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Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos purchased The Washington Post Company's newspaper publishing business with a pricetag of $250 million, the company announced Monday.
The announcement was made during an abrupt staff meeting Monday afternoon, ending a four-generation ownership streak by the Graham family. No layoffs are planned, according to the Post.
"[We] decided to sell only after years of familiar newspaper-industry challenges made us wonder if there might be another owner who would be better for the Post ... Bezos' proven technology and business genius, his long-term approach and his personal decency make him a uniquely good new owner for the Post," the Post Company's chairman and CEO Donald E. Graham said in a statement released Monday.
The Post reports few people were aware of the "sudden and stunning" sale. Graham, whose family has owned the paper for more than 80 years, reportedly hired investment firm Allen & Co. to "shop the paper" -- half-dozen potential investors were considered in the process.
Bezos -- who has never operated a newspaper -- has reportedly asked the Post's publisher Katharine Weymouth, its president and general manager Stephen Hills, its executive editor Martin Baron and its editorial page editor Fred Hiatt to remain in their current roles.
"For me, this is very emotional," former executive editor Leonard Downie said. "It is the end of an era in terms of the Graham family's involvement with the paper. They made it what it is today."
In a statement, Bezos said he will remain in Seattle and delegate day-to-day operations to current, local managers.
"I have a fantastic day job that I love," 49-year-old Bezos said.
But the Bezos-Graham relationship may not be as unexpected as initially thought -- Graham reportedly advised Bezos on featuring newspapers on the Kindle, Amazon.com's popular e-reader. Bezos started the website as an online bookstore 19 years ago with a $300,000 loan from his parents. The retail company has come a long way since -- ringing up an astounding $61 billion in sales last year, selling anything from clothing to electronics to home goods and everything between.
Weymouth, who has held her post for five years, reduced staff, shut bureaus in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago and eliminated Sunday's Book World section in an effort to cut costs and turn profits.
The Post has suffered a 44 percent decline in operating revenue during the past six years. Print circulation fell 7 percent daily and Sundays during the first half of 2013, according to the release.
The sale includes the Express newspaper, The Gazette Newspapers, Southern Maryland Newspapers, Fairfax County Times, El Tiempo Latino and Greater Washington Publishing. It does not include Slate magazine, TheRoot.com and Foreign Policy, which will remain with the Post Company, according to a release. The company will also keep certain real estate assets, including the newspaper's downtown D.C. headquarters building.
As part of the sale, the Post Company will be changing its name.


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A Dip Into Swiss Secrecy Rules
By Laura Saunders
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. informed the Securities and Exchange Commission that an account holder who allegedly conducted suspicious trades in H.J. Heinz Co. was a "private-wealth client" with a Zurich-based account, according to court filings. But it said the firm doesn't have "direct access" to information about the owner of the account.
While much remains unclear, attorneys who have handled other cases involving Swiss bank secrecy in recent years offered the following answers to questions about the case.
Q: Why doesn't Goldman know the name of the account holder?
The Swiss account may be registered in the name of a corporation or foundation that obscures the name of the beneficial owner under Swiss law, according to Bryan Skarlatos of Kostelanetz & Fink in New York. The name or names can't be released without legal due process.
Q: Will the name ever be released to the SEC?
Almost certainly, said Scott Michel of Caplin & Drysdale in Washington. . . . .

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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – With the second best record in Tennessee Tech men's basketball history in the books, the 2010-11 Golden Eagle squad gathered for their annual post-season awards dinner Thursday evening.
At the dinner, 12 different players garnered 17 team awards - as voted upon by coaches and teammates alike - with Zac Swansey honored four times, including the co-MVP award, for his contributions on the court, and seniors Byron Pickens and Charles Newton earning the prestigious university-recognized trophies. Kevin Murphy was presented with the team's second co-MVP award.
"There is no question that these two young men [Murphy and Swansey] were deserving of this year's Most Valuable Player award," Tech head coach Steve Payne said. "Without Swansey's clutch performances and Murphy's offensive power and fuel, our season wouldn't have showcased nearly as much success.
