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WASHINGTON - In a break from his chamber's often acrid political divisions, a choked-up House Speaker John Boehner prompted two bipartisan standing ovations Wednesday when he praised the doctor who helped a congresswoman's infant survive a rare fetal condition.
Lawmakers reacted warmly after Boehner, R-Ohio, interrupted votes on education legislation to introduce Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash. The 35-year-old lawmaker stood up, holding and hugging her year-old baby, Abigail Rose.
- Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler's newborn survives typically fatal condition
- Rep. Beutler's "miracle" baby: What is Potter's sequence?
He then introduced Dr. Jessica Bienstock, who specializes in high-risk pregnancies at Johns Hopkins University and was in the chamber's visitors' gallery.
While in the womb, the baby was diagnosed with Potter's sequence. That meant she lacked kidneys, which often results in under-developed lungs and nearly always causes newborns to quickly suffocate.
The baby's development improved after Bienstock injected saline into the congresswoman's womb.
"We're all familiar with Abigail's story and the odds that she overcame," Boehner said. "If she's a happy, healthy miracle, Dr. Bienstock is the miracle worker who helped give the gift of hope and life to this family."
"I think our house owes a debt of gratitude to her and to all of our doctors, nurses, and medical professionals," Boehner added, his voice breaking with emotion.
Abigail was born two months premature without kidneys and spent her first five months in intensive care. She is on dialysis and will need a transplant.


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The meeting began at 10:00 AM with the discussion of meeting times for the Spring Semester. The following meeting schedule has been set for spring semester; it will be distributed to all committee members.
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Brunsberg announced to the committee that Jamie Gremmels has resigned from the committee and that a replacement is being sought.
Ahern announced that he will be resigning as Director of the Faculty Center at the end of the year, and said that a search committee is needed. He said that the FDC has served as the search committee in the past, he will meet with Dean Schwaller and suggest that a search committee be appointed. Ahern said that he looks for the announcement to go out next week, and hopefully the new Faculty Center Director would be selected by the end of March. Ahern noted that the new director would be in charge of the Fall Faculty Retreat this year, and that he hopes the new person could be on board by April.
The FDC Minutes dated 12/2/03 were unanimously approved as amended.
Faculty Affairs Committee
Thorson and Ahern will meet with the Social Sciences, Science and Math, and Education Divisions on February 11-12th to discuss the proposed amendment to the UMM Constitution for the Creation of a Faculty Affairs Committee. Ahern noted that no meeting has been scheduled with the Humanities Division at this time. Thorson said that he offered to meet separately with Schuman and Schwaller to see what the general response of the administration is. Thorson said the Executive committee asked that they meet with the MASA (Morris Academic Staff Association) to hear their concerns. The largest concern of the MASA was a sense of creating a new constitutional membership category by using the terms "academic professionals" rather than academic staff. Members recognized that the definition of faculty in the UMM constitution includes academic staff and agreed to replace the term "academic professionals" with "academic staff." The committee also agreed to delete clause D under powers and responsibilities as being beyond the scope of a campus committee. With these in Section 1 and Section 2, the Committee agreed to move forward with the proposal.
Faculty Enrichment Program
Ahern said there are 6 teams in the Faculty Enrichment Program this year. Revisions will be made to the FEP application 04-05 and sent out after the next FDC meeting. Ahern noted that the Bush Grant is in the final year, and said that question #3 on the application would be eliminated due to the fact that the Bush IT Mentorship project will no longer exist.
Thorson said that the Fall Faculty Retreat survey would be revised for the next meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 11:00 AM.
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An Egyptian army helicopter fired Sunday on three Arab fishing boats from the Gaza Strip, sinking one of them, an Israeli military spokesman announce.
There were no fatalities, but several of the fishermen were wounded. They were rescued by another boat. Israeli police detained one of the uninjured men for sailing into Egyptian territorial waters without permission.
The Egyptians claimed they were interdicting a drug smuggling operation, and the Israeli authorities appear to have accepted their explanation.
Military sources played down the incident. They denied it had any far-reaching political implications.
The fishing boats departed from the Shati refugee camp in Gaza and were intercepted in Egyptian waters off Rafah. The Egyptians said they had intelligence reports that a boat from Turkey was smuggling drugs and planned to hand them over to Arab fishermen from Gaza.
They said the helicopter opened fire when one of the boats tried to escape. The Egyptians also said a vessel was seized and taken to an Egyptian port, where 500 tons of hashish was discovered aboard.
The helicopter incident occurred shortly before Israel's new ambassador to Egypt, Professor Shimon Shamir, presented his credentials to President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo. Several new ambassadors, including some from Arab countries, presented their credentials at the same time.
Shamir said that he had a 90-minute interview with Mubarak afterward. He knows the Egyptian president from his previous tour of duty in Cairo as head of Israel's cultural mission.


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All eyes will be on Tom Watson later today when the American skipper names his three wild cards for this month's Ryder Cup match at Gleneagles.
Watson has never tasted defeat in a Ryder Cup as either a player or skipper, having been involved five times between 1977 and 1993.
And his appointment as captain for the match in Perthshire was probably because of America's terrible recent record in the three-day contest.
Since Watson captained the United States to victory in 1993 at The Belfry, the Americans have lost seven of the nine encounters and the eight-time Major winner's Ryder Cup experience is desperately needed.
With nine of the US team already known – from the qualifying table – the remaining trio will be announced live on Sky Sports News just after midnight on Tuesday.
Unfortunately for the 64-year-old leader, his choice has been hampered by a number of withdrawals.
Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker and Dustin Johnson have already indicated they are unable to tee-up in Scotland, while Jason Dufner's participation remains seriously in doubt.
This leaves Keegan Bradley, Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker and Hunter Mahan the favourites to fight for the three available spots, although Chris Kirk and Bill Haas must not be ruled out.
Bradley, Simpson and Snedeker all made their debuts two years ago when the US were seemingly heading towards a crushing victory – only to lose nine out of 12 singles on the final day and also the match.
Mahan, meanwhile, missed that match but played in both 2008 and 2010, tasting victory in Kentucky six years ago only to lose the following encounter at Celtic Manor.
Mahan has an excellent matchplay record, having won the WGC Accenture Matchplay Championship in Arizona in 2012 and – as defending champion 12 months later – reaching the final.
Although the 32-year-old endured five months without a top-20 finish earlier this year, he has recently found some decent form with a tie-for-7th in the final major of the season at Valhalla, followed by victory in the opening event of the FedEx Cup Play-Offs two weeks ago.
He also has better than 50% records in both the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup – having represented the US four times in the latter.
Bradley, meanwhile, is without a victory in over two years but enjoyed a 75% success rate at the 2012 match in Illinois.
Snedeker, the world No 36, last won 13 months ago and is another out-of-form former world top-10 American.
As for Simpson, he looks in better shape, with four top-10s in his last 10 starts and has a better matchplay record than Snedeker.
Watson may also be considering Kirk who currently leads the Fed-Ex Cup play-off standings thanks to his victory in Boston on Monday – his second PGA Tour title during the past 11 months.
The world No 25, who recently turned 29, could sneak into Watson's dozen at the 11th hour, as could another possible Ryder rookie – the consistent Haas.
Haas is a two-time Presidents Cup player who has missed just a single cut in the past 12 months.
All will be revealed in a few hours.
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We have our own snorkel gear and was questioning if it's worth taking along on my cruise? Is the cost for rentals ridiculous and is the gear actually decent? Has anyone taken theres along and checked it in there luggage? Any advise would be very helpful!
Bring your own. We do. I don't like using gear that was used by hundreds, if not thousands of others, even if it has been cleaned. Plus you are comfortable with your own gear as far as knowing it's limitations. What's the point of having your own gear if you don't use it?
