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THE TIME COVER produced a whine from Mika Brzezisnki and Gillian Tett on "Morning Joe."
"I'll tell you why it bothers me. It bothers me because it's a profile of Bill Sears," Brzezinski said, suggesting, as Tett did, that the cover was a cheap shot. [Politico]
That's the sound of the subject matter attached to the provocative picture going right over their heads.
Evidently, Brzezinski and Tett don't care that Dr. Bill Sears is father of "attachment parenting," that includes "extended breast-feeding," which the Time magazine cover is meant to depict.
From the author of the piece:
For TIME?s May 21 cover story, I explored the personal history and legacy of Dr. Bill Sears, the father of a child-rearing philosophy called attachment parenting. As the author of 40-plus books on parenting and pregnancy, Sears is a familiar figure to many American mothers and fathers. Some parents subscribe to his theory that attachment parenting ? characterized by extended breast-feeding, co-sleeping and wearing your baby in a sling across your body ? is the best way to raise confident, secure children. Others think Sears is an antifeminist tyrant, or that his ideas are just totally unrealistic.
It's hard to know how any magazine stays in business with new media's power, but as long as the cover matches the article subject there's no reason not to do it. What's critical is drawing attention to subjects that matter, so if it takes a little shock value to get people to care about issues, so be it.
There is also a certain segment of women in this country who are afraid of public depiction of nudity and breasts, as well as anything provocative at all, thinking life needs to be serious and sober to be important. Politico wouldn't even show the entire cover while writing about it! Back when I watched "Morning Joe" regularly, Brzezinski would freak out every time the boys brought up anything having to do with women scantily clothed or nude, coming off as prudish, schoolmarm or old-fashioned.
Feminism is also attached to a strict sense of female propriety where nudity is concerned, something I always equated as part of the multiple choice party of liberation. Unfortunately, many feminists have a politically correct dos and don'ts list for women that all of us are to live by. I blew past that one decades ago.
As for the philosophy of "extended breast-feeding," it's just plain creepy and reminds me of the shame I've seen through girlfriends who couldn't breast feed no matter how hard they tried, but were made to feel guilty because they couldn't.
I'm child-free by choice, so this story is completely out of my personal experience base, though I have interviewed women on children's issues many times. I've yet to find anyone who embraces "extended breast-feeding," though many have chosen co-sleeping, up to a certain age, and wearing their baby across their body in a sling, though these two issues are quite different from what the Time cover depicts.
After 20+ years of work plus extensive world travel off the beaten path, I'm very sensitive to my instincts. I always go with my gut when I sense a creepy person and make it a point to move on asap. There still has to be more though, but it's a good start to learning more about why we react more to some people.A friend that I used to work with in DC had once told me a story about a man who...
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Manuel Ramos, a police officer from Fullerton, California, has been charged with second degree murder for allegedly beating a mentally-ill homeless person to death last year. His co-worker, Officer Jay Cicinelli, faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and excessive use of force. This video from a surveillance camera shows Kelly Thomas, the victim, pleading for his life while the officers beat him on the street.
The case has been particularly emotional for Ron Thomas, who has been forced to watch the video of his son's beating and listen to the heartbreaking pleas. At one point, Kelly Thomas cries out, "Dad, they are killing me!"
In an earlier interview, Ron Thomas said the hardest part of the video and audio "is the sounds of my son calling out."
Rackauckas presented the case himself, playing a dramatic, never-before-seen video that showed a shirtless Thomas being pummeled and held down by Fullerton police officers.
Rackauckas said Ramos "turned a routine encounter into a brutal beating death" while Cicinelli "assisted in the killing of Kelly Thomas" by "smashing his face" with the butt of a Taser stun gun and applying his own weight on Thomas' torso.
A coroner's pathologist said Thomas died of chest compression and blood from his facial wounds.
Thomas, who was a diagnosed schizophrenic, sustained neck and head injuries during his encounter with Fullerton police. He was taken to UCI Medical Center where he spent the last days of his life in a coma, until his parents made the decision to remove him from life support.
by Rebecca Lefton
The most anti-environmental House of Representatives in history is at it again.
Yesterday, the House Foreign Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee passed the 2013 foreign operations budget, which for a second year in a row cut entire programs crucial for helping developing countries address climate change impacts and advance on a low-emission economic trajectory.
The conservative belief that cutting international climate investments will solve national budget and debt problems simply makes the problem more expensive for us down the road. These cuts are bad for our national security, risk our international credibility, and endanger our planet and future generations.
So what does the House bill do?
As the Center for American Progress has recommended, directing a mix of public and private resources to international climate finance will be a cost-effective way to fulfill our global emissions reductions pledges. The only way to achieve our goals for climate stabilization is to help developing countries grow in a more sustainable way by using lower-carbon or zero-carbon energy sources.
International climate funding also creates opportunities for investments by U.S. companies that deliver the programs that capture these pollution reductions.
These cuts put the U.S. in a dangerous position, and they reflect a paralyzing ideological divide among parties. Illinois Senator Dick Lugar — a conservative who worked across party lines to address climate change — recently lamented the way his party is attacking the issue. In a statement after his defeat to a climate-denying Tea Partier, Lugar warned:
?I don?t remember a time when so many topics have become politically unmentionable in one party or the other. Republicans cannot admit to any nuance in policy on climate change?.Our political system is losing its ability to even explore alternatives. If fealty to these pledges continues to expand, legislators may pledge their way into irrelevance. Voters will be electing a slate of inflexible positions rather than a leader.?
Senator Lugar was an original sponsor of the Tropical Forest Conservation Act supporting debt-for-nature swaps that allow developing countries to relieve debt owed to the United States by conserving and protecting forests.
Meanwhile, other countries are stepping up their international climate aid. Rather than having conversations about whether to pay for international climate aid at all, other world leaders are discussing about how to ramp up their commitments.
It's now up to the Senate to help get the budget on the right path by restoring our international financial commitment to combating climate change.
Rebecca Lefton is a Policy Analyst with the International Climate Team at the Center for American Progress
As governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney refused to fund the Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth, ultimately abolishing it. The group was created in 1992 to address alarmingly high rates of bullying and suicide among gay and lesbian teens. In 2005, Romney vetoed a $100,000 increase in the commission's budget, a decision overturned by the legislature. After the group lent its name to a gay pride parade in 2006, Romney threatened to end it entirely, expressing concerns about the parade's indecency and inclusion of the transgender community. Ultimately, when Romney tried to change the focus of the group to not be LGBT-specific, the legislature created its own commission and the governor's dissolved. Combined with evidence that Romney was an anti-gay bully in high school, it seems that there is at least one position on which he's been consistent throughout his life: harassing the LGBT community.
While House Republicans and the Romney campaign are eager to preserve, if not expand, the Pentagon's budget, new polling data shows that Americans underestimate the size of the defense budget and, after seeing information on the size of defense spending, endorse defense spending cuts.
The poll, conducted by the Center for Public integrity, the Program for Public Consultation (PPC) and the Stimson Center finds that when shown the discretionary budget for national defense alongside the discretionary budgets for education, veterans' benefits, homeland security and various other spending areas, 65 percent of respondents found Defense spending to be more than what they had expected. Overall, respondents would cut the budget by 18 percent. Republicans cut an average of 12 percent and Democrats 22 percent.
The respondents' high support for cutting the defense budget might be explained by the presentation of discretionary defense spending alongside other budget items. "This suggests that Americans generally underestimate the size of the defense budget and that when they receive balanced information about its size they are more likely to cut it to reduce the deficit," said Steven Kull, director of PPC.
By a large percentage, the poll showed that Americans favored cutting the budget for nuclear weapons (27 percent) but the budget for existing ground forces was picked by respondents for the biggest cuts in dollar terms, $36.2 billion in average cuts or 23 percent.