"Those two made for some of the most exciting basketball Tech has seen, and I speak for our coaching staff and community, I believe, in saying that we are thrilled to have them both coming back next season," Payne added.
In addition to being named one of the team's two Most Valuable Players, Swansey was given the Assist Award for notching 212 helpers on the year, nearly four times as many as his closest follower. He finished with an average of 6.4 assists per game to rank seventh in the nation at the season's end.
Swansey (left) also led the Golden Eagles in steals, earning that award with 68 snatches on the season, and was given the Three-Point Shooter Award along with redshirt freshman Chase Dunn for having team high averages of .360 from behind the arc.
Junior Kevin Murphy(right) was the team's other Most Valuable Player, and was named the teams Offensive Player of the Year for the third straight year, leading the team with 560 points including multiple 30+ point performances on the season – one of which served to induct him into the Tennessee Tech 1,000-point club. He finished third in conference rankings in scoring.
"It is fitting that Kevin and Zac were selected to share the MVP award as they both were so important to our team," former head coach Mike Sutton said. "So many times Kevin put us in a position to win and Zac closed games with big plays.
"Kevin improved his game throughout the season as our leading scorer and best offensive player, while Zac set the table with his passing and play as our floor in general," Sutton finished.
Other back-to-back year winners included Zach Bailey (left) as the Defensive Player of the Year, and Terrell Barnes with the Golden Eagle Award. Bailey, who was also the winner of the Free-Throw Award, averaged .823 from the line for a fifth-place spot in OVC rankings. The 6-1 guard out of Ft. Lauderdale contributed 252 total points on the season.
Barnes (right), meanwhile, finished out his sophomore campaign with 132 points for an average of 4.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. He ranked second on the team in blocked shots with nine, while junior Bassey Inamati overcame an early-season injury to record 15 rejections in 18 games played to garner the Blocked Shots Award with teammate Alfred Jones.
Jones (left) also had 15 blocks on the year and had additional significant contributions as the team's best shooter statistically; he finished the year with a .647 accuracy from the floor to rank second in the OVC and to graduate as the best shooter in Tech history. For this he was awarded the Field Goal Percentage award.
Sophomore Jud Dillard (right) was named the team's Most Improved Player as he contributed 319 points and a team-high 168 total rebounds on the season, logging six double-double performances. Dillard was thus also given the team's Top Rebounder Award.
The prestigious Sam Harley Lynn award for overall contributions to the team went to Byron Pickens (left). The 6-7 senior forward out of Chicago displayed constant dedication to the team day in and day out with his simple willingness to work tenaciously in practice and be a team motivator in game time situations.
"Not many players have the personality or ability to impact a team the way that Byron did," Payne said. "He was a motivator in every capacity for us and is inarguably a player who truly understands the term dedication.
"Our team is a family, and Byron is someone who really helped to bring that out in all of us."
Charles Newton (left) was honored with the John P. Hendrix Leadership award for his efforts to be a positive role model for his team, both on and off the court. Newt is the first player in program history to graduate in just three years time, and has done so even in switching majors prior to his final year of study.
"Charles is such a special young man and I am so proud of him," Sutton said. "He was an outstanding leader for our team, he was so unselfish and always put our team above individual accomplishments."
Academic awards were presented to freshman Dennis Ogbe (top right) for having a team-high 4.0 GPA in the fall semester of his first year at Tech, while the cumulative GPA award was given to Riley Hunley (bottom right) for the second year running.
