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Old Westbury was able to hold off a late rally for a 3-2 victory over conference rival Farmingdale State in tonights women�s volleyball game. The Panthers took a two game lead with 30-24 and 30-20 wins before the Rams countered with two wins of their own at 30-28 and 30-27. The fifth game would find Farmingdale in an early lead, but Old Westbury rallied back for the 15-9 win.
Jen Ragone (North Massapequa, NY/Plainedge) finished with 30 assists for the Panthers, while Stacey Dubin (Selden, NY/Newfield) had 23 digs. Whitney Alexander (Brooklyn, NY/Benjamin Banneker) and Jen Hoyt (Syosset, NY/Syosset) both tallied 11 kills for Old Westbury.
Farmingdale�s sophomore setter Megan Cranmer (Hicksville, NY/Hicksville) set a new career-high tonight with a game-high 42 assists, shattering her former record of 30 assists in a game. Junior outside hitter Gina Moscato (Hicksville, NY/Hicksville) totaled 20 kills and 13 digs, while freshman Cathryn McLean (East Northport, NY/Northport) finished with 13 kills and four solo blocks. Sophomore libero Elena Albert (Dix Hills, NY/Hills East) led the team with 14 digs.
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THIS is Brakspear Triple. From ASDA in London's Isle of Dog, it's the first Brakspear I've tried. And boy, have I thrown myself into the deep-end.
You just know that it's going to be something special. Something backed-up when you look at the neck-label.
On the sides of the classy "Brakspear III' logo is an award.
Brakspear Triple was "Silver Medal Winner" at "The Brewing Industry International Awards 2005". And that raises my expectations one notch higher.
Down on the front-label, and Brakspear have taken to the trend of putting their back-label on the front.
It's not bad. You just feel that an olde roundel would fit better, if you know what I mean. Especially as it's "Since 1779".
The bee logo is a mystery to me. There's probably some sort of funny story about it online, but I haven't got that far yet. So it'll remain a mystery for now. Unless you're a rule-breaking reader who scrolls down.
Where a picture of some sort would normally be, you instead find a quote by the head brewer. You can tell it's by him, because it has his unreadable signature by it. He describes Brakspear Triple thusly: "Thanks to the two fermentations in the Brakspear 'Double Drop' system and another in the bottle, this highly aromatic and satisfying strong beer delivers its rich flavour with subtlety and balance".
If you've already spotted the big "Alc. 7.2% Vol." and "Bottle Conditioned", your hopes and expectations will be creeping even higher. Three very good things are leaping out at me from all of this. First, it sounds delicious. Second, it's a bottle conditioned British ale with yeast sediment floating around, which is hard to find and turbo-charges that flavour. And third, it's shaping up to be no compromise strong ale of the sort you don't see enough of.
Down at the bottom of the front-label is another thing you don't see very often. Next to the pretend stamp saying "Quality Brewing Tradition Since 1779" is a unique bottle number. I've got "B262633". What do you have? Leave your number in the comments at the end of the post.
On the other side, the back-label continues on the, erm, back.
No wonder some of the back-label made it onto the front. There's not enough room for a single punctuation mark on here. In fact, having to work through it all is what put me off getting around to 'reviewing' this bottle in the first place.
Starting at the top (because you have to start somewhere), we get a nice and detailed little description. Plenty of ingredient names and brewing details for the beer buffs and taste descriptions for the rest of us. And it goes "Crystal, Black, and Maris Otter pale malts provide the backbone of this outstanding rich beer. Hope are added three times to provide a good balance between bitterness and fragrance. Then, bottle-conditioning allows the flavours of this beer to develop further complexity as it matures."
All very interesting and yummy. Then comes something that elevates it even further. What you can do is use the bottle number on the front of the bottle and their website at www.brakspear-beers.co.uk to find out when the bottle was filled. To test their claim, I went to the website to investigate. I managed to avoid getting distracted by their other beers to find the Triple homepage at http://www.brakspear-beers.co.uk/brakspear2006_packaged.htm. Well I say homepage, it's more a section half-way down the page, with a table of bottle numbers. A bit of effort reveals that this bottle was filled on the 26th of May, 2009. Interesting, but not the interactive experience that got my hopes up at the start of this paragraph. The date is also not that long ago. I'm tempted to leave it longer for it to bottle condition some more. But I won't.
The comes the ever welcome sediment advice. This one advises that "this beer can be enjoyed cloudy, or wait for the sediment to settle and pour carefully for a clear sparkling glass". Which shall I do? The Bavarian swirl for as much sediment as I can get. That should turn the taste dial to eleven.
Then we get to the small-print. It turns out that Brakspear is a Marston's brand, and that it comes from Wolverhampton. That means that this bottle of Brakspear Triple needs only to be average to be possibly the best thing to come out of Wolverhampton.
Finally we get to a small group of symbols. First is the welcome sight of "CAMRA says this is Real Ale". Now that's something you want on your bottle of British beer. For those that care, this 500ml bottle (why not a full pint?) at 7.2% alcoholic volume weighs in at 3.6 UK units of alcohol. That's your whole day's worth of units in a single bottle.
At last we reach the fun part. What does Brakspear Triple taste like? Will it be as good as I'm hoping? Should you buy it? Let's find out.
From the moment you hear 'fft-chh', things start going well. It's easy to pourwith no massive head to work around. This makes swirling the bottle to get all that yeast out a piece of cake instead of the frustrating pour-wait you endure elsewhere.
In the glass, it's a deep reddish brown that doesn't look all that cloudy. The small head is cream-coloured and collapses to an even smaller, patchy layer, soon enough.
One of the first things to hit you is the smell. There's simply no avoiding it. If you're going to make a pungent beer, you better make darn sure that it smells good. And would you believe it; the brewers from Wolverhampton have done it. It smells incredibly richly. I'm noticing malty, biscuity and hoppy odours, though you can probably spot more in there.
So it looks and smells good. But what does Brakspear Triple taste like? The first sip is rich, strong and satisfying. So good, that I promptly follow with another. Gut feeling is that this is going to be every bit as no-nonsense and delicious as a strong ale should be.
A couple more civilised and noble sips, and I'm beginning to make some sense of the flavours and tastes. On the flavour side, all is straightforward. A surprisingly sweetness and maltiness take the lead here. On the aftertaste, that sweetness is balanced, perfectly I might add, by a gentle hoppy bitterness. One that finishes not into bitterness like most others, but into a smooth malty and hoppy combination.
What other words can I use to describe it? Well, rich is a good start. And full-bodied, too. You'll know this, because it isn't at all watery. Warm is another, which makes it a good autumn and winter beer. Not overly carbonated. Incredibly well balanced and extremely satisfying. Not particularly complex, but then it is a strong ale, so you don't expect it to be. Like a good strong ale, it manages to be strong and satisfying at the same time as being easy to drink.
So what am I enjoying about Brakspear Triple? As you've no doubt have noticed, quite a lot. It deserves special kudos for being so well balanced. It's sweet and bitter at the same time. It's as strong as strong ale should be, yet easy to drink, even for the less adventurous. I like that it's bottle conditioned. I like how many good ingredients are in it, all of which add up to a quality and drinkability that you notice. In fact, I'm nearly at the bottom of the glass, and wishing there was more to go.
What am I not enjoying about Brakspear Triple? I don't like that it's so hard to find in shops. Not picking here, it is a beer drinkers beer. Sure, it's more accessible than any strong ale I've ever tried, but lager and alcopop drinkers won't be making the switch to this one. And maybe a bit more complexity would add something. But this are tiny gripes.
To surmise, Brakspear Triple is one of the best strong ales I've tried. Which, admittedly, isn't a lot. I loved it. If you are an enthusiastic beer drinker or just want a high-quality, no-nonsense ale, Brakspear Triple deserves to be on your shopping list.
Rating: 4.5
Have you tried Brakspear Triple? What did you think of it?
Leave your opinions, corrections, recommendations, places to buy and other tomfoolery here in the comments.

