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Republican students at the University of California, Berkeley, say they're being satirical. The school's student senate says they're being discriminatory and others on campus say they're being offensive.
The debate is over an " Increase Diversity Bake Sale" that the young Republicans plan to hold on campus Tuesday. To protest affirmative action legislation that would allow California universities to consider race, gender, ethnicity and national origin during admissions, the Republican students plan to charge:
-- White/Caucasian students, $2 for each baked good.
-- Asians/Asian-Americans, $1.50.
-- Latinos/Hispanics, $1.
-- Blacks/African-Americans, 75 cents.
-- Native Americans, 25 cents.
And, they're taking 25 cents off for women.
The prices are different, according to the Republican students, "to ensure the fairest distribution." And on the Facebook page about the event, they ended by saying: "Hope to see you all there! If you don't come, you're a racist!"
Salih Muhammad, chair of the campus Black Student Union, tells the student-run Daily Californian that "we're not open to being reduced to a price at a bake sale. ... There's a certain point where satire becomes disrespectful."
But the whole point of the bake sale is to highlight discrimination, the treasurer of the Republican student group says. "People are being judged by their skin color (in affirmative action policies)," Francisco Loayza IV said at a meeting of the student senate on Sunday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. "I don't want to be judged because I'm brown. Look past the prices, and see what we're trying to do."
The student senate vote 19-0 to condemn "the use of discriminiation whether it is in satire or in seriousness by any student group."
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Speaking of triples at INTERMOT, Triumph is debuting the 2013 Triumph Street Triple R at the international bike show in Cologne. Using the same 105hp 675cc three-cylinder motor that we know and love, Triumph has revised the Street Triple's chassis for better handling, and in the process dropped up to 13 lbs off the machine (403 lbs, fueled up and ready to ride).
While the motor remains untouched, Triumph did re-work the exhaust system, reportedly to help meet noise and emissions standard, but the design also helps the Triumph Speed Triple with its mass-centralization. Besides looking the business, the 2013 Triumph Street Triple R comes with switchable ABS as a standard item, as well as an engine immobilizer (also standard). Rounding out the package is a two-year unlimited mileage warranty.

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RESULTS & ROUND UP: Premier, Championship and League One review
Chelsea again have outright possession of top spot in the Barclays Premier League following a 2-0 victory over Newcastle at Stamford Bridge.
Jose Mourinho's side started the day ahead of Manchester City simply via alphabetical order given the remarkable identical records of both sides after 20 matches of a so far captivating campaign.
But whilst Chelsea maintained their 100 per cent league record on home soil with a 10th successive victory, City could only manage a 1-1 draw at Everton and are now two points adrift.
For Chelsea, Oscar made the all-important breakthrough three minutes before half-time with a right-foot drive from 10 yards before Diego Costa netted his 15th goal of the season in the 57th minute to seal the win.
At Goodison Park, Manuel Pellegrini's side had to settle for a point, with Fernandinho's 74th-minute opener cancelled out within four minutes by Steven Naismith.
At the bottom of the table, Leicester are just two points adrift of safety as they beat Aston Villa 1-0 at the King Power Stadium, and have now taken seven points from their last three matches.
Paul Konchesky, sent off in the 2-1 defeat at Villa in early December after a clash with Alan Hutton - a decision later overturned on appeal - netted the only goal in first-half injury time.
There were further red cards in the dying stages of another feisty encounter when City's Matty James and Villa's Ciaran Clark were both dismissed following a centre-circle melee.
In another vital relegation battle at Turf Moor, it was hosts Burnley who clinched the three points to lift themselves out of the bottom three and drop QPR back into the danger zone, with Harry Redknapp's side setting a new Premier League record of 10 successive away defeats.
Scott Arfield scored his first goal since the opening-day with a strike in the 12th minute, only for Charlie Austin to equalise from the spot just after the half hour.
Picking himself up after being brought down by Dean Marney, Austin scored his 13th goal of the campaign, but his joy was shortlived as Danny Ings scored what proved to be the winner four minutes later.
In his first league match in charge of West Brom, head coach Tony Pulis conjured up a 1-0 victory over Hull at The Hawthorns thanks to Saido Berahino.
Berahino, who failed to celebrate any of his four goals in Albion's 7-0 FA Cup romp over Gateshead last weekend, certainly did so on this occasion when he fired home the only goal from 12 yards in the 78th minute.
West Ham found themselves managerless for the day with Sam Allardyce absent with a chest infection, and had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.
The Hammers opened the scoring in the 43rd minute when Andy Carroll floated home a superb strike.
But Swansea, without Wilfried Bony in their line-up with their top scorer away on international duty in the African Nations Cup, grabbed a deserved point when pressure saw Mark Noble net an own goal 16 minutes from time.
In the early kick-off at the Stadium of Light, Lazar Markovic's ninth -minute opener was just enough to beat 10-man Sunderland, who had Liam Bridcutt sent off early in the second half.
Despite the numerical advantage for the Reds, who lost captain Steven Gerrard to a hamstring injury at half-time, it was the hosts who came closest to adding to the scoring when Adam Johnson struck the crossbar from 30 yards.
Brendan Rodgers' side, however, managed to hold on for their third league win in four games to move within four points of the top four.
Alex Neil enjoyed a dream start to his reign as Norwich boss as the 10-man Canaries came from behind to win 2-1 at Sky Bet Championship leaders Bournemouth.
Matt Ritchie put the hosts ahead, but City hit back with goals from Gary Hooper and Cameron Jerome, despite having Jonny Howson sent off in between.
Derby leapfrogged Ipswich into second place with a 1-0 victory at Portman Road, where Chris Martin continued his prolific run of form by netting for the 18th time this season to leave the Rams only below the Cherries on goal difference.
Middlesbrough stayed fourth following a goalless draw at Reading, while Brentford moved up to fifth thanks to a 1-0 home win over Rotherham, with Stuart Dallas getting the deciding goal.
Watford slipped down to sixth after suffering a 3-1 loss at Huddersfield, where Nahki Wells, James Vaughan and Joel Lynch netted for the hosts and the Hornets could only respond through Odion Ighalo.
Down at the bottom, there was a welcome victory for basement dwellers Blackpool, with Peter Clarke bagging the only goal of the game against fellow strugglers Millwall.
Clayton Donaldson hit a hat-trick for Birmingham as they beat Wigan 3-1, with the Latics only able to reply through James McClean at St Andrew's.
Bolton's clash with Leeds ended all square at 1-1, with Rodolph Austin putting the visitors ahead with an early penalty but Eidur Gudjohnsen levelled from the spot for Wanderers soon after the break.
Cardiff City celebrated their switch back to traditional blue shirts with a 1-0 defeat of Fulham, with Sean Morrison doing the damage after 14 minutes.
Rohan Ince netted as Brighton won by the same scoreline at Charlton and Sheffield Wednesday prevailed 2-0 at Nottingham Forest thanks to goals from Kieran Lee and Chris Maguire.
Bristol City took advantage of Swindon not being in action until Monday to go back to the top of Sky Bet League One with a 4-0 demolition of Notts County at Ashton Gate.
Joe Bryan put the hosts ahead after only eight minutes, Matt Smith doubled the advantage just before half-time and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and Derrick Williams added further strikes after the break.
Preston lost ground on the pacesetters when suffering a 2-1 defeat at Sheffield United, with Marc McNulty and Jamal Campbell-Ryce putting the Blades in control before a late consolation from Josh Brownhill.
MK Dons nudged above North End into third following a dramatic 2-2 draw at Crawley, where Izale McLeod bagged a brace for the hosts before Will Grigg pulled one back on 76 minutes and Dele Alli equalised deep into stoppage time.
Down at the bottom, struggling Yeovil went down 2-0 at Barnsley, with the visitors having Ben Nugent dismissed before George Waring put the Tykes ahead and Conor Hourihane converted a penalty.
Colchester boosted their survival hopes with a 2-0 triumph at Peterborough, though, with Freddie Sears and Elliott Hewitt doing the damage.
Rochdale secured an eventful 2-1 success at Bradford, with Bantams goalkeeper Jordan Pickford sent off after 11 minutes, before Ian Henderson hit the bar with the resulting penalty, only for Peter Vincenti to follow up and score.
City rallied through Jon Stead but Calvin Andrew ensured Dale went away with all three points after netting a stoppage-time winner.
Chesterfield brushed aside Port Vale 3-0, with Eoin Doyle scoring from the spot in between Armand Gnanduillet and Charlie Raglan strikes.
Nicky Ajose also hit home a penalty in Crewe's 3-1 defeat of Gillingham, with Harry Davis and Uche Ikpeazu on target for Alex as well, while Bradley Dack replied for the Gills.
There was another successful spot-kick at Bescot Stadium as Paddy Madden scored in Scunthorpe's 4-1 win over Walsall, with a James Chambers own goal putting the Iron ahead and Tom Hopper and Neal Bishop also getting on the scoresheet.
Gareth Evans scored the only goal of the game as Fleetwood won at Leyton Orient, while Oldham and Doncaster drew 2-2 in an action-packed encounter at Boundary Park.
Jabo Ibehre and George Elokobi put the Latics in control, but then Joseph Mills was sent off and Rovers hit back through Nathan Tyson on 78 minutes and James Coppinger deep into time added on.


