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We never stop playing video games. That's a fact. Even after we call it quits for the week we still look forward to getting home and continuing our digital conquests. It's our life blood. So we thought it would be fun to share with everyone what our gaming intentions are for the weekend so you guys can get a sense of what we're playing and enjoying on a weekly, non-formal basis. Yes, this concept isn't new to the internet. But hey, we kind of want to join in on the fun. Can you blame us for that? So without further ado, here's what we're playing this weekend that will forfeit any semblance of rest…
Also, since we've caught up with the rest of the internet and now feature a comment section, sound off below to let us know what your gaming plans are this weekend.
Erik Norris: As of right now, I have no new games to review. Therefore, I might take this opportunity to put a dent in my backlog. I currently have LittleBigPlanet 2, Mafia II and — yes, I'm going there — Dragon Age 2 sitting on my desk, unopened and collecting dust.
Since I just wrapped up L.A. Noire (awesome, btw), I might pass on Mafia II for the time being. I'm not saying the game's are the same, but I don't want the Mafia II experience sullied because I draw unwarranted connections between the two games since I'm playing them back to back. So, that pretty much leaves either LBP 2 or Dragon Age 2. It's going to be a game-time decision that will probably be fueled by alcohol. I'll let you know which one I chose next week.
Joey Davidson: What to play… what to play…?
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D showed up in the middle of this past week. It's been stuck in my 3DS ever since. Riding Epona, fighting zombies, claiming Spirit Stones and jumping off the waterfall in Zora's realm have all been incredibly nostalgic, wonderful highlights of the quest so far.
Erik and I were talking about the refresh last night over the phone. As I told him then, the first time I heard the morning jingle in Hyrule Field I couldn't help but crack a massive smile. That's what the adventure's been about for me so far. And, while I'm no where near finished yet, I'm already framing the review in the same manner.
The game is a celebration of where Link has been and where he's headed. I'll be enjoying that all weekend. And then, maybe, Minecraft. What can I say?
Alex Keen: If I get the time (and this is a big if), I plan on playing some Duke Nukem Forever multiplayer. Seriously. With a giant abundance of unlockable babes to earn, I figured it was worth my time to research. Yeah, that's the ticket.
I'm still playing Hanging with Friends on my iPod. It's getting a bit redundant and I don't see it maintaining itself in my game queue much longer. The games are starting to last too long and my competition is getting smarter about how to succeed. At least the blatant cheating that destroyed Words with Friends has not appeared yet.
Besides that, I hope to jump back into Borderlands and the free games Sony gave out. More than likely, though, I'll wind up watching Elmo's Potty Time for the fiftieth time.
Mike White: Life was so simple when I only played one game. The game. Damn you Erik and Joey for dragging me away from it. I want to give The Witcher 2 a rest before playing through it again, but I have too many options. NCsoft was kind enough to ship me a package with Guild Wars, Aion and City of Heroes including expansions and game time. I've heard that Dungeons and Dragons Online has some of the best dungeon content in MMOs. Lord of the Rings Online has been through some major updates as well. What about Vindictus? That game looked amazing…
It'll be hard to settle on which one to dive into, especially with League of Legends beckoning me to get owned mercilessly. Odds are I'll be doing just that until my day off on Monday when I'll actually have to time to invest in starting up a new MMO.


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WINDWHISTLE'S annual Midsummer Madness competition teed off at 5.30am with 18 teams of four taking part and a shotgun start.
The players were blessed with glorious weather.
The club captain's team of Mike Wilkes (5), Liam Clarke (pro, 0), Will Bennett (Assistant pro, 2) and vice captain Paul Manley (12) romped home by nine shots.
Wilkes and Clarke shot a nett medal 60 while Bennett and Manley scored 45 points in the Stableford.
Taking the Stableford score away from the medal they carded a score of 15.
In second with a score of 24 were Paul Nicholls (4), Shane Scott (7), Mark Crabb (10), and Matthew Crabb (20).
Nicholls and Scott & Shane shot a nett 63 in the medal and the father and son Crabb combination recorded 39 points in the Stableford.
In third place on countback with a score of 25 were last year's captain, Paul Bennett (6), Andy King (10), Karl Cox (6) and Graham Pike (12).
Windwhistle's Captain's Day is being held on Saturday, July 5.
On Wednesday, the Seniors match team entertained the Frome Seniors in what transpired to be a keenly fought contest.
A loss at game one was counter-balanced by a fine win at game two.
The visitors took the lead after game three. Norman Markby & John Pearce fought back to halve game four, but a win at game five levelled the scores before a victory by the visitors in the final game meant a defeat of the home side by 3½–2½.
Scores: Alan Davis & Mick Aldridge lost to Head & Cook by 5 & 4; Alan Chance & Barry Singleton beat Vowell & Morgan by 5 & 3; Roger Stone & Paul England lost to Morgan & Ledbitter by 3 & 2; Norman Markby & John Pearce halved with Smart & Dearnaly; John Chance & Gordon Bareham beat Lane & Gardner by 3 & 1; Nobby Hodder & Rod Young lost to Mills & Knowles by 1 hole.
On Thursday, the Seniors travelled to play Taunton Vale when they excelled with a fine 4-3 win.
With the scores standing at 2-2 after the first four games, wins by Trevor Dobson & Richard Hall and Alan Chance & Stuart Pope ensured the win, despite a loss in the final game.
Scores: Alan Davis & Nobby Hodder lost by 1 Hole; Adrian Wells & John Chance won by 1 hole; Barrie Heath & Andy Beale lost by 3 & 1; Roger Stone & Barry Singleton won by 5 & 3; Trevor Dobson & Richard Hall won by 5 & 3; Alan Chance & Stuart Pope won by 2 & 1; Mick Aldridge & Keith Harper lost by 3 & 1.
The Seniors finished the week on Friday with a qualifying individual Stableford competition.
In Division 1, Mike Burt finished in top position with an excellent two under par score of 38 points, closely followed by an equally fine round by Alan Teasedale.
