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Hotel Sezz Paris: 4-star luxury design boutique hotel
The Hotel Sezz Paris, which opened its doors in 2005, is a boutique hotel with 13 rooms and 13 suites with contemporary design, enabling you to enjoy a unique experience in a cosmopolitan zen atmosphere and in a space where authenticity reigns.
At the Hotel Sezz Paris, luxury is space and service
The Hotel Sezz Paris, dreamt up by Shahé Kalaidjian and Christophe Pillet, is nestled in the stylish quarter of the 16th arrondissement, right near the Village of Passy and the Pont de Bir-Hakeim bridge, at the heart of the triangle created by the Eiffel Tower, the Gardens of the Trocadero and the Allée des Cygnes.
The Hotel Sezz Paris provides a very diverse original universe and very urban cocooning, created entirely by the famous designer Christophe Pillet.
Shahé Kalaidjian, the director, gave birth to a new concept: the Personal Assistant, enabling all guests to receive an extremely personalised service. He has got rid of the sacrosanct reception, with visitors being welcomed instead by their personal assistant in the entrance, come lobby. He/she will work directly to meet all the clients' desires: an exclusive "art de vivre" approach.
The luxury Hotel Sezz Paris also offers all its clients spacious rooms, as in this unique hotel, there are no "small" rooms. Deluxe rooms offer a minimum of 215,28sq.ft and Suites 344,45sq.ft to 753,47sq.ft, all combined with exceptional comfort.
Luxury: quality materials and products
The first Veuve Clicquot bar named "La Grande Dame" is born at the Hotel Sezz Paris. This exclusive partnership enables all visitors to try the best vintages from the house, including the famous La Grande Dame Cuvee.
The Spa is signed by Payot and offers its internal/external clientele a full menu of treatments and massages as well as access to its jacuzzi and steam room.
From the moment you set foot in the Hotel Sezz Paris, you will be transported by the fragrances of Sezz candles designed by Francis Kurkdjian, giving the hotel its own olfactory atmosphere.
The complementary products offered to clients are none other than Acqua di Parma, the quintessence of Italian "savoir-vivre".
In the lobby space and bar, from the floors to the walls: grey stone from Cascais. On the floors, it takes on the appearance of marble and on the walls, the reflection of slate.
In the rooms: beautiful black parquet floors and again stone from Cascais on the walls.
The Hotel Sezz Paris, a stone structure with thick carpets, extraordinarily designed and measured lighting, etc.: come and enjoy a SEZZational experience.


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A PHOTOGRAPHER who was raised in Minehead ibefore moving to London is having her work displayed locally.
MILLIE Cooper, whose photographs are being used in the Beach Hotel, said she never appreciated the area when she was younger.
She said: "I moved to Minehead with my family when I was six, but then I moved back to London when I was around 20 to follow my dreams.
"I couldn't wait to escape Minehead, but every time I come home I always think should I move back here.
"It's a beautiful area even in winter – there's so much to capture."
Millie used to work at the Beach Hotel when she was younger and was delighted when she was asked if they could use her photos.
The model and photographer said: "I was so excited when I saw the Beach Hotel site was being rebuilt and I'm so thrilled that my work's going to be displayed there.
"When I visited last year I took some photos of the beach for the first time, and put them up on Facebook and on my website, and I had such lovely comments.
"People said how unique they were and then I was contacted by the hotel. "It's great because I think the pictures reflect what the hotel is about."
Millie said she has always loved taking pictures, especially of nature, and said she views her photos as pieces of art.
Channel 4 has been filming Millie and what she does as part of a new programme – a TV crew visited her at the Beach Hotel on Monday.
"It's really exciting and I'm also doing an exhibition where some of Banksy's work is being displayed," she said.
"It's great to see people trying to get Minehead on the map, and that's why I was so keen to have some filming done here so I could help as well."
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Madadian CruiseLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
On Sunday, December 22, four Madadian cruise ships - W, X, Y, Z - started their series of winter cruises to various ports around Madadia.
Ship W left at 4:00 PM on Sunday, December 22, for a series of 8-days cruises to Madport.
Ship X left at 4:30 PM on Sunday, December 22, for a series of alternating 11-days and 13-days cruises to Adeville.
Ship Y left at 5:00 PM on Sunday, December 22, for a series of 5-days cruises to Kebabtown.
Ship Z left on Monday for a series of 7-days cruises.
Each ship is scheduled to return back early in the morning after the last day of the cruise and leave again late in the afternoon of the same day.
On how many days occasions between December 22 and February 28 will three ships be moored at the port?
AnswerOn no occasions (other than start date December 22) between December 22 and February 28, three ships will be moored at the port.
Find out the days on when each ship will be in port:
Ship W will be in port on days 1, 9, 17, 25, 33, 41, 49, 57 and 65.
Ship X will be in port on days 1, 12, 25, 36, 49, 60 and 73.
Ship Y will be in port on days 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, 31, 36, 41, 46, 51, 56, 61 and 66.
Ship Z will be in port on days 1, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 37, 44, 51, 58 and 65.
From above data, it is clear that - on no occasion (other than December 22) will three ships be moored at the port.
Also, on 8 occasions, there will be 2 ships moored at the port.
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text: I first read about Grove City College in a Christian college directory my guidance counselor gave me. The first thing that caught my attention was the fact tuition and room and board was easily five to fifteen thousand dollars cheaper than the other colleges listed. I was hooked. I did some further investigation and discovered that in addition to being considered among the more academically premier private colleges, Grove City College is revered as one of the best Christian colleges in the nation. It took no more than a single visit to the picturesque campus to decide that this was the college I was going to attend.


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We are pleased to be supporting the 2nd Annual Veterinary Education Symposium in Nottingham on 13-14 July - an exciting event that is aimed primarily at veterinary educators, whether they are teaching in a vet school or are a vet in practice.
This year's focus is on Innovation and we hope that the delegates will be inspired by the excellent programme on offer.
Attendance is particularly encouraged from veterinary surgeons delivering EMS, although there will be some undergraduate and PhD students attending too.
The organising committee for this event is hoping to maintain the momentum created by the first event at the Royal Veterinary College in 2010, and to rotate it annually around the various veterinary schools in the UK.
This year, keynote speakers will be Sir Peter Rubin (Chairman of the General Medical Council) who will discuss curriculum innovations within regulatory frameworks; Gary England, who will provide an update on progress at Nottingham University's new veterinary school; and, Andrew Gardiner who will present a historical perspective of veterinary educational innovations.
Three very relevant topics in this Vet2011 celebratory year!


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Those frigid winter mornings in the gym, shooting jump shots before the sun came up or the heater went on at Palma. The late-night hours of perfecting a move to the basket before being kicked out because the lights were being turned off at UC Santa Barbara. Nothing has changed for Orlando Johnson.
Except now Johnson watches countless hours of film in his Indianapolis apartment, between jumpers and fadeaways a few blocks away at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, in an effort to gain that mental edge.
"I've never been afraid of work," said Johnson, who recently completed his rookie season with the Indiana Pacers.
It was hard to tell who was more awestruck when the 6-foot-5 Johnson returned to his Seaside home for a few days last week. The wide-eyed kids half his size asking for his autograph, or Johnson humbly signing and posing for a photo.
"I've always tried to do the right things and lead by example," said Johnson, who led Palma to its last Central Coast Section title six years ago. "I've always tried to be approachable."
The obstacles that have crossed Johnson's path since he was old enough to pick up a basketball have been endless.
Raised by his grandmother and two older brothers, Johnson did not let personal tragedy become an excuse for failure. He never stopped chasing his dream on the hardwood.
"I never had a mother or father," Johnson said. "But I had a great supporting cast. I remember growing up and playing basketball on a concrete slab in our backyard. My brothers were my idols. I wanted to be better than them."
