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Bethany United Methodist Church
Organized app 1856.
Early Trustees - Robert Rivers, James Boyd, Charles A. Cannon, John C. Horton, Anthony Thomas, Major Lester, Green Harper, John Patton, Holland Glass, J. N. Rivers, Enoch Jones, B. F. Harper, R. A. Rivers, John Ellington, Rev. Joe Rivers, Robert A. Rivers, J. B. Cleckler, J. H. Ellington, J. H. Harper, H. T. Rivers, J. F. Boyd, T. E. Rivers, O. F. Harper, G. C. Spence, Z. P. Ellington, L. A. Harris Sr., W. G. Boyd, Charlie Boyd.
Early Pastors - Reverends Britton Sanders, W. C. Fox, Lyman Hall Green, Charles Lipham, W. S. Gaines, E. H. Wood, H. C. Henry, Charles S. Bass, H. C. Redford, J. A. Quillian, A. J. Sears, J. H. Allison, Arthur Maness, W. W. Watkins, E. B. Eubanks, C. A. Hall, E. W. Jones, J. T. Robbins, James M. Moore.
Some Church History Records held at Pitts Theology Library, Archives & Manuscripts Department for a Bethany UMC in Fairburn - is this the same one?
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By Sarah Goff
Houston County Master Gardener
It's cold outside. Everything is covered with snow, and more is on the way. The skies are gray, and the days are short. What's a gardener to do? Well, it is all about dreaming, planning and preparation.
The garden catalogues are out with beautiful pictures of shrubs, trees, flowers and vegetables. There are no weeds to pull and no mosquitoes to bite us. We are not behind in planting, deadheading or cleaning up last year's mess. At this time of year a gardener can sit back, read and dream of starting anew.
Now is the time to make plans. Do you want to put in new beds? Are there perennials to be moved or divided? What about planting trees to replace those lost to the Emerald Ash Borer?
Make plans and write them down. Get out white paper or graph paper and plan the new beds. Make lists of seeds to order and order them. Put starting and transplanting dates on a calendar. Remember to rotate annual vegetable crops from last year's plan.
Do you want to start seeds or buy bedding plants? Starting seeds offers a greater variety of types, colors, sizes and growth habits than purchasing started plants later in the spring, but does take more effort and space. If you decide to start seeds you should make plans now. Some flower seeds need to be started in late January. Be sure that you have the clean trays and small pots needed. Buy seed-starting mix. Consider both grow lights and electric heating mats. Plan space for all of this.
A Houston County Master Gardener will have an article on seed starting in our March column. There are good articles on seed starting available online and in some garden magazines. (See references below.)
Seed packets and catalogues have information on dates for starting seeds indoors, for starting from seed outdoors and for moving plants to outdoor soil.
Cleaning and sharpening tools is a good winter activity as well. These activities can be done inside; and the tools will be ready to go when you need them. You may wish to order a new tool or other supplies from a mail-order supplier.
Plan to attend a class or workshop in your area. You might even decide to attend a home and garden show with good garden presentations. Workshops and classes are sponsored by Community Education and Master Gardeners and provide sound information about many topics as well as loads of inspiration. Both include the opportunity to talk with other gardeners. Workshops almost always include demonstrations and vendor booths with items for sale. There are Home and Garden shows in larger cities that include demonstrations and presentations. (See below.)
Dream big, plan well, and enjoy you garden from now to frost.
Upcoming garden workshops and references
We Dig It: Fourth Annual Gardening Workshop at Caledonia Middle School/High School, Saturday, March 29, contact the UM Ext Office in Caledonia with questions at 507-725-5807.
Master Gardeners of Winona County Gardener's Day: Saturday, Feb. 15, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the county History Center, 160 Johnson Street, in downtown Winona. Call 507-457-6440 for more.
Minneapolis Home and Garden Show: March 2–3, Minneapolis Convention Center, www.homeandgardenshow.com.
Minnesota State Horticultural Society: www.northerngardener.org.
UM Ext Houston County: [email protected]
Minnesota Tree Care Advocate: http://www.mntca.org.


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No. 74 is No. 1.
In reference to today's column on the audience word-of-mouth buzz about "The Blind Side" (linked here), based on the life of current Baltimore Ravens left tackle Michael Oher and the Tuohy family of Memphis, the latest numbers from those who measure box office attendance is that this movie jumped past "Twilight: New Moon" into the top spot on the charts.
BoxOfficeMojo.com reported today that "The Blind Side," in its third week of distribution, had $20.4 million in weekend gross at 3,326 theatres, pushing it past the No. 1 movie for the last two weeks, "New Moon," which had momentum from its large opening weekend and finally dropped off to $15.4 million (in 4,124 theatres).
In talking about the flick to executive producer Molly Smith, we were amused to find out that the Sandra Bullock portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy was even more toned down than the way she is in real life.
"You can't write a character like that," said Smith of Tuohy. "That's her. That's even a somewhat subdued version. She's just a woman who everyone's business is her business, and she cares in the most honest and brutal way. It's to neat to see her relationship with Michael. It touches so many people in such a simple way."
Smith said producer and writer John Lee Hancock "spent a long time with the family, and he really captured (Leigh Anne). It was an interesting experience. It's not as if we're telling a story that's 10 years ago. It's a story that keeps writing itself better by the minute. Having known the family growing up, I was very protective of the way it came out and wanted to make sure Michael was proud of it. We just wanted to show how someone like Michael can inspire other people, as a humble, genuine person."
In an interview last Sunday with Bob Costas before NBC's "Sunday Night Football" game, Oher said he doesn't think the movie will make him any kind of special celebrity.
"I really don't see it that way," he said. "When I'm going to get something to eat, people don't recognize me. I feel like a regular person."
A regular 6-foot-4, 307-pounder, played in the movie by the 6-foot-8, 380-pound Quinton Aaron, who is actually three years older than the 21-year-old Oher. And it must be told: Boston Celtics forward Glen "Big Baby" Davis actually auditioned for the role.
