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President Obama pauses as he speaks at the election night partyin Chicago on Nov. 7, 2012.
One group of Americans that took a beating in the recent election was the U.S. Catholic bishops. Many of them were not shy in expressing their opposition to the administration and their preference for a Romney presidency. They also fought and lost a series of state referendums on gay marriage.
Some in the Obama administration may feel that the election shows that the bishops can be ignored as leaders without followers. But it would be a mistake to count out an institution that has been around for 2,000 years. In fact, this is a situation where being a gracious victor is not only the right thing to do, it makes good political sense.
I disagree with those who believe that Obama is anti-Catholic or waging a war on religion. After all, his administration has given at least $2 billion to Catholic groups like Catholic Charities and Catholic Relief Services, a significant increase over the Bush administration. But clearly the bishops and even progressive Catholics are worried about the government putting new conditions on these monies. For example, Health and Human Services decided not to renew its contract with the bishops' Migration and Refugee Services because MRS would not refer trafficked people to contraceptive and abortion services. Some say this was decided by political appointees, even though HHS civil servants recommended renewing the contract.
Since MRS does such a good job with trafficked people, could not HHS find some other way to provide contraceptive and abortion referrals while allowing MRS to continue its work? A little creativity here would respect the bishops' conscience problems while still achieving the administration's goals. The administration needs to commit itself to such creativity because although many progressive Catholics are upset with the bishops, these same Catholics love Catholic organizations that serve the poor and marginalized. Any threat to these institutions will upset Catholics, including Hispanics, who supported President Obama's reelection.
The bishops also objected to HHS mandate that requires employers to provide free contraceptives to their employees through their health insurance policies. The original proposal in January attempted to exempt churches while covering religious hospitals and universities. The February adaptation exempted religious hospitals and universities from paying for contraceptives in their insurance plans but required their insurance companies to provide contraceptives free anyway. The administration argued that the cost would not be passed on to the employer because covering contraceptives is cheaper than paying for births, especially problematic births.
Since the bishops object to the contraceptive mandate for any employer (including Taco Bell), there is nothing that the administration can do to satisfy the bishops completely. But it could adopt the solution proposed by the Catholic Health Association, which wants a complete exemption for religious institutions with the government providing free contraceptives to the institutions' employees. This solves to conscience problem for Catholic employers while still getting free contraceptives to their employees. It is a win win.
If the administration could not implement such a solution without legislation, then there two minor changes that would deal with at least some of the issues raised by the bishops.
First, the four-part definition of "religious employer," which was meant to exempt churches, is seriously flawed. It requires that the employer "(1) has the inculcation of religious values as its purpose; (2) primarily employs persons who share its religious tenets; (3) primarily serves persons who share its religious tenets;" and 4) be a church as defined in the Internal Revenue Code.
The first three parts of the definition are unnecessary and could pressure Catholic parishes to stop hiring and serving non-Catholics. This presents the image of the pastor turning away non-Catholic homeless people from shelter in the church basement when it is freezing outside. It could also threaten inner-city Catholic parish schools that educate Black students. The IRS has lots of experience distinguishing churches, which are exempt from filing 990 information returns, from other organizations. HHS should not add to the IRS's definition.
Second, the February adaptation, while exempting hospitals and universities from paying for contraceptive coverage in their insurance policies, requires their insurance provider to give free contraceptives anyway. This might work for normal insurance, but many of these institutions are self-insured. They are the insurance company, so they will still have to pay for contraceptives. HHS hopes to find a solution to this problem, but in the meantime, HHS should simply exempt religious hospitals and universities that are self-insured when the contraceptive mandate goes into effect in August 2013.
Will these changes get the bishops off the administration's back? No. But they will show that the administration can be gracious in victory and takes seriously the problems faced by Catholic institutions.
Thomas J. Reese is senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University. He is the author of a trilogy examining church organization and politics: "Archbishop: Inside the Power Structure of the American Catholic Church" (Harper & Row, 1989), "A Flock of Shepherds: The National Conference of Catholic Bishops" (Sheed & Ward , 1992), and "Inside the Vatican: The Politics and Organization of the Catholic Church" (Harvard University Press, 1997).


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|Cynicism and Postmodernity
Timothy Bewes
Verso ISBN 1-85984-196-1
Ewan Morrison
Woody Allen put it rather clearly
when he exclaimed "Marxism is dead, feminism is dead, humanism is dead
and frankly, I don't feel so good myself." We all know, and have for some
time, that the grand narratives have collapsed, we all know that cynicism
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wit and negativity is the only way to survive on groundless terrain. The
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becoming an end in itself. We have grown used to it and cannot let a political
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Administrators at area colleges scrambled Wednesday to figure out how to implement Gov. Sonny Perdue's latest budget cut - 5 percent less in state funding, along with instructions to furlough employees for three days before the end of the calendar year.
But administrators still have more questions than answers about how the furloughs will work.
"We're not exactly sure of the parameters," said Tim Burgess, UGA's senior vice president for finance and administration. "It's kind of piecemeal at this point."
Officials don't have the answers to many questions. Will the furloughs affect part-time and temporary workers as well as full-time employees? Student workers? Will lower-paid workers, who need the money more, have to take the same number of unpaid days off as faculty members and administrators who make $100,000 or more? Will administrators be forced to lay off some workers permanently in addition to ordering furloughs?
And how will furlough days be scheduled so that absences don't affect the smooth running of the university?
UGA police officers likely won't be furloughed on the same schedule as professors, physical plant workers or student activities workers, Burgess said.
UGA Staff Council President Stuart Ivy hopes the university follows the example set by the Technical College System of Georgia last year, when the system's central office and some of its colleges used furloughs to save money.
At the technical college system's central office, higher-paid workers took three days off without pay, while lower-paid workers only had to go one day without pay, said technical college system spokesman Mike Light.
Days off without pay will hurt lower-paid workers more, Ivy said.
"When you get down to $20,000 or $30,000 (annual salary), furloughing them three days doesn't help (the state budget) a whole lot, and it hurts them a lot," Ivy said.
Three days' pay is a little more than 1 percent of a worker's annual wages. One percent of annual pay for a $20,000 cafeteria worker would save the state about $200; a three-day layoff for a professor or administrator making $100,000 would put five times as much back into the state coffers - about $1,000.
Ivy also hopes UGA administrators will make sure part-time workers who get benefits such as health insurance won't lose out because furloughs mean they don't work enough hours to qualify.
"We'd like to see the low-wage earners protected from this as much as possible," Ivy said.
Administrators don't have to order the same furlough days for everyone.
Perdue's directive to state agency heads said that the state will reduce budgets by 5 percent, as well as withhold "funds for the equivalent of three furlough days for all state employees."
UGA President Michael Adams sent an e-mail to the entire university campus, saying he expects to know soon how the furloughs will work.
