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/ Tuesday, May 26, 2009 / 24 Comments / Appetizers and Snacks , North American , Salads , Vegetables
Asparagus Caesar Salad
If you like asparagus, do try making this asparagus caesar salad. Asparagus are low in calories, contains no fat or cholesterol and is just delicious. The caesar salad dressing goes very well with asparagus. Asparagus are in season now and well priced. What better time to try this beautiful and delicious salad.
Recipe adapted from Meals For Every Occasion by Ricardo Larrivée
Asparagus Caesar Salad
1 Egg Yolk
1 Tbsp (15 ml) Lemon Juice
2 tsp (10 ml) Dijon Mustard
1 tsp (5 ml) Chopped Capers
1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) Anchovy Paste or 1 chopped Anchovy Fillet
1/2 Cup (125 ml) Vegetable Oil
Sea Salt and Black Pepper
2 Slices Bread, cut into 1/4 inch (0.5 cm) cubes
2 Tbsp (30 ml) Butter (approx)
1/2 lb (225 g) Bacon, cut in small pieces
2 lb (1 kg) Asparagus, trimmed
Grated zest of 1 Lemon
Parmigiano Reggiona shavings to taste
In a bowl, whisk together the egg yolk, lemon juice, mustard, capers and anchovy paste. Add the oil in a thin stream, whisking constantly. Season with salt and pepper.
In a skillet, brown the bread with butter. Set aside on a plate.
In the same skillet, fry the bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towels.
Boil the asparagus in salted water until al dente, about 3 minutes. Drain.
In a bowl, toss the asparagus, lemon zest and bacon. Transfer to a plate.
Pour dressing over the asparagus in a thin stream. Sprinkle with croutons and Parmigiano shavings. Serve as an appetizer or as a side dish.
24 comments:
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looks tasty, although i'd never tried asparagus salad before, i think i would give it a try this weekendReplyDelete
This is such a great idea.ReplyDelete
omg brilliant! I never would have thought of this in a million year,s but as soon as i read the title is just seemd so right.ReplyDelete
I love asparagus. I can't wait to try this recipe with your caeser dressing :)ReplyDelete
So simple and so good. Fresh asparagus prepared with the earthy flavors and aromas of anchovies, bacon, and mustard. Add sparkle from lemon and capers and you have a simple masterpiece. Thanks for the recipe. It will a regular part of my spring/summer reptoire.ReplyDelete
An asparagus caesar salad is a great idea!ReplyDelete
We love asparagus and this sounds like such a delicious way to have it. Yummmmm.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the chance to win the book. Much appreciated.
Yum, I love asparagus!ReplyDelete
I usually just eat asparagus steamed, maybe I'll try this salad.
Thanks for the giveaway chance :D.
Excellent way to put some spark back into asparagus. Combining my fav salad with my fav vegetable. YEAH!!ReplyDelete
Thank you for sharing your recipe ideas & photos. ;o}
What a great flavor combination!ReplyDelete
We LOVE asparagus, and LOVE Caesar Salad! Will definitely try this one soon! Thanks for the great post!ReplyDelete
Just wanted to say thanks! I made this last night, adding roasted red pepper strips and chunks of steamed baby Yukon Gold potaoes (and a little extra dressing!). It was delicious with our grilled pork tenderloin in a mustard/herb rub. Perfect spring meal...thanks for the inspiration.ReplyDelete
I always need an inspiring salad recipe-this one sounds so good that I will be trying it tonight. ThanksReplyDelete
Wow, three of my favorite things mixed together, especially what we affectionately call "Aspagrass." Just the other day we found some incredible asparagus in our local store (this is a bit of a miracle). Will have to see if we can find some more.ReplyDelete
One question: How do you choose which anchovy or anchovy paste to buy?
I love asparagus! this looks like a nice change from the ordinary caesar salad, but still a good meal for summer. can't wait to try it!ReplyDelete
Oh, this really sounds great. Will try asap.ReplyDelete
Also, crossing my fingers to win the cookbook!
=) Long time reader, first time poster. I haven't had time to cook in a long time, but I will finally have my time again after this weekend and I already have a big lists of recipes I've read on here to hit up. This is gonna be one. Nice and simple. :) Thanks again for the great posts and pictures!ReplyDelete
Found your blog through foodgawker. You have such fantastic photos and I love asparagus!ReplyDelete
I made this with dinner last night. It was wonderful. Thanks.ReplyDelete
I made the asparagus salad (minus the capers as I just have never developed the love for them I wish I could have) and was so happy with it. So nice and fresh. A perfect dish to add to my summer sides repertoire.ReplyDelete
This sounds so yummy! I think I need to have some friends over soon.ReplyDelete
Hi! I love your recipes, it's because what you did is exactly what I wanted, I'm a Chinese but usually the Chinese cooking gives people an impression of a little bit chaotic or in a mess, it's delicious but sometimes too much oil. But your recipes as I see is a kind of mix-culture:) I do like this healthy idea with a very clean and attractive outlook!ReplyDelete
Thank you!
Thank you to all the wonderful comments :-)ReplyDelete
@Cary: Pepper strips and potatoes too? Sounds delicious to me. Great idea!
@Siyu : You're absolutely right about the Chinese cooking!


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Spain: Lionel Messi scores 4 goals to pass 200 in La Liga
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo warmed up for their teams' upcoming Copa del Rey clash with high-scoring displays on Sunday to help Barcelona and Real Madrid cruise to comfortable wins against helpless Spanish league opponents.
After Ronaldo hit his 20th career hat trick in an 11-minute span to help Madrid rout Getafe 4-0, an insatiable Messi did him one better by netting four times in Barcelona's 5-1 thrashing of 10-man Osasuna.
Messi is on pace to break his own Spanish league record of 50 goals from last season. The forward leads the league with 33 goals in 21 rounds, chased by Ronaldo on 21.
Barcelona maintained the 15-point difference with Madrid, and restored its 11-point gap over Atletico Madrid after it lost 3-0 at Athletic Bilbao.
Madrid hosts Barcelona in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal on Wednesday.
"It will be a tough game,'' said Ronaldo, whose first goal of the day was the 300th in his professional club career. "Barcelona is a fantastic team. We will be missing several important players (Iker Casillas, Pepe, Angel Di Maria), but that is not an excuse. It will be a great night.''
Also on Sunday, Malaga hung on to win 3-2 at Mallorca to reclaim fourth place from Real Betis, which lost 3-0 at Rayo Vallecano. Betis fell to fifth place while Rayo climbed into sixth.
With the "clasico'' looming, there had been speculation that perhaps Messi would sit out Sunday's game at Camp Nou.
Instead, Messi stormed to his fourth career four-goal game, with only the woodwork keeping him from matching his five-goal feat from a Champions League match last season.
"We went out there and took care of business like always,'' Messi said. "It was important to put the game away because it isn't easy when everyone is talking so much about the `clasico'.''
Messi's first came in the 11th, when Xavi Hernandez intercepted goalkeeper Andres Fernandez's pass and found the Argentine forward, who brought the keeper to the ground with the subtlest of feints before rolling the ball home. That gave Messi yet another record, as he has now scored in 11 straight league games, improving on the old mark of 10 that he tied last season. He has also scored in his last 16 starts overall.
Midfielder Raoul Loe surprisingly leveled for Osasuna in the 24th, but the visitors' celebration was short lived.
Defender Alejandro Arribas received his second booking for blocking Adriano's strike with his arm, leaving his team with 10 men and Messi walking up to the penalty spot. Messi slotted the ball just inside the post to restore Barcelona's lead for good in the 27th.
The penalty was Messi's 200th career Spanish league goal, making him the eighth player to reach that mark and the youngest ever by four years at 25 years old.
After Messi had hit the post with a header, Pedro Rodriguez finished off a pass from Dani Alves to make it 3-1 in the 40th from another move started by Xavi.
David Villa then participated in Messi's goals in the 56th and 58th, first working a one-two combination with the four-time world player of the year for him to score from an angle. Villa then made a back pass that Adriano sent on to Messi, who tapped in his fourth goal of the night.
Earlier, Sergio Ramos scored Madrid's first goal in the 53rd minute after fellow defender Ricardo Carvalho forced goalkeeper Miguel Moya to fumble the ball by hitting his arms in an apparent foul that went unpunished.
"It was clearly a foul,'' Getafe coach Luis Garcia said. "It's a pity. When you are losing you have to push forward, and that's what let them get out on the break. Madrid is the best team in the world on the counterattack.''
Ahead 1-0, Madrid didn't look back.
Ronaldo finished off a counterattack from its own area in the 62nd, running onto Mesut Oezil's pass and firing the ball beyond Moya.
Three minutes later, Ronaldo made it 3-0 as he charged in unmarked behind Gonzalo Higuain to head home Di Maria's floated cross at the far post. He then dispatched a penalty kick into the lower left corner in the 72nd after Alberto Lopo fouled Luka Modric in the box.
"I'm satisfied with (my hat trick), but my task is to keep it up and give my all for this club,'' said Ronaldo. "I want to surpass my own personal record from last season.''
The Portugal forward, rarely substituted, was taken off seconds later to the applause of the Santiago Bernabeu crowd.


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During a ski descent, if conditions are unsafe or if you took the wrong path, you may be forced to remove your skis and put crampons on, then downclimb or go back up the slope.
