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GPA--Things to Know:
GPA Calculation
First, ask your counselor for a copy of your "Student GPA Supporting Details."
The column labeled "Pt Val" is representative of the point value that corresponds to the grade that you received in a particular course. This column is known as "Column A."
The column labeled "Crd Att" is representative of the credits attempted for a particular course. This column is known as "Column B."
Please note that for many year-long courses, you will have two marks for the same course; this is because the two scores present represent your two semester grades.
Using the data in Columns A and B, you will create "Column C" by multiplying the data together. For every entry, you will multiply AxB to get C.
Next, add the numbers listed in Column A and write the total at the bottom of the column.
Add the numbers listed in Column C and write the total at the bottom of the column.
GPA is the sum of Column C divided by the sum of Column B. Divide the two numbers, and you will have your GPA.
You will have to complete this entire process two times if you want to calculate both your weighted and unweighted GPA.


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Keith Urban's Daughters Love to Sing, Even if They Get the Lyrics Wrong
In Keith Urban's family of four, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. The Australian singer and his wife, Nicole Kidman, have been blessed with two beautiful daughters, and Urban confesses that 5-year-old Sunday Rose usually spends her time at home singing, even if she sometimes gets the lyrics wrong.
"Sometimes I'll just hear Sunny singing 'Kiss a Girl,'" Urban shares with People. "It's just infectiously catchy pop and I have a side of me that loves that stuff."
But Sunny has a fascination with all music, not just songs from her Dad. "She sings 'I Love It' by Icona Pop all the time," Urban confesses. "She [and younger sister Faith] sit in the back of the car and sing 'I don't care, I love it, I love it.' We've had to figure out the clean version of the song."
Sometimes, though, the girls get the lyrics wrong and turn a pop song into a hilarious hit at home.
"They'll just mishear the lyrics," Urban explains. "Sunny used to sing 'Pumped Up Kicks' [by Foster the People] and she thought the lyric 'faster than my bullet' was 'faster than my brother' and so that's what she sang."
Adds the proud father, "It's adorable."
Urban's two daughters will have lots more of the country superstar's hits to sing soon, since the singer just released 'Fuse,' his eighth studio album.

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Arts Festival Oklahoma generated its share of police reports on Labor Day weekend.
On Aug. 30, a black nylon bag was found inside a portable restroom at the festival.
Officer Daniel Piazza said the bag contained "a glass smoking pipe containing a burnt crystal like substance, plastic straw containing a crystal like substance, razor blade, metal push rod, and a small plastic flower."
Video surveillance revealed no suspect. The pipe and straw were sent to be destroyed by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations.
The following day, Officer David Madden responded to a disturbance call at the Keels Boulevard Arts Festival Oklahoma gate.
At approximately 6:59 p.m. Aug. 31, Captain Nate Tarver, a uniformed, off-duty Oklahoma City Police officer, had a verbal altercation with a 36-year-old male OCCC student.
According to the report, Tarver said the suspect was being verbally abusive to a parking attendant because he didn't want to pay for parking.
Tarver tried to stop the man as he was walking toward festival grounds and the man became aggressive. After a checking for warrants, the student was asked to leave the property. No further action was taken.
A hostile AFO vendor created a scene on Sept. 2.
Officer Zachary Andrews said he was on foot patrol at AFO when he encountered the man, 64. The vendor said he was upset he would be losing the right to sell turkey legs at AFO 2015.
While being questioned, the man became further enraged and began cursing, according to the report.
The vendor then walked to within five feet of Andrews several times, attempting to engage the officer, prompting Andrews to call Sgt. David Shriver for backup.
While walking with the vendor, Shriver said, the man threw a plaque — given to him by the AFO Committee for being the best vendor — into the trash.
Officer Jimmie Watts then arrived on scene and asked the man for identification. He was then handcuffed and patted down.
After checking for warrants and talking with the man for 45 minutes, the report shows he had an attitude change and apologized for his behavior.
At approximately 7:30 p.m. Sept. 4, officers were called to the library where Roberto Hernandez, 46, was reportedly watching pornographic material.
Part-time employee Marcus Krueger, 23, and student Gustavo Octano, 29, reported that Hernandez had left the library and was in Parking Lot B.
Officer Patrick Martino saw Hernandez standing near a car attempting to unlock it with a coat hanger. Hernandez ran from the scene. Martino, with help from Officer Ron Ventresca, pinned the man to the ground.
Hernandez received minor injury to the face and knee. EMSA was called to evaluate the suspect and bandage his wounds.
According to the report, Hernandez admitted he had been drinking.
He was transported to the Oklahoma County Detention Center and issued a Notice to Leave OCCC.
Some information was redacted from the reports under the direction of Marketing and Public Relations Director Cordell Jordan who said names are redacted "according to OCCCPD Standard Operating Procedures involving information released and information withheld." To obtain a copy of the procedure, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
To contact campus police, call 405-682-1611, ext. 7747. For an emergency, use one of the call boxes located inside and outside on campus or call 405-682-7872.


