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Cascade events make that an across the board problem.Originally Posted by Cedric
Did they take away Norm Cash's batting title yet?
Cascade events make that an across the board problem.Originally Posted by Cedric
Did they take away Norm Cash's batting title yet?
MLB and the players were certainly complicit in allowing the stuff to go on. They liked all the publicity that Bonds, McGwire and Sosa were generating.Originally Posted by Chip R
What are you, people? On dope? - Mr Hand
Special circumstances make for special decisions. Bud should get some guts and not force MLB into another black eye summer. It will be beyond embarrasing watching MLB pansyfoot around this issue.
How sad is it when possibly the greatest statistic in your sport HAS to be belittled by the league?
This is the time. The real Reds organization is back.
Bud will have to put out an APB to locate his spine before he could do something like that.Originally Posted by Cedric
What are you, people? On dope? - Mr Hand
Never really given the subject much thought but my knee jerk reaction is that this ranks right up there with Petey so ban him from the hall also.
Another interesting aspect is his testimony at the Balco trial. If the Feds can ever prove he perjured himself then Bonds will go to jail for a long time. The Feds do not like to be lied to.
Reds Fan Since 1971
Bonds does have his budding career as a transvestite going for him.
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
Wow, I never suspected Bonds took steroids.
I bet Bonds will get mad he didn't write a book first and make money on the story himself.
The question of whether or not to ban Bonds is one issue; the question of whether or not Hall of Fame voters should vote for Bonds when he becomes eligible for induction is another issue. On the latter question, my answer is clear: If I was a HOF voter, Barry Bonds (and Mark McGwire and Rafael Palmeiro for that matter) would never receive my vote for induction.
"Hey...Dad. Wanna Have A Catch?" Kevin Costner in "Field Of Dreams."
Looks like these authors have piles of real evidence instead of the usual "well, his arms are big" hearsay.
Good. Now go get McGwire and Sosa, too.
"I prefer books and movies where the conflict isn't of the extreme cannibal apocalypse variety I guess." Redsfaithful
I think you're exactly right. That was a major beef with the writers when the HOF changed the rules about the writers not being able to vote for guys on the ineligible list. They felt it was their call to decide who should or shouldn't be on the ballot. If they want to vote Pete Rose or Barry Bonds or Juan Castro in, it shouldn't be that big of a deal. It's not like Bonds is going to be standing in front of his plaque every time the museum is open shooting himself up with Winstrol.Originally Posted by RedsBaron
I think all the pitchers out of work for all the extra homers given up ought to file a class action lawsuit
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
Absent from this discussion is any comments on how sad this whole ordeal is. The type of regimen the book describes Bonds as undertaking is the type of thing that has you dead of a heart attack by 50. Ultimately, this is an unblieveably selfish act on Bonds' part, because he likely will end up depriving his children of a father and his wife of a husband.
It's just a sad, pathetic thing to see.
We'll burn that bridge when we get to it.
I know I'm out on a limb here, but I predict there will be a lot of talk about this.
Big John's been drinking since the river took Emmylou
It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.Originally Posted by Roy Tucker
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
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William "The Refrigerator" Perry's biggest legacy — besides the epic rap skills and dance moves he showcased in "The Super Bowl Shuffle" video — is inspiring legendary Las Vegas bookmaker Jimmy Vaccaro to invent prop betting.
In January of 1986, the old MGM Grand asked bettors if Perry would score a touchdown in Super Bowl XX at 40-to-1 odds.
Super Bowl XLVII
Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
When: February 3, 2013, 3:30 p.m. PT
More: Complete Super Bowl coverage
- Super Bowl first look: Baltimore Ravens
- Super Bowl first look: San Francisco 49ers
- Super Bowl Q&A: Baltimore Sun beat writer Matt Vensel
- Super Bowl Q&A: SF Chronicle 49ers beat writer Eric Branch
Now I get why Mike Ditka kept Walter Payton out of the end zone in favor of "The Fridge." He must have laid some cash down.
Thanks to Perry's score, Vegas took a bath on that first bet. Something tells me it has made its money back by now.
These days, Super Sunday isn't even about the game. It's about prop bets, commercials and Super Bowl parties. If you ask my wife, it's about The Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet.
I don't endorse gambling — it's illegal in most places, you know — but I will offer my take on some of this year's most interesting propositions.
If I did partake in a wager from time to time, I certainly wouldn't still be upset at Carolina's John Kasey for nailing a 50-yard field goal as time expired in the first half of Super Bowl XXXVIII against New England, costing me a substantial amount of money because I had 21 total points in the first half. It was long shot odds and Kasey's kick made it 14-10 in favor of the Patriots at the half. No, I certainly wouldn't still be bitter.
How long will it take Alicia Keys to sing the U.S. national anthem?
Over/Under: 2 minutes, 10 seconds.
If Keys' version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" clocks in at more than 2:10, it would be the longest version of the song in the last 10 years. So history says bet the under, but I'm not so sure. Keys has promised a unique rendition of our nation's anthem. She said, "I'm gonna do it in a way that only I can do," which makes me think she has a piano breakdown in the middle somewhere. I'm leaning toward the over.
Will Beyonce be joined by Jay Z on stage during the Super Bowl halftime show?
Yes: +110
No: -150
If you own a farm, you should bet it on this one. There's no doubt Beyonce's hubby will be making an appearance, probably helping her perform one of her biggest hits, "Crazy In Love." Seriously, the livestock, the barn, all the weird stuff you keep in the attic or basement to torture unsuspecting college students passing through on their way to Spring Break (I really need to stop watching horror movies at four in the morning).
Who will the Super Bowl MVP thank first?
Teammates: 8/5
God: 5/2
Coach: 12/1
Family: 15/1
Owner: 20/1
No one: 3/2
Deer antler spray: 100/1
The last one was to see if you were paying attention. This is simple. If you think the MVP is going to be Colin Kaepernick or Ray Lewis, God is a safe bet. Joe Flacco seems to be a humble guy, so I could see him going teammates first. Obviously, Randy Moss would thank Randy Moss.
What will happen with the Dow Jones the day after the Super Bowl?
Market up: -140
Market down: EVEN
The real question here is how much stock will be bought or sold Monday morning simply to help someone win this prop bet.
What will be higher?
Totals goals in Manchester City vs. Liverpool: Pick
Randy Moss receptions in Super Bowl XLVII: Pick
Keep in mind, Moss is the greatest Premier League player of all time. No disrespect to David Beckham.