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The Mohawk Nation News website was sabotaged this week and the Longest Walk website was hacked.
Rudy Preston writes at the Longest Walk site, "Sorry we were down all day. A hacker got into our server and added a piece of malicious javascript. It was deleting important files from our server. It is probably because of our public forum. We were trying to respect your private information by not collecting any. Unfortunately that allowed just anyone to post things in our forum and comment section. They were able to completely destroy a few things. Luckily I had a backup of the website.
"We are back up and running but we will have to start having people register to the site to post forum items and comments. It will also mean we will be moderating the forum. No longer will anything be instantly posted. A moderator will have to check them to be sure there is no malicious javascript in them. Sorry for the red tape, but I unfortunately have no other way to go at this point."
Preston is preparing a login form now to prevent future problems. Meanwhile, the Mohawk Naton News website is also back up and running after ownership of the website was seized away from Mohawk publisher Kahentinetha Horn. Likely the governments of Canada and Quebec are not too happy about MNN. On Tuesday, MNN exposed Canada's $40 million militia covert Op to destroy the Kanehsatake Mohawks. It took three years to obtain the government documents.
Meanwhile, the Longest Walk is preparing events and concerts for Feb. 8 -- 11. The Alcatraz ceremony is February 11, which follows with the kickoff of the two routes across America, the northern and southern routes.


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Premier League: Wilfried Zaha starstruck by Manchester United move
Wilfried Zaha admits he will be starstruck when he becomes a regular member of Manchester United's squad.
Last Updated: 25/04/13 3:15pm
The 20-year-old winger was signed by the Premier League champions in January before being loaned back to Selhurst Park for the remainder of the season.
But Zaha will be with United from the summer when he will be rubbing shoulders with the likes of Robin van Persie, Ryan Giggs and fellow England international Wayne Rooney.
And the young winger admits it will be slightly overwhelming, as he said in The Sun: "I am just anxious and excited. I cannot wait. It will be something different.
"When I walk into that dressing room at United, I do not know what I will feel. I will keep my head down as I am there to play football.
"But I have to admit I will be a bit starstruck. Van Persie and Giggs will be in there, wow. Rooney will be in there, amazing. How can I not be looking forward to this?
"I have to be patient. I do not expect to walk in and play week in, week out. Once I get the chance I will take it."
Zaha has also revealed he is an Arsenal fan and he was surprised when United made a move for him instead.
He said: "It was always Arsenal, Arsenal, Arsenal, Arsenal in terms of where I could be going.
"I have always supported Arsenal. I did not expect United to come in but they did. Arsenal are a good team but United are one of the best in the world."


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NEW YORK, May 29 (UPI) -- Nine scientists have been awarded Kavli prizes by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. The winners were announced Thursday at the World Science Festival in New York.
Named for Fred Kavli, a Norwegian-born inventor and businessman-turned-philanthropist who passed away last year, the million-dollar prizes were awarded in three categories: astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience.
The most notable winners were the scientists splitting the astrophysics prize -- awarded this year to the originators of the idea of cosmic inflation.
Cosmic inflation is the theory of how the universe quickly expanded in the earliest nanoseconds of the Big Bang. The scientists include: Alan H. Guth of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Andrei D. Linde of Stanford and Alexei A. Starobinsky of the Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics in Moscow, Russia.
Until recently, cosmic inflation was, though well-founded, highly theoretical. But recent advancements in telescope technology have allowed scientists to collect new evidence and study new sources of ancient light and energy -- evidence that's offered greater legitimacy and appreciation of the cosmic inflation theory.
In the category of nanoscience, the million-dollar prize was split by Thomas W. Ebbesen of France's Louis Pasteur University, Stefan W. Hell of Germany's Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry and John B. Pendry of Imperial College London for their combined efforts in nano-optics research.
Brenda Milner of the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University, John O'Keefe of University College London, and Marcus E. Raichle of Washington University in St. Louis shared the neuroscience for their work on memory and cognition.


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Biographical information on Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, who is now supporting gay marriage and says his reversal on the issue began when he learned one of his sons is gay:
NAME: Robert Jones "Rob" Portman.
AGE: 57. Born in Cincinnati, Dec. 19, 1955.
EDUCATION: B.A., Dartmouth College, 1979; J.D., University of Michigan School of Law, 1984.
EXPERIENCE: U.S. Senate, 2011-present; director, White House Office of Management and Budget, 2006-07; U.S. trade representative under President George W. Bush, 2005; U.S. House, 1993-2005; deputy assistant and director, Office of Legislative Affairs, White House, 1989-91; associate counsel to President George H.W. Bush, 1989.
FAMILY: Wife, Jane; three children; Jed, 22, Will, 21 and Sally, 18.
RELIGION: Methodist (changed from Presbyterian after marriage).
HOBBIES: Kayaking, biking, hunting.
QUOTE: "I have come to believe that if two people are prepared to make a lifetime commitment to love and care for each other in good times and in bad, the government shouldn't deny them the opportunity to get married," Portman wrote in an op-ed published Friday in The Columbus Dispatch.


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Joe Sinnott worked for three years in a cement factory, before he entered the Cartoonists and Illustrators School in New York City in 1949. While studying, he made his debut with the filler comic 'Trudy' in Mopsy #2 at St. Johns Publishing in 1950. He began working for Stan Lee at Timely in 1950, doing pencil and ink jobs on crime, horror, humour and superhero comics. He also drew for Dell, Charlton, Treasure Chest and Classics Illustrated. He began a fulltime collaboration with Timely/Atlas/Marvel in 1959.
There, he pencilled comics about famous persons, such as the Beatles, the Pope and Eisenhower. From 1965, he regularly cooperated with Jack Kirby on 'The Fantastic Four'. Besides this series, Sinnott has drawn for 'Thor', 'Silver Surfer', 'Captain America', 'The Avengers', 'The Hulk', 'The Defenders', and 'The Invaders'. He semi-retired in 1992, but kept doing special issues and the 'Spider-Man' Sunday page in cooperation with Alex Saviuk at King Features.


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Halloween is just around the corner, and it's time to buy or make a costume for the holiday celebrations. Whether you're going to be celebrating in NOLA or simply want to honor the city, you can try one of these New Orleans-inspired Halloween costume ideas.
Mardi Gras Krewe Member
If you can get your hands on an actual Mardi Gras krewe member's costume, this is a great and simple costume idea. If not, try to find something colorful, maybe of shiny material and patterned to resemble some of the traditional costumes. The costumes are usually pants and long sleeves. If you want to resemble someone on the krewe's court, assemble a large rounded backing out of cardboard or other straight, sturdy material (though not too heavy—you have to wear this all night) and cover it in feathers, fake jewels and other colorful accoutrements. You can go crazy or stick with one color or theme.
One of the easiest locally-themed Halloween costumes is to go as a tourist—though beware, you might just blend in with a lot of the crowd, particularly on Bourbon St. Your normal clothes will do, all you really need are a bunch of Mardi Gras beads (which when worn outside of Mardi Gras time is a clear sign of a tourist for locals) and one of the huge alcohol containers they sell on Bourbon St, such as the long green tube for a Hand Grenade or a giant plastic cup for one of the advertised "Big A** Beers."
Queen of Boodoo
Both historical and appropriate for Halloween, a voodoo queen costume is perfect for ladies wanting a great Halloween costume. Many voodoo queens are depicted with long, dark hair, sometimes with beads on the ends, or with their hair done up in a colorful shawl. Your costume will likely feature a long dress with long sleeves, maybe of different layers of fabrics and a fitted bodice. Marie Laveau was known to dance with a snake during her rituals, so having a fake snake to wear around your neck would be a nice touch.
Finally, the city has been historically thought of as a haven for vampires. Don yourself with black, red or other dressy clothing and surround yourself with a dark cape. If you want, you can add some white makeup to your face to look paler, but never forget the fangs.
Check out these and other New Orleans-themed Halloween costume ideas!


