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Is Bangladesh headed into the black hole that consumed Afghanistan under the Taliban? Fears are mounting, as official and fundamentalist religious forces now seem to operate with impunity – and the apparent support of local police, the ruling Bangladeshi National Party, and local authorities.
For many years Bangladesh was an exception in the Islamic world, pursuing an independent course in a peaceful, secular, and democratic fashion. Traditionally, under Bengali Sufi mystical teachings, the majority Muslim population lived peacefully with other religions, and Bangladesh had a good record on education and civil rights for women. Until recently, Muslim fundamentalists were discredited, because militias such as "al-Badr" and "Razakar" had supported atrocities against civilians during the civil war of 1971.
That began to change in 2001, when Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, the widow of the assassinated military strongman General Zia, replaced secularism in the Constitution with the "Sovereignty of Allah." Encouraged by this change the BNP's junior coalition partner, Jamaat-e-Islami, which has links with the militias and remains close to Pakistan, has been calling for imposition of Sharia (Islamic law).
The BNP appears to view religious extremism as a tool to break the power of the opposition Awami League, which is largely supported by the secular and urban middle classes. Similarly, the massive rise in the number of madrassas (religious schools) financed by Saudi and Gulf money – totalling roughly 64,000 and operating under the same fundamentalist Deobandi Islam that inspired the Taliban – is part of a clear effort to change Bangladesh's culture of religious tolerance.


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Affordable Austin
Adelle Brewer, 43, and her husband, Daniel, decided they needed to leave Portland, Ore., last year. After their home insulation business faltered, the couple started researching less expensive cities in the Carolinas and Texas. In December they plunked down $149,000 in cash for a four-bedroom ranch house in an Austin suburb. "If this house were in Portland, it would be $400,000," says Adelle.
Although prices have dropped nationwide, affordability remains a key factor in the housing market. Transplants seeking a low cost of living and cultural amenities likely will gravitate to cities such as Austin, Minneapolis, and Ann Arbor. In the Texas state capital, the median home price of $191,000 is just under three times the median family income of roughly $69,100—a ratio that's in line with Ann Arbor and Minneapolis and below the national average. Ironically, the influx of new arrivals seeking cheaper housing will only drive up prices in those areas. Price increases, though, should be modest compared with the rest of the country since prices in those areas never saw the same lows. For example, Austin rose 4.4% in 2008 and is expected to fall off only modestly this year.
By Texas standards, Austin may seem pricey. But it's a bargain compared with cities such as San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, home prices are six times greater than the area's median income; they're seven times as much in New York and San Francisco. While the major urban areas on both coasts likely will remain expensive by comparison, the high-priced housing could keep a lid on values. In New York, the market isn't expected to turn around until 2012.
Why does Austin look so affordable? The city's economy lagged the U.S. for much of the boom as one big driver, the tech industry, struggled. First, the dot-com bubble imploded in 2000; Intel's (INTC) chip design center stood half-built as a painful reminder of the tech bust until it was demolished in 2007. Then big local companies such as Dell (DELL) and Freescale Semiconductor ran into trouble.
But Austin is on the upswing, with major employers, including the state government and health-care sectors, hiring. Job seekers are moving there in droves. Last year some 25,000 people relocated to Austin while cities such as Los Angeles and Chicago saw an exodus. Austin economist Angelos Angelou predicts that 38,000 more people will arrive over the next two years: "Even during a recession, people move to Austin."
The decision to relocate to Austin was an easy one for Kevin Hopke, 36, a technical writer for Sun Microsystems (JAVA) in Los Angeles. His boss gave him the option to move to Austin or Silicon Valley. After he found condos running at around $500,000 in Northern California, Hopke opted for Texas. In January, Hopke and his wife, Carmelita, 36, paid $176,000 for a 2,300-square-foot home in the suburb Round Rock. Now the Hopkes devote just 25% of their income to housing costs, vs. the 50% they would have paid in California.
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when pressure tested with a pressure tester pressurizing the coolant system will it hold at 15 PSI for over 1/2 hour ? or a slow drop ?
didn't even pressure test . drained the oil pan ,left plug out and even with engine at room temperature and coolant de gas bottle cap left off , I get a drip of antifreeze out of oil pan drain plug about every 10 minutes.
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if so pull the valve covers and look at the cylinder head center of it near the valve springs there are big round service plugs see if you can see the leak if so and its the plugs pull them out and reseal them
if you see it leaking but its NOT from those plugs the head may have a small crack in it and would need to be replaced
if you see nothing then remove the intake manifold and since this is a dry intake manifold look at the valley of the block under the intake and where the heads meet the block for any signs of the leak visually if you see it then either replace the head gasket or what ever is cracked
if you still see nothing the heads have to come off and be sent to the machine shop to be checked for cracks and flatness
if that doesn't show anything there is something wrong with the engine block
there is no compression getting into the de gas bottle like a normal head or headgasket problem !!! no compression getting into the coolant system . can a headgasket on this type chevy engine go bad and just put coolant into oil pan without pressurizing the coolant system??? There is no bubbling inb the degass bottle running engine at operating temps!!
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correct a bad head gasket does not always have to involve compression
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If you read this site, you'd just assume I hate full-figured women and only date Victoria's Secret models, but that last part being 100% fact aside, I'm man enough to enjoy the radiant splendor of Kelly Brook. And, honestly, my main beef isn't with curvy ladies as much as it's with America's alarming obesity rate on account of Tyra Banks saying it's cool to let yourself go after she found out Ranch dressing is delicious on everything. But in all seriousness, if the term "real woman" was applied to more people like Kelly Brook instead of, I dunno, let's say Snooki maybe I wouldn't have such a stick up my ass- No, wait, it's Candice Swanepoel. Ha! That's where you went.
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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"fucked up,
a tale of an opium trip.
It may make you feel uncomfortable,
and just a bit seasick."
"Giraffes poop from their nose"
"Phillipo and Nerdelsquat drink ozarka water while theyre pooping!"
edit Origins & Synopsis
"Shit man, now the boat's like... moving but there's no wind or anything... Daaaaaamn...."
"I have nothing to offer you but Blood, Sweat, Tears and Bird Crap"
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was a originally a 13 minute metal epic by Iron Maiden. Better known, however, is the 18th century cover by Samuel Taylor Coleridge as a solo artist. Thought to have inspired Billy Haley to write Rock Around the Clock, the song written by a heavy inebriated Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Then a member of Iron Maiden) over one thousand years ago in spite after he had been shot by an Albatross. While the actual meaning behind the poem, mainly seeming to detail antics of greedy pirates who love killing, is under constant debate, it is loved throughout the world as it is considered the prequel to Pirates of the Caribbean.