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Gulag, system of forced-labor prison camps in the USSR, from the Russian acronym [GULag] for the Main Directorate of Corrective Labor Camps, a department of the Soviet secret police (originally the Cheka; subsequently the GPU, OGPU, NKVD, MVD, and finally the KGB). The Gulag was first established under Vladimir Lenin during the early Bolshevik years (c.1920). The vast penal network, which ultimately included 476 camp complexes, functioned throughout Russia, many in the wastes of Siberia and the Soviet Far East. The system reached its peak after 1928 under Joseph Stalin, who used it to maintain the Soviet state by keeping its populace in a state of terror. Gulag deaths of both political prisoners and common criminals from overwork, starvation, and other forms of maltreatment are estimated to have been in the millions during Stalin's years in power.
Perhaps the best known of the Gulag camp complexes was Kolyma, an area in the Far East about six times the size of France that contained more than 100 camps. About three million are thought to have died there from its establishment in 1931 to 1953, the year of Stalin's death. The Gulag scheme was adapted into the infamous concentration camp system used during World War II, especially as Nazi death factories. The Soviet system was publicized in the writings of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, particularly in his book The Gulag Archipelago (1973, tr. 1974). Millions were released from the Gulag under Nikita Khrushchev, and the system was finally abolished by Mikhail Gorbachev.
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TORONTO - It's getting harder and harder to find an Internet user who hasn't seen the veritably viral "Gangnam Style" music video.
Now closing in on a staggering one-billion views, YouTube has officially named the clip by South Korean singer PSY as the top video of the year, both in Canada and globally.
In late November, "Gangnam Style" passed Justin Bieber's music video for "Baby" as the most-watched YouTube video ever, with over 800 million views. Just a few weeks later, "Gangnam Style" is now about 160 million views ahead of "Baby."
But it wasn't just overall views that YouTube considered in drafting its top 10 lists, says Google Canada spokeswoman Wendy Bairos.
"We call it the trending list because we also took into account shares, searches, likes and responses ... to be a real pulse of what's happening."
Bieber did crack YouTube's annual top 10 list in Canada and globally but not for one of his own songs. His lipsyncing sing-along to fellow Canadian Carly Rae Jepsen's monster hit "Call Me Maybe" — along with former girlfriend Selena Gomez, Ashley Tisdale, Carlos Pena Jr. and Martin Johnson — was fourth on both lists.
"The best way to categorize 2012 is that it was the year of parodies and cover songs ... and the Bieber cover, I think, is probably a video that set off the trend," says Bairos.
"We just saw it covered so many times, whether it was baseball teams, Olympic teams — and people were even splicing speeches by Barack Obama to make it seem like he was singing it."
Gotye's hit song "Somebody That I Used to Know" also played into the trend, spawning countless covers and parodies.
But the Belgian-Australian singer didn't make YouTube's cut.
Instead, it was Burlington, Ont.-natives Walk Off the Earth that placed second on YouTube's Canadian and global lists of the year's top videos. Their unique cover — in which the band's five members all huddled around and played the same acoustic guitar — has racked up more than 140 million views.
The full list of YouTube's top videos of the year in Canada:
1. "Gangnam Style" by PSY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0
2. "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Walk off the Earth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9NF2edxy-M
3. KONY 2012 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc
4. "Call Me Maybe" featuring Justin Bieber and friends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsBsBU3vn6M
5. Britney Spears learns "Gangnam Style" dance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZmkU5Pg1sw
6. Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates epic rap battle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njos57IJf-0
7. "Fallen Kingdom" a Minecraft parody of Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-sH53vXP2A
8. Facebook Parenting: For the troubled teen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl1ujzRidmU
9. "Call Me Maybe" parody by MattyBRaps & Cimrelli: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM7nlIsBLoc
10. Felix Baumgartner's supersonic free fall: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHtvDA0W34I


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In Julio Iglesias' recipe for success, talent is only a tiny ingredient. And although the Spanish crooner says singing was not an innate gift for him, he says he's gotten better - and he wants to show that to fans with his latest album.
"Good timing is the first thing you need in order to achieve success," says one of the 10 best selling Latin artist in history. "Then you need good luck and then a little talent ... and a lot of passion, a lot of drive, and discipline."
In a recent interview with The Associated Press at his luxurious house on the island of Indian Creek, Iglesias spoke about the reasons he recorded "1 - Greatest Hits", a double CD with songs he made popular in English, Spanish, French and Italian, like "Begin the Beguine (Volver a Empezar)," "Crazy," "Hey," "Me Olvide de Vivir," and "Me Va, Me Va."
"I wanted to be practical and sing better the songs that deserved to be better sung," he said.
He also said he didn't care much about critics anymore and spoke about his fear of sleep, his next birthday and why he wouldn't sing with his famous son, Enrique.
AP: What would you like to say with this album?
Iglesias: Nothing. I want to make things better. I want people to know that I sing better, that sound today is a lot better. I don't want anyone to hide my voice in 20 years and put the orchestra they want in. I don't want anyone to do dirty tricks with my music. I want to do it myself.
AP: Throughout all these years, your profession surely has given you many things and also taken things away from you.
Iglesias: It has taken nothing... How unfair it would be for a guy like me to say...
AP: Hasn't it taken time from you with your family?
Iglesias: Not at all. My family has all the time in the world. My family lives the way it lives because I have this time marginalized for them, not in a sense of reproach but happiness. All my children and all my direct family must be really happy that I spent less time (with them).
AP: What did your career give you?
Iglesias: The gaze of the people. The applause, the recognition. When I go to a restaurant and they give me the freshest food (laughs). No, what this career has given me is the chance to know people inside and out; the looks with just the eyes, the cultures. If I ride with you in an elevator and there are six different cultures, I get five right for sure. That's wonderful.
AP: What makes you happy?
Iglesias: (Silence) No, no, happiness for me is not a special motivation. There are things way more important than happiness. Emotion is much more important ... Excitement and passion is 100 times better than happiness.
AP: And what excites you?
Iglesias: Many things. Waking up, that excites me a lot because I don't like to sleep.
AP: Are you afraid of not waking up?
Iglesias: I am afraid precisely of ... the time I lose, the fear that I don't like to go to sleep, I don't feel like it, I don't want to.
AP: How many hours do you sleep at night?
Iglesias: Oooh, I must sleep four. Very little.
AP: What makes you go on?
Iglesias: Discipline. Success.
AP: Are you afraid to lose it?
Iglesias: Not anymore. The only thing I'm going to lose at this point is life. It's not a very modest answer, but is a fair one. After three generations, there will always be a place where I can sing for 10 people at any club in Stockholm or any little corner of your country in Syria. There will always be a moment, there will always be people for me. Less, much less probably, but even if there are 100 I communicate.
AP: You turn 70 this year. Is this something special or just one more number for you?
Iglesias: It is crap. 70 years. (He pauses). Not an easy number, 70. Nor was easy 60, or even 50. I think I haven't had an easy number because I've had to learn how to live continuously. I wasn't born knowing. There are people who are born with everything in place but I was born with all the pieces separated and I have been putting them together. And now that I'm 70 I am approaching that crossword where many things get completed. And I don't want to get things completed, because the day I do I will get screwed.
AP: How do you view your son Enrique's career?
Iglesias: Enrique is magical. Enrique is like that miracle to a parent... We want our children to be successful and stand out, but as much as we can imagine it we can never think that our own children will have such an outstanding success.
AP: When are you going to sing together?
Iglesias: My son and I singing together is something that may seem very commercial, (but) I think that neither he nor me are going to do it, ever. ... I don't believe in a commercial duet between myself and my children.
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Envision a warm lounge pool where your members can relax, an intense competition pool loaded with top-notch swimmers, or a beach-like entry where you can sit with your kids. These are just some of the vast pool solutions that can provide your members with what many consider to be the perfect form of exercise. Swimming provides excellent cardiovascular conditioning while building strength and increased flexibility and working all the major muscle groups with minimal stress on the muscles or joints. Offering water-based individual and/or group swimming programs can help increase profitability and create an activity center for all ages, contributing to your ultimate goal of member satisfaction. Ensure success by keeping these factors in mind when designing the perfect pool at your facility.
Members. The key is to understand your members' needs and keep them in mind during the early design stages. Researching the demographics in your area is the simplest way to determine which potential members will be using your space. Is your pool located in a suburb with families? These members might like a pool that includes kids features and shallow depths. Is your facility in a swanky downtown environment with corporate clients and urban professionals? Lap pool space and warm water pools to sooth the stress of the work day could appeal to this group. Consider including lounge pools, hot tubs, tropical showers with nature sounds, cold plunges, waterfalls, arctic snow rooms and Turkish baths. Some clubs have multiple member types. To create an environment for adults and kids, keep in mind both of their needs. This will ensure that your aquatic area is a success by attracting new and existing members.
Acoustic design. When you have mixed member clubs, the acoustic design becomes critical to maintaining enjoyable sound levels. Avoid tile, concrete and steel-framed roof systems as these materials create an environment where sound bounces around and can be loud. The design and placement of acoustical panels are key in sound reduction. They can be placed on the walls and ceilings to help soften the sound, as well as create decorative design features. Consider textured, waving, corrugated, and perforated elements like those featured in the photo above. Make sure to keep form and function in mind to create a pleasing design while also absorbing the sound. Keeping the noise level to a minimum translates to a more enjoyable space for your members.
