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Obama, Afghanistan, and American HistoryNews Abroad
Afghanistan is another Vietnam because the deployment of troops there or the training and use of proxy forces are presumed to be vital to the nation's security. In that regard, Afghanistan is also another Iraq or, interchangeably, El Salvador, Nicaragua, the Caribbean, Cuba, and the Philippines. What these far-flung places, and the many lands where U.S. forces are currently stationed, have in common is a prominent role in the nation's history as a world power.
Since the 1890s, American policymakers and those we might call "defense" or "security" intellectuals, have reflexively equated security with the projection of power abroad. Obama is no different as he indicated in his August address to a Veterans of Foreign Wars meeting in Phoenix, calling Afghanistan "a war of necessity" that "is fundamental to the defense of our people." One can almost hear Woodrow Wilson musing, as he dispatched troops to the Caribbean and Mexico, "We will teach them to elect good men." The elusive promise of self-determination in the context of military occupation has long been a central justification for seeking security through engagement abroad.
Even skeptical commentators like conservative George Will and liberal Nicholas Kristof cannot conceive of a complete exodus from Afghanistan. There remain enemy targets to attack and, for some like Democratic Senator Carl Levin of Michigan who recently undertook a fact-finding mission to Afghanistan, there is a nation to be built—as was the case in Vietnam and many other places as diverse as those mentioned above.
What are we to make of this American way of engaging the world, a foundational belief best termed a "security ethos"? One thing is certain: Obama shares it with virtually all his predecessors from William McKinley through Franklin D. Roosevelt and on to George W. Bush. During his campaign for the presidency, he noted: "I have enormous sympathy for the foreign policy of George H. W. Bush." Put simply, the security of the United States depends to a great degree on a military presence or, since the early years of the cold war, clandestine activities in foreign lands accompanied by an often unrealized promise of nation-building.
In their hearts, many Americans accept the security ethos. Opposition to the war in Vietnam did not persuade them in 1972 to elect George McGovern, who implored his country to "come home" and be true to its basic values. And more than a few members of Congress elected in the wake of Vietnam and Watergate voted to enhance the power of the executive branch when Congress in 1978 passed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Also, whatever Americans really thought about Ronald Reagan, many of them readily accepted the assertion of victory in the cold war, believing it the result of a tough-minded foreign policy rather than problems inherent in the Soviet system.
Even as Americans increasingly turn against the war in Afghanistan, they do not want this opposition to alter the nation's international posture. That is one implication of public opposition to a draft that would compel America's sons and daughters to serve in Afghanistan, or elsewhere for that matter. A draft would force us to decide how we are to live in a dangerous world that has partly been of our making for more than a century. Accordingly, there will be no draft.
Has the security ethos kept the nation safe? The historical record is not a good one if honestly appraised. Military commitments have followed upon military commitments, depleting valuable human and material resources while making reliable threat assessment increasingly difficult. We are dependent upon others who do not share our values, most notably the Saudis for their oil and the Chinese for their willingness to support a weak dollar, to sustain our way of life.
President Obama readily acknowledges the importance of values to determining who we are as a people. He spoke of defending core values when he promised to rollback the excesses of George W. Bush's war on terror. And yet, in one of his final actions as a Senator, he voted to extend FISA, thus perpetuating the primacy of executive power in our system of governance. The problem is that growth of executive authority has been the handmaiden of the security ethos since its inception.
Core values—the heart of American identity since 1787—have not always fared well in the process. A vigilant print and now electronic media, truly open debate over the national interest, curtailment of Fourth Amendment rights, and the rule of law have too often been the collateral damage of the security ethos. Even as Obama's administration supports renewal of portions of the USA Patriot Act, we are a fractious, less secure people and, thus, a nation terribly in denial of its history on the world stage.
In commemorating those who died on September 11, 2001, the president made it clear that pursuit of an admittedly weakened al Qaeda is not at an end. Perhaps that must be so as the attack of September 14 against insurgents in Somalia indicates. A deeper commitment in Afghanistan, when there is so much to do at home to reverse the costs of the security ethos to our literal well-being and our most cherished values, is not the best way, to employ Obama's words, "to stand up for the country we all love." A decision to make a greater military commitment to a war that has lasted longer than both world wars would further undermine the core of American identity, rendering our values little more than ceremonial artifacts.
President Obama's war in Afghanistan is becoming redolent of ill-considered commitments abroad by his predecessors who, like Obama, were in thrall to the security ethos. That condition should be a matter of grave concern for all Americans. Unless it soon changes, we may indeed have reached an end of history—one exactly the opposite of that which Francis Fukuyama and other devotees of the security ethos celebrated some two decades ago.
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Arnold Shcherban - 10/16/2009
Well-illuminated point and fresh look, Omar.
Thanks for once more time repudiating the alleged classless structure of American society from different angle - sharp class division in make-up of its Army.
I actually forgot who it was by now, but one US politician remarked years ago that had just four-five Congressmen's (Republican and Democrat) sons and/or daughters served in Iraq as non-officers the US troops would have been out of there in no time. I guess the same concerns US Afghan war...
omar ibrahim baker - 10/15/2009
The USA have the material wherewithal: money, weapons , war industries and war contractors etc , to, seemingly, sustain its Empire illusions for, apparently, several decades to come!
Does it have the resolve and for now, i.e. as long as it is a "democracy", the public support for that?
I guess that has been appreciably waning recently!
Figures about the human ,non officer, composition of the armies that were unleashed against both Iraq and Afghanistan show a note worthy ratio of non "standard Americans": of drop out Americans and many Americans to be ,the green card holders presumably promised a quick admission into American citizenship.