More recently Coleridge added an extra few chapters on the subject of Avian Flu and on his organisation of ground defences against the relentless bombardment carried out by the birds in the 1940's.
edit A revival in Coleridge's Ideas
The defeat of the Birds in the 1940's did not see the end of the Avian Terror, merely it went underground for a bit, in the 1950's a revival started with Bird Groups massing and planning a fresh wave of attacks.
Then Brigadier Alfred Hitchcock soon saw the threat that this caused to bipedal life forms and brought out a number of Public Information Films, the most notable of which is The Birds, again eventually force was brought to bare and again for a time the threat subsided.
edit Facts about Albatrosses
- For many years they were something of a fashion item and in fact Coleridge wore one about his neck for a number of years.
- Until Fleetwood Mac started warbling about Welsh Witches and simulated sex acts, they were fronted by an Albatross for four years.
- Its difficult to get anything to rhyme with Albatross.
- The Pink Floyd song Echoes, a loose cover version of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, tells the story of Jonathan Eybeschutz Albatross. The song begins with the sound of Jonathan using advanced methods of sonar to evade enemy gull torpedoes, a bridge in which said albatross cries out in pain after attempting to eat the bait off of a Chilean bass fisherman's hook, and fades out with a choir of seabirds welcoming Jonathan into Avian Heaven, where seventy-two Blue Tits are waiting for him with open wingspans.
- As yet, it is unclear whether "albatrossi" or other variants are acceptable plurals.
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Awesome, Gavin! I just stole it!!!
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all the Daddies in our CC Family.
I would like to share with you a note my Granddaughter to her Papa (Teddy) about 3 months after he passed. She called me one day from NAU when she was 19, about 3 months after Teddy passed and said I miss Papa so much what can I do and I told her to write him a note. She also put this note in the Western Wall when she went to Israel.
Dear Papa,
I really love you! You are the best man I know in my life. No matter what happens or how the day treats me, I really love you. You have been such a role model in my life I cannot possibly explain how much I look up to you. I hang on to every word when you tell a story, I've never known a wiser human being. Everything you tell me I take to heart and I cherish our days together. I have only known you as the most caring Papa any Granddaughter could ask for. I wish there were many more kind hearted people like you.
You helped to raise 4 added Grandchildren in your ways and we are truly better people for it.
I can never tell you enough how much I appreciate you and how much I adore you. So many people have been touched by your heart and mind I feel it will help me knowing that a little part of you is in everyone. I miss you so much........Love Lexy
Sorry I'm a day late. Yesterday I was very blessed to be able to spend the day with my father. However, during the day my thoughts often went to how appreciative I'm sure your father was to have you as a son. I am so sorry you lost him much too early in life.
Love and hugs,
Thanks Lainy and Catherine! I love Lexy's note Lainy, thanks for sharing that! And I hope you enjoyed your day with your dad Catherine, I'm sure that you did!
Hugs to you both,
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The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission "has unanimously approved new regulations on jockey advertising, requiring that any agreements between riders, owners, and sponsors, file those documents with the regulatory body," according to Ron Mitchell of BLOODHORSE. The KHRC yesterday "approved the new regulations with a stipulation that they be implemented as emergency regulations," and KHRC Exec Dir Lisa Underwood said that they "would go into effect June 15." Under previous regulations, the commission rules stipulated "various conditions that must be met by the respective parties before the advertisements, in the form of logos worn by the jockeys on their pants, could be used." In addition to requiring that the agreements be filed with the KHRC, the new regulations also "provide for written approval before someone else could act as agent on behalf of an owner in connection with the ads, and provide that any advertising agreements must be approved two days prior to the race card where the ads are to appear." Jockeys' Guild National Manager Terry Meyocks said that "several aspects of the regulations, including releasing the terms of the agreements to the commission, will have a negative impact" (BLOODHORSE.com, 6/8). DAILY RACING FORM's Matt Hegarty reported the regulations "will still need to pass legislative review," though they will "go into effect immediately." Jockeys' Guild attorney Mindy Coleman said that the organization "will explore whether to file objections to the new amendment as it goes through the legislature" (DRF.com, 6/8). In Louisville, Gregory Hall notes representatives of jockeys, owners, trainers and Churchill Downs "all have objected to the disclosure provision, saying many sponsors may not want that to be disclosed to a state agency and, possibly, the public" (Louisville COURIER-JOURNAL, 6/9).


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Annie Stirk sees herself as North Yorkshire's answer to Gordon Ramsay, without the swearing. MAXINE GORDON finds out how she is shaking up local restaurants.
CHEFS, waiters and bar staff beware – a team of mystery diners may be watching your every move. Are your menus clear and clean? How about your fingernails and shoes? Is the welcome warm and the steak cooked just as requested?
These are some of the points Annie Stirk and her staff are looking out for when they conduct their culinary snooping missions.
If it all sounds a bit sinister, that is not the intention.
"Gordon Ramsay spends a fortune on mystery diners at his establishments," says food expert Annie, from Stillington. "In terms of what we do, local businesses don't have to splash the cash as he would."
Indeed, recruiting a mystery diner can be a quick and affordable way for a restaurant, bar or pub to get a warts and all overview of their business.
"I started this up last year as a way for businesses to get an affordable, intensive, independent and ruthless look at what they are doing. The idea is that the boss hires us to go in anonymously to make a thorough assessment."
So what's on Annie's checklist?
"We note everything from the initial phone call to the welcome. We look at the outside: are last year's hanging baskets still there looking rather dishevelled? You'd be surprised how often they are.
"We look at the general level of housekeeping, and things like whether there are any spelling mistakes on the menu. We had one where they had 'lamb lag' on the menu. It shows things aren't being looked at properly and checked over and it gives a very bad impression."
Annie says they are "very hot on cleanliness", noting dirty fingernails, mucky shoes, stained tea cloths and whether hair is tied back. "If things are slipshod out front, that's not always a great sign," says Annie.
Not surprisingly, just as much attention is paid to what comes out of the kitchen. "The food is the key," says Annie.
"We've had quite a few instances of food not being cooked to your liking, particularly things like lamb or venison, where they were cooked so rare in a couple of cases they were still bleating, then sent back and still came out not to your liking."
Then there are the microwave mishaps, adds Annie, where the food comes out either like molten lava or hot at the edge but cold in the middle.
