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MIAMI - One of Cuba's most renowned dissidents lectured about the role of social media in a democratic Cuba on Monday.
During a lecture at Florida International University, famed blogger Yoani Sanchez, 37, described how the internet is being used to spread the news of activists being arrested by the government.
"With those little cell phones we started to spread the message to all the activists in the country with whom we have been able to connect" said Sanchez.
The FIU lecture included questions from an audience largely comprised of Cuban exiles.
"I think she did a very good job in covering the idea that there is virtual Cuba and a real Cuba and that right now there is a separation between the two, but increasingly there is more a connection between the two," said Dr. Jorge Duany who led the lecture Monday night.
The debate over the U.S. embargo on Cuba also came up during the event. Sanchez said the issue has been used by the Castro government to pit blame on problems facing the country. She is in favor of ending it.
"She gives a good logically reason for it," said Rogelio Madan who attended the lecture.
FIU presented her with a valor medal. It's the first time the award was handed out.
Sanchez speaks at Freedom Tower
Earlier in the day, Sanchez called for unity after five decades of a revolution that has divided families and sent thousands into exile.
The blogger's remarks were made during a speech at Miami's Freedom Tower, where many Cuban exiles were processed after fleeing the 1959 communist revolution.
Sanchez told an enthusiastic audience she dreams of a Cuba where people don't have to differentiate themselves by politics. Instead, she said, "We are all Cubans. Period."
"Help unite us. Help us knock down that wall whose difference from the Berlin Wall is not of concrete or brick but of lies, silence, and bad intentions," she added.
VIDEO: Cuban dissident calls for unity
Sanchez has earned praise worldwide for her candid descriptions of modern life in Cuba. She said she wants the U.S. to end the Cuban embargo.
"I was born in a place where everything is justified by the embargo. Everything," she said.
"That's why I'm here today, so that no one can ever again divide us between one type of Cuban and another type of Cuban," she said.
"She's a very brave woman," said Dinorah Rangel. "She's risking her life. I fear for her safety when she returns to Cuba and for her family."
"We want the world to know that she's supported, that she has friends in the United States," said Rafael Palacios with the Democracy Movement. "She's got guts."
Sanchez also thanked exiles for keeping Cuban traditions alive.
"She has a new approach and I believe that we're the old ones, we should back her up, and that's what we are doing," said Felix Toledo.
"The fact that she was able to leave Cuba and come to the Cuban exile and say, all the Cubanism I have found is because of you, you have kept it alive," said Ninoska Perez-Castellon with the Cuban Liberty Council.
Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padron presented Sanchez with the college's presidential medal. In 2009, she was named one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World" by Time magazine.
Sanchez is on an international tour after being allowed to leave Cuba for the first time in nearly a decade. She has traveled to Europe, Latin America and the United States.PHOTOS: Yoani Sanchez in Miami
She arrived in Miami on Thursday and has described this stop as the most emotional of her journey.
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Minneapolis, Fully 15% of U.S. Hispanics are unfamiliar with American holidays such as Halloween and Thanksgiving, according to a survey commissioned by General Mills and conducted by Synovate Market Research.
Conducted in August, the survey polled 500 U.S. Hispanics at various levels of acculturation. It found that most Hispanics (65%) would welcome learning more about the holidays as a way of improving their lives.


text: Burdette a tackling machine for UAB By Doug Smock November 8, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Marvin Burdette has tackled every bit of adversity thrown his way, including his team's 31 losses in 45 games over four years.Burdette has also tackled every ball carrier who comes his way, it seems - and tracked down many ball carriers who were going in other directions.The 5-foot-11, 230-pound linebacker from Batesville, Miss., has overcome a change in the head coach, two changes of defensive coordinators and back pain, not to mention the pain of his Alabama-Birmingham team losing way too much for his liking.Despite his team's 2-7 record, he is having a big senior season, which he will continue Saturday against Marshall at Legion Field. Kickoff time is 4:30 p.m. EST, with the game airing on WVAH, channel 11 in Charleston-Huntington.Burdette is second in the nation with 12.78 tackles per game, trailing only Toledo's Dan Moll. His 7.11 solo tackles lead the FBS. But that's not the most startling stat.Consider this - Burdette's 115 total tackles is more than double the nearest teammate, and his nine tackles for loss lead the team by far. He also is tied for the lead on a sack-deprived defense, with two.With nine tackles on Saturday, he will become UAB's all-time leader. He has 364, only behind the 372 of Zac Woodfin (2001-04). Marshall players and coaches have respectfully singled out Burdette this week, point to his simple ability to get outside quickly from his spot in the middle and tackle surely.Burdette played in 2009 as a true freshman, even starting two games. He had a big year in 2010, ranking fifth in Conference USA with 114 tackles and earning honorable mention All-C-USA honors.A back injury hampered his junior year, as well as a lack of offseason conditioning. Sidelined the previous summer, he put on unwanted weight and his productivity dropped a tick. Changes in coaches haven't made things easier. In that 2011 season, coach Neil Callaway brought in former Memphis head coach Tommy West as defensive coordinator.After the Blazers' 3-9 season, Callaway and his staff were shown the door. With Garrick McGee and defensive coordinator Reggie Johnson arriving, Burdette had to digest a whole new system, communicate to his teammates in an entirely new manner and help shepherd the younger players through the trauma of a coaching change.Burdette says there is a little more to digest in Johnson's system."The mental aspect is more. He asks a lot more," Burdette said. "West is a great coach and I won't take anything for him, but he made things simple so you can play faster, but Coach Johnson, he wants to play with high intensity, and it's not going to be easy; it's going to be complex. You get to 'I know this, this is what's I've got to do,' and that allows you to play faster."So far, the results have been mixed, at best. The Blazers yielded 126 points in a three-game stretch, getting roughed up for 566 total yards by Houston, 600 by East Carolina and 619 by Tulane. But that fell to 295 yards last week in a 27-19 win over Southern Mississippi.The Blazers are another team who must cope with Marshall's "NASCAR" offensive attack, which has run fewer than 89 plays in just one game. Burdette, who compares the Herd offense to that of Houston with Case Keenum, could easily match his career-high 24 tackles. Burdette is eager to go for that, but he also wants and to help make his younger teammates better. With three games left in his college career, he's certainly not going to let up."Right now, Coach Johnson and Coach McGee are telling us we're still playing for a lot," he said. "In the game of college football, it's not just football. Football prepares you for life and for everything. When you're an athlete in college, you have a better chance than other people when you come out because you're asked to perform at high levels."Right now, we're playing for our seniors. We're playing for the freshmen and you're playing for everybody. Even though the season didn't go the way you wanted to go, you're still trying to show the guys how to win, to get to that crossroads where you say, 'To heck with losing, it's time to win.'"So we've still got a lot to play for." Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Police seek car driven by woman found dead in Kanawha River 2 Teen pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 4 Man allegedly cuts father in Rand over argument about sandwich 5 Esa Ahmad ineligible for first half of WVU men's basketball season Hurricane gets 1st title Previous Story Roundup: Valley players earn state soccer honors Next Story


