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The following quote from Left of Center accurately reflect my feelings about the willful ignorance of Fox News viewers and Limbaugh listeners…
I do not understand the American right wing. I don't understand how people who make less than $100,000 vote for policies that benefit millionaires, and I don't know why people who are on their third marriage constantly prattle about family values.
Much of the commentary coming from the right wing is baffling because it is glaringly inaccurate. Some would say it is blatant lies. Liberal media watchdog group Media Matters is constantly kept busy fact checking and stating the errors from the right-wing noise machine.
In many cases, it is obvious that the commentary is incorrect, so I must conclude that this is done deliberately. Right-wing commentators must know they are talking nonsense, but they continue to say it because they need the great unwashed masses to believe, and act on it.
Mario Piperni
Politico ran a story a couple of days ago entitled, "Bill Clinton scorches GOP field on climate change". Basically, Clinton took global warming deniers to task for leading the charge in questioning the science behind global warming. He also targeted the current crop of nominees in the GOP primary. All of them are deniers with the exception of Huntsman and possibly Romney. The flip-flop man is not quite sure where he stands on the issue.
Anyway, here is the takeaway line from Clinton's speech.
"I mean, it makes us — we [the US] look like a joke, right? You can't win the nomination of one of the major parties in the country if you admit that the scientists are right? That disqualifies you from doing it?"
Well Fox wasn't too happy with anyone criticizing their beloved Republican candidates so Fox Nation ran the Politico story with a minor modification to the headline.
Too funny and dumb. It's stuff like this that makes ardent Fox viewers the biggest group of ignorant, misinformed cretins in America.
Related articles
- Hugh Hewitt: Bill Clinton and Global Warming (hughhewitt.com)
- We Need a Left-Wing Media Machine to Fight for Climate Action: Mark Hertsgaard (Video) (treehugger.com)
- Bill Clinton: GOP Climate Denial Makes U.S. "Look Like a Joke" (treehugger.com)
- Bill Clinton Praises Romney, Huntsman on Global Warming (abcnews.go.com)
- Bill Clinton blasts GOP climate change skeptics (cbsnews.com)


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The buzz is building on perhaps the most exciting event Georgetown College has ever been involved in – the 40th Anniversary Reunion of the USA Olympic Men's Basketball Team, Aug. 23-25.
(Perhaps you've seen the ads/commercials courtesy of our media partners, the Lexington Herald-Leader and WKYT-27. Did you witness former GC All-American Kenny Davis throwing out the First Pitch at a recent Lexington Legends game? And, here's a nice hit on CBSSports.com you probably haven't seen.)
We're hosting this once-in-a-lifetime gathering of the star-crossed '72 American Olympians because Davis was captain of the team that still hasn't accepted the Gold Medal loss to the Russians – "the most controversial game ever played." Esteemed sports columnist Billy Reed, the College's Executive Scholar-in-Residence, jumped at the opportunity to collaborate on this historic occasion, which they have dubbed Courage in Munich.
The latest news: Davis – who had to announce to the world in '72 that the American players would forever reject the silver medals – has persuaded Olympic teammate Doug Collins to be the keynote speaker at the August 25 banquet. That's a Double Slam because:
ONE – Collins is big recent NEWS… as just recently he, as coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, led his team into the 2nd round of the NBA playoffs, and
TWO – he's big old NEWS…as the Olympian who hit what everyone thought were the winning free throws in that 1972 Gold Medal game, before time was inexplicably put back on the clock and the Russians given two more chances to win.
So, how can YOU be involved in this unique weekend? Many ways over the three days – including as a participant and/or sponsor in a golf scramble (9 of the 12 Olympians have committed to playing it so far, too!); four seminars that explore all aspects of that Olympiad, including the horrific slaughter of the Israeli contingent by Palestinian terrorists; and the reunion banquet.
NOTE that sponsors for any of the three days of events will get exposure at ALL 3 venues. And, any PROCEEDS from the reunion weekend will go toward scholarships in the College's First Tee Scholars Program.
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Thursday, Aug. 23 – an afternoon of golf at Lexington's Marriott Griffin Gate, preceded by lunch and followed by a reception.
Participation is $1,000 per individual, but that includes two seats at the basketball reunion dinner, as well as chances to be in the Million Dollar Shoot-out and a Putting Contest (for a car!).
We're still looking for sponsors for these two hole-in-one side events as well as a company to put their logo on the Caddy Bibs our First Tee Scholars will wear as they carry the golf bags. For sponsorship package information, contact Jim Durham @ 502-863-8174 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
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Friday, August 24 – Four fascinating seminars dealing with various aspects of the historic '72 Olympics (two morning, two afternoon) will be held at our Thomas & King Conference Center. Each will have a name moderator, plus a panel that includes a GC professor and three of the Olympic basketball players from that '72 squad.
Saturday, August 25 – For a seat at this special tribute dinner for these courageous dozen Olympians it's $125 a plate, or $1,000 for Table-for-10. To reserve your place, call Miranda Harvey @ 859-231-7711 ext. 241 or email her at email@example.com
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The graduate DB lunch time seminars are starting up again. Anyone is welcome. --elein ----- Forwarded message from Alexandra Meliou <ameli(at)cs(dot)berkeley(dot)edu> ----- From: Alexandra Meliou <ameli(at)cs(dot)berkeley(dot)edu> To: dblunch(at)triplerock(dot)CS(dot)Berkeley(dot)EDU Subject: DB Seminar: Friday 10/12, 1-2:30pm, 606 Soda Hall Friday, October 12th, 2007 606 Soda Hall 1-2:30pm Speaker: Martin Theobald Title: Trio: A System for Data, Uncertainty, and Lineage Abstract --------- Trio is a new kind of database system that supports DBMS-style data management, uncertainty, and lineage in a fully integrated manner. The talk presents the ULDB (for Uncertainty-Lineage-Databases) data model, an extension of relational databases with simple yet expressive constructs for representing and manipulating both lineage and uncertainty. Uncertain data and data lineage are two important areas of data management that have been considered extensively in isolation, however many applications require the features in tandem. Fundamentally, lineage enables simple and consistent representation of uncertain data, it correlates uncertainty in query results with uncertainty in the input data, and query processing with lineage and uncertainty together presents computational benefits over treating them separately. We show that the ULDB representation is complete, and that it permits straightforward implementation of many relational operations. We also show how ULDBs enable a new approach to query processing in probabilistic databases. Finally, we?ll have a look at the current state of our first Trio prototype system, dubbed Trio-One, currently being developed at Stanford. Trio-One, our implementation of ULDBs, is built on top of a conventional DBMS using data and query translation techniques together with a small number of stored procedures. ----- End forwarded message -----
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The raised Imperial Highway grew more cracked and worn as they travelled south. Several points were reinforced with timbers to prevent the loss of wagons. Finally, it knelt down like a great beast on the verge of dying and buried its head in the ground. The army had built ramps to ease the transition down to the trampled earth. Duncan and Bannon moved ahead as the wagon masters began organizing their teams to descend.
There was an outpost of soldiers guarding the ramp. They did not delay the passage of the Warden and his charge, because messengers had already been through.
The army was encamped in the foothills at the base of a steep cliff. Bannon could see ancient Tevinter towers above them, rising towards the pearl grey clouds. From this distance, they looked whole and majestic, like the grand castles in the wonder tales. He shook his head. No doubt they were as broken and crumbling as the highway. Useful to an extent, but full of cracks and holes.
Bannon and Duncan made their way between some winding hills, screened with a few trees. Then they came out onto a rough plain. Clearly, it was the site of a recent battle. Broken arrows and scraps of armor littered the ground. Unconsciously, they quickened their pace as crows jeered at them from a twisted old tree crouching on a hillock.
They moved east, towards the southern end of the ruins. There was a great divide between two cliffs, spanned by a monumental bridge. Stone pillars as large around as a house rose a hundred feet towards the sky. The stone bridge rested on delicate-looking arches borne by the pillars.
More of the army was encamped in the ravine; the Warden and his recruit passed many guards patrolling the area, and several ranks of soldiers drilling with weapons. They continued unchallenged up a narrow path that climbed the southern cliff. This section was more overgrown, the ruins filled with dirt and bits of wall worn down to rounded nubs, somewhat like gravestones.