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For 2012, Rock the Bells continues its tradition of highlighting new talent in Hip Hop while honoring revered artists of the past. Last night, the official 2012 lineup was announced, as it usually is, by Supernatural who freestyled the bill. However, this time, Supernat was accompanied by DJ Quik's impromptu beat boxing [pictured].
The lineup includes an array of Hip Hop acts from various regions and eras. Nas, 2 Chainz, Atmosphere, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Naughty By Nature and Missy Elliot and Timabaland have been added to this year's roster, joining the likes of Kid Cudi, Salt-N-Pepa, Wiz Khalifa and Murs and Fashawn.
For the first time in its nine years, Rock the Bells will be a two-day festival. Dates are set for August 19 and 20 in San Bernardino, California. The event will then go through Mountain View, California on August 25 and 26 before heading to Holmdel, New Jersey on the 1st and 2nd of September.
Initial reports included Lupe Fiasco as a scheduled performer on the bill. However, since the announcement, Fiasco has said he will not be at Rock the Bells. According to his Twitter account, Fiasco said that his inclusion on the bill was a "typo." The full lineup is included at the end of this article.
At the announcement event, Chang Weisberg, head of Guerilla Union and Rock the Bells, spoke with HipHopDX about how this year's festival will continue the tradition that has been integral to the franchise for nearly a decade. He explained how Rock the Bells has been able to create many connections between emcees, from notable reunions between Rage Against the Machine and A Tribe Called Quest to collaborations like Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa. He also shared much more about hologram rumors, unity within Hip Hop and discussed why he feels Rock the Bells has become similar to a church.
HipHopDX: Each year, artistic camaraderie seems to be the greatest theme with Rock the Bells. What have been some of the best connections that you've seen made, some of the greatest collaborations that you've seen made because of Rock the Bells?
Chang Weisberg: Wow. Just off the top, when you ask that, I think about when I was sitting down, having a discussion with Snoop Dogg's camp. They had never met Wiz Khalifa. I said, "You guys have to get down with this kid, Wiz Khalifa." They were like, "Yo, we've had other people tell us that." I was like, "No, for real. At Rock the Bells, I'm gonna walk Snoop overand introduce you guys because I think it would be an amazing combination. I think they've got like the number one hit in the country this year. That's kind of cool. Things like that, when I see that happen, it's pretty awesome.
DX: Now you've also got Murs and Fashawn making a connection on this year's lineup.
Chang Weisberg: Oh yeah, yeah, Murs and Fashawn. I mean, there's so much. That was just one example. I think Nas wanting to bring out Lauryn [Hill] for "If I Ruled the World" was a crazy combination on stage. That was a personal dream come true, to see that happen for them. I just know how much it means to them and to do it on that stage. That's always special, to see stuff like that.
DX: For people to look past personal issues, it almost feels they're doing it for something that's bigger than them…
Chang Weisberg: Yup. That's the number one theme there, brother.
DX: What do you think it is about Rock the Bells that makes it big enough for people to put aside whatever qualms they might have?
Chang Weisberg: It's real simple. Rock the Bells, at this point, is kind of like church. People come to church willing to be humbled; they come to church looking for some salvation and the opportunity to maybe even repent or confess or to be proud and to sing. So, I just tell everybody, at the end of the day, if this is the moment you feel in your life that you're ready to submit to the fans, with all the history here, you've got a lot to live up to. It's a challenge in away but it's also an invitation. So, there's a lot of venting that goes on but everybody knows that it's in the right spirit, to do it for the right reasons and not the wrong reasons.
DX: What's been the greatest example of that?
Chang Weisberg: I can think of some examples. [A] Tribe [Called Quest,] Pharcyde, Wu-Tang [Clan], Rage [Against the Machine], Bone [Thugs-N-Harmony], Missy [Elliot] and Timbaland. There wasn't really any issue there but it just has been awhile so it's like, at the end of the day, they're doing it for fans.
DX: Speaking of Missy, that's an interesting addition to the bill. You have Atmosphere, Kendrick Lamar, Missy and 2 Chainz. For a while, it seemed Hip Hop was divided into groups and sub-groups more often than not. Rock the Bells is providing a sense of unity there this year more than in any other.
Chang Weisberg: Ultimately, I think every artist comes to be a part of Rock the Bells. It's the whole Hip Hop summer camp feel. I think people really disarm themselves when they come to Rock the Bells. Whatever the issues might be prior to stepping into our facility, it's like you walk into a room and you're like, "Hey, there's Ghostface, Method Man, Q-Tip,Ice Cube!" So you kind of turn artists back into fans. I think that's when that magic hits them in the heart.
DX: Right, but there's another part to the unity. That's unity within people that maybe otherwise wouldn't have had that but this question was referring to the unity amongst subgenres and groups within Hip Hop.
Chang Weisberg: Oh! I think when you look at all the veins that Hip Hop is about, there's Rock music, Punk Rock, Metal, and Speed Metal, Alternative, Grunge, whatever you want to call it. You can still talk to somebody like Mac Miller. If you ask him, "What was your inspiration?" He would tell you Wu-Tang. If you talk to Wiz Khalifa, he would tell you it's Bone Thugs N Harmony. If you talk to Atmoshere, [Slug] will tell you KRS-One. So, again, you can't move forward without respecting those who've laid it out for you. So, Paid Dues and Rock the Bells is a collision of that. Whether it's Yo Gabba Gabba! or Atmosphere or J. Cole, it all comes together here. Good music is good music. I don't see lines so I ask everybody to drop that. No one has ever said, "I'm not gonna perform because that's not my type of Hip Hop."
DX: This lineup may be a manifestation of that. You may have 2 Chainz fans who've never heard of Atmosphere and vice versa.
Chang Weisberg: Absolutely. No doubt.
DX: Every year, there seems to be a new part of your ultimate Rock the Bells dream. Every year, a new part of it is revealed, it seems. What part of the ultimate dream is Rock the Bells 2012?
Chang Weisberg: [Laughing] Yeah, we're into year number nine so this is the ninth chapter of that dream. I don't know if we have twelve, fifteen or just ten. I'm just thankful for this right now. Tomorrow's not guaranteed. That's a big theme. I didn't bring it up in the launch party [press conference] because I wanted to keep it on the lighthearted tip but I'm not going to ever be able to work with the Beastie Boys [due to MCA's recent passing]. So, I'm in a hurry to work with anybody. I'm honored, at the end of the day. So, I'll just keep dreaming and keep having these parties.
DX: But it also seems like it's not just a part of the ultimate dream; it feels like that's also what's been revealed to you up to that moment.
Chang Weisberg: Yeah, exactly. Absolutely. I'm a manifestation of the energy around me. At the end of the day, speaking with a lot of people who are near and dear to my heart, the bill kind of comes together on its own. I just kind of help facilitate it.
DX: There were some winks and nods about technology earlier [alluding to the recent holographic images used during Coachella 2012]. Can you speak to that a little bit?
Chang Weisberg: You know what? I was at Coachella. What Dr. Dre did with Tupac was amazing. It was like the number one topic of conversation. Specifically, people were like, "Wow! Think about what you can do, Chang!" I was like, "You know what? I'm going to try to focus on the here and now and whoever is breathing at the moment." We've got a lot of work to do. As technology catches up, we're not going to shy way from it but I'm not just going to run to it because somebody else did it. I'm very respectful of that, though. It was an amazing performance. I don't want to downplay that.
DX: There's something to be said about Rock the Bells standing apart.
Chang Weisberg: Absolutely. Somebody mentioned Rock the Bells in the same breath as Coachella. Wow. I have such respect for Coachella but at the end of the day, Rock the Bells is Rock the Bells. Coachella is Coachella. We're just thankful to have it. Really, I'm that thankful that there's a ninth year. There will be a year when there isn't a Rock the Bells and me and you are going to talk like, "Remember when?" That will happen. I'm not so full of myself to think [this will go on forever]. Rock the Bells probably won't be forever so I'm going to enjoy it while it's happening.
The lineup is listed below, along with Rock the Bells dates/locations.
2 Chainz*
ASAP Rocky*
Big Daddy Kane
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Deltron 303
DJ Lance Rock and Friends
DJ Quik
E-40 and Too Short*
Eligh, Grouch and Zion I
Hit Squad Reunion
Ice Cube
Immortal Technique
J Cole*
Kendrick Lamar*
Kid Cudi*
Mac Miller*
Missy Elliott and Timbaland
Naughty By Nature
Redman and Method Man
Schoolboy Q
Slick Rick
Wiz Khalifa*
Dom Kennedy
* notes performance on select dates only
Hosted by:
RZA + Supernatural
08/19 – 08/20 San Bernardino, CA – NOS Events Center
08/25 – 08/26 Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
09/01 – 09/02 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Arts Center
RELATED:Rock The Bells 2011 Kick Off With Nas, Mobb Deep, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Slaughterhouse & More