While the Romney campaign and the GOP-controlled House Armed Services Committee appear intent on protecting existing military spending and introducing new projects for funding — whether the Pentagon asks for it or not — the U.S. public is firmly opposed to the current defense spending levels.
Arizona recently became the latest state to pull such shenanigans, diverting $50 million of its share of the settlement to balance its state budget:
At issue is the decision of the Legislature and Gov. Jan Brewer to tap $50 million from the $97.7 million the state received as part of its settlement with five mortgage-lending firms. They said they needed the money from the national mortgage settlement to balance the state budget. Initially, the intent was to use the money for prison construction. [...]
The money comes from a settlement [Arizona Attorney General Tom] Horne's office negotiated in February with five lenders, and it is intended to provide relief to people affected by the foreclosure crisis as well as to prevent poor lending practices.
"There's a lot of pressure on the budget," said Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin to justify the move. But as Mark Ladov and Meghna Philip of the Brennan Center for Justice noted, that money could do a lot of good in a state that has been pounded by the housing crisis:
The final state budget sweeps $50 million from the foreclosure settlement into the state's general fund. This is despite the fact that Arizona posted the highest foreclosure rate in the nation in March, with an astonishing one out of every 300 housing units receiving a foreclosure notice…The Arizona Housing Alliance estimates that $50 million could provide 75,000 troubled homeowners with housing counseling and 10,000 homeowners with legal assistance. That investment would more than pay for itself by strengthening communities, boosting property values and helping to restore the state's economic health.
Instead, Arizona, like several other states, will simply siphon the money elsewhere, leaving homeowners to continue struggling on their own.
So we have had a big push to stop bullying. We would like to stop bullying in schools and colleges. I remember as a teenager I went to the Battle of the Bands. This was a great show. Gambling. Texas Southern and other bands from historically Black colleges. It was outstanding. Great music and absolutely
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Princess Angelina turned 6 this week.
She was so excited to finally be six.
(Although on her birthday evening she cried that she was missing being 5! She is so sensitive!)
Angelina had a Sonic grilled cheese for her birthday dinner and she chose ice cream for dessert. No cake.
She loved it when everyone sang Happy Birthday and made a "heart" with her hands to show how much she loves us all. :)
For her birthday gifts she wanted a Lala Loopsy doll
which I bought when I was shopping with Jude.
Jude of course can't keep a secret and he told
her about it the same day.
(What a big mouth!)
She also wanted new pink swim goggles and
an alarm clock. She was so thrilled with her
new Hello Kitty alarm clock.
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Senior Todd Foy takes a subtle glance over my shoulder at a clock, too quickly to be noticed normally. He clearly has bigger things on his mind, but I have 45 minutes with him until he has to resume his duties as Student Government Association, SGA, president, a position he's held since the fall.
I met Foy our freshman year. I can't remember where, he has one of those personalities that makes him ubiquitous. I've yet to encounter a person at MCLA who doesn't know his name.
"I just like to be social. I like talking to people and learning from people. The person I am was made by the people around me," Foy said.
At first glance, Foy and I aren't dressed dissimilarly, fairly casually by most standards. We're both in jeans, shortsleve shirts, and Converse low-tops, but he's dressed very well in a way that I can't seem to put my finger on. After a minute or two it hits me, his pants and polo shirt fit closely to his thin physique, and both are shades of blue that play off of his cerulean eyes.
His medium-length blond hair shifts only slightly with the sudden movements of his body. He talks with his hands. Each point he makes is punctuated with a flick of the wrist, a tilt of the head, or a shrug. On occasion his whole torso folds over almost to his knees, when something is raucously funny.
The 21-year-old from Hadley has taken a rare break this year from his normally jam-packed class schedule. He's spending his remaining time at MCLA focusing on his presidency and finishing his minors in anthropology and social justice.
"I knew SGA would be insane. I know Jaynelle [Bellmore] is taking seven classes, I don't know how she does it," he said with a laugh and a nod to Bellmore, who is working behind us at a desk in the SGA office.
Though he's worked with Colleges Against Cancer and the Class Council in the past, his junior year the political science major consolidated his activities to exclusively SGA.
"This is where my passions have always been, since freshman year," Foy said. "Middle of junior year, I had just moved up to the executive board. You see a lot more on the [eboard]."
Foy said that there were a lot of issues that he began to notice at SGA and the College in general. This made him redouble his efforts in SGA and throw himself in headfirst.
Foy's day is a mixed bag of classes and SGA appointments that stretch from nine in the morning till he finally stops between five and nine at night. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays are for SGA and Tuesdays and Thursdays are for classes and homework.
I asked Foy: with such a busy schedule, how does he manage to stay physically active? He laughed.
"Assassin's Creed is my exercise…I go home and I just sit…I'm just so exhausted that I just want to sit and pretend I'm a medieval assassin," he said.
Saturday nights are for him and his "brothers," though. The guys that Todd lives with are his closest friends and while he enjoys heading to the bar, the satisfaction of opening a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc and booting up Super Smash Bros. with his housemates in their 21+ townhouse can't be beat.
"I've found by now that you've hit that group of people that really know you well," Foy said.
When Foy has a bad day he tends to retreat and get some perspective on his life, often by reading a book.
"I think a little bit, fume a little bit and jump into some other place," he said. "I think some people don't take time for themselves."
Foy, who interned for Senator John Kerry last summer, recently applied for two jobs at political consulting firms in Boston and for a position with the Human Rights Campaign in Washington D.C.
Foy thanked a multitude of people from MCLA for helping him become the person he is today and getting where he is, including Jaynelle Bellmore, Jameek Clovie and Diane Collins. But the one person who came to mind was director of student development Celia Norcross.
"She's like the mother of the campus," Foy said. "She's talked me off a lot of big cliffs I could have jumped off of." But, he added, she allowed him to make enough mistakes so he would learn and grow.
"Celia's the person I think of, but it's been the whole community," Foy said.
He finished by saying that he came to MCLA alone, and put himself through school. But he won't be leaving the school alone, the changes; both the good and bad (mostly good he added) will stay with him.


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Insulin Glargine Not a Cancer Risk
Insulin glargine (Lantus) doesn't significantly raise cancer risk compared with "human" insulin, a registry study affirmed. more
Insulin Glargine Not a Cancer Risk
Insulin glargine (Lantus) doesn't significantly raise cancer risk compared with "human" insulin, a registry study affirmed. more
Obese Kidney Patients Benefit from Transplants
Obese renal failure patients who have a body mass index under 40 derive the same overall survival benefit from kidney transplantation as non-obese patients, researchers found. more
Weight Bias Tied to Obesity Risk
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Experiencing discrimination because of body weight may lead to a greater likelihood of becoming or remaining obese, researchers found. more
FDA Goes After Fake Diabetes Therapies
The FDA has sent letters to 15 companies warning them to stop marketing products that falsely claim to treat diabetes, the agency announced. more
Age Adds to Diabetes Disability Burden
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Seniors with diabetes were at more than a 50% increased risk for physical disability and disability in daily living activities, researchers found. more
WHI Trialists Pan Hysterectomy Analysis
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An analysis asserting that thousands of women have died because they avoided estrogen therapy oversimplifies issues raised by the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study and highlights the limitations of subgroup analyses, WHI investigators told MedPage Today. more
No Breakfast, Midnight Snacks May Hurt Heart
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Skipping breakfast or eating late at night should top the not-to-do lists of men in middle age and beyond; not only do they have metabolic effects, they may also put men at higher risk for coronary heart disease. more
Losing Fatty Liver Cuts Diabetes Risk
When fatty liver disease resolves, it takes with it a patient's risk of developing diabetes, Korean researchers found. more
Estrogen Debate Continues: The WHI Side
7/22/2013 |
A claim that thousands of women have died because they avoided estrogen therapy represents an oversimplification of the issues and reinforces the risks of subgroup analyses, according to investigators in the Women's Health Initiative. more
Dad's Age Tied to Kid's Weight, Height, LDL
Older dads may beget taller and slimmer offspring, but these children may have cholesterol problems including higher LDL concentrations, researchers found. more


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Rufous-naped Wrens
The Rufous-naped Wren (Campylorhynchus rufinucha) is a small songbird of Wren family.
