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It's the closest two college basketball teams can come to making a trade.
First, ex-Georgia Tech power forward Robert Carter transferred to Maryland last week. Then on Thursday, ex-Maryland power forward Charles Mitchell announced he was taking Carter's spot at Georgia Tech.
The better of that exchange probably went to Maryland because Carter emerged as one of the top young big men in the ACC last season. The 6-foot-8 forward averaged 11.4 points and 8.4 rebounds during a sophomore season interrupted by a torn meniscus that sidelined him all of January.
To appreciate Carter's contributions to Georgia Tech last season, consider how the Yellowjackets fared with and without him. They started 9-4 prior to his injury and notched decent wins over Illinois and rival Georgia. They staggered to a 3-7 start to ACC play during the games he missed. They continued to struggle as he regained his form in early February before showing signs of life in March when he averaged 16.7 points and 8.5 rebounds in the team's final six games.
Mitchell is unlikely to match Carter's scoring output, but he might be able to soften the blow of his departure on the glass.
In two seasons at Maryland, Mitchell became a formidable rebounder, averaging 6.0 points and 5.8 boards and ranking 12th nationally in rebounding percentage as a sophomore. Conditioning remained an ongoing issue for Mitchell, which led to some struggles defensively against quicker, more agile opposing big men.
Whereas Carter will almost certainly have to sit out next season at Maryland, Mitchell appears to be a strong candidate to earn a hardship waiver enabling him to play right away for Georgia Tech. The Atlanta native chose to leave Maryland after his sophomore season in part to be closer to his ailing grandmother.
If Mitchell can play next season for Georgia Tech, that would be critical for a program thin in the frontcourt.
With starting center Daniel Miller and top backup Kammeon Holsey both graduating and Carter lost to a transfer, Georgia Tech either would have had to play perimeter-oriented Quinton Stephens at power forward more often than he's comfortable or rely exclusively on newcomers to solidify the frontcourt. Now they may be able to plug Mitchell in right away at power forward and solidify a position that once appeared destined to be a weak spot.
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Senators Abandon 'Discriminatory' DOMA Before Supreme Court Arguments
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(WASHINGTON) — Three Democratic senators have reversed their stance on the Defense of Marriage Act in the past three days before the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the law that limits marriage to one man and one woman.
Sens. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., John "Jay" Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and Mark Warner, D-Va., said Monday and Sunday that they no longer support a federal law banning gay marriage. The Supreme Court plans to hear oral arguments in a case challenging that law Wednesday, after it considers a law banning same-sex marriage in California Tuesday.
McCaskill made the announcement on her Tumblr blog Sunday.
"I have come to the conclusion that our government should not limit the right to marry based on who you love. While churches should never be required to conduct marriages outside of their religious beliefs, neither should the government tell people who they have a right to marry," McCaskill wrote. "Good people disagree with me. On the other hand, my children have a hard time understanding why this is even controversial. I think history will agree with my children."
McCaskill refused to take a hard stance on the issue in response to President Obama's coming out in favor of gay marriage in May, according to the Springfield, Mo.-based News Leader. The newspaper reported that she supported civil unions but had expressed opposition to same-sex marriage.
She was in good company. Only two Democrats in competitive Senate races publicly supported the president after his announcement.
Rockefeller was not facing re-election in 2012, but he would be next year if he were running again. The senator from West Virginia said in January that he plans to retire at the end of his term, leaving him just shy of three decades in office.
His statement Monday largely echoed McCaskill's.
"Like so many of my generation, my views on allowing gay couples to marry have been challenged in recent years by a new, more open generation. Churches and ministers should never have to perform marriages that violate their religious beliefs, but the government shouldn't discriminate against people who want to marry just because of their gender," Rockefeller said in a statement emailed to ABC News Monday.
"Younger people in West Virginia and even my own children have grown up in a much more equal society and they rightly push us to question old assumptions – to think deeply about what it means for all Americans to be created equal. This has been a process for me, but at this point I think it's clear that DOMA is discriminatory. I'm against discrimination in all its forms, and I think we can move forward in our progress toward true equality by repealing DOMA."
Rockefeller voted for DOMA when it passed under President Clinton in 1996. But in 2004, he voted against an amendment to the Constitution banning same-sex marriage, saying both his state and federal government already had laws limiting marriage to one man and one woman.
"I have heard from many West Virginians who are worried about morality in America," Rockefeller wrote after that vote. "They want to be sure that marriage is protected for themselves and for their children. I myself am not comfortable with same-sex marriage, and I want to assure every West Virginian that our definition of marriage – and our right to define marriage as we believe it — is not in jeopardy."
Sen. Warner announced his change of heart in a statement on his Facebook page.
"I support marriage equality because it is the fair and right thing to do," he reportedly wrote. "Like many Virginians and Americans, my views on gay marriage have evolved, and this is the inevitable extension of my efforts to promote equality and opportunity for everyone."
"I believe we should continue working to expand equal rights and opportunities for all Americans."
The three Senate Democrats join a long list of Republicans who have changed their minds about DOMA, many of whom now embrace the concept of gay marriage.
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, announced that he supports gay marriage, which followed his public acknowledgement that his son is gay. Several other politicians have referenced personal encounters with gay and lesbian family members as leading them to rethink their stances on the issue.
More than 80 upper-level Republicans also signed their support for same-sex marriage in an amicus brief for the Supreme Court last month.
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Taylor Swift Addresses 'Serious Accusations' in Rolling Stone
Taylor Swift has been all over the news lately and not just because she's about to release her latest album, Red, on Oct. 22. The superstar entertainer, whose love life remains the subject of widespread speculation, is rumored to be dating 18-year-old Conor Kennedy. The couple came under fire in August when they were accused of crashing a Kennedy family member's wedding in Boston.
"I have no idea what happened there," Taylor tells Rolling Stone magazine (quote via celebrity-gossip.net). "I think the story was based on the biggest misunderstanding. I would never knowingly show up somewhere that I thought I wasn't invited to. And I would never want to upstage anybody."
The 22-year-old knows there is plenty written about her but insists that she refuses to read much of it, including the recent story that she missed her beau so much, she kidnapped him by sending a private jet to pick him up at his boarding school.
"How did I kidnap him?" Taylor reportedly asked Rolling Stone. "You can't kidnap a grown man! These are serious accusations, now! It's an interesting way to spin something into a story. See, this is why I don't read stuff."
The "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" singer has sung about her previous heartbreak in several of her songs, including "Dear John" and "Should've Said No." But she makes it clear she still believes in a happy-ever-after love story.