"We are working with the Board of Regents and their staff, and expect to receive further instructions on implementing these reductions," Adams wrote, warning that UGA could see even more budget reductions in the coming year.
"I will be making more information available as soon as possible, and I will be making a full report to the community on August 20, when the semester is under way and after the August Board of Regents meeting."
College administrators have submitted proposals to the regents for how they would cut their budgets by 4 percent, 6 percent or 8 percent if necessary. The board is scheduled to vote on budget amendments as well as a proposed budget for the 2011 fiscal year at its next meeting, Aug. 11 and 12.
Athens Technical College and Gainesville State College administrators are also awaiting word from higher administrators about how to implement the furloughs.
"We have not been given any instructions from the Board of Regents how to proceed," said Gainesville State College spokeswoman Sloan Jones.
"We haven't even sat down with our commissioner yet," said Light, the technical college system spokesman. "We're going to do all we can to not affect the classroom."
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In 2010, the studio released "Greed Corp", both on the Xbox 360 live arcade and on the Playstation 3's PSN. It intends to develop other games based on the same universe, called Mistbound.


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Every weekday morning at 10 a.m., the hosts at Classical MPR play a stand-out work based on the theme for the week. We call them Morning Glories.
This week, Osmo Vänskä turns 60. We'll celebrate on Morning Glories with five recordings from his voluminous discography — all pieces by Nordic composers, as it turned out. We'll start with the earliest Vänskä recording we could find, then proceed to his years with the Lahti Philharmonic — a partnership that brought him, and that orchestra, international recognition. We'll also hear from Osmo Vänskä, clarinetist, and round out the week with two recordings with the Minnesota Orchestra, including a disc just released earlier this month. Happy Birthday, dear Osmo!
MondayRangstrom, "Vauxhall"
Stockholm Philharmonic
TuesdaySibelius: Legends Suite
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
WednesdayCrusell: Clarinet Quartet
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Thursday (Vänskä's Birthday)Grieg Peer Gynt Suite
FridaySibelius, Symphony No. 1
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Greetings everyone,
I am writing a program that allows the user to enter the first name, last name, and grade of each student. The program then sorts all the names alphabetically by last name, and display a list of all the students names and grades in alphabetical order.
I don't understand how can I associate to print out the first name and the points o that same array.
I managed to make the output sort them by last name and output them, too. But the names remain unswapped.
So when I input:
Angelina Zellweger 11
Suzy Applegate 55
it should give:
Suzy Applegate 55
Angelina Zellwegerr 11
but mine outputs this:
Angelina Applegate
Suzy Zellweger
That's the code for sorting the last name array.Code:for ( j = 0; j < cnum -1; j++){ posMin = j; for (i = j+1; i < cnum; i++) if (strcmp(last[i], last[posMin]) < 0) posMin = i; strcpy(tmp,last[j]); strcpy(last[j],last[posMin]); strcpy(last[posMin],tmp); } for (i = 0; i < cnum; i++) printf("Last name is [%i] = %s\n",i,last[i]);
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.


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General Conference Information (NEW! ConferenceNEW! Conference Program Available! NEW!Call for Presentation Proposals National Collegiate Honors Council
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In addition, you need to attest that your presentation, description, and abstract have been reviewed by your college/program dean or director prior to submission. This approval will be verified prior to review of any submission.
Click here for more details and a link to the on-line submission form.
Decisions on acceptance of proposals will be communicated to Honors Deans/Directors and to presenters by February 15th, 2013.
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We learned a lot about Todd Reesing on Tuesday morning at the Big 12 Media Day in Dallas.
His favorite University of Texas quarterback growing up? Major Applewhite. What sport would he play at Kansas besides football? Tennis - if only they had a men's team. Is Kansas in the hunt to win the Big 12 North this year? Of course.
Finally, a college-aged girl sitting in front of all the cameras had a question that not even Reesing could answer.
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"Do you have a favorite American Idol?" the girl asked.
Reesing stopped to think.
"Not really," Reesing finally said. "What about you?"
"Carrie Underwood!" the girl happily replied.
Yeah, everybody had a question for Todd. Even though Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford and Texas' Colt McCoy may be the faces of the Big 12, it's tough to argue that Reesing is underappreciated.
As a matter of fact, that was the theme of the day. Over and over reporters asked Todd if he felt slighted with all the attention Bradford and McCoy were getting.
"They deserve all the attention they have because they produce week in and week out," Reesing said. "I love watching those guys play because they make plays out there, and with Colt he makes a lot of plays with his legs by running the ball."
As the day moved along, the questions kept coming in. Somebody asked Reesing what advice he would give to younger players trying to get noticed out of high school.
"Believe in yourself," Reesing said. "Self-confidence is the only thing you need if you want to accomplish things. I know there are a lot of kids out there that think they don't have the ability, or they are not big enough or strong enough, but hopefully if they see a guy like me can make it, then anything is possible."
That confidence, displayed in the fist pumps and celebrations after touchdowns, has become part of Reesing's on the field persona at Kansas. It's no coincidence that Reesing was one of the more entertaining players in front of the cameras and microphones on Tuesday.
When a reporter asked Reesing about a photo circulating around the Internet of the quarterback wearing an American flag t-shirt, Reesing wondered aloud why everybody didn't have that type of shirt.
"His whole personality is kind of contagious," wide receiver Kerry Meier said. " I think it is good to carry yourself like that if you are the quarterback."
"Todd brings a comfortable setting to the huddle, and when guys are comfortable, I don't care what you are doing, they are going to excel and do the best they can do."
Finally, as Reesing's time was almost up, somebody asked about how the program had changed in the four years he had been at Kansas. It was an interesting question. This will be Reesing's last media day. In a week, camp will start and Reesing will have one more season to add to his college legacy. Then it will all be over.
Like with the American Idol question, Reesing stopped to think, but this time his answer was serious.
"It's a night and day difference," Reesing said. "When I came here coach already had things going in the right direction. All the guys had the mentality to work hard and get ready for the season, but it wasn't there yet."
"We can leave as the most decorated class KU has ever had. To be apart of that and to leave our place in the history books is exciting."


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As the shale gas boom rolls on, one service county government provides has come under strain.
Tyler County Commission President John Stender explained, "The citizens of the county that have leases up -- that's, you know, they're wanting their money. With people coming in, throwing big money at them -- and we're trying to make the courthouse available."
Oil and gas abstractors need access to county records to clear up who owns mineral rights. Tyler County doesn't have a great deal of room for that work. So brokers handling the abstractors began paying people to stand in line at the courthouse to get a jump on the available room -- which brought a set of problems.
Stender described the problem this way. "It was like 'Occupy Middlebourne.' And it was getting to be kinda rough-looking. We had campers, we had tents, we had everything."