Who will Barack Obama pick to win the game?
Baltimore Ravens: -180
San Francisco 49ers: +140
Forget taxes, President Obama could kick-start the economy by emailing all of us his pick. Well, everyone except Karl Rove.
How long will the postgame handshake/hug last between Jim & John Harbaugh?
Over six seconds: -105
Under six seconds: -135
I feel like no matter who wins, the loser should get an atomic wedgie at midfield.

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Paper Rosie Hair Pin Tutorial
>> Sunday, May 30, 2010
I just love the idea of whipping up a bunch of cute hair flowers for my friends for no reason at all, just because it makes them smile! I created this super fun and easy tutorial for the lovely folks over at Crafty Ideas Weekly so you can surprise your friends, party guests or fellow soccer moms with a pretty handmade bloom to brighten their day too. I learned to make these fun little flowers from my mom when I was a little girl and now I'm sharing it with you. Think of all the lovely cardstock papers you could use to make these beauties fit any occasion!
Supplies -
4x4 inch square cardstock
1.5x3 inch patterned green cardstock
bobby pin
glue gun
Matte acrylic spray sealer (I used Krylon,my favorite)
1- gather material
2 - draw a spiral on 4x4 carstock and draw 2 leaf shapes on green cardstock
3 - cut out along lines of spiral starting at the outside point and cut out leaves
4 - begin to tightly roll the spiral working from outside in
5 - keep spiral help tight
6 - let it go to see it uncoil ever so slightly to a natural rose (this always feels like magic for some reason)
7 - hot glue the little nub (it was the very center of your spiral) down to the rolled flower and hold in place for a few seconds
8 - slide bobby pin on to one leaf then place it on top ofthe second leaf and glue to the flower
Spray the entire paper flower and leaves with the sealer let dry 15 minutes and spray again. This makes the bloom waterproof and allows you to wear it again and again.
So sweet!
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Photo: Andy Pettitte and Colby Rasmus
During last night's broadcast, YES Network aired the above photo of Andy Pettitte and Colby Rasmus from August 29, 1999. In the photo, Pettite is giving a 13-year-old Rasmus baseball advice before his start against the Seattle Mariners. Rasmus was invited to Yankee Stadium after his hometown, Phenix City, Alabama, made it to the Little League World Series. Meeting again in Toronto 14 years later on Friday Night, Rasmus went 0-for-2 with a strikeout and a pop out against the Yankees starter.


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One of my past posts commented on an earnest couple of the next generation who underwent a sea change with the birth of their first child. To celebrate the event and hail the new world order, they ditched their family surnames and created a new one. We are told this is being in tune with the planet. Go figure. By the time the baby has grandchildren, a budding family historian could meet a rather high brick wall trying to piece things together. Missing ancestors.
Recently I've seen a few stories about missing relatives. More precisely, missing remains—the occasional ancestor who obviously died but can't be found memorialized in a place of burial. Even with a date and/or place of death, some of them defy being found. These are people who are not buried where you expect them to be, or people who are not buried in a family plot, or people whose kin did not place a marker, or people missing in mortuary records.
It happened in my family. A rare visit this week with cousins reminded me of what occurred when a favourite cousin died a few years ago. The gathering, as funeral things go, was replete with fond reminiscence and renewal of family ties. We knew that on the morrow we would be at the cemetery after the church service. Most of us didn't know that we would be burying three people! Seems dearest cousin had been storing her parents' ashes in the cellar next to her stacks of homemade preserves and jams. And I thought I knew her!
Cremation is good. Ashes might be more problematic for the living. The deceased might have made clear wishes to be buried with spouse, parents, children or a specific location. On the other hand, maybe no wishes were spelled out verbally or otherwise. I suppose there could be many reasons why ashes would get carefully set aside or toted around from one home to another. As for the wishes that specify being sprinkled on the ocean or catapulted into space, let's not go into that in present company.
For something like 50 years my aunt and uncle had waited in dim silence. To this day I don't know if they were neatly labelled on the shelf like their succulent neighbours. Dignity restored.
08 May 2009
Missing Dead Relatives
Labels: cemeteries, cremation
1 comment:
- Kiril The Mad Macedonian said...
What a great story!
Luckily the parents didn't get into a jam, um, hee, hee! ;-D
One of my few successes as a researcher was discovering the fate, and final resting place, of an Aunt missing since 1958.
She currently hangs out in an unmarked paupers grave, but one day I hope to give her a small marker all her own.
- Sunday, 12 July, 2009
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- Five years ago, speculators predicted that oil production was peaking
- David Frum says recent evidence is that energy sources are plentiful
- Iraq and Mexico can produce much more oil, and United States is awash in natural gas, he says
- Frum: Gas surplus is enabling U.S. to reduce carbon emissions that change climate
Remember "peak oil"?
Five years ago, some oil market speculators became convinced that the world was nearing the limits of oil production. Sometime soon -- the 2010s? the 2020s? -- oil production would begin a long steady decline.
Think again. World oil production continues to rise. Leading the oil renaissance: the United States. The International Energy Agency predicts that the United States will overtake Saudi Arabia and Russia to become (again!) the world's leading oil producer by 2017. If the agency's estimates prove correct, the United States and Canada together will become net energy exporters by about 2030, and the U.S., which uses 20% of the world's energy, will achieve energy self-sufficiency by the mid-2030s.
Predictions that the world would imminently "run out of oil" have been worrying oil consumers since at least the 1920s. They always prove wrong, for reasons explained by the great oil economist M.A. Adelman after the last "oil shortage" in the 1970s:
Oil reserves, Adelman writes, "are no gift of nature. They (are) a growth of knowledge, paid for by heavy investment."
For all practical purposes, the world's supply of oil is not finite. It is more like a supermarket's supply of canned tomatoes. At any given moment, there may be a dozen cases in the store, but that inventory is constantly being replenished with the money the customers pay for the cans they remove, and the more tomatoes that customers buy, the bigger an inventory the store will carry.
Someday, of course, consumers will decide they want less oil at the current price. Someday we may move beyond oil altogether. When that day comes, the investment will stop -- and nobody will ever know or care how much oil remains in the ground.