Lighting design. Smart and creative lighting design should match the pool type as well as be designed specifically for the aquatic programs chosen for your facility. Consider backstroke swimmers and the importance of directing beams of light away from eye level as they swim on their backs. Indirect light that shines up and reflects off the ceilings is essential in pool lighting design. A lighter colored ceiling or ceiling elements that reflect the light will work in conjunction with your chosen lighting to provide a satisfactory pool experience. Lighter ceilings allow for better reflection and require less light wattage, which leads to lower operational costs. Selecting fixtures with specifications specifically designed for natatorium use also leads to lower maintenance and, in turn, reduces fixture replacements.
Mechanical systems. Mechanical systems must be designed to meet air quality requirements, but for optimal performance, you should design these systems beyond the requirements. Dehumidification systems remove the moisture from the air and create excellent comfort levels in indoor pool environments. Over the years, they have become more efficient to help with operational costs. The comfort of your space and longevity of the materials depend on the air quality in this space, so it is important that the design team spends the time and money on a mechanical engineer with experience in natatorium design.
Materials and elements. The choices you have for the texture, color and appearance of your pool materials and elements are plentiful. Many pool areas consist of a lot of tile. Think about how your choices address safety issues, such as friction and slips. Add splashes of color with tile and water elements, such as mushrooms that rain and ducks that throw water out of their beaks.
Think outside of the box and be mindful of your members. You should always give your members what they want, whether it is an exciting pool area that is designed for fitness, enjoyment, relaxation or fun.
Christa Plaza is a principal and architect at Essenza Architecture, Boulder, CO. She specializes in fitness center designs and has a passion for listening to clients' visions and turning them into built spaces. Essenza Architecture is an international, eco-friendly firm that blends beauty with function. With more than 30 years of experience, Essenza creates visually interesting and innovative club spaces. Plaza can be reached by email at [email protected].


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I voted for Latin because that's what Vatican II asks us to do.
Latin is clearly the highest ideal, with the vernacular being simply a permissible alternative. Exceptions can't swallow the rule. The Second Vatican Council stated in Sacrosanctum Concilium (the document suggesting liturgical reforms be undertaken), 36:[5]
1. Particular law remaining in force, the use of the Latin language is to be preserved in the Latin rites.
2. But since the use of the mother tongue, whether in the Mass, the administration of the sacraments, or other parts of the liturgy, frequently may be of great advantage to the people, the limits of its employment may be extended. This will apply in the first place to the readings and directives, and to some of the prayers and chants, according to the regulations on this matter to be laid down separately in subsequent chapters.
3. These norms being observed, it is for the competent territorial ecclesiastical authority mentioned in Art. 22, 2, to decide whether, and to what extent, the vernacular language is to be used; their decrees are to be approved, that is, confirmed, by the Apostolic See. And, whenever it seems to be called for, this authority is to consult with bishops of neighboring regions which have the same language.
Vatican II and Latin
Jason Petty is correct.
It is amazing how many people claim to love Vatican II, but then turn around and disregard what Vatican II really says. And they never, ever respond to points like those that Jason just made.
If Vatican II is to be considered the last word, then every word of it should be implemented - not just the portions of it that people find appealing.
Latin, etc.
First of all during the current debate about liturgy,
the highest ecclesial authorities may have been consulted, but weren't listened to. When the appointed head of ICEL is a non-native English speaker it's clear that something is amiss.
Latin is the ideal...we don't live in an ideal world. The majority of Catholics in the US are English-speaking people....
This too will pass...hopefully sooner than later.....
Should be faithful and accurate
What seems most important to me is that the English translation be faithful and accurate, conveying fully the content of the Latin original. Presumably the alleged requirement that the new translation be literal is merely a means to this end.
The problem with the current (1973 ICEL translation) is not solely that it is not literal, but that it is inaccurate as well as banal and clunky.
Not a Very Good Poll
I voted for option number two, but would prefer Mass to be more in line with what Vatican II seemingly wanted. By this I mean I would want a Mass in which much of the ordinary is in Latin (Vatican II says we are supposed to know it!), while the rest is in a beautiful, but comprehensible, English translation that remains true to the Latin.
I look forward to the new translation. It's not perfect, but it seems infinitely better than what we use now.
Latin Should remain the Language of the Church
The liturgy should return to Latin. That is how it has been for hundreds of years in the Church. It flies in defiance of tradition (on of main things the Church uses to defend its practices)to suddenly change to the common language because people don't know what is being said.
If people really wanted to know what the priest was saying, they should have cared enough to go and learn Latin, or follow along in a translation missal.
Vatican II
I'm with Vatican II and voted Latin. Though some literally, poetically translated vernacular could be used in places. Also, jetison that blasted NAB translation of the Bible will we?! God it's awful. RSV 2nd Catholic Edition would be pretty good.
Please resist the urge to
Please resist the urge to use the Lord's name in vain, no matter how strongly you feel. BTW, if you're "Vatican II" you couldn't have voted Latin. If you voted Latin, you aren't Vatican II. Vatican II put the language of the Masses in the vernacular.
Jesus prayed in the vernacular. Jesus did NOT pray in Latin. Peter did not pray in Latin. Nor did Paul. They prayed in the languages of the people to whom they were ministering at the time.
Viva John XXIII!
The question is poorly
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ICEL does not translate, it interprets. If it merely translated, the bees would still be in the Exultet.
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English translation that is literal or at least fully reflects the tone and meaning of the original text with LIBERAL use of Latin and Chant.


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It's Thanksgiving week once again here at Political Calculations, where our tradition calls for us to put aside everything else we're working on and celebrate the most American of all national holidays for an entire week.
We're kicking off this week's holiday festivities by considering just what "Big Turkey", the conglomeration of the biggest turkey producers in the U.S., are seeking to put in the center of every American dining table on this holiday: a big turkey!
But first, let's see just how many turkeys we're talking about. Drawing upon statistics collected and published by the National Turkey Federation, we put together the following chart showing how many turkeys made it from farm to table in each year from 1989 through 2011:
Here, we see after peaking at 303 million birds in 1996, which coincided with the height of the low-fat diet craze, the number of turkeys produced each year fell off to range between 250 million and 275 million through 2008.
However, the aftermath of the Great Recession took a big bite out of U.S. turkey production beginning in 2009, sending annual turkey production below the 250 million mark.
You would think then that America's turkey farmers are producing less turkey today than at any time since 1989, the first year for which we have annual turkey production figures.
You would, of course, be wrong. In reality, 2011 marked the fourth-highest year on record for total amount of turkeys to go to the market, as measured by their live weight:
The only way that mathematically works is for the size of turkeys produced in the U.S. to increase pretty dramatically. Doing the math, we find that's exactly what has happened!
On average, we find that the average live weight of a turkey produced in the United States has risen from 21 pounds per bird in 1989 to reach 29.5 pounds today.
That's a 41% increase in the weight of a live turkey produced for market in the U.S. in the last twenty-three years. To help put that increase in perspective, the largest "heritage" or wild turkeys will weigh in at just 16 pounds per bird.
So that's what "Big Turkey" has been up to over much of the last twenty three years (and longer!) In our next installment, we'll see just how much money "Big Turkey" makes on each one of those birds!
National Turkey Federation. Turkey Statistics. Accessed 12 November 2012.
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I hope everyone is attending/watching JavaOne 2014 tomorrow. There's a sneak preview of some cool next generation Coherence with Java 8 in the Java One Technical Keynote
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I hope everyone is attending/watching JavaOne 2014 tomorrow. There's a sneak preview of some cool next generation Coherence with Java 8 in the Java One Technical Keynote
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While we're certainly excited about the latest Coherence 12.1.0 release for Coherence 12.1.2 (including the new JVisualVM Plug-In), we're not leaving the Coherence 3.7.1 developers out!
As part of our continued support for the Coherence Community we recently released Coherence Incubator 11.2.0 (for Coherence 3.7.1). For the most part it's a patch release – a few defect fixes and an upgrade to use Coherence 3.7.1 patch 10, however there are some big improvements in the way we've been doing testing, especially for Push Replication, that of which now incorporates the improvements made in Oracle Tools 1.1.0.
Posted in coherence, incubator, oracle, oracletools, testing
On the back of the Oracle Tools 1.1.0 release, today we released an update to Coherence Incubator – Version 12.1.0. While the change history provides the low-level details, the exciting news is the introduction of the JVisualVM plugin for Oracle Coherence (supporting versions 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 and 12.1.2) – the details of which are available here.
If you are using Oracle Coherence, running Java Development Kit 7 and want to visualize what's happening in your development environment, this plug-in is for you! Forget JConsole – you need JVisualVM for Coherence. It's extremely easy to install and easy to use. (btw: you've already got JVisualVM installed if you're using JDK7)
More details about the plug-in installation is now available on the Oracle Coherence Blog.
As usual, comments, feedback, defect reports and feature requests are always welcome on the Coherence Incubator Project.
Project Page: https://java.net/projects/cohinc/
Issue Tracker: https://java.net/jira/browse/COHINC
Project Forums: https://java.net/projects/cohinc/forums
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Tagged JVISUALVM
After some significant research and development we've finally released Oracle Tools 1.1.0. While a seemingly minor update (without breaking anything), it contains some nice improvements over Oracle Tools 1.0.0.