So at a special meeting of the Tyler County Commission on July 18, Tyler County Clerk Teresea Hamilton announced a lottery system for access to county records for the abstractors, which seemed to satisfy some concerns.
Brandy Glover-Frye resides in the courthouse neighborhood. She had come prepared to address the commissioners, but announcement of the lottery system mollified her. "Really, it addressed all of the concerns that we had," she said, "minus the parking in front of mailboxes and driveways, and littering."
One group couldn't attend the meeting, because they were standing in line. Many expressed unhappiness with the new lottery system which would take effect.
"If you talk to these people here, they're the nicest people you will ever meet," one of the "line-sitters", Stephanie Kelley, said. "You know, they're struggling to pay bills, just like most people. People here -- they can barely afford stuff for their babies, you know. And this was our job," Kelley continued.
A job soon replaced by advances in technology, as Stender announced plans to put out bids to digitize the records the abstractors need. He said the county had already put $100,000 of county funds into the effort. Oil and gas companies, Stender said, had given verbal commitments to assist in funding that project.
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Kevin B. Noone, 64, of Petersburg, IL, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at his residence.
He was born on Feb. 18, 1945 in Widnes, Lanes, England to the late Michael and Catherine, nee Loftus, Noone.
He married Diann O'Connor in 1970.
He is survived by a daughter, Devin (David) Kerrigan of Petersburg; four sisters, Mary (John) Doherty, Kathleen (Denis) Casey, Barbara (Chris) Nash and Gemma (John) Finley; and a brother, Terence (Carolyn) Noone.


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Anything good to say about your partner lately?
Maybe it was the x-mas spirit or something... but wifey over here haz been doing some good things lately. I usually say the bad ones so it's only fair I give her credit this time...
I've been in bed most of the time since my surgery, calling my wife very often via the intercom function of the cordless phones (modern equivalent of shaking a bell). She always come pretty quick and attends my whinage... I'm hungry, The TV remote fell to floor, get the AC up or down, etc.
She haz been changing by bandages daily.
Every night, she helps me to the shower where she gives me a thorough bath (this is my favorite). Then dries me up and helps me get dress and get back to bed.
How are your loved ones taking care of you, fellow foosters?
I only sleep with one eye open these days!
I don't have a partner, you insensitive clod!
she's still attached to my wrist...so thats good.....
Ruben, glad to hear you have a little light in your life this season- hope you continue to find that happiness after the holidays as well!
That sounds like a keeper
My wife always does special things for me. She even gave me some this morning because I wished her a Merry Christmas first thing after she woke up!
Being the hot Puerto Rican she is, she is insatiable! (poor me!)
Gawd she's good! I mean she's REALLY REALLY MINDBLOWINGLY GOOD! Thanks for all you do and are
Babe! :thumb:
My partner agreed to cut down on the order and to let me have off the past couple of days. AND to give me another day off!
Why is everyone talking about their wives and stuff?
let's just say I got everything I wanted this xmas AM....and then some:innocent:
isn't a spouse a partner?
Oh Pfft. You guys are talking spouses. I was talking business partner. *sigh*.
"Partner" includes imaginary girlfriend, right?
Ooh, kinky!
Ooh, linky!! Pics or it didn't happen Lamplight.
Mine has a cold and is whiney. But since he is a delight (mostly) the rest of the time I'm trying to be nice.
Oh that sounds bad. OK, I'm not great around sick people, including myself.
But the morning has been calm, tranquil, and serene. Occasionally punctuated with coughs or a sneeze yet he is in great spirits and has already sung me a Christmas song delightfully out of tune. Soon we are leaving to meet up with my best friend for a presents swap, coffee, cupcakes, and a movie late this evening. Can't wait!!
He is my sweet babycat!!:love::love::love:
ho ho ho,
He fed me cheese! Lost of cheese! :love: and he let me sit and nurse a strong vodka tonic and wine throughout his grandpa's yearly hour long Christmas religious sermon because he knows I am atheist and have to be quite buzzed to sit through those things. Some people would tell me NOT to get drunk during prayer time, but teh bf is very understanding. :p
Mr. East Hill is good to me all the time.
So....I probably shouldn't be posting in this thread :lol: .
East Hill
btw - the worst thing so far about our holiday is that with all the recent craziness here I totally blanked on many last minute things....and the worst was when our guests arrived last night and were very disappointed to find there was no Neko tiramisu:eek::( I was a bad host and forgot to make it.....:o
My wife is always bad.
She helped me out when I was having a tough time with work a few weeks ago.
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Koffy In The Morning
Great talk with Blake Shelton about "If I'm Honest", Angry Birds, Gwen, and his new tour.
Sowing and Reaping! #COUNTRY
We spent this weekend getting the garden in. I am going to relish this moment of no weeds! LOL I have a feeling in 30 days things are going to be a little bit of an adventure to manage.
It's 12 a.m. in Owatanna….with my dog riding shotgun
In the last ten days I have had 5 days of being awake for 24 hours or more. I've come to the conclusion that I couldn't make it more than a week on a series […]
Range 15 –
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Melissa R.wrote a review of The North Face Metropolis Parka - Women's on October 24, 2011
Basic warm, winter parka
This coat was not what I expected. Initially, I was surprised by how thin and light it felt. I was expecting a thicker, heavier winter coat for the price. I decided to try it out this past weekend up north Wisconsin. Although the temperature only got as low as the upper-30's (nothing compared to Wisconsin's winters) it was warm, and great at keeping the wind out. I have a size Medium (frame: 5'7", 130 lbs) and it's a great fit, especially for those who like to wear layers. This jacket would be more appealing if the sleeves were longer with some type of elastic band, and with an interior-lined fleece. Overall, based on the outstanding reviews and recommendations from others, I'm hoping this coat will not disappoint with subzero temperatures this winter.


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The microBrace body pad accessory kit combines three accessories to add an additional point of stability to existing rigs. The 8" rod grip and microMount can be attached to any handlebar rod and provides unique 3 axis configuration to exactly match your body style for maximum comfort and stability.
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Shoulda looked at my previous tasting note before brewing this. I set my timer for 3:30, thinking that was a short enough time, and it's already bitter. It may be that I had a bit more leaf in the pot than before, as well.
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On the eve of his bid to become Scotland's first male European champion since David Wilkie in 1974, Ross Murdoch marked his summer of progress with yet another Scottish record and a silver medal to boot.
Murdoch, 20, who upset Glasgow's Michael Jamieson to win 200m gold at the recent Commonwealth Games, will be favourite to add a European gold medal to his collection tonight in the four-lap final, but recording his fastest-ever 100m time almost brought his continental coming of age forward by 24 hours in Berlin.
