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115th Congress Has Largest Number of Single-Party State Delegations Since 1950s
Since the passage of the 17th Amendment all but seven states have been represented by a single party in the U.S. House and Senate for at least one Congress.
Since the passage of the 17th Amendment all but seven states have been represented by a single party in the U.S. House and Senate for at least one Congress.
Kasich, Cruz, and Carson received the most votes as former White House hopefuls; 10 GOPers won more votes as ex-candidates than when they were still in the race.
Two states usually forgotten at the end of the primary calendar were treated to their most competitive Democratic primaries in state history.
Presumptive GOP nominees have averaged more than 75 percent of the primary vote after their main challengers have exited the race.
More than 160 guests have appeared with the First Lady since the president's first State of the Union speech in 2010, but none from 12 states.
Democrats are losing elections across the Mount Rushmore State at a pace not seen since the Eisenhower administration.
Not only are Democrats losing gubernatorial elections at a rate not seen in 100+ years, but the party's nominees are losing badly.
Since 1900, more than two-dozen ex- or sitting governors have won elections to the House of Representatives, although only four over the last 50+ years.
It has been 75 years since the last – and only – Republican U.S. Senator did not face a Democratic opponent in back-to-back elections.
Two Midwestern states have been in accord on their presidential vote choice 96 percent of the time while another pair has voted in concert during just 41 percent of such elections.


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After the initial surprise over word from the White House today that the May G-8 summit has been moved to Camp David, Chicago officials and protest organizers quickly turned to speculation of how that would affect the NATO meeting that is still planned for that weekend in the city.
World leaders are still expected for the May 20-21 NATO gathering, including most of the Group of Eight leaders who will meet in Camp David earlier that weekend, officials said. The head of Chicago's host committee for the summits sought to focus on that in comments today.
"I'm sure it was a decision that was not made lightly," said Lori Healey, executive director of the Chicago G-8/NATO host committee. When asked if she had knowledge of the cancellation prior to Monday, she said she did not.
"Obviously, the White House doesn't consult with the host committee," she said. "I understand the reasons. There are critical issues that the White House wants to discuss in a more intimate setting. That's the situation."
Healey sought to stress the positive notes of NATO still being scheduled for Chicago, saying the host committee's "program" for the weekend would remain unchanged, except the need to change the nature of a social event planned for Saturday night.
"It will ultimately have minimal impact," Healey said.
NATO, which has a larger membership and includes six of the eight G-8 countries, will draw larger numbers of visitors to the city, creating "our ability to show Chicago off to the countries of the world."
Host committee officials were already reacting to the changes, she said.
"It's not our first time at the rodeo. We have some pretty experienced people over here and we're already making some adjustments," said Healey, who also ran former Mayor Richard Daley's failed bid to win the 2016 Olympics.
Rahm Emanuel's administration also put out a generic statement.
"We wish President Obama and the other leaders well at the G-8 meeting at Camp David and look forward to hosting the NATO Summit in Chicago. Hosting the NATO summit is a tremendous opportunity to showcase Chicago to the world and the world to Chicago, and we are proud to host the 50 heads of state, foreign and defense ministers from the NATO and ISAF countries in our great city May 19-21."
Early word from protest organizers was that if the move was intended to slow them down, that wouldn't happen.
"The main thing is, the protests will go forward," said anti-war protest leader Andy Thayer. "We believe that NATO is, frankly, the de facto military arm of G-8 and anybody who's upset with G-8 should be upset with NATO."
Because G-8 is being moved to a remote, highly secure location, Thayer said Chicago will still be a magnet for large demonstrations.
"I believe that people will very much focus on Chicago. So much organization has already gone into this," he said, adding that groups will tinker with their demonstration plans rather than abandon them. "We're going to have a quick consultation to see whether we need to move our demonstration from the 19th to the 20th."
Harvey Grossman, director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, said he imagines there will less protest interest now that G-8 has been removed from the weekend of summits.
"Some of the primary concerns people have have been taken off the plate," Grossman said. "People wanted to reach out to that audience. They wanted to show their level of dissent to the economic policies. It's a disappointment in terms of the ability to engage."
Ald. Michele Smith, 43rd, expressed surprise at the announcement, as did many of her colleagues at City Hall.
"What's that all about?" Smith asked. "That's a drag for the mayor, after all that aggravation."
"Really, after all that drama?" Ald. Joe Moore, 49th, reacted upon hearing the news.
Moore said many of the protesters opposed to G-8 policies may still show up, because "they are so geared up to do it.""NATO is still going to attract demonstrators," Moore said. "We are still going to need a lot of security for these world leaders, including the president. All it's doing is lessening a little bit of the international luster."
Ald. Scott Waguespack, 32nd, speculated that the president ultimately was more comfortable with the security and tranquility at the presidential retreat. "Nobody can get near Camp David," he said.
But he said the city should still expect a large contingent of protesters — to both G-8 and NATO policies.
"The protesters will still come," Waguespack said. "I bet they'll come early for NATO and just hunker down in Chicago. I can't imagine they wouldn't still come."
Protesters sought to claim a share of credit for the move.