"The main camp is in the ruins on the other side of the ravine," Duncan said. He led Bannon along a broken path littered with upturned paving stones and pieces of statuary. They came out on what appeared to be an old piece of the Imperial Highway that widened out onto the bridge they had seen from below.
"Isn't there an easier way to get there?" the elf griped.
"Easier, yes. But not as fast." Duncan walked several paces out onto the bridge, then leaned his elbows on the stone railing. Bannon wasn't sure he'd want to try that, as cracked and old as it was. There were some rather large chunks missing from the bridge further down the span. He moved a bit past Duncan, peering at the army over the edge. "The soldiers are camped on the grounds below; the bulk of the army," Duncan explained. "The elite, the officers, the Grey Wardens, and the mages are up here. To the north is the elven encampment." The human cast a sidewise look at Bannon, as if reading his thoughts of sneaking off there. "There's a switchback that the wagons use, back where we left the supply train. The enemy can't get to it without going through the whole army first. Your people are well-protected."
"Valuable resources, hm?" Can't let the darkspawn destroy the food, supplies, and servants.
Duncan lowered his head. He seemed to hesitate a minute, then he said, "You have a rather limited range of experience with humans. Forgive me for saying so, but where you're from, you only come in contact with the dregs of human society. Not all humans are so hateful and contemptuous towards elves."
"Ah," Bannon said, nodding thoughtfully. "There are all those nobles," he pointed out. "Fine, upstanding humans. Dote on their elven servants. Oh, like, say... Vaughn. Now there's a fine prince of a-"
Duncan whirled quickly on him. "Hold your tongue!"
Bannon opened his mouth to tell the shem where to stick it, but Duncan flicked his eyes past Bannon, towards the far end of the bridge.
The elf turned. A group of armored men was marching towards them at a quick pace. Their breastplates gleamed, even in the overcast light. The men wore golden capes, and the fellow out front must have been someone important, for his armor was gold-burnished. He wore no helmet, and his shoulder-length golden hair rippled with each step he took. His oval face was accented with strong angles of brow and jaw. His crystal blue eyes danced as he drew up to them. "Duncan!" he called, smiling brightly.
The Grey Warden moved to the center of the bridge, giving Bannon a surreptitious hand signal to hang back. Bannon didn't begrudge him; this was clearly one of the noble fancy-pants he had been about to insult. The elf faded into the background.
"Your Majesty," Duncan said. Did he actually sound nervous? "I didn't expect-"
"A royal welcome?" The golden shem beamed brightly. "I got the word from the lookouts and came to meet you." His blue gaze flashed at Bannon. "And this must be the new recruit you mentioned."
'Your Majesty'? 'Royal welcome'? Shit! It was the King of Ferelden! Bannon dropped to one knee, head bowed. "Your Majesty," he said contritely, hoping the king hadn't noticed his lack of swift obesiance.
"Please, friend," King Cailen said, stepping forward. "There's no need for that. The Grey Wardens are a noble order, honored by myself, like my father before me." He reached down and helped Bannon to rise. The king actually touched him! Touched him with his golden gauntlets! Bannon was overwhelmed. Never in his wildest dreams could he imagine talking to the king. And the king treating him like a friend. Damn! It's good to be a Warden! Cailen smiled as if understanding the bemused expression that must be plastered on his face. "What is your name, friend?"
"Bannon, Your Majesty."
The king nodded. "I am glad Duncan has found a worthy recruit for the Wardens. Thank you for joining us in this fight." A little less official-sounding, he said, "I am concerned about the poverty of your people in Denerim. When we win this war, I will be looking into reforms to improve the lives of the elves, and bring down the alienage wall."
"You are too kind, Your Majesty," Bannon said humbly. By the glances a couple of the guards were shooting at each other, they thought so, too.
The king turned his attention back to Duncan. "You've missed another battle, my friend; two days ago. The Wardens fought like beasts at the front!" Cailen grinned, though a worried look crossed Duncan's face. "None were killed," the exuberant ruler assured him. "We beat back the darkspawn again. But the Archdemon hasn't shown itself." His expression sobered and he stroked his jaw thoughtfully. And unspoken question passed between King and Warden.
"It will, Your Majesty," Duncan said with ominous certainty.
"I hope so. It will be just like the tales." He turned to face the western horizon, gesturing for Duncan to stand beside him. The Warden moved to comply, his face sternly schooled. "The King doing battle with the Grey Wardens at his side. It will be glorious!" Just then, the clouds broke up a little, and broad swaths of light speared down towards the battlefield. For a moment the tableau did look like a painting of the triumphant heroes of old. The king's armor gleamed. As for Duncan's, well, the Warden was still covered in road dust from the journey.
"Well," the king said; "I'm late for a meeting with Loghain. I'd better hurry back before he sends out a search party again." He looked over to Bannon a moment. "Good luck, friend," he said sincerely. "Duncan, I will see you at the strategy meeting tonight."
Duncan crossed his wrists before his chest and gave the king a Ferelden bow. Bannon quickly copied him. Apparently, this was one formality the Wardens were not exempt from. The king signalled to his guards, and led them back across the bridge. The elf watched them go.
"Did the King of Ferelden just say he hoped there was an Archdemon coming to ravage his country?" Bannon asked, as the entourage vanished from sight.
Duncan rubbed his temples. "You must understand, Cailen is a young king. Whose father indulged him when he was a boy." When Bannon didn't say anything, but just kept staring at him, the Warden added, "He's a good man. It's only a pity his father died so suddenly. But Maric always was one for adventures," he mused regretfully. King Maric, Cailen's father, had set out on an expedition to foreign lands, but his ship went down in a storm, all hands lost. That was only a few years ago; Bannon remembered the city of Denerim going into mourning. Duncan broke out of his own musings and started across the bridge. "Teyrn Loghain is still the general of Ferelden's armies. Have no fear, his experience and wisdom will temper our king's enthusiasm. Fortunately, you won't have to deal with either of them. Your one concern as a Grey Warden is stopping the Blight. No matter who is in charge, our job is to slay darkspawn and the Archdemon."
Bannon couldn't argue with that, so he followed Duncan without comment. The Warden briefly described the camp layout, then told Bannon he was on his own to explore. The shem probably couldn't wait to get rid of him. He told the elf to go find someone named Alistair. Apparently, he was the Warden in charge of the new recruits. "And do stay out of trouble," Duncan said, with a threatening look. "This is an army camp; they are not so lenient as civilians."
Bannon just rolled his eyes. What did this guy think, he was stupid? The impatience to part company for a few hours was mutual. He wandered off in the opposite direction, eager to find out where he was sleeping tonight, and where he could stow his gear. Come to think of it, weren't the Wardens supposed to provide him with gear? A proper set of leathers, not these bulky things he and Soris had stripped from dead guards.


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Title from inside front cover. Story begins: "For a moment I feared you might kill him."
Letter writers are Jeremiah Hammer and Adam Hasser.
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Quinn maintains plan to close state facilities despite labor dispute
Arbitrator Edwin Benn ruled on Monday that Quinn's plan to close several prisons and mental facilities would violate an agreement with AFSCME, the state's largest public employees union. Last year's contract guaranteed no members would be laid off through mid-2012 if the union agreed to cost cutting measures.
Quinn's proposed closings would eliminate an estimated state 2,000 jobs. He said cuts need to be made to the state's budget and blames the Illinois lawmakers for not giving him enough money to run the government.
AFSCME spokesperson Anders Lindall said the state should honor that agreement despite its budget problems.
"It can't take in the benefits with one hand and then walk away when it's inconvenient for it to keep its commitments," Lindall says.
In a statement, Quinn's office said it will go to court in hopes of going forward with the closings and layoffs.


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Durban - Dube TradePort has been rocked by another resignation. Ahmed Bassa, the aeronautical project executive, has quit within a week of the resignation of long-time CEO Rohan Persad, who has been fingered in graft allegations.
The allegations relate to Persad taking kickbacks from Alex McRoberts, a director of Worldwide Flight Services SA, the company that had the operating contract for Dube TradePort's cargo terminal at King Shaka International Airport.
