and first nations, a work that will examine mindsets and assumptions. He has written several other books, also compiling the recordings and writing liner notes to An Anthology of North American Indian and Eskimo Music. The album was released in 1973 on his father's legendary label.
The album of bullfrog mating calls was reissued on its 40th anniversary. The 92 tracks include such esoterica as the Mating Trill of the Southern Toad (Bufo Terrestris). The field recordings were made by Charles Bogert and produced by Moe Asch.
Best of all, the album credits "various artists."
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Mets great touches down in Buffalo for All-Star festivities
By Kevin Prise / Buffalo Bisons | July 11, 2012 11:57 AM ET
"I think - this is the 67-year old brain thinking - I think I hit a home run," Seaver said. "I think."
Don't knock the man too hard for not remembering clearly, though. After all, it was 46 years ago.
Fast forward to 2012, and Seaver is back in the Queen City, taking part in Triple-A All-Star Week festivities. After a magnificent career in baseball, Seaver is soaking in all Buffalo has to offer, interacting with the game's newest wave of players - and having a lot of fun with it.
"It's great to be back in Buffalo," Seaver said. "It's enjoyable to be here, and it brought back a lot of memories."
And what a career it was for Seaver. The right-handed Hall of Famer affectionately known as 'Tom Terrific' is well-regarded as one of the greatest pitchers to ever take the mound - with a career record of 311-205, and a sparkling 2.86 ERA to back up the win-loss totals.
Seaver helped lead the Mets to a 1969 World Series title, throwing a complete 10-inning game in a 2-1 Game 4 victory over Baltimore (the Mets won the series in five), and posted a 1.76 ERA in a 20-win 1971 campaign. Although he retired more than a quarter-century ago, Seaver's thirst for conquering opposing batters shines through to this day.
One of Seaver's keys to consistent success is the knowledge that successful pitching requires more than simply 'throwing'. As his game matured, Seaver realized this - and it allowed him to perplex batters, year after year.
"The game captured my heart, and it stayed with me," Seaver said. "But it came to such a different level. Pitching went from a throwing exercise to a beautiful combination of physical and intellectual intertwining...I got to the point where it was such a beautiful art form."
Aside from the lesson that pitching involves a combination of both mental and mechanical savvy, Seaver maintains other beliefs that he would like younger players to hold true. With so much focus on the individual in today's society, the Mets legend hopes that the next generation of greats will take some time to learn a thing or two about past generations of the game that brings them glory.
"I think it's extremely important for them to understand the history," Seaver said. "What about Walter Johnson, what about Ruth and Gehrig, what about Cobb? What about those people that laid the foundation for our game?"
Seaver knows that aside from personal success and accolades, it's the little things that can make a life or career especially memorable. The game of baseball provides the perfect outlet to foster lifelong friendships and relationships - and Seaver was in a reflective mood on Wednesday, sharing a few memories from along the way.
It was 1967 - Seaver's rookie year - and he was selected to his first All-Star Game. Just 22 years old at the time, Seaver was asked for his ID at the Anaheim clubhouse entrance - already enough to make a young pitcher feel out of place.
But there would be more hazing in store for the young Met. A few moments later, he was approached by Cardinals great Lou Brock - and given a simple request.
"He saw me walking by, and he said, 'hey, kid, get me a Coke'," Seaver said. "He thought I was a clubhouse kid."
Not one to take the slight from a colleague, Seaver responded in turn - although he can't reveal exactly what was said.
"I can't tell you what I told him," Seaver said. "Because there was an adjective in there, which you can't print. So I might as well not tell you."
Once Brock learned Seaver's true identity, a friendly relationship began to develop, and the two Hall of Famers catch up every year at the induction ceremony in Cooperstown. But still, whenever they see each other, Brock will always have a special favor to ask.
"For twenty years that I played in the big leagues, every time that I saw Lou Brock, he said, 'hey, kid, get me a Coke'," Seaver said. "I go to Cooperstown, and every time Lou sees me, he says, 'hey, kid, get me a Coke'."
Just one of many baseball memories for Seaver, generated from a life in the game.