Distribution / Habitat:
It is a resident breeding species from central Mexico to Costa Rica.
This large wren breeds in lowlands and foothills from sea level up to 800 m altitude in forest or open woodland, scrub, second growth and savanna. It mainly occurs on the Pacific side of the central mountain ranges.
Nesting / Breeding:
Its spherical nest has a side entrance and is lined with seed down. It is constructed 1.5 – 8 m high in a thorny tree or shrub, especially bull's-horn acacia.
The female alone incubates the three to five brown- or black-spotted white eggs for about two weeks to hatching, and the young fledge in about the same length of time again. After breeding, families sleep together in dormitory nests like those used for breeding.
The adult Rufous-naped Wren is 17 cm long and weighs 36 g. It has a black crown and eyestripe separated by a strong white supercilium (line above eye), a rufous nape, and cinnamon brown upperparts streaked with black and white, especially on the rump. The wings and tail are barred with black and greyish-white. The underparts are white. Young birds have duller upperparts and buff underparts.
This species is often tame and inquisistive.
Call / Song:
This species has a short rasping call. The song is a mix of rich whistles, chatters and gurgles often given as a duet.
The Rufous-naped Wren forages actively in low vegetation pairs or family groups. It eats mainly eats insects, spiders and other invertebrates.
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Posted by Avalon Swan on December 31 2008 03:14 AM
Hey all been away for awhile so pardon me if I restate something! My thoughts here are a palm pilot or tablet PC windows program in order to show formulas and long addition. This should be an easy program to get made. One note on cost thought, remember there was a movement for the $100.00 PC to give out to the poor of Africa. Had all the right T's crossed and I's dotted and yet it still failed to materialize as a product. So although a cheap version could be had in a palm pilot model, there will still be some intrinsic value that can not be overcome price wise. In any case a Discalculator program for hand helds should not be to far of a stretch to make happen.


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15* CBB Sunday Afternoon Line Mistake on Rider +3.5
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Iona vs. Rider, 01/20/2013 14:00 EDT, Score: 62 - 67
Point Spread: +3½/-105 Rider
Sportsbook: 5Dimes
Result: Win
The Rider Broncs are showing excellent value as a 4-point home underdog to the Iona Gaels Sunday. This is one of the most underrated teams in the country, and that has really shown of late.
Rider is a perfect 6-0 ATS in its last 6 games overall. It has won four straight outright to get to 10-9 on the season. All four wins came by 7 points or more, and it is now ready to take on the overrated Gaels today.
Iona is overvalued due to its current 6-game winning streak coming in. Two of those wins came by narrow margins on the road. One was a 66-62 win at Siena as an 11.5-point favorite, and the other was an 86-82 victory at Marist as a 9.5-point favorite. All six of Iona's losses have come on the road this season.
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I'm using a bq2014H (I can't change it to bq2060) and as far as I know, on battery change event the user MUST fully charge and then fully discharge so the device can "learn" the new capacity of the batteries.
I also know there's a DONE pin which on high state automatically assumes a 100% charge on the NAC register and this DONE pin should be connected to the charger but this bq2002C (can't change this part neither) has no such pin to send this signal.
So my idea is to do this "charge DONE" thing via software with the microcontroller in a similar way that the soft reset works by writing some registers
I tried writing to NAC register the PFC value (in my case 0x9000, full battery), I had no luck because for some reason this puts NAC on 0x0000.
The datasheet is clear about soft reseting but says nothing about soft "preseting".
Does anyone know how can I send the equivalent to a DONE full charge signal/command/whatever through the HDQ communication?
I'm using a bq2014H and I'd like to know whats the procedure to send a "charging is DONE" command to trough the HDQ communication.
The datasheet describes the procedure to make a reset via software by writing zeros to some registers.
I know there's a DONE pin which on high state puts the NAC on the maximum LMD (or PFC) value just the way a full charge should be, can I get this same effect by writing to any of the registers?
I tried writing 0x9000 (wich is my full Programed Full Count) directly to NAC but had no luck there.
Does anybody got any ideas?
Hi Abraham,
Writing NACH to the value in LMD, not PFC, and NACL to 0xFF should do the trick.
Best regards
Thanks Garry it worked


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Lemonhead Evan Dando Sues General Motors
Last week, Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing General Motors of re-recording the band's song, "It's a Shame About Ray," for a marketing campaign. The shame about Dando's lawsuit is that it may be a bit too late. The auto giant recently filed for bankruptcy.
Meanwhile, the band is readying for the release of its new album, Varshons, on June 23. The record, which boasts of contributions from Anthony Saffery (Cornershop), Kate Moss and Liv Tyler, will feature The Lemons' take on songs by Gram Parsons, Wire, G.G. Allin and Leonard Cohen.
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It was no contest Saturday evening as the Nicolet girls basketball team defeated South Milwaukee, 56-22, in a Division 1 regional final game at Nicolet. Nicolet had three players in double figures, led by Ashley Green, who finished with 19. Alex Cohen scored 14 for the Knights, while Brittney Fair finished with 10 points. Nicolet will now take on Oak Creek in a sectional semifinal game on Friday at Whitefish Bay. Saturday's win was the 100th career victory for Nicolet coach Corey Wolf.
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Negotiation of License for Patented Medical Technology and Venture Capital Financing
The founders of a drug discovery company turned to Larkin Hoffman for counsel for initial formation and negotiating a license with a major university for patented technology developed to combat hemorrhagic shock. The Larkin Hoffman team, led by Frank Harvey, also negotiated for the newly formed company in obtaining venture capital financing to fund the development and necessary approvals to market the drug. |


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- 1 cup Greek olive oil
- 6 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 large yellow onion, coarsely chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano leaves
- 3 pounds lamb tenderloin, cut into 1 by 1-inch strips
- 1 pound merguez sausage
- Wooden skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 8 pocket pita breads
- Grilled onion, sliced
- Grilled red pepper, sliced
- Piquillo Pepper Yogurt Sauce, recipe follows
Whisk together the oil, garlic, onion, and oregano in a large bowl. Add the lamb and toss to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, or up to 4 hours.
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Skewer the lamb and sausage onto the presoaked wooden skewers, and season with salt and pepper. Grill for 2 minutes on each side, or until the lamb is golden brown and cooked to medium-rare doneness. Remove from the grill and let rest until cool enough to touch.
Meanwhile, grill the pita on both sides for about 20 seconds to warm through. Slice off 1- inch from the top of each pita. Remove the lamb and sausage from the skewers into the pitas. Add sliced grilled onions and peppers to pitas, and drizzle with the yogurt sauce.
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Front Page Titles (by Subject) Business\' Social Ethics - Literature of Liberty, January/March 1978, vol. 1, No. 1
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Business' Social Ethics - Leonard P. Liggio, Literature of Liberty, January/March 1978, vol. 1, No. 1 [1978]Edition used:Literature of Liberty: A Review of Contemporary Liberal Thought was published first by the Cato Institute (1978-1979) and later by the Institute for Humane Studies (1980-1982) under the editorial direction of Leonard P. Liggio.