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It's the Catch-22 of clinical trials: to protect pregnant women and children from the risks of untested drugs....we don't test drugs adequately for them.
In the last few decades, we've been more concerned about the harms of research than of inadequately tested treatments for everyone, in fact. But for "vulnerable populations," like pregnant women and children, the default was to exclude them.
And just in case any women might be, or might become, pregnant, it was often easier just to exclude us all from trials.
It got so bad, that by the late 1990s, the FDA realized regulations and more for pregnant women - and women generally - had to change. The NIH (National Institutes of Health) took action too. And so few drugs had enough safety and efficacy information for children that, even in official circles, children were being called "therapeutic orphans." Action began on that, too.
There is still a long way to go. But this month there was a sign that maybe times really are changing. The FDA approved Diclegis for nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. It's a new formulation of the key ingredients of Bendectin, the only other drug ever approved for that purpose in the USA. Nothing else has been shown to work.
Thirty years ago, the manufacturer withdrew Bendectin from the market because it was too expensive to keep defending it in the courts. It's a gripping story, involving the media, activists, junk science and some fraud. It had a major influence on clinical research, public opinion and more. You can read more about it in my guest blog at Scientific American, Catch-22, clinical trial edition: the double bind for women and children.
In dozens of court cases over Bendectin, judges and juries struggled with competing testimony about scientific evidence. In one hearing, a judge offered the unusual option of a "blue ribbon jury" or a "blue, blue ribbon jury": selecting only people who would be qualified to understand the complex testimony and issues of causation. The plaintiffs refused.
Ultimately, in one of the Bendectin cases, Daubert versus Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, the Supreme Court re-defined the rules around scientific evidence for US courts. The previous Frye Rule called for consensus. The 1972 Federal Rules of Evidence said "all relevant evidence is admissible."
The new Daubert standard determined that evidence must be "reliable" - grounded in "the methods and procedures of science" - not just relevant.
We still need everyone involved to better understand what reliable scientific evidence on clinical effects really means, though. You can read more about that here at Statistically Funny.


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Last December I wrote the following: "2004 should be remembered as a year when the hermetically sealed divide between sports and society frayed for the first time in a generation… I cannot wait to see what 2005 has in store. Also in 2005, the Chicago White Sox will win the World Series – and it's splitsville for Nick and Jessica." [The last sentence was slightly updated for editorial reasons.]
This past year that "hermetically sealed divide" has gone well beyond the fraying stage. The delicate division between sports and politics was ripped apart like it was trying to block Dwight Freeney. Discussing the "politics of sports" became in 2005 as popular as sports itself – for better and worse.
The tone was set by that most apolitical of bodies, the US Congress. In March, when our baseball thoughts are accustomed to turning toward spring training, the House of Representatives engineered what Rep. Tom Lantos called "a theater of the absurd". Past and present MLB All Stars Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmiero, and Jose Canseco among others were called — under threat of prison – to testify about performance enhancing drugs in the sport. The proceedings were shameful. All that was missing was William Rehnquist in his yellow striped robe to round out the farce. Not one trainer was subpoenaed. Nor were any owners – especially a certain former Texas Rangers owner named George W. Bush who ran the steroid crack-house where Canseco held court in the early 90s. As one former player said to me, "When it comes to steroids, distribution is a team issue but punishment is for individuals, which is why nothing changes."
But lost in the brouhaha of congressional preening, Mark McGwire melting, and Rafael Palmiero's fall from grace, was any serious discussion of steroids themselves. Do they actually help you hit a baseball? Does a potential all-star team exist at every Gold's Gym? Should the same owners who celebrated the Dionysian home run orgies of the 1990s be trusted with cleaning up the game? Should we trust Mike and the Mad Dog for medical information on the effects of long-term abuse?
The steroid-mania led to an atmosphere of hysteria, which resulted in the Players Union reopening their collective bargaining agreement with the owners to enshrine stiffer penalties. They adopted a three-strikes-and-you're-out policy, where one positive test would lead to a 50 game suspension and a third offense would trigger a lifetime banishment – presumably to a secret prison in Eastern Europe.
Far less discussed in the mainstream press was the fact that significant pressure for a revamped steroid policy was exerted by players themselves, tired of competing on what they perceive to be an unlevel playing field. Regardless, the deal legitimized the congressional carnival so expect to see more of your heroes under the hot lights this year, all with the implication so advanced by this administration: privacy is not a right: it's a privilege.
But if Congress's "theater of the absurd" was sports and politics at its most insipid, then the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina saw athletes at their off-the-field best. After seeing the Louisiana Superdome become a homeless shelter from hell for 25,000 New Orleans residents, many pro players felt it was time to act. Millions were donated. Houses were built. And some even spoke out against this most unnatural of disasters.
It's not surprising so many athletes would feel the devastation in their gut. More than 100 pro ballers come from the little scrape of land known as the gulf region. Amazing, but not surprising when you consider the combo of year round sunshine, poverty, and racism. That is the fertilizer, which has produced athletes from Kevin Garnett to Warrick Dunn. It was a calamity that broke through their gated communities and touched their lives. Brett Farve didn't know for hours whether his mother was safe. Steve McNair lost his hometown. Even the blue blood Mannings got their hands dirty unloading supplies. But other athletes felt compelled to actually speak out. Joe Horn, the Saints wide receiver said, "It's devastating to us. I've cried three or four times. Seeing kids without any food, elderly people dying and the government saying that help is on the way – that's the most shocking part."
A much healthier shock to system went down in October when Venezuelan born manager Ozzie Guillen led the Chicago White Sox to their first World Series since 1917. In the wake of his victory, Guillen for the first time publicly showed his pride in Venezuela's popular President and perennial U.S. coup target Hugo Chavez. Chavez holds a tremendous popularity among Venezuela's workers and the poor by using the country's oil profits to fund job training and literacy programs. He has also attracted a global following by exhorting people to resist Bush,s economic and military agenda. Chavez is also a sports fanatic, and one of his heroes happens to be a former skinny shortstop named Ozzie Guillen. Guillen, previously careful about distancing himself from Chavez, appeared on his television show, and after the World Series, when the streets of Caracas were as excited as Chicago's South Side, said he was going to take the trophy to Venezuela — and might not bring it back.
If Guillen came out of the closet politically, then Sheryl Swoopes did the real thing. The most prominent basketball player of her generation announced to the world that she's a lesbian – out and proud. In doing so, she became the first African-American in the WNBA to come out of the closet. Saying she was "tired of living a lie" Swoopes could be setting a tone for other WNBA players – as well as all athletes female and male – that being a pro athlete doesn't mean having to hide who you are.
But there was no closet for rookie Indy racer Danica Patrick to hide her gender. Patrick made seismic waves coming in fourth in the Indy 500 and even more of a buzz navigating the hostile ball-scratching waters of big time auto racing. Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone, during a "congratulatory" phone call to Patrick, said, "Women should be all dressed in white like all other domestic appliances." He then repeated it during an interview. Patrick, who no one will confuse with Billie Jean King, balked at issuing strong response, but she became a lightning rod to discuss the issue of sexism in auto racing. It was a welcome discussion in a sport where women get to wear bikini tops and tell the racers to "start your engines but are allowed access to little else.
But if Patrick was an unwilling lightning rod, Etan Thomas soaked himself in water, stood on his roof and dared the heavens to strike. In 2005, the Washington Wizards power forward released his pulsating book of poetry and CD of spoken word title "More Than an Athlete." Thomas didn't just leave it on the page. He brought down the house, speaking at the September 24th anti-war demonstrations, he spoke out in defense of "looters" in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and he was the only active athlete to speak out in defense of Stan Tookie Williams, legally lynched by the state of California. When questions arose about Thomas's "unusual" political activities, he responded by writing an editorial for the Washington Post defending his right to have a brain.
In the end, this was a sports year that defined itself on the edge of sports and politics. It was driven by an endless war, and a hurricane that exposed the existence of 21st century Jim Crow. As long as crisis and revolt remain features of the new millennium, sports will never again be a citadel apart.
Let the last word belong to Tony Dungy, the proud, brilliant, soft-spoken coach of the Indianapolis Colts who tragically lost his 18-year-old son James in an apparent suicide. Dungy delivered the eulogy at James' funeral and said to the NFL players in attendance, "I want to urge you to continue being who you are because our young boys in this country, they need to hear from you. If anything, be bolder…"
DAVE ZIRIN's new book "What's My Name Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States" is published by Haymarket Books. Check out his revamped website edgeofsports.com. You can receive his column Edge of Sports, every week by e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com. Contact him at email@example.com.