Division 2 players found the conditions harder with nobody scoring better than three over par.
It was, however, a tight finish with only two points separating the top three players.
Results: Division 1 – 1 Mike Burt (38pts), 2 Alan Teasedale (37pts), 3 Maurice Arnold (34pts).
Division 2 – 1 Nobby Hodder (33pts), 2 Bryan Frost (32pts), 3 Gordon Bareham (31pts).


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CAVE's Deathsmiles - available as a Deluxe Edition in the UK - will be released on February 18 only on Xbox 360, Rising Star Games has announced.
The highly anticipated shmup featuring three different game modes - Arcade (original Arcade game), Xbox 360 (Arcade conversion) and Version 1.1 (conversion designed specifically for the Xbox 360) - and a two-player co-op mode where players can take up the challenge with a friend at home or via Xbox LIVE.
The PAL version of the game also includes the Mega Black Label pack: an expanded version of the game with a range of special features, an additional stage and an extra playable character.
Also only available in the PAL market is the Deluxe package, which includes the official Deathsmiles soundtrack and desktop accessory pack. The soundtrack features 23 tracks and the desktop accessory pack lets fans kit out their PC with exclusive Deathsmiles materials.
Deathsmiles is really only going to appeal to a hardcore niche, but it's great to see Rising Star supporting the game with a Deluxe Edition - albeit a set which doesn't match some of the more elaborate collector's sets we've seen in recent times.


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Week 3 of Beau's feBREWary serves up new Farm Table: Pils
Farm Table Series "North German Style Pilsner" delivers classic grain and herbal aromas, and a clean malt flavour balanced by a snappy hop bite
(VANKLEEK HILL – Feb. 16, 2016) Beau's has brewed up a new addition to the sessionable, true-to-style Farm Table Series for Week 3 of feBREWary. Farm Table: Pils (North German Style Pilsner) will be tapped this week at more than 200 restaurants and pubs in Ontario and Québec. It's a traditional pilsner, with regional characteristics of those brewed in the northern part of Germany.
Less mellow or "soft" than some Pils, this 4.9% lager delivers pleasantly snappy, bracing hop character with each sip. It pours a pale straw colour, with great clarity and a billowy white foam. The aroma is herbal and hoppy, with some grainy malty notes. A refreshing hop bite dominates the flavour, counterbalanced by clean malt sweetness and a dry finish.
Farm Table: Pils is the third beer release for feBREWary, the month-long winter craft beer celebration conceived by Beau's Brewery. Now in its fifth year, the event has attracted more and more participating restaurants and pubs each year. "It's a great program that illuminates the diversity of beers Beau's has to offer," says Johnny Wolanski, assistant manager of feBREWary participant The Ossington, in Toronto. "It speaks to the strengths of the brewery: their passion for beer, and exposing people to new experiences. And the artwork is second to none!" he adds.
In addition to the 200+ locations serving it up on draught, limited quantities of Farm Table: Pils (North German Style Pilsner) will be available for purchase in 600 ml bottles in the Vankleek Hill brewery retail shop (as well as select corner stores and supermarkets in Québec), beginning Feb. 18. The brewery will again host several busloads of visitors from Ottawa and Montréal this weekend to celebrate the beer's release.
FeBREWary 2016 is Beau's All Natural's 5th annual month-long beer event designed to "Give Old Man Winter a kick in the snowpants." Next week's feBREWary release is Elephant Monsoon "PB & Grape" Porter: a dark, malty ale with a fun, flavourful twist courtesy of organic peanut butter and Concord grapes. A full list of participating feBREWary restaurants in Ontario and Québec and details on all the feBREWary beers are available online at www.beaus.ca/feBREWary.


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Chandigarh, May 31 (UNI) Scorching heat prevailed in northwest India as the mercury kept its upward movement, staying above normal at most places in the region today.
People in Hisar groaned under intense heat with the maximum temperature remaining static at 41.7 degrees Celsius, turning it the hottest place in Haryana. The mercury rose to 40.6 degrees Celsius at Ambala and Karnal, hovering one degree above normal.
In Punjab, Amritsar reeled under 41.0 degrees, one degree above normal, while Patiala recorded 40.5 degrees.
In Himachal Pradesh, temperatures increased at Una and Sundernagar, decreased at Bhuntar and Shimla and remained static at Dharamsala. The maximum settled at 40.8 degrees at Una, 36.4 degrees at Sundernagar, 34.0 degrees at Bhuntar and 25.5 degrees Celsius at Shimla.
Hot weather conditions persisted in Chandigarh and its adjoining areas in Punjab and Haryana as the mercury further rose in the city recording 40.5 degrees, two degrees above normal.
The weather office has predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh and duststorms or thunderstorms with light to moderate rain at isolated places in Punjab and Haryana during the next 24 hours. Hailstorms or thundersqualls with speed exceeding 45 km per hour is likely to occur at isolated places in the region during the period.


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Jenny McCarthy is reportedly heading to NBC.
On Thursday, FOX411.com reported that the actress was taking a project she was originally working on developing with Oprah's Harpo production company to the Peacock.
While the report stated the show was initially slated to head to the Oprah Winfrey Network, a rep for OWN told Access Hollywood the project was never in the works for the cable channel.
"There were never any plans to do a show with Jenny McCarthy for OWN. Harpo Studios was working with her to develop a potential syndicated series," the rep said. "They mutually agreed not to move forward with the project and we all wish her well."
A source – who appeared to believe that Jenny's project was with OWN specifically — told FOX411 that the star and autism activist wasn't "thrilled with the direction that OWN producers were going with on the show."
"She had been working with Oprah and her producers for over a year, developing this project for OWN. Jenny finally decided to embrace Oprah's philosophy, which is to 'follow your bliss.' Well, Jenny followed her bliss and walked right off the project," the source claimed to FOX411.
News that Jenny was working on what was originally described as a talk show with Oprah herself first surfaced back in May 2009.