"They moved them to avoid us," said Joe Iosbaker, a protest organizer. "The G-8 leaders were going to be the targets of the largest protest in the United States against their agenda They decided, let's move them someplace where it will be much harder for crowds to assemble."
Iosbaker called the move a victory for protesters.
"We're still marching, whether we move the day to be there during the actual (NATO) summit," Iosbaker said.
And an agent at the Chicago office of the U.S. Secret Service was caught off guard by questions about the cancellation, saying he had meetings scheduled this week regarding G-8 planning.

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Spa Young Farmers' Club have had a busy start to 2017 which kicked off at the annual New Year's Eve disco.
The club meetings for 2017 started off with a trip to the Grand Opera House in Belfast to see Cinderella, which provided plenty of laughs for the 50 members who attended.
Club members Harry Crosby, Lauren Nannery and Matthew Davidson also took part in the YFCU's Got Talent in the Tullyglass on January 7th.
Spa YFC also competed in the ten pin bowling competition.
Spa YFC's 74th AGM took place on Tuesday, January 17, which saw new faces join the committee and members take on new roles.
The club would like to thank David Oliver from Dungiven YFC who came to take the meeting.
Many thanks to the outgoing committee and to club leader David Young, club secretary Thomas Annett, treasurer George Shaw, public relations officers Courtney Fee and Rachel Carlisle for their work through 2016/17.
Good luck is extended to the new committee for 2017/18, especially to club leader Matthew Patterson, club secretary Hannah Shaw, treasurer Emma Rodgers and public relations officers Courtney Fee and Sarah Dorman.
Everyone wishes them the best of luck in their new roles.
Rural Support also gave a talk at the club's AGM on the important work they carry out.
Spa YFC also visited Eric Reid's farm in Richhill, Armagh.
Eric gave a very informative talk about his beef farm and how he works with new modern technology.
Spa YFC are looking forward to a busy 2017 for the club, in all of the new clothing presented to the club by sponsors, Kane Trailers, McKelvey Bros, and AB Interiors.
The club would like to extend a massive thanks to the sponsors for their continued support of the club.


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Welcome to day 3 of our Launch Series. This is part two of the new Start Screen and User Interface in Windows 8. In part one, we covered tiles and groups. Today, we will look into switching between applications, the Snap feature, and charms.
The corners of the Start screen are "hot" and are the best way to perform some of the most commonly used actions in Windows 8.
- Upper-left corner –Switch between apps.
- Lower-left corner – Toggle between the Start screen and your app
- Upper and lower right corners – Displays the Charms Bar. The Charm Bar will disappear after a few seconds if you do not move towards a charm. If moved towards a charm, the Charms Bar will remain visible and allow you to select a charm.
Switching Between Apps
Apps enter from the left side of the screen. If you are running multiple apps, you can switch between apps several ways.
Using Touch
The gesture begins with a swipe from the left edge of the screen. Thumbnails are displayed on the left side for apps that are running. As you swipe from the left to finish the gesture, the thumbnail will expand to fill the screen. Repeat this gesture to cycle through the currently running apps. To switch to a specific app, swipe the left edge without lifting your finger, you will see a list of your recent apps. Select the app you want to run and swipe it in from the left.
Using the Mouse
Move the mouse pointer to the upper-left corner and click. This will bring in the next app. If there is more than one app running, you will notice the other app outlines if you do not click.
Figure 1: Switch to next app
If you move your pointer to the upper-left corner and move down the edge, the App Switching bar shows up. Point to and click the app you want to run.
Figure 2: App Switching Bar
Using the Keyboard
If using the keyboard, pressing the Windows and Tab keys will switch between the current and last used app. If you press and hold the Windows key and tap the Tab key, the App Switching bar is displayed. Keep tapping the Tab key until you switch to the app you want to run.
Note Desktop applications are not shown individually, but rather as one Desktop app.
Pressing the Alt + Tab keys will show a pane in the center of the screen, similar to what you may be familiar with in previous versions of Windows. Desktop apps are shown individually in this view.
Figure 3: Pressing Al+Tab will bring up this pane
The Snap feature allows for two applications to share the screen. An app can use one third of the screen, while the second will take up the remaining two-thirds. You can keep an app at one-third, two-thirds, or expand to full screen. Two Windows Store apps can be run side-by-side or one Windows Store app and the Desktop using this feature.
Note In order to use the Windows 8 Snap feature, your display must support a minimum resolution of 1366 x 768.
To snap an app, both applications must already be running. Swipe or move your mouse pointer to the left side of the screen until you see the app you want to snap. Drag the app until a divider appears and release.
Figure 4: Weather and Bing app using the Snap feature
Figure 5: Move the divider to make the Weather app larger
Figure 6: You can also snap the Desktop and a Windows Store app
The Charms Bar provides several actions that you can apply against an app that is currently running or get back to the Start screen. It is accessible no matter which app you are in and will appear as a vertical bar on the right side of the screen. If using a touch display, you can swipe in from the right side of the screen to activate the Charms bar or use the keyboard or mouse to activate. To activate with the keyboard, press the Windows + C keys. To activate with a mouse, hover over the top or bottom edge of the right screen and move the pointer towards the center until the background turns a solid black.