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A man was hospitalized Thursday night after he crashed his car, ultimately flipping the vehicle and becoming wedged between two homes on the city's South Side.
Police said the driver, 20-year-old Cristian Salazar, faces a felony charge for driving under the influence, driving on a revoked driver's license and striking private property after he crashed his car around 10:40 p.m. Thursday in the 9800 block of Van Vlissingen Road.
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What words come to mind when thinking of the South American country of Chile? My geographic mind thinks of a long, skinny, mountainous nation that dominates the Pacific coast of Sudamerica. My historic side brings back the thoughts of a long dictatorship under General Agosto Pinochet.
Football wise, Chile's been through a bit of a revolution over the past decade. Failing to qualify for the last two World Cup tournaments, La Roja finished second in CONMEBOL qualification for this month's tournament, just one point behind Brazil.
The Fire gained a connection to Chile in January when Soccer Fitness Specialist Alvaro "El Profe" Briones joined the team with the hiring of Head Coach Carlos de los Cobos. Hailing from Iquique in the northern part of the country, Briones filled me in on his nation's chances against Group H opponents, favorites Spain, upstarts Honduras and steadily improving Switzerland.
"Obviously when you talk about Spain in Chile's group, it is by far the best team according to the FIFA rankings," said Briones. "You have to realize Spain is having a tremendous run the last few years even though historically they haven't done very well in the World Cup. After winning Euro 2008 and qualifying so easily out of their UEFA group, it shows at this moment they are the number one contender to win the World Cup."
Number one indeed.
Holding an international record of 46-4-4 since falling to France in the Round of 16 at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Spain went on to win their second European Cup in 2008, putting to rest the notion La Furia Roja couldn't get over the hump in a major tournament.
The west European nation has been the most dominant country in world football over the last four years, having lost only one match since 2006, a 2-0 loss to the United States in last summer's Confederations Cup semifinal. Before falling to the Yanks, the Spanish were on a 35-game unbeaten run, going 32-0-3 along the way. Vicente del Bosque's men recovered following the defeat, running through UEFA qualification Group 5 with a perfect 10-0-0 record.
Luckily for Profe and Chile, their match against Spain comes in the Group H finale on June 25, allowing Chile the opportunity to clinch qualification before facing the country which once ruled them.
Chile's opening match of the tournament comes Wednesday against Honduras (6:30 am CDT), judged to be one of the weaker teams in the tournament and a side that Briones has some familiarity with after coming up against the Catrachos in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying while serving as El Salvador's Fitness Coach.
"The reality is that Honduras won't pass into the second round. You have to understand the World Cup is divided into two parts: The first phase, where the teams are there based on certain circumstances and the second phase where the main teams are playing. Honduras may have moments where they are lucky and they certainly have some very good players, but the most they can hope for is a tie in this group. They should relax and enjoy everything they have accomplished. This will be the case for a number of teams in the World Cup."
If some of the early results of this tournament have taught us anything, it would be not to take any side lightly. South Africa, Uruguay, the United States, New Zealand and Paraguay have all earned draws against opponents judged to be favorites, while tournament unknowns North Korea held Brazil scoreless for 55 minutes today.
If it's to be the case for Honduras, who are appearing in only their second World Cup, the Central Americans may have to alter their normal attack-minded plan to a counter-attacking, wait-and-see style that has suited underdogs so far in this tournament.
Perhaps Chile's most important game though is the middle match, to be played against Switzerland on June 21 in Port Elizabeth. Most would agree with Spain predicted to run through the group, the winner of that game, if there is one, will almost assuredly go through to the next round.
Briones points to both Chile and the Swiss' recent success in youth competitions as reasons their match will be a competitive one.
"Switzerland is working for something very important and qualified very quickly for the World Cup. The most important thing is that they're going through a phase where they're experiencing a younger generation. In the recent past, they've done well in the U20 and U17 competitions. This is the same for Chile, qualifying more often than not for the U20 and U17 World Cups."
Despite Switzerland's quality, Profe points to a few factors to be difference makers in the June 21 clash.
"You have to remember, Chile has about 60 players playing overseas, so though Chile and Switzerland have similar characteristics, the advantage is that there are more Chilean players in bigger clubs overseas. Another important factor is our current manager, Marcelo Bielsa, who I consider to be one of the great tacticians and top three coaches in the world."
Most important for a country with the size and football status that Chile possess is to play as a team. No player is more important than another and the 11 men on the field will be what take this side beyond the group phase.
"You can't rely on one player because that's not how we got to this World Cup. If you look at some of the players that aren't in the team like Hector Mancilla of Toluca who was the top scorer in the Mexican league and Roma's David Pizarro, it tells you that this team has a lot of good players already in it but they won't accomplish anything if they don't play together."
Reaching the Round of 16 would be an accomplishment for the Chileans, but advancement beyond that point seems difficult as they'd almost assuredly have to face one of Brazil, Ivory Coast or Portugal in the first knockout phase. The chance of a knockout round matchup with continental rivals Brazil increased with that country's 2-1 win over North Korea Tuesday, coupled with a 0-0 deadlock between the Ivory Coast and Portugal in Group G play. It's a familiar opponent for the Chileans as Brazil has been the country to knock the side out in both their advancements past the group stage – the 1962 semifinals and 1998 Round of 16.
Before thinking about the next round, Chile has to get over their first and easiest hump in tomorrow's early match against Honduras.


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Celebrating Mardi Gras AND International Women's Day
In a weird confluence, the 100th International Women's Day falls on Mardi Gras this year. We editors realized this as we ate punchkis together and titled our upcoming interview with anthropologist and former Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, on his study of American Muslims.
While we may be embracing the "fat" of "fat" Tuesday in our office, Mardi Gras has come to mean something completely different in American culture: getting drunk and flaunting sexuality, devoid of the fasting that follows.
Ahmed didn't only meet with Muslims into his Journey into America; he also looked into American culture. And on his stop in New Orleans, he sent his team of young people out into the wee hours of the night to ask people questions about what it meant to be American. Predictably, the answers were scary. I'll leave the profanities to your imagination.
But the observations they made helped him understand an interesting phenomenon: white women converting to Islam. It's about boundaries, he says. It could be Catholicism, he adds, but certainly Islam provides extremely strong boundaries when it comes to sex. Donna Freitas told us a few years ago that even her most liberal students wanted boundaries. Their favorite book was A Return to Modesty, written by a woman who turned to Orthodox Judaism for a way out of hook-up culture.
As an American, I was defensive reading Ahmed's critique about Mardi Gras. So I asked him whether Mardi Gras behavior defines American culture any more than honor killings define the cultures of Muslim-majority countries. "It's not mainstream America, but that is a part of society that we can't pretend it doesn't exist," he responded, saying that the same can be said honor killings and genital mutilation.
As a Catholic and feminist (you got a problem with that?), I argue that we must work for justice for the least of these. We can stand with our Muslim sisters against the injustices they face. American women, according to a new report, have made great strides in the past 50 years and show what is possible (even though we have many issues that remain unresolved here). Meanwhile we've abandoned our efforts to help Afghan women gain greater property rights—this, sadly, might not be realistic in that country yet, but advocates continue to fight for it.
But Western women can learn from Muslim feminists on this Women's Day/Mardi Gras, as well. We aren't empowered by earning beads, they tell us. One hundred years after the first International Women's Day, the world has grown smaller, allowing women from diverse cultures to meet, help, and inspire each other. May we all be better for it.


