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Democrats Plan Series of Votes on Ethics Reform
"Despite divisions among Democrats over how far to go in revising ethics rules, House leaders plan a major rollout of an ethics reform bill early next year to demonstrate concern about an issue that helped defeat the Republicans in the midterm elections.
"But they will do it with a twist: Instead of forwarding one big bill, Democrats will put together an ethics package on the House floor piece by piece, allowing incoming freshmen to take charge of high-profile issues and lengthening the time spent on the debate. The approach will ensure that each proposal — including banning gifts, meals and travel from lobbyists as well as imposing new controls on the budget deficit — is debated on its own and receives its own vote. That should garner far more media attention for the bill's components before a final vote on the entire package." (WaPo)Democrats Think Big on Oversight
"Senate Democratsâ plans to significantly beef up the chamberâs oversight of the Bush administration will go well beyond intelligence-gathering activities and President Bushâs prosecution of the Iraq War to include investigations into the Medicare program, alleged censorship of scientists, climate change and potential manipulation of energy markets, according to aides and lobbyists.
"Although much attention has been paid to how the Senate will oversee the White Houseâs efforts to combat terrorism and to win the Iraq War, the planned increase in oversight of domestic agencies could have a much larger impact on both K Street and the 2008 elections." (Roll Call)
Judge Rejects Claims for NSA Documents
"The National Security Agency is not required to release details about its secret wiretapping program, a federal judge said Monday.
"The People for the American Way Foundation, a liberal advocacy group, sued to obtain records under the Freedom of Information Act. The group sought to find out how many wiretaps were approved and who reviewed the program….
"The NSA denied the request for documents, saying the records would jeopardize national security. The advocacy group argued that the law can't be used to protect the government from disclosing details about illegal programs." (AP)
Winner Declared in Florida House Race
"State officials Monday certified Republican Vern Buchanan won the House seat being vacated by Republican Rep. Katherine Harris [R-FL], though the loser immediately sued for a new election, arguing that touch-screen voting machines had malfunctioned.
"Democrat Christine Jennings contested her 369-vote loss in the 13th District, asking a judge to order a new election because of problems in Sarasota County, where more than 17,000 voters who cast ballots in other races Nov. 7 failed to vote in the congressional contest." (AP)
6 Imams Removed from Twin Cities Flight
"Six Muslim imams were removed from a US Airways flight at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Monday and questioned by police for several hours before being released, a leader of the group said….
"A passenger initially raised concerns about the group through a note passed to a flight attendant, according to Andrea Rader, a spokeswoman for US Airways. She said police were called after the captain and airport security workers asked the men to leave the plane and the men refused….
"The six Muslim scholars were returning from a conference in Minneapolis of the North American Imams Federation, said [Omar] Shahin, president of the group. Five of them were from the Phoenix-Tempe area, while one was from Bakersfield, Calif., he said." (AP)
Reno Files Challenge to Terror Law
"Former Attorney General Janet Reno and seven other former Justice Department officials filed court papers Monday arguing that the Bush administration is setting a dangerous precedent by trying a suspected terrorist outside the court system." (AP)
Military Documents Hold Tips on Antiwar Activities
"An antiterrorist database used by the Defense Department in an effort to prevent attacks against military installations included intelligence tips about antiwar planning meetings held at churches, libraries, college campuses and other locations, newly disclosed documents show.
"One tip in the database in February 2005, for instance, noted that âa church service for peaceâ would be held in the New York City area the next month. Another entry noted that antiwar protesters would be holding ânonviolence trainingâ sessions at unidentified churches in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
"The Defense Department tightened its procedures earlier this year to ensure that only material related to actual terrorist threats â and not peaceable First Amendment activity â was included in the database." (NY Times)
Sick Detainee Can't Leave Guantanamo
"The U.S. military is not required to send a Guantanamo Bay detainee to a civilian hospital for medical treatment, a federal judge said yesterday, leaving the prisoner to choose between having a heart procedure performed at the military base or not at all.
"Saifullah A. Paracha, a 59-year-old multimillionaire Pakistani businessman and television producer, argued that the procedure was too risky to be handled anywhere but in a cardiac unit. He asked to be transferred to a hospital in the United States or Pakistan.
"The procedure, called cardiac catheterization, is used to detect heart problems such as blockages. A doctor inserts a plastic tube into a vein and slides it into the heart or nearby coronary arteries to measure blood pressure or oxygen levels.
"If something goes wrong, Mr. Paracha's attorney said, doctors could need to perform emergency heart surgery." (AP)
GOP Keeps Team, Promises Changes
"Despite efforts by a small band of House Republicans last week to convince their colleagues that a change in leadership was important, if not critical, to winning back a majority in 2008, the House Republican Conference overwhelmingly sided with the status quo Friday and handed landslide victories to Minority Leader-elect John Boehner [R-OH] and Minority Whip-elect Roy Blunt [R-MO].
"Both leaders recast themselves in their campaigns and argued they would be agents for change in the 110th Congress, committing to return the Republican Party to its roots of fiscal conservatism and reform and to battle the new Democratic majority tooth and nail." (Roll Call)
Former Patronage Chief Sentenced to 46 Months
"Although the sentence was lighter than it could have been, U.S. District Judge David Coar was sharply critical of Robert Sorich, saying Sorich sat at the top of a corrupt operation….
"Codefendant Timothy McCarthy, who also worked at the intergovernmental affairs office, was sentenced to 18 months in prison. He got a break after meeting with the government eight times â five times before his trial and three times after his conviction. McCarthyâs lawyer, Patrick Deady, said that if McCarthy pleaded guilty he would lose a pension he built up after 20 years." (Chicago Sun-Times)
Marine Claims He Was Denied Attorney
"A Marine charged with helping to kidnap and murder an Iraqi civilian said Monday that government officials violated his basic rights when they interviewed him about the incident — claims military prosecutors denied.
"Lance Cpl. Robert B. Pennington, 22, made the allegations as part of an effort to discredit some of the key pieces of evidence against him: statements he gave in which prosecutors say he admits wrongdoing.
"Pennington testified at a hearing Monday that when Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents interviewed him after the April 26 death of Hashim Ibrahim Awad, they threatened him with the death penalty and told him it would be a mistake to ask for an attorney." (AP)
NYC Rights Group Criticizes Saddam Trial
"Human Rights Watch said Monday that former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was not given a fair trial, claiming in a report that attorneys and judges undermined the legitimacy of the process by staging repeated walkouts and failing to uphold standards of international law.
"In a 97-page report, the group called the guilty verdict 'questionable' and said the Iraqi High Tribunal was not equipped to handle such a complex case. The document was based on observation of the trial and interviews with court officials, lawyers and other key parties, the group said.
"On Nov. 5, the court sentenced Saddam and two other senior members of his regime to death by hanging for ordering the execution of nearly 150 Shiite Muslims from the Iraqi city of Dujail following a 1982 attempt on Saddam's life." (AP)


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Orlando Mendez-Valdez scored 24 points, including going 6-for-10 on 3-pointers, to lead Western Kentucky in a 67-59 win over South Alabama on Saturday.
Steffphon Pettigrew and A.J. Slaughter scored 13 points apiece for the Hilltoppers (17-7, 11-2 Sun Belt Conference), who have won four straight games and eight of nine.
DeAndre Coleman led the Jaguars (13-11, 6-7) with 13 points. Brandon Davis, Domonic Tilford and Ronald Douglas added 12 points each.
The Hilltoppers led by seven points at halftime and held off the Jaguars in the second half by outscoring them 34-33.
Western Kentucky hit 16 of 20 free throws, while South Alabama went just 9-for-16 from the line. The Hilltoppers also hit 7 of 19 shots from 3-point range. The Jaguars managed just two 3s in 12 attempts.

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Sydney Roosters thrash Warriors to build momentum heading into finals
As it happened: Warriors v Roosters
The Warriors completely unravelled in an energy-less display losing to the Roosters 46-12 at Mt Smart Stadium. The side will now have to win their final two games of the season, and have other results go their way, to make the top eight.
It was the biggest crowd of the season (19,676) and probably the best conditions at Mt Smart but one of the Warriors' worst performances with the Roosters running in eight tries to the Warriors two.
The Auckland-based side had more than 60 per cent of the possession early on and scored a try after 11 minutes but it was all downhill from there.
The Warriors were a depleted outfit, losing winger David Fusitu'a with a dislocated shoulder within five minutes, and then Sebastine Ikahihfo for 10 minutes to the sin bin just after the half after a cynical play which stopped an almost certain Roosters try.
Roosters players James Maloney, Boyd Cordner, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Daniel Tupou and captain Anthony Minichiello ran rings around the Warriors running off the back of a massive, and explosive forward pack and with a trough full of ideas. The Roosters goal line defence was also outstanding.
Warriors coach Andrew McFadden looked shell shocked after the game and said the performance was probably the most disappointing of the season.
