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Abortion, Censorship and Donald Trump
As faithful readers of this blog know, I long opposed the election of Donald Trump last year. I viewed him as unfit to be President, I doubted his conversion to the pro-life cause and I knew that he wasn't a conservative in the mode of Reagan. I came around, reluctantly, after he signed a pledge letter to the pro-life cause. Since his election I occasionally wonder if I made the right decision, and then something like what is documented below happens, and I am very happy with my decision:
YouTube removed a video showing top Planned Parenthood officials making gruesome comments about abortion on the order of a federal judge in California.
U.S. District Judge William Orrick, who granted the preliminary injunction in favor of the National Abortion Federation to halt the release of the videos, ordered any links to the video to be removed after it was published by the Center for Medical Progress on Thursday.
Judge Orrick also ordered CMP lead investigator David Daleiden and his attorneys to appear in court June 14, The Associated Press reported, for a hearing where he will consider holding them in contempt for releasing the footage.
Mr. Daleiden has been charged with 15 felonies in California stemming from his undercover investigation into the abortion giant. His attorneys have called it a "witch hunt" that flies in the face of the First Amendment.
YouTube has not responded to a request for comment.
The three-minute video showed top Planned Parenthood executives joking about severed fetus heads, admitting to altering abortion procedures to preserve fetal organs and conceding that clinics have a financial incentive to sell the human remains from abortions.
Lisa Harris, medical director at Planned Parenthood of Michigan, laments that abortionists cannot easily confide in others about their workplace difficulties, such as removing the severed heads of fetuses from women undergoing abortions.
"Our stories don't really have a place in a lot of pro-choice discourse and rhetoric, right? The heads that get stuck that we can't get out," Ms. Harris says in the video, drawing laughs from an audience.
She also says pro-choice advocates should concede that the practice is murder.
"Let's just give them all the violence," she says. "It's a person. It's killing. Let's just give them all that."
The video features footage recorded at an annual National Abortion Federation meeting by the undercover pro-life journalists. The Center for Medical Progress says it's just a preview of never-before-seen content that has been caught up in a legal fight for nearly two years.
In the video, Ann Schutt-Aine, director of abortion services at Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, admits to using forceps to hold a fetus in place and circumvent a partial-birth abortion.
"If I'm doing a procedure, and I'm seeing that I'm in fear that it's about to come to the umbilicus, I might ask for a second set of forceps to hold the body at the cervix, and pull off a leg or two, so it's not [partial-birth abortion]," she says.
President Trump was ridiculed during the campaign for suggesting abortions happen in the U.S. up to the moment of birth.
Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List, said the video proves him right. Continue reading
This is Still America, Isn't It?
In my mispent youth I wore Army green for a few years. My main contribution to the nation's defense was when I was discharged, but I have always retained a fondness for the Army. Therefore I have very strong feelings about the attempt by the Obama administration to censor Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the Catholic Archbishop for the military services in the US.
On Thursday, January 26, Archbishop Broglio emailed a pastoral letter to Catholic military chaplains with instructions that it be read from the pulpit at Sunday Masses the following weekend in all military chapels. The letter calls on Catholics to resist the policy initiative, recently affirmed by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, for federally mandated health insurance covering sterilization, abortifacients and contraception, because it represents a violation of the freedom of religion recognized by the U.S. Constitution.
The Army's Office of the Chief of Chaplains subsequently sent an email to senior chaplains advising them that the Archbishop's letter was not coordinated with that office and asked that it not be read from the pulpit. The Chief's office directed that the letter was to be mentioned in the Mass announcements and distributed in printed form in the back of the chapel.
Archbishop Broglio and the Archdiocese stand firm in the belief, based on legal precedent, that such a directive from the Army constituted a violation of his Constitutionally-protected right of free speech and the free exercise of religion, as well as those same rights of all military chaplains and their congregants.
Following a discussion between Archbishop Broglio and the Secretary of the Army, The Honorable John McHugh, it was agreed that it was a mistake to stop the reading of the Archbishop's letter. Additionally, the line: "We cannot — we will not — comply with this unjust law" was removed by Archbishop Broglio at the suggestion of Secretary McHugh over the concern that it could potentially be misunderstood as a call to civil disobedience.
The AMS did not receive any objections to the reading of Archbishop Broglio's statement from the other branches of service. Continue reading
First Amendment? What First Amendment?
The above video is a stirring rendition of a campaign song for Abraham Lincoln in 1860: Lincoln and Liberty Too, probably the most effective campaign ditty in American political history. It was sung everywhere by Republicans in 1860, from huge campaign rallies to small gatherings of Lincoln supporters. Lincoln Wide Awakes would hold torch light processions throughout the North singing the song at the top of their lungs. The type of enthusiasm generated by the song helped give Lincoln a popular vote plurality in 1860 and an electoral landslide.
I think the song would probably be illegal under legislation proposed by Congressman Robert Brady (D.Pa).
"Rep. Robert Brady (D-Pa.) reportedly plans to introduce legislation that would make it a federal crime to use language or symbols that could be perceived as threatening or inciting violence against a federal official or member of Congress."
Critics originally took Palin to task for the apparent use of the crosshairs of guns to identify the districts. The controversy re-ignited Saturday after the shooting, since Giffords's district was included on the map.
Brady singled out the map as the type of rhetoric he opposed.
"You can't put bull's-eyes or crosshairs on a United States congressman or a federal official," he said.
However, a Palin spokeswoman denied Sunday that the image was intended to depict gun sights. Palin offered condolences to the Giffords family and other victims of the shooting on her Facebook page Saturday.
Here is the ad from SarahPac that has Congressman Brady so worked up:
The crosshairs on the map indicated members of Congress targeted for defeat by SarahPac. Such targeting imagery of course is commonplace in political campaigns. Only a moron, or a partisan hack, would think that violence in any way was implied by the use of this image. As far as American political speech goes, this was pretty tepid stuff. Continue reading
Elena Kagan Says It Is Fine If The Law Bans Books
SCOTUS nominee Elena Kagan has argued before the Supreme Court that it's fine if the Law bans books.
Her rationale?
Because the government won't really enforce it.
I'm no legal scholar but this sounds like a 3rd grade argument.
Aren't our nominees suppose to have better reasoning skills and a solid grasp of the U.S. Constitution? As well as a fundamental understanding of such concepts like Freedom of Speech?
Lars Vilks, Gay Muhammad and Freedom of Expression
This past week brings news of yet another fracas involving Swedish cartoon artist Lars Vilks (CNN.com):
When Vilks entered a classroom where he was to deliver a lecture to about 250 people — all of whom had passed through a security checkpoint to gain admission — about five people started protesting loudly, Eronen said.
After Uppsala uniformed and non-uniformed police calmed the protesters, the lecture got under way at about 5:15 p.m. (11:15 a.m. ET), Eronen said.
But as Vilks was showing audiovisual material, 15 to 20 audience members became loud and tried to attack Vilks, he said.
As police stepped in, a commotion started and Vilks was taken to a nearby room; police used pepper spray and batons to fend off the protesters, Eronen said. Vilks did not return to the lecture. [Video footage of the event].
Last March, an American woman who called herself "Jihad Jane," Colleen LaRose, was indicted in the United States for allegedly conspiring to support terrorists and kill Vilks.
In a 2007 interview with CNN he had drawn the cartoon of Mohammed with a dog's body in order to take a stand.
" "I don't think it should not be a problem to insult a religion, because it should be possible to insult all religions in a democratic way, " says Vilks from his home in rural Sweden.
"If you insult one, then you should insult the other ones."
