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A European-style villa with unique architectural elements makes for a welcoming retreat in Water Mill.
Built in the 1920s, this stately home has a European charm that was lovingly preserved during its renovation in 2000.
A home like no other sits on the edge of an inlet off Mecox Bay in Water Mill. Stepping onto this 2.7-acre estate with 643 feet of waterfront is like stepping back in time, whether it's because of the stately five-bedroom home built in the 1920s or the dramatic grounds featuring terraced gardens and rolling lawns that evoke a centuries-old Parisian garden. "It just makes you smile when you walk the grounds because every corner you turn there's a new surprise," says Pat Petrillo, a senior global real estate advisor and associate broker with Sotheby's International Realty. "Everybody who goes there can't believe how wonderful it is, inside and out."
The formal living room with fireplace is adjacent to a second screened in living room with garden views.
Renovated in 2000, the 4,600-square-foot home was lovingly modernized in a true European style by an owner who has traveled the world and appreciates the appeal of indoor-outdoor living. That is perhaps best on display adjacent to the home's formal living room with fireplace, where a second screened-in living room boasts brick herringbone floors and views of the gardens and water.
Elsewhere, that same feeling is re-created off the formal dining room with its Murano glass light fixtures and walnut doors, which is mirrored by a screened in dining room that can comfortably seat more than a dozen guests. As for the sunny chef's kitchen, that opens up to a flower and herb garden, naturally.
Taken together, it makes for a grand impression, but it's the tiny details that set this home apart—the antique wood in the library, a marble-clad master bath fashioned after a room in a Tuscan villa. Off the oversize master suite sits a private terrace, the perfect vantage for taking in this stunning property. And for all the charm of these interiors, the grounds can't help but steal the show, whether in the form of colorful gardens that bloom throughout the year or the rolling lawn that leads down to the back bay.
The formal dining room features Murano glass chandeliers and walnut doors that lead to a screened-in dining porch.
True nature lovers, the current owners created a special refuge on their sprawling property, highlighted by two round Chinese moon doors covered with climbing hydrangea and terraced gardens they call their "stairway to heaven." Throughout the acreage, mature specimen trees serve as stately reminders of the property's proud history. "That takes time to establish; you can't just buy that look with a new piece of uncultivated property," says Petrillo of the landscape, which also includes a heated gunite pool with pool house, a separate one-bedroom guest cottage with kitchen and living room, a two-car garage, and a garden workroom. "However, with the help of a good landscape designer, someone can certainly try."
Roxine Brown, the founder and creative force behind Harmonia Inc., has made a career of connecting homes with their natural surroundings, and she can appreciate the meticulous design that went into this unique homestead. "You should think of landscape like setting up the different rooms of a house so that you always have a different focal point," she explains. "There's always a new surprise, and you create that by utilizing the natural terrain."
The home's heated gunite pool.
Here, the most unique "room" is created by the Chinese moon doors, a look Brown says can be duplicated by using hardscape materials (a gate connected by an archway) covered with trained plantings. As for mature trees, those can be acquired—for a cost. To do so, Brown turns to local farms as well as growers up and down the East Coast, taking into consideration everything from soil to wind conditions. "You almost have to think of [a tree] as a human," Brown explains. "It's hard for an elderly person to acclimate to a totally different environment, and the same goes for trees. The older they are, the more challenging they are to transplant."
When it comes to creating gardens that provide color throughout the year, Brown uses plants with long bloom times as a base (think hydrangea), then works in perennials. Russian sage will blossom at the height of summer, while other favorites (flox, roses) turn up in early spring only to die down and then return in September. The result is a vibrant, living garden in all non-winter months. "It's very three-dimensional," Brown adds. "When you plant a garden, you look at sunlight conditions, color palette, and bloom time. Then you put it all together in a sort of puzzle."
At this Water Mill home, that puzzle has already been solved. The only mystery that remains is who will stake their claim on this one of-a-kind $15 million estate. "It's nice to see something a little bit different," says Petrillo. "We have current trends that are universally liked, such as the shingle style. They're great, but it's nice to see something like this on the market. It's really unique." Pat Petrillo, 50 Nugent St., Southampton, 283-0600
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DUBLIN, IRELAND — A new pillow, specially designed for use in hospital settings, has won a prestigious prize for innovation, according to the Digital Journal.
The pillow has special properties, which have been shown to protect the patient from bacteria and other hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), the article stated.
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Texas Tech fans are hoping the galleryfurniture.com Bowl in Houston will be much different than the last bowl game the Red Raiders played.
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In the wake of a loss to a seemingly overmatched opponent, many fans demanded a change.
In letters to the Avalanche-Journal's sports editor after the game, Lubbock resident Silas Simmons said he had had enough after the team choked in another bowl game. He wanted a more aggressive recruiting program and new head coach.
Another disenchanted fan, Vic Weaks, wrote a letter that said the performance was embarrassing, saying wind would stop blowing in Lubbock before the team would have a good football coach.
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"We had a good time at the Independence Bowl," McVay said. "The biggest drawback to that game was not being able to have the fan base there."
McVay said it was difficult for many Tech fans to find hotel accommodations to attend the game, which took place on New Year's Eve in Shreveport, La. He attributed the scarcity of vacancies to tourists visiting the city.
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Other's who worked with the team during the Independence Bowl said the criticism was unfounded.
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Last week, Gerald Myers said past experiences -- win or lose -- are valuable learning experiences for any team.
"The criticism came in because we were the favorite, but Mississippi out-played us and won the game," Myers said. "I think the fans are always making comparisons about past bowl history. We have been in a lot of bowls. We don't have a real impressive win-loss record in our bowls, (but) I think they will realize how competitive a bowl game is. Both teams are preparing hard to win."
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"(We will) get the team situated and have two or three more practices than we have had in the past," Myers said. "The team will be training a little longer at the bowl site. Five days before the game, they will go through their normal practice routine before a game. (The coaches) are trying to keep it as consistent as possible in the preparation for the game -- just like a regular season game."
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XBMC-Live Install script. For Minimal Unbuntu Install - Printable Version
+- Kodi Community Forum (https://forum.kodi.tv)
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- ppic - 2010-04-01
yes he can
- ClayM - 2010-04-02
The-Boxhead Wrote:the skin you want is "rapier" - this is what should have been the default skin
Agreed, Rapier is my skin of choice.
- FireMan - 2010-04-04
Thanks The-Boxhed, I will give rapier it a try! Looks very promising.
@ adave: I did try ShowMix 2.5 about a month ago. It works well. I just didn't like the default backdrops and I was too lazy to search new ones. LoL.
It has the same performance of the confluence, which means that the backdrops and fanarts take about 1 second to change (this is normal with any ION box and does not slow down to browse the media!).
- hoozel - 2010-04-06
I tried this version last night, went through all the steps. I am new to Linux so maybe i made a mistake.
Everything went good right up to the step to update to latest build, It asked me for a Password when i tried to run the Update command line. and then kicked me.
mce remote issue - jarthur911 - 2010-04-06
Hi there
I successfully installed xbmc using the xci.sh script but when the system is rebooted my mce remote stops working. I can re-add the remote functions by running the remote section of the script again, but I would like the remote to work after a reboot, any help you can give would be appreciated.