Figure 7: The Charms Bar background turns black when activated
The charms available are:
- Search
- Share
- Start
- Devices
- Settings
Search Charm
The Search Charm allows you to quickly find items and the results returned depend on the scope you define. By default, the Apps scope will be selected unless you are in a Windows Store app that has registered with the Search service. In that case, the scope will be within that app.
Scopes you can select are:
- Apps – Search for apps by name
- Settings – Search for all settings across the Start screen settings or the desktop Control Panel
- Files – This will use the Windows Search service to find items in your search index. You can use the desktop Control Panel to add additional folders to include.
- Individual Apps – If an app has registered with the Search charm, you can search for your item against the application without having to open it first.
Figure 8: Using Search Charm to find the Bing app
Share Charm
The Share Charm can be used to quickly share content. Applications can register with this charm and allow content to be shared quickly. What is shared depends on the app. For applications that run on the desktop, sharing a screenshot may be the only option. If you are using the Bing app, you can select the Share Charm and will see the following options.
Figure 9: Using the Search Charm with Bing
Start Charm
The Start Charm will open the Start screen from whatever app you are in. Selecting it again will take you back to the app you were previously using. This is identical to pressing the Windows key shortcut.
Devices Charm
The Device Charm allows you to send content from the app you are in to an attached device such as a printer or share with another device using Near Field Communication (NFC). For instance, if you are in Internet Explorer 10 and select the Device Charm, you will be able to print to an attached printer:
Figure 10: IE 10 Devices Charm
The Device Charm can also be used to configure your multiple monitor configurations.
Figure 11: Devices Charm multi-screen options
Setting Charm
What you see in the Setting Charm will depend on the current app. This charm is where Windows Store apps make their configurable options available to the user. You will also see the "Change PC settings" and a few Windows related options at the bottom right of the charm.
For instance, if you are running the Internet Explorer 10 app, you will see a page similar to the one below.
Figure 12: IE 10 Settings Charm
The Windows settings will persist no matter which app you are currently using. They consist of:
- Name and state of the network you are connected to
- Volume control
- Brightness control
- Notification control
- Power button (you can Sleep, Shut Down, or Restart)
- Keyboard control to switch between different languages
- The Change PC settings
One last item I would like to cover is the handy Quick Links menu. If you move towards the lower-left part of the screen, the Start screen overlay shows up. This will allow you to quickly switch to the Start screen or toggle back to the previous app you were in.
Figure 13: Start screen overlay
If you right-click the Start screen overly or press the Windows + X keys, it will bring up the Quick Links menu. This is a quick way to bring up the most common admin tools and settings.
Figure 14: Quick Links menu
This concludes part two of the first look at the new Windows 8 Start screen. Tomorrow we will be going over the new Faster Boot Process.
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text: Ontario rapper Shad drops a new demo titled "Peace," which exposes some harsh realities of our current musical state. In Shad's opinion, pointing out out the world's flaws in hip hop has become old hat. Beats and trap tales have become what's hot, but Shad is still looking for peace. Now I'm really looking forward to this guy's next album!


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Bethlehem is more quiet than for a long time, the tourist buses are arriving in higher numbers, we have had democratic elections, and one could almost pretend the situation was getting better.
What has failed to reach world media though, is the continuing systematic imprisonment of Palestinians, and especially Palestinian children.
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Israeli forces arrest 63 Palestinians from
Also there are bulldozers digging around the Israeli military installation/place of worship 'Rachel's Tomb' in the North of the city. It is said that a Jewish religious school and a synagogue is to be built, surrounded by more concrete walls.see:http://www.maannews.net/


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Net10 is also getting the Samsung Galaxy S II aswell, this is a pretty big shock for Net10 fans but at the same time we are seeing nearly every phone that comes out on Straight Talk on Net10. The phone is priced at $399 ex tax which will put many people off getting it. Given you can buy an unlocked Galaxy S II for less online, that would be a smarter way to save. You can already find out if the phone works in your zip code by going to the Net10 Android site here: http://www.net10android.com/
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A popular 29.88-acre community river park on the Indian River. The Astronaut Memorial Plaza is located near the south side of the park. Dedicated on Flag Day, June 14, 1986 by City of Titusville, it commemorates the astronaut crews of the Apollo, the Challenger and Columbia Space Shuttles.
A blacktop walkway with .66-mile stationed exercise trail meanders through open and shaded areas, and the shoreline invites fishing. Facilities include an athletic concession building, picnic tables, picnic shelters, small pavilions, grills, playground, splash pad, wildlife watching, benches, and restrooms. A large pavilion with kitchen and grills is located near the shoreline. Home of the Indian River Festival and many community activities.
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I know I'm kind of a techno geek, but I figured it'd be a little easier to put the story online so that more people could hear it and in case I miss any details or make it sound better every time I tell it in person. Here's the real story.
I'll start with some background. I'd been dating Amy, an Omaha native, for 3 years, 7 months, & 2 days. As I was corrected in front of all of our family for saying 1 day instead of 2. We met in Indianola, Iowa during her Sophomore year after the last game of the football season when I was coaching at Simpson College. That's a good story too, but maybe I'll save it for a later date.