Seaver, the only player to have his number (#41) retired by the Mets organization. Seaver, inducted into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, after receiving the all-time highest percentage of votes - 98.84%. Seaver, 1967 Rookie of the Year, with 11 NL All-Star nominations in the first 12 years of his career.
A pretty good career, by even the highest of standards. And still, Seaver has found a new passion to devote his competitive thirst and energy upon retirement - his vineyard. The California resident enthusiastically refers to his wine-making career as a new 'journey' - and feels no need to complete the path anytime soon.
When Seaver touched down in Buffalo back in 1966, his first journey - in baseball - was just getting underway. Returning as a Hall of Famer and sporting legend, his baseball days may be behind him - but that doesn't mean the good times have subsided.
Quite the contrary, as a matter of fact.
"I loved what I did for 20 years," Seaver said. "I live in California, two daughters, four grandsons. My wife looks like she's 40, maybe, at the most, and we've been married 44 years. As far as my life goes, I don't think I've ever been happier."
For a man who dominated the big leagues for nearly 20 years, that's saying something.
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Time-based > media such as stone or clay, Innis agues, can be seen as durable, while > space-based media such as paper or papyrus can be understood as > portable, more fragile than stone but more powerful because capable of > transmission, diffusion, connections across space. Speculating on this > distinction, Innis develops an account of civilization grounded in the > ways in which media forms shape trade, religion, government, economic > and social structures, and the arts. > > Our current era of prolonged and profound transition is surely as > media-driven as the historical cultures Innis describes. His division > between the durable and the portable is perhaps problematic in the age > of the computer, but similar tensions define our contemporary situation. > Digital communications have increased exponentially the speed with which > information circulates. Moore's Law continues to hold, and with it a > doubling of memory capacity every two years; we are poised to reach > transmission speeds of 100 terabits per second, or something akin to > transmitting the entire printed contents of the Library of Congress in > under five seconds. > > Such developments are simultaneously exhilarating and terrifying. They > profoundly challenge efforts to maintain access to the vast printed and > audio-visual inheritance of analog culture as well as efforts to > understand and preserve the immense, enlarging universe of text, image > and sound available in cyberspace. > > What are the implications of these trends for historians who seek to > understand the place of media in our own culture? > > What challenges confront librarians and archivists who must supervise > the migration of print culture to digital formats and who must also find > ways to preserve and catalogue the vast and increasing range of words > and images generated by new technologies? > > How are shifts in distribution and circulation affecting the stories we > tell, the art we produce, the social structures and policies we > construct? > > What are the implications of this tension between storage and > transmission for education, for individual and national identities, for > notions of what is public and what is private? > > We invite papers from scholars, journalists, media creators, teachers, > writers and visual artists on these broad themes. 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Everything about this series has been done somewhere else in some other series in a more captivating way. We have all the right to expect better from them.
Is it honestly wrong to have expectations from those that have delivered something good to do it again?
|2011-04-05, 18:25
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Even though I enjoyed the first episode of Dog Days, I can't see it as anything more than an average anime that a studio and its sponsors are creating for a safe way of generating income. Is it that hard to believe that people create such anime?
Edit: Also, I'm not saying it's wrong to be excited for an anime due to its staff and be disappointed. I'm just surprised at RedWing's idea that generic anime should cease to exist by 2011. It's fine that you were disappointed, and you have every right to be. My point is that these things will happen.
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I glanced at this at first and thought it looked interesting. Then later, when I had the time I sat down to really watch it.
I've found I can't watch this from one end to the other. I always find myself stopping and chuckling lightly while muttering about how utterly ridiculous this is. Especially with the build-up. It's like a "horror" story where a hideous beast chases the hero, constantly growing closer no matter what the hero does to stop him, finally lunges at him, hits him on the head and yells "Tag, you're it!"
I'll keep trying to watch this for a bit, if only to follow my policy of giving anything I try at least 3 eps to redeem itself in one way or another.
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If you don't LIKE it? Cool. Calling it garden variety is lazy though.
|2011-04-05, 21:33
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There's plenty of dark, cynical, philosophical, satirical, and deathly serious animes out there.