Some would argue that Johnson had a body ideal for football at the next level. Basketball is what Johnson was willing to make endless sacrifices for.
"It broke my heart when Orlando said he wasn't going to play football his senior season," recounted Johnson's half-brother Jamal Damon.
"He wanted to shoot 500 jump shots a day."
UC Santa Barbara assistant coach Dave Campbell, who spoke at the Orlando Johnson Academy last week, said Johnson "would stay in our gym until midnight."
A two-time Big West Conference Player of the Year, Johnson became the first Gaucho to be drafted since Brian Shaw in 1988. Johnson was selected by Sacramento in the second round before being traded to Indiana.
Instead of being asked to be a savior for a floundering franchise, Johnson was able to sit and learn the NBA game.
Yet, that was also the most difficult part of his rookie year in Indianapolis.
"Some games I was in a suit and tie," Johnson said. "But it enabled me to learn more about the game and how to approach it."
When Johnson was asked to go down to the Pacers' Development League team in Fort Wayne to get in some much needed minutes early in the season, he never complained.
"For me I had to remind myself if I keep putting in the work, my time will come," Johnson said. "I got a few minutes and eventually got some big minutes."
Johnson appeared in 51 games for the Pacers, who reached the Eastern Conference finals, falling in seven games to Miami.
The 24-year-old found himself in the Pacers rotation during the regular season, averaging 4.0 points a game.
"It enabled me to get into a comfort zone on the court," Johnson said. "I got my confidence back to where I wanted it to be. I was able to make some plays and help the team."
A handful of Pacers took the rookie under their wing, among them veteran forwards Gerald Green and David West, and guard Paul George, a Fresno State alumnus.
"These guys would explain the things I needed to work on," Johnson said. "There's no animosity with this group. We all have the same goal."
Playing the off guard position, Johnson found himself sometimes matched up against some of the elite scoring threats in the NBA — but not overmatched.
"Jamal Crawford was the toughest guy I had to guard for significant minutes," Johnson said. "He drives and shoots well. I had to be on my Ps and Qs."
Johnson also found himself face-to-face in the playoffs with reigning NBA MVP LeBron James, inducing him into a jump ball in Game 5.
"I was up there and thought I had him," Johnson said. "But he's so strong."
Success has followed Johnson. From winning a CCS title with Palma as a senior to reaching the NCAA tournament with Santa Barbara.
Yet, the highlight of his career was being a part of a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference finals with the Pacers, one step from the NBA Finals.
"Without a doubt, that's the highlight of my career to this point," Johnson said. "To be a part of that in my first year in the NBA, I couldn't ask for anything better."
Except reaching the pinnacle and playing for an NBA title.
"Oh, we're close," Johnson said. "Our strongest player is Paul George and he's only 23. If we can get a little stronger off the bench, we're going to be in the mix. I'm going to get better. I'm not worried about that."
One of the reasons Johnson's return to the Peninsula was so brief is he's already working toward the 2013-14 season in Las Vegas before playing for the Pacers' Summer League team in Orlando, Fla.
I need to work on my finishes around the basket," Johnson said. "My dribbling and defense have to improve. If I keep taking the right steps, it's going to come. The mental part is there. I'm a smarter player today. I have the ability to be an elite player in this league."
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Orlando Johnson by the numbers · Averaged 25.2 points, led Palma to a CCS title in 2007 · Big West Conference MVP in 2010 at UC Santa Barbara · Averaged 4.0 points as a rookie this season with Indiana
Orlando Johnson by the numbers
· Averaged 25.2 points, led Palma to a CCS title in 2007
· Big West Conference MVP in 2010 at UC Santa Barbara
· Averaged 4.0 points as a rookie this season with Indiana


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Bill Dooley replaced Jim Hickey as UNC's Head Football Coach following the 1966 season. Dooley brought with him a different "attitude" towards college football and it's overall seriousness in the grand scheme of things. Duh!
For Dooley and his SEC-bred staff it was akin to "war" best waged by socially-dysfunctional individuals of ill-temper. A Bill Dooley quote (with a 58% chance of being apocryphal) went that:
"Good guys wear white hats. Our football team is not going to be 'good guys' any longer." …… Bye bye white helmets – Hello blue helmets. Until this past Saturday.
Aside: I have a theory that all "Coach (fill-in-blank) said" were actually said by Peahead Walker. Walker was a notoriously goofy coach at Wake Forest (in Wake Forest) and other places in the 1940s-50s who supposedly said a number of malapropisms and other non-sequiturs regarding football and Life. There is a companion theory that Peahead Walker himself never existed but is simply a catch-all source of any goofy saying by a football coach. You decide.
Carolina football helmets have been various shades of "Carolina Blue" since 1968. Dean Smith had five different PMS-shades of Carolina Blue he used for various purposes. You really want to argue with Dean Smith? I didn't think so.
The interlocking NC has been the helmet decal all that time EXCEPT for several years under Dick Crum when he used a staggered UNC decal. Most of the Crum-era has been power-washed from the collective memory of Tar Heels. The staggered UNC was among the first such innovations to be dropped. In Dick's defense, I always liked his jersey numbering design. Apparently I'm the only one who did.
Sports uniforms in general are not one of my hot-button issues. I do think some of the ones over the past few years have been hideous. I tend to be a traditionalist but you probably guessed that already….. Yankee pinstripes….. Cardinals' bird-on-the-bat….. a double gambler at The Rat….. etc, etc. Rolls at the Porthole !!
I knew Saturday's game was going to unveil the old/new white helmets but I hadn't given it much thought until the team ran out on the field for VaTech. The all-white head-to-toe look was BOFFO. I did not get a tingle down my leg; but I really did like the look A LOT.
My immediate concern was "if we lose today will Coach Fedora forever outlaw the white helmets?" Should we have unveiled them against Idaho-ho-ho to give them a chance as a good-luck charm? The Fighting Fedorians solved the dilemma right where it should be solved – amid the lofty pines of Kenan's greensward.
While many were marveling at Gio Bernard's outstanding day, I was not at all surprised. That all-white look from head-to-toe increased Gio's speed by .262%. Look faster – Be Faster. Go Gio Go!
My advice to Coach Fedora and to Bubba is "blue helmets with blue jerseys" and "white helmets with white jerseys".
Just so you don't think I'm the only one; the several hundred former Carolina FB lettermen in the Choo Choo Lounge at halftime Saturday unanimously applauded the "new look". That included an old friend from Rocky Mount who knows a thing or two about wearing a Carolina white helmet. A fellow by the name of Talbot. Danny LOVED'em too! As did the youngsters like Don McCauley who never knew "the whole story"…… until now.
AND…… so did the Official Mascots of The Choo Choo Lounge – The Fabulous Comparato Twins – Nicole & Paige. They thought they were "really cute". They know a lot about "cute".
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Uniformly Agreed — We Like 'Em!
I was in mid-matriculation when Carolina Football went from white helmets to various PMS-shades of blue helmets. I bet you don't know the "why" they did. I bet not even Freddie Kiger knows this one!


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LONGWOOD, Fla. - A Longwood mother was arrested Sunday after, police say, she was found smoking crack in her car while her baby was in the back seat.
Aurelia Kambic was arrested in the Big Lots parking lot on U.S. 17-92 and State Road 434.
According to police, customers called authorities saying there was a woman in a car who appeared to be high on drugs. Officers say they found Kambic disoriented and holding a crack pipe.
The baby's father was contacted, who said he could not pick up the child because he was at work, according to a police report.
The child was placed in the care of the Florida Department of Children and Families.
The child did not test positive for drugs and was later allowed to be released into the father's custody.
Kambic was arrested on child neglect and drug charges. She was taken to the Seminole County jail.