Steak and risotto are the perfect dishes for her spies to order. "They show what the kitchen in made of," says Annie, who recounts an encounter with a disappointing steak.
"It was so terrible I had to leave virtually all of it. I told the waitress it wasn't any good and that she should tell the chef. She came back and said the chef said it was all right and that he'd never had any complaints before. That was such a crass handling; the worst possible way for a member of staff to handle a complaint."
Annie, 59, is well placed to be dishing the dirt on restaurants. She has spent a career working with food, firstly as a home economics teacher, then as a TV chef on Gloria Hunniford's Open House before moving behind the scenes on This Morning, where she worked alongside Brian Turner, Gary Rhodes, James Martin and Delia Smith.
Annie is also a restaurant judge for prestigious food awards in Yorkshire and has her own publicity firm, Absolutely PR and Marketing (absolutelyfood.co.uk) tailored for the catering and hospitality industry.
She knows about food, cares about the industry, and believes a service such as mystery dining can help businesses and consumers alike.
"I'm a little bit like Gordon Ramsay – without the swearing," she says. "Gordon gets a lot of pops at him and what he is trying to do. But I really applaud him. If you work in the hospitality business and are concerned about it, you do want to make sure it delivers."
Particularly in the current climate. The recession has hit the trade hard, she adds. People are thinking twice before dining out, which means businesses have to try harder to win over customers.
"There are fewer businesses chasing fewer customers," says Annie.
"I'm a stickler for high standards. If you are going out, you are paying good money, so there should be no excuse for sloppy service.
"I'm not saying that things can't go wrong, but in general, every night should be as good as the last night. It's a bit like a theatre performance.
"In fact, it is all about theatre: you want your diners to come through the door and receive a warm welcome, be entertained, be kept warm and nourished and looked after until the moment they leave.
"If they leave with a smile on their face, that is the best possible result."


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Thanksgiving revolved around family and food when I was a child. My mom spent days planning out how she was going to make everyone's favorite dish and favorite pie (some years she made 10 pies) for Thanksgiving dinner.
Every year my grandmother and aunt and uncle and cousins would gather. We would overdose on food and then spend the rest of the afternoon just being together as a family. Happy times. Good memories.
So imagine how thrilled I was to realize my first baby would be born around Thanksgiving. I just knew it meant a lifetime of happy Thanksgiving memories. Burst that bubble. Year after year, I tried to re-create my childhood Thanksgiving happiness, but after the food was cooked and picked at by the world's pickiest kids, I always felt disappointed and yes, quite sad.
Something was missing.
Only in recent years have I finally come to accept that Thanksgiving will never be the same as those of my childhood—or that everything will be perfect, something so many of us try to achieve, especially on holidays. So the day in our home has been less about the food and tradition and more about simply being together. I still cook a big meal, but then we head to the movies. When the kids slip their hands into mine, look up at me with their huge blue eyes and tell me it was the best day ever, I know we've created a memory as a family.
That is, after all, what the holidays are all about.
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Patterns and trends of child and maternal nutrition inequalities in Nigeria
Despite the fact that nonincome dimensions of well-being such as nutrition and health are now placed on the global development agenda, substantial gaps remain in our knowledge about patterns and trends in nutrition inequalities in many developing countries. The main objective of this paper is to document a useful starting point for understanding the determinants of inequalities in nutritional status and provide some understanding of the proximate causes of inequalities in nutritional status as well as the factors responsible for inequalities in health and nutritional status of children and women in the policy debate. Using Nigeria as a case study and using data from the Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey, this paper measures and decomposes the patterns and trends of inequalities in child and maternal nutritional status in Nigeria. In particular, the paper decomposes observed nutritional inequalities into inequalities between and within demographic and socioeconomic groups to ascertain the relative contributions of the between-groups and within-group components of inequalities. To identify the most vulnerable groups in Nigeria, the paper also explores the prevalence of child and maternal malnutrition in Nigeria. The paper finds that within-group inequalities are the sources of most inequalities in the nutritional status of children and women in Nigeria. Inequalities between demographic and socioeconomic groups are less important. Child and maternal malnutrition are concentrated among the least educated households, the rural population, the north (in particular its Hausa ethnic group), and those who drink water from public wells. Malnutrition in Nigeria is a vicious cycle in that child malnutrition can be partly traced back to low birth weight (and therefore to maternal malnutrition). To interrupt this vicious cycle, the Nigerian government should take targeted and concerted actions that focus attention on addressing within-group inequalities. Intervention in the areas of primary healthcare, home-based caring practices, access to basic services (such as safe drinking water and good sanitation), education of women, and direct nutritional interventions for malnourished children seem the most appropriate.
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- Pinstrup-Andersen, Per & Pandya-Lorch, Rajul & Rosegrant, Mark W., 1999. "World food prospects," Food policy reports 9, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
- Wagstaff, Adam, 2002. "Inequalities in health in developing countries - swimming against the tide?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2795, The World Bank.
- van Doorslaer, Eddy & Wagstaff, Adam & Bleichrodt, Han & Calonge, Samuel & Gerdtham, Ulf-G. & Gerfin, Michael & Geurts, Jose & Gross, Lorna & Hakkinen, Unto & Leu, Robert E., 1997. "Income-related inequalities in health: some international comparisons," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 16(1), pages 93-112, February.
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Scripting, Groups, Optimizations and Parameter sweeps
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Ascent Performance Videos
Didn't make it to Ascent in May? No sweat! Below are four videos from the live performance May 19th. Let us know what you think!
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The Ascent Poster
Dark Matter is proud to unveil our poster for Ascent, featuring a stunning image of Kansas City taken from 95,000 feet up. The poster is 11″X17″ and is available to purchase for $10. All proceeds support the production of Ascent. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com to order a poster.
The Official Promotional Trailer for "Ascent"
As we approach the performance of "Ascent" May 18 and 19, we'd like to share with you a taste of the music and imagery you'll see and hear. The video is available in HD if you watch it directly on YouTube. Enjoy!
Daniel Eichenbaum Interviewed by Art Aperitif
Dan was recently interviewed by Lyndsey Ogle for Art Aperitif. Lyndsey is in the process of interviewing artists in and from Kansas City asking them about how Kansas City and technology have influenced their art and art practice. Below is the link to Art Aperitif along with the Youtube video:
Yesterday's Flight
Some updates on yesterday's marathon flight:
-Duration of approximately 4.5 hours covering a ground distance of about 223 miles from launch to touch down.