One other interesting fact about the flick: None of the coaches who played themselves in the movie recruing Oher back in 2004 and '05 — Nick Saban, Houston Nutt, Tommy Tubberville, Phillip Fulmer, Ed Orgeron and Lou Holtz — are at the same school any longer. Saban moved from LSU to the Miami Dolphins and now at Alabama; Nutt was fired from Arkansas and ended up coaching Oher in his senior season at Mississippi, Tubberville was fired from Auburn and Fulmer was canned from Tennessee, and Holtz left South Carolina to join ESPN. Orgeron, the former USC assistant, only lasted three years at Ole Miss, landing Oher almost by default because of the fact the Tuohys attended the school.
Also, if you wonder about situations like the Tuohys adopting a minority kid from the projects, Sports Illustrated points out in a recent story about Oher that Tennessee Titans Pro Bowl linebacker Keith Bulluck, Dallas defensive end Marcus Dixon and Philadelphia rookie wide receiver Jeremy Maclin also were in similar situations when white families took them in.
And while we're on the subject of learning new things (weren't we?): One of the cool scenes of the movie is when Michael's dad, Sean (played by Tim McGraw) helps him figure out an essay to do for his literature class. Sean starts reciting the lines of the Alfred Lord Tennyson poem, "The Charge of the Light Brigade," equating it to why LSU has named its stadium "Death Valley" and equating it to a game they were playing against Ole Miss.
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Now before anyone links me to the page on Erowid, I've looked and it was a bit vague. There was no legality section for the poppies but it did mention "federal law" (which to me implies US law) in one small post about cultivation and manufacture. What it didn't mention was an actual law about the poppy itself, specifically for Canada. If anyone can help me with this I'd greatly appreciate it. Aside from any drug use, they really are a pretty flower.


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I used to look forward to Father's Day. We'd always cook hot dogs because they were your favorite, we'd usually end up at a pool or lake somewhere because June is always hot in Texas, and since it's too hot to play football (your favorite sport) we would usually end up watching one of your favorite movies – like "The Sting" or something funny like that.
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The afternoon of day two brought much improved weather conditions. The clouds had disappeared along with the fog to produce blue skies and hot sun; perfect for the next task of Pure Economy. The rules were delightfully simple; pilots were given 2 litres of fuel and had to stay airborne for as long as possible.
Once the fuelling control had been completed, the task window opened at 1515 local time with free take off until 1615. Competitors tried at every stage to conserve their precious fuel so take-offs were much more relaxed because of the reluctance to use full throttle once airborne. Pilots climbed out slowly and steadily, trying to make the maximum use of the available energy.
The display of canopies was fantastic; all 30 competitors in the air at the same time, all circling to the left above the competition site in order to guarantee safety and avoid conflict. It was a great show of colour and graceful flight, a point underlined by all the spectator cameras pointed skywards!
To win this event requires careful control of the paramotor, including the use of the engine but also careful canopy control inputs to increase efficiency. There was quite a spread in the performances; the average was around 35-40 minutes but 5 competitors achieved more than 50 minutes in the air – quite remarkable, given the very small amount of fuel in their tanks.
As the levels got lower, pilots chose to circle near to the prescribed landing area. The crowd could hear the engines start to falter as the fuel ran out, followed by the motor stopping, the propeller becoming motionless and finally the pilot gliding down the last few metres for a gentle touchdown.
The Korean Kiill NA was looking good for the top spot when he landed at 16:33 with a time of 58:02 minutes, but there were still other competitors in the air, most notably SHENG and MACAK. Who would stay up the longest? The 30 points on offer could make a big difference to the overall scores and the atmosphere became tense as teams looked on. Then SHENG's engine went quiet and he landed with a time of 1hr 1:42… but when had he taken off? Team Thailand tried to remember the exact time that George MACAK became airborne to work out if he stood a chance of taking task honours.
George clearly realised his fuel was nearly out and he moved towards the landing area. There were several minutes' wait as his engine refused to stop, but then he too fell silent before landing in the deck. Stopwatches were consulted, the marshals and scorers gathered to compare notes and then the result was displayed on the scoring display. China had done it! George managed 1hr 1:13 so Guangqiang SHENG had beaten him by 29s. The victorious pilot was greeted by his team with cheers and loud applause. The competition just got hotter!
Results are available at http://results.haiyang2012.com.
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BRANDON — There is a line in the NHL playoffs standings that separates the teams that would be in the postseason if they began that day from those that would be out.
Lightning coach Rick Tocchet calls it "the line of death."
Rise above it by season's end, you live to play another day. Fall below it, you're done.
But 41 games into an 82-game schedule, the line is less ominous, Tocchet said: "You kind of look at it as a barometer of where you're at."
For Tampa Bay, that place is disappointing and hopeful.
Disappointing because a 16-15-10 record, largely, has been self inflicted. Hopeful because the team, which begins its second half Wednesday at Buffalo, is just four points out of a playoff spot.
"It's in everybody's mind and it's something that's brought up all the time," defenseman Matt Smaby said Monday at the Ice Sports Forum.
"Everyone around here knows how we have done the last two years (last and next to last in the league, respectively). It's just an awful feeling, and it's kind of driving us to get better and make a push for the postseason."
Making it easier: aside from the Devils, Sabres, Capitals and Penguins, the East is about parity.
Making it tougher: Tampa Bay's inability to put together a significant winning streak. The team is 5-1-1 in its past seven games but has yet to win three straight this season.
Tocchet said it is about mindset: the willingness to do little things such as creating a forecheck, battling for pucks and not leaving the defensive zone early, all of which was on display during Saturday's 3-1 victory over the Stanley Cup champion Penguins but has been difficult to maintain game-to-game.
"As a team and individuals, we have to challenge ourselves to play consistently unselfish hockey, even though it's hard," he said. "We get in situations where we play three or four good games and we go through stretches we try to make it easier on ourselves.
"It's time now. We can't digress in that. We have to stay on top of that stuff. You have a bad three weeks, you can be done."
Left wing Ryan Malone said perhaps splitting the season into segments — 20 games before February's Olympic break and 21 after — will help maintain focus.
"The 23 guys in this room, if we want it bad enough, we're going to be in the playoffs," he said. "It's going to be a fun run here coming up."