While at the jail, Kambic complained of stomach pains and was transported to South Seminole Hospital, police said.
The hospital staff asked Kambic to provide a urine sample for medical reasons, police said, and she went into the restroom and returned with a sample, which turned out to be water.
Kambic was medically cleared and was taken back to jail.
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Central stops Loras with second-half comeback
PELLA — A second-half rally, tough defense and late free throws kept the Central College men's basketball squad in the game for a narrow 71-68 victory against Iowa Conference rivals Loras College Wednesday evening.
Down 35-28 at the half, the Dutch (10-13 overall, 3-10 conference) slowly chipped away at the Duhawk (8-16 overall, 3-10 conference) lead, going on a 13-5 run in the first seven minutes of the second half. Loras responded with a 10-3 push, taking the score to 53-43 with 10:42 left in regulation.
With just nine minutes to play, guard Nick Marinkovich (senior, Clarendon Hills, Ill., Hinsdale Central HS) stepped up to the 3-point line and drained back-to-back shots as well as three free throws.
"Nick had some big shots for us at the end," said coach Craig Douma. "He really attacked the hole. That was the best I had seen him do that in a while which opened up the outside shots for him, and down the stretch those free throws really mattered."
The Dutch made seven of eight free throws in the final six minutes which sealed the game.
"We have talked about it all season," Douma said. "To win games we need to take care of the ball, play good defense and make our free throws. Those last shots from the line really determined the outcome."
Marinkovich tallied a game-high and career-high 24 points. He had seven rebounds. Guard Brandon Stubbs (junior, Pleasant Hill, Des Moines Christian HS) added 20 points. The two high scorers had a lot of help from the bench after injuries derailed two starters. Senior Jacob Winkler (center, Lancaster, Mo., Schuyler R-1 HS) was unable to play because of a pregame injury and junior Matt Greenfield (forward, Huxley, Ballard HS) was injured with less than ten minutes remaining in the game.
"We had a big boost from our bench tonight," said Douma. "With two starters out, the team did an excellent job of stepping in and finishing off the game. Jordan Cruse (senior, Mason City) and Aaron Rosenstiel (sophomore, Oelwein) worked hard on defense and came up with some great plays."
Douma also cited center Spencer Bakerink (junior, Creston) as a defensive threat.
"Spencer had some big defense," he said. "He had a great presence on the inside and was able to make some amazing stops."
The Dutch finish the season with a league doubleheader against Simpson College Saturday at P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium. The Storm (6-18 overall, 2-11 conference) last played the Dutch Jan. 23 in Indianola, scarcely defeating Central 75-70.
"We feel good going into the final game," Douma said. "We need to use this as momentum. Simpson has quickness out front and can attack the inside. If we execute from the start and take care of the paint, we can come out with a win."
Game time is set for 4 p.m. Both contests will be broadcast on KRLS-FM (92.1) and can also be heard at www.kniakrls.com and www.central.edu/athletics. Cory Houser will call the action.


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THE missing 18-year-old last seen in the River Ouse has been named as Signaller Tyler Pearson.
Searches are ongoing for Signaller Pearson, who was last seen entering the Ouse at about 2.30am yesterday, and is a serving soldier based in York with 2 Signal Regiment, has not been located.
Signaller Pearson's family have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers from North Yorkshire Police and the Army.
Superintendent Phil Cain, of York Safer Neighbourhood Command, said: "It is believed that Tyler entered the river voluntarily during a night out with a group of friends but at this time we cannot confirm whether he has exited the water safely.
"He was seen to cross Ouse Bridge with two other people and then enter the river near the Lowther public house on King's Staith. It is believed that he was attempting to swim across the river to Queen's Staith."
Steve Waddington, Assistant Director of Housing and Community Safety at City of York Council, said the authority would work with all agencies and organisations responsible for river safety.
He said: "Our thoughts are with those affected by recent tragic events.
"We urge everyone who is out and about in the city centre to watch out for each other and stay together when heading home so that should an accident occur, there is someone to raise the alarm."
Anyone who saw Signaller Pearson in the Ouse on Thursday, or has information which could help officers with their enquiries should contact police on 101.


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Berlin invited as honorary captain
Published: Friday, September 6, 2013 at 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, September 6, 2013 at 7:15 p.m.
Brock Berlin admitted he was surprised when Miami contacted him about serving as honorary captain for today's rivalry game against the Florida Gators.
"There are so many guys to me that are more worthy of being selected," Berlin said. "This is a big, traditional rivalry game. With all the guys who have played before me and after me and with me, I'm honored and excited to be part of this weekend."
But Berlin got the nod, in part because he engineered one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the series. The Florida-turned-Miami quarterback rallied the Hurricanes to a 38-33 win in 2003, leading Miami to four touchdown drives in the game's final 18 minutes.
Miami trailed 33-10 at the Orange Bowl with 3:35 left in the third quarter before Berlin began his magic. Berlin completed 27 of 41 passes for 340 yards and two touchdowns, and celebrated the win by doing a Gator chomp toward UF fans in the stands.
"Our team really just rallied together. Offense, defense, special teams came together there in the second half," Berlin said. "It was just a fun game to be a part of."
For Berlin, emotions in the game were high. A Gatorade National Player of the Year in 1999, Berlin began his career at Florida and expected to flourish under former UF coach Steve Spurrier. But Berlin was beaten out by Rex Grossman and opted to transfer to UM following the 2001 season.
"I had some great friends and still to this day are my great friends from the Florida side," Berlin said. "And you know, it was a little different at first. We lined up and my old college roommate was Reid Fleming, and he's the starting middle linebacker. I look him dead in the eye the first play of the game. It's a little different, but once the ball is snapped and the game was on, it was about winning."
Berlin said he didn't do anything different in the huddle during the comeback.
"You have to stay the same guy," Berlin said. "You have to believe in each other, believe in the hard work that you put into it and never give up. And I think that was kind of our attitude is don't give up. Let's go win this thing."
After his Miami career ended, Berlin went on to play overseas in NFL Europe and landed with the St. Louis Rams in 2007.
In one career NFL start for the Rams, Berlin completed 17 of 28 passes for 153 yards with an interception.
Back in his native Shreveport, La., Berlin is married with three children ranging in age from four years to three months old. He currently sells medical devices for Johnson & Johnson.
"It was a dream to play in the NFL a little while," Berlin said. "To go overseas and play in Europe was a pretty cool experience. … I'm just glad I could follow my dream for as long as I could."
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Summer rain is a rare weather event in Davis.
It occurred on September 20 and 21 2013. (barely summer, it should be noted — Autumn began on September 22 in this year, but Summer anyway). That day, September 21, around 6.15 PM there was a complete cloudburst including hail & thunder. The hail was observed for about 15 minutes.
It occurred on August 5, 2014 too and in the night of 5-6 August 2014. Because this rain was very mild and because of the exceptional drought California is in, unfortunately, it will not bring any substantial relief.
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(rare) Musical interpretation by Timo Laine: "Symphonic Slam - Summer Rain"


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A robotic device has helped locate the body of a man who drowned at a popular northern NSW water hole.
Police say at 2:15pm on Thursday a 30-year-old man went swimming in a lagoon at Dalwood Falls at Alstonville, near Lismore.
They were told the man jumped from a tree into the water but never resurfaced.
Police, NSW Fire and Rescue and paramedics searched the area and the man's submerged body was found with the help of the device several hours later.


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75 original songs make it to Oscar longlist
Music branch members will receive a "reminder list" of the submissions and a DVD copy of song clips.
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Those receiving the highest number of votes will proceed to the nominations stage.