-Top speed of 92 MPH with much of it from 60-80 MPH. Average ground speed of 50 MPH.
-Peak altitude of 87,320 reached right at the border of Illinois and Missouri.
-The three cameras on board (a Flip pointed up, our GoPro facing down, and then Canon out the side) each recorded between 2 hours (Flips) and 3.5 (GoPro) hours of data. That's 87 GIGABYTES of pictures and video. The Canon DSLR camera recorded approximately 9,000 still images. Due to the length of the flight, none of the cameras' batteries lasted long enough to capture apogee but we got most of the flight.
-Two onboard data loggers captured altitude, motion, light, and temperature information during the entire flight. That's real scientific data collected that will be able to help researchers across the country.
Some images:
Map of Today's Flight
This map says it all:
With today's flight we literally crossed the entire state of Missouri, launching from just over the western border in Kansas to landing approximately 15 miles east of the border with Illinois. If the pictures turn out, we should have an aerial "roadtrip" view crossing the entire state from Kansas City to St. Louis.
After 4 hours of driving and 300 miles on the road, Fred and Bob found and successfully retrieved the payload capsule! It was hanging approximately 20 feet in the air, suspended in a tree. A short tree climb and a few cuts of the line easily freed the capsule. No damage was suffered to any of the equipment in flight! We are all elated to have our cameras back and are looking forward to seeing the photos from this 4.5 hour flight. A very tired Bob and Fred are now making the 4 hour drive back to Kansas City. Heck of a road trip!
The balloon is down! It landed at approximately 5:58 CST time. It landed about 75 miles north-northwest of St. Louis within 15 miles of Jacksonville, Illinois. That's a LONG trip! We hope to have some spectacular cross-country pictures soon!
Still Going!
It's currently 4:05 PM in Kansas City and the balloon has been flying about 3.5 hours! The winds are really carrying it and, if we get lucky, should give us an interesting flight view to… St. Louis! For the first few hours of flight the balloon was averaging a groundspeed of 60-80 MPH. The same winds blowing the balloon along were preventing it from climbing very fast. As of the writing of this post, the balloon is about 82,000 feet up and about 100 miles northwest of downtown St. Louis and on it's way toward Springfield, Illinois.
Right now, Fred Bruenjes and Bob Riddle are in a car with a GPS tracker chasing after the balloon. We hope it lands before it hits the east coast!
Launch! The Ascent Balloon is Flying!
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As Summer Approaches, Heat Illness Becomes a Concern
As part of our continuing effort to service and educate our membership, each Thursday U.S. Soccer will provide an informative article from one of its departments. Once a week, we will bring you an article/paper/essay that will hopefully enhance your enjoyment and knowledge of the game of soccer - on and off the field.
This month, Dr. Donald T. Kirkendall, who works with U.S. Soccer's National Teams, writes about heat illness as the hot summer days are just ahead.
As Summer Approaches, Heat Illness Becomes a Concern
By Donald T. Kirkendall
As we approach the summer months, it is always a good time for a refresher on the dangers that high temperatures can bring. Unfortunately, because summer is a very popular time for tournaments and camps, it makes the message of taking proper precautions against heat stroke and other heat-related illnesses and death even more important.
Body heat is produced from ATP, a molecule that contains energy for all the body's functions. When ATP breaks down, heat is released, and that is where body temperature comes from. If your body breaks it down faster (i.e. while exercising), it needs to eliminate the extra heat to keep the temperature from rising too high.
During exercise, the most important way to lose heat is through evaporation. Sweating is not the process of losing heat, but evaporation of that sweat is. When sweat beads up on the skin, that sweat is being produced faster than it can evaporate.
This process is limited by a combination of heat and humidity – the more humid the air, the slower the rate of evaporation. Some think it has to be 90 degrees Fahrenheit with 90 percent humidity to produce problems. With a temperature of 98 degrees and 60 percent humidity the heat index is 123 degrees, and at 40 percent the index is 107 degrees. This being said, it is important to not rely only on the heat index.
Many think that morning practice sessions are a surefire way to avoid heat illness, but athletes have died in morning sessions. At 9 a.m. it might be 75 degrees, but the humidity can be 95 percent. While the heat index is under 80 degrees, the level of humidity makes it tough for sweat to evaporate.
More important than air temperature is body temperature, which is ideal at 99 degrees. When the body temperature reaches 102 degrees, there is potential for danger. Symptoms of an athlete at this stage include sweating profusely; pale appearance; cramping; a weak and rapid pulse; fast and shallow breathing; and possible fainting. When the body temperature reaches 105 degrees, heat stroke becomes imminent. Sweating may cease, pulse will be rapid, and headache, dizziness, nausea, confusion and seizures may occur. The victim may have dry skin and could lapse into unconsciousness. This is a medical emergency that all teams must be prepared for in both training and matches. This is probably the biggest concern of the medical personnel during a summer tournament or pre-season training camps.
There are many suggestions on how to prevent heat illness, including the following:
- Pre-hydrate. Avoid caffeine, alcohol and carbonation.
- Drink two to five times the normal amount of water (non-caffeinated, non-alcoholic, and non-carbonated). Also, replace salts and minerals by drinking fruit juices or sports drinks. Drinking fluids prior to exercise also is very important.
- Wear clothing that is lightweight, loose, light-colored and breathable
- Use a sweatproof/waterproof sunscreen of at least 30 SPF
- Get into shade or air conditioning as often as possible. A cool shower afterward activity lowers body temperature. Mist tents are popular, but while they feel good, I am not convinced they lower body temperature all that much. Mist tents work best with a brisk breeze.
- Keep a large cooler filled with ice water and drench towels in it to drape over the head and neck during breaks. Cold towels over the head and neck are very effective. Nearly 50 percent of the body's heat lost is from the head/neck region.
- Plan training early in the morning (9 a.m.) and late in the evening (after 6 p.m.). Traditional after-school practice time (4 p.m.) is the worst time to train. Not only is the hottest time of the day, the air quality is at its worst, especially if you are in an urban area near traffic. Many colleges in the south do not train in the afternoon during preseason for these reasons.
- It is critical that players get used to the heat. Individual training prior to formal practice is absolutely essential. It generally takes a person five days to two weeks to acclimatize to the heat.
- Schedule frequent water breaks (every 15 minutes at least) and allow players time to drink and rest in the shade.
- A good indicator of a player's hydration level is their urine color. If it is darker than lemonade, they need to drink more (note that multivitamin use makes the urine a fairly bright yellow due to the B vitamins).