As for the planning for the big day I had been working things out in my head for a couple months. Amy decided that she wanted to challenge me to a "Biggest Loser" contest. I jumped in and said, that's fine, but whoever loses the least weight between her and I has to buy the other one a $50 gift. I did some quick math in my head and the 6 week contest would end right before when I was wanting to ask her. So I lost a little weight, but was making sure I didn't lose more than her. If you didn't catch on yet, this would give me an opportunity to give her a gift or take her out for a nice dinner with out any suspicion other than I was owning up to losing a bet, which by the way I don't lose many of. 🙂 She had been hinting at wanting a dog and by the end of the contest things were falling into place nicely.
Now to the actual happenings of the day. My family came to town as they always do on Father's day. Amy and I take our dad's, and whoever else wants to go, to the College World Series games. We've done this for 3 years now. So we went to the game and the score basically made it out of reach during the 4th inning but we stayed for the rest of the game. After the game coincidentally my family had to hurry back home and her dad had a family emergency (a trip to the airport) so we couldn't all eat out together after the game like usual. So I told Amy we should just eat out on our own. After 15 minutes of criticism about me eating all the time and wanting to spend money to do it (not really, that was a little bit of an exaggeration), Amy agreed to go eat at Spaghetti Works in the Old Market area. We've had some good memories at Spaghetti Works in DesMoines & Omaha. Me meeting her grandmother for the first time, dates during her college in DesMoines' & a rehearsal dinner for one of her best friends. So it was nice place, but didn't ruin the surprise by being too fancy. We had a nice secluded table and eat a regular dinner. Then I asked her if she'd like to go on a little walk to burn the calories. We don't make it down to the Old Market much for dinner and decided it might be nice to enjoy the weather a little. So we walked down towards Con-Agra Park and started a little stroll around the "lake". As we're walking around the West towards the south side, we come across a strange package placed under a bench. Every one that had walked by it had already been looking at it strangely. As we approached it I asked her what we should do about it. I then proceeded to remove the blanket and pick up the packages. Amy says to me, "You can't just take other people's stuff!". As I'm unfolding a blanket that says Newton Cardinals (my high school mascot). I unfolded the blanket and placed it on a nice little rock area in front of the fountains. She then figured out I had somehow stashed things there, but not how. I told her that I planned something a little special for losing a bet, even though there wasn't proof that I lost. So we sat down and I gave her the 1st gift bag. She opened it to find a stuffed dog. I told her the dog was a symbol that I thought we were ready to both pick out a dog for us. She was all excited about that, almost teared up, but was ready to go. I continued conversation by asking her what she wanted to name the dog. She threw out a couple names she had already mentioned and I did the same. I then asked her if she liked the name Diamond (me already knowing the answer), she replies "No, because my uncle has a dog named Diamond." That's when I got onto my knee and pulled the ring out of my pocket. The next few things I said were kind of a blur. So before she can say yes, I hear a mother calling her daughters to come back to her. Out of the corner of my eye I see these 2 girls, that I would guess were around 6 come running up to Amy and I. Amy says yes, the mom grabed 1 girl, the dad grabs the other and the mom says "Congratulations!". It was the cutest thing. I'm not sure who she was, but she was the first to tell us congratulations. We both answered thank you, then went back to enjoying the moment. We talked a little bit as she tried to put everything together. Still in shock that I pulled it off without her finding out. It was a great suprise and we are both so happy.
The pictures and video are to follow in the near future. Seriously, I had a friend stash the goods and then video tape the whole thing from a distance and I recorded everything on a tape recorder from my pocket.
So back to the part I almost forgot, we rushed back to the house to celebrate over some nice champagne I had picked up and when we walk in the house, her mom, dad, dad's girlfriend, grandmother, and my mom, dad, and sister were all in the living room to congratulate us. They were all so happy to be included and be able to be there for the moment. We played the audio and video for them, where she had asked what each family member knew. It was a perfect ending to a perfect day. A father's day our dads will never forget. They were crying their eyes out and the rest of our family was so happy for us.


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I've been thinking doing this for awhile now, but just have not got around to doing it.
If you a lover of all music like me, put up some of your favorite songs, band or whatever you happen to be listing to at that moment. This is a great way we all can discover some great new music.


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[The post below was contributed by guest blogger Ali Kenner, and is part of a series on the relationship between academic precarity and the production of ethnography, introduced here.]
What might one find on the sidelines of academia? If you're the managing editor of an academic journal, such as Cultural Anthropology (CA), the sidelines are rich with activity – trouble-shooting Open Journal Systems and managing content on http://culanth.org; staying up on open access conversations; running CA's editorial intern program; coordinating various projects and figuring out how best to archive them; overseeing the production of the journal, in print and online; and managing the redesign of CA's website. You'll spend untold hours with your email client, and talk about how much time you spend there (this is part of your "busy" talk).