What the Lightning cannot afford are games like the 5-2 loss to the Flyers on Dec. 23, when Philadelphia scored three third-period goals to end Tampa Bay's two-game winning streak.
"We're 2-2 in the third and still can't find the energy to come out and put together a solid 20 (minutes)," Malone said. "That was kind of frightening. So, it was great to bounce back with a great effort against Pittsburgh. We just have to play with that constant effort every night."
As captain Vinny Lecavalier said, "We beat a good team in Pittsburgh, but if we don't win our next game that won't count for anything. You have to make those games count."
It's a fine line.
SMITH IS NO. 2 STAR: Mike Smith was the NHL's second star for the week ending Sunday. The goalie was 2-0-1 with a 1.31 goals-against average and a .957 save percentage. The Devils' Jamie Langenbrunner, with five goals in four games, was first.
INJURY REPORT: Defenseman Matt Walker said he is "100 percent" recovered from his lower-body injury. But with Tocchet happy with how the team is playing, Walker, out six games, has to "wait his turn." … Left wing Alex Tanguay missed practice with an intestinal disorder, the team said. … Center Jeff Halpern (lower body) skated half of practice, and left wing Todd Fedoruk (knee) had off-ice workouts.
Rangers edge Bruins
NEW YORK — Christopher Higgins' tiebreaking goal with 1:29 left rescued the Rangers, lifting them to a 3-2 victory over the Bruins and surpassing the Canadiens for seventh in the Eastern Conference, both with 45 points. The Lightning has 42.
The Rangers appeared to be cruising when Boston struck for two goals 1:26 apart. Then Higgins sneaked his fifth of the season past goalie Tuukka Rask.
Higgins was the third unlikely scorer for the Rangers. Erik Christensen got his second in three games and Ales Kotalik had his first goal in two months.
The goal will get Higgins some relief from his family.
"It's mostly my two younger brothers who have given me the most flak," Higgins said. "My old man doesn't tell me how to play anymore. Even the 14-year-old has a mouth on him. This is probably the second game of the year that no one's come. It figures."
Boston trailed 2-0 when Zdeno Chara went to the penalty box, the Rangers' fifth power play. But Matt Hunwick scored shorthanded, then assisted on Blake Wheeler's shot that tied it.
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First Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, Kotalik 7 (Dubinsky, Callahan), 9:58 (pp). Penalties—Paille, Bos (tripping), 3:13; Sobotka, Bos (holding), 7:31; Wideman, Bos (hooking), 8:23; Sobotka, Bos (hooking), 9:58; New York bench, served by Avery (too many men), 17:30.
Second Period—2, N.Y. Rangers, Christensen 2 (Dubinsky, Del Zotto), 7:34. Penalties—Gaborik, NYR (delay of game), 14:26.
Third Period—3, Boston, Hunwick 5 (Wheeler, Krejci), 14:33 (sh). 4, Boston, Wheeler 8 (Ryder, Hunwick), 15:59. 5, N.Y. Rangers, Higgins 5 (Drury, Callahan), 18:31. Penalties—Rozsival, NYR (tripping), 3:57; Chara, Bos (interference), 13:28. Shots on Goal—Boston 12-11-5—28. N.Y. Rangers 9-17-9—35. Power-play opportunities—Boston 0 of 3; N.Y. Rangers 1 of 5. Goalies—Boston, Rask 10-4-2 (35 shots-32 saves). N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist 18-14-5 (28-26). A—18,200 (18,200). T—2:24.
Information from Times wires was used in this report. Damian Cristodero can be reached at email@example.com.


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Southwestern Music Professor Receives National Recognition
Conductor Lois Ferrari is recognized for her work with the Austin Civic Orchestra
Lois Ferrari, a music professor at Southwestern University who also serves as music director of the Austin Civic Orchestra, has received national recognition for her work with the ACO.
Ferrari was named 1st runner-up for the 2012 American Prize in Conducting - Community Orchestra Division. The American Prize was founded in 2009 and provides cash awards for the best recorded performances by ensembles and individuals each year in the United States at the professional, college/university, church, community and secondary school levels. The top award for 2012 in the Conducting-Community Orchestra Division went to David Bernard, the music director of the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony in New York City.
Ferrari has been a member of the Southwestern faculty since 1993 and serves as conductor of the SU Wind Ensemble and the SU Orchestra. She has been music director of the Austin Civic Orchestra since 2002. During this time, the orchestra has grown from about 55-60 members to its current size of about 80-85 members. More important than the growth in size, Ferrari said, is the growth in the quality of the orchestra. "We now sight read better the same pieces we performed in concert maybe only five or six years ago," she said.
Ferrari said she entered the American Prize competition by submitting DVDs of three works the ACO performed at different concerts in 2011-2012: Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 2, Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 and Barber's Adagio for Strings.
David Katz, chief judge for The American Prize, said it is clear Ferrari is "doing amazing things in Austin."
"Lois Ferrari on the podium reminds one of the orchestral conducting style of the legendary Margaret Hillis, the eight-time Grammy award-winning founder of the Chicago Symphony Chorus," Katz said. "…Her no-nonsense style translates into music-making that is exciting and well-coordinated with what appears to be an enormous orchestra − not an easy feat."
Katz said the current size of the ACO is in itself telling. "No one could possibly build a volunteer symphony of such proportions unless the musicians wanted to play for her," he said. "Lois Ferrari's personal skills must match her obvious musical ones."
Ferrari said the ACO is thrilled to have achieved the distinction of finalist in a national competition and in sharing that honor with such a wonderful and diverse field of musicians. The ACO opens its 2012-2013 season Sept. 29 with a concert in Pflugerville that includes the Texas premiere of David Amram's "Symphonic Variations on a Song by Woody Guthrie."
Ferrari earned her undergraduate and master's degrees from the Ithaca College School of Music and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in conducting from the Eastman School of Music, where she was appointed assistant conductor of the renowned Eastman Wind Ensemble.
Ferrari said the recognition she personally received in the American Prize competition is both flattering and humbling.
"There are so many people out there doing great things for classical music," she said. "I am honored to have been recognized among them."