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Jerry Brown and Barbara Boxer have just won the California gubernatorial and Senate races. Whatever you think of Boxer's and Brown's politics, in embracing them California -- a place famous for the new -- is leaning on the old and the familiar, at a time of great political change elsewhere.
What does this mean? It means that this is a Democratic state. It means that Whitman and Fiorina, for all their wealth and CEO experience, couldn't make the sale with voters.
But it also sends a remarkable message about politics in California. Even at a time of persistent governing crisis, and record high levels of public discontent with government in California, voters aren't willing to embrace change here.
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Brown's restoration to power (on a campaign platform with strong echoes of the incumbent Schwarzenegger's policies) and Boxer's re-election to a fourth term are the least of it. California won't make changes in its Congressional delegation, even as Congress sees a huge shift in power. The partisan make-up of the state legislature will stay the same. Most initiatives appear to be going down.
If Californians are so unhappy, why don't they vote for change? Here are three reasons.
1. Lack of alternatives. In a two party system, it's up to the minority party to come up with acceptable challengers. And the California Republican Party is losing members and financial support. The institution that should develop challengers is in crisis.
2. Many Californians have given up on voting. At least 60 percent of the 23.5 million Californians eligible to vote didn't cast ballots this fall. After years of frustration and persistent crisis, Californians are dropping out of the electorate.
3. Voters have no way to make change via elections. The system of legislative elections is broken; because of its size and scale and gerrymandering, voters can't change the party in control of the legislature. And they don't know their representatives. The ballot initiative process is open only to the rich people and interests with the millions of dollars needed to qualify measures and run campaigns. And the complicated California system, full of two-thirds supermajorities, limits the power of the governor and other elected officials. So the people that Californians elect can't do all that much.
California's governing system is broken. This election is merely more evidence of this.


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WASHINGTON — The issue of Syria has scrambled the usual political alliances that have long defined California's members of Congress, even as President Obama and delegation leaders seek to persuade them to side with him.
Backing their party's president, Sen. Barbara Boxer and her colleague, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, have expressed support for a limited U.S. military strike. So too has House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), who, along with Boxer, is a leading liberal critic of the Iraq war. But at least 15 of the state's 53 House members — eight Republicans and seven Democrats — oppose or are leaning against an attack.
They include Barbara Lee, a Bay Area liberal, and Dana Rohrabacher, an Orange County conservative. Only two of Pelosi's fellow California Democrats — House Democratic Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra of Los Angeles and freshman Rep. Juan Vargas of San Diego — have expressed support for a limited attack. Some members of the delegation say they are undecided.
TRANSCRIPT: Obama makes his case to the nation
The new diplomatic initiative — Russia's proposal to place Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles under international control to stave off U.S. military action — has given all of the delegation members a pass for now on what would be a politically tough vote.
It is tough in particular for the lawmakers who report that their constituents overwhelmingly oppose a U.S. military strike. "All of my colleagues have been inundated with phone calls, and almost unanimously, people don't want us to strike Syria," freshman Rep. Ami Bera (D-Elk Grove) said during a hearing last week on Syria.
Feinstein on Wednesday expressed hope that Syria would surrender its chemical weapons, but she also sought to build support for a military strike, if necessary.
"I hope that military force will not be needed, that we will allow the time for the United Nations and the parties on the Security Council to put an agreement together, and the threat of force will be sufficient to change President Assad's behavior," she said in a speech the day after Obama delivered a rare prime-time address from the White House.
But in the Senate floor speech she also sought to make the case to her colleagues that Syrian President Bashar Assad's government has "repeatedly" used chemical weapons, and urged Americans to view videos of the victims that "should shock the conscience of all humanity."
In one video, posted on the website of the Senate Intelligence Committee she chairs, Feinstein spoke about a Syrian girl in pajamas who "looked just like my daughter at that age — same hair, same pajamas, same innocence, except the little Syrian girl was lifeless."
Feinstein said that she supports delaying a congressional vote to authorize a U.S. military strike on Syria to see whether the Russian proposal succeeds. But she told colleagues that "countries around the world will see the United States as a paper tiger when it promises to take action but fails to do so."
Obama's speech failed to sway some members of the California delegation.
FULL COVERAGE: The debate over Syria
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Corona), who reported that his constituent mail and phone calls run 20-1 against a strike, said that he is "unconvinced that a U.S. attack on Syria has clear and precise objectives."
Rep. Janice Hahn (D-San Pedro), who has expressed skepticism from the beginning about a U.S. military strike, went to the House floor Wednesday to welcome the possibility of a diplomatic solution. She added that a limited strike "risks igniting a dangerously unlimited conflict." In an interview, she added: "If this is an international norm that has been violated, then I'm not comfortable — nor are my constituents — that the United States becomes the enforcer."
Also unswayed was Rep. David Valadao, a freshman Republican from California's Central Valley who was among a group of House Republicans who met with Vice President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday.
"I do not believe the United States has justification to implement military force in Syria, as proposed legislation fails to precisely define a strategy, clearly state objectives, and does not garner widespread support from the international community," he said.
In 2002, when members of Congress voted in advance of U.S. action in Iraq, the partisan lines were far more absolute. Of the 32 California Democrats in the House, 24 voted against giving President George W. Bush authority to use force there; the state's 20 House Republicans voted en masse with their party's president.
Rohrabacher, a yes vote on sending troops to Iraq, said he sees no U.S. national security interest in Syria.
Boxer, who has said that her vote against the Iraq war was her proudest moment, has said that a failure to act "gives Assad license to use these weapons again."
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In Tangier, a body in a blanket: borne through the souk at shoulder height, a brisk pace and accompanied by boisterous call and response. Later, from our room, the sound of women's chant in some adjacent house and of their ululating – whether in mourning or in celebration of come unconnected event I do not know.
We eat in the courtyard of the women's charity and amble afterwards around now familiar shops. I buy incense and K lamps, and a wet, grey day opens up into sunshine. They call it the white city but there's a good deal of clutter in the colour and a good dose of yellow and brown, as if the city were an ageing photo of itself, sunk into a geriatric tint and turned sepia.
It's good to be back; we've been down the coast a little, in Asilah, a resort town with Portuguese and Spanish history and a beautifully maintained medina, although I suppose it could be accused of being a little sanitised – certainly so in comparison with its crumbling counterpart in Tangier. We've spent a pleasant couple of days there in what is essentially a typical seaside town but with added Moroccan intrigue.
Sitting outside the old walls with two tall mint teas, for instance, at around eight in the evening, the quintessential seaside promenade; it seemed the whole place was out. More


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Wine & Health
Wine & Health
A Look at the Latest Research and Most Promising Discoveries
Alcohol dehydrogenase ~ Enzyme found in the digestive tract that helps the body break down alcohol. Women typically produce less alcohol dehydrogenase than men (and so metabolize alcohol more slowly).
HDL cholesterol ~ High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, aka "good cholesterol" in that it contains more proteins and less fat. A level of 60mg/dl of HDL is generally considered protective against heart disease by reducing inflammation in blood vessels and inhibiting the buildup of fatty deposits in the arteries. Low-density lipoprotein is known as "bad cholesterol"; an LDL of less than 100mg/dl is considered optimal. HDL cholesterol mops up LDL cholesterol and transports it to the liver, which breaks it down.
Polyphenols ~ A class of chemical compounds found in plants, polyphenols fulfill a variety of functions, from providing color in fruits to fighting off infections; high levels are also found in the skins of grapes and other fruits. Polyphenols are divided into two classes: flavonoids and nonflavonoids. Flavonoids, which are abundant in wine, include flavonols, procyanidins (condensed tannins) and anthocyanins. The levels of these compounds greatly influence the overall taste, color and longevity of finished wines. Tannins are the most abundant polyphenol among the 4,000 found in the plant world. Several polyphenols, including procyanidins and quercetin, are being studied for their potential health benefits.
Resveratrol ~ A polyphenol that functions as a plant's primary defense against damage from bacteria or fungi. Found in grape skins and red wine, resveratrol is the subject of intense study for its potential role in prolonging the human life span and in guarding against dementia, diabetes and cancer.
SIRT1 ~ A human gene, part of a family of genes called sirtuins, being researched for its role in the aging process. SIRT1 may be activated by resveratrol and other polyphenols.