"The way I look at love is you have to follow it, and fall hard, if you fall hard," the singer-songwriter maintains. "You have to forget about what everyone else thinks. It has to be an us-against-the-world mentality. You have to make it work by prioritizing it, and by falling in love really fast, without thinking too hard. If I think too hard about a relationship I'll talk myself out of it. … I have rules for a lot of areas of my life. Love is not going to be one of them."
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Andy Murray: "The match against Rafa in Rome was a good match for me. It came at an important period for me, as well"
TENNIS 2014 ROLAND GARROS – 27th of May 2014. A. Murray d. A. Golubev 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. An interview with Andy Murray
Q. He's very unpredictable. Did that make it tough today as well to read what he was going to do?
ANDY MURRAY: It was tough conditions. It was obviously windy, especially with the beginning of the match, and very heavy conditions, cold and slow.
And, yeah, he also goes for his shots a lot. And, yeah, there wasn't too much rhythm out there. It was a tricky match.
Q. How do you sort of rate your own performance then?
ANDY MURRAY: It was fine. I won the match. I did enough, you know, third set on the serve particularly well.
For the rest of the match I did okay. I did what I had to do, and I got myself into the tournament now.
You know, it's been quite a few upsets here the last few days and tricky conditions. So most important thing is to get through.
Q. You had a few issues with the camera during the match. Was there anything different about that today from previous years?
ANDY MURRAY: I don't have an issue with the camera being there. But when it moves as you're tossing the ball up or it moves between serves, that's, you know, distracting. Yeah, I just asked if the camera could just stay in one place. Then it's fine.
But when it's, you know, moving, moving every, you know, every serve, then it gets a bit tricky.
They have those sort of Spidercam things at a lot of the tournaments. I think they're good, you know, when you're watching matches, it's good, because you can get different angles and different views of things. But just as a player, when you're serving and it's moving around, it's a bit distracting.
Q. You talk about feeling your way into tournaments and finding ways to win when perhaps you're not playing your best. Was that very much what you were talking about when you were speaking about the Champions League final on Saturday night and Gareth Bale was on?
ANDY MURRAY: Well, it started off I was just having a bit of fun with some of my friends. Some of my friends are Barcelona fans. And, yeah, I was just winding them up a little bit to start with. But there is, yeah, a way to point to that that, you know, just because someone doesn't play particularly well, you know, scoring what was essentially the winning goal in a game of that magnitude when you aren't playing well, you know, that's what top athletes do and that's what sportsmen do. They find ways to win or influence the outcome of matches or games when they aren't playing best or when they have had chances and missed them.
Yeah, that was obviously what he did that night, and, you know, to be fair to him, he scored essentially the winning goal in the Champions League and he scored an incredible goal to win in the Cup del Rey, as well. I think he had a pretty good first season.
Q. I believe Matosevic just beat Dustin Brown. He's your next matchup. What do you make of that matchup?
ANDY MURRAY: I saw the end of the match. I think his first Grand Slam win. I think he lost 11 or 12 in a row.
I get on very well with Marinko. He's a funny guy. Yeah, he's a good ball striker. He's had some good wins on the tour as a result of maybe being a bit up and down.
But he can play good tennis. He's a strong guy. Yeah, it will be tough.
Q. Did you see how he celebrated the win?
ANDY MURRAY: I saw, yeah. Did you see it?
Q. Yeah.
ANDY MURRAY: Yeah, it was an interesting celebration. I have not seen that before, but yeah.
Q. Does he deserve his Mad Dog nickname?
ANDY MURRAY: I would say so, yeah, from the time I have spent with him. I'd say that's a good name for him.
Q. I have been talking to a bunch of teenagers in the draw here, and there are nine girls in the women's draw but only two in the men, and one was a wildcard. I was wondering, why do you think the girls are doing better than the guys in terms of at a younger age? Do you have any thoughts on that?
ANDY MURRAY: I mean, in terms of like the slams and stuff, obviously with it being best of five, that's a young age, endurance wise it's tough. You know, I think, you know, the men's game, the last few years have become extremely physical.
I think, you know, there's some guys like I mean, for me, like Kyrgios and Kokkinakis, they are both very, very good players, good teenagers, and I think there is a good chance of those two could break into top 100 fairly soon.
But, yeah, I think to get into the top 100 as a teenager, you need to be exceptional. It's not an easy thing to do. You know, I think that's just because your games become more physical. More guys are playing their best tennis at a later stage now around 27 years old, 28 years old, I'd say, when guys are playing their best tennis now.
Q. Clay hasn't been your strongest surface over the years, but this year in Rome you pushed Rafa very close, you were close to winning against him. How much confidence would you take coming into the tournament with that performance? Do you think that you need to make many changes in your game to be more competitive on clay as compared to hard court where you're at your best?
ANDY MURRAY: Well, you need to make adjustments to the surface like, you know, everyone does for each surface.
And, yeah, the match against Rafa in Rome was a good match for me. It came at an important period for me, as well.
Hopefully that will help me at this event. You know, if I can get myself into a position where, you know, I'm playing against those sorts of players, that match will get me confidence.


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I just got my stickers and will try putting them on the inside of my front and rear windshields only, with scotch tape. I'll let you know what happens which I hope is nothing.
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I just got my stickers and will try putting them on the inside of my front and rear windshields only, with scotch tape. I'll let you know what happens which I hope is nothing.
I have just found this from the Bay Area FastTrak website. For those who just purchased their hybrid cars, you don't need to wait until after you get the DMV registration to get the FastTrak transponder.
Does anyone know how many stickers the state has issued so far? I'm debating whether I should buy my 2006 Civic (hybrid) in a couple weeks, or wait until Jan. 1 to get the better tax credit, but I don't want to miss out on the sticker.
I bought a Civic Hybrid about a month ago. The dealer told me they would send the carpool sticker application for me along with other DMV paperwork. It's been 1 month now. I still haven't received anything. Of course, I haven't received my license plate either. I wonder if there is any site I can check for status, or should I apply again after receiving my plate.
I would send in another app, considering it's ony $8 anyway, and should both checks clear, you can apply for refund from DMV. Good luck! I'm waiting on my stickers as well, and mine was sent 8/18. :(
At first I hate the sticker
but everyday it is looking better and nowit is the best looking yellow sticker as I cruise the diamond lane
I doubt that you'll get pulled over in your Prius if you don't put one on the front bumper, you know, for the magnet idea. I mean, come on, it's a Prius. My friend has one, tinted the hell out'a the front windows, speeds a lot, and never has any problems. And maybe you could get a set of strong mag sheets and put one on the inside of the rear window. You know, the small verticle one. If you found something strong enough you could have the magnet inide the car holding down the one on the outside. All hail that guy from Texas. Brillient idea.