- splnuts - 2010-04-09
I used this script last night on my new ion build (zotac ionitx-a-u). Worked perfectly. Took a little longer then I thought but glad it worked. Saved me a lot of research. I am having trouble with the built in wireless (working but slow) but there have been reports of the same issue with this board.
- Ticko - 2010-04-10
Installed with this script today on a asrock ion 330 ht. Worked flawless! Great work!
- toby77jo - 2010-04-12
i really want to get hold of 1.09 beta..
any svn for this script?
Problem - tkainusa - 2010-04-12
Thanks for great script. Anyway I have one problem. After I have ran the script and my Mag boots, I need to login to ubuntu after XBMC splash. If I login as root, there is only "command promt". What did I do wrong?
Edit. I installed ubuntu again and I think now it works
- d3CoY - 2010-04-16
Installed it on a PoV MB330-1 mobo with a 32GB SSD in it (Karmic install).
Runs perfectly.. even the USB Wireless dongle (TP TL-WN821N) work nicely.
HD Streaming over the wireless with the dongle works!
Thank you for the script, really hope the 1.09 comes out soon, still want the 23 FPS option
- jgs2n - 2010-04-16
Installed script and all is working with one problem.
Every time I reboot, I lose the network connection. If I go and change the workgroup setting under network to anything, xbmc restarts and networking is fine. Anyone have troubleshooting advice? Thanks.
- idlehands - 2010-04-17
I checked the screen shots to make sure that grub2 was recommended, but it seems like the xci script is using vga parms in grub instead of the grfx payload options. Is this intended behavior? I just updated grub to pull those out. Made the cli impossible to work with anyways.(i had to recover a with fsck for some reason once)
Also, everything worked fairly well, except the sensors install seems to hang, and now i've cobbled something else up.
- adave - 2010-04-17
Hi guys. You are posting a lot of valuable questions and information. Please post this stuff over at the XCI's new community X3 and andyblac started.
The more knowledge we start compiling there the better it will be for all XCI users.
- rickx - 2010-04-17
I get
sensors -u | tail -n4
(last row empty)
temp1_max: 84.00
so the rest of that script part would not work. Raising it to
solved it, 6 or 7 would also do.
sensors -u | tail -n[color=bred][b]5[/b][/color]
What am i doing wrong? - archmage4ever - 2010-04-17
Hi guys!
Great script, but i cannot install it.
I am running Debian 5.0.4 and when i've downloaded the script and try to run it i get the following errormessage:
./xci.sh: line 44: syntax error near unexpected token `>'
Am i not running it properly?


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Photographer's Note
An afternoon light scenery on the tallest tower in Israel: The Aviv tower,as posted few times already, and the Leonardo tower located in the Diamonds district in Ramat-Gan (see map), this time taken from a street view from Tel-Aviv, looking towards east.
Tower on map: 32.084, 34.804
pierrefonds, delpeoples, raszid62, Bluejeans, Charo, geoant68, kordinator has marked this note useful
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lakshmip1949 (19081) 2011-04-04 3:51
Hi Ike,
Like this kind of scenery which exposes the modern architecture. Reminds me of my fav New York City.
I like the sky also.
snunney (113572) 2011-04-04 4:20
Hello Ike,
A nicely lit cityscape. I like the way you have composed the shot looking between the two groups of buildings rather than placing them dead centre. The foreground greenery proves some contrasting colour as well as helping to create depth in the scene. Sharpness is very good indeed.
Hola Ike!
I like this shot very much, It looks like Chicago! Good colors and POV, good eye!
rodgerg (55767) 2011-04-04 5:15
Hello Ike,
Nice vertical composition for the presentaion of a ... vertical place. Good use of the graphic effect of these modern architectur. Good contrast under a beautiful cloudy sky.
have a nice week,
pierrefonds (76215) 2011-04-04 5:46
Hi Ike,
The trees are framing well the highrise buildings. The point of view is allowing me to distinguish the details and colors of the architecture of the two towers. The late afternoon light is enhancing the colors. Have a nice day.
jmdias (73399) 2011-04-04 7:56
if tel aviv is (hill of spring) I guess aviv tower is "tower of spring".
nice image showing the lines of the architecture and the way between them. a nice slice of this urban landscape. good light and sharpness. well done
eldancer1 (36343) 2011-04-04 9:38
Very nice looking builing, how tall is the tower? You did a wonderful job in keeping the lines straight which hard to do when photographing tall building the lines tend to converge. Great dof with crisp and sharp details. Good colors. Well done, tfs.
Silvio1953 (162102) 2011-04-04 11:21
Ciao Ike, lovely composition with fantastic architecture, splendid light, wonderful soft colors and superb sky, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio
siudzi (34141) 2011-04-04 11:40
Hi Ike,
This is great shot of these modern buildings. Very well presented on the blue sky with puffy clouds. Good work. Thanks for sharing.
Best, Malgorzata
lousat (103110) 2011-04-04 14:27
HI Ike,very impressive view of the modern Tel Aviv,i like a lot the brilliant metallic reflections and the very nice composition,great sharpness and the perfect sky to take a pic. Thanks for share,have a nice day,Luciano.
delpeoples (60236) 2011-04-04 18:37
Hi dear Ike
I think our friend Craig Macjake would love this composition and those buildings. They really are a photographer's dream, making such a fantastic graphical display. The colours are natural and well-rendered and your image is nice and sharp. Congrats.
Have a good evening
emka (114737) 2011-04-05 4:38
Hi Ike, these scyscapers look like in New York :). Nice shot with beautiful blue sky.
Regards from warm DC
adramad (52436) 2011-04-05 12:57
Hi Ike.
These two buildings on the right are great, others less pear is also a beautiful building seem a very modern and cosmopolitan area.
Wonderful POV in the samples we, the round tower and the building Leonardo created a nice contrast. Fantastic light and color. Well done.
Have a good night. Best regards.
P / D. Regarding what you said to me to capture a closer level, is that I went with the small camera and the sun is not easy to focus on the screen, I have to go back to the reflex that makes good wiew and display and get more material.
francio64 (39888) 2011-04-05 13:09
Hi Ike,
eccellente gestione della luce su questa immagine che si chiude sugli edifici moderni.
Ottimo sharp che permette di vedere bene ogni dettaglio, anche il più piccolo.
Good! TFS!
raszid62 (18515) 2011-04-06 2:25
An interesting part of the modern city of Tel-Aviv, with modern skyscrapers. These clouds in the background look like puffs of smoke. Disturbing sight. Very good, vertical composition.
בוקר טוב. החלק המעניין של העיר המודרנית של תל אביב, עם גורדי שחקים מודרניים. אלה עננים ברקע נראים כמו ענני עשן. מפריע למראה. הרכב טוב מאוד, אנכי. דרישת שלום.
Bluejeans (64251) 2011-04-06 4:51
Ola Ike ,
Bonita composição vertical com estes difícios altos, tem uma arquitectura bem moderna ,bons detalhes, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo
Charo (51212) 2011-04-06 8:56
Hello Ike,
Fantastic architecture, especially the circular building.
A well-balanced composition, excellent light and detail.