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Some Definitions
A few regular dictionaries don't provide a definition of a bear, some define a bull in stock market terms.
Bull: "speculate for the rise" - Concise Oxford Dictionary.
Bear: "speculator who sells stocks or shares that he may or may not possess because he expects a fall in prices" - Dictionary of Economics (Penguin)
Some of the more elegant and interesting definitions are found in the first English dictionary composed and published by Samuel Johnson in 1755:
Pension: "An allowance made to any one without the equivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a state hireling for treason to his country."
Probably means bad policy advice.
Stockjobber: "A low wretch who gets money by buying and selling shares in the funds."
Excise: "A hateful tax levied upon commodities, and adjudged not by the common judges of property, but by wretches hired by those to whom excise is paid."
Bull: "A stock-jobber."
Bear: "A description of stock-jobbers, who sell unreal stock."
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The top-ranking Republican in the Minnesota House is asking the state's Legislative Auditor to look into out-of-state purchases made by Minnesota welfare recipients.
Rep. Marty Seifert, R-Marshall, says more than 310,000 purchases were made outside of Minnesota, using debit cards issued to welfare recipients who live in Minnesota.
Those purchases totaled more than $10 million, which is about 2 percent of total spending using the cards.
It's not illegal to use those cards outside of Minnesota, and Seifert says he can understand some out-of-state purchases, especially in border states. But he'd like to know why $3,000 was spent in Hawaii.
"Are we having Minnesota cards mailed to other states? Are people traveling there? Are they selling them? Are they bartering them? What's going on?" Seifert said. "And $10 million is not a small amount of money in terms of the state budget, so I think it's worth looking into, and having hearings and finding a way to bring more accountability to these cards."
Assistant Human Services Commissioner Chuck Johnson says the department already uses the data to look for fraud.
"Someone in Stillwater who shops in Hudson - that's a perfectly reasonable situation," he said, in an interview. "But someone who, several months in a row, is doing all transactions in Pennsylvania would be a situation that might warrant investigation."
Johnson also says there are plenty of family matters that require welfare recipients to travel out-of-state, but he also says he welcomes any look that might further decrease fraud.
Legislative Auditor James Nobles said he will consider whether the allegation requires a special investigation, or can be addressed during his office's annual audit at the Department of Human Services.


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One-Man-Band... Sort Of
For those who came of age in the 1970s, they might recall the convoluted nature of music in the latter part of the decade. The landscape resembled a deep sea feeding frenzy, with an array of genres and bands jockeying for the public's attention and disposable income. As America's Bicentennial unfolded, punk had taken root on UK and US soil, glam was in its death throes, disco was in its infancy, Frampton came alive, and lumbering rock behemoths Led Zeppelin and the Who continued to bask in their respective glows as the planet's biggest concert draws. Similarly, KISS and Ted Nugent had proven to be formidable musical forces, while teen heartthrobs from Leif Garrett to the Bay City Rollers garnered headlines and enjoyed massive popularity. Lynyrd Skynryd led the southern rock movement (albeit only a year before meeting its tragic fate) and Elvis had not yet left the building. As diverse as the musical offerings of the mid-'70s were, it shouldn't have been a surprise that an M.I.T. graduate (and guitarist/technical wizard) could record a handful of songs in his basement studio, and spawn the pop-rock sensation Boston. Yet it was surprising, as Tom Scholz, in the guise of nearly-one-man-band, unleashed the debut album Boston on the mainstream, thereby cementing his legacy as one of music's most awe-inspiring success stories. Thirty years after the album's release, Boston (and its 1978 successor Don't Look Back) have been digitally remastered with Scholz at the helm, affording nostalgic boomers and curiosity seekers the opportunity to revisit the phenomenon of Boston.
As a result of three decades of radio airplay, there are few song intros as recognizable as Boston's lead track, "More Than a Feeling". Scholz's breezy guitar rings out for less than 20 seconds before Brad Delp's vocals step to the forefront and seize control of the song. What made the track so powerful in '76 was its uniqueness: Scholz's guitar sound was unlike anything else at the time, and Delp's voice resonated with little, if any, points of reference. Additionally, "More Than a Feeling" embodied the model for flawless pop rock; it was sensitive without being sappy, and it was anchored by strong guitar riffs without being too heavy. Whereas bands like the Eagles gravitated toward lighter, less muscular content, Scholz pointed Boston in the direction of a decidedly tempered rock sound, one that could be played on prom night as easily as on an FM station.
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Since Scholz's technical and production skills were so strong, Boston's material segues seamlessly from one song to the next. The closing notes to "More Than a Feeling" have barely faded when Scholz' guitar introduces "Peace of Mind". Once again, Delp's vocals takes center stage, supplanted by wave upon wave of meaty riffing. The two are equally strong components, yet never intrude upon one another. "Foreplay/Long Time" follows suit, with its 2:45 frenetic instrumental opening that invites Delp to join the fray at exactly the right moment. Scholz alternates guitar parts, from soaring solos to melodic strumming, and the song ebbs and flows its way to just under the eight-minute mark.
Boston retains a noticeable balance within its remaining songs; "Rock and Roll Band" incorporates a generous amount of Scholz's best six-string work, while "Smokin'" ambles along to its own rollicking tempo, thanks in large part to the give-and-take between guitar and organ, making both tracks tasty pop rockers. Conversely, "Hitch a Ride" approaches early power ballad status, though Delp avoids crossing into tear jerker territory by following Scholz's guitar from start to finish. "Something About You" and the Delp-penned "Let Me Take You Home Tonight" are multi-textured gems which feature crisp layers of vocals and instruments. The latter merits special mention, as it is the album's lone song in which Scholz does not participate on guitar, manning the organ while leaving Barry Goudreau to the fretboard filler. When revisiting the eight tracks, it's somewhat surprising to realize that Boston is an entirely (and expertly) guitar-driven record, no different than the heavier offerings of '70s hard rockers like Deep Purple and Aerosmith. However, Delp's engaging vocal style is what stabilizes the album in a radio-friendly, pop-rock realm.