What's wrong with an anime or two that's just trying to be good, easy, upbeat, unoffensive fun? Does every anime need to be dark, cynical, philosophical, satirical, and/or deathly serious? I think I'd dislike that extreme almost as much as I would the opposite extreme (albeit for very different reasons).
I don't see a big problem with the occasional lighthearted fantasy tale that's just good, happy, upbeat fun. I may tire of it eventually (just as I can tire of sweets), but for now, it's good.
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I understand completely... I used to be a teenager too, eventually I out-grow the need for everything to be dark and grim and a reflection of my broken, black soul.
That said, I've figured out the solution- It's all a matter of perspective, people come in seeing fights and expect something nasty. But if everything goes according to prediction, why not watch this show like Baka test? It is a 'war' with nobody getting hurt, there are technically fight scenes, and I don't see anyone complaining that nobody died in baka test because they're expecting a comedy series.
So instead of the school hallway and avatars, we have... Wide open fields and keimonomimi.
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Some generic anime
Producer: Lets make an anime, pick a teenager, make him the MC and developed him as an emo kid! And throw him into some dark middle age war! We can have him rage every episodes about everything.
(after Ep 1 )
Viewer: WTF.. Moar emo MC.. WTF lame ... WTF the backstory so dark .. WTF its so generic .. WTF bla bla bla
Dog Days
Producer: Lets make an anime, pick a teenager, make him the MC and developed him as over enthuastic kid! And throw him into some war! but the war is a bit like fun tournament .. and no one dies
(after ep 1)
[i]Viewer:[i] WTF where's mah emo MC? WTF so lame .. WTF more moeblob .... WTF generic anime like ... (urm, I dunno, when is the last time we had this kind of anime?)... like .. i dunno, but its 2011.. we cant have this sort generic anime that I dont like.. I want dark anime.. and emo MC, so I can rage like him every week!
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Anyone else get bugged when they were saying Biscotii?
The idea of a war based off of what seems to be urban ninja gymnastic stuff is kind of dumb but it looks to be a fun anime lol can't wait to see where this heads.
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My god guys, it is not even about GRIMDARK and being shown a medieval mud world where mud farmers farms mud to eat mud and trade mud while half of the population dies of smallpox and black plague; if I wanted this, I would be playing Warhammer the Fantasy Role Playing Game instead of Dungeons & Draongs (3.5 or ADD2), and Warhammer adds chaos, heretics and witch hunters that makes everyone's life miserable. While in Dungeons & Dragons, I can pretend that most of my notable princesses, she-warriors in chainmail bikini or not, sorceresses, priestesses and tavern ladies in my homebrew world seems to be buxoms babes that seems to be pulled out of an eroge by G.J and designed by Sano Toshihide, and add the lolis wise beyond the years or the dragons who turns into ladies for no other reason than hanging out with the adventurers to have fun for balancing it out. Also, badass old guys who wrestles demons to the death, FABULOUS fencers fighting with rapiers and taunt their foes then steal a kiss during a bar brawl, pirates who steal the gold from mighty empires and nerdy sorcerers who have yet to discover the world.
It's about having a potential interest in the fantasy world and its possible tensions and/or conflict. So far the only pull for me is the character designs, because the conflict here could at best be described as A Winnie The Pooh Epic sans the epic. And as for "Modern world human transported in another world", people with a little more discernment will not stop at comparing it with Now and Then, Here and There or The Twelve Kingdoms. People like me want the world and the characters to be engaging. Which is what the two aforementioned anime are, and for all of its faults, Utawarerumono managed to be compelling as well. You know more effort have to be made when there is more effort put behind the mooks of Thundercats than those in Dog Days.
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That being said, it's only been one episode. I want to see if it'll find its stride, so I'll wait and see what happens next.
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I also agree with this. From the first few minutes I had the feeling that the hero is needed to save the country from the invading forces. But showing Shinku in merry style change it but I thought that maybe it's a setting that if his been send to another world. It will break him up. But soon after his been summoned and the battle field is shown. I expect nothing anymore. It will be just an ordinary show that needs to be watch with brains off mode. Though while the whole war thing is happening. The princess explains that they need to win it. OR otherwise her countrymen will get overtaken and poverty will rise. But I don't even see that coming with the whole setting of what's happening. For now I don't see the enemy as a real threat and a bunch of people that will do harm to your country. And maybe that's because of the method of the war.
