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In Congress, Sam serves as Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. This committee oversees the development of a national transportation policy and focuses on improving America's highway system. As chairman, Sam continues to work on behalf of Missouri's 34,000 highway miles and 10,400 bridges in need of maintenance and repair.
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Congressman Graves was born in Tarkio, Missouri on November 7, 1963. He graduated from Tarkio High School in 1982 and attended college at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he received his degree in Agronomy from the School of Agriculture.
In 1992, Sam won his first race for State Representative. In 1994, he was elected State Senator for the 12th Senatorial District and was subsequently re-elected in 1998.
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Furor over the so-called "Ground Zero Mosque" has long since died down, but a group of conservatives has refused to let the issue drop.
A new movie titled "The Ground Zero Mosque: The Second Wave of the 911 Attacks" is set to premier at the 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), and it hopes to put the planned Park51 Islamic cultural center back in the spotlight.
Two groups that underwrote the film, Stop Islamization of America (SIOA) and American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), describe it as a "documentary."
A poster for the movie includes a large image of the World Trade Center at the moment it was hit by the second airplane to meet its target during in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
"The Ground Zero Mosque has become a watershed issue in our effort to raise awareness of and ultimately halt and roll back the advance of Islamic law and Islamic supremacism in America," AFDI/SOIA director Pamela Geller said in a statement.
She continued: "This is the first documentary that tells the whole truth about the Ground Zero mosque. Be prepared to be shaken to your core. This movie rips the mask off the enemedia and the malevolent role they play in advancing and propagandizing the objectives of America's mortal enemies."
The movie is said to feature prominent conservatives like BigGovernment.com's Andrew Breitbart, radio talk show host Mike Gallagher, and President George W. Bush's former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton.
"It's enlightening, engrossing, and rousing," Geller promised. "[A]bove all, 'The Ground Zero Mosque: The Second Wave of the 9/11 Attacks' is a teaching tool. This film is perfect for showing your skeptical friends and family what we're really up against, and explaining to them how and why we must fight back."
"So the conservative movement's premier conference will include a strategy session where participants will figure out how to prevent the lawful construction of a religious structure," The Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan noted. "And they'll doubtless talk about their fealty to the Constitution and their love of freedom while doing so."
Plans for the cultural center were largely ignored when The New York Times first reported about it in December 2009.
The project received wider notice in May 2010 when a community board considered the construction plans. Geller and fellow conservative blogger Robert Spencer dubbed the proposed center the "Ground Zero Mosque," which started a national controversy.
The Muslim Imam behind the "Ground Zero Mosque," Feisal Abdul Rauf, advised US investigators on counter-terrorism issues in 2003. He was also active in the Aspen Institute's cross-faith cooperation initiatives, encouraging a more substantial duologue between Christians, Muslims and Jews.


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With the spring inventory tighter than ever, dozens of offers are likely to come in for the most attractive homes. That means a lot of buyers might end up outside their first choices, settling for something a little less – shall we say – "fashionable." But the savvy buyer knows that if the price is right, passing up a home that needs only a few cosmetic upgrades can be a miscalculation. A lot of things – paint, fixtures, treatments and flooring, for example – can be changed at a very reasonable cost. Pull the drapes The heavy, blackout draperies of the 1970s and 80s are out. Instead of living in a dark cave, take down grandma's curtains and replace them with lighter, and lighter-colored, window treatments. If you're not willing to part with the old heavies, try hanging them...Read more
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Best Fall Hikes in the North Cascades
Fall is one of my favorite seasons for getting outside and the North Cascades, with their iridescent green-ish/gold larches and fiery red and orange foliage, put on the best show in the state! Check out my favorite four fall hikes!Read More
Trail Running Sedona
Need a sunny vacation, especially in the midst of a PNW winter? Pack your sunscreen and running shoes and book a flight to sunny Sedona, Arizona! A long weekend amongst its magical red rocks will leave you rebalanced, recharged, and reenergized.Read More
Running the Lakeshore Trail to Stehekin
A trip report from a Memorial Day weekend exploring Stehekin and running part of the Lakeshore Trail along Lake Chelan. We're so lucky to have such an amazing place in our backyard!Read More
The coldest trail run I've ever done… in Death Valley
Ironic isn't it that I ran the coldest trail race I've ever done at one of the hottest places on earth? Go figure. No one believes me when I say I almost froze to death in Death Valley.Read More
XTERRA Nationals!
XTERRA Nationals was the race of the year for me and I simply can't think of enough positive words for a fun day spent running a beautiful, challenging course and meeting great people.Read More
Exploring Utah
I flew into Salt Lake City Thursday morning a few days in advance of Sunday's XTERRA Nationals to do aRead More
The Beautiful Sun Mountain 25k
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Yakima Skyline Rim 25/50k: Why trail runners are friggin' awesome!
Last weekend I volunteered at Rainshadow Running's Yakima Skyline Rim 25k/50k race and found out first-hand that volunteering at a James Varner event is just as epic as running it. It's one of the most fun weekends I've ever had and reconfirmed the awesomeness of the entire trail running community.Read More


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'How to Get Away With Murder' Season 2 finale: 'Anna Mae'
With chaos surrounding Annalise, she just can't stand the pressure anymore and needs to escape. Meanwhile, Frank must come to terms with the things he has done while Wes continues to get closer to finding out about his past.