Adelman's assessment is being corroborated once more, this time in Mexico. Mexican oil production has been declining over the past decade, mostly because of under-investment and mismanagement by the state oil monopoly, Pemex. (On January 31, a deadly tragedy reminded the world of Pemex's troubles when a methane leak in a Pemex building in downtown Mexico City exploded, killing more than 30 people and injuring 120 others.)
In October, Pemex announced discovery of a big new field in the Gulf of Mexico. Newly elected Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto is urging his country to amend its constitution to allow foreign investment in Mexican oil fields. Experts assess that opening the Mexican oil industry to global investment will revive Mexican oil production and boost Mexico's economic growth by potentially 2 points a year. Nieto's PRI party -- the very party that nationalized Mexican oil 80 years ago -- is expected to vote this weekend to approve the new policy.
Meanwhile, the International Energy Agency is warning oil markets to ready themselves for a "flood" of cheap oil from Iraq. Last year, Iraq for the first time exceeded pre-1990 oil production. The agency expects Iraq eventually to overtake Russia as the world's second-largest oil exporter.
In 1972, the year of the famous "Limits to Growth" report by the Club of Rome, the world produced about 55 million barrels of oil per day. In 2011, the world produced almost 80 million barrels. If today's prices hold, many experts expect production of 90 million barrels by decade's end.
Our oil problem is not that "we're running out." Our oil problem is that we're producing so much of the stuff that we are changing the planet's climate.
Yet on the environmental front too, there's reason for optimism. One of the technologies developed by the oil industry -- fracking -- has made available vast new supplies of cheap natural gas. Gas has become so cheap that it can be substituted for coal as an electricity-generating fuel. In just eight years, coal's share of the U.S. electricity market has tumbled from one-half to one third -- and still falling. Gas emits only half the carbon per unit of energy of coal. The transition from coal to gas explains why U.S. carbon emissions declined 8% from 2011 to 2012, reaching the lowest level since 1992.
Soon the United States and Canada will be producing so much gas that they can export it to Europe, perhaps also to China, helping to cut carbon emissions in those economies as well. No, it's not the answer to everything: Gas still emits carbon. But it's an improvement -- and that's how progress comes.
Instead of fantasizing about catastrophes (running out of oil) and miracles (a rapid transition to solar power), our energy thinking needs to emphasize the achievable and the incremental. Convert from coal to gas. Tax gasoline to induce people to live closer to work and to buy more fuel-efficient cars.
We can enjoy a rising quality of life with declining energy inputs. Put us on the path to the right kind of "peak oil" -- and peak carbon -- the peak that comes, not because we find less and less, but because we want less and less.
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This was my favorite nightgown, and my favorite baby bottle. My favorite Gerber dish was bananas (okay it still is). And I was a thumb sucker.
I remember piggy back rides and sitting on daddy's foot and going for a ride. I even remember crawling around on the hard wood floors, but I think the earliest thing I recall is teething.
Yanking on my gums with my fat little fingers didn't always work. I spent plenty of time gnawing on the edge of the crib in search of comfort.
And about the thumb-sucking, for some reason mommy didn't want me doing that. She had to go and ruin the flavor of my thumb by wiping some cayenne pepper kinda stuff on it. Ya'll that's some nasty
Now this became a ritual. Getting my thumb soaked with yuck before going to bed. One night mom forgot. And you know what I did? I stuck my thumb in the air just waiting for her to put some of that stuff on it (I must have known I needed help).
Unfortunately my oldest and youngest kids inherited the thumb-sucking gene. I didn't think they would ever quit!
Thanks to Amy Coffin at We Tree for coming up with this series.


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Taronga Western Plains Zoo is the only Zoo in Australia to hold the Greater One-horned Rhinoceros. Dora our resident male was born in 1999 at Nagoya Zoo, Japan. He arrived at Taronga Western Plains Zoo at four years old. Dora was the only one of his kind at the Zoo until a female arrived six years later.
Amala our female was born in 2006 at Oklahoma Zoo, USA. She arrived here as a three year old, having been selected as the most suitable mate for Dora. However there was still a long way to go before we were able to start a breeding program as three year old Rhinos still have a lot of growing to do. Plus Dora weighed up to a whopping 1900kg, we had to wait for Amala to get bigger and bulkier, so she would be able to support his weight while mating.
Amala has now been here for three years, and with a combination of lots of good food and generally growth and development she has now reached the desired weight and size for breeding. This means that keepers are now able to focus on learning and recording her oestrus cycle. The Greater One-horned Rhinos are only receptive to breeding for about 8 hours, in a 45 days period, which means that keepers need to accurately predict the ideal time to put male and female together.
Being a solitary species, Dora and Amala are housed separately at all times, but they are able to see and smell each other most of the time. Recently, they have also been given fence contact, meaning that they can touch each other through a secure fence, enabling them to become more used to one another, so that when the day for breeding finally comes, they'll know each other pretty well. Even so, keepers will have to be around to supervise the whole process, as this Rhino species can be quite aggressive towards each other during courtship and mating. This could mean standing around in the dark for up to 10 hours!
The gestation for a Greater One-horned Rhino is 15 months and if in the future Taronga Western Plains Zoo's Greater One-horned Rhino breeding program is successful, it will be adding to the world's population of these animals, which is currently less than 3,000.
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I was wondering what is the best work rhythm for the job a programmer does? I am coding all day long and sometimes I get stuck in a problem and it keeps me occupied a few hours before I realize that maybe I need a break.
Some say frequent and short brakes help you but sometimes when I am focused on a problem I feel like a break would not help, but rather loose my focus. So how often should a break be taken, and how long? The more basic question regarding this issue is comes from the fact that, you can get tons of "good ideas" ('promodo' for instance) on the net, that promise you will be more effective in whatever you do.
Are these principles good or, this is something everybody should decide for himself? I wonder if any of them can accomplish what it promises! I mean what they promise is that (if the conditions are met) it works for everybody. Are there really such principles? And if there are, what are these and how can we find them?


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Most people think that luxury spa resorts are expensive. Maybe at one time that was true but now you can enjoy the spa treatment without the big expense. This is a perfect way to get away from everything for a little while. Even if it is just for a long weekend you will be able to feel the stress slip away giving you a new outlook. Work won't be on your mind as you get the treatments available to you at the spas on the resort.