With so much engrained upon this team in the 2010-11 season and so much talent returning next year – the squad will return over 80 percent of its scoring - Coach Sutton's final thoughts on success of the season can do nothing but recognize the success that he's seen in the Tech program and promise the continued success of the program in the future:
"The leadership qualities in our captains (Newton, Jones and Pickens) will be a challenge for the team to replace as they helped this team make history with the a 20 win season and making it to post season play. We were nationally ranked in team categories (eighth in field goal percentage and 29th in scoring) and led the OVC in several team categories as well having multiple players lead the league in individual statistics. More important than all the basketball accomplishments are the academic achievements of this team and the way that they have represented Tennessee Tech University, our community and their families. I think the thirteen returning players and staff have good reason to be excited for the future and I hope that all Tech supporters will enjoy watching this outstanding group of young men in the upcoming seasons." – Mike Sutton


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Like the other such feminist blogs I read, it's largely concerned with pop culture and is sometimes called "pop feminism" as it is much more irreverent, provocative, and personalised than academic feminism (which can often sound stuffy, distant, or impractical), although I admit I am a fan of Feministe's tag line, "In defense of the sanctimonious women's studies set." Sorry, not sorry, for my sanctimoniousness. Just because I screw up myself from time to time doesn't mean my own interest in these topics is disingenuous (which is what sanctimonious can mean, but does not here. Sardonically sanctimonious. Sanctimoniously sardonic?).Autostraddle is an intelligent, hilarious & provocative voice and a progressively feminist online community for a new generation of kickass lesbian, bisexual & otherwise inclined ladies (and their friends).
I'm very, very interested when my fandoms and my feminism collide, and so I was delighted to find this topic by Autostraddle contributor Rose: How Sailor Moon Made Me a Feminist: An Ode to Magical Girl Shows which I believe fully is completely and totally appropriate to share in a forum dedicated to "General Anime." It also mentions Madoka Magica, so it's not just catering to "teh oldz."
There's a lot in this article I can agree with. Sailor Moon, while not even in my Top Ten, and not quite overtly feminist like I believe much of Ikeda's shoujo work is, or even Revolutionary Girl Utena is, definitely had a major impact on my life, my adolescence, and my current worldview. Not a fan of many American cartoons, and not a fan of the one other anime on TV at the time (Dragon Ball Z, for its over-the-top displays of hypermasculinity), naturally I found Sailor Moon refreshing. As an impressionable youngster in the midst of early adolescence, it taught me much about being a young woman in a world hostile to my identity, and it is probably foundational for my feminism today.
Sailor Moon served as a counter to the masculine messages I was getting elsewhere. With Sailor Moon I learned it was okay to be frightened and even cry while trying to be strong (Usagi), for girls to be smart (Ami), for girls to be athletic, even fighters under the right circumstances (Makoto), that being "girly," fashion oriented, interested in pop culture, wanting to be a star were not inherently inferior, and now, I would argue are not inherently anti-feminist (Minako, who happens to be my favorite sailor senshi still today), and that being aggressive and assertive when it's needed is a proper response, even if you get labeled as "bitchy" (Rei). It even taught me that homosexuality was something to accept, not to fear, and that such a relationship was the equal of any straight relationship (Haruka/Michiru). It also taught me about the value of strong, platonic relationships between girls (something I struggled to find, and only in the past few years have managed to accomplish for myself). If Sailor Moon didn't make me a feminist right off the bat, and it certainly didn't make me a feminist activist or feminist blogger (both of which I most certainly am now), it at least made me a proto-feminist. It created fertile ground for two ideas to grow: "the radical idea that women are people," and that I didn't have to be ashamed for realising I was one regardless of societal structures which institutionalised the tearing down of anyone under the label of "woman."