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Asus U33Jc: Much Ado About Bambooby Vivek Gowri on 7/29/2010 9:01 AM EST
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Kegetys - Thursday, July 29, 2010 - linkDisapointing to have such a nice "premium" quality machine be ruined by a poor quality display once again. I would have expected Asus to pair it with a better screen. Or maybe they want me to just stare at the bamboo paneling instead of the display... Reply
VivekGowri - Thursday, July 29, 2010 - linkHey, I'd be down for that - the bamboo paneling looks really nice. Reply
hybrid2d4x4 - Thursday, July 29, 2010 - linkThanks for the review and continuing to harp about bad displays. I've been holding out for the UL30Jt myself, but based on the trend from the U30 and this laptop, I'm guessing the new UL30 is also garbage...
I guess I'll never buy a laptop then. Reply
chrnochime - Friday, July 30, 2010 - linkThen don't buy one. Simple as that. Reply
Pirks - Friday, August 06, 2010 - linkOr buy a Macbook Pro Reply
synaesthetic - Thursday, July 29, 2010 - linkMaybe if enough people complain, we'll see good displays on laptops again? I noticed HP seems to be doing something about that--the Envy 14 has a quite nice display.
Dell's taken the 16" RGBLED option off the SXPS 16 again...
I miss the days of high-resolution 4:3 and 16:10 panels on all laptops... Reply
aebiv - Thursday, July 29, 2010 - linkI'm glad I got my SXPS 16 when I did. That RGBLED screen truly is marvelous to look at.
I think they have it on the precision laptops now though as well. Reply
Full Ctrl - Thursday, July 29, 2010 - linkI'm planning to buy my wife a U35Jc in about a month, I would definitely spend the extra $100 to get a high quality display. I would probably even spend $150 extra if it was also higher resolution, I'm not too thrilled about the 1366x768 resolution.
Vivek: are you guys really doing a U35 review as well, considering how similar they are so similar to the U33? Reply
notext - Friday, July 30, 2010 - linkIt is even more disappointing because it is Asus and they did such a nice job with the g73jh-a1/a2 screen. I was hoping they would be putting that effort into all of their higher end laptops in the different screen sizes. Reply
crimson117 - Thursday, July 29, 2010 - linkHow does MacBook give a good display under $1200?
It skimps on other internals, like CPU and hard drive. Also, $1200 is 20% more expensive than U33Jc.
I'd love to see a $200 LCD upgrade option, though. But perhaps not enough people are willing to pay for display quality to make it worth developing. Reply
JarredWalton - Thursday, July 29, 2010 - linkI'd guess Apple probably spends about $50 more on their LCD... $100 tops. RGB LED backlit panels are prohibitively expensive, but for standard LED backlighting at a fixed size of 13.3", you're looking at probably $100 for a base panel and $150 for a quality panel. The problem is, most marketing departments are focused on all of the other stuff: you can loudly proclaim better battery life, a faster processor, USB 3.0, etc. but when was the last time you saw a consumer notebook on sale with a sticker that says, "High contrast, high color LCD with an 800:1 contrast ratio!" The closest I've ever come to seeing that is with RBG LED backlighting... which adds ~$150 to $200. Reply
Souka - Thursday, July 29, 2010 - linkToo bad on the LCD.
I suspect if they had a "+" model which had a better LCD for $100 more they'd sell.
Oh well... my wife's IBM Thinkpad T30 (Pentium 4M cpu) will have to last a bit longer! :) Reply
AnnonymousCoward - Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - linkI agree, Jarred, that it's probably marketing to blame. I hate TN and would always pay for IPS given the choice. Also, 16:9 sucks, as does 768 vertical pixels on a C2D machine. Reply
VivekGowri - Thursday, July 29, 2010 - linkWhile that's true, remember back to before Core 2010 released. The MBP13 was as fast as any of the regular Core 2 Duo notebooks and still had the same screen. So while the current MBP is basically Apple getting away with highway robbery (again), it's not like they can only put in a good display because they're fleecing customers. It's always had a good display. Fair point with the 20% more expensive, but see if you can find me a $1200 13" notebook with a decent display. PC makers just figure to save money with the LCDs in all but the highest end notebooks, which is really disappointing.
(The base MacBook is a whole different story - Apple's as guilty as anyone for mediocre quality screens there.) Reply
erple2 - Saturday, July 31, 2010 - linkHow's the display on the Envy 14 with the 1600x900 display? That's about 1100 for the "Radiance Display"... Reply
PlasmaBomb - Saturday, July 31, 2010 - linkIt's supposed to be pretty good, and when the E14 first launched it had the radiance display at $999. Reply
crydee - Thursday, July 29, 2010 - linkBut I needed a laptop sooner than that. Disappointing this is it after such a long wait. Even on the JTs Reply
zoxo - Thursday, July 29, 2010 - linkArguably the most important part of a notebook is the display, since afterall it is the part you stare at, yet manufacturers consistently try to shove these horrible displays down our throats.
Stupid glare-type surface, horrible contrast, bad colour representation, terrible black levels, narrow viewing angles. I really don't understand why people buy those things, and some even seem to like them...
Atleast manufacturers now seem to realise that the mirror-like surfaces on the palm rest, keyboard, and bezel are not necessarily good things, and try to move towards matte/textured surfaces. Reply
AstroGuardian - Friday, July 30, 2010 - linkWhy would you say that? When being a PRO only thing you care while using the laptop is visible characters and performance. Why would it be crucial for the display to be high quality? Display is a display. On that kind of computer it's enough for the display to be clear and illuminated. But i agree with the fact that 1366x762 is a lousy resolution Reply
zoxo - Friday, July 30, 2010 - linkWhen I work on a computer, and look at the screen, I want to see what's on the screen, not my reflection/the window or whatever is behind me. I want to actually be able to distinguish red from orange, black from gray. I think a screen is extremely important when you want to look at it for more than 10 minutes at a time. Reply
chrnochime - Friday, July 30, 2010 - linkIf you want to do graphic design/photo editing any desktop paired with a good display does a better job than pretty much any laptop on the market anyway. Reply
darckhart - Thursday, July 29, 2010 - linkis it the usual nec providing the usb3 support? Reply
geok1ng - Thursday, July 29, 2010 - link"the only differences other than the bamboo and WiDi are the addition of Bluetooth, the lone USB 3.0 port, and a higher resolution 2.0MP webcam"
For $150 these differences are a fair trade IMO. The USB 3.0, no matter how "slow"is a welcome feature for futureproofness. and Stile ans status are priceless. Reply
chris1317 - Friday, July 30, 2010 - linkI am really disapointed about the display too. I love the look, need USB3, need a small(ish) laptop.
I am also a photographer. Colour accuracy is important to me. 16x10 would also be nice but I dont think that's going to happen :)
Maybe next year ASUS Reply
AstroGuardian - Friday, July 30, 2010 - linkYea... or maybe never... It seems like Asus s a follower and not a developer of good technology. At least they have been acting like that... Reply
erple2 - Saturday, July 31, 2010 - linkSadly, more or less everyone is a follower. The low resolution 720p crummy displays seem to be the norm in the computer industry, or at least for the laptops that Anandtech reviews. Maybe that's a problem endemic to ACER and ASUS's though.
I don't know. Maybe some people just don't get it. The display is one of the most important things about any laptop. oh well... Reply
goinginstyle - Friday, July 30, 2010 - linkWhy would you suggest a unit that has not been reviewed yet as a better option? Looking at the specs on Amazon there is probably at least a $75 component difference and the other $75 is for the Bamboo. That $75 seems like an acceptable amount to have a unit that is certainly unique and looks damn good at least to me. Who knows, the U35 might be a bust. I would probably still go with the U30Jc since I need an optical drive or wait for the 14" version of the Bamboo that has both the optical drive and a core i5. Reply
lemonadesoda - Sunday, August 01, 2010 - linkI would like to see a thorough review comparing laptop screens (only). IMO, most laptop users don't worry about an extra 5% performance on the CPU... (except perhaps a few people who use their laptop as a gaming rig). However, 95% of laptop users would jump at longer battery performance AND A BETTER SCREEN; whether higher contrast, matte, higher resolution, faster response time, wider gamut, more accurate colour calibration.