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Louis van Gaal adds Daley Blind to late Man Utd DOUBLE swoop
LOUIS VAN GAAL is determined to add Dutch defender Daley Blind to a late flurry of activity in the summer transfer market that could also see Real Madrid star Angel Di Maria join Manchester United.
The Dutchman is desperate to strengthen his backline, having already signed Luke Shaw and Marco Rojo for a combined fee of around £45m.
Van Gaal hopes to play Rojo on the left side of his centre-back line as he looks to perfect his new 3-5-2 system after the weekend's disastrous loss against Swansea.
The Ajax ace impressed in various positions for the Netherlands as they claimed a third place finish in Brazil.
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"We all know that if there is a certain amount on the table we cannot refuse," he said.
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Penn State Hockey: Following Big Season Gadowsky Lands Contract Changes
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Penn State director of athletics Sandy Barbour confirmed to StateCollege.com on Tuesday afternoon that men's hockey coach Guy Gadowsky's contract has been "amended" following a Big Ten Tournament title season and the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament bid.
Barbour wouldn't comment on the nature of the changes, although heavily implied those modifications included an extension. Those completed talks concluded earlier this year but were never announced publicly.
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Penn State never released the initial terms of Gadowsky's deal when hired. Across the Big Ten the coaching carousel has been fairly quiet as Michigan State parted ways with Tom Anastos while Wisconsin recently extended Tony Granato though the 2021-22 season.
Ben Jones covers Penn State football and basketball for StateCollege.com. He's on Twitter as @Ben_Jones88.
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Fort Edward 5-7-2001 by L.L. No. 1-2001 (Ch. 70 of the 1985 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Zoning — See Ch. 350.
The purpose of this chapter is to promote and protect the public health, welfare and safety by regulating existing and proposed outdoor advertising signs and outdoor signs of all types. It is intended to protect property values, create a more attractive economic and business climate, enhance and protect the physical appearance of the community, preserve the scenic and natural beauty and provide a more enjoyable and pleasing community. It is further intended hereby to reduce sign or advertising distractions that may contribute to traffic accidents, reduce hazards that may be caused by signs overhanging or projecting over public rights-of-way, provide more visual open space and curb the deterioration of the community's appearance and attractiveness.
This chapter is intended to promote attractive signs which clearly and simply present their visual messages in a manner that is compatible with their surroundings.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
- Any material, structure or device or part thereof composed of lettered or pictorial matter which is located out-of-doors or on the exterior of any building, displaying an advertisement, announcement, notice or names and shall include any declaration, demonstration, display, representation, illustration or insignia used to advertise or promote the interests of any person or business or cause when placed in view of the general public.
Except as otherwise provided; no person shall erect, alter or relocate any sign without first obtaining a permit from the Village Clerk. Within six months following the effective date of this chapter, a permit shall also be obtained for any sign in existence as of the effective date of this chapter, with no fee, unless excluded by the exempt signs provision under § 260-4. Subsequent to this initial application, no permit shall be required for a sign to be repainted, repaired or to have its message changed.
Application procedure. Applications shall be made, in writing, to the Village Clerk on forms prescribed and provided by the Village of Fort Edward and shall contain the following information:
The location of the building, structure or land upon which the sign now exists or is to be erected.
Written consent or a copy of the contract made with the owner of the property upon which the sign is to be erected, if the applicant is not the owner.
A fee of $10.
If a new sign is to be erected, elevation and plan drawings should be included. In addition, a full description of the placement and appearance of the proposed sign should be included and should cover the following:
The location on the premises, and specifically its position in relation to adjacent buildings, structures and property lines.
The method of illumination, if any, and the position of any lighting devices.
The graphic design, including symbols, letters, materials and colors.
The visual message text, copy or content of the sign.
Approval. Upon the filing of a completed application, the Code Enforcement Officer shall examine the plans, specifications and other data submitted and the premises on which the sign is to be erected or now exists. If it shall appear that the sign is in compliance with all the requirements of this chapter, he shall then give approval for the erection of the proposed sign or for an existing sign.
The following types of signs may be erected without permits or fees, provided that such signs comply with the general requirements of this chapter and other pertinent regulations:
Historical markers, tablets and statues, memorial signs and plaques; names and dates of buildings; and nonadvertising on-premises signs installed by religious or nonprofit organizations, not exceeding six square feet.
Signs, notices or emblems installed by government bodies.
Flags or insignias of any government, except when displayed in connection with commercial promotion.
On-premises nonadvertising directional signs for the convenience of the general public, identifying public parking areas, fire zones, entrances and exits, and similar signs not exceeding four square feet; freestanding signs not to exceed six feet in height. Business names and personal names shall be allowed, excluding advertising messages.
Nonilluminated warning, "private drive," "posted" or "no trespassing" signs, not to exceed two square feet.
One on-premises sign, either freestanding or attached, in connection with any residential building in any zoning district, for permitted professional offices or home occupations, not to exceed two square feet. Said sign must be set back at least 10 feet from the highway right-of-way.
Number and name plates identifying residents, mounted on a house, apartment or mailbox, not to exceed one square foot in area.
Private-owner merchandise sales signs for garage sales, yard sales, auctions and the like, not exceeding four square feet for a period not exceeding seven days.
Temporary, nonilluminated "for sale," "for rent" and real estate signs of a similar nature concerning the premises upon which the sign is located, one sign not exceeding four square feet per side; in a business or industrial area, one sign not exceeding 50 square feet, set back at least 15 feet from all property lines. All such signs shall be removed within three days after closing the sale or the effective date of the lease or rental of the premises.
One temporary sign for a roadside stand selling agricultural produce, in season, provided that such a sign shall not exceed 16 square feet and shall be set back at least 10 feet from the public right-of-way. Said sign shall be removed within three days after the produce is no longer for sale.
Holiday decorations, including lighting, which may be displayed in any district.
Temporary, nonilluminated, window signs and posters.
Temporary directional signs for meetings, conventions and other assemblies. Said signs may be displayed five days prior to said event and be removed within two days following the event.
One sign, not exceeding six square feet in the residential districts or 16 square feet in the commercial or industrial districts, listing the architect, engineer, contractor and/or owner, on premises where construction, renovation or repair is in progress. Said sign shall be removed within three days of completion of such work.
Political posters, banners, promotional devices and similar signs not exceeding four square feet in the residential districts or 16 square feet in the commercial or industrial districts, provided that:
Placement shall not exceed 30 days before nor three days following said event.
The names and addresses of the sponsor and/or the person responsible for removal are identified on each such sign or poster.
Such signage shall be set back at least 10 feet from all property lines and shall not be located within any public right-of-way.
No off-premises signs shall be allowed other than as permitted under the exempt signs provisions of § 260-4 above.
No sign in any district shall be placed or located within or extend into the right-of-way of any public highway or roadway.
No sign shall be illuminated by or contain flashing, intermittent, rotating or revolving lights, except to show time and temperature.
No sign shall impair or cause confusion of vehicular or pedestrian traffic in its design, color or placement. No sign shall impair visibility for the motorist at a street corner or intersection by placement and location within 15 feet of the intersection of the street or highway lines.
No sign or sign supports shall be placed upon the roof of any building.
No sign shall consist of banners, pennant, ribbons, streamers, spinners or similar moving, fluttering or revolving devices.
No advertising message shall be extended over more than one sign placed along a street or highway.
No sign shall be attached to fences, utility poles or trees.
No sign shall be erected in such a manner as to confuse or obstruct the view of any traffic sign, signal or device.
No sign(s) shall be placed along a state highway without first obtaining permission from the New York State Department of Transportation in order to avoid conflict with any New York State law.
No sign will exceed four feet high from the ground when it is placed between the curb and sidewalk or beside a roadway.
No billboard-type sign shall be permitted in the limits of the Village of Fort Edward.
The following permanent signs may be erected; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not serve to expand the number of signs otherwise allowed.
Off-premises directional signs for the convenience of the general public and for the purpose of directing people to a business, activity, service or community facility may be erected, provided that such signs do not exceed 10 square feet per establishment, nor total more than two such signs per establishment. The message shall be limited to name or identification, arrow or direction and distance.
A nonilluminated, single-sided real estate development sign, including industrial and commercial development and residential subdivision, or a construction sign denoting architect, engineer and/or contractor, not exceeding 32 square feet in commercial and industrial districts, nor 16 square feet in residential districts, may be erected on property being sold, leased or developed. Such sign shall be erected parallel to the fronting highway and set back a minimum of 20 feet from the property line or attached to the building face. Such sign shall be removed upon completion of the project and shall be in place for a period not exceeding two years.
Signs or bulletin boards customarily incident to schools, places of worship, libraries, museums, social clubs or societies may be erected on the premises of such institutions. One such sign or bulletin board not exceeding 20 square feet may be erected for each entrance on a different street or highway.
For multiple dwellings or apartment developments, one sign advertising availability of dwelling units, not exceeding 20 square feet, shall be permitted. One such sign shall be permitted for each entrance on a different street or highway.
General regulations.
The total number of permitted signs on any lot in all districts shall not exceed two, of which only one may be freestanding.
Specific regulations. Specific district regulations shall be as follows:
Residential districts.
Permitted nonresidential uses and legal nonconforming nonresidential uses may display one freestanding and/or one projecting sign pertaining to the use of property upon which the sign is situated. Freestanding signs shall have a total face area not exceeding 16 square feet and shall be set back five feet from any adjoining property boundaries. Projecting signs shall have a total face area of not more than six square feet and shall not project more than 40 inches from the principal building to which they are attached.
Internally illuminated signs are not permitted in the residential districts. Externally illuminated permanent signs shall not be illuminated in such a manner that the illumination becomes an infringement to the adjoining residences.
Temporary or portable signs referring to a specific event or activity are permitted for a period of five days prior to and two days following the activity or event to which they pertain. In no instance shall this period exceed seven days.
Commercial and industrial districts.
Where groups of three or more contiguous businesses are located together, one common freestanding sign denoting the name of the facility shall be permitted, not exceeding 50 square feet per side and with its bottom panel not more than eight feet above grade. All other signs shall be attached to buildings, of a wall, projecting or soffit type, and coordinated in material, shape, lettering, color and/or decorative elements.
Representational signs shall not project in any direction more than five feet beyond the principal structure to which they are attached and shall not exceed 15 square feet. Only one such sign per establishment shall be permitted, with the area of such sign structure included within the total sign area permitted.
Illuminated signs which indicate the time, temperature, date or similar public service information shall not exceed 32 square feet.
A new business or a business in a new location awaiting installation of a permanent sign may utilize a portable sign for a period of not more than 30 days or until installation of a permanent sign, whichever comes first. Such a portable sign must meet all construction standards. A separate permit for such portable sign shall be required.
In the event that a sign lawfully erected prior to the effective date of this chapter does not conform to the provisions and standards of this chapter, then such sign may continue in use until replaced or until the sign no longer advertises an existing business conducted or product sold on the premises upon which such sign is located.
A nonconforming sign shall not be enlarged or replaced by another nonconforming sign.
Any maintenance, repair or alteration of a nonconforming sign shall not cost more than 50% of the current depreciated value of the sign as of the date of alteration or repair.
Any sign existing on or after the effective date of this chapter which no longer advertises an existing business conducted or product sold on the premises upon which such sign is located shall be removed.
If the Code Enforcement Officer shall find that any sign regulated by this chapter is not used, is abandoned, unsafe or insecure or is a menace to the public, the Code Enforcement Officer shall give written notice to the named owner of the land upon which it is located, who shall remove or repair the sign within 30 days from the date of notice.
The Code Enforcement Officer may cause any sign which is a source of immediate danger to persons or property to be removed immediately and without notice.
All internally illuminated signs shall be constructed in conformance with the Standards for Electric Sign (UL48) of Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., and bear the seal of Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc.
All transformers, wires and similar items shall be concealed. All wiring to freestanding signs shall be underground.
All freestanding signs shall be designed and constructed to withstand a wind pressure of not less than 30 pounds per square foot of surface area.
All signs, including wall-mounted and projecting signs, shall be securely anchored.
All signs, sign finishes, supports and electrical work shall be kept clean, neatly painted and free front all hazards, such as but not limited to faulty wiring and loose supports, braces and anchors.
All projecting, freestanding or wall signs shall employ acceptable safety material.
All signs shall be painted and/or fabricated in accordance with generally accepted standards.
Design guidelines.
Signs shall be designed to be compatible with the surroundings and appropriate to the architectural character of the buildings or which they are placed. Sign panels and graphics shall be related with, and not cover, architectural features and should be in proportion to them.
Signs shall be appropriate to the types of activities they represent.
Layout shall be orderly and graphics should be of simple shape, such as rectangle, circle or oval.
Illumination shall be appropriate to the character of the sign and surroundings.
Groups of related signs shall express uniformity and create a sense of harmonious appearance.
All signage shall be professional in appearance and construction as not to visually detract from the character of the area or have a negative effect upon the quality and value of surrounding properties.
Specific regulations of sign types. The following are descriptions of signs varying in construction and type which shall comply with the additional conditions set forth herein:
Wall signs.
Wall signs shall not extend beyond the ends or over the top of the walls to which they are attached and shall not extend above the level of the second floor of the building.
Wall signs shall not extend more than nine inches from the face of the building to which attached, except that copy-change signs may extend 15 inches.
Any part of a sign extending over a pedestrian traffic area shall have a minimum clearance of eight feet.
Projecting signs.
Projecting signs shall not have more than two faces.
The exterior edge of a projecting sign shall extend not more than five feet from the building face.
No part of a projecting sign shall extend into vehicular traffic areas, and any part extending over pedestrian areas shall have minimum clearance of eight feet.
Projecting signs shall not extend above the level of the second floor of the building to which attached or in any case be higher than 12 feet.
No projecting sign shall be closer than 15 feet to the corner of a building located at a street intersection.
Freestanding signs.
No freestanding sign shall be located less than two feet from the front property line, nor less than five feet from the side property line. No freestanding sign shall obstruct the view or constitute a safety hazard.
No freestanding sign shall be more than 20 feet in height above finished grade.
No freestanding sign shall extend over or into the public right-of-way, nor shall it overhang the property lines.
Freestanding signs under which a pedestrian walkway or driveway passes must have a ten-foot clearance.
Masonry wall-type signs shall not exceed four feet in height and shall not be placed so as to impair visibility for motorists.
Any person, firm, or corporation, whether as owner, lessee, agent or employee, who proceeds to erect, re-erect, construct or structurally alter any sign without first applying for and obtaining the necessary permit or who in any other way violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense punishable by a fine of not more than $250, up to 15 days' imprisonment, or both.