Shinku agreeing it like an enthusiastic boy with new playing field doesn't also adds up the tension. Plus his entrance also doesn't do much good. It looks like his entering a big show but not a real war...... so I will just ignore the whole war setting and just imagine him as the last guardian in takeshi's castle.
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Good grief, why does complaining about the show's lack of seriousness equate with a desire to have grim, dark and ugly instead? Most fantasies I like are in the middle, there's good and bad wherever you look. It doesn't have to be a dark, depressing, emo thing for a "threat" to be a little threatening. I don't think I've seen anything where a "hero" is dragged from another world to save a people from losing-streak blues. At least they could have had something real at stake in the "war", like a piece of land or something.
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It's only been one episode. They've established the premise, I kind of want to see what they do with it now. we'll have to wait and see more episodes... And first and foremost the important thing here is that this anime is directed towards the Japanese audience before anything else.. So it depends on what their anime markets have now. I will watch it and see how it will go and I think its a nice refreshing before the other dark shows start airing you know like the Deadman Wonderland.
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"I look at each bill, and there's this tax and this tax and this tax," said Williams of Mt. Washington, who works in the credit and loan industry.
Allegheny County cellphone users pay about 19.95 percent of their bills in federal, state and local taxes each month, the eighth-highest combined wireless tax rate in a country where the Pew Research Center reports nine in 10 adults own cellphones.
"It's a service that we need," said Juan Jones, 50, of Penn Hills, who has had plans with AT&T, Sprint and Cricket. "There's no way around it."
Most of the taxes and fees are specific to Pennsylvania, but nearly 6 percent went toward the federal Universal Service Fund, which netted $8.7 billion in 2012 to increase wireless access in rural areas, schools and libraries.
The Federal Communications Commission recalculates what it collects from carriers to feed the fund quarterly, a figure consistently on the rise and passed on to consumers through a "universal service" charge. The rate for the first quarter of 2014 is scheduled to be 16.4 percent, up from 5.7 percent in 2000.
The amount could increase under a proposal by President Obama to expand high-speed Internet to 99 percent of schools, through the E-Rate subsidy program, one of four USF programs and the government's largest educational technology fund with a cap of $2.38 billion.
Whether that increase happens depends on the FCC and lawmakers agreeing to expand the program's boundaries, potentially charging carriers and consumers more.
"More and more schools and libraries want to provide reduced-rate Internet," said Scott Mackey, a Vermont-based economist who researches wireless taxes for carriers. "There's really no need for them to restrain spending when they can just keep raising the rate to cover all the costs."
Mackey's research surmised that the FCC's contribution factor totaled a USF charge on consumers of nearly 6 percent in 2012, up from 2 percent in 2003.
Obama's proposal could increase cellphone bills by an estimated $5 a year, an amount a White House spokesman said Obama considers a "no-brainer." According to figures from the White House, less than 20 percent of schools say they have Internet connections that meet their needs. Expanding E-Rate could mean raising its cap, or shuffling money from other USF subsidies for rural broadband, rural health care facilities and telephone service for low-income populations.
Some critics caution that E-Rate subsidies aren't always used to connect classrooms with high-speed access and instead are spent on outdated technologies.
Republicans, including Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, a member of the Senate's Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, have said the government should make efficient use of existing revenue and "stay within their means in this difficult fiscal and economic environment."
Jim Kail, president and CEO of Laurel Highlands Total Communications, said USF subsidies are critical to ensuring rural customers have the same level of service as city dwellers. The company provides telecom services for a 175-square-mile swath of rural Western Pennsylvania.
Connecting rural areas to broadband Internet is more expensive than doing so in urban regions, Kail said, and quarterly subsidies from USF are used to offset those costs.
"You've got a lot of ground to cover, and you're picking up hardly any customers," Kail said. "That's why if you had to build those facilities and people had to pay for what it actually cost, they'd be paying an astronomical bill."