"We had everything to play for but we certainly didn't come up with much today - it was well below our best. We are a much better football team than that.
"I'll admit, I didn't see it coming. I thought our preparation was really good. We will look at our program to see if we over cooked things or anything like that. There's no excuses for that lacklustre performance."
McFadden said his side would have to quickly refind form in order to have any chance of making it past the regular season.
"We are going to have to win both games and maybe even require some other results to go our way. Certainly, we have still got an opportunity . . . we are going to have to find it this week."
On the other hand it was the performance Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson had been wanting all season. His best 17 players on the park and a clinical display sets the Sydney side up well for finals footy.
"I have had a question every week for 23 weeks about why aren't we playing good footy," Robinson said in reaction to questions about his side's overwhelming display.
"We need to play these games and we need to prove ourselves both away from home on tough road trips like this and at home against teams like Melbourne and Souths."
The Roosters have won four games on the trot now and go into the final two games, against the Storm and Rabbitohs, sitting pretty.
Robinson said his side was boosted by the return of Sonny Bill Williams and Jake Friend. Williams had, perhaps poignantly, chosen to return to the side from injury while at home in New Zealand.
"Sonny was pushing hard for last week but when he went to the specialist it was a no go. It was up to him whether he played - he could have even had the next two weeks off but he made a call that he wanted to come back this week. For him, it's pretty important."
The Warriors started with Thomas Leuluai and Shaun Johnson in the halves - Chad Townsend having been left out of the team altogether.
Johnson pulled off a spectacular try-saving tackle chasing down Roosters winger Daniel Tupou in the early minutes of the game. It was to be ruined just moments later though when a penalty try was awarded after Leuluai went to kick the ball away in the tackle.
The Warriors had the majority of the possession in the first 10 minutes but could not convert until a master stoke from Ngani Laumape in the 11th minute when he batted back a kick from Johnson straight into the hands of Tomkins who jinked and dived over. It tied the scores up at 6-6.
The penalty count was heavily in the Warriors favour in the first quarter but, despite spending long periods in the Roosters half, they didn't look like threatening. The Roosters, on the other hand, scored immediately they were in the Warriors half. The nimble feet of Roosters' centre Michael Jennings after a very quick play of the ball saw him dive over for his 10th try of the season.
After that the pendulum swung and it was all the Roosters way with the penalties going against the Warriors, it didn't help that the Warriors were missing tackles left, right and centre. They had missed 16 by the half-time break. They also appeared to be struggling with the pace of the game.
That showed with six minutes to go until the half with Kiwi Shaun Kenny-Dowall beating Leuluai to score in the right corner. By that stage, the bumper crowd had gone very quiet and the Roosters were leading by 10.
The half-time oranges can't have helped the Warriors - inside 60 seconds of the second half Roosters captain Minichiello had bolted away after a brilliant set and dotted down under the posts for his 14th try of the season. It was the nail in the Warriors' coffin and then it started raining tries, Ikahihifo was sin binned and the Warriors fans started leaving.
Sam Moa scored after seven minutes of the second half, and when just minutes later Isaac Liu scored a sensational solo try, the Warriors were behind by 28 points. The Roosters were making metres so easily they looked like scoring every time they had a ball.
Jake Friend set up a very easy try for Boyd Cordner with 16 minutes to go and by that stage the stands were starting to look half empty.
Laumape scored a consolation try for the Warriors with four minutes to go but the side then let in another Roosters try, Jennings grabbing his second, just to let the Sydney side finish their party in style.
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Andrew Freedman
Blogger, Capital Weather Gang
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 11:00 AM
It's easy on a warm day in the middle of winter to blame "global warming," but often that's not the case. So what is the latest evidence that shows our climate is changing?
Andrew Freedman, who writes about climate change for the Capital Weather Gang, discussed at 11 a.m. ET on April 22 the latest science discoveries and the difference between weather patterns and climate change.
Andrew Freedman is an environmental journalist with a lifelong fascination with the weather. His work has appeared on The Weather Channel's "Forecast Earth" Web site, in Congressional Quarterly, Greenwire and Environment and Energy Daily, as well as Weatherwise magazine. He is currently attending the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University as part of a dual master's degree program in climate change policy with Columbia University.
Hermosa, S.D.: In all my reading on climate change, I haven't seen a discussion of this ultimate question: could an increase in greenhouse gas ultimately make our planet unlivable, perhaps because earth's atmosphere changes to an extent that it no longer supports life?
And one stupid question: does greenhouse gas increase the intensity of sunlight? Sometimes I'm outside and think the sun just feels hotter than it used to, as if it's magnified by the atmosphere.
Andrew Freedman: Hi Michael,
I have actually heard a few experts discuss that question, but few people if any think that such an extreme outcome is likely to take place. Instead, the main concern is that climate change will make it hard for the world's current patterns of development and increasing population to be sustained. For example, sea level rise could threaten highly populated coastal areas, putting major cities at risk of flooding. Also, changes in precipitation patterns and weather and climate extremes could alter the areas that are suitable for growing food.
Climate scientists generally don't see climate change as something akin to a disaster movie (i.e. "The Day After Tomorrow"), but rather as a significant factor that will help shape how and where we live in the future.
As for the intensity of sunlight, I am not aware of any info that suggests that greenhouse gases increase the intensity of sunlight. Perhaps thinking about global warming on warm days makes it seem hotter?
Hutchinson, Kan.: How can anyone with basic intelligence believe that a gas that comprises less than 0.04 percent of the atmosphere can have any impact on atmospheric temperature? Why do people believe that trapping infrared radiation can heat the atmosphere when physicist R.W. Wood proved in 1909 that trapping IR did not cause heating in greenhouses or the atmosphere? Why are journalists ignoring the statements of astrophysicists that the current shortage of sunspots indicates the sun has entered the type of quiet period that occurs every few centuries - like the period in the 18th Century?
Andrew Freedman: Numerous studies have shown that trapping infrared radiation in the earth's atmosphere can and does affect the earth's temperature. If it didn't, we wouldn't enjoy the relatively balmy temperatures that we do, since the natural greenhouse effect helps keep the earth's average temperature much warmer than it otherwise would be.
I don't think journalists are ignoring astrophysicists, but the issue is that climate scientists have reported that solar cycles are not the main cause of recent climate change. They are a factor, and may help explain why the past couple of years have not been quite as warm as other recent years, but they don't explain most climate trends to date.
Freising, Germany: I've read that the North and South Poles are warming up quicker than the rest of the planet. Is there a scientific explanation for this?
Andrew Freedman: Hi Freising. Yes, it is true that climate change is taking place faster and is also more amplified at the poles, particularly in the Arctic, where most areas are warming at about twice the rate of lower latitudes. Antarctica is a more complicated picture, since some parts of the continent are cooling, and some parts are warming fast.
There are several reasons why climate change takes place more rapidly at the poles. A main reason for rapid climate change in the Arctic is because normally, that region is covered by sea ice which reflects a lot of incoming sunlight and helps keep the climate cool. When you melt that ice, more of the sun's energy is absorbed by the darker open water that replaces it, and this helps to heat the water and the atmosphere.
There are other factors at work too, but they are a bit more complicated to explain here. For a really in depth explanation, check out: http://www.realclimate.org/index.php?p=234.
District of Columbia: Climate change models, to a degree, are based upon assumptions that aren't yet verified -- such as cloud feedbacks. How much will temperatures increase, or not, as more water vapor enters the atmosphere in a warmer world, and more clouds (probably) form, at different places and altitudes? The lack of definitive information about temperature feedbacks is one reason the IPCC forecast temperature range is so wide. If CO2 doubled, but everything else remained the same, there would be an increase of just one degree; and there seems to be something close to unanimity on this. One degree is not a big deal, again with large amounts of consensus. So how do we validate the sum of feedback?
We may have an opportunity in the next few years to judge the strength of solar warming and cooling, as the sun (according to NASA) is at the coolest level ever seen in the instrument era, going back 50 years (very low sunspot counts for almost two years, with 2008 the second lowest in 100 years, and very low solar wind, for example). Solar induced warming and GHG/black carbon warming together can only add up to a given temperature increase. The greater the effect of one, the less the effect of the other. So what would we say about the strength of GHG/black carbon, if the earth cooled by several tenths of a degree in the next few years (very much precedented in history, in the Dalton and Maunder minima)? If the sun has the power to cool the earth when it isn't very active, it would have the power to warm the sun when it is active, and it has been very active the last 50 years, again according to NASA.
Shouldn't we wait a few years to validate with real world data whether GHGs/black carbon have the feedback effects assumed but not validated in the climate change models, before establishing a legally binding scheme that, from history, won't be eliminated once enacted? Given the costs to the economy and the poor, wouldn't such a course be the most responsible one for all of us? What have we got to lose? If temps go up instead of down when the sun is weaker, it would prove to all but the most die hard skeptics that the GHG/black carbon scenario for warming is the right one. But if the opposite occurs, we will have saved ourselves huge amounts of money and economic growth, the impacts of which will, as always, be felt most at the bottom of the pile.