- Use a buddy system to monitor each other. Cramping and fast shallow breathing is easy to spot. Recognizing these earlier symptoms is key because by the time the buddy is confused or losing consciousness, trouble may be very close. The person most at risk is the overweight, un-acclimatized, poorly conditioned player who might be wearing the wrong clothing or too much clothing (in a misguided attempt to help lose weight).
Preventing heat illness is a very serious matter. Between 1979 and 1996, 2,862 Americans died due to heat-related causes. There was also a rash of heat related deaths in recent years, with Korey Stringer of the Minnesota Vikings being the most publicized. Court cases on Stringer's death are still pending, but the NFL has since made changes to their guidelines on training in the heat. By educating coaches, players, trainers and parents on the importance of this issue, heat illness and death can be prevented in athletes of all levels.
Questions can be directed to Hughie O'Malley, U.S. Soccer's Manager of Sports Medicine Administration. Hughie can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or at (312) 528-1225.


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Re: [pcgen] Half Dragon Stat Mods
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> Yes it is me again :). Basically I am writing this time to ask ifUmm, what do you mean? It all comes from the RSRD.
> anyone knows where the mods that are being applied by the templates
> for Half Dragons are gotten from. I checked the RSRD and it only
Half-dragon creatures are always more formidable than others of their
kind that do not have dragon blood, and their appearance betrays their
nature¡Xscales, elongated features, reptilian eyes, and exaggerated
teeth and claws. Sometimes they have wings.
¡§Half-dragon¡¨ is an inherited template that can be added to any living,
corporeal creature (referred to hereafter as the base creature).
A half-dragon uses all the base creature¡¦s statistics and special
abilities except as noted here.
Size and Type: The creature¡¦s type changes to dragon. Size is
unchanged. Do not recalculate base attack bonus or saves.
Hit Dice: Increase base creature¡¦s racial HD by one die size, to a
maximum of d12. Do not increase class HD.
Speed: A half-dragon that is Large or larger has wings and can fly at
twice its base land speed (maximum 120 ft.) with average
maneuverability. A half-dragon that is Medium or smaller does not have
Armor Class: Natural armor improves by +4.
Attack: A half-dragon has two claw attacks and a bite attack, and the
claws are the primary natural weapon. If the base creature can use
weapons, the half-dragon retains this ability. A half-dragon fighting
without weapons uses a claw when making an attack action. When it has a
weapon, it usually uses the weapon instead.
Full Attack: A half-dragon fighting without weapons uses both claws and
its bite when making a full attack. If armed with a weapon, it usually
uses the weapon as its primary attack and its bite as a natural
secondary attack. If it has a hand free, it uses a claw as an
additional natural secondary attack.
Damage: Half-dragons have bite and claw attacks. If the base creature
does not have these attack forms, use the damage values in the table
below. Otherwise, use the values below or the base creature¡¦s damage
values, whichever are greater.
Size Bite Damage Claw Damage
Fine 1 ¡X
Diminutive 1d2 1
Tiny 1d3 1d2
Small 1d4 1d3
Medium 1d6 1d4
Large 1d8 1d6
Huge 2d6 1d8
Gargantuan 3d6 2d6
Colossal 4d6 3d6
Special Attacks: A half-dragon retains all the special attacks of the
base creature and gains a breath weapon based on the dragon variety
(see the table below), usable once per day. A half-dragon¡¦s breath
weapon deals 6d8 points of damage. A successful Reflex save (DC 10 +
1/2 half-dragon¡¦s racial HD + half-dragon¡¦s Con modifier) reduces
damage by half.
Dragon Variety Breath Weapon
Black 60-foot line of acid
Blue 60-foot ine of lightning
Green 30-foot cone of corrosive (acid) gas
Red 30-foot cone of fire
White 30-foot cone of cold
Brass 60-foot line of fire
Bronze 60-foot line of lightning
Copper 60-foot line of acid
Gold 30-foot cone of fire
Silver 30-foot cone of cold
Special Qualities: A half-dragon has all the special qualities of the
base creature, plus darkvision out to 60 feet and low-light vision. A
half-dragon has immunity to sleep and paralysis effects, and an
additional immunity based on its dragon variety.
Dragon Variety Immunity Dragon Variety Immunity
Black Acid Brass Fire
Blue Electricity Bronze Electricity
Green Acid Copper Acid
Red Fire Gold Fire
White Cold Silver Cold
Abilities: Increase from the base creature as follows: Str +8, Con +2,
Int +2, Cha +2.
Skills: A half-dragon gains skill points as a dragon and has skill
points equal to (6 + Int modifier) xn(HD + 3). Do not include Hit Dice
from class levels in this calculation¡Xthe half-dragon gains dragon
skill points only for its racial Hit Dice, and gains the normal amount
of skill points for its class levels. Treat skills from the base
creature¡¦s list as class skills, and other skills as cross-class.
Environment: Same as either the base creature or the dragon variety.
Challenge Rating: Same as the base creature + 2 (minimum 3).
Alignment: Same as the dragon variety.
Level Adjustment: Same as base creature +3.
See all the tables (well, they look more like tables in RTF... :p) with
all the differences depending on color? That's why there is a template
for each color.
> Hello all,I just noticed your subject line said stat mods... there is only one
> Yes it is me again :). Basically I am writing this time to ask if
> anyone knows where the mods that are being applied by the templates
set being applied. It is awarded by the master Half Dragon template.
The color template(s) do not affect the stats (unless there's a program
- Ok I found out why it was happening. I created a increase size template
to make a Kobold a Medium Creature. Kinda an Advanced Kobold. Which I
am applying a Half Dragon template to (Blue). Anyway when I applied the
template it didn't apply the stat mods until something else is done,
which led me to believe that the stat mods I was seeing were due to the
Half Dragon Template. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks for the quick reply
Chris wrote:
>>Hello all,--
>> Yes it is me again :). Basically I am writing this time to ask if
>>anyone knows where the mods that are being applied by the templates
>I just noticed your subject line said stat mods... there is only one
>set being applied. It is awarded by the master Half Dragon template.
>The color template(s) do not affect the stats (unless there's a program
>PCGen's release site: http://pcgen.sourceforge.net
>PCGen's alpha build: http://www.legolas.org/pcgen/autobuilds
>PCGen's FAQ:
>Yahoo! Groups Links
Brad Sumner
ITOH City Manager Harid'Zadar
ITOH Fate
> -----Original Message-----*whew* :)
> From: Brad Sumner [mailto:ACTDBradS@...]