Had America had a draft system when both conquests were undertaken the USA, I suspect, would have witnessed end of Viet Nam war like demonstrations and other less peaceful modes of protest.
With the ongoing financial engineered economic crisis grinding down a good number of Americans of the "class" that usual feeds the army with non officer material I suspect that the USA will not, for the foreseeable future, have neither the will nor provide the support for any future empire building or empire sustaining war efforts !
William Walker - 10/14/2009
Self-servingly, let me suggest that Mr. MacDonald (and others) look at p. 299 of my book for a critique of the modified position taken by Fukuyama.
Alan MacDonald - 10/14/2009
Willian C. Walker's article concludes on an interesting, but dangerous note, "Obama's war in Afghanistan .... may indeed have reached an end of history—one exactly the opposite of that which Francis Fukuyama and other devotees of the security ethos celebrated some two decades ago."
Certainly, Francis Fukuyama had long ago repudiated his own "End of History", when, nearly 15 years later in "America at the Crossroads" (2006) he clearly acknowledged that the neoconservative project's legacy was a sacrifice of democracy to power -- and by implication, the power of Empire.
Interestingly, no less an authority than Professor Andrew Bacevich wrote an excellent and prescient Boston Globe article, "Afghanistan ---- the proxy war", on the topic of Afghanistan, but the real focus and 'Proxy' is Empire.
Bacevich outlines that if President Obama approves the McChrystal plan he will be implicitly , "Affirming that military might will remain the principal instrument for exercising American global leadership, as has been the case for decades" ---- i.e. that America will be choosing to be an EMPIRE.
Bacevich rightly senses that Obama's decision on Afghanistan, the 'Graveyard of Empires', will lead us toward either publicly accepting or ending 'The Last Empire'.
Although the Pashtun - Taliban kicked the Soviet Communist EMPIRE out in the late 1980s, they will not so easily be able to kick-out this 'last Empire standing' on earth, the disguised "Corporate Communist" Empire, without the concurrence of the American people and Obama agreeing, for our own values and future, to voluntarily renounce Empire.
Without question, Chalmers Johnson ("Sorrows of Empire"), Christopher Hedges (" Empire of Illusions"), and many others are convinced that America has already crossed a watershed point to global Empire, but it would be interesting to hear from Fukuyama himself regarding whether we have truly reached "The End of History" --- and whether it is in the form of an American centered corporate/financial Empire, merely hiding behind the facade of its two-party, 'Vichy' sham of democracy.
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Arnold Shcherban - 10/13/2009
"War of choice". Such a convenient and discharged term... It has been introduced and made popular in this country, in particular (no coincidence here), as a fig leaf to cover naked AGGRESSION, committed by the US and its NATO partners against Iraq and Afghanistan.
omar ibrahim baker - 10/13/2009
"Unless it soon changes, we may indeed have reached an end of history—one exactly the opposite of that which Francis Fukuyama and other devotees of the security ethos celebrated some two decades ago. "
Or a nation among nations that protects its interests, furthers its security without trespassing over the national sovereignty of others and waging "war(s) of choice".
What is so bad about that??
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The Guy With Baseball's Best ERA+ Since 2011
Johnny Cueto is attempting to make history this season. If Cueto's ERA remains static or improves, he would become the fourth starter* to lower his ERA in four straight seasons, joining Joe Benz, Joe Genewich, and Mudcat Grant. Accolades have been hard to come by for Cueto. His innings totals have left him out in the cold from making an All-Star appearance or receiving a Cy Young vote. The latter should change this year. Before it does, let's recap the three reasons Cueto is so fun to watch.
Reason No. 1: The Delivery
But the delivery didn't transform Cueto from bad pitcher to good pitcher: His 2.64 ERA from June 22nd forward actually increased his seasonal mark. What the new delivery did is give Cueto a defining physical characteristic—besides his dreadlocks and stylistic beard-trimmings.
How deceptive is Cueto's delivery to the batter? On a broadcast earlier this season, Keith Hernandez suggested not very. Hernandez explained that Cueto's motion is fluid, and smooth. There are no herky-jerky motions, with limbs moving erratically. Cueto just coils and uncoils. Besides, Hernandez said, as a hitter he always focused on the release point, not the pitcher's pre-release motions.
You might think Cueto's delivery would be a pitching coach's nightmare. But then consider that Cueto's spinning ways were borne from a mechanical concern, as Tyler Kepner explained last July:
Bryan Price, the Reds' pitching coach, explained that Cueto's natural momentum had always spun his body toward first after he released a pitch. But his front leg was opening too soon, and Price wanted him to keep his weight back.
To gain more insight about Cueto's mechanics, I talked to BP's mechanics guru Doug Thorburn. "Pitchers who use the corkscrew into maximum leg lift are often attempting to increase forward momentum after max lift, with the caveat that it takes them longer to get going toward the target," Thorburn said. "But Cueto's momentum is very modest.
"Meanwhile, many corkscrew pitchers have trouble with timing consistency into foot strike, while Cueto is actually quite good at this," Thorburn added. "The corkscrew also creates a huge timing disparity when pitching from the windup vs. the stretch, with many pitchers struggling to harness a second time signature, and in this case Cueto follows the normal trend."
Reason No. 2: The Body
Those quick feet come in handy in controlling the running game. Since the beginning of 2011, Cueto has allowed two stolen bases. During a start against the Cubs early in the season, Cueto balked on a pickoff attempt. Bob Brenly, a former big-league manager and catcher, revealed Cueto's misdemeanor—he bent his front knee before disengaging from the rubber—and called it a veteran move. The idea being this: the runner uses the front knee as a trigger. Flexing of the front leg means the pitcher is going to start his delivery. You wonder how often Cueto gets away with it.