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Business' Social Ethics"The Social Responsibility of Business: A Dissent." Business and Society (published by Roosevelt University), 17 (1977): 11–18. In recent years many have vociferously contended that privately-owned firms have a "social responsibility" to alleviate a myriad of social ills (ranging from pollution to income maldistribution). Poised against these critics, and coming to the rescue of the supposedly beseiged businesses, are the defenders of the paramount profit ethic. Now we see a new twist to this conventional polarization. "Social responsibility" advocates are often members of the business community itself, rather than (as is generally assumed) representing "anti-business" interests. Businessmen are drawn to the guaranteed markets, stable tax-generated revenues, and noncompetitive environment in which government operates. These attractions encourage corporate officials to advocate programs of "social responsibility" which they can manage as funded government agencies. Various corporations, including Litton Industries, operate Job Corp projects on a cost-plus guaranteed basis. Litton has also proposed operating public school systems on the same basis. Other firms have sought business management of urban traffic, housing, and urban development. Private security companies have sought to contract state and local police and fire department functions. We cannot consider such business proposals as marketplace alternatives to government services. For example, Litton did not wish to start privately financed schools to compete on the open market with public schools. It proposed, instead, its own private management of the government-owned and tax-financed public schools. In a similar vein, as the Vietnam War wound down in the late 1960s, several defense contractors suggested rechanneling defense money into solving "social problems"—under their management. Businesses that assume roles as government agents operate on an undisciplined and subsidized "cost-plus" basis. Competitive efficiency and sharpness erode as each representative of the business sector takes on the motives and the operational structure of political institutions. Suddenly, they feel no need to run an economic tight ship because tax dollars can cover for mismanagement and blunders. The firm now finds itself with an unlimited revenue base. The immediate consequences of such a government-business "marriage" is the noticeable lack of efficiency which spreads from one partner and begins to rule the affairs of the other. And in the long-run, management myopia could produce a growing pattern of national politicization of economic activity. Interested businesses often promote the "social responsibility of business" and may confirm Gabriel Kolko's thesis of the corporate state. A mixed economy results from the amalgamation of "government" and business. Government, through the regulatory process, would run the business system, and business, in turn, would run the government. We must scrutinize the long-run consequences of confusing economic and business institutions. To the extent that businesses adapt the motives ("social responsibility") and operational structure of political institutions, they will lose market incentives for the efficient management of resources. VIEqualityThe ambiguous slogan of Égalité has become the hallmark uniting numerous modern social trends. Oftentimes the conflicting claims of equality are advocated by rivals (e.g., the Bakke case). Sometimes we witness a striving to make persons equal in contradictory ways. Can individual freedom, human diversity, and personal rights be reconciled with an equality in incomes, status, education, that is achieved by coercive means? How is equality of condition or result related to equal liberty and equality before the law? |


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THURSDAY, DEC. 13 ICE SKATING! The Westin Ka'anapali adds a whimsical winter touch to Maui's tropical landscape with "Skating by the Sea, a Westin Ka'anapali Holiday." Transforming its outdoor Ocean Lawn into a 1,000 square foot hybrid ice skating rink with views of the Pacific Ocean, guests will be able to skate with a view. The environmentally sound synthetic polymer rink will allow for the use of ice skates while keeping our aina clean and skaters in their shorts. Whether you want to take the entire family or reserve the rink for a private party, it's open daily until Jan. 1. $15 (includes skates and 20 minutes on the rink) The Westin Ka'anapali (6 Kai Ala Dr., Ka'anapali); westinkaanapali.com. GABRIEL IGLESIAS Gabriel Iglesias, aka Fluffy, sets the MACC's stage on fire with his witty remarks and animated characters. From start to finish, his comedy act promises electrifying storytelling and sound effects that bring his personal issues to life. The winner of Comedy Central's "Favorite Comic" and "Special of the Year," Iglesias is spoken for. His PG material and high octane show appeals to fans of all ages. Join Iglesias on his Maui stop of the Aloha Fluffy Tour and clench your stomachs for hilarious comedy. $41. 7:30pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Castle Theater (One Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-7469; mauiarts.org. ***** FRIDAY, DEC. 14 2ND FRIDAY TOWN PARTY Lahaina will get festive for its 2nd Friday Town Party. Hele Mai and join the Festival of the Arts. Come enjoy live music, history, culture and Lahaina's famous Art Night on Front Street. Get creative with holiday arts and crafts at the Baldwin Home Museum. Local artist Mary Ann Leigh will be demonstrating hand-built masks at Joelle C Gallery from 5-8 p.m. As part of Second Friday festivities, Kai Pua is celebrating their one-year anniversary. Come meet all of their talented artists, have a glass of wine and support locally made art. Don't miss out on live music, ono food specials and great deals this holiday season! 6pm-9pm. Front Street (Between Lahainaluna Rd. and Dickenson St.); visitlahaina.com. SURF NIGHT The Maui Film Festival is presenting Surf Night at FirstLight. Doubling as a benefit for Operation Smile and Restore the Shore, the evening will feature two short films and a film honoring both causes. A Different Reason To Smile documents a group of Sanuk employees, which includes Maui's own Matt Meola, who go to Peru to partake in a Operation Smile medical mission. Cowboy and Aerials documents board-slingers who flip, fly and spin high above the lip. This one stars Meola and music by Maui's Lukas Nelson. And the feature film is The Isle, which will reveal a "epic trick" from surfer Albee Layer that's the buzz of the surf community. $12. 6:30pm. Maui Arts and Cultural Center (One Cameron Way, Kahului); 808-242-7469; mauiarts.org; mauifilmfestival.com. HOLIDAY CONCERT Maui Choral Arts is presenting its annual winter Holiday Concert. It features the Maui Concert Chorus, Olinda Chorale and Baldwin High School's Brass Band. Conducted by Gary Shin-Leavitt and guest conductor Bob Willis, the Concert Chorus boasts an impressive collection of local and national musicians. The distinctive program showcases classics including Monteverdi Magnificat and Daniel Pinkham's "Christmas Concerto," along with many seasonal favorites. To purchase tickets go online. $25 reserved seating. $15 general seating. $5 students w/ID and children. 7:30pm-9:30pm. Kihei Baptist Chapel (1655 S. Kihei Rd.); mauichoralarts.org. MARTIAL ARTS EXPO AND FUNDRAISER This weekend Cravalho Entertainment is bringing you a Mixed Martial Arts Expo & Fundraiser. Benefiting Toys for Tots, this three-day event will bring out Maui's talented Mixed Martial Artists for a cause. Friday will see a Toy Drive and "Night of Champions" weigh ins (3:30pm-5:30pm), followed by kick boxing and a No-Gi Cage Grappling Show. On Saturday, there will be a Keiki Martial Arts Demonstration (10am-4pm) followed by another "Night of Champions" series of bouts. Then Sunday will feature the Maoli CD Release Party with performances by Inna Vision, Malino and Jah Maoli. Fight cards are subject to change and tickets are non-refundable so pick them up at YNVU Kahului, Mr. Subs in Lahaina and Just Wing It in Kihei. Friday: $15, Saturday: $25, Sunday $25. 6:30pm main events. Maui Mall (70 E. Ka'ahumanu Ave, Kahului). ***** SATURDAY, DEC. 15 CHRISTMAS CABARET Naughty or nice, Mick Fleetwood and the Kit Kat Club Cabaret invites you for some holiday spice. What better than a Kit Kat Club Christmas at Fleetwood's on Front Street with Jolly Old St. Mick. Enjoy being served fresh local ahi sliders, Filet Mignon skewers, chocolate truffles and an exquisite cocktail. But the evening also promises sultry Miss Santas and North Pole Cuties. Have your choice of the early show which takes place in Fleetwood's intimate dining room or the second show on Fleetwood's open-air rooftop with a chance to dance the night away. $99 general admission, $75 (Facebook friend special). 