The acting CEO of the provincial parastatal, Ayesha Swalah, confirmed to The Mercury yesterday that Bassa had resigned on Monday.
She said Bassa's reason for resigning was that it was "time for him to move on to newer opportunities".
Bassa was a senior executive at Dube TradePort and was in charge of strategic aviation-related activities, including dealing with cargo terminal operations and directly with Worldwide Flight Services SA when it had the operating contract.
He also handled Dube TradePort's route development plans to secure more airlines to fly to the airport, including working with SA Express to establish an African air route network out of Durban.
Bassa did not respond to several messages left by The Mercury seeking comment. Swalah also would not comment further on the latest resignation or the impact it could have on Dube TradePort's operations.
The allegations against Persad were first exposed in The Mercury's sister paper the Sunday Tribune on July 8.
The board responded by putting Persad on a cautionary suspension on July 12, and appointed independent auditing firm PwC to undertake a probity report into the Worldwide Flight Services SA contract. On August 8, when the board met to discuss the probity report, it had received Persad's letter of resignation.
"There are no executives within Dube TradePort who are under investigation, and there is no evidence suggesting that there should be," said Bridgette Gasa, chairwoman of the Dube TradePort board.
Gasa would not comment on whether Persad would be charged or a wider investigation would be commissioned.
However, the board is due to meet KZN Economic Development MEC Michael Mabuyakhulu on Friday.
Gasa said: "The board is focusing its energies in trying to find a new head for the organisation… Executives leave organisations all the time, the world over, and their departure hardly disrupts operations.
"Dube TradePort is a firm organisation with ably qualified executives and senior managers… who are more than capable of managing such transitions."
She added that Dube TradePort had just received an unqualified audit from the auditor-general, which was "a commitment we made, which we are delighted at having achieved".
Since the corruption claims first broke, Persad has gone to ground and not publicly denied the claims.
The Dube TradePort board is legally obliged to lay criminal charges against Persad and any others involved, in accordance with the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act. The law obliges them to act if the amount of the alleged corruption is R100 000 or more.
McRoberts, who is based in England, is also not in the clear. The UK Bribery Act allows for its citizens to be prosecuted on home soil for crimes committed abroad. - The Mercury


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Welbeck reveals Moyes frustration
Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck has admitted he found life under David Moyes difficult but refused to confirm whether he is considering his future at the club.
Welbeck has spoken for the first time about comments Moyes made last December saying he needed "to be the last off the training field" and was not following the example being set by some of his United teammates.
Talking to reporters at England's World Cup training base in Portugal, Welbeck has now said: "I was pretty surprised [at the Moyes comments] to be honest. Before he made that statement I was doing extra training. Maybe he just didn't see it.
"I've grown up at Manchester United and been professional all through my career and I always do extra work. It's born and bred in me to do extra work after training and maybe he wasn't seeing that extra stuff. I was doing extras in the gym and on the pitch."
Welbeck also said he had struggled when played out on the left last season, as he believes he is most effective in a central striking position.
"It does get frustrating. You want to be playing in a certain position and you're not getting the opportunity to do that," he said. "It's the same for everyone -- when they are being played out of position, they don't really like it. I'd like to play central. I've been playing on the left for a while and it's got to the time where I want to stake a place up front.
"My goals-per-game ratio is better for England. I'm much more free up front as there are three in midfield and three up front. That way there's a bit more defensive cover rather than me being that defensive cover. Maybe I'm kind of let off the leash a bit more for England than United.
"For United I'm more likely to be left wing of a four-man midfield with only two centre-mids so it's a bit more difficult for me to maybe make those runs to get in and score those goals when I've got to think about my defensive duties as well."
Asked whether he was considering his future at the club, he replied: "I'd rather not answer that question."
However, he was encouraged by the confirmation that Louis van Gaal would take over as United manager for next season.
"I heard the news about Van Gaal and I am happy," Welbeck said. "He is a great man, a great manager. Looking at his CV tells you he has managed at some big clubs. I'm pretty sure he will be watching the World Cup. I want to make sure I show my quality."
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Electrochemical micromachining: Porous-type anodization of patterned aluminum-copper films
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Porous-type anodization of patterned ∼10 μm thick Al-Cu films results in microstructures with alternating regions of Al-Cu and porous Al2 O3. The volumetric expansion of porous Al2 O3 is minimized by increasing the anodization solution temperature. The fidelity of the mask transfer (10 μm wide) is compromised by the lateral pore propagation under the anodization mask. The Al-Cu pillars formed after complete dissolution of porous Al2 O3 have a trapezoidal shape. The height of pillars is twice (8 μm) the distance corresponding to the lateral pore propagation (4 μm). In contrast to wet chemical etching, porous-type anodization of patterned Al-Cu films is not isotropic. © 2006 The Electrochemical Society.
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- Brevnov, DA; Gamble, TC; Atanassov, P; López, GP; Bauer, TM; Chaudhury, ZA; Schwappach, CD; Mosley, LE
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A major Chinese publisher has canceled its plans to translate and publish the celebrated novel ''Waiting,'' by the Chinese-born emigre Ha Jin, after a harsh attack in a literary review here denouncing the book as an attempt to portray China as backward and repressive.
People involved in book publishing here said they did not believe that official censors had directly ordered government-owned Beijing Publishing Group, whose editors had effusively praised the novel earlier, to drop its plans.
But they said the reversal reflected an increasingly repressive climate over the last year in which some earthy works of fiction as well as many books on politics and history have been banned, causing publishers to fear losing their investments, and perhaps their licenses, if they stick their necks out.
''This is a very sensitive time for publishers,'' said a leading book editor who spoke on the condition of anonymity. ''They've received a lot of instructions from above saying to be careful about what books get printed. So if a book is publicly criticized, they don't know where it may lead and they don't want to take the risk.''
The Beijing house, which says it prints some 1,300 books a year, including more than 100 bought abroad, had a verbal agreement to secure the Chinese rights from Pantheon Books in New York, a division of Random House, for a negligible advance of $800, said Pantheon officials and Mr. Jin, who is a professor of English at Emory University in Atlanta. It had already engaged a translator who was more than half finished when the nationalistic attack on the novel appeared on June 14. The essay was by a Beijing University literature professor with a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.Continue reading the main story
Within a few days of that article, an editor informed Mr. Jin that the deal was off because the executives at the publishing house feared controversy, said Mr. Jin.
Whatever happened at the Beijing publisher -- its chief editor insisted in an interview today that the decision not to go ahead was routine business -- there had been earlier signs that China's culture czars were frowning.
There had been months of ominous silence in the Chinese media about the fairy tale success of Mr. Jin, 44, a onetime soldier who moved to the United States in 1985 received a Ph.D. in literature from Brandeis and writes in English, received the National Book Award for 1999 and this year's Pen/ Faulkner Award for ''Waiting,'' his second novel.
Some Chinese reporters told him that they had been ordered not to write about the book, said Mr. Jin, who is a United States citizen. This suggests that the near-universal shunning of the novel here by newspapers and on television was ordered by the Communist Party's powerful propaganda department, which controls all publications. Quite often, Chinese who find success overseas are subjects of fascination in Chinese newspapers and television programs.
Exactly why the novel should worry China's culture watchdogs is not obvious. Set in China over a recent two-decade period that includes Mao's Cultural Revolution from 1966 to 1976, it portrays the emotional yearnings, paralysis and development of a military doctor who finds himself unable to divorce his peasant wife from his home village and, at the same time, sees the shriveling of love with the nurse he has promised one day to marry.
While Communist repression is the realistic backdrop, and certainly conditions the inner lives of the characters, the book is far less harsh in its portrayal of the Cultural Revolution than others that have been freely printed here.
But perhaps because it was printed abroad by a native of China -- one who chose not to return after the violent 1989 crackdown on democracy campaigners -- the acclaim in the United States appears to be stirring complex reactions among the relatively small group that even knows about it here.
''This book is not about politics,'' Mr. Jin said today in his own defense. ''It's about the human heart, about human flaws and the sinister nature of time.''