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3. The Feel
At another point, Cueto has the bases loaded and Kirk Nieuwenhuis due up. Cueto was on the ropes, having just walked in a run by issuing a free pass to the pitcher. In tough spots, Maddux used to say pitch softer, not harder. Cueto does just that against Nieuwenhuis. He starts him off with three changeups—working a 1-2 count—before going to a fastball. He then buries a breaking ball for another ball to run the count. Nieuwenhuis fouls off two more changeups and another fastball before whiffing on a two-seamer away to end the threat. Nine pitches, three fastballs.
Cueto combines good raw stuff with an advanced feel for pitching. He seems to have a knack for inducing double plays, and hitters rarely seem to get good wood on his offerings. Despite a small stature, Cueto is built like a pitcher with a thick lower half, though he is athletic—in terms of foot speed and body control, but also in how he's able to retain his velocity deep into games.
The Reds are a fun group to watch. Cueto is a big reason why.
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R.J. Anderson is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @r_j_anderson
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Thanks for the nice breakdown. Cueto's success over the past season and a half has generally been either ignored or written off as a fielding-dependent mirage, but at this point, he deserves to be taken seriously.
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This would be far more interesting if it wasn't about a pitcher who ended another man's career with a kick to the head. Cueto's career should have ended that day.
Jul 27, 2012 08:33 AM
Cueto served a 7-game suspension for ending LaRue's career with his absurdly violent kicks. Could've been worse though. He could've taken STEROIDS.
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A Study of Health-Related Quality of Life in HIV-Infected Patients Undergoing Structured Treatment Interruptions of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
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This study will examine and compare the health-related quality of life and degree of symptom discomfort in two groups of patients receiving intensive drug therapy for HIV infection. One group will receive continuous treatment over the entire 88-week study period; the other will have interruptions in therapy over the same time period.
Patients enrolled in the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease's trial, "Immunologic and Virologic Studies of Intermittent versus Continuous HAART [highly active antiretroviral therapy] in the Treatment of HIV Disease," may participate in this study. At periodic intervals for a total of 7 times during the 88-week trial, this companion study will require participants in both the interrupted and the continuous therapy groups to complete the following two questionnaires:
- MOS-HIV Health Survey - The patient provides a self-assessment of his or her physical and emotional well being. Survey questions are related to the ability to perform work and daily living activities, mood and state of mind, limitations on social activities, ability to concentrate, energy level, pain level, general quality of life, etc.
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text: Political forecaster says electorate favors Obama, but Romney still has a chance By Travis Crum October 9, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- One of the nation's most noted election forecasters said Tuesday night that President Obama has the best chances of winning reelection if Republican challenger Mitt Romney can't persuade the few remaining undecided voters.Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, spoke to a crowd of more than 100 people during the University of Charleston's Lecture Series inside Geary Auditorium.Sabato "accurately predicted 98 percent of [the] Senate, House and governors' race winners in 2006, 2008 and 2010," according to a UC flier.Obama has a lot of things working for him in November's election, Sabato said, including 290 electoral votes favoring his re-election. Romney, who is favored to have 206 electoral votes, would need to swing several electorates favored to Obama, plus 26 toss-up electorates, Sabato said.Obama's biggest weakness is that he's a "polarizing candidate," he said. He's like former President Bill Clinton in that only about half of Democrats are sure about him, he said. Romney should capitalize on the polarization and brand himself as a "Mr. Fix-It" of the economy, Sabato said.No Republican candidate has won the election without taking Ohio, he said, and Obama is currently leading in that state.Sabato said the political climate has evolved since he gave the W.E. "Ned" Chilton Leadership Lecture in Charleston in 1996. The emergence of social media has made newsgathering instant, he said.Several things would have to occur in the months before the election to derail Obama's victory, he said. He called them "October surprises.""I've been asked, 'Well, what will it be?'" he said. "That's why they call them surprises." Sabato theorized that political gaffes wouldn't have much of an effect on voters heading into Thursday's vice presidential debate."If your candidate makes the gaffe you're going to say, 'I knew what he meant. Why is the media making such a big deal out this?'" Sabato said.However, a sudden event such as war between Iran and Israel could shift the political landscape, he said. Although it's unlikely, Sabato said a war would create a "gather around the flag" moment for Obama and help his chances.Sabato also predicted that a majority of the House of Representatives seats would go to Republicans because recent redistricting nationally has favored the GOP. The Senate will be mostly Democrats because those candidates are running pretty tight, locked-in races, he said.Sabato ended the night by giving advice to anyone who wants to run for political office one day."Wait until you're in your thirties," he said. He's skeptical of people who run shortly after graduating from college."Take some time off for your life, as the Founding Fathers intended," he said. "Get a job, work in your community and get things done. And when you run you will have accomplishments to point to and a community that will vote for you."Reach Travis Crum at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5163. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 'Report for America' pilot project begins in Appalachia 4 Rhode Island bank claims Justice companies owe $4.2M on helicopter loan 5 Congressional opioid investigation targets drug wholesaler Miami-Luken More victims in Central Park sexual assault case Previous Story DHHR administrators sue agency over suspensions Next Story


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Imagine having a gorgeous nook where you can organize your life! Designer Angele Parlange made this lovely bulletin board by fitting a plain corkboard to a vintage frame and tacking paper to it. "It's like a piece of art that anchors the room," she says. And it makes a to-do list look kinda fabulous.