Best regards,
geoant68 (331) 2011-04-11 0:20
Hi Ike,
the high and modern constructions are balanced perfect in the scene, with the clarity and the sharpness to be superb.
kordinator (15453) 2011-04-15 11:42
Hello Ike
Wonderful modern arxhitecture you captured in this fantastic cityscape composition.
Impresive tower from Israel you shot from excellent angle.
Lovely sky.
Amazing colors,perfect light managment.
Great job.
Best regards my friend
claudeD (43418) 2011-04-20 11:59
Hello ike,
Very good architecture shot with a perfect composition, excellent colors and sharpness.The choice for the vertical format is very good.TFS.
With regards from Luxembourg
macjake (77703) 2011-04-28 21:40
Hi Ike
very attractive vertical composition.
love how the light is highly reflective and shimmers off of the glass and silver construction.
the most attractive building is the tallest one to the right.
very pleasing visual.
well done
Luzinha (8) 2011-05-19 14:22
Great shot, loved the blue and white tones
jcpix (14024) 2013-05-08 17:03
Hi Ike,
I always enjoy a cloud filled sky as a backdrop to any urban scene, there's a great deal of shape and imagination to be had! :) It's actually the contrast of glass, concrete and steel against the ever changing formations and softer textures that I find the most fascinating. You captured those elements with this shot, and with some wonderful light as well. Looks to be in focus and sharp with good detail and defined lines. Timed well to get the most out of the moment, nicely done. Have a great day ahead.
Best wishes,
Miguel82 (27752) 2014-11-23 2:49
Good record Ike, two modern towers in Ramat Gan quarter, excellent luminosity, nice details
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The shadow chancellor said his ''people's bank bonus'' would reward taxpayers for the £850 billion ploughed by the Government into propping up crisis-hit financial institutions.
During the financial crisis, the Government nationalised Northern Rock and took stakes in the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Lloyds Banking Group in return for bailing them out.
Cut-price shares would be offered to everyone with extra discounts for target groups, Mr Osborne indicated - in a conscious parallel with Margaret Thatcher's wave of privatisations.
Tory officials compared the scheme with the 1980s ''Tell Sid'' campaign aimed at encouraging people to buy shares in British Gas which attracted more than two million first time shareholders.
They warned that the sale could only happen at a time when the Government stood to make a profit - which experts recently suggested could be as long as five years away - and that institutional sales would also form part of the package given the sums involved.
Bank regulation would make them safer investments by preventing ''irresponsible'' behaviour, they suggested but critics dismissed the plans as a cynical ''gimmick'' that put taxpayers' money at risk.
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liam Byrne said: ''The Tories' deficit reduction plan is now a certified farce.
''When it comes to the shares in the banks the public expect us to focus on getting their money back. That means selling them at a time and way that maximises their value, not an irresponsible and expensive political gimmick.
''The Tories can't pretend that they care about helping the poorest save when they'd take the Child Trust Fund from families on modest and medium incomes.''
Liberal Democrat economics spokesman Vince Cable said: ''Dangling this prospect, when UKFI has said it will take at least five years before the likes of RBS are back in private hands, is Tory electioneering at its most cynical.
''They have no understanding of the economy they are aspiring to run.
''The nationalised and semi-nationalised banks should be reprivatised when the conditions are right to maximise tax payer return. Selling shares off at a discounted rate will not achieve this.
''These banks should be set the concrete objective of ensuring lending to sound small- and medium-sized businesses who are the drivers of our economic recovery.
''Actively encouraging people on very low incomes to invest in a volatile share market beggars belief and shows just how removed the Tories are from everyday reality.
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NetsforLife® Encourages Communities, Stakeholders to 'Invest in the Future. Defeat Malaria'
Apr 25, 2013, 13:21 ET from Episcopal Relief & Development
NEW YORK, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On April 25, World Malaria Day, Episcopal Relief & Development's NetsforLife® malaria prevention program is joining with its partners to celebrate the gains made so far in stopping this deadly disease, and call for renewed support from local and international stakeholders to "Invest in the Future. Defeat Malaria."
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Working through local Church and community partners, NetsforLife® has had a major impact on malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. The program's methodology of hanging nets in homes has resulted in higher rates of net coverage and a greater reduction in malaria-related deaths than the standard distribution method. Although the cost of distributing nets directly to households is higher than positioning them at a fixed collection point, coverage and retention rates are much better when the NetsforLife® methodology is implemented, leading to a decline in area mosquito populations and a reduction in malaria-related sickness and death.
"The strengths of our award-winning NetsforLife® model are that we work through local communities and physically hang nets above people's sleeping areas," said Gifty Tetteh, Strategic Outreach Officer for NetsforLife®. "Because we train and work through local volunteers, their neighbors trust them to bring nets into their homes and install them, and later follow-up visits help ensure that the nets are in place and maintained properly."
Community involvement is the key factor that makes the NetsforLife® methodology so much more impactful than the standard distribution method. Local Malaria Control Agents and NetsforLife® staff have planned fun and creative activities that all generations can enjoy. For example, in Liberia, NetsforLife® and its local partners are hosting a World Malaria Day event in Riverness County that includes door-to-door education, dramatic skits about malaria prevention, traditional cultural dancers and a soccer match with NetsforLife® and the National Malaria Control Program versus the County Health Team.
"It is wonderful to see the creative ways in which communities are gathering to celebrate the progress that has been made in the fight against malaria," said Rob Radtke, President of Episcopal Relief & Development. "The success of NetsforLife® is grounded in this kind of community involvement, and I am thankful to all of the staff and volunteers whose tireless efforts are making such a difference."
Moving forward, NetsforLife®'s 2013 goal is to distribute 3 million nets and influence the national malaria control policies of seven countries in addition to the five that have already adopted the "hang-up" methodology. Throughout NetsforLife®'s ongoing work, the collection of meaningful data will continue to be a priority, and collaboration with universities and independent institutions will be an area of growth. It is expected that robust analysis of the program's impact will further establish NetsforLife® as a key player in the effort to end malaria.
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I was more than thrilled to hear Pantone announce the color of the year 2013 as being Emerald (green of course)! My color as color of the year: How thrilling! You might think that I knew it was coming when I named my company/blog a little over two years ago. To be honest I had absolutely no clue. I wanted my name to convey my love of color and how important a component it is in my work. It ended up being Emerald Green for various reasons ranging from my love of this color to childhood memories as well as a few other ones.
Emerald – Pantone color 17-5641 was already one of the 14 colors featured as favorites in the Spring 2013 color report published last September. It is a vibrant color with a strong personality, on the blue side of the green spectrum.
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– Emerald is a very strong color. I actually advise against using as a wall color unless you know exactly what you are doing and you keep the color scheme around it very sober. I love it with a beautiful gray like "Mono" or "Mid Lead Color" by The Little Greene.
– Accessorize: Use Emerald colored fabrics for cushions, blankets, window treatments or accent upholstery pieces. Use varying patterns next to each other or with solid emerald fabrics to create interest whilst keeping a sense of unity.
– If you feel bold mix Emerald with vibrant jewel tones. Mix and match your accessories if you are scared of committing on fixed elements like sofas.
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Illinois State rolls past Dayton 56-14 in opener
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) -- Darrelynn Dunn had 127 yards rushing and three touchdowns, Matt Brown threw for three more scores and Illinois State dominated Dayton 56-14 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.