I too just got my stickers (DMV took 3 weeks to send them), and I HATE THEM! I have a black 2005 Prius, and they are SO UGLY. I have never any put any type of sticker on any car I've owned.
I agree with the person who said why doesn't the state just make a different license plate? And, as another poster said, it is a Prius, and the Prius is an "approved" car for purposes of the HOV lane.
There is a form that accompanies the stickers that you are supposed to keep in the car along with the registration that must be presented to a cop upon request. That alone would prove that you legally have the stickers.
To the folks in California who want to start a movement to get rid of these ugly stickers, please email me. Let's talk. The more of us who complain, the better.
Having said all of that, my commute is cut at least 20 minutes and I'm getting a minimum of 50 mpg.
One more thing: Look at the problem these stickers present in removing them: (this is from the DMV's web site:
Warning! Once a sticker is affixed to the vehicle, it cannot be removed without being destroyed. If you decide you no longer want the Clean Air Stickers on your vehicle, please call the sticker manufacturer for information and assistance in removing a Series 690 product. The telephone number is 1-800-553-1380. At the first telephone prompt, press #4. At the second prompt, press #2.
Should we REALLY be required to ruin the paint job of a brand new car to drive in the HOV lane that we've already paid for with our tax dollars anyway?
I have a 2005 Black Prius also, but I could care less about the color of the stickers. I bought the car because I drive over 120 miles a day for work and the commute in the morning usually averages about 2 1/2 hours. Needless to say, I was filling up my old car with gas about every day and a half.
When I got the stickers for the carpool lane, I didn't care what color they were. Don't get me wrong, it would have been nicer to have white stickers, but if they were neon green and allowed me to cut my commute time in half, I would have done it.
I now have about an hour and a half commute to work and fill my tank every 6 to 7 days. I quietly smile to myself as I cruise along in the carpool lane on the 105 and watch everyone else sitting in traffic. I am glad as a Hybrid owner that I am even allowed this perk. It has been an extra bonus to owning the Prius.


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October 17, 2013
In an effort to make getting vaccinated seem more hip to people living in developing countries, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has reportedly funneled $100,000 into a new campaign that uses small rubber bracelets as a ploy to increase vaccination rates. As reported by VacTruth.com, the pink and blue silicon bracelets have been trendily designed to remind children and their parents when it is time to get vaccinated, using a cheap fashion icon as a tool of persuasion.
Created by a student at Cornell University in New York, the bracelets bear a series of unique markings that represent different types of vaccines, as well as corresponding numbers that indicate when these vaccines should be administered. Each time a person wearing the bracelet gets an indicated vaccine, its corresponding symbol gets a "punch," indicating that its wearer is in compliance with the recommended vaccine schedule.
But the only reason this bracelet even exists is because the Gates Foundation funded it, according to the ideas organization Change Generation. Vaccine advocate Lauren Braun, the Cornell woman who was awarded the $100,000 grant from the Gates Foundation, came up with the idea after working with local populations in Peru's Cusco mountains. Her job, according toFastCoexist.com, was to literally chase down local villagers and push them to have their children vaccinated.
Because of the incredible amount of time this took, Braun came up with the idea of easily identifiable vaccine bracelets, which were a big hit with the vaccine-obsessed Gates Foundation [2]. Now, Braun plans to apply for a "phase 2" grant from the Gates Foundation that, at $1 million, is 10 times higher than her original grant.
"If the pilot is successful, Braun will apply for a phase 2 grant worth another $1 million," explains FastCoexist.com. "That would allow her to invest in more pilots (she is keen to try it in Africa) and develop more bracelet sizes…. Braun is also interested in talking to pharmaceutical groups about public-private partnerships, seeing that as a way to reach scale quickly."
Braun's current endeavors align perfectly with the long-term goals of the Gates Foundation, which aims to vaccinate every single person on the planet by 2020. It is no surprise, then, that this sinister organization is now backing this new bracelet scam with large cash injections — it is just one of many ridiculous marketing ploys being used to rope in the masses and get them vaccinated, by any means possible.
US governors team up with Hallmark to send vaccine reminder cards to new parents
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Back in April, it was reported by VacTruth.com's Christina England that the governors of 27 states had teamed up with greeting card giant Hallmark to tug at the emotions of new parents in an effort to push vaccinations. According to England's report, the scheme involves sending out cute, fuzzy greeting cards in the shape of a teddy bear that urge parents to get their newborns vaccinated according to the official vaccine [3] schedule.
"The card includes a personal message from the governor of their state, a detachable growth chart and an up-to-date immunization schedule," writes England.
Adding to this, The Healthy Home Economist wrote that the program, known as "For America's Babies," attempts to utilize a more "personal and authoritative touch," directly from state governors, to exert "friendly" pressure on parents to have their children vaccinated.
Other common tactics used to market vaccines [4] to parents include sending out text message reminders, creating children's programming on television with pro-vaccine themes, advertising vaccines at cinemas and even coercing parents into being "superheroes" for their children by agreeing to get them vaccinated.
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Fans of General Hospital and Real Housewives of Orange County -- you are in for a mega treat!
Reporting breaking news in the fictional town of Port Charles, Real Housewives of Orange County's Alexis Bellino makes a cameo appearance as a TV anchorwoman in the Wednesday, May 9 episode of ABC's General Hospital.
But if you blink, you may miss it.
The scene involves Spinelli (Bradford Anderson), Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn and Dr. Matt (Jason Cook) with Spinelli saying that he would gladly expose the real killer.
"Which implies that you know the real killer's identity," Alexis quips. But before Spinelli can answer, a news bulletin breaks.
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More data and answers to be displayed directly on Google.com.
If you do certain searches on Google related to air travel, currency and measurement conversions, definitions, and the weather, Google will show you the result on top of the search results. For example, here's what I see when I search for "weather in Austin":
When you get your answer on Google.com itself you have no reason to go to a site in the search results for the answer.
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal*, Google plans to ramp up this type of content display in the next year or two:
Under the shift, people who search for "Lake Tahoe" will see key "attributes" that the search engine knows about the lake, such as its location, altitude, average temperature or salt content. In contrast, those who search for "Lake Tahoe" today would get only links to the lake's visitor bureau website, its dedicated page on Wikipedia.com, and a link to a relevant map.