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Spring brings green grass and warmer temperatures but also unwanted litters of cats.
Beginning April 1, for only $25, owners can have their cat spayed or neutered at any veterinary clinic in North Platte or at Sutherland Veterinary Clinic.
Paws-itive Partners member Susan Kubart explained the importance of spay and neuter: I love my cats, so to keep them healthy, I chose to have them spayed and neutered. This choice has resulted in calm, happy, healthy, loving cats. You dont have to worry about them running away to find a mate, fighting with other cats and risking injury, or spraying in the house and yard to attract mates.
We all love our cats, so its important to treat them right," Kubart said. "Spaying and neutering can be too expensive for some pet owners, so now is the perfect time for financial assistance through Love My Cat.
In order to make spaying and neutering affordable to everyone, veterinary clinics in North Platte and Sutherland have reduced fees to cat owners to $25 during April. Paws-itive Partners is supplementing the balance of veterinary expenses.
We want to reach as many low- to moderate-income cat owners as possible As small as the fee is for Love My Cat, theres no reason not to spay and neuter, said Kubart.
Animal Clinic veterinarian Dr. Robert Bohlender spoke highly of Paws-itive Partners Love My Cat campaign.
Some pet owners need financial help stopping litters. Paws-itive Partners does such good work and we are glad to be part of Love My Cat.
As with all participating clinics, Bohlender said pet owners can call their clinic directly to schedule their cats appointment. He reminded people not to wait to call because clinics expect a big demand during April.
Paws-itive Partners is asking cat owners to call their veterinary clinic as soon as possible to schedule appointments.
Employees at veterinary clinics and the local animal shelter told Paws-itive Partners they saw a reduction in unwanted litters after previous Love My Cat efforts.
During the last two Love My Cat campaigns, 693 cats were spayed and neutered. Cats are prolific producers and it is estimated that the last two Love My Cat campaigns were able to prevent over 3,400 births in the six months afterwards!
For questions about Love My Cat, call Jo Mayber at 308-532-8814.
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I just picked this piece up at a local antique store. The store owner didn't have a clue as to the age. I am thinking it is either the late 1950's or early 1960's but I could be wrong. In case you can't tell from the picture there is a small pump that makes the bottle pour liquid into the beer glass. It works very well, I put some water in it just to see. Other than the small rust spot behind the glass the entire piece is in amazing condition. If anyone can shed some light on how old this actually is I would be very grateful.


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You're Me
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You're Me considers how we are constantly made-up and un-done by each other. With the constraint of just two performers on stage the whole time, Faye Driscoll and Jesse Zaritt fight a sweaty, evocative, disturbing and deeply funny battle with the dualism they face; male/female, director/performer and performer/audience. Imbued with the adrenaline of potentially dire consequences,You're Me is a moving portrait of the impossible struggle to unhinge the palindromic loop of self and other.
The presentation of Faye Driscoll was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts' National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and additional funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Visit Faye Driscoll's artist page for more information and to read her artist blog >>
Located in SOMA in San Francisco, CounterPULSE is a non-profit theater, performance space, community center, and gallery with roots deep in the Bay Area's provocative performance and dance scenes. CounterPULSE produces its own shows, helps support local artists and activists with its programs and can be rented for productions and rehearsals.
Our Box Office opens for will-call and at-the-door purchase 45 minutes before showtime.
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Santa to visit tree-lighting Friday
Santa Claus is coming to downtown Boulder Creek on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.
This year's tree-lighting event is from 5 to 8 p.m. on Highway 9.
Entertainment and caroling will take place at 5 p.m. on the main stage behind Boulder Creek Hardware. Most Unique Parties & Ponies will perform a magic show, followed by face painting and balloon twisting, plus the local Jazzercise dancers.
Santa is scheduled to arrive at 6 p.m. After the tree is lit, he'll be at the Boulder Creek Pizza & Pub with Mrs. Claus for photos.
Horse-drawn carriage rides will depart in front of Jenna Sue's, carriage rides and Santa photos cost $5 each, with proceeds going to the Boulder Creek Business Association CANpaign Fund to Light Up The Town. For information, go to http://bcba.net.
Employment workshop for women set Nov. 28
Women Ventures/Job Connect Program will host a free workshop from 9:15 a.m. to 1 p.m Nov. 28 at the Workforce Career Center, 2045 40th Ave.
The workshop is for women older than age 18.
The event includes apprenticeship information, career exploration into the construction trades, "green" job and business opportunities, up-to-date job readiness skill building and personalized follow-up career planning sessions.
The Women Ventures/Job Connection Program was established in 1999. It has trained and helped hundreds of women to find jobs.
For information or to RSVP, call 724-0206.
Health agency moves headquarters
The Health Improvement Partnership of Santa Cruz County is moving its offices, effective Wednesday, down the street to 1800 Green Hills Road, Suite 100.
The phone numbers remain the same, with administration at 430-5606, but there is a new fax number, 430-9664. Partnership staff use the email suffix @hipscc.org; the suffix @ccah-alliance.org is no longer functional.
TimeBank celebrates first year Dec. 6
TimeBank Santa Cruz, a system of reciprocal service exchange, will celebrate its first year with an event 5-7 p.m. Dec. 6 at Verve Coffee Roasters, 1540 Pacific Ave.
There will be birthday cake and a chance to meet TimeBank members.
TimeBank members have traded more than 1,800 hours since the system launched in December 2011, according to TimeBank Director Bonnie Linden, putting the monthly growth rate at 5 percent.
"The faster and bigger the TimeBank grows, and the more community connections it fosters, the more effectively it can meet members' needs and strengthen our local economy," she said.
For information, go to http://santacruz.timebanks.org.
Mad Hatter Tea benefits Toys for Tots
Seascape Beach Resort will host its annual Mad Hatter's Holiday Tea Party to benefit the 2012 Toys for Tots Santa Cruz County campaign 12:30-3:30 p.m. Dec. 9 at 1 Seascape Resort Drive. Last year's event sold out, resulting in the distribution of toys to more than 500 children.
The party will feature a production under the direction of Nathan Figone and include beloved characters such as Alice, the White Rabbit and Mad Hatter. There will be face-painting, crafts, photo opportunities with the characters and a raffle.
Every guest is asked to donate at least one new unwrapped toy; Toys for Tots requests no guns or toys of aggression, and for health reasons cannot accept unpacked stuffed animals.
The cost is $8 for children 2 and younger; $31 for those aged 3-11; and $47 for 12 and older. Reservations are required by Dec. 7 at www.seascaperesort.com under "calendar of events page" or purchase at brownpapertickets.com/event/285007. For information, call 662-7141.


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Million-dollar cars up for auction this weekend in Seattle
SEATTLE -- The Mecum Auto Auction is making its first ever visit to Seattle this weekend, putting more than 600 classic and collectible cars on the block Friday and Saturday.
Three highlights include a 2008 Bugatti Veyron, which is expected to sell for more than $1 million, a 1967 Corvette L88 Coupe, which could sell for $4-5 million, and a 1971 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda Convertible, which could bring in $3.4-4.5 million.
The auction is being held at the Century Link Field Events Center. Doors open at 8 a.m. and the auction begins at 10 a.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, and kids under 12 are free.


