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This pipe was made by Charlie Walking Cloud, a member of
the Lakota Sioux tribe of North Dakota. In the 1930's Walking Cloud
gave the pipe to US Army Corporal John Spare in a gesture of
gratitude for Spare's longtime friendship and service to the Lakota
that served in his unit during World War I. Walking Cloud also
adopted Spare into the Lakota tribe as his son. The pipe, and other
objects given to Spare by Walking Cloud, were donated to the DMNS
by Spare's daughter Paula Holmberg in 2008. Lakota pipe bowls and
pipe stems are traditionally not connected to each other unless in
use, as a joined pipe bowl and pipe stem has a powerful spiritual
meaning. This pipe was donated with the stem and bowl connected,
which required them to be separated following a specific protocol
by a Lakota pipe carrier.
In North America, pipes have had widespread use for
numerous political and ceremonial purposes including greeting
newcomers, facilitating trade, making peace, declaring war,
honoring individuals, performing rites of passage, marriages,
mortuary practices, funerals, and personal use. (1,2,3)
Over time, pipe bowls were made in a variety of shapes and
sizes with some styles being attributed to specific time
periods. Walking Cloud's pipe bowl is called an elbow pipe, a style
which is predominantly linked to the Proto-Historic and Historic
periods. During the Historic period, Europeans also began making
elbow pipes and mass producing them for trade. Elbow pipes are also
called rectangular, L-shaped, T-shaped, Siouan (4) or calumet style
after the calumet pipe ceremonies documented during the Historic
period. (5) Pipe stems were made of pipestone, wood, reed, or cane
and are considered by some to be of more significance than the pipe
bowls. (6)
Walking Cloud's pipe bowl and stem are made of "pipestone"
which is a generic term used to describe any carvable, yet durable
stone used to make pipes. A well known pipestone is catlinite,
which is named for George Catlin, the artist and explorer who first
described in writing the catlinite quarry in 1836. (7)
Catlinite is the red and reddish-pink, quartz free, metamorphic
argillite with a specific mineralogical signature that is only
found in the pipestone quarry of southwestern Minnesota. (8,9,10)
The catlinite quarry was used by American Indians for several
centuries, and heavily used by Europeans beginning in the
1800s. In 1937 the catlinite quarry became Pipestone National
Monument, a neutral and sacred area that is open to the
visiting public but can only be quarried by Native Americans.
Other pipestone outcroppings that are similar in color to catlinite
and are often mistaken for it are found in Arizona, Arkansas,
Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Due to the red color, Walking Cloud's pipe may be made of
catlinite. However, because of the different geological sources of
red pipestone in North America, it should not be assumed
that every red pipestone is catlinite. To correctly identify
pipestone and other materials including ceramics, lithics, and
bone, archaeologists team with physical scientists to perform
archaeometric tests such as chemical and elemental
Pipestone is the particular research interest of Collections
Assistant Bridget Sabo. This particular item was chosen and
researched by her.
1. Ian Brown, "The Calumet Ceremony in the Southeast
and Its Archaeological Manifestations," American Antiquity 54(2)
(1989): 311-331.
2. Robert Hall, "Weeping Greetings and Dancing the
Calumet," Archaeology of the Soul: North American Indians Belief
and Ritual (Urbana: University of Illinois Press 1997),
3. Donald J. Blakeslee, "The Origin and Spread of
the Calumet Ceremony," American Antiquity 46(4) (1981):
4. George West, Tobacco Pipes and Smoking
Customs of American Indians (Milwaukee: Milwaukee
Public Museum, 1934), 231.
5. James W. Springer, "An Ethnohistoric Study of the
Smoking Complexes in Eastern North America," Ethnohistory 28(3)
(1981): 217-235.
6. West, Tobacco Pipes and Smoking
Customs of the American Indians, 265-268.
7. West, Tobacco Pipes and Smoking Customs
of the American Indians, 330.
8. James Gunderson, "Wisconsin Pipestone: A
Preliminary Mineralogical Examination," The Wisconsin Archaeologist
68(1) (1987): 1-19.
9. James Gunderson, "Catlinite and the Spread of the
Calumet Ceremony," American Antiquity 58(3) (1993):
10. Thomas Emerson and Randall Hughes, "De-mything
the Cahokia Catlinite Trade," Plains Anthropologist 46(1745)
(2001): 149-161.
11. Robert F. Boszhardt and James Gunderson, "X-Ray
Powder Diffraction Analysis of Early and Middle Woodland Red Pipes
From Wisconsin," Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology 28(1)
(2003): 33-48.
12. John H. Broihahn, "Wisconsin's Pipestones:
Comments on the History, Archaeology, and Cultural Aspects
of Wisconsin's Pipestones," (Madison:
Wisconsin Historical Society Office of the State Archaeologist
Technical Report Series 03-0002, Project 96-7705).
13. Emerson and Hughes, "De-mything the Cahokia
Catlinite Trade," 149-161.


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SCHOOL children will take part in an urban takeover of an arts centre.