His crude, sketched caricature shows the head of Prophet Mohammed on the body of a dog. Dogs are considered unclean by conservative Muslims, and any depiction of the prophet is strictly forbidden.
Vilks, who has been a controversial artist for more than three decades in Sweden, says his drawing was a calculated move, and he wanted it to elicit a reaction.
"That's a way of expressing things. If you don't like it, don't look at it. And if you look at it, don't take it too seriously. No harm done, really," he says.
When it's suggested that might prove an arrogant — if not insulting — way to engage Muslims, he is unrelenting, even defiant.
"No one actually loves the truth, but someone has to say it," he says.
Vilks, a self-described atheist, points out he's an equal opportunity offender who in the past sketched a depiction of Jesus as a pedophile.
Mark Steyn On The Comedy Central Capitulation
Mark Steyn has a good post on National Review Online in regard to the Comedy Central appeasement of the jihadists that I referred to in this post here:
Meanwhile, Comedy Central — you know, the "hip," "edgy" network with Jon Stewart, from whom "young" Americans under 53 supposedly get most of their news — just caved in to death threats. From a hateful 83-year-old widow who doesn't like Obamacare? Why, no! It was a chap called Abu Talhah al Amrikee, who put up a video on the Internet explaining why a South Park episode with a rather tame Mohammed joke was likely to lead to the deaths of the show's creators. Just to underline the point, he showed some pictures of Theo van Gogh, (the picture at the top of this post) the Dutch film director brutally murdered by (oh, my, talk about unfortunate coincidences) a fellow called Mohammed. Mr. al Amrikee helpfully explained that his video incitement of the murder of Matt Stone and Trey Parker wasn't really "a threat but just the likely outcome." All he was doing, he added, was "raising awareness" — you know, like folks do on Earth Day. On Earth Day, lame politicians dig a hole and stick a tree in it. But aggrieved Muslims dig a hole and stick a couple of comedy writers in it. Celebrate diversity!
Faced with this explicit threat of violence, what did Comedy Central do? Why, they folded like a Bedouin tent. They censored South Park, not only cutting all the references to Mohammed but, in an exquisitely postmodern touch, also removing the final speech about the need to stand up to intimidation.
Stone and Parker get what was at stake in the Danish-cartoons crisis and many other ostensibly footling concessions: Imperceptibly, incrementally, remorselessly, the free world is sending the message that it is happy to trade core liberties for the transitory security of a quiet life. That is a dangerous signal to give freedom's enemies. So the South Park episode is an important cultural pushback.
Yet in the end, in a craven culture, even big Hollywood A-listers can't get their message over. So the brave, transgressive comedy network was intimidated into caving in and censoring a speech about not being intimidated into caving in. That's what I call "hip," "edgy," "cutting-edge" comedy: They're so edgy they're curled up in the fetal position, whimpering at the guy with the cutting edge, "Please. Behead me last. And don't use the rusty scimitar where you have to saw away for 20 minutes to find the spinal column . . . "
South Park, Fear and Self-Censorship
I confess that I have never watched South Park. From what I have read about it, the show holds nothing sacred and has had cruel attacks on Christ and other religious figures. Some people have given it a thumbs up for not being politically correct. I guess the latter is true, because in an episode that aired Wednesday the South Park crew went after the ultimate sacred cow in today's America, the founder of Islam, Mohammed.
Or rather they attempted to. Comedy Central, obviously caving to death threats from Islamic extremists, bleeped out the portions of the broadcast aimed at Mohammed:
Comedy Central bleeped out all references to the Prophet Muhammad in Wednesday night's episode of the animated show "South Park."
The episode was a continuation of last week's episode which depicted the Prophet Muhammad in a bear suit.
A radical Muslim website threatened the show's creators following that episode.
Comedy Central confirmed to FoxNews.com that it had censored the show, and that the episode was not available on its website.
USCCB Caught Red-Handed, Archbishop Chaput Tap Dances, Oh Joy
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, otherwise known as the USCCB, is once again involved in another scandal. It doesn't matter anymore if this is a real scandal or perceived as a scandal, the pattern of perversion of integrity, ineptitude, combined with poor judgment is so apparent that even "Joe Catholic" comes to the same conclusion. And that is that the USCCB is failing in its mission to evangelize as is called for by Lumen Gentium (21), and instead is involved in liberal pet projects that have nothing to do with their mission statement.
This time the USCCB has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to regulate free speech. As a member of the liberal So We Might See coalition, a letter and petition has been sent by said coalition to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski which the Catholic News Agency reported it as stating:
The letter and its related petition asked the FCC to open a "notice of inquiry into hate speech in the media" and to update a 1993 report on the role of telecommunications in hate crimes.


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While handwashing is an important principle and vital in the fight against multiple resistant bacteria, Geoff Winestock skipped past another issue in "Clean hands: simple steps to stop the spread of infection", (AFR, May 1). Perhaps it is too sensitive an area for most.
Strong suffered from an incurable condition. It appears he had reached an understanding and acceptance of his mortality.
Such difficult decisions are played out daily in our super-expensive hospitals whose prime motive is to effect a cure, no matter how temporary. Our collective failure drains most of our health budget in a futile attempt to prolong life.
I have heard quoted that up to 50 per cent of the health budget is spent on the last 12 months of life.
The intensive care unit has become the de facto palliative care unit as doctors struggle to accept when life must reach its logical conclusion. Doctors fear the sense of failure that death of their patient implies and are often poorly equipped morally and ethically to cope. Too often we see the failure of each organ in isolation.
Doctors need to take the lead and guide families through the most difficult time of their lives.
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MARQUETTE -- Compensation for people around Lake Manitoba who still can't farm due to the 2011 flood is being delayed by fighting between Manitoba and Ottawa, a packed town hall meeting heard Friday.
The province and federal government have not been able to hammer out an agreement for post-flood compensation to help livestock producers, who need assistance until their crop and pasture land fully recovers from the flood.
Land around Lake Manitoba was deliberately flooded in 2011 to prevent overland flooding along the Assiniboine River west of Winnipeg.
Conservative MP Bob Sopuck (Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette) led off by telling about 300 landowners that the federal government has not even received a proposal for flood compensation for ranchers from the province yet. "We need a request to get the process in motion," said Sopuck.
Manitoba Finance Minister Stan Struthers disagreed.
Struthers told the audience Manitoba submitted a proposal for multi-year flood compensation last summer. However, it has not been able to get a financial commitment from Ottawa, he said.
Sopuck backtracked in an interview, claiming Manitoba applied under the wrong program. Sopuck said Manitoba applied under the agricultural recovery program. It should have submitted its proposal to Disaster Financial Assistance.
Struthers responded that the province applied under the agricultural recovery program on the advice of the federal government. The province would have gladly applied under the DFA because the federal government pays 90 per cent of the cost, versus 60 per cent under the agricultural recovery program.
While Struthers was on the hot seat -- one speaker called him the "whipping boy" -- it was the federal MPs who seemed poorly prepared. Conservative MP James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake) later conceded that the Manitoba MPs "are not privy" to details of flood compensation talks.
The town hall meeting at Marquette, about 40 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg, was called by the Lake Manitoba Flood Rehabilitation Committee.
The crowd was visibly upset but civil, and there was no shouting down politicians. But those in attendance let it be known the impasse threatens to put producers out of business, especially young producers.
Kevin Yuill, who farms on both sides of the Portage Diversion, was flooded out in 2011 -- he is out of pocket about $300,000 from last year. "You look around this room and there are a lot of dollars that went out the window to save Winnipeg. They need to do the right thing now and treat us fairly."