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NEW YORK, November 28, 2011 - Journalists Kati Marton and David Rohde and historian Gordon M. Goldstein assess the late Richard Holbrooke's legacy in a discussion moderated by Roger Cohen of the New York Times. (1 hr., 23 min.)
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The guide is pretty rough from a collectors perspective. It looks like it was used on a trip, and then stored in a garage on top the oil cans. The back cover map was so soiled I had to clean it up digitally. But none the less, it shines as a great old road guide from the golden age of auto touring.
A couple of pages follow below to whet your interest.
Go to the HistoricalRoadMaps site and then to the list to find the Guide.
Comments, suggestions, and requests are welcome. You will have to be a member of the American Road forum to make a map request, but it is easy to sign up, and you will be joining a great group of folks.
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ONeal Headed for Injured List
By Conrad Brunner | Oct. 29, 2004
With the pain in his injured left foot still lingering, Jermaine O'Neal said Friday he is likely to be on the injured list when the Pacers open the regular season next Wednesday night in Cleveland.
"I expect to open on the injured list," O'Neal said. "After a couple more days of practice we'll see where I'm at. I know for sure I won't play next week at all and there's a huge possibility I will be out for a couple of weeks. So we'll see what happens."
O'Neal has been out since Oct. 20, missing the final five preseason games including tonight's finale against Denver in Conseco Fieldhouse. He began his own workouts Thursday and will continue through the weekend to see how the foot responds. If the pain continues, he said he will seek a second opinion.
"I knew the entire preseason this may be an issue," he said. "I was hoping if I sat out a week-and-a-half or two weeks it would calm down and heal, but after the first week, it wasn't the type progress we thought it would be making. That's when I focused my mind on coming into the season on the injured list.
"That's something I didn't want to do. I know my team doesn't want me there. But ultimately we know it's better to take care of the injuries now than come the Eastern Conference Finals and I've got something wrong with my foot and can't play in a game."
O'Neal originally injured the foot in an offseason workout. Compensating for that problem, believed to be minor, caused him to begin landing awkwardly on the foot and led to the current injury, which he said involves ligament and nerve damage.
"We've been very careful about it here and we continue to be," said franchise President Donnie Walsh. "It's got to be his call when he feels well enough to play. I think the doctors know what it is and they're working with it and in the long run it'll be all right but we can't tell when the pain is there and when it's not.
"If he's injured and doesn't feel like he can play, he'll go on the injured list and come back when he says he can."
If O'Neal does go on the list, he'll join starting center Jeff Foster (hip surgery) and backup point guard Anthony Johnson (broken finger, right hand), who both are expected to miss up to eight weeks.
That would likely push Austin Croshere into a temporary starting role at power forward for at least the first five games of the regular season. Croshere has started five preseason games, averaging 7.4 points and 6.4 rebounds, heading into the finale tonight against Denver in Conseco Fieldhouse. Scot Pollard has been filling in for Foster at center. Eddie Gill has stepped into Johnson's backup role.
"Obviously, with Jermaine being out, I want to do as much as I can to make up for it," Croshere said. "He's a very good defender and I'm never going to be a huge shot-blocker like he is, but I can pick it up on the defensive end as much as possible. And he's our leading rebounder so obviously that's going to be huge, as well. Offensively, I'm going to have to keep doing the things I've been doing throughout my career."
The injuries will have a domino effect on the roster and rotations, particularly with key reserves Jonathan Bender (knee) and David Harrison (shoulder) both nursing minor maladies.
"Injuries are part of the landscape of this business," said Coach Rick Carlisle. "That's why youve got a deep team, to have guys ready to fill in. Do we have another Jermaine O'Neal? No. But we're going to find a way to make it work.
"The most important thing is he has the opportunity to get completely healthy, because this is a 26-year-old and this is a 100-game season to get to the playoffs counting the exhibitions, so we have to make sure we keep our eye on the ball here."
This isn't what the Pacers had in mind for launching a season with championship aspirations and high expectations. But, as Stephen Jackson pointed out, at least it's better to have injuries at the beginning of a season than the end.
"It's definitely a blow to us because we want to have our franchise player starting off but we'd rather have him healthy at the end," Jackson said. "It's not how you start it's how you finish. We've just got to hold it down until he gets back."


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David Lacks Talk
Henrietta Lacks, for decades known only as HeLa in medical and research circles, was a poor African-American mother of 5 who died of cervical cancer in 1951. Her cancerous cells were harvested without her knowledge by a doctor at Johns Hopkins and live on to this day as immortal HeLa cells. HeLa cell lines were instrumental in developing a cure for polio, cancer and AIDs treatments, gene mapping, aging and infertility research, as well as a boon of other scientific discoveries and medical breakthroughs. Her case was important in the development of human research ethics in the U.S. but still little was known about the woman behind the cells or her family until this book was released last year.


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"Hwang Sok-yong has given contemporary world literature a beautiful gift. Written in a voice that is utterly humanistic, The Old Garden combines multiple narratives that resonate on the levels of the historical, political, and aesthetic. Hwang's masterful command of the novelistic form is evident in his ability to be simultaneously intimate and worldly. Without a doubt, The Old Garden will be seen as the definitive novel of Korea's Gwangju generation."
—Jeff Shroeder, guitarist for the Smashing Pumpkins and English PhD candidate at UCLA