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It appears that neither Radiohead nor Jack White are very good at keeping secrets.
During their lauded headlining set at last month's Bonnaroo Festival in Manchster, Tenn., Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke teased fans by saying "This song is for Jack White. We saw him yesterday. A big thank you to him, but we can"t tell you why. You"ll find out…," before launching into the song "Supercollider."
Obsessive fans surmised that the Oxford group had laid down some tracks (possibly new ones) at White's Third Man Studios, located in nearby Nashville. Oftentimes, acclaimed artists drop by the studio to cut an exclusive single for White's Third Man record label, with White often producing or performing on the recordings.
White confirmed at least part of the rumors.
"I don't know how much to tell about," the former White Stripes leader revealed in a BBC6 Music interview. "I didn't play with them or produce it, but they came and recorded at Third Man, and I don't know what else they want to be said about that so that's probably all I can say!"
We'll have to wait and see what Yorke and co. cooked up in Nashville.
The always-busy White also recently collaborated with Beck and Keith Richards, in addition to releasing his own hit solo album, "Blunderbuss."
Recently, Radiohead was forced to re-schedule several tour dates after part of their stage set collapsed in Toronto, tragically killing crew member Scott Johnson and injuring three others.


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My daughter and I both spend quite a bit at iTunes between her iPhone 4s, and my iPod and iPad. But this week I found Iomoio for mp3 music downloads - and I was *shocked* at the price difference!
On top of being MUCH cheaper than iTunes, when you set up an account at Iomoio you get two free tracks. Very cool. 😀 Perfect timing too, as I was just organizing my music and playlists. I use my iPod a lot while working, driving and on my morning walks.
Just to give you a couple of examples, "Bad Influence" by Pink is $1.29 on iTunes. It's only 16 cents on Iomoio! And the new album released by Jason Mraz earlier this year, "Love Is a Four Letter Word", costs $14.99 on iTunes. At Iomoio you can get the same album with all 12 tracks... for only $1.92.
If you're buying mp3 songs online, you might as well get the best possible price. 😉 There's no monthly subscription or other hidden fees. Tracks are $0.16 USD each with tax already included.
All of their files are iPod, iPhone, and PDA compatible - or you can burn the MP3 files straight to a CD. Do people still do that? I'm big on the legalities of course, so I checked into that as well. Here's what I found on their Help page:
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Where do you get your music downloads? I admit, I just automatically used iTunes without researching other options. But I'm really glad I found Iomoio! I'm off to download a whole slew of new music and update my playlists. I would love to hear your thoughts after browsing through the site...
And yes, I like Jason Mraz (so far). I heard "I Won't Give Up" on the radio just this week and loved it. There's also a song on the album titled "Living In The Moment" that I'm off to check out. It may just be my new theme song for the year. 😉 *cheers*
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Gunnar Asmussen and Damien Cervera can look back at a great week of racing during the IFCA European Championships in Sylt. Here is what they had to say about their first international event of the year.
Damien Cervera, 1st youth (4th overall & winner elimination 5)
Coming from New Caledonia it was my first time ever to Sylt, Germany. The experience was amazing and the conditions we had were super diverse. From cold hardcore side-onshore winds to light and gusty offshore winds. On the first 2 days we sailed in some of the most challenging and extreme slalom conditions. With a swell up to 3 meter and strong winds we used our smallest sail size 6.2. Guys where getting washed half way the reach or at the gibing marks close to the beach. I could start off good with a 3th place, but after that I made to many mistakes to keep my ranking during the next 2 races. On the gusty light wind days (10 – 22 knots) I managed to come back with a 4th place in elimination 4 and my first win of the season in elimination 5, jumping from 3rd in the Youth to a first place after a long but good week of racing! With so much experienced gained in this event and the good result I'm feeling very confident for the following big event, the PWA Costa Brava in Spain.
Gunnar Asmussen, Vice European champion Slalom at Sylt.
Sylt has provided us with another great event for the summer opening of 2018. The most important part was the IFCA European championship with plenty international riders attending. In the end it became a battle of the Germans in typical Nordsea conditions. By the end of the week I sailed competition in three disciplines, Slalom, Foil and Wave. I scored two second places in Slalom and Foil and a fourth place in the wave.
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After a good start in the beginning of the event with a second place in elimination 1. A long swim in elimination 2 didn't allow me any room for more mistakes further in the event. With a safe second place in the 3th elimination I needed to step things up to still be in the running for the title. In the 4th elimination I finally managed to score my first bullet of the week and this put me back in title contention with just one more race to go. To win I would need to win the last final and for this I was pushing it at the start together with Vincent Langer. Rather than fighting for the event victory during that race we ended up going over early together in the last final keeping the results as it was. A second place finish is still good given the mistakes I made and the high level on the water. It keeps the motivation high and leaves me hungry for more.
First foil racing experience:
Besides the Slalom it was great to sail my first Foil competition. The gear felt amazing and although I need to build more experience I'm more than happy to finish second with a victory in the third elimination. It's a good start in this new discipline and with still plenty of events to come in Foil racing for Germany I'm looking forward to improve even more and do one better next time!
Thank you Sylt and see you soon!