Cameron Hunt added 120 yards rushing, including an 82-yard score in the fourth quarter, for the Redbirds in the first meeting between the schools.
Dunn, a senior, surpassed his touchdown total from 2011, when he ran for 247 yards and three scores after transferring from Iowa Central Community College. Brown completed 22 of his 34 passes for 192 yards, finding Lechein Neblett for two scores and Phil Dudley for one.
Will Bardo was 7 of 21 for 96 yards passing and the Flyers' only offensive score, a 17-yarder to Branden Johnson. Gary Hunter returned a punt 77 yards for the other Dayton touchdown, and Pat Meehan returned a blocked punt 10 yards to cap the scoring for Illinois State.


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Quentin will then join Class A Lake Elsinore for more rehabilitation instead of accompanying Tucson on its trip to New Orleans, Black said. Quentin will play a couple of games with Lake Elsinore, but Black didn't specify when Quentin might finish his rehab.
The outfielder went on the disabled list on April 3 after undergoing right knee surgery. His status was one of several injury updates that Black provided on Sunday morning.
Starting pitcher Cory Luebke will likely seek a second opinion on his elbow injury in a couple of days. Luebke went on the DL on Wednesday, retroactive to April 28, for a strained left elbow.
Starting pitcher Tim Stauffer is expected to make a third rehab start on Wednesday, either with Lake Elsinore or Tucson, but more likely with Lake Elsinore, which will be playing at home, Black said. It could be Stauffer's final rehab outing. He went on the DL on April 5, retroactive to April 4, for a strained right elbow.
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No injuries were reported but a collision between two 18-wheelers blocked traffic on US 79 for about two hours near the CR 360 intersection west of Milano just after midnight Monday.
Falls County State Trooper David Grote, who investigated, said a northbound truck rig driven by Glenn Johnson, 52, of Bossier City, Louisiana, pulled over to the highway's right shoulder at 1:40 a.m. when the truck trailer was struck by another 18-wheeler, driven by 60-yearold Mahmoud E. Mahmoud of Dearborn, Michigan.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds' bruised right wrist kept him out of the San Francisco Giants' starting lineup for Saturday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Though his wrist was sore and a bit numb, Bonds said he would be back in the Giants' lineup on Sunday to continue chasing Mark McGwire's home run record.
''I'm alive and breathing,'' Bonds said. ''The circulation is still going. I'll be out there tomorrow, end of story.''
San Francisco rallied for four runs in the eighth inning Saturday to beat St. Louis 5-2. Bonds could have been used as a pinch-hitter, but Pedro Feliz filled that role admirably, driving in the go-ahead runs with a bases-loaded single.
''We felt fortunate we didn't need to use Barry,'' manager Dusty Baker said. ''As things stand now, he should go tomorrow.''
Bonds was injured in the fifth inning on Friday night when he banged his hand on top of the right-field wall at Pacific Bell Park while robbing St. Louis rookie Albert Pujols of a home run.
Bonds' absence curtailed the second day of the showdown between McGwire and Bonds, who has 39 homers in the Giants' first 80 games. Although Bonds hasn't hit a home run in a week, he is still well ahead of the previous fastest homer paces in baseball history.
McGwire went 0-for-2 with three flyouts, a walk and a sacrifice fly Saturday. He is hitless in his last 18 at-bats.
Baker isn't overly concerned about Bonds' injury, but with the veteran slugger nearly due for a regular day off, Baker said a day of rest was a good idea.
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A domestic incident in Schuylkill County led to a citation being issued.
State police at Schuylkill Haven said the incident occurred at 4 Mary St., in Palo Alto. Troopers said a 40-year-old female and Marshall Lloyd Burpo Jr., 43, of Pottsville, were involved in a dispute. As a result Burpo was issued a citation for harassment, troopers said.


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Well, this is it. The end of Mojo. Or is it?
Consider this more of an evolution or a transition.
Mojo was created in January 2012 to fulfill, as the backronym of sorts (or is it the other way around?) suggests, an erstwhile unexplored need for "Mobile Journalism" in the digital age. In short, it was the Daily Bruin's take on CNN iReports.
In a mere four years, the media landscape has undergone numerous shifts and sea changes – so much so that the Mojo moniker has become a bit of an anachronism or a misnomer. A great deal of The Bruin's readership – that means you – peruses our articles from the comforts of a smartphone, and our recent redesign was expressly intended to facilitate reading on-the-go. In other words, the entirety of The Bruin is now mobile-ready, while the Mojo website has, in my belief, languished with an outdated and outmoded design.
Enter The Quad, the Daily Bruin's new hub for analysis, explanation and student voices, intended to be a digital simulation of student congregation on physical campus quads. The Quad takes the best elements of Mojo – a mission to deliver interesting and informative content on both important and supposedly mundane aspects of student life – and adds a newfound focus on disseminating and revealing the diversity of perspectives that the 29,000+ undergraduate population brings to Westwood. And of course, the perspectives of graduate students and faculty are welcome and appreciated as well.
The other aspect that the Quad is explanatory and analytical journalism. A lot that goes on on this campus and in Westwood is poorly understood, or most of us can't be bothered to understand it. The Quad hopes to make the massive bureaucracy of UCLA slightly more comprehensible, and then some.
Please check out The Quad by following the link above, or through dailybruin.com/category/quad. Comments, questions and suggestions will be fielded at quad (at) media.ucla.edu. Hopefully you'll agree that we haven't lost our mojo.
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Even though I've lived in Los Angeles my whole life, no one had ever asked me to hang out in Westwood Village until I got to UCLA. They would suggest Santa Monica or the Grove, but never Westwood.
After several months of being the city news editor at the Daily Bruin, I've developed a clear obsession and respect for the Village. So now, I ask myself: Why doesn't anyone want to hang out in Westwood?
Westwood Village wasn't the typical shopping center, and that's what made it stand out. It was a series of city blocks where anyone could park their car and stroll around, glancing at the many storefronts and buying anything interesting they saw. A sign on the corner of Wilshire and Westwood boulevards in the 1940s described Westwood Village as "America's most unusual shopping center."
Then, by the late 1980s, it took a turn for the worse.
Some blame the gang-related shooting that left a bystander dead in 1988, saying this showed the declining safety in the area. But one should look for factors outside of Westwood as well – Westwood Village's decline ran parallel to the rise of more hip, upscale shopping centers that only hurt the Village even more.
Businessman and real estate developer Rick Caruso, when he opened the Grove in 2002, tried to create an old-town nostalgic feel, complete with a fountain and trolley, in an outdoor mall. This, as well as a 14-screen movie theater, may be factors that compel more than 18 million customers per year to travel to the mid-Wilshire mall.
The manufactured atmosphere Caruso created makes customers feel like they themselves are rich, shopping in one of the most luxurious places. This model, which he has replicated in Glendale's Americana at Brand and plans to do so in Carlsbad among other places, has granted him great success.
Similarly, Third Street Promenade tries to offer the same type of grandeur that the Grove does.
The center, operated by the city of Santa Monica, has began focusing more on chain stores instead of local businesses, garnering more than $300 million annually from 10 million customers. Its prominent location by the beach and its easy accessibility by bus or car makes it more appealing to customers than Westwood.