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2 weeks, 2 cities, 2 coasts! Part 1 of our U.S. winter east-to-west tour: NYC
ARNOLD WAYNE JONES | Life+Style Editor
What's it like to, in one week, clock time on both major coasts in America's two largest cities? For New York in winter, it's all about theater; in Hollywood, it's about the movies (and the weather, a welcome break from the cold). And both have great places to eat.
First up: NYC. This time of year, the wind bites through you there, so a trip has to be based on the theater season, which is at its midpoint. Some of the hits have become apparent and new ones promise something great in the spring.
Follies isn't the not-to-miss Sondheim experience that A Little Night Music was last year — at least after Bernadette Peters took over for Catherine Zeta-Jones — but it is all Bernadette, without replacement — though she shares the limelight with Jan Maxwell, who almost steals the show. Seldom staged because of its huge cast, elaborate costumes and sets, Follies is a nostalgic take on the fate of musical theater as viewed from 40 years ago; little has changed.
But it also crystallized Sondheim's peculiar thematic preoccupation with nostalgia. See it, and you instantly realize how many of his shows are about the wistful, bittersweet resignation from looking back on one's youth: In Follies, the younger selves of the ageing chorus girls; in Sweeney Todd, a life lost to a corrupt judge; the rekindling of a long-dead romance in Night Music; the simplicity (or not?) of the fairy tale world of Into the Woods. This production is a wonderful reminder of that and much more, beautifully performed by an exceptional cast.
Follies closes this weekend; not so Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, which officially opened last week. The quintessential American opera, set along Charleston's Catfish Row, it evokes rural life through the sound of the spiritual mixed with honkytonk abandon. This new production, with the incomparable Audra McDonald in the lead and Dallas' own Cedric Neal among the company, was the only show every employee at the TKTS booth unconditionally recommended … and for good reason. Get up and see it.
Both of those shows are revivals; original musicals are in short supply this season — at least those with any staying power. Bonnie & Clyde and the Dallas-bred Lysistrata Jones died quickly (the latter despite a rave in the New York Times; still, look for Liz Mikel a possible Tony nominee in May). Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark continues to draw crowds in amounts equal to the contempt held by the theater community, but it has been around since 2010 thanks to a record-setting six months of previews.
The big new musicals of the season have yet to open: Rebecca, Once, Newsies, Ghost and the pastiche Nice Work if You Can Get It (more Gershwin). So go up now for some plays, which are significantly less expensive to see and good seats are more readily available.
Another revival, Athol Fugard's The Road to Mecca, isn't totally successful, although its tight second act — featuring a tremendously devilish performance by Jim Dale as a sleazy preacher in South Africa trying to trick an old lady into giving up her house — nearly vindicates the logy first act, which prattled on endlessly and without seeming point. By the end, though, you realize the message of faith versus religion versus spirituality, plus you get to see a classic theater actor, Rosemary Harris, onstage right next door to Spider-Man (she played Aunt Mae in the film versions — how's that for coincidence?).
The best new plays now running should be on any theatergoer's list. Seminar is Theresa Rebeck's smart, fast-paced comedy about a pompous but oh-so-perceptive writing teacher instructing four aspiring novelists about how bad they really are … and how they could be great. As the sardonic anti-hero, the magnificent Alan Rickman commands the stage. At a climactic point, he delivers a monologue that could have seemed trite and mawkish, except that Rebeck's writing is so strong and he's such an accomplished actor it works wonderfully. Hamish Linklater provides a terrific foil, and Lily Rabe, as a tart upper-class dilettante, handles Sam Gold's bullet direction masterfully. No one even pauses for the laughs. That's a good way to get audiences back — so they can hear the jokes they missed this first time.
David Henry Hwang returns to Broadway with his best play since the gender-bending M. Butterfly. Chinglish(which closes Jan. 29) pits a plainspoken Midwesterner against the opaque business customs and complex social rules of China, but the point is broader. The problem of communication is not just between two cultures, but between men and women, and business-folk trying to gain an edge. Intelligently plotted and sharply directed by Leigh Silverman (the use of supertitles projected on the dazzlingly versatile set is inspired), it benefits from a memorable performance by Jennifer Lim as a canny Chinese functionary.
Of course, a theater trip to New York necessarily includes more than theater: You have to eat while you're there, and the tradition of the pre- and post-theater meal is as honored as the show itself. It's easy to get stuck along the stand-bys around Times Square (I always stop by John's Pizzeria), but two newish restaurants — one far uptown, one far down — make for inventive off-the-beaten-path dining experiences.
Public, a Michelin-starred resto in Nolita, boasts something few Midtown restaurants can: space. Inspired by a public high school: Its dining rooms are lined with card catalogues, its security-glass doored bathrooms so authentic you expect to get a swirly, its menus presented on clipboards in a style that calls an exam paper (for a minute, I worried the waiter would grade me on how well I ordered). If it were all gimmick and no follow-through, these conceits would probably seem annoyingly twee, but they take a backseat to the food.
Its fusion dining from chef Brad Farmerie, with diverse dishes like roasted foie gras on a buttered brioche that's richly flavorful, both fruity and salty; the scallops, while not fully caramelized, were so well-dressed with a miso salsa as to make you forgive that. For entrees, the Chatham cod's fleshy, moist but well-charred preparation is not to miss, nor are the medallions of rare venison on a chewy blue cheese mash evocative of gnocchi. Add a great wine list, and Public is the perfect out-of-the-way find that makes a New York trip fun.
Red Rooster from celebrichef Marcus Samuelsson is out of the way in a different direction. Born in Africa but adopted by Swedes, Samuelsson gained fame at Aquavit, which made Scandinavian food hip. Now, he's embraced the food of the African-American community.
He dropped Red Rooster, which opened about a year ago, in the middle of Harlem at the famed intersection of Lenox Avenue and 125th Street (the Apollo Theater is around the corner), giving neighbors, savvy downtowners and adventurous out-of-towners a polished (if slightly pricey) take on down-home cooking.
Samuelsson offers up droll reinventions of soul food classic like must-have "yard bird" (that's just chicken — $24) fried in a crisp batter that has hints of cinnamon, perched on a bed of cheesy mashed potatoes and with a spicy-spicy house sauce that could bring out the secret flavors in a rice cake.
His Helga's meatballs ($24) are equally delish, a kind of strange take on Thanksgiving with a lingonberry relish and paper-thin but crunchy housemade pickles, served alongside dill potatoes. It's remarkable, how this comfort food warms you even though you'd never had it before. Hint: Start your meal with a side of mini tacos and tostadas ($9), four bite-sized bits of ceviche that are the perfect way to whet your appetite.
The bar is exceptional both in appearance (a bulbous horseshoe, topped in shiny copper) and substance — a drink menu worth repeated visits. Try the flight of craft beers ($9), or the Brownstoner ($12), a dazzling modification of the Manhattan. There's even live music some evenings, giving you the true Harlem experience without having to brave a pub-and-club crawl in the frigid cold.
You don't have to worry about the cold in Los Angeles … which will be the upcoming part 2.
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Gordon counting up wins, not personal hits
HOUSTON -- Royals left fielder Alex Gordon went 4-for-5 on Sunday at Oakland, which is about as good as it gets. The one at-bat that Gordon remembered most was his trip to the plate in the ninth inning.
With the Royals trailing by a run and one out, it would have been a perfect time for Gordon, Kansas City's hottest hitter, to ignite a rally. Instead, he struck out and the Royals fell, 4-3, in the series finale.
Since Billy Butler and Eric Hosmer followed with singles, Gordon knew if he had reached base it would have made a difference.
Gordon is hitting .441 since being moved from leadoff to the No. 3 spot in the batting order. On Monday night, he extended his hitting streak to eight games and reached base three times in five plate appearances, as the Royals dropped a 6-5 decision to the Astros.
"I'm just trying to keep things simple," he said. "Use a simple approach."
You have to be more confident going to the plate when you're on a tear like the one Gordon has been enjoying the last two weeks.
"You might not put a good swing on a pitch and it drops in," Gordon said. "You're more comfortable going up there, more settled in."
When players are on hot streaks, sometimes they can't wait for the game to start.
"Playing in the Major Leagues you should be anxious to get to the ball park every day," he said. "It's all about Ws. The four hits didn't help us win [Sunday]. There's more I needed to do. You always talk about quality plate appearances."
Gordon's single Monday night kept his average at .343.
After playing three games at Anaheim and three at Oakland, Houston is the Royals' third city on the trip.
"It's tough, especially if you've got kids at home," said Gordon, who has a 2-year-old son. "You can get frustrated on these long road trips."
Losing three straight in Oakland by one run and again on Monday in Houston can test anyone's sense of humor.
"We're playing fine," manager Ned Yost said. "We're not winning games, but we're not playing bad. We played great baseball in Anaheim and all three games in Oakland it's one hit here, one hit there. That's baseball."
Gene Duffey is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Few doubt that the new rules governing pilot duty time and first officer qualifications will challenge human resource departments at regional airlines throughout the U.S. But to a nation that depends on regional airlines for some 50 percent of its flights, the extent to which the new regulations will affect the supply of pilots and service to small communities remains largely underappreciated, much to the frustration of the Regional Airline Association and its members.
Speaking at the group's annual convention in late May, American Eagle president and RAA chairman Dan Garton issued some alarming projections. Using an assumption of an 8-percent demand increase generated by the new duty and rest requirements alone, Garton noted that the major airlines will need some 4,000 more pilots, only about 1,000 of which he said they will draw from the ranks of furloughed crewmembers.
Regional airline pilots, he said, will satisfy virtually of the remaining one-time demand for 3,000 mainline pilots. Of course, the 8-percent demand increase will also apply to the regionals, meaning the supply of 16,000 pilots they now employ will have to grow by 1,300, due solely to the new rule. Assuming a loss of 3,000 pilots to the majors, regionals will therefore need to hire some 4,300 more pilots, said Garton, or a number equal to more than a quarter of their entire workforce.
"At this time the age 65 rule will have been lapped, and we will begin to experience normal attrition as well, so what I'm trying to describe here isn't sort of ongoing pilot demand, this is incremental to what it has been essentially ever," said Garton.
"That's the demand phenomenon. On the supply side, for those of us active in hiring in the last few years, it hasn't been easy already. Pilot supply is already somewhat tight.
"And now we'll add on to it the 1,500-hour rule in January 2014."
In an effort to more accurately gauge the effect of the rule that requires, among other new conditions, a first officer to carry an ATP certificate, the RAA surveyed its members last year on the number of flight hours each pilot they hired during the first nine months of 2011 had accumulated. Forty-six percent of those pilots had flown fewer than 1,500 hours.
"To me, it's impossible to imagine how all that's going to work out," said Garton. "People have asked where will the shortfall be felt. Service will be reduced to smaller communities, but it's almost impossible to predict where, at least right now because you don't know which regional airline will fall short of pilots because there will be robbing Peter to pay Paul."
A panel led by RAA president Roger Cohen during the convention explored strategies for attracting more talent, including offering paid internships such as that espoused and instituted by Cape Air president Dave Bushy. A success story by virtually any measure, privately held Cape Air has grown to fly 68 Cessna 402s to 40 cities from 19 destinations just about five years ago and turned a $3.2 million profit last year in an environment where the industry's publicly traded airlines registered a net loss.
Bushy recounted a time when Cape Air's human resources department had two pilot resumés on file, so it hasn't enjoyed any special immunity against the phenomenon of cockpit crew shortages.
Cape Air addressed the problem with what it calls its Gateway Path for developing pilots in partnership with Embry-Riddle University and the University of North Dakota. Under the program, students get the chance to intern with Cape Air and, eventually, find employment with code-share partner JetBlue.
Bushy lamented how many airlines treat pilots as commodities rather than human beings, leading to disenchantment with the profession.
"We've seen a decline in the luster, in the image, of the airline pilot," said Bushy. "And we all collectively own that… Some people just aren't excited about this business anymore," explained Bushy during the panel discussion. "So you have not enough supply coming from the military, not enough coming into the ranks of the regionals, and then, of course, we [the industry] don't have pathway, pipeline programs. We rob Peter to pay Paul is a good way of putting it."
matt (not verified)
July 6, 2012 - 10:06pm
I'm sorry but I have to strongly disagree with comments made by Mr. Garton. "Pilot supply is already somewhat tight" is bs. The only thing that is tight is the willingness of regionals to pay a real wage.
Johnson (not verified)
July 11, 2013 - 8:15am
For the wages the regionals pay, they deserve a shortage.