The June 14 essay, which was written by Liu Yiqing of Beijing University and appeared in the influential weekly Chinese Reading News, viciously attacks the motives of Mr. Jin, the American press and the critics who praised his work. Her essay treats the novel not as a work of literature but as, as she seems to feel, a disguised polemic.
To further his literary ambitions, Ms. Liu charges, Mr. Jin was forced ''to curse his own compatriots and to become a tool used by the American media to vilify China.''
Mr. Jin's depiction of an extremely rustic peasant wife with bound feet, Ms. Liu said, is an anachronism intended ''to emphasize the backwardness of China.'' The resistance of fellow villagers to his request for a divorce, she said, is meant to show that Chinese do not appreciate love.
Even the cover of the United States edition of the book, which features a single braid of hair down the length of the cover, is castigated. Ms. Liu said it was a male pigtail, a symbol of the feudal era, and that all the critics and newspapers who propelled ''Waiting'' toward big prizes did so not because of its supposedly elegant writing but because it met their goal of portraying the Chinese as ignorant and repressed.
''It's all outrageous,'' commented Mr. Jin, hardly containing himself. ''She thinks I played tricks to please Americans.''
The bound feet, he said, were present in the real-life story he heard years ago that inspired the novel. ''But anyway, this is a work of fiction,'' he said. ''The novel has its own logic, and it needs a character like her.''
As for the cover art, Mr. Jin said the artist intended to portray a woman's braid, in a layout evoking the passage of time and a hint of eroticism.
The Beijing book editor who spoke anonymously said that some Chinese intellectuals and officials had often reacted negatively to literary works by Chinese authors published overseas, recalling ''Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China,'' a memoir by Jung Chang that won acclaim abroad but was attacked here and never published.
''It's like an anti-Western syndrome,'' Mr. Jin said. Such critics, he said, argue that overseas authors ''deserted their own country, and even wrote in a different language.''
In an interview today, the chief editor at Beijing Publishing Group, Long Jie, said it was a coincidence that the company had decided against publishing ''Waiting'' just after it was attacked in print here.
''We have the right to choose or not choose a book; this is a very normal thing,'' she said. ''Often we contact a foreign publisher, and if we feel the price is not reasonable then we won't sign.'' In this case, she added, there were ''many reasons'' for not proceeding.
Mr. Jin said that of the $800 payment, 25 percent would have gone to Random House.Continue reading the main story


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The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Larry's got another book out - this time with a friend
My blogbuddy and bestselling author, Larry Correia, has a new book out this week. He co-wrote this one with Mike Kupari, who in real life is an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician with the US Air Force. The book is called 'Dead Six'. You'll find a review of it here, and Larry's linked to a few more on his blog.
I stand second to no man in my admiration for Larry Correia and his literary success . . . but I'm sure he'll be the first to agree that, if you want to see a true hero in the flesh, look no further than Mike Kupari. This guy goes out each and every day to defuse bombs that could vaporize him in an instant, and deal wholesale death and destruction to his comrades in arms. There aren't any words to describe the cold, calculated courage needed to do that, not just once, not just for a week or two, but for a whole freaking year-long tour of duty in Afghanistan!!! He's over there right now. All I can say is, if I ever meet Mike in meatspace, the food, the drinks, and anything else I can afford are on me.
I haven't yet received my copy of the book, but it's on the way. I can hardly wait! Congratulations to Larry on another book, and to Mike for his first book in print. May there be many more, both jointly and severally!
1 comment:
- Tom Stedham said...
I'll have to get a copy from Amazon!
- September 30, 2011 at 10:42 AM
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Extended Interview: Joe Lockhart
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TERENCE SMITH: What do you think of "West Wing," the show?
JOE LOCKHART: I think it's great entertainment. I like to watch it. But I think that, in addition to entertaining, it raises issues that don't get raised that often, particularly with an entertainment-viewing audience. I think people who watch the news at night get exposed to what's going on in the world, and how issues are complicated, and there isn't always an easy answer, and there's some gray in governing, in politics. And I think it's exposing millions of Americans to that.
TERENCE SMITH: Give me an example of an issue that you think they brought up in a way that you think is credible.
JOE LOCKHART: They did a program where a third of the episode involved a recurring story line, and it was the debate on census and statistical sampling. And they did a better job of framing the issue, the politics on each side, and the passions on each side, than anybody in the broadcast world did throughout this debate. We've been having this debate for two years. It's a very interesting debate.
It's got to do with the future, and how we're going to allocate our money. It has to do with the politics of Democrats versus Republicans. It's perfect for the kind of arguments we have here in Washington, and I can't tell you that I ever saw anybody put this story on television.
TERENCE SMITH: And they got at it better than the news shows?
JOE LOCKHART: They got at it better, they explained it more directly. The news shows mostly ignored it, and in the sense that they did cover it, they showed lots of people shouting at each other, and I think one of the things that this program does is they give you a little flavor of the shouting at each other, but they also give you a flavor of how the process works, and what it means to people.
There are thousands of people who work in this government who are either Democrats or Republicans, who come to work every day because they care, and they are committed to promoting what they think is in the best interests of this country. And you can read the papers, you can watch the news, you can listen to the radio, and you never hear a damn thing about any of them. And this show, while not real, it gives you a flavor of some of these people. That has to be a positive.
TERENCE SMITH: It actually extols public service.
JOE LOCKHART: Yeah. When this first came out, my initial question for it was, "I hope it's high quality, and I hope they try to get some things real." It was my sense that there have been other programs that have done a lot for vocations. You know, when "LA Law" was a popular program, there was a study that showed law school applications going up. When "ER" was the big program, there was a big surge in interest, I think, in becoming a doctor.
If ["The West Wing"] shows people getting involved in government, in politics is actually a positive thing, and you can do good things, and it can be an honorable profession. That was my question at the beginning, and I think they've answered all the questions in a positive way. It is a quality piece of television or I wouldn't sit down and watch it more than once. I don't need to see somebody else playing me on TV. I get that all day.
TERENCE SMITH: How close to reality is it?
JOE LOCKHART: My sense is, in every episode, they throw something in for an audience of about two hundred. There's one little touch in every show, whether it's the way they walk into a room, the way they say something. And it comes from the people they have helping them, just I think to keep us quiet, so we can't say, "Well, that's not real," because there's something in there–every show. I wish I could think of a good example. But every show, you know, I scratch my head and say, "Oh, I guess they did their research on this."
I think it captures some of the essence of the atmosphere here, the tension, the pace. It captures some of the balancing act that we go through between policy and politics. They obviously oversimplify every issue, in a way, so it can be entertainment rather than reality, but it's, it's a difficult job to balance those two things, and my personal opinion is they've done as well as they possibly could.
TERENCE SMITH: Do people on the White House staff come in the day after the show's on and talk about it?
JOE LOCKHART: Yeah. There's multiple conversations about different story lines that are going on, things that are in the program, things that are real, things that are not real. The biggest thing that goes on here is all the people who feel slighted. You would think that our national security team was protesting in jest, because there's no national security adviser, and foreign policy seems to be handled by a general. They're not protesting in jest. They're really mad. They're lobbying hard, and every time these guys come through here — and they come through occasionally — they grab them, and yell at them about, "Why don't you have more national security people?"
TERENCE SMITH: Sandy Berger does?
JOE LOCKHART: Sandy would be one who'd have to plead guilty to that.
TERENCE SMITH: Now one, one characteristic of the show is this pell-mell, rushing through the halls with running conversations on vital issues including very sensitive issues. Is that realistic?
JOE LOCKHART: Well, I took the "rap" for initially saying a 100 positive things about them and then one semi-negative thing when I said, and was quoted in the paper saying, "Who are all these people walking so quickly through the hallways?" which they had some fun with. You know, the physical pace, as you stand around here, is not quite as crowded. It's not quite as many people, but what you see is what happens. You know, policy does not always get made around a oval table. Policy gets made in the hallway, standing outside in the mess, walking to lunch, walking back from lunch. So I think they have captured a little bit of the unique process we have here, that sometimes makes sense, sometimes makes no sense. And they've done it in a way that's exciting, [but] that's not necessarily realistic. They have captured some of the essence there.