While these two malls thrive, others, such as the Westfield Century City, have decided to change in order to keep up.
A few miles from campus, the Century City mall is undergoing $800 million in renovations to add more open space, a plaza and make one-fourth of the mall dining. Westfield Group is doing this to distinguish its mall from other other centers, whose primary objective is retail. Westfield Century City's proximity to Westwood, as well the amount of money that its private owner has at its disposal for revitalization, pose an economic threat to the Village.
These shopping centers have the crowds, the nightlife and appeal that Westwood Village once had. That, and a central vision.
The Janss brothers planned Westwood Village with the end goal of creating a shopping center that would serve UCLA students and residents. They made it stand out by creating a 170-foot tower atop the Fox Theater and bringing a flagship Bullock's department store. Unlike today, it was a destination that people purposely decided to go to, not a place where they end up.
Even as market competition emerged in the 1980s, a decision of where Westwood should go hasn't been made; rather, there are a number of conflicting opinions that have stunted its growth. Students' desires for more fast-casual establishments and entertainment options conflict with some residents' inclinations for more dine-in restaurants and a less vibrant nightlife.
Westwood Village, though, is not a shopping mall. It does not have the generic characteristics that a regular mall, or the new outdoor shopping centers, have. It can be different. It can be unusual.]]>
This year, UCLA has greatly increased its competitive presence outside traditional sporting arenas by fielding multiple teams who are representing the Bruins in competitive gaming tournaments. eSports, the collective name for competitive video gaming, has recently seen a massive surge in popularity on campus, paralleling the general interest and growth of the industry.
What is eSports? It is a massively growing subculture inside the video game industry where people watch the best players in the world compete for money and fame. Professionals train and practice much like any other athlete to hone their game and compete at the highest caliber. Popular games with competitive scenes include the team-based action strategy games League of Legends and Defense of the Ancients, fighting games Street Fighter and Super Smash Bros., card game Hearthstone, and first-person shooter Counter-Strike.
In 2015, across these games and many more, more than $52 million has been awarded across more than 3,000 tournaments to these dedicated and talented gamers. Viewership numbers online through platforms such as Twitch.tv and YouTube are seeing exponential growth as eSports matures. The core demographic of these events is college-aged viewers, as the competitive scene brings in an additional deep layer of immersion to one's favorite games.
Most people think of gamers on campus as socially awkward students locked away in their rooms, only coming out of hiding when the Rendezvous lines are short so they can get some food. However, campus video game culture is undergoing a rapid social growth that parallels that of eSports. Competitive nature is being embraced on campus, bringing the gamers out of hiding as they practice together.
This year, UCLA has seen the inception of multiple new and popular clubs directly related to eSports. Clubs for three of the aforementioned games – DoTA, Counter Strike and Hearthstone – were founded this year as clubs on campus. In addition, new to this year is the popular AUGment club, which aims to unite gamers across multiple games and bring everyone together to make new friends. These clubs also organize viewing parties for the largest international eSports events, such as the League of Legends World Championship, and promote competitive growth.
With the advent of these new clubs, UCLA has seen a renaissance in competitive play in 2015. UCLA is one of only five campuses out of more than 400 competing in the Collegiate StarLeague, the governing body of college eSports, that is fielding a Division I team in every game. The CSL is akin to the NCAA where, as the NCAA oversees basketball and football, the CSL oversees League of Legends and Counter-Strike. As a direct result of these new on-campus organizations allowing gamers to connect and enjoy their shared interests together, UCLA is quickly rising in the ranks to challenge established eSports powerhouses such as UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, University of British Columbia and Georgia Tech.
There is a sense of competitive greatness on campus, one that is looking to be matched in the coming years by those Bruins doing battle on the virtual arena. Good news for the spectators: You do not need a Den Pass, or to even have pants on, to see these student-athletes compete, as their matches are streamed live online every week for hundreds of collegiate viewers. If you play any of the aforementioned games, go check out the respective teams; they're always looking for new friends.]]>
California has long been an epicenter of these incendiary discussions about a policy that divides casual observers and academics alike, between those who view it as conducive to racial justice and as a racial injustice. Despite the state's supposedly liberal track record, voters in the state passed the first statewide ban on race and gender preferences for university admissions, public employment and contracting in 1996 by way of Proposition 209.
In a month, the Supreme Court of the United States is slated to rehear the 2013 affirmative action case, Fisher v. University of Texas, that may culminate in the end to such policies nationwide. The University of California was one of a long list of parties that filed amicus briefs Monday in support of affirmative action, citing that the University and the state have suffered from a decline in diversity post-Proposition 209.
For the 2000 Daily Bruin Registration Issue, UC Student Regent Justin Fong took aim at a similar policy widely considered to be a precursor to Proposition 209: Special Policies 1 and 2, which were passed by the UC Regents to ban the aforementioned considerations within the UC system. His column appeared alongside former UC Chancellor Albert Carnesale's, which carefully avoided any topic of racial or social justice by way of an abundance of empty platitudes.
Both SP 1 and 2 and Proposition 209 were championed by Ward Connerly, a UC Regent from 1993 to 2005 best known for being a sworn archenemy of affirmative action. It was a strangely conservative time at the UC.
Fong, then a first-year UCLA graduate student studying public policy, had his own dramatic run-ins with affirmative action – he was arrested in 1997 for attempting to storm the regents after they refused to reverse SP 1 and 2. The Daily Californian noted how this could thwart his appointment to the "coveted" position. Incredibly, the very regents that he rushed at in protest – which included Ward Connerly – selected him for the student regent position three years later.
More incredible, perhaps, was what happened during Fong's tenure as student regent. In May of 2001, the regents unanimously voted to rescind SP 1 and 2. University officials proclaimed the decision as a reaffirmation of the UC's commitment of diversity. Still, realistically speaking, the damage had already been done and the rescission largely symbolic, since Proposition 209 superseded UC policy anyway.
I suspect Fong is as anxious as I am in awaiting the Supreme Court's forthcoming decision on affirmative action at universities nationwide. Unfortunately, storming the Court, whose activities are largely closed to the public, is not as straightforward nor productive an affair.]]>
Whenever I walk down Westwood Boulevard underneath the broken clock tower past the Janss Investment Company building, I think about what I missed.
In its glory days, Westwood Village had crowded sidewalks, a vibrant nightlife and more than 20 movie screens. For a UCLA student, a Westwood resident or the casual visitor, this place had it all.
This was how Edwin and Harold Janss, the original developers of Westwood, envisioned Westwood Village when they premiered it in 1929. After luring the University of California Board of Regents to move its second campus here, they wanted to create a business district that would not only serve the new UCLA community, but also the residents they were bringing into the surrounding areas.
The Janss brothers brought a mix of businesses to the Village, which thrived until the late 1980s, according to the Los Angeles Times, to accommodate both students and residents. For that reason, they brought in chain stores as well as mom-and-pop shops. Among those stores were Bullock's, Ralphs, Oakley's Barber Shop and many more.
More notable were the Fox and Bruin theaters, which together became a hotspot for movie premieres. The large crowds they drew not only showed the theaters' popularity, but also how people were willing to come to Westwood Village.