While the Issue Tracker (JIRA) and Change History outline all of the low-level details, in a nutshell we made the following improvements:
Comments, suggestions, feedback and defect reports are always welcome!
Project Page: https://java.net/projects/oracletools/
Issue Tracking: https://java.net/jira/browse/ORACLETOOLS
Forums: https://java.net/projects/oracletools/forums
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Tagged ORACLETOOLS
It's here! Oracle Coherence Incubator Release 11 has now been finalized and made public. Everyone can now pick up the official Maven builds from maven.java.net or via Maven Central.
Instead of repeating all of the goodies and release details again, I'll simply refer you to take a look at my recent post. However to save you some time, here are the important new links:
Coherence Incubator Project:
Coherence Community Source Code:
Release Documentation:
If you're not using Apache Maven for dependency management, you can still download the signed artifacts manually, including the jars, javadoc and source from Maven Central (which is http://search.maven.org/) Simply search for: "coherence incubator".
What about Coherence Incubator 10?
Over the next few days, weeks and months our plan is to retire Coherence Incubator 10. During this time we will be encouraging everyone to move over to Coherence Incubator 11. There are a lot of advantages to this (like being able to easily build it yourself).
Importantly we've gone to great lengths to ensure that Coherence Incubator 11 is technically the same as Coherence Incubator 10 – if they aren't that's a defect – which we should be able to resolve. Basically anyone that's currently using Coherence Incubator 10 should be able to simply swap the jars (updating the versions of course) and carry on. Of course there are a few differences, but this are scoped to where and how examples are run, together with new documentation.
As we've previously done with major releases, the old site, documentation and downloads for Coherence Incubator 10 will still be available. We're not taking those away. However all new work and defect fixes will only occur in Coherence Incubator 11+ (unless there's some monumental pressure – and I mean monumental).
After using and I guess supporting the Eclipse IDE now for almost 10 years, it's finally failed badly enough that I've dragged into the Trash. Why? The last straw was simply the irritating and annoying unstable editor scrolling performance on a variety of platforms. It's no longer worth it.
eg: Working on my notebook 11″ screen is fine. Working on a 24″ screen is slow. Working on a 30″ screen – scrolling just doesn't work. Of course the caveat here is that I've got white-space highlighting and line numbers turned on. If I turn these features off it works fine. However, I need and use these features everyday – hence it's no longer a solution.
I tried a bunch of releases, patches, hacks, work-arounds and searched the code base. However there comes a point in time that trying to resolve the problem is far more painful than switching IDEs.
So I've switched. I switched to JetBrains IntelliJ 11 (and 12). It wasn't easy and wasn't exactly fun (after nearly 10 years on Eclipse there's a lot of short-cuts to remember), but it's worth it in terms of productivity. (While I could use the Eclipse key-mappings, I have no intention on going back so I'm gradually learning the native IntelliJ ones).
Luckily all of my favorite plugins are supported, especially JIndent that I which I use routinely across around six different projects.
So… So long Eclipse. You were once a great platform. Now you're slow, large and cumbersome (compared to other platforms out there).
PS: Buying a personal license of IntelliJ is so worth it!
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As mentioned at the past few Oracle Coherence Special Interest Group (SIG) and Customer Advisory Board (CAB) meetings, we've been busily working away at opening up (open sourcing) the entire Oracle Coherence Incubator for the Coherence Community. I'm very pleased to say that this work is now "almost" complete!
Note: I say "almost" complete simply because we've not yet made an official release from the source repositories, but as far as openness goes, the work is now done.
If you've been looking at or using the Oracle Coherence Incubator in the past, a lot of things are about to change organizationally.
1. All source code and documentation is now officially licensed under CDDL.
2. The entire project has been "Mavenized". ie: easy to build, release etc from source.
3. All source code and documentation is now publicly available on GitHub. ie: easy to access for everyone.
4. The project is now officially hosted at java.net. ie: it's like Glassfish and other open-source Java projects.
5. The issue tracking system is also publicly available (also on java.net).
6. The project documentation is now part of the project source (as a maven site).
7. You can now officially contribute to the Incubator! Instructions on "how" are in the project documentation
8. Releases will be available on http://maven.java.net (and Maven Central). Snapshots are already available on http://maven.java.net.
While these are major structural changes to the project, the source packaging and classes remain the same. ie: Coherence Incubator 11 is simply Coherence Incubator 10, but cleaned up with a new home and licensing model.
Here are the important new links:
Coherence Incubator Project: http://cohinc.java.net
Coherence Community Source Code: https://github.com/coherence-community
Latest Documentation: http://coherence-community.github.com/coherence-incubator/11.0.1-SNAPSHOT/
What about Coherence Incubator 10?
Ultimately the plan is to retire Coherence Incubator 10 and encourage everyone to move over to Coherence Incubator 11. There are a lot of advantages to this (like being able to easily build stuff yourself).
Technically they are the same (if they aren't that's a defect – which we can track openly!). We've gone to great lengths to keep them in sync so that everyone that's been using Coherence Incubator 10 should be able to simply swap the jars (updating the versions) and carry on.
Once we've made an official release of Coherence Incubator 11, we plan to retire Coherence Incubator 10. The site and downloads will still be available. We're not taking that away. However all new work and defect fixes will only occur in Coherence Incubator 11 (unless there's some monumental pressure – and I mean monumental).
Currently Coherence Incubator 11 contains a rollup of all changes to Coherence Incubator 10. ie: in terms of source code they are the same (or very close).
So if you're using Coherence Incubator 10, take a look at Coherence Incubator 11. Grab the snapshots from maven.java.net or build it yourself from GitHub.
What's next?
There's still a bit of documentation to move over from Coherence Incubator 10 site and into Coherence Incubator 11. We're hoping to have this completed in the next week or so. After this we'll start the process of making an official release. Once this is complete, we'll announce retirement plan for Coherence Incubator 10.
As you can guess by the time this has taken, this has been a massive effort. While it may seem like it was a simple project restructuring – eg: getting source, documentation ready, this has involved a tremendous amount of organizational and community consultation. I'm happy to say we're through this now. I look forward to putting out some new releases with new functionality pretty soon.
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North London Solfed's response to the London riots
Tue, 09/08/2011 - 14:02
With media sources blaming "anarchy" for the unfolding violence in London and across England, the North London Solidarity Federation felt a response from an anarchist organisation active in the capital would be appropriate.
Over the last few days, riots have caused significant damage to parts of London, to shop-fronts, homes and cars. On the left, we hear the ever-present cry that poverty has caused this. On the right, that gangsters and anti-social elements are taking advantage of tragedy. Both are true. The looting and riots seen over the past number of days are a complex phenomenon and contain many currents.
It is no accident that the riots are happening now, as the support nets for Britain's disenfranchised are dragged away and people are left to fall into the abyss, beaten as they fall by the batons of the Metropolitan Police. But there should be no excuses for the burning of homes, the terrorising of working people. Whoever did such things has no cause for support.
The fury of the estates is what it is, ugly and uncontrolled. But not unpredictable. Britain has hidden away its social problems for decades, corralled them with a brutal picket of armed men. Growing up in the estates often means never leaving them, unless it's in the back of a police van. In the 1980s, these same problems led to Toxteth. In the '90s, contributed to the Poll Tax riots. And now we have them again - because the problems are not only still there, they're getting worse.
Police harassment and brutality are part of everyday life in estates all around the UK. Barely-liveable benefits systems have decayed and been withdrawn. In Hackney, the street-level support workers who came from the estates and knew the kids, could work with them in their troubles have been told they will no longer be paid. Rent is rising and state-sponsored jobs which used to bring money into the area are being cut back in the name of a shift to unpaid "big society" roles. People who always had very little now have nothing. Nothing to lose.
And the media's own role in all of this should not be discounted. For all the talk of the "peaceful protest" that preceded events in Tottenham, the media wouldn't have touched the story if all that happened was a vigil outside a police station. Police violence and protests against it happen all the time. It's only when the other side responds with violence (on legitimate targets or not) that the media feels the need to give it any sort of coverage.
So there should be no shock that people living lives of poverty and violence have at last gone to war. It should be no shock that people are looting plasma screen TVs that will pay for a couple of months' rent and leaving books they can't sell on the shelves. For many, this is the only form of economic redistribution they will see in the coming years as they continue a fruitless search for jobs.
Much has been made of the fact that the rioters were attacking "their own communities." But riots don't occur within a social vacuum. Riots in the eighties tended to be directed in a more targeted way; avoiding innocents and focusing on targets more representative of class and race oppression: police, police stations, and shops. What's happened since the eighties? Consecutive governments have gone to great lengths to destroy any sort of notion of working class solidarity and identity. Is it any surprise, then, that these rioters turn on other members of our class?
The Solidarity Federation is based in resistance through workplace struggle. We are not involved in the looting and unlike the knee-jerk right or even the sympathetic-but-condemnatory commentators from the left, we will not condemn or condone those we don't know for taking back some of the wealth they have been denied all their lives.
But as revolutionaries, we cannot condone attacks on working people, on the innocent. Burning out shops with homes above them, people's transport to work, muggings and the like are an attack on our own and should be resisted as strongly as any other measure from government "austerity" politics, to price-gouging landlords, to bosses intent on stealing our labour. Tonight and for as long as it takes, people should band together to defend themselves when such violence threatens homes and communities.