Rose of Autostraddle writes:
Given that shoujo, at its base, (as I explained to Beowolf in my feminist critique of misogyny in AMV spaces) is not remotely about the male gaze or for the male gaze (written by women for girls), these queer identities cannot be seen as mere fanservice for male watchers. In many cases, I'd argue male interest in this homosocial, homoerotic (even overtly homosexual, like Haruka/Michiru) element of shoujo is entirely coincidental. Perhaps not unexpected, but in spite and of not because of the inclusion of these themes. I'm fairly certain the feminists who have written on shoujo before would agree. Yes, there are anime series which exploit elements of shoujo, including homosocial behavior for the male gaze (Kampfer immediately comes to mind), they are not shoujo and should not be classified as such.Also, whether dark or light, straight or deconstructed, nearly every episode of every Magical Girl show, with their emphasis on girls solving problems and working together with each other, passes the Bechdel Test with flying colors. They represent every type of relationship between women – and I do mean every. What's especially interesting about a lot of these shows is not just what they do for women in general, but specifically for queer women. At the very least, they're often chockful of lesbian subtext; in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Homura and Madoka all but kiss in the finale, and Kyoko could easily be read as in love with Sayaka. But some actually have canonically lesbian characters. They're all over the genre – even Tokyo Mew Mew has a girl confess her love to another in its anime – but one of the most notable examples of this is, again, from Sailor Moon: Haruka Tenoh and Michiru Kaioh, aka Sailors Uranus and Neptune.
Rose ends her piece with this paragraph:
Fukkin SIGNED.It's often not easy to be a feminist, queer anime fan, as the culture, like a lot of other geek subcultures, is full of less-than-savory elements. A lot of other anime – even some that I love – are far from feminist or empowering to women. But if there's one thing that anime has going for it, it's so many of those Magical Girl shows that have given us something that's so rare in media from either side of the Pacific: truly strong, yet relatable female heroes, with close relationships – platonic or otherwise – with other women. I'll always be grateful that Sailor Moon was on my airwaves as a kid, to show me that girls could do everything the boys could do – and often, even more.


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"Biodiversity" is short for biological diversity; the differences between organisms and species on our planet. It includes genetic variations among these groups, which is just what makes one person different from another and also different from other species. Biodiversity also refers to the complex interactions between organisms, species, and populations in communities and ecosystems - basically, how the different groups interact with one another; the "web of life."
Scientists in biodiversity are concerned with identifying why we have biodiversity and where it originated, as well as how we can maintain it. Scientists in this field study the effects of habitat loss, invasive species, and overexploitation on biodiversity, and they also design solutions for loss of biodiversity. Some of these solutions include designating nature reserves and wilderness areas, restoring degraded ecosystems, and, when necessary, protecting endangered species within zoos, aquariums and parks.
Biodiversity is important because it enriches the quality of life for all of the Earth's organisms. Each organism provides some valuable service or resource to others; for example, trees provide habitat and food for animals, people, insects, fungi, and microbes. Certain trees provide certain foods for certain animals; for example, Giant Pandas prefer to eat bamboo, and their numbers have dwindled since the vast disappearance of their preferred food. Therefore, protecting species diversity is vitally important to the survival of all organisms on this planet; including humans. Think how unhealthy we would be if we only had a few kinds of plants to eat, or what would happen if we had one kind of tree for lumber and a disease wiped out all of that tree species. Protecting our natural resources now is vital to our long-term survival as a species.
The Academic Requirements
Students will take biology courses, including ecology and conservation biology, in their first few years at college. Most programs also have research and/or field study to give students hands-on experience in the field. Students will also gain valuable research skills, including writing and computer modeling.
Then, according to the program, students will take any number of courses to help them become well-rounded scientists. For example, the Cedar Crest College website states that, "Science must be integrated into policy so that conservation plans can be put into practice. Towards this end, students will get a strong grounding in public policy analysis and in the examination of contemporary political perspectives through coursework, internships and service learning."
Here are some courses that we've seen:
- Evolution
- Ecology
- Genetics
- GIS and Spatial Modeling
- Chemical Equilibrium and Analysis
- Physics
- Botany
- Marine Biology
- Animal Behavior
- Field Entomology
- Tropical Ecology
- Topics in Biodiversity, Conservation and Policy
- Restoration Ecology
- Public Politics & Policy
- Environmental Impact Assessment
Professional Outlook
Many students who get their bachelor's degree in Biodiversity go on to graduate school in order to be able to work in field research, academia or environmental policy. Other students can go on to work in conservation, advocacy, law, or education. Students can work for government or non-governmental agencies and organizations, for environmental consulting firms, or in zoos, parks, or aquariums.