Thanks Dave!
I have always traveled with it before to Hawaii, Mayan Riveria and other resorts. I will plan on traveling with it for sure and make plans to take it along. Thanks again http://cruise-chat.com/groupee_commo...icon_smile.gif Deborah
I also bring my own gearexcept for the fins. They are too much weight for packing now that the airlines are charging for each piece of luggage. You can rent swim fins anywhere for about five bucks. There's no way I'd rent a snorkel!
We also like to take our own gear...
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I take my own too when driving. Even if flying I take my mask and snorkel. Most all of the ship snorkel excursions the gear is included, I take mine anyway.
Thanks so much for all the feedback. For sure I will not leave home without my Snorkel Gear Set.
I'm such a planner I would hate not to be fully prepared in advance. I read that alot of the beaches in the Caribbean have alot of sand fleas and you get bitten up pretty good. Is this true? I would bring repellent but I know it's bad for the ocean and the ocean life.
I suppose I will put it on list to bring just in case.. I hate bites!
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As far as sand fleas goes, I've never had a problem with them. We have been to St Thomas, St Marteen, Grand Cayman, Cozumel and Jamaica and Belize. Didn't do a beach thing in Jamaica or Belize but didn't have an issue on any of the others.
I've posted this before somewhere, The Shore Excursion Desk sells cheap snorkels for $5. That is a good option for light packers that don't want to put the rental gear in their mouths. http://cruise-chat.com/groupee_commo...s/icon_eek.gif
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In the last couple years, Arizona State's offensive coaches and players have learned the hard way that what happens on the Kajikawa Practice Field doesn't always translate to Sun Devil Stadium. So when they built on the success they had earlier in the week with a four touchdown effort Saturday in front of several hundred fans in the stadium, it was a sign -- modest though it may be -- that their vehicle could finally be headed in a forward direction.
Quarterback Brock Osweiler effectively led the first-team offense, with a 14 of 26 performance for 170 yards that included thee touchdowns and one interception, a ball that was tipped and should have been caught by the intended receiver.
Importantly, all four of the team's scoring strikes were longer than 20 yards, a sign that there may be an emerging big play ability in an offense that is largely designed to have a lot of screens and quick passes generate yardage consistently, but in small chunks.
"I feel we did a pretty good job but we're not where we need to be," Osweiler said. "But that's okay. I'd say for spring ball, where we're at right now is a pretty good feeling but we'll build on it and keep getting better and better. I think it's kind of at that point in spring ball where someone's got to take the ball and run with it. That's all I was trying to do this week. Get some energy, get some excitement, get some touchdowns as well with the offense."
The split end position was the biggest benefactor of the team's vertical success, with Gerell Robinson hauling in five catches for 91 yards and two touchdowns, and George Bell making six grabs for 77 yards and one score.
"Last week we were all thinking while we were playing which kind of took away from us going full speed. I feel like this week we've learned [and are] accustomed to the offense so now we're rolling on all cylinders," Robinson said.
Quarterback Steven Threet didn't start as quickly as Osweiler in his series' with the second team, but finished the session very strong and had comparable numbers on the day. He went 13 of 24 for 145 yards and one touchdown.
ASU coach Dennis Erickson was pleased much of what he saw from both the offense and defense, but was particularly encouraged by how well he felt the offensive line protected the quarterback, and with the caliber of play from the signal callers.
"I thought offensively we made a lot of plays in the passing game and that's kind of what this thing is all about," Erickson said. "Made some catches, some big plays and then I thought both quarterbacks both played really well at times."
Erickson is still seemingly taking a wait-and-see approach to his perspective of the depth chart at the position.
"[Osweiler] played really good," Erickson said. "He's been very accurate. Obviously he made some mistakes, they both are because it's something new but they've picked it up. We're pass protecting so much better than we ever have here. This kind of offense, what our offensive coaches are doing creates a lot of different problems for different defenses with misdirection and so forth. It's fun to see the offense have some success, that hasn't happened a lot in these [scrimmages]."
With a combined 315 yards passing on 50 attempts from its top two quarterbacks, ASU certainly aired the ball out, though the completion rate of 54 percent was a bit low for what offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone would like to see in this style of offense. A lot of those missed opportunities were the result of well thrown ball defended nicely by players in the ASU secondary, or even nearer to the line of scrimmage, and there were a handful of dropped passes.
It was clear however, especially in the face of a swarming, active defense, there is more big play potential over the last couple seasons.
"I definitely feel like this is a brand of football the Pac-10 hasn't seen," Robinson said. "Oregon has their style of it but this is a different style that Texas Tech, Houston and Oklahoma State run. I feel like we've got a leg up on the other competition because they don't know what we're capable of and especially with (Noel) Mazzone calling plays the sky's the limit."
When questioned by a reporter, Erickson joked that he felt good about hiring Mazzone due to what he's observed from the offense thus far in the spring.
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There is a brewing battle taking place at the right tackle position, with Evan Finkenberg siphoning first-team reps away from Patrick Jamison during the scrimmage.
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hiii ... its been like 2 months since my operation .. i had a deviated septum , my nose looks a little deviated in pictures and not that straight as it looks in the mirror... is that because of the inflammation and will it be straighter after a while... and when would it be 100 % safe to wear sunglasses??
When is it Safe to Wear Sunglasses After Nose Job?
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Sunglasses after rhinoplasty
Swelling after rhinoplasty can create the appearance of asymmetry and irregularities. In general, 70% of the swelling is resolved after the first 3 months and the remainder goes down over time. It can take 18-24 months for the final result to be evident. Sunglasses should be avoided for at least 6 weeks after surgery. I would recommend communicating any concerns to your surgeon, as they know the extent of your surgery and exactly what was performed. They may also have specific guidelines they would like you to follow during your recovery. I hope this helps, and I wish you the best of luck.
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Sunglasses two months after rhinoplasty
I usually let my patients wear sunglasses about 6 weeks after surgery. Best to ask your surgeon his opinion.
Wearing sunglasses after rhinoplasty
Congratulations on your rhinoplasty! Swelling can certainly alter the appearance of your nose, masking its true appearance until it resolves in several more months. Don't be too alarmed by the slight deviation, and stay in touch with your surgeon to see if there is anything you should be doing, such as compression exercises, to help assure your nose heals straight. Sunglasses should be fine at the 2 month mark (even chunky ones), but once again, check with your surgeon to be sure. I tell patients to wear their surgical cast under their glasses for the 1st 2 weeks after rhinoplasty, but then transition away from the cast as comfort allows.
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At 2 months, you could have residual swelling that is altering the appearance. I would ask your doctor about wearing the sunglasses.
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(WYETHVILLE, Va.) — In a speech in Wyethville, Va., on Tuesday afternoon, Vice President Joe Biden attempted to clarify comments he made at a stop in Danville that morning in which he said Mitt Romney will try to, "put y'all back in chains" by deregulating Wall Street, a remark the Republican nominee called "outrageous," because of its obvious slavery overtones.
The vice president said he misspoke and intended to use the word "unshackle," which has been used by the GOP in the past — with regards to the economy, not people.
"We don't have to imagine anymore. The details are there. Here's what Congressman Ryan said. He said, 'We believe a renewed commitment to limited government will unshackle our economy.' The Speaker of the House [sic] used the word 'unshackled' as well, referring to their proposals. The last time these guys unshackled the economy, to use their term, they put the middle class in shackles. That's how we got where we are," Biden said Tuesday.