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Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Feb 1: A house of Village Defence Committee (VDC) member was completely gutted in accidental fire at village Bain, last night.
The VDC member's 303 rifle and ammunition also got destroyed in the fire that broke out in the house of Romesh Kumar, son of Shiv Nath of Bain Chenani. However, there was no loss of life in the mishap.
Cause of fire could not be ascertained.
VDC member's house gutted
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یک و نیم فنجان آب جوش
نصف فنجان خامه زده شده و پف کرده
طرز تهیه :
قهوه و وانیل را با هم مخلوط کرده ، سپس در دو فنجان بصورت مساوی تقسیم کنید . در یک ظرف کوچک ، شکر را در یک قاشق چای خوری آب حل کنید و روی حرارت ملایم آن را به جوش آورید . بلافاصله آن را از روی حرارت برداشته و در آب جوش حل کنید و آن را بصورت مساوی در دو فنجان قهوه آماده بریزید . خامه را نیز به دو قسمت تقسیم و هر قسمت را روی یکی از فنجانها بریزید
Alpine Cafe
A very easy recipe, with instant coffee and a bit of brown sugar. If you're new to brewing up your own custom coffee drinks, this is a simple recipe to start with.
2 tbs instant coffee
2 tbs brown sugar
1 tbs vanilla extract
1 tsp water
1 1/2 cup boiling water
Split coffee and vanilla between 2 mugs. Dissolve the sugar in 1 tsp water, and heat in a saucepan to boiling. Mix in the larger portion of hot water, then pour into the two mugs. Stir well and serve.
Arabian Coffee
A lightly spiced coffee made traditionally, without any filtering. It takes a bit of practice to serve unfiltered coffee while keeping the grounds in the pot.
1 pint water
3 tbs ground coffee
3 tbs sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cardamom
1 tsp vanilla
Heat all ingredients in a saucepan until foam starts to form on top. Serve immediately. To keep it traditional, don't pour coffee through a filter.
Cafe Caribe
A mix of ground coffee and spices that you make up before brewing. You'll fill your home with a wonderful scent as your coffee brews with all this vanilla, cinnamon and cloves.
4 tbs ground coffee (fine)
1/2 tsp grated orange peel, dried
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 inch piece of vanilla bean
1/8 tsp ground cloves
Blend ingredients well. Brew by your usual method.
Makes enough coffee for 4
Cafe de Olla
A sweet coffee drink, made with chocolate and cloves. Preparation is a bit unusual. You steep the coffee grounds with the other ingredients instead of traditional brewing.
8 cups water
4 oz ground coffee
4 oz sugar (brown)
2 cinnamon sticks
3 whole cloves
1 square of chocolate (semi-sweet)
In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil, then add cinnamon, cloves, sugar and chocolate.
When the mixture comes back to a boil, skim off foam. Reduce the heat to a simmer, then add coffee. Steep for 5 minutes then strain out the coffee grounds and spices. Serve immediately
Cafe con Miel
Honey has a wonderful flavour, as well as adding some natural sweetness to your cup of coffee. It doesn't take much to change the whole feeling of your cup.
2 cups coffee (hot)
1/2 cup milk
4 tbs honey
1/8 tsp cinnamon
Heat everything until warm, but don't let it boil. Stir well until the honey dissolves completely in the coffee, and serve.
Cafe Parisian
It's not often that you add the topping before the coffee. The dollops of freshly whipped and sweetened cream will rise through the coffee for a floating cloud effect. Very snazzy.
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups hot coffee
Start with chilled cream for the best whipping results. Beat cream until fluffy and soft peaks form. Stir in sugar and keep whipping, until it reaches the stiff peak stage.
Divide the sweet whipped cream between 4 mugs. Add vanilla extract to coffee, then pour into each mug over the whipped cream. Serve immediately without stirring.
Coconut Milk Coffee
A thick and tropical coffee recipe, using an entire coconut (both the milk and the tasty meat). This exotic coffee drink deserves a little paper umbrella.
1 whole coconut
2 cups milk
4 cups strong coffee
1 tbs sugar
Punch 2 holes in the coconut and drain the liquid into a small saucepan. Bake the coconut in the oven (300F) for about half an hour. Use a hammer to break open the coconut, and scrape out the white
coconut meat. Mince finely.
Add the meat and milk to the liquid in your saucepan. Heat over low until thickened and creamy. Strain out the coconut pieces. Add hot coconut milk to coffee and sugar. Serve
European Coffee
Basic coffee, thickened up with vanilla and beaten egg whites. A very unusual addition to your cup, whipped thick and actually floating on top of the coffee.
1 cup coffee, strong
1 egg white
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbs half n half
Beat egg white until you get soft peaks. Fold in vanilla and continue
to beat until stiff peaks form. Split into 2 mugs, and pour coffee over
egg white. Top with a tablespoon of half n half in each mug.
Serves 1
Fragrant Spiced Coffee
A rich, spicy, sweet coffee delight.
3 cups coffee
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cinnamon
Blend together brown sugar, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon. Mix coffee and cream together with the spice mixture. Serve hot
Holiday au Lait
A spiced coffee that is perfectly suited for the
holiday season, but you can make this cafe au lait style drink any time
of the year.
1 cup hot coffee
8 oz milk
1 oz vanilla syrup or extract
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp brown sugar
1/8 tsp allspice
1/8 tsp ground cloves
In the bottom of your mug, stir together the spices and vanilla. Fill the cup halfway with hot coffee, then the other half with warm milk.
Serves 2
Maple Coffee
Heavy on the maple syrup for this cream and coffee drink. Fresh local maple syrup at the beginning of spring is better than your regular supermarket syrup.
1 cup hot coffee
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 cup half & half
Whipped cream
Heat the milk and syrup together in a saucepan, but do not let it boil. Stir in the coffee. Serve topped with whipped cream.
Mediterranean Coffee
This quick recipe has all the ingredients coming together before you actually brew your coffee. How convenient. The anise and orange add a noticeable tropical flavour to your coffee.
3 tbs ground coffee (coarse)
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cocoa
1 tsp anise seed (whole)
Pinch of dried orange peel pieces
Blend ingredients, and brew by your favorite method. Using a french press or a plunger pot is the traditional brewing style for this coffee recipe.
Makes enough coffee for about 4 cups.
Mexican Coffee
Mixing your spices before you brew can add flavour so easily. This is a particularly sweet way to serve up a cup of coffee, with generous amounts of chocolate and brown sugar.
125ml ground coffee
80ml chocolate syrup
1 tbs cinnamon
250ml milk
60ml brown sugar
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla
Before brewing, combine coffee, cinnamon and nutmeg. Brew however you like. In another small saucepan, heat brown sugar, syrup and milk. Stir until sugar is melted and dissolved. Pour sugar mixture into hot coffee, and add vanilla.
Mocha Cinnamon Cream
A sweet way to have your coffee, with the added flavors of spicy cinnamon and hint of chocolate.
1 1/2 cups coffee, hot
1/2 cup cream
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tbs sugar
4 tsp chocolate syrup
Add a teaspoon of chocolate syrup to the bottom of 4 small cups. Stir together cream, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, all the nutmeg and sugar. Whip until you have soft peaks.
Stir remaining cinnamon into the hot coffee. Pour coffee into cups and stir to blend with the chocolate. Top with spiced whipped cream.
Molasses and Cream
Don't overdo it with the molasses, the flavour can be potent. A traditional taste for autumn recipes, making this something to serve at Thanksgiving with your pumpkin pie.
•1 1/2 cups hot coffee
•1 tsp molasses
•1/8 cup light cream
Combine in a mug, stir well to dissolve the molasses. Serve hot.
West Indies Coffee
West Indies Coffee is mainly a milk drink, flavoured with coffee and brown sugar. It's a quick and easy-going warm drink for a winter afternoon.
3 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup instant coffee
1/4 cup brown sugar
Heat milk to almost boiling, then stir in coffee and sugar. When it's dissolved, serve in warm mugs.
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Today I am hosting The Lounge linkup and we are talking about our PASSIONS. What gets us all ENTHUSED. Or what gets us HOT UNDER THE COLLAR. If you know what I mean.
Feel free to link up a post telling us what you feel passionately about. Your husband? Your kids? Writing erotic fiction? Chaining yourself to Ancient Trees in an act of Selfless Environmental Warriorism? We're all unique snowflakes with our own wants and needs and loves and lusts and...ahem.
Or link up something unrelated, I'm cool with that too. Easygoing is my middle name. No really, it is!
Anyway, I guess I should write something.
What am I passionate about?
Look, to quote Lisa Simpson, I'm a member of the MTV generation. I feel neither highs nor lows.
I kid, I kid! As if!
I am a veritable hotbed of passions. I am bloody passionate about having a good strong cup of tea every morning (not too much milk), and am positively evangelical about jeggings, as we all know. I rage against the patriarchy like there's no tomorrow and challenge the dominant paradigm like a motherfucker whenever I get the opportunity. As you do.
But what I really want to talk about, just briefly, is my passion for the issue of asylum seekers, aka refugees.
I'm not going to rant on about it. I am careful what I say on the blog, politically speaking, so I am not going to single out any political party's particular policy. I am just going to dot point a few things here that articulate how I feel about the subject. I am not an expert. I am just a human being.
- Nobody chooses to be an asylum seeker. To paraphrase Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, refugees aren't coming here because we have better TV, they are coming because people are shooting at them
- Seeking asylum is a human right under the UN Refugees Convention
- Mandatory detention for long periods of time is wrong and an inhumane way to deal with people waiting for refugee applications
- The idea that there is an "orderly" process that people should follow, but don't, seems quite laughable to me. I mean if you were in a massive refugee camp in Jordan, with your young family, cheek by jowl with thousands of people, little security, violence and rape going on, and you had some money, wouldn't you do ANYTHING to get them out of there? I am amazed people can't put themselves in other people's shoes and imagine what it might be like! They are just people like you and I! They had professions, jobs, houses, cars.... I mean, who says it would never happen in Australia? We'd all be boat people then.
|Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan. Cosy, right? [Source]
- There are actually other possible ways of approaching the issue of processing asylum seekers that are quite different to the dominant paradigm of "stop the boats" or "refuse all boat arrivals" and detention for prolonged periods of time. There are other voices out there with other ideas. We just need to listen to them.
If anyone is interested in learning more about some of the OTHER possible ways to deal with asylum seekers in Australia, you can start here;
- Julian Burnside - "You've been misled on boat people"
- Julian Burnside - "Four steps to more humane refugee processing"
- Information on the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre FB page/website
- Waleed Aly "There's a paradox at the heart of the PNG plan"
- Malcolm Fraser "Open our hearts, and our doors, to refugees"
I just wish the major parties wouldn't feel like they had to outdo each other in harsh, broad brush, draconian and inhuman policies. I wish there could be a bipartisan approach. There is a trend towards taking a bipartisan and humanitarian approach towards indigenous issues in Australia, and I wish the same would happen for our refugee policies too.
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Marina Beach, Commonly known for both serene and ferocious waves, quietly witnessing the people's wave…
I do not know if the Supreme Court or the Government of India will concede to the popular demands of Tamils on Jallikattu, but I am sure there are several takeaways that the younger generation of Tamil Nadu will cherish for lifetime.
The social protest cuts across political, caste and regional barriers in the minds of the participants. It reinforces the power of common people in a democracy and it also emphasizes the explosive effects of (temporary) groups in collectivism.
It gives an opportunity for the younger generations to understand the social responsibility in Nation building, Protest shapes policy, may remain mixed but protest definitely creates awareness on the collective challenges of the Nation.
The biggest takeaways could be the very experience of being a part of mass movement, experience the crowd diversity, crowd management and other challenges of such large crowd.
Social protest reiterates amongst the citizens that social solidarity is essential to create a better living environment.
Social Movements has always been a stage for the political actors and Leaders emerge out of social movements. Several leaders in India were also born out of such movements. Let them arise and let them arise for the good of the Nation.
Victory or a defeat ….should only make people more stronger and help them to know the world better.
Let the Marina Wave continue and continue until peace….