When we get old, we plan to have as much fun throwing verbal darts as Dame Maggie Smith does. This month brings her in two doses, with the return of Downton Abbey's dowager duchess and her equally snappy turn in the film Quartet. She's a master class on speaking your piece while staying cool. Because, as she says in one of the new season's best lines, "Vulgarity is no substitute for wit."
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I hate to say it, but the attention span of
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the other day (who regularly reviews resumes), and he commented about how quickly he can scan through a stack of
and choose the candidates he plans to call. He admitted that it really is an unfair process— that so many
seekers are judged solely by the quality and presentation of their resumes (documents that too often are afforded a review of only a few seconds). And if it's a poor presentation, or boring to the reader, or just doesn't communicate the right message—they are quickly passed over.
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The job target title – Use a job target/job title at the top of the resume to make the mental connection between what you do and the position the employer is filling.
Include a branding statement – A great one-line branding statement that communicates your relevancy as a candidate for the opening. Remember … the employer has a need they're trying to fill, and if what you are known for meets that need, you've just become very employable.
A career summary that isn't all fluff – Don't create a career summary full of generic statements that are vague and speak nothing to who you are or what you can bring to the table as an employee. This is the time to set yourself apart as a candidate. Use specific keywords and quantifiable achievements.
Accomplishments and career highlights are a must – Create a section that speaks to your most notable career achievements and that are quantifiable. Employers want to see results, and they want to know what you've accomplished in the past.
Having a friend or family member look over your resume and then provide an opinion is nice when it comes to proofreading and pointing out errors within the resume — but someone who knows you and has a vested interest won't be able to really tell you in an unbiased way if your resume is boring. Try to have an unbiased third party give you some feedback on how engaging they consider your resume.
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In these trying economic times, dental practices also feel the sting of reduced consumer spending. Your dental office must be profitable in order to survive – but turning a profit is harder than ever. For this reason, keeping abreast of dental trends is critical to your office's viability.
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Growth and Social Outcomes in India: Part One
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
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The frenzied downgrading of India's growth prospects, at the same time as the government has stepped up its social spending, raises an important question about the consequences for social outcomes. How important is growth for social outcomes? This question deserves some careful and dispassionate analysis, over longer and shorter time horizons. One virtue of India being a union of states is that it serves as a laboratory with multiple policy experiments, helping social scientists draw conclusions. This within-India framework can usefully supplement international comparisons.
Consider state-level data on four key social outcomes: poverty, life expectancy, child malnutrition, and inequality. The relationship between income and each of the social outcomes is depicted in the four figures (attached [pdf]). The long run nature of the relationship can be assessed by plotting the level of the social outcome, say the level of poverty, (on the y-axis) against the state's level of economic development (measured on the x-axis by state per capita GDP). The figures are for the most recent period for which data are available.
The line in the figures depicts the average relationship between income and the social outcome (the flatter the line the less strong the impact of income on the social outcome). These figures do not prove that development caused the social outcome, but the associations are nonetheless suggestive.
With the exception of inequality, the figures show clearly that the more developed states have better social outcomes, just as the richer countries do internationally. That is, states that have a higher standard of living on average tend to have lower levels of poverty, higher levels of life expectancy, and lower levels of child malnutrition. The magnitudes are also interesting. A state like Karnataka that is about 125 percent richer than Uttar Pradesh (UP) will have a poverty ratio that is about 13 percentage points lower (Karnataka's headcount poverty ratio was 24 percent, UP's 37 percent; figure 1). Similarly, Himachal Pradesh, which was one-and-half times as rich as UP, will be associated with a life expectancy higher by seven years (67 versus 60 for UP; figure 2).
As in every relationship, there are a number of interesting outliers. For example, Kerala stands out as India's Scandinavia in having much lower levels of poverty and better health outcomes for children and the population as a whole. These achievements are greater than what would typically hold given Kerala's income level (Kerala is far away from the line in figures 1, 2, and 3).
Another standout state is Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), where poverty levels are amongst the lowest in India despite J&K being one of the poorest states. Clearly, history—and the early land and educational reforms under Sheikh Abdullah—played a key role in this regard, insulating the most economically vulnerable from the subsequent turmoil.
Surprisingly, Gujarat, which is India's China in growth terms, has been less than stellar in reducing child malnutrition. In 2005–06, nearly 45 percent of Gujarat's children under five were malnourished. In comparably rich states—Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Punjab—the numbers range between 23 and 30 percent, significantly better than Gujarat's. Gujarat should also be doing better in terms of life expectancy given how rich it is (it is below the line in figure 2).
Arguably the worst performer is Madhya Pradesh (MP), which has the highest level of child malnutrition and lowest life expectancy, a poor performance even allowing for the state's relatively low income. MP also has the second-highest poverty ratio, surpassed only by Bihar.
In fact, Bihar's performance on poverty is unusually bad. Had Bihar just been a "normal" poor state, its poverty ratio should have been closer to 40 percent than the 50 percent it actually registered. And since the poverty numbers are for 2009–10, Bihar's miserable showing is a salutary reminder that this state probably needs another decade of Nitish Kumar-type governance before any kind of victory can be declared. Put differently, Nitish Kumar would need to defer his prime ministerial ambitions by a decade if his campaign slogan can convincingly be: "I will do for India tomorrow what I did for Bihar yesterday."
The performance of the states on inequality defies the general pattern of higher incomes being associated with good social outcomes. In fact, just the opposite is true: Richer states, on average, are associated with higher levels of inequality of consumption (figure 4).