Andrew Freedman: Climate computer models are based largely on physical science - what scientists know about how the climate system works. There are a lot of factors that go into them, and some of them have more uncertainties than others. Cloud feedbacks, which you mentioned, are a key remaining uncertainty, since scientists say that how clouds change in a warming world may affect the pattern and extent of future temperature change. However, most studies show that cloud feedbacks are not likely to prevent most warming in the future, but that they may change where warming takes place or how much warming there will be.
Whether we wait another few years for more data, or listen to most climate scientists who say that reducing greenhouse gas emissions is necessary to prevent significant climate change, is in large part a policy decision that I won't weigh in on here. But a key point is that climate change will also involve significant costs, and will affect poorer nations more than comparatively wealthy ones like the United States.
Fairfax, Va.: Did you see John Boehner's interview on This Week? I found it to be almost comical. But I think he does have a point that if the U.S. moves ahead with a cap and trade program to limit emissions without getting the rest of the industrialized world to follow suit, we're creating a big risk for our economic growth, no?
Andrew Freedman: Hi, thanks for your question. I didn't see Congressman Boehner's interview on ABC News, but I have heard many others make that point about the potential costs of programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. On the Capital Weather Gang blog, we cover the science of climate change (in addition to our weather coverage), and not policy issues, so I don't want to weigh in on the merits and drawbacks of a particular climate change policy. I'll leave that to other Washington Post reporters.
However, in general I can say that because greenhouse gas emissions affect the entire globe, most climate scientists and policy experts agree that a truly international solution is needed to address the problem. In other words, the climate system doesn't care whether a molecule of carbon dioxide comes from a power plant in Virginia or China, since the effects from that molecule on the climate will be the same.
Needless to say, negotiators of the next climate change treaty have a difficult task ahead of them in trying to carve out an agreement between industrialized countries and developing nations.
Colorado: Hi,
I'm wondering if you have an opinion on why global warming science (as opposed to policy) has become so politically charged here in the U.S. as opposed to Europe. Do you think the U.S. press has somehow affected or perception of the quality of the science? Thanks.
Andrew Freedman: Hi Colorado, that's an excellent question.
Indeed, studies have shown that the U.S. media has portrayed climate science differently than the press in some European countries, such as the U.K. In the U.S., scholars report that the media has paid more attention to the so-called climate change "skeptics" who argue that climate change is not man made and/or is not a major problem. In Europe, such skeptics have not been cited as frequently or as prominently, particularly in the past several years. There are many possible reasons for this, mainly having to do with the different media cultures and practices in different countries, as well as different political systems.
I think the U.S. press affects the perception of climate science, and continues to do so through its climate science coverage. In general though, I think the main message the media is conveying these days is that climate change is a significant problem to be addressed, and that this reflects what most climate scientists are telling journalists such as myself.
Evanston, Ill.: As we have all seen in the last two years, economic modeling and forecasting is a highly inexact science. Given how complex modeling the climate is and how much less time and energy has been devoted to such measures, shouldn't we admit how inadequate so-called climate models are? Have any of these models successfully predicted anything? If so, what?
Andrew Freedman: Hi Evanston, I hope conditions are finally warming up there after a long and tough winter! (I used to live in Chicago and know how brutal it can be).
Your question is a good one, and is something that is on the minds of many readers, judging from the number of comments we get on the Capital Weather Gang blog. In general, climate scientists will be the first to admit that computer modeling is not an exact science. The climate system is extremely complex, and it is difficult to model it precisely. However, climate scientists who use computer models aren't really trying to get every last detail right and come up with a forecast for a particular day far into the future, or even a particular month or year.
Rather, what they are trying to do is determine the general trends that are likely to take place in response to emissions of greenhouse gases and different natural sources of climate change. Many of the models that climate scientists rely on to help show how the climate system may evolve in the future have accurately simulated the climate of the past several decades, which indicates that they have the ability to simulate real world climate trends.
Gainesville, Fla.: Please include in your presentation of climate change the geologic perspective. We are just out of the Little Ice Age, the climate is warming. Please explain how this has happened before. Talk about the 400 years or so of the Medieval warming period followed by the Little Ice age. The Vikings and the Islandic Sagas certainly document the first, and events in Europe certainly document the second. Any discussion of climate change/global warming HAS to include what we know of the geologic record.
Andrew Freedman: Thanks for your question. As you say, it is indeed important to keep in mind that the earth's climate has always been fluctuating from one phase to the next, oftentimes with violent and sudden shifts. Climate scientists use many different methods to try to put the climate change that has been happening recently into the proper geological context, and they have so far found that the changes happening today are extremely unusual and are likely related to human activities.
Geologists and climate scientists who peer deep into history by using what are called "proxy" records of past climate, such as ancient air bubbles trapped in glaciers, have a lot to teach us about how modern climate change compares to the swings that have occurred before.
Burke, Va.: Hello, for decades the coal industry has passed the cost of its products onto state's health and environmental resources. Regardless of what other countries do, do you feel that it's in our best interest to cap carbon pollution in order to spur new investments in domestic renewable energy, revitalize our manufacturing sector and create American jobs that can't be outsourced? How much do we pollute, man for man, compared to China and India?
Andrew Freedman: Hi, thanks for your question. I cover climate science for Capital Weather Gang, so I don't want to overstep my role by commenting on whether we should cap carbon pollution. On your question of how the emissions of an average American compare to an average citizen of China or India, the figures are quite humbling.
Americans emit the most greenhouse gases per person in the world. According to the World Resources Institute, an environmental think tank, in 2004 the average American emitted 19.84 metric tons of CO2. The average Chinese citizen emitted 4.23 metric tons, and the average Indian citizen emitted just 1.07 metric tons.
Reston, Va.: Is LandSat and SeaSat data used?
Do other nations have similar satellite systems?
In a global context, do universities who research climate change share data? Is there a general consensus on trends?
Andrew Freedman: Hi Reston, thanks for your question. In general, satellites are relied on more for weather monitoring and forecasting than for climate change information, although some satellites do provide data on climate trends. Several nations have environmental satellites that are in orbit, including the European Union and Japan.
Yes, universities do share climate change research, as does the U.S. government and other governments around the world. There is a general consensus on climate trends, which is expressed by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In its most recent report in 2007, the IPCC reported that the earth's climate had warmed by a little more than one degree Fahrenheit in the past century (.74 deg C), and that further warming is expected to occur over the next several decades.
Andrew Freedman: We're out of time for today, I am sorry I couldn't get to every question. Please stay tuned to Capital Weather Gang (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitalweathergang/) for ongoing climate science coverage each week, and especially for our unparalleled coverage of Washington Metro area weather. Enjoy your Earth Day!
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What are the main points of argument raised by Howard Zinn in chapter 5?
Class relations with regard to the revolutionary war are among the major points discussed in chapter 5. The author is trying to establish the state of society at the time of the war. He notes that most people belonging to the lower classes saw no need for their participation in the war since it was being led by the wealthy. On the other hand Indians, blacks and mulattoes who tried to get involved believing it would help them achieve their freedom were turned away especially for the black slaves. This created a problem for the revolutionary army because the poor whites who owned no slaves urged the black slaves and other communities suffering a similar fate to side with the British who promised them their freedom. This situation was compounded by fact that most of the wealthy and the ruling elites knew each other either through business or family ties and the war was seen as a means to further enrich them. The policies being advanced by Congress did not offer many benefits or changes to the status-quo. This made it difficult to get support for the war as among those who enlisted, most were just motivated by the opportunity to change their living standards with ranks and earnings awarded for their participation.
"No new social class came to power through the door of the American revolution. The men who engineered the revolt were largely members of the colonial ruling class."
The focus of chapter 5 is the American Revolution. In dubbing it, "A Kind of Revolution," Zinn is able to develop the idea that the American Revolution did not fundamentally transform who owned the means of production in the new nation. Zinn also brings out the main point that much of the repressive economic and social attitudes that the British had towards the Colonists were repeated in the "Founding Fathers" and their attitudes as the new arbiters of power. Zinn's primary argument was that freedom could not have been the major reason the revolution was fought. The repression of women, people of color, and poor people after the Revolution would make it clear that it was not the restoration of power that motivated the "Founding Fathers" in the Revolution. Rather, Zinn concludes, it was power, and the ability to control that which represented it as the driving force behind the Revolution. It created change, but that change was not lasting in terms of radicalizing the distribution of power, making it in Zinn's mind, "A Kind of Revolution."