"I'm told that when I made that comment earlier today in Danville, Virginia, the Romney campaign put out a tweet. You know, tweets these days? Put out a tweet, went on the airwaves saying, 'Biden, he's outrageous in saying that,' I think I said instead of 'unshackled,' 'unchained.' 'Outrageous to say that.' That's what we had. I'm using their own words. I got a message for them. If you want to know what's outrageous, it's their policies and the effects of their policies on middle class America. That's what's outrageous," Biden added.
Biden's reference of Rep. Paul Ryan's use of the word "unshackle" comes from the Wisconsin representative's delivering the Republican response to the State of the Union in 2011.
"We believe a renewed commitment to limited government will unshackle our economy and create millions of new jobs and opportunities for all people, of every background, to succeed and prosper. Under this approach, the spirit of initiative, not political clout, determines who succeeds," Ryan said in the speech.
Biden's initial remarks sparked a wave of criticism from the GOP, even prompting Republican nominee Mitt Romney to respond, calling Biden's statement "outrageous." Some Democrats have even suggested — off the record — that the Biden comments have unnecessarily thrown the Obama campaign off-message.
"His campaign and his surrogates have made wild and reckless accusations that disgrace the office of the presidency. Another outrageous charge came a few hours ago in Virginia, and the White House sinks a little bit lower," Romney said in a speech in Chillicothe, Ohio, on Tuesday evening.
"This is what an angry and desperate presidency looks like," Romney added.
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While many brands successfully attract customers during the holiday season, few build a relationship that keeps shoppers engaged throughout the year.
Retailers should take advantage of the busiest shopping season of the year to earn their customers' loyalty and keep them coming back throughout the year.
During the summer months, while most people are enjoying their beach vacations, many retailers are already deep into planning their holiday marketing campaigns.
Now is the time to think about how to capture holiday shoppers on Facebook and entice them to come back to shop the rest of the year.
Here are three things to consider so you'll be prepared for the holiday hustle and bustle.
Offer Incentives
Brands like Kohl's and Bath & Body Works extend their marketing initiatives beyond the peak holiday months to build customer loyalty year-round.
Bath & Body Works engages their customers throughout the year with 20 percent off coupons, as well as free product giveaways with purchase. The retailer's coupons have a short lifespan to encourage customers to shop now and are almost always immediately replaced with another deal.
Kohls is a master at using stackable offers to give customers multiple ways to save, thus luring them into their stores. These include:
- Kohl's Cash that can be used on their next shopping trip;
- Pick-Your-Day sales for Kohl's Charge Card holders;
- Secret Sales, which are exclusive offers, and
- Special deals during special hours, such as Night Owls or Early Birds.
A variety of different offers increases the likelihood that at least one of those opportunities will match up with varied customer preferences.
Collect Customer Data Everywhere
When a customer is in transaction mode, they are less likely to agree to something that's going to keep them in line, even for a second longer.
Customers are often more likely to engage with the retail staff while they're browsing on the sales floor, especially if the retail associate is friendly and helpful.
Collecting customer information, such as emails, while customers are shopping also helps prevent missing out on data from customers who don't make a purchase on that particular day.
Offering them an incentive, such as a dollars-off coupon, in exchange for providing their name and email fosters good-will and could also encourage them to make a purchase that day or in the near-future.
Kirkland's, a home decor retailer, put a great deal of emphasis on capturing their once-a-year shopper with the goal of convincing them to shop again soon, grabbing attention with a chance to win a $2,500 shopping spree.
Making the entry process simple — asking for only a name and email address — was key to the success of the program. During the holiday rush, no one has the patience to provide answers to a long list of questions, whether written or electronic.
Making it easy to enter helped Kirkland's secure nearly 600,000 entrants into the sweepstakes (and over 335,000 customers were new to the database).
Embrace Multi-Channel Marketing
These days, the holiday shopping season begins long before Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Fifty-nine percent of October holiday email campaigns contained a special holiday offer, according to the 2010 Holiday Marketer Report from Experian Marketing Services.
Retailers are beginning their holiday promotions earlier including those on Facebook and extending their relationships with customers past the holiday season. Limited Brands holds semi-annual sales, just after the holiday season, during which customers are loaded up with more coupons that they must return to the store to use.
Kirkland's keeps shoppers enchanted online with an active Facebook and an online community, where giveaways keep customers engaged and coming back for more.
Beauty retailer Sephora engages customers with special offers that can be used in-store or online, often personalizing them based on the shopper's preferences. In addition to email campaigns, Sephora shares special offers via Facebook and Twitter to reach customers through as many channels as possible.
Shoppers crave benefits from the brand relationship – – it's one of the true market differentiators you can leverage.


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With Cyber Aces, Massachusetts hopes to turn hackers into crime fighters
If you haven't seen an episode of NBC's new series, "The Blacklist,'' you've probably been bombarded by enough promos to know the main plotline: A notorious international criminal called Red surrenders to the FBI and uses his underworld knowledge to help the agency catch other crooks.
A bad guy turned good is a valuable asset, and Governor Deval Patrick is looking for people like Red to help nab cyber criminals — except he's hoping they'll skip the years of real lawbreaking and just practice hacking legally through the Governor's Cyber Aces Championship.
The contest, which is accepting registrations until Oct. 12, is designed to help entrants hone the kinds of cyber security skills a person might otherwise pick up on the wrong side of the law. It offers tutorials and tests, and the top performers will be invited to a military-style cyber attack simulation next spring.
"The Cyber Aces program will help us create a pipeline of talent so Massachusetts can build on our successes and lead the nation in this evolving innovation industry,'' Patrick said in a statement.
The governor added in a letter to Bay State schools soliciting student entries that cyber security jobs pay well but are hard to fill because qualified workers are in short supply.
Cyber Aces is a nonprofit organization running similar challenges in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Illinois and Minnesota. In Massachusetts, it is partnering with the state offices of Education, Labor and Workforce Development, Housing and Economic Development, and Public Safety and Security; along with the Massachusetts National Guard and the Department of Veterans Services.
Cyber Aces founder Alan Paller likened today's shortage of cyber security professionals to a lack of trained fighter pilots at the outbreak of World War II.
"And like the pilot training programs of that era, Cyber Aces initiatives, like this state championship, are how we will create the specialists we need,'' he said.


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THE Australian edition of Madison is the latest magazine to fall under the axe of Bauer Media.
The German company, who acquired ACP magazines in October last year, confirmed the women's mag will cease publication after the June 2013 issue.
Grazia axed to make way for Elle
The last issue will be on-sale May 15 and the brand's website, madisonmagazine.com.au, will also be decommissioned on June 18.
Bauer Media CEO Matthew Stanton said in a statement: "The decision to close a title is never easy but after recent and lengthy discussions with our joint venture partner, Hearst Magazines International, the conclusion was sadly drawn that for Madison to continue was no longer a commercially viable option.
"I would like to express my respect for the Madison team for the way in which they continued to deliver a wonderful product while rumours of closure swirled around them. They should be proud of their professional and committed effort."
The news comes after the closure of Grazia magazine last month, with many speculating that poor circulation figures and the imminent launch of new magazine, Elle, are said to be behind Bauer's decision to axe both titles.
Madison Editor, Lizzie Renkert posted the following on Facebook shortly after the announcement: "It's a very sad day for us at madison. It was decided this morning that the June issue will be our last. I would like to thank my amazing, talented, hard-working team for being an inspiration to work with every day. And thankyou to our readers for your support over the past 8 years - we have loved creating for and hearing from all of you.
Lizzie x"
Bauer Media purchased ACP for $500 million last year.


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Birmingham commemorates 12 year anniversary of September 11th
In a touching ceremony at Kelly Ingram Park Wednesday, the City of Birmingham honored those who lost their lives 12 years ago today.