I didn't see my work with CA as academic, or ethnographic, until recently. "Sidelines" is a fitting concept for the work I do at CA – managing editor by day, and ethnographer – of asthma, yoga, and alternative healthcare systems – by night, and weekend. I told myself I would stay on the sideline just until my partner finished grad school, then we could go on the job market together. But this isn't honest – CA is much more than a day job for me (especially when you consider how I really spend my nights and weekends). I am compelled by our professional gold standard, the tenure-track position. That's the endgame for many of us, I think. On the other hand, I love the work I do at CA. It's an incredible space of production, if not in terms of conventional social science research.
As for my precarious position – I work on a 12-month contract and I ignore this fact. For now.
In this first post I'll sketch some of what I've done in the last six or seven years, focusing on details most important for where I am today – full-time managing editor and program director (I'll come back to "program director" in Post #2) of Cultural Anthropology, and adjunct professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). A year ago I filed my dissertation, completing my PhD in Science and Technology Studies at RPI. I'm currently trying to figure out what postgraduate research looks like and how to build an academic career outside a tenure-track line. I'm also trying to figure out where and how my work with CA can be understood, in part, as social science. This figuring marks a shift for me – for the past five years I diligently bracketed my work as managing editor from my dissertation research. Practically speaking, there were very good reasons to separate the two. But as it turns out, bracketing has several meanings, which may help to explain why I haven't been able to keep things properly parsed out.
My work with CA began at the end of my first year in RPI's Science and Technology Studies doctoral program. Kim Fortun and Mike Fortun were then editors; the Fortuns had just published their second issue and launched CA's first website. With Casey O'Donnell and Shailaja Validya (also editorial assistants at the time), I would learn the peer-review process, inside and out; work with digital platforms that supported journal publication; and build a repository of supplemental material for CA essays. The internship (from May 2007-August 2008) gave me the opportunity to work closely with the Fortuns. It also kept me in the digital humanities world, a world I thought I had left for the PhD.
Prior to RPI's PhD program, I earned my M.A. in Women's Studies from the University at Albany, SUNY. My work there brought feminist praxis to emerging digital humanities projects – exploring how digital space allows for (and produces) different pedagogies; analyzing the landscape of digital research and its pitfalls; and working with forms of representation made possible with digital infrastructure. My thesis was a historical hypertext fiction, a story written around the Triangle Factory Fire and presented in digital form. Imagine a 100+ page website with images from public archives, maps and technical drawings created with Adobe, all presented with fictional and nonfiction accounts of the Triangle Factory Fire. I assumed I would never be able to undertake this kind of work in a PhD program, even if the program was "interdisciplinary".
Thankfully, this wasn't the case.
My doctoral research focused on chronic disease epidemics and the various forms of care that emerged around these epidemics. My original project looked at Alzheimer's disease and aging; my later, dissertation work turned to asthma, a complex and poorly understood environmental health problem. This later project was embedded within the Fortuns' larger digital humanities project, The Asthma Files. At RPI, digital projects are everywhere – built into course curriculum, a key component of grants, and, increasingly, a site of ethnographic practice. The School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences has been a productive space in this regard; digital scholarship proliferates. My colleagues inspire me, and the context infuses the work I do. Although I've often felt discontinuity and fragmentation in my training and research, a solid thread can be found in the mash-up. It's just not the thread I've desired or focused on.
Maybe all I need is a slight shift in perspective and practice, a move that could merge my day job and night work. The split identity is tiring. If I were to continue being honest I might admit that my split sense of identity – my struggle to maintain an ethnographic project while working at CA AND teaching at RPI – is produced on the sideline, because of the sideline. A sideline I ran to with open arms and much enthusiasm.
Can precarity really be ignored?
Production from the sideline sustains academia today, that's the story. It's my story, and my ethnography. It's an ethnography informed by my interdisciplinary training in STS and Women's Studies. The study is project-oriented, and lives on several scales. Projects embedded within projects. The projects are collaborative, envisioned with colleagues from various fields and situations. We trade in technical tricks and specialized language. It's ethnography directed by the problems and possibilities of academia. It unfolds in the relationship between the "field" and its sideline, the space where I catch myself doing ethnography, on the job, everyday.
Collaborative, interdisciplinary work – the kind that I find myself doing at CA – is increasingly needed in/from the humanities and social sciences. I don't want to romanticize the digital humanities or interdisciplinary projects. Collaboration can be incredibly difficult. "Production" often happens at a snail's pace. Yet it's the problem areas, the problematic, where care is most needed, where care is practiced – open-ended process characterized by "various hands working together (over time) towards a result" (Mol, 2009).
What might it look like to turn my sideline into ethnographic project? Living as a digital anthropologist instead of managing editor + ethnographer of contemporary care + adjunct professor + …
Ali Kenner is managing editor and program director at Cultural Anthropology, and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She also teaches Vinyasa and Kundalini yoga in Upstate New York.


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Sugar-free cereals are a perfect breakfast choice if you suffer from diabetes. They are also a great choice if you are on a low-carb or no-carb diet, or if you simply want to choose healthier options for your first meal. According to research by the United States Department of Agriculture, or USDA, the average American consumes 20 extra teaspoons of sugar each day -- twice what the USDA recommends the average adult consume daily.