NBCUniversal, the parent company of Access Hollywood, does not comment on projects in development.


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Parents & Teens Talk Healthy Dating at Times Square
Type: Kid/Family Friendly, Talks & Lectures
Celebrities, experts, parents and teens gather for an exclusive conversation event at Planet Hollywood Times Square in honor of "NO MORE Silence: It's Time To Talk Day," a nationwide day of conversation and awareness to promote healthy relationships and prevent teen dating violence and abuse.
Join for free breakfast, celebrity meet-and-greets, giveaways, parent and teen resources for talking about healthy relationships and more!
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Shostakovich: A Life Remembered is a unique study of the great composer Dmitri Shostakovich, based on reminiscences from his contemporaries. Elizabeth Wilson covers the composer's life from his early successes to his struggles under the Stalinist regime, and his international recognition as one of the leading composers of the twentieth century. She builds up a detailed picture of Shostakovich's creative processes, how he was perceived by contemporaries, and of the increased contrast between his private life and public image as his fame increased.
This new edition, produced to coincide with the centenary of Shostakovich's birth, draws on many new writings on the composer. In doing so, it provides both a more detailed and focused image of Shostakovich's life and a wider view of his cultural background. In particular, Shostakovich's sardonic and witty sense of humor reveals itself in many of his letters to close friends. Shostakovich offers fascinating insight into the complex personality and musical life of this great composer, and examines his position as one of the major figures in the cultural life of twentieth-century Russia.
Praise for the previous edition: "Elizabeth Wilson's magnificent new oral history, Shostakovich: A Life Remembered, [is] the one indispensable book about the composer."--Richard Taruskin, The New York Times
Praise for the previous edition: "[Wilson] has gathered numerous recollections of Shostakovich and organized them into an enormous biography that follows every step of his life. . . . Together, these diverse sources provide a mosaic portrait of a shy, fidgety, punctilious musician."--New Yorker
"[T]he most important book ever published about the greatest Russian composer of the twentieth century. . . . For the first time, Shostakovich's anguished personality comes into focus, and his emotionally devastating encounters with the Soviet government are put into trustworthy perspective."--The New York Daily News
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Adams County Republican enters governor's race
Move over Tom Tancredo, Scott Gessler and three other Republican gubernatorial hopefuls. Another GOP candidate has jumped into the race.
Steve House, chairman of the Adams County Republican Party, is the latest GOP candidate to challenge for the Republican Party nomination and the right to run against Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper.
House, whose name first surfaced as a possible contender earlier this year in the Colorado Statesman, a Denver political newspaper, has created a campaign account with the Colorado Secretary of State's Office effectively announcing his bid for the state's top job.
He joins former congressman Tancredo, Secretary of State Gessler, Wray Sen. Greg Brophy, former Littleton Sen. Mike Kopp and Meeker resident Jim Rundberg.
At one time, there were three other Republicans who had entered the race, but they have since dropped out. Another Republican, 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler, also has talked about entering the race but so far hasn't.
House is to formally announce his bid on Monday, according to a blog posting by The Denver Post, the first to report the bid.
House is a healthcare consultant who lives in Brighton.
The winner of that GOP primary will go on to face Hickenlooper, Libertarian Party candidate Matthew Hess, and two unaffiliated candidates, John Gregory French of Aspen and Ahrend Jarred of Colorado Springs.


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Get Natalie's look: grey beanie, grey sleeveless turtleneck (similar turtleneck jumpers available here and here), longsleeve breton stripe top, pinstripe skirt and black lace-up platforms (worn with socks)
London hasn't been dishing out the most summery temperatures this past week (the weather is a popular topic here in England and must be mentioned daily) which has got me thinking about all kinds of delicious winter layers. Namely chunky knitwear and plenty of grey. I'm a big fan of Natalie's stripe/grey combo; it's effortlessly slouchy and tonal in all the right ways.


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She did it again.
Carly tried to get away, she ran, she cried – no, Mom, no! – but it was useless.
Mom got her and held her tight and buckled the leg braces on both her legs from the ankles to the thighs. Hard metallic braces secured with leather straps and bands.
Now she lies in her bunk bed. Her mother lifted her up there, breathing heavily. Carly lashed about, she cried – no, Mom, no! – but it was useless.
She can only lie on her back. She is very hot under the heavy feather duvet. She tries to open the braces but she can't even reach the first leather strap. She can't get up. She stretches and stretches her arms. The only thing she can reach is the duvet. She pulls it over her face. Now, she thinks, now I'll suffocate. I'll suffocate and then she'll see. It gets hotter and hotter, her head is going to explode. She throws the bedding on the floor. She cries: - Mom! Mom! –
"Take your nap!" "It's good for you!" "You want pretty legs don't you?" Carly hears and then she hears the door.
She is alone. She is listening really hard. She hears the kitchen clock. Cars driving by. Her heart is in her ears. She is only able to move her arms and her head and the upper part of her body. Her index finger constantly drills the same spot on the wall.
Carly knows. There will be a big fire. A very big fire. And her mom will cry. She will cry and cry – Oh I didn't want that, I didn't – and she will cling to the only leather strap that will be left.
"Mom! Mom! Fire!" she cries till her voice gives up.
Silence. After her crying the silence grows. The room is half dark. She sees the white ceiling, the "forget me not" wallpaper, her leg braces. She hears a car door outside the street. Now she is cold. She is certain one will come. One will come and he will break into the flat. He will open all the drawers, and he will find Mom's jewellery box, and Carly will be really, really quiet, she will stop breathing, but then he will notice the bedding on the floor.
"Now what have we here? A girl? I get a lot of money for a girl!"
She did it again.
Mom got her and held her tight and buckled the leg braces on both her legs from the ankles to the thighs.
Her finger keeps drilling the same spot in the wall. The "forget-me-not Wallpaper gets a little loose. "Mom! Mom!" she cries.
Finally, the door. Her mother brings in groceries.