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Bay Area Reporter
Published 12/17/2009
by Heather Cassell
More than 60 black lesbians and their friends were drawn to the "Spotlight on African American Lesbians" exhibit and panel discussion at the GLBT Historical Society earlier this month, where they reminisced and remarked upon their contributions to queer life.
The exhibit, the first on the West Coast, features the debut of "Keepin' On: Images of African American Lesbians," which was originally curated in 1991 by Morgan Gwenwald, Paula Grant, and Georgia Brooks from the Brooklyn Lesbian Herstory Archives.
While African American lesbians have been included in previous historical society exhibits, this was the first time the organization hosted an exhibit explicitly focused on African American queer women, said co-organizers Cathy Cade and Lisbet Tellefsen. (read entire article)


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In london I am two years at the time I worked for about 6 months in the shop as a salesman . I have completed a course cashier- service vendor with cash registers. I have experience in this profession . In this position I worked for about three years in Poland. currently working in the restaurant but I'm looking for legal permanent full-time jobs .


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Bindlestiff's Conditioning and Fitness for Aerial Arts
Sundays February 7 – March 13
Time: 3:30 – 5:00pm ages 12 and up
Morris Memorial, 21 Park Row, Chatham, NY
Learn safe stretching, conditioning, and skills on static trapeze. We build strength, flexibility, and balance on and below the trapeze bar and in the ropes of the apparatus.
Pre-requisite: Participants must be able to hold a plank for 60 seconds and perform a minimum of 2 pull-ups or chin ups.
Registration by phone or email is necessary
Call or email 518-828-7470 or email@example.com
Details: weekly 90-minute classes focus on warm-up, skill practice on the ground and in the air, and conditioning.
Ankle-length, fitted leggings (under shorts, for males) and fitted tops covering the torso fully are required.
Instructor: Bindlestiff Family Cirkus co-founder Stephanie Monseu began training and performing on trapeze in 1997. Since then, she's performed and safely rigged multiple aerial acts, in venues ranging from theaters to nightclubs to outdoor festivals.
New session:
A new session of 6 weeks will begin as follows:
February 7, 14, 21, 28
March 6 and 13
registration: $120 per person (under 18)
$150 per person (adult)
$100 per sibling
March 27 and April 3 are dates I'm unable to hold classes due to out-of-state performances. I'm happy to continue the class through the spring if interest prevails and sports schedules don't conflict 🙂


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Food Intolerance Testing
Food Detective Food Intolerance Testing identifies foods causing food specific IgG antibody production which may be involved in various conditions such as food intolerance, irritable bowel syndrome, eczema and arthritis.
The reaction tray is spotted with food protein extracts. A small blood sample is taken from a finger-prick and is then diluted and added to the tray.
In subsequent steps the use of detector and developer solutions identifies the presence of food antibodies through the appearance of one or more blue spots on the tray. Reference to the food layout plan allows the foods causing antibody production to be identified. Once identified, the trigger foods may be eliminated from your diet.
The test is safe, simple to use and gives accurate results.
Food Intolerance Testing appointments last one and a half hours so that Fiona can take a verbal case history from the client and make additional recommendations about dietary and lifestyle factors that could help to optimise their client's health. Many client's find this really useful especially if the test result is negative.
Test results, recommendations and handouts are then provided for the client to take away with them.
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Some time ago I found an old book by Marcel Proust that I had read at university: the title of the piece is 'In search of lost time' and I thought it would provide a great cue for the topic of this edition of LYF.
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I've always been taught to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
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best investment: figure skates. i got these prolly over 5 years ago when i fufilled my childhood dream of taking ice skating lessons. i've been using these skates ever since, and i'm SO glad i shipped these when i moved to the east coast. i really need to sharpen these puppies. anyone know a good place where i can get this done?
best deal: the pond at bryant park. nothing beats free (with your own skates)! i hit this spot a hand full of times last year, and am determined to skate here once a week before it gets too crowded with holiday revelers.
must trek to a rink: lasker rink. this is way up at 110th street, but worth coming to avoid the more popular wollman in the southern part of central park. thanks mike for the tip and skating on one the coldest weekends. also, thanks for taking lame pics of me attempting to do tricks.
p.s. that's NOT me spinning, rather my landing on a half ass wally jump. i forgot how to execute one. :( this was me feeling it out to no avail.
most roomy rink: wollman at prospect park. i hit my local rink with saki, jen, susan, holly, sue, kimberly and young yesterday. it's about the size of the pond and lasker combined. they also play indie rock (of montreal and the shins) intermixed with oldies. it's also relatively cheap at $5 admission if you got skates.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Posted by sharock
Labels: ice skating
3 comments:
- milo said...
"thanks for taking lame pics"? harrumph! i posted one on my flickr, hope you don't mind:
i had fun, sorry i didn't stay longer. i don't have your stamina. now i want to check out the prospect park rink. let me know if you go again.
ps. Bon Iver!!!
- December 2, 2008 at 11:27 PM
- milo said...
oops. flickr:
- December 2, 2008 at 11:28 PM
- sharock said...
yup that's fine. justin vernon here we come!
- December 4, 2008 at 11:08 PM
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Saturday, January 15, 2011
Prophecy Speculations - 101
When Ron focused on airports named Dillon, 19 year time cycles, the number 666 (which should have been 616) and many other theoretic coincidences, he hit one important nail of Armstrongism spot on. It was indeed all pure speculation based in part, as any fallacy must to ensure it is at least a small bit credible, on some well-known elements of scripture. The dangerous part of Armstrongism is the cultic element of isolating people in a "us vs them" mindset, coupled with the idea that whatever others write is just a deceived viewpoint supposed to somehow trick people away from "revealed truth"
Once that type of reasoning is accepted you can convince people of anything - as we have seen ever since the Radio Church of God was established.
The even more dangerous part is when you still see people so taken in about the doctrines of Armstrongism that they will abandon all reasonable thought processes just to be in the group of "wise faithfuls"
It has been some turbulent events taking place through the years, but I am sure we will see as many strange events taking place during the next decades as new speculations come about wuth each their own cobspiracy twist about how evil so and so us. What a strange mindset indeed...
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But... but... Herbert Armstrong plagiarized from E.G.White through Dugger and Dodd!ReplyDelete
His dysfunctional daft dystopia distorted perception was simply borrowed and rebranded.
We need to give credit where credit isn't due.
No wait! That's what we're doing. Or is it?
Interesting stuff.ReplyDelete
I am a recovering Armstrongite working on a book exploring the twisted theology that has sifted down into the offshoot groups since A-WCG days. My work is more directed at the younger generation that never heard of HWA.
A warning of what is wrong and why before they become indoctrinated like I was for 45 years.
Please visit The True Doctrine of Christ Foundation Blog at:
Would love your comments.
Michael Maynard
I think your blog is valuable for identifying the errors of Armstrongism, so I'm definitely going to take a read. It looks good and there's lots of excellent articles.ReplyDelete
Truly appreciated you shared your thoughts, Michael, and keep comin' back. :-)


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Throckmorton Named Finalist for 2008 Enterprising Women of the Year Award
Cincinnati, OH – March 10, 2008 – Monica Smiley, publisher and CEO of Enterprising Women Magazine has announced that Robin Throckmorton of Strategic HR Inc. is a 2008 Enterprising Women of the Year Award Finalist.
Robin Throckmorton, MA, SPHR, is the founder and senior consultant with Strategic HR, Inc., a human resources management consulting firm located in Cincinnati, OH, and co-founder of e-HResources.com, an online consulting firm. She has been a consultant for more than 10 years with healthcare, manufacturing, service, and non-profit organizations creating solutions to help them recruit and retain the best and the brightest employees. Robin is the co-author of Bridging the Generation Gap (January 2007). She is a frequent speaker for professional associations and conferences on the topics of generational differences, retention, recruitment strategies, and labor trends.
The Enterprising Women of the Year Award honors the country's finest women entrepreneurs and their remarkable success. The award also recognizes honorees as leaders who have mentored and given back to other women in business, and have had a profound impact on their communities. Award recipients were honored at a gala dinner on Feb. 29 at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Lake Buena Vista, FL as part of a three-day celebration held in their honor.
"Our award honorees are accomplished entrepreneurs who have earned the respect and admiration of their communities," Smiley said. "This award is a testament to each woman's remarkable accomplishments and we are proud to honor their business success."
About Enterprising Women Magazine:
Enterprising Women, headquartered in Cary, NC, is the nation's only women-owned magazine published exclusively for women business owners that chronicles the growing political, economic and social influence, and power of entrepreneurial women. The magazine provides a friendly meeting place, a public forum, and a national stage for the critical issues confronting women's businesses and daily lives from the unique perspectives and experiences of entrepreneurial women.