Can you imagine how nice it will be to be able to get the treatments offered by the spa whenever you want? Usually luxury spa resorts are all inclusive so you don't have to worry about spending lots of money. You can relax in the atmosphere offered by one of these great resorts. You may want to do other things while at the spa such as go golfing or swimming in the ocean. Spa resorts are all around so there will be plenty for you to do. After a day on the golf course you can come back to the luxury spa resort to enjoy being pampered.
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"Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it."
― Helen Keller
"I have come to know that if we sell one house to a Negro family, then 90 to 95 percent of our white customers will not buy into the community. That is their attitude, not ours." (builders had no say over the resale of houses)
"The rock, weighing less than an ounce carried tons of hatred with it.'
(Aug 1957 Quotes from NYT during integration of first suburb in Levittown, PA.)
This past semester, as I do every semester, I confront the unconfrontable of race and racism whether I am teaching ethnomusicology, sociology or a racism course. Being a black woman professor means dealing with race as well as gender politics.
In early December 2012, a Facebook friend named Suzanne Broughel insisted I post a Facebook thread and dialogue on race and privilege about my final weeks teaching two intro to sociology course last semester .
The question reprinted below led to such a great discussion – which yielded so many great resources. Suzanne was so captivated by the conversation that she pulled all the comments from my Facebook wall and archived the resources mentioned for easy use. Thanks Suzanne!! And now I share it with you all here on my blog.
This thread includes sociologists, museum curators,filmmakers, and a host of other folks from different occupations but all who are committed to the transformation of conversations of race and other "differences" just as I am.
December 7th, 2012 – A Crisis of Privilege
On Dec 7th, I asked a question of my social network on Facebook after a long day of teaching. I asking just a week after another colleague ethnomusicologist Joe Schloss, Ph.D. had asked a professional question about teaching and race matters that also solicited a great deal of interaction. So I was following Joe's lead when I posted the following knowing I'd get a response at least from sociologist David J. Leonard, Ph.D. and historian Mark Naison. Ph.D..
I knew there were a number of scholars and interested intellectuals who might reply. Sometimes being a black woman talking race incurs a shot the messenger phenomenon and my white male colleagues' voices were useful to bridge a gap I was sensing after an extrememly long day of teaching. Their comments as well as others' saved me hours of hand-wringing.
Here's how I led up to my question:
In the last section of my Intro to Sociology course, two white students — one a 20 y/o 2nd gen Russian man and the other a 2nd gen Irish woman whose in her late 50s — voiced their discomfort with the 'privilege' part of white privilege as a term. The male student said he could understand that minorities are disadvantaged but he doesn't like the term 'privilege' for whites. How would you handle this educational moment? Would love some suggestions. I have some but I could use some outside insight into how this black woman professor might help them see, feel, and understand what is meant by white privilege. The textbook we used is stellar in discussing it. I already shared a video of Peggy McIntosh. I am sharing this video with them today (EHL: Little Rock Nine – Elizabeth Eckford http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAPOvdOEYE8) but I realize these historic images keep it at a distance for contemporary thinking. Any video suggestions or exercises you use that I might borrow?
How do I get them from the personal view of "privilege" to a sociological view of it? — exercises or websites are welcome."
That was my plea. I never shared the Eckford video with them because one of the sources below trumped it for me. I showed the episode of the documentary Race: The Power of Illusion titled "The House We Live In" about the history of redlining and housing discrimination in the U.S.. The next day of classes went extremely well AND I learned so much more from the unique demographics of Baruch College when we did the privilege line exercise. More another day on that.
Here's a short list of resources from the online conversation. But scroll down below this list for the actual comment thread (edited), which Suzanne urged that I blog and she (as I do) strongly recommend reading for a more nuanced view of this challenging topic and more tips on how to approach it.
Article: "Dying While Black" by Dr. Mark Naison, Fordham College
Graphic on Intersectionality: here and the same graphic on another website: http://judge-me-not.weebly.com/fancy-terminology.html
Film: Cracking the Codes: The System of Inequity http://crackingthecodes.org/news/ or http://world-trust.org/mirrors-of-privilege-making-whiteness-visible/
Book: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander http://www.newjimcrow.com
Article: white privilege and definitions http://www.mpassociates.us/pdf/WIWP.pdf
Film: Jane Elliot, The Angry Eye
Book: Dalton Conley's untextbook "You May Ask Yourself
Film: Documentary "The House We Live In" part of Race: The Power of Illusion
Here's the Longer Comment Thread from Dec 7th that followed my update (an edited version):
Some of these people I only knew via Facebook. In fact many. I do know Kendra Hamilton from my former days at the University of Virginia, Ali Garrison from grad school at Michigan's School of Music, and Liz Marley from a conference for global transformation hosted by the Wisdom division of Landmark Education. I recently met David at a speaking engagement in NYC this past year for the first time. So this conversation thread is a mix of people giving freely to help me solve my dilemma.
Kyra: In the last section of my Intro to Sociology course, two white students — one a 20 y/o 2nd gen Russian man and the other a 2nd gen Irish woman whose in her late 50s — voiced their discomfort with the 'privilege' part of white privilege as a term. The male student said he could understand that minorities are disadvantaged but he doesn't like the term 'privilege' for whites. How would you handle this educational moment? Would love some suggestions. I have some but I could use some outside insight into how this black woman professor might help them see, feel, and understand what is meant by white privilege. The textbook we used is stellar in discussing it. I already shared a video of Peggy McIntosh. I am sharing this video with them today (EHL: Little Rock Nine – Elizabeth Eckford http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAPOvdOEYE8) but I realize these historic images keep it at a distance for contemporary thinking. Any video suggestions or exercises you use that I might borrow?
How do I get them from the personal view of "privilege" to a sociological view of it? — exercises or websites are welcome."
Mark Naison: Kyra. See if this short piece I wrote a couple of years back might help http://withabrooklynaccent.blogspot.com/2009/07/dying-while-black.html
David J. Leonard Have you done the privilege line exercise where they take 1 step forward and backward? It sounds like you have already presented it to them; resistance is evidence of their privilege
Mark Naison I think one of the problems is that not all whites are equally privileged and if you don't account for class you can get moralistic on them. Nevertheless, white have a huge advantage even when they are working class, even when they have been in trouble with the law. You might want to look at statistics on the black white wealth gap and discuss why it is so great. But this is a very tough subject under the best of circumstances.