The resounding commercial success of Boston set Scholz up to crash and burn with a sophomore slump recording. Yet, after a two-year wait, Scholz emerged with another basement beauty in Don't Look Back. Though history will note that Scholz's second effort did not sell as well as its predecessor, the album is still an impressive follow-up to Boston. Crafted in an identical fashion, with Scholz's guitar laying the foundation from which Delp propels himself, the eight tracks cruise along comfortably, alternately rocking and coasting as necessary. Don't Look Back opens the same way it closes. The title track and "Don't Be Afraid" showcase what, by this point, had become Scholz' signature sound: a sophisticated, yet incredibly accessible, guitar. As was the case with Boston, Scholz's efforts are perfectly married to Delp's vocals, so much so that it's impossible to imagine anyone else singing Boston songs.
Despite the two albums bearing tonal and thematic similarities, Don't Look Back differs slightly from Boston by plumbing the depths of emotionality a bit more. "A Man I'll Never Be" traverses the power ballad template (much like "Hitch a Ride") with Delp at his most earnest. Clocking in at over six-and-a-half minutes, the track is twice the length of standard songs and feels forced in certain areas. That said, it sits comfortably between "It's Easy" and "Feelin' Satisfied", each reverting back to the (now) predominant Boston (and Scholz) sound. The former is preceded by a 1:20 intro given its own track status and titled "The Journey". Less than a genuine song, it is essentially Scholz enjoying some electronic stretching exercises, weaving guitar and organ into something attractive rather than merely exploratory.
The remaining two tracks, "Party" and "Used to Bad News", maintain an upbeat tempo like the majority of both albums' material, and continue to boast the twin ingredients in Boston's success: Scholz's instrumental and production prowess, and Delp's steady vocals.
Based upon Scholz's penchant for perfectionism, it seems surprising that either album would be subjected to the remastering process. But remastered they are, with Scholz getting even greater clarity from his original recordings. Audiophiles and Boston fans will be equally pleased with the results.
When compared side-by-side, Boston has aged better than Don't Look Back more due to familiarity, rather than superior content. Both albums sound remarkably similar, as they are products of Scholz's fertile artistic mind and basement laboratory, and it's interesting to imagine the impact Don't Look Back might have had if it were the first Boston release rather than the second. Revisionist history aside, there is no denying that both albums were groundbreaking, as home studio efforts gone multi-platinum, and for galvanizing the concept of '70s corporate rock. This latter sentiment will forever be held by naysayers who contend that Boston was little more than a musical contrivance, an opinion that is as ironic as it is incorrect. There is no disputing the extent of Tom Scholz's creative talents or the success of his brainchild band. Scholz's professional corporate resume and employment history have little in common with the output of Boston, and in no way diminish the magnitude of Boston as an impressive debut album, or Don't Look Back as its successor.
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She & Him, 'Volume 3′ – Album Review
In the long lineage of actors-turned-pop-songwriters, Zooey Deschanel is one of the few with serious credentials as both. But her image, in many ways, precedes her and prevents any valid discussion of her musical skill. The doe-eyed former Mrs. Ben Gibbard is the tabloid it-girl heartthrob of indie culture, and She & Him, her partnership with classic-pop troubadour M. Ward, has naturally been a bit overshadowed by her celebrity.
But even with Ward's elegant sonic touch, She & Him is ultimately Deschanel's band. Like their first two albums, 'Volume 3′ was written entirely by Deschanel herself — this time during breaks from filming her sitcom 'New Girl.' Ward's arrangements — horns, old-Hollywood string flourishes, the usual gamut of six-strings — give the songs a cinematic scope. But Deschanel no longer comes off from like a pretty accessory: More than ever, her songwriting speaks louder than her image.
Well, mostly. Her cutesy vocal style — slightly twangy, slightly jazzy — still sounds like it was manufactured in a lab somewhere (Turn on an episode of 'The Voice' or 'American Idol,' and you'll probably find five or six of these kinds of singers in a single episode.) Deschanel sings every line with a cutesy wink — you can practically feel the wind from her batted eyelashes. On the lethargic Buddy Holly chug of 'Sunday Girl,' in a move that's either unbearably cute or simply unbearable, she randomly switches from English to pouty-lipped French. And for all the album's manicured pop wonders, the playing is often half-assed. The drums, in particular, are messy to the extreme, veering in and out of time.
But when the album works, it really, really works, diving into multi-hued, symphonic tapestries. 'I Could've Been Your Girl' is a striking, shimmering beauty of a pop song, Deschanel's froggy country-pop croon wrapped around Ward's lush 12-strings and a web of crystalline strings. On 'Never Wanted Your Love,' old-country charm meets big-budget fairy-tale score, Deschanel cooing one of her prettiest melodies between Wall of Sound harmonies and strummy asides. Highlights abound, from the funky disco-pop of 'Together' to the Beatles-esque waltz ballad 'Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me' to the stately piano ditty 'London,' which comes off like Death Cab for Twangy.
The name She & Him itself has always suggested a plea for anonymity, pointing toward the songs themselves and not the songwriter. But 'Volume 3′ is different — it's the work of a more confident, inventive artist.


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[R2] - Eye of Horus (Mana: 75, Cooldown: 60 seconds)
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I used to use one of these- got it somewhere, loved it!
Yeah, i think so, weighed in at about 255 i think
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Would You Mate With A Devout Catholic? A Muslim? A Fundamentalist Christian?
by Don on August 23rd, 2008
in Religion
Let me begin with a few questions about religion - for readers in Western countries. It's not reasonable (or safe) to put such questions to my loyal fans in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Somalia or other clan-based cultures. Most folks in these lands live under belief systems more typical of the seventh, not the twenty-first century. The questions are contemporary in nature. Ready?Here they are:
* Should you refrain from talking about religion in general?
* Is it offensive to ask pointed questions about religious beliefs?
* Should some religions be exempt from scrutiny?
* Are religious faiths generally benign, peaceful, constructive, good for people, reasonable enough and only a problem when misinterpreted or distorted by misguided followers?
In order to control the suspense, I'll confess right off that I believe the appropriate answer to all of these questions is, "Definitely not."
What do you think?