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Demystifying the hosting duties for the UC Davis Ecology & Evolution Weekly Seminar Series
By Michael Koontz, Allison Dedrick, and Helen Killeen
The EEB Seminar Series is a weekly opportunity to fortify the ecology and evolution community at Davis. We see cutting edge research by individuals holding positions that we one day hope to attain, we interact with those individuals in casual and professional settings, and we build our academic network in the proces. Students have an awesome opportunity to shape the lineup of speakers by nominating and hosting people of their choosing. When students are more involved in hosting speakers, it is more likely that the diversity of the speakers will reflect the breadth of interests, backgrounds, and future goals of the student body. As best as I (Mike) can tell, 2 students hosted speakers the first year I was at UC Davis (2014-2015), and 4 students hosted speakers the next year. However, 9 out of 28 speakers were hosted by students this year! This is great to see, and hopefully it marks the start of a reenergized seminar series.
Hosting a speaker for the EEB Seminar Series is a great experience. It can be daunting, so we wanted to shed some light on the process in the hopes of persuading more folks (especially students!) to nominate and invite scholars that would best serve their goals for their research training.
Why host?
- Great way to meet people you might want to collaborate with or postdoc with in the future (broaden your network)
- Can be a way to meet others on campus who have similar interests as you who you might not have encountered before
- Have heard anecdotally from a couple of people that they are more likely to accept invitations to speak when invited by a student
- A chance to advocate for/represent your particular sub-discipline to your peers and colleagues
Tips before hosting
- Go to a student lunch with a seminar speaker before it is your turn to host to see what it's like (they're super informal and a great way to interact with the speaker and stay in touch with your colleagues)
- Go to a no-host dinner with a seminar speaker before it is your turn to host
- Enlist the help of your labmates to host someone
- The official email to introduce the community to the next speaker goes out the Friday before the speaker visits, but there's no need to wait until then to start planning their schedule! See if your labmates and other folks in the GGE might be interested in a 30 minute, 1-on-1 meeting in advance.
- Make a schedule for your guest's visit in 30-minute blocks. Use a Google Sheet so the schedule will be easy to see and modify, and everyone with access will be able to see the most up-to-date information. Be sure to include room locations for each meeting. Here's the format Mike used when he hosted: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OtuTG5aR1LwSb9xOU71sPjbMMN4oBvnGhkh5rCo1jfM/edit?usp=sharing
- Visit the seminar room before the day of the talk to make sure you know how to work the projector, lights, etc. Arrange to have a clicker/laser pointer available for the speaker to use if they want.
- (more of a tip for nominating): If your speaker is coming from far away, think about other funding sources that might help get them here (like if you already know they'll be in the area for another reason and this visit could get added into that). Or reach out to other groups on campus – like Bodega Marine Lab or Coastal Marine Sciences Institute — to see if they might be willing to share costs or co-sponsor the visit.
Tips during hosting
- Tell your guest to have some questions ready for the students during the student lunch, so that your guest will have some time to eat
- Tell each person on the 1-on-1 schedule to escort the speaker to their next meeting (this is why it is key to have "location" on the schedule!)
- To avoid low turn-out at either the student lunch or the no-host dinner, individually invite people who you think might be particularly interested in the speaker (especially students not in the GGE who might otherwise not realize the speaker is coming)
- Ask the speaker if there are any people at Davis they particularly want to meet with during their visit, contact those people first about meetings when setting up the schedule
- The email to hosts often doesn't go out until just before the start of the quarter but start planning the visit before then. As the host, you are in charge of connecting with the speaker and the relevant admin people to book flights, hotels, etc. — if your speaker is early in the quarter, don't wait for the host reminder email.