We believe that the legitimate anger of the rioters can be far more powerful if it is directed in a collective, democratic way and seeks not to victimise other workers, but to create a world free of the exploitation and inequality inherent to capitalism.
North London Solidarity Federation
i totally agree with your
redtom (not verified) - Tue, 09/08/2011 - 14:54.
i totally agree with your response to the london riots. apart from the initial peaceful protest aimed at the police the cotinuing looting and arson attacks on their own communities and class are beyond belief. however, one cannot help thinking that this escalation is being allowed to happen for reasons such as...the police are facing cuts to man power "see what will happen if we are cut" attitude or perhaps it is better to let the working classes be set against each other whilst this joke of govt carries on screwing us from behind. true anarchist should stand up against any threat to their communities whether this be police brutality, govt cutbacks and yes other so called rioters(looters) that threaten peoples hard gained properties and work places. this is not a politicaly focused riot, this is mere selfish individual greed. maybe if the kids were allowed to study kropopkin in school instead of 'how to love capitalism' the youth may be a less troubled section of society...perhaps.
Excellent statement, and one
CaitieCat (not verified) - Tue, 09/08/2011 - 16:25.
Excellent statement, and one with which I agree wholeheartedly. A nuanced and understanding approach, recognizing the evils of turning on one's own class when the oppressors come from above. Another part of why they're attacking and burning in their own areas: how many have any resources to go to areas belonging to the upper classes who are their real targets? How many could go as far as Kensington, or other upper-class districts? The first has already died from this. I fear how many more of our siblings are going to end up dead, when the reactionaries start piling on them. Big respect and support from a North London expat in Canada.
good piece. Going to put it
Dean (not verified) - Tue, 09/08/2011 - 16:42.
good piece. Going to put it up on the freedom website if that's okay.
I feel that the statement is
Anonymous (not verified) - Tue, 09/08/2011 - 16:42.
I feel that the statement is an excellent one but looting is not in any way shape or form a way to protest against the social and economical inequality in this country. All it does is provide more ammunition against those who try to deal with the issues in a peaceful manner and detract from the issue at hand. Looters are also not doing it "for the cause" but are opportunists appleasing their own sense of greed. I fully understand and sympathesize with the causes and reasons why they may be doing so but there are pleanty of people in this country in the same position who are not out robbing stores and taking advantage of the situation in London.
Solidarity from Greece! Lets
Anonymous (not verified) - Tue, 09/08/2011 - 18:09.
Solidarity from Greece! Lets all try to smash capitalism. Let the fear go!
This is not Anarchy. This has
Anonymous (not verified) - Tue, 09/08/2011 - 19:04.
This is not Anarchy. This has nothing to do with Anarchy. Those involved in the riots, looting, mugging, assaults and arson are not anarchist.
Anarchy has nothing to do with removing state oppression of the working class with mob rule. This is not propaganda by deed, it is just violence for the sake of violence.
The TSG don't seem to hold back when beating the crap out of political protestors, and yet seem reticent when dealing with the current riots. The cynical amongst us might think this is being allowed to play out as a pretext for more repressive laws to come, which real anarchists and other political activists will be the main focus for.
Anarchy has nothing to do with removing state oppression of the working class with mob rule. This is not propaganda by deed, it is just violence for the sake of violence.
The TSG don't seem to hold back when beating the crap out of political protestors, and yet seem reticent when dealing with the current riots. The cynical amongst us might think this is being allowed to play out as a pretext for more repressive laws to come, which real anarchists and other political activists will be the main focus for.
i am one of the cynical among
Anonymous (not verified) - Tue, 09/08/2011 - 23:43.
i am one of the cynical among you and i agree that this could be the case. i think they were being given the rope to hang themselves and other dissenters with.
Cause the same kind of riots
Power Ranger (not verified) - Tue, 09/08/2011 - 19:20.
Cause the same kind of riots happend here in Greece a couple of years ago,cause a cop killed a 15yo boy! I know for a fact that those 'bad' riots you are reffering to are either hooligans that they dont care about the event triggered all that either law enforce 'men' and fascists/nationalists that they hate people standing against something.. sorry for my english.. Solidarity from greece!
Apologies, I know it's not
4711 (not verified) - Wed, 10/08/2011 - 13:34.
Apologies, I know it's not the proper time & place for that, but in greek December's 2008 riots there were no nationalists/fascists on the streets among the rioters. They were only being occasionally spotted behind the police lines, helping them on bringing back law & order. Anarchists, looting, hooligans, gangs, anti-social behaviour, all of these, was present in greek's state attempt to diminish December's 2008 riot too. Until a certain point they succeeded, but only when the riot reached its limits. Since a riot has limits, as you know. And the less working class/political collectives are organized and rooted in the society, the narrow these limits will be. I understand that it's too difficult to address media & state propaganda against the riot and the misinformation on its actual causes. From my experience, I believe efforts now should be focused on 'educating' people in situ, on the streets. By distinct and clear political actions, that will aim the real enemy and will point the real targets, i.e. state, capital, individualism, social cannibalism, and fear. Be there and be visible. As we used to say back then in rioting greek cities: nothing has ended, everything has just began! Solidarity & strength P.S.: here is a graffiti from athen's streets saying: fire to the banks, not grocery shops http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8p2y363W3ok/SUV0qDKGIRI/AAAAAAAAACc/Pr4A0TjLrB...
We have seen riots in
Sandra (not verified) - Tue, 09/08/2011 - 19:31.
We have seen riots in impoverished parts of the world, third world countries, communist countries. Who knew that the Brits would learn that they could fight back so vehemently. I agree with the article, its OK to fight back, but its not OK to do it on the back of someone else and make them suffer. If they want to fight, give them uniforms and send them to Afghanistan, maybe there they can make a difference (said in sarcasm) I hope that my fellow Brits who are in harms way will be safe. There is a way to take care of democracy and that is with votes. I left England almost 30 years ago because of small mindedness, and have never looked back.
Great statement!
Anonymous (not verified) - Tue, 09/08/2011 - 22:52.
Great statement!
I think the response-
Jonathan (not verified) - Tue, 09/08/2011 - 23:07.
I think the response- inchoate and angry- of the rioters to their social situation underlines several key problems that these communities face, and that we as anarchists face in both imagining and practicing substantial, systemic changes. Britain, like many other post-industrial states, has built a world in which many people, especially urban people, live in a world totally dominated by the state: on the one hand, the state delivers marginal hand-outs, just enough for people to get by on; on the other hand, the state has erected a massive, pervasive (perhaps nowhere so pervasive as in Britain) security apparatus that is constantly interjecting violence. Both of these factors, along with the dual exploitation and the retreat of interest by capital (job-wise, at least) in these people have created communities where substantial community and internal resilience are all but gone. The mutualistic and cooperative networks and relationships that are required for social wellbeing either do not exist, or they are purely creations of the state, or the sort of psuedo-community erected by corporate capital. But the state depends on coercion and is centrally located, and corporate capital is not interested in resilient communities, only exploitable ones. Hence when 'things fall apart,' as they are doing right now in London, chaos breaks out. The false 'order' of the state and of corporate capital is shown to be an illusion; in fact, it is thinly veiled disorder.
This creates- among other things- for us as anarchists a major problem, does it not? Orderly anarchy- what we mean (unlike the mass media) when we say anarchy- must be nurtured, it must be built. It requires community, it require solidarity, it requires all of the things destroyed by the atomized, dislocated society that state and capital have worked to bring about (intentionally and unintentionally). We are seeing all sorts of reactions- from the Tea Party here in America to riots in London to various sorts of uprisings in the Middle East. We shouldn't kid ourselves about the deep potential of these movements- there is so much deep dislocation, so much destruction at the systemic level. A prolonged reaction that ends in fascism or something similar is just as likely as any thing of a more libertarian/socialistic end. At least that's my take, which is perhaps overly pessimistic. I hope so.
Spot on! I perceive that all
Anonymous (not verified) - Fri, 12/08/2011 - 00:45.
Spot on! I perceive that all democratic governments are scared stiff of the possibility of such groups becoming better organised. It is notable that the very first knee jerk reaction by UK MPs was to do exactly what they criticised Egypt for doing - shutting down communications. I don't think fascism will survive. It's growing, but it is also fueled by it's own Achilles heel - greed. Mr Satellite dish maker will sell to anyone, even work around his own government's laws, just to turn a profit. Such is the intensity on businesses to achieve the unattainable by defying gravity and return ever increasing profits. And that will be the downfall. It was in Egypt, will be in Syria & Libya, all of who's infrastructure is far shallower than most democracies. There simply won't be an 'off' button any more. IT folk have seen their real wages decrease substantially, so no sympathy there. Look at Blackberry / RIM. Their whole business model would collapse if they 'switched off BB' on the request of even the great UK government. Ditto Facebook, Twitter et al. After a century of greed, democratic nations have become for the most part, morally bankrupt. Only as with the debt crises, they don't know it! Have a scan through papers comments boards - straight after the riots, there they were, the 'stop benefits, line em up and shoot em' mob before the first flames were barely dead. But then a few days later, more considered, intelligent and long term real, proper objectives. So despite the moral bankruptcy, there is still decency. Sorta like meek, not bling and shouting. Orderly anarchy won't just grow out of these flames, it already is. Unconnected elements are at work all over the world. Most notable are some investigative reporters who use fully legal means and do not give up. People as us, exchanging views, learning of others views. The future redundant military and law enforcement. At some point, a bunch of clever folk will knit the lot together seamlessly leaving the corporate world no choice but to tow the line. It's as inevitable as the next ice age. The tools for fascism are old hat. Even the modern corporate ones we are now almost all subjected to (that was a great game between Nokia & HTC in the Premier League last week ). What is of utmost importance is that those who understand just where we are now don't allow themselves to be overwhelmed by the hopelessness of it all, but stay watching and considering just how they can bring about change in their little piece of the world.