In many parts of the world, it's not OK to talk freely about religion, especially if you are not an adherent of the religion being discussed. This is an unfortunate tradition, custom or norm - and dysfunctional in the modern world. In many countries, such as those listed, it's not OK to ask sharp-edged questions about religious beliefs. This, too, is unfortunate in a time of tensions between true believers of different faiths - and true believers (i.e., fanatics) and those they consider infidels. The latter include all of us disposed to secular, Enlightenment values based on science and reason, not revelation.
Would you or should you mate with a devout follower of a religion? It depends. It depends on lots of things, including how devout? Also, if you consider yourself in one of the three religious categories in the title line, nothing could be more natural but to mate with such a person - if he or she is a member of your religion. I grew up in a Catholic clan. In the 40's and 50's, to marry someone in another category was verboten, sinful, wicked and depraved - unless the other person was willing to convert, as my father did. The penalty for Catholics who married a non-Catholic or someone unwilling to convert to the "one true religion" was "ex-communication." If you believed in the tenets of Catholicism at the time, this was a spiritual death sentence - no heaven for you, Buster or Sister, so most Catholics mated with other Catholics. The Muslims and most Protestant sects had similar customs, perhaps a bit less severe. I'm sure there were exceptions - I doubt if the Unitarians cared much about who mated with whom. (No wonder I later flirted with Unitarianism.)
Getting back to the "Would you mate..." matter, I made up a few additional queries for your consideration. These statements, paradoxically enough, do not refer to beliefs central to any of the three religions mentioned in the title. They refer to key beliefs of another popular religion. See if you can guess what that religion might be. (No, I'm not going to mention it.)
Anyway, here's the idea. Consider the nature of the truly weird notions unique to one religion and ask yourself if you would be willing to mate with someone who believed such things. I mean, all these beliefs seem quite bizarre to me, plus being contrary to known laws of nature, truly preposterous and not supported by any kind of empirical evidence.
But, maybe you are a loving person who believes anyone should be free to believe whatever he or she wants to believe - a paragon of tolerance. Well, that's nice - I believe that, too, but the question is about the wisdom of mating with such a person.
OK, enough already. Here are the statements of belief. I'm not making this up - this is part of a big-time religion's belief system.
1. You have a soul. When you die, your soul is recycled into a newborn. How this happens or whether it means no more new souls are being produced is not explained or known, except maybe to the founder, J.R. Rubadub (not his real name) - and he died long ago without leaving word which newborn his soul was taking over.
2. Top dogs in the religion can pick the birth parents for the body and mind that the soul will inhabit in the next life.
3. If you rise to the higher levels in this particular religion's hierarchy, you will be expected to engage in public service after you die - for a billion years. (At least that's the pledge you will take - maybe you will decide you have done enough after about a few million successive lives.)
4. You won't be able to recall who you were or what happened to you when your soul was in the last body after you die, and your soul moves on to another, but you might suffer painful and traumatic images or psychic scars from the previous life. (This brings to mind the words of the Jewish Buddha: "There is no escaping karma. In a previous life, you never called, you never wrote, you never visited. And whose fault was that?")
5. You can mitigate or even eliminate these troubles from past lives by working with trained church leaders who, for a fee, will do checkups and, in time, give you the all-clear sign.
6. Doing the right things according to church leaders will lead to great powers over the natural world. (The details about such powers are not addressed in church doctrine.)
7. You must learn and use certain terms defined in a unique way in this religion. (Such usage, however, might lead those not of the faith to suspect that you might be mental.)
8. You can believe any of this or not and still hang out in good standing in the church, provided you embrace the methods and practices of the religion. (This seems contradictory, as the former seems to be the same as the latter but then, what do I know?)
Could you deal with a mate who believed such things? If so, I'm guessing you can get along with just about anybody. Congratulations, I think.
The eight statements about one particular religion's belief system probably sound quite bizarre to anyone not acculturated in that particular faith-system from childhood. However, if you believe the tenets of any religion, including those dominant in the world today, be aware that others outside that tradition probably find your sacred truths rather weird, as well. Personally, I doubt that there would be any religions if followers were not immersed in the faiths during the formative years. Once the brain has developed independent thinking capacities and a reasoning faculty, improbably claims would be a hard sell.
Now if I could just get myself elected "Benevolent Grand Tsar Of The Cosmos For Critical Thinking," I would make it a requirement that no child be led to believe the myths of any one religion. Children would learn about religions in general, along with science and the scientific method. All children would be helped to think freely and logically about faith claims - and allowed to choose a religion, if so inclined, after they reached an age of reason. I'm not sure what age that ought to be - probably about the time they become eligible to vote, to drink alcohol, be drafted into an army or gain admitance to an x-rated movie.
Be well.
Why You Should Not Go Along To Get Along
by Don on August 14th, 2008
in General Wellness
Like anyone with an e-mail account, I get a lot of junk. The worst junkmails are not the obvious urban legends, not the ads for Viagra or penis extenders (not needed, thank you very much), not the goofy "opportunities" to share millions with kindly Nigerians (am I too skeptical, or what?) or the dozens of other spam pleadings that arrive daily. No, the most annoying are the sappy forwards from acquaintances. These often carry a personal note and are designed to inspire, teach a moral or warn against impure thoughts. Not long ago, I got one urging me not to indulge in reliance upon reason to the neglect of faith.
Even friends who should know better, that is, friends with an education who are aware of my independent secular mindset who have busy lives of some consequence occasionally forward one or more of the above-noted types of posts.
Just yesterday, I got one that was entitled something like, Just when you thought I wasn't looking. This phrase was the beginning of a dozen or so sentences that described virtuous behaviors that were observed by a child, and thus taught a positive moral lesson.
I made the mistake of reading the forwarded post. When I finished, I could not resist the temptation to advise my friend who sent it along what I thought of it. I hit the "reply all" button in order that everyone else who got it would see one recipient's response. Here is my message:
I am not usually disposed to waste my time reading a swarmy mass mailing with simplistic, feel good sentiments, as I did on this occasion. It contained suggestions for many kind actions, and that was benign and harmless, if a bit self-evident. I had to wonder, though, and resist the temptation to ask my friend: Don't most people you know already behave in these sensible, ethical ways?