That cannot be said today.
Westwood Village's age shows in the dust that has gathered on its vacant store fronts, its lack of entertainment spots and occasional passersby, most of which are all but forced to dine or shop in the Village because of their status as students or employees and have no where else to go.
Students, the Village's primary customers, find themselves venturing into Westwood because they need to, not because they want to. They have Target or Ralphs for groceries and supplies, but they will often ask themselves where else in Los Angeles they will go for the day.
In a city that has the Grove and a bustling Hollywood district, the Village needs to stand out if it wants to thrive. The rest of Los Angeles being Westwood's biggest competitor forces any revitalization efforts to be noteworthy, something that doesn't seem to get done too often.
Luckily, several businesses' expansion to Westwood means there are signs of life left. From Urban Outfitter's daring expansion last year to Francesca's and Paper Source's arrival this fall, stores appear willing to venture in Westwood again. That and projects such as Gayley and Lindbrook and Plaza La Reina shows that development in Westwood is on the rise.
Westwood Village needs to be revitalized to fit the needs and wants of UCLA students and to give a unique experience for the casual shopper. But above all, given its historic significance in Los Angeles culture, it deserves to thrive.
If we take a close look at past models, it can help invent a new formula to solve the problem. We will never see the Westwood of the past again. But that may be a good thing. The changing market and people's interests requires any business district, not just Westwood, to adapt.
Development will not revive Westwood Village unless there is a central vision. This should be left at the hands of the business improvement district and landlords in charge of signing leases and residents themselves. However, too much of an involvement in development by residents can stunt growth.
After endlessly waxing nostalgic about Westwood Village, I have thoughts about all that's to come.]]>
It's a worry that many share, largely because this myth rears its head every so often. It often expands to encompass not only cellphones, but also laptops and microwaves. However, based on current evidence, it is just that – a myth. But now, although we can use our cellphones as much as we want (which might very well be every waking moment), we may have to worry about meat giving us cancer.
Keith Diehl, a radiation technology instructor at Santa Rosa Junior College, says that this myth started because "the word 'radiation' causes fear in the population." But every type of technology emits radiation since the word radiation describes the way that energy moves through space – that energy can take the form of light, signals and much more.
Cellphones and laptops emit radiation, but the type and amount of radiation that is produced (low levels of nonionizing radiation) can't even penetrate the human body.
Harmful ionizing radiation – the kind found in X-ray machines – is powerful enough to displace electrons orbiting a nucleus, which then leads to the electron disrupting DNA bonds. This is what causes biological problems, like cancer or other noncancerous tumor formation, or even genetic problems which can then affect future generations.
But nonionizing radiation cannot do this – it's simply not strong enough. Even microwaves, many parents' secret fear, do not emit harmful radiation nor do they "zap" the nutrients out of food.
For there to be any change in expert opinions on this, there would have to be much more extensive and in-depth studies. "The radiofrequency radiation used in cellphones may affect the brain in different ways, but scientific evidence has not been proven to cause cancer or tumor formation in animal or human studies. An extensive epidemiologic study would need to be conducted to further study if there is a direct link between the radiofrequency radiation used in cellphones and tumor or cancer formation," said Diehl.
Although we don't have to worry about our household appliances giving us cancer, we still aren't only cursed by genetics or sheer bad luck – instead we get to contend with food that tries to kill us. It turns out that eating processed or raw meat might actually increase our chances of getting cancer. Granted, if you have that meat-lovers' pizza at dinner, you will not die, nor you will suddenly collapse if you have a few pieces of bacon at breakfast. If you suddenly decide to go on an all-meat diet, however, you might run into trouble.
The World Health Organization recently categorized processed meat as Group 1, meaning that there is sufficient evidence linking the consumption of processed meat (like that found in hot dogs, beef jerky and sausages) to colorectal cancer.
Red meat has been classified as Group 2A, which means that limited evidence has suggested a strong positive association between consumption of red meat and colorectal cancer, as well as strong mechanistic evidence suggesting a connection.
So maybe you should avoid a third hot dog, or skip the steak at dinner, but at least you can curl up with your laptop for as long as you want with no fear.]]>
On Monday, just before the winter class catalog was released and less than a week before students received their enrollment appointments, the administration announced that Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate test credits will no longer count toward advancing students' enrollment priorities.
For those who relied on high school credits to keep them a little ahead of the game, the hour before their enrollment window begins – during which you refresh the Schedule of Classes page over and over again, staring down the last open spot in a class limited to 150 people – is about to get a little more stressful.
It could be worse though.
We could have one computer – that's singular – charged with managing more than 20,000 students' enrollment. That computer could break for a quarter of the time it was supposed to be active within a two-week period. Administrators could refuse to abscond late enrollment fees and place a $3 charge on students for something that wasn't their fault.
On April 18, 1978, Liz Thaler wrote a news article in The Bruin explaining that a campus-wide blackout a month before damaged the enrollment computer which was "highly sensitive to changes in temperature or humidity."
But this isn't 1978 anymore.
While the conditions might be equally miserable, the problems we face today are worlds apart from those faced by Thaler and her peers.
The advent of MyUCLA – and the widespread availability of computers necessary to make it possible – has removed most technological difficulties, but only to give rise to a complicated system of values and exceptions that determine whether you are important enough to get into the classes you need.
The policy change might feel very arbitrary, especially for students who expected their high school experience to count for something when enrolling in college classes – after all, that was the point of taking them, right?
But the change reflects the increasing diversity of higher education. By most accounts, there are a multitude of good reasons for the change. AP and IB credits have long represented a gap in privilege between high schools that can and can't afford to provide students with college-level classes. While both services have attempted to accommodate more underprivileged students in recent years, the gap remains.
While students previously came from largely similar socio-economic backgrounds, the playing field today is less level and, in the grand scheme of things, prioritizing students who had the opportunities to take college-level courses in high school is far worse than arbitrary – it's irresponsible.
So if you find yourself looking back at the good old days – when a broken computer was the crux of students' problems – with an air of nostalgia, then stop. You're a classist. Literally.]]>
Organized by the UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative, "Food Day 2015: Save The Food From! Farm to Table" was a wonderful way for students and faculty interested in food, health, and campus affairs to get involved and informed. The event held last Wednesday, was a star-studded affair, with special presenters like Chancellor Gene Block, Ernest Miller and University of California President Janet Napolitano.
President Napolitano spoke briefly about the University of California Global Food Initiative and fellowship offered to UC students. The program, called Food Fellows, was just extended an additional two years and has been extended to every UC campus, with $75,000 in funds going towards student food security and access, according to Napolitano. Through the Global Food Intiative, internships have been created for 20 students through a food studies course, working in conjunction with the Food Fellows program to address issues of food security and literacy. With the new humanities course, UCLA is on its way to the creation of a food studies minor.
The Healthy Campus Initiative aims to make UCLA the healthiest campus in America. Who knew that level healthiness on campus would join the ranks of bragging rights for students like academics or sports long have? Universities have seen some big changes in the past couple of years, and health has been one of them. With a modern narrowed focus on campus health and student wellness, resources have become available about mental, sexual and nutritional wellness. As a part of this, recognized physicians, researchers and politicians have become involved in campus efforts towards student wellness.