From 1998 to 2012, the USF disbursed $90.5 billion nationwide, $1.9 billion of which went to projects in Pennsylvania, according to federal records. The state received $194 million in USF money in 2012, including $65 million toward schools and libraries.
Scott Bergmann, vice president of regulatory affairs for CTIA-The Wireless Association, said the industry is wrestling with an equitable way to address taxes and fees on service plans. Wireless consumers are subject to "unduly high levels of taxation," he said, at a national average of 16 percent, compared with the average of 7 percent sales tax on other goods.
Bergmann said that although the FCC has put more of an emphasis on using USF funds for broadband during the past two years, the industry is pushing for more.
"If you're going to be making an investment in communications technology, it ought to be to where the world is heading," he said. "We think consumers in rural areas are going to want to have broadband, and they're going to want to have mobile broadband."
Melissa Daniels is a Trib Total Media staff writer. Reach her at 412-380-8511.


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TennesseeŌĆÖs Republican Party booted sheriff candidate Ralph Mayercik off the ballot ŌĆō at the request of the local party ŌĆō even though records show he voted Republican 66 percent of the time in primary elections.
From May 1998 to August 2010, MayercikŌĆÖs primary voting record on file at the Rutherford County Election Office shows he voted Republican six of nine times he participated in primaries. The other three times, Mayercik, a former sheriffŌĆÖs detective, voted in Democratic primaries for his ex-boss, Sheriff Truman Jones.
In comparison, first-term Sheriff Robert Arnold voted mainly in Democratic primaries from 1996 through 2004 before switching to Republican primaries in 2006, according to his voting record.
Arnold, however, passed a vetting by the Rutherford County Republican Party because he participated in two of the last four GOP primaries. Mayercik, according to a local party official, didnŌĆÖt make the cut for the May 6 primary, in part because he failed to vote in two of the last four Republican primaries. His record shows he voted in Republican primaries in August 2010 and August 2006 but not in any other recent ones, and he said he voted Republican in all other elections in which he cast a ballot.
In addition, a vetting process the local party undertook in February found Mayercik wasnŌĆÖt active with the local party and could not get an elected Republican office holder to vouch for his bona fide Republican status. Using guidelines set up by the state Republican Party, the local group vetted all GOP candidates and challenged only Mayercik and Public Defender Gerald Melton, according to Chairman Christy Sanford.
Melton later obtained a recommendation from an elected Republican office holder and satisfied the stateŌĆÖs party leader, according to a party official.
Mayercik agreed that, based on the partyŌĆÖs bylaws, he didnŌĆÖt qualify for bona fide Republican candidate status. ŌĆ£However, IŌĆÖm still a Republican,ŌĆØ he said.
In fact, he has pictures of himself at a GOP Reagan Days event, walking with local Republicans in La Vergne Old-Timers Day parade and riding the Republican float in a local parade with his son holding a GOP banner.
Now working at the Rutherford County Correctional Work Center after resigning from the sheriffŌĆÖs office in February, Mayercik said he was unable to find an elected Republican office holder who would write him a letter of recommendation. All of those he spoke with wanted to ŌĆ£remain neutral,ŌĆØ he said.
Mayercik said he spoke with state Sen. Jim Tracy, who told him that he didnŌĆÖt need a letter and that the matter would be addressed at the state party level.
ŌĆ£All I wanted them to do was look at my voting record and see I was a Republican,ŌĆØ Mayercik said. ŌĆ£It speaks for itself.ŌĆØ
Mayercik also said he spoke with Sanford, who told him not to worry because if his status were challenged it wouldnŌĆÖt come from the local party.
Reached for comment last week, Tracy, a Shelbyville Republican who is running for Congress, said he told Mayercik only that the state party would be forming a committee to look at vetting challenges.
Sanford, when asked why MayercikŌĆÖs Republican voting record didnŌĆÖt hold enough merit, said only that he failed to meet the requirement of voting in two of the last four GOP primaries. A local party committee reviewed all candidatesŌĆÖ qualifications, she said, then requested a letter of recommendation from those who didnŌĆÖt meeting the voting criteria.