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Barebones Wikis
Out of the box, Markdoc supports relatively complex wikis with custom templates and static files. However, for many cases, the default media and templates are adequate, so why should a vanilla wiki require nesting like the following:
some-wiki/ |-- .templates/ |-- static/ |-- wiki/ | |-- files | |-- go | `-- here `-- markdoc.yaml
Fortunately, for very simple cases where you just want to be able to render and serve a collection of Markdown-formatted files, you can do so. Begin by just creating and entering an empty directory:
$ mkdir mywiki/ $ cd mywiki/
Now create a file called
.markdoc.yaml containing the following YAML data:
wiki-name: My Wiki # Set this to whatever you want wiki-dir: "." static-dir: ".static"
You can add some more configuration parameters if you like, but these are the basic ones you'll need. So now your directory structure will look like this:
mywiki/ `-- .markdoc.yaml
And you can just start creating pages in the directory.
mywiki/ |-- .markdoc.yaml |-- page1.md |-- page2.md `-- page3.md
To run the build process, just do the usual:
$ markdoc build && markdoc serve
markdoc recognizes both
markdoc.yaml and
.markdoc.yaml implicitly. Because you've hidden everything except the actual wiki pages, to most file browsers (including
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An all campus faculty and staff fall retreat, "Love-The Evidence of Christian Community," will be held on Tuesday, August 14 in Alexander Hall.
The retreat opens with the annual President′s Prayer Breakfast at 8 a.m. Following this time, Kenny Crosswhite will speak and lead the discussion for the remainder of the event, which ends after lunch. Crosswhite, a frequent visitor to Geneva′s campus, is the Director of Perception Ministries and a NASCAR chaplain.
The retreat′s theme is inspired by Ephesians 4:11-32, centered on verse 13: "until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ."
"The best way I can describe our hope for this time is to point to 2 Corinthians 3:18, where Paul said âNow the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another,′" says Scott Sharik, Director of Human Resources. "I ask you to please pray that God would walk among us, reveal Christ to us, and use this time to further transform us into the image of his Son so that our words, actions and interaction on this campus would best glorify Him."
Geneva College is a comprehensive Christian college of the arts, sciences and professional studies. Founded in the tradition of the Reformed Christian faith, Geneva prepares students to serve Christ in all areas of society: work, family and the church. Geneva College′s philosophy of education is based on the Foundational Concepts of Christian Higher Education. Geneva is a founding member of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU).
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Hunker Down: The Hurricane Forecasts Are Out. Five Things to Keep in Mind
It's that time again. No, not hurricane season, it's hurricane-predictin' season, partner. So get out yer slide rule and a room full of supercomputers. Grab the nerdiest guy you can find and shelter in place because this is going to be a wild ride.
Every year in April, the forecasters begin laying out their predictions for the coming hurricane season, which begins on June 1. I wrote about a couple that came out last week, but yesterday Bill Gray and Phil Klotzbach of Colorado State University released their seasonal forecast. The pair of scientists is considered the best in the business.
Not surprisingly, they called for a very busy season: 18 named storms including nine hurricanes, four of which will be major storms. This is right about in the middle of the prediction pack, though the number of named storms is higher than most. But what can predictions this early in the year and this far from the heart of hurricane season actually tell us? Here are five things to consider.
5. It's difficult to forecast this far out. Duh! Weather a few days out is almost impossible to predict, so months away with constant shifts in climatology and atmospheric conditions make it a near impossibility. Still, the sophisticated computer models used by these forecasters can at least get in the ballpark and give everyone some sense of the kind of year we should expect.
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2. Considering the variables, it should be considered remarkably accurate. The very fact that predictions made months before the actual peak of the season are often not that far off -- sometimes by just a couple of storms -- is frankly incredible. It was less than 50 years ago that people along the coast even got decent warning a storm was approaching. Now, we can make very educated estimates months in advance. For all the complaining about weather forecasts, this is a remarkable fact.
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Jacoby: Team Needs 'We-Over-Me' PlayersPosted by on January 30, 2012 – 4:48 pm
Today marks the 29th anniversary of the Redskins victory over the Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII, a rematch of Super Bowl VII a decade before.
This was the first of three Super Bowl titles for the franchise, and the start of a magical ride with head coach Joe Gibbs at the helm. It was also the rise of 'Riggo' and 'The Hogs' in the D.C. vernacular, making champions of three teams and legends of men.
A key contributor to this dynasty was left tackle Joe Jacoby, who stuck the block that sprung John Riggins for the long touchdown run that sealed Super Bowl XVII. In each of his first two Super Bowls, Jacoby's Hogs led the way for record breaking rushing performances, with team totals of 276 and 280 yards on the ground.
Earlier today, Jacoby reflected on his memories of Super Bowl XVII, where the franchise is, and what they need to return to glory (via ABC3 Winchester):
It's hard to believe…it felt like it was yesterday. To me, I haven't aged–but I know I've aged. The memories are still fresh, and very vivid of that day. I was 23 at that time, and how many 20-year-olds are doing something like that in the middle of Los Angeles?
And I can still remember after we won, I was flying in a helicopter at 4 o'clock in the morning, pacific time, to do one of those morning shows, and I'm thinking, 'Wow.' And I'm looking at all the lights and stuff, and it was a pretty surreal moment for me–a kid from Louisville, Kentucky.
As an offensive lineman, Jacoby was in the ultimate team-player position of all guts and only team glory. With his help, the three Super Bowl-winning Redskins quarterbacks were kept upright and the running game kept rolling.
Jacoby attributes the two-decade Super Bowl drought to a change in culture around the team. In order to get back to their winning ways, the Redskins are going to need to more team-players–and he thinks they have the right guys at the helm (via ABC3, Winchester):
And hopefully, they bring in a lot of guys that say 'we' instead of 'me.' And I think that's been a lot of the issues over the years–there was a lot of me guys and not a lot of we guys.
To see the fall, and to see how they're trying to get back to that…Now they've gotta be successful in the people that they choose to bring in, in this organization…Hopefully with Bruce Allen and Mike Shanahan, that is the proper way to do that.
With last year's draft and free agent class, there was a remarkable transformation for a group of individuals into a team. Hopefully, with the continued work of the coaching staff and scouts, the team will find some more Jacoby's in the rough.
Tags: Joe Gibbs, joe jacoby, Super Bowl, washington redskins
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By Carl007 on Jan 30, 2012 | Reply
Shanny's been on the job for two years now and the win total has been the same.
At some point, you just have to accept the fact that he really has no plan for success. The biggest issue is at QB. It doesn't matter whether your WRs are good or not if you have no one technically proficient enough to get them the damn ball.
CB is another area that needs significant upgrades.
By The Don on Jan 30, 2012 | Reply
Sorry, Carl, but I have to disagree. Shanahan came in less than two years ago to find a team that was old, broken, unmotivated, and literally embarassing to watch on both offense and defense. Since then, he has lowered the average age of the team by nearly 5 years, switched the defense to a 3-4 scheme (which I think we can all agree made huge strides this season), developed 2 Pro-Bowl-caliber pass rushers, as well as a solid line-backing corp. Not to mention the promising–and young– RB corp we now have.
Last year Shanny and Bruce focused on rebuilding the defense, which is essential to have for a rookie QB to be successful–look at Andy Dalton and TJ Yates' season vs. Christian Ponder and Cam Newtons'. Now that our defense is on the right track, we can bring in a rookie QB and not have to rely on him to carry the whole team. Mark my words, a lot of offensive players acquired in the draft.
I agree with you about the CB's, but now we have Raheem Morris as D-backs coach!
By 007 on Jan 31, 2012 | Reply
Carl you are not 007. Besides you are too negative nellie.
BTW tell us something we don't already know in regard to this team. QB and CB are two obvious needs, but ripping SHANAHAN will do no good. He's here until he isn't, and that's after the 2013 season in my book at the earliest. By then, I expect the REDSKINS to be one of the top five teams in the NFL. BRUCE ALLEN is a wiz of a GM. This team is on the rise and anyone who can't see that has no vision.
By Carl007 on Jan 31, 2012 | Reply
007, you are totally clueless about football. People like you sing the same optimistic tune before each season, only to be left grasping at straws and pulling out their hair.
Allen is a better GM than Cousin Vinnie was, but that's not saying a lot. We do have some bright spots, but until QB is solidified, it won't even matter. Running an offense without a top-flight QB is like trying to paint a portrait without a paint brush.
To be one of the top five teams in the league, you need a system and intelligent people to run that system. Shanny's had two years now to install and tweak his system, but has nothing to show for it.
At some point, the truth should become obvious.
By 007 on Jan 31, 2012 | Reply
Look who's clueless…..CARL.
REDSKINS will load up on talent once again in FA and this draft with needs at R-OT, back-up G and C, TE, WR, RB, NT, ILB, CB, SS, FS, K and most importantly QB.
QB is the paramount need, but not much chance of filling it with a superior talent this year. Unless a quality QB can be had in FA, the REDSKINS will opt to fill other needs first, and leave the QB slot to resolve itself in 2013.