For a more complex question such as, "What are the 10 largest lakes in California?" Google might provide the answer instead of just links to other sites.
While Google has given up on some of its "original content" ideas like Knol, Google would still rather have users get the information they need directly from Google rather than your web site. That could spell trouble for some web publishers who focus on data and answers to simple questions.
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Tech Squares is a square dance and round dance group at MIT. We dance Plus squares and Phase II to IV rounds once a week in addition to other events.
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Registration is now open for the Tech Squares 50th Anniversary Dance Weekend! The dance weekend will be 22–24 September 2017, with Rob French and Ted Lizotte calling and Roy Williams cueing. We hope you'll join us!
Spring Class!Learn to square dance in the Tech Squares Spring Class. The class starts February 6 at 8:00 PM in Lobdell, in the MIT Student Center (84 Massachusetts Ave). The first night is free! Find out more about our class.
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Santo Wiryaman and Patrick Thompson made a documentary on Tech Squares that talks about our community and our dance form.
What is square dancing?Modern square dancing is a physical activity where groups of 8 people (a square) work together to execute sets of dance actions (calls) that the caller strings together. The caller makes up the sequence of calls on the fly, so the dancers have to interpret the call and work together in real time. The best way to understand square dancing is to watch some of it.
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I met with Patrick yesterday to do some birding around the lower Raritan watershed. Middlesex County is well positioned to attract a diverse bird life as it straddles the boundary between Piedmont and coastal plain. It is also densely developed. This means that patches of habitat are likely to be relatively small, especially compared to more rural portions of the state. Unusual birds are likely to be fleeting visitors during migration or tucked away in some swamp or pond.
Our first stop was a large pond near Raritan Center, which had a lot of waterlilies but few birds. A lone Green Heron was the only highlight. From there we went to Woodbridge River Watch, a small marsh. By this point it was starting to drizzle, and the rain would continue for most of the morning. We had hoped to see a Red-headed Woodpecker, which had been reported from the site on previous occasions. That bird failed to materialize, but we did see a handful of Least Sandpipers, a Lesser Yellowlegs, and a Northern Waterthrush. There must have been a few dozen robins just in the entrance to the park. That seems like a high concentration for this time of year.
We left Woodbridge and headed for South Amboy. The short strip of shoreline that runs from South Amboy to Laurence Harbor faces Raritan Bay and is the best area of the county to find coastal birds. At the Morgan Ave beach in South Amboy, we found a large group of gulls loafing on the shore, along with a few Semipalmated Plovers and a Least Sandpiper. We stood and scanned a bit to see if anything else would fly past. As we waited, I noticed one Herring Gull bearing 3rd winter plumage. Eventually, our patience was rewarded with a Spotted Sandpiper, a Willet, a couple Common Terns, and a Royal Tern – the last an excellent bird for the county.
Our next stop was Waterworks Park, a large pond behind the South Amboy waterfront. Pied-billed Grebes have been reported breeding here in the past; we did not see any grebes, but we did see six Wood Ducks on the pond. We also heard a strange vocalization that sounded somewhat like the croak of a night heron and somewhat like the grunts of a rail. Unfortunately we never saw the bird, so we could not identify it for certain. Other bird life included a Ruby-throated Hummingbird and an American Goldfinch that sang continuously as we scanned the pond. By the time we got to this park, the intermittent drizzle had stopped and the clouds had broken, so that a lot of insects were active. These included some odes; I noticed Common Green Darner, Blue Dasher, and this Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita).
After scanning a bit more, we packed it in for the day. I added six new county birds yesterday: Northern Waterthrush, Royal Tern, Common Tern, Willet, American Oystercatcher, and Least Tern. I think Patrick added a few for his county list, too. Despite occasional drizzle and some avian no-shows, it was a fun and successful morning of birding.


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Nicki Minaj: 'You have to find yourself attractive'
Forget about the press conferences of Katy Perry, David Archuleta, or even Justin Bieber. The press con of Nicki Minaj has got to be the strictest.
Held at the Diamond Hotel last July 11, it had two registration booths: one outside the hotel and another right outside the actual press con venue. When we got inside, one SVIP (Super Very Important Person)—a guy who resembles Akon and Brian McKnight combined (who shall be known as Akon McKnight from now on)—informed us that before answering questions from the press, Nicki would first have her one-on-one interviews with the TV shows—at the same room, in front of everyone. We were also informed that we couldn't take photos because there'd be time for that later on. Bodyguards were scattered everywhere to make sure no one would get a snapshot of the star, even if it was just using a camera phone.
And so when the "Super Bass" pop star entered the room, silence—not camera clicks and flashes—welcomed her. Nicki looked fabulous in a white tank top, marbled print tights, and a studded pink baseball cap, but she seemed like a scared kitten as she timidly went onstage, took a seat, and started the series of TV interviews.
Later on, Tim Yap, who hosted the press con, mentioned that she probably had jet-lag, and Nicki shyly gestured in agreement.
It didn't take a while though before Nicki finally warmed up, smiling and even laughing while doing the rest of her TV interviews. Meanwhile, Akon McKnight was making sure that no one was taking any snapshot of the star, giving those who would dare the look or, worse, a hand gesture. There was even one time he shushed a cameraman who was fixing his equipment and making not-so-distracting noise.
We eventually did get to hear Nicki answer some of the questions from the TV people. She shared how "Super Bass" was shot in Los Angeles and how fun it was; how much she adores Hawaii, where the music video for "Starships" was shot; and how she loves the weather in Manila. Someone also asked her about eating a balut, to which she said, "Duck egg?" Nicki Minaj's eyes popped and she said with a smile, "I don't think so."
By the time it was the press people's turn to ask questions, Nicki was clearly in a very good mood already, even asking a little boy to join her onstage for a photo op.
She was asked about the musicians she sang along to while growing up, and she shared that she used to "sing a lot of Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey" plus Luther Vandross and Diana Ross, and that she was a big fan of Jay-Z and Lauryn Hill when she started getting into rap.
Nicki was also asked if she had any knowledge of the Filipino culture prior to visiting the Philippines. She admitted that she doesn't personally know any Filipino. "This is really my first time having any impression of the Filipino culture. I said 'Filipino' in a lot of my rap songs but I was just saying it. But so far, the people seem really, really warm and welcoming." She added that the Filipinos remind her of the Japanese. "The people are just so sweet and warm and friendly and everyone is really, really nice."