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Isle of Man TT winner Cameron Donald may not have taken the top step of the podium at the 2012 Isle of Man TT fueled by Monster Energy, but he did collect two other awards.
The Australian, riding for Wilson Craig Honda, finished second in both Monster Energy Supersport races and the Dainese Superbike TT.
He also took 10th in the Royal London 360 Superstock and fourth in the re-introduced Lightweight TT, now for SuperTwin machines.
Although he missed out on victory by just one place three times – including by just 0.77 of a second, one of the closest finishes in TT history, in the first Monster Energy Supersport race – Donald always kept a smile on his face.
It was this positive attitude which, according to the TT Supporters' Club Winter 2012 magazine, earned Donald one of his accolades.
The magazine reports: "Race commentator Charlie Lambert's unofficial award for TT Personality of the Week went to Cameron Donald who, quoting Charlie's blog, 'finished in the silver medal position in three races and accepted all three results with sportsmanship, generosity to the winners and a humble attitude towards the event and its history.'"
That wasn't the only award. The magazine also reports Donald's consistent form during the 2012 TT also earned him the TTSC Club Trophy, a silver tray on a plinth, which recognizes the best overall performance across the two Supersport races.
The TTSC magazine, published twice a year, is sent to members as part of their £15 annual membership subscription package.
If you wish to be involved in the TT Supporters' Club visit ttsupportersclub.com.


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The team holding the top pick in the 2013 NHL Draft will need to consider one important question prior to stepping to the podium to announce its selection on June 30 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
What do we need right now?
Is it a poised and polished minute-munching, two-way defenseman? Or a sublimely skilled center? There are no wrong decisions at the top this year.
NHL Director of Central Scouting Dan Marr and his staff made that point loud and clear Wednesday with the release of Central Scouting's final rankings of the top draft-eligible skaters and goaltenders from North America and Europe.
- North America: Skaters | Goaltenders
- International: Skaters | Goaltenders
While there was much debate and discussion regarding the top-three North American skaters on the board, Central Scouting ultimately decided that no change was necessary from the midterm list released in January.
Portland Winterhawks defenseman Seth Jones remains No. 1, followed by Halifax Mooseheads teammates center Nathan MacKinnon at No. 2 and left wing Jonathan Drouin at No. 3.
"These are players you can build your team around, so what kind of player do you want to build with?" Marr said. "Do you want to build from the back-end out, or do you want to build up the middle? There's no steadfast answer, so the projection is what the player will mean to the team.
"We think Seth's game is still going to develop, as are MacKinnon and Drouin, but we had no reason to remove Seth from that No. 1 spot. We do feel Nathan will get stronger and continue to develop."
After deeming 6-foot-3.5, 205-pound Jones as the top prospect on the board this season, the scouts exchanged arguments and observations why MacKinnon should remain ahead of linemate Drouin, who had nine more goals and 30 more points in five more games during the regular season.
"Nate MacKinnon is a right-handed centerman that can play in any area of the ice," Central Scouting's David Gregory said. "With the way he thinks the game, there would seem to be a huge ceiling for this kid and what he can become.
"Drouin couldn't have done anything more to push the envelope against MacKinnon and Seth Jones, so that's as tight a gap as you'll ever get between first and third. If you're picking No. 1, 2 or 3, you're a happy team."
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Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds defenseman Darnell Nurse is No. 4, followed by Sean Monahan of the Ottawa 67's at No. 5. Rounding out the top 10 are Hunter Shinkaruk of the Medicine Hat Tigers, Valentin Zykov of Baie-Comeau Drakkar, Frederik Gauthier of Rimouski Oceanic, Mirco Mueller of the Everett Silvertips, and Anthony Mantha of the Val-d'Or Foreurs.
Nurse jumped from No. 9 at the midterm to No. 4 on the final list, and Mueller moved up two spots to No. 10.
Why is Nurse, a 6-3.5, 185-pound player from the Ontario Hockey League, regarded as the second-best defenseman on the list?
"I like everything about him … he defends himself, is steady and doesn't make many mistakes," Central Scouting's Chris Edwards said. "I think he made the decision pretty easy by how well he played in the second half. I'm not saying he plays like Chris Pronger, but he could be that Pronger-type of guy with how good he is with the puck and his toughness."
Among the top 30 skaters ranked, 11 were from the Ontario Hockey League, nine from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, eight from the Western Hockey League, and two from the United States Hockey League.
Central Scouting listed 20 forwards and 10 defensemen among its first-round projections, including four players who were outside the top 30 at the midterm: Zach Nastasiuk of the Owen Sound Attack, who jumped from No. 33 to No. 13; Rimouski's Samuel Morin, who went from No. 76 to No. 23; Laurent Dauphin of the Chicoutimi Sangueneens, who moved from No. 41 to No. 28; and John Hayden of the U.S. National Team Development Program Under-18 team, who jumped from No. 59 to No. 29.
Morin, a hulking 6-6.25, 202-pound defenseman, made the biggest leap, climbing 53 slots. The native of St-Henri, Quebec, had four goals, 16 points, a plus-10 rating and 117 penalty minutes in 46 regular-season games this season.
"He's got good gap control and uses that long reach well, and is really effective 1-on-1," Central Scouting's Chris Bordeleau said.
The second-ranked American-born player on the list after Jones is No. 24 Ian McCoshen of the Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL. McCoshen, from Hudson, Wis., finished with 11 goals and 31 assists in 52 games, and his 42 points were second among USHL blueliners. Boston College bound, McCoshen also had a plus-34 rating, and five goals and 24 points on the power-play.
The highest ranked U.S. high school player is defenseman Thomas Vannelli of Minnetonka (Minn.) High School. Vannelli (6-2, 165), who is No. 44 on the list, had eight goals and 31 points in 25 games for the Skippers this season. He's with the United States at the 2013 IIHF World Under-18 Championship.
There was no change at the top of Central Scouting's final North American goaltender ranking; Halifax's Zachary Fucale retained the No. 1 ranking. Eric Comrie of the Tri-City Americans of the WHL, Tristan Jarry of the Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL), Waterloo's Calvin Petersen, and Spencer Martin of the Mississauga Steelheads (OHL) round out the top five.
The top three skaters on Central Scouting's final European ratings are forwards, topped by No. 1 Aleksander Barkov of Tappara in Finland. Valeri Nichushkin of Chelyabinsk in Russia is No. 2, with Elias Lindholm of Brynas in Sweden No. 3.
The top three international goalies are Juuse Saros of HPK Jr. in Finland, Ebbe Sionas of AIK Jr. in Sweden, and Luka Gracnar of Salzburg in Austria. Gracnar hails from Jesenice, Slovenia, the same hometown as Los Angeles Kings forward Anze Kopitar.


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The coming week will lead the Dolphins into Friday's preseason-opener against Tampa Bay at Sun Life Stadium.
So as to the all-important daily gauge of the quarterback competition I tell you David Garrard has earned the opportunity to start the preseason as Miami's starter. I'm not saying that's how it will be. Truth is Matt Moore was the first to go with the first-team on the first-day of practice and Ryan Tannehill will eventually be Miami's starting quarterback.
But Garrard has been consistently the best quarterback in camp so far. Tannehill, it must be said, was the most impressive quarterback at Saturday's scrimmage.
That should not discount a solid week's worth of practices.
And all this calls into question what to do with Matt Moore. Well, he needs to get on his horse if he's going to stay viable in this competition. Folks around training camp keep saying he's a "gamer" who often plays better than he practices.
Well, he better show that in the preseason because he's been lagging behind more than probably he would be satisfied with during practice.
Until then, I believe Garrard has earned the privilege of starting the preseason-opener against Tampa Bay.