To some extent, the relationship within India mirrors the experience internationally. But there are also India-specific factors at work, namely the country's unusual pattern of development. Not just in services but also in manufacturing, India tends to use scarce skill-intensive labor rather than abundant unskilled labor, which is inherently disequalizing. This has created the "Precocious India" phenomenon whereby India's pattern of economic specialization mimics that in countries that are much richer. A more unequal India may have been not so much the consequence of higher growth, but the collateral damage of a Precocious India.
The corollary seems to be that poor and agriculturally dependent states such as MP and Bihar exhibit much lower levels of inequality, indeed lower even than what should be expected given how poor they are (MP and Bihar are below the line in figure 4). Surprisingly, Kerala is most un-Scandinavian in having very high inequality, much greater than for the typical state (figure 4).
Overall, and allowing for the inequality related caveat, the positive correlation between long-run income of states and their social achievements makes sustained economic growth and its pursuit desirable, a lesson that this UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government has sadly not acted upon.
But is this association also true over shorter horizons and in particular during the period of reforms after 1991? Tomorrow's column addresses that question.
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In a very hands-on kind of way, the two budding artists at Or Hadash: A Reconstructionist Congregation in Fort Washington learned that the answer to the age-old question, "What is art?" may be rather simple: Anything the artist envisions.
"I learned that not all paintings are portraits or superfocused on one thing," said Jacobson. "Some things can be bleary and abstract, and you can use all different colors."
The students learned this lesson last April from retired art teacher Gail Morrison-Hall, who introduced the fourth-grade Hebrew-school class to works by artists such as Marc Chagall, Georgia O'Keeffe and Ben Shahn. She then asked them to create their own modern paintings depicting scenes from the Passover story.
The results became the focus of the synagogue's first student art show. It has been on display for the entire summer in the building's "Staircase Gallery," a space previously used only for professional or adult congregants' work.
"I was really pushing with the kids that they didn't need to be literal," said Morrison-Hall, who brought in books about the different artists, and had the students do thumbnail sketches before they started painting.
"They thought abstract meant they could throw the paint at the paper, but I had to say, 'No, no, no, that's not what it means.' "
Some of the students, like Lindsey Vernick and Alex Rubin, both 10, were quickly inspired, and almost immediately rolled up their sleeves and began depicting what Morrison-Hall calls "archetypical themes in Judaism": the burning bush, the parting of the Red Sea or Moses receiving the Ten Commandments.
Others, like Demarest, who had just seen her painting hanging in the gallery for the first time last week, had to try different scenes before settling on one that became hers alone.
Morrison-Hall said working with the fourth-graders was just the beginning of a year-long project; she hopes in September to work with one class per month so that by the end of next school year, she will have gotten around to all of the different age levels.
"Kids have wonderful vision and insight," declared Morrison-Hall. "[Art] is more than just creating little pictures – it extends the learning and ties everything together."


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At age 29, O'Malley became the first female president of an NBA franchise as well as one of the first women in a major front-office position in major league sports. She is the former president of the NBA's Washington Bullets (now the Wizards) and Washington Sports and Entertainment. In her 20-year tenure with Washington Sports, she also ran the Verizon Center (formerly the MCI Center), the WNBA's Washington Mystics, and Ticketmaster Washington-Baltimore.
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O'Malley earned a law degree from Georgetown University in 2007. She has taught sports business marketing at Georgetown University and currently is an assistant professor at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. She earned a bachelor's degree in business and finance from Mount St. Mary's University in 1983.
The lecture has been made possible by Terri DeCenzo, CCU's first lady and the executive director of Women in Philanthropy and Leadership for Coastal Carolina University, and reflects the conference-wide commitment to leadership through athletics with particular emphasis on women's leadership.
"I am very pleased that Terri DeCenzo and Women in Philanthropy and Leadership are bringing a renowned leader in the sports business world such as Susan O'Malley to speak to our student-athletes and members of the Coastal Carolina community," said CCU Director of Athletics Hunter Yurachek. "Our goal is to provide entertaining and enlightening programming for all parties involved for each of the three years we host the VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Basketball Championships. Also, Susan O'Malley's history as a trailblazer and pioneer in the world of sports reflects the kind of experiences we want to teach our student-athletes in developing Champions For Life."
"We are honored to have Susan O'Malley join us for our Women's Leadership event at the VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Basketball Championships," said conference commissioner Kyle Kallander. "She is truly a pioneer in sport and I know our women's basketball student-athletes will enjoy her message. We want to thank Coastal Carolina University and the Women in Philanthropy and Leadership for Coastal Carolina for their efforts in creating this opportunity. It is a great example of how the Big South Conference continues to Develop Leaders Through Athletics."
As part of the tournament, 23 men's and women's Big South basketball teams will play in 21 games at the HTC Center beginning Tuesday, March 5; the men's and women's championship games will be held Sunday, March 10. For tickets, contact the Athletics Ticket Office at 843-347-8499.


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USDA issued its September Crop Production estimate for corn and soybeans, cutting yields and production slightly, but raising the carryout for new crop corn, and leaving its estimate of harvested acres untouched from August. To no surprise the drought was blamed for the shortfall in corn, as well as in soybeans, where USDA estimated a reduced yield, but again, did not project any increase in acreage abandonment as analysts and the market expected.
2012 Corn estimate data
In the USDA September Crop Production Report, the corn crop was estimated at 10.727 bil. bu., which compares to the 10.778 bil. estimated in August. Last month the average yield was estimated at 123.4 bu. per acre, and was only dropped to 122.8 bu. per acre for September. USDA did not change its estimate of the harvested acreage at 87.361 mil. acres, which is 91% of planted acres.