TERENCE SMITH: Key members of the staff are often portrayed taking the president on, directly, on something he wants to do or doesn't want to do, and challenging him and pushing him, and saying, "You can't do that." Is that realistic? Can a staffer approach the president, push a president like that?
JOE LOCKHART: I think that that is certainly done, and in the composite of what is our workplace rules here, that is done. It's not quite done in the real-time, "I have an idea, I'm going to march into the Oval Office and challenge the president with this." It's done in a much broader context of policy moves, and sometimes what feels like a glacial pace. But the hallmark of a good staffer is someone who can challenge the president.
The one kind of staffer the president doesn't want is someone who doesn't challenge him, and those people don't stay around very long. There have been some dramatic moments where a decision was being made, you know, going forward with a military campaign, making a big policy decision, where the president goes around the room and the conversation can get heated. But more often than not, it is a less entertaining process that's over time. I don't think that the portrayal that they use does any disservice to reality. It's just a condensed version of reality that's more entertaining.
TERENCE SMITH: What about the press secretary character, C.J.? What do you think of that character and the way it's portrayed, as somebody who has the job?
JOE LOCKHART: Well, I think they obviously portray her in a sympathetic light, and that's very welcome in a position where you don't get much sympathy. I think they capture the tension of trying to serve both the President and the press, and the whole concept of you can never keep everybody happy, and that if somebody's happy you're in trouble because somebody's unhappy.
But I think they have taken head on the whole idea of access, because it's crucial to the job. You can't do this job unless you have access, unless you have people who are willing to tell you everything, tell you the truth, and trust you to be careful with the information. I think we've done pretty well here.
I've watched some of the programs where they focused on C.J. and the access issue, and I didn't sit and look at the [TV] and say, "Oh, I know what you mean, that happened to me, that happened to me." But I think there were some people who were in this office before I was, that actually do look at the TV and say, you know, that did happen to me, and that's a problem.
TERENCE SMITH: Well, sometimes, she is struggling to find out what's really going on, or get fully informed, or caught up with events. Is that an endemic press secretary problem?
JOE LOCKHART: I think it's absolutely a problem, but on two levels. One is it's hard to keep up with the volume. It's not a question of someone keeping something from you. There's just so much going on. There's so much input, that sometimes you just can't process it, and you just–you don't have time to go ask the right questions.
There have been previous administrations — or even within this administration — there have been times when the powers that be felt it was in their interest to keep the press secretary out of the loop. Thankfully, coming near the end, I think we've sorted all those problems out. But near the beginning, I'm not sure we had, and I think it's pretty well-documented by those who are involved.
That is a real issue, and what's nice about the show is they understand it, and they give you the little moral of the story at the end, which is a press secretary can't serve the function they're empowered to do as far as keeping the press and the public informed unless they're kept informed. Because every time they cut her out, something bad happens, and, you know, that's good.
TERENCE SMITH: Has Allison Janney [the actress who plays "The West Wing" press secretary, C.J.] come to you to talk about your job and how you do it, and how it works?
JOE LOCKHART: She doesn't call and say, "I've got this script. How would you handle that?" It's not at that level. I've probably sat and talked to her half a dozen times, and she's very interested in what it's really like.
TERENCE SMITH: Have you seen any real clunkers, things where you just shook your head and said, "No — that isn't right, that would never happen"?
JOE LOCKHART: Their portrayal of foreign policy decision-making is much more superficial and light than their portrayal of domestic politics. They don't have all the players around the table. On domestic politics, they have a lot of players, and they do their best to portray that.
There were a couple of episodes where they had members of Congress down here, and staffers in meetings with staffers here at the White House berating the members of Congress. That doesn't happen. We're very polite. We may disagree, and we may find a way to eventually get our way, but it's not our practice to scream and yell at members of Congress while they're our guests here.
TERENCE SMITH: They have the president doing things, that I wonder if the president really does. In other words, he's firing people, he's hiring people, he's doing a lot of things, firsthand. That isn't realistic. I mean, does he? Or are those things, in fact, done by others?
JOE LOCKHART: Basically, we have a sort of funnel decision making process here, where decisions get made up the chain, and then the chief of staff will go in with a recommendation and go through 20 things a day with the president, saying staff recommends this, staff recommends that, and [the president] will make a decision. The president rarely bursts out of the Oval Office saying, "Get me so and so, I want to fire these three people," or "I want to hire these three people."
That's just not effective use of the president's time. I think it goes to the tension between drama, entertainment and reality. If you put a camera in this office, or in the Oval Office, or in the chief of staff's office, you'd lose viewers within the first ten minutes, because most policy decisions are real hard-going, boring stuff.
But it matters. It matters what your mining regulations are, and, and the press cares about it when something "blows up" or people start to die, or people start getting sick because someone's been lax in enforcing a regulation, or the regulation doesn't work.
TERENCE SMITH: You, you made the point at the outset that, that a benefit from your point of view is that people, an entertainment audience is getting a look at these issues and the way the White House works. Is there, on the other side of that coin, any danger that people will get their information about the White House and the administration through this show — and get it wrong?
JOE LOCKHART: I think it'd be a danger if this show was a bad program, and if they were doing cheap ratings stunts. I mean, let's look at the first season. Look at what the reality of what this White House has gone through over the last three years, as far as what the press has covered, and the ratings the press got for some of it.
When the press was covering sex, it sold, and look at what must have been the great temptation for the producers, and what must have been the great pressure from, you know, these network executives, to [say] "Why don't you do a couple episodes on that? We know from our news division that sells." But they didn't do it, and I think they should get some credit for that.
On the broader question, I don't really think there's a problem, even if it's not reality, because I think the biggest threat to our system of government, to our democracy, is that nobody's involved. People don't care. People aren't interested. And any way we can find to get people in the door is positive, and I don't personally care if it's not exactly right. Even if it's wrong, if they open the door and if people think this is something worth doing, you're going to start getting the "best and the brightest" to be interested.
TERENCE SMITH: The president depicted in this show is a liberal Democratic president. Is the program depicting this president?
JOE LOCKHART: No. I think if it depicts anything, it depicts the tension between a pragmatic and an ideological president, and it may depict the idea of what some people who were involved early in this administration, wanted it to be.
I think what it does reflect, though, is that the way you get things done in Washington is to be pragmatic, the way you want to be is true to your ideals. And that's what seems to be the tension they've created. As the program wore on through the year, [that's what] the story line became: "Well, nothing's going well while we're playing pragmatic politics, let's go back to our ideals." That worked.
I think, somehow, that reflects some aftermath of the early part of this administration. But I don't think they're trying to make the president this president.
TERENCE SMITH: They deal with failure in this show. Things go wrong, things don't work, in this show. Is that realistic?
JOE LOCKHART: This, this won't come as a news flash…Things do go wrong, it's part of government and it's the measure of your effectiveness as a leader to deal with things going wrong. I mean, any idiot could be president if things were always going right.
Things don't always go wrong because you knew something was right, but you did the politically expedient thing instead. Things sometimes go wrong because they go wrong, and there's nothing you can do about it, and all you have to do is scramble and try to fix it. I think the show is more simplistic. Things go wrong because someone made a mistake, or things go wrong because we knew we should have done the right thing, but we did the popular thing, or the easy thing. It's not quite that simple.
But they are quite accurate in depicting a president in an Oval Office with his sleeves rolled up, looking around at his advisers, saying, "How did we get here?" "What went wrong?" And, you know, "What are we gonna do?" That's right, and that's part of governing.
TERENCE SMITH: If it's true, as we're discussing here, that a dramatization can get closer to the truth than the news reporters who are out in the press room, why is that true? What is it about this place that makes it susceptible to that?
JOE LOCKHART: Well, right now, the, the lifeblood of a White House reporter is cynicism. Cynicism doesn't work on television as entertainment, and I think it says something very loudly and clearly about what's wrong with the way the media covers the White House. That comes through on the show. I don't think the press is portrayed in a very positive light. I think much of that's deserved.
I think entertainment, ultimately is about optimism and working things out, and a relatively happy ending. That, you know, good triumphs over evil; the right guys win, the wrong guys lose.
And that's not the rules we work with here in the White House. It's generally a press corps that has trouble putting into perspective positive things, jumps on things that are negative, and is ultimately to its core very cynical, and that is one of the reasons that the public has tuned out, not just to the politics in the White House.