The rapper talked about Lil Wayne, who she considers both competition and a boss. "My relationship with Wayne has changed so much," she said. "I guess we have a competition coz I just feel like he's the best rapper ever—period, so I can never compare myself with him. We definitely have more of a peer relationship but I still respect him as a boss."
Nicki was asked about her alter egos which she has given names like RomanZolanski and Harajuku Barbie.
She explained: "I started naming them because when I was going in the studio and I was using different voices people would think it was weird, so I would just name them so people won't be confused."
The most interesting bit, however, would have to be her beauty and self-esteem advice for her female fans. She said: "There is always someone out there that finds you attractive and most importantly, you have to find yourself attractive and you have to have confidence. And also to the younger girls, definitely 18 and younger, I don't think that you should be trying to be attractive anyway. I think you should be going to school and getting your minds right and going to college. I love girls that are ambitious. I hate lazy people. I always give that advice to my Barbs. Focus on your future and all the beauty and all that stuff will come eventually and you'll meet the right person."
One highlight of the whole press con was singer Frencheska Farr's "Party Pilipinas" moment. She did a supposed extemporaneous performance of "Super Bass," after being asked by host Tim Yap to show everyone just how talented Filipinos are.
Guess it wasn't the strictest press con, after all. Mark Sablan, contributor, Philippine Daily Inquirer
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EAST LANSING, Mich. - The No. 24 Michigan State women's golf team opens up the 2008-09 season when it hosts the 25th-annual Mary Fossum Invitational this Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 20-21) at the par 72, 6,237-yard Forest Akers West Golf Course on the campus of MSU. The Spartans are the defending champions and have won the fall tournament four of the past five years, having also captured the 2003 and 2005 Mary Fossum Invitationals and the 2006 Lady Northern Invitational.
"We feel great heading into the season," said head coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll. "The qualifying scores have been spectacular. Our team is competitive, driven and motivated, and wants to win a Big Ten Championship."
Although Michigan State lost Sara Brown, the program's career leader in scoring average, to graduation, the Spartans return four letterwinners from last season's team that earned a berth in the NCAA Regionals. Junior Laura Kueny looks to lead MSU after earning first-team All-Big Ten honors in 2008. Kueny had an outstanding summer, winning the Golf Association of Michigan (GAM) Women's Championship for the second straight year, while also advancing to the round of 16 at the Women's TRANS Amateur Championship. The Whitehall, Mich., native shot a tournament-record 214 last fall at the Fossum Invitational to claim medalist honors.
"I love playing at our home course," said Kueny. "The course is really nice and the greens are always in great shape. Obviously I've played it many times, so I'm comfortable out there."
Sophomore Aimee Neff is also coming off an excellent summer, as she won the Illinois Open by six strokes. Neff's scoring average of 76.35 last season was the lowest ever by a Spartan freshman.
"This year I'm a little more experienced," said Neff, who was a 2008 second-team All-Big Ten selection and placed 12th in her first Fossum Invitational. "Hopefully I can gain from what I learned last year in the tournament, be more calm and confident, and use that to my advantage."
In addition to Kueny and Neff, MSU's starting lineup for the Fossum will feature sophomore Michelle Bowles, sophomore Natalie Brehm and freshman Lindsey Solberg. Holly Niederkohr, Sarah Nirenberg, Jen Domagalski, Vanessa Leon and Maddi Massa will compete as individuals.
The 2008 Fossum Invitational features a field of 12 teams: Eastern Michigan, Ferris State, Iowa, Kent State, Michigan, MSU, Minnesota, Missouri, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Toledo and Western Michigan. Live scoring for the tournament will be available at www.golfstat.com. The tournament is 54 holes, with 36 on Saturday and 18 on Sunday. Play begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, 8:30 a.m. on Sunday.
"This tournament means so much to us," Slobodnik-Stoll said. "We get to showcase our team, our golf course and our staff who put on the tournament, but most importantly, it's a chance to showcase Mary Fossum. It's nice to have her there handing out the trophies. She is one of the pioneers of women's golf that we can thank for what women's golf is today."


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Washington's first-ever girls soccer contest in the Gateway Athletic Conference Central Division was a success.
The Lady Jays (1-0, 1-0) scored a goal in each half for a 2-0 victory Friday at Ft. Zumwalt North.
"The girls played pretty well overall. With some new players, there will be some tense moments early in the season," said Washington Head Coach Chris Lanemann. "The key is to minimize them, which is exactly what I thought the girls did. That's especially true on defense, where we have three newcomers playing a lot of minutes."
Mary McGilvray, a junior, registered the shutout in goal for Washington.
It was a solid defensive effort for the Lady Jays, who limited Ft. Zumwalt North's scoring opportunities.
"The only returning starter on defense from last year is Taylor Andrews, who played very well taking over at the center back position in our zone," Lanemann said. "Newcomers Sierra Thibault, Amanda Aiello and Elanna Osthoff all played very well at wing defense."
Washington grabbed a 1-0 lead midway through the first half when junior forward Halee Nurnberger scored on an assist from junior midfielder Stacie Smith.
"Halee caught the Zumwalt North goalie out of position and floated a shot over her head for the goal," Lanemann said.
The Lady Jays led 1-0 at halftime.
Washington made it 2-0 during the first minute of the second half when senior midfielder Liz Brinkmann scored on an assist from Nurnberger.
"The second goal was a very nice goal," Lanemann said. "It began with Jenna Barnhart making a nice run down the wing and passing the ball to Halee, who put it across the crease. Liz Brinkmann made a nice run down the right wing and buried it on the backside."
The Lady Jays controlled the play for most of the contest.
"Our front seven put a lot of pressure on Zumwalt North. The only issue was finishing our chances," Lanemann said. "We had 14 shots on goal, which is a good total. I would have liked for us to finish more of our chances. I thought all of our midfielders played well, as did the forwards."
Season Outlook
Hopes are high this season for the Lady Jays, who return eight starters from last season's varsity squad.
"I expect us to finish with a better record this year than we did last year and to contend for the GAC Central title," Lanemann said. "We have a talented group of girls who provide more depth than we have had in a very long time."
McGilvray started about half of Washington's games in goal last year.
Senior Taylor Andrews is the lone returning starter on defense.
Juniors Arika Elliott and Brianna Pagan return in the midfield, along with senior Liz Brinkmann and sophomore Jenna Barnhart.
Leading the Lady Jays at the forward position are Nurnberger, juniors Salena Pottebaum and Jannel Aiello and sophomore Martha Noelker.
Lanemann said players who will step in and play roles this season include midfielders Destiny Hofstetter, a senior, and Stacie Smith, a junior.