USDA said, "The September 1 corn objective yield data indicate the lowest number of ears per acre since 2005 for the combined 10 objective yield States (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin). As of September 2, only twenty-two percent of the corn acreage was rated in good to excellent condition in the 18 major producing States, down 2 percentage points from one month earlier and down 30 percentage points compared to the same time last year. Fifty-two percent of the acreage was rated in very-poor to poor condition compared to only 21 percent rated in these two categories last year at this time."
Cornbelt state averages:
- IL-110 bpa, down from 116 last month,--29,700 average population—24,000 ears per acre
- IN-100 bpa, unchanged--29,250 average population—26,500 ears per acre
- IA-140 bpa, down from 141--30,150 average population—28,250 ears per acre
- KS-91 bpa, down from 93—23,050 average population—20,350 ears per acre
- MI-114 bpa, unchanged
- MN- 156 bpa, up from 155--30,000 average population—29,450 ears per acre
- MO-75 bpa, unchanged—26,650 average population—23,050 ears per acre
- NE-145 bpa, down from 147—26,150 average population—24,500 ears per acre
- ND-105 bpa, up from 100
- OH-126 bpa, unchanged—29,200 average population—27,700 ears per acre
- SD-96 bpa, down from 98—24,200 average population—22,150 ears per acre
- WI-130 bpa, down from 132—29,000 average population—27,650 ears per acre
In the USDA's September Supply-Demand Report an increase in beginning stocks offset lower production to start the marketing year. Exports were lowered 10 mil. bu. for the old crop, and USDA also reduced old crop feed use by 150 mil. bu. as a result of feeding some of the available supplies from the new crop. According to USDA, "This is up more than 700 million bushels from a year ago. Early new-crop corn use is expected to displace use of 2011 old-crop corn and boost old-crop inventories on September 1. As a result, early new-crop usage reduces the feed and residual calculation in the balance sheet."
For the new crop, USDA lowered exports by 50 mil. bu. due to competition from South American exporters, raised the feed and residual by 75 mil. bu. and reset the ending stocks up by 83 million to 733 mil. bu. on Aug 31. 2013. That compares to 650 mil. ending stocks estimated in August. The average price range was dropped by 30 cents to $7.20 to 8.60.
2012 Soybean estimate data
USDA forecast the soybean crop at 2.634 bil. bu. with yield at 35.3 bu. per acre, down 0.8 bu. from the August estimate. Harvested acreage was placed at 74.635 mil. acres, unchanged from the August estimate.
Cornbelt state averages
- IL-37 bpa, unchanged from the August estimate—1,466 pods per 18 sq. ft.
- IN-37 bpa, unchanged from the August estimate—1,388 pods
- IA-39 bpa, down 4 bu. from August—1,512 pods
- KS-21 bpa, down 1 bu.—1,038 pods
- MI-37 bpa, up 1 bu.
- MN- 38 bpa, unchanged—1,587 pods
- MO-28 bpa, down 2 bu.—1,347 pods
- NE-40 bpa, down 3 bu.—1,406 pods
- ND-28 bpa, unchanged—1,308 pods
- OH-40 bpa, down 2 bu.—1,674 pods
- SD-28 bpa, down 3 bu.—1,171 pods
- WI-36 bpa unchanged
USDA says, "The September objective yield data for the combined 11 major soybean-producing States (Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Dakota) indicate a lower pod count compared with last year, as hot, dry weather during bloom hampered development of the crop in many areas. Compared with final counts for 2011, pod counts are down in all published States. The largest decrease from 2011's final pod count is expected in Nebraska, down 735 pods per 18 square feet. As of September 2, thirty percent of the United States soybean crop was rated in good to excellent condition, 26 percentage points behind the same week in 2011. During August, good to excellent ratings decreased across the western Corn Belt and into the northern and central Great Plains, but increased in 11 of the 18 published States as beneficial rain fell during the month."
USDA's September Supply-Demand Report indicates a 58 mil. bu. drop in soybean production compared to the August estimate. The export estimate was lowered 55 mil. bu to 1.055 bil. and the crush was lowered 15 mil. to 1.5 bil. which is the least since the 1996/97 marketing year, and will result in lower meal exports and domestic meal consumption. Ending stocks were retained at the 115 mil. pipeline minimum. For the new crop the average season price was retained at $15-$17 per bushel, with meal prices up $25 to $485-$515, and oil prices up 1-cent to 54 to 58 cents per pound.
The old crop numbers were adjusted by USDA to reflect a 1.705 bil. bu. crush and a 1.36 bil. bu. export level. The ending stocks for the old crop was lowered 15 mil. to 130 mil. bu.
USDA lowered production slightly on the new corn crop, but helped the balance sheet with more available carry-in for the new marketing year, from higher ending stocks in the old crop. USDA cut demand for the soybean crop to keep ending stocks at the 115 mil. minimum, reducing both exports and crush significantly compared to the old crop year.
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DETROIT -- Ian Krol's return from the disabled list came a bit earlier than anticipated when the Tigers lost another lefty reliever to injury Saturday.
Patrick McCoy pulled his right hamstring while racing the Rays' Ben Zobrist to first base on an infield single. McCoy was placed on the disabled list Sunday, and Krol was back in the Tigers' clubhouse.
Krol pitched a scoreless inning for Class A West Michigan on Friday. He was still with the Whitecaps in Fort Wayne, Ind., when he got the call that he needed to head back to Detroit early.
"Everything's great. Everything's good to go," Krol said. "It's good to be back."
Krol entered in relief on Sunday night, allowing hits to both batters he faced in the sixth inning before being relieved.