Struthers said Ottawa has paid the province only 20 per cent of the $500 million Ottawa owes the province in DFA payments from the 2011 disaster.
Bezan countered that federal disaster compensation is typically slow. It took three years for Ottawa to compensate Manitoba after the 2008 flood, he said.
People at the meeting weren't just concerned about short-term compensation. They are also worried the province has not yet dug a channel that drains Lake Manitoba fast enough to offset water that's diverted from the Assiniboine River.
The lack of protection from another event like 2011 has devastated property values around the lake. One cottage owner said his property value went from $280,000 before the flood to $108,000. He said a realtor sold a cottage for $40,000 on a property where the land alone would have fetched $120,000 before the flood.
There is concern the lake could flood again this year from melting of a large snowpack in Saskatchewan.


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10 Best Alice in Chains Songs
It's not an easy task choosing the 10 best Alice in Chains songs, especially with their stellar history, but we're giving it a shot. Pearl Jam and Nirvana may have gotten a little more glory in the early '90s but it's hard to pick a band that was more influential on hard rock music for the next two decades than Alice in Chains. The group cranked out one of the most impressive catalogs of any band during the '90s, with several memorable hits. Sadly, the drug addiction and ultimate death of singer Layne Staley put Alice in Chains' standout career on hold for much of the next decade, but an impressive return with William DuVall joining the band in 2009 has shown that their second era will be able to continue the success of the first. So, without further adieu, let's count down the 10 Best Alice in Chains Songs.
'No Excuses'
'No Excuses' may be the most radio-friendly track in the band's catalog, but it's no less of a stellar tune and deserves to be counted among Alice in Chains' best songs. This track, from the 'Jar of Flies' EP, was penned about the changing relationships in the band, especially that between guitarist Jerry Cantrell and singer Layne Staley. It also showcases drummer Sean Kinney, with the syncopated drumming that kicks off the song.
'Check My Brain'
Following Staley's death in 2002, Alice in Chains checked back in with new singer William DuVall. The single 'Check My Brain' is a trudging rocker of a track with a little bit of Cantrell's sarcasm thrown in for good measure. The sober Cantrell penned the song about his move to California after years in Seattle where he began his drug habit and finding the irony of loving his new home despite its obvious temptations.
'Down in a Hole'
'Down in a Hole' may not have been an obvious Alice in Chains song, in fact Jerry Cantrell almost didn't present it to the band, but it is definitely one of their best. The dreamy opening strains, the mid-tempo melancholy, and the perfect blending of harmonies between Cantrell and singer Layne Staley make this love song a crucial part of the Alice in Chains catalog. It's also one of the most covered tracks the band has ever done.
The second era of Alice in Chains continued their successful streak with 'Hollow,' the lead single off their 'The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here' album. This trudging rocker features a perfect vocal blend between Jerry Cantrell and William DuVall while Mike Inez and Sean Kinney keep the track chugging along with grungy goodness.
'Them Bones'
Layne Staley's primal scream, Jerry Cantrell's forging guitars, and that chorus which seemingly does and doesn't fit with the rest of the track are part of what make 'Them Bones' one of the best songs in Alice in Chains' arsenal. The song itself was borne out of Cantrell's thoughts on the afterlife, realizing that the beautiful experiences of life leave with death and all that's left is "them bones."
Who knew how true the lyric "And yet I fight this battle all alone / No one to cry to, no place to call home" from 'Nutshell' was at the time when the song appeared on the 'Jar of Flies' EP. The downtrodden track was penned upon returning home from the road to find themselves evicted from their residence after failing to pay rent. So they moved into a studio and picked up acoustic guitars to pass the time and completed an unscheduled disc as a result.
'Rooster' has to be one of the 10 best Alice in Chains songs due in part to the powerful story told. Layne Staley's mix of cool and melancholy with his later aggression in the track tells the story of Jerry Cantrell's father, a Vietnam vet, reliving some of the horrors of war. The video for the song is also significant as it would feature Cantrell Sr., whose nickname was "The Rooster." The clip would also be the last featuring original bassist Mike Starr.
'I Stay Away'
Alice in Chains with strings? It seemed odd at the time, but it only enhanced the power of 'I Stay Away,' a 'Jar of Flies' favorite. The song is a significant one for Alice in Chains as it marked the first time they had written with bassist Mike Inez. Cantrell stated, "He plays the nastiest, darkest s—, but he's got the sweetest heart in the world."
'Would?' is the track that broke Alice in Chains to a larger audience, due to its inclusion on the 'Singles' soundtrack prior to the release of 'Dirt.' The dark music tone and stinging commentary of the track came from Jerry Cantrell, who posed the titular question at those who make judgments about the lives of others without knowing them. In this case, Cantrell was mourning the loss of friend Andrew Wood of Mother Love Bone to a heroin overdose.
'Man in the Box'
It's hard to argue against 'Man in the Box' as the best Alice in Chains song. It was the track that put the band on the map, and guitarist Jerry Cantrell, who used a talkbox as part of the distinct sound, stated that the "whole beat and grind of that is when we started to find ourselves. It helped Alice become what it was." Layne Staley chalked up the lyrical content to his take on censorship in mass media.


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Respiratory therapist indicted on child porn, sex abuse of minor charges
Published 6:59 pm, Wednesday, February 2, 2011
A respiratory therapist who worked at two hospitals in San Antonio was indicted Wednesday on charges of distributing, receiving and possessing child pornography and sexually abusing a minor.
Edward Merlin Olson, 48, has been in custody since the FBI arrested him Nov. 18 at his latest job at Methodist Hospital. None of the charges are related to his job at any hospital, but the alleged victim of the purported abuse in 2003 came forward after the child porn arrest.
Court records said Olson told agents it was possible that he molested other children while he worked at hospitals in San Antonio, though no one has come forward.
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Olson also previously worked at Northeast Baptist Hospital, and at hospitals in California.
An FBI agent testified in November that Olson admitted he molested "50 boys or more" 150 times at a children's medical rehab facility in Tustin, Calif. He has not been charged in those incidents.


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Brown Sugar Date Squares Recipe
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- 1 pound pitted whole dates
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 2/3 cup orange juice
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Dash salt
- 1 cup cold butter, cubed
- 3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- Vanilla ice cream, optional
- In a small saucepan, combine the dates, brown sugar and orange juice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3-4 minutes or until thickened and dates are tender, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. Press half into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Carefully spread with date mixture.
- Stir walnuts into remaining crumb mixture. Sprinkle over filling; press down gently. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into squares. Serve with ice cream if desired. Yield: 2 dozen.
Originally published as Brown Sugar Date Squares in Taste of Home
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Reviewed Mar. 5, 2012
"I made a half recipe this afternoon for my husband's birthday.It is delicious! The filling is smooth - exactly how date square filling is supposed to be!Also, this was so simple to make and used few dishes!When I make it next, I think I'll reduce the vanilla in the filling (since this is a bit strong, for my taste), and the cinnamon in the crust.Although, my husband did say it tasted like apple pie and date square together ... in his words, "the best birthday cake ever!""
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"Absolutely Delicious!!!!!"
Reviewed Feb. 28, 2009
"these are so good, since our kids are gone I cut the recipe in half and bake in a 9 in square pan. If you put dollops of the date mixture on the bottom layer,its easier to spread.I also grease the back of a spoon to help spread it."
Reviewed Sep. 16, 2008
"These are very good !! I don't usually like dates but my husband does so thought I would try these."