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We must convince the world!! Oh wait we already have. We believers, we followers of that man, Jesus, we have convinced the world. I would simply submit that we have convinced them of the wrong thing. Continue Reading
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In the age of information surplus, we all have something to say, and we all have a venue to say it. We speak, we argue, we Tweet, or we make a You Tube video. If we get really focused we blog. If we don't blog, we simply comment on someone else's blog, or Facebook post. We all have something to say and a way to say it. Continue Reading
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Native Americans tell the story of a gold prospector who hired several warriors as guides to take him across the frontier to reach the west coast to take advantage of the gold boom. Continue Reading
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I began this journey sitting across from people in need, asking God how to help them. Reading the Gospels, the Book of Acts, and the unfolding adventure of the New Testament writings really showed me ways that Jesus and those who followed Him interacted with people in need. Continue Reading
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Il Lombardia 2013
October 6, 2013, Bergamo, (Ita) , Road - WorldTour
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A shift in date and an alteration to its title may have troubled those with a sense of cycling's traditions, but in sporting terms, the Tour of Lombardy – or Il Lombardia, as it is now known – has shown no signs of suffering from the changes introduced last year, and an exceedingly strong field will line up in Bergamo on Sunday.
The favourite is perhaps Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), who believed he had drawn a line under his status as cycling's nearly man by claiming his first Monument victory at Il Lombardia twelve months ago.
As the Florence Worlds showed, however, Rodriguez seems consigned to unlimited heartbreak on the grandest of stages, but he is determined to draw some consolation in Lombardy, not least because finishing first or second will give him a third WorldTour title should Chris Froome (Sky) fail to land any points.


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I wrote a review of Mark Blyth's excellent new book Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea for the LSE Review of Books blog. The review is available here but I also post it below. Ha Joon Chang has a really good review of the book in the Irish Times.
The book is strongly recommended because not only does it provide one of the best treatments of the causes of the current crisis in the US and Europe but also traces back the development of the theories underpinning an austere approach to the crisis. It describes several examples where austerity has been shown to have failed (or at least where alternative explanations for recovery exist).
Irish readers will appreciate particularly the approach to our 'expansionary fiscal contraction' of the later 1980s and 1990s. There is a lot of mythology built up around that time which suggests government cutbacks fuelled the recovery. The book cites two excellent revisionist academic articles, one by Stephen Kinsella in UL and one by a colleague, John Considine and former colleague, David Duffy.
The book makes the argument that governments have sold the crisis as a sovereign debt crisis rather than the banking crisis that it really is. The chapter on the development of the European crisis separates the 'problem' cases into Greece, which is the only real sovereign debt crisis country, Spain and Ireland, which suffered from a property bubble, and Italy and Portugal, which are both suffering from long-term low-growth and institutional sclerosis. To me this shows that a common approach to resolve the European crisis can't work.
In my view the author lets governments too easily off the hook in some cases. For Ireland and Spain the role of regulation was absent, which is a government role. It's complicated of course in democracies where populist policies that inflate the bubbles find favour with the electorate. In that case governments have to be exceptionally brave and prescient. For Italy, Portugal and Greece (to different extents and for different reasons) the state does have to take more responsibility. For exampe, the author asks whether the state caused the current crisis and answers no "unless we are willing to say that in Italy the level of family fertility is a fiscal responsibility" (page 71). Of course it's not but neither is the state helpless in the face of demographic trends and needs to formulate policy in the context of demographics and institutions (perhaps trying to influence positive changes in both). The suggestion that the state is powerless in the face of these issues makes it less convincing that the state can do anything useless to resolve these crises.
These are important ideas. The argument that there is a type of paradox of thrift at work is very convincing. Austerity may be appropriate for individual countries (where there an opportunity to generate growth through exports for example) but where all countries are in austerity mode these growth options are not available.
There is also a game element to this crisis. It is difficult for one country on its own to forsake austerity for fear of market reaction and the reaction of EU leaders. This makes it more safe politically (though potentially less safe economically) to keep on keeping on with the current policy modus.
Here's the review.
Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea. Mark Blyth. Oxford University Press. May 2013.
At times I wondered if it was a contradiction in terms to enjoy so much a book about austerity. This is an intelligent, well-written book that is recommended for anyone wishing to understand, in both practical and intellectual terms, how the global economy has found itself in crisis.
We have heard the common mantra "austerity is not working" so often that it has now become cliché. The most irksome element of that mantra, at least for this reviewer, is that so often it is not clear what austerity means and even what would it mean for austerity to 'work'. This is why it is refreshing for Mark Blyth to offer his definition of austerity early in the book, when he says it is "a form of voluntary deflation in which the economy adjusts through the reduction of wages, prices and public spending to restore competitiveness, which is (supposedly) best achieved by cutting the state's budget, debts and deficits" (p.2).
The author argues that austerity is a dangerous idea for three reasons: it can't work in practice, it imposes a disproportionate burden on poorer households, and it ignores the fallacy of composition that says that all countries cannot be austere simultaneously.
The book is structured in three sections. In the first section, Blyth sets out the sources and consequences of the current economic crises. The chapters in this section consider the US and European experiences and contain an impressively clear and detailed but yet concise explanation of how we arrived in the current mess. It is among the best descriptions of our path to crisis that I have read and is highly recommended to anyone who wants to understand the current economic climate. The author pitches his argument perfectly, avoiding the 'pop economics' approach that patronises many readers, while also taking space to explain the more complex elements of banking and finance that resulted in the perfect storm experienced by western economies. Blyth convincingly argues that what has happened since 2007 is the "greatest bait and switch in modern history" (p. 73), as business leaders, bankers and European politicians have sold a private banking crisis to citizens as a sovereign crisis.