I mean, I think the real story of 1997, 1998, 1999, was a press corps that was relentlessly negative on President Clinton and was, by all statistical accounts, completely ignored by the public. They made their decisions about this president, and they didn't need someone on the North Lawn of the White House to tell them what to think.
As big a problem as we have in reconnecting with the American public, I think the press has probably a bigger challenge in reconnecting with the public and rebuilding trust, and rebuilding some sort a connection. And what "The West Wing" does is they have the same basic formula, it seems to me, as we have here. But they've surgically removed all of the pent-up cynicism that we've developed in this town over the last 30 years, and you see a much cleaner picture.
Obviously, a television show is not going to fix the problems of our political system, but it's people who are gonna fix it. If people want to get involved because of a television show and they're going to fix it, I don't care how it happens.


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Mackey McKnight wanted to make sure Holden Greiner got the message, so he pulled him aside and took control.
"He said, 'Just win this game for us,'" Greiner recalled.
Message received.
On senior day at Stabler Arena, Greiner, one of four seniors honored before Lehigh's final, regular-season Patriot League game, scored 14 of his team's final 18 points, including 10 in the last 1:29 to carry the Mountain Hawks over Army 81-75 on Saturday afternoon.


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No Apologizing
"But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect." 1 Peter 3:15
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Persecution has begun here in America…And it starts with our Armed Forces!
1 Comment Posted by Dr. Robert Eshleman on May 1, 2013
Good efternoon everyone. It is with a heavy heart that I write this post.
Persecution of Christianity has officially begun here in the Unitied States and it begins in the Department of Defense. This would include ALL armed forces that report up through the DOD. See the article… So here is the deal… According to the report the gentleman who is responsible for drafting the verbiage that would actually imprison a service member for sharing his faith has stated this "Christians–including chaplains–sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ in the military are guilty of "treason," and of committing an act of "spiritual rape" as serious a crime as "sexual assault." He also asserted that Christians sharing their faith in the military are "enemies of the Constitution."
To see what he really thinks of Christians CLICK HERE
It appears that the official verbiage, as confirmed by the Pentagon states the following: "Religious proselytization is not permitted within the Department of Defense…Court martials and non-judicial punishments are decided on a case-by-case basis"
And so it goes. The government has now made it illegal to evangelize in the Armed Services. This puts our Christian brothers and sisters in the armed services on another front line for Christ, as they risk imprisonment and dishonarable discharge for simply caring enough about their fellow soldiers to offer Christ to them.
The Great Commission is our single charge directly from Jesus. Because we love Jesus we obey His command, which is to go forth and to make disciples. We cannot go forth and make disciples without proselytization. Because we love our brothers and sisters we tell them about the salvation that awaits them. To ask a Christian to not evanglize is to simply ask them to not be a Christian, and to disobey an order from God Himself.
We are no longer protected, and are now officially a persecuted group from our US Government. It is time to be prepared mentally for the sacrifice that we are going to be asked to make here in the very near future.


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A University of Denver study has found that the biggest reason behind Facebook unfriending is a very obvious one: too many unimportant posts.
This should come as no surprise to PR pros, who constantly talk about "having a good story to tell" and "creating entertaining or informative content." But still, it's worth noting.
"The 100th post about your favorite band is no longer interesting," said Christopher Sibona, the PhD student in the computer science and information systems program who did the study. He surveyed 1,500 Facebook users on Twitter for his research.
PC Magazine suggests that the latest changes to the Facebook group system may decrease the number of frivolous posts.
The number two reason for unfriending concerns touchy topics like politics and religion. At number three, inappropriate posts, such as crude comments.


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October 16th, 2013 08:24 PM #11
1. What do you think of these 3 names?
Poet: I love it. I think this name could hold a lot of deep meaning. It could be hard to pull off if she wasn't interested in reading or writing. I think of a wise girl. She learns from others and doesn't repeat their mistakes. She loves to sing loudly in the car. She's outgoing and writes all her thoughts down and asks you for help turning them into something beautiful for the talent show.
Sonnet: It's ok.. I wouldn't scold anyone for using the name I just think it sounds sound great. I think of a quiet girl. She likes to draw and proudly displays her pictures all over her room walls.
Story: I actually really like story. I think of a sweet girl. She likes to climb trees just to read. She's fearless and doesn't regret.
2. What is your favorite and why?
I'm at a toss up for Poet and Story. I would use Story IRL though.
3. Are any of them realistically usable, or are they a setup for mocking and weird looks?
I think with the right girl she will be able to pull off any name you give her.
4. What are some names similar in style and feel that are not so "out there" and literal?
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I know an actual little girl (almost 2 years old) with the name Story. It definitely suits her, and she loves being able to sit down with a book and look at the pictures and listen to someone read to her. I think that if you and your hubby both really love them, then go for them. If you are perhaps not brave enough, then as other berries have suggested you could always use Poet, Sonnet, or Story in the middle name position.
October 16th, 2013 08:46 PM #15
Not a fan of these for a first, but definately would use them for a middle.
#1 Story - I like this the best. I actually prefer Astoria nn Story, but it is a middle so no need for that
#2 Poet - I like aesthetically. Personally I would go with Poesy which means the same thing but is more cutesy
#3 Sonnet - Not my cup of tea but it is a middle so why not? I like the others better as word names though. This one is still good but is more specific so that's why I put it in third place.
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I love the idea. Story and Poet especially are adorable! For some these might be guilty pleasures. I plan to use some GP names one day because they can be adorable and usable. I never want to regret not choosing a name I didn't love. I don't think the child would get mocked at all actually
Some other names I think have a similar feel
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Each season there seems to be one It nail polish shade or texture, like the great greige rage of '10, or the crackle finish craze of '11. And this Summer, the options ran the gamut. In terms of the rainbow, however, each color had its own individual on-trend tone. So before you bust out your darker, more muted shades for Fall, play up the season's brightest nail hues spanning the entire color spectrum.
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Mint. I think I'll always be in love with this color. I told myself a few months back that it might just be a phase, but I think I'll consider it as one of my favorite colors, together with lavender, black and pink. Anyway, this was my outfit when I had the Blogger United talk/ workshop last Sunday at SMX. I wanted to wear something loose and comfy so I can walk around during the workshop since we had "how-tos" segments about excessorizing, mixing prints, etc. This mint dress from Ishop Avenue was perfect because it still gave me shape even if it's just one entire loose dress. I didn't even bother wearing a belt because ang ganda ng bagsak! I also didn't want to excessorize, but one thing I knew I needed to wear during the workshop was a watch just so I'll know if I'm talking too much on stage. I usually wear vintage watches piled with thin bracelets but I think this Daniel Wellington watch is really something. This particular watch is so versatile, you can wear it with either trendy or classic pieces. I also saw GQ's Instagram account when they featured Daniel Wellington, which made me even happier that I have my own pair! Ang babaw diba hahaha. Seriously though, it looks so luxurious- so affordable for the style and design. BMS.
By the way, Daniel Wellington watches are available in Wahsington in Rockwell and ava.ph.
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Whatever she is, she looks truly evil...
She is so evil that she put the blame for Shakespears murder on her own son.Now THAT is evil!
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This woman is categorical evil, right up there with the super villians of the world, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Pol Pot etc.
The significant difference being in the numbers killed, but the intention of wilful deprivation of another is present and consistent.
when people are asked for the money he gave to them; back, for his family. They state, " its my money, i duped him out of it fair and square. "
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At least she got what was coming to her,,Casey Anthony, a free heartless devil..
That case still makes me sick..
People who are greedy of money are those people who are not contented with their life.. I feel so pity on this woman, here greed will put her in jail and will suffer the consequence of her action.
Did anyone see her on "Lockup"? I guess she's not getting her Disney wedding after all. The episode is on Youtube, but I cannot remember what season and episode. No one else killed Mr. Shakespeare. All of the evidence points to her. She deserves to live the rest her life in prison.
There was not enough evidence to get a 1st degree murder conviction in that case. The state messed up.
Roger that, SCMOM.