"You threw your bedding on the floor!" Her voice is accusing. "Did you sleep well?"
Carly is back in the arms of her mother. Her mother opens one strap after the other, rubs her legs. Carly wants to cuddle up. She wants to run away.
"You only buckle me up so you can go grocery shopping!"
"No, no!" her mother says, but her eyes give her away.
The hole in the wall is very small. It will get big and bigger and behind it are the streets of freedom.
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A critique of Powell, Woods, and Murphy on the 1920–1921 depression
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A Researched Essay posted Nov. 27, 2005
To Have Power or to Not Have Power: Athenian vs. Spartan Women
When comparing power levels and women's rights, Sparta was a leader in its time. Athens and Sparta, though both Greek city-states were different in the way they operated. More specifically, Sparta was different in the way that they treated their women. Athenian woman were treated quite appallingly compare to the standards of today's women. The stem of this difference seems to lie in how these two city-states were governed. Sparta, known for its' militaristic ways, was an oligarchy and Athens, known for its' philosophers and thinkers, was a democracy. Sparta's oligarchy was ruled by a counsel of 5 men, on being a lawmaker or giver. The lawgiver's name was Lycurgus. Lycurgus was known for his warden-like ways in the training of men for war, but also for his equivalence in the rights of Spartan women. It has been speculated that women's equality to men sprung from stories "of the Amazons [, warrior women of the Bronze Age, position and bravery] in the Trojan War" (Who were the Amazons?). Athens, on the other hand, was a democracy that acted with the voice of the people through the Senate and the Roman Council. It was not surprising then that women were so highly kept and protected. It has been said the belief of the Athenian man was that "women were…highly sexual beings who could not control their sexual urges and therefore had to be restricted for their own benefit." (Graham) It should come as no surprise how they were treated, then. One of the great literary men of Athens, Euripides, has proclaimed in his book, Meda, "If only children could be gotten some other way with the female sex! If women didn't exist, human life would b e free of all its miseries." (Graham) Unfortunately, Euripides shared the mindset of the Athenian man. Where politics, in the way, of having a vote seemed off limits to any Greek woman and childbearing was their number one purpose, the women of these two city-states had some very blatant differences. The paragraphs below will illuminate some of these.
When getting down to the specific differences, one must consider all aspects of a woman's daily life. It must be considered how they were taught, what their responsibilities were in the Greek home and what rights if any were held.
By far, the worst case scenario was that of the Athenian woman. By the 5th century BC, Athenian women were barely considered to be better than slaves. They were generally not taught to read or write and were not expected to be educated. Women prior to the 7th century BC were thought to "have been subject to similar rites of passage as boys" (The Women of Athens). An Athenian woman was not allowed out of the home. After the 7th century BC and Pericle's Law on the legitimacy of marriage, women's rights took a large decline from their already horrible state. They were expected to command the running of the house by the slaves and bear lots of children. The number of slaves a family had determined what work a woman was allowed to do. There were three classes of woman: slave women (carried out domestic chores and were nannies to the woman of the houses' children), Athenian citizen women, and Hetaerae (considered prostitutes though were allowed education and to visit the Agora or marketplace). The only women that had any rights in Athens were the Concubines or hetaerae whom were considered the prostitutes. They could move freely through society; however it was noted that they were highly exploited. They could develop relationships with their male companions and have children, but their children were illegitimate and, therefore, not citizens of Athens. It was stated, though, that "citizen wives and daughters were protected, but the prostitutes or pornoi were open to all forms of sexual exploitation… [and] were maintained by men, or worked in brothels and on the streets." (Graham) The most important purpose of Athenian women was to be used as bargaining chips in arranged marriages which the father of the bride was in charge of. This was because of the large dowry that was given to the groom but kept by the father's brother. Fathers would marry off their young teenage daughter to men in their 30s. They were not allowed to meet their new groom until a contract had been agreed upon. Even then, the bride would not become a full member of her new family until the first healthy child was born. If the child survived mortality, the husband would decide if the baby would be kept. "If he accepted it, it would live, but if he refused it, it would die" (Graham) by placing the child in a clay pot outside the home or by the roadside. The wife's child would be denied if it were "unhealthy or deformed or even of the wrong sex" (Graham). Female children were often considered inferior to male children. The father's brother was responsible for finding the bride a new husband if she was widowed. If he was dead, then "the woman became a virtual slave" (The Women of Athens) because she could own not property and would have no where to reside. Women could not divorce their husbands without providing an archon or public official with good reason to do so. Husbands, however, could divorce a wife and send her home at any time. They could, also, stop a woman from finding a public official by confining her to the home. Even Athenian fathers could easily end a marriage up until the first child was born. If the woman was successfully divorced, she "would loose all rights to her children" (Graham). An Athenian woman was not to be seen in public, had no rights to vote or take part in state operation. They could not watch or participate in the Olympic Games because the games were preformed in the nude. Women were expected to manage the house and slaves, make all the clothing and coordinate weddings, funerals (no crying was allowed of these women, their only function was to prepare the body, carry the libations during the funeral, make sure that food was delivered "to the gravesite on the 3rd and 9th day" (Graham)), and a hundred and twenty state religious festivals honoring the Gods. It would seem "the men were a lot more taken with the goddesses" than their own women. (Graham) However, men in Athens depended "on the females as nurturer of life" (Cole). Male and female roles were both represented by the female goddesses Athena (male) and Demeter (female). This did not change the fact that female children were less desirable that male children. The birth of daughters stripped the oikos or household of dowry when they were married off unless a large dowry was available. This meant the loss of land. This was not a good move because Solon's system stated that "the highest political, military, and religious authority went to the men whose families possessed the best and most land" (Cole). Men could be potentially ruined by women if the woman was caught with another man and the husband did not kill him or divorce the woman. If the man stayed with an unfaithful wife, then he would loose his citizenship and "be permanently excluded from the political community" (Cole). One of the only benefits of Athenian society may have been that women could not appear in court as witnesses or even if they were charged with a crime. Their only link to the judicial system was through a male guardian. However, Perikle's Citizenship Law brought women to the forefront by insisting that one could only be a citizen of Athens if he or she had both an Athenian mother and father. This brought women into the limelight and men into a domestic context. However, Perikle was not a women's rights activist. His new law was meant as a slap in the face to the Athenian elite whom though it fashionable and profitable to have foreign wives. It was truly an antiaristocratic move by allowing him to ostracize individual politicians for ten years. When it comes down to it, though, Athenian woman truly did have joint role in protecting the city and ensuring that the prominence of the city continued through continuous reproduction.