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Michael D. Ramsey. The Constitution's Text in Foreign Affairs. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2007. 504 pp. $65.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-674-02490-8.
Reviewed by Itai Sneh
Published on H-Law (December, 2008)
Commissioned by Michael J. Pfeifer (John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York)
Does the Constitution Merit Deference or Respect in Foreign Affairs?
This book covers the history of constitutional law and foreign affairs as the United States evolved from a nascent republic into a magnet for numerous immigrants, overcoming adversity to emerge as a hemispheric leader, then a global juggernaut. America's constitution was a compromise. As a source of unity, cohesion, wherewithal, management, and good governance, it articulated a federalism that distributed powers between states and a central authority. This text created checks and balances and the need for a degree of collaboration between co-equal executive, legislative, and judicial branches, granting federal control over foreign policy and international trade.
The merits of understanding the wide context of clauses in America's main document are tremendously relevant after 9/11, and the prolonged conflict with radical Muslims.[1] Drawing lessons from such comprehension is urgent given the heated debates triggered by official policy, military actions, and clandestine operations undertaken by the Bush administration.[2] The mandate Barack Obama now has to govern this nation, the changes he promises from recent policies, and the tremendous challenges he faces, amplify pre-existing controversies over White House discretion.
Does the Constitution endorse a "unitary presidency," or an "inviolable president," such that the scope and application of executive powers decides all matters of substance and policy during a national security crisis? Is this a modern version of imperialism vested in a presidency that subverts democracy? How do Americans translate core values and a positive vision into compelling legal or political standards at home and diplomatic messages abroad? What is the best path to avoid the moral dilemmas engendered by practices that are of dubious constitutionality, such as the detention facilities in Guantanamo Bay?[3]
Such intricate issues were raised by the exploitation of congressional approval and abuses of executive authority during the Vietnam War. That prolonged conflict helped spawn a rich literature of articles, textbooks, and casebooks addressing the multifaceted points of constitutional law and foreign affairs. In 1971, given this context, Louis Henkin of Columbia University's Faculty of Law published his authoritative textbook on the subject. Henkin pointed out contradictions and multiple legal and diplomatic challenges--posed by rogues and supporters alike--that have occurred throughout constitutional history.[4] Many commentaries and volumes followed, and the field is burgeoning, with constant additions of varying quality.[5]
Joining the honor roll of distinguished works on foreign policy and constitutional law is Michael D. Ramsey's book. He offers insights on the perennial polemic concerning the initial constitutional agenda and its current application. Overall, he supports a more permissive interpretation of federal jurisdiction as opposed to individual states. Similarly, describing the pendulum between competing branches, Ramsey prefers executive powers--especially those of a commander-in-chief in times of war--over congressional prerogatives and a limited amount of judicial review.
This appreciation of presidential strength would put him--in a measured, thoughtful way that denies, for example, the White House the capacity to unilaterally proclaim supreme laws--in the pro-Bush administration camp with respect to initiating the Iraq war, and to handling its aftermath. Such a position embraces the supremacy of American sources over modern customary international law. Indeed, Supreme Court associate justice Antonin Scalia--who is twice cited approvingly by Ramsey--will almost certainly like this work.[6]
Ramsey is a professor of law in the University of San Diego's School of Law. Holding a law degree, he clerked for several senior judges. Before joining the ranks of the academy, Ramsey practiced international business and trade law. The volume under review is his first book. In it, Ramsey conscientiously builds upon his scholarship on the scope of presidential foreign affairs and national security powers; on judicial review powers exercised by American courts, especially on decisions concerning the interface of the constitution with international law; and on a variety of related case comments.[7]
Through a narrative capaciously combining treatment of jurisprudence and scrutiny of the language, texts, motives, actions, consequences, and memoirs of involved persons, Ramsey demonstrates that the Constitution was not only the absolute basic law of the early American republic, but can also serve as a permanent guide for securing a worthy, ideals-driven foreign policy, conducted by a superpower possessing a global reach for its economic and military might. Showing not just intellectual dexterity, ambition, and imagination, but also a dazzling command of facts, issues, literature, trends, and developments, Ramsey tries to be evenhanded in presenting issues. His study highlights the interface in various policies, cases, and incidents between competing parties responsible for diplomacy. These authorities and leaders include members of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government, as well as of state governments.
The study has a logical structure. Ramsey maintains that background materials may lead to fuller understanding of the paramount issues and their suggested resolutions in a manner reminiscent of a dispassionate legal brief. The book is divided into six sections, which consist of eighteen chapters. The first section, with two chapters, focuses on the inherent rights of sovereign states in the international arena, on the role of the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation in delegating power to the federal government, as well as the 1936 Curtiss-Wright case that granted broad discretion to the executive branch in conducting foreign policy.
Ramsey defines the concept of national authority as a strong mandate for the White House in conducting diplomacy. While conceding the difficulties of finding the exact legitimacy and meaning of constitutional authority in diplomacy, he marshals many persuasive underpinnings. These include Enlightenment ideas as espoused by prominent thinkers such as John Locke and Charles (Ramsey prefers the formal title Baron de) Montesquieu, who were familiar with the puissance of absolute monarchs; common-law texts by William Blackstone; British traditions widely accepted at the time; the deliberations of the Philadelphia Convention; early American legal, political, diplomatic practices; and some recent scholarship.
Of those, Ramsey displays preferences for the potency of eighteenth-century American customs, and proclamations by people such as Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, John Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Marshall, Edmund Randolph, John Jay, Roger Sherman, James Wilson, Oliver Ellsworth, and George Clymer. Ramsey particularly emphasizes the Constitution's "vesting clause" of Article II, Section 1, as an entrenchment of presidential supremacy in foreign affairs.
In the second section, with four chapters, Ramsey addresses the sources and the vigor of executive power in foreign policy. He cites the practices of the Washington administration as evidence for a wide appreciation of presidential authority by those who drafted, ratified, and implemented the Constitution, as long as the framework checks and balances persisted, and domestic obligations were not sidetracked. He thus approves of the 1952 Steel Seizure case that constrained presidential discretion to following constitutional and statutory authority internally in the aftermath of President Truman's deployment of American forces in Korea with little congressional involvement.
The third section, including three chapters, explores a substantive limit on the White House: the shared powers of the Senate and the presidency in treaty-making, executive agreements, and senior appointments. For example, the Senate has a partial role in approving treaties, but not in suspending or withdrawing from them or even abrogating or terminating their very existence. The president can do the latter two unilaterally in his capacity of deciding policymaking. George W. Bush did so in 2001 concerning the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Bush also limited the application of the Geneva Conventions with regard to treating prisoners of war.
In what this reviewer--researching Jimmy Carter with a different focus--found to be a uniquely interesting chapter, Ramsey examines the 1979 case of Goldwater v. Carter. That Supreme Court case ruling affirmed the president's capacity to unilaterally terminate the Taiwan treaty. The close analysis of "non-self-executing" treaties here is fascinating and illuminating.
The fourth section, comprising three chapters, investigates exclusive congressional powers in foreign affairs, which Ramsey seems to lament are construed more narrowly than the drafters' intent warrants. He contends that NAFTA gave excessive powers to the executive branch by allowing it to prohibit future trade barriers, a prerogative which should have remained vested in legislative hands. Highlighting the crucial role of war-making authority, by action and/or by declaration--also evident in the ample space devoted to this matter in the Constitution, and by subsequent deliberations--Ramsey blames Madison for the "fault" of muddling what could have been an absolute congressional ability into a complicated, shared field.