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Intel Core i5 3470 Review: HD 2500 Graphics Testedby Anand Lal Shimpi on May 31, 2012 12:00 AM EST
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Intel's HD 2500 & Quick Sync Performance
What makes the 3470 particularly interesting to look at is the fact that it features Intel's HD 2500 processor graphics. The main difference between the 2500 and 4000 is the number of compute units on-die:
|Intel Processor Graphics Comparison
|Intel HD 2500
|Intel HD 4000
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|Max Turbo
At 6 EUs, Intel's HD 2500 has the same number of compute resources as the previous generation HD 2000. In fact, Intel claims that performance should be around 10 - 20% faster than HD 2000 in 3D games. Given that Intel's HD 4000 is getting close to the minimum level of 3D performance we'd like to see from Intel, chances are the 2500 will not impress. We'll get to quantifying that shortly, but the good news is Quick Sync performance is retained:
The HD 2500 does a little better than our HD 4000 here, but that's just normal run to run variance. Quick Sync does rely heavily on the EU array for transcode work, but it looks like the workload itself isn't heavy enough to distinguish between the 6 EU HD 2500 and the 16 EU HD 4000. If your only need for Intel's processor graphics is for transcode work, the HD 2500 appears indistinguishable from the HD 4000.
The bad news is I can't say the same about its 3D graphics performance.
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Ryan Smith - Thursday, May 31, 2012 - linkYour completely right. We were in a rush and copied that passage from our original IVB review, which is no longer applicable. Reply
SteelCity1981 - Thursday, May 31, 2012 - linkIntel could have at least called it a 3500 and slap 2 more EU's onto it. Reply
fic2 - Thursday, May 31, 2012 - linkAgreed. I don't understand why Intel basically stood pat on the low end HD.
But then again like everyone else I never understood why the HD3000 was only in the K series and maybe 5% of K series users don't have discreet gpu so the HD3000 isn't being used. Reply
CeriseCogburn - Monday, June 11, 2012 - linkGood point. Lucid logic tried to fix that some, and did a decent job, and don't forget quick sync, plus now with zero core amd cards, and even low idle power 670's and 680's, leaving on SB K chip hd3000 cores looks even better - who isn't trained in low power if they have a video card, after all it's almost all people rail about for the last 4 years.
So if any of that constant clamor for a few watts power savings has any teeth whatsoever, every person with an amd card before this last gen will be using the SB HD3000 and then switching on the fly to gaming with lucid logic. Reply
n9ntje - Thursday, May 31, 2012 - linkSo this must be a midrange desktop chip? Horrendous performance on the graphics side from Intel again.
Very curious how AMD's trinity dekstop will perform, at the same pricerange it will be obvious it will obliterate Intel's offerings on the graphics side. What's more impressive AMD is still on 32nm.. Reply
7Enigma - Thursday, May 31, 2012 - linkFor me this IS the perfect chip. No use for the GPU so cheaper = better. I would need a K model though for OC'ing potential, but I'm glad to see that if I can't have my CPU-only (no GPU) chip, at least I can have a hacked down version that is more in line with a traditional CPU. Reply
silverblue - Thursday, May 31, 2012 - linkWhat Intel should really be doing here is offering the 4000 on all i3s and some i5s to offset the reduced CPU performance. If you want to give AMD something to think about, HD 4000 on an Ivy Bridge dual core is very much the right way of going about it. Reply
CeriseCogburn - Friday, June 01, 2012 - linkThen Intel has a lame trinity level cpu next to a losing gpu.
I think Intel will stick with it's own implementations, don't expect to be hired as future product manager. Reply
ShieTar - Thursday, May 31, 2012 - linkInterestingly enough, Intel will also happily sell you what is basically the same chip, without any GPU, 100 MHz slower but with 2MB extra L3-Cache for the same price. They call that offer Xeon E3-1220V2. And it is 69W TDP, not 77W as the i5-3470.
Who knows, the bigger Cache might even make it the better CPU for a not-overclocking gamer. If normal boards support it. Reply
Pazz - Thursday, May 31, 2012 - linkAnand,
Following on from your closing statement with regards to the HD 4000 being the miniumum, will you be doing a review of the 3570K? Surely with this model being the lowest budget Ivy HD4000 chip, it'll be a fairly popular option for many system builders and OEM's. Reply


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A second Chinese citizen was arrested last week in Los Angeles in connection with an alleged plot to steal patented seed corn developed by U.S. agricultural companies.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Mo Yun was arrested on Tuesday and charged in an indictment Wednesday with participating in a five-year scheme to dig up seeds and steal ears of corn developed by Monsanto Co., DuPont Co. and LG Seeds and ship them back to Beijing for the benefit of a Chinese seed company, according to U.S. officials.
Mo Yun's arrest follows the arrest in December of Mo Hailong, who is Mo Yun's brother. In December, Mr. Mo was arrested and indicted for helping to direct the alleged plot to steal the corn seed. He is in custody awaiting his trial, which is expected to begin in December 2014. He has pleaded not guilty.
"Mo Yun faces one count of conspiracy to steal trade secrets stemming from an investigation that led to the December indictment of six Chinese nationals, at least five of whom worked for the Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Company or a subsidiary corn seed company called Kings Nower Seed," the Des Moines Register reported.
According to charges filed against her, Ms. Mo is the wife of Dr. Shao Genhou, who is founder and chairman of Beijing Technology Group Co. (DBN), which owns a seed business, the Wall Street Journal reported. Ms. Mo is now in federal custody.
"Ms. Mo allegedly discussed with other defendants charged in the case which seeds to 'collect,' possible farmland purchases and whether more personnel might be needed in the U.S. to help gather seeds," prosecutors wrote in Wednesday's complaint, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The investigation into the seed theft continues. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa said other seed companies may have been targeted by the alleged seed stealing plot.