Pupils from Kings St Alban's will join 2Faced Dance Company for a whirlwind of head spinning, breakdancing, creativity and attitude during FRESH at the Courtyard in Hereford on Monday and Tuesday, June 16-17.
Joining the schools, there will be guest performances from Artis Community Associate Dance Company, and local emerging choreographers along with a unique collaborative performance.
The company is also staging its annual show, Fifteen, at the Edgar Street venue from Thursday to Saturday, June 19-21.
It will see jaw-dropping performances from the entire company of community dance class students - more than 140 pupils - aged from just six and guests including professional dancers, break-battles, DJs and post-show dance-offs.
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Proposed by President Dmitry Medvedev two years ago, the satellite channel will go on air in February or March across Russia, home to some 20 million Muslims, or a seventh of the country"s population.
"We believe it is necessary to cultivate a spirit of tolerance towards representatives of other faiths," RIA news agency quoted Russia"s chief Mufti Ravil Gaynutdin as saying, adding programs will be designed for a young audience.


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Mayweather will set the record with a guaranteed $32 million for his junior middleweight title challenge from Miguel Cotto on May 5 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Mayweather's deal will pass the previous largest guarantee of $30 million, which Mike Tyson received when he fought Evander Holyfield in 1997. The heavyweight championship rematch is remembered mostly by the infamous ear-bite Tyson gave Holyfield.
Golden Boy promotions is the company responsible for the guaranteed money and CEO Richard Schaefer told ESPN "Floyd is in a league of his own."
Mayweather will also make money on the profits made from pay-per-view.
Miguel Cotto will earn a career-best $8 million plus profits made from pay-per-view sales.
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So have they ever posted pics of the new shaman gear? or did I must miss them? or did we get skipped?
So have they ever posted pics of the new shaman gear? or did I must miss them? or did we get skipped?
You mean the tier set? Yes ours and DK's haven't been out yet.
Usually when our gear takes this long, it turns out pretty good!
In my opinion at least.
Too often, we are mistaken for druidic types. perhaps that's true for some shaman, but do not let yourself be plagued by the ignorant belief that we are always peaceful.
Nothing about what I do is harmonious. I command the elements to my will. There is nothing offered in return. I would have it no other way.
Never assume an ogre's stupid, that's when they'll get you.
I thinks it's a good sign it takes time. Shaman Icecrown Citadel tier (can't remember the number) also took a long time (I recall it being the the last one), probably because of the effect the shoulders made every now and then. I loved it.
Since the theme is thunder this time, it might very well be something quite awesome.
I have stopped caring so much about new sets. Since they make new moduls of everything all the time it's limited how much new and cool they can be. Not that I expect more though.
I'd like to see a set that emphasized the wind element.
Shaman T15 was added this patch. They're up on Wowhead - http://www.wowhead.com/news=210031/5...dels-new-items
Wait what? Thats it? The lightning themed class does not get a lightning themed set from the lightning themed raid?
I mean it will look good on my troll shaman but it just feels odd...
That can't be t15. It looks more like 5 man dungeon quality gear.
Shaman T15 on WoWhead
Don't like the naked belly (but shirts and tabards can fix that), and I certainly don't like us wearing a mask as opposed to a proper helm.
Shoulders and the set in general look pretty nice though.
That's one very underwhelming set when we could have had an epic lightning based set.


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The Jeff Stoughton team is breaking up, with all four members going separate ways at the conclusion of this curling season and the Hall of Fame skip saying Sunday his future in the sport is uncertain.
"I'd like to keep curling next year — that's why we're putting this out there now," Stoughton told the Free Press Sunday afternoon. "But it's got to be a good fit...
"We'll see how things play out the next little while," Stoughton continued. "And if nothing comes up, I won't play next year."
Stoughton said his team — third Jon Mead, second Mark Nichols and lead Reid Carruthers — will curl two final cashspiel events this winter — in Grande Prairie, Alta., next weekend and then next month at the Players Championship in Summerside, P.E.I.
Stoughton said the team made the decision to go their separate ways late last week after a disappointing season that saw them fail to make the playoffs at the Roar of the Rings at the MTS Centre in December and then lose the 3-4 game to Quebec at the Brier in Kamloops, B.C., earlier this month. They did manage to defeat Quebec in the bronze-medal game.
"We had a lot of success together," said Stoughton. "But we just couldn't get over that hump these last couple years."
'We had a lot of success together. But we just couldn't get over that hump these last couple years'-- perennial Manitoba curling powerhouse Jeff Stoughton
The team members insisted Sunday the breakup was amicable. "The feelings we have for each other," explained Mead, "are the least of the reasons for doing this...
"I was talking to Mark (Nichols) and I think he put it best: 'This team was put together for a very specific purpose — to win the Olympics. And that didn't happen.' "
Mead said Sunday he remains "very interested" in curling again next year, but like Stoughton will walk away entirely if he cannot find a mix that would allow him to continue at an elite level.