Lining up against Adam Peaty, the English sprinter whose meteoric rise has rivalled his own, Murdoch was first to touch the wall at the halfway point but was overpowered by Peaty on the second lap. The Derby man won in 58.96secs with Stirling-based Murdoch half a second behind in 59.33, lowering the national standard he set in Glasgow.
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Murdoch is the fastest man in the world this year over 200m and with Daniel Gyurta, the Olympic champion from Hungary, opting not to swim his specialist event, is strongly fancied to claim gold tonight to add to his team's burgeoning collection.
The British breaststroke 1-2 came in the wake of Chris Walker-Hebborn defeating several more celebrated athletes to win the 100m backstroke title in 53.32. Walker-Hebborn and Peaty then teamed up with Fran Halsall and Jemma Lowe to set a new world record and claim a third British gold medal of the session in the 4x100m mixed medley relay.
In Nanjing, China, Duncan Scott, winner of a Commonwealth silver medal in Glasgow as part of Scotland's medley relay team, added Youth Olympics gold to his collection yesterday as part of Great Britain's 4x100m freestyle relay team.
Scott, 17, lives in Alloa and is coached by Steven Tigg and Elaine Johnston at Grangemouth AC.


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How to Light a Tree
There are three basic approaches to lighting a Christmas tree: wrapping lights in circles from top to bottom, weaving lights among the branches, and wrapping lights around each branch. Choose the system that works best for you.
How to Hang Any Decoration
Different decorations and surfaces call for a mix of hangers. Try these simple solutions for hanging your holiday decorations without leaving behind damaged surfaces. Options include removable hooks and no-holes wreath hooks.
How to Choose an Artificial Tree
Choosing between fresh and fake just got tougher. When it comes to choosing the tree of your holiday dreams, choose from inexpensive shredded PVC needles or more realistic polyethylene. Then choose the tree size that works for your display space.


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'Stunt Girl' Faces the Camera
Zoë Bell Turns to Acting Career
Zoë Bell has a confession to make: "I'm that annoying girl who would throw a punch and then say, 'Sorry.'"
Audiences will be fooled, then, by the New Zealand native's performance in "Raze," an action film in which Ms. Bell shows no mercy as she single-handedly clobbers most of her co-stars.
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I had my LBS order a 2014 Giant XTC 2 27.5 for me. The fit is fantastic and I LOVE the balance of control/speed/climbing... It's great. However, I was expecting this bike to have a fork lock-out control on the handle bar LIKE IT SHOWS ON THEIR WEBSITE! Now obviously Giant covers their butt with the line "All specifications and prices listed are subject to change without notice" but come on... Really? They need to change the price tag on their site to reflect that component. It's not a $1700 bike if it costs $1850 to match the picture. And that's just one piece that I noticed for now...
GRRR! I was especially looking forward to that convenient lock-out control.
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Armed to the teethParties can get a little crazy. There's eating, there's drinking, and there's lots of being merry. And in the process you may strand your drink across the room or accidentally tip someone else's drink over. Sure, can coolers are nice because they protect your hand from your drink, but who's going to protect your drink from the barbarians?
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Green Light for Hydrocarbon Exploration
Greece's Inner Cabinet gave the "green light" for hydrocarbon (oil) exploration and drilling in three regions of Greece.
The Cabinet gave the go-ahead for oil exploration in an area in the Gulf of Patras, west of Ioannina in Epirus prefecture, and in the region of Katakolo in Ileia prefecture, with an estimated potential of 250-300 million barrels over a period of 15-20 years.
"This is the first time that Greece is doing this, and everything will be conducted with full transparency," said Environment, Energy and Climate Change Deputy Minister Yannis Maniatis.
The entire process is slated for completion in a year's time, with the announcement of the winner of the tender, while in 18 months activities are set to commence with the installation of the required drilling equipment.
According to available information, oil deposits in the Patras Gulf are estimated at 200 million barrels, in the Ioannina region at 80 million barrels and in Katakolo at 3 million barrels. Calculated with the international forecasts for oil prices, which are expected to reach 150 dollars a barrel in the next few years, the estimated value of the three deposits is approximately 25 billion Euros over a 15-year-period, of which 13-14 billion euros are anticipated to enter the state coffers.
At the same time, procedures are being completed for the commencement of seismic studies for possible hydrocarbon deposits in the entire region of the Ionian and southern Crete, given that early indications have been "encouraging". (Source: ANA)


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MEAC Announces 2013 Baseball Preseason Predictions
Delaware State's Ryan Haas was named Preseason Player of the Year, while Bethune-Cookman's Gabriel Hernandez earned Preseason Pitcher of the Year accolades for the second straight year.
Haas, the 2012 MEAC Player of the Year, led the MEAC with a .360 average (73-for-203). He also led the conference and was tied for 19th in the nation with 22 doubles. In addition, Haas was tied for second in the MEAC in hits (73), third in on-base percentage (.468) and fifth in slugging percentage (.483) during the 2012 season.
Hernandez posted a 6-3 win-loss record a year ago in 11 starts with 16 appearances on the mound. He was third on his team with a 2.92 ERA in 77.0 innings of play. The senior struck out 45 batters while walking 35 and posting an opposing batting average of .240. Against MEAC opponents, Hernandez was 4-0 with a 2.27 ERA in 47.2 innings.
Bethune-Cookman was a unanimous selection to win the southern divisional title. The Wildcats won their seventh consecutive MEAC crown and recorded an 18-5 mark in MEAC play last season. Bethune-Cookman led the MEAC in several categories including home runs (21), at bats (1,950), stolen bases (120), opposing batting average (.265), innings pitched (519.0) and batters retired (367).
North Carolina Central was picked to finish second in the southern division followed by North Carolina A&T and Savannah State. Florida A&M completes the southern division predictions.
Delaware State concluded the 2012 season with a 22-2 record in conference play. The Hornets were atop the MEAC in batting average (.306), slugging percentage (.387), runs scored (475) and hits (566). Haas helped lead Delaware State to the 2012 MEAC northern title and an appearance in the conference tournament championship game. The 2012 Hornets also tied a team record with 40 wins last season (40-17-1).
In the northern division, Norfolk State was selected to finish in second followed by Maryland Eastern Shore in third and Coppin State in fourth.
Joining Haas and Hernandez on the preseason team is Jordan Elliott (DSU), Jordan Dailey (B-CU), Todd Hagen (SSU), Luke Tendler (NCAT), Cameron Cecil (DSU), Troy Marrow (NCCU), David Lee (B-CU), Cameron Day (NSU), Luis Diaz (NCCU) and Eddie Sorondo (DSU).
The 2013 MEAC Baseball Championship tournament is scheduled for May 15-19, at the Marty L. Miller Field at Norfolk State University (Va.).