"We have been faced with many terrible tragedies," said Birmingham Mayor William Bell. "Whether you talk about the bombing of Pearl Harbor or the bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church or the bombing of the World Trade Center."
During the service, Birmingham firefighters honored the 343 firemen who died September 11th.
"It was the men and women in uniform who instead of running away from danger ran to danger," said Mayor Bell.
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SANTA CLARA — The Earthquakes' magic disappeared Wednesday night at the worst possible moment in a devastating 3-1 defeat to the Los Angeles Galaxy that ended their MLS Cup playoff run with a decisive blow from their rivals.
The Galaxy unleashed a season's worth of frustration on the Quakes in the second leg of the Western Conference semifinals in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,744 at Buck Shaw Stadium. Los Angeles won the playoff series 3-2 in aggregate goals after the Quakes had scored a 1-0 victory in Carson on Sunday.
It came crashing to a halt for San Jose, the regular-season champion with a 19-6-9 record which entered the playoffs with some of its top players hurting.
Striker Steven Lenhart revealed Wednesday night that he suffered a torn meniscus two weeks ago and needs postseason surgery.
Stalwart defender Victor Bernardez had to leave the game in the 12th minute with a right knee strain. He suffered the injury in the first leg of the series on the night he scored the game winner in the 94th minute.
"We weren't going to make excuses going into this, and we won't make excuses now," said striker Alan Gordon, another star who was playing on fumes with an ankle sprain.
Despite the sudden end to club's best regular-season in history the Quakes players didn't give up. Gordon scored on a volley in the 82nd minute and Ike Opara — Bernardez' replacement — almost got the equalizer in second-half stoppage time.
"We showed character all season," Lenhart said. "We even showed it tonight."
San Jose's usually trusty defensive line came unglued after Bernardez's departure by allowing three first-half goals, including two to Robbie Keane.
Los Angeles ended the Quakes' 18-game winning streak at Buck Shaw that dated to August 2011.
The Quakes had owned Los Angeles this season with a 3-0-1 record in the California Classico. But in the one that mattered, the Galaxy dominated the Supporters' Shield winners.
"We've been the best team in the league since July," L.A. coach Bruce Arena said. "I'm glad nobody noticed."
The rest of the league did Wednesday as the reigning MLS champions advanced to the Western Conference finals against the winner of the Real Salt Lake-Seattle Sounders series that ends Thursday night.
Arena said Keane has been the league's best player since the European Championships this summer, and the Irish international star showed why Wednesday. He scored the series' tying goal in the 21st minute as he dribbled unmarked into an advantageous area after receiving the ball from Mike Magee. Keane hit the left side of the post, and the ball ricocheted into the back of the net.
The Galaxy's kismet had turned considering Keane hit the crossbar in the 85th minute in the first leg of the series.
Keane struck again in the 34th minute after the Quakes' Chris Wondolowski booted an open shot over the net, and Lenhart headed another good chance just wide left.
The striker took a pass from Landon Donovan on a counter attack to give Los Angeles the series' lead. Donovan again served a good ball after sneaking past Simon Dawkins in the 39th minute that Magee buried into the net.
A team that scored a league-leading 72 goals in the regular season didn't convert its chances Wednesday. Wondolowski, who tied the single season record with 27 goals in the regular season, said he missed three.
On this night the Quakes couldn't live up to their motto "Goonies Never Die."
But they left the field to a standing ovation from their devoted fans.
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When I first started blogging, I was totally obsessed with my "site stats." I'd check them daily, sometimes twice daily, to see where my measly stats stood.
These days, I check my site stats once a week? While I clearly look to see where my stats are, my real joy and entertainment comes from seeing the most popular search terms that lead people to my blog and guessing where they ended up.
Below are my weekly favorites:
It's no secret I have a total girl crush on Jillian. I mention her on occasion.
I won't lie, for a split second, I was embarrassed when I saw that several people got to my blog based on my poor fashion choices. Then I recalled which kind of "ugly sweater" people are looking for. Good thing I have thick skin 😉
Not sure, buddy. But I remember my first spray tan. Sounds almost as awkward as being totally nude.
What can I say? I'm honest
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"Horry Hoes" Facebook page taken down after NewsChannel 15 call
Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:05:58 GMT —
A Facebook page called "Horry Hoe List" has been taken down by Facebook, after NewsChannel 15 alerted the social networking site about the page.
A Facebook profile with the user name "Horry Hoe List" was brought to our attention anonymously. The page listed dozens of pictures of various Facebook users, many of whom live in Horry County and attend Horry County public schools. The word 'hoe' or 'ho' is a derogatory slang term sometimes used to describe 'loose' women.
"It's childish. It's pointless," said Dacia McCray, a student at Conway High School who found her image on the Facebook page, a page she says she did not even know existed.
"(My mom) picked me up from school... and said, 'did you know your face is on the Horry Hoes List on Facebook?' And I said, 'No, I had no clue,'" recalled McCray.
McCray is one of a handful of current and former Horry County School students listed, falling into such categories on the page as South Carolina Hoes and 2011 Hoes. Horry County school officials say they have a zero tolerance policy for harassment, Intimidation, or bullying - including cyberbullying.
"There's one other girl that's in my cosmetology class as well that's on there. There's a few people at my base school in North Myrtle Beach up there and a few people at my academy school I go to now that's up there."
The page was littered with explicit language and what many might consider compromising images of young women and men. McCray, like many other people whose images are posted on the page contacted by NewsChannel 15, says she did not authorize the use of her image, identity or any other personal information.
"Once you post a photo on Facebook, it's there for the public. You lose any privacy rights that you have in it," said Jimmy Richardson, Deputy Solicitor with the 15th Circuit Solicitor's Office.
He adds, "If you've put (pictures or personal information) there as part of your (profile), certainly it's just a click or a drag and someone can use your photograph on another site. It's easy enough to do. So, there's no theft going on at that point. If they use it inappropriately that may be another criminal or civil matter."
If there's a threat, said Richardson, or if something is said or posted on a website that is deemed lewd and lascivious, it can also be prosecutable. Some parents think they might have a case.
"I was very upset because, I mean, you're defacing people's children and that's wrong. To me, that's like bullying people's kids. That's wrong," said the mother of a child who asked that we not identify her.
The running dialogue between the creator and other users often turns vulgar and at times threatening. However, some whose images are used throughout the page don't seem to mind as much as others, at least based on the tone of their comments. One young woman states: "I just love how yu add me on here! that's lovely! Lol."
While we were investigating the page, the profile picture changed a number of times. The profile picture was usually one of the young women, who had responded directly on the site's wall, demanding their pictures be taken down. The wall is the part of a Facebook page that allows users to post comments and respond to any images or information on a particular page.
Richardson says directly responding on the page may satisfy the initial thirst to clear your name, but could destroy any case you might have through a legal lens.
He said, "From a prosecutors standpoint, when victims continually engage with the suspect, it makes it a lot harder to prosecute because there's no clear cut victim. It's one engaging just as much as the other."
There is still relatively little legal precedent established in the vast online universe. As a result, what is prosecutable and what is not, in many instances, is still being figured out.
Richardson points out, "Right now what we do is use some of the existing laws, such as unlawful use of the telephone," which encompasses digital and electronic correspondents, such as e-mail, text messages, and social media messages. Richardson said online abuse, if serious enough, can also fall under stalking and harrassment crimes. These violations can carry anywhere from three to ten years in prison.
Facebook does have a terms agreement that addresses site abuses, including cyberbullying. According to the site's Terms of Service and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, a profile can be removed by Facebook's User Operations Team if it violates the Terms.
NewsChannel 15 reported the "Horry Hoe List" page to Facebook on Thursday. A public policy spokesman with Facebook responded to NewsChannel 15 Friday.