6pm early show, 8:30pm second show. Fleetwood's on Front St. (744 Front St., Lahaina); 808-669-MICK (6425). PUMPKIN PIE BAKE-OFF Still craving pie after Thanksgiving? Wailuku Coffee Company is hosting its second annual Pumpkin Pie Bake Off and Ornament Art Show. All are invited to bring their best in pie, a hand-crafted ornament or toy to donate, all benefiting the Friends of the Children's Justice Center of Maui, Inc. Entrees for the pie bake off can be dropped off at WCC from 11am to noon. From noon-3pm, the public will judge. The winner will be announced via Facebook and will be awarded a $50 gift card to Maui Thing. Local artists are welcomed to drop off donated ornaments to WCC Dec. 12-14. If you're interested in participating in the pie bake off be sure to call 808-280-5786. Free. noon-3pm Wailuku Coffee Company (26. N Market St., Wailuku); 808-495-0259; wailukucoffeeco.com. THE BELLS RING OUT Na Leo Lani O Maui invites you and your family to share the joy of the holiday season at their fourth annual holiday concert "The Bells Ring Out." There will be two performances this year: an evening performance on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 7:30pm and an afternoon matinee on Sunday, Dec. 16 at 3pm. Under the direction of Mr. Gale Wisehart and Uluwehi Guerrero, the 80-member choir has been applauded for their authenticity and dedication to the Hawaiian culture, as well as their musical talent. A portion of the proceeds will support the St. Anthony Junior-Senior Symphonic Band in their quest to appear at Carnegie Hall in the spring. $20. Iao Theater (68 N. Market St., Wailuku); 808-281-6547. 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"I still get more from it each time I pick it up" says Australian Reiki Master Robyn Mckechine. 1pm. Barnes & Noble (325 Keawe St., Lahaina); 808-280-7704; ReikiHawaii.com. ***** SUNDAY, DEC. 16 BREAKFAST WITH SANTA Who says Santa only eats cookies? Maui Pride presents Breakfast with Santa at Mala in Wailea. The all-you-can-eat buffet will include a made-to-order omelet station, Maui's anahola granola and assorted cereals, pancakes or waffles with tropical syrups and more. Proceeds will go to Maui Pride's Scholarship fund. To get tickets visit the website. $15 ages 11 & under. $35 adults. 9:30am. Mala at Wailea Beach Mariott (3700 Wailea Alanui Dr.); MauiPride.org. LED ZEPPLICA Street Bikers United Hawaii, Maui Chapter is presenting their 11th Annual Maui Toy Run Motorcycle Parade. The "Parade of Motorists" will begin at Walmart in Kahului, make their way to Lahaina Cannery Mall in Lahaina (down Front Street) and end at VFW Park in Kihei around 2pm. 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Ontario to lead 2010 economic recovery
Conference Board forecasts 3.1 per cent GDP growth for Ontario next year, 2.7 per cent nationally. Powered by service sector, especially financial services; transportation; and government stimulus. But Ontario jobless rate will climb as high as 10.2 per cent, from expected 9.7 per cent this year.
Desmarais's Power Corp. outperformed Buffett's Berkshire 1993-2008
In lengthy profile of Montreal family, Bloomberg calculates 15-year return for Power investors at 14.5 per cent, for Berkshire investors, 14.1 per cent.
In Wall Street crisis, about 5,000 traders, bankers paid $1-million-plus bonuses
"There are some real ethical questions given the bailouts and the precariousness of so many of these financial institutions," said Jesse M. Brill, an outspoken pay critic who is the chairman of CompensationStandards.com, a research firm in California. "It's troublesome that the old ways are so ingrained that it is very hard for them to shed them."
Big Oil suffers huge 2Q profit plunge
Hardest hit in Canada, by far, was Petro-Canada, whose second-quarter profit fell 95 per cent to $71 million, or 16 cents a share, compared with $1.5 billion ($3.10 a share) a year ago. Others hard hit include Imperial Oil, Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell, ConocoPhillips. Year-over-year collapse in world prices also stalling Alberta heavy-oil projects.
Ballmer counters Street's Microsoft-Yahoo skepticism
With nearly 30 per cent of the search market, M-Y has reached same critical mass with which Microsoft's Explorer was able to become viable rival to Netscape. Search is more valuable the more people use it. "Scale is more important in this business than any other technology business I know," says Ballmer. Principle draws from Metcalfe's Law, showing phones and faxes exponentially more useful with growth of number of machines in use.
Internet use is flattening; drop in traditional media use is bottoming out
Whether online, TV, newspapers or magazines, developing specialized audiences is key to usefulness of media to audience, advertisers.
Weekend reads
* NYT: Gail Collins and David Brooks debate merits of single-payer healthcare.
* Der Spiegel: Lice, not winter, thwarted Napoleon's Russian invasion.
* Slate: In this recession, millionaires got pounded.
Quote of the day
"Insanity in individuals is rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule." -Friedrich Nietzsche
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* How does it looks like when you go to Options > Game Options > Interface Layout? What happens if you press Delete to restore defaults and restart the game?
* What happens if you delete your profile (*.ArmA2OAProfile file in "Documents > Arma 2" or "Documents > ArmA 2 Other Profiles" if you're not using default profile) and start the game? Will HUD be ok?
* Could you post content of your *.ArmA2OAProfile file here? Use SPOILER tags to hide it so it won't make the page incedibly long.
If that means you only cannot see cursors, action and all the other stuff which used to be green (or white in previous CP):
* Go to "Options > Game Options > Interface Colors", select "Ingame" and check what is current color of "Active Eleements" (selected by default in listbox). It should be 0%, 100%, 100%, 80%, with preset "Digital Blue" selected. If "Alpha" is 0%, it would explain why you cannot see any HUD (and it would make me wonder why the hell it happened ).
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Several weeks ago, I posted some pieces that I admired, including these Bensimon slipon sneakers (via A Cup of Jo). When I spied them on an online sample sale recently, I made sure to snag a pair before running out the door to class. I would have preferred red but these yellow ones will suit me just fine.
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Global GreenTagCert™ LCARate Gold PLUS GreenRate Level A Certified, custom furniture moulded components that use both pre and post consumer recycled Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) for both simple and complex shapes in furniture and furniture frames. Products are suitable for commercial and residential purposes.
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The product has achieved GreenRate Level A for GBCA Materials Calculator third party certification.
Integrated Design Synergy
Product has not been assessed under this criterion. Product does not create synergy within other building systems and hence this SAC is deemed 'Not Applicable'.
Recopol™ Custom Furniture Components has been attributed a score of 0.75 on a scale of -1 to 1 where 0 is neutral and 1 is worst case BAU under SAC-2 Life Cycle Assessment - Greenhouse. The lower the score, the better the product performs in this category. Product achieves Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) of 23.71 kgCO2e/mould.
Greenhouse emissions are comprised of negative impacts from CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions.
The Greenhouse gas footprints for the product are measured in accordance with ISO 14067:2006 or PAS 2050:2008.
The use of Post Consumer and Post Industrial recycled content reduces overall impacts associated with GHGs when compared with virgin materials.
Recopol™ Custom Furniture Components has been attributed a score of 0.00 on a scale of 0 to 1 where 0 is neutral and 1 is worst case BAU under SAC-3 Life Cycle Assessment - Health. The lower the score, the better the product performs in this category. This product has achieved the highest possible score in this category.
The product has successfully passed the ESCAP and no issues of concern or red light comments exist regarding the toxicity of the products. The Wharington International has a certified ISO 14001 EMS and has demonstrated the gathering of data on toxics usage and generation in a format that allows for the tracking of all toxics purchased or generated, with the aim of elimination of toxics in the production process, along with a commitment to continuous improvement.
The un-reacted raw materials of this product contain Carbon Black. In 2006, the IARC reclassified carbon black as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Class 2B). This issue relates to the inhalation of pure powdered and ultra-fine carbon black dust during manufacture and is not considered a risk, as it is not in a respirable form when bound into the product. Refer to Materials Safety Data Sheet for further information.