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" Brand: Avon / Type: Body Wash/Cleanser / Subcategory: Moisturiser / Skin type: for dry skin and for all types / What it does: Cleanses, Moisturizes, "
I brought this body wash from Avon when they were giving away a free make up bag when you brought 3 products from their new Himalayan Goji Berry range.
It smells gorgeous and I think it's a lovely body wash, the only bad thing is that there isn't enough in a bottle and I get through it at a rate! lol Seriously it's one of the mega small bottles that Avon do and I've always thought it was a bit stupid selling what is basically shower gel in such a small bottle because it something that is used so much.
I don't know what a goji berry smells like but this body wash has deffo got a very fruity berry smell, it's quite rich and lasts on my skin for a bit after my shower. It fades quick though so don't expect to be able to use this instead of a perfume or body spray.
It's got a gel consistency and inside the body wash there are loads of little pink beads which burst on contact with your skin and it's these that moisturise. I don't know how effective they are but I know my skin deffo feels a lot softer and more moisturised after I've used this in the shower. My skin also looks nice and pink after I've had a wash using this body wash and feels mega smooth to the touch.
You get a good lather and the bubbles are very thick and luxurious, I use it with a shower puff and a little squirt goes a long way. That means this little 150ml bottle will last a bit longer but it's still gone way too quick for me!!!
It cleans my skin proper good and I always feel squeaky clean after my shower, I love the clean and fresh look it gives my skin and also the way my skin actually FEELS spotlessly clean.
The normal price is £4.50 and even though I love it I think this is too much considering the size of the bottle, you can get brill shower gels in the supermarket for £1.00 that come in bottles 3 times the size. At the minute it's on offer for £1.99 and that's a lot more reasonable I think, be quick though because it'll be going back up soon so now is the perfect time to try this gorgeous body wash.
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Hello all my faithful Parks and Recreation review readers! It's been a fun five months, and I've really been enjoying writing these and reading through your comments. Since this last episode is the season finale I won't be seeing you again until the fall, at least in the Parks and Rec section of the site. I still haven't decided yet if I'll be reviewing any of the summer shows, but I'm leaning towards yes so keep an eye out for me! Also a quick note before we get started, I'll be basing my review off of the Producers Cute of the 'Li'l Sebastian' episode, which is about five minutes longer and guaranteed to be five minutes funnier. This version is up on Hulu or NBC's website.
If I had to describe tonight's episode in one word it would be SHOCKING. And those are the best kinds of season finales, am I right? Generally you leave the shocking moments for the cliffhanger at the end of an episode, but instead the writers spaced them out. I liked this a lot, the episode had a nice level even feel, as opposed to stacking everything at the end.
The first shocker, Jean Ralphio is now filthy rich! Let's just say he knows a guy who will run you over by a car gently enough to cause enough damage for a lawsuit without loosing any brain function, although you can argue that there can't be many active brain cells under his strangely enticing afro. He decides that he wants to use the money to start a business, and goes to Tom for ideas. Thus Entertainment 720 is born. What does it do you might ask? Everything. Including going around the world twice for every customer, regardless of what it is they actually wanted you to do. Their first client? A public funeral extravaganza.
Which brings us to Li'l Sebastian. I'm sure you all remember the amazing mini horse from the Harvest Festival, who was already fairly old and diabetic. Well it's a fairly common TV trope to have a beloved character hit the dust during a season finale, and who was more loved on the show than Sebastian? Certainly not Jerry. As this is a public mourning, the Parks department is tasked with putting on a memorial/funeral, and they hire Entertainment 720 to assist.
Another fun TV shocker is when a character comes down with a debilitating and incurable medical condition. In this case, Chris gets tendonitis. Sure, it's not exactly the shocker that say CANCER would be, but to Chris any medical condition is a shocker. It also gives him his first taste of the horrors of ageing. His utter disbelief at the idea that someone as healthy as him could be doing too much exercise appeared to have shaken him to his core. The formerly constantly chipper Chris was replaced with a more somber version, who equivocated his minor prognosis of tendonitis to a death sentence. Of course when you're sick who's the best person to have around you? A nurse. There were some cute moments between Chris and Ann in this episode, and I sense a possible rekindling on the horizon for season four.
The next shocker literally had me screaming. While Ann is out of the office, Ben and Leslie use it as a secret rendezvous point. Well, instead of seeing Ben's naked body draped across the desk, Leslie opens the door to find Ron Fucking Swanson. And he knows. All thanks to Ben apparently butt dialing Ron, revealing by far one of the most disturbing things that I have every heard on television. I don't want to go into details, I just ate lunch and would like to keep it down, but lets just say that it involves some odd historical role-play involving female politicians and how they might approach first base. Needless to say I was scarred for life. Despite getting caught once, these two can't seem to figure out how to keep it behind closed doors. It's not that hard, just stop and look around. Are you anywhere other than your home with the blinds closed? Then don't do anything. As simple as it sounds, they can't seem to keep their hands off each other, and a worker for the funeral catches them. After a quick pay off with a massage gift certificate and the rest of the day off, everything should be back on track. Except that the worker they sent home had some kinda important tasks left to do.
After the memorial started we get a chance to see Tom in action, and he's doing a great job! And more importantly he actually seems to be enjoying what he's doing, as opposed to playing scrabble all day at the Parks office. Things start to go awry when they discover that the maintenance worker that was sent home had been in charge of the propane for the eternal flame. Jerry is tasked with finding the propane, and instead Donna gets to read the Italian poem, which is one of my favorite scenes of the night. And of course I can't forget the main event, a video memorial by 720, featuring Tom attempting an elitist and existential voice over, and stock images of everything from the universe to ominous clouds that vignette Sebastian. It was hilariously glorious. And Tom realizes that maybe the 720 life is for him. Now this is an interesting turn of events for Tom, but not surprising. He's always been trying to do something more grandiose in his life besides local government, and quite frankly as long as we still get to see him in every episode next season I'll be happy. What would we do without the awesomeness that is Chikky Chikky Parm Parm Tom? Thanks to the preview of Entertaiment 720 at the end of the episode, I have a sneaking suspicion that they won't be around for very long, especially with that kind of money management. Hopefully the gang will take Tom back!
A minor shocker of the night is when MouseRat makes a special appearance at the funeral during Andy's tribute song, 'five-thousand candles in the wind'. It's been awhile since we've seen the band play an actual concert, but more importantly was the development of April as Andy's new manager. It's nice to see her take a more active role in the band, especially after the Neutral Milk Hotel incident. Which is apparently an actual band; I originally thought that the writers had just taken random words to make a ridiculous parody of a band name, but then my boyfriend handed me a CD of theirs and I freaked out. Side story aside, as long as April doesn't Yoko Ono the band I can't see how this won't be an awesome development for next season.