Good health has been recognized as a key component to keeping students informed about preventative measures, developing healthy habits on campus and also preparing them to maintain such habits in the real world. Schools are making health initiatives so accessible for students because they are aware that unhealthy habits stem from ease and accessibility, hence the rise of stereotypes like the "freshman 15″ or general perception that college students sweep matters of their wellness under the rug. There has been an increase in readily available resources like responsibly raised or grown organic foods at dining halls, classes capturing the educational side of health and nutrition and initiatives like free flu shots on campus. Healthy living is moving towards becoming a collegiate staple.
According to the Save The Food Campaign, a third of produced food worldwide goes to waste, prompting the Global Food Initiative's zero waste goal. Next to paper waste, food waste is the second largest source of waste by volume, according to the World Resources Institute. This issue is especially prominent on college campuses, especially with the resources needed to keep on-campus dining efficient and cost effective. Many campuses have turned to tray free dining and new recipes that can incorporate what society looks at as "ugly fruit" or atypical food parts, like broccoli stems or apple cores. This way, universities are able to encourage students, by example, to change their behavior and attitudes towards wasting food.
Proper preservation of food is an art in itself, with many culinary institutes offering classes on how to utilize such techniques. A few include dehydration, canning, fermenting, and pickling among others. Though these methods are difficult to carry out if eating at a dining hall, it is easy to become informed and start practicing such habits when possible in order to move towards effective preservation. Miller, the co-founder of Slow Food LA, gave a presentation on such techniques, showing some examples and posing food as the foundation for civilization and culture, serving as part of the basis for which family, society and economy is built upon.
For me, the event was an effective and informative way to put the issue of food waste on the forefront of a campus wide revolution, raising awareness about the issue and showing students how they can integrate the issue into their collegiate careers.]]>
With an acceptance rate for the major of less than 10%, theater students are a rare breed here. Applying to the school did not stop with just the general University of California application, but consisted of interviews, portfolio analyses and auditions. The preparation that went into applying was a long process that began my sophomore year by attending art classes three times a week. The majority of my free time was spent reading and analyzing plays and doing research for future pieces that I would add to my portfolio. Two years may seem like a lot, but some of my peers had dedicated 10 or more.
Regardless, UCLA thought I was qualified to get in for costume design and it was a great honor, and I figured that all those hours I spent in front of an easel were worth it. I wasn't going to waste any time. I developed an agenda: graduate college with a degree in theater, gain plenty of experience, work on my favorite television shows and movies by designing costumes, maybe become friends with celebrities on the way and hopefully win an Emmy. It was a long shot, but those were my dreams and I was one step closer to achieving them.
As I went to rehearsal with my theater family of 67 until 11 p.m. each night, I realized that they were fully invested while I was just trying to get by. That's when I began to doubt my skills and desire to pursue theater and film. I just didn't love it as much as the rest of my peers. I could see them dedicate every ounce of their energy to each rehearsal and show, while I was just passing through the quarter just doing what I had to do to graduate.
The thought of dropping theater scared me. I thought I had a distinct plan and now it was all a waste. What would I even change majors to? I was already so behind in General Education classes and had dedicated so much time to theater that I lacked a presence in any other clubs or organizations. I had a family and a rare label, and now I would lose them to become just another lost undeclared student.
As much as I disliked the idea, I knew it had to be done. I wasn't interested in wasting another three years unhappy and simply floating by in classes I had no interest in.
So now I am currently undeclared, on a exploration to find a new major and have actually been taking classes that fascinate me. I have joined different social organizations and a vast range of clubs to get involved with and meet new people.
As of now, I no longer have a specific plan for my future, but in the meantime, I am happy with where I stand and am truly excited for the rest of my college career.]]>


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microscopic anatomy
The branch of anatomy in which the structure of cells, tissues, and organs is studied with the light microscope.
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Here's somthing I thought you might enjoy, especially the quote at the end.
Joe gets up at 6:00am to prepare his morning coffee. He fills his pot
full of good clean drinking water because some liberal fought for
minimum water quality standards. He takes his daily medication with
his first swallow of coffee. His medications are safe to take because
some liberal fought to insure their safety and work as advertised.
All but $10.00 of his medications are paid for by his employers
medical plan because some liberal union workers fought their employers
for paid medical insurance, now Joe gets it too. He prepares his
morning breakfast, bacon and eggs this day. Joe's bacon is safe to eat
because some liberal fought for laws to regulate the meat packing
Joe takes his morning shower reaching for his shampoo; His bottle is
properly labeled with every ingredient and the amount of its contents
because some liberal fought for his right to know what he was putting
on his body and how much it contained. Joe dresses, walks outside and
takes a deep breath. The air he breathes is clean because some tree
hugging liberal fought for laws to stop industries from polluting our
air. He walks to the subway station for his government subsidized ride
to work; it saves him considerable money in parking and transportation
fees. You see, some liberal fought for affordable public
transportation, which gives everyone the opportunity to be a
Joe begins his work day; he has a good job with excellent pay,
medicals benefits, retirement, paid holidays and vacation because some
liberal union members fought and died for these working standards.
Joe's employer pays these standards because Joe's employer doesn't
want his employees to call the union. If Joe is hurt on the job or
becomes unemployed he'll get a worker compensation or unemployment
check because some liberal didn't think he should lose his home
because of his temporary misfortune.
Its noon time, Joe needs to make a Bank Deposit so he can pay some
bills. Joe's deposit is federally insured by the FSLIC because some
liberal wanted to protect Joe's money from unscrupulous bankers who
ruined the banking system before the depression.
Joe has to pay his Fannie Mae underwritten Mortgage and his below
market federal student loan because some stupid liberal decided that
Joe and the government would be better off if he was educated and
earned more money over his life-time.
Joe is home from work, he plans to visit his father this evening at
his farm home in the country. He gets in his car for the drive to
dads; his car is among the safest in the world because some liberal
fought for car safety standards. He arrives at his boyhood home. He
was the third generation to live in the house financed by Farmers Home
Administration because bankers didn't want to make rural loans. The
house didn't have electric until some big government liberal stuck his
nose where it didn't belong and demanded rural electrification. (Those
rural Republican's would still be sitting in the dark)
ĀHe is happy to see his dad who is now retired. His dad lives on
Social Security and his union pension because some liberal made sure
he could take care of himself so Joe wouldn't have to. After his visit
with dad he gets back in his car for the ride home.
He turns on a radio talk show, the host's keeps saying that liberals
are bad and conservatives are good. (He doesn't tell Joe that his
beloved Republicans have fought against every protection and benefit
Joe enjoys throughout his day)Ā Joe agrees, "We don't need those big
government liberals ruining our lives; after all, I'm a self made man
who believes everyone should take care of themselves, just like I
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President or that
we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only
unpatriotic and servile, it is morally treasonable to the American
-President Theodore Roosevelt
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Liberals are taking credit for legislation they didn't sponsor...
Or should we accept your statement as is?
Cecil, that wasn't my postulate to defend. Many of those bills were co-authored from both sides of the aisle. Notice that I didn't claim that conservatives did the legislative work, I simply stated that those efforts were not solely the result of liberal actions. There are many conservative citizen rights groups as well as liberal. The politics of consumer protection is not exclusive to liberals. In my opinion, in recent times, liberals are obstacles to and not progenitors of sane legislation.