Therefor, 2012 may not be any better than 2011, but by the end of the 2013 season, expect the REDSKINS to make a dramatic rise with MATT BARKLEY's rights being exchanged for a truck-load of picks in 2013 and 2014.. BARKLEY is the QB needed to man this system.
By Carl007 on Jan 31, 2012 | Reply
Don, while I agree with some of your points, the bottom line is that the win total has not improved. Don't you think that in Year 2 of rebuilding, there would be at least a 2-3 game improvement?
Rebuilding starts with the lines and QB. Now while we made great strides in the areas of RB, youth and LB, we're still stuck in mud at QB, OL and the secondary. The WRs performed about as well as could be expected, given the two sad sacks who played QB for us.
My two teams are the Skins and Dolphins, but Washington is #1, while Miami is a distant #1A. It's sad to say, but the Fish seemed to have made more strides than the Skins this past season, and that's saying a lot, considering the fact that we had a lame duck head coach.
This is Year 3 coming up — we can't backslide or tread water any longer.
By Carl007 on Jan 31, 2012 | Reply
007, are you really as dumb as you sound, or is it all just an act???
The Skins need to go after GB's Matt Flynn — I believe the Packers will part with him for a 2nd round pick. Waiting until 2013 for Barkley will mean basically giving up on the 2012 season — don't Skins fans deserve better?
We basically need to secure Flynn, cut Hall and Cooley, find a backup TE, shore up the d-line and lock in a top-flight CB.
All of the needs you cited would be impossible to satisfy through free agency — there isn't enough money. And isn't going the FA route what killed this franchise in the first place?
Try thinking a little before writing, ok?
By 007 on Jan 31, 2012 | Reply
You're the one with you head where the sun doesn't shine.
There are so many ways to go here it's impossible to predict until we've signed our own FA's that we're keeping, and others to fill holes like K CONNER BARTH.
If FLYNN's one, fine. If they draft WEEDEN, fine. If they re-sign the GROSS-Man fine. if they wait for BARKLEY, fine.
But by no means should they give up draft choices of any kind for PEYTON MANNING or MATT FLYNN and certaiinly not to move on RG3.
If that's means another season of wandering in the wilderness fine. The REDSKINS fans deserve a top flight winner which a superior talent at QB alone will not give them now. So if getting all the weapons to win other that a top QB can be accomplished this year, then do it and wait another year to add la piece du resistance.
Calling SHANAHAN inept because your impatience clouds your thought process, or scoffing at those of us fans with clarity of vision simply exposes your poor judgement for all of us to see.
By 007 on Jan 31, 2012 | Reply
By Carl007 on Feb 1, 2012 | Reply
Another season of GROSS MAN??? My heart won't last another season with that horror show of a QB.
It's possible to get many of the pieces we need, sign an upgrade at QB AND win in 2012 — the three things don't necessarily have to be mutually exclusive, as you insist.
I agree with you that we should not give up draft picks for Manning. However, if Beck and/or Grossman are still on the roster on opening day, it will be tragic.
Don't confuse clear vision with unfounded optimism.
By 007 on Feb 1, 2012 | Reply
You know I'm just messin' with you right? There's so many scenerios to consider here after March 13, there's no way to really know what will be done at QB or any of the other myriad slots that need an upgrade. I do hope QB can be solved ………finally. After McNABB and the GROSS/BECK-man, I'm beginning to think that the SHANNY's don't know their arse from a bull-fiddle about the QB position. Maybe JIM ZORN's still around…………..
I do think ALLEN will get these guys what they need on offense and defense however. It will take another two FA periods and drafts to finally get this roster somewhere near to a competitive level. Just hang in there another year, and things will really start looking up………….or there will be another coaching change.
Irrespective of coaching results however, ALLEN has done a great job and should stay as GM.
By RCness on Feb 1, 2012 | Reply
Well….you can't dispel or dismiss Carl's passion for this team and their success. We all love our beloved Hogs and Redskins. However, you really can't base Shannahan's success (or failure, in Carl's position) based off of the first season, due to inheriting mostly a bunch of overpaid, overhyped, and over aged players out to "get theirs". He did what he could with semi-talented players and made a decent first season. Alas, out with the old, in with the new this year. I think an honest evaluation of our Skins would show that most of our rookies played AND they really showed promise. That seems pretty indicative of a great knowledge and ability to choose good talent in the lesser known college prospects by Shanny. Now, back down to business with FA and the draft… Yup. QB has to be a primary need. I love Flynn, but I also agree, but we can't give up any top draft picks for him (and Shanny wouldn't do that anyway). Weeder is too old for Shanny to risk LONG TERM development.
I guess what I want to emphasize to all of us Redskins Nation fans…patience. It's been 20 years, I know. We can wait one more year to see the fruits of our two decade long pain. I believe in Shannahan, and the type of players he's brought in are that of Jacoby's liking. We before Me. –Hail!
By DKSkinsfan on Feb 1, 2012 | Reply
I think RG# is a top draft pick so giving one or two is worth the risk…We need to go after Peyton hard if he is available and then draft a backup for him to teach..Jacoby is right to not get me first players but sometimes that takes a lot of investiagting. there are Olineman FA out there that can help. We need a combination of both FA and a good 2012 draft..
By Carl007 on Feb 1, 2012 | Reply
Honestly, I think everything else will stabilize once a good QB is in place. This is a team that did beat the possible Super Bowl champs twice this season, so there are pieces there.
Still, I would like to see Shanahan come out and admit that the team needs a top-flight signal caller badly. His silence is what scares me. This guy seems to believe he's still in Denver and that Elway will soon appear over center.
By 007 on Feb 2, 2012 | Reply
That silence says to me that he's pretty open-minded toward getting the QB of the future on the one hand, and trying to repeat the draft performance of last year on the other. I say, if he has key elements after FA, he goes all in for a QB. If not, SHANAHAN will emulate last year and pick up as much talent as possible through the draft.
Slots I would consider essential this year are:
If two thru four in those areas are secured by top FA's then I believe ALLEN would get a QB in the draft.
By JDubya757 on Feb 2, 2012 | Reply
I agree with RCness's comment about shanahan's first year. He did inherit a large group of overpaid and aged players who didn't fit the schemes on offense and defense. They also were not exactly team first players. 2nd year…He kept the people with good character and youth and who could also fit the schemes they were implementing. There was a dramatic roster overhaul. The D-line is pretty solid, especially when we get Jarvis Jenkins back at DE. The LB's are doing a really good job…Kerrigan will continue to get better, RAK is solid, fletcher is still amazing and a great leader, and Perry Riley emerged as a great player close to the line of scrimmage. I can't remember seeing Riley being in coverage a lot so I cant speak for that aspect. Fletcher will need a replacement soon. the secondary is good…landry needs to be resigned, FS will be atogwe or gnomes and we have good corners. Could the CB play be improved?…I would say yes. OFFENSE…the O-line is good, but I do agree we need a RT. (No more suspensions though!) Lichtenstieger getting hurt didnt help. Our TEs are great…also stay away from suspension. Our young RB's are doing great and our young FB…darryl young is promising as well. WR's…moss is still a great player and gaffney did a good job as well. niles paul and another young wr who's name escapes me now are promising too. With hankerson healthy we will have size, but he does need to improve his catching a bit. All that being said, we NEED a QB…flynn is a possibility, or RGIII who is very smart and was on his way to law school. I really wanted barkley, but that would involve waiting another year now.
NEEDS…QB, RT, CB, and continue to build depth everywhere
By JDubya757 on Feb 2, 2012 | Reply
Oh yea…and improve the kicking game. I played soccer for 15 years and it's actually really easy to kick field goals from 50+ yards. They just need to be calm, which i agree is not easy to find.
By 007 on Feb 2, 2012 | Reply
i would love to see a new nickle corner-back through FA. My choice is restricted FA GREG TOLAR, a local D.C. talent now with the CARDINALS. However, I would only offer a contract, no picks for him.
A more expensive option would ber WILLIAM GAY currently with the STEELERS.
By Carl007 on Feb 3, 2012 | Reply
I'd say QB, a big slot WR, and CB are the most pressing needs. Dangelo Hall can't cover a ham sandwich. And out safeties are very overrated. Landry is a big hitter, but he blows a ton of assignments.
By 007 on Feb 3, 2012 | Reply
JUSTIN BLACKMON is being mocked too high for #6, but if he's there when we pick, I sure would take him. Same with QB RG3 – I know, impossible without selling out the draft for two years. If we stick with #6, a top CB is the highest probability on the board. TRENT RICHARDSON would be next, but I think taking a RB that high is a really weak pick and makes for a potentially poor draft.
By Old Coach on Feb 8, 2012 | Reply
Another thing that would help, Joe, Mitch, Darrel, Art, DSexter all show up the first day this year and call all of them out on the damn carpet.