While the author convincingly shows that the roots of the problems facing the global economy lie in a banking crisis rather than a sovereign debt crisis, one small criticism is that I think he is too forgiving of the roles played by governments and their regulators. They were found wanting as the seeds of the crisis were planted (in financial institutions and speculative bubbles that appeared in many economies) and spent too long trying to understand the scale and sources of crises subsequently.
The second section of the book is a consideration of the intellectual bases of austerity and a fascinating description of previous historical attempts at austerity as a means to restore competiveness and economic growth. In this section the author conflates the austere approach with liberal economic policies that distrust the state and see a very limited role for it in regulating a market economy. Tracing a line from Locke, Hume and Smith to the Austrian School, Schumpeter and Friedman to the critical role played by economists at Milan's Bocconi University, the author demonstrates the persistence of austerity policies, despite periods when they would appear to have been spent. The strongest element of this section is the 'natural history' of austerity, which considers several examples (some touchstone examples for proponents of austerity policies) and demonstrates that the role played by contractionary fiscal policies is overstated. The experiences of austerity in the US and UK in the 1920s and 1930s, and Denmark and Ireland in the 1980s, are considered in the context of the REBLL countries today (Romania, Estonia, Bulgaria, Latvia and Lithuania).
The third and final section is unfortunately the briefest. In the words of the author it provides a "conjecture in lieu of a conclusion" and considers what would have happened if governments had not embraced the austerity agenda and transformed a banking crisis into a sovereign debt crisis. Iceland's experience is held up as a "positive lesson". I suspect the author over-simplifies the Icelandic developments and whether they can be generalised. The Icelandic government protected its citizens from the full impact of the banking collapses, but only at the expense of foreign deposit holders who saw savings wiped out. Even in countries with a significant proportion of foreign deposit and bondholders this may not have been an option for states in a monetary union. The arguments for financial repression and Tobin taxes on financial transactions are well made and it is a pity there isn't a longer treatment of these ideas.
This is not to take away at all from what is a fine book and one that is certain to become an important reference point for anyone studying this turbulent period. The author has done a great service by describing the path to crisis in such an interesting and lucid way and also by putting the current policies in the context of the battle of ideas. It would be wonderful to think that ministers for finance and economy around the world will bring a copy of the book on holidays with them. We could expect a fresh approach on their return if it were the case and the clear message from the book is that we require fresh thinking to allow our economies and societies renew themselves.
Iona needs to come clean on its views on adoption or else revise its 'logic' on same-sex marriage
In today's Irish Times, John Murray, the chairman of the board of directors of the Iona Institute, takes issue with critics of their 'cherry-picking' of findings from various research papers on how well children fare in different family structures.
It demonstrates again the clear lack of logic in their stance against same-sex marriage, where they claim that that objection is not based on discrimination against homosexual couples. I had a previous post about this, but today's article clearly sets out the fallacy in Iona's argument. If they object to same-sex marriage because they believe the outcome for children is worse, then they must also object to adoption on the same grounds.
Indeed the language used in the Iona Institute's submission to the Constitutional Convention on marriage is offensive to adoptive families, using words such as 'your own parents' to equate to biological.
John Murray in his article says:
Does that paper [Child Trends Survey] say anything about children raised by same-sex couples? No, it doesn't. Why doesn't it? Child Trends itself gives the reason: "This Child Trends brief summarises research conducted in 2002, when neither same-sex parents nor adoptive parents were identified in large national surveys. Therefore, no conclusions can be drawn from this research about the well-being of children raised by same-sex parents or adoptive parents.".....
The Iona Institute submission to the Constitutional Convention says about the Child Trends Survey report:
Note the various elements in the above summary. There are two parents. The parents are the
It's clear that the Iona Institute (and other opponents of same-sex marriage) oppose it on the grounds that marriage is 'child-centred' and children do better in a specific form of family structure. They believe same-sex marriage would produce worse outcomes for children, However, if their arguments are based on legislating for the ideal outcome it must follow that they oppose adoption on the same grounds. However, many religious organisations are involved in supporting adoptive families. There is a fatal logical flaw here. Not to mind an offensive attitude to adoptive families.
I should reveal an interest here by stating I am part of an adoptive family.
I'm an economist so many of these posts will be about economic issues. But since everyone is allowed a view on economics I am inclined to go beyond my profession to throw my tuppence ha'penny into other issues.
January 2019


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Below: I got my statement shoe for Spring Summer 2013... welcome my Valentino Spring Summer 2013 Camouflage trainers:-)
Below: I love the 'patchwork' leather and canvas camouflage pattern with square studs details on the back...
I Got My Statement Shoe For Spring Summer 2013: Valentino Camouflage Mens Trainers!
One of my buying strategies to acquire a 'trend and keep in budget' wardrobe is to get statement pieces of each season to mix and match with your basics. In this way, your old pieces gets a refresh and you stay on the forefront of trends for the season. Keeping this in mind, I finally got the new Valentino Mens Camouflage Trainers in Leather and Canvas. One of the most highly watched and coveted shoe for Spring Summer 2013... it has already made its streetstyle debut many times during fashion week season. Out of all the colour variants, this pair of pale blue and khaki green version was the most signature and representative for the much applauded Valentino SS2013 mens collection. Rapidly selling out online in many online stores, you do have to act fast if you want a pair in your size.