The Spartan people were a far more open minded class. They realized that "regardless of gender all Spartiates had an obligation to serve the militaristic end of Sparta." (Gaughan) Therefore, this facilitated greater freedom and financial independence in the women of Sparta. Spartan women were represented by the goddess Artemis whon was the "God of the hunt and protector of animals, women, girls, youth, and had a connection with adolescence and childbirth" (Who were the Amazons?). They were strong women who were "taught to read, write and protect themselves" (The Women of Sparta). They were trained in athletic events such as the "javelin, discus, foot races and arranged battles" (Women of Sparta) in the hopes that they would "strengthen their bodies for healthy childbirth" (Defelice). Marriage was non-ceremonial to these women. At age eighteen, they were assigned to a husband that would come and abduct them in the night form their family home. Marriages in Sparta boiled down to little more that procreation. Men did not live with their wives in Sparta. In Fact, they could have many wives. Women were not expected to be held to their fidelity and it was rumored that there was a high rate of homosexuality. Spartan men were "expected to give their share of provisions…[and if they failed they would be] expelled from the syssitia (where they lived in military camps) and would lose some of their citizenship rights" (Gill). Women in Sparta were even allowed to take another husband "if the first husband was away too long at war" (The Women of Sparta). All children were kept by the Spartan people even though they were raised by nurses not their mothers. In exchange for the Spartan woman's many freedoms, they were expected to be warriors and to guard the family property while the husbands were away at war. This was important since the helots (farmer slaves) and perioeci (craftsmen, merchants, and artisans) often revolted. Spartan women were even known to start conflicts. One of the most famous mythical Spartan women, "Menelaus' wife Helen caused the Trojan War" (Pomeroy). Spartan women could do anything a man could do including own land, slaves and lend money. They were often compared to the Amazon women of the Bronze Age whom were a race of dominant warrior women. Though, it was speculated that these women many have actually been Persian men with their beards shaved off. No matter what the case, Spartan women were definitely allowed greater freedom, mobility, and were respected far more highly than Athenian women.
After reviewing the historical data, it is sad to see that two Greek city-states could treat their women so differently. This leads a lot to the development of women's rights. Unfortunately though, even with women's rights in place, many overseas countries choose not to use them. The facts are that, in the time period in question, Spartan women were highly regarded as warriors; whereas, the only difference between an Athenian woman and a slave was that a slave owner could kill a slave at anytime. This is a sad but true comparison of how these women were treated.
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Gaughan, Judy. "Women in Classical Athens and Sparta." Women in World History. Colorado State University. 11 Nov. 2005 http://chnm.gmu/wwh/d/94/wwh.html.
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Though Tokyo might not seem like a stronghold for Celtic music, local quintet Skelpin reports otherwise. In 2005, the band did a three-month stint at Disney's Tokyo Sea theme park; the band was asked to return to headline this year's Tokyo Irish Music Festival, held on March 16 and 17.
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ABC News' Matthew Jaffe reports: Former vice president Dick Cheney continued his recent verbal assault on President Barack Obama's policies, denouncing the new administration's budget plans as "way out of whack."
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TIME cover story: Is football worth it?
Sixteen-year-old Chad Stover died after suffering a traumatic brain injury while playing high school football in Tipton, Mo. in October 2013. Sean Gregory wrote TIME's cover story 'Is the game worth it?' about Stover's hit and the current state of football safety.
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As the running back took the Handoff and sprinted right, Tipton's Chad Stover, a 16-year-old defensive back, dove at his legs with arms outstretched. Chad's head collided with the runner's right thigh as the back dodged the tackle to gain another few yards. Chad went down, and his helmet smacked into the ground.
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I'm a mother and a grandmother but I've always shunned holidays of all kinds. It seems to me if we want to honor or celebrate anything or anybody worthwhile, we should do it every day, or as often as possible.
I remember when I was a young married woman (it will be 50 years in November). My husband was a Music Minister and Sunday School teacher and we went to an American Baptist Association church in the New Orleans area. We lived just across the street from the church, a nice new church that we had helped build. We had started out in a small mission in a frame house by the side of a two-lane blacktop road. But our church saved and scrimped and worked hard and that mission grew into something big and beautiful with a thousand members before we could get a grasp on its warp speed. Many of the members were poor and many were wealthy, but most were working class.
All my years prior to that in Southern Baptist churches had taught me that you wear your best clothes on Easter Sunday—and if you could buy new clothes then you did that. My husband was an Okie who grew up in a family that didn't go to church. (I use the term Okie with the greatest respect. My in-laws were the most beautiful people in the world—in every way.)
So, it was approaching Easter and I happened to say one day to my husband, "I guess I have to go shopping for a new Easter dress."
"Because it's Easter."
"If you need a dress, why haven't you bought it already?"
"I don't know."
I liked the way he thought. I decided to think like that, too. But I took it further and further. If I love my mother, I need to show it all year. If I want to respect Jesus, I do it all year, not just on Easter. If I appreciate my marriage, I will show it all year, not just on anniversaries.
I drew the line at my children. For them I continued to celebrate birthdays and Christmas and Easter—but only for them. For me, I changed.
So, today I'd like to ask everyone here to make a promise to show respect and love to your mothers and grandmothers every day of the year.
I'd like to talk about something else today, too—single mothers.
I never was a single mother. There, but for the grace of God, go I.