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SANTIAGO – Some policies are economically illiterate, for they cause avoidable inefficiency. Others are heartless, for they cause avoidable human suffering. Few policies manage to be economically illiterate and heartless all at once. But Britain's Conservative government has achieved just that, by cutting tax credits for low-income workers.
The system, introduced in 2003 by a Labour government, is modeled after the United States' Earned Income Tax Credit. Both work in practice like a wage subsidy for those with low incomes, cutting poverty – particularly among women with young children – while strengthening incentives to work.
Success has attracted emulators. Turkey adopted regionally targeted employment subsidies in 2004-2005. When I was Chile's finance minister, our center-left government adopted a wage subsidy in 2008, focused on young workers. South Africa's government did much the same in 2014. Other middle-income countries have discussed adopting similar policies.
The Tory move in the United Kingdom is based on shortsighted fiscal calculations (appearing to shave additional pounds from the budget deficit) and shortsighted political calculations (displaying "toughness" to right-wing voters who believe that the poor are undeserving). But the move is also interesting in terms of what it reveals about the coming debate on the role of work (and of labor-market policies) in both advanced and emerging economies.


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Onion, Cheese & Bacon Tart
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Great for a brunch or as an appetizer From Bon Appétit Magazine Oct 2002
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- 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 2 tablespoons water, chilled
- 3 slices bacon, chopped
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 1 pinch sugar
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 pinch salt, generous pinch
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg, generous pinch
- 1⁄2 cup gruyere cheese, grated, tightly packed
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- For crust:.
- Blend flour and salt in processor.
- Add butter and shortening using on/off button cut in until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Add 2 tablespoons ice water and process until moist clumps form, adding more ice water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry.
- Gather dough into ball and flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic and chill at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Roll out dough on lightly floured work surface to 11-inch round.
- Transfer to 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom.
- Press dough onto bottom and up sides of pan. Pierce crust all over with fork and freeze 10 minutes.
- Line crust with foil, fill with dried beans or pie weights.
- Bake crust 10 minutes.
- Remove foil and beans. Bake until crust is set and partially cooked through, about 15 minutes longer.
- Cool crust while making filling.
- Maintain oven temperature.
- For filling:.
- Sauté bacon in medium skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 4 minutes.
- Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Add onion and pinch of sugar to drippings in skillet and sauté until onion is deep golden brown, about 20 minutes.
- Whisk cream, egg, egg yolk, pepper, salt, and nutmeg in small bowl to blend.
- Spread onion over bottom of baked crust; sprinkle bacon over, then cheese. Pour cream mixture over.
- Bake until tart is puffed and filling is set, about 25 minutes.
- Cool tart on rack 10 minutes.
- Remove pan sides. Serve warm or at room temperature.


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Gum Diseases
Gum graph dislocating
I had a gum graph today where the dentist took the skin from the roof of my mouth and grafted to 3 of my lower right teeth. I know it was a dumb move but when I got home I gently pulled my lip to see and now I think I dislocated what he did. I even called the office and they said as long as the `putty` is still in place it`ll be ok. Is there a chance this graph will fail?
It is too early to tell. Since it happened so soon after surgery, it may have a chance to recover. It depends on how thick the blood clot is forming between graft and tooth surface and how much of it was destroyed when it was dislocated. However, do not try to look again.
Binnaz Leblebicioglu, DDS, MS, PhD
Associate Professor of Periodontology
College of Dentistry
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I am trying to build search query for hotel rooms availability but it seems that his query is way over my head, and i needhelp to build it. Note that there will be multiply hotels in the database.
Even that I am looking for available rooms, my idea was not to build availability table, but instead to use reservationtable, and I assume that if the room is not in the reservation table, it is available. (If you have any suggestions about this solutionI would like to hear it)
I have the following fields in the search form:
area (represented with areaid), checkInDate, checkOutDate, rooms (how many rooms he need), adults and children's.
Here are the tables that should be involved in this search:
Here are the tables:
CREATE TABLE `room` (
`roomID` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`hotelID` int(11) NOT NULL,
`roomtypeID` int(11) NOT NULL,
`roomNumber` int(11) NOT NULL,
`roomName` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
`roomDescription` text,
`roomVisible` tinyint(4) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`roomID`),
) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=20 DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
CREATE TABLE `roomtype` (
`roomtypeID` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`hotelID` int(11) NOT NULL,
`roomtypeName` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
`roomtypeAdults` int(11) NOT NULL,
`roomtypeChildrens` int(11) NOT NULL,
`roomtypeDescription` text,
PRIMARY KEY (`roomtypeID`),
) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=10 DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
CREATE TABLE `hotel` (
`hotelID` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`areaID` int(11) NOT NULL,
`hotelcategoryID` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
`hotelName` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
`hotelShortDescription` text,
`hotelAddress` varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL
PRIMARY KEY (`hotelID`),
) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=14 DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
CREATE TABLE `reservationroom` (
`reservationroomID` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`reservationID` int(11) NOT NULL,
`hotelID` int(11) NOT NULL,
`roomID` int(11) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`reservationroomID`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=greek;
Please note that I have removed the unnecessery fields from the tables, to make the code shorter and more easier to read.
Can anyone point me how to build this query to find available rooms? While I do know how to make simple join, this query is way over my head, and any help will be deeply appreciated.
Regards, zoreli
this is the best way to do it, and it's not that hard
you query the existing reservations for the time span desired, and anything that comes up is not available, so you can go ahead and book any of the rooms that didn't come up
querying for overlaps has been discussed here several times (search the forum for "timeline")
here's one example -- http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?664040-Checking-a-number-from-a-range-contained-within-a-range-under-SQL
Thanks for your reply.
The pointed example was too much complcated for me to understand.
So far, I come out with following solution, but I will need to add some more tables here
SELECT r.* FROM room r
LEFT JOIN `reservationroom` rr
ON r.`hotelID` = rr.`hotelID`
AND r.`roomID` = rr.`roomID`
WHERE ( rr.`reservationroomID` = '' OR rr.`reservationroomID` IS NULL );
I am posting the solution here in hope that it may be valuable for someone else who have the similar problem. It is not final solution however.
That also assumes the room is not unavailable for other reasons such as remodeling, maintenance, fumigating for bed bugs, being taken temporarily out of service, etc.


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Exclusive archive videos of O Sensei Morihei Ueshiba from André Nocquet's archives
- Written by Guillaume Erard
This section contains exclusive Aikido videos featuring some historical footage shot by master André Nocquet, 8th dan, the first foreign uchi deshi of Morihei Ueshiba at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo. Masters featured include Morihei Ueshiba, Minoru Mochizuki, André Nocquet, Kawaishi Mikonosuke, and Nobuyoshi Tamura. The music was scored by Guillaume Erard.
Practice at the old Aikikai Hombu Dojo (c. 1957)
This video was shot at the old Aikikai Hombu Dojo around 1956-1957, a wooden building that occupied the space which is now harboring the house of the Ueshiba family. The practitioners can be seen throwing enthusiastically each other under the watchful eye of Doshu Ueshiba Kisshomaru. Tamura Nobuyoshi Sensei and André Nocquet, who were both uchi deshi under the founder of Aikido at the time are also training with each other. In the third part, it is none other than O Sensei Ueshiba Morihei who can be seen performing his amazing techniques on the deshi of the dojo.
André Nocquet practicing with Tamura Nobuyoshi at the Aikikai under the direction of Ueshiba Morihei
Judo promotional video (c. 1935)
This dramatized demonstration was produced by André Nocquet in order to promote Judo to the French public. Based on the vehicles employed, this film was probably shot around 1935.