I got lucky today while shopping at Club 21 Mens Store in Singapore. Originally selling out way before they were displayed on the store shelves, it seemed someone must have forgetten about this pair or I was destined for it. The sizing surprisingly came at my size, one size smaller than what I usually wore. So it was definitely the fashion god's decree that I was to own a pair. (The chunky design and wider cut means I need a size smaller than my usual shoe size. The trainers retails for SGD890) I love the 'patchwork' treatment of leather over printed canvas to create the camouflage pattern. The row of square studs on the rear makes the shoe instantly recognisable as Valentino.
A glorious day to celebrate my shopping expedition. I even got to check out the matching Camouflage Tote in person. Gorgeous size and interesting leather and canvas construction that is military done luxe! (The tote retails for approx. SGD3300 at Club 21 Mens, Four Seasons Hotel)
Mr Porter stocks the same pair at £405. (Click here to purchase) Hurry before they sell out:-P
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Shanda's River
The horror thriller is about a professor who goes to a small town in Italy to study the story of the witch Shanda killed in the early 1800's. There she will be enslaved to a magic spell and will be forced to repeat the same day over and over. Every time she will be killed and every time she will start the day again.
Actors: Marcella Braga, Claudia Marasca, Toni Pandolfo,
Director: Marco Rosson
Country: United States
Duration: 90 min
Quality: SD
Year: 2018
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Over 70 people present at the hustings for South West constituency candidates organised by the Friends of Twickenham Green last night. As with hustings, the vast majority will have been politically committed, but in answer to questions they heard the socialist case on the EU, housing, academies, crime and polllution and were given our leaflet when leaving. A member living locally took a box of leaflets to distribute in the area including St Mary's University. So that's Twickenham covered.
For those interested in such things, the Tory, Tony Arbour, said he was a Brexiter while the Ukipper, Alan Craig (who himself stood for Mayor in 2008 for the Christian Peoples Alliance), didn't say who he would be giving his second preference vote for Mayor to: Zac Goldsmith or Sadiq Khan.. I don't know if this is the official UKIP line.


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Mention the name Taylor Mac and I'm there. After experiencing his five-hour extravaganza The Lily's Revenge this fall, I have developed a minor (healthy) obsession with the creative genius. The Lily's Revenge epitomized innovation at its best—it defied theatrical convention with its playful, rebellious attitude (with intermission activities including disco dancing in the dressing room—traditionally forbidden territory for audience members), while still maintaining a meaningful sense of purpose. Though the show reveled in outrageous frivolity, its core message of universal love and acceptance remained palpable, even poignant. Mac's theatre may be bizarre, but the intention and significance behind his work makes it brilliantly innovative—not just shock value "experimental theatre."
So the moment I heard that Mac and his team of masterminds were developing a play at my studio, Tisch's Experimental Theatre Wing, I was immediately psyched. This new piece, titled Walk Across America for Mother Earth, chronicles the group of hippie activists and societal misfits (along with Mac himself) who trekked across the country in 1992, protesting the government's unjust seizure of Shoshone territory to convert it into the Nevada Nuclear Test Site. The workshop performed at ETW was a mockup of sketches, ideas, and songs for the official opening at La Mama next year, in collaboration with The Talking Band.
In the distinct, Taylor Mac vernacular of crafty, home-made props and unabashed camp, Walk delivered the perfect proportions of outrageous entertainment and social activism. Director Paul Zimet of The Talking Band and composer Ellen Maddow completed the trinity of creative brilliance, using mainly sound and movement to vivify the Walk before our eyes—with no dirty detail disregarded. From an unfortunate outbreak of crabs to a community infliction with dysentery (artfully recreated with an ensemble beat box of noises that accompany such digestive woe), the audience saw the full scope of the journey. One memorable sequence depicted that odd menstrual phenomenon that occurs when women have spent an extended period of time together (apologies for the pun). While all walking in place, one woman began enacting the various emotional, physical, and hormonal stages of that time of the month—from a brief crying fit to uncontrollable horniness. More women joined in after each "cycle" of choreography until finally all the female members of the community were uterinely synchronized.
Though I usually prefer not to see the body's less attractive functions manifested on stage, Zimet and Mac approached them in such a creative way that it detracted from the gross factor (if only a little). Their expressionistic use of sound and movement made it elevated potty humor, not just a cheap fart joke.
What I love about Taylor Mac is that he fully acknowledges, and even flaunts the fact that his over-the-top theatre is a decidedly acquired taste—a conservative, highly Christian theatrical traditionalist, for instance, would probably cry blasphemy upon seeing his work and then slip into a glitter-induced coma. But from what I have seen, this is what his work is about—redrawing the boundaries of theatre with outrageous innovation and wit, all the while conveying a significant message.