Matt Slovin is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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"I think what I loved about Malik is when he came up here last spring, he sat in our quarterback meeting room, and in that meeting room you've got some really good quarterbacks," Kelly explained, "when he left that meeting, he made it clear to me that this was the place he wanted to be."
The Irish were led to its best season in decades this past year by a first-year quarterback in Everett Golson. After throwing for over 2,100 yards and 11 touchdowns (as well as rushing for five more), Golson might be of the opinion that the starting quarterback job is unquestionably his.
But Kelly made it clear recently what his philosophy is in regards to starting jobs.
"You know, one thing that we do a very good job is that we play a lot of guys, and we don't just say there are 11 guys," Kelly said. "As you saw this year, we played a lot of guys. But I will tell you this; We're also going to put the best 11 on the field."
That is where Gunner Kiel enters the picture. Or Tommy Rees. Or even Andrew Hendrix. Or – and maybe it's a long shot – Zaire.
"Malik loved the opportunity to come in and run the offense, and that's looking at great competition and saying 'I don't care about that, I'm going to come to Notre Dame because it's the right place for me academically, and it's the right place for me because I'm going to be the starter here at Notre Dame.' We love those kind of guys that have that attitude."
Kiel gained experience this past year while running the Irish scout team, but after being regarded by many as the nation's best prep quarterback in the class of 2012, Kiel will want an opportunity to start.
Rees was the ideal "relief quarterback" in 2012, as he filled in for an inexperienced or injured Golson at times and played well. His role probably won't change during his final season in South Bend next fall.
Like Kiel a year ago, Zaire graduated from Archbishop Alter High School a semester early in order to get a jump-start on his collegiate career. And he has acclimated well to Notre Dame and Kelly likes his potential – regardless of the existing players ahead of Zaire.
"He loved the environment (of Notre Dame)," Kelly said. "He loved the coaching. Malik has obviously showed himself at that high level in camps that he went out and really excelled in. He can throw it, he can run it, he's got great versatility at the quarterback position, and he's a really, really smart kid."
However, whether that "smart kid" made an intelligent decision remains to be seen.Here's a look at the five Notre Dame quarterbacks that will vie for playing time during the 2013 season:
* Everett Golson
Sophomore (eligibility), showed skill and toughness this past season in going 10-1 as a starter. Has strong arm and great mobility. Not a big guy (6-foot, 185 pounds) and that, coupled with his running, could lead to being injury-prone. It would shock the college football world if he isn't starting next season.
* Gunner Kiel
Freshman, gained experience in leading the scout team on a daily basis (as Golson did a year earlier). Big, physical player that is more of a pro-style quarterback than Golson. Has mobility. This spring will be very significant for Kiel to show Kelly that he can lead the Irish offense. He'll probably be utilized in specific packages next season by Kelly.
* Rees
Senior with tons of experience. Might be the perfect back-up given intelligence and experience. Very limited mobility and lacks arm strength. Only scenario where he would play would be an injured Golson, coupled with an ineffective Kiel.
* Hendrix
Senior with little, but some experience. Very mobile, but lacks accuracy and arm strength. Will only be utilized – if at all - in specialized packages that call for a quarterback to be a run threat.
* Zaire
Kelly loves his athleticism and confidence. It took confidence to sign with Notre Dame, because Golson was really good this year and he isn't going to the NFL early. Will probably follow the path of Kiel and Golson and spend 2013 on scout team and look forward to getting a serious look in the spring of 2014.


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Bernice Ziegler waited for three and a half hours Tuesday night to tell the planning and zoning board what she thought of their new zoning regulations.
Her presentation sparked a lengthy discussion.
But her ideas were not adopted.
Ziegler, who lives on the north edge of the city in the hills near the KNOP-TV broadcast station, made specific suggestions for the countys new revised zoning code. She said that landowners with one or more acres should be allowed to have a horse, or chickens or rabbits, so they might make a little extra money.
She said eggs might be extra valuable in todays uncertain economy.
The board discussed that at length, then agreed not to make it allowable, out of fear that some property owners would put a dozen horses on the land that could hardly support one.
Spot of industrial
But Zieglers primary objection is one she has fought for more than two years, attending nearly every county commissioners meeting, each Monday morning.
She is watching to be sure a neighboring tract of land wont become an industrial construction site next to her residential neighborhood.
That land has already been rezoned from agricultural to light industrial, at the request of Parrett Construction of Valentine. The zoning change caught Ziegler by surprise. She read about it afterwards in the newspaper.
Ziegler and her daughter filed a lawsuit, claiming improper notification, but they let the suit lapse after Deputy County Attorney Joe Wright assured them the land could not be used for intensive construction activities, such as grinding concrete, without a public hearing.
However, in March, Parrett asked the county to recommend a state permit for a driveway off U.S. Highway 83 directly onto their land, but Ziegler and her daughter were the commissioners meeting that day to voice their concern that a direct driveway would increase the likelihood of industrial use. In the face of opposition, the county decided not to make the recommendation.
During the summer, as the planning commission revamped zoning classifications that are nearly 30 years old, Ziegler kept watch. On Sept. 11, she, along with dozens of other property owners, voiced complaints during a long public hearing. The board revised the zones as requested, with one exception they left the industrial designation on the construction companys property.
Ziegler is even more concerned now about the new zone, because there is no light industrial zone anymore. The zone is just plain industrial under the new classifications.
Never raising her voice Tuesday, Ziegler said it is too much. Holding up a map, she said the designation is an example of spot zoning. She recited the definition of spot zoning a zone created to benefit the private interest of a landowner with no consideration of the general welfare of surrounding property owners.
Ziegler said her persistence should carry weight. She said Perret has had the same opportunity as she to attend meetings, but hasnt done so. Nor has the company contacted her directly to try to work things out.