ŌĆ£He was not able to do that. Therefore, he didnŌĆÖt have any of the three qualifications,ŌĆØ said Sanford, who previously said the decision to challenge his candidacy was not a political move against him.
Sheriff Arnold also told The Post he did not call for the challenge of Mayercik or ask anyone else to challenge his Republican status. With Mayercik out, Arnold is challenged only by former chief deputy Bob Asbury in the Republican primary. Mayercik cannot run as an independent because he failed to meet the qualifying deadline in that category.
Sanford said the local Republican committee that vetted candidates followed the process that was used four years ago to check the status of potential delegates in a Republican Party caucus. Arnold was nominated then and subsequently defeated Jones, the veteran sheriff.
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Investors misread the Fed
For hours and hours I scratched my head trying to understand what I might have missed in the FOMC statement that created an orgy of lust within the equity market. Minus a few hairs this morning, my conclusion remains the same: Nothing. The equity market's strongest rally in several years is about as misplaced as had parents thrown a celebratory party for an eighth-grader after hearing their child would spend the next two years at the same grade level. The need to spell out the fact that interest rates have all but been abolished for a defined and prolonged period is worrisome at best and at worst speaks to the lack of demand that quantitative easing has delivered. Ahead, the central bank says it has an array of alternative policy tools and it's not afraid to use them. Isn't it a little late already?
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U.S. Dollar - Although its policy options are limited, the FOMC maintained that there were still tools left in the proverbial tool box. Low interest rates simply haven't done the trick. Looking at the latest mortgage applications data from the MBA delivers that message in spades. While refinancing activity rose by 30% to its highest in two years inspired by a nine-month low for 30-year mortgage rates, the purchase index declined by 0.9%. The housing market remains in a very bad shape and as the Fed points out, activity is constrained by stubbornly high unemployment and a lack of consumer spending. Demand for new loans is paper-thin regardless of yields. Treasury prices faced a wild ride on the heels of the Fed's announcement falling to the December 2008 low at 2.04%. That's a pretty sad indictment over just how far policy responses have managed to aid the economy in almost three-years, and just for fun the Fed says the move is likely to remain intact for another two. So get used to it. The dollar rose in response on Wednesday as the mess became clearer. The initial response was to sell the dollar in anticipation of further quantitative easing. I maintain that the economy is in a better place than had the authorities not purchased $2.3 trillion of mortgage-backed and government securities. The economy's hard fall was couched at the time. But the growing divide amongst FOMC members that became all too clear is only going to worsen if the suggestion of further bond purchases comes to the fore. Opponents only have to point to the lack of results to throw the ball back into Bernanke's court. As dealers realize that the bind the Fed finds itself in won't automatically deliver QE3, and as equity indices realize the perilous health of the world's largest economy, the dollar index is tuning up for a safe haven rally once again.
Euro - The euro slumped as risk appetite fell through the floor. The dollar shrugged off its post-FOMC blues and made a beeline for gains on the day. The euro was weakened earlier by news that French industrial and manufacturing output was far worse in June than forecast. Industrial production declined by 1.6% on the month while manufacturers produced 1.9% less than in May. Both measures were massively out-of-line with estimates where analysts had vague notions of slim gains over the peak of the summer. The euro's losses accelerated ahead of the opening of floor trading in New York and reaching its session low at $1.4224 recently.
British pound - The pound also fell against the dollar but gained against the euro as risk aversion accelerated midweek. The pound was earlier dinged by a dovish quarterly forecast from the Bank of England in which Governor King warned that there were limits to what the magic of monetary policy could achieve. Still, he predicted that a pick-up in global consumption would fix that beyond next year, but in the meantime the clear squeeze on incomes meant that the Bank needed to downgrade 2012 GDP from 2.5% to 2.0%. That still looks mightily ambitious given the pressure on household spending as near-term inflation heads towards 5% before turning down. The Bank now predicts that in the medium-term price pressures will fall to below the Bank's policy target. The likely inaction at the central bank will ultimately weigh on the dollar as investors look to a measly growth outlook in the U.S. for assistance. And if interest rates are on hold for two years in Washington, you can bank on the same in the U.K. The dollar recently gained towards the strongest against the pound in two weeks at $1.6183.