The penultimate fifth section, consisting of three chapters, analyzes the role of individual states in conducting diplomacy and trade. Federalism granted states considerable rights, especially since conduct abroad inevitably has consequences at home. Similarly, local initiatives--for example against oppressive foreign regimes--materially impact America's standing internationally. Presidents, moreover, cannot unilaterally define their own power by constricting state jurisdiction, overruling local legislators, or disregarding the authority of governors.
The final, sixth section, taking up three chapters, treats the often expanding, sometimes contracting character of the judiciary in engaging foreign affairs, and its varied appreciation for international law. Ramsey stresses that American law, U.S. presidents, and congressional scrutiny,are all paramount to all other sources, including customary public international law.
This book then offers a thorough presentation of constitutional theory and sound methodology that addresses difficulties and inconsistencies since the 1780s, advocating for an academic appreciation of subtle, complex issues. Nevertheless, perhaps because his solid professional training is in law--Ramsey's undergraduate studies blended history and economics; he previously served as a visiting professor of political science--the book claims to be within reach of a comprehensive factual understanding of constitutional intent, perhaps the truth.
Thus, Ramsey focuses on the Constitution as meant and understood at the time of its writing. He contends that there is a correct reading of what the founding fathers meant for the craft and management of foreign policy in perpetuity, an interpretation that Ramsey contends was often subsequently misapplied and revisited through precedents established by Supreme Court decisions. Others, by contrast, have opined that divining one "real intent" in a "frozen" text, much less in the thinking of America's leadership in the formative period, is very complex and likely impossible.[7] What may have been creative, innovative, even revolutionary, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, could seem arbitrary, ossified, and archaic in the twentieth and twenty-first.
The Constitution, moreover, was imperfect by nature. It was not seen as an axiom by its contemporaries, or as the Ten Commandments that allegedly guided the monotheistic Israelites. Seemingly, the main purpose of the Constitution was to organize a country. Were its contents meant to function as scriptures for a civic religion to bind together people of a fledgling country? Did the founding fathers want to erect a "City upon a Hill"--John Winthrop's 1630s hope for Americans to serve as a role model to other nations?[8] In addition, the Constitution was explicitly open to revision and constant amendment, as an important body of evolving laws. The first ten amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, came shortly afterwards. Ramsey rarely discusses this crucial component other than the Tenth Amendment, which modified federal powers by granting residual powers to state legislators and to the people at large.
To be sure, the text of the Constitution is more than a persuasive authority, but it may not possess a controlling, final role, confining contemporary life to the wishes of past sages. Analogies for the constitutional matrix may be a detailed charter establishing the operations of a business corporation, or an exhaustive directive in administrative law. Perhaps the main role for the Constitution was to be a foundational text for a dynamic, resilient civic nationalism?
Furthermore, the letter and the spirit of the Constitution arguably prioritized the rule of law, economic efficiency, and good governance over maximizing justice and equality--an ordered liberty. The proceedings in Philadelphia often bespeak more of polarization than of a Federalist consensus. Thus, some scholars view the Constitution as a conservative counter-reaction to the "excesses" of democracy unleashed by the political turmoil of the revolutionary era.[9]
Ramsey's thesis that the Constitution offers a humanistic approach, moreover, is not conclusive. His insistence on interpretations that accommodate progressive (or liberal) versions of engaging the international community may be more expansive than past conduct suggests. One may observe that the approach of the drafters largely offered a relativistic approach to human rights: yes to civic and political rights, no to economic, social, and cultural rights; encouraging a wider franchise for white males owning property, but excluding women, poor men, African-American slaves, and displaced Native Americans.
Indeed, in his presentation Ramsey also ignores evidence of commensurability, a fruitful dialogue based on recognition of legitimacy and aptitude between indigenous tribes and European settlers that helps explain early American laws. An example is the Great Law of Peace, Kaianeraserakowa. It governed the Iroquois confederation, known to its members as the Haudenosaunee (People of the Longhouse). This sophisticated, centuries-old code may have contributed to the U.S. constitutional structure of freedoms protected by checks and balances.[10]
Another controversial premise of Ramsey's work is that a time-specific framework crafted in 1787--by the political elite with negligible input by ordinary people and no regard to the interests of foreigners greatly impacted--should not merely reflect eighteenth-century norms, but should also serve as a guiding light to later practices of a much different, more diverse and multicultural country, including deciding contemporary policy.[11] Strict construction in interpretation or preferring the original intent of the framers as expressed in the text ("originalism" or "textualism") is inherently more conservative when compared with the "organic growth" or "living tree of liberties" model that allows regular expansion of rights, because it freezes an alleged consensus over civic purposes, political applications, and diplomatic consequences.[12]
Ought not the contours of modern jurisprudence be informed by meaningful political, social, economic, racial, gender, class, immigration, philosophical, territorial, and technological developments? First and foremost of these considerations are post-World War II human rights standards that demand more state responsibilities and duties with regard to vulnerable minorities and protected persons at home and abroad.
Recognizing that the Constitution is not sacrosanct, and that its conceptualization of foreign policy is imperfect, would also validate an appreciation for the constraints faced by judges and the approaches they espoused in the case law created by generations of Supreme Court deliberations. In sum, this reviewer believes that the Constitution definitely deserves our continued respect, but not our deference.
While Ramsey's endnotes are thorough, there is no bibliography. These shortcomings affect the quality and the accessibility of this book, which is more law than history. Its sophisticated analysis is worth the reading primarily for the cognoscenti: graduate students, lawyers, and scholars. Ordinary people, undergraduates, and even average law students will need considerable context to decipher the contents.
[1]. Note in this context Ron Suskind, The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism (New York: HarperCollins, 2008).
[2]. For an insider's view that supported all-encompassing presidential powers, see John Yoo, The Powers of War and Peace: The Constitution And Foreign Affairs after 9/11 (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005).
[3]. See commentary by the American Civil Liberties Union's National Security Project on the usage of military commissions in the recent (2008) Hamdan case: http://www.aclu.org/safefree/torture/36252prs20080806.html
[4]. Louis Henkin, Foreign Affairs and the Constitution (New York: Norton, 1971).
[5]. A fine recent example is Jack Godwin, The Arrow and the Olive Branch: Practical Idealism in U.S. Foreign Policy (New York, Praeger, 2007).
[6]. To understand Scalia's views, see Kevin A. Ring, Scalia Dissents: Writings of the Supreme Court's Wittiest, Most Outspoken Justice (Washington, DC: Regnery, 2004).
[7]. See Adam M. Samaha, "Dead Hand Arguments and Constitutional Interpretation," Columbia Law Review 108, no. 3 (April 2008): 606-680.
[8]. For context and the full text of the sermon, see Edmund S. Morgan, The Puritan Dilemma: The Story of John Winthrop (New York: Harper Collins, 1958).
[9]. See Robert Dahl, A Democratic Critique of the American Constitution (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003).
[10]. For more details consult Charles C. Mann, 1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005).
[11]. Note the substance (and the title!) of Lee Epstein and Thomas G. Walker, Constitutional Law for a Changing America: Rights, Liberties, And Justice, 4th ed. (Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2001).
[12]. See Thomas B. Colby, "The Federal Marriage Amendment and the False Promise of Originalism," Columbia Law Review 108, no. 3 (April 2008):529-605.
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Yet again, I am very tired. Sorry! No epic blog posts today. I've been very busy at work recently with some major projects, that and illness and baby Fifi waking up every two hours in the night has sapped me of all energy and creativity. Suffice to say, I dragged my weary bottom to London Zoo on Sunday to infiltrate the British Mummy Bloggers Winter Meeting. It was lovely, great to see 'old' blog friends and make some new ones. Also, to hear the good news that one high profile blogger might even be moving to St Albans! A fantastically huge buffet and some brilliant puddles for Toddler boy to jump in thanks to biblical rain, made it a fun day. Thanks to A Modern Mother for organising it all. Normal blogging service will be resumed shortly.
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I was very envious of you getting to go. I am in the deep dark north so it was far too far for me and the mini's to travel.