According to the Bureau of Labor, "Doctoral degree holders face considerable competition for independent research positions; holders of bachelor's or master's degrees in biological science can expect better opportunities in non-research positions." Biodiversity scientists, like botanists and wildlife ecologists, may spend a good deal of time in the field and in the lab conducting or helping out with research. Scientists can also expect to spend some time in the office, analyzing data, preparing reports and presenting information to others. Scientists in education will work mostly in schools but may still participate in research, especially in the summer.
Here are some job titles that we've seen, including some of the organizations that offer them, all of which included a requirement for experience in Biodiversity:
- Field Biologist (UltraSystems Environmental)
- Senior Biologist (PSOMAS)
- Conservation Biologist (The Wild Salmon Center)
- Associate Director (Wildlife Conservation Society)
- Research Associate (SMU)
- Park Ranger (City of Long Beach)
- Biodiversity Inventory & Monitoring Coordinator (University of Calgary)
- Biologist - Database Manager (Everglades National Park)
- Assistant Professor in Conservation Biology (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
- Conservation Science Officer (National Fish and Wildlife Foundation)
- Conservation Scientist (Defenders of Wildlife)
- Director (Predator Conservation Alliance)
- Evolutionary Ecologist (Old Dominion University)
- Field Assistant, Herpetology (Jones Ecological Research Center)
- Biodiversity Conservation Information System
- BiologyJobs.com
- Cedar Crest College, Biodiversity & Conservation Biology
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- Ecological Society of America, "Biodiversity"
- Lee University, Environmental Science & Biodiversity
- Marine Conservation Biology Institute
- Society for Conservation Biology, Job Search
- State University of New York (SUNY), Albany, Biodiversity, Conservation and Policy Program
- Tree of Life Project Home Page
- U.S. Bureau of Labor, Statistics for Biological and Medical Scientists
- University of Georgia, Center for Biodiversity & Ecosystem Processes
- University of Leeds, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation


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As seen of on the Hey U Guys blog : an extended version of the superbowl trailer.
I didn't even realise that they'd chosen a title yet - Revenge of the Fallen - and managed to miss all of the Superbowl trailers this year so didn't know they'd released any footage. It looks to me to be about the same as the last one, although the miniscule time spent with actors in the trailer suggests it might be trying to be a bit darker than last time. It still has jumping Transformers spinning through the air in slow motion, so not much has changed, apart from the addition of an even bigger and more explodey bad guy... I hope it turns out well.
(Jazz is a Porsche, damnit, not a Pontiac)
New Transformers Movie - A Trailer...
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BayAreaHoopz wrote:I could easily say the same thing about how many games you've actually watched that season. If Baron Davis didn't come back along with Stephen Jackson, with Ellis as the starting point guard..this team wouldn't of made the playoffs. So, would you call him a key player? I do concur that he was a key to their 48 win season, but was he the best player on that team even though he scored 20 points a game? Nope he wasn't and it can be argued if he was even the second best player next to Baron Davis. Yes, this is a team sport. Is Ellis really a team player? If you've watched as many games as you say you did, then you would see that is also debatable. Using Nellie's coaching plan as an excuse to his lack of defense isn't going to cut it either. I'm sure Nellie didn't tell him to not play defense or to force shots over 3 or 4 defenders. I guess we'll all have to see how he plays under a coach like Mark Jackson.
Ok so because Monta, J-Rich (the number 1 option in that period), Harrington and Biedrins weren't carrying the team that means none were key players to the We Believe roster? Only Baron and S-Jax mattered according to this form of analysis. A team like that is what I would equate most closely to this years Nuggets. No superstars, but dependent on a rotation of 7-8 athletic guys who all made a solid impact in their system. If their 2 key cogs in that went down, they would hit a rough patch. When everyone was healthy and we could run out 7-8 guys, we won something like 12 of the final 14 to make the playoffs.