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Certification: Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs): This product is Certified to meet Green Star® IEQ VOC credits for Interior Fitout Items, Furniture, Assemblies, Loose Furniture and Chairs and Tables.
Life Cycle Assessment - Global GreenTag LCA EcoPoints
Recopol™ Custom Furniture Components has been attributed a score of 0.36 on a scale of 0 to 1 where 0 is neutral and 1 is worst case BAU under SAC-4 Life Cycle Assessment - LCA EcoPoints, based on the comparison to the Business as Usual (BAU) fibreglass chair mould.
Recopol™ Custom Furniture Components has undergone a Life Cycle Assessment of its product with data verified by an onsite audit of its manufacturing facility, which recognises the GreenTag® Rating with a 'Plus' attribute.
An LCA EcoPoint within the Global GreenTag Standard is the weighted results of the Cradle to End of Life LCA analysis of the building material, compared to a 'Business as Usual' or typical worst case scenario product used within the market. The LCA EcoPoint score for a product is determined by product raw materials composition, manufacturing processes and transportation impacts and includes any required preparation and directly associated components.
The life cycle impacts considered by the EcoPoint score include:
Biodiversity - Physical Impacts
Recopol™ Custom Furniture Components has been attributed a score of 0.00 on a scale of -1 to 1 where 0 is neutral and 1 is worst case BAU under SAC-5 Biodiversity - Physical Impacts (non-LCA). This product has achieved the highest possible score in this category.
The use of Post Consumer and Post Industrial recycled content reduces the biodiversity impacts associated with the product manufacturing when compared with using virgin materials. Additionally, the use of recycled components reduces the impacts of plastics to landfill and reduces the amount of petroleum required to produce virgin plastic.
Recopol™ Custom Furniture Components has been attributed a score of 0.65 on a scale of 0 to 1 where 0 is neutral and 1 is worst case BAU under SAC-6 Corporate Social Responsibility.
Corporate Social Responsibility Policy Wharington International have implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility Policy that demonstrates that the organisation considers the impacts of its activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities and all other members of the public sphere during corporate decision-making.
LEGAL COMPLIANCE Wharington International has not been involved in any litigation in the past 5 years and has demonstrated compliance with relevant social and environmental legislative or other legal requirements.
ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIMS Wharington International's public claims on products' environmental performance are verified as compliant with ISO 14021 'Environmental Labels and Declarations - Self-Declared Environmental Claims' (Type II Environmental Labelling requirements).
As per SAC2 - LCA Greenhouse.
As per SAC3 - LCA - Health.
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) The company operates under an ISO 14001 Certified EMS at their manufacturing facility.
for SAC4 - LCA - LCA ecoPOINT.
As per SAC6 - Corporate Social Responsibility.
FITNESS FOR PURPOSE Product demonstrates compliance with the relevant national fitness for purpose standards. Additionally, Wharington International has provided testimonials from customers supporting the fitness for purpose in the marketplace.
Please see the 'Green Specifications' tab above for more details.
REPLACEMENT PARTS Contractual agreement held by company for replacement parts.
PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM Wharington International offer a publically available Product Stewardship Program (PSP) which entails contractual arrangements with their customers to take back products at the end of the product's in use phase. The company will provide appropriate arrangements to collect end of life products for recycling into new products or recycling by an external facility where appropriate.
VERIFICATION OF PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM Wharington International have provided evidence that the necessary arrangements and relationships exist in order to carry out the obligations of its PSP. The company will recycle the products on site at their manufacturing facility into new products.
DESIGN FOR DISASSEMBLY Products have been designed in a way that facilitates the separation of major components for reuse, refurbishment or recycling where appropriate.
IEQ Certification: VOCs: This product is certified to meet Green Star® IEQ VOC credits for Tenancy Fitout Items.
The GreenTag GreenRate certificate may be used to demonstrate compliance to the relevant Green Star® IEQ credits for VOC emissions of furniture products.
Indoor Environment Quality Recopol™ Custom Furniture Components has been tested for TVOC to ASTM D5116 and complies as a minimum with TVOC emissions limits as follows:
a) Total VOC limit 0.5mg/m2/hour
b) 4-PC (4-Phenylcyclohexene) 0.05mg/m2 per hour.
Product does not adversely affect IEQ and these low emissions add to a healthy indoor environment.
Recopol™ Custom Furniture Components has been compared to an industry standard fibreglass furniture mould which serves as the business as usual for the base furniture category. The life cycle inventory data compiled for the BAU product was obtained from industry studies.
Information last verified on 2nd October 2012. Certification valid until 7th August 2013.
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Low/Reduced offgassing
Reduced or no toxicity through life cycle
Reduced terrestrial impacts
Reduced waste generation
Reduced hazardous waste generation
Recycled content- post consumer min 50%
Resource efficiency
Extended Producer Responsibility scheme (EPR)
Legal Compliance
Public CSR/sustainability report
Environmental Management System (EMS)
Certified EMS
Environmental policy
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Ecolabel / Certification
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Independent LCA
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GreenTag - Gold
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Race & Flyer by Wes.
The Bike Doctor's First Grandannual Lock U Up Alley Cat Classic.
Saturday, January 10, 3:30pm.
Meet at Blair Middle School on Colley Avenue.
5-8 mile messenger-style bike race with activity checkpoints.
Bike lock & spare tube required.
Helmet & lights recommended.
Special Huffy Class open to all Mal-Wart bikes with MSRP of $200 or less.
Prizes awarded to top finishers!
Free Will Entry Fee ($10 suggested)
Proceeds will go to purchase U Locks for the proletariat.
More information on fotobywes.blogspot.com
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Bicycle "Scavenger Hunt" Saturday
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Directly up the center up the face, left of Yellow Spur, are two exciting and thought provoking pitches up immaculate and progressively changing banded rock. At the start, protect (or not) a continually-expanding crack with a tricky 5.10 move up the stacked flakes. The crux is getting past the third bolt, and traversing right under the roof...There are some very cool, intricate moves on some small, razor-like hand and foot holds...After the roof traverse the climbing eases past one more bolt, a bashie and then the anchor. Pitch two moves left, out the roof, to the lip and requires a an inobvious pull up and over (11). Tiptoe up the awkward, meandering slab past bolts and an occasional nut placement to the easier left facing corner with gear. The big tree atop the ledge has a bunch of slings and rings to rap off of (2 ropes).
QDs for bolts, micro brass (#4RP at start only) and small-large nuts, 2-bolt anchor atop P1, tree with slings atop P2 (165' rap!).
It is possible to rap with a 60m rope in 2 raps, but you need to swing over to the triple bolt anchor atop pitch one to get to those anchors for the second rap. Not too bad.
Intricate balancy face climbing with sequential foot work. An Eldorado classic. A fall getting to the first bolt would be dangerous and probably warrants a semi serious rating. FYI, the first bolt was in place when I first did the route in '85 or '86.
Good route, tricky move just before hitting the overhang and going right. Insecure, but not difficult down low. be careful indeed. This route would be much easier to beta-flash than to on-sight, I wager, because the crux move is not that hard, just hard to read and anticipate.
According to High Over Boulder, 1970: "Via a very thin flake, reach a bolt 15-20 feet up, and continue nailing upward. etc."
The 2nd pitch is not to be missed! Lots of great face climbing.


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Town of Perrysburg
Free Computer Class
Sat, 10/02/2010 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
If you want to know what's inside your computer and not let the geeks talk over your head when you buy your next computer, this is for you.
October 2nd from 6-8 PM
Village of Little Valley, NY meeting room
For more information for this and future events call
Hewitt Systems: 716-257-1252
Door Prizes, Refreshments Provided
Appreciation Picnic for Firemen & First Responders
Sun, 07/11/2010 - 10:00am - 1:00pm
Thank You Ceremony & Picnic for everyone in regards to the Fancher Fire.