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Today, I waited for dough to rise, twice, so I could get some cinnamon pull-apart loaf in my belly. It was not a tidy project, probably because I haven't done a lot of cooking or baking lately and my tidy work habits seem to have slipped. That, and the fact that I'm less than a month away from my due date makes me slower and less maneuverable around the kitchen (did I mention that there's still a bun in my oven?). So I did a lot of cleaning and tidying while waiting, which helped me kill some time.
Here are your instructions to your own little slices of heaven. Enjoy!
Cinnamon Pull-Apart Cinnamon Loaf
(adapted from Better Homes & Gardens, April 2012)
3/4 c + 2 tbsp milk
2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
1/2 c butter, melted
1/2 c + 2 tbsp granulated sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 tsp granulated salt
3 c unbleached flour
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 c powdered sugar
Orange zest or chopped nuts (optional)
Heat 3/4 c milk until just warm, but not hot to touch. Pour into a large mixing bowl and add yeast. Stir till yeast is dissolved and let sit for 5-10 minus. With a mixer, beat 1/4 c melted butter, 2 tbsp sugar, egg, and salt into the milk and yeast mixture until combined. Add half of the flour, then beat on medium speed to incorporate flour, scraping sides as needed, for 3 minutes. Stir in remaining flour. The dough will not be smooth, but shape it into a ball and transfer to a medium oiled bowl. Cover and set aside in a warm spot to rise and double, about 45-60 minutes.
Butter a 9"x5"x3" loaf pan; set aside. Mix 1/2 c granulated sugar with 2 tsp cinnamon; set aside. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a 20"x12" rectangle. It will be much easier to cut into pieces if the dough is more rectangular in shape, so trim two edges so they are squared off and reincorporate the trimmed dough into the other two edges with a bit of water if necessary. Brush the dough with remaining 1/4 c melted butter and sprinkle surface with sugar and cinnamon mixture. Cut the dough into five (5) 4"strips (12" long). Stack the strips, then cut them into six (6) 2"pieces (4") long. Starting from one end of the loaf pan, loosely stack the 4" strips in the prepped pan, with cut edges up. Stagger them so that every other strip abuts opposite sides of the pan. You will have just enough strips to fill the pan. Let rise in a warm place for 45 minutes.
Make the glaze while you wait. In a small bowl, stir together powdered sugar, vanilla, and remaining 2 tbsp milk to achieve drizzling consistency. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake loaf till golden brown, about 30 minutes. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Then remove loaf from pan and transfer to serving plate. Drizzle with glaze. Top with orange zest or chopped nuts if you had the time or patience to prep them. Let cool for a few minutes more, then have at it.


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Friend of BI James Pethokoukis just put up this chart of GDPs per capita around the world.
He sees it as evidence of the supremacy of Regan's supply side revolution...
Something happened in the 1980s. Other advanced economies were closing in on America in terms of real per capita GDP. Then the gap began to widen. Less regulation. Lower taxes. More markets. More growth. More prosperity.
Other nations went this route, too. But few did it like the U.S. of A.
But in looking at this chart, we couldn't make out what Pethokoukis is claiming: Did the gap really widen in 1980? It's really hard to tell on this chart.
So we tweaked it two ways.
First, we set all the economies equal to each other in 1960.
Wait, what's tha!: Japan has grown the most since 1960. Okay, part of that is due to the uber-strong yen and the translation back into dollars.
But then, next is... France. And then Germany!
Okay, but what if we set them all equal to each other right at 1980, when the Reagan revolution began.
It turns out that Great Britain, Japan, and Australia have all grown faster than the US on a per capita basis. And Germany is very close. Bottom line: Anyway you slice it doesn't it look like anything special happened starting in 1980.
One more point along these lines.
Back in 2006, Eddy Elfenbein did a brilliant post pointing out that since 1951, the economy has basically grown at a steady 3.1%/year annual clip, year and year out.
This chart shows actual GDP growth (yellow) vs. a dummy 3.1% trendline.
Now Eddy's next chart divides the GDP rate by the black trend line.
What do you see there? Basically the economy dipped way below trend in the early part of the Reagan administration (81-82) then reverted to the mean. It never really showed anything unusual that wasn't just part of normal economic undulations.
It's not a slam on Reagan or the 80s or anything. It just wasn't that special.
SEE ALSO: Why the Obama recovery has been way more impressive than Reagan's >


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1 At that time hath Merodach-Baladan, son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah, when he heareth that he hath been sick, and is become strong.
2 And Hezekiah rejoiceth over them, and sheweth them the house of his spices, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the good ointment, and all the house of his vessels, and all that hath been found in his treasures; there hath not been a thing in his house, and in all his dominion, that Hezekiah hath not shewed them.
3 And Isaiah the prophet cometh in unto king Hezekiah, and saith unto him, 'What said these men? and whence come they unto thee?' And Hezekiah saith, 'From a land afar off they have come unto me -- from Babylon.'
4 And he saith, 'What saw they in thy house?' and Hezekiah saith, 'All that 'is' in my house they saw; there hath not been a thing that I have not shewed them among my treasures.'
5 And Isaiah saith unto Hezekiah, 'Hear a word of Jehovah of Hosts:
6 Lo, days are coming, and borne hath been all that 'is' in thy house, and that thy fathers have treasured up till this day, to Babylon; there is not left a thing, said Jehovah;
7 and of thy sons who come forth from thee, whom thou begettest, they take, and they have been eunuchs in a palace of the king of Babylon.'
8 And Hezekiah saith unto Isaiah, 'Good 'is' the word of Jehovah that thou hast spoken;' and he saith, 'Because there is peace and truth in my days.'