André Nocquet in a Judo promotional video
Budo demonstration at the 1st European Judo Championships (1951)
This demonstration took place 5th and 6th of December 1951 in Paris during the first European Judo Championship. An expert panel including Kawaishi Mikonosuke and Shozo Awazu, pioneers of French Judo, Mochizuki Minoru, the founder of the Yoseikan Budo, and André Nocquet, who was the first foreign uchi deshi of the founder of Aikido Morihei Ueshiba, demonstrated Japanese Budo to a crowd of over 10,000 people. This was probably the first Aikido demonstration to ever take place in Occident.
André Nocquet Kawaishi Mikonosuke and Mochizuki Minoru in demonstration in Paris
Social gathering with O Sensei and Ueshiba Kisshomaru (c. 1957)
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André Nocquet with Ueshiba Morihei and Ueshiba Kisshomaru in Tokyo


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The Gateway Arch is UnimpressivePosted on September 9th, 2012 8 comments
The October 2012 issue of Vanity Fair shares results that 46% of the 1,027 adults polled nationwide find The Gateway Arch the least impressive national landmark.
What an odd question to ask people. But since they asked, Americans are good with natural occurrences like falls or canyons, they're even good with carving presidents into the side of a mountain. But wholly man-made landmarks are ripe for a shrug.
After an initial wave of irritation that anyone slam on our Arch, I remember that I used to take it for granted. It's always been there, and once you go up inside of it and catch the view, what's left?
If I – as a proud St. Louisan – have treated it as the most boring ride at an amusement park, then the views of 1,027 people who may or may not have seen it in person are acceptable. I don't see the point of The Alamo, because anything to do with war or battles bores and confuses me. But I've also never seen it, so it's just a knee-jerk reaction.
Beauty for Beauty's Sake
Americans tend to be practical people who want things to serve a purpose. Admirable form like the Chrysler Building also has a function as an office building, so it's acceptable. Even the Seattle Space Needle (which is only a couple of years older than the Arch), goes a bit beyond being a symbol of its city with a restaurant at the top so it has some function beyond the views.
But the Gateway Arch is basically a modern sculpture with an elevator. Take the elevator up to see views to the east and to the west in a narrow curved space that's not conducive to hanging out. And back down you go.
It's truly a symbolic, minimalist art piece. An understanding of geometry, architecture and modern construction makes it impressive. But all those concepts may be too subtle for the room, naturally leading to the theoretical question, "What is the point?"
What is the point of a flower? We understand its benefits for bees, butterflies and the environment, but they are not crucial to human existence. But their beauty and fragrance can move our souls, and many are willing to cultivate them for just that purpose – beauty for beauty's sake. And that's The Arch, as well.
The Arch has other purposes beyond the beauty of its facade as the changing light and dark of day dances around it.
It is the symbol of a time in America when power and progress could be poetic.
It is a beacon that guides you without a compass, and takes you to the river.
It is the impossible made real.
It is the strength inherent in grace.
It is eternally modern, but with the erosion of American dignity, it has become nostalgic.
I didn't realize all these things about The Arch until an early 21st century sunset ride as a passenger in car gave me the opportunity to simply gaze at it. And these realizations hit me fast and forcefully. Suddenly, I "got it." And I was proud of our City for once having the towering vision to persevere for decades to build something that was only and simply beautiful and symbolic. It's as simple as a flower, which is a complicated thing.
Taking The Arch for granted is not just a Vanity Fair poll result. How many decades did it take for St. Louis to light it at night? And how many of you in St. Louis have never been near it, touched it, or been up inside of it? None of these things are crucial, but it does stir the soul, and you don't know how powerful and empowering that can be until it overtakes you.
My absolute favorite summary of the power of the Gateway Arch comes from Joe Thebeau, in the Finn's Motel song "Eero Saarinen":
Eero, arching, westward over my city
Stainless and brilliant
Eero, arching, skyward into the universe
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8 Responses to "The Gateway Arch is Unimpressive"
The Alamo is not that great; it's interesting, but in reality it was just a humble Spanish mission that was occupied by a couple hundred of slave-owning separatists. Just ignore the article with its blatant bias.
The Arch, besides serving as local landmark for St. Louisans, also venerates history using (then) cutting edge technology as well as purity of design. With as huge a trend as MCM design is, I wonder if the handful of adults polled were curmudgeons who never liked the thing to begin with or else Walmarties? It's a pretty minuscule number for a poll, and statistics can lie. That said, I'd love to see the museum recurated, perhaps with a substantial collection of Saarinen's other designs. And maybe a sleek little restaurant…
I can't begin to tell you how disappointed I was the last time I visited the arch. I got the feeling the Park Service is embarrassed by the arch's minimalist MCM design. I remember visiting the arch in the 70's and 80's when and it had a space age feel (similar to old Busch Stadium). The last time I visited, the waiting area to take the elevator is decorated with wooden crates and cut-out's of ol'timey riverboat people. It reminded me of something you would see at Six Flags.
The on-line [i.e., less scientific than the 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair survey, b/c the survey population is only readers of the on-line Vanity Fair, and then only those who choose to vote]version of the poll now has the Alamo as running 77%. Maybe your article motivated disgruntled St. Louisans to go vote?
The problem with such surveys is that it calls for a choice among the monuments which the poll presented. And even I, as a native St. Louisan, would NEVER call the Grand Canyon or Niagara Falls unimpressive! Nor, having visited it, Mount Rushmore. Haven't seen the Alamo, but we've all been fed a steady diet of John Wayne-Fess Parker movies, so those of us of "a certain age" may have a Hollywood-fueled sentimental feeling about it. That leaves the youngest creation on the highly limited list, our Gateway Arch. Put on the spot by such a silly poll, people unlucky enough to have answered the phone & said, "Okay," to the pollsters, had to pick something, eh? Doesn't say the Arch is UNimpressive, but that it's the 'least' impressive of their jackass poll. At least the even more absurd "what school course would you eliminate?" question offered "None of the above," tho their flighty article gleened that gym class gets no respect. Pointless exercise, all around.
samizdat September 13th, 2012 at 9:43 AM
Well, to be fair, most Americans are utterly ignorant of things engineering and architectural. Heck, almost half of 'Merkins don't believe in evolutionary theory and concepts, even though the entirety of bioligical sciences–and therefore, the applied benefits from it, ie., vaccines, anti-biotics, etc.–have allowed them to lead more healthful lives.
Having said that, as others have no doubt pointed out, these frivolous polls are frivolous.
I love the Arch. I have since I was a tiny kid. I loved going downtown and seeing the Arch, it still thrills me to my core.
The Arch is beautiful, an engineering marvel. It truly is a "Monument to the Dream" as the document about its building is called.
Maybe too many Americans have forgotten how to dream.
John Mele February 19th, 2013 at 10:41 AM
Ouch for the Arch. I have to agree with you that it is not as comparably great as the Grand Canyon, or Niagara Falls, or the Space Needle. I have been to all of these…(I wasn't overwhelmed by the Rushmore-thing). Still, the Arch has its symbolic purpose and is a sleek, modern monument which seems to fit with the westward expansion theme of the newest, greatest nation in modern history.
But, maybe the Arch takes a hit because St. Louis doesn't have the natural beauty of Niagara Falls and Grand Canyon OR anywhere near the striking beauty of Seattle, the Puget Sound, the Cascade Mountains, and the sometimes visible and awesome Mt. Ranier? I don't remember the view of St. Louis at all! Just the elevator ride.