Come say thanks. Everyone welcome! Read more
Board of Assessment Review in Perrysburg
Tue, 05/25/2010 - 12:00pm - 4:00pm
At the B.A.R. (Board of Assessment Review), or sometimes known as Grievance or Grievance Day, a property owner has the right to speak their mind about their assessment. Read more
2010 Annual Spring Property Tax Auction Results
Sat, 05/22/2010 - 4:00am
The 2010 Annual Property Tax Auction will be May 22 at 9:15am, Catt-LV School, 207 Rock City St, Little Valley. Doors open at 8am for registration.
Pre-registration is recommended by either going in to the Treasurer's Offices in Olean or Little Valley, or pre-register online. If you pre-register online, you can pick up your bidder card at the front door. Read more
Rabies Clinic for Dogs, Cats and Ferrets
By: Health
Sat, 05/08/2010 - 5:00am - 8:00am
There will be a Rabies Clinic on Saturday, May 8, 2010 in Little Valley at the County DPW Garage on Route 242 from 9:00am-Noon. Sponsored by the Cattaraugus County Health Department. Read more
Information Night for the 2010 Spring Property Tax Auction
Thu, 05/13/2010 - 3:00pm
An informational meeting will be held Thursday, May 13 at 7:00 pm in the Legislative chambers, 3rd Floor of County Building, 303 Court St Little Valley for the 2010 Annual Spring Property Tax Auction.
We will review the approximately 75 parcels offered and answer questions.
Auction books will be available shortly after May 6th. Read more
Emerald Ash Borer Outreach Training
Wed, 04/14/2010 - 9:00am - 12:00pm
The Cornell Department of Natural Resources has received a grant from USDA-APHIS to conduct a series of workshops in New York State to establish Cornell Cooperative Extension as the source of information and guidance to citizens and communities on the invasive Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). Read more
Immunization Day
By: Health
Mon, 04/05/2010 - 5:00am - 8:00am
On Monday, April 5th—9:00 a.m. - Noon at the Olean Office of the Health Department
Be sure you are up to date on your families immunizations. Immunizations for children under age 19 are free.
H1N1 vaccine will also be available to anyone for free.
No appointment is needed. Read more
Tobacco Education Day
By: Health
Tue, 04/06/2010 - 5:00am - 8:00am
Tobacco Education Day on Tuesday, April 6th—9:00 a.m. - Noon at the Olean Office of the Health Department.
The Health Department will be:
- checking Oxygen levels,
- carbon dioxide levels will be measured.
- Let us help you quit!
A Healthier America: One Community at a Time
Reproductive Health Awareness Day
By: Health
Wed, 04/07/2010 - 5:00am - 8:00am
Reproductive Health Awareness Day on Wednesday, April 7th—9:00 a.m. - Noon at the Olean Office of the Health Department.
The Health Department will be offering:
- HIV testing,
- Family Planning Information.
A Healthier America: One Community at a Time


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Friday, November 16, 2007
Bali Browns
Not a whole lot of fun stuff going on around here lately. The picture shows the only sewing I've done lately, in dribs and drabs. My MIL, who used to travel a lot, gave me some pieces of batik fabric from Bali some months ago. I figured it'd be a good daughter-in-law thing to do to make her a lap quilt using them. I opted for triangles after seeing one somewhere that stuck in my mind, so I cut and arranged and I've been connecting triangles together in odd moment. I'm not big on brown, and I'm finding that sewing this just isn't very cheery. Ah well. I know Roger's mom will love it and I'm enjoying knowing that this will really surprise her.
Meanwhile, I've been busy with work and family (checking out a new middle school for C next year) and the usual household stuff.
Maybe it's the weather, or maybe it's a swing of the menopausal pendulum from insomnia to constant lethargy and sleepiness, but all I want to do is lie around and read. And I'm not talking about legal journals. I want chick lit and mindless mysteries and goofy romances.
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- Gerrie said...
I have a love for browns lately. In clothing, home decor and quilts. I was excited about chocolate for that reason. Give in to your lethargy — it will soon pass!! This is going to be a lovely lap quilt. Have a great week-end.
- Hedgehog said...
Love those browns. Know what you mean about working with someone else's colors, but it's always worth it when the gift is received!
- Françoise said...
Hey, but that's a chocolate quilt!
I'm a bit lethargic at the moment too... fighting the flu, reading Ken Follett, and sewing traditional blocks... must be the season. No worries. - 6:08 AM
- StegArt said...
Looks like you're practicing up for the chocolate challenge.
- Jeannie said...
I think you might be surprised when you finish the quilt, because I think it is very rich. Rich like chocolate, which you may be deficit in - it is a natural mood lifter - at least that's what I tell myself. Curl up with some chick lit and enjoy the weekend. Cheers.
- Helen Conway said...
I love browns too but my advice is stick a bit of lime-ish green in - POW!! And as for reading.. I have a suprise day off tomorrow and you have given me an idea... curled up, hot choc in mug under a quilt book in hand...mmmmm!


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Many of the solutions we use involve the creative use of technology – a pedal powered oil press, electrolysis water purifiers, and clean cookstoves. Finding solutions with limited resources available requires out-of-the-box thinking and active participation of the people who will benefit.
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Five Observations From Strassy's Debut
By Jamie Mottram | March 9, 2010
Stephen Strasburg just completed his hyped-up pro debut, which consisted of two scoreless innings in a Spring Training game against Detroit. My notes:
1. He works fast. So fast that MASN almost missed his first pitch.
2. He threw mostly fastballs, hitting 98 on the gun. He also missed the mitt with most of them.
3. The few breaking pitches he threw were filthy, including a knee-buckler to Miguel Cabrera and another for a called third strike to end his day.
4. Despite striking out two and giving up two weak basehits, it only took him 20-some pitches to get through two innings.
5. Recycling what I tweeted: "The downside of watching Stephen Strasburg pitch? Hearing Bob Carpenter and Rob Dibble talk." And adding what Chris tweeted: "Oh, and Debbie Taylor. Can't forget about her awfulness."
Update: Steinz has more notes and a video of the backwards K.
Topics: Nationals, Stephen Strasburg, TV Photography | 6 Comments »
6 Responses to "Five Observations From Strassy's Debut"
DC Says:
March 9th, 2010 at 4:58 PMYou got no love for Dibble, the real life Kenny Powers??
Jamie Mottram Says:
March 9th, 2010 at 5:00 PMDibble's no KP.
ColtBrennan Says:
March 9th, 2010 at 8:54 PMKenny Powers was at one time successful, not "thinking nasty" like our boy Dibbs.
DC Says:
March 10th, 2010 at 9:46 AMNo KP indeed.. I've been very critical of the Nats broadcast team since 2005, but I have nothing bad to say about Dibble. He cracks me up.. not always on purpose, but he's pretty funny, and knows quite a bit about the game.
Jamie Mottram Says:
March 10th, 2010 at 9:57 AMWe'll have to agree to disagree on that one, DC.
horseydeucey Says:
March 10th, 2010 at 10:54 AM6. Dibble is polarizing.


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Yes, yes, I know I'm late with this post. So what, it's worth seeing again an having a good laugh at it.
Seth Casteel did a wonderful job of creating these funky photos of diving dogs. His series is called "Ruff Water." The photos below show us what happens when we combine water, a ball and animal instinct. However, some dogs and dog breeds don't really like water; you'll find my French bulldog among them. There is no way for me to convince her to jump into water, nor can I throw her in, as she'd look like a sinking submarine with bat like ears. :)
Water, dogs and balls are the best!


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These days, politics means always having to say you're sorry.
At least that's how it seems in an election year when petty insults, immature taunts and vicious attacks are distributed with reckless abandon, then taken back almost as quickly.
These days, politics means always having to say you're sorry.