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Finding Your Ancestors in Ireland
Locating Where Your Family Lived in Ireland
To use church, civil, and other types of Irish records, you need to know where in Ireland your ancestors lived. Knowing the county is a start, but knowing the name of the townland or parish will make your searches much more productive. In the following excerpt from one of the introductory chapters in Brian Mitchell's Pocket Guide to Irish Genealogy, the author explains what resources in your ancestors' country of immigration, such as the United States or Australia, can help you find the information you need.
The Pocket Guide to Irish Genealogy is a 63-page book containing information about Irish history and use of major Irish research sources including civil records, parish registers, gravestone inscriptions, wills, the 1901 and 1911 censuses, and the Griffiths Valuation and Tithe Applotment Books. It also contains the names and addresses of major Irish record offices and heritage centers. You can order the Pocket Guide to Irish Genealogy from Genealogical Publishing Company .
Getting Started Overseas
This chapter is intended for those people of Irish descent whose immediate ancestors have lived in those countries with large Irish communities, namely the United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain. Many people in these countries make the mistake of believing that tracing their Irish roots begins in Ireland. It does not, it begins in their home country. It is only by building up a picture of your ancestors there that you will find the necessary clues to make a worthwhile search in Ireland.
Knowing that your ancestor came from Ireland is just not enough. Ideally you want to find out where in Ireland he came from, preferably a townland or parish address, the year he emigrated, the port he arrived at, his age on emigration, if he was married when he came out, and if so, the Christian name and maiden name of his wife and the names and ages of any children. In some cases family tradition may be able to provide answers to these questions, but in most cases various records will have to be searched for this information. It is, therefore, the intention of this section to give heart to those who think this is a daunting task by giving examples drawn from a variety of record sources in the various countries. It will show how clues can be built up on the origins of an Irish ancestor. Always remember when examining any record source that your purpose is essentially to extract information against three key words: NAME, LOCATION and DATE.
Hopefully, all these examples show that much can be done in the home country to identify as precisely as possible the names of ancestor who emigrated from Ireland; their age, so that an approximate date of birth can be estimated; where they lived in Ireland and their religious denomination. Armed with this information, you can then begin to plan your trip to Ireland.
Australia has, without a doubt, a superb collection of records for the genealogically minded. The three prime sources of convict records, assisted immigration lists, and birth, marriage and death certificates provide a wealth of relevant detail for those tracking down their Irish ancestor.
Convict indents, in which the convicts were listed by ship on their arrival in Sydney, date from 1788, i.e. from the earliest beginnings of the colony. The early indents give the name, dates and place of conviction for every convict, while those from the 1820s also provide their native place and age. This detail on individual convicts can also be followed up in Ireland. For example, the report of the trial of Wilson Cornwall, who was sentenced to 15 years transportation at the Crown Court in Londonderry on Saturday, 23 March 1839, was recorded in the Londonderry Sentinel of 30 March 1839. Seemingly, Wilson Cornwall and an accomplice, Moses Hutchinson, robbed Alexander Mitchell, a linen merchant, of four bank notes together with all his silver coins, his great coat and umbrella, after they all had shared a few beers and a half glass of whiskey at Mr. Mann's public house in Castledawson, County Londonderry. In the transportation registers Wilson Cornwall's crime was classed as highway robbery. Prior to transportation, Wilson was held in the County Jail on Bishop Street in the city of Londonderry.
To entice the Irish emigrant to Australia, assisted passage was introduced. Lists of these immigrants date from 1828 and the information in them is very comprehensive. For example, in 1864 Thomas Connolly arrived at Sydney on board the ship Serocco. Thomas, aged 29, was a Roman Catholic and a policeman from Ballygar in County Galway. He could read and write, and his parents were Michael and Ellen Connolly, also of Ballygar. Thus, with this one entry you have all the information you need to trace the Connollys in Ireland.
Birth, marriage and death certificates, likewise provide an abundance of information. For example, from the New South Wales death certificate of Sarah Heathwood, who died on 3rd April 1936, aged 94 years, we can deduce the following information: Sarah was born in Ardarragh townland in Newry Parish, County Down around 1842: in 1867, aged 25 years, she married William Heathwood in County Roscommon. Her children, John born c. 1868, Robert, 1869, Annie 1871, Richard 1874, and William 1876, were all born in Ireland. In 1877, the family emigrated to Queensland where another son, Joseph was born in 1879. Sarah was buried on 4th April 1936 in the Presbyterian Cemetery at Casino, New South Wales. A full family history can, therefore, be gleaned from this one certificate.
Gravestone inscriptions should also be searched. In the Catholic cemetery at Hartley, New South Wales, a tombstone erected by the police of Western District records that Thomas Madden, a constable born in County Mayo, was accidentally shot dead at Pilpit Hill on 30 April 1867, aged 30.
New Zealand
Passenger lists in New Zealand, as in Australia, were kept at the port of arrival. The earliest are those for the New Zealand Company vessels, arriving at the ports of Wellington, Nelson, New Plymouth and Otago. These lists date from 1840 and provide the emigrant's name, age, occupation, wife's age and children's age and sex. New Zealand became a British colony only in 1840, when she was annexed to New South Wales. Passenger lists, therefore, go back to the earliest beginnings of the colony.
Before 1840, New Zealand had a very small European population. According to the Derry Journal of 18 February 1840, "With but few exceptions, the white population was composed of outcasts of Great Britain ó runaway convicts, swindlers and thieves from New South Wales and Van Dieman's Land."
From 1853, New Zealand was administered by provincial governments at Canterbury, Wellington, Nelson, Auckland and Otago. Each province compiled passenger lists of varying quality.
Unfortunately, in both New Zealand and Australia census records were destroyed once the relevant statistical information had been extracted from them.
Civil registration of births and deaths commenced in 1848, but marriages were not recorded until 1855. In terms of identifying the Irish origins of an ancestor, death certificates are an extremely valuable source, especially after 1876. From that year the place of birth, the parents' names and the date and place of marriage of the deceased were recorded. Marriage certificates from 1880 are equally useful as they give the birthplace and parents' names of both bride and groom.
Parish registers of baptisms, marriages and burials, held locally by the clergymen, should be consulted for details on births, marriages and deaths before the commencement of civil registration.
United States of America
A New York genealogist, B-Ann Moorhouse, made use of federal and state censuses, marriage and death records, naturalization records, directories, passenger lists, probate records, cemetery inscriptions and death notices in newspapers to research 400 Irish-born and their descendants who resided in Brooklyn, New York during the 19th century. Regarding clues to place of origin in Ireland, she found death notices in the local Brooklyn newspapers of the time to be of most value, as they consistently gave the exact place of origin of the Irish-born. In another case, the will of William Ferguson, dated 1873, in mentioning a farm his sister had left to him in Ballygarvey in Rathaspick Parish, County Westmeath, identified the Irish origins of this Brooklyn merchant.
The U.S.A. has comprehensive passenger lists for ships arriving from 1820, but, unfortunately they provide only two clues relating to the origin of the emigrant ó the port of departure of the ships and the nationality of the passenger. This is of limited value when it is realized that the vast majority of Irish emigrants in the 19th century sailed from Liverpool. The lists, however, give the name, occupation and age of the emigrant. It was not until 1893 and the Immigration Act that the former address in Ireland of an emigrant was recorded.
No official registers of passengers leaving Irish ports in the 19th century were kept except for a brief period, 1803-06. Among the business records of two Londonderry firms, J and J Cooke for the year 1847 to 1867, and William McCorkell and Co., 1863 to 1871, passenger lists recording the residence of 27,495 emigrants in Ireland have survived. The major destinations of the passengers carried by these firms were New York and Philadelphia in the U.S., and Quebec and St. John, New Brunswick in Canada. The Ordinance Survey compilers recorded the names, ages, religion and townland addresses of emigrants for many parishes in Counties Antrim and Londonderry for a few years during the period 1833 to 1839. Again, Canada and the U.S. were the major destinations of these emigrants. These two sources have now been indexed and published by the Genealogical Publishing Company of Baltimore.
In Colonial America the Land Patent Books of Virginia, the registers of indentured servants in Pennsylvania, and petitions for land grants in Maryland and South Carolina identify many recently arrived immigrants.
A census has been taken every ten years in the U.S. since 1790, and from 1850 the returns provide the country of birth and age of all members of the household, not just the head of household.
Tombstone inscriptions should be sought out. In St. Mary's Cemetery in Lee, Massachusetts, the following inscription can be found: "John Dooley, a native of the town of Leabeg, parish of Ferbane, King's County, died August 14 1863 aged 53 years." King's County is new renamed Offaly.
Naturalization records are another useful source. On April 1839, for example, John Austin aged 26, giving his place of birth as County Leitrim, declared his intention before Franklin County Court at St. Albans, Vermont to become a U.S. citizen.
As passenger lists for Canada are rare, this makes the business records of Cooke and McCorkell and the emigrant lists in the Ordnance Survey memoirs (both described previously) very valuable indeed. Lists of arrivals at Halifax and Quebec were kept from 1865.
In 1895, after it was noted that 40% of all passengers arriving in Canada were actually bound for the U.S., a system of joint inspection of immigrants coming overland from Canada was established. From 1847, the two ports of Portland and Falmouth, Maine were becoming increasingly popular as ports of entry for Irish immigrants coming down from Quebec and the Maritime Provinces to the U.S. In these cases, therefore, Irish immigrants leaving Canada for the U.S.A. will be noted.
In the absence of passenger lists the best hope of linking an ancestor to his place of origin in Ireland may lie in the identification of a marriage entry of a newly-arrived immigrant in a church register. Frequently, the marriage registers give the county of birth in Ireland, and occasionally, the exact place of origin of bride and groom. In the years 1801 to 1845, for example, the wedding of 3,000 Irish immigrants, giving their parents' names and native parishes, were recorded in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Land grants can be extremely useful in identifying recent immigrants. To obtain land from the Colonial government and, after 1867 from the Provincial authorities, a settler had to make a formal application, known as a petition, in which details on place of origin, date of arrival in Canada, name of wife and children and their ages are often given. There exists a computerized Land Records Index for the years 1780 to 1914 with two alphabetical listings, one by applicant's name and one by township.
As in other provinces, gravestone inscriptions can prove very enlightening. For example, in Barkerville cemetery in Barkerville, British Columbia, one of the tombstones reads, "In memory of Patrick McKenna, native of Duleek, County Meath, Ireland, Died June 2, 1914, aged 59."
Death notices in newspapers should also be sought out. The Herald, the local newspaper of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, on 3 July 1867 carried the following death notice, "On Monday June 3rd at his residence, Monaghan Settlement Lot 36, James Trainor, aged 80 years. The deceased was a native of the parish of Donah, townland of Strawmore, County Monaghan, Ireland and emigrated to this island in the year 1835, May he rest in peace."
Great Britain
Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths began in England and Wales in 1837 and in Scotland in 1855. Despite providing much genealogical information of great value, they give no clue to the former residence of those who were born in Ireland. The marriage entries in church records, however, will provide the Irish origins of bride and groom. For example, the register of St. Vincent de Paul in Liverpool on 4 June 1862, records the marriage of Joseph Edward Huges of Sligo to Sarah Quin of 13 Moore Place, London Road.
From 1841, census returns in both England and Scotland list all members of the household, together with their ages and occupations. Furthermore, they will identify those people who were born in Ireland. In Scotland, from 1851, the specific town or parish of birth is given.
Gravestone inscriptions and death notices in newspapers will probably provide the best means of identifying a more precise Irish address of an ancestor. In Clifton parish churchyard, Bristol, there can be found the following gravestone inscriptions: "Mary Clutterbuck of Derryhusker, County Tipperary, Ireland, died 17 December 1847, aged 99 years." And in the Bristol Journal of Saturday, 21 January 1837, the following death notice was reported "January 14 at Royal York Crescent, Clifton, Robert Eyre Purdon Coote Esqr., of Ballyclough, County Cork."
Brian Mitchell is the author of the Pocket Guide to Irish Genealogy, from which this article is excerpted.