David J. Leonard I think any exercise has to account for race, gender, class, geography, sexuality; to echo Mark's point, statistics are always a good place to start and end with
Kendra Hamilton Try talking about intersectionality–most people don't like talking about privilege because they feel disadvantaged in one way or another. Talking about interlocking systems of advantage and disadvantage allow them to "add up" the privileges they enjoy vis-a-vis others. I back channeled you the graphic I use on your kyraocity account.
Taleta Jones Perhaps you could assign an "essay" using the simple textbook definitions of the words "Black" & "White"… Perhaps this will induce that "Moment of Clarity" for your students, Professor…
Jackie Peraza Kyra – They have a different map of reality. It's rare to be able to get someone to expand their map unless you can get them to question their own belief systems. Have you tried asking what 'white privilege' might look like to them *if* it existed?
Karyn Beth Berger Discomfort is a part if the learning process….
Shiree Dyson [curator of MOADSF.org] Kyra show them the film Cracking the Codes: The System of Inequity http://crackingthecodes.org/news/ or http://world-trust.org/mirrors-of-privilege-making-whiteness-visible/
Liz Marley [from U.K.] I think the work of Michelle Alexander: The New Jim Crow i.e. the war on drugs / that there are more African-American males in prison now than were ever slaves in 1850. That 34- 36% (I think) African-American) males have permanently lost their right to vote in some states due to 'convict' status. This is not even on a 'white' radar. And not even knowing it is difficult to get a taxi (until you shared and others since). And when I was 20 or so I had to digest the term 'white' and in last the few years 'white privilege'. I just never had to think of myself as 'white' i.e. childhood in NE Enger-land or 'priviledged'. Period. And get individuals who have experienced extreme abuse not 'privileged' (regardless race). Think important TWO WORDS are read together i.e. it's not privilege as we 'know it'. May be place to come from. Use if useful. Let me have feedback if anything inaccurate/off the mark. Thanks.
Kyra Gaunt Thanks David, the privilege line exercise is perfect. Karyn, discomfort is already there because as a black woman I don't always have the privilege of talking about race without it turning back on me (that I am being racist). So there's discomfort and yes I use it all the time but it's always a dangerous place for black professors. I had a white student try to sue me after teaching my first racism course. Thankfully we resolved it before the last day of class but for 6 weeks it was hellish.
Kyra Gaunt Great article on white privilege and definitions: http://www.mpassociates.us/pdf/WIWP.pdf
Mark Naison Someone should film a Black woman professor and a White male professor teaching the same subject, with the same material, in demographically similar classes. It would be very interesting to compare student responses.
Natalie D. A. Bennett "white" people aren't born that way, they become that. You have to show the students how they become white and are assigned privilege. Being 2nd generation Irish and Russian means something; you can't dismiss it or hide it under "white" or they will not get the message.
William 'Fridge' Franklin What helped me understand that I had male privilege while being black was to mull over the notion that all other things being equal, your life will probably be easier as a male of any group than as a female. When you are talking about large numbers of people, that probability becomes a privilege. It doesn't always work out at the individual level.
Ali Garrison (a white Canadian whose partner and father of her child is a black African) You've probably already thought of it, but just in case… for me, the white mother of a black child, a tough but a crucial perspective on the healing and teaching of empathy is the work that Jane Elliot has done. Can you show some of her work to them? She is a ruthless and brilliant warrior for the cause. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neEVoFODQOE
Kyra Gaunt Thanks to everyone who offered guidance, material and exercises. I used the privilege line that David J. Leonard suggested and a great graphic on intersectionalities the Kendra Hamilton sent me from women's studies. Used in both of my sections. Learned that focusing simply on the male student's question was less divisive than tackling all kinds of privileges. As Mark Naison said all whites are not equally privileged – a critical point to highlight as a black professor for students who are triggered by my very presence as the authority. This was a needed insight to have become evident in a highly diverse immigrant and citizen student population at Baruch College. That particular student really appreciated it and others did too. I tackled Eurocentrism, heterosexism, colorism (in one section I gad them line themselves up by color light to dark) and class. We spent alot of time on that and discovered that Asians sre thriving economically in ways I wouldn't have imagined at at public school. It was quite effective. The exercise also allowed the Jewish immigrants from Russia to share their privilege and lack of it (antisemetism) and an Asian looking student (that's what "others" see) who wears a Mohawk share his embarrassing times when his mother would speak Spanish in public (Anglocentrism and a great moment of complexifying race/ethnicity) and add in a Latina like him shared how that privilege caused conformity to the norm. They both no longer show their multilingualism in dominant public settings.
Kyra Gaunt I've been using Dalton Conley's untextbook and it does a fabulous job at complexifying the issue of race as one nowadays of white vs. nonwhite rather than white vs black. Highly recommend the text.
Denise J. Hart The documentary "The House We Live In" (part of Race: The Power of Illusion) is superb! Highly recommend it for this discussion. Clear, contemporary in examination with history to support the contemporary contextualization. Good luck!
Aishah Shahidah Simmons Kyra, thank you for this post. While I haven't had this same exact experience in my classes this semester, it is something that I've had to face. There are so many wonderful suggestions. I use the word privilege and I also struggle its use. I believe I struggle with it because it doesn't always get at the heart of the matter which is white supremacist structures, which marginalizes so many, including disenfranchised white people… Simultaneously there are other structures in which traditionally marginalized people benefit from even in the midst of their marginalization. What I try to do is discuss all of the ways that so many of us most especially in the U.S. occupy many spaces of privilege while simultaneously (possibly inadvertently) marginalizing others. When students (people) are occupying spaces/places of power and are resistant to it, I ask them to interrogate their resistance and explain why/how they don't think they have power… These are not easy conversations to have at all and yet they are so necessary…. I'm still processing and learning. Again, thank you for this post.
Ali Garrison I think with something as important as empathy, we can try to be academic and intellectual about it, but nothing will teach us to feel what others feel like experiential learning. Hence the efficacy of Jane Elliot's work. (The Angry Eye).
What a brilliant exchange!!
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By Terry Brechtel
Teen pregnancy. Homelessness. High dropout rate. Dating violence. Low self-esteem.
Many girls and women in our community face challenges that become obstacles to quality of life and contribute to a cycle of poverty.
With our community's wide spectrum of needs in mind, the San Antonio Area Foundation two years ago created the Women & Girls Development Fund. The fund focuses on supporting nonprofit organizations that address three key areas: health, education/research and social/human services.