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Thanks to Betty Friedan and her seminal book, many Americans' romantic relationships are more fulfilling, loving, and meaningful this Valentine's Day than they might have been 50 years ago.
Indeed, though many people today haven't read "The Feminine Mystique," they are enjoying the fruits of the women's movement that it helped spark: economic independence, legal rights, elevated social status, and more fulfilling relationships.
So says marriage expert Stephanie Coontz, who chronicles the stories of a generation of women whose lives were changed by "The Feminine Mystique," in her new book, A Strange Stirring: The Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s.
Nearly half a century after Betty Friedan's revolutionary book hit the market, I spoke with Ms. Coontz about how far we've come, how marriage has changed, where Friedan was wrong, and what Friedan would have thought about Valenine's Day.
What would Betty Friedan think of Valentine's Day?
She would certainly hate the way it has been commercialized. One of the most powerful chapters of "The Feminine Mystique" – and one that still rings true to readers today – is called "The Sexual Sell." Friedan used the internal memos of motivational research firms to expose how marketers fan our insecurities, to persuade us that buying things will satisfy our hunger for meaningful relationships and meaningful work. She would be very critical of the ads claiming that you can solidify your relationship by buying the right gift or find happiness by receiving such a gift.
On the other hand, she would probably welcome the celebration of romantic relationships. Contrary to myth, Friedan was not a man-hater, nor was she anti-marriage. In fact she argued that when women gained confidence in their own abilities and found meaning in their own lives, they would be better partners…
How has love and marriage – and women's role in it – changed since Friedan wrote her seminal book?
Women's new economic independence, legal rights, and social status have had paradoxical effects on love and marriage. On the one hand, women feel less pressure than in the past to enter or stay in a relationship that doesn't meet the full range of their needs. As late as 1967, two-thirds of college women said they would consider marrying someone they didn't love if he met their other criteria, most of which had to do with financial security, protection, and social respectability. Today most women hold out for love and mutual respect. Women are more willing to delay or forgo marriage than they were in the 1950s and early 1960s, and they are more ready to leave a marriage if they don't get the love, respect, and mutuality they expect.
In your book, you explain how "unliberated" women actually were in the 1960s. It's certainly known as the decade of women's liberation, so why were so many women unhappy with their lives?
The National Organization for Women was founded in 1966. A few years later, younger women formed consciousness-raising groups and held guerilla theatre actions to protest the treatment of women as sex objects. And in 1970 there was the massive Women's Strike for Equality, an action that was the brainchild of Betty Friedan. But actual progress in women's legal rights didn't make much headway until the 1970s and 1980s. The legal disabilities women faced in the 1960s make for startling reading, and change came slowly. As late as 1968, most newspapers still had sex-segregated want ads that channeled women into low-paid jobs as secretaries and "gal Fridays." Many states had "head and master" laws giving the husband final say on many family decisions. In 1970, the average female college graduate who worked full-time (and the average black male college grad too) earned less than the average white male high school graduate. The Supreme Court didn't outlaw discrimination in promotions on the basis of gender until the 1980s. It wasn't until 1993 that sexual harassment on the job was deemed illegal.
What is "momism" and why was it considered such a threat in the 1960s?
One of the big myths about feminism is that it downgraded the status of mothers, especially stay-at-home mothers. But in 1963, when Friedan's book was published, only 8 states gave a full-time homemaker any legal claim on her husband's earnings. And during the 1950s and 1960s, there were just as many prejudices against stay-at-home-moms as against career women. Sociologists and psychiatrists claimed that the power of SAHMs – "momism" – was an epidemic that threatened the very core of masculinity: Homemakers were supposedly emasculating their sons and neutering their husbands. You could hardly pick up a magazine in the 1950s and early 1960s without reading some article claiming that overbearing mothers were responsible for everything from the rise of Hitler to the fact that 2.5 million men had been found unfit to serve in the army.
This constant negativity took a huge toll. I interviewed almost 200 women for this book, and it was stunning to hear how low their self-esteem was, how little entitlement they felt to good treatment – by their husbands or by society – and how guilty they felt when they wanted something more.
What misconceptions do Americans have about "The Feminine Mystique"?
People have this idea that "The Feminine Mystique" was a radical call to arms for women. In fact, Friedan didn't [initially] advocate any of the practical reforms she would later champion. She just told women: "It is not crazy for you to want something more from your life than an exclusive identity as someone's wife and someone's mother. The impulse to grow and expand your horizons is normal, and it doesn't make you a bad wife or mother." Who would disagree with that today? But at the time, women told me, it made them sob with relief to hear those words, to realize that, as so many of them put it, "maybe I wasn't crazy." Hearing their stories gave me a deep sympathy for the wives and daughters of what we often call "the Greatest Generation," when we really mean only the male members of that generation and are ignoring the female ones.
Many of Betty Friedan's predictions about how feminism would change relationships were true – for example, men are happier and marriages better because of feminism. But she wasn't always right. What were some of her prophecies and when was she wrong?
The main problem with "The Feminine Mystique" is that Friedan didn't address the changes needed to make it possible for all women to combine a satisfying work life with a satisfying family life. She advised women to hire housekeepers and nannies when possible, so they could pursue their education or hold down some type of challenging work. But she didn't pay attention to the needs of the women who would have to take over the housekeeping duties of the middle-class women she addressed in her book. And she also didn't think through the issue of how to involve men more deeply in family life. In her later years, she recognized these problems and began to advocate for measures to create better work-life balance for both genders and for all economic and racial-ethnic groups.
Another weakness of the book was Friedan's uncritical acceptance of the severe prejudices against homosexuality that were so common back in the 1950s and 1960s. It took her quite a few years, for example, to accept that lesbians had a legitimate place in the women's movement. But again, to do her justice, she DID change over time.
Almost 50 years after Betty Friedan wrote "The Feminine Mystique," how have we done?
Today many of us feel so stressed by the pressures of juggling work and family that it's easy to forget how far we've come and how little we'd like to live the lives of the housewives I describe in my book. One of the rewards I got from writing this book was to gain a little perspective on how much better we have it in comparison to the 1960s.
In 1972, women were only 3 percent of all licensed attorneys and 8 percent of physicians. Today, women are a full quarter of all practicing physicians and nearly one-third of all lawyers. Young women in their 20s actually out-earn men the same age in many metropolitan areas. High school girls now take as many advanced math classes as the boys. Women now have equal rights in both private and public life. Even the incidence of rape has fallen significantly.
Men have benefited too. Most men report feeling relieved that they no longer have to be the sole breadwinner in the family, and many have discovered the rewards of becoming more involved in family life…. After spending their lives as "good providers," and having enjoyed some very real masculine privileges as a result, men often found out upon retirement that they were strangers to their children, and sometimes to their wife as well. Today's men and women are less likely to experience such crises.
Mission accomplished, then?
Not quite. The old feminine mystique – the idea that women are not capable beyond the home – has pretty much broken down. But there are some new mystiques. One I call the "hottie mystique" – the idea being sold to young women that you can indeed do anything the men can, but only if you constantly display how "hot" you are at the same time. Another is the mothering mystique – which tells slightly older women that they too can be anything they want in the work world but that they also have to be super-moms besides, and if they can't do everything perfectly they should opt out.
The mommy mystique is the flip side of what sociologists Phyllis Moen and Patricia Roehling call the "career mystique" – the idea that a successful career requires you to be constantly available, more than full-time, to the demands of work… These mystiques create higher levels of work-family conflict in America – for both men and women. In fact men now report higher work-family conflict than women do. Paradoxically, you might say that one of the biggest gains of the women's movement is that many of the issues we face today are no longer confined primarily to women but must be solved on behalf of BOTH sexes.
Husna Haq is a Monitor correspondent.


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I'm a beginner to cryptography and looking to understand in very simple terms what a cryptographic "salt" is, when I might need to use it, and why I should or should not use it. Can anyone offer me a very simple and clear (beginner level) explanation please?
If you know of any references on the topic, those would also be useful in addition to your explanation.