Junior Amanda Aiello and sophomore Elanna Osthoff will contribute on defense.
Sophomores Sierra Thibault on defense and Savannah Thibault and Bailey Carico at midfield also will play roles.
Other newcomers to the varsity team include juniors Magen Kalish at midfield, Rachel Jones on defense and Anna Kelpe in goal.
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GULF SHORES, Alabama -- Whitehaven Insurance Group Inc., in Gulf Shores today said the company has been acquired by Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Specializing in high risk coastal properties for condominium associations and private homeowners, Whitehaven Insurance Group was founded in 1994 and offers personal and commercial property and casualty insurance products and services to their clients throughout the Southeast.
"Whitehaven's professional staff has an excellent reputation for their industry experience and solid market relationships," J. Patrick Gallagher, president and CEO of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., said in a statement. "Their team-based culture, specialized expertise, and outstanding client service will be a wonderful complement to our southeastern region."
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Buffalo Dining: Black Rock Kitchen and Bar
While this blog is not a restaurant review site, I will on occasion talk about a positive dining experience in Buffalo.
Last week, I attended the Malcolm Gladwell event at SUNY Buffalo with some friends from UB. At the pre-event reception, our talk turned to great out of the way dining spots in the city and that with me being "new" to the city, I needed to try some of these establishments and write about them for this blog.
The first place on the list that I decided to try was Black Rock Kitchen and Bar. A good friend of mine is also a friend of BRK&B owner Mark Goldman so we decided to meet for an early dinner to see just how good the place was.
Located at 491 Amherst Street in the Black Rock neighborhood, Black Rock is an area that has a very unique history. In the early 1800's Black Rock was an independent town located northwest of Buffalo. During the War of 1812, Black Rock was twice burned to the ground by British Troops and was later a rival of Buffalo for the terminus of the Erie Canal. The town flourished until 1839, but was eventually annexed by Buffalo in 1853. Black Rock was also an important crossing point for the Underground Railroad due to its strategic location on the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario.
BRK&B is very much like the small neighborhood establishments that are plentiful throughout cities like Chicago. It has plenty of street parking and also a small parking lot across the street. Luckily, we decided to eat at 5:30 pm and were able to get a table immediately. There is normally a wait if you arrive later.
The wine list is extensive and moderately priced. As for craft beers, BRK&B does have a limited selection of beers on tap but has an outstanding selection of crafts in bottles. I decided on the Whale…a fine brown ale..by Buffalo's own Community Beer Works.
One of the things that I like about places like BRK&B is that they limit their menus to the things they do well then use nightly specials to expand the selections. When a quaint bistro-style restaurant tries to be all things to all people, it always seems to lose something.
While I decided against an appetizer or salad, I saw an entrée that immediately caught my attention…BBQ babyback ribs with sides of slaw and baked mac and cheese. It did take me minute to decide on the ribs instead of the buttermilk fried chicken but the yardbird can wait until my next visit.
I am not a person that gets all caught up on food presentation. I want the food to taste good but I will admit that the presentation of the meal was beautiful.
Let me start with the sides. The mac and cheese was baked and served in a crock. I am a connoisseur of mac and cheese and I would rank this as my favorite in Buffalo…so far. The slaw was good but not great. As I noted in an earlier post, I like slaw a little different than most people.
Unlike other Texpatirates, I believe that you can have good babyback ribs without having to smoke them. While I do prefer a little smoke curled around ribs, I have had very good ribs that were done in the oven and finished on the grill. BRK&B's ribs were of this variety and were excellent. The flavor was outstanding and the meat fell off the bone. The sauce was good but when I have them again I will get the sauce on the side.
During the meal, I was introduced to Mark and we had a lively discussion about everything from Buffalo dining to the future of higher education in America. A true proponent of the city, Mark wrote "City On the Edge" a book detailing the history of Buffalo from 1900 to the present.
In addition, Mark also owns another restaurant…Allen Street Hardware…which is also on my list.
Overall, I was very impressed with my first trip to BRK&B. Both David and his staff pay attention to the details and that helps with the overall experience. The food was very good, portions were generous and the prices moderate.
I will be back and the buttermilk fried chicken with mashed potatoes has my name on it.
NEXT UP: More Thanksgiving recipes.
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Execute command on mount and integrate with gnome-mount / umount
Hello I have a Western Digital Passport 250 GB USB drive (1058:0702 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Passport External HDD). Unfortunately it is rather quirky on linux, and I haven't been able to use it since I originally purchased it a year ago (loss of data, slow transfers, etc)
I have finally traced down the problem and can now use the drive. After connecting it I have to run (as root, and assuming it has been assigned to sdb)
echo 128 >/sys/block/sdb/device/max_sectors
and finally after unmounting the drive, I have to run
sdparm --command=stop /dev/sdb.
before disconnecting it.
Now I am trying to figure out how to have this happen automatically when I mount/unmout the drive, and preferrably be integrated with gnome's (nautilus) eject system so that my girlfriend doesn't have to resort to the command line.
I've been trying various things with udev and hal but can't really figure it out.
Does anyone have an idea how to get this to work?
p.s. I'm on Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex
Does Ubuntu have gnome-volume-manager installed? Are you using Gnome desktop? What file system format is it?
I have a WD 250gb My Book about two years old and has never had a problem with it mounting/unmounting automagically. I use Gnome also.
The My Book is a different creature than the passport, so it doesn't surprise me that you don't have the same issues.
In my fiddling I have managed to write a udev profile which creates a /dev/passport node, but I can't eject it from nautilus and it also doesn't seem to execute the commands I need, and I can't figure out when the 'action remove' part is being called, if at all (is this called on umount or only after I have physically pulled the usb plug from the computer?).
I'm not sure how all of it works with the internals, but plugging any usb device opens up a window for the device. If I type the command to mount a device manually, an icon will appear on my desktop. If I type the unmount command, it disappears from the desktop and I can unplug the device.
Hope this helps some.
yes, Saptech, that works most of the time. In fact, it works for this WD drive as well in that it is mounted automatically and the contents are displayed. Unfortunately the drive requires special attention as mentioned in my first post. I need to know how to run those special commands when the device is connected/disconnected. The automounting without those commands being run is damaging to the drive and useless.
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I received an invitation to "a complimentary trial of IBM PureSystems" and decided to try it out. The invitation said, "With our trial offerings, we are putting PureSystems into your hands - at no charge."
After signing up, I tried to create instances (One for Windows Server 2008 and another for DB2 Express), and in each case the configuration shown in the Control Panel showed hourly rates. At those points I aborted the instance creation, since I am not authorized to commit my company (a state-run university) to charges that are not pre-approved.