On March 31, the fund celebrated an important milestone at its Women, Wisdom, Wine luncheon, by distributing its first round of grants, totaling $50,000, to six nonprofits.
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The moving personal story from keynote speaker Bal Arneson, the "Spice Goddess" from The Cooking Channel, of a single mother's journey overcoming major obstacles, would have been a powerful program for any fundraiser. But her talk, combined with an entertaining and inspiring poetry slam competition pairing young women from the Boys & Girls Clubs with local female community leaders, made it a memorable experience sure to draw many supporters back for next year's program.
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Hispanas Unidas, $10,000 for its Escuelitas program touching on all three of the fund's areas of emphasis:
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- Social/human services – Offering an early intervention program to prevent teen pregnancy and unhealthy life choices.
- Visitation Hospitality House of San Antonio, $10,000 for its Two-Year Transitional Housing and Education Program, which works with single mothers as they make a transition from homelessness and emergency shelters. Along with its La Casita learning center, the organization provides housing, social services, education and job training, including an educational after-school program for the children.
- Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, $8,000 for its Go Girls Escuela Project, which addresses the high Latino dropout rate by creating collaborations between artists and teachers in K-12 schools and engaging students with creative and culturally rich learning. It also fosters entrepreneurial skills through a marketable arts enterprise project.
- P.E.A.C.E. Initiative, $8,000 for its S.T.A.R.S., or Successful Teens Achieving Respect and Self Worth, program for at-risk girls and their caretakers, to reinforce their awareness of teen dating violence. It builds upon the girls' assets with hands-on learning via the arts, video, music, dance, photography and visits to college campuses. The girls do community service projects, such as murals and mentoring through cultural activities, including theater.
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- Children's Shelter, $4,000 for its Teen Parent Advisory Council, which offers teen mothers opportunities to get involved with their community by completing service learning projects, working to eliminate stereotypes associated with teen mothers.
- Boys & Girls Clubs, $5,000, in appreciation for its role in coordinating the poetry competitions for the past two years.
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The Women & Girls Development Fund is directed by people who are in touch with this community, and who want to make it better. I take my role as co-chair of the fund's board seriously, as I know my co-chair, Jelynne Burley does, too, along with a group of women who are truly focused on giving back. Momentum from this successful event drives us to work even harder to support these organizations that make life here better for all of us.
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A world record for playing the video game Q*Bert -- nearly 85 hours -- was established in a New Jersey arcade by George Leutz of New York.
The 38-year-old Manhattan resident played the marathon game, popular in the 1980s, on a single game credit for 84 hours and 48 minutes Thursday through Monday, beating the previous record of 68 hours, 30 minutes set in Florida in 2012, The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger reported.
It was Leutz's fifth attempt to attempt the record, and the trick, he said, was to pace himself properly, with 9 hours of gaming, followed by 45 minutes of deep sleep. Guinness World Record rules allow 5 minutes per hour to rest.
After his four-day achievement Leutz took at 12-hour nap on the couch at the home of the arcade owner, the newspaper said.


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Danny Webster Jr. and Justin Hardy wear the same purple uniform for the East Carolina Pirates.
Danny Webster Jr. and Justin Hardy wear the same purple uniform for the East Carolina Pirates. They joke and laugh as if they were two old friends.
But there was a time when they lined up on opposite sides of the football field, squaring off in a Craven County football rivalry that often decides conference championships and playoff seeding.
And they participated in arguably one of that rivalry�s best games, when Webster�s Havelock Rams defeated Hardy�s West Craven Eagles 42-40 in 2009.
After a recent practice at ECU, the two high school quarterbacks said they didn�t necessarily remember specifics of that 2009 contest, but both remembered the last play, Webster�s interception of Hardy�s pass in the end zone.
"It came down to the wire, a last play Hail Mary," Hardy said, "And Danny picked it off."
As in many games through the years in the rivalry, the game played Nov. 6, 2009, determined the Coastal 3A Conference championship. The Rams and Eagles entered the game with identical 9-1 overall records and perfect 6-0 league marks.
And the contest lived up to its billing as a showdown between two of the top teams in the region.
"I remember there were a bunch of athletes for both teams," Hardy said.
The contest was tight throughout, with Havelock holding a 21-19 lead at halftime thanks in part to a bad snap on an extra point and a failed two-point try by West Craven.
The Rams seemingly took control late, with Webster scoring on a 25-yard run with 1:31 left in the game, lifting Havelock to a 42-33 lead.
Hardy counterpunched. He threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Murphy with 17 seconds left, and the Eagles recovered the ensuing onside kick.
The packed stands on both sides of Havelock High�s stadium stood in unison as Hardy made one last heave toward the end zone. Webster jumped higher than the rest and came down with the ball, clinching the victory and the first outright league title for Havelock�s then second-year coach Jim Bob Bryant.
"It was just score after score after score," Webster said of the game. "One team would score and the other would answer. It was back and forth. It was like shooting bullets at each other and waiting for the other to die. That�s how it was the whole time."
Beyond the closeness of the contest, the game showcased the talents of Webster and Hardy on the field.
Webster accounted for all six of Havelock�s touchdowns, throwing for three and running for three. He threw for 214 yards and rushed for another 91.
Hardy, meanwhile, threw for 316 yards and four touchdowns � and that one interception.
"I had six total, and he threw for four," Webster said of the touchdowns. "It was a battle."
Both players said they don�t find much time to talk about the game with their busy schedules at ECU.
"But I let him know about it every now and then," Webster joked.
And Hardy holds no animosity toward Webster for his last-play interception.
"None at all," ECU�s leading receiver said. "It was a Hail Mary. It�s hit or miss. You either catch it or you don�t. I was just hoping we�d make a play."
Plus, Hardy always has 2008, when his Eagles thumped the Rams 47-0 in Webster�s first year as a starting quarterback his sophomore year.
Both admit that their schedules at ECU don�t allow them much time to focus on how their alma maters are doing on the football field. However, they both say they will be paying a little more attention as the rivals prepare to meet for a 46th time at 7 p.m. Friday at West Craven.
They said there is no friendly wager, but if the loser had to wear the winning team�s jersey, Webster has an idea what would happen.
"He don�t want that because he�ll have to wear that Havelock jersey the whole week," Webster joked.
Either way, they expect the contest between the 9-1 Rams and 5-5 Eagles to add to the rivalry.