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As a young girl I fancied that Angus was off in the woods somewhere. No one ever talked about him. Of course, my family never talked.
My Aunt Miriam called us "dour" Scotsman.
I know that Angus and his son George were longshoremen in West Seattle. Angus was supposed to be involved in the organization of the longshoremen and things got a little rough so he had to leave town?
My Aunt Miriam seemed to think he was involved in the assassination of the governor of Idaho back in the early 1900's. She told this tale to a family member as well as the one above about the organization of the longshoremen. I share them with you now. Unfortunately, these two stories have not been proven.
The book: Big Trouble, by J. Anthony Lukas, Simon & Schuster, 1997, is about the assassination of Governor Steunenberg and the trial that followed.
On page 538 it lists the jurors that were chosen for the trial: Thomas B. Gess, Finley McBean, Samuel D. Gilman, Daniel Clark, George Powell, F. Messecar, Lee Schrivener, J.A. Robertson, Levi Smith, A.P. Burns and Samuel F. Russell. No Angus McDonald is mentioned on this jury or in the book.
Another book: The Introductory Chapter to the History of the Trials of Moyer, Haywood, Pettibone and Harry Orchard, by Fremont Wood, Trial Judge NW-R 979.63 W85, Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, 1931, Spokane Public Library Northwest Room.
The above book stated that the labor unrest started in 1892 and went on till Haywood died in Russia in the 1920's. Martial law was declared for all of Shoshone County, Idaho at one time. There were 10-12 miners sentenced to the jail in Ada County. Trials were held in the U.S. District Court at Coeur D'Alene in Kootenai County in August 23, 1897 and 1892. It was a violent and difficult time.
Here are some very interesting links about this event and it is all quite fascinating:
Idaho Public Television's website has: Assassination: Idaho's Trial of the Century
This website is interesting: "Famous American Trials – Bill Haywood Trial 1907:"
This person is a great great grandson of Gov. F. Steunenberg and he has a very interesting blog:
Is my Aunt Miriam right or wrong about Angus? His grandson never knew anything of this story. So at this point I cannot answer the question of whether Angus was involved or not in the assassination of the governor of Idaho. I would have to go to the Idaho State archives in Boise to see if I could find anything.
To try to get Angus in Idaho at the time of the assassination in 1905, I tried the U.S. Federal Census for 1900 and the Canadian for 1891. I cannot find Angus or his family members. Idaho does not have a state census.
Remember Angus disappears after the 1881 Canadian Census where he is with his parents and siblings in Chichester, Pontiac Co., Quebec. He resurfaces when his daughter Helena Mary is born in Chichester in 1897 per the records of the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Chapeau. After her birth he disappears again till I find him and his family in Seattle, Washington in 1910.
The 1910 U.S. Federal Census:
Line 30, 534, 217, 230 McDonald, Angus L., head, Male, White, age 44, Married 1st, age 19 at marriage, born Canadian Scotch, parents Canadian Scotch, Engineer; McDonald, Louisa J., wife, Female, White, age 42 married 1, age 19, , born Wisconsin, father Norwegian, mother Swedish ; McDonald, George W. son, Male, white, age 18, born in Michigan, clerk grocery store; McDonald, Lorne S., son, male, white, age 16, singled, born in Minnesota, apprentice; McDonald, Helen M., daughter, female, white age 12, single, Canadian English, no occupation; McDonald, Rachel, daughter, female, white, age 10, single, born in Wisconsin, no occupation.
Source: 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Seattle, King Co., Washington, SD 1, ED 151, Sheet #11A, Ancestry.com.
1920 U.S. Federal Census
Line 53, 2nd Ave Street West, 401/84/290, McDonald, Angus (S?), Head 1, Renting, Male, White, 56 yrs., married, immigrated to US 1888, naturalized 1894, able to read and write, born in Canada, English, father and mother both born in Canada, parents speak English, able to speak English, Engineer, Steamer, working. McDonald, Louisa L., wife, female, white, age 54, married, able to read and write, born in Wisconsin, father born in Norway, Norwegian, mother born in Sweden, Swedish, can speak English, no occupation.. McDonald, George Wm., son, male, white age 28, single, able to read and write, born in Michigan, (see parents), can speak English, Electrician, Lineman, working. McDonald, Hellena M., daughter, female, white, age 22, single, able to read and write, unclear about birth maybe born in Canada, Furrier, Dept. Store. McDonald, Rachel, daughter, female, white, age 20, single, has not attended school since 9/1919, able to read and write, born in Wisconsin, stenographer, Real estate. Hanson, Albert H., brother-in-law, male, white, age 67?, single, naturalized 1858/1853, able to read and write, born in Norway, Norwegian, parents same as Louisa, able to speak English, Engineer, Locomotive, working. Hanson, Frank G., brother-in-law, male, white, age 52, single, able to read and write, born in Wisconsin, Norwegian, able to speak English, Carpenter, house, working.
Source: 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Seattle , King County, Washington, SD#1, ED 168, Sheet 9B, precinct 97, enumerated January 8 and 9th, 1920, by Edward P. [ ], Ancestry.com.
1930 U.S. Federal Census
Line 4, 3265, 349, 349, McDonald, Angus L., Head, 0, $3500, R, M, W, 64, m, 36, no, yes, Canada English, Scotland, Scotland, English, 60/43, V 1890 NA, yes, longshoremen, at the docks, 8880, w, yes, no. McDonald, Louisa J. Wife – H, F, W, 62, m, 24, no, yes, Wisconsin, Norway, Sweden, 63, 05, O, yes, none. Penglase, Helena, daughter, F, w, 31, Div. no, yes, Canada English, Canada English, Wisconsin, English 60/43, V, 1899, NA, yes, Milliner, Hat factory, 8864, w, yes. Penglase, George R., grandson, M, w, 8, S, yes, Washington, Michigan, Canada English, 96/43, 2, none
Source: 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Seattle, King County, Washington, Block 7506, ED 414, Sht. 27A, #155, T626-251, pg. 27A, Image 842. Ancestry.com.
The 1930 census is the first time Angus is listed as a longshoremen. The ILWU website has a short history of the organization of the longshoremen on the Pacific Coast.
The 1910 census lists him as an engineer and the 1920 lists him again as an engineer on a "steamer." My Aunt Miriam wrote in her notes that Angus could fix anything (click on the picture below and it will open, click back to return):
According to the 1920 and 1930 census Angus came to the U.S. in 1886. There is some disagreement on his dates of naturalization so that will make it more challenging to try to locate that information.
Unfortunately my great-uncle died the following year after the 1930 census of pneumonia.
Angus Lawrence McDonald died on 2 May 1931 in Seattle, King Co., Washington. He lived in one of Seattle's neighborhoods called West Seattle. Angus was buried 5 May 1931 in the Calvary Cemetery in north Seattle. He shares the site with his wife and two sons.
The area is one that has been a very big part of my life. The Calvary Cemetery is near the University Village where I have shopped many times. The University of Washington dominates the whole area and my life is tangled up with that school.
I didn't know Angus was so close till 2001.
FindAGrave has some of the burials for the Calvary Cemetery but not all.
The Calvary Cemetery in Seattle was very helpful when I visited and viewed the graves. They are part of a group of Catholic cemeteries in the area:
Angus L. McDonald of 3268 38th Ave. SW, died at Providence Hospital. He had been in the US 25 years. He had been married to Louisa Jane McDonald. He was Born August 5, 1865. He was 65 years 8 mos. and 26 days old at death. He was a longshoremen. He last worked in April 1931. He worked at this occupation 10 yrs. He was born in Canada. His father was Archie McDonald, birthplace was Scotland. Mother's information unknown. George McDonald was the informant, from San Francisco, CA. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Arrangement by Bonney-Watson. He had been sick from April 13 to May 2, 1931. He died at 6:45 pm of Lobar Pneumonia (Double). Signed by C.A. Anderson of 4704 California Ave.
Source: Certificate of Death for Angus L. McDonald, May 2, 1931, Rec. No. #1577, Reg. No. 1641, Seattle, King Co., Washington Bureau of Vital Statistics, Washington State Board of Health. The Family History Library has these death certificates on film.
There are two items on my wish list for Angus. To find out if he was involved with the organization of the longshoremen. The other is, was he really involved with the events around the Governor of Idaho? Until then all will remain a mystery!