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NORTH PORT, Fla. - North Port Police Department detectives say they've seized more than $2 million worth of equipment and supplies used to make synthetic marijuana. It has one local man behind bars.
Detectives served a search warrant Wednesday at a house on Tamiami Trail near Biscayne Drive. Inside they found thousands of bags and jars ready for distribution, garbage bags full of the green leafy plant onto which a chemical mixture is put on, some of the chemicals, including acetone, even a cement mixer used to put it all together.
Detectives say each bag of the product, commonly called K-2 or Spice, can be sold on the street for between $7 and $15 each. A total of $2.2 million worth in this case they say.
Arrested was 33-year old Sayed Mohammed Jan, who is connected with a bust for the same thing in Lee County recently.
His arrest is having sweeping effects. "This is obviously a very momentous event in the battle against K-2 and synthetic marijuana. The magnitude of these two cases, ours and the nexus to Lee County...we are pretty confident it is going affect the Southeast United States," says Deputy Chief Anthony Sirianni.
Jan has been charged with possession, manufacturing, and paraphernalia among others. Immigration and customs is also involved. It's unclear if he is actually a U.S. citizen.
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Vamos a Varadero
Posted: Feb 11, 2009 9:03am ET
I just got back from Varadero yesterday afternoon after spending a couple of nights there with my 14-year-old son Jack. We drove to the beach in my friend's old Toyota, and despite the bad road from Havana, we made it there and back. It's about a two-hour drive.
The roads were full of people constantly nagging me for a ride. They looked so upset when I didn't pick them up. It continues to make me feel guilty. But I am certainly not going to start taking public transport, which can range from an open horse drawn cart to a battered, second hand yellow school bus from Canada. There are always lines of people waiting at bus stops. My son asked "Why does there seem to be so many people waiting around the roads with nothing to do?" He couldn't believe that they were all waiting for public transport.
It's not that easy getting around Cuba – by private or public transport!
There are lots of checkpoints and police along the road too. I always think they are going to stop me for something, not that I am doing anything wrong. Apparently, they are handing out more and more tickets these days for everything from speeding to talking on the mobile phone while driving. You can still smoke a cigar and drive though!
I find Cuban drivers very erratic at best. They are either driving too fast or too slow or darting in and out of traffic or hogging the fast lane. I saw a horse-drawn cart receiving a ticket from a traffic cop just outside of Matanzas yesterday. I hope he wasn't speeding—LOL!
We stayed the two nights in the Iberostar Varadero. It is an all inclusive holiday resort, and it is considered the best in Varadero.With about 14 miles of gorgeous beaches, Varadero, which is about 80 miles from Havana, was first made a popular, upper class holiday destination in the 1950s and later more popular and cultural in the 1960s and 1970s. The big push to make it an international tourist destination was in the 1990s. Originally, only a few of the hotels were all-inclusive but now all are.
The Iberostar reminded me of a Hilton or Hyatt in Cancún. It seemed to be made mostly of marble and concrete. It was massive with about 300 or so rooms, various swimming pools, a beautiful beach, five or six restaurants, tennis courts, volleyball courts, and just about everything else you could think a mid-ranged beach resort could have. It was mostly full of Canadians on a package holiday. I am not sure what everyone paid but it was a nightly price with everything included, as I noted above. It was about $100 a head a night.
The only problem with the Iberostar was that I didn't feel like I was in Cuba. Sure, I spoke Spanish with the staff and they were incredibly friendly and helpful. So I felt like I was in Cuba because Cubans were working there. I have to say that I was impressed with the service. It was really professional. It was comparable to the best in Latin America. But the Varadero experience is not my thing. It makes you feel like you are everywhere and nowhere. It could be anywhere in the Caribbean or Latin America, from Mexico to Dominican Republic to Costa Rica.
Of course, I guess that's what most people want when they pay for an all-inclusive holiday? They want cheap sun, simple food and lots of drink. But they have no ties or emotions involved with the place. If the price is better somewhere else, they will go there, regardless if it is Cuba or Mexico.
The future for Varadero has to include some high-end accommodations for the sophisticated independent traveler. I think all-inclusive is a dead end. But maybe I am wrong? I will talk more about this tomorrow.
Then again, maybe if cigars were included in the all-inclusive, nightly price I would have been more happy? I smoked a new production Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 1 that was fresh, perfumed and flowery with a delicious, mild and refined palate. It was just a right thing after a delicate dinner of grilled fish. 89 points, non blind.
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Someday.....someday indeed. Many people envy you James!
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Thomas Sieverts: The prerequisite of a sustainable city is beauty
According to Thomas Sieverts the most important thing that a sustainable city has to have is beauty. Because if something is not beautiful or not meaningful people do not take care of it and do not develop responsibility and they forget about it.
How would you define the sustainable city of the
The most important thing that a sustainable city has to have is beauty. Because if something is not beautiful or not meaningful people do not take care of it and do not develop responsibility and they forget about it. Things that do not stick to memory in a positive way or at least in a stimulating way will never be taking care of.
So, I think that one of the prerequisites of a sustainable city
is beauty. Another thing: If people do not have a direct bodily or
kinesthetic relation to their city they will never develop
responsibility. The sustainable city is not so much about the
'hardware' of the city but the very behavior of the city and how
people treat the city. The sustainable city is about behavior and
about creating a simple set of rules that educate people to act and
behave in a sustainable way.
What are the most promising projects that would make
living in cities more sustainable?
I think there are few very promising projects - and promising cities in Germany - cities that really make sustainability part of their urban culture and part of their character. Freiburg is one of them especially because of its urbane settlements. The people living there are like pioneers in the lokal society developing something new: a cohabitation environment, behavior and lifestyle.
Secondly. In TÜbingen groups of people have built their own
urban environment not just single houses but apartments as well all
in the same. So, there are a number of very hopeful initiatives in
Germany, but in Denmark as well concerning food production and
planning. In Berlin they have beautiful projects like the
Princess Garden where you find 'urban agriculture' in
About Thomas Sieverts:
Thomas Sieverts (born 1934) is a German architect and urban planner. He studied architecture and urban design in Stuttgart, Liverpool, and Berlin between 1955 and 1962. He became an assistant lecturer at the Technical University of Berlin. In 1965 he formed the "Freie Planungsgruppe Berlin", becoming Professor of Urban Design at the Hochschule der bildenden Künste, Berlin, between 1967 and 1970. He was briefly a guest professor in the Urban Design Program at the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.He was the Professor of Urban Design at the Technical University Darmstadt from 1971 to 1999, and worked also as a Professor at the School of Town Planning, University of Nottingham, from 1984 to 1989. He served as Scientific Director for the International Building Exhibition (IBA), Emscher Park, Gelsenkirchen from 1989 to 1994, and Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Berlin from 1995 to 1996. He is currently a partner in S.K.A.T., Architekten und Stadtplaner, which began in 2000.
He is the author of the book Zwischenstadt (1997). First
published in English in 2000 as Cities without Cities. The
book addresses the decentralization of the compact historical
European city and examines the new form of urbanity which has
spread across the world describable as the urbanised landscape or
the landscaped city. Sieverts calls this the Zwischenstadt, or
"in-between city", as it exists between old historical city centres
and open countrysides, between place as a living space and the
non-places of movement, between small local economic cycles and the
dependency on the world market. In 2008 a group calling itself
"suddenly" commissioned the American writer Diana George to make a
new translation of Zwischenstadt which they published as Where We
Live Now (the English phrase George chose as the translation of
Sieverts's neologism "Zwischenstadt"). In October 2008, Sieverts
came to Portland, Oregon, on the occasion of the book's publication
to take part in a week-long symposium about his work.
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I did a 2 layer 12.5 and I'm on day 3 now. I have tiny light spots on the dark patch where I put the peel on. It isn't flaking, but is very tight and wrinkly when I move my mouth. Is the light spots signs of over peeling and a burn. The dark patch still has a bit of red also. NOTE: The two large dark spots are not burnt results from the peel. My skin was literally BLACK in those places. Not brown, but Black.
Light Brown Spots During TCA Peel. Did I over Peel? (photo)
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Light Brown Spots During TCA Peel. Did I over Peel?
"Did I over peel?" YES you did a vey foolish thing --- SELF TREATMENTS! Best to see a derm to render correct medical care.
TCA is not for home use
Wish you the best of luck if you applied this peel on your own. TCA is a dangerous acid and should only be applied by a physician who is experienced with this material. Hopefully you have not permanently damaged your skin.
TCA peel
TCA peels should be performed by an experienced plastic surgeon or Dermatologist. TCA is a powerful acid that can cause and have many complications. See a plastic surgeon or dermatologist for examination and treatment. Treatment can take time and be very difficult.
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The World Bank approved a loan to enhance Mexico's capacities for social resilience to climate change.
The project will work at the state and community levels to improve knowledge and capacities for adaptation and disaster risk reduction (DRR), as well as on the sustainable management of forests.