Methinks that you are sometimes too case sensitive. Academician conjecture is also not an exclusive privilege of the left. Accepting challenges and defense of presentation is the property of the stater, and not the doubter. You defend the statement by providing legislative history, and then, I may, and I mean may, provide a counter-argument.
Many of us have attended institutions of higher learning, Cecil, and we are familiar with debate procedures. Shouting, false claims and rudeness is never a substitute for logic. Sometimes I think those rules are ignored too often.
They get up in the morning at around 11:00 am, because they don't have to work. They were taught that they don't have to work by their mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. This is of course because they have no idea who their fathers were. They get out of bed and fix themselves some breakfast. The milk and cheese that they use they got from a government cheese line. Yes they still have them. The rest of the breakfast they use their welfare card to purchase. They hang out and watch tv and take care of their six children. Of course each child means an additional income source. Then they go out and sit on their porch and complain to the neighbors how they don't have anything. In the afternoon they go to the seafood store and buy a bushell of live crabs. This is unfortunate because there is this rule that they can't buy prepared food with their welfare card. So they have to steam the crabs themselves. They stop on their way home at the liquor store and grab some beer and cigarettes. They use the portion of their welfare card that is like cash to buy these items. They hit the ATM machine and pull out a little cash from their cash portion of their welfare card. They go home and start steaming the crabs in their home that is completely funded by the govenrment including electric. They send their oldest son who is eight out with the cash they have to pick up some crack. They eat their crabs, drink their beer and smoke some crack. All while watching the children. They allow their oldest son to help sell a little crack on the side in case their welfare money doesn't last till the end of the month. They go back out on the prorch and complain about how they don't have any money and can't get anywhere in life. They go to bed to get up and do the same thing the next day. When it comes time to vote they will only vote for the liberal who provides them with this lifestyle. When you ask one why they don't get a job they tell you because they will lose their benifits.
To compare a person who work their entire life and uses some of the public convienances to this type of person is absurd. The liberals buy their votes every election by making sure that this part of society can continue to live off of the government for free.
You challenged the asseration by your blanket statement, "Liberals are taking credit for legislation they didn't sponsor..." therefore the burden is on YOU to refute it with documentation. Some of us have graduated from institutions of higher learning too. :-)
You're good with the words I'll give you that.
I'm waiting...
I think you've been listening to Liar Limbaugh so much your brain is rotting. If you believe what you say 100 percent I feel sorry for you.
I don't know what crowd he hangs with, but most people I know fit into the first scenario (Steve's)-- it's the typical American Lifestyle.
If a small number of people want to sponge, so what? Throw them some crumbs--better that than being bled by entities like Corporations- they have rights just like you and they aren't even human, yet they are protected.
Most laws that protect your health and dignity have been enacted in the last 100 years. The US is in retrograde, the current administration is trying to gut all these laws.
The Bush motto should be "Too Bad".
In addition to doing taxidermy work I am also a police officer. I see exactly what I typed on a regular basis. This occurs in every major city. If you think it doesn't then you are going through life with blinders on.
Won't get it. I challenged the post as hypothesis contrary to fact, or a hasty generalization. The assumptives stated in that post were generalizations and as such not colloborated by substantive data. As challenger, there is no requirement to refute that which is not presented. To simply accredit a party or parties with authorship is not a presentation of exact data, and now the presentor is requesting another provide the support data for the original statement. That form of elusion does not remove the responsibility of the founding party to provide the evidence to support his or her statement.
My challenge had nothing to do with counter argument, is was presented as rebuttal to a blind assumption on the part of the poster, and not intended to be a counter argument. By stating that liberals take credit for mutually sponsored legislation, a challenge was issued for the poster to back up the heresay posted with substantive fact. Don't try to trap me into defending a challenge, by avoiding a responsibility to back up the presented data.
The data as presented is a thesis, and as presenter, the defense of thesis is not the burden of challenger, but of the presenter. A statement was made, and a challenge issued. Present the facts, and then a discussion may be at hand. I am not going to do the research for you.
And Juniptera, don't light a match. You are so far out there that the missle launched to strike a comet may find you instead.
like..... DOMESTIC DISPUTES for instance. Watch out for burn-out.
If it makes some people feel better to think I'm "way out", go ahead. No need to "rattle your cage".
If I may inject something here... we do not owe you anything and we certainly do not have to answer to you. Keep living in la la land OK?
once again, an example of liberalist's fantasy world views...(never confuse the issues with facts, please)...
I thought that this was a taxidermy forum?
I think liberals are ok as long as they answer to others.LOL
Jeeze talk about long winded! Holy Crap you expect me to read all that?! ;-(
Keep it up and I'll send you a big brown from my big doggie!
Since you discredited Buck Owens with the song earlier and tried to give it to the Beatles, I'm assuming your intellect goes no farther back than 1964. IF you were capable of understanding American politics, you'd know that that's about the time when the Democratic party started espousing socialism and leftist ideals. I HAD BEEN the conservative wing of government up to that time, so what nitwot Steve suggests ASSUMES that the Democrats were always liberal. The sad truth is that if his and Juniper's brains were transformed into methane gas, the wouldn't have enough to make one good fart. Now do you want to be part of that equation? Silly me! You already are. LMAO
BTW, T.R. for all his greatness in conservation, really WASN'T an icon that even the liberals would want to emulate. Remember, he didn't think the U.S. military was fighting properly in Cuba so he formed his own band of mercenaries and fought for himself. I love the quote attributed to his daughter after his death. Paraphrased, he hate funerals since he wasn't the center of attention. He thought he should be the reason for every birthday party, bar mitzvah, and even funerals and he never wanted to miss an opportunity to speak to the masses. Today, he'd probably be classed right up there with Ted Kennedy.
I don't usually read more than a sentence of two of your posts remember? So I have no idea what you are ranting about this time. Maybe you said you wanted a big brownie? LOL
"insured by the FSLIC" ... well Einstein, the FSLIC went out of business more than 10 years ago. O, and it was insolvent when the Feds closed it. Try posting something up to date next time pinko.
That would mean the knucklehead would have to blame the Savings and Loan demise to the Clintons who seemed to do quite well form the Whitewater adventure before taking the S&L's down the tubes. I KNOW he didn't want that issue revisited.


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Traveling southwest on State Road 207 to the communities of Elkton, Spuds and Hastings, cars become sandwiched between rows of crops. Surrounded by the sights of farming equipment, plowed fields and the occasional crop duster flying overhead, it is obvious that farming is a way of life for many residents of this area.
There are 40 farms in the county and many of them have been passed down through generations. Typical local harvests include potatoes, cabbage, onions and broccoli. Most of the food crops are sent to wholesale outside of the area, such as potatoes that are sent north to be made into potato chips.
But some end up at local markets and vegetable stands. And the increase in the number of golf courses in the area has led to more sod and turf crops being grown.
This is one of the most concentrated farming areas in St. Johns County. For now, it has largely escaped the commercial and residential development boom seen elsewhere in the county. Still, developers in the last few years have purchased lots in the Elkton area and built some relatively inexpensive housing.
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