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It's a good day to reminisce, my friends. Ten years ago today the last episode of Friends aired to millions, and millions were wiping their tear-drenched faces. The Last One.
My love for Friends runs very deep. So deep that I recreated one of their promotional pictures at my wedding.
That's a great fucking picture. We're on the left, by the way. I feel like that clarification is necessary.
During the live run of the series, and countless reruns over the last 10 years, I stand confidently by my sentiment that all life events can be traced to an episode of Friends. Oddly enough, even the most unlikely story lines from the series can happen in real life. Believe me, I KNOW. So in honor of this momentous occasion, it's story telling time.
Many of you might be familiar with the season five episode, The One With Rachel's Inadvertent Kiss. Quick rundown for those scratching their heads: Rachel goes on an interview at Ralph Lauren, and, on her way out, the male interviewer gives her a handshake while leaning toward the door, which Rachel mistakes for an invitation to kiss him on the cheek. She gets called back for another interviewing, thinking it was because of the kiss – hilarity ensues.
But that doesn't happen to people, this was one of those episode subplots that was far too silly to ever think it could be an actual thing. Right? RIGHT?!
A few months ago I went on an interview in Redwood City, an hour and 40 minutes from my apartment. It took me five freeways and a bridge to get there, but the downtown area was lovely and I had nothing to lose.
Upon my arrival to this sweet little start-up joint, I was greeted by this chic and tall young woman who was the person I had interviewed with over the phone. Awesome, we're a little acquainted, so my sweat glands were at some ease. Her and I chat about the job, responsibilities, and each other. She's incredibly chill and seemed like a great person. I met with one other, and then my time was up.
Feeling good, I met up with the chic gal again as she led me to the door. I had my professional notebook (you know, the uselessly padded kind) in my left hand as I opened the door with my right. Propping the door open with my right foot, I turned around to offer her a "hire me" handshake when I noticed her arm reach out, seeming to beg for a hug. Did the interview go that well? I don't blame her, really, I gave some great anecdotes in there and managed to never laugh when the word "duties" was dropped in conversation (thanks, Chandler). I'd probably want to hug me, too.
As if it happened in slow motion, I went in for the hug. I couldn't use my left hand since the professional pad of never used paper was there, but I gave her a decent wrap of my right arm. Once I realized she wasn't hugging me back, I knew it.
I back away slowly, wondering where I misread the signals. I look to my right and notice her outstretched arm, the one I assumed was eager for a hug, was currently holding the door open. My brain started sparking, putting the situation together. This just happened to me. I hugged my interviewer. Must. Recover. So I did what I do in all awkward moments, I threw it out in the open and laid it all on the table.
Me: "Oh god, you were just being nice and normal and holding the door open for me."
Cool, Chic Interviewer: "[nervous laughter]"
Me: "Wow, I thought it was odd you wanted a hug!"
CCI: "Oh, yea…[nervous laughter]"
Me: "I made it weird. It was me. Well, I guess if nothing else, now we're sort of friends?"
CCI: "Haha…"
Me: "Alright, thank you again for your time. I'm going to go die now."
As I left the building, all I could think of was Rachel's Inadvertent Kiss, and that one of the stranger Friends story lines actually happened to me. This was real life. Thank God it wasn't a kiss, but OHMYGOD I HUGGED HER. I could not stop laughing at the ridiculousness, and I had an hour and 40 minute drive home to think about what I'd just done.
As with Rachel Green's story, I, too, was asked for another interview, and the cool, chic young woman thought my hug was pretty hilarious. But that's where it stopped. I didn't get further than that follow-up interview. Guess I should've thought more seriously about a follow-up boob graze to my initial hug. Rachel accidentally touched her interviewer's crotch on her second interview, and she got the job. Total missed opportunity.
Regardless of the outcome, the importance of this story is that Friends continually breaks the barrier of television hilarity and real life embarrassment. Sure, they may have been six extremely attractive people with apartments their jobs never seemed to be able to cover and more time on their hands than normal, but their lives live on through our own – sometimes inadvertently.
Here's to you, Friends!


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It's an extravaganza of all things New York.
Stair Public Library will become a forum for art, music, history, literature, culinary arts and fun Saturday, Nov. 13, when the "Picturing New York...in a tiny Midwest town" project kicks off.
The project is presented in conjunction with Picturing America, a National Endowment for the Humanities initiative which promotes American history through art, and is funded by a grant from the American Library Association.
Included in the day's events are several New York games to be played during National Gaming Day activities from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; a visit from New York City author Ned Vizzini who will speak at 2 p.m. about his book, "It's Kind of a Funny Story" being turned into a movie which is now in theaters; the grand opening at 6 p.m. of the "New York, New York Art Show" featuring art posters from the Picturing America collection and art created by Morenci students; a variety of New York-inspired refreshments; and the Paul Keller Trio in a special jazz concert from 4 to 6 p.m.
Paul Keller Trio
The Paul Keller Trio's participation in this event will enhance the visual images with jazz music and standard American popular songs associated with New York.
Selections will include Rogers and Hart's "I'll Take Manhattan," Vernon Duke's "Autumn in New York," George M. Cohan's "Give My Regards to Broadway," Irving Berlin's "How About You," Benny Goodman's "Stompin' at the Savoy," Harry Warren's "Lullabye of Broadway" and "Forty Second Street," Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's "Take the 'A' Train" and the 1890s popular song "The Sidewalks of New York."
String bassist Paul Keller has strong ties to Morenci. Paul's father Rev. Ron L. Keller and his mother Patricia (Reppert) Keller both graduated from Morenci High School in the 1950s. Paul's grandmother Twila Knoblauch still resides in Morenci.
The Paul Keller Trio includes pianist Duncan McMillan and guitarist Ralph Tope. Keller is well known for his work with Canadian singer/pianist Diana Krall with whom he has traveled the world and recorded several CDs.
For more information about Paul Keller, his jazz bands, his recordings, and his performance schedule, visit www.pkorecords.com. Keller's CDs will be available for sale at the concert.