"There's a very small and finite range of options I'd consider in terms of continuing to play," Mead said.
Interestingly, Ontario's Glenn Howard is looking for a new player now after announcing last week his longtime second — and Jennifer Jones' partner — Brent Laing was leaving the team to curl in Alberta with reigning Brier champion Kevin Koe next season.
That could be relevant. Mead is good friends with Howard and previously curled a couple of seasons with current Howard third Wayne Middaugh.
Nichols, meanwhile, said Sunday he has decided to move back home to Newfoundland with his wife Colette, who is expecting the couple's first child this summer.
"It's a family decision. With the baby coming in the summer, we want to be closer to family," said Nichols. "And, to be honest, we miss the Rock."
Nichols moved to Manitoba two years ago specifically to curl with Stoughton after semi-retiring from the game. He said the experience here "rejuvenated" him and he would like to continue curling when he moves home.
"I have no regrets about the decision to move here. I've been proud to wear my Buffalo on my back the last two years."
Mead said when Nichols announced to the rest of the team he was moving back to Newfoundland, it set in motion the chain of events that led to his own decision to leave the Stoughton foursome.
"I figured if there was going to be changes anyway, then I'd like to explore a complete change," said Mead.
Carruthers said he definitely wants to continue curling next season, but he's still deciding at what position. "I'm leaning towards going back to skipping," said Carruthers, who was best known as a skip until he joined Stoughton as a front end player for the 2010-11 season.
The Stoughton foursome with its current team members won the last two Manitoba men's curling championships and also lost the Brier final in 2013 to Northern Ontario's Brad Jacobs.
And three of the four team members — Stoughton, Mead and Carruthers — also won a world men's curling championship in 2011.
Stoughton said while he would like to curl a reduced schedule next season, he will only continue to curl if he can put together a team capable of playing at the highest level. "I'm only going to curl if it's to win," he said.
A Manitoba competitive curling scene without Stoughton would be a first in over a quarter century. The 50-year-old Charleswood skip won his first national title in 1988 when he skipped a Canadian mixed champion and took down his first of 11 Manitoba men's titles three years later.
Along the way, Stoughton won Brier titles in 1996, 1999 and 2011 and world championships in 1996 and 2011.
Among the potential new teammates for Stoughton would be Brandon's Rob Fowler, whose longtime third Allan Lyburn has said he's taking next season off. Fowler previously curled second for Stoughton and those teams won Manitoba titles in 2007, 2009 and 2010, losing the Brier final in 2009.
The elephant in the room is Winnipeg's Mike McEwen, who has said he won't make any decisions on his team's future until after the cashspiel season is over.
McEwen has lost three provincial finals to Stoughton over the years and a fourth to Fowler and was widely expected to make some personnel changes of his own at the end of this season. McEwen could now poach from Stoughton's old team. Carruthers, for instance, is a proven winner and would make an interesting new third for McEwen, or he could simply stand pat in hopes that being the only constant in a sea of turbulence would be enough to finally get his team that elusive Manitoba title next winter.
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New affordable homes have been named after a popular councillor.
Hastoe Housing Association unveiled the ten flats and houses in Porter Place, Tollesbury, yesterday.
It has worked with the parish council since 2009 to find a suitable site and the late Russell Porter, district councillor for the Tollesbury ward, played a big part in the negotiations and planning discussions.
Mr Porter, of Tolleshunt Knights, died in 2012 from a cardiac arrest, just hours after leaving a council meeting.
His widow Stanny Porter and sons David and Michael attended the unveiling ceremony, along with district council chairman Frank Delderfield, MP Priti Patel and Tollesbury district councillor Robert Long.
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Haus International
Haus International is located in the Schwabing area at the heart of Munich, close to the city centre and easily accessible by public transport. Attractions like Allianz Arena, Olympia Park, Theresienwiese and the English Garden are just moments away.
We have 180 private rooms with en-suite or shared bathrooms. Televisions are available upon request and a buffet breakfast is included in the rates. Facilities include a beer garden, internet access, a tours desk and a bar with happy hour.
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Bus 53 (direction: Aidenbachstraße) or Tram 12 (direction: Romanplatz) runs from Hohenzollernplatz directly to the stop in front of our house: Barbarastraße
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Please note that unfortunately we do not provide on-site parking.
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Property haus international is centrally located in the Munich district of Schwabing.
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This week marks a major milestone in the development of UltraViolet, the cloud-based system for delivering premium video across multiple devices and platforms. Earlier this week, Warner Bros released the first-ever UltraViolet title — protected with Flash Access and playing on a Flash-based app powered by AIR.
To put this in a historical context, a lot of work from many companies went into making this possible. Adobe is a founding member company of DECE, or Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem, an industry consortium representing more than 75 leaders from the content, consumer electronics and technology worlds including Microsoft, Intel, Netflix, VUDU, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros, Comcast, Best Buy and others. Almost 2 years ago, we announced that DECE had adopted Flash Access as one of the approved content protection solutions for the emerging format and system for premium video. A bit later, the consumer site was launched under the brand name UltraViolet. And then at the beginning of this year UltraViolet was declared "open for business". Rolling thunder, but still no content.