That year of the We Believe Warriors is an interesting one. Monta was by far our most efficient scorer (besides Biedrins). Jackson and Baron scored as many points, but both were guilty of pounding the ball into the floor and chucking. Baron was the distributor and could go out and defend SGs. He also brought leadership and swag. Jackson was much like Baron. He was a fearless leader who made big plays and usually would defend the opposing teams' best player. However, the 2nd half of that year, both Jackson and Baron's stats started going down, and one of the only reasons we were able to contend for a playoff spot so late in the year was because Monta being such an efficient 20-25 PPG a night. He may not have been our most versatile player, but as far as performing, Monta was our best player at times that season.
Are you saying that playing for Don Nelson doesn't make a players defensive stats look worse? Of course they do. It's a defensive system based completely on gambling in order to create fast break opportunities. Also, because besides an often-injured Turiaf and Udoh, we have had no one who can defend the post for years or protect the paint. Guards like Curry and Monta are forced to abandon their mean and double the post any time they feed it. Nelson also loved running lineups of Monta, Curry and CJ out there where Ellis would have to guard SFs. Sorry, but Nelson's lineup patterns and overall defensive philosophy (Keith Smart was the person who coached this in Nelson's years and again himself as HC) ARE responsible for making their players look like bad defenders.
However, you are right in that is not a great excuse. What I attribute more to his poor effort defense is minutes. I don't know how much basketball you've played in your life, but if you are playing 40 of the possible 48 minutes of full- court basketball, and your teammates are constantly looking for you to bail them out on offense or create their shots for them, you are probably going to take some possessions off on defense and get burned a lot on defense. Even if you're a professional athlete. And it's not like it's just SGs we get abused by. How many frontcourt matchups does our team win? How many and 1's does Curry give the other team with stupid reach fouls on the fast break? If you don't hold others responsible (especially when they are more responsible for our overall TEAM defense) then you are just being a Monta hater.
And forcing shots over 3-4 defenders? What are you watching? If anything, what Monta needs to cut out is his heat check 20 footers he tries to take off the dribble. When he gets into the paint (The only time an NBA team would commit 3-4 players to one guy) he's actually the most efficient guard (maybe it was top 3 I forget) in the NBA at scoring, despite being straight up robbed of multiple foul calls per night.


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Michelle Obama's Favorite Food? Mexican
By DeNeen L. Brown
Don't get the first lady started on the joy of Mexican cooking.
Tortillas, moles, rice and beans, tamales and quesadillas -- yes, Michelle Obama loves Mexican food of all kinds, she told some D.C. school children today.
In fact, Mexican food may be her favorite food in the world, the first lady said.
Obama was responding to a question from a student during a Cinco de Mayo celebration at the Latin American Montessori Bilingual public charter school in Northwest Washington.
A woman stood and asked her she had ever "tried Mexican food? What type of...."
"Have I ever tried Mexican food?" Obama responded with a smile.
"Yes," said the woman. "What type?"
"Oh, let me tell you, Mexican food is my favorite food in the whole wide world. I think I'm on record."
The crowd laughed.
"Ooh, what do I love? I love -- Oh, I love tortillas. I love tamales."
More laughter.
"I love beans and rice. I love mole. I love all the mole sauces, I love beef and lamb and quesadillas. I mean, you name it. The question is, what don't I like?" said the former resident of Chicago, which is renowned for its Mexican restaurants.
"I like it all."
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Oh no, will the GOP get hysterical over food choices again? First dijon now mexican; what will they do?
Posted by: nursehope | May 8, 2009 9:25 PM | Report abuse
TexRancher-Sorry, but I have to correct you.
MOST, Illegals, are actually Honduran, Guatemalan, and Salvidoran!
They just WORK, for the Mexicans!
Then, Mostly doing Construction, Landscaping, Automotive, and services!
NOT Picking Frigging Fruit!