However, a few actions that I found objectionable were included in the list. The latter include:
* The prayer bit - teaching a child (by your example) to believe he/she has an imaginary friend who intervenes in human affairs based on imprecations or begging by one name or another. (Doesn't this imply the all-knowing, all wise, all-everything wizard knows what's best?) Since there is zero evidence for such a preposterous notion, I suggested it would be better to model self-reliance?
(This commentary relates to the statement: When you thought I wasn't looking I heard you say a prayer, and I knew that there is a God I could always talk to, and I learned to trust in Him.)
* The suggestion at the end of the message urging recipients to forward this to and thereby annoy everyone on our lists. I asked my friend if he was assuming that everyone on his list would consent to all the ideas on this sappy message? If not, did he really expect that such a message would persuade anyone to shape up and fly right?
(This is a reference to the capitalized and bold remark, in large type, that I AM SENDING THIS TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE I KNOW WHO DO SO MUCH FOR OTHERS, BUT THINK THAT NO ONE EVER SEES.
But, the worst was yet to come:
How will you touch the life of someone today? Just by sending this to someone else, you will probably make them (sic) at least think about their (sic) influence on others. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
Huh? Yike! Sounds like an invitation to adopt a mindless catatonic state.
I wrote a cordial note to my friend, asking that he please give me a pass on these "inspirational notes."
My father encouraged me, at least when I was very young, to get along by going along. His notion for being successful was "don't make waves." It probably served him well, given the closed and rather tight-knit culture of which he was a part.
Today, we have raving lunatics all around us, and it is important that those who disagree to their irrational or harmful messages act boldly by taking exception to what otherwise might seem matters of general consensus, when they are decidedly not. I urge you not to go along with prevailing norms that you view as dysfunctional, irrational or harmful. Don't permit the holy rollers and fanatics to assume that you agree with them, when you don't.
So, even if you think nobody is looking or no one cares, express your views. We still have freedom of speech in America. Let's make the most of it, and do our part, however modest, to keep freedom alive.
Phony Baloney Bogus Media Trash News - The Fitness Pill My Eye!
by Don on August 2nd, 2008
in General Wellness
Studies have shown that a pill (soon be available) mimics the effects of regular exercise. Yes, that what studies have shown. Well, one study. Recently, the Salk Institute released a research report describing performance gains exhibited by sedentary mice. The study showed that impressive gains in treadmill tests were attributed not to aerobic exercise, weight lifting, stretching, yoga, Pilates, coaching or mentoring, but to a new drug. Yes, by taking this performance-enhancing drug, sedentary mice were able to perform in a manner that suggested they were fit as rodent fiddles.
The implication, of course, is that couch potato humans might soon be able to take a pill containing this potent ingredient and gain the same benefits that we associate with vigorous exercise. We all know or believe that the health benefits of exercise, at least to this point in time, have been available only the old-fashioned way - that is, earned from the tribulations of vigorous workouts. Now the hope is that increases in performance capacity, such as those exhibited by mice on the new wonder drug, might be available to humans. All a person, even a sedentary one, need do is pop a fitness pill with the right ingredient.
Is this serious science or science fiction? Is it real or hype? Did the mice really perform heroically on those treadmills, or were these trials done with smoke and mirrors?
I don't know. However, I think skepticism is called for. Later, if it turns out that this is the beginning of a new era where everyone can be fit AND sedentary, I'll enthusiastically embrace the new reality.
"Non Sequitur is the name of Wiley Miller's wry cartoon look at the absurdities of everyday life. The August 2, 2008 cartoon, which first appeared four years ago (Wiley's on vacation at present) contains this dialogue:
Q. What's the secret to success as a TV pundit?
A. The studies have shown ploy.
Q. Uh, What's that?
A. Just say, Studies have shown first, then all of your talking points go unquestioned, no matter how stupid they are. The trick, of course, is saying it without giggling.
Q. Um... What happened to critical thinking?
A. Studies have shown that's for losers.
When TV pundits reported on what the most recent studies have shown ploy, my reaction was this: If you think a pill is going to make you fit and provide the health benefits of vigorous daily exercise anytime soon, say within the next century, you need emergency surgery - so that a brain can be inserted into your head. You can't possibly have one if you think a fitness pill is going to make you fit.
Anyone who missed this story must have been under the Arctic ice cap. The tale was everywhere: pundits on all news shows went wild over it. Essentially, a drug called Aicar (who comes up with these names?) was shown to increase mouse performance by 44 percent in a single month of illegal doping. (If it's not illegal for mice to take such pills, it ought to be. It's not fair to the mice that train hard and use only natural methods to perform at their best.) The drug seems to mimic a by-product of energy metabolism. It signals the cell that energy has been burned - which is tantamount in cell speak of saying, send more.
If this were not enough for the sedentary hopefuls, the media pundits said studies have shown another drug tested even better - enabling the treadmill rodent superstars to gain a 75 percent increase in endurance - but in this case, the mice had to do a little exercise as well as swallow the pill. Maybe the non-exercise oriented humans hearing this will conclude that a 44 percent performance increase will do nicely, thank you very much.
Before you begin a Google search for the location of the nearest Aicar dealer, consider that unfortunate law of nature called unintended consequences. Another term for this phenomenon is side effects.
If you start getting your workout from a pill instead of a swimming pool, treadmill or other methods of doing work with your body beyond swallowing, consider the unforeseen costs that might be incurred. Besides sudden death from heart stoppage, recall the consequences of thalidomide a few decades back. Performance boosts could come at a price.
Red wine also activates pathways to improved performance. In red wine, the key ingredient that does this is resveratrol. A couple years ago, studies showed that mice were able to run twice as far as usual on a treadmill under the influence of resveratrol before waving the white flag of surrender (i.e., collapsing).
Resveratrol, Aicar and all the other quick fix, magic bullets are not going to replace exercise as the healthy way to become and stay fit and live well. For that, you need a vigorous daily exercise regimen - and a good sense of humor.