This all changed with the release earlier this week of "Horrible Bosses" and "Green Lantern", available today on Blu-ray and DVD. In addition to playing the disc at home, consumers will now have the ability to access the movie digitally from the cloud. More titles from Warner Bros and other studios will be coming soon. This is made possible through the groundbreaking Flixster Collections app, which helps users manage and view their video collections whether it's files on their hard drive, UV rights in the cloud, or titles watched on multiple streaming services. This Flash based app is delivered as an AIR app, allowing for multi-platform portability. And now it can also stream Flash Access protected UltraViolet content to Flash runtimes, the number one platform for premium video online.
Fortunately, this is only the beginning for Warner Bros and for the industry. In the past month, Adobe has released Flash Access 3.0, Flash Player 11 and AIR 3, which together enable the creation of UltraViolet-compatible apps and websites, including distribution of content in the UVVU Common File Format to desktop, mobile and TV devices. Expect to hear much more about UltraViolet as the Hollywood marketing machine kicks into high gear and the broader ecosystem of retailers, service providers, device manufacturers and content owners continues to roll out innovative solutions around this new format.
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PHILADELPHIA - In a battle between a pair of teams which entered the weekend tied atop the Ivy League women's lacrosse standings at 4-0, No. 8 Penn relied on its backbone in goal to make sure the Quakers came out on the winning side.
Emily Leitner tied her career high with nine saves and added six ground balls and a caused turnover to hold off Dartmouth and give her offense a chance to turn a one-goal halftime deficit into a 10-9 final score in favor of the Quakers.
With the win, Penn improves to 9-3 overall and 5-0 inside the Ivy League while the Big Green slip to 8-3 in 2011 and 4-1 in Ancient Eight play.
In addition, the win is Penn's 34th in a row in Ivy League play, extending the Red and Blue's conference winning streak, which is now the longest active streak in the country and third-longest in NCAA history (Northwestern's 38-game ALC winning streak which was snapped on Thursday).
The Red and Blue scored three times in the first 4:58 of the second half to erase the halftime deficit, but the game was not ultimately decided until Caroline Bunting's second goal of the game with 3:01 to play broke a 9-9 tie. And really, the game wasn't finally sealed up for Penn until Emily Leitner's hustle play to get to the ball first after a Kat Collins shot with 44 seconds left had gone wide. The final three minutes saw five turnovers between the two teams as Penn fought to hold the ball and Dartmouth was forced to move quickly in an attempt to tie the game. In fact, a late Penn turnover in the final 10 seconds gave Dartmouth one final grasp at scoring, but a long pass from the goalkeeper was picked off by Bunting to the delight of the Penn faithful.
In the opening moments of Saturday's game, chances of extending the streak seemed dim as Dartmouth scored four of the first five goals to take a 4-01 lead midway through the opening half. However, after head coach Karin Brower Corbett called timeout following the fourth goal, the Quakers scored twice to climb back in the game.
Giulia Giordano scored just 28 seconds after the Big Green took the three-goal lead, netting her second of the game with 14:27 left in the first half on a nice pass from Meredith Cain. The play took no time to develop, with Maddie Poplawski winning the draw, finding Cain on the run for the entry which led to Giordano's score. Just under a minute after Giordano's second goal, Lindsey Smith struck for the Quakers, who turned one of Leitner's free position saves into a positive on the scoreboard.
After the Big Green retook a two-goal lead with 12:16 left in the first half, Cain scored her first of three in the game off a Tory Bensen feed with 10:43 left in the opening stanza. A little under six minutes later, Caroline Bunting connected on a free position to tie the game for Penn. It looked as if the game would head to halftime knotted at 5-5, but Sarah Parks scored on a low shot with four seconds left to give the Big Green a 6-5 edge at the break.
The opening five minutes of the second half was all Penn as the Quakers scored three times to take an 8-6 lead. First up was Erin Brennan who converted a possession started by a turnover off the stick of Dartmouth keeper Kristen Giovanello 21 seconds into the period. Carolyn Pollard scooped up the ground ball, cycled it to Brennan and Penn's leading scorer netted her 25th of the year to tie the game once again only 37 seconds into the period.
Cain took care of the next two goals, scoring 1:45 into the second half off a feed from Bunting and recording her first collegiate hat trick 4:58 into the period on an unassisted goal off a restart following a Dartmouth foul.
Brennan's second of the game on a free position with 20:30 to play evened out a goal from Sarah Plumb two minutes prior, re-establishing a two-goal lead for the Quakers. The Big Green did not fade away, though, with Plumb scoring a free position with 17:21 to play and Kristen Goldberg finally scoring the equalizer with 4:12 remaining. Giovanello did all she could to give Dartmouth the opportunity to tie, making three saves in between goals for the Big Green, all from close range. At the same time, Leitner was denying the Big Green with two saves of her own before Goldberg's fast break score.