I would like to see an industry laptop screen roundup here on anandtech. Perhaps that will have a small impact on the industry. And the review pages will become a reference point for many other websites/forums. Reply
Alexo - Sunday, August 01, 2010 - linkVivek: why would reviewing the U35Jc be a priority when the results are expected to be within a margin of error from the U30Jc and the U33Jc? Wow about reviewing the UL30Jt instead (or in addition)? Or even better, the PL30Jt that is available with a matte display? Reply
Joepublic2 - Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - linkTensile strength of "steel". Mild steel I'll give them that; most tool steels and structural aluminum alloys like the 2000 or 7000 series no fucking way. I'm more worried about the compressive and fatigue strength of a material when it's being used a structural component for a laptop that I've plunked down roughly a grand for.
Seriously, a "green" laptop is one of the dumber ideas I've ever heard of. More than a ton of petroleum is used in this laptop's production and assembly regardless of what its outer shell is made of.
Computers will never be "green"; they require tons of energy and ghastly chemicals to produce their ICs and tons of oil in the form of energy and structural precursors to fabricate their PCBs and other electrical components. Reply
therich - Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - linkIt's a $99 value and is good for several other laptops as well:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link... Reply
naalex - Monday, August 23, 2010 - linkSome other review sites have mentioned the excessive heat emitted from the left vent (laptopmag.com), and because of this, they felt that the U33JC wasn't lap-friendly. Did you find this to be true as well? Reply
avilella - Monday, October 11, 2010 - linkThis is a great laptop, with very powerful CPU/GPU for a 13.3 inch configuration.
There is a acpi_call module to have cold switching of the hybrid graphics configuration in Linux.
After installing Ubuntu 10.10, you will reboot and get a blank screen due to the hybridg graphics card configuration. The easiest to solve the problem is to:
- reboot with failsafe mode (failsave x-server)
- download the acpi_call module and switch off the graphics card
- reconfigure the xserver (it will use the integrated intel card)
- reboot Reply
flauterfli - Thursday, June 16, 2011 - linkBamboo is grass, not wood.
I've seen this EVERYWHERE on reviews for this product, and it's been driving me nuts.
My sweetie makes double-reeds out of bamboo for bassoon and oboe.
It is definitely NOT wood. Reply


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Components are self-contained portions of code within CQ. While not necessarily visual or part of the user interface, oftentimes they are. Within the CQ framework components can be dragged from the SideKick and placed within a page layout.
Within the CQ page editor, a component can have a dialog to configure values for the component instance that is on the page. Documentation exists that describes how to create a component for use within CQ. It is not necessary for the page author to open the component editor and edit all of the values each time a component is used. Properties can be defined with a default value which is applied automatically.
To create a default value on a component, knowledge of how to create and edit components within CRXDE or CRXDE Lite is necessary.
Setting a default value on a CQ component
Go to the widget within the component's dialog that is used to set the property on the component and add a property to the widget itself: defaultValue. If it is possible to select multiple values the defaultValue property should be an array.
In this example I will have a simple viewer component that has a single configurable property: alignProp. Alignment may either be a Left or Right. By default, the value should be Left.
Within the /apps/dekesmith/examples/components/ directory I created a new component node called simple-viewer:
{ " jcr:title":"Simple Viewer", "allowedParents":["*/*parsys"], "sling:resourceSuperType":"foundation/components/parbase", "componentGroup":"Media", "jcr:primaryType":"cq:Component", "dialog":{ "jcr:primaryType":"cq:Dialog", "items":{ "jcr:primaryType":"cq:WidgetCollection" "items":{ "jcr:primaryType":"cq:WidgetCollection", "tab1":{ "jcr:primaryType":"cq:Panel", "title":"tab1", "items":{ "jcr:primaryType":"cq:WidgetCollection", "alignment":{ "jcr:primaryType":"cq:Widget", "fieldLabel":"Alignment", "type":"select", "xtype":"selection", "defaultValue:","Left", "name":"alignProp", "options":{ "jcr:primaryType":"cq:WidgetCollection", "Left":{ "jcr:primaryType":"nt:unstructured", "value":"Left", "text":"Align Left" }, "Right":{ "jcr:primaryType":"nt:unstructured", "value":"Right", "text":"Align Right" } } } } } } } } }
This component has an edit dialog for setting properties of the component within the CQ site editor. The edit dialog has a single tab with a single selection menu, alignment, that sets a property for the component, alignProp. The alignment menu has two choices, Right and Left. The default value should for the property should be added on the widget that sets that property. To give the alignProp property a default of Left I added a defaultValue to the selection widget, alignment.


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Situated on the South Bank close to Royal Festival Hall and the Hayward Gallery, National Theatre tours run several times a day and last about 75 minutes. Advance booking is recommended as theatre tour times vary according to rehearsals and performances.
London theatre tours like this one are an incredible way to experience a hidden side of the capital and get off the tried-and-tested tourist sightseeing trail. On the Royal National Theatre Backstage Tours you will be led by a well-informed and enthusiastic guide who will reveal the secrets and stories of the three auditoriums, which together stage 18 shows every year.
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Brentford slumped to a 3-1 defeat to Yeovil Town in their first home game of the new season at Griffin Park on Tuesday night.
After falling behind in the first half, the Bees drew level in the second before a double substitution – and missed penalty by Paul Hayes – effectively changed the game, as manager Uwe Rosler acknowledged afterwards: "I have to take responsibility for the substitution. It was too adventurous, too early on in the game. I should have realised that certain players needed a little protection on the pitch. But I wanted to win the game. Paul told me he has scored many penalties in his career. I was very confident he would score."
Yeovil threatened early when Keanu Marsh-Brown rounded Simon Moore inside the box, before hitting the side-netting.
The Bees created a couple of chances in quick succession, when first Marek Stech turned Adam Forshaw's shot from the edge of the box behind for a corner, and a minute later the ball fell to Farid El Alagui, whose shot was blocked for another corner.
However, the Glovers took the lead midway through the half after Tony Craig attempted to play the ball across his own box, but only succeeded in finding Sam Foley, who squared the ball for James Hayter to fire into the bottom left hand corner.
Clayton Donaldson had a couple of chances to equalise before the break, firing over the bar from the left side of the box before shooting from the opposite side of the box just wide of the left hand post.
Ten minutes into the second half Donaldson drew the Bees level, placing a cultured finish from a Toumani Diagouraga pass in off the post.
Forshaw looked dangerous again, with his shot after a surging run deflected for a corner, from which Leon Legge headed over from six yards.
The game-changing moment came shortly after when Brentford were awarded a penalty for handball and with his first touch debutant substitute Paul Hayes saw his spot-kick saved by Stech.
Yeovil capitalised on this let off ten minutes before the end when they sliced through the Bees' defence and Hayter added his second with a shot into the bottom right hand corner.
Brentford's night went from bad to worse when Lewis Young got the better of Scott Barron and his cross from the right was deflected into his own net by the unfortunate Craig.
Brentford: Moore, Logan, Craig, Legge, Barron; Douglas, Diagouraga (sub Forrester 68), Saunders (sub Hayes 67), Forshaw; El Alagui, Donaldson
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Levine joins Board of Governors
Published: Friday, January 11, 2013 at 7:27 p.m.
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As he takes his new post on the Board of Governors, former University of Florida trustee Alan Levine said his biggest concerns facing the university system are rising tuition costs and the ability for students to get jobs after graduation.