McCann's Instant Irish Oatmeal
McCann's Instant Irish Oatmeal is a great tasting, no-sugar breakfast cereal. One serving of McCann's Instant Irish Oatmeal contains 0 grams of sugar, 3 grams of fiber, 4 grams of protein, and only 100 calories. This hot breakfast cereal also offers at least 20 percent of the daily value of seven essential vitamins and minerals, one of which is folic acid. The American Pregnancy Association states that folic acid is used during pregnancy to provide the extra blood needed throughout the system to support fetal growth and development.
Hodgson Mill Gluten Free Buckwheat Hot Cereal
Hodgson Mill is a family-owned company dedicated to creating healthy foods for their customers. They offer many varieties of sugar-free products, including different types of cereals. The Gluten Free Buckwheat Hot Cereal was created to be safe for those who suffer from food allergies, but made to taste delicious. One serving of Hodgson Mill Gluten Free Buckwheat Hot Cereal contains 0 grams of sugar, 1 gram of fiber, and 150 calories.
Dixie Carb Counters Instant Hot Cereal
Dixie Carb Counters offers an instant hot cereal in five different flavors. You can choose from favorites such as Natural, Cinnamon and Spice, Sweet Maple, Apple Cinnamon, or Peaches and Cream. No matter what your personal taste, you will find a flavor you like. One serving of Dixie Carb Counters Instant Hot Cereal contains 0 grams of sugar, 5 grams of fiber, and only 90 calories. Because the cereal is a combination of delicious soy and whole wheat, it is also full of vitamins and minerals.
Kashi 7 Whole Grain
Kashi created a reputation for only offering healthy, organic foods for those who want to live a healthier lifestyle. This cereal is a blend of whole grains and puffed sesame, both of which are tasty and healthy. This cereal comes in three different forms: puffs, flakes and nuggets. Kashi 7 Whole Grain contains 0 grams of sugar, 1 gram of fiber, but calories vary by type.


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Manager Nigel Adkins wants his Sheffield United side to make a statement of intent when they kick off their League One season at Gillingham in August.
But the newly-appointed Bramall Lane boss is keen to ensure his words are not taken as a sign of arrogance or disrespect, as he aims to achieve a fourth promotion from the third tier of English football.
"It goes without saying that we want to go down there on the first day of the season, and get off to a good start," Adkins said.
"It's a chance for us to put a marker down for the rest of the season. But, at the same time, we've got to be incredibly respectful of all the teams we will come up against over the course of the campaign.
"Teams will come up against Sheffield United and see it as a chance to make a statement of their own, so that is something we have to be mindful of."
Adkins twice led Scunthorpe United, who United will host at Bramall Lane on the final day of the new season, into the Championship before repeating the feat with Southampton.
And he added: "I know from my own personal experiences being at Scunthorpe, we would always go to the bigger club and and be classed as an underdog. I know that there are a lot of hard-working, genuine football people at this level and we will give them the utmost respect."


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Twenty five years ago a gaming accessory was unleashed on the world that would change the playing field forever. The Power Glove held such great promise within its futuristic fingertips, although the technology within failed to impress. Fast forward to today and this unusual controller has since become one ingrained in pop-culture, modern modifications, and retro gamer's hearts - so much so it's getting its very own documentary.
The Power Of Glove is an all new film being put together by three video game historians. This team are not only hoping to immortalise the Nintendo NES accessory, but also provide the most conclusive source of information on the device through interviews with the device's creators and much more.
Going by The Power Of Glove's trailer, plenty of memorable TV commercials and segments from on air years ago seem to have made their way into the cut, along with interesting anecdotes from individuals around the world who have been inspired by the device. This includes artists who have glamorized the accessory, musicians using it within their jam, and other Power Glove footage from the archives which has never been seen before.
The Power Of Glove is currently seeking $15,000 in funding on Kickstarter, with just under a month to go. $10 donations will secure a digital download of the documentary, whilst bigger spenders can enjoy receiving the film on VHS tape, t-shirts, signed video games, and of course the Power Glove itself.
The Power Of Glove Trailer
Link: The Power Of Glove Kickstarter
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However, if Dr. Irwin Goldstein is correct, a major readjustment in our attitude toward bike riding -- or bike safety -- is in order. And his own studies, published in the Journal of Urology show that, at least theoretically, a scientific basis is present for his claim. Dr. Goldstein has estimated that 100,000 men suffer erectile dysfunction from bike-riding induced trauma. At least three manufacturers of bike seats have addressed the issue of traumatic compression, and their new seat designs are shown below. All aim to keep weight off of the midline perineum, away from the urethra, the prostate gland, and the arterial blood supply.
Update: Here's a list of manufacturers that are selling some of these ergonomic bike seats on the internet:
The topic remains controversial, even among experts. In a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times (2/8/99), Dr. Harin Padma-Nathan, another impotency authority, said, "I'm unconvinced that bicycling, for the vast majority of men, is an important cause of impotence or erectile dysfunction. Will biking cause impotence for the average cyclist, and does that risk outweigh the sport's cardiovascular benefits?" he asked. "I think the answer is no on both counts."
Dr. Goldstein's bike-riding/impotency hypothesis is addressed in three (3) research papers -- his own recent work, plus studies from Germany and Florida -- to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association in Dallas, TX, April 30-May 5, 1999.