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Pronunciation: jo-kênd • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Cheerful, pleasant.
Notes: The trick in using today's word is not to confuse it with jocose or jocular. A jocose remark is a joke, but a jocund comment is simply a light-hearted, cheerful one. Neither of these two should be confused with jocular "joking, kidding", even though this meaning is very close to that of jocose. If they all sound like joke to you, today's Word History will explain why. You may also pronounce this word [jah-kênd].
In Play: Remember, jocundity is not humor: "Jocund humor is a much better mood enhancer than dark or sick humor any day of the week." Jocose is the word that implies humor: "Mary Dagai always starts the conversation with a jocose anecdote to set a jocund tone." There are many ways to be jocund without being jocular: " Frank Sanbeens is not a jocular person, but he has a naturally jocund personality that everyone likes."
Word History: Today's upbeat Good Word goes back to Latin jocundus "pleasant, agreeable", a variant of the earlier form jucundus, an adjective from the verb juvare "to help, please". The same root underlies Latin jocus "joke, jest." Jocundus also remains in Portuguese and Spanish as jocundo and Italian as giocondo, the feminine of which is the title of the famous opera by Ponchielli, La Gioconda "The Happy Girl". Latin also had a verb joculari "to joke, jest" which became Old French jogleor "jester, jokester" (Modern French jongleur) which English borrowed and polished into juggler. (We very seriously thank the jocund Chris Berry for suggesting today's jocular Good Word.)
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Under the Boardwalk
by Felice Stevens
Publication Date: August 10th, 2017
Genre: Contemporary MM Romance
Beneath the famous Brooklyn landmark, love is hidden but not denied:
All his life, Alexi Kharpov has dreamed of traveling to unknown exciting places instead of working at his family's frozen custard stand on the famous Coney Island boardwalk. Every year is the same until a gorgeous man picks a spot in front of his stand to sing, captivating him with his beautiful voice. After two summers of listening, it might finally be the time for him to cross that boardwalk and take a chance.
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Space-shooter fans screamed for joy last month when Konami announced that Gradius Portable, a collection of five games, would be released for the PSP in Japan this coming February. Since the PSP is import-friendly (games aren't restricted by region), we thought we'd bring you everything that's fit to print about this upcoming shoot-'em-up compilation.
Update (Jan. 25): Gradius Portable is coming to North America as Gradius Collection in the spring of 2006!
The five games making their way onto the disc are Gradius, Gradius II, Gradius Gaiden, Gradius III, and Gradius IV. Astute shmup fans will be quick to point out that Konami previously released Gradius and Gradius II on one disc for the PlayStation, as the exclusive-to-Japan Gradius Deluxe Pack, and that Gradius III and Gradius IV are currently available as a PlayStation 2 two-in-one set. Nevertheless, the PSP collection is shaping up to be a very compelling purchase, first because it packages all five games together onto one disc that can be taken and played anywhere, and secondly because the PSP collection will offer a batch of new features that those earlier discs didn't have.
Gradius (1986)
First up on the disc is Gradius, the side-scrolling space shooter that introduced us to concepts that were fresh and new at the time and are still found in many of today's shmups. Players step into the cockpit of the Vic Viper spaceship and have to navigate through eight increasingly difficult levels, collecting speed-ups and helper pods to augment the ship's basic laser blaster. Gradius was the first game to feature the so-called Konami Code, which instantly gifted players with all of the game's power-ups and lived on as a cheat code in numerous subsequent games. The version of Gradius included with Gradius Portable is a conversion of the original arcade game and not the "watered down but still extremely fun" NES version. That means more on-screen sprites, additional background layers, less slowdown, and complete level structures. On the PSP, Gradius will include an optional wide display setting, which will make the graphics fill the entire width of the PSP's screen. The graphics won't be stretched or cropped. Instead, the game will show more of the playing field in front of and behind the player's ship and let players roam around that now-visible area.
Gradius II (1988)
Gradius II kept the gameplay from the original Gradius intact but upped the ante with new levels, bigger bosses, and vastly improved graphics and audio. Few that have played the game have forgotten the first time they saw those giant flame snakes and burning suns leap out from the top and bottom of the screen. It's definitely a testament to the peak of 8-bit gaming. Unfortunately, Gradius II was never released in North America–not in the arcade or on home consoles–so many players still haven't been able to experience its beauty. Like Gradius, the version of Gradius II included with Gradius Portable is based on the arcade game and not the Famicom (NES) game. Some players prefer the level layouts and bosses found in the Famicom version, but the general consensus is that the arcade game wins out thanks to the gigantic bosses, enemy-packed screens, and gorgeous flame effects made possible by the beefed-up graphical horsepower. Gradius II on Gradius Portable also features the same optional expanded playfield setting as Gradius.
Gradius III (1990)
When the 16-bit era began, Konami was quick to bring their side-scrolling shooter franchise back for another go with Gradius III. Once again, gameplay was mostly unchanged from the two earlier Gradius games. Players still have to pilot a single ship through multiple levels and collect power-ups and helper pods to improve their ship's capabilities. A new flexible power-up system allows players to choose different power-up paths, which change the order that weapons are activated when power-up capsules are collected. What changed the most were the graphics and audio, which pushed 16-bit to its limits. Gradius III flexed that hardware muscle with its large sprites, multiple background layers, numerous gigantic bosses with multiple attack forms, and synthesized music and digital sound effects. A Super NES conversion came out soon after the arcade game did, but while it had the same graphics and audio, many of the levels and bosses were abbreviated or outright removed. Gradius Portable includes the original, full-length arcade version. Graphical display options will include a standard letterbox mode as well as a widescreen stretch mode, which, unlike the field-enhancing mode in Gradius and Gradius II, will stretch the graphics in order to fill the PSP's screen… making everything look a little fatter.
Gradius Gaiden (1997)
One of the more welcome additions on the disc is Gradius Gaiden, the PlayStation revamp that many consider to be the best game in the entire series. It incorporates some of the familiar enemies, bosses, and levels from previous Gradius games (graphically enhanced and updated, of course), but this homage to all things Gradius also includes numerous original levels and bosses all its own. Gradius Gaiden was the first Gradius game to include an ice level, for example. Gameplay innovations include new weapons and the ability to pick from four different ships, each with its own set of power-up items. A new power-meter path editor lets players arrange to their liking the order that weapons are activated. If you want helper pods right away, by gum you can set it that way. Gaiden also kicked the graphics and audio up one more notch, bringing the series into the 32-bit era with sharp, high-resolution 2D graphics, plenty of flare and transparency effects, a CD-quality soundtrack, and dozens of high-quality voice clips. Similar to Gradius III, the version of Gradius Gaiden included in Gradius Portable will let players choose between a 1:1 letterbox display or a stretched widescreen display.
Gradius IV (1998)
For some reason, Konami took a few steps back with Gradius IV. They removed most of the new weapons introduced in Gradius III and Gradius Gaiden, and reverted back to the pre-set power-up strips from Gradius III. For the most part, level designs merely copied layouts from previous games (although the graphics were noticably improved). Still, Gradius IV has the same classic gameplay that fans love, and boy is it beautiful. The bubble stage has large transparent bubbles, the volcano stage is filled with multilayered lava and plasma flows, and the laser spitting Moai in the jungle stage are the largest they've ever been. An arcade-perfect conversion of Gradius IV was included in a recent PS2 two-pack, and the same is the case in Gradius Portable, except now players can pick between letterboxed and stretched display ratios.
Every game in the collection will include multiple difficulty settings, a stage select option that will allow players to start from previously-completed levels, and a high score mode that challenge players to earn the highest score possible on individual levels using only a single ship. Bonus content will include a movie gallery, featuring movie clips that were included with the earlier Gradius compilations on the PlayStation and PlayStation 2, and a sound gallery that will let you listen to all of the music and sound effects from every game on the disc.
Surprisingly, Konami isn't just halfheartedly throwing their old compilations together on a single disc. They're also greatly expanding the variety of settings that players can adjust and incorporating a user-friendly game save feature into each game. From the options menu, players will be able to adjust standard options, such as the difficulty setting and the number of ships and continues, as well as "cheat" settings, such as the size of the ship's hitbox or whether slowdown is on or off. Every game will keep track of high scores and completed levels, and, in an added nod to today's technology, players will be able to quicksave their games in-progress and jump right back into the game they were playing in the very spot they left it. Quicksaves won't be erased when you re-load them either, so you'll be able to store multiple saves on the same memory stick.
Gradius Portable goes on sale in Japan on February 9, 2006, priced at 5230 yen (about $50). Word from our sources inside the company's North American branch suggests that they plan to publish the game in North America sometime later in the spring, pending Sony's approval process.
Update (Jan. 25): Yes! Konami officially announced that Gradius Collection will be coming to North America sometime in the spring of 2006.