After Dartmouth tied the game, Penn chose not to call timeout and let play continue. Lily Posner came from the back line to win the draw and take the ball in on the fly, allowing the Quakers to set up their offense. Eventually, the ball found Bunting on the left side and she broke to goal, depositing a shot low left corner for her 14th goal of the season.
Bunting was one of four players with multi-point games for Penn as she had two goals and an assist. In addition to Cain's four-point day, Brennan and Giordano each had two goals. Leitner's six ground balls led the way for Penn, with Pollard, Brennan and Giordano each adding three. Lydia Miller had three caused turnovers in the game, including a monster theft with 1:17 to play just steps from Penn's cage. As a team, Penn caused 13 of Dartmouth's 16 turnovers - with 10 different players recording at least one.
Giovanello made nine saves in goal for the Big Green, while Plumb led the offense with three goals. Kat Collins had two goals and a pair of assists as well.
Penn is home again on Wednesday, April 20 at 7 p.m. against No. 12 Princeton for Senior Day. The Quakers will look to clinch at least a share of the Ivy League's regular season championship against the Tigers as Penn is the lone remaining unbeaten inside the League. The Tigers were downed by Harvard on Saturday, 9-8, leaving Princeton at 3-1 in the Ancient Eight, alone in fourth place behind 4-1 Dartmouth and Harvard.
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Art LogicLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
A plain white cube has gone through 4 steps to become what it is now. The steps (not necessarily in order) are:
a) The whole cube being painted red
b) A white circle being painted on every face except for the top and back
c) The front and back faces being painted black
d) The top, back, and bottom being painted blue
All of the following facts about painting the cube are true:
1. After the last of the four steps, the top face was all purple, the left and right faces were red with a pink circle in each of their centers, the front black with a gray circle, the bottom purple with a light blue circle, and the back completely dark blue.
2. Color mixing goes as follows:
-Blue+White=Light Blue
-Blue+Black=Dark Blue
3. Once black is added to a face, it will mix with the colors on the face if possible, but it cannot be changed at all afterwards. This is not true with white.
4. Any area where two colors have been mixed cannot change color.
5. Exactly one of the following is true:
-Black was added first.
-Red was added before blue.
-Blue was added after white.
-White was added last.
In what order were the colors added?
HintIf the back face is dark blue, then blue was added before black.
AnswerWhite, blue, black, red.
Because there are both gray and dark blue regions, black was added after both white and blue. This means black was not first, and neither blue nor white was last.
Black has to have been added before red, because if it wasn't, the front face would be maroon with a pink center. So black was not last, and red was not first.
Since neither blue, black, nor white was last, red had to be added last. Combining this with other facts, white and blue could not be added third. So black was third.
Going back to the statements of which one is true, we can now figure out the lies. Red was added last, so statement 4 is false. Black was added third, so statement 1 is false. Red was not added before any other colors, so statement 2 is false. This makes statement 3 true. White was added before blue, so white is first, and blue is second. The order white, blue, black, red is now revealed.
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Bill McKibben: What's Next? Solidarity With Standing Rock, November 15
Article reprinted with permission from Ecowatch
So, the question everyone's asking me this week is: What now?
I don't have a great answer -- the Trump saga will play out over time, and we'll be learning how to resist as we go along. But resist we will.
I do know that the election last Tuesday made this Tuesday's demonstrations in support of Standing Rock even more important. We'll be gathering in nearly 200 cities worldwide to demand that the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Obama Administration, do their jobs and reject the Dakota Access Pipeline's final permit.
America Split in Two: Five Ugly Extremes of Inequality
The first step is to learn the facts, and then to get angry and to ask ourselves, as progressives and caring human beings, what we can do about the relentless transfer of wealth to a small group of well-positioned Americans.
1. $2.13 per hour vs. $3,000,000.00 per hour
Each of the Koch brothers saw his investments grow by $6 billion in one year, which is three million dollars per hour based on a 40-hour 'work' week. They used some of the money to try to kill renewable energy standards around the country.
Don't Count Out the Labor Movement
Now, as for those conservatives who are dancing on what they think are the graves of the working class labor movement. There are a few stories they aren't reporting.
In Wisconsin, the recall election of Scott Walker did fail, as out-of-state individuals, PACs, and corporations contributed about two-thirds of his $30 million campaign to keeping him in office, as opposed to his opponent raising only about one-eighth of that amount. However, in subsequent elections, all three Democratic senators survived recall votes, and two of six Republican senators were recalled, leading to a change in Senate membership from 19–14 Republican to 17–16 Republican, but effectively blocking a "super majority" from ramrodding further anti-worker legislation into law.
In Ohio, voters overwhelmingly rejected, 62–38 percent, the new Ohio law that stripped collective bargaining rights of public employee unions. In defeat, Gov. Kasich, whose attacks upon collective bargaining were a central part of his campaign, said "It's clear the people have spoken."