> Half Dragon Template. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks for
> the quick reply
No problem.
I'm just glad it wasn;t a bug in the program.
- [ 1079182 ] Allow random stat rolls again
Paul W. King
TM SB, OGL/PL Chimp, Data Tamarin, BoD
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I often hear from the right that teacher salary ranking is an inaccurate measure because it fails to take into account the differences in cost of living. It is something often repeated by the talking heads from the various Art Pope organizations.
I was having a conversation with two fellow teachers that are transplants, one from Delaware and the other from Maryland. Both of these guys are strong GOP backers so our conversations are always interesting to say the least. (The liberal teacher stereotype is extremely inaccurate.) Both of them insisted that not only was teacher pay much, much better in their home states, but the cost of living was not higher.
I was shocked because I always assumed that NC did have a noticeably lower cost of living than the northern and western states. I visited http://www.townhunter.com/townhunter/cost-of-living-calculator.aspx ... where I used Raleigh and $50k for comparison with similar cities around the country. The number for the other cities is the salary that a person would have to earn there to enjoy the same standard of living.
Raleigh $50k is equal to Anaheim Ca. $49k, Eugene OR $39k, Trenton NJ $37.5K, St Paul Mn. $41.5K, Pittsburgh Pa. $36k, Providence RI $43k, Wilmington Del. $37.5, Atlanta Ga. $39k, Columbia SC $33k, Bridgeport CT $46.5k
I am well aware that the cost of living in Raleigh is higher than that in say, Sanford, Mars Hill, Eden or Wallace, but I would think that there would be similar differences in small towns in each of the other states as well.
The cost of living argument
The cost of living argument seems to be mostly urban legend. We've had it used to justify paying us less here in North Carolina for years, across all professions. While property values / real estate prices may indeed be higher in many places, other factors, such as rent controls, gas or highway taxes, etc. often more than offset the difference.
Thanks for pointing this out. Good "ammunition".
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Why would you want to do research and deal in facts? The right-wing nut jobs want you to deal in hearsay and lies repeated enough times so that many people believe them.
How dare you deal in data! People like you will be the downfall of the tea party!
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Wiz Khalifa Custom Glasses Selling Out
Sources are reporting that the 500 custom pairs of Taylor Gang "Wiz Khalifa" sun-glasses are almost sold out. The company began making the eyewear late last year, Wiz featured them in his "Black And Yellow" music video. Currently, Wiz is featured in a new music video that went viral today. Click below and check out Cee-Lo Green's "Bright Lights, Bigger City" track which had its music debut today. Click below to check out the video.


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Oops! I suppose that is what the taxpayer is expected to say after reading the article in The Jeffersonian regarding the Road repairs need repaired.
As stated in the article, the Ohio Department of Transportation contracted in 2002 to resurface Route 209 for the eight-mile stretch between Cambridge and Route 83 at Bloomfield. This was done at a cost of slightly over $1 million. However, the edges of the roadway began to fail, almost immediately in certain areas due to improper design, and ODOT recently brought back the original contractor to repair these edges at an additional cost of $400,000.
The reason for the edge failure, as attributed to Cindy Brown, ODOT public information officer, was because they ... were not as strong as we needed given the truck traffic on that roadway. The truck traffic referred to is the many coal trucks that are routed across this roadway by ODOT to deliver coal to the Conesville power plant. Given that ODOT designed the project and ODOT also routes the trucks it is hard to imagine how, as Ms. Brown stated, It was an error on our part.
If an employee in the private sector would make such an error they would most likely lose their job, but since this is a public sector position then it would seem that Oops should suffice. Accountability for actions such as this must be made. Take a drive out Route 209 west and see for yourself what a million and a half dollars buys.
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Motorola RAZR2 V9m Review
Sprint's V9m runs the required uiOne interface, and unfortunately Motorola is still having a hard time with it. When the UI is working as it should it is quick and we have no major complaints, but as with the V3m and K1m, the RAZR2 suffers from menu lag, pauses, lockups and features downright not working. The phone has the same 12 main menu options you will find on any Sprint Power Vision device. By default the icons are arranged in a 3x4 grid, with each item corresponding to the key it mirrors on the dialpad. This view can be changed to list or tab view as well. Both of these also offer keypad shortcuts to the 12 items, but the order is changed from what they are when in grid view and the items are not numbered and are not all displayed on one screen in these two views the user must become very familiar with the phone if they want to use keypad shortcuts.
This issue is further complicated in the submenus in any view mode. The options are again unnumbered, but in some menus they can be selected with the keypad and sometimes they cannot. There is no rhyme or reason as to when the items can be selected with the keypad, and in the end users would be better off just scrolling through to select it. Another unnecessary complication is that menu items can be redundant. For example, Themes are available both under My Content as well as Settings -> Display.
Yet another quirk in the system comes with item selection. When a user is asked a question and given a list of items to choose from (for example, after downloading an application the user is asked if they want to run it or continue shopping) one can scroll through and highlight the different items with the d-pad. However, unlike any other phone, the V9m requires the user to press the center button to choose the radio button on the highlighted option and then must press the left soft key in order to actually select the item. If the user simply highlights the item and chooses select it will select the non-highlighted item with the radio button selected, and those used to simply pressing the center key will wonder why the phone is not doing what they want it to do. In our opinion the abundance of quirks like this is unacceptable acts to only complicate the user experience and ultimately frustrate the user.
Phone Book:
The phonebook on the V9m is very good. It can hold up to 1000 entries, with up to five numbers and an email address each. Each contact can have a custom picture ringtone, and be assigned to preset or user generated groups. All that is pretty standard, actually most allow you to hold up to two email addresses, but the RAZR2 goes further by allowing users to store a website, memo, birthday, job title, company and address as well. This is a very positive step that users have been asking about for years, and something we hope will catch on with other handsets and manufacturers.
You can search the phone book by name, and unlike some previous Motorolas you can search by more than just the first letter which is a welcome addition. The left softkey allows the user to directly send a message of any type to the highlighted contact, while the right brings up a full options menu including edit, sending contact (via Bluetooth,) select multiple contacts and a few other options. This is similar to Samsung and Sanyo phones on Sprint, and much better that the LG phonebook.
For a standard phone the calendar is good. It comes preloaded with many holidays, and allows the user to set appointments. These can be single or multi-day appointments, and can be set as a one-time incident or repeating occurrence. The user can set up to 10 custom alarms, and the calculator offers an advanced mode that handle certain features like square roots, percentages and memory.