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They sould do the same to her as she did to Abraham. Bless his heart he is in heaven and she will be in hell!!
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T1000 on 30 Apr 2008 at 12:34pm
Technology combination is muddying the waters in the aesthetics market, such that consumers often get left in the dark on whether a cosmetic procedure is safe and effective.
Dr. Robert Singer, a La Jolla-based plastic surgeon and member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery pointed out to me that there are an increasing number of over-hyped technologies that claim a benefit, without valid evidence of reliability of benefit, if any. "There will be additional combinations of technologies that claim significant results, although each of the individual technologies were failures in achieving what they previously claimed they could produce."
The lack of transparency by some firms offering these new body slimming or skin rejuvenating technologies represents a formidable challenge to consumers who simply want the facts.
Let's explore a cosmetic treatment offered in California called Lipozap. Up until recently our team hadn't heard of Lipozap, but added it to RealSelf.com after receiving several comments about the body slimming treatment.
This week a reader described the post-procedure pain in heart wrenching detail. Lady2soothe writes that her Lipozap caused:
little pain during the actual procedure, but, I was in so much pain on the way to the parking lot I felt as though I might pass out and seriously considered calling the paramedics. By the time I got home the tears were rolling down my cheeks. I stayed on my couch for 3 days, trips to the bathroom were my only exercise, as I couldn't even bare eating. It was agony. The uncontrollable spasms in my legs curled my toes and made my right shoulder ache.
This inspired me to get more information on Lipozap. Searching google for Lipozap lead me to Lipozap.com, a dead site
So I called the Lipozap number and found out that it's a "laser lipolysis procedure" that doesn't require vacuuming typical of traditional liposuction. They told me Lipozap is FDA approved (October 06), leads to permanent fat removal, and is appropriate for someone who has a BMI below 31. Sounds great, right? So to learn more I was referred to their other website, lasershaping.com. This site offers no explanation of the technology...more promises and proclamations.
In a Lipozap review a RealSelf member described Lipozap as another name for smart lipo. Yet, when I asked the company, the response was "Not sure its the same. Lipozap could be the same as smart lipo if smart lipo is laser lipolysis" Huh?
Our editors have created this Lipozap description which differs from the Laser Shaping Clinic representative:
LipoZap is a body fat reduction treatment. LipoZap treatment combines fat-dissolving injections like Lipodissolve with massage, infrared heat, and radiofrequency wave therapy to break down fat cells.
This description is similar to that provided in this Ripoff Report (send me a note if you know the answer!).
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To make the official launch on September 30 a little more special, Sony Ericsson will start a webcast countdown of the launch beginning on September 15. During the webcast Sony Ericsson will preview an in-depth demonstration of the XPERIA X1 and the first episode of the alternative reality thriller Johnny X.
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I picked this up at Cabelas last night, thought it was kinda cool. Stoeger Luger .22LR.
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They had it priced at $500 when I was there on Saturday, then it was knocked down to $259 last night, then I haggled them down to $200 plus a $20 coupon and a gift card I got for my BDay on Sunday. Ended up being like a $150 fun-gun.
Here's a pic of my other BDay present to myself, an 1891 Argentine Mauser (all matching #'s) with bayonet&scabbard and 3 boxes of ammo for $250:
Both are very nice firearms (esp that rifle - it looks really clean).
Both are really nice, but I like the Luger best.
Happy Birthday.
Nice wood on that Mauser. :cool:
I was just at the gun shop and looked at two first model Colt Woodsmen. One was original for $350. and one was reblued for $325. I was sorely tempted, but money's tight right now.
I hear ya on the money being tight, I don't get to buy unless I sell something, except on my Bday :) But now I want to sell one of them to buy an M1917 Revolver for $500......it never ends :)
Very nice, and Happy Birthday. Good score, my friend. :D
Nice score! Those 1891 Mausers are great, they are quite popular around here as a base to build sportsters, but I like them much better when kept original like yours. They are just beautiful.
Yup Doc, I'm in the same boat. I have to sell something if I want something new. I'm down to bare bones right now, unless I do a very long layaway.
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LAND O'LAKES — Having gone without raises for three years, the Pasco County teachers union has prodded the School Board to use federal stimulus money to boost employees' pay this year.
So far, the board and district administration have rejected that idea. They have different plans for Pasco's $14 million share of the Edujobs fund — plans that the United School Employees of Pasco contends violates the law that established the revenue stream.
After going back and forth, the union, which represents thousands of teachers and school-related personnel, on Tuesday declared an impasse in contract talks. It called for mediation to help find a resolution with Pasco County's largest employer.
District officials have said they will use the $14 million to forestall a furlough and to pay the salaries of several positions, but that they intend to set aside a similar amount for next year to avert layoffs.
Union president Lynne Webb said such a stance subverts the intent of Congress, which spelled out in its legislation that the money should not be used as a rainy day fund or to supplant other funding sources. Webb said the district's plan is budgetary sleight of hand and likened it to the state Legislature's shifting of money when the Lottery was approved.
"It is important from the get-go that the board knows the position the previous board took is not acceptable," Webb said Tuesday, hours before three new School Board members were sworn into office.
The board had scheduled an executive session Tuesday evening to discuss contract talks.
Board member Joanne Hurley told the Times she didn't want to pass any judgment on the union's action, noting the issue could come to the board for final action. She promised to listen to all arguments and have a frank conversation with her colleagues and the administration during the closed session.
Hurley said she would take into consideration the employees' concerns but also the needs of the entire district, including students and taxpayers.
Superintendent Heather Fiorentino said the union is taking an unreasonable position by demanding permanent extra pay based in large part on a one-time pot of money.
"Their proposals would further exacerbate the funding cliff of $47 million for next year, as they suggest using non-recurring revenue to pay for recurring expenses," Fiorentino said in a statement. "We have an obligation to ensure the long-term financial stability of the district while making decisions that are in the best interest of students and employees. We will take this proactive approach as we work through the impasse process."
Webb argued that Fiorentino is not negotiating with an open mind. The impasse declaration came at a time to highlight the differences for the new School Board members, in hopes they might lead the talks in a different direction, Webb said.
The union filed the declaration with the Public Employees Relations Commission.
The union and the district can return to the table without mediation if they find room for agreement. Otherwise they will face a lengthy process that ultimately ends with the board's decision on how to impose a contract.
Jeffrey S. Solochek can be reached at email@example.com or (813) 909-4614. For more education news, visit the Gradebook at www.tampabay.com/blogs/gradebook.


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If the PGA Tour playoffs are anything like the regular season, Keegan Bradley and Webb Simpson are probably headed for a showdown at the Tour Championship. And both the tournament and the winner of the $10 million FedEx Cup bonus will be decided in extra holes.
It's been that kind of season on the tour: fresh faces, the emergence of talented young players and an inordinate amount of tournaments decided by sudden-death playoffs.
Ho-hum it has not been, unless you're a fan of Tiger Woods.
The former world's most dominant player isn't even in these playoffs for the first time in their five-year history because injuries and a still-troubled swing allowed him only one top 10 (in the Masters) in seven official starts.
Woods aside, the Sundays on tour have produced plenty of drama, with 14 of the 37 events decided by playoffs. Twelve of the winners were first-timers, including Bradley and Simpson in back-to-back weeks in the PGA Championship and Wyndham Championship.
Simpson, 26, and Bradley, 25, are in the top five of the FedEx Cup points list as the playoffs begin today with The Barclays at Plainfield Country Club in Edison, N.J., a wooded and gorgeous old-school track that was designed by Donald Ross in 1916.
The points earned in these events are multiplied by five, and the top 100 players in the standings after this week will be in the field for next week's Deutsche Bank Championship outside Boston. The following week, the top 70 will compete in the BMW Championship near Chicago.
Then the big money will be on the line on Sept. 22-25, when the top 30 gun for the Tour Championship title at East Lake in Atlanta, as well as the season title and $10 million.
There are only eight players, including San Diegan Phil Mickelson at No. 6 in the points, whose tickets are already punched all the way through to the Tour Championship, and as last year's playoffs proved, the tour has successfully introduced enough volatility into the system to allow for compelling shifts.