At least that's how it seems in an election year when petty insults, immature taunts and vicious attacks are distributed with reckless abandon, then taken back almost as quickly.
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Paul Teller was ousted came after reports that Teller had been working with outside conservative groups against the two-year budget deal.
Who said they can't get anything done?
The Senate majority leader says "the law" forced his hand -- and so did fear of law suits.
Though apologies have long been a part of Washington's political discourse, there has been a recent rush of groveling by both political parties as a 2012 campaign defined by the smallness of the day-to-day debate heads into the homestretch.
In the past two weeks alone, the Democratic National Committee apologized to Ann Romney over a television ad that mocked her ownership of an Olympic dressage horse; Republican operative John Sununu apologized for suggesting that President Obama was un-American; Obama's communications director apologized to a conservative writer Charles Krauthammer for a blog post attacking one of his columns; Mitt Romney's traveling press secretary, Rick Gorka, apologized for telling reporters to "kiss my a--" during a trip overseas; and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee apologized to conservative casino magnate Sheldon Adelson for falsely implying that he knew of prostitution at one of his casinos in Macau.
"Frankly, I made a mistake," Sununu said on July 17 after telling reporters in a conference call arranged by the Romney campaign that he wished Obama "would learn how to be an American."
Sununu, the former chief of staff to President George H.W. Bush, added: "I shouldn't have used those words. And I apologize for using those words."
A day later, it was the Democrats' turn to say sorry. As the Olympics were about to get underway in London, the DNC pulled its offending dressage-related ad off the airwaves after Ann Romney said the family's horse was used to help in her therapy for multiple sclerosis.
"Our use of the Romneys' dressage horse was not meant to offend Mrs. Romney in any way, and we regret it if it did," DNC spokesman Brad Woodhouse told ABC News.
But does the string of mea culpas reflect a sudden surge of self-policing by the nation's political class, who are so often accused of failing to hold themselves accountable for their conduct?
Or is this wave simply the fallout of the new social media climate, where rapid-fire insults have become the norm and have led to a new spate of unvarnished — and often regrettable — reactions in the moment?
"In every campaign cycle, you have a new wave of amateurs with their hands on live ammunition," said Dan Hazelwood, a Republican political consultant from Alexandria. These operatives "vomit forth whatever idea they have without self-reflection."
He added that "the social media world, the Internet in particular, is assaulting. . . . When you inject the lack of decorum of the Internet with passionate emotional issues like politics, you have stuff that just spins out of control."
Take, for example, the politically tense moments surrounding the Supreme Court's June 28 ruling that upheld Obama's landmark health-care reform law. With both sides hoping to score political points that would resonate on the campaign trail, operatives were itching to declare victory.
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About Goa
Goa is a much-featured destination on the World Tourism map. This tiny emerald covering 3702 sq km has a 105 km long coast line lapped by the Arabian Sea. The state is bordered by Maharashtra and Karnataka. Temperate climate, diverse landscapes, wide, sandy, palm-fringed beaches, clean waters and an aura of serenity attract many tourists from all over the world.
Goa is pleasant throughout the year and it rains between June and September. Goa is reachable from Bangalore, Mumbai, Mangalore or Pune by road or rail. Convenient railway stations are Madgaon, Thivim and Vasco. It is linked by air to most major Indian cities.
Goa is best known for its beaches and most tourist attractions are centred around 4 towns namely Panaji, Margao, Vasco and Ponda
Organic Music, Seaside Setting. Find your wavelength.
Vivanta by Taj - Fort Aguada, Goa is at its best. Romantic. Charming. Vibrant. It has history woven in its walls. It's where royalty, heads of government and the biggest celebrities are known to frequent. For the luxury Goa experience, which no other place has been able to recreate. Not much has changed. There's a nice new buzz however. In the renewed rooms, cottages and villas, the nouvelle restaurants, the island bar, and the Jiva spa where you'll go Ah!
Soak in the space that showcases the spirit of Goa. The 45 km drive from the airport will have you delighting in backseat surprises (we're not revealing here). Explore the horizon as you look over the infinity pool, beyond the 16th century ramparts of the Portuguese Fort, and wave back to the tide as it works its way across the Arabian Sea to joyfully greet the Sinquerim beach below. Explore Goa in a vivid, vibrant way.
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Vivanta by Taj - Holiday Village, Goa, is different, yet the same in many ways.
Still the charming village, that flirts with the beach. Where fun lovers come for
repeat doses of delight. There's a nice new buzz however. In the renewed cottages
and villas, the nouvelle restaurants, the island bar, and the spa where you'll go
Ah! Chef Rego remains, as always, eager to wow you with specially designed meals.
Try mixing biz with fun and see how well wired the village is.
Soak in the space that reflects the spirit of Goa. Drive in from the airport delighting
in backseat surprises (we're not revealing here). You might break in to dance at
the reception. When Goan musicians soulfully strum a guitar and drum a 'ghumot'
in a unique Indo-Portuguese style. And that's just for starters.
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Vivanta by Taj - Panaji, Goa, is the new buzz in town. Where meeting has many meanings.
It's close to where the river Mandovi meets the Arabian sea. Where the road leading down from
the Chief Minister's residence in Altinho meets the centre of Goa's art & culture - The Kala
Academy. 28 kms from Dabolim airport and bang in the heart of the city, the hotel is a smart
stroll from all that is see-able and do-able in this capital city of Goa. It's where business meets pleasure. And today meets tomorrow. In rooms that spell Charm, Delight and Indulgence. Where work spaces define new standards in modern technology. A fully wired ballroom, hi-tech boardrooms, high profile meeting rooms set the Agenda for Debate, Strategy and Analysis. It's where the nouvelle restaurants, the high octane bar, and the Jiva spa will have you go "Ah!" And it's where Chef Gyanendra (easy to spot with his signature pony tail) gets set to wow you with specially designed meals.
Soak in the space that's close to the business hub of Goa. Drive in from the airport delighting in backseat surprises (we're not revealing here). Better still take a speed boat or catamaran if the weather permits. You'll see how we mean business in a quiet efficient way from the moment you step in. Slowly discover the turtle theme design which to the local Hindu Goan community means good luck. And make it your business to quickly find out how fast we are up to speed. For every business need.
And for paws, claws and jaws - we're perhaps the most pet friendly business hotel in town. Yet another fresh twist!
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Quick facts
Average temperature in Goa in Celsius.
Jan: 28°c
Mar: 29°c
May: 34°c
Jul: 30°c
Sep: 30°c
Nov: 32°c
Feb: 28°c
Apr: 33°c
Jun: 30°c
Aug: 30°c
Oct: 33°c
Dec: 29°c
Area: 3702 sq km
Rainfall: 320 cm
Tourist Season: Throughout the year
(November to February pleasant; June to September rainy)
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Spices and cashew nuts are found in plenty in Goa. Intricately designed gold and silver jewellery and ornate temple jewellery are specialities of the region.


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Venable Rotisserie Bistro Coupons and Deals
Carrboro has been called the "Paris of the Piedmont", and while you may have to substitute an afternoon cruise down the Seine for bicycle rides down Weaver Street, this mill town's culinary scene lives up to the acclaim of its French namesake. At Venable Rotisserie Bistro, sample some of this area's finest fare when you pay $10 for $20 to spend on food and non-alcoholic drinks during lunch; or, for $20, get $40 to spend at dinner. Using locally sourced ingredients when possible, the chefs at this spot have crafted a menu, including appetizers like the wild mushroom risotto arancini and the caponata bruschetta, as well as entrées like the Knife and Fork BLT, served with fried green tomatoes, bacon, and lettuce; and the 12-ounce New York strip, paired with butter-glazed veggies. Located downtown in Historic Carr Mill, this spot makes it convenient to sample world-class cuisine without ever leaving your proverbial backyard.