So the question is, is the trial "complimentary/free", in which case the hourly charges are there just to give a "real feel" for the service, or does the trial involve my company paying IBM real dollars for the complimentary trial?
Please note, this is a request for clarity, not a complaint, about your policies.
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* My connecting flight to St. Louis was cancelled Sunday night and I was told I probably couldn't get on another plane until Wednesday. So, I rented a car and drove home from Atlanta yesterday, with side trips to pick up Oscar the Puppy and our luggage at the STL airport. I rolled into my driveway about 11:30 last night.
Interstate 64 down in Southern Illinois was relatively clean by the time I arrived, but there were tons of cars in the ditches. I saw a dozen or more off the road in one half-mile stretch alone. All those unfortunate souls had to literally be rescued because the temperatures were so low. This was a life and death matter for them.
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The Nebraska National Guard Family Center and the American Red Cross are teaming up to provide holiday greetings to military men and women who are away from home.
Project Video Connect allows families to send a two-minute video email to service members.
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Families may participate at the following locations and times:
Dec. 12 Scottsbluff Armory 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Dec. 13 Alliance, Missouri Synod Lutheran Church 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
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C&R question
If I lived in a free state what exactly would my C&R allow me when it came to things like C&R M1A1s, PPSH41, M3s or Mod Deuces? Would I still need a tax stamp on them, or would standard C&R regs apply?
NFA arms, even if classed as C&R arms, nust still be transferred, and the transfer tax paid. It can be transferred directly to you without going thru a class III dealer, but tax man still wants his share. Translation- you want a nice 1928 Thompson smg. Being made in 1928 it is C&R based on age. Being a machinegun, it is also an NFA arm, and you will need to pony up the $200 tax.
Well, according to the Federal Firearms Regulations Reference Guide dated 2005, it appears that you still have to apply for a transfer of NFA weapons and pay the tax.
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This was right before the tubes were taken out. I also have a wet and dry on which is looked at once a day. is this proper care? I'm also to seek oxygen therapy. The incision and belly button have a rancid odor.
Abdominoplasty two weeks ago. Drain tubes just taken out blood was dark red? (photo)
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Surgery is not just an operation... post surgical care , treatment of complicationsare the responsibility of the surgeon. Your questions and concerns should be directed to your surgeon....If you want a second opinion seek one from another qualified surgeon.
TT concerns
Based on your photos, there are concerns there. I would suggest you stay in close contact with your surgeon to follow the skin that is dark and what is occurring. The dark blood you are describing may be a blood collection under the skin. I would recommend you get seen very frequently and may need to be admitted for antibiotics and possibly exploration. I am going by your photo which may not tell the whole picture. Your surgeon should be the one to guide you.
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Abdominoplasty two weeks ago. Drain tubes just taken out blood was dark red? (photo)
Based on the information you provided, it is hard to provide any ideas. You may want to be seen in person by a plastic surgeon.
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Abdominal Necrosis after your Tummy Tuck
Your photo is quite alarming and indicates a serious complication. It appears that you have developed tissue necrosis of your abdominal skin. If you are not following closely with your surgeon, you need to be. You will likely require debridement of this tissue, particularly if you are having rancid odor. You need to make sure that there is not an underlying progressing infection.
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It was Mother's Day at Hamilton Union Presbyterian Church in Guilderland. The service, featuring heavenly sounds from the very musical choir and organist (my lovely wife, who I love to hear play) had just ended.
Normally, I'd leave at this point but we had a friend visiting so I went for coffee time, trying hard not to spoil my diet with all the cakes and cookies just begging to be eaten — a very nice way to start Mother's Day.
As I'm standing there, two lovely ladies, dressed in their Sunday finest and obviously a mother-daughter pair, approach me.
"Aren't you the one that writes for The Enterprise?" the mom asked me.
While I don't get to church that often, or even around town that much, I get this all the time. The power of the written word!
"Yep, that's me," I replied, and we had a wonderful conversation about my columns, which they love.
Imagine that. Made my day for sure.
The big thing they wanted to know was how I decide what to write about, since it's always something different. I told them I just write about whatever I'm thinking about at the time — "Thinking about Things" is the column's name after all.
For example, I said, you know how, when you drink soda from a can, when you're almost done, no matter how much you tilt your head, you can never get that last little drop that hides behind that little bit of lid under the hole?
This was something I'd been thinking about writing about for a while. It bothers me because you paid for the soda but can't get it all.
At this point, the mom, wearing her pretty Sunday hat, looks up at me and belts out, "Who cares!"
I thought that was just great. Moms rock.
I remember one of the first pieces I saw Andy Rooney do on 60 Minutes. It was about paper clips. You wouldn't think there's much to say about paper clips, but that was the genius of Andy Rooney — he could take something we all take for granted, like paper clips, and make you think about them in new ways. Great stuff.
That's creative nonfiction, and that's what I try to do. The vagaries of real life, including the nuances of paper clips and that little drop of soda left in the can, endlessly fascinate me.
Another writer in the same vein is Nicholson Baker. Check out his book, A Box of Matches. He uses simple things, in this case a box of matches, to reflect on life. This to me is creative writing at its best, to take the tactile feel of a box of matches and just riff on that.
Drilling down like this, focusing on something rather ordinary to bring out larger truths, that, my friends, is real writing. I may know you, but when I know how you feel about a match, I can't help but know you better.
Let's get back to the soda. You paid for it yet you can't get it all. I have similar experiences all the time.
My favorite mustard has always been Gulden's Spicy Brown. A few years ago, Gulden's came out with a squeeze bottle. This bottle works well when it's full, but, in time, you get to a point where there's plenty of mustard left but you can't get it out. Very frustrating.
You can try angling a knife in there but it's not easy. The other day, I got so fed up I actually cut the bottle in half and used a spatula to transfer the remaining mustard to a little container. Would you believe I got about a quarter cup of mustard out? That's a lot of mustard!
Same thing with toothpaste. When you can't squeeze any more out, there is still a lot left in there. I didn't go to school for packaging science, but I think it's clear there needs to be some improvement in this area. You paid for the product so you should be able to get all of it.
Microwave popcorn has been around for years. My microwave oven even has a popcorn mode, where it can sense the pops and know when to turn off.
When I pop a bag, I invariably get a whole lot of un-popped kernels. Why is this? Why can we send men to the moon but not figure out how to nuke popcorn?