"It�s always a good game," Hardy said.
"Yeah, it will definitely be a good game," Webster added. "It will be a good matchup. It will be exciting, and it�s going to be a sellout. Havelock travels."
Havelock holds the all-time series lead against West Craven 30-15. The first game was played in 1958, with Havelock winning 33-8. West Craven's first win in the series was 14-8 in 1980.
The Rams have won three straight in the series, including last year�s 76-14 victory that tied Havelock�s single-game record for most points scored.
The two teams have played every year since 1971, making it Havelock�s longest continuous rivalry. In the series, 19 of the 45 games have been decided by eight points or less.


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Embracing life—and death By Keith Davis
"It's surreal to glance in your rearview mirror and see the underbody of a pickup truck," says Mary May Pratt. "It's not like a movie. In real life, when a truck flies through the air, it's not in slow motion."
It's been two winters since Pratt glimpsed that flying underbody. She was negotiating a snow-covered road in a rural area with no cell phone coverage, on her way to a hockey game near her hometown in western Massachusetts. Thanks to her EMT training, she knew where to park her car, how to approach a vehicle that was off the road and on its side, get its engine turned off, assess the lone female driver's condition, and hold traction on her neck as a precaution until a passing motorist made an emergency call on a land line.
Ever since she can remember, Pratt felt drawn to a career in medicine. Besides being a trained EMT, she's certified as a nursing assistant and a birth doula. In addition to completing "shadowing" experiences with two surgeons, a physician's assistant, and a nursing team in a pediatric intensive care unit, she spent a summer working for Hospice Services of Western Massachusetts. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in aging studies, she'll begin a master's in program at Duke University to become a gerontological nurse practitioner.
"What drew me to Ithaca College was its aging studies major, and what drew me to aging studies and to nursing were two experiences I'd had with elderly family members," says Pratt. "My grandmother had been a wonderful athlete and a field hockey coach, but in old age, even though she was still cognitively sharp, she'd become bedridden, and my mother took care of her. I was around four or five, and I'd sit with her and describe
what was going on in the yard, what the birds were doing, things like that. I noticed how much she appreciated that. I also noticed how kind, smart, and independent the visiting nurses were. I was seven when my grandmother passed away, but having been a part of her care gave me an ease and respect for older adults. They're wise and grateful, and have a lot to give back."
Those feelings were reinforced when Pratt was 15 and her great uncle developed what she called "a deep and devastating" bed sore.
"While the nurse cared for the wound, I was drawn by my uncle's need for comfort and went to the other side of the bed and held his hands until the procedure was done," she says. "At the same time, I was fascinated by the nurse's skill. I felt this conflict, wanting to be on both sides of the bed. That experience helped me realize that nursing is one of the few medical professions that lets you combine healing and comforting."
She also discovered that minoring in writing would be integral to her medical career.
"Through writing, I can express my feelings more honestly than I can by simply talking about them," she says. "That's an outlet I'll need because ultimately I want to go back where I grew up and take care of the elderly. That's going to bring me into close contact with death, but that's okay. If we embrace life, we should also embrace the end of life. That makes it less scary. Creating a healing atmosphere for patients and their loved ones allows them to feel the emotions that come with each step of their journeys."
The latest step in Mary May's journey was leaving IC. The class of 2010 had some 1,300 graduates — 100 more people than the population of Mary May's hometown.
"There were 19 kids in my high school class," she says. "To me, Ithaca was a big city. When my parents dropped me off in the pouring rain my first day of freshman year and then drove off, I said to myself, 'I can't do this.' But going from being completely scared and desperate to getting into my top grad school is a wonderful feeling. It's a big step forward."


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4) We've begun implementing something very similar to Content Security Policy (CSP) https://wiki.mozilla.org/
We believe this issue to be resolved but are continuing to audit and implement ways to further mitigate risk. If you would like to take extra precautions in the interim a good security practice would be to avoid keeping yourself logged into LastPass if you're visiting websites of ill repute.
CSP is a big step forward in risk reduction from this kind of attack. While we're disappointed we missed this case up-front we're pleased that will lead to an even stronger product in the near term.
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WHEREAS in accordance with Article 10, the University of Colorado shall employ persons solely on the basis of merit and fitness; and
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BE IT RESOLVED that the University may attempt to accommodate the employment needs of dual career couples when such accommodation may benefit the University. As such, the president shall develop programs and practices designed to provide employment assistance to the spouses of newly recruited and existing university hires.
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".... Ozonokids 2007 bio.... "Fasenuova is conceived by Ernesto Avelino and Roberto Lobo in year 2006 after putting out many CD and CDR releases since the mid 90's under the names Hegemonía and Goodbye. The most hidden jewel of the northern spanish underground industrial sound finally sees the light with this incredible first official release. This guys have been playing music secretly since the late 80's, making use of analog devices such as synthesizers and modulators, creating a music which reminiscences grow from influences such as the purest Throbbing Gristle and Esplendor Geométrico. Dynamic rough waves go along drum-machine generated beats. The lyrics, all of them in spanish bring you to the most bizarre and surrealistic corners of your brain, thru the semi-melodic rough voice of frontman Ernesto Avelino. Fasenuova's occult tradition is finally alive to hit our faces." "


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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (September 16, 2011) – On Friday, the ETSU men's tennis team will travel to Knoxville, Tenn. for the Tennessee Fall Invitational, to be held at both Barksdale Stadium and Tyson Park.
The tournament will start at 8 a.m. on Friday, concluding on Sunday, with three singles and five doubles draws. Each singles draw will have a corresponding consolation bracket.
Student-athletes from 10 other schools will be competing in Knoxville, including Chattanooga, Davidson, Eastern Kentucky, Lipscomb, Tennessee, Tennessee Tech, Wake Forest, Winthrop, Wright State and Xavier.
Jeremy Bonnevalle (Keerbergen, Belgium) and Roger Ordeig (Gurb, Spain) will climb their way through the orange singles draw, whlile Rogerro Ribeiro and Robin Akser (Ornskoldsvik, Sweden) will play in the white singles draw. The Bucs will also have a doubles team of Ribeiro and Akser, who will compete in the orange doubles draw.
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The parent company of Matrix Fitness, Cottage Grove, WI, had a 23 percent increase in sales in North America and a 26 percent increase worldwide for 2011 compared to 2010, the company announced.