The project activities seek to enhance access to information and participation of civil society groups in the development of climate change adaptation policies.
1 March 2012: The World Bank has approved a US$300.75 million loan to strengthen Mexico's social resilience to extreme situations, in particular those caused by climate change. The development policy loan promotes state-level climate change action planning, disaster risk reduction (DRR), and the implementation of land development activities, especially at the municipal level, as well as community-level sustainable forest management (SFM). This is the first World Bank programme that focuses on reducing the social impact from climate change effects.
The project activities seek to enhance access to information and participation of civil society groups in the development of climate change adaptation policies. It also aims to improve infrastructure risk and service management, and restore forests, wetlands and other ecosystems that protect the poor from natural disasters and contribute to their well-being. Among its activities, the project will focus on: financing mechanisms and schemes to foster inter-government coordination and collaboration, with different players involved; financial structures for risk reduction, as well as urban and land development with social and environmental goals in at least 60 municipalities; and public policies and programmes that promote community-based forest management and include the participation of citizens in the establishment of public policies.
Three Mexican institutions are responsible for implementing the loan: the Secretary of Social Development (SEDESOL); the Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA); and the National Forest Commission (CONAFOR). The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) will have a coordination role, which in turn has designated Nacional Financiera (NAFIN) as financial agent. The loan has a variable interest rate and margin, and the maturity date is 15 August 2023. [World Bank Press Release]


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Though the Halloween season will forever be linked to the genre, the spring has become the proving ground for some of the year's most innovate horror films. Here's five key releases that we expect will be giving us nightmares in the months to come.
March 11
Equal parts horror and black comedy, Rubber is the world's preeminent killer tire film. You read that right! This French indie gem features a tire that, after gaining sentience and psychic powers, goes on a killing spree. Check out the truly bizarre trailer below!
April 1
James Wan, the director of the first Saw, weaves the eerie tale of a young comatose boy whose boy becomes a magnet for supernatural evil. His conscious, meanwhile, is trapped in another realm called the Further. Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne headline and, if the Saw pedigree wasn't enough for you, the film also arrives courtesy of producer Oren Peli, the man responsible for Paranormal Activity.
Mother's Day
April 1
A good time for Saw fans, April also offers a new project from the director of Saw II, III and IV, Darren Lynn Bousman, who went on to also direct the modern cult classic Repo! The Genetic Opera. A remake of the 1980 film, Rebecca De Mornay steps into the role of the terrifying overprotective matriarch.
Scream 4
April 15
I scream. You scream. We all Scream Four. The horror franchise that called out the rules of the genre returns with (hopefully) some smart, new insight to the inner workings of the modern slasher. And if, for some reason, you're not up for a post-post-modern take on horror, you can just pretend it's a "Cougar Town" movie or something.
Apollo 18
April 22
A Paranormal Activity-style blend of sci-fi and horror, Apollo 18 is based loosely on the idea that the United States Apollo program continued in secret with a return to the moon that uncovered some disturbing results. Produced by Wanted Director Timur Bekmambetov, the Russian-Kazakh filmmaker appears to touch on Russia's space program as well. Anything that makes NASA looks cool, is aces in our book.


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Can you help explain how commodity exchanges and "commodity futures" and "index futures" work?
Question/Comment: Can you help explain how commodity exchanges and "commodity futures" and "index futures" work? Apparently both some members of Congress, and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, are looking into how speculators affect oil and food prices. As the typical layman, I have no idea how the futures markets work, much less how "index" markets work, much less how there can be many more "contracts" afloat than actual commodities.
Paul Solman: I'm a feed corn farmer and you're a rancher whose cattle feed on corn. I have to pay for the seed, fertilizer and such today, but my crop won't come up for six months, when the price could be much higher – or much lower, maybe so low it wouldn't cover my costs. How do I decide whether to plant?
That's the justification for the futures market. The farmer can lock in a price in the future today by making a side-bet with the rancher, or anyone else willing to take it.
But once there's a market for these "instruments," I, a non-farmer if ever there was one, can make the same bet with you. And so can any other two parties on earth. No matter if there were only one corn farmer, one crop. The amount of the bets is only limited by the amount of wealth in the world. That is, if I had a quadrillion dollars and so did you, we could make a quadrillion-dollar side bet on the price of corn – or oil, or whatever – at some point in the future.
Hey, go to InTrade.com and you can make a $34 bet that will pay you $100 if John McCain wins on Nov. 4. You can put up as much money as there will be willing bettors on the other side.


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EDIT: Updated to version 2, an error was corrected
Rin's path has a decent amount of complexity to the choices that some readers may find confusing or difficult to navigate through. This map is probably not necessary to get full scene completion, but it will help you in getting full story completion if you want to cover every possible line along the way.
I STRONGLY recommend you do not consult this guide without trying go to through Rin's path on your own at least one or two times first. This map contains plot spoilers.


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Nerve AM 9.0
Mountainbike 04/10
The most popular bike category for the readers of Mountainbike? The magazine tested 17 models. The Nerve AM 9.0 received a best buy recommendation.
Mountainbike magazine invited 17 all-mountain models to the test in its April 2010 edition. Of the 17 models tested, those which were offered by manufacturers in direct selling were especially recommended for their range of components. However, the Nerve AM 9.0 was also able to impress in other areas. The verdict of the testers, "Consistently at the cutting edge: For 2010 the Koblenz-based firm has adapted last year's winner to the 150 mm suspension fork generation and also chosen a new rear shock with greater air volume. The state-of-the-art and stiff frame with its tapered headtube and Postmount Standard have remained resulting in lively handling with most of the load being on the front. The bike is agile, responsive and playful, yet at the same time precise and predictable. Thanks to the sporty and compact position on the bike and a dream weight to boot, the rider really is put in the mood for racing [...]. Rear wheel traction is even noticeable on downhill rides and the rear triangle responds sensitively and operates much livelier than commonly known. It's however common knowledge that the equipment is perfect: The wide Easton carbon handlebar, the clever combination of tyres, the ingenious brake - Canyon has proven that it's not impossible to combine lightweight and all-mountain capability. And at a great price too!"
Verdict: the Nerve AM is a bike in the classic all-mountain mould - light, agile, superior equipment with loads of reserves on the suspension, and all this makes for mega fun.


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|September 8, 2009, 10:00 PM
Join Date: June 1, 2009
Location: Brainerd MN
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Early Goose in MN
Had a great opener saturday! and man do I have a great wife.
Friday night had my 2nd child, a boy, at 8:43 pm. Woke up at 2:30 am to go on the first goose hunting trip of the year.
What an outstanding hunt. First flock came in, all seven dropped and one band. 2nd flock of 4, no survivors. 3rd flock 4 geese, no survivors. a loner came in and he got it. a flock of 20 came in, dropped 9, called them back in and dropped 5, five got away. another loner came in, but he got away. and right after we started packing up (as always) a flock of 10 came in, flippin and floppin while we were out in the oppen moving about. only nine got away (only one guy had a gun out). 31 geese with one band on opener. hard to beat that as the begining of the season. limit was 50 (5 per person, 10 ppl). but we didn't want to be greedy. boy what an oustanding day.
Nurses gave me some dirty looks at the hospital though, but the wife gave me permission to go, so all was well.
There's no substitution for caliber
GLOBAL WARMING? What temperature is it supposed to be?
Machinists do it with precision
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SWEEET! Im hoping to put some goose in my belly soon ! i wanted to go tom. morning but my $%*% friend wont answer his phone, well have to go next wed.
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Discussion in 'Android Devices' started by cognus, Dec 12, 2012.
anyone have a good soft keyboard reco for one with a dedicated .com button?
You mean like the default one on the Nexus 7? The .com key pops up when you're in an address bar. I don't remember if Swype does, uninstalled it a few weeks ago.
Smart keyboard pro has it when you are typing in the address bar.
aosp keyboard
SwiftKey also has it when typing in the address bar.
Swift key 3 . It's only there when you need it so it's perfect.
i put in the AI type.
on the stock keyboard, the .com did not popup for fields requiring info like your email address.
I wish it bloody wasn't.
Nearly every time that I type a search into the address bar of Chrome my search ends up like "bbc.comweather" or "miller.comand.comcarter.comcardiff", because the place that the .com button puts itself is exactly where I usually hit the spacebar.
Annoys the crap out of me.
Can you get rid of the .com in SwiftKey?


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Gov. Bentley: Obamacare is unworkable
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said the president is realizing that the federal health care law is unworkable.President Barack Obama announced Thursday that insurance companies can continue to sell, for one year, individual plans that are slated to end because they don't meet the requirements of the federal law.Bentley, who is a physician, said that's an acknowledgement that the complexities of the law are making implementation practically impossible.{} The governor said he would like to see the law repealed and a bipartisan group brought together to create an accessible and affordable health care plan.