Monday is Labor Day. It's more than just picnics and a three-day weekend. It's a time to honor the working class, and the unions that gave them the rights of collective bargaining. They may be struggling but they are far from dead.
Are We Better Off Now Than When Bush Left Office? Absolutely, George W. Left Us in the Gutter.
Romney raised the issue in his speech if we are better off than when Obama took office. Are you kidding me? Of course we are!
When Obama took office America was lying in the street dying from a near fatal wound from the last Republican president. The banking system collapsed. We were losing 750,000 jobs a month. Housing collapsed. Construction stopped. The auto industry was in a death spiral. America was in a state of complete panic. Our nation was dying under Bush.
The Drought of 2012 Teaches Us About the Value of Water
For the last few months EcoWatch has been covering what's become the worst drought in the U.S. in more than half a century. More than 3,200 daily high temperature records were set or tied in June, and July is in the books as the warmest month ever recorded in the lower 48 states, according to a report issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climatic Data Center.
Besides the discomfort of relentless heat and unmitigated sunshine, the drought has forced us to rethink several issues commonly taken for granted—namely, abundant and affordable food, secure livelihoods for farmers, safety from natural disasters, practical public policy regarding the delegation of crops for food and biofuels, and most importantly, the value of water.
WikiLeaks: Paraguay's "Quasi-Coup" Has the Smell of Oil
In the wake of Paraguay's suspicious impeachment of President Fernando Lugo, which observers have likened to a kind of "quasi-coup," some may wonder whether underhanded corporate forces may have played a role in the political crisis. Such suspicions were heightened recently when the new de facto regime led by Federico Franco, Lugo's former conservative Vice President, inked a deal with Texas-based PetroVictory/Crescent Global Oil to open up the remote Chaco region to petroleum exploration.
Supporters of Lugo's highly dubious ouster claim that Crescent could help to ease Paraguay's dependence on foreign oil. Richard González, Crescent's CEO, announced that the company would invest $10 million in the Chaco and start exploratory drilling within the next few months. To be sure, there's no proof or "smoking gun" that Crescent had anything to do with the political shakeup in Paraguay, yet the timing of the deal raises eyebrows.
Glenn Beck's Favorite "Historian" Is Called Out by Christian Scholars
David Barton, president of the Christian conservative WallBuilders organization and a frequent guest on Glenn Beck's broadcasts, has for years been getting away with historicide. Criticism of Barton's politically motivated and tenuous grasp of history, once the sole province of liberal scholars, church-state separationists, and left wing political activists and bloggers, is now spreading beyond liberal enclaves, as several Christian scholars are criticizing Barton for just plain making stuff up.
The Devil Still Has Us Death-Dancing at Fukushima
The molten cores at Units 1, 2 & 3 have threatened all life on Earth. The flood of liquid radiation has poisoned the Pacific. Fukushima's cesium and other airborne emissions have already dwarfed Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and all nuclear explosions including Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Tea Party Movement Planning for the Long Haul
For many involved with the Tea Party, the days of rallies at the Mall in Washington, demonstrations in cities around the nation, donning colonial outfits, and breaking up meetings of congressional representatives is over. Instead, institutionalization is on the agenda. As Matt Kibbe, the director of FreedomWorks, one of the most powerful and well-funded Tea Party organizations, said in a recent radio interview: "We're out-Saul Alinskying the left."
Congress May Pass a Bill Similar to China's Internet Censorship, With Corporations in Charge
ELLIOT COHEN FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUTOn the surface, the so-called "Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA) looks like it has a noble end, that of protecting criminal violations of copyright by foreign (non-U.S.) actors. However, on careful inspection, the Act has the potential to spawn a virtual (cyber) witch-hunt and dismantle the free and democratic edifice of the Internet.


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Before we can get cooking we need to make sure we have the tools to get the job done. How are your pots and pans? How about your knives? If I had a FAQ section here, I bet knives and pots/pans would be the top two.
A good basic knife kit will include a paring knife, chef's knife, bread knife, carving knife, fillet knife and a sharpening steel. I would never talk someone out of a good knife set, but let's face it, most of these will sit in the block or in the drawer.
If you buy whole cuts of meat or whole chicken in order to break it down to smaller pieces or legs, thighs and breast you probably won't need the whole kit. Remember you can always add new knives.
I recommend a good chef's knife and a good paring knife. Here is what to look for:
- Hold the knife in your hand. The grip should be comfortable and sit well in your hand.
- Look for steel. This is the working material of the knife. You want a single piece of steel all the way through the grip.
- Weight. This goes back to #2, but more steel the better.
- Balance. An even weight from front to back. Hold the knife where the blade and grip meet. The knife should feel equally balanced.
- Blade. For a quality chef's knife or paring knife you want a non-serrated blade. Serrated blades are good for bread knives, but not good for chopping, slicing or fine dicing.
Pots and Pans:
Just like knives, pots and pans come in all prices and qualities. Whether you are upgrading or adding to your cooking arsenal first do an inventory of what you have and more importantly want you want to keep.