Meanwhile, the editors of Bicycling Magazine have given riders a number of well-accepted hints for how to avoid this potential trauma.
On a related note----
For the bicycle history buffs...


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Paris, Berlin and Moscow
I have accepted the Saudi analysis. The US under the Democratic administration of President Barack Obama is incapable of exercising power. Nothing could be more clear after this weekend's debacle in Geneva. In the aftermath of the so-called "sucker's deal", as described by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, there can be no other conclusion. The US was ready and willing to sign onto an interim agreement which would have allowed the Iranians the opening to activate the Arak heavy-water facility. Once this reactor becomes operational, it would be next to impossible to stop Iran from becoming a threshold nuclear power.
How could Washington have been so cavalier in its approach? The answer lies with President Obama himself. Like all US presidents, the buck stops with him. Obama is the Neville Chamberlain of our time. He is so willing to cut a deal for "peace" that he would risk the entire non-proliferation regime in order to bring back a worthless piece of paper. The great irony is that Obama once prided himself on being the leader who would energize the nuclear non-proliferation global project. Yet now a Middle East with many nuclear weapon states has become a distinct possibility. If on November 20th, when negotiations between Iran and P5+1 are scheduled to continue, France can't convince others to rethink the entire process, a very dangerous deal might still be signed.
I have never trusted the US administration's tilt toward Iran. Obama has accepted Iran, under Rouhani, as a legitimate actor within the region. But Iran isn't under Rouhani. Iran is led by its Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. Khamenei's reaction to the French objection to Obama's interim deal was vehement and ugly. If ever there was a barometer of Iran's intentions, it would be Ali Khamenei's reactions. For Khamenei, the bottom line is for Iran to become a nuclear weapons capable state and get the sanctions lifted. The Obama administration has bought into this concept, lock, stock and barrel. The world bore witness to the "daylight" between Washington's acceptance of nuclear capability versus Israel's objections in 2012. Nothing has changed, except that now the endgame is upon us all. Time is running short, and interim deals are more likely to run out the clock than produce a breakthrough. Iran wants an interim deal with sanctions relief as it moves forward with the plutonium reactor and keeps its entire stockpile of enriched fuel. As Forest Gump said: "Stupid is as stupid does". Any country who could sign on to this deal must answer to Forest Gump.
Once the sanction regime is even partially lifted, it risks unraveling completely. Without sanctions and the threat of US military force, the lever will slip its fulcrum. Without leverage there is absolutely no chance of a decent nuclear deal with Iran. Yet the Obama administration claims that all options are still on the table. After this weekend in Geneva, does anyone really believe that? If all options were truly on the table, the chance that the Arak nuclear reactor could have fallen through the cracks of the US-led interim deal would have been nil. Instead the US would have insisted that all work on the plutonium reactor must be stopped. Because if the US had seriously been planning for a possible armed attack, it would not want to bomb a potentially active nuclear reactor. This is precisely the reason that PM Netanyahu stated unequivocally that Israel would not be constrained by such a "bad, bad deal". Netanyahu's appropriate reaction must have seriously impelled the French to action. The two key questions for the next round of negotiations are: Will the French be able to hold off the American tilt toward Iran, and will they be able to craft a policy that can appeal to the other European continental powers?
France appears to view the Iranian nuclear file in its regional entirety. What's the point of a nuclear deal (even a good nuclear deal) while the entire region of the Levant is imploding? The same argument was used for the Syrian chemical weapons. What's the point of engaging with Assad on chemicals, assuring the survival of his regime for a good long time, while all along he kills tens of thousands of his own countrymen with conventional explosives? Only a dramatic tilt toward the Islamic Republic, Assad and Hezbollah could possibly explain a nuclear deal without a long enduring regional structure. The balance-of-power consequences of such a deal would implant Iran into the Arab Middle East for generations to come. Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have all repeatedly warned the US of just such an imbalance. These countries continue to move closer together conventionally, while rumors have it that Saudi Arabia and Pakistan could be considering a transfer of nuclear weapons. In other words, a nuclear deal which leaves Iran with capability, or a deal without addressing regional issues, will certainly backfire. Either Israel or the Sunni Arab states (or both) will utilize military force. The US appears to have two feet and a hand in all three camps (Israel, the Arabs and Iran) at the same time. Is it any wonder the French have jumped into the spoiler role of the P5+1?
But France can't go it alone. It is one thing to blow the whistle on a bad interim deal. It is quite another to come up with a workable strategy for the entire region without serious diplomatic help. Eventually France will become isolated and unable to shepherd a permanent regional balance in a nuclear-weapons-free zone. And a nuclear-weapons-free zone within a non-hegemonic regional structure is precisely the only outcome which would avoid war or nuclear proliferation. Because without addressing nuclear capability and regional balance, all other deals are partial deals by nature. France needs help. France needs partners. France needs Germany and Russia.