In an email statement, Fred Wolens said, "I believe we have located the correct account and disabled it per our Statements of Rights and Responsibilities... The profile would be removed under our Terms of Service for operating under a fake name, while a Page would be removed per our harassment policies. People can report abuse using the report links found throughout the site, where the content is originally found."
He continued, "The safety of the people that use Facebook is extremely important to us, and we have strict policies that prohibit the posting of content that bullies or harasses. Facebook is based on a real name culture, where people must associate their actions with their true names and identities in front of their real world friends and family. We're concerned about any abusive behavior, and have made these efforts to promote an environment where everyone on Facebook can connect and share comfortably."
NewsChannel 15 asked Wolens if Facebook could identify the creator of the page, but the company does not comment on specific accounts.
What steps do you take, beyond Facebook's privacy settings, to protect your name and your identity? Do think starting a page like "Horry Hoe List" should be a criminal act? Leave your comments below.
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Horry County Schools has a tip line for the anonymous reporting of school crime and school safety information. The number is 1-866-548-3847.


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Does child sponsorship pay off in adulthood?
International child sponsorship has long been a common way for people in industrialized countries to connect with the poor in developing countries. We estimate that there are at least 9 million internationally sponsored children today, which means that there may be up to 100 million people today in families that are directly affected by child sponsorship (9 million sponsored children and their family members, and 9 million sponsors and their family members) Sponsorship typically involves payments of $30-$40 per month to an NGO to help support an overseas child's schooling, health, and other needs. Some faith-based programs also place a strong emphasis on the spiritual mentorship of sponsored children. But the question remains--does it work? Our research shows that sponsorship translates to higher education levels and future earnings for formerly sponsored children.


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According to my AT&T phone records, I made frantic phone calls to your TOLL FREE numbers and the assigned attorney several times, only to hear either the recorded response or the answering service.
Never got the reply back from XXXXX XXXXX. This was totally unprofessional and a breach of contract terms.
Not responding to a client in distress, before the court date and letting him know about anything is not an excuse - no matter how big, popular and reputable you are.
If there are written clauses, and policies you have to cheat money out of your clients, it won't do good in the long run.
Instead of building up the defense my case, and working with me to support me against these false charges - I have to work with the phones - again and again to get hold of your firm - which was never there.
I am already fighting. I will write in 100+ review places in the web, Better Business Bureau, THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, and in similar places in NY and all other places - just so that people are aware of your two face!
Waiting for a seven day period - so that you can re-think and we can amicably solve this issue.
No representation should translate into no work done - as it is in this case. You have no idea how much distress your answering service and voicemail wait have caused me!
Even when Audrey assured me that I will get my money refund in 4-5 days, I was more interested in getting a fighting response on behalf of me by your firm. (you can ask her that!)
The case is still on, the next date is Aug 02. I do not want Mr. Wooden. Send me a new lawyer and case worker who talks to me and has a plan ready to fight which is not a last minute surprise or compromise to me !!! That's how an honest lawyer/law-firm makes money ...as you have claimed it's not an hourly service!
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What do you think they would do ?
This is what he wrote back .... I think he should be representing me as he seems to be a nice, responsive person unlike the people who talked on his behalf so far.
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Mr. Roy,
Although you have already received a written response and we are not obligated to respond to you at this time, we will do so in an effort to maintain a respectful relationship. First and foremost, please understand that you have the right to contact any organization, including the state bar(s), BBB, your financial institution and any other entity that will listen to you. Also understand that your threats of frivolous complaints and negative reviews have been documented by your generous emails, and they have not been taXXXXX XXXXXghtly. This law firm will be prepared and willing to defend itself, and moreover, seek civil action for any potential damages caused by your retaliatory actions. This law firm has never had any complaints successfully filed with any state bar or organization and that is a direct result of our genuine concern for our clients and our strong focus on the professional rules of conduct and ethics. Per your emails, I understand that although you are frustrated with Attorney Wedeen, you would be willing to have another one of our of counsel attorneys represent you at your next hearing. Unfrotunately, we don't feel that is a wise option. You have had two competent and skilled criminal attorneys work on this matter and you have falsely accused them both of wrongdoing. As a result, this law firm will not be representing you in any legal proceeding. Furthermore, as you have already been informed in writing, per our agreement, you are not entitled to a refund. You may refer to the letter that was sent to you a few days ago if you are still confused as to why. Nonetheless, in an effort to resolve this matter amicably - and ONLY for that reason - this law firm is willing to refund you $2,000.00. Just to be absolutely clear: Our refund offer is ONLY a showing of good faith to help you and should not be taken as an admission of fault in any way. This money is not owed to you. Your threats have not been taXXXXX XXXXXghtly, however, they did not persuade us in our decision whatsoever. Again, you have the right to publish any negative reviews you wish - as we have the right to take any legal action available to us thereafter.


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In a rare evening news conference, Gov. Dave Heineman said Tuesday night that a state surplus as high as $500 million should be used for meaningful tax relief.
His announcement came before his annual State of the State address Wednesday morning to the Legislature, when he typically sets out preferred programs.
Heineman said taxes in Nebraska are detrimental to economic growth and prosperity.
He said property taxes are soaring, thanks to a three-year boom in crop prices, but added that the "strong agriculture economy wont continue to exist with unreasonably high property taxes."
Heineman said a tax relief package of $370-$500 million is possible "by continuing to hold the line on state spending, by utilizing a portion of the record high state cash reserve fund during the next three years, and because of Nebraskas growing economy."
Now is the time, he said.
In rural Nebraska, record high property taxes are hurting our farmers and ranchers," he said. "Thats why I support the Nebraska Farm Bureau proposal to lower ag land tax valuations down from 75 percent to 65 percent of the actual value."
He said he also supports efforts to reduce state income taxes.
Also, Heineman said:
The states cash reserve is now at a record high $722 million.
Transferring $220 million for tax relief over the next three fiscal years still leaves $500 million in the cash reserve fund.
A $500 million cash reserve fund is more than sufficient for an annual budget of approximately $4 billion, such as Nebraska's.
The governor called for holding the line on state spending.
He said the Legislatures current spending estimate is a 4.7 percent increase for the next biennium budget, a increase that results in $370 million being available for tax relief over the next three years.
He said spending growth of 4-percent in 2016-17 ups the amount available for tax relief to nearly $500 million.
Heineman said an annual state spending increase of 4 percent is realistic and reasonable.
He said during the last 14 years, the average annual spending increase in state general funds is 3.55 percent.
Heineman is expected to discuss more details of the plan in his State of the State address at 10 a.m. He will immediately fly around the state to discuss the situation with the public and will be at the North Platte Regional Airport at 4:30 p.m.
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In what has been described as the greatest exodus since what ever happened last time they did this, followers of the rock-group-tribe-band GWAR began to move towards the state of Virginia, utilizing public transport, covered wagons, and occasionally their own automobiles. Their goal? To get to Hadad's Water Park for the weekend of August 18th and pay homage to their mighty overlords GWAR at the 3rd Annual GWAR-B-Q! In recent years the event, which has roots that stretch back to the band's earliest days, has transformed from the occasional raucous parties the band would hold in their "Slave Pit" production facility to an annual music and meat festival that is growing every year!
Slave Pit spokesman Dave Brockie had this to say "We are really exciteAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" as he unexpectedly received a battle-axe through the head delivered by Oderus Urungus, GWAR's lead singer, who went on to say—
"The countdown is on and we are in the homestretch. The GWAR-B-Q is in a mere…number…of days. Or something. We don't have math on Scumdoggia. Math is dumb. I do know that August 18th is right around the corner and across this miserable planet humans are preparing to meet their masters in an event that even I am looking forward to! Even now the stench of the blazing cauldrons of meat (and some veggies) has spread over a state-wide swath, and the glow of the mighty fires can be seen for miles! Head's will roll, your skull is my bowl! See you at the GWAR-B-Q!"