Questions to consider:
- What do you usually cook?
- Consider your cook top. Induction, Gas or Smooth Top Ranges will require different types of materials and bottoms. Most cookware now comes with markings and logos to let you know which surfaces the product is recommended for.
- In line with #3 is how do you cook. Do you fry? Do you sear a piece of meat and then finish in the oven? If so you will need to pay attention to the handles and the lids.
- If you are going to use your pots and pans for both stove top and oven, make sure the product is oven safe. A word of caution here: Some products are labeled oven safe, but are only good to under 350 degrees. Most oven ready pots and pans have all metal parts.
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Phoenix Mayor And Council Runoff Election Early Voting
Do you know who you're voting for for Phoenix mayor? After viewing that heated debate between Greg Stanton and Wes Gullett, you're probably ready to submit your vote early. Luckily you can, in just a few days ― Thursday, October 13th. The mayoral election takes place November 8.
As many know, the race for mayor has been dwindled down to the final two, who held a debate on Wednesday, October 5. The debate covered Gullett's lobbying firm, SB 1070 and the candidates rated City Manager David Cavozos's performance.
Debate Highlights:
Regarding Gullett's lobbying firm, Stanton suggested he would have too many conflicts of interested as mayor. Gullett ensured there would be no conflicts, as he will divest interest in his firm if elected.
Gullett also brought up an investigation dating back to 2007 when Stanton supported Maricopa Community Colleges as an elected official while simultaneously paid by the district. Stanton admitted he had a few slips and that these were unintentional.
Regarding SB 1070, candidates were asked if they would have voted for the bill as it had passed in the state legislature two years ago. Gullett said yes, supporting the fight against drug cartels and human smuggling; Stanton said no.
Stanton refused to rate City Manager David Carvazos' performance on a scale of one to 10, saying good leaders don't "prejudge people." He said that if elected, he would rate Carvazos then. Gullett said that Carvazos hasn't acted urgently enough.
Early Voting for the Runoff Election:
Mark your calendars; early voting for the city of Phoenix Mayor and Council November Runoff Election begins October 13 and continues through November 4.
Voters can cast their early ballots during business hours at Phoenix City Hall:
Phoenix City Hall
200 W. Washington St., 15th floor
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
In addition to electing a mayor, voters in Districts 1 and 5 will elect a council member.
More Voting Sites:
Voting sites open Saturday, October 22. Here are the locations, dates and times:
Saturday, October 22
Mesquite Branch Library
4525 E. Paradise Village Pkwy.
Sunnyslope Community Center
802 E. Vogel Ave.
South Mountain Community Center
212 E. Alta Vista Rd.
Saturday, October 29
Deer Valley Community Center
2001 W. Wahalla Ln.
Desert West Community Center
6501 W. Virginia Ave.
Devonshire Senior Center
2802 E. Devonshire Ave.
Voting Via Mail:
If you're interested in voting for the Phoenix Mayor and Council November Runoff Election via snail mail, request forms for a city ballot are available for download at the Elections Division website. The City Clerk Department must receive your request by Friday, Oct. 28, no later than 5 p.m.
Voters can call (602) 261-VOTE (8683) and request an early ballot request postcard, or mail a signed letter listing their name, address and phone number to:
City Clerk Department, Elections Division
200 W. Washington St., 15th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Deadline for Voted Early Ballots:
Voted early ballots must be received by the City Clerk no later than 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8 ― Election Day.
Early ballots may also be dropped off at an early voting site or voting center during voting hours.


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India repulsed a spirited late charge from the White Fern bowlers to record a three wicket win in the third place play-off of the Twenty20 Quadrangular Series at Aldershot, England.
After winning the toss and electing to bat the White Ferns could only muster 95 for seven on a difficult pitch with India reaching 96 for seven with one ball to spare.
The White Ferns batsmen found it difficult to time the ball fluently with Amy Satterthwaite's 35 off 44 balls the top score while in-form Liz Perry was next best with 18 off 24.
Amita Sharma proved to be the best of the Indian attack with the right-arm seamer removing openers Suzie Bates and Aimee Watkins cheaply and returned final figures of two for 11 off four overs.
New ball bowler Kelly Anderson got the White Ferns off to a great start in defence of their modest total with two early wickets before tight bowling from Kate Broadmore kept India in check through the middle stages.
The scoreboard pressure got too much for Harmanpreet Kaur (14) and Veda Krishnamurthy (15) as captain Watkins removed the pair before Anderson picked up her third to turn the match New Zealand's way.
However, Jhulan Goswami wrestled back the momentum with a couple of timely boundaries. Her match winning 33 off 28 deliveries sealed the win and secured third place.
Anderson returned an impressive haul of three for 17 while Broadmore conceded a miserly seven runs off her full complement of four overs.
New Zealand captain Aimee Watkins was gutted after the loss.
"Everyone's really disappointed. We obviously we did not get a big score on the board. While bowling, we were all over the place and we bowled both sides of the wicket. We also gave away too many extras I think."