The V9m includes a tip calculator and world clock, as well as a stop watch, currency and unit converter. The currency converter, like the tip calculator, is a single-function calculator and simply allows the user to input the amount and exchange rate. If there were an option to automatically pull the current exchange rate for several popular world currencies it would be a nice feature, but as it is doesn't offer much. Much like the stop watch, these applications are nice to include, but the usefulness of them is questionable. On the other hand, the unit converter is a nice addition and users can convert just about any measurements from the fields of area, energy, force, length, mass, power, speed, temperature and volume.
Motorola again utilizes the excellent VoiceSignal for their speech recognition software. As with most phones using VoiceSignal you can use it to not only voice dial numbers and contacts, but also to check the status of items such as signal and battery and to initiate text and picture messages. It does not have dictation software however, so the user must type out the message using the keypad.
The V9m has 67MB of useable onboard memory which is not partitioned. Users can free up system memory by storing items like pictures and videos on the external card. The V9m supports microSD cards up to 2GB.
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So why in your review of the Sprint version of this handset do you repeatedly rant about menu lag, and fail to mention the customizable themes? In my experience, the different themes improve the lag issue substantially. Also, in the review of the Verizon V9, you ranted about their lack of menu customization options, and yet the overall score of the phone is substantially higher and the only real negative listed is the occasional lag. You guys Verizon Fanboys or what? Objectivity anyone?
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While customization is nice, the bottom line is VZW's software works better even if it doesn't offer as many options. Lag is one thing, but the phone in my experience has been unstable, requiring multiple restarts and even having to pull the battery. It's only as pretty as it is useful


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One of the things that my wife and I both like doing with the kids is eating ice cream! My all time favorite ice cream is from Ben & Jerry's. I'm a huge Cherry Garcia fan. There are so many different flavors and this year they came out with a new one based on a classic Saturday Night Live sketch…Schweddy Balls.
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A home doesn't need to be modern to be green, but I like the modern ones. I'd love to see entire neighborhoods of modern green homes. I like the idea of changing the way we perceive the single-family home, too. Denser neighborhoods? Sure. Residential wind turbines? Definitely. Solar on the roof? You bet. But right now, we're still in the early stages of recognizing legitimate green homes.


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Xaar plc ('Xaar'), the inkjet printing technology group headquartered in Cambridge, has launched two new printheads which bring significant performance benefits to the wide and grand format inkjet print markets. The new entry-level, high-speed Xaar Electron and the premium high-productivity, wide-swathe Xaar Proton are next-generation Platform 1 binary printheads.
Xaar has worked closely with several leading printer manufacturers in order to launch the new printheads at the same time as the commercial launch of next generation wide format printers incorporating the technology. In a significant endorsement of the productivity of the new printheads, Witcolor, Hijet, Chiting Digital Technology, and RTZ are launching a total of 5 Xaar Electron-based models and 12 Xaar Proton-based solvent and UV inkjet models* at Sign China (28 February - 3 March). Infiniti Digital will also demonstrate the Xaar Proton enabled Hijet Rodin printer at Graphic Arts of Americas (Miami, 26 - 28 February). These new printers set new standards in performance and are ideal for the production of indoor and outdoor graphics printed on a variety of flexible materials including: paper, PVC, film, mesh fabrics and vinyls.
The launch of these new printheads creates a range of 8 models each with multiple versions, enabling the selection of the best option for specific applications.
OEM manufacturers have welcomed the design and flexibility of the Xaar Electron and Proton printheads and their compatibility with a wide range of solvent and UV inks. Integral electronics and ease of integration with existing drive electronics streamline manufacturing to a high degree. Consequently, companies can quickly deliver competitive printers that combine the highest levels of quality and speed with maximum cost-effectiveness and low cost of ownership.
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Witcolor Ultra 2000: available in a choice 4/6/8/12 Xaar Proton and 12/16 Xaar Electron printhead configurations. This 3.2m width roll-to-roll printer is available in four or six colours and capable of imaging 1440dpi resolution graphics at 39sqm/hr;
Hijet Rodin: available in a choice of 4/6/8 Xaar Proton and 12 Xaar Electron printheads These four-colour, hybrid roll and sheet-fed printers provide a choice of 3.2m and 1.8m widths with a maximum imaging speed of 168.33sqm/hr and 114sqm/hr respectively. Resolution quality is selectable up to a maximum 1440dpi.
Chiting Myjet: a 3.2m width solvent machine that prints up to 70sqm/hr and is available in a choice of 4/5/8 Xaar Proton or 12 Xaar Electron printhead models;
RTZ Skyjet and Flora: with enhanced quality and productivity enabled by the Xaar Proton (4/6 printheads) and Xaar Electron (12 printheads)
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This is a guest post from Sparky, of Spark in Darkness. Many of you are familiar with him from Livejournal, as well as from his insightful and often hilarious commentary here. Each Tuesday, Womanist Musings will be featuring a post from Sparky.
Oh we have another overdose of straight privilege. VIBE magazine interviewed rapper T.I. and let us all see his homophobic arse as he put on his privilege glasses to speak out against the terrible scourge of gays oppressing straight folks. The relevant section on the VIBE's website:
"Man, I will say this, the funniest joke I ever heard Tracy say during a stand-up was, 'C'mon man, I think gay people are too sensitive. If you can take a dick, you can take a joke.' [Cracks up laughing.] That shit was funny to me. And it's kind of true.' While T.I. makes clear that he supports anyone's sexual preference, he then connects, in his opinion, a current oversensitivity among gay people with a consequential and ironic offense of the First Amendment. "They're like,'If you have an opinion against us, we're gonna shut you down.' … That's not American. If you're gay you should have the right to be gay in peace, and if you're against it you should have the right to be against it in peace."
So much fail in so little space, let us count the ways.
First of all, precious straight people, we do not have the power to "shut you down." Shockingly enough, as a marginalised body we're actually pretty limited when it comes to world wide control. No, contrary to what you may have heard about the gay agenda, the gay godfather has not managed to enforce a Gayocracy . We don't have the power to shut you down or censor you or silence you. Pretending that straight privilege is being oppressed and persecuted this way is grossly offensive. Pretending that we're managing to push a campaign of censorship on straight people spouting homophobia is completely disregarding that we are marginalised
So what do we actually have here? Criticism, outrage, offence. We have gay people who are furious by slurs and insults and dehumanisation. Dehumanisation that, of course, continually makes us a target for discrimination, persecution and violence. Which, yes we are very "sensitive" about. This language, this language of victimisation, of demeaning us, costs us. We are constantly belittled and reduced – at best we're a joke, a punchline – at worst we're a threat that needs to be beaten and destroyed or something disgusting that needs to be derided, ridiculed and driven out. This "humour" we're so sensitive about costs lives, TI. So yes, we're extremely "sensitive" about it – because I have enough self-respect to say that, despite what straight homophobes like you say, that I actually have value as a person.