On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott tapped Levine, along with four others, to join the 17-member board that governs the state university system.
Levine said he will take what he's learned as a trustee and apply it to his new role overseeing all of Florida's universities.
"It's understanding that your role on the Board of Governors is to look at higher education systematically," he said.
He said tuition hikes in recent years have made it harder for families to afford a higher education, echoing Scott's philosophy that tuition should remain low.
"We have to be ultra-sensitive to their struggles," he said.
He said he was honored to serve as a UF trustee, where he feels he learned from all of his colleagues.
UF Provost Joe Glover said he felt Levine always kept the student perspective in mind when making decisions.
"Alan had a great passion for the interests of the undergraduates," he said.
Levine graduate from UF with a bachelor's in health education and community health, a master's degree in health science and a master's of business administration. Scott appointed Levine to the UF Board of Trustees in May 2011.
Scott also appointed Harry "Wayne" Huizenga, Jr., of Delray Beach, president of Rybovich Boat Company and Huizenga holdings; Ned C. Lautenbach, of Naples, a retired partner from a New York equity firm; Wendy Link, of Palm Beach Gardens, an attorney who is managing partner of Ackerman, Link & Sartory; and Edward Morton, of Naples, partner with Wasmer
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Forearm surgery an option for injured Bailey
BALTIMORE -- Homer Bailey's season was officially ended on Monday when the Reds right-hander was transferred to the 60-day disabled list. To get Bailey beyond the flexor mass tendon strain in his right forearm, the option of having it repaired surgically is on the table.
"It's being discussed," manager Bryan Price said on Tuesday. "With that particular injury, it's one of the options. It's not the only option. As we move forward, we'll consider it as something that would certainly rectify the problem."
Recently-traded reliever Jonathan Broxton had a completely torn flexor mass last season and had surgery in August 2013. He started out behind in Spring Training and began the season on the disabled list before returning on April 8. Mat Latos had a strain of the same tendon during a rehab assignment and returned this season without needing surgery.
Bailey, who signed a six-year, $105 million contract in February, has not pitched since Aug. 7. He finished the season 9-5 with a 3.71 ERA in 23 starts.
In the middle of last month, Bailey had a platelet-rich plasma injection in an effort to speed his healing. A second MRI taken last week showed little improvement, however.
The non-surgical options include a second PRP injection and a strengthening and conditioning program.
"That's a little higher risk because there are no guarantees he would be fully recovered," Price said. "If you're going to have a surgical procedure done, you don't want to wait too long because it will affect the ability to be ready for the season."
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What's this sports world coming to these days — fake girlfriends for Heisman trophy candidates and a Hall of Fame shutout.
My question and I'm sure as well as everyone else's: how can you have a fake girlfriend?
You either know you have a real girlfriend or you don't. Admittedly, I'm sure had my share of fake girlfriends in my youth like Farrah Fawcett and Cindy Crawford, along with multitudes of young men coming of age in the '70s and '80s. But this is way different. Strange in fact.
I'm not buying the story that Manti Te'o is an innocent victim. I hear he's going to hold a fake press conference to tell everybody his side of the story. We'll send fake reporters there to cover it.
I'm all aboard the big no vote coming out of Cooperstown. I don't know what they're going to do for the Hall of Fame celebration this summer, but none of those dopers deserve it. It's called a Hall of Fame, not a Hall of Shame.
Where does MLB go from here? Will the writers ever vote anyone in from the steroids era? How do they know who juiced and who didn't?
Personally, I'm tired of it all. It's time they let Pete Rose, aka Charlie Hustle, into the Hall. All he did was bet on some baseball games he managed. He didn't do anything unnatural when he was belting out his 4,256 base hits. That's not to say I'm going to be a big fan of the Hit King's new reality show, "Hits and Mrs." Now, that appears to be the fake girlfriend.
The Man: It was a sad day in Cardinal Nation Sunday with the passing of Stan "The Man" Musial. Perfectly named, he was a true gentlemen of the game. Of all the times I was fortunate to cross his path over the years, he was always most gracious and humble, willing to sign an autograph for all fans, young and old alike.
I was just a young Cardinal fan when I first saw Stan the Man in the parking lot following my very first Cardinal game in the late '60s I believe. We saw some commotion around a car and heard a boy inside the vehicle say the words "Uncle Stan." The Man signed my scorecard which I still have today.
Baseball needs more ballplayers like Stan Musial. Today's stars could sure learn a thing or two how he handled himself and treated people. I'm sure Stan's a big hit in heaven and playing his beloved harmonica.
• Class act: Tommy Canale likes to win ballgames just as much as the next coach, but the IVCC basketball coach knows the true meaning of the word coach. He stayed behind with Eagle Michael Murray last week when Murray endured a muscle spasm that gave him severe chest pains and restricted breathing, while the basketball team took the floor to resume the second half. Only until Canale knew Murray was going to be OK, did he go back to the bench.
Michael's father, Aaron, said that gesture meant everything to the Murrays.
Well done coach.
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Six Arizona students have been awarded a scholarship from United Health Foundation's Diverse Scholars Initiative to pursue a career in health care. The students joined future health leaders from across the country in Washington, D.C. for the United Health Foundation's Fifth Annual Diverse Scholars Forum. Kaitlyn Benally of Tuba City is a sophomore at Northern… Read More →


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Friday, August 14, 2009
Health Care Debate: Reenacting the American Civil War?
Upon the defense of slavery white antebellum southerners constructed an argument of freedom: if the United States government denied whites the right to own black slaves, they reasoned, then the government was intruding upon their personal liberties and freedoms. In defending white liberty and freedom (it did not occur to most white southerners that blacks might also be humans deserving of equal rights), southerners argued, they were standing up for states' rights and against the federal government (although the same southerners quickly argued for federal centralization when it could be used to advance slavery).
By the end of the war, unrepentant southerners (Baptist and otherwise) reconstructed their arguments into the myth of the Lost Cause. Gone was slavery as the primary reason, or even a real reason at all, for the war. Instead, southerners had warred against the North in a valiant effort to preserve personal freedom and liberty and states' rights. The honorable and righteous South had been defeated only because unholy and unjust northern forces marshaled overwhelming military might against noble but overwhelmed white southerners.
For nearly 100 years after the Civil War, racist white southerners ensured that blacks, although now free according to the United States Constitution, were kept in subjugation to whites through intimidation and violence (the Ku Klux Klan) and oppressive laws (Jim Crow and segregation), means sanctioned (openly or quietly) by most white Christians. True freedom for blacks in the South came only in the 1950s and 1960s when the federal government forced the old Confederate states to integrate schools and other public institutions. Even then, most whites, including many if not most self-proclaimed Christians, resented integration and federal intervention - and many resisted with anger and violence. Many white Christians, refusing to recognize blacks as equals and angry over the intervention of the federal government, pulled their children out of public schools and enrolled them in the new white private schools that suddenly sprung up in an effort to keep white children from being contaminated by contact with black children.
Integration, in short, vividly opened old wounds of white southern defeat and challenged the cherished mythical narrative of the civility, righteousness and godliness of white supremacy. While memories of Civil War and Reconstruction injustices remained anchored in the minds of indignant white southerners, this new intrusion of the federal government upon white southerners' liberties and freedoms reheated inherent racism and anger.
When the Supreme Court in 1963 (Abington Township School District v. Schempp) ruled that the government could neither promote nor denigrate religion (but instead must maintain neutrality) in public school classrooms - a court decision that Baptists, historic champions of the freedom of church and state, lauded and supported - it added fuel to the anti-federal government anger already boiling in a religion-saturated South. The boiling anti-federal government anger among white conservative Christians, however, did not reach critical mass until the late 1970s, following the growing pluralism of the 1960s, the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, and the 1976 Internal Revenue Service ruling revoking the tax exempt status of Bob Jones University because the school openly discriminated against African Americans (a decision upheld by a 1983 Supreme Court decision).