He then leapt through a secret door (without opening it) and flew off in GWAR's hulking Bat-Shaped Helicopter.
With GWAR headlining the day, supported by amazing bands like The Casualties, Strike Anywhere (in their ONLY 2012 U.S. appearance thus far), Ghoul, Lionize and many more, plus two stages, tons of vendors, a half-pipe and of course all of the old-school water park fun that Hadad's normally offers, the stage is set for the party of the summer.
Just as athletes around the globe trained their whole lives to have a shot at getting to the Olympics, GWAR fans have made similar sacrifices to bathe in the presence of their hideous overlords. A typical example is Floobis McGee of Monkey's Eyebrow, KN. Located hitchhiking (in the wrong direction) to the GWAR-B-Q, the grossly overweight Floobis had this to say-
"I have worked in the adult entertainment industry all year to save up enough to get to the GWAR-B-Q," he said, drool cascading down his zit-bloated chin. "Now that I have thousands of dollars, inexplicably, I am still hitch-hiking."
The festivities start the night before at local club Strange Matter as Brockie plays host to the "B4BQ", featuring a slew of other bands that really wanted to play at the GWAR-B-Q but can't. Check it out at http://www.facebook.com/events/137634676376597/
Of course a GWAR-B-Q would not be complete without tons of food and booze! Here's a list of some of the vendors that have been lined up for the event:
Loveland Beer Distributors
- PBR, National Bohemian
Alamo BBQ
Thai Cabin
RVA Vegan
Rooster Cart
Mr Softee
Cakes by Eve
Satan's Sideshow Merchandise
RVA Beard League
2BNB Bottom and Back
- @2BNB will provide bus transportation to Hadads Lake. Schedule and Location TBA
This year's GWAR-B-Q would not be possible without a slew of kick ass sponsors including:
Ring Dog Rescue
Metal Blade Records
Clear Channel 102.1 The 'X' FM
Red Bull
Enemy Ink Merchandise
Arnette Sunglasses
SINED Snowboards and Skateboards
RVA Magazine
McCormick's Whiskey Grill & Smokehouse
Wythken Printing
Indie Merch Store
That's it for now! Check for updates at www.gwarbq.com or the official GWAR FB page…see you at the GWAR-B-Q


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COPENHAGEN — The 10-day-old climate talks ran into disputes and paralysis as they entered a critical stage Wednesday, just two days before President Barack Obama and more than 100 other national leaders hope to sign a historic agreement to fight global warming.
Poorer nations stalled the talks in resistance to what they saw as efforts by the rich to impose decisions falling short of strong commitments to reduce greenhouse gases and to help those countries hurt by climate change. Conference observers said, however, that negotiators still had time to reach agreements.
Outside the meeting site in Copenhagen's suburbs, police fired pepper spray and beat protesters with batons as hundreds of demonstrators sought to disrupt the 193-nation conference, the latest action in days of demonstrations to demand "climate justice" — firm steps to combat global warming. Police said 260 protesters were detained.
Earlier, behind closed doors, negotiators dealing with core issues debated until just before dawn without setting new goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions or for financing poorer countries' efforts to cope with coming climate change, key elements of any deal.
"I regret to report we have been unable to reach agreement," John Ashe of Antigua, chairman of one negotiating group, told the conference.


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One common theme of Oxfordian and other antistratfordian writings is the belief that William Shakespeare did not have enough formal education to have written the works attributed to him. Many Oxfordians believe that Shakespeare's plays display a level of erudition and knowledge which could only have been achieved by someone with at least a university education, supplemented by years of further study and experience. Since William Shakespeare did not attend a university (though we can be virtually certain that he had a good grammar school education), these Oxfordians believe he could not have been the author of the works published under his name.
But, as usual, the antistratfordians are badly mistaken in some key elements of their arguments. In many cases, they have greatly overestimated the extent of Shakespeare's knowledge in certain areas, or at least the extent to which his knowledge was unusual among his contemporaries. In most cases, they have greatly underestimated the resources available to any intelligent Elizabethan who wished to learn about virtually any subject.
Discussion of the knowledge (and ignorance) displayed in Shakespeare's plays, and how antistratfordians have misrepresented it, could easily fill a book on its own. In this essay, I focus on three areas where antistratfordians have often claimed that the plays exhibit knowledge beyond the ability of William Shakespeare of Stratford: Italy, the classics, and law. For each of these topics, I have included edited versions of posts from the newsgroup humanities.lit.authors.shakespeare in which I respond directly to claims by Oxfordians, supplemented by introductions and comments in square brackets. Where space does not permit a full rebuttal, I have given references to books which treat the same subjects at much greater length.
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Are we so sure Shakespeare NEVER made it to Italy ?Now, people should realize that this is only one side of the story. Peter has selected quotes only from people who thought Shakespeare must have visited Italy, making it seem like this is a consensus. But in fact, there is considerable disagreement on this point among Shakespeare scholars, and nowadays only a small minority of scholars believe that Shakespeare must have had first-hand knowledge of Italy. (Note that many of Peter's quotes are from the 1800s or early 1900s.) Several recent studies have dealt with this question in some detail, and have shown how enamored the English were with all things Italian, how many sources there were for a curious Englishman to find out anything he wanted about Italy, and how Shakespeare got details wrong and sometimes lapsed into English customs in his Italian plays. The most relevant recent books include
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Shakespeare's biographers can find no evidence of him ever leaving England despite what E.K. Chambers describes as "much research has been devoted to a conjecture that he spent some time in Italy" (foreign travel was dangerous and expensive).Despite its danger and expense, quite a few Englishmen in Shakespeare's day managed to go to Italy anyway; this included not only noblemen like Oxford but writers like Thomas Coryat. Few if any people believe that Shakespeare went to Italy by himself; rather, the more likely scenario is that he may have gone in the entourage of some person who could better afford the trip, such as the Earl of Southampton. We know that John Fletcher's brother Nathaniel went to Venice in the entourage of Sir Henry Wotton, and Anthony Munday went to Italy in his mid-20s as part of the Elizabethan Secret Service, and also toured the Continent as an actor. Several of Shakespeare's fellow Chamberlain's Men (such as Will Kempe) are also known to have toured Europe as part of an acting company. However, Kempe also went to Italy on his own in 1601, where he met Sir Anthony Sherley in Rome. He probably financed this journey by the same method he used for his Morris dance to Norwich in early 1600, namely giving money to speculators who promised to pay him back three times the amount if he returned safely. Fynes Moryson had traveled for six years (1591-97) using this method, but he later complained that stage players and others "have drawne this custome into contempt."
Thus, while I don't think it's likely or necessary that Shakespeare went to Italy in order to write his plays, it's certainly within the realm of possibility. Other people, including other actors, managed to do it.
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[Peter Wilson wrote:]The real problem with Peter's theory comes when he suggests that this provides strong circumstantial evidence for the Earl of Oxford having written Shakespeare's plays. The truth is that far too many Elizabethans went to see Italy - the heart of European culture, history, science and (Catholic) religion at the time - for Oxford's trip to be anything particularly conclusive.