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Without science, this world would not have existed in the way it does. Great scientists such as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, Charles Darwin, Aristotle, Marie Curie, and a lot of other scientists made great inventions that were further developed by today's scientists.
More inventions are made monthly, if not annually. Who knows what the future will bring us if you are in it to be a great scientist.
What is Applied and Pure Sciences?
Applied and Pure Sciences is a very broad degree. The first two years is a pre-study, so that you can choose your field of specialisation once you get in a university.
You will be introduced to different subjects that will help you make up your future career choice.
The difference between Applied and Pure Sciences is that Applied Sciences focuses on the scientific knowledge of nature, it is more related to engineering and technology. Pure sciences is more related to theories and predictions to understand the world of nature, often performed in a laboratory. Even though there is a difference between these two forms of science, they are still used together because in order to perform one thing, you need the knowledge on how to approach it.
These are a few fields of specialisations if you choose this degree:
Why should you study this degree?
Science is needed in a world full of developments and technologies. Everyone needs to keep track of the latest inventions, some of which could probably be yours.
With this degree you will be able to save even more lives, disprove inaccurate beliefs, develop some great and useful skills, get an understanding of the world, have the chance to take part in a public debate, and to help out the economy.
(Check this out: Universities that offer Applied Sciences)
What skills will you develop?
- Management and Leadership
With this particular skill, you will know how to plan and organise science-related projects. It is important that you guide and instruct your team well. As a manager or leader you are the one who needs to inspire and motivate them.
- Communication
Communication skills are valued in all careers. As a scientist you will get to work on your own research. Your work could be demonstrated and that needs to happen in such a way that everyone will understand what you are talking about. Conveying scientific terminology effectively is a major key here.
- Research Skills
Where would a scientist be without their research skills? This skill is needed for you to come up with solutions for certain problems and to effectively analyse data.
- Interpretation Skills
It is required to accurately report your findings, analyses, and measurements. It needs to be detailed, both written and verbal.
What are the Job Opportunities?
With Applied and Pure Sciences, there is a lot of career diversity. Here are a few jobs you could get:
Astronomers are scientists who focus their studies on fields related to scopes outside the Earth. They will give explanations about the universe using high-tech instruments and methods.
They understand and create pure observations so that it can be applied and used by other branches.
Dentists treat and prevent problems related to mouth, teeth, and gums. They can also perform teeth whitening, restore missing/broken teeth, give advice on how to maintain the health of teeth, and recruit and train their dental nurses.
As a dentist you can either open your own clinic or choose to work in a hospital.
Most of the time, you will find chemists in a lab performing tasks such as testing different formulations, substances and chemicals.
A few responsibilities of chemists include reporting scientific results, validating methods and equipment, interpret data, and analyse different samples.
Pharmacists are often employed in pharmacies, drugstores, hospitals, and medical clinics. They let patients know about medicine and their side effects.
Pharmacists must have excellent computer and interpersonal skills as well as written and verbal communication skills. They pay close attention to a patient's current and past medications.
Mathematics involves a lot of analysing and developing new models and data to improve theories. This data can be used to improve corporate decisions and to solve problems within a company.
There are two types of mathematicians; theoretical mathematicians and applied mathematicians. The theoretical ones try to identify unexplained issues by doing research whereas applied mathematicians use these theories and techniques to solve problems.
Geologists study the earth and everything that comes with it; rocks, soil, fossils, mountains, etc. They will study how this planet is made, the origin of it, and they will research about all the historical theories of the earth to foresee future events.
As a geologist you could be employed in environmental organisations and companies, natural resource companies, or non-profit organisations.
Physicians diagnose and treat injuries or illnesses. They monitor patients' conditions and explain test results or prescribed treatments.
Physicians have long working hours, and this job requires a lot of strength, both physically and mentally. They also counsel patients on totpics related to diet, hygiene, and preventive healthcare.
What is the Expected Salary?
Below you will find the expected salaries of some of the Applied and Pure Sciences related jobs:
Source: Payscale
Top 10 Applied and Pure Sciences Schools
These are the Top 10 Applied and Pure Sciences schools famous for their Biology, Chemistry and Physics programmes according to the QS World University Rankings 2022:
- Harvard University, US
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US
- University of Cambridge, UK
- Stanford University, US
- University of Oxford, UK
- University of California, Berkeley, US
- California Institute of Technology (Caltech), US
- ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- National University of Singapore
- Nanyang Technological University, Singapore


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On a framework for the transparent migration of user services from one
process to another
Circumstances exist where it is desirable to change the behavior of a
running application without interrupting the service of those users whom it
is currently serving. In high load environments, it is often the case where
there will always be a significant number of users relying on the service.
In these environments, the simplistic approach of waiting for all users to
sign off, then shutting down and restarting the server software are not
Several solutions will be discussed including techniques similar to those
for dealing with hardware failure, dynamic code load/unloading approaches,
process re-execution, capability transfer, and gradual service transfers.
hardware failure -
if you have several machines serving in a cluster arrangement, you need
to deal with one of them falling over anyway
load balancer in front of the cluster can keep track of which are up and
which are down
when software is to be upgraded, each machine can be taken down and
brought back up in turn
this looks just like a hardware fall over ("fail over") to the manager
and service to other customers can be maintained
with a little more work, individual machines in the cluster can be
brought down more gracefully (eg, stop giving them new connections, and wait
for all their existing connections to finish, *then* perform the procedure)
drawbacks -
requires cluster and manager
client connections may be long lasting, leaving a server out of
comission for hours or days
requires any server in the cluster to be able to handle any user
this is somewhat tractable, if the database can be connected to
remotely and is separate from the application running on each cluster
dynamic code loading/unloading -
many systems already use module systems
java/python can load modules on the fly from various locations; C has dlopen()
but support for unloading/reloading is harder; dlclose() doesn't
release the shared library on many platforms
requires much of the system to be carefully architected beforehand (hmm,
this may be a requirement for any successful system); the module loading
code cannot be modified in this scheme (eg, the jvm cannot be upgraded)
meaning restarts may still be necessary from time to time.
process re-execution -
this involves storing state somewhere, execl()'ing the binary of the
running program, and restoring internal state from storage.
preserves file descriptors automatically, but little other state
allows changes to be made to any part of the application
brief suspension in service while state is serialized/deserialized
may be allowable for certain applications
only works on platforms with execl()
capability transfers -
like process re-execution
a new process is started, running the new code
all state required for communicating with clients (sessions, file
descriptors, etc) are handed to the new process when it is ready
the old process then shuts down
drawbacks -
requires system that can pass file descriptors between processes
brief suspension in service while transfer is made
system for passing current user state to a new process is complicated,
hard to generalize
gradual service transfer -
like capability transfers
new process is brought up, when it is ready, old process stops accepting
new clients and new one begins doing so
old process continues serving existing clients
when all clients have signed off, old process exits


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A passport card allows a person to travel to another country by land or by sea. For example: if you are driving to Canada, Mexico, or going on a cruise. It does not allow a person to travel by air. A passport book allows a person to travel by air, land, and sea. If you are flying, you must have a passport book.
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We are not allowed to hold on to your documentation because it has your personal information included within its contents.
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Applicants 16 years or older who have had a passport before do not need to submit a copy of their birth certificate with the application. The previous passport will be used as proof of citizenship in its place. Those applicants 15 years old and younger need to submit his or her old passport, as well as a photo copy of the birth certificate to show parental relationship.
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The passport fee is the same whether you are renewing or a new applicant. However, because renewals are sent by the customer, these applicants do not have to pay the separate $35 processing fee.