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High Blood Pressure and Type 2 Diabetes
I have been taking glyburide for Type 2 diabetes for 15 years. Now they say my kidneys are failing and my blood pressure is high. It was 160/82 so the kidney doctor gave me Diovan 160mg once a day and Norvase 10mg once a day. I cut down on salt as well as sugar. It`s hard to find some thing to eat as he said not to eat potassium as that hurts my kidneys. Well now my blood pressure is up to 178/100. Why is this? I had it lower with no medicine some days it was 140/80. Now it never comes down. What`s wrong? I take 4 Gliburide a day -- two morning two dinner time.
It is unfortunate that you are having to go through this but it is not out of the ordinary or unusual. Diabetes often has hypertension and abnormal lipids (fats and Cholesterol) associated with it, especially if you have had diabetes for a number of years.
Over the last fifteen years, there have been changes in your blood vessels as a result of the diabetes, especially if your control has been suboptimal, which together with lipid abnormalities and advancing age have lead to a stiffening of your arteries which is recorded as high blood pressure. Current recommendations are a blood pressure goal of <130/80 is safe for diabetics, and even lower if there is a great deal of leaking protein in your kidneys which reflects damage to the small arteries and nerves in your kidneys.
Your doctor was right in starting medication and encouraging lifestyle changes such as low salt, moderation of protein intake, DASH diet which encourages fiber, fruits and vegetables (these need to be discussed with a dietitian to avoid increased potassium levels, however).
I must add, however, that optimal control of glucose requires an individual approach and I am not certain that you are at a goal of HbA1c<7-7.5% which is what I would work toward. This might rerquire diabetes education and additional medications including insulin if necessary. Optimal control of lipids and glucose likely make it easier to control blood pressure.
The only aspect of your care that I would inquire about is the use of diuretics. Drugs like hydrochlorothiazide or, in advanced cases or difficult blood pressure situations, loop diuretics, can be very effective in people with diabetes and hypertension patients who are among the most difficult types of populations to treat. I would start with a diabetes education program, a solid nephrologist and an endocrinologist to get you started on the right path to control. It is important for you to understand that controlling these factors can make a difference and slow the progression and possibly prevent the most severe kidney damage but there are no guarantees.
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For more information, visit www.nicholasnaylormusic.com.Parchment Valley Conference Center: located in Ripley will celebrate Christmas with a concert, craft show, pictures with Santa and activities for children Dec. 8. The craft show will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; pictures with Santa from 10 a.m. to noon; free children's activities from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and a concert featuring Johnny Staats at 3 p.m. Craft space is available for $35 for a 10x10 space, or $45 if electricity is required. WVBC church groups (youth, AB Women's Ministries, AB Men, etc.) will receive a $10 discount on booth space. Music groups are also sought to perform 45 minutes throughout the craft show. Contact Ginny Prunty at 1-800-879-9822 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to reserve a space.West Virginia Symphony Chorus: will present "Midnight Mass for Christmas," by Marc-Antoine Charpentier and "Magnificat," by Charles Theodore Pachelbel at 8 p.m. Nov. 29 at Johnson Memorial Methodist Church, 513 10th St., Huntington, and at 8 p.m. Nov. 30 at Christ Church United Methodist, Quarrier and Morris streets. A freewill offering will be received.First Baptist Church of Vandalia Male Chorus and St. Paul Baptist Church Male Chorus: will present "Christmas in the Valley" at 6 p.m. Dec. 1 at Teays Valley Church of the Nazarene, Teays Valley. The Male Chorus of Vandalia will perform "Christmas Up On the Hill" at 3 p.m. Dec. 2 at First Baptist Church of Vandalia, 1500 Mountain Road. For information, call 304-766-8254.The Promised Land Quartet: from Shenandoah Valley, Va., will be performing a Christmas concert at 11 a.m. Dec. 9 at Meadow Grove Baptist Church, located at Dawson-Springdale Road in Greenbrier County. Admission is free, however, a love offering will be taken.Miscellaneous:St. John Greek Orthodox Church: 3512 MacCorkle Ave. S.E., will have a bake sale and dinner from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at the church. Combination dinners are $14 and includes roast chicken or Souzoukakia (meatballs), rice, green beans, Greek salad, grapeleaf, bread and dessert. Dinner items are available ala carte and as takeout orders. Pastry items include Baklava, $20 per dozen or $10 for 1/2 dozen; wedding cookies, $10 a dozen; butter twists, $7 a dozen; Finikia, $12 per dozen; and sweet bread, $7 each. Frozen spinach and cheese pies are $20 per dozen and frozen grapeleaf rolls are $12 per dozen. The South Charleston First Church of the Nazarene: is hosting the Third Annual Community Thanksgiving Meal from noon to 2 p.m. Thanksgiving Day, Thursday at its location, 4923 Kentucky St., South Charleston. The meal is free and open to the public. Individuals and families can come to the church for a sit-down lunch or order carry-out meals to be delivered. Free transportation is also available for anyone in the greater-Charleston area. Reservations for lunch or meal deliveries can be made by calling 304-545-3058.The Achievers Class of the Fifth Avenue Church of God in South Charleston: will open its Clothes Closet from 10 a.m. to noon today at the church. Clothes are free to families and individuals in need. Visitors should enter the church from the E Street side of the building. Free parking is available in the rear of the church. For more information, call Ruth Hunt at 304-744-5062.Centerpointe Church in Hurricane: 3218 Teays Valley Road, will host its third annual turkey giveaway at 9 a.m. today. Frozen turkeys will be distributed for the Thanksgiving holiday to those in need. The turkeys will be handed out while supplies last on a first come, first serve basis.Join Renea Crozier and the Women With Abundant Life: 1534 Washington St. E., at its Fourth Annual Purse Auction at 7 p.m. Nov. 30 at the church. The theme is "Purses with a Purpose" and proceeds from the auction will go to the Helping Kids in Need Foundation. This event is free, fun and open to all. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call the church at 304-342-0058, ext. 8 or email firstname.lastname@example.com Presbyterian Church: presents "A Taste of India" at 4 p.m. Sunday in the church activity building, 16 Leon Sullivan Way. Featured will be the film "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" and authentic Indian food catered by Little India Restaurant. The film, starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Bill Nighy, explores human relationship through the lens of Indian culture. A donation will be received to help cover the cost of the meal. The event is sponsored by the Lay Academy. Reservations are appreciated. Call the church at 304-343-8961. Glad Tidings Assembly of God in Hurricane: is accepting donations of gently-used toys for their Little Drummer Boy Toy Sale, which will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 8 at the church. The toys will be resold for $1 each to lower-income parents who may not otherwise be able to purchase toys for their children. All proceeds will go toward future outreaches. To donate, call the church office at 304-562-3074.Music:The Brighterside Quartet: will sing at 7 p.m. today at Rush Creek Baptist Church, Speed. 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S. N. Goenka wrote:Much has been said here about conversion, both for and against. Far from being opposed to conversion, I am in favor of it—but not conversion from one organized religion to another. No, the conversion must be from misery to happiness. It must be from bondage to liberation. It must be from cruelty to compassion. That is the conversion needed today, and that is what this meeting should seek to bring about.
I heard about people being told that their misfortune derives from their worship of Hindu deities, because the idols are really forms of the Devil;
I told people in India that most American Christians would be appalled if they knew what was being done by their overly aggressive brethren. I was tempted to wait until after Christmas to test that thesis, but I decided that this season of goodwill might be the ideal time. So, what do you think, my Christian sisters and brothers? Is there some cosmic war for souls going on, in which anything goes? Or are there rules of engagement that civilized people should observe? What would Jesus say?
pilgrim wrote:Missionaries in India: Conversion or Coercion?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/philip-go ... r=Religion
pilgrim wrote:If we believe what the Buddha said about the dangers of wrong view, I'm not convinced that this should be viewed with equanimity.
dhammafriend wrote:/.../ In fact witch hunts are on the rise and guess who's being hunted? Those who practice African traditional religions. This is the ugly side of monotheism operating at full capacity people.
Some of the blame I feel lies with those Dharmic traditions at the receiving end of this in Asia.
Asians need to shake off the colonial mindset of fear of their 'western masters' and realize that just because it comes from the west does not mean its automatically a good or wise thing. I've noticed that Asian Buddhists sometimes exhibit a strange sense of shame or embarrassment, almost apologizing for their existence.
It's not clear how these witch hunts have anything directly to do with monotheism.
Witch hunts, bullying, mobbing, scapegoating are standard human behaviors.
Maybe that's because they haven't practiced their Dharmic traditions well.
Strange. And yet there is what can best be termed "Asian supremacism." That negative, superioristic attitude some Asians have toward esp. white Westerners.
"Yes, white boy, you may have some interest in Buddhism or Hinduism, but you're white, and born in the West, which means you are inferior, so you better just wait out till the end of this life, and maybe in the next lifetime, you'll finally get it right and take birth in India."
dhammafriend wrote:Maybe I was sloppy in my critique, but it can be linked. Please check the article link below.
Lets not also forget the anti-gay laws on the upswing in central Africa. Google it and see where the money is coming from.
http://www.butterfliesandwheels.org/201 ... e-pacific/
I partly agree here. Also, the Dharmic traditions simply had no means debate and critique their colonizers as equals, as their rulers regarded them as inferior beings, so the balance of power was not in their favor. In Sri Lanka for example to hold a government position you had to be Christian, to go to school your children had to be baptized, only Christian marriages were recognized. Not sure about you but I can only image how it would feel if I was coerced to renounce are part of my own identity just to receive the basic rights that any human being deserves.
In todays world, predatory evangelism has only traded blood for tears.That's the only difference.
For one, I need to show my willingness to learn dhamma on someone else's terms, this means doing what the monk asks of me, be it sitting meditation for long stretches, getting up really early etc.
Please note my critiques refer to predatory evangelism only. The majority of Christians would be appalled at what happening in Asia, Africa etc.
Like I said earlier in the thread -
Practicing a religion - any religion - comes with a worldly price.
That's just how it is.
If one isn't willing to die for one's religion, then maybe one isn't able to live for it to begin with - and so would do better to be more realistic about what one claims is one's religion.
dhammafriend wrote:What do you mean a worldly price?
So people should just suck it up, whatever happens to them?
So what you're saying is that deceit, psychological torture & the threat of economic depravation are valid means of Christian evangelism. Got it.
You made my argument for me.
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In samsara, things like deceit, psychological torture & the threat of economic depravation can reasonably be expected. A good religion is one that can make its practitioners resilient to those, so that they cannot be exploited.
In samsara, things like deceit, psychological torture & the threat of economic depravation can reasonably be expected. A good religion is one that can make its practitioners resilient to those, so that they cannot be exploited.
binocular wrote:dhammafriend wrote:What do you mean a worldly price?
That following one's religion could mean having fewer friends, fewer job opportunities, not being particularly liked in general. Things like that.
Hi Aloka and dhammafriend,
I'd be curious if you could elaborate your views on samsara
Samsara literally means "wandering-on." Many people think of it as the Buddhist name for the place where we currently live — the place we leave when we go to nibbana. But in the early Buddhist texts, it's the answer, not to the question, "Where are we?" but to the question, "What are we doing?"
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Mathews anointed next Sri Lankan skipperJesse Hogan
Published: December 13 2012 - 2:14PM
ANGELO MATHEWS has been cited as Sri Lanka's likely next captain after current leader Mahela Jayawardene confirmed he would relinquish the captaincy after the current Test and limited-overs tour of Australia.
Jayawardene, 35, returned to the role for a second stint a year ago after the resignation of Tillakaratne Dilshan. He joked he did not want "any more SOS calls later on" after the end of this tour.
"It's been brilliant. I've enjoyed the past year, what I've achieved . . . but we need to move on to a younger leader. It's much easier for Sri Lankan cricket if we get a new guy in while the senior players are still around, so we can help him out in building a team," he said.
"I've had a chat to the selectors and they're quite happy going in that direction."
The admired batsman reckoned his vice-captain, 25-year-old Mathews, was ready to take over the role.
"Angelo is the one everyone has earmarked. I think he's good enough," Jayawardene said.
"I think this is the right time. We don't have a lot of cricket next year, not many big tours, so it will be a nice, easy start for Angelo if he takes over."
On Wednesday, Mathews said he was ready to accept the captaincy if it was offered to him.
"That's totally up to the selectors. If they think that I'm ready I'm ready," he said.
"Mahela has been a great captain for years, been serving the country for more than a decade. There's a lot, as youngsters, we can learn from Mahela."
Jayawardene is set to finish equal second on Sri Lanka's Test match captaincy tally with Sanath Jayasuriya on 38, behind clear leader Arjuna Ranatunga with 56.
This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/mathews-anointed-next-sri-lankan-skipper-20121213-2bbpd.html