So, he must not object, she said.
Zoning administrator Judy Clark spoke up. She said the Perret company owner has contacted her and kept track of the process.
If he knew we might change that zone tonight, I guarantee you he would have been here, she said.
Ziegler said she deserved that opportunity too, and presented one more argument.
What would each of you do if property next to your homes were zoned industrial? she asked.
The board went into a long discussion of the pros and cons of a few animals on small tracts of property. Clark said that chickens, actually fowl are permitted on all categories of land if they dont interfere with the neighbors, but horses, pigs and cattle are prohibited on land less than 10 acres. She said it is a dilemma, that she hears complaints from both sides, often angry complaints.
Board member Lowell Fenster said he is against people who live in town wanting to raise livestock. Roger Merritt said 10 acres of land sometimes wont feed a cow for a year. The board left the livestock restrictions in place.
The board also removed rendering from the list of possible land uses. They corrected a few typos, and without comment, they left the Perret property zoned industrial.
Ziegler will have one more chance to persuade officials to remove the industrial zone. The county board of commissioners has yet to review the new zoning classifications, something they must do.
Ziegler didn't get what she wanted Tuesday, but she won respect.
At the end of the meeting, which all-in-all lasted nearly four-and-a-half hours, zoning board chairman Rod Christmann thanked her.
"I rarely do this... but I commend you," Christmann said, noting that Ziegler's rare attention to details and constructive suggestions helped the board look at the issues with fresh eyes.
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Squash blossoms — the edible flowers of summer squash varieties, including zucchini — are among the California-grown specialty items to find a niche on restaurant menus.
"A lot of the fine-dining type places are really big into spring squash blossoms," said Robert Schueller, director of public relations for Los Angeles-based World Variety Produce Inc. "They like frying them. It's very Latin."
When fried, often they're stuffed with cheese, meat or rice and coated in an egg batter. Alternatively they're served in salads, adding yellow and orange tones to a bowl of greens.
Better enjoy them quickly, though — the blossoms have a maximum shelf life of two days.
"We've seen an increased demand at the foodservice level," he said. "Squash blossoms are prevalent late March through July, but more in spring than any other time."
Part of the appeal is to chefs who put a premium on locally grown ingredients.
California's zucchini season kicks in together with the blossoms. "We get yellow and straightneck in big volume all spring and summer," Schueller said. "From a commodity perspective, when we see zucchini, longneck and crookneck squashes coming back into season, those are the strong communicators that springtime is here."
California had an unusually dry winter through January, and a warm one in some growing regions. By the second week of February, though, snow reappeared in the state's mountains and cooler temperatures elsewhere left it an open question when specialties would arrive in full volume for spring.
World Variety Produce relies on Mexico, including Baja, for winter supply.
Parts of the company's U.S.-grown lineup are sourced from outside California. Ramps, also called wild leeks, are grown in the Appalachians. They usually become available in March, as do fiddlehead ferns grown in the Northeast.
In May and June, California-grown English peas and fava beans hit the market.
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Frieda's Inc. top sellers from California heading into the Lent and Easter seasons are baby spring vegetables, said Alex Jackson, communications coordinator.
Big volume comes in small packages at Los Alamitos, Calif.-based Frieda's. It offers baby varieties of carrots, radishes, beets, fennel, cauliflower, bok choy, potatoes and artichokes.
The baby carrots are in white, maroon, orange, purple-yellow and round orange. Cauliflower options are white, green, orange and purple.
Frieda's advises retailers to merchandise baby vegetables on a wet rack with other produce specialties, Jackson said.


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After pricing its initial public offering below its expected range, insurance and retirement-saving plan provider ING U.S. (VOYA) continued its disappointing debut on Thursday by opening down more than 1%.
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The first day of trading marks a lackluster start for the second-largest U.S. IPO of 2013, which raised about $1.27 billion through the offering.
ING U.S., which is still majority owned by Dutch banking giant ING Groep (ING), priced its IPO at $19.50 a share late Wednesday, which was below the expected range of $21 to $24.
The weaker-than-expected pricing prompted ING U.S. to boost the size of the deal by 1.6% to 65.2 million shares, The Wall Street Journal reported.
ING U.S. opened at $19.25 on Thursday morning on the New York Stock Exchange, representing a 1.3% decline from its IPO price. In more recent trading ING U.S. reversed course and was up 1.10% to $19.72.
New York-based ING U.S., which plans on switching its name to Voya Financial next year, has about 13 million customers and earned $473 million in 2012.
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Despite the disappointing debut, ING U.S. still ranks as the second-largest U.S. IPO this year, topped only by the $2.57 billion raised by Zoetis (ZTS), the animal-health business spun off by Pfizer (PFE).
ING U.S. is also the largest IPO by an insurance company since Genworth Financial (GNW) raised $2.86 billion in January 2004, according to Dealogic stats cited by the Journal.
The ING U.S. IPO was led by Wall Street giants Morgan Stanley (MS), Goldman Sachs (GS) and Citigroup (C).
Amsterdam-based ING Group required a $12.71 billion bailout from the Dutch government during the financial crisis and has been unloading assets since to repay the loan, highlighted by the $9 billion sale of ING Direct USA to Capital One Financial (COF) in 2011.
U.S.-listed shares of ING dipped 0.12% to $8.11 Thursday morning.


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SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion has launched its "Hunger Has a Cure" campaign to support Feeding America and its network of local food banks. The two-week campaign, which allows customers to donate in $1 or $3 increments at the register, runs through April 16 and will help feed local families in need.
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