The next shocking moment of the night is all thanks to Jerry. Unable to find propane, he puts lighter fluid in the eternal flame display thinking that it would somehow work in the same way. The ensuing fireball burned the eyebrows off Ron's face, and even the resilient mustache was thinned. It's still a better look than the cornrows and friction shaved mustache Ron sported earlier in the season with Tammy II. Speaking of Tammy II, she shows up at the memorial after party to make another pass at Ron, but then another shocking moment happens, one that makes me sad that I'm going to have to wait for so long until season four.
Tammy I shows up. Now we have no idea who Tammy I is, who plays her, or what she even looks like. All we know is that Tammy II ran screaming at the sight of her. Now if that's not the perfect set up I'm not sure what is.
The final shocker is the biggest of all, and the one that is going to have the most implications on season four. Leslie is essentially head hunted by a group of political king-makers who would like to support her in running for office. This is of course her biggest dream, and it looks like it finally might be about to come true. Except for one thing, the group asks her is she has any scandals that might derail things. And of course her secret relationship with Ben would absolutely count, but despite this she says no.
Overall this was an amazing season finale. There were so many set-ups for the next season to resolve, which was a stark contrast to the second season finale that only had the government shut down scenario. The main characters have really grown and transformed over the third season, and I'm really looking forward to the continuation of this next season. Most of all though I'm looking forward to writing more Parks reviews and your wonderful comments! I'd like to sincerely thank everyone who took the time to read these past sixteen reviews, and I hope you enjoyed reading them as much as I did writing them! I'll see you again when season four premieres!
Favorite Quotes:
- "I made my money the old fashioned way. I got run over by a Lexus."
- "We can take comfort in the fact that he is in heaven right now, doing the two things that he likes most. Eating carrots and urinating freely."
- "When I walking in this morning and saw that the flag was at half-mast I thought, alright, another bureaucrat ate it. But then, I found out it was Li'l Sebastian. half-mast is too high. Show some damn respect."
- "Amen. We need to send that glorious beast into the great beyond with a display that rivals the super bowl halftime show. Also the budget is six-hundred dollars."
- "Cube but! Cube but! Cube but! Cube but! Cube but! Cube but!"
- "Oh God. Death is inescapable. "
- "Hello Leslie. How long have you been sleeping with Ben?"
- "Show me Pelosi again."
- "Please tell me you hung up before Ruth Bader Ginsburg."
- "No doubt, which one floats your penis."
- "I do hope we can be friends, before I die."
- "Cocoanut just took a dump on the stage and we gotta clean that up. Code Red. Cocoanut just took a dump on the stage."
- "Why don't you live your life like that calf from the video?"
- "All proceeds will go towards Li'l Sebastians favorite charity, the Afghan Institute of Learning."
- "I think if you would know one thing about me, it would be that I prefer laying wreaths to lighting torches."
- "I have cried twice in my life. Once when I was seven and I was hit by a school bus. And again when I had heard that Li'l Sebastian had passed."
- "What happened here and more importantly, does the carpet match the face?"
- "An hour ago a giant fireball consumed my face, and it was far preferable to spending an hour with you."
- "What's the point of doing ten thousand push ups when you're doing them alone? I'd rather do five thousand push ups, with a beautiful woman sitting on my back to increase my resistance."
- "Asbsa-toot-ly I am very sorry that I just used that word."


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How to keep your plants wet enough in dry weather? Years of experimenting. I am no closer to a reliable answer. Unfortunately, I have no greenhouse, no controllable conditions. It is either super hot and dry or hot and flooded. Cold and flooded or cold and dry with humidity. Not a friendly environment for CPs. I want a greenhouse. :)
There are about 10 Sarracenia in this bog. They are in better shape than last year when they were in individual pots with trays.
Here's my main bog. It is overrun with native bog violets and ferns. It was just weeded. I think I will start pulling out the ferns and violets to sell.
In a bog, in a tray, in a draining pot, in a undraining pot.
How to keep your plants wet enough in dry weather? Years of experimenting. I am no closer to a reliable answer. Unfortunately, I have no greenhouse, no controllable conditions. It is either super hot and dry or hot and flooded. Cold and flooded or cold and dry with humidity. Not a friendly environment for CPs. I want a greenhouse. :)
Wow! I hope my filiformis volunteer gets that big. I grow my purpurea(sp?) in a lot of live sphagnum moss and they do well for me. It gets crunchy when the heat moves in but greens up pretty quickly after a rain or when its a little cooler out.
You have so much variety, no wonder you cant keep them all watered. I have a few VFT's, Dana's Delight S. and the red pitchers. I want some different Sarracenia for next year.
I do have too many plants. I need to get some control on my obsession. I think your filiformis is a different species. Mine is a Traceyi, and they get huge and sticky. Remind me in the spring. Maybe I can figure out how to send you some roots and leaves to expand your collection. I have been collecting about 5 years. I also left the spigot open on my rain barrel which isn't helping my drought situation.
I don't think you can really have too many plants. I am going to order from cobra plants this spring and if they have that species I will get one, its nice.
Starsplitter, you have a lovely collection! I've seen quite a few of your photos on here as I work my way through the cp posts.
I have 4 cp plants sitting in temporary "housing" until I figure out what type of permanent set up to use. I have two sundews in a large jar, with no lid, on the dining room table. Then I have two sarracenias in a pot on the floor by the patio door.
My goal at this point is to build a bog bowl and stick the sarracenias outside. I'm trying to find better instructions than I current have and also find a container.
The Sar. need a winter dormancy and should be outside.
I was a bit worried about putting them outside now. They are in a 6 inch plastic pot and I wanted to put them in a better set up (hopefully this weekend) before I set them out. Where they are gets a nice cold draft but still gets bright light. I've had a few herbs die when I put them there because it was so cold.
edit to add: Found a container!! Now I'm going to go make my bog
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They won't die, mine were in small but not that small pots and last winter we had snow here in TX and they survived. I can tell you from experience if they don't get cold they will weaken and die.
Cobraplants is in Oregon and all Sarracenia and Venus Flytraps are outdoors year round. Now that you have the right put, keep them moist and put them out. Where did you get your plants. What kind of Sundews do you have? Can you post some pictures? :)
Sarracenia only need protection from freezing wind once they are dormant. You can put them in a sheltered place until that wind is gone. Freezes and snow are fine. :)
I put them out a couple hours after my last reply on here lol. If wind becomes an issue there are a few clear plastic containers I can use to keep the wind out plus I have some very tall pots to use as a wind guard.
I think I have a spatula and a adelae. I'm not 100% of course. I bought the spatula at my local Lowes and the adelae from a Lowes in a neighboring city since they got in a new shipment last Monday or Tuesday.
They should not be left outside, only the Sar.
When you say 'They' do you mean the Drosera? Mine are indoors and will stay there. I'm figuring out a nice permanent home for them but so far they have their own jars to sit in. They get lots of light and some morning sun.