Poway native Charley Hoffman was 57th in the standings before the playoffs' Week 2 began last year, and he surged to No. 2 with his victory in the Deutsche Bank. He had a chance to win the big prize in the final weekend and ended up fourth.
"If someone who is 125th now goes and wins this week and he goes to No. 1, is that right?" asked world No. 1 Luke Donald, who begins the week at No. 4 in the FedEx. "I'm not sure. But it's certainly exciting for the fans, and it's very relevant in terms of what you consider to be a playoff."
The possibilities seem to be more wide open than ever. Woods, the winner of two FedEx Cup titles, is not a factor. Vijay Singh, the 2007 champion, is 48 and hasn't won since 2008. Jim Furyk last year's champ, has struggled with his driving and putting this year and comes into the playoffs at No. 60.
FedEx No. 2 Steve Stricker (two wins this season) and Mickelson (one) are carrying the flag for the "old guys" against a surge of youngsters, who include the golfer at the top of the standings, Nick Watney, who has two wins and eight top-10s.
"You're kind of seeing a generational change," Simpson said. "A lot of young guys are playing well. I think young guys are giving other young guys confidence."
Said Watney, 30: "I think it's just a Tiger effect is starting to take. Tiger made golf cool, and a lot of these guys who are winning now (were) 15 and 14 years old when he came out. The quality of players coming out now is maybe as high as it's ever been."
Mickelson, 41, is in the tournament's premier pairing for the first two rounds, playing alongside Donald and Bradley, the latter of whom is a frequent practice-round partner.
Mickelson rattled off a bunch of Bradley's strengths and added: "I just think that the combination of that, plus with his attitude, which is not to back down; he doesn't back down to anybody. We'll go have our matches and he's right in the thick of it. He doesn't mind taking a few comments thrown his way, but he doesn't mind dishing it, either. I think that just is a sign of a great character player, a guy that's going to have a successful career."Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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In a football game played between Denmark & Brazil, the field itself was digitally rotted and gradually changed the color to brown, to remind the audience that every four minutes an area as large as a footballl field is cleared in the rainforests of Brazil.
When people were freaking out (here on adland!) in the 90s about our ability to digitally enhance a broadcast live, nobody seemed to think of it being used on a scale like this and for WWF too.
It might have been a pain to watch that game though, seriously distracting.


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MANILA, July 22: As a Philippine property boom gathers pace, even Paris Hilton, Donald Trump and high-fashion house Versace are getting a piece of the action.
The good times are into their fourth year, fuelled by steady economic growth, western firms offshoring jobs to the Philippines, the buying power of millions of Filipinos working abroad and low interest rates.
"It just so happens that today the stars are aligned... we have never seen the economy this bullish," said Antonino Aquino, president of Ayala Land, one of the country's biggest property developers.
Ayala Land is one of the main players in what industry figures describe as an unprecedented construction boom that is transforming the skyline of the nation's capital, as well as many provincial cities.
In Manila, formerly sleepy pockets such as the Fort army base and the rundown Eastwood industrial zone have become chic, new business districts, catering mainly for the fast-growing outsourcing sector.
At the Fort, Ayala Land this year broke ground on its $714-million One Bonifacio High Street project, which when completed in 2017 will host the Philippine Stock Exchange, a Shangri-La hotel, and retail outlets.
The project also has a 63-storey residential tower, with 298 suites ranging from $500,000-$1.9 million that sold out last month in 96 hours, according to the company.
Across the country, more than 850,000 square metres of office space and 14,000 residential units will enter the market this year, property consultants CBRE Philippines said in a report.
It said many of the residential units catered for a growing middle-class on the fringes of Manila and other urban centres.
The building boom has also spread to hotels, shopping malls and casinos, triggering hopes of a long-anticipated take-off of the underdeveloped tourism industry.
Three of the world's biggest gaming industry leaders are building a $4-billion, 100-hectare (247-acre) Entertainment City complex of casinos on Manila Bay. The first of the casinos are set to open early next year.
Meanwhile, Trump, the New York mogul, has put his name to a $150-million, 56-storey, curtain-glass-walled Trump Tower that broke ground in the financial district this year.
"High-end buyers look for key differentiated features," said Robbie Antonio, managing director of Century Properties that is behind the Trump Tower development.
He said 70 per cent of the 220 residential units, which are worth up to $1.86 million each, have been sold.
The firm is putting up a nearby tower designed by the Versace fashion house — the first of its kind in Asia -- featuring individual wading pools as well as its iconic Medusa-head brand imprinted on lamp shades and cutlery.
Century also flew in socialite and hotel heiress Hilton to Manila last year to help design and promote a suburban Manila residential project that features a man-made beach.
Industry players say the property boom reflects the overall status of the nation's economy as it picks up steam after decades of underperforming compared with many of its Asian neighbours.
The economy grew 6.4 per cent in the first quarter, the stock market has surged 20 per cent this year to hit all-time highs, and the country's credit rating has been bumped up to just a step below investment grade.—AFP


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STAFF from across Salisbury District Hospital bid farewell to Peter Wells who has retired as decontamination and sterile services manager after 31 years of service to the NHS in Salisbury.
Decontamination and sterile services ensure that medical devices and surgical instruments are cleaned, disinfected or sterilised in line with national standards.
Under Mr Wells' leadership, the unit was one of the first in the country to be fully accredited against the required international standards and he was also a key figure in the specialist national institute for sterile services.
Chief executive Peter Hill said: "Peter's work brought him into contact with staff from all parts of the hospital and he was a highly respected and well liked member of our team here in Salisbury.
"He was instrumental in expanding and developing the sterile services unit during his time here and his knowledge, experience and understanding of the needs of the hospital and our staff in this area are second to none.
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spot is on north side of berk, park on famous discotheque named "Terminus". Then cross the sand-dunes and you are on the spot of "les culs nuls".
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by Debra WheatmanTrue, the economy is not at its high point, not even close; but that doesn't mean it is all doom and gloom. It just means that perhaps it is time to dig in your heels and take a more realistic approach to your situation.In my experience, job-seekers who take the statistics to heart and follow the jobless reports too closely set themselves up for psychological torment and a sense of hopelessness. Whether you are unemployed or want to change jobs, don't let fear scare you away. After being turned down for job after job, rejection can really take a toll on your self-esteem. Shut the TV off, stop watching the news about the unemployment numbers, and start promoting yourself. Take steps to package yourself as attractively as possible.If you are unemployed, think of creative ways to use your time and give your resume an extra punch. Let hiring managers know you haven't been sitting at home licking your wounds. If you are currently employed, these job-search strategies can work for you as well:
- Consider part-time volunteer activities that still allow enough time to mount a strong career-search campaign.
- Choose organizations that are relevant and can add value to your experience.
- Participate in online courses or undertake a self-study program if you can't afford formal training.
Use some of the more proactive strategies to land a job. Don't take the same approach as others by simply applying online to postings. Most jobs are actually never posted on job boards or websites. Instead, decide what jobs you can realistically attain, and go after those. Even if they aren't in your previous salary range, consider swallowing your pride and weighing new alternatives, particularly if you have been unemployed for a while.
- Research employers to target.
- Evaluate companies in your geographic region. Jobs may be available that are not advertised.
- Make a list and send a well-written, error-free resume with cover letter via multiple avenues.
- Go back to traditional US Postal mail (a.k.a., snail mail) to get you noticed when email becomes a black hole.
Network, network, network!! Oh, and did I say network. Use social media resources like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to connect with former coworkers and colleagues. Your connections just might know someone who would be interested in your skills. Participate in discussion groups and add your input. Do whatever it takes to get your name out there and make people aware that you are a potential asset. Adopt an attitude of optimism; let go of fear and move forward. No matter what the current odds, people are getting new jobs every day, and you can be one of them!
Questions about some of the terminology used in this article? Get more information (definitions and links) on key college, career, and job-search terms by going to our Job-Seeker's Glossary of Job-Hunting Terms. This article is part of Job Action Day 2010.
Debra Wheatman, CPRW, CPCC is president of Careers Done Write, a premier career-services provider focused on developing highly personalized career roadmaps for senior leaders and executives across all verticals and industries. Follow Debra on Twitter.