You can find below your text
IASR (not verified) - Tue, 09/08/2011 - 23:08.
You can find below your text translated in Romanian language, comrades! http://iasromania.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/raspunsul-north-london-solfed... In solidarity with the english working class!
no1 - Wed, 10/08/2011 - 00:15.
The best analysis and most
Lee Melon (not verified) - Wed, 10/08/2011 - 07:18.
The best analysis and most cogent from an anarchist perspective that I have seen anywhere on the riots. I don't think one should underplay the significance of "gangsta" culture which is filling social vacuums for young people in some communities - an essentially destructive culture fuelled by the same drive for individual power and greed that fuels the ambition for position, power and wealth in the corporate hierarchies. Important that such culture is both exposed, and opposed strongly. The last paragraph of Jonathon's reply above accurately highlights the dangers and the potential. Thank you.
The "massive, pervasive
Anonymous (not verified) - Wed, 10/08/2011 - 07:42.
The "massive, pervasive (perhaps nowhere so pervasive as in Britain) security apparatus" seems powerless when people stop being afraid of it. The situation could become much more complicated if groups like the EDL take to the streets to 'protect' working class people.
Better analysis and statement
peckhampulse (not verified) - Wed, 10/08/2011 - 08:28.
Better analysis and statement than the vast majority of the media and even left politicians
Until the unemployment, the
Eve (not verified) - Wed, 10/08/2011 - 09:55.
Until the unemployment, the deprivation, the absence of opportunity and social mobility and the brutalisation and demonization of the underclass is addressed; the rage we have witnessed in the past three days will not just evaporate. Authorities may temporarily suppress it but it will continue to seethe and fester until it inevitably re –emerges again. The youths who have been incapable of analysing their rage and directing it only at the causes of it, i.e., corporate capitalism and the establishment but who have, instead, indiscriminately attacked corporate capitalist, government and ordinary working people alike are tantamount to a terrified bull in a ring who has been repeatedly baited by the establishment and who now is incapable of controlling its rage. The youths need immediate appeal for calm and guidance from adult anarchists who have to educate them to use their rage constructively instead of destructively. We cannot abandon them.
Great post From North London
John Foley (not verified) - Wed, 10/08/2011 - 11:31.
Great post From North London Solfed. RyanairDontCare Campaign
Is there a democratic way of
Ramkamat (not verified) - Wed, 10/08/2011 - 15:44.
Is there a democratic way of rioting? Is that the the form that is permitted by those who have led to this situation? UK has been giving lessons of civil rights to Arabs. Should practise some of them at home.
Perhaps the term 'democratic'
Jerome Baxter - Wed, 10/08/2011 - 18:24.
Perhaps the term 'democratic' was the wrong one to use in this statement. To anarchists, the only true form of democracy is direct democracy (mass meetings, federal, delegatory structures) not the "democracy" practiced by the bourgeois state. While most of us in SF wouldn't object to looting shops (and, in fact, view it as a part of the class activity of expropriation), we believe the anger of the rioters (very real and very justified) would be far more useful when directed specifically against the agents and institutions of working class oppression--capitalism and the state, bosses, bureaucrats, and politicians.
Also, really, do you think the British state gives a toss about the civil rights of those in the Arab world? Is that before or after they bomb them, kill them, and torture them? Or is it only after they then allow Western corporations to take control of Middle Eastern oil?
There is a German translation
FAU-IWA (not verified) - Wed, 10/08/2011 - 16:27.
There is a German translation of your brillant statement at http://www.fau.org/artikel/art_110810-065549
Hello companions It is
MH (not verified) - Wed, 10/08/2011 - 22:44.
Hello companions It is positive that disclose more information of events. Your communication about the events in London is a good start. The social issue is a problem that the states with input mask and the policy leading to esgotameto afraid of those who work and who do something. Against racism. Greetings anarcho syndicalists.
A dangerous piece! This
Anonymous (not verified) - Thu, 11/08/2011 - 08:43.
A dangerous piece! This article at first seems to be sensible and balanced. However on reading further it seeks to apologise for those criminals who are engaged in criminal acts. Social issues cause many people in many countries concern, however the vast majority choose not to go on a rampage and cause destruction. This type of lawlessness needs to be addressed quickly and effectively by the policing body with support from the community. Please do not try to make justification for these dangerous criminals. Political dialogue is the only effective way forward, but then again criminals are not the least bit interested in dialogue, political or otherwise, they are too busy burning out you home. This article disrespects the ordinary decent people who are the majority and seeks to apologise and downplay the criminality perpertrated by a few thugs!
with respect... there is no
tee max (not verified) - Thu, 11/08/2011 - 14:41.
with respect... there is no attempt to justify the actions of the individuals involved in the events of the past week. this is, as i see it, an attempt to start looking at this, in a much more productive way, than just name calling, and yelling at police, to beat the bastards harder. political dialogue only works for those with a voice. or more importantly, those who feel they have a voice, they feel able to use. from your comments, its clear you've never needed to invest your time in these people. whether they be young children, teenagers, or grown adults. i'll make that call, because until you have, its easy to subject those individuals, to the kind of blanket tarring you are engaging in. no one wants to see the kinds of events that have been televised. so start engaging in a meaningful way. understanding what is really going on, is the only way these issues can be solved. would you not agree? if not, what would you suggest? a police state? no go areas, as we cordon off the sections of society we see as ugly? show me a country that has worked in effectively, and maybe i'll take your comment slightly more seriously. but the reason we're here, is because it hasn't worked. you...we, need to start making informed, meaningful steps at grassroots, fundamental understand of why society is breaking down. and make no mistake, it is. if these events have frighten you, then its simply a wake up call. none of us are safe, until social structures better reflect the needs off EVERYONE. not just those who look the part, or can pay their way through it.
It is being addressed
Anonymous (not verified) - Fri, 12/08/2011 - 00:00.
It is being addressed quickly, but not with a solution, just cosmetic band aids. Look beyond the UK for analysis of the UKs current issues and you will see a very different picture. There is a growing list of reasons why citizen UK becomes increasingly despondent, hopefully won't resort to lawlessness, but will accelerate the decline. As for political dialogue. First headline comments are to remove benefits for perpetrators. Oops. Turns out the first batch through the courts aren't actually on benefits. So what does that tell you? Politicians as usual have no clue, so why would anyone engage with them? Besides, they only meaningfully engage if there is favourable PR or an internship for sonny. The community needs to look at how we got here, who made those decisions, and remove them from office to be replaced with people who can see beyond the flames and headlines well into the future. If you lost your job, stopped paying your mortgage, your bank wouldn't bash down your ex employer's door! It is abundantly clear that the whole situation spread simply due to lack of bodies - policemen. Now just who decided that? Chiefs on £150k a year, part of which was a reward for their thriftiness. THEY won't lose their jobs (and they should) and I doubt will even lose their bonus. But their ordinary on the beat cops may do in a year or so time. So hacking away at the lower levels gets nowhere. Just as with the expenses, media scandals, this will be slickly glossed over and blame put on those least able to defend themselves while the true culprits sit pretty in their ivory towers and watch their own staff collapse under the assualt.
Kid owning Boris -
Carlos (not verified) - Thu, 11/08/2011 - 12:41.
Kid owning Boris - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBgRd12vzv4&feature=player_detailpage#t=33s Granted, not hard to own Boris but nice to know this was shown on CNN of all places!
Make that guy the PM!! In his
Anonymous (not verified) - Fri, 12/08/2011 - 00:04.
Make that guy the PM!! In his brief 90 seconds he gave more insight than the whole 650 mooing MPs have for years!
Some of the comments here
Lee Melon (not verified) - Thu, 11/08/2011 - 17:09.
Some of the comments here seem to patronise not only the looters, but people who are disconnected in a number of ways. Personally I'm not comfortable with the use of the term underclass because of the full weight of such a word. Clearly there were numerous reasons for the looting that took place, so it will always be difficult to easily understand or explain it. The statement that it was for a few months rent that appears in the analysis is one that may apply, but not widely I think. There is surely a likelihood that some of the looters have made positive choices about criminal and gang behaviour that we may find distasteful from an anarchist perspective and that for many, such choices may have been made in an informed and knowing context. Some of these choices were made for reasons of status, power and greed, and looting for this mindset was an opportunity to grow that status, power and wealth. I don't think there would have been much inner debate about whether it was OK to smash into Tesco or the local corner shop. I know that any attempt to jointly explore the reasons for their behaviour with some of those people would be on a par with getting a supporter of the EDL to see the error of their ways. It does patronise them to suggest that they don't know what they are doing or why. Again I am not suggesting that this is true of all people looting, or maybe not even half. But I do think the picture is richer and more uncomfortable than some of the comments suggest.
Comrades, thanks for this
Nestor McNab (not verified) - Thu, 11/08/2011 - 17:50.