I guess the various coincidences between Oxford's trip and the canon didn't strike you as odd. I'm sure a search of other travellers to Italy will turn up some coincidences but, however, they are not candidates for the authorship of the canon.Huh? What are you talking about? The Earls of Derby and Rutland have both been proposed as candidates for the authorship of Shakespeare, they both went to Italy, and their proponents have pointed out many coincidences of the same type as those proposed by Oxfordians. Moreover, some of these coincidences eliminate Oxford. For example, a painting referred to in the induction of The Taming of the Shrew was on display in Milan only between 1585 and 1600 -- too late for Oxford to have seen it, but just right for Derby and Rutland.
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David Kathman in the latest Elizabethan Review uses J.A.K. Thomson as a source for Shakspere's "lack" of superior classical knowledge, yet he doesn't reveal Thomson's methods, which are clearly stated at the beginning of his book, that he has set out assuming NO such knowledge whatsoever and from there only allowing such knowledge that can be irrefutably proven. But Kathman would never allow such a standard to be applied to Shakspere. Such an approach would leave him with no foundation for being the author.I can't quite figure out what you're claiming about Thomson, and I don't have the book here right now to look it up. But my recollection is that Thomson found that Shakespeare's classical knowledge, while impressive by our standards, was nothing at all remarkable among Elizabethan poets. The only quotes from Thomson that I have at hand right now are those on pp.210-211 of Churchill's Shakespeare and His Betters, which I know I've posted before. But here they are:
Mark, I'm not going to be bullied by your rhetoric. I don't have Thomson's book here with me in order to respond to this properly, but it's my recollection that he wasn't trying to write the comprehensive work you're suggesting; rather, he was using his 50 years of experience (at the time) as a classical scholar to judge how much classical learning Shakespeare must have had. Four years earlier (1948), Thomson had published The Classical Background of English Literature, the year before (1951) he had published Classical Influences on English Poetry, and four years later (1956) he was to publish Classical Influences on English Prose, so he was very familiar with the necessary literary context. Thomson's book is hardly the series of ex cathedra pronouncements you depict it as; he provides plenty of arguments and evidence, though you're right that he doesn't meticulously document every statement. That had already been done by T. W. Baldwin in William Shakspere's Small Latin and Lesse Greeke, to which Thomson's book was in part an informal rejoinder. As you must know (since you own the book), Baldwin looked in painful detail at the classical sources of Shakespeare, and concluded that the normal grammar school education of the day was an ample foundation for the learning exhibited in the plays and poems. Baldwin thought that Shakespeare had read more widely, and more in the original Latin, than Thomson did; but both men agreed that there was no need to make Shakespeare any kind of classical scholar.
I feel no compunction about citing Thomson's book, because it's a concise and readable statement of what other scholars have said. Shakespeare demonstrably did use fewer overt classical allusions than his contemporaries. For example, the following is from Don Foster's Elegy by W.S., which I happen to have handy:
Shakespeare in his dramatic works has fewer proper nouns, and far fewer classical allusions, than do most of his contemporaries. The same may be said of his non-dramatic works. Apart from personified common nouns, we find in "A Lover's Complaint" (329 lines) only "May and April"; in "The Phoenix and the Turtle" (62 lines) only "Arabian." In Venus and Adonis (1,194 lines), apart from the names of the title characters and Cupid, we find only four proper names, each used once. In the Sonnets (2,154 lines), the names of the months are used seven times, the names of classical figures seven times, "Grecian" once, and "muse" (capitalized in some editions) seventeen times. The majority of Renaissance verse is far more heavily peppered with proper nouns. For example, in Ben Jonson's elegy for Shakespeare (again excluding personified common nouns) there are thirty-two proper nouns and adjectives in only eighty lines. In the 13,200 lines of the 1610-13 Cross-Sample there are 1,689 proper nouns, with a low of 0.72/100 lines (by Holland), a high of 60.83/100 lines (by Primrose), and a combined incidence of 12.80/100 lines.Just as another check, I looked through the last fifty stanzas (400 lines) of William Barksted's Mirrha, the Mother of Adonis, which I also happen to have handy. Even excluding "Mirrha," "Venus," "Adonis," and "Cupid," Barksted in those 400 lines uses 51 proper nouns, all of them classical in origin, and three proper adjectives. (Include those four names and the total rises to 72.) And this is a work which is consciously patterned after, and heavily influenced by, Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis.
In short, while Shakespeare's classical knowledge may seem impressive to some people today, it was not impressive to his contemporaries, and it is not impressive to modern scholars of the classics who have studied the issue. Shakespeare's knowledge of the classics was no more than we would expect from a solid Elizabethan grammar school education, and he alluded to the classics far less than virtually any of his contemporary poets.
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Wait for the stuff I pull out on Shakespeare as a Lawyer.I replied,
Mark, I'm a little curious as to what sources you're using for your section on Shakespeare as a Lawyer. I assume you've read Clarkson and Warren's The Law of Property in Shakespeare and Elizabethan Drama, and also the recent book Kill All the Lawyers?, which I believe is still in print. Both of these books were written by lawyers who also know quite a bit about Elizabethan literature, and both of them conclude that Shakespeare's legal knowledge was nothing out of the ordinary compared to his peers. There's also J. M. Robertson's The Baconian Heresy, which reached the same conclusion 85 years ago, and several other recent books whose titles I've forgotten. I realize that there have been people who have argued that Shakespeare was a lawyer, but I think they've been pretty well answered by the most recent books, including Kill All the Lawyers. So I'm curious as to what your sources are.Mark Alexander responded,
It is one thing to "think" or to "claim" that the argument for Shakespeare's knowledge of the law has been refuted. It is quite another to deal with specific evidence and arguments.Uh, yeah, and all the works I cited do deal with specific evidence and arguments. That why I cited them. And let's get one thing clear -- I never claimed that "the argument of Shakespeare's knowledge of the law has been refuted." If you believe that, you're badly mistaken. The authorities I cited all agree that Shakespeare knew quite a bit about various areas of the law and sprinkled his plays with legal allusions, and I agree with them; I don't think anybody is going to deny that. What I do claim, and what I believe the above works amply demonstrate, is that:
Mark Alexander:
Your above statements, of course, qualify as arguing from authority. I will not do that. It is not enough to say that this respected lawyer says Shakespeare had comprehensive and unerringly accurate knowledge of the law. It is also not enough to say that that book answers the earlier evidence and arguments presented.Mark, we seem to have very different ideas of what constitutes "arguing from authority." When I cited those works (or more accurately, asked you whether you had read them), I was not implying or expecting that anyone should just take my word for it that these authorities answer the question, nor was I saying that anybody should blindly take the word of those authorities. I was saying that those books present a lot of evidence and arguments bearing on the question of Shakespeare's legal knowledge, and that on the basis of all this evidence and these arguments, the authors (all of whom were lawyers) conclude that Shakespeare did not necessarily have formal legal training. Having read those books among many others, I agree with that conclusion. You're free to disagree, as you apparently do. But I don't see how my citing those works constitutes arguing from authority. How is it different from your constantly telling people they should read Ogburn? Both of us are pointing our readers to works where the arguments are made in much greater detail than we have the time or space to do on this newsgroup.
Mark Alexander:
I will be presenting extensive evidence and arguments, as well as the attempts that I can locate that have directly attempted to refute them. (So far, what I have uncovered is pitiful and embarrassing, necessarily so, it seems, given the well-established arguments that exist. In fact, I have uncovered extensive evidence that Stratfordian scholars and lawyers either avoid the evidence and arguments, or argue against them poorly. I will draw from two of the three books you have mentioned. One I am still trying to locate.)All right, but you still haven't answered my question. I guess I'll just have to wait for the material to appear on your web page. Another book which I forgot to mention is Owen Hood Phillips' Shakespeare and the Lawyers (1972). In a chapter entitled "Did Shakespeare Have a Legal Training?" Phillips surveys two centuries of scholarship and argument on the subject and concludes that the legal knowledge reflected in Shakespeare's plays did not require any formal legal training. A few more citations: George W. Keeton, a specialist in the history of the Court of Chancery, concluded in his massive study Shakespeare's Legal and Political Background that Shakespeare's legal knowledge was not much different from that of his contemporary playwrights, although his observation was closer and more accurate. Judge Donald F. Lybarger, in his Shakespeare and the Law: Was the Bard Admitted to the Bar? (1965; also published the same year in the Cleveland Bar Journal) came to a similar conclusion.