So, say what you mean straight man. You're not objecting to us shutting you down, you're objecting to us presuming to speak. The precious freedom of speech of straight bigots like yourself apparently means that we should be silent (freedom of speech of gay people? That would be a distraction! Now be silent and listen to some more homophobia!) we shouldn't criticise and we shouldn't be offended.
Is that our "right to be gay in peace" then? Our right to be gay in peace is the right to shut up and take whatever the straight folk dish out? And the right to be a homophobe and a bigot (which is what "against it" means; nice to see that TI sees these things to be of equal value and importance) means you should be free to speak whatever hatred, whatever dehumanisation without anyone being allowed to criticise, object, boycott or even vocalise the pain caused.
And, guess what? If you are a homophobic bigot (which is what "have an opinion against us" means, though you've got to love how this privileged straight guy dances around, diminishing and dismissing bigotry) I will oppose you. I will fight you and I will do be level best to push against you. I'm not going to sit back and be quietly victimised. I'm not going to silently listen to someone dehumanise me. I'm not going to sit there and take it quietly so clueless straight folks aren't offended by the presumptuous gay guy who dares to speak out of turn and smile nicely while we're stomped down. And no, I adamantly refuse to accept that your "rights" are being challenged by my not sitting back and taking it – but maybe your privilege is being questioned. And we can't have that, can we?
Oh and that joke? That joke is not even slightly funny. It's offensive, it's grossly insulting. We continue the endless obsession with our sex lives, we dismiss gross stereotyping as a "joke" and our objections and dismissed as "oversensitive" and we're told to just "take it." That's offensive, it's homophobic and people who say it and defend it are homophobes. And let's not forget that what Tracy Morgan is talking about "taking a joke" there is when he spoke about stabbing his son if he thought the boy was gay. Stabbing children! Hilarious! How oversensitive do you have to be to not chuckle at some child stabbing? Hmmm, or is it just stabbing gay kids that's so amusing? Yes, this is the evil gay shutting you down again by daring to be offended! By presuming to criticise bigotry! How dare I, really! Clearly I am getting above myself to presume to speak against straightness.
(And "sexual preference"? Really? Why not throw in "gay lifestyle" and be done with it?)
This whole interview can be summed up with "how dare those gays criticise bigots!" Sadly, this is not unique or even remotely uncommon. Homophobia hatred raises its ugly head and then we get a wave of privileged, clueless straight people enabling that bigotry with defence – and then the second wave of more over-privileged homophobes wailing because their bigotry is challenged and we don't just keep silent and take it.
I'm sick of it – homophobia is bigotry and it's just as harmful and destructive as any other bigotry out there – it shouldn't be defended, it shouldn't be excused and it shouldn't be coddled.


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For Americans there will always be the time before September 11 and the time after. The late assassin Osama bin Laden, son of Alia Ghanem and Muhammad bin Laden, got at least that, of all the things he wanted…"
by brian doyle
We watched the towers fall on television. Perhaps a billion people watched. We all saw the same thing at the same time and have the same twin scars burnt into our brains. The burning and then another burning and then the incredible collapse and then another collapse and meanwhile people jumping out of windows and being crushed by concrete chunks the size of trucks and choked to death by ash so dense that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, and firemen sprinting up the stairs as people sprinted down, and the picture on the television cutting back and forth from New York City to the burning Pentagon, and then there was the news of the plane that the passengers forced to crash in a field so it wouldn't kill their countrymen, the plane in which the passengers, led by dads and college kids and a rugby player, stormed the pilots' cabin where the murderers had slit the throat of a stewardess.
Right about then we turned the television's sound off and just sat there staring. All the rest of my life I will remember my children's faces staring and outside the sound of blue jays as the bright morning began in the West. It was the most brilliant crisp clear morning ever; I remember that.
For Americans there will always be the time before September 11 and the time after. The late assassin Osama bin Laden, son of Alia Ghanem and Muhammad bin Laden, got at least that, of all the things he wanted. He didn't get his holy war between East and West, he didn't get a world where women are enslaved and education is a crime, he didn't get a world where his idea of God was forced upon everyone, but least he delivered a blow that will never be forgotten, not in America.
People from other countries have asked me quietly sometimes, in the ten years since that morning, if maybe Americans are a little . . . self-absorbed, so to speak, about September 11, I mean in the end only three thousand people were killed, tsunamis and your bombs have killed many more than that, and they say this gently, not accusingly, just a little puzzled that it's such a ragged raw wound for Americans; but it is. We were attacked, literally out of the blue, by a brilliant thug with squirming dreams of blood, and he caused children to roast, and moms and dads, and a baby in her mom's lap, and he cackled over their deaths, he laughed out loud, he chortled in his dank cave when he heard the news. I won't forget that chortle, either, not as long as I live.
To remember is to pray, says my dad, and who will gainsay my dad, age ninety, who served in two wars? Not I. The lieutenant knows whereof he speaks. He says that if we forget, that is a sin. He says that remembering the incredible grace and roaring courage that day is the way to remember. He says to remember the roaring courage of the people who rushed to help, and the people who helped others out of the fire and ash, and the people who used their last minutes on earth to call their families and say I love you I love you I will love you forever, is to pray for them and us and even for the poor silly murderers, themselves just lanky frightened children, in the end, bloody boys terrified of a free world. He says to remember the greatness that day, the raging love and unimaginable courage, the firemen who ran up knowing they would never come down, the passengers storming the cockpit, the sergeant who ran out of the Pentagon to catch women leaping from high windows, is the way to erase the name of the chief murderer. He says that if we remember right, if we pray with our hearts in our mouths, maybe someday no one will remember the architect of ruin, but everyone will remember a day that the courage and mercy and glory of human beings rose to such a tide that no one will ever forget. That could happen, says my dad, and who will gainsay my dad? Not I. The lieutenant knows whereof he speaks.
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Issue Sixty-Two
October 2011
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More, much more, from Brian Doyle can be found in the Vault of Smoke.


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