Walk was no different, as Mac's promotion for social justice and community shone clearly through the glitz and gaiety. Though at times the play's activist message can take form in a ranting monologue, like an explosion of long-pent-up opinions that spew into the audience, the way Mac articulates his ideas makes a profound impact. Such moments often arise in rare times of stillness in the play, where one can just listen to the actor speak Mac's compelling words. The final monologue of the play is especially effective, and I don't feel like I would be spoiling anything by talking about it seeing as the Nevada Nuclear Test Site is still active. It was a "me against the bullies" type speech, both representing the walk's participants in their personal lives as well as an implicit governmental reference. I know that verbal attacks on the government can easily induce eye rolling and cuticle examining—I have brushed off many an activist tirade myself. But Mac's work is different. He has artfully mastered the balance between frivolity and gravity, steering clear of didacticism as his passionate speeches, whether sarcastic or earnest, deliver a grounding contrast to the play's overall bizarreness. The effect is absolutely inspiring, and I have not yet left a Taylor Mac piece feeling as though I have just been bludgeoned with liberal idealism. In fact, I usually leave in the best mood I have had in weeks.
Walk Across America for Mother Earth is another beautiful example of Taylor Mac's genius, and I cannot wait to see the fully developed production.


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Neymar and co. are backed to lift the trophy for a record-extending sixth time by 43 percent of users on the day before the tournament kicks off in Moscow on June 14.
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Bitly shortens life of users' passwords after credential compromise
OAuth tentacles mean it's time to change ANOTHER password
URL-shortening and online marketing outfit Bit.ly has warned its systems have been accessed by parties unknown and suggested users change their passwords.
In an advisory visible here, the service says "We have reason to believe that Bitly account credentials have been compromised" but that "We have no indication at this time that any accounts have been accessed without permission." The company also swears it has "... already taken proactive measures to secure all paths that led to the compromise and ensure the security of all account credentials going forward."
Don't get too comfortable, though. Bit.ly encourages users to employ OAuth to link their accounts with Facebook and Twitter. The outfit has severed those links to stop account hijacking.
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Review: Magnesium sulfate is effective for severe acute asthma treated in the emergency department
ACP J Club. 1999 Sept-Oct;131:36. doi:10.7326/ACPJC-1999-131-2-036
Source Citation
Rowe BH, Bretzlaff JA, Bourdon C, Bota GW, Camargo CA Jr. Magnesium sulfate treatment for acute asthmatic exacerbations treated in the emergency department. Cochrane Review, latest version 23 Feb 1999. In: The Cochrane Library. Oxford: Update Software.
What is the effectiveness of intravenous magnesium sulfate in patients with acute asthma who were treated in the emergency department?
Data sources
Studies were identified from the Cochrane Airways Review Group Register, MEDLINE, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library; hand searches of 20 high-quality respiratory journals; bibliographies of relevant papers; and contact with authors and content experts.
Study selection
Studies were selected if they were randomized controlled trials or quasi-randomized trials, included adults or children presenting to an emergency department with acute asthma, and compared intravenous magnesium sulfate with placebo.
Data extraction
Data were extracted on study and patient characteristics, hospital admissions, pulmonary function, vital signs, and adverse events.
Main results
27 studies were reviewed for inclusion, and 7 trials (665 patients; 5 of adult and 2 of pediatric patients; 6 from the United States and 1 from India) met the inclusion criteria. Analyses of all patients and of patients with severe asthma showed a reduction in hospital admission rates (Table), whereas no difference was shown for patients with mild-to-moderate asthma. Studies that included all patients showed no differences in measures of pulmonary function (peak expiratory flow rate or FEV1) or vital signs (heart rate, respiratory rate, or blood pressure). In studies of patients with severe asthma, peak expiratory flow rate improved by 52 L/min (95% CI 27 to 78 L/min; 3 studies) and FEV1 by 8% of the predicted value (CI 5% to 12%; 3 studies). Data were insufficient to assess adverse events.
Intravenous magnesium sulfate reduces the rate of hospital admissions and improves pulmonary function in patients with severe acute asthma treated in the emergency department.
Sources of funding: Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians and National Institutes of Health.
For correspondence: Dr. B.H. Rowe, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, 1G1 Walter Mackenzie Centre, 8440-112 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7, Canada. FAX 403-492-9857.
Table. Magnesium sulfate vs placebo for hospital admissions among patients with acute asthma at end of study*
|Weighted event rates
|Magnesium sulfate
|30% (2 to 49)
|5 (3 to 63)
|Severe asthma
|44% (29 to 56)
|3 (2 to 4)
*Abbreviations defined in Glossary; RRR, NNT, and CI calculated from data in article.
The systematic review by Rowe and colleagues is an important addition to the management of acute asthma. Optimal therapy currently consists of bronchodilation with short-acting β-2 agonists, adjunct therapy with ipratropium bromide (in more severe disease), oxygen, and corticosteroids (1). The results of this review indicate that magnesium sulfate reduces hospital admission in patients with an FEV1 < 30% at presentation or those who do not respond to initial treatment or improve beyond 60% after 1 hour.
It is tempting to extrapolate from these data that all patients with moderately severe acute asthma should receive magnesium sulfate. An important consideration, however, is the discretionary use of adjunct therapies, such as aminophylline (2 studies) and ipratropium bromide (1 study), included in the meta-analysis. Both these interventions have been shown to reduce hospital admission rates without improving lung function (2-4). Until patients with less severe obstruction treated with these therapies show greater benefit with the incremental addition of magnesium sulfate than with placebo, magnesium sulfate should be reserved for patients who fulfill the above criteria.
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Vancouver General HospitalVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1. FitzGerald JM, Grunfeld A. Status asthmaticus. In: Lichtenstein LM, Fauci AS, eds. Current Therapy in Allergy Immunology, and Rheumatology. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Mosby; 1996.