Have a link on my website that invites people to suggest great architecture from different eras. Would love to know about examples you have in the St. Louis Area…(in Architecture School they only taught us about: "Pruit-Igoe!"
Sincerely, JM
I've been around since before the arch was built and I still can't help but stare at it every time I see it. I'd bet every single one of those people who are "unimpressed" do the same thing. You can't help it. THAT is why the Arch is just as impressive as anything else on that list.
I'm wondering if some people call the Arch unimpressive are actually unimpressed by the museum underneath. The museum is not the Arch.
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An intimate, brutal account of a young American journalist trying to survive his latest assignment, this powerful short story, at once modern and timeless, combines the best elements of classic war literature and psychological horror. Junger's unforgettable journey into the heart of darkness confronts man's unrelenting savagery and his unpredictable capacity for cowardice-and courage.
Daniel wanted to escape the Midwest and its small-town newspapers, but he didn't sign up for this: a war-torn West African city strung in barbed wire, its embassies abandoned, child soldiers brandishing guns in the streets. Andre, the veteran photographer Daniel is paired with, is conversant in all of it-the jungle, the locals, and especially the attendant risks of covering war-and pushes them to go deeper into the conflict, to get to the front lines. Yet in a battle like this, there are no reliable lines of safety. Western rules do not apply, and atrocity is color-blind. Just when Daniel thinks he's convinced his fearless partner to retreat, they arrive at what could be the end of the road for both of them.
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Heavy Alcohol Use Linked to Cancer
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WEDNESDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they've gained new insight into a link at the cellular level between alcohol consumption, aging and cancer.
The key appears to lie in telomeres, structures at the end of chromosomes that shorten as people get older. Telomeres are also thought to shorten because of excessive drinking.
Researchers thought that people with shorter telomeres due to heavy drinking would face a higher risk of cancer.
"Heavy alcohol users tend to look haggard, and it is commonly thought heavy drinking leads to premature aging and earlier onset of diseases of aging. In particular, heavy alcohol drinking has been associated with cancer at multiple sites," lead researcher Dr. Andrea Baccarelli, head of a research center at the University of Milan, said in a statement.
In the study, researchers analyzed DNA in 59 people who drank heavily (nearly one in four consumed at least four alcoholic drinks a day) and 197 people who drank at various levels.
Researchers found that telomere lengths were much shorter in those who drank a lot of alcohol.
"The decrease we found in telomere length is very sharp, and we were surprised to find such a strong effect at the cellular level," Baccarelli said.
The study was to be presented Wednesday at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting, in Washington, D.C.
-- Randy Dotinga
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The shelves at the Food Shelf at 138 East Main St., Caledonia, are near empty in some cases. It has been a tough year on hunger as we are serving many more. The holiday seasons are fast approaching. Many are hoping that you, our community resource, will help and donate many food items now and weekly in the future. Without your help, it could be the worst ever.
Please understand that the Food Shelf is not part of the food stamp program, which is now called SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). SNAP operates with a Food Debit Card that is received from the government to purchase food.
Please help if you can, especially if God has blessed you with more than you need.
The food stamp program started back in the Depression era, namely, May 16, 1939, to help the poor Americans and to sell surplus foods purchased by the government to prop up crop prices. In 1939, the average congressional salary was $10,000. It ended in 1943 primarily because they no longer had surplus foods to sell and widespread unemployment no longer existed.
Then in 1961 it was restarted by President Kennedy, and in 1964 the food stamp program was made permanent by President Johnson. In 1964 the average salary for congressional leaders was $22,500.
In the year 2000, approximately 17.2 million participated (when the average congressional salary was $141,300) and by year 2009 (our current Great Recession) 35.1 million people used the program.
In 2008, during the Great Recession, the average congressional salary was $169,300, and in 2009 it went up to $174,000.
Currently, the federal government reports that 47.8 million are using the SNAP or one in every seven Americans.
In addition, it is reported that 87 percent of all households using SNAP have at least a child, a senior or a disabled person in the household. The federal government also reports that 46.5 million Americans are living in poverty.
So, why is the Senate/Congress attempting to decrease or get rid of any type of food assistance program? It is no wonder that many people in 2014 will automatically vote for any new person. That will get rid of all of our current Senate/Congress!
The average income per household in the USA is $51,017. The average congressional income is more than three times this amount, and this doesn't even include all their benefits.
People of Houston County, the above information was given to you so that you might believe and understand that, we, the citizens of Houston County must take care of our own citizens as government will only continue to "take" and not "give." Please, please give as much as you can. God bless Houston County!
Larry Salm
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BP Confirms DoJ Settlement, Includes $4B Paid in Installments
BP (NYSE: BP) today announced that it has reached agreement with the United States government, subject to court approval, to resolve all federal criminal charges and all claims by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against the company stemming from the Deepwater Horizon accident, oil spill, and response.
As part of the resolution, BP has agreed to plead guilty to 11 felony counts of Misconduct or Neglect of Ships Officers relating to the loss of 11 lives; one misdemeanor count under the Clean Water Act; one misdemeanor count under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act; and one felony count of obstruction of Congress. This resolution is subject to U.S. federal court approval.
Thirteen of the 14 criminal charges pertain to the accident itself and are based on the negligent misinterpretation of the negative pressure test conducted on board the Deepwater Horizon. BP acknowledged this misinterpretation more than two years ago when it released its internal investigation report. Today's agreement is consistent with BP's position in the ongoing civil litigation that this was an accident resulting from multiple causes, involving multiple parties, as found by other official investigations. The remaining criminal count pertains to two BP communications made to a member of Congress during the spill response about flow rate estimates. As part of its resolution of criminal claims with the U.S. government, BP will pay $4 billion, including $1.256 billion in criminal fines, in installments over a period of five years. BP has also agreed to a term of five years' probation.
Under the resolution with the Department of Justice (DOJ), a total of $2.394 billion will be paid to the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) over a period of five years. In addition, $350 million will be paid to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) over a period of five years.
Pursuant to the terms of the plea agreement, BP has also agreed to take additional actions, enforceable by the court, to further enhance the safety of drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico. These requirements relate to BP's risk management processes, such as third-party auditing and verification, training, and well control equipment and processes such as blowout preventers and cementing. In addition, BP has agreed to several initiatives with academia and regulators to develop new technologies related to deepwater drilling safety.
The resolution also provides for the appointment of two monitors, both with terms of four years. A process safety monitor will review, evaluate and provide recommendations for the improvement of BP's process safety and risk management procedures concerning deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. An ethics monitor will review and provide recommendations for the improvement of BP's Code of Conduct and its implementation and enforcement.
Under U.S. law, companies convicted of certain criminal acts can be debarred from contracting with the federal government. BP has not been advised of the intention of any federal agency to suspend or debar the company in connection with this plea agreement. BP will continue to work cooperatively with the debarment authority.
In its resolution with the SEC, BP has resolved the Commission's Deepwater Horizon-related claims against the company under Sections 10(b) and 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the associated rules. BP has agreed to a civil penalty of $525 million, payable in three installments over a period of three years, and has consented to the entry of an injunction prohibiting it from violating certain U.S. securities laws and regulations. The SEC's claims are premised on oil flow rate estimates contained in three reports provided by BP to the SEC during a one-week period (on April 29 and 30 and May 4, 2010), within the first 14 days after the accident. This resolution is subject to U.S. federal court approval.