But I've known a lot of them and they have a scary and hard row to hoe. I believe a single mother deserves to be shown even greater love and respect today because she is not likely to get it the rest of the year.
Here are some facts about single mothers:
- In one year, more women will file for bankruptcy than graduate from college.
- Having a child is the single best predictor that a woman will end up in financial collapse.
- Single moms are more likely than any other group to file for bankruptcy – more likely than the elderly, more likely than divorced men, and more likely than people living in poor neighborhoods.
- Single moms who had been to college are actually 60% more likely to end up bankrupt than their less educated sisters.
Women still earn, on average, only 77 cents to the dollar that male colleagues earn. Bloomberg analyzed census data to find that women are paid less in 264/265 of major occupations – in 99.6% of jobs, women get paid less than men.
Republicans have blocked the Paycheck Fairness Act – a law that would make sure women don't get fired just for asking what the guy down the hall makes.
Today nearly two-thirds of minimum wage workers are women, and minimum wage workers haven't gotten a raise in seven years. Mothers of very young children disproportionately work low-wage jobs in every state in the country. A minimum wage job no longer keeps a mother and baby above the poverty line.
Republicans continue to block legislation to raise the minimum wage.
Because women make less than men throughout their lifetimes, they receive, on average, more than $4,000 less a year than men in Social Security benefits, yet senior women rely most heavily on those checks. Social Security is the only safety net keeping 14 million people out of poverty.
Republicans continue to try to cut Social Security for women.
My challenge to all voters and to all the politicians they vote for: If you value mothers, please make more effort to show it all year, not just on Mother's Day. Believe me, a pretty card and a dozen roses don't put food on the table.
Thank you for reading and I do hope you all enjoy this day when we are reminded to respect and value mothers.
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Special thanks to Elizabeth Warren for much of the information contained in this blog.


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From The Objective Standard, Vol. 11, No. 2.
The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection, by Michael Ruhlman
New York: Penguin Books, 2001. 370 pp. $18 (paperback).
Michael Ruhlman entered the office of Tom Peer, food and beverage director at the prestigious Culinary Institute of America. "I figured out where you're going to be from," Peer said. "You're going to be from the National Council of Accreditation." When Ruhlman said he never heard of it, Peer chuckled and said: "That's because I just made it up" (p. 7).
Ruhlman had been granted permission to observe and later write about a Certified Master Chef examination. The exam is a grueling ten-day experience that leaves participants little time to sleep. Passing it requires mastering a wide range of cooking styles, methods, and techniques. More precisely, it requires demonstrating that mastery under very strict observation and an always-ticking clock.
In part because of its difficulty, few take the test. And few pass it. Indeed, as of the writing of Ruhlman's book, out of the approximately 170 chefs who had taken the test since 1981, only 53 had passed (p. 7). And this, Ruhlman explains, is why he must be from the fictitious National Council of Accreditation.
The people who ran the test worried that if I simply roamed the kitchens as a journalist, asking the chefs intimate questions and then writing down their answers in my notebook, I might distract them. The test is hard enough as it is without their having to endure someone who is nosy by profession. Also, they didn't want any chefs fretting over the possibility that I might broadcast their failures all over the country. (p. 7)
So Ruhlman, in effect, operated undercover at one of the most grueling cooking tests in the world. His retelling of that experience is one part (out of three) in The Soul of a Chef: The Journey Toward Perfection, but it is so good it could be a satisfying book in itself.
In terms of psychological demands and requisite skills, passing the test is as difficult as completing a Navy SEAL training camp. And Ruhlman's telling of it is . . .


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on Aug 6, 2012 at 9:57 am
I don't know if it was this crash or another one on Skyline, but a friend of mine came upon a motorcycle crash this weekend, and the early-20's startup engineer driver had been listening to music on his iPhone and driving *way* too fast before launching off a turn and into a redwood tree that didn't budge. If others hadn't see him launch, he would've likely died alone and unseen.
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on Aug 6, 2012 at 11:09 am
The crash discussed in this article happened outside the northern parking lot for the Purisima Creek hiking trails. It looked horrific. A large, older pickup appeared to have been turning into the parking lot when the motorcycle was passing the entrance (I didn't see it happen, so I don't know for sure). The motorcycle was in at least three large, separate pieces and the front of the truck was well bashed-in. There must have been a lot of force involved. Perhaps it was a head-on and just coincidence that it happened right outside the lot entrance - maybe the truck wasn't actually turning.
I didn't see the rider, because he was thrown into a ditch, but emergency vehicles were arriving on the scene. I hope the rider survives!
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I moved here from Tulsa several years ago, and frequented restaurants in Dallas, Texas. Since moving to LA, I've found many a wonderful new cuisine here, but am deeply missing some of the food from back home, where the style of Mexican is different from here.
Maybe it's tex-mex, sonoran, southwestern, etc., but it's similar to what I had on my trips south of the border. Personally, I care not if it's authentic mexican, I just crave it! I've noticed the styles of 'mexican' vary greatly from what you get in Texas, Arizona, and California, and I'm partial to the first two. Presumably, they all inherit their flavors from the areas they are just north of in Mexico. Someone care to enlighten me?
Prime examples of what I'm on a mission to find in LA:
Uncle Julios (of Dallas): I only ate here once, 7 years ago, and I can't get it out of my mind. Best fajitas, guacamole, and tortillas in my life. The steak wasn't typical LA "whatchamacallit", but top grade. http://www.unclejulios.com/ (I've actually found equally good homemade tortillas here at Paco's Tacos - a very kind little old lady makes them in the corner of the restaurant while you eat, but the rest of the fajita here leaves something to be desired)
Marianos: http://www.marianosrestaurant.com/ind...
Maybe the closest thing I've found here is the chain, On the Border Grill, and Cozymel's, both of which are not up to par.
Please tell me this exists here? I've seen similar threads that seem to end up with the inevitably aweful suggestions of Tito's Tacos, some Taco stand, El Torito, Del Taco, etc. Pllllleeease. Not even in the same category or quality.