2. Wrenn K, Slovis CM, Murphy F, Greenberg RS. Aminophylline therapy for acute bronchospastic disease in the emergency room. Ann Intern Med. 1991;115:241-7.
3. Lanes SF, Garrett JE, Wentworth CE 3rd, FitzGerald JM, Karpel JP. The effect of adding ipratropium bromide to salbutamol in the treatment of acute asthma: a pooled analysis of three trials. Chest. 1998;114:365-72.
4. Qureshi F, Pestian J, Davis P, Zaritsky A. Effect of nebulized ipratropium on the hospitalization rates of children with asthma. N Engl J Med. 1998;339:1030-5.


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Animal activists put PolitiFact New Jersey in crosshairs over ruling about hunting statistic
While hunters have targeted the bears in New Jersey, animal activists have taken aim at a recent ruling by PolitiFact New Jersey.
A statement on the Bear Education and Resource Group's website about support for hunting in the state got a Pants on Fire on the Truth-O-Meter in a ruling published on Thursday.
Since the ruling came out in The Star-Ledger and at PolitiFactNJ.com, we have received several lengthy emails and phone calls blasting our ruling.
First, some background.
The organization, which was among a group of animal activists that went to court and tried unsuccessfully to stop the ongoing bear hunt in northwestern New Jersey, posted on its website the following statement: "99% of NJ voters do NOT support hunting."
PolitiFact New Jersey checked the statistic and referenced two polls in its research, including one by the Humane Society of the United States. Although the polls results differ, both showed that opposition to bear hunting in New Jersey does not begin to approach the black bear advocacy group's claim of 99 percent.
We contacted the group early Tuesday afternoon to ask about the statistic. Later in the afternoon, a member of the group admitted the statistic was wrong and said a webmaster had been notified to remove it. It's unclear how long the statistic had been on the site prior to us contacting the group, but it was still up more than 28 hours after the spokesperson admitted it was erroneous. By Thursday morning the statistic had been changed to read "99% of NJ voters do NOT hunt."
The Truth-O-Meter issued a Pants on Fire ruling because of the length of time an acknowledged wrong statement remained on the website and because of how wildly off the statistic was from the truth. That fits the PolitiFact definition of Pants on Fire: the statement is not accurate and makes a ridiculous claim.
After we confirmed that the erroneous statement had been removed from the BEAR Group website, we posted an Editor's Note in our original story to let readers know about the change.
But the claws came out anyway in accusation-filled emails.
Carol Livielle of West Orange, a member of the BEAR group and legislative district director of The League of Humane Voters, said our ruling "could only be attributed to the apparent pro-hunting bias on the part of Star-Ledger," and included with her email a photo of a dead bear cub with a gun on top of its body. Animal rights activist Stuart Chaifetz called and sent at least five emails to us requesting a retraction and accusing us of defaming people, along with claiming that we should have gone after The Star-Ledger editorial board for its editorial last week supporting the bear hunt that ended Saturday. Chaifetz also put up a lengthy post about the claim on our Facebook page. Further, we received email from Susan Russell, a wildlife policy specialist with the Animal Protection League of New Jersey, League of Humane Voters of New Jersey and the BEAR Group, accusing us of several things, particularly bias and questioning the timing of our fact-check during the bear hunt. She also referenced several years' worth of Star-Ledger editorials about hunting.
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2 teaspoons yeast
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 cup ground or milled chia seeds
1/8 cup almond meal
1/8 cup coconut flour
2 tablespoons salted butter
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 350. Grease cookie sheet or small baking pan and set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together egg and water. Gradually whisk in yeast until dissolved, then whisk in baking powder and salt.
Whisk in chia seeds, then stir in almond meal and coconut flour with a spoon. Stir until dough becomes a ball.
Pat dough out to a 6″ circle (or square if you prefer) in the prepared pan. Let sit for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, melt the butter (about 30 seconds in a microwave works). Stir in the garlic powder. When dough is finished sitting for 10 minutes, carefully pour melted butter mixture over it, being careful to keep it all on top. Sprinkle evenly with Parmesan cheese.
Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before slicing into wedges (a pizza cutter works well).
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Yesterday I posted a battle report that was done using Battle Chronicler – A free tool that allows you to make battle reports documenting you glorious battles. The application can be found here: http://battlechronicler.com/
Here are my experiences with the application:
Installing the application:
I had a little trouble upgrading my .NET framework to match the v4.0 required for the Battle Chronicler installation file to run, but after a few attempt I managed to install the application. I also installed the additional terrain components found on the Battle Chronicler home-page.
Opening the program for the first time:
The application was relatively easy to use, but I strongly recommend that you watch the two introduction movies in the Help section of the web-page, to avoid suckering around the application making a wrong start of your battle reporting! If you miss the concepts on template lists and setup of components, then you're going to spend many hours doing something that is not reusable.
Making terrain components:
I noticed that it was possible to integrate pictures of own terrain, so I wanted that from the start. After photographing all the terrain and cleaning the background I started setting the terrain components up. Basically it is just a matter of selecting a picture and entering the dimensions of the terrain - Easy but boring when you're doing 25 pieces in one go! Luckily this is supposed to be a one-time exercise.