The Arab states, especially Egypt and Saudi Arabia, have long called for a nuclear-weapons-free zone in the Middle East. Recently Israel attended a meeting in Switzerland to bring forth an agenda for just such a zone. If Israel is to join such a convention, its strategic depth must be a central part of any security package. Similarly, the completion of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations must be independent of the regional nuclear and balance of power format. For the immediate future the structure of the region must come first. In order for this to happen, at least three members of the P5+1 must begin to advocate for a comprehensive alternative to the unworkable American design. With the Sunni Arab states, France, Germany, Russia, maybe China and potentially Israel behind the initiative, an enrichment-free and plutonium-free Middle East can become a possibility. In this scenario, if Iran refused to oblige the regional and international community, it would become totally isolated. There can be no such thing as a "right to enrichment" or plutonium reactors in the Middle East.
As the situation stands, the Obama administration doesn't believe a super initiative is possible. Meanwhile, its definition of a "good deal" is not the same as its allies in the region. Something has to give. Make no mistake, the region of the Middle East is on a path to a wider war, with or without a US-led nuclear deal. The only way to prevent such a disaster is through a far-reaching "Grand Bargain". As US leadership appears befuddled, it is time for Paris, Berlin and Moscow to step forward. In the final analysis, Europe is much closer to the Middle East than America is. Also, the US is about to achieve a level of energy independence that it has not seen since 1945. Finally, WWII ended nearly seventy years ago. It is time for the European powers to envision a continent at peace from the Urals to the Atlantic. The same is true for the Middle East. A new dramatic structure is in order. If not now, when?


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Café String Lights, Vintage Edison Bulbs, 35 ft Black Wire, Copper Shades
Sold OutTB-SL3507C-FC114
These European style cafe string lights are perfect for brightening outdoor living areas, cafés and bistros! Each strand is made of a 35 foot long commercial grade black cord and has 7 standard sockets with E27 vintage style Edison bulbs and 7 brushed copper shades, creating a truly beautiful and unique light strand. Hang them by the pool, around your patio, in tents and gazebos, or in outdoor cafe's to add warm ambient lighting to any atmosphere. See all our black wire globe string lights.
- Bulb Type: Incandescent Vintage Edison E27 bulb, 40 Watt (Included and Replaceable)
- Light Count: 7
- Lighted Length: 30 ft.
- Bulb Spacing: 5 ft.
- Lead Length: 26 in
- Tail Length: 26 in
- Wire Color: Black
- Plug Type: two prong with grounding pin
- End-to-End connectable: Yes, up to 3 strands
- Grade: Indoor / Outdoor Use
- Shade dimensions: 7.5 inch diameter


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Hello!! My name is Heather and I'm really excited to be a part of the Mabel Madison promo group!! By day I am a full-time interior designer. By night, I'm a one-woman sewing enthusiast! Mostly, I sew for my six-year-old daughter and muse, Katy. Occasionally, I even sew for myself. I blog about our family and my sewing adventures over at All Things Katy!
How I Got Started With Sewing
Other than a few sewing classes in middle school home economics (many, many eons ago!), I'm a self-taught sewist. I picked up sewing in earnest after the birth of my daughter.
I started out sewing simple things that I "needed" in the course of young motherhood; nursing covers, burp cloths, reusable snack bags, etc. Then, a friend introduced me to the world of PDF sewing patterns and I was hooked. Through yards and yard of fabric, lots of trial and error, good patterns (and some not-so-good patterns), several machines and umpteen spools of thread, I managed to get pretty proficient with a sewing machine.
I've learned A LOT along the way and I would definitely consider sewing a passionate hobby! I have found the online sewing world to be supportive, creative and ever-changing. My advice to those just starting out with sewing would be this: "…Just go for it..!" Be willing to try new things - new patterns, new techniques, new designers and yes, even new-to-you machines. You won't get better, and you won't learn, unless you try. And, it's okay to fail every once in a while.
What I Like to Sew
My daughter is pretty girly, and she pretty much wears a dress every day of the week. So, as a result, I sew lots and lots of dresses! I also sew lots of leggings and shorts to wear under said dresses.
My favorite Mabel Madison fabrics
I first discovered Mabel Madison fabrics less than a year ago through the online sewing community. In my opinion, what sets these fabrics apart from the rest is the unique selection available. You can find knits and woven fabrics with designs and character prints not found elsewhere. I used Zippy Zebra in French terry to sew my daughter a picture day dress. There is also a great selection of poplin woven fabrics that are lightweight and easy to work with. I sewed up a shirt and shorts set (with matching dolly outfit!) using FlowerBunch-White Stenzo Poplin. (I'll be sharing my makes in the group this week, so be sure to join if you haven't already!)
When I recently received a girly surprise pack of fabric from Mabel Madison, my daughter was ECSTATIC (!!) to find that it included a yard of Springs Creative My Little Pony knit. Katy is OBSESSED with My Little Pony! She has loved My Little Pony since she was less than three years old and her playroom is littered with every iteration of Twilight Sparkle, Rarity (the fashionista, sewing pony!), Spike and the rest of the Mane Six. I'll also be sharing this in the group with you this week!
Heather Jones


text: Throughout August, some of London's most exciting new comedy and theatre talent will be taking to the stage at the Hen and Chickens Theatre Bar. The Highbury-based pub is one of the venues taking part in the Camden Fringe Festival. New play 'Remote' had its opening night this week. London Live went along to meet some of the cast.