In Alabama, Blue Cross Blue Shield is the largest health insurance provider. {} You'll remember, the company sent out notices to 87,000 policy holders three weeks ago stating many individual and family health plans would no longer be available after the first of the year.
ABC 33/40 checked with BCBS after the President's made his announcement to see if the company would continue to offer plans scheduled to be scrapped.{} BCBS spokeswoman Koko Mackin told us via email, "We are reviewing the President's statement and are evaluating its impact on our requirements for implementing the Affordable Care Act."
The health insurance industry said President's Obama's offer to fend off millions of cancellations comes too late and may raise premiums.{}


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Path to Publication: Paul Has Signed a Publishing Deal [PHOTOS]
I signed a publishing deal with Morgan James Publishing to create a an action adventure book called Stranded in a Snowstorm from a manuscript that I wrote of the same name. I wrote it in 2011 and 2012 and put it on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing for a short time.
This is a series of blog posts about how I went from no creative concept to a publishing deal, not necessarily in that order.
It's not what you know
So, how did I land the deal? It came down to the old saying, "It's not what you know, it's who you know." In this case, I happen to know one of my oldest friends, who is also a 5% investor in the company that produces this book and our kids book apps.
His name is Scott, and Scott is a very successful entrepreneur. Being that, he talks to all kinds of people all the time. One of those people was David Hancock, the owner and founder of Morgan James Publishing. They were discussing a potential book deal for Scott, and like any truly successful person that knows that givers get, Scott said, "Forget about my stuff, you have to meet Paul."
Emails were sent. Connections made. I went to Denver to meet David, and I am now officially a grateful Morgan James author.
Important Business Lessons Learned
DECIDE to do something
In the summer of 2008, I realized that I had written enough stories, songs, and gibberish to have a long bonfire, but none of them were on their way to bringing me what I really wanted–intellectual property.
So, I DECIDED (that's one of the most important words on the planet) to create a specific series that I could put my whole heart and soul behind. The idea was that I would use the internet to develop a following large enough to make a publisher have to look at me.
That's not how it happened. They, in fact, liked me and I had no following, but the point is that if I didn't DECIDE to do this, there would have been no reason for them to look at me at all.
Since I decided to be an author, I did things that authors do. I wrote. I created all kinds of things like songs and apps. When those apps and songs were finally in the app store and it was clear that we weren't yet going to make money on them, I just kept writing. The thing I wrote as the apps floundered is the manuscript that Morgan James is publishing, and the only reason I wrote it was because I wanted to do something. I wasn't giving up, so I asked myself 'What should I do?'. The answer was clearly not 'Nothing', so I did something. That something is Stranded in a Snowstorm and it is one of the best things I have ever written.
If I hadn't written it, I would have had little or nothing for the publisher to look at. I mean, I had the apps, but they rely so heavily on the tech of the iPad and iPhone to run them that I wasn't sure that a publisher would even want to do the work they would have to do to imagine this interactive app as a work on a static page.
Since I stuck to my decision and just kept writing, I had a manuscript for them to look at, and it was enough to get me in the publishing door. And that will be all I need.
It didn't happen how I thought it would happen, and it never will, but deciding to do something that I was going to make work was the most important thing I've ever done.


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Day 6. With Sudocrem on
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I finally started Accutane on March 28th after 3 months of unsuccessful battel by antibiotics and many kind of creams.
I didnt have a picture of me on Day 1, but from the ones I posted before, you can see my acnes are cystic
Some cysts have gone down, but left with tons of marks around my cheeks that look like a brown patch. There are still 3 or 4 nodules on my face. The painful ones are the ones on the back of my jawline and beside my mouth on my right side of my face.
This is the how my left face look like now. You can see the redness because I'm covered my Sudocrem. All the pumps are actually red
I will keep this album updated to show my journey.
Honestly, I don't even know what will happen. heehee
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Baltimore Playwrights Festival Opens FOLLOWING SARAH, 8/3
The Baltimore Playwrights Festival (www.baltplayfest.org) continues its Thirty-First Season with the August 3rd opening of Following Sarah, by Rich Espey, at Fells Point Corner Theater (www.fpct.org), 251 South Ann Street, Baltimore, MD 21231, 410-276-7837. Directed by Anne Shoemaker,Following Sarah runs through August 26th, with performances Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. There will be two Thursday performances on August 9th and August 23rd at 8 pm. Opening weekend all tickets are $10.00, all other performances are $12. Tickets can be purchased on-line at www.fpct.org, or at the door.
Maddy, Kat and Julia are high-achieving, super-stressed seniors on the Cross Country team at Thwaite Academy. An email from their former teammate Sarah threatens to push them over The Edge. Why? Because Sarah died after winning last year's Cross Country Championship. Following Sarah, by Rich Espey, takes us on a magical journey with young women figuring out how to survive in today's achievement-obsessed culture.
Rich Espey's plays have been produced throughout the United States. Recent highlights include Rice Futures at the 2010 Source Festival and Three Andys produced by Single Carrot Theatre at the Baltimore Museum of Art. His award-winning play Hope's Arbor was produced by Gallery Players in New York City in June, 2008. Rich is a two time winner of the Carol Weinberg Award for best play at the Baltimore Playwrights Festival. He is a D.C./Baltimore Regional co-representative of the Dramatists Guild, a member of DC's Playwrights Gymnasium and the Playwrights Group of Baltimore, has served as Chair of the Baltimore Playwrights Festival and is currently the President of the Board of Single Carrot Theatre. Rich proudly teaches science at The Park School of Baltimore. Check out samples of his work and a production history atwww.richespey.net.
The Baltimore Playwrights Festival has presented 273 scripts by 165 playwrights, produced by 25 different companies, over the past 30 Years. Our mission is to provide an environment that nurtures the talents of Maryland and DC playwrights through public readings, discussions, critiques and workshopping of new plays. Our summer season is devoted to the presentation of these newly developed works in cooperation with local area theaters. Further information can be found atwww.baltplayfest.org.


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Jazmina Cininas
Melbourne based artist, writer and curator Jazmina Cininas uses the complex process of reduction linocut to create her striking anthropomorphic images, drawing upon both her Lithuanian heritage and Australian upbringing. The Girlie Werewolf Project, which is the product of her PHD studies, demonstrates the artist's ongoing exploration into narratives surrounding European Werewolf mythology, and its association with popular and historical constructs of femininity. She has exhibited this evolving project throughout Australia and internationally at RMIT Project Space, Melbourne, 2002; Kauno Galerija, Lithuania, 2002; Switchback Gallery, Gippsland, 2003; Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, 2004; Impressions on Paper, Canberra, 2006, with the most recent work in this continuing investigation to be shown in 2007 at the new PJP Centre for Australian Printmaking, Melbourne.


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Over the Holidays I had my whole family here. I think I have mentioned before I came from a family of Science teachers. My father was a Chemistry Professor before he retired last year and my sister teaches Biology to High School kids. So since they both were here I thought I would have them help me with this fun Moon Phases Experiment.
I have to admit that when I first thought of this experiment I thought the Moon phases were caused by the shadow of the earth on the moon, which is a pretty common misconception. However my dad was quick to point out my error and show us all how the Moon Phases actually come from the Sun's reflection on the Moon. This experiment is a great way to show this.
We found that the larger the Styrofoam ball we used the better for this experiment. Since the balls are porous some lite can shine through the smaller ones and make it harder to see the shadows. We also had an issue with the light bouncing off the wall behind us so we used black paper to act as Space to help prevent that from happening.
If you want to show the kids a great diagram with all the phases of the moon that explains it all really well please check out this one at Moonconnection.com.
What is happening with this experiment? For this experiment the Camera is the Earth, our Flashlight is the Sun, and the ball on the stick is the moon. The kids will learn that the Moon Phases come from the reflection of the sun's light not the shadow of the Earth. You will also see that for a Full Moon the Sun is behind the Earth and the Moon is in front, while for a New Moon the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun.
Don't forget to check out our other Science Experiments HERE!
Black Tissue Paper
Styrofoam Ball
Cooking Skewer (or small wooden dowel)
Have one child hold up your black paper
(This helps to keep the light from bouncing back onto the ball from behind)
Stick your skewer into your Styrofoam ball (aka The Moon)
To show the full moon shine the Sun (your flashlight) directly onto your moon.
Note: that the Sun and the Earth are in about the same position here. Which is why we see the Full moon reflecting the Sun's Light.
Move your Moon around the Sun a little to show another phase of the moon.
Notice how part of the Moon is now in shadow. Continue moving the Moon around the Sun to show how the positioning causes part of the moon to be in shadow.
The kids can clearly see a crescent moon in this shot.
And here you can only see a small sliver of the moon.
The next phase will have the Sun in the direct opposite position of the Earth and the moon will be totally cast in shadow, this last phase is called the New Moon.