Posted by: SAINT---The | May 6, 2009 6:22 PM | Report abuse
Must everything be politics? Alot of people like Mexican food and 85 to 90% of homegrown latinos in the U.S. are Mexican-American! Wish we had been invited to that Cinco de Mayo celebration at the WH. Bueno, Fiesta por favor! Gabriel & Bonnie
Posted by: gabrielmrobles | May 5, 2009 2:19 PM | Report abuse
Although Mrs. Obama's native Chicago has a large Mexican American community, the families of many LAMB students probably hail from Cental America and the Caribbean.
Of course, May 5th is now an established US holiday -- for adults. See:
Posted by: MikeLicht | May 5, 2009 1:34 PM | Report abuse
Well let's see; Michelle likes Mexican food.
Barack wants amnesty for 20 million illegals mostly Mexican.
Barack hosts a Cinco De Mayo party at the White House celebrating a Mexican holiday.
Barack wants the North American Union which in effect destroys the sovereignty of the U.S.
Anybody see a pattern here?
Wonder what he plans for March 2nd?
Posted by: TexRancher | May 5, 2009 12:12 PM | Report abuse
I love our "First Lady." She is totally awesome!
Posted by: LindainNewOrleans | May 5, 2009 11:52 AM | Report abuse
Michelle & Barrack Rock!! Thanks for looking out for the middle man!!
Posted by: maryleeret | May 5, 2009 9:24 AM | Report abuse
Who cares what Michelle Obama likes? It is probably not true anyway and please we are tired of getting all this tidbit on Michelle Obama and her husband. He needs to fix the country and she needs to do her parenting job.
Posted by: vze3twzx | May 5, 2009 9:02 AM | Report abuse
Great transcription!
Say, any real reporters want to ask BHO or someone in his administration why they're scrutinizing visitors for the flu at the same time as they're letting hundreds or thousands of potential carriers enter illegally?
I'm sure the WaPo will be right on that. Oh yeah.
Posted by: LonewackoDotCom | May 4, 2009 10:48 PM | Report abuse
Beef and Lamb?
A real Culinary Expert there!
Down here in Texas, where Tex-Mex RULES-as it does all over the World;
We tend to call that stuff Carne y Cabrito-Which BTW is "Goat"!
Want Lamb? Try England or India!
Then, GOOD Mexican food is Enchiladas, Guacamole, Tacos(All types), Fajitas, and then let's not overlook the Frijoles, Arroz, Papas y Pico de Gallo!
Pass the Chile con Queso por favor!
Mas Cervezas!
Oh, BTW:
Why do Mexicans re-fry their Beans? ;~)
Posted by: SAINT---The | May 4, 2009 9:36 PM | Report abuse
Our First Lady is definitely down-to-earth. I like her alot!
Posted by: Alex511 | May 4, 2009 6:33 PM | Report abuse
She is fit, smart and charismatic. Unless her husband makes a major mistake, which
I do not think he would, she would be liked and even loved.
Posted by: aepelbaum | May 4, 2009 6:00 PM | Report abuse
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Oluf Dietrichson (1856-1942)
Oluf Christian Dietrichson was born 3 May 1856 in Skogn County (now a part of Levanger, Nord-Trøndelag). His father, Peter Wilhelm Kreidahl Dietrichson, was appointed at the age of 28 as the first head doctor at Nordre Trondhjems Amts Hospital, a position he held for 44 years. He was in addition the district doctor in Levanger.
Asbjørn D. K. Eklo, who has written about "People in Levanger", states about Oluf Dietrichson that he "early on was noted to be an unusually good sportsman in Levanger. He was an active skier, particularly at long-distance skiing in mountain areas. He is also said to be the first person in the district to cycle as a sport, and in this way be brought this sport with him to Levanger. He was the first chairman of the cycle club TVK in Trondheim (Trondhjem Velocipede Club) which was established in 1885 and he was the first foreigner who entered a cycle (velocipede) competition in Denmark, when he in 1887 cycled a track competition in Copenhagen".
Oluf Dietrichson followed in his grandfather's