Japanese yen -The safety valve of the yen remained a theme overnight with Finance Minster Noda dramatizing the likely impact of a strong currency on what otherwise looks like a health rebound after the earthquake. Mr. Noda again referred to that one-sided volatility in the direction of the yen and its consequences. The yen is at its strongest point of the session at ¥76.35 and within spitting distance of its March 17 peak at ¥76.25, which sparked G7 intervention. The Bank of Japan must be finding it tough going sitting out on the sidelines watching the world's problems play out with such negative consequences for its own yen. This time tomorrow I expect to be explaining how many dollars the BOJ bought overnight.
Canadian dollar - Just how misplaced Tuesday's risk-on orgy was is showing up in a reversal of the Canadian dollar as dealers recognize the fainter heartbeat emanating from its biggest customer. If low interest rates in the world's largest economy haven't done the trick after three years, what good will a further two years make? As loonie-investors mull that over they are quickly concluding that a retreat below parity for the local dollar might not be such a bad place after all. Having reached $1.0202 cents earlier the unit fell to buy just $1.0091 recently.
Aussie dollar - As the greenback rolled over and played dead on Tuesday as the FOMC growled, the Aussie rolled out the beach-blanket and relaxed in the sun's rays. Today the story is a little different as a vicious selling spiral grips U.S. equity markets leading to risk-off trades and boosting the dollar. The Aussie also suffered on account of a decline in a Westpac confidence index, where consumers' responses were the least optimistic since May 2009. The index accordingly fell by 3.5% to 89.6 and weighed on the Aussie dollar, which recently traded at $1.0266 cents.
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Our TV World is Changing Right Before Our Eyes
We are bombarded with tens of thousands of media messages every day. We multi-task, watching television while surfing the Internet on a laptop from our recliner. The media is everywhere, and that's why Texas Tech pop culture expert Rob Weiner says some of his students are less able to focus.
"The multi-tasking has something to do with that," Weiner explains. "We're hit with so much media all the time, everything is so instantaneous that it's difficult for us to focus."
The average American watched 134 hours a month of live TV in 2013, down by three hours. At the same time, we watched an average of an additional two hours of time-shifted television content. Weiner says that hs some television programmers very worried.
"And, rightly so," he says. "We still have television and there still is a certain segment of the population that watches live TV, but it's much less than it used to be."


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Windows Phone 7 Marketplace is growing at a healthy pace and can now boast with over 5,000 apps, but what about their security? One developer tackled the problem head on and it took him just 6 hours to crack the digital rights management mechanism and crack applications in the Marketplace.
Neither the app behind the cracking of DRM, nor the methodology are public and reportedly will not be made public, but a proof of concept video was released by an ethical hacker to stress the urgent need for a solution. In it, apps can be pulled off the WP7 Marketplace hassle-free, their security can be removed and they can be launched on an unlocked WP7 handset. And you remember ChevronWP7, the application that allows easy unlocking of Redmond's mobile OS, right?
Well, that seems like a bad combination. The design flaw, however, is nothing new for experienced developers who have been warning Microsoft for months now. Piracy is still not a major issue for the young platform, but with a growing number of apps and their users it is sure to get more attention. Stay tuned as Microsoft is expected to come out with an official reaction soon.
source: WPCentral
WP7 Marketplace DRM cracked, developers howl in outrage
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posted on 30 Dec 2010, 12:38 2
1. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Well, it is nice to learn that MS's reputation for security is alive and well.
posted on 30 Dec 2010, 13:44 2
2. hawk62 (Posts: 320; Member since: 21 Nov 2009)
I am Waiting for reports of handsets with the blue screen of death. That would be classic MS!
posted on 30 Dec 2010, 13:55 0
3. Shafeer (Posts: 79; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
Well It's like jailbreaking an iPhone, there will be a fix to it...
But I do wish all the apps were free, get all of them for my HTC
posted on 31 Dec 2010, 13:43 0
4. Thelostone (Posts: 10; Member since: 02 Nov 2010)
Knowing MS, I am sure it will get fixed.