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Former Crystal Palace favourite Wilfried Zaha has been speaking about his loan mover from Manchester United to Cardiff City.
The winger, taken from Palace after helping guide them to the Premier League, will feature for the Bluebirds until the end of the season after spending the first half of the season warming the Old Trafford bench.
Palace had enquired about bringing Zaha back to Selhurst Park, but they were turned down by David Moyes.
Now the 21-year-old could face his old team-mates when Palace go to Wales in April.
He said: "It will take me a little time to get going but I am sure I can add something to the team.
"Cardiff play good football but they seem to lack something in the final third, so hopefully I, and a couple of other signings, can give them that spark in front of goal."
He added: "I had heard a lot of good things about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, that he was a great guy and willing to help me out.
"He is what I need and I had to come and see what it was all about."


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Danny Granger: Superstar
Guys, we are watching the evolution of a Superstar.
He just locked himself into the All-Star game. Heck, he just put himself on the verge of being a superstar.
Hell of a win. Props to Granger and Graham for excellent games, and it's great to finally see Dun back.
We didn't blow a lead for once, I'm ecstatic right now.
Danny Granger: Almost as good as Jeff Green.
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Looooove This Winnnnnn. Dun came out better than i expected. Danny is the man.. all game long
[SIGPIC]Dun Dun shooting form![/SIGPIC]
Danny Granger is freaking incredible.
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Haha Amundson doesn't even have a double double. Stat doesn't have a career night, second half only 6 points of which he didn't deserve one.
First half we couldn't grab a rebound, second half it went better. Murphy got hot in the thirth and that was pretty needed. Then Danny just finished it, I'm so glad to witnessed this
AND THE BEST PACER DUNK OF THE YEAR GOES TO:.................Stephen Graham, to bad it didn't count
Danny Granger = CLutch!
Granger is amazing! Dun was very solid all things considered! Props to Graham.
It's nice that we can come out with the win even when we get out coached.
Granger impressed me
08 and Beyond
Horrible out of bounds play by Jimmy. Oh wait...
Thank god we got this guy locked up for a few years!
Passion, Pride, Playoffs, Pacers
Let's not forget the contributions from Stephen Graham and Troy Murphy (for a stretch). Granger couldn't do it alone, and hopefully as the team continues to mesh with a healthy Dunleavy on board, he won't ever have to.
-So he'll be the only Pacer making a return trip to Phoenix this season.
-I hate to complain after a huge W, but did it bother anyone else that Foster played every second of the fourth? I counted six possessions that he had a negative impact on. The third quarter offense with Rasho out there was fantastic. If he had nothing left in the tank, I would rather have seen Murphy out there for a few minutes.
The offense looked pathetic trying to run all those cuts off the entry pass to Foster at the elbow. Amare was a good 5 feet off of him negating any lanes for the cutters to get open.
-Granger's the man. The game winner was sweet, but I thought the shot to tie it was even more impressive. That was all him... one one one... off the dribble...I'm the man, everyone else get out of the way.
I love it. Can't wait to see Ford, Dunleavy and Granger on the floor together.
Guys, we just saw the birth of a superstar.
Danny Granger, emerged from Reggie Miller's womb at approximately 11:28 P.M. on Wednesday, January 7th 2009.
Dunleavy won this game for us! Any other player would have thrown that pass at Grangers knees. That inbounds pass to Granger was perfect!!!!
I didn't get to watch the Pacers last year so I haven't really seen Dunleavy play much. He made so many great passes tonight, now I see why he is so important to this team. Also, Rasho quietly had a great game! After seeing how good of a passer Dunleavy is, it is that much more difficult for me to accept Jarrett Jack as our point guard.
This win is HUGE if we can win a few more and go on a run, watch out! Granger is without a doubt a top ten player in this league, PERIOD.
*removed* Just keep politics and religion completely out of it, please.
I think Graham deserves a lot of credit also - he made a number of big plays - right now he is just quite a bit better than Rush. I do wonder what it takes to get an offensive foul called on Amare.
As Clark was saying all night the pacers defense was soooooo much better than Monday night - and guarding the Nash - Amare pick and roll is the most difficult play in the NBA to defend
Not only did we just witness DG's emergance, we just saw a new beginning
Passion, Pride, Playoffs, Pacers
I gotta get this in real quick... so far no one said "fire JOB"
"He wanted to get to that money time. Time when the hardware was on the table. That's when Roger was going to show up. So all we needed to do was stay close"
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He had no room, the defender knew he was pulling up, put a hand right in his face and it was still all nylon.
The three, while spectacular, was a wide-open straight-away shot that he's gonna hit seven times out of ten. Not to discredit the ice in his veins, but it was more a great play to get him free than anything. And fortunately, he had the onions to cash it in.
OK here we are nearly half way through the season, and Danny isn't letting up. This isn't a fluke. Danny Granger really is this good. I don't know how all the haters that think he is overrated are gonna deal with this one.