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The Asian Diaspora World Service
Peyton Place R4
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie R4
Mr Harris's Violins R4
If he missed it, someone should send Lord Tebbit the three-part documentary series that has just finished on the World Service called The Asian Diaspora. Maybe he could listen to it when he's watching Tendulkar heading for another century at The Oval this week. Remember the Chingford Skinhead's remark about immigrants having to pass the cricket test to prove their loyalty to Britain? Cheer for the visitors and you should be on the next plane back to Bombay, or Barbados.
If only it were as simple as that, Norman, as presenter Jaitinder Verma discovered in his investigation. Trying to cope with the ambivalent dynamic of dual citizenship isn't easy. And Verma should know. As a child he experienced the trauma of the Asian exodus from Kenya to Britain in 1968, leaving his father behind but taking his parting words with him: 'India will remain your motherland, but where you live, that will be your fatherland'.
Much depends, of course, on why the immigrant had to leave his home. The Chinese dissident and political exile Richard Long, as he now calls himself, seems so wrapped up in his campaign to destabilise the communist regime in Beijing, he has little time to consider his new status as a US citizen. Long edits a subversive pro-democracy newsletter called VIP Reference, which he emails to millions daily. Jessie Singh, on the other hand, arrived in California as an economic migrant from the Punjab. Now, as the CEO of one of Silicon Valley's biggest corporations, he entertains people such as Bill Clinton in his million-dollar mansion.
He is now in a position to pressurise politicians, thanks to generous contributions to their campaigns. Why not solve the teacher shortage in San Jose, he suggested to one, by setting up an education programme in India to retrain teachers to suit American standards and bring them over? Verma talked to Filipinos and Pakistanis working in Saudi Arabia, and to the Japanese community in Brazil, who were sent packing from California.
Being a dissident, when I was at school, meant being caught reading Peyton Place, Grace Metalious's scorching bestseller about sex in small-town New England. It's the new Woman's Hour serial, and a wave of nostalgia swept over me as soon as I heard the smoochy Thirties music, and the unmistakable voice of Claire Bloom as narrator.
So where did it go wrong? And, though we're only halfway through, it very definitely has. To start with, it just seemed plain dated.
Women like Constance McKenzie don't exist any more, and nobody now bats an eyelid at the mention of adultery or abortions. But it isn't really that. It's the acting. Apart from Selena and the Doc, the characters are as stiff and unconvincing as in a school play. And, given the usual sky-high standard of BBC radio drama, this takes some doing.
The new classic serial The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie was, I was convinced, bound to be a let down. No one could follow Maggie Smith in her prime as the subversive Scottish schoolmarm, but Gerda Stevenson may even be better. This is a cracking performance all round. Maybe it all boils down to the indisputable fact that Muriel Spark is a better writer than Grace Metalious.
There are few better documentary presenters than Susan Marling. If I see her name, I automatically switch on. Mr Harris's Violins was full of anecdotes and music and, especially, surprises. Nigel Harris is a New Zealander, who has taken over from Stradivarius in the opinion of many musicians. He trained as a structural engineer, and uses the same mathematical formulae to work out why a violin works the way it does.
His description of the different kinds of wood needed to make a violin - the spruce trees growing on the Italian side of the Alps are the best for the front, and seasoned maple for the back - was an eye-opener. Correction, an ear opener. The musical sequences proved his point.
You can pay £1million for a Strad, and £10,000 for one of Mr Harris's. The first definitely isn't 100 times better, observed an expert.


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Old St. Ann's school set to come down
The Panama Canal was a brand-new idea and Teddy Roosevelt was president of the United States in 1903 when St. Ann's Catholic Church opened a school in Wadena.
While St. Ann's School lives on in the year 2010 with a good family atmosphere that offers students a lot of one-on-one with teachers and staff, the 107-year-old original building is slated to be demolished this summer, leaving only the addition which present-day St. Ann's students call their school.
St. Ann's business manager Barb Butler, who is letting bids for the demolition project, fully expects a crowd to be on hand the day the wrecking ball begins to bring down its walls.
"It's full of memories," Butler said. "It's tough to see those old buildings go down."
The enrollment of St. Ann's today is one-tenth of the 400 that once attended the three-story parochial school on Franklin Avenue. The present-day St. Ann's School had students in grades one through six. It was added to the original three-story building in 1952.
St. Ann's began cutting ties with the old building about five or six years ago, according to Butler, just to "see if we could manage in the newer addition." The gym continued to be used for a few years but the boiler was taken out in 2009 and an auction sale was held last summer. Parishioners have recently held a couple of clean-up days in the old school building.
Some asbestos removal has been done but more is needed before the old building can be brought down for good.
"It's a bittersweet experience," St. Ann's principal Eileen Weber said.


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[Weider] junior protein cocoa taste 800 g
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B-complex vitamins to work the necessary calcium and iron, protein needs to grow children's calcium, iron and B vitamins (7 types) (7 types) have been added.
Cocoa is the Morinaga's delicious cocoa flavor.
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It seems a tad ironic that an expansion for Dust Tactics based around the invasion of England should arrive here roughly three months after it's worldwide release. Still, as it's finally with us this seems like as good a time as any to take a look at what's inside the box.
Unlike the previous expansions, Cerberus doesn't come with any extra map tiles. Instead, as well as the usual two new heroes, you get the parts to add 3D buildings to your previously 2D games. (I've added a series of photos which will hopefully give you a good idea of what to expect – click on the thumbnails to see the full versions.)
The rulebook is a typical Fantasy Flight affair – nicely printed, with legible text and plenty of illustrations and photos. The book contains an assortment of new rules, strategy tips, instructions for putting your buildings together and 7 new missions, including a couple designed for four players. All of these make use of buildings, and are designed to set up on the paper maps which came in the revised starter set. That said, you could just as easily use the cardboard tiles from the original starter (also available separately). There's no real linked narrative this time, but there's still plenty of background material to help set the scene. As ever, the full rulebook is available as a free download from Fantasy Flight's website.
The two new heroes are made from the same slightly soft plastic as the other figures in the line (it'll be familiar to fans of Heroclix), but pleasingly there is little evidence of warping which is particularly surprising in Angela's sniper rifle. There are still a few small mould lines, but they'll clean up easily enough although at the expense of the pre-sprayed undercoat.
Of course it's the building which is the star of the show here – as you can see, it comes as a fair collection of hard plastic parts which are designed to slip together. Longer wall sections push down into corner or divider pieces, and lock into place with the small built-in peg at the top. As you might expect, the joints vary between stiff and slack and I'd take care when assembling so as not to end up snapping anything – they don't feel particularly frail, but I can see how they might get damaged fairly easily. You could always glue them, but then you'd lose the modular nature – one of the selling points.
I followed the instructions in the book to assemble one floor of a building (the pieces also stack) to give you an idea of size and scale, as well as a look at how many parts were left over. Given the size of the average Dust Tactics battle, one of these sets will give you enough for a large centre piece or a couple of smaller bunkers.
As a keen miniatures gamer, I've noticed a lack of cheap generic modern city terrain in 28mm scale (hell, even in 15mm). Looking at comparable plastics, Games Workshop tends unsurprisingly towards futuristic ruins and skulls (the latter not really being a feature of East London architecture) and Pegasus Hobbies have a similar aesthetic. Amera's vacuum-formed plastic buildings are decent, but made from a softer plastic. Urban Construct make some amazing modern resin buildings, but they do come at a premium price. There is a lot of excellent print & play terrain available (particularly from WorldWorks), but that still relies on a decent colour printer, plenty of card and an equal amount of patience.