Watkins defended the decision to bat first.
"Batting first was definitely the right thing for us to do. We realised pretty early on that it was a slow wicket. In fact while going into bowl, we felt we had enough. The asking rate shot up, but after the 10th over, we had a couple of overs where we gave away too many runs. But batting first was the right call, it is just that India beat us at the post."
Watkins felt the loss will not have any impact on the upcoming ODI series.
"We are done with the Twenty20, it is time for the new format, the fifty overs. The next match is on Thursday and right now that's what we are focused on right now," concluded Watkins.
The first match of One-Day International section of the Quadrangular Series sees White Ferns take on Australia on Thursday 30 June at10.45am local time, 9.45pm NZ time.
ECB scorecard - http://www.ecb.co.uk/stats/fixtures-results/score-card.html?Pfixture=com.othermedia.ecb.stats.Fixture-L-17257
Quadrangular Series in England Schedule
23/06/2011 White Ferns vs England Women - Twenty-20
County Ground, Chelmsford
Result: England won by 8 wickets
25/06/2011 White Ferns vs Indian Women - Twenty-20
Clifton College Close Ground
Result: White Ferns won by 25 runs
26/06/2011 White Ferns vs Australian Women - Twenty-20
Taunton Vale, Taunton
Result: Australia won by 6 wickets
27/06/2011 – Twenty20 3 v 4 play-off
Result: India won by 3 wickets
30/06/2011 White Ferns vs Australian Women - ODI
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
2/07/2011 White Ferns vs England Women - ODI
County Ground, Derby
5/07/2011 White Ferns vs Indian Women - ODI
John Walker's Ground, Southgate
7/07/2011 – One-Day International Final


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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Home sweet home. Sure works for the Patriots in the AFC title game.
New England gets a chance to extend its mastery in the final step to the Super Bowl on Sunday against Baltimore, the team the Patriots beat a year ago for the conference crown. That win made them 4-0 in home conference title games.
Although they were more vulnerable at home than usual during the 2012 regular season, losing to Arizona and San Francisco and having tight games with Buffalo and the Jets, the Patriots (13-4) are happy not to be heading to Baltimore (12-6) this weekend. Or anywhere else.
"Everything is on deck," Patriots Pro Bowl defensive tackle Vince Wilfork said. "You have to put everything you have into this game. If you lose you go home, plain and simple."
But the Patriots are at home, where they've been beaten in early-round games, including against the Ravens 33-14 three years ago. At this stage, though, no way.
That success rate for the AFC championship doesn't fool Wilfork into feeling complacent. Just the opposite.
"This team always plays us tough," Wilfork added. "This team has been in the playoffs on the road and won a lot of games. They won here in the playoffs. We have to be able to prepare well and execute very well at a high level. I don't think we can (leave) no stone unturned in this game, because if we do it could cost us."
The Patriots are one of the NFL's best home teams, going 73-15 since Gillette Stadium opened in 2002, including 10-2 in the postseason. Many of those games have been routs.
But the Ravens are 8-5 in road playoffs, including their upset of the Broncos in double overtime last Saturday in an equally tough venue.
And there's no reason to fear a trip to Foxborough, where no one has fared better in the playoffs.
Last January, they were an incompletion in the end zone in the final minute — Sterling Moore stripped the ball from Lee Evans after the Ravens receiver had both hands on it — from winning. And then they botched a 32-yard field goal that would have forced overtime.
"These are two of the top teams for a long time now and we know each other very well," Ravens star linebacker Ray Lewis said. "It's that chess match; they are going to make plays and we are going to. It's always one play here or there and who makes the last play will win. It will always be a 60-minute game."
That's something Lewis revels in as he makes a final run for a second championship before retiring when the Ravens are done.
"Both sides understand the game of football," he said. "There have been some great, great rivalries and we have one of those going on with New England now."
Baltimore won at home 31-30 in Week 3, which seems like eons ago. The Ravens were contending for the AFC's top seed until losing four of their last five.
That dropped them out of a bye position, too, which New England grabbed. But the Ravens beat Indianapolis at home in the wild-card round, then stunned Denver.
"I think you always want to play at home. We want to play at home. We've got great fans and it's a great atmosphere," Ravens center Matt Birk said. "I'd say it's certainly an advantage, but that's the way it is. Ultimately it's not going to decide the outcome of the game. Whoever plays better, more fundamentally sound football is going to win the game."
Overall, the Ravens are 2-7 vs. New England, including 1-5 at Foxborough. Their defeats in five of the last six meetings were by a combined 16 points.
Unlike some other potential visitors to New England, any weather issues won't bother the Ravens, either. Hey, after subzero wind chill numbers at Denver last weekend, Baltimore will consider just about anything balmy.
The oddsmakers believe the home-field advantage is substantial for the Patriots, who are 9-point favorites. They'll gladly accept those points before kickoff.
"It's good that we get to stay home, but once you get out there on the field, you have two teams going at it, all playing for one common goal," Patriots safety Devin McCourty said.