On a slightly different note, I should point out the paradox that Oxfordians are always describing William Shakespeare of Stratford as "litigious" and implying that he was always suing people (actually, he was no more litigious than any average landowner), but then they turn around and say that he couldn't have learned all the law in the plays without formal training. Well, if he was always in the courts, why couldn't he have picked up a lot of legal knowlege there? Plus, there's the fact that William Shakespeare had a lot of friends and acquaintances with legal training, including a bunch who had attended the Middle Temple. Christopher Whitfield wrote a four-part article for Notes and Queries in 1966 called "Some of Shakespeare's Contemporaries at the Middle Temple" (in the April, August, October, and December issues). Whitfield documents the surprisingly broad and strong connections between Shakespeare and dozens of Middle Templars who lived in an area extending from Stratford about eighteen miles south. These Middle Templars included Thomas Greene, Shakespeare's close friend who lived in New Place for several years; Greene's close friend Sir Henry Rainsford of Clifford Chambers; Edward Bushell, whom Richard Quiney mentioned in his famous letter to Shakespeare; William Combe, from whom Shakespeare bought 107 acres of land in 1602 and whose son married Shakespeare's daughter; and a bunch of others. Whitfield's article leaves little doubt that William Shakespeare of Stratford had a wide network of friends and acquaintances who had studied at the Middle Temple, some of whom he probably met through others in the network. I find it very plausible that he may have picked some of his friends' brains for legal knowledge.
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David Kathman, you made the following statement in the The Elizabethan Review (Autumn 1997, Vol. 5, No. 2): Paul Clarkson and Clyde Warren, in an exhaustive study of legalisms in the work of seventeen Elizabethan playwrights (The Law of Property in Shakespeare and Elizabethan Drama), found that Shakespeare was average at best in the number and accuracy of his legal allusions.Do you still stand by this statement and its implications? In other words, do your support the following propositions?
1) Clarkson and Warren's book is "an exhaustive study of legalisms in the work of seventeen Elizabethan playwrights."Well, technically it's just an exhastive study of legalisms involving one area of the law, namely property law. But for all intents and purposes, yeah. They go through the works of seventeen playwrights, including Shakespeare, and note every use of terms from property law.
2) Clarkson and Warren prove that Shakespeare used legal terms so innacurately that he is disqualified from having a legal education.What? No. Where on earth did you get this idea? First of all, I don't recall Clarkson and Warren saying anything about Shakespeare using legal terms inaccurately; they found that he generally used such terms accurately, but that many other playwrights with no legal training also used legal terms accurately, and often more frequently than Shakespeare. I think that Clarkson and Warren showed that it is not necessary to believe that Shakespeare had formal legal training, which is an entirely different thing from showing that he "is disqualified from having a legal education."
This is the identical fundamental misreading you just made when you took Terry's argument that "'telum' would not necessarily be translated by an Elizabethan as 'spear'" and somehow turned it, in your own mind, into the entirely different assertion that "'telum' cannot be translated as 'spear.'" In propositional logic terms, you're taking the statment "not necessarily A" and turning it into the completely separate statement "necessarily not A." Why are you apparently unable to understand this?
True, Clarkson and Warren did say that Shakespeare's legal allusions "must be explained on some grounds other than that he was a lawyer, or an apprentice, or a student of the law," which could be interpreted as positively asserting that Shakespeare did not have formal legal training; but I would simply replace "must" with "can," and from the context of Clarkson and Warren's book, I think that's closer to what they were trying to say. They demonstrated that many other playwrights with no formal legal training used legal terms just as accurately and frequently as Shakespeare did, and that legalisms saturated literary London at the time; therefore, given the lack of documentary evidence of any legal training for Shakespeare, they are (quite reasonably) inclined to believe that Shakespeare picked up his legal knowledge through means other than formal training.
Since your statement was made in a context where you were discounting Shakespeare's education and training as something less than significant, I also assume that you endorse Irvin Leigh Matus's complete "argument" against Shakespeare's specialized knowledge of law as follows:I endorse Matus' statements to the extent that he argues that it is not necessary to believe that Shakespeare had formal legal training. He seems to be taking a position similar to what I outlined above for Clarkson and Warren.
[snip of excerpt from Matus]
I maintain simply that Shakespeare never misused legal terms in any way that would disqualify him from having a legal education (at Gray's Inn, for example), and that in every case where individuals like Devecmon, Robertson, Underhill, Clarkson and Warren, Hood Philips, Matus, or you claim that he did err in such a manner, or where an alleged example of such misuse is given, that in fact, Shakespeare was correct, that the critic was wrong. That in fact Shakespeare used legal terms correctly, accurately, or in a way that is tied closely to the character or dramatic context. (Thus, when Dogberry misuses legal terms, we are not in a position to claim that Shakespeare did so in a way that discounts the proposition that he had a formal legal education.)I don't have any time for a debate with you, but even if I did, this wouldn't interest me very much, since I don't have a particular problem with most of what you've written. As far as I know, Shakespeare's use of legal terms generally was accurate, and I don't recall saying any differently. What I have constantly said, and what Clarkson and Warren and many of the critics you cite have said, is that (listen carefully) THE LEGAL KNOWLEDGE DISPLAYED BY SHAKESPEARE WOULD NOT HAVE REQUIRED FORMAL LEGAL TRAINING, AND WAS SIMILAR TO THAT DISPLAYED BY MANY OTHER CONTEMPORARY PLAYWRIGHTS WITH NO KNOWN LEGAL TRAINING. I can't be sure, but you seem to be tacitly assuming that if Shakespeare's use of legalisms was consistently accurate, that constitutes evidence that he must have had legal training. I'm saying that it constitutes no such evidence, and I believe I have good support in several of the authorities already cited. Now, I should also stress, as I have done numerous times before, that I don't know one way or the other whether Shakespeare actually had any kind of formal legal training; the documentary record is silent on the matter, but a stint working in a lawyer's office would not necessarily leave surviving traces in the records. What I am saying is that the legal knowledge displayed in Shakespeare's plays is not evidence one way or the other.
By the way, I assume that your mention of Gray's Inn is a reference to the fact that Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, joined Gray's Inn in 1567 at the age of 17. Since Gray's Inn was one of the four Elizabethan Inns of Court, the centers of legal education, many Oxfordians have seized upon Oxford's membership as evidence that he had some sort of extensive legal education. It means nothing of the sort. For one thing, the Inns of Court were not just law schools in the modern sense; they also served as social clubs for gentlemen and noblemen, who did not necessarily study law there. (Philip J. Finkelpearl's John Marston of the Middle Temple: An Elizabethan Dramatist in his Social Setting (1969) gives a good account of the working of the Inns in Shakespeare's day.) Most noblemen joined one of the Inns of Court as young men, though few of them actually took up residence there to study law; it was just something that young noblemen were expected to do. Alan Nelson, who has spent several years researching Oxford's life for a forthcoming biography, has found no evidence that Oxford ever actually studied law at Gray's Inn. In fact, he told me that the evidence for Oxford's legal education is very slim, and that there is certainly no evidence that Oxford was "immersed in law" as some Oxfordians have deceptively claimed.


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