If I might paraphrase Richard Nixon, let me say this: I am not a Luddite. I am not opposed to technological progress or change. Who would object to making fitness available to all at half the price, or for nothing (energy expended) at all, for that matter? Not I. Bring on the Brave New World - I too would welcome more performance for less the effort.
But, don't overlook Wiley's advice - there has to be more to the promise than the headline studies have shown. Curb your enthusiasm - at least for the present. If you already exercise vigorously, keep it going and if not, give daily workouts some consideration.
The Bush Administration Nudges Us Closer To A Theocracy
by Don on July 24th, 2008
in Politics
The Center for Inquiry (CFI) is my favorite activist organization. It has three divisions or areas of focus set up to deal with:
1) fringe science and extraordinary claims,
2) medical and mental health issues and
3) matters of religion, ethics and society.
Anyone who enjoys a secular wellness outlook with a quality of life orientation (as opposed to just medical risk reduction) will welcome the work of CFI''s three divisions. Among other objectives, CFI seeks to maintain the traditional separation of church and state in this country, a task made difficult during the past seven and a half Bush years. CFI terms these times a period of "unconstitutional encroachments of right-wing, fundamentalist religious beliefs allied with conservative political ideology. Recently, CFI accused the Administration of trying to change the rules of Federal programs in a manner that would undermine women''s access to health care. The new government interpretations would allow medical personnel to refuse services based on personal religious beliefs.
This, of course, has to be seen as outrageous and offensive. It certainly should be opposed by any American who favors a secular Republic wherein taxpayers are not required to support religious institutions.
Ask your representative or otherwise do what you can to forestall the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from redefining "abortion procedure" to include normal forms of contraception. Do not sit idly while the Bush Administration sets regulations that allow health care providers to withhold information and care options from patients not supportive of the care-givers religious beliefs.
It's hard to believe the theocrats in this failed Administration are trying to do such things. Yet, there is the evidence right before us - even as the Bush regime nears an end, Republican extremists continue to foist religious doctrinal zealotry on the nation.
Consider calling Secretary Michael Leavitt of the Department of Health and Human Services at 202-690-7000 and/or Christina Pearson, HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (202-690-7850) - at least you can leave a message. I doubt Mr. Leavitt or even Ms. Pearson will take your call - unless you say it's Jesus on the line. Then, well, you never know - they might be loony enough to think it's true.
Freedom, Justice And Human Rights Versus Islam In Afghanistan
by Don on June 30th, 2008
in Politics
There are many threats to liberty right here at home. These threats exist despite centuries of democracy, a constitution with a treasured bill of rights and all manner of additional legal safeguards. In some ways, it seems a distraction from the challenges before us in this country to become concerned about and involved in seeking to prevent human rights abuses in distant, strange lands with very different cultures This is particularly so in a country like Afghanistan, where freedom, human rights, democracy, civil safeguards and basic justice have no foothold. Who would expect human rights to be respected in a fanatically Muslim country of backward, warring tribes, a place from which sprang the horror of the Taliban? I would not - would you?
Yet, American taxpayers have been supporting all these rights and safeguards for Afghans since we invaded that country after 911. We invaded to destroy the religious barbarians who, among other offenses beyond the pale, were believed to be harboring Osama bin Laden and other lunatic jihadists. We had to deal with our enemies in that country who viewed us all as infidels to be destroyed.
As part of our response, we not only fought against and removed the Taliban but also leaned on the natives to adopt an Afghan constitution that incorporated American-style freedoms, safeguards for basic liberties and adoption of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Alas, getting the people of Afghanastan to incorporate such rights and freedoms into their value systems steeped in religious fanaticism has not been easy - and probably never was a realistic goal.
Which leads to mention of the case of Sayed Pervez Kambakhsh, a 23-year-old journalism student sentenced to death a few months ago for the victimless crime of blasphemy! I'm not making this up.
It seems the poor fellow insulted Islam. Hard to believe but there it is. What a country. Mr. Kambakhsh's insult leading to the charge of blasphemy was downloading material offensive to certain religious clerics. The material apparently contained statements that the Qur'an and the Prophet Muhammad oppressed women. Duh. Good thing that kind of offense is not a capital crime in this country. The unfortunate infidel Kambakhsh was taken to an Islamic court, charged with a litany of crimes (e.g., un-Islamic speech and activity, socialism, rebelliousness and improper instigation of religious debate) and found guilty - of blasphemy. The punishment? Death.
Human rights groups in this country, including the Center for Inquiry, are trying to save Mr. Kambakhsh from the imposition of the sentence. They are appealing to the country's leaders to honor the Afghanistan constitution. That is, the document we more or less imposed on this theocratic society. The Afghan constitution makes freedom of expression inviolable and guarantees every Afghan the right to express thoughts through speech, writing, illustrations as well as other means.
Well, that's all well and good, but the religious authorities don't take such secular affirmations very seriously. Nor do they care much for the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, though the country has signed on to that, as well.
Efforts are underway to get signatures on a petition for mercy for Mr. Kambakhsh. The petitions will be sent to the nation's president, Hamid Karzai. The Free Inquiry petition notes that the accused was tried without legal representation by a private Islamic court, and was accused of doing only what any promising student should do - independently seeking information, and stimulating discussion among classmates. If Afghanistan is to be a free, open society, it cannot allow religious orthodoxy to trump free inquiry among its citizens, and it certainly cannot impose deadly penalties on those who dare speak out. Such charges are an affront not only to the basic political and legal structure of Afghanistan, but to the freedom and dignity of its citizens as well.
The president is then urged to condemn this injustice and to secure the immediate and unconditional release of Mr. Kambakhsh. Well, I signed the petition at the Center for Inquiry website and I urge you to do the same. Maybe such expressions of concern and good will can save this particular victim of religious intolerance. However, I suspect that, given the mindset that infests the Islamic world, the prospects for this student and others who take Western-imposed documents of freedom and human rights too seriously are very bleak.
The case of Mr. Kambakhsh and the power of religion in so much of the rest of the world is all the more reason to celebrate our own freedom this coming weekend during the Independence Day festivities and every day thereafter - and do all we can to vote out of office Republican zealots who themselves would make blasphemy a criminal offense, though probably not a capital one. But then, if Bush had another term, you never know.
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