Comrades, thanks for this statement. We've published an Italian transltion of it here: http://www.anarkismo.net/article/20301 in solidarity, N. McNab (Int. Sec. FdCA)
Cameroon announces new Police
Anonymous (not verified) - Thu, 11/08/2011 - 18:08.
Cameroon announces new Police powers to force the removal of face coverings, masks etc. I wonder who the main target of these new powers will be? Rioters? Or political protestors?
FIT will be polishing their zoom lenses tonight.
FIT will be polishing their zoom lenses tonight.
As it happens, I am opening a
Anonymous (not verified) - Fri, 12/08/2011 - 00:05.
As it happens, I am opening a new shop called Burkas r Us. Roll up roll up! Play the religious card, have a laugh!
As I would not recommend
SPR (not verified) - Thu, 11/08/2011 - 23:21.
As I would not recommend going as far as conspiracy theories, let`s just say that a broad specter of interest groups had it`s way with the riots. The riots cannot bee seen as a class based struggle, we can only see them as another symptom of the socially decaying capitalist society and the state which itself on the other hand sees the need for extent of it`s authoritarianism due to parallel economical disaster that struck. The only way they could have exploded into a class struggle is that there was a preexisting workers movement that could have taken use of the situation and put a form to the unleashed anger of the masses. I see that, besides the referenced, SolFed hasn`t taken any participation in the events because it might be a good idea to work towards establishing popular assemblies which are in these situations the primary means of giving the oppressed masses the organizational, political and educational form that they need. Revolution is not as some may explain `a necessity`, the alternative can also be barbarianism in many forms and as various outcomes, thus revolutionaries must find ways to act in any set of circumstances as they are drastically changing, especially in the times when state losses it`s influence. Seeing the diminishing class conciseness in the last decades can bring us the conclusion that the capitalist society is a sinking ship drawing the working class with it. The question that raises is - Which will drown first, the lower, or the upper decks? And who will get the life boats?
As the upper still needs the
Anonymous (not verified) - Fri, 12/08/2011 - 00:07.
As the upper still needs the lower to do it's physical work, a bit of that will be spared, and given the job of launching the lifeboats. The rules are rules mob.
Excellent article full of
Anonymous (not verified) - Thu, 11/08/2011 - 23:47.
Excellent article full of clarity, right on the true pulse. The politicians haven't and still don't get it. Not because they don't want to, but are simply unable to grasp what lays before them. Left, Right or Centre. Much more poltico bullshit, and I can see some serious professionals engaging in highly targeted, intelligent and lawful attacks against the state. The rich are still getting richer. The middle are their guards, in the pathetic hope that they too will become richer. Many middlemen I know are waking up to the fact they are pawns and their inevitable fall from favour approaches with their increase in years. They are depressed today, won't look beyond next month, but what when they have no choice and see their dream evaporate? The more years they have, the more bitter they will become. We are fast approaching the non pension era, where many are left to survive on a pittance, as opposed to the many having big pensions as has been the case before now. MPs should visit suicide counselors to get to grips with mentality that is about to become an epidemic. As the article says, nothing to lose. I do not condone the actions that have gone before in any way but they are a far more serious warning shot across the bow than previous riots. After those, the land saw a period of growth and generally increasing prosperity. Now, not only is there to be no growth, but also the threat of a further reduction in living standards. Almost 200 billion wiped off UK pensions today alone. I would loove to ask every politician the square root of 64. Bet only about 5% would get the right answer, these the people who are doing the maths for our futures. No wonder they don't get it. Add all that together, a leadership that is singularly lining it's own and it's friends pockets, we are on course for a total meltdown in the next 5 years. Just how that will be manifested remains to be seen.
Total solidarity from
Elina (not verified) - Fri, 12/08/2011 - 00:21.
Total solidarity from Finland! I used to live in the poor south London areas in the late 80's and early 90's. I lived with my then boyfriend whose family (parents and 7 grown-up children and their young children) was so underpriviledged that there was sometimes 12 of us living in one old, cold and mouldy house. That experience taught me a lot: coming from a relatively rich country and a upper middle-class family, it really opened my eyes how it is to live without hot water if none of the bunch has a coin to put in the gas meter and so on. Although I had been a punk rocker and a self-proclaimed anarchist since the age of 13 (1981), and first came to London as a 16-year-old, I very quickly saw how much there was for me to learn and still is. I've been following the rioting closely through the internet from different sources and I totally agree with what you say about the media over there. And you point out really understanding views of the looting that I haven't seen anywhere else, without condoning it though. I agree with the whole article. Here it's useless to watch the tv news on the subject, they're just BBC parrots here. You should know, that this has caused a lot of discussion among Finnish anarchists and working class people (in which I myself as now a 43-year old adult have long belonged to, mostly unemployed) and other politically aware people. Finland is now under very strong capitalistic government, and although they're all not exactly right-wing, the government is still strongly continuing actions that are causing the biggest division between the rich and poor here too during the last 50 years. I wonder how soon we'll be on the barricades. I just wanted to let you know that people even far away do care. You guys over there, hold on strong!
Who's job is it to uphold
Michael - Mon, 15/08/2011 - 20:33.
Who's job is it to uphold working class solidarity?
Consecutive governments have gone to great lengths to destroy any sort of notion of working class solidarity and identity. Is it any surprise, then, that these rioters turn on other members of our class?
They do. But it is not the job of any government to preserve working class solidarity. This is our job, the job of the working class in general and of working class activists in particular. The question is therefore: Why haven't we been able to preserve solidarity? Could we have done something or was it inevitable? What can we do now?
Hi I used to be involved
Ant (not verified) - Wed, 17/08/2011 - 08:59.
Hi I used to be involved with the DAM , early 80s. I recall selling "Seditious Whispers'' by a Doncaster group, I remember Malc from Balby. I became involved on a regular basis with the Sheffield Anarchists. My current political ''home'' is the Internationalist Communist Tendency, must be something like 15 years now. We are of the view that the Revolutionary Party is not a ruling party, we are in favour of the rule of the workers councils. http://www.leftcom.org/en/about-us Our platform http://www.leftcom.org/en/platform This is our statement on the riots- http://www.leftcom.org/en/articles/2011-08-09/riots-in-britain-the-fruit... I think that politics and parties are not the problem per se, it is their content. The Revolutionary Party is that which advocates the rule of the Workers' councils. I believe we share this principle, we are the enemies of those who would claim to rule on behalf of the working class. Our organisation is a necessity as the bearer of revolutionary class consciousness, we defend the revolutionary idea and without it there is no possibility of revolution. Thanks
Ant, please try to keep
Jerome Baxter - Fri, 19/08/2011 - 22:38.
Ant, please try to keep comments relevant to the original post.
OK, but I linked to the ICT
Anonymous (not verified) - Sat, 20/08/2011 - 08:52.
OK, but I linked to the ICT riot statement....
Jerome Baxter - Mon, 22/08/2011 - 10:37.
In French:
La Position de la North London Solfed à Propos des Emeutes de Londres.
Alors que dans les médias les dénonciations volent à tous vents, accusant «d'anarchie» les violentes émeutes qui se sont déroulées à Londres et à travers l'Angleterre, la North London Solidarity Federation (Fédération de Solidarité de Londres-Nord), en tant qu'organisation anarchiste active dans la capitale, a cru approprié de formuler une réponse.
Au cours des derniers jours, des émeutes ont causé des dommages importants dans plusieurs quartiers de Londres. Des devantures de magasins, des maisons et des véhicules ont été incendiés. La gauche, comme à l'habitude, désigne la pauvreté comme cause principale des émeutes. La droite insiste que les gangsters et les éléments antisociaux profitent de la tragédie. Tous deux ont raison. Les pillages et les émeutes des derniers jours sont un phénomène complexe et accusent de nombreuses dimensions.
Ce n'est pas un hasard si ces émeutes se produisent maintenant: au moment où le gouvernement démantèle les filets de sécurité de l'Etat providence dédiés aux plus démunis, les laissant tomber dans l'abîme, sous les coups de matraques de la police métropolitaine. Mais cela n'excuse ni la mise à feux de maisons, ni la victimisation de membres des classes populaires. Ceux qui commettent de tels actes n'ont aucune cause pour les soutenir.
La fureur des cités est ce qu'elle est -- hideuse et sauvage -- mais elle n'était d'aucune manière imprévisible. Le Royaume-Uni dissimule ses problèmes sociaux depuis des décennies, les contenant derrière un rideau de fer policier. Le plus souvent, grandir dans une cité veut dire ne jamais la quitter, sauf à l'arrière d'un fourgon de police. Dans les années 1980, ces mêmes problèmes sociaux ont mené aux émeutes de Toxteth. Dans les années 90, ils ont contribué aux émeutes anti-Poll Tax (impôt local par tête). Aujourd'hui, ces mêmes problèmes sont non-seulement toujours avec nous, ils s'aggravent, et les émeutes sont de retour.