Johnson Health Tech (JHT) is the parent company for Matrix Fitness, Vision Fitness, AFG, Horizon Fitness and Livestrong Fitness equipment. JHT does not release actual revenue figures, as it is not a public company.
Global commercial sales, led by the Matrix Fitness brand, increased by 37 percent in 2011 over 2010. International commercial sales (defined as sales outside of North America) reported a 47 percent increase over the prior year.
"We're pleased with the outstanding growth JHT experienced globally and domestically in 2011," Nathan Pyles, president of Johnson Health Tech North America (JHTNA), a subsidiary of JHT, said in a release. "Each quarter yielded increased sales across all channels, including commercial, specialty and sporting goods markets. Our ongoing investment in quality product offerings, world class customer service and creating a best-in-class workplace has afforded us extraordinary gains in market leadership."
Mark Zabel, vice president of global marketing at JHT, said: "Increased market adoption to our overall product portfolio and our continued emphasis on product innovation and strategic partnerships produced significant results in 2011. A well-received launch of multiple cardiovascular products, including the new Matrix Fitness ClimbMill and the introduction of VirtualActive on a selection of our retail products were contributors to this year's success."


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Den danske stats ydre eksistensbetingelserKaspersen, Lars Bo (København, 2005)[More information][Less information]
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The role of the state in the development and reproduction of "the Danish model"Kaspersen, Lars Bo; Schmidt-Hansen, Ulrich (København, 2006)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: In the literature on the establishment and development of the Danish variant of corporatism, emphasis has most often been on the role of the social partners. Scholars rarely stress the crucial role which the state has played in the development of the system. We argue that several actors contributed to the development of the 'Danish model', but that these actors were often orchestrated by the state. At crucial moments the direction of these different actors was even determined by the state. In the first part of the article, it is argued that the state has been under-theorized and to some extent neglected in corporatist theory. In particular, we draw upon a conceptualization of the state developed by Michael Mann and Eric Nordlinger's different forms of state autonomy. We propose a state-centered theoretical focus enabling us to grasp the role of the state in the dynamics of the corporatist system. In the second part of the article, we present an analysis of the establishment and evolution of the Danish corporatist system seen from this distinctively state-centered perspective. In the third part we look into the current system during the last decade of the 20th century. By newly- conducted empirical research, we examine the role of the state in the corporatist system during the 1990s in the labour market and within immigration integration policy. We conclude that due to its autonomous power, the state is still a key player in the corporatist system. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7362
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Abstract: Relational social theory can be found in the works of Hegel, Marx, Simmel, Mannheim, Mead, Saussure, Lévi-Strauss, Althusser, Foucault and Bourdieu. However, one of the most consistent relational thinkers is Norbert Elias. In order to develop his figurational and relational social theory Elias makes two claims: 1) the only theoretically sustainable point of departure for a social theory is to study human beings, human society (and maybe also other animals but we leave this aside for the moment!) in a relational perspective! This claim is justified by a number of arguments among others his critique of methodological individualism, methodological holism, individual-society categories and the homo clauses perspective. 2) The other important assumption that Elias makes concerns the smallest social unit – a survival unit. In other words, the first social relation to be studied is not the single individual or a man-woman relation (family) or man-nature (subject-object). The first unit of analysis is the double relational binding of human beings in social groups. In the first order we find the relation between survival units ('state'-'state'). In a second order we find relations between families and individuals within each of the survival units. We accept these two claims and we intend to contribute to a further substantiation of these two claims. Moreover, we shall raise a particular problem which is not sufficiently addressed in Elias's work or in the critical literature on Elias. In particular we shall explore the problem of survival units. Elias assumes that human societies from very early on were divided into survival units (it is plausible that this can be traced back to approx. 4 million years ago when Australopithecus afarensis and upright walking began to spread). These survival units have been demarcated; in other words, they have demarcated themselves towards other units, and units from outside have generated a demarcation. The questions we need to address concern the problem of demarcation: a) Why are these survival units demarcated towards each other? Why has this been the case for at least 4 million years? b) Why has the world not at any point been one survival unit? Is it a plausible future development? Can the world turn into one state/survival unit? We shall argue that although Elias has given an explanation for this demarcation, he has overlooked another mechanism sustaining the separation between units. Furthermore, by incorporating Hegel and Clausewitz into Elias's relational theory we shall demonstrate that an answer to these two questions is possible. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7361
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I'm not making this up: Pole dancing.
Sounds like a good idea to me.
Friday, June 12, 2009
How to Promote Heart Disease Awareness
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Pole dancing is our newest exercise in Cardiac Rehab. ;)
- Fri Jun 12, 11:44:00 AM CDT
- ShrinkingDoc said...
Yeah, I didn't know pole dancing was the new rage in fitness, either. A woman just opened a pole dancing fitness studio for women in town. Hubby (cop) got called to an alarm there. Of course, he and his fellow officer had to inspect the place (and all the photos of the classes) very closely to make sure nothing had been taken. Thankfully, they were able to determine it was a false alarm...
- Fri Jun 12, 12:51:00 PM CDT
- Chrysalis said...
I had to laugh when I saw this. I can just see Fireguy bringing me to the station telling me I need to work out there, since they have a pole. All in the name of good health of course.
- Fri Jun 12, 03:46:00 PM CDT
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When working on the E6220 for a few hours, it remained cool to the touch and any irritating fan noise was notable by its absence which is also a bonus when on the move especially during an unexplained 40 minute wait in a train quiet carriage filled with people and a heavy silence.
The recessed hinge is an advantage is tight spaces
The screen is hinged forward slightly on the case, giving the laptop a larger than normal back-end when open. One advantage of this became apparent when placed on the drop-down tray on the train, which are even smaller than those you get on airlines.
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The Latitude's design left me with room to tilt the lid slightly backwards for a decent upward viewing angle. On a more conventional arrangement, with the screen panel hinged at the back, I'd have been stuck with a neck-straining vertical 90 degree angle in this scenario.
The non-glossy display is bright, produced clear, crisp images and has an excellent viewing angle, whether it was perched on my lap, a coffee table, or in front of me while lying on sprawled across the bed. The trackpad is smooth, easy to use and the two mouse buttons have a firm, solid action.
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There are no special features here – you can't use the trackpad to scroll or zoom on-screen. Personally, I prefer this as I find these aids irritatingly easy to be activated by accident.
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