The Religious Right was formally birthed in 1979 from (primarily) white southern anger over pluralism and the 1963, 1973 and 1976 federal decisions. Rallying Christian fundamentalists and taking the name "Moral Majority" for their movement, they claimed to represent the voice of God in a nation that had forsaken God and turned to "human secularism." Falsely claiming that America at its founding had been a "Christian nation," they rejected the historical Baptist struggle for separation of church and state that culminated in the creation of the world's first secular nation, and instead created historical myths in which to anchor their desire for an American theocracy.
From 1979 to 2009, the Religious Right allied itself closely with a Republican Party that - proclaiming a moral and religious mandate - glorified unfettered capitalism, stoked public anger at the image of an intrusive "big government," passed laws that publicly benefited the wealthy while quietly stepping on the poor and middle classes, alienated minorities through party policies, cut the taxes of the wealthy and produced unequaled federal debt and an unparalleled wealth gap between rich and poor, warred against other nations on false pretenses, proclaimed opposition to Roe v. Wade (but did nothing to overturn it), fought against separation of church and state, and used evangelical language and theocratic imagery to continually co-opt fundamentalist Christians.
Then, in February 2009, the nation's first black president took office, and the mostly white Republican Party found itself largely confined to the states of the Old Confederacy, rejected soundly by voters under 40 nationwide, and decidedly thrown out of national power for the foreseeable future.
In response, white Republicans and Libertarians began holding "tea parties" protesting "big government," both in terms of growing debt (Obama inherited an economic disaster from the Bush administration, and government efforts to shore up the economy violated the god of capitalism which many conservatives worship - never mind that runaway capitalism got the country into our current mess) and intrusion upon personal "liberties" and "freedoms." Both the imagery (Revolutionary War) and language ("freedom," "liberty," "patriots") echo arguments used by white antebellum southerners in their defense of slavery.
This month, enraged tea partiers have transferred their anger (and hatred) to congressional town hall meetings focused on the moment's issue: health care reform. Conservative white Republicans and Libertarians are now channeling their anti-government anger against health care reform.
Yesterday's edition of National Public Radio's To the Point, a panel discussion of health care and religion, summed up the anger-laden health care reform debate. A spokesman for the Christian Coalition (an arm of the Religious Right) cut through the clutter in the current debate. Health care is not the real issue, he insisted. The real issue is that "the government will control everything," beginning with health care. He later continued, "public health care will destroy our democracy." A representative of the conservative Cato Institute added that "government operates through violence or threats of violence" and insisted that if health care reform is enacted, "the government will put you in jail or shoot you if you don't buy health care insurance." The Christian Coalition spokesman rejected any concept of universal health care as a moral issue, insisted that one of the current health care reform proposals includes the words "rationed care" (and then had to recant when it was pointed out that he was not telling the truth), and defended capitalism as biblical. Another guest, an American health care scholar originally from Canada, remembered that upon moving to the United States, she was stunned to observe that some conservatives "believe in markets the way some people believe in God or Christ." Jim Wallis of Sojourners calmly and systematically pointed out the falsehoods propagated by the Christian Coalition and Cato Institute, while a Catholic scholar outlined the moral, ethical and Christian imperative of universal health care.
To the ears of one who has spent much of the past few years writing on the subject of religion and the American Civil War (the focus of my dissertation), the rhetoric and language of yesterday's NPR health care debate resonated closely with the rhetoric and language of the antebellum and Civil War era debates concerning slavery: white religious conservatives selfishly defended their personal "freedoms" and "liberties" and "rights", while religious liberals argued for the biblical, moral and ethical imperative of equal rights and justice for all persons. Ironically, however, the conservative slavery-defenders of old had a much more solid biblical case than today's religiously conservative opponents of health care reform: slavery is a biblical theme and as a practice is not explicitly condemned in the Bible, while there is no biblical basis for free markets and capitalism; in fact, the New Testament repeatedly condemns the pursuit of individual wealth and warns against the corrupting influence of money.
The white anger over Obama's presidency and health care reform, in the words of protesters, ultimately rests in claims that the federal government is plotting to take away their freedoms and liberties. Video clips of this month's town hall meetings across the nation include angry senior citizens living on socialized medicine (Medicare) ranting against ... socialized medicine. The video clips also reveal claims that the government "outlawed prayer and legalized abortion" and now wants to take away the right to decide one's own health care, and "we're not gonna take it anymore!"
It is well documented that most of the health care reform claims of the angry white crowds of protesters are not true; they are simply repeating lies. But the anger is real, and it is strikingly similar in tone, language and content to that used by white southerners who defended slavery and railed against big government in the antebellum South. Whereas slavery was the real issue and antebellum white southerners used the pretext of an intrusive big government interfering with their personal freedoms and liberties in order to wage war on the North, today's angry white conservatives who constitute the base of a Republican Party anchored in the Old Confederacy have reversed the pattern: having convinced themselves (in the years since the Civil War, stoked in the modern era by Reagan) that federal government is determined to take away their personal freedoms and liberties (while at the same time unconcerned about the rights, freedoms and liberties of minorities and those who disagree with them), they are attacking an egalitarian-focused government by taking a very public and abrasive stand against a black president who is committed to ensuring that all Americans have adequate health care.
In other words, to a previous generation of white southerners, the campaign to abolish slavery became the pretext for constructing a narrative of an intrusive federal government denying personal freedom and liberty to the racially privileged, while universal health care today has become ground zero of the antebellum/Civil War era racially-infused "intrusive federal government" narrative that never died.
Who will win in this modern reenactment of the American Civil War? Big government has never been the real problem. In 1861 and today, the real issues entail human rights, morality and ethics. And in both instances, certain privileged classes (whether by power, socio-economic position, religion, wealth, and/or race) ignore the real issues in order to preserve the status quo that favors them.
The American ideal, encapsulated in our nation's founding documents although not always fully realized, is a nation of persons enjoying equal rights, freedoms and liberties. Emancipation of blacks moved America closer to these ideals; enactment of universal health care is a step that would move us yet closer to the American ideal. It is time to put to rest the self-serving and racially-laden myths that took root in the antebellum South and have poisoned public discourse and civility ever since, and move a step closer to the American ideal that encompasses all persons, by enacting universal health care. I can only hope that today's Obama town hall meeting here in Bozeman , and others that follow in the coming days and weeks, will help move us closer toward the American ideal.
Here is a beginning point in terms of a bibliography of the American Civil War.
Survey of Religion and the American Civil War
18 comments:
- Bruce Gourley said...
Fittingly enough, early this AM I came across another blog that relates the Health Care Reform Debate to the American Civil War:
- Friday, August 14, 2009 at 10:34:00 AM EDT
Thanks for this. Just what I needed to find. I have two sons in Bozemann too (I'm in MN) in college. One in Reserve. I needed to find something to show most Baptists are like those I grew up with. Bless you.
- Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 2:22:00 AM EDT
- Larro said...
Your words ring so true. I am also a history buff (far from scholarly) and I too see some stark similarities.
For the record I am an atheist, and I can see that your historical perspective is spot-on. I can't help but applaud what you have written here. I get so discouraged at times reading posts by Christians (that do not have such perspective) in which I find myself railing against their insular mindset.
Thank you. This was a breath of fresh air.
- Friday, October 23, 2009 at 9:13:00 PM EDT
Unfortunately your historical facts are incorrect as well as your characterization of the Tea Party movement. However, the reasons leading up to the Civil War and the Tea Party movement have significant similarities.
- Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 3:10:00 PM EST
- Bruce Gourley said...