Setting up army templates:
For the battle report I prepared two lists – One for Imperial Guards and one for Space Marines. The program is suited for any system, and this quickly became a limitation, as it did not support units with models of varying base-sizes (e.g. IG infantry squad with a heavy weapon team). It was quite simple to set up the lists, and make workarounds for the inability to mix base sizes in a unit. Make sure that you get the base sizes and details correct, or you'll regret it later!
Starting a new battle report:
Setting up a battle is easy – IF you have done your homework, and if you have made it right! I set up both armies using templates, so that was manageable, and that made it easy to go straight to terrain setup.
Setting up terrain:
I had some minor problems with wrong measurement definitions of the terrain components, so I had to go back to components and correct that before setting up the terrain. Setting up terrain took about 15 minutes, to get the 22 pieces aligned correctly on the table. I had two pictures to work from, and as advice you should place markers to guide you. I marked the two center lines (using some of the red plastic measures from the w40k starter kit) before taking the photos, making it easier to align the pieces correctly.
Again working from two pictures, one from short table edge, and one from the long, with guide markings on the center lines, and using terrain as a guide I managed this relatively quickly (15 min). The deployment was made a bit cumbersome, as the application is (in my opinion) best suited for rank and file units. This meant that I had to manually place every trooper. A few times I dropped some troopers too close to the board edge, making the unit behave oddly. That meant that I had to completely remove the unit and start over.
Recording the turns:
Drag your minis around, and drop them – In theory easy in practice hard! I wasn't doing the reporting real-time, meaning that I had to work from a few notes and pictures. Battle Chronicler requires you to do the reporting sequential, meaning that previous turns are locked – So if you forget to move a unit, then you have a lot of refactoring to do! I would say that it is manageable to do the reporting, but for Warhammer 40k you have our work cut out placing the troopers, and aligning the units and vehicles. One of the biggest problems was that moving and turning a vehicle wasn't quite intuitive, and caused a lot of frustration, before getting it right. I think that I spend on average 20 min / turn, making the report.
Finalizing the report:
I wanted images for my blog, so for terrain, deployment, turn 1 player 1, turn 1 player 2 … turn 6 player 2 I had to make a picture – BORING! None the less manageable, but it took 5 minutes, bringing total reporting time (not counting terrain definition) up to more than 2½ hour – more than the time it took to play the game!
The bugs!
Components being corrupt – Two of my terrain components were corrupt, causing me to have to redo them every time I opened the battle report. That was very annoying, and would have been quite a problem had I not been able to do the report in one go.
Units not remembering the facing set by the user – I had several vehicle units that refused to accept the facing I set for it. A general trend was that they positioned themselves north-south after being moved. Manual button bashing, allowed me to rectify the worst problems, but it almost made me abandon the application.
Being free puts this in its own league – Many thanks to the developer. That being said, I do find that the result looks nice, but is extremely cumbersome to produce. I think that it is likely to work much better with Rank and file armies and that w40k is not well supported. All in all a good application, but a tad too cumbersome for my liking.
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Cam Cameron is going to get fired. Not so much because he's an idiot. But because he refused the will of God. Cameron defiantly decided against starting John Beck against the Bengals in the final meaningless regular season game and, instead, started Cleo Lemon because he gave us the best chance to win (Ed. note: someone! get me a vomit bag!) So God had to intervene. He smote Lemon with a hip injury (Ed. note: like Jacob!) and opened the heavenly gates of stardom for Beck to come in and do his thing. Lemon goes down, Beck comes in. On the very first play, Beck fumbles the snap, allowing Cincinnati's Chinedum Ndukwe (Ed. note: spell check just took a shit!) to recover the ball and run it back for a 54 yard touchdown. I'm not gonna lie to you. After that play, I was ready to hop on the next plane to Iowa so I could find Mitt Romney and punch him in the nuts.
It seemed, for that brief moment, that perhaps The Mormon was going to go the way of Tim Couch. Another highly touted quarterback prospect who fumbles his way out of the league and then succumbs to the lure of steroids so he could continue to suck but at least be really buff and muscular while sucking. But Beck was able to recover from the devastating start. And the dude was able to lead the Fins to two touchdown drives the likes of which John Smith himself would be proud of if only he understood what football was. (Ed. note: perhaps if we showed him some clips of the Redskins or Chiefs).
Beck was able to finish the day 13 for 21, for 135 yards, two touchdowns and a 96.3 passer rating. He rushed for his first touchdown and threw his second to Derek Hagan (Ed. note: he caught it!). When Beck had his groove going, he demonstrated a killer quick-release and showed a lot of moxie when the team was in no-huddle mode. Sadly enough, it took an injury to Lemon for us all to see what we originally needed to see prior to this game anyway. Coming into this week, there were doubts about Beck. Let's face it, in his last few starts, he resembled the piss-boy more than he resembled the heir to the Marino throne. Now we at least have been reassured that Beck can play the quarterback position when he gets the help (Ed. note: thanks Lorenzo Booker!) and gets into a rhythm (Ed note.: thanks Ted Ginn!). Thanks to the fact that Cleo Lemon can't scramble worth dick, and was able to get banged up, Beck was able to come in so that we, and particularly Bill Parcells, could see that he is just fine and that if we build around him, The Mormon can be a successful quarterback for the Miami Dolphins. Go get em, John! And for Godsakes, stop fucking fumbling the ball!!! Rub your hands on your magical underwear before every game, would ya! -- Chris Joseph
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