Yes, I meant the sundews, I was not sure if they were going into your bog as well.
Yeah, I should have been clear. I've read that some do put theirs out in a bog but I assumed they either used natives to their area or had temperatures that suited the ones they used. After reading up on both types I seriously doubt either would like my local temperatures.
D. filiformis show be grown outside. They need to go dormant, and there are lots of sundews that need cool temps like the Round Sundew. I can't grow them here. Look up temperate sundews, and you can put those in your outdoor bogs.
If you go clockwise from the VFT you have a VFT, two Sarracenia (the top one may be rubra, and the bottom looks like a hybrid), the top Sundew is a Lance Leaf and the bottom one I don't know. Maybe a spatulata.
I find Lance Leafs inpossible to grow, but others find them super easy. The bottom one will be easy. Leave it is a sunny spot and it will color up and be easier to ID.
Lance Leafs don't like rapid changes in temp and they don't like full sun. Maybe someone can give you a little advice. If the plant dies, do not throw it away. Keep watering it, and it may come back from roots or send up babies.
They were listed as Red Pitcher and Purple Pitcher. They also had a x Judith Hindle but at the time I didn't recognize the name. I'm shopping around for a better bowl to use as my bog bowl.
Because I'm using a bowl from my kitchen until I find them a better one I've placed it back towards my patio door. They'll get loads of sun but still be protected by the rain plus my son can sit and watch them eat bugs. I have a row of pots acting as a wind block since we are currently having a wind storm.
I think they are Lance Leaf and Spatulata. I had to google Lance Leaf since I'm only familiar with the fancy name (drosera adelae.) I have them in front of a window with vertical blinds. I'll just have to switch around the jars so I can shield one from full sun.
What a beautiful bog! Are the plants in the pool potted in their own containers, and the pool is a "tray" or is the pool the "container"?
Love that fern with the pitchers!
The first year I had the pool, I had the pots in the water in the pool. However, it didn't work well, because the pots were different sizes and some would get flooded and others didn't have enough water. Sometimes they fell over and the plants drowned. So last spring, I took them all out of their pots and planted them in the pool. The plants have been faring better and it is easier to keep them from drying out during out long draughts we have in Florida. The bog has VFT, Sarracenia, Sundews, Ferns and native Florida Bog Violets. The ferns and violets are accidentals and aggressive, and I remove them into their own pots when they start overwhelming the bogs. THe squirrels also plant all sorts of strange plants into the bog.
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Just because I don't follow a strict diet doesn't mean I don't like to experiment eating gluten free. There are so many more options available these days as compared to 15 years ago!
Remember when I posted here about gluten free entertaining and explained there are plenty of naturally gluten free foods like fruits, vegetables, legumes and nuts, meats, seafood and dairy products that will make up a large part of your diet. Today, however, I want to talk about my favorite gluten free snack food.
One of my good friends in gluten free and I always think about her when I grocery shop. Is this a product or food that I'd recommend to her and her family? So here are 10 great gluten free snacks that I'd recommend to anyone whether they are living a gluten free lifestyle or not.
1. Olives
Olives are a whole food that have just the right amount of fat to make them a satisfying snack. Since olives are high in sodium you won't want to eat a huge portion, but you won't need to. You can even buy them in individual packages for on-the-go snacks.
2. Rice and Seed Crackers
I LOVE these kinds of crackers. They are especially delicious paired with a dip like guacamole or your favorite cheese.
3. Fruit & Nut bars
There are actually quite a few protein/snack bars that are gluten free, but I like the simplicity of the bars made with dried fruit and nuts. I know a lot of people who make them at home, something I haven't gotten around to.
4. Gluten Free Oats/Granola
Oats themselves do not contain gluten but during processing they are often cross-contaminated with wheat, rye or barley. Some oat brands can not guarantee their oats are gluten free, therefore you want to make sure the oats or granola you buy is labeled gluten free.
5. Fresh juice
Whether you make your own juice at home or purchase them, fresh juices are a great way to add quality nutrition to your diet.
6. Trail mix
When you think of trail mix you probably think of nuts and dried fruit, but there are several options of gluten free add-ins to change it up: shredded coconut, banana chips, popcorn, corn nuts, chocolate chips or chocolate covered raisins, etc. I usually make my own but they do sell plenty of packaged options if you are in a hurry.
7. Nut butters
Whether you prefer peanut, almond, cashew or sunflower seed butter, they are all great gluten free choices. I enjoy my nut butters on bread, in oatmeal, slathered on fruit like apples, bananas and plantains, in pancakes, with dark chocolate for a little dessert or right off the spoon.
8. Tortilla Chips & Salsa
There are so many delicious chips out there- some made with all corn, some a mix of different seeds and grains like quinoa, rice, flax, etc. Perfect with fresh salsa which is easy to make and delicious to eat!
9. Gluten Free Cookies
Just because you are eating gluten free doesn't mean there isn't room for treats. These, among others like the brownie bites from Udi's, will make you feel like you're not missing a thing!
10. Roasted Chickpeas
A high fiber, high protein snack that you can make yourself (using cooked chick peas roasted with different seasonings) or you can also find them pre-packaged.
So those aree just 10 of my favorite gluten free foods to snack on. In addition to fruits, vegetables and dairy, there are plenty of options!
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I work for a school district. We have a series of brand new computers that are a month old. They came with Vista, but we pushed them to XP for obvious reasons. With the release of 7 upon is, and it's testing in our environment been positive, we're eager to consider upgrading.
We use default local profiles on the machines, with re-directed my documents folders. But I was curious - is there a setting somewhere on Windows 7 that will automatically generate a different background photo each time you log in? I thought it'd be cool if all of the systems were identical except the background image.
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If you install 7, you can right-click on the screen, select Personalize, select Desktop Background, Picture location(your own folder if desired) and set it up to do a slide-show, set the interval from very short to very long, and/or Shuffle and you'll have a new background every "x" seconds, minutes, hours, days.. I havent seen a selection for "different every boot-up" tho..
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Yeah, with all the great wallpapers posted in the wallpaper thread, it's fun to enable the slide show setting so one can enjoy many different great desktop backgrounds automatically. I have mine set to change every 30 minutes, the default I believe.
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Los Angeles Times business columnist David Lazarus tells the story of an L.A. resident who went to the post office with a postal service money order for $1,000, cashed it and went to use some of that money at a gas station. The clerk identified a $100 bill as a counterfeit and called the police, who came to the station and discovered the bills were actually $5 bills that had been bleached. Neither the police nor the gas station attendant could do anything but refer the payer to the Secret Service.