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Thursday, February 23, 2012
"...tyrants around the world have conclusively shown that they will stop at nothing to prevent the free flow of information among their subjects."
Written by Alex Newman
A new effort to hand control over the Internet to the United Nations is underway as oppressive regimes such as the communist dictatorship ruling mainland China clamor for more censorship and regulation of the World Wide Web.
The Obama administration has remained silent so far, having failed to even select a leader to defend U.S. interests at upcoming talks on the subject. But critics of the global move are already striking back, warning that transferring Internet governance to the UN would be a massive blow to freedom and prosperity for the whole planet.
Today, the online world is largely governed and regulated by a decentralized network of non-profit groups, most of which are based in America where the Internet was born. And private-sector interests — companies such as Google, Facebook, and others — still dominate the web at present.
The "multi-stakeholder" approach, as it is known, has kept the Internet free in most of the world for over a decade while revolutionizing business, information, communications, and even civilization itself. But all of that could change soon, at least if despots of various varieties — from communists in Beijing to Islamists in Tehran — get their way.
Later this month in Geneva, Switzerland, governments will gather to begin negotiations on a potential treaty that could crush the free flow of information online, according to experts. The diplomatic process will help lay the foundation for the upcoming "World Conference on International Telecommunications" in Dubai at the end of the year.
Under the auspices of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), a UN body, a collection of mostly dictatorial regimes is expected to push for a complete overhaul of existing Internet governance. Everything from pay structures and rates to cyber security and data protection could end up under an international regime, according to experts.
"A top-down, centralized, international regulatory overlay is antithetical to the architecture of the Net," wrote Robert McDowell, a commissioner with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in a piece for the Wall Street Journal. "Any attempts to expand intergovernmental powers over the Internet — no matter how incremental or seemingly innocuous — should be turned back."
According to McDowell, who stood up to the Obama administration's FCC power grabs in 2010 when it sought control over the Internet under the guise of "net neutrality," pro-regulation forces are far more organized and energized than supporters of a free Internet — for now at least. And they need only a simple majority of national governments to implement their schemes through the UN, he said.
"We must awake from our slumber and engage before it is too late," McDowell warned in the piece. "Not only do these developments have the potential to affect the daily lives of all Americans, they also threaten freedom and prosperity across the globe."
But despite the renewed push for a global Internet regime and the attention it has received in recent days, despotic regimes' fixation with subduing online freedom is hardly a new phenomenon. The Chinese dictatorship, for example, has been censoring and monitoring the web within China since 1996.
As The New American reported in 2010, despots the world over have for years been fiendishly seeking new ways to tame the largely unregulated flow of information over the Internet. And they seem to have come to an agreement even back then: UN control is the way to go.
Led by the Brazilian government, a broad coalition including communist regimes and Islamic dictatorships ruling countries such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, Mauritania, and others was agitating to create a UN-led, government-only regulatory regime to subdue the Internet. And while a few Western governments and companies spoke out mildly against the scheme, the chorus calling for global regulation was deafening.
"The governments are located in the center of this process," Chinese "Ministry of Industry and Information" representative Tang Zicai was quoted as saying. "This process cannot be accomplished without the meaningful participation of the governments." The Islamic military dictatorship ruling the north-African nation of Mauritania even called openly for global censorship of Internet content.
And strongmen around the world have not given up yet. In a widely quoted interview from last June, for example, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin touted "establishing international control over the Internet using the monitoring and supervisory capabilities of the International Telecommunication Union."
Like many other governments around the world, the regime ruling Russia is not happy about the current situation — especially as most of the key Internet stakeholders are based in America. And so, the "solution" — for dictators and oppressive rulers around the world, at least — is to shift that power into the hands of a global body, or at least to national governments.
"If we are going to talk about the democratization of international relations, I think a critical sphere is information exchange and global control over such exchange," Putin said in the interview. "This is certainly a priority on the international agenda."
ITU officials, of course, claim the UN body is not aiming to regulate the Internet. But the fact that oppressive governments around the world would like to rein in online freedom is undeniable. Many already do.
Even in the UK, the government-funded BBC recently carried a piece by Professor Alan Woodward of the University of Surrey saying the Internet was "broken" and "we need to start over." "While not a popular view, I think that the current Internet can only survive if adequate global governance is applied and that single, secure technology is mandated," he wrote.
Meanwhile, U.S. lawmakers and the Obama administration have been working overtime to implement various regulatory schemes. This year, Congress tried to push through a dangerous lobbyist-supported censorship bill that led to a global uproar. And last year, the President signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) treaty.
"The Internet does need stewards, and the Obama administration has spectacularly demonstrated that it is unfit to carry out that stewardship," noted Cory Doctorow on the popular technology blog BoingBoing, commenting on the push for global controls. Doctorow also called for an Internet free from political interference, which he said could not be achieved under the UN or Obama. "This is the administration that gave us SOPA and the TPP, that argues that ACTA can be put into law without an act of Congress, and that has made a habit of extra-judicially seizing .com and .net domains on the sloppy say-so of its political donors from the entertainment industry," he warned.
A few analysts have claimed in recent days that the threat of UN Internet regulation is being overblown. But tyrants around the world have conclusively shown that they will stop at nothing to prevent the free flow of information among their subjects.
If the global body seems like the best way to control the web — and it does, for now at least — there can be little doubt that the planet's largely totalitarian-minded rulers will try their best to usher in a UN-run Internet regime. And according to experts, supporters of online liberty must get involved now if they hope to win the fight.
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ORLANDO (November 19, 2013) – One of the fastest-growing, top 20 metropolitan areas in the United States will soon be the home of Major League Soccer's 21st club, as MLS Commissioner Don Garber and expansion team owners Flávio Augusto da Silva and Phil Rawlins announced tonight that Orlando will join the league in 2015. Orlando's new MLS team, Orlando City Soccer Club, will join as an expansion team for the league's 20th season.
With the addition of Orlando, MLS has added 11 clubs since the beginning of the 2005 season, leading to a remarkable and rapid transformation of professional soccer in North America. Three more expansion teams will be added by 2020.
"We are proud and excited to welcome Orlando to Major League Soccer," Commissioner Garber said. "From the success of the Orlando City Soccer Club, to the incredible fan support and passion in the community, this is a new market that really excites us. We have great confidence in Flávio Augusto da Silva, Phil Rawlins and the rest of the Orlando City ownership group. They love this sport, our League and this city. And thanks to the commitment of ownership, the City of Orlando and Orange County, Orlando City will soon have a spectacular new stadium that will provide fans and the entire community with a truly unique downtown sporting experience."
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Taylor Gouge, a sophomore from Elizabethton, Tenn. (Elizabethton, H.S.), helped lead the day-two comeback as one of two players to shoot 1-under par on the second day of the tournament. Gouge birdies both par-3 holes on the front end of the course to help finish 1-under par on the front nine. Despite double-bogeying hole 17, a rebound birdy helped him finish 1-under on the day and finish tied for fourth, individually. He completed the tournament shooting even par (72-70-142).
Richard Powell (Hixson, Tenn.) also recorded a top-10 finish with a 2-over-par final score at day two's end. The senior turned in a four-shot turnaround from his opening round score, joining Gouge with a 1-under par second round. Powell started Tuesday's action with a 38 (+2) on the front nine but stormed back to shoot 3-under par (32) on the back nine of the course to finish 1-under (70) on the day. Powell placed 10th after the tournament completed with a two-day score of 2-over par (74-70-144).
Sophomore Ross Maietta also displayed a four-shot improvement between days one and two. The Bexley, England native shot even-par (71) on day two, further aiding King's comeback as a team. He placed 16th overall as an individual.
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SAN JOSE (AP) — NASA has awarded $73 million to San Jose State University to participate in research on how people interact with new technology that will be introduced during an overhaul of the nation's air traffic control system.
The five-year grant announced this week is the largest award the university has ever received from the federal government, campus spokeswoman Pat Lopes Harris said.
NASA's Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif., selected San Jose State psychology and human factors professor Kevin Jordan to lead a research project that will also involve Ames scientists, other faculty members and university graduate students.
Jordan has collaborated with NASA before on projects integrating human skills with aircraft flight decks, air-traffic management systems and mission planning and scheduling technologies on the International Space Station.
Public and private universities offering graduate degrees in Human Factors — an academic discipline that covers topics such as human error, workplace safety, ergonomics and human-computer interactions — were eligible to compete for the NASA award.
NASA has not disclosed if any other schools were considered besides San Jose State, Jordan said.
Among the research areas covered by the grant are the new satellite-based air traffic-control system the Federal Aviation Administration has launched with the goal of reducing flight delays, creating more direct plane routes and reducing aircraft fuel consumption.
The partnership also is expected to include work on the U.S. Space Launch System, a new rocket designed to "take astronauts farther into space than ever before," according to NASA.
With an enrollment of 28,000 students, San Jose State is Silicon Valley's largest university. The Ames Research Center, located nine miles away, specializes in such aspects of space exploration as supercomputing, heat protection and astrobiology.


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Finding the right pair of shoes is a highly subjective exercise, but we've simplified the task by reviewing 13 top new models. To find the best pair for you, answer the questions in this flowchart. Your choices will lead to a set of options tailored to meet your needs and preferences
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Saucony Omni 11
Saucony has significantly overhauled many of its flagship shoes, making them lower profile and lightweight. It did the same with this update of the Omni.
We found the 11 to be a considerable improvement over the previous version, which some wear-testers said felt clunky. According to measurements taken at the RW Shoe Lab, the Omni 11 is nearly two ounces lighter than the 10 (which weighed 12.6 ounces for a men's size 9) and sits closer to the ground. To bring the shoe to an 8 mm drop, Saucony lowered the heel height (to 36.9 mm from 40.9 mm) and slightly raised the forefoot (to 27.7 mm from 24.4 mm).
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- Flat-arched runners will find many happy miles in the Omni.
- Height: 36.9 mm (heel); 27.7 mm (forefoot)
- Weight: 10.7 oz (M); 8.9 oz (W)
- Forefoot cushioning is the softest of any shoe we tested in this guide.
- Arch Lock improves the midfoot fit and helps lock the foot down. (Before deciding on a new running shoe, take the test to find out what your foot arch type is.)
- Flat bottom keeps the sole in contact with the ground longer.
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Mizuno Wave Alchemy 12
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- Height: 35.5 mm (heel); 23.1 mm (forefoot)
- Weight: 11.5 oz (M); 9.2 oz (W)
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