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Beauty Buzz: Glam Up Your Makeup For The Holidays
The holiday season brings about a ton of social situations–what with the shopping, parties and activities–you're constantly surrounded by people! This holiday season, in anticipation of time with friends and family, use this as an opportunity to look your very best. However since this is such a busy time of the year, you might not have all time in the world to prep for your special gatherings, so here are a few simple make-up tips to update your look so that everyone thinks you spent hours getting ready to look gorgeous!
The base for our make-up is our skin during the winter months the air is dry so be sure to take care of your skin. Washing your face twice daily and applying a light moisturizer at night or underneath your makeup will help rejuvenate your complexion. Also avoid getting wrapped up in the holiday stress to avoid breakouts.
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The holidays are a time for excitement and color, so brighten up your complexion by switching from your traditional earth tones. For eye shadow, choose a chic cream or frosted color, consider combingin it with a darker blue or purple hue for a smoky effect and it will look great in pictures! Try a blue or purple mascara. Since these colors are considered trendier rather than traditional, the trick is not to over do it. Apply a coat of brown/black mascara followed by the color of your choice.
For your lips, I would choose a lip liner similar to the color of your lips or lipstick. To make your lips look fuller, add some lip gloss such as Lancôme's juicy tubes, which come in a variety of neutral to dazzling colors.
For the finishing touch, add some color to your face to give it a holiday glow. After your foundation or pressed powder, dust some bronzing powder on your nose, cheeks and forehead. Carefully blend the make-up for a natural sun-kissed look! If you want, you can always add a shimmering lotion for some holiday sparkle and the light will reflect off your skin for a sexy and appealing touch.


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Any time we run an article on this site that deals with what's going on in the bedroom of married folks, we've sparked a lot of discussion….and rightfully so. Your bedroom is like the Grand Central Station for all of your household and marital operations. And so, what goes on in the bedroom (or what doesn't go on) will set the tone for how smoothly things will go in your lives.
Your bedroom is more than a place to sleep; it's the center of your life. – Opinion Research Corporation
In fact, a recent *survey that was sponsored by Serta and conducted by the Opinion Research Corporation shows that the majority of people surveyed are performing everyday tasks and work related tasks from the comfort of their own beds. They are doing things like surfing the web, responding to emails, making phone calls, and watching TV. And with all of that going on, we need to make sure that we are making time for the things that really matter in the bedroom like: communicating with your spouse, building intimacy with your spouse, and of course making love.
So I've gathered several tips from some of our more popular posts about increasing intimacy and love making in the bedroom:
- # 1 – You and your Spouse are not roommates – In Five Signs Your Spouse Is Your Roommate, author Briana Myricks says your spouse may be your roommate if: "You're not having regular sex, if you're having it at all: Sex is a very important part in a marriage, and yet it's often one of the first things to go when things aren't going well."
- #2. The way you act at work, could get you in trouble at home. In Boardroom Behavior in the Bedroom: 5 Habits That May Get You Fired From Your Relationship!, author Maureen Simmons says that many skills that make you a fierce competitor at work…could have the opposite affect in the bedroom. "Being competitive and aggressive may have made me a star on the basketball court and in the boardroom, but they did little to enhance my dating life. In fact, they had quite the opposite affect; they were turn-offs rather than turn-ons."
- #3. You need to put your spouse's needs high on your priority list. In 5 Strategies to Avoid Being Too Pooped for Passion, author Deborah Mills says: "So, what do we do about this, being too pooped for passion? It begins with giving your spouse the proper place of value and worth in your heart. When you do this their needs and desires are placed high on your priority list."
- #4. Exhaust all of your options before giving up. In Are You For or Against Sleeping in Separate Bedrooms, author Aja Jackson explores sleeping in separate bedrooms because her spouse is a snorer. But if you go over to the post and check out the comments, then you will find that overwhelmingly people tell her to get her husband some help for that snoring…..they wanted her to stay in that bedroom!!
- #5. Your bedroom should be a sanctuary. In What Your Bedroom Says About Your Marriage, author Tara Pringle-Jefferson decides to make some changes to her bedroom to make it feel more like a sanctuary and less like a workplace. " I realized I definitely don't treat our bedroom like the sanctuary it's supposed to be. I frequently bring the laptop into bed with me (bad Tara – just bad!) and I have papers, books, and magazines covering my side table. My bedroom actually functions more like a bedroom/office and I know it's horrible."
- #6. You need to enhance the love making atmosphere in your bedroom. In Sanctify Your Bedroom, author, G. Corey Carlise says: "Like a gardener, be intentional about cultivating your lovemaking atmosphere by setting boundaries for your bedroom and removing any "weeds" (e.g. take-home work, television, computer, pets, etc.) that are invasive and interfere with producing the fruit of intimacy. Bring only those things in your bedroom that will fertilize your intimacy and work to remove those things that, left unchecked, would choke out your intimacy."
After reading all of those posts, I realized that Lamar and I have some work to do in order to make our bedroom the sanctuary that it should be. Most of the time it is messy, and we do way too much work in our bedroom. And no, none of that stops the love making….but I always say…" good can always get gooder…"
And this is why I was so happy to be selected to participate in the Serta 2013 Ambassador Blogger Program. As Serta Ambassadors, Lamar and I have just received a iComfort Directions Epic model with Motion Custom Adjustable Base that also includes 4 exclusive technologies to balance comfort, support and temperature regulation. It also provides "body conforming comfort" and an extra ability to whisk heat away from the body.
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Stay tuned for future posts as I share with you steps we are doing to take our Bedroom to the Next Level now that we have our new iComfort mattress and the great tips from above.
BMWK – do you believe that people are doing too much of the wrong things and not enough of the "right" things in their bedrooms? Do you watch TV, eat food or do work in your bedroom?
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A leading multi-billion-dollar international provider and distributor of packaging and non-food consumable products was in search of new ways to apply digital technology to several of its B2B business lines. It sought to improve its enterprise-wide inventory management and product availability with digital tools, and most important, support its field sales force personnel by putting up-to-the-minute business intelligence in their hands.