Anon: You're both anonymous and you say nothing. Care to tell me who you are, and say what you have to say?
- Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 3:14:00 PM EST
I am at work, and do not have the time now to debate you, but for starters: where in Article 1 section 8 of the Constitution is the federal government delegated the right to pass any regulation regarding health care? (since this was your main point)
For the record, slavery, in any form, is an abomination on mankind.
- Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 3:20:00 PM EST
- Bruce Gourley said...
Ah, Bobby, you are someone who wishes to interpret the U.S. Constitution to reflect your biases.
The federal vs state's right's battle is only one aspect of my argument.
Since you are familiar with Article 1, section 8 (taxation), you are aware that it states that Congress shall levy taxes and duties to provide for the defense and "general welfare" of the nation's citizens. The historical meaning of "welfare" in the late 18th century (that is, as used within the Constitution) is "n. health, happiness, or prosperity. [wel faren, to fare well]".
So, yes, the Constitution is quite explicit that Congress has the power to provide, via taxation, for the "general welfare" (health, happiness, prosperity) of the citizenry.
My guess is that you would agree with the prosperity side of "general welfare," but would prefer to remove "health" from general welfare.
- Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 3:34:00 PM EST
No sir. I have no bias when it comes to our union. As stated by our founders, we are a nation of laws, not of men. I take this at face value.
As to the "General Welfare" clause, it was made very plain.
First the definition:
General Welfare - Exemption from any unusual evil or calamity; the enjoyment of peace and prosperity, or the ordinary blessings of society and civil govern-ment (Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828).
Second, this was throughly discussed in the Federalist Papers as during the Constitutional convention.
1)Federalist 41
"...Nothing is more natural nor common than first to use a general phrase, and then to explain and qualify it by a recital of particulars. But the idea of an enumeration of particulars which neither explain nor qualify the general meaning, and can have no other effect than to confound and mislead, is an absurdity…"
2)Federalist 83:
"...The plan of the [constitutional] convention declares that the power of Congress…shall extend to certain enumerated cases. This specification of particulars evidently excludes all pretension to a general legislative authority, because an affirmative grant of special powers would be absurd, as well as useless, if a general authority was intended..."
3)The Ten Amendment:
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
I am absolutely for health care reform on a state level. I am for tort reform, which has in Texas reduced insurance cost up to 25%.
I am for the anti-trust revocation on a national level to open up free trade across state lines to increase competition of insurance companies (incidently one of the powers delegated to the Federal government). In my state we are only allowed 3 companies to service us.
- Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 3:49:00 PM EST
- Bruce Gourley said...
Ah, the Federalist Papers! James Madison said of the Federalist Papers that they did not represent the express views of the Founding Fathers and did not have any "authoritative character" concerning the Constitution. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall declared that the question of whether or not the Federalist Papers should be used in defining government was questionable.
The Federalist Papers themselves argued against a Bill of Rights (And where would be today without a Bill of Rights? If you are a Baptist, you might yet be sitting in a jail cell.)
As to Webster, his dictionary did not appear until decades after the Constitution.
- Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 4:04:00 PM EST
The Federalist Papers, and the Anti-Federalist Papers along with the Arguments put forth at the convention, give insight into the very men that forged the Constitution.
The Federalist Papers do indeed argue against the Bill of Rights. They do so with the argument that the Bill of Rights were unnecessary. The preamble to the Bill of Rights explain this argument as well. (Didn't even know it existed until a couple of years ago.)
With all the corruption in the House and Senate, how are you satisfied that the health care bill will not end up a catastrophic mess as has Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the Postal Service, etc, etc? We are now at over 100 trillion dollars of UNFUNDED mandates to pay for, in all aspects of the above insolvent.
The more local the government, the easier it is to oversee and maintain.
I enjoy the discussion Bruce.
- Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 4:17:00 PM EST
Incidently I might be in jail, being a Catholic, unless I lived under Lord Baltimore. :)
- Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 4:20:00 PM EST
- Bruce Gourley said...
You are basing your Constitutional arguments (at least thus far) on the opinion of exactly three men (Hamilton, Madison, and John Jay) who authored their commentaries and opinions within the Federalist Papers. Three men do not constitute the views of America's Founding Fathers, as Madison readily acknowledged. If you were to expand your argument to the Anti-Federalist papers, you would be incorporating the opinions of about 10 of America's Founding Fathers, hardly a majority.
As to the health care bill, the Republicans prefer to keep the status quo of a free market, capitalist health care system that rations health care (to only those who can afford it or work for certain companies, and who are not overly sick) and subjects customers to administrative death panels who are more concerned about corporate profits than human life.
So I ask you: do you also favor our current health care system of health care rationing and death panels that are responsible for tens of thousands of deaths of innocent American citizens each year? How can someone who is pro-life support killing people by the tens of thousands each and every year in order to pay corporate health insurance CEOs billions of dollars? Are corporate profits more important than life?
And yes, without the Bill of Rights, both of us (Baptist and Catholic alike) might yet be imprisoned.
- Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 4:29:00 PM EST
I have indeed cited only a few ponderances (sp) to explain the reasoning behind the document that governs, not so much anymore, our country. I could go on, but we have both made our stances clear concerning this.
I have no trust in the present political parties as both have shown insatiable addiction to power. For the Republicans, greed with their own money. For the Democrats, greed with other people's money. Socialism is a fine idea until you run out of other people's money.
These tendencies are characterizations of a deeper problem, man. No amount of legislation is going to fix drunkeness of power or the selfishness of the individual.
I am firmly sure of the outcome of nationalized health care. It has been shown in time gone by: Germany, Italy, Russia, etc. I for one cannot subscribe to the oligarchy or tyranny that will surely arise.
I try to do my part by volunteering teaching autistic kids martial arts, I give generously at church, and I help my neighbors and co-workers to teh best of my ability. I only hope that we all become more giving so we won't need find charity by coercion.
Also saw your fly fishing link. Bass fisherman myself. Anyway,
Tight Lines and God Bless,
- Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 4:55:00 PM EST
- Bruce Gourley said...
Yes, we shall have to agree to disagree, which is fine. Should you ever be in Montana, drop me a line (and maybe we could drop a line for some trout).
Thanks for the dialogue, and God's blessings upon you also, Bobby.
- Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 5:33:00 PM EST
You've got a deal.
- Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 6:00:00 PM EST
Bruce, if you are a history buff and a Baptist, please read a little more carefully. In my reading and view it was the North who used Slavery as an excuse to eventually federalize the South. You just wrote an entire article to try to support why Obama's socialist agenda will be great for everyone in this country. This is contrary to the
Biblical foundation framed by the
Founding Fathers in the US Constitution. Baptists do not support your view. Why are you claiming to be a Baptist and in line with the Founding Fathers when you are not?
Constitutional Citizen
- Friday, January 1, 2010 at 1:25:00 AM EST
- Bruce Gourley said...
Anonymous Constitutional Citizen:
You have not read Baptist history. Baptists shed their blood and dedicated their lives for nearly two centuries to ensure that America was founded NOT on a biblical foundation (the colonial theocracies - based on biblical foundations - had long persecuted Baptists and other Christian dissenters as heretics!), but as a secular nation with separation of church and state.
As to the causes of the Civil War, historians for well over a hundred years now have parsed the matter, and the primary view is that slavery (in some configuration) was at the center of the conflict. Indeed, if you have ever read the actual writings of Baptists in the South of the Civil War era, you know that Baptist leaders by and large in the South during the Civil War era understood slavery as the central reason for the war. (A lot of common Baptists questioned southern devotion to slavery, however.) Even the founding leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention in 1845 made it clear that the continuation of slavery was central to the formation of the SBC.
- Friday, January 1, 2010 at 10:14:00 AM EST
- simith ray said...
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