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Hello! I am a self-taught Artist who loves variety and beauty. On my periodic walks, I collect small pieces that catch my eye...leaves, flowers, grasses as well as some flowers from my garden. Combining these with my watercolor paintings have given my paintings richer detail.
I have also used my current knowledge to teach a basic art class to some Homeschool students in our community. Teaching what I know has helped to sharpen my knowledge and skill...and has challenged me to grow.
Homeschooling my own children has been another area to challenge me to grow. It has been one of my greatest joys. I love having the opportunity to use my gifts to encourage my children and others, as well.
I have always made special cards for friends and family members and thought maybe I would sell cards someday. More serious thought came as I was making some special cards for a dear friend who would come over every Sunday after church and instruct my two High School students in Chemistry and Physics. It meant so much to me that she would take time out from her busy week to bless us. So I wanted to give her something that I had to put time into, something that had a bit of "me" in it. That was the beginnings of KateXpressions!
All of my card designs are original art designs and have been inspired by my life and home.
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All designing and construction is done by me! I like working in watercolor, pressed flowers and leaves and hand embossing with a light table and stylus. I also enjoy pen and ink and color pencil. You will find a little bit of each of these here!
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When I make a purchase I want it to be worth the money that I pay for it. So I take the time to make each item something I would buy for myself.
I create and construct every handmade item in the shop. The items that you find that are not handmade, are still assembled and shipped with great care.
If you have any questions about a particular card or order, or have a comment or suggestion, I hope that you will click on the link under my profile labeled "Contact the owner", and I will respond to you as soon as possible. If you have been here before and would like something that I had in the shop, but you don't see it here currently, please feel free to ask me about it! I am willing to add an older design to the shop, if I can!
I hope you enjoy visiting my shop and will come back often to see what new items I have to offer. Thanks so much for stopping by!
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I accept all of the major credit cards listed in my shop or you can use your PayPal account to make your purchases. I will not see your credit card numbers or information. I will only receive your shipping address so I can process your order. Payment is expected at the time of the transaction.
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I will accept personal checks and money orders but the checks must clear my bank before I can ship your order. The only exceptions are from customers that I know personally or already have an established relationship with.
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I do collect sales tax on your order if it is applicable and it will be shown on your receipt.
You have 24 hours to cancel your order.
You can click here to view my shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Katexpressions
I take extra care to package up each item so that it will arrive to you without any damage. However, If you do receive a damaged item, please see the instructions in my "Refund Policy" section, below.
Each individual card with it's own envelope, is placed into a clear, sealed sleeve to keep them neat and clean until you are ready to use them. These in turn, are wrapped in tissue paper and placed inside a self-sealing, bubble, or stiff cardboard mailer.
Prints are placed in a plastic sleeve, sandwiched between cardboard, wrapped in tissue paper and placed in a mailer.
I ship orders via US Postal Service within three business days of receiving your order. You may request an upgrade for shipping. Just let me know when you make your order that you need it sooner. I try to keep the shipping cost as low as I can.
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If you are purchasing a gift and would like it sent to the gift recipient, please include his or her address in the "Note for KateXpressions" box at checkout and I'd be happy to send it for you!
I will also wrap your item and include a short message from you, so be sure to let me know what you would like to say!
If you wish to make a purchase for yourself AND you're buying a gift for someone else that you want SENT TO A DIFFERENT ADDRESS, you will have to make two separate transactions.
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If you are not satisfied with your purchase please return the item within 10 days of receipt in the original packaging for a full refund. If the item is returned but it is soiled or ripped, you will not receive the full refund, you will only receive half.
If you wish to make an exchange, you may return your purchased item within 10 days of receipt and will be responsible for the return shipping cost. I will send out the exchange after receiving your returned item. Please be sure to contact me before returning an item so that I will looking for it. Thank you for kindly considering this.
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If you receive an item and it is damaged, please take a picture of it and send it to me immediately. I will do what I can to send out a replacement, if I have one or refund your money. If your package doesn't arrive be sure to let me know. I will try to track it down for you. If I can't track it down, I will refund your money.
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