Le harcèlement et la brutalité de la police sont le pain quotidien des jeunes des cités partout en Grande-Bretagne. Le gouvernement actuel s'acharne à éroder et retrancher un système d'aides aux plus démunis qui déjà leur permettait à peine de survivre. Dans le quartier de Hackney, les travailleurs sociaux, qui pour beaucoup avaient eux-mêmes grandi et vécu dans les cités, étaient ainsi munis d'une connaissance intime du terrain, et étaient donc les plus à mêmes d'adresser les problèmes de leurs jeunes protégés, ont été informés qu'ils ne seront plus payés. Les loyers augmentent, et les emplois fournis par l'État qui écoulaient de l'argent dans ces zone économiquement délaissées ont été réduits au nom d'une transition à un programme dit de "Grande Société" ("Big Society") basé sur le bénévolat privé. Les habitants de ces quartiers, déjà très démunis, n'ont aujourd'hui plus rien. Et ils n'ont plus rien à perdre.
Le rôle des médias dans cette affaire ne doit pas pour autant être écarté. Malgré toutes les références à la "manifestation pacifique" qui a précédé les événements de Tottenham, les médias auraient sans doute à peine touché cette histoire si les évènements s'étaient restreints à une simple veillée devant un poste de police. La violence policière et les protestations contre celle-ci sont lieu commun. C'est seulement quand l'autre côté répond par la violence (sur des cibles légitimes ou non) que les médias se sentent obligés de donner à ces affaires toute leur attention.
C'est donc sans surprise que des populations condamnées depuis des décennies à vivre dans des abîmes de pauvreté et de violence déclarent enfin la guerre à la société toute entière. C'est sans surprise que des gens s'adonnent au pillage de téléviseurs à écran plasma et autres biens à haute valeur ajoutée -- biens qui leur permettront de payer plusieurs mois de loyer -- et ignorent les livres non-monnayables assis sur les étagères des grandes librairies commerciales. C'est la seule forme de redistribution économique que beaucoup d'entre eux verront pour des années à venir, pendant qu'ils continuent leurs vaines recherches d'emploi.
Beaucoup d'attention à été portée sur le fait que les émeutiers ont attaqué "leurs propres communautés." Mais une émeute ne se produit pas dans un vide social. Les émeutes des années quatre-vingt avaient tendance à être plus ciblées -- de manière générale, les émeutiers évitaient de s'attaquer à des innocents, se concentrant sur des objectifs plus représentatifs de l'oppression raciale et de classe: la police, les commissariats de police, et les grands commerces. Qu'est-ce qui a changé depuis cette période? Les gouvernements successifs ont fait de grands efforts pour détruire toute notion de solidarité entre travailleurs, et toute notion de solidarité de classe et d'identité. Est-il donc surprenant que ces émeutiers, à leur tour, s'attaquent aux autres membres de notre classe?
Le travail de la Solidarity Federation se fonde sur la résistance contre le Capital et l'Etat sur le terrain du travail. Nous ne sommes aucunement impliqués dans ces émeutes et actes pillages, et contrairement aux jugements-réflexes de la droite, ou même à ceux des commentateurs sympathiques-mais-condamnateurs de la gauche, nous refusons tout autant de condamner que d'excuser ceux qui n'en savent pas mieux pour s'être approprié d'une partie des richesses dont ils ont été privés toute leur vie.
Mais en tant que révolutionnaires, nous ne pouvons d'aucune manière soutenir des attaques contre les travailleurs et les innocents. La mise à feux de magasins en rez-de-chaussée d'appartements résidentiels; le saccage de moyens de transports en commun employés principalement par les classes populaires; les agressions sur personnes et autres formes d'injustices, sont tous des atteintes contre les membres de notre propre classe et doivent être combattus avec autant d'énergie que nous investissons dans notre résistance contre les politiques «d'austérité» du gouvernement, contre les loyers abusifs imposés par les propriétaires, et contre les patrons qui nous exploitent. Ce soir et aussi longtemps qu'il le faudra, les gens doivent s'unir pour se défendre quand de telles violences menacent leurs maisons et leurs communautés.
Nous somme convaincus que la légitime colère des émeutiers serait beaucoup plus puissante si elle était dirigée collectivement et démocratiquement, de manière non-seulement à éviter la victimisation des classes laborieuses, mais aussi dans l'objectif de créer un monde libre de l'exploitation et des inégalités inhérentes au capitalisme.
North London Solidarity Federation, Fédération de Solidarité de Londres-Nord.
I was present on Tottenham
Dave_ (not verified) - Tue, 30/08/2011 - 22:34.
I was present on Tottenham High Road on 6th August. I cannot comment on the riots that followed, but what I witnessed was not people looting for fun, but an explosion of anger, initially directed at the police and the police station, and then at property. When the first property was set on fire (interestingly a firm of criminal solicitors), I was immediately concerned about residential property above. A well known anarchist (who may not want to be named), risked his life to check whether anyone was trapped. This first riot had been brewing for some time, and has to be seen in the light of great anger about the death of young black men in police custody, culminating in the death of Mark Duggan, the alienation of the local youth with the police, mass unemployment in Haringey, especially amongst young people, and the closure of 70% of Haringey's youth services. Also I have to say that the anger in Tottenham has not abated. At a recent meeting between the police and local residents there was an atmosphere that the Police Federation described as "hatred" against the police. Tottenham could explode again at any time.
interesting comment, thanks
no1 - Wed, 31/08/2011 - 11:26.
interesting comment, thanks
Recent articles
This article was published on 9 August 2011 by the SolFed group in North London. Other recent articles:
|Informacion para ciudadanos EEA en el Reino Unido -Information for EU citizens (in Spanish) (posted 9. July)
|Informacion para ciudadanos EEA en el Reino Unido -Information for EU citizens (in Spanish) (posted 27. June)
|Library occupied by the community in Lambeth, eviction notice served today (posted 5. April)
|Solidarity with Abahlali baseMjondolo against killing of their members (posted 18. November)
|"London – a migrant's guide" - a new pamphlet by Solidarity Federation (posted 24. October)


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Having worked from home for years, I hear many arguments both for and against telecommuting. One of the common arguments against working from home is that employees are disconnected and isolated, which leads to a lack of attachment to the workplace and ultimately a lack of productivity. Previously I could only provide anecdotal data as a rebuttal, but now I can refer to a study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM).
Results from the study were published in the June issue of Communication Monographs, a National Communication Association publication. Key findings include:
- More communication does not lead to an increased level of workplace identification for teleworkers
- Office workers reported higher stress levels due to in-office interruptions
- Teleworkers reported increased stress levels with communications-based interruptions
- Phone calls were associated with lower stress levels with both groups
It appears that more communication with the workplace is actually counterproductive for teleworkers. According to Kathryn Fonner, an assistant professor of communication at UWM and co-author of the study, "It is often assumed that teleworkers need a lot of communication and contact with the organization in order to diminish their sense of distance and to develop a sense of belonging. But we found that the more teleworkers communicated with others, the more stressed they felt due to interruptions, and this was negatively associated with their identification with the organization." Source: Newswise
I know that I am more stressed on days where I have several phone calls or face-to-face meetings scheduled.
If you telework, do you feel less productive on days where you have more interactions with your main office?
Related telecommuting stories on MNN:


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Is it possible that after finishing LL. B, anybody can start practicing as a lawyer? I mean if he doesn't enroll in his native country's bar association, can he still practice? In case that is possible, does it mean that he acts as a solicitor not a barrister who can appear at court for argument?
A JD is very much NOT a PhD. The rough legal equivalent of a PhD is an SJD. All the SJD's I know personally were foreign and needed it for whatever they wanted to do (usually teach law).


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36-year-old Jessica Beagley from Anchorage, Alaska is now facing misdemeanor child abuse charges after a home video she sent in to the Dr. Phil show completely backfired. The "Angry Moms" episode featured Beagley shouting to her son, "What happens when you lie to me? You get hot sauced!" And then she poured said hot sauce down his throat. As if that wasn't enough punishment for the small crimes of wriggling in his seat and pencil sword-fighting at school, she followed it up with a cold shower. Mother Of The Year, anyone?
Viewers that tuned into the episode of Dr. Phil contacted authorities, who charged the mom with misdemeanor child abuse. Despite the fact that her defense lawyer equates the treatment to "eating Mexican food," the trial began on Wednesday and Beagly is facing a year in jail.
As an aside: Is it any surprise that Nancy Grace was all over this "Hot Sauce Mom" story? Hell, it even rhymes with "Tot Mom."
Mom Could Lose Kids Over "Hot Saucing" Punishment
Hot Sauce Mom Sauced Son At Producer's Request


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The usually lighthearted and playful Blake Shelton was nothing but serious on "The Voice" Tuesday night.
The country crooner and his wife Miranda Lambert opened the NBC reality hit with a stripped-down performance of "Over You" that paid tribute to the victims of Monday's devastating tornado in Oklahoma City.
E! News caught up with Shelton, who is from Oklahoma and currently lives there with Lambert, after the show about his emotional performance and his plans to fly back to his home state...
U.S. & World
MORE: Celebs react to the devastating tornado in Oklahoma
"There was a lot of different things we could have done as a tribute to Oklahoma," Shelton told us backstage. "I'm from Oklahoma and Miranda's from Texas, but we both live in Oklahoma now as we speak and my home is in Oklahoma. When this is over with tonight, I'm going to get on an airplane and fly back there."
Of choosing to perform "Over You," he explained, "We decided to do a song we actually wrote in Oklahoma that's about my family...and it just made perfect sense to do that particular song. We're just trying to raise as much awareness to the fact that there's still suffering and hurting back there and hopefully [viewers] picked up the phone and made a donation to the Red Cross."
--Reporting by Timothy Gibbs
(E! Online and NBC are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)