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Steve Chiotakis: Earlier this week, wheat prices rose on news of a heat wave and drought wiping out crops in Russia. It's one of the world's biggest breadbaskets, and now Moscow's imposed a ban on wheat exports, sending prices, well even higher. What does that mean for the price of food around the world? From London, Christopher Werth reports.
Christopher Werth: The price of wheat surged another 8 percent after the ban was announced, and that's raising fears that other grain-growing countries, like China and India, might begin hoarding their own supplies. That's what happened in 2008, and that sparked a global food crisis, complete with riots from Egypt to Haiti.
But Martin Deboo of Investec says this year, global stockpiles are about 50 percent higher than they were a couple of years ago. Plus, farmers in the U.S. are growing a lot more wheat than was expected.
Martin Deboo: Traditionally, the U.S. has tended to be the sort of exporter of last resort, and I'm sure will take up some of the slack that's left by Russia. I think this is good news for American wheat farmers . . . they'll be selling a lot of volume, and they'll be selling it at good prices.
And it's not just wheat growers that stand to benefit. Farmers don't like to feed their cows expensive food, so instead of buying wheat, they'll find cheaper alternatives. Witness economics in action: all that demand has driven up the price of soybeans and corn.
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"Temporalités cachées dans Campo Urbano, Côme, 1969" In Transbordeur: photographie histoire société, no. 1 (2017)
"Vitalità del negativo/ Negativo della vitalità." October no. 150 (Fall 2014): 113-132.
"Paris: A Cardboard Promenade." In Le Corbusier: Landscapes for the Machine Age, 282-289. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2013.
"The Scene of a Disappearance." Giosetta Fioroni: L'Argento, 87-102. The Drawing Center, 2013.
"Chronicle of a Disappearance Foretold," Interspaces: Art + Architectural Exchanges from East to West, University of Melbourne, Australia, 2012
"The World Fair: A Transmedial Theatre." Encuentros con los años 30, 173-186. Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid, 2012
"Equivoci : Le Corbusier al Convegno Volta" L'Italia di Le Corbusier, MAXXI, Rome, 2012.
"Flashbacks and Eclipses in Italian Art in the 1960s," Grey Room (Oct. 2012): 102-27.
"La possibilità di un fotomurale socialista." Memoria e ricerca (January-April 2010): 81-95.
Muralnomad: The Paradox of Wall Painting, Europe 1927-1957. New Haven:Yale University Press, 2009.
"Pointe de chute: Restany à Domus, Le Demi-Siècle de Pierre Restany/The Half Century of Pierre Restany. Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art (Paris:INHA, 2007).
"Ingestion / Anti-Pasta." Cabinet Magazine no. 10 (Spring 2003): 12-15.
"From Monument to Muralnomad: The Mural in Modernist Architecture." The Built Surface: Architecture and Pictures from Antiquity to the Millenium, Vol. 2. Karen Koehler ed. London:Ashgate Press, 2002.
"L'éternel décoratif: French art in the 1950s." Yale French Studies 98, The French Fifties (Spring 2000): 98-118.
Modernity and Nostalgia: Art and Politics in France between the Wars. New Haven:Yale University Press, 1995.
"Triangulating the Surrealist Fetish." Visual Anthropology Review 50, no. 1 (Spring 1994): 50-65.
With Kenneth E. Silver. The Circle of Montparnasse: Jewish Artists in Paris 1905-1945. New York:Universe Books, 1985.
Reviews of Muralnomad:
Merjian, Ara H. Review of Muralnomad: The Paradox of Wall Painting, Europe 1927-1957, by Romy Golan, and Grand Illusion: The Third Reich, The Paris Exposition, and the Cultural Seduction of France, by Karen Fiss. Oxford Art Journal (2013).
White, Anthony. Review of Muralnomad: The Paradox of Wall Painting, Europe 1927-1957, by Romy Golan. caa.reviews, June 25, 2012.
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OUR VIEW: Important decisions in Tuesday's election
Next Tuesday's spring election has plenty of excitement and will hopefully attract a large number of voters. It is a bit unusual, however, that the municipal contested races are outside the city of Hudson and village of North Hudson. All candidates in the city and village are running unopposed.
The city, village and surrounding towns, however, will be impacted by the Board of Education election. Four candidates are vying for two seats on the board. The four candidates are Bruce Hanson, Jamie Johnson, Jeanette Kunz and James Schrock. The top two vote-getters will be elected.
With the issues, challenges and decisions involving the school district, this will be an important election and deserves the attention of all voters.
In municipalities, the town of St. Joseph has the most activity with three races -- one for chair and two for supervisor posts. Incumbent chair Dan Gavin is being challenged by Jay Kimble. Incumbent Supervisor 2 Jim Traeger is being challenged by Daniel Thompson; incumbent Supervisor 4 Rick Colbeth is being challenged by Keegan McConaughey.
The town of Hudson features two races for supervisor posts. Incumbent Supervisor 2 Tim Foster is being challenged by Rick Ottino; Incumbent Supervisor 4 Kernon Bast is being challenged by Clint Hetchler.
The town of Troy features a race for town chair. Incumbent Ray Knapp chose not to rerun for the post. Supervisor David Hense and former supervisor Dan Pearson are seeking the chair.
Remember, however, that even in districts with unopposed races, it is still important to vote. If voter turnout is extremely low, sometimes there can be strange results with a write-in effort.
There are also two important state races on the ballot.
For State Superintendent of Public Instruction, incumbent Tony Evers is being challenged by a more conservative Don Pridemore.
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Local candidates all have invested a lot of time, effort and money in seeking positions of service. The least we can do is vote and determine who should be elected.
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Picture: Bruce Springsteen - Bruce Springsteen greets fans outside the posh Merrion Hotel - Dublin, Ireland - Saturday 27th July 2013
The director of new movie Springsteen & I had to leave more than 2,000 fan films out of the documentary, because he was inundated with anecdotes and sob stories about The Boss.
Baillie Walsh put a call out over the Internet to Springsteen fansites and asked devotees to make a five minute film about what the rocker and his music meant to them - and he was staggered by the response.
He tells Wenn, "We got hundreds of hours of film and I had to spend six months in an editing suite deciding what to use for the project."
The result is a touching tribute to the Glory Days hitmaker from fans who have spent time onstage with their hero, buskers and others who have been moved by his music.
Walsh admits there were some very powerful stories that he had to leave out: "There were some really great films that I couldn't use because I could not make them fit into the jigsaw puzzle... There were much bigger stories - we had people whose lives who had been turned around from cancer and 9/11 stories and Bruce's charity work, but I felt that they were too pompous in a way. I wanted it to be much more about the music. I didn't want it to be a charity film."
And the director admits he was surprised that so few of Springsteen's ardent fans who took part in the project were crazy.
He explains, "We didn't get many crazies at all... and I really did expect some, because we're giving people an opportunity to send in films and talk about someone they're obsessed with."
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