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The drop last week took the various averages to just about where support was to be anticipated. In the S&P 500, that was the 1395-1400 area. So in spite of the deluge of uncertainty coming from our Washington politicos, it looked as though the markets were about to rally, if only temporarily. It appeared that somehow the politicians would pull a rabbit out of a hat at the last minute.
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What happens if the Pacers actually advance the either the E.C. finals or even the NBA finals? No, Im not asking if we will all be rejoicing and dancing in the streets (which we better be).
No I want to know will the paradigm shift in the way people think NBA teams in general and small market teams in particular have to be built?
Whether a lot of us old timers like it or not the absolute top model for building an NBA franchise now is to tank and the Oklahoma City Thunder are always held as the bright and shining example of dumping salary, bottoming out & being rewarded with high draft picks who turn out to be absolute blue chip players who will then lead your team from the bottom to the top and will do so for a couple of years until you need to dump them and start over again. BTW this is not just fans or even sports writers who like to stir up things on twitter who think this way. I have heard several respected NBA people both former coaches and players who have been on NBA saying that this is the model to use.
What happens if we prove that wrong? Im not saying we will and perhaps Im too high after so many home victories that Im losing perspective but humor me.
The Pacers never tanked, at least not on purpose. Satan did but in his mind he was trying to win and when he finally gave in to not trying to win every game they actually started to win because they got away from his horrible .Ok, we all know where Im going here so lets not make this about him.
Think about this our highest draft pick was # 10, now it can be argued that he is our best player so there is logic in still saying the higher the pick the better the chance of getting a good player. But again, he was # 10 not # 1 or even # 5.
When Danny comes back both he & Roy were drafted at #17. Right now our starting shooting guard is a second round pick and I wouldnt trade him for most 1st round picks from his draft.
Our first big off of the bench was selected at 13. Our current first wing off of the bench was this years 2nd round draft pick.
We parlayed one first round draft pick into our starting point guard & in a rare occurrence this trade actually benefitted both teams.
We traded away a surplus point guard who probably was never going to start here again and was probably not going to be happy being a backup long term for our back up center.
We did shed salary mostly by just letting it expire and with our available money we did make a splash in the free agent market and signed a player coming off of injury to fill a need, however although he was at one point an all star prior to here he was never considered a marquee player because he was just a solid fundamental player. In other words we didnt use our free agent money to sign the big marquee sexy player that everyone wanted us to sign (not that there was one available but I remember many people saying just save the money for the next season).
Of course that non-sexy fundamental signing only turned out to be both the biggest bargain in Pacers history is quite honestly is the best free agent signing in NBA Pacers history. I just cant bring myself to say most important because Byron Scott changed our entire culture the day he arrived here. But Ill say this we get to the E.C. finals or beyond & Ill probably change my tune about that as well.
Yea I know this is all pretty premature but still look at where we are. Right now we are the talk of the league and not just because we are winning. We are winning and we are looking good doing it, we are entertaining to watch (at least according to Chris Webber & Steve Smith on NBA tv) and most importantly other than West and soon to be Danny none of our key players are on the wrong side of 30. To put it differently unless something goes terribly wrong we have a few years to be really competitive and if George & Stephenson keep growing then that window could be quite large.
But with all of that in mind is it possible that teams may start to go another route and try the Pacers way of building through solid draft choices and trying to build a winning culture?
Or will it always be we must tank to succeed?


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Fairfax County to Sponsor Recycling Road Show at Edison High School
The Fairfax County Solid Waste Management Program and the Fairfax County Public Schools are working to recycle unwanted items. A computer and bicycle recycling event will be held at Edison High School, 5801 Franconia Road, Alexandria on Saturday, Sept. 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Computers and related office equipment will be collected by ServiceSource, a local nonprofit agency that employs people with disabilities. Except for computer monitors, all computer equipment will be accepted at no cost. A $10 donation will be collected for each computer monitor to ensure the environmentally sound management of potentially hazardous materials found in monitors.
Used bicycles will be collected by Bikes for the World, a local nonprofit group that repairs used bikes and ships them to developing countries. Bikes must be in repairable condition. A $10 donation will be collected for each bicycle to help defray the cost of shipping them overseas.
All donations are tax deductible and receipts will be issued by each nonprofit organization.
Event partners include ServiceSource, Bikes for the World, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, CDM E-Cycling, Potomac Disposal and Washington Mutual Home Loans.
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And the terrestrial animals may be divided into quadrupeds or beasts, reptiles, which have many feet, and serpents, which have no feet at all. [Locke, "Elements of Natural Philosophy," 1689]
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Steve Walden, a 1965 graduate of North Platte High School, will be in North Platte Sunday Dec. 2 to share experiences with Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast.
Walden and wife Marilyn live in Linden N.J., where they work with immigrant communities in Staten Island, Brighton Beach and Long Island.
They represent the organization Slavic Missionary Service. Walden speaks Russian, Italian and sings like Johnny Cash, according to his friends. He and his guitar are often found on the boardwalks of the communities.
Their home is south of Newark. He and his wife were without electrical power for five days in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, but they had laid in supplies. As soon as possible after the storm, he made his way through the maze of downed trees to reach others.
The devastation of the 14-foot ocean surge was incredible. Only days before, Walden helped an older man move to another apartment; unfortunately the man lost everything in the hurricane. But, with gifts from others, we were able to help him get some basics," Welden said. "I helped him clean the destroyed stuff out of his place and on to the street."
I have never seen so much destruction in one area, including my experience as a soldier in Vietnam, Walden said.
Hurricane Sandy caused approximately $29.4 billion in damages to New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie said Friday. For photos of the devastation, see NJ.com HERE.
Walden will talk about his other work, including travels to Israel in recent years.
Walden will also speak at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5 at Broken Bow Berean Church (604 South H St.)
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