The other night I got so frustrated with this I crunched up the bag with the un-popped kernels and put it back in the microwave. I admit I was kind of nervous about this — I'd never tried to re-pop popcorn before — but, surprisingly, it worked. The bag expanded without blowing up and most of the un-popped kernels popped. Hooray.
I could go on — try getting the last pickle half out of a jar without resorting to a fork; it's just about impossible. Or try tasting non-fat, no-sugar-added ice cream — ugh. Or trying to keep track of all your passwords (ridiculous, there has to be a better way). But I think you get the drift.
There are so many little things like this that just bug you because you know they are frustrating and it wouldn't take much to make them better. Oh well, I must be doing all right if these are the things I have to complain about.
Who cares? I do for one, but you knew that already.
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This year marks a very special anniversary for Community Caregivers: 2014 is the 20th anniversary of the founding of an organization that took a simple idea, grew and spread, and yet, despite passing years, pressure, and changing times, never lost that simple focus.
This year, to celebrate neighbors helping neighbors for two decades, Community Caregivers will be having a number of events in which the public can take part, contribute to, or attend.
Thus far, we have raised around $10,000 from your kind donations, but we still have a way to go, so keep that up.
We are planning several events with further opportunities to donate, sponsor, or attend. Notably, we will be auctioning off a commemorative Caregiving Hands necklace made and donated by Refined Designs. That will take place in the late summer or fall at our gala.
We are also tentatively planning a Neighbors Helping Neighbors event for Sept. 11 with both $500 and $250 sponsorships available.
Don't forget, the upcoming golf tournament has multiple opportunities to sponsor as well as play.
If you'd like more information on any of these opportunities, please call the office at 456-2898, or contact Kathy Burbank, executive director, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
At a time when our leaders can't even agree to disagree and the economy continues to sputter along in a state of static equilibrium, neighbors helping neighbors means more and more each day. One person helping another improves both lives and that truly makes the world a better place for everyone.
If you want to become a volunteer, have a need for services, or just want to learn more about CC, call the office, attend a meeting, or check out our website at www.communitycaregivers.org. Thanks and we look forward to the next 20 years of neighbors helping neighbors.
Canes at the ready, the Old Men of the Mountain attacked the Duanesburg Diner in Duanesburg on the history-making date of April 29, 2014, and to many of the OFs it is still winter. Some have even put the lawn mowers away, and gassed up the snow blowers.
The OFs that had farms or grew up on farms began talking about the types of animals they raised on these farms. Most were the usual kinds — cows, horses, mules, pigs, chickens, cats, dogs, turkeys, and goats. These were the mainstay of the farm. Some of the OFs had, not unusual, but "different" animals like guinea hens, peacocks, rabbits, or suchlike.
Growing up with these critters taught the OFs how different animals behaved. Some were quite alike and some were totally different but most had their own personalities. The OFs could tell if any of their animals were sick and required the attention of a vet.
On the other hand, if the animal was not sick but in severe distress, the OFs then knew which was which and it was time to get the gun. Most OFs, with tears in their eyes, would painlessly put the poor animal down.
Continuing on with the farming theme, the OFs maintain that everybody is sticking their nose in the business of farming, and most of those doing the sticking have no idea of what they are doing. The OFs maintain that they should go back to washing windows, and keep their collective noses out of their business and everybody would be much better off.
"Well," one OF said, "someone has to be looking out for the common people."
Another OF picked up on this and said, "I am a common person."
And the first OF replied, "You know what I mean."
"Of course," the other OF answered.
The original OF said he knew some farmers would cut corners just like some contractors and even manufactures cut corners. One OG said he knew that, but that was not what he was talking about.
He opined that milk inspectors and people like that knew most of the time what was going on, and common sense was the norm between most of the routine inspectors and the farmer, but mandates like having to install bulk milk tanks, instead of using strainers and milk cans, put him out of business. This OF thought that milk cans were the cleaner way to go anyway, and he felt that, if the farmer wanted to install the bulk tanks, OK, but let the little guy still use his milk cans.
Such mandates have killed many of the small farms. Most of these small farms are now in disrepair with barns and out buildings falling down. The once productive fields are now trees and brush.
"Yep," another OF said, "the big money cats have persuaded the legislators to tax these same farms as building lots and the farmer can't pay these high taxes so the developers jump in and buy the farms. The guy in the capitol has met his commitment to the fat cat.
"We can take this little sneaky conspiracy one step further. Where does our food come from now — Chile, Brazil, Australia, Canada? I bet," the OF continued, "this is another commitment met, only higher up."
End of OF rant.
Pessimists and optimists
Most of the OFs are glad to see April go, as much as the OFs were glad to see March go.
One OF said "he feels like he is wishing his life away by wanting May."
Then another OF added, "Maybe this year, we will be glad to see May go also."
Yet some of the OFs were talking about tomato plants and planting gardens.
Optimism and pessimism in one little conversation.
Strong concentration
The OFs had a small discussion on the phrase "lost in his work."
One OG was picking up another OG to go to the breakfast and the OG being picked up was out working in his yard. The picker-upper drove up his driveway and the OG being picked up kept right on working.
The picker-upper OG turned around and drove back down the driveway and sat waiting for his friend who just kept right on working. The driveway was no more than 50 feet from where the OG was raking.
The picker-upper OG sat for a short while with the car running and finally blew his horn. The OG working in the yard just raised his head and waved in the general direction of the road and went right back raking.
The OG picking up this OF then really blew his horn, and, finally, the OG turned and saw the car and laid down his rake and walked to the car.
It is a good thing this scribe does not use names because, if anyone realized who this was and saw the OG working in the yard, they could drive right up his driveway, steal one of his tractors, drive it away, and the OG would never know it. That is what is known as engrossed in your work.
As one of the OFs commented, "That OG is the type of person you would want working for you — one that is not easily distracted."
Those OFs who attended the breakfast at the Duanesburg Diner in Duanesburg (with some OFs quite removed from farming but still think they are farmers, yet are now are able to go out to breakfast and not to the barn) were: Miner Stevens, Robie Osterman, Roger Chapman, Dave Williams, Steve Kelly, Roger Shafer, Harold Guest, Otis Lawyer, Glenn Patterson, Mark Traver, Karl Remmers, Dick Ogsbury, Andy Tinning, Lou Schenck, Mace Porter, Gary Porter, Ken Hughes, Jack Norray, Duncan Bellinger, Bill Krause, Elwood Vanderbilt, Harold Grippen, Mike Willsey, Gerry Chartier, Ted Willsey, Jim Rissacher, and me.
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