Hope rest comes soon.
Sorry to hear you are unwell :-(

Let me know if you have to postpone our coffee meeting…
I also have a baby, a toddler and a blog. And I'm tired…oh, so tired too. I keep waiting for normal service to resume but I'm not sure what it is any more!

Nice blog, glad I found you!
Great use of the word infiltrate. Lovely to meet you 🙂


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Planes cruise at roughly 500 mph. That makes them pretty difficult to capture on camera. Couple that with trying to capture them flying in front of the moon or sun and the level of difficulty skyrockets. But that's exactly what French photographer Sebastien Lebrigand did in his incredible photo series.
In July Lebrigand, using a special lens designed for astrophotography, captured a series of photos of planes speeding past the moon from his home in Crepy-en-Valois, France.
The project was not an easy one. "The plane passes in a quarter of a second," Lebrigand told Weather.com. "Days of waiting are needed. The phenomenon is rare."
A month later, the amateur astronomer photographer says he wanted to attempt to capture planes passing in front of the sun. The sun's blinding rays proved challenging but at 7 p.m. he was able to snap the photos he wanted.
"To me, pictures are beautiful when they are unusual, and these are no different," Lebrigand told the Daily Mail.
Above, see Lebrigand's collection of astonishing photos. To see more of Lebrigand's work visit his Flickr page.
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The Eiffel Tower is the international symbol of Paris, France and romance. Gustave Eiffel designed it for the 1889 world's fair, not knowing that it would become a global icon. Countless marriage proposals have taken place here. But it's not just for lovebirds – around 7 million tourists visit the tower every year. They can use the lifts or stairs to reach the viewing platforms, where they are rewarded with an unparalleled view of Paris.
It's funny to think that the tower was originally supposed to be dismantled after the world's fair. Many prominent artists initially rejected the design in disgust. But Eiffel stuck to his guns, insisting that the French flag would soon be the only one in the world with a 300-metre flagpole. Thanks to his highly detailed design drawings, the tower could be built in just over two years. It consists of more than 18,000 iron beams and weighs an impressive 10,000 tonnes.
The Eiffel Tower has 3 floors, each of which affords a fantastic view. Visitors can go up a lift in one of the legs or take the stairs up to level 2. The latter option is cheaper and saves on queuing time. The lifts cover more than 100,000 kilometres every year and include an ingenious brake system which allows for a smooth descent at a constantly changing angle. It is also reassuring to know that the tower is designed so that it barely moves in strong winds.
Although all of Paris can be called romantic, the Eiffel Tower is in a class of its own. Hundreds of couples gather on the stairs and in the gardens of Trocadéro to enjoy the golden lights that rain over the tower like a waterfall every hour. The perfect end to a day in the city of love is a dinner at one of the restaurants in the tower, or a drink in the champagne bar on the top floor – a glass of bubbly in your hand, a candlelight dinner and Paris literally at your feet. Just remember that the prices are almost as high as the tower itself.
The Eiffel Tower was first illuminated in 1985. The lighting has since become an attraction in its own right. As many as 336 projectors, controlled by sensors that respond to the coming dusk, shine their golden glow over the edifice. For the Millennium New Year celebrations, 20,000 pieces of extra flashing lights were added. It took 25 mountaineers around five months to fit them all on the Eiffel Tower.


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It would be better that the compiler tells which element is processed. (of course the best is that it doesn't have bugs).


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The Moshi Monster wears many colors. He lives in a region of the United States that is one of the most culturally diverse in the country due to the nature of government and Washington D.C. being the Nation's Capitol. His own scientifically designated species has some Asian ancestry (Siamese as indicated by his blue eyes) and maybe some Eastern European origins (Russian Blue body type), but his existent is naturally occurring and carefully exploited. The beginnings of his species started in Toronto, Canada.
Moshe Moshi wants everyone to know though he walks on a leash, rides in a stroller, enjoys comfortable cotton T-Shirts and likes ice cream and TV on Sunday evenings, he is a pasty white naked cat. He is a cool dude, but he is not trying to perpetrate any other type of cat identity or species of the earth. He is not trans-feline or trans-species.
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