I'm not particularly surprised to see that Fantasy Flight have added a modular building to their forthcoming releases list, as it really is a nice piece for the price (even given that you currently have to buy Operation Cerberus to get it). I can't wait to put it to use playing 7ombieTV, or one of the many other modern-era skirmish games.


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Video: Ireland under-19 star who scored Beckham-like goal signs first pro deal with Reading
Ireland under-19 star Liam Kelly has signed his first professional deal after his goal for Ireland against Sweden became a viral hit.
The 17-year-old playmaker, who has caught the eye for the Royals under-18s and under-21s sides - as well as at youth level for the Republic of Ireland, has put pen to paper on a two-and-a-half year deal.
Liam is another born and bred Reading player having been at the club since the age of eight, and is the latest youngster from a long list to have come through our successful youth system at the Royals.
"It's a great feeling to have signed for my boyhood club," Liam told Readingfc.co.uk.
"Having seen the likes of Jake Taylor, Jordan Obita and Aaron Tshibola been given their chance, it gives us great motivation to work hard."
His goal last month for Ireland brought him to the attention of football fans everywhere.
The magnificent strike secured the young Irish boys a 1-0 win and inevitably drew comparisons to David Beckham's goal against Wimbledon at Selhurst Park all those years ago.
"The goal was absolutely unbelievable and I instantly thought of David Beckham," said Ireland manager Paul Doolin of the strike.
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Collect resource usage from a wide variety of sources and analyze data across the enterprise with impressive access to details
Customers often achieve a full return on investment within the first year from improved software asset portfolio management
Collected usage data is digitally signed and stored in a data warehouse for quick retrieval
Open iT is a software asset management solution which can meter and report on how individuals or groups use applications, servers, storage, databases and services across an enterprise. Open iT enables fully customizable usage reporting, granular chargeback for software and hardware usage, and industry-leading automated license management capabilities across Windows, Unix and Linux platforms.
Accurate overview of IT assets
Use software reports to see where training is needed. Focus user support where it has greatest effect. Improve employee collaboration, discover efficiency trends, and optimize software usage. Cut waste and improve planning for future IT assets investments.
Understand your organization's true use of software to maximize your software and maintenance investments. Track and automatically recover licenses from idle interactive applications to best enable workforce productivity.
Discuss with your software vendor the use of Open iT usage reports as the basis for pay-per-use licensing. Facilitate cross-org discussion of resource sharing or use Open iT invoicing capability to enable internal expense allocation to teams, projects or departments.
Open iT provides justification for our user community. Our company treats us as a vendor, so we must prove ourselves. Open iT justifies why we need particular modules to support our business needs.
Open iT Software has helped us manage costs as we expand the business, supporting and supplying the needs of our highest producers. We could not have done this without a tool like Open iT LicenseAnalyzer. It meters usage 24/7, always hard at work for us, analyzing and providing data for optimizing our software resources, even as we reduce or expand our activity levels. This is not a once a year job!
Overall Open iT software made my life easier so I'd say yes it was dependable and reliable.
We're looking forward to having some good reports to provide information to management for decision making.
It fulfills the task we envisaged it to do; gives us insight into what is out there being used and by whom. In theory, it is vendor-independent. That's the edge that Open iT has over the rest.
Open iT software is a good tool, it helped save us a lot and we're able to use our resources optimally. Overall I'm happy with Open iT support team and software.
Open iT LicenseAnalyzer has allowed us to monitor license usage and remove dormant licenses. This makes our license usage more efficient and reduces the need to purchase additional licenses.
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Is Your Water As Emotionally Sensitive As Gwyneth Paltrow's Water?
Uh oh, Shailene Woodley and Alicia Silverstone, we've got another contender for the celeb with the weirdest hippie-dippie ideas! Shailene Woodley's vagina may be thriving on all that Vitamin-D and Alicia Silverstone's got kiss-feeding down, but is their water as evolved as Gwyneth Paltrow's? Doubt it! In the latest issue of GOOP, Gwyneth writes:
I am fascinated by the growing science behind the energy of consciousness and its effects on matter. I have long had Dr. [Masaru] Emoto's coffee table book on how negativity changes the structure of water, how the molecules behave differently depending on the words or music being expressed around it.
Hmm, I'm confused. Luckily, Paltrow had her friend, Dr. Habib Sadeghi — some sort of natural "healer" who seems to be popular with celebs — explain in further detail. He writes:
"Japanese scientist Masaru Emoto performed some of the most fascinating experiments on the effect that words have on energy in the 1990s. In his experiments, Emoto poured pure water into vials labelled with negative phrases like 'I hate you' or 'Fear.' After 24 hours, the water was frozen, and no longer crystallized under the microscope: It yielded grey, misshapen clumps instead of beautiful lace-like crystals.
In contrast, Emoto placed labels that said things like 'I love you' or 'Peace' on vials of polluted water, and after 24 hours, they produced gleaming, perfectly hexagonal crystals."
Hear that, environmentalists? The only thing we have to do to clean up our polluted oceans is to toss in tiny bits of paper with positive affirmations written on them! Who knew?! (Gwynnie did.) [GOOP via ELLE]


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Network for innovation as a way to enhance competitiveness: an overview of Italian food SMEs entering networks
Nowadays innovation represents a strategy to face the economic crisis affecting many sectors globally. It is believed that innovation is one of the most significant factors for the enhancement of competitiveness. Innovation is identified with the creation of value by companies, and networking is believed to be a key way to contribute to the better value creation. In particular networking is object of increasing interest not only by academics but also by political institutions, firstly European Union, due to the beliefs that it can foster innovation among SMEs and hence enhances competitiveness. The development of innovation may requires R&D support from outside and the collaboration with other organizations. It is hence recognized the essential role of networking for the innovation and the participation of SMEs in networks as pivotal strategy. European economy is characterized by SMEs and particularly the agri-food sector. This study carries out an investigation, based on a web survey of Italian food SMEs, presenting an overview of Italian food SMEs engaged in collaborations for innovation purposes. Especially, the examination focuses on the identification of types of organizations mainly involved in collaborations for the resources acquisition and structural factors characterizing such SMEs. Data collection of Italian food SMEs is accomplished by standardized questionnaires designed to be compiled on line in anonymous way. Findings show higher frequency of SMEs involved in collaboration with suppliers for innovation purposes. However, in term of realized innovation, SMEs collaborating with universities demonstrate higher frequency of enhanced innovation. This work presents an additional value in term of comprehension not only for their impact on the nature of the network but also for the conceptualization of proper network able to encourage firm's participation. Additionally, it must be point out that results from such studies cannot be generalized and extended to outside SMEs nation, hence factors involved in other SMEs cultures need to be carefully investigated at each country's level.
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It could be shown in this thesis that improving sanitation has various effects on the issues of slums, undernourishment and public health. Further on, the concept of sustainable sanitation was introduced and the effects of this sanitation practice, particularly economic effects were considered and their relevancy for sustainable development regarding the MDGs could be shown. Finally, all insights gained during the preparation of this thesis were combined and had been transformed into a real world example. The example showed that it is possible to combine convenient slum sanitation infrastructure with the idea of circular nutrient management in urban areas to design a large scale sustainable sanitation system.
An excerpt of the practical information gathered during the preparation of this thesis can be found under:
Schroeder, E. (2011). Marketing human excreta - A study of possible ways to dispose of urine and faeces from slum settlements in Kampala, Uganda (also available in this library).
Bibliographic information
Schröder, E. (2011). Economic effects of sustainable sanitation - Logistics of human excreta in Uganda.