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PwC assembled a global team of ten Management Consulting and Digital Change advisors who had a holistic understanding of digital competencies including digital marketing, customer portals, e-commerce, sales force enablement, and mobility for both B2B and B2C. We began by conducting a series of stakeholder interviews in key business segments. We also conducted industry research and interviewed customers in several regions to access their present customer experience. With that information in hand, we applied PwC's proprietary digital diagnostic approach to review four representative businesses within the company, assessing them against a framework of six digital maturity disciplines to determine the company's overall "digital fitness." Going through this exercise yielded recommendations on ways to make the sales force much more digital, providing them with both the tools and connectivity they would need to make more impactful sales calls that would help lead to increased sales while cutting some back-end costs.
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Featured Group: Watney, Watson and KaymerMarch 16, 2011
Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM Chief of Correspondents
At each PGA TOUR event this season, a featured pairing will be highlighted prior to the first round. Here is the featured group for Thursday and Friday at the Transitions Championship.
Nick WATNEY, Martin KAYMER and Bubba WATSON RD. 1 tee time (No. 10): 8:48 a.m. ET
RD. 2 tee time (No. 1): 1:33 p.m. ET
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PALM HARBOR, Fla. -- Three players who featured prominently in 2010's final major championship are paired together in the first two rounds of this week's Transitions Championship.
Not to mention, Martin Kaymer ranks No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking and Nick Watney and Bubba Watson have already won PGA TOUR events this year. How's that for star power on the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort?
Watson, who had to withdraw from the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship last week with the flu, is energized by the draw. Here's what he tweeted on Tuesday:
"Had a little practice today, body is still off with the meds I had to take. Thursday & Friday will be fun with Watney & #1 in the group!!"
Watney was the one who took the lead into the final round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits last year but Kaymer made up four strokes beat Watson in a three-hole aggregate playoff. The 26-year-old from Germany has won three times on the European Tour since that signature victory.
"In the playoff against an American player, it was always very difficult for me because it felt like all of America against me," Kaymer said on Tuesday. "It was important for me to win such a big thing. It wasn't just a major. It was a major playing against Bubba and then winning, it gave me a lot of confidence."
Indeed. Kaymer ended Lee Westwood's 17-week reign as world No. 1 with a runner-up finish at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship three weeks ago. With none of the five players underneath him competing this week, Kaymer should eclipse countryman Bernhard Langer's three-week stay at the top in 1986.
Watney is the man with the hot hand, though, after his win at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship on Sunday. The two-stroke victory over Dustin Johnson was the 29-year-old Watney's third and marked his sixth straight top-10 finish dating back to last year's TOUR Championship.
Watney showed a flair for the dramatic at TPC Blue Monster, too. He punctuated the victory with a 13-footer for birdie on the 72nd hole -- one of just three made at the demanding par 4 in the final round.
The meltdown at the PGA, where Watney closed with an 81 and ended up tying for 18th, is just a distant memory now. With the win, the earnest Californian finds himself second in the FedExCup standings, his first appearance in the top five since week 18 in 2009, and 15th in the world. He's a combined 74 under in his last 24 rounds and has a scoring average of 68.17 during that stretch.
Watson's win at the Farmers Insurance Open in January was the second of his career -- and came at the expense of hometown favorite Phil Mickelson. Watson, who is ranked sixth in the FedExCup and 17th in the world, also reached the consolation bout of the Accenture Match Play Championship and picked up his second top-10 of the season when he finished fourth.
Statistical comparison Key stats from Watney, Kaymer, Watson from the 2011 season (TOUR rank in parentheses) Category
Driving distance 298.1 (13th) 284.1 (118th) 314.8 (1st) Driving accuracy 58.74% (114th) 48.21% (185th) 60.17% (100th) Greens in regulation 69.10% (33rd) 61.11% (162nd) 76.80% (1st) Putting average 1.688 (3rd) 1.659 (1st) 1.766 (81st) Scoring average 68.85 (1st) 71.52 (127th) 71.45 (121st)
The amiable Floridian ranks first on TOUR in driving distance (314.8 yards) and greens in regulation (76.80 percent) which is a deadly combination. Not surprisingly, Watson goes for the green at TOUR-leading 77 percent of the time and his birdie or better conversation percentage is 63.
EXPERT PREDICTIONS: We asked some of our PGATOUR.COM experts to predict which player will fare best this week at the Transitions Championship.
Stan Awtrey: Watney: He's been as consistently good as anyone on TOUR this year. He's full of confidence after last week's win and is coming to an Innisbrook course he likes; he finished fourth there a year ago and tied for 12th in 2009.
Craig Dolch: Can't see Martin Kaymer playing poorly on consecutive weeks.
PGA TOUR Season Summary Bubba Watson Nick Watney Martin Kaymer 2011 Top 10's 2 5 1 Current FEC Rank 6th 2nd --- 2010 FEC Rank 22nd 12th --- 2009 FEC Rank 53rd 12th --- 2008 FEC Rank 30th 109th --- 2007 FEC Rank 37th 41st --- Finish Last Week DNS Win T-24 2011 Rd 1 Scoring Avg. 70.60 68.75 66 2011 Rd 2 Scoring Avg. 68.50 69.00 70 Career at Transitions Championship Appearance 6th 6th 1st Wins 0 0 --- Top 10s 1 1 --- Best Finish 3 / 2010 4 / 2010 --- Last Appearance / Finish 2010 / 3 2010 / 4 --- Rd 1 Scoring Avg. 72.00 70.40 --- Rd 2 Scoring Avg. 71.80 70.40 ---
Melanie Hauser: Watney. Can you say momentum? Yes, Bubba finished third last year, but Watney was fourth. Like the humility and the way he closed last week.
FANTASY INSIDER: All three players should in your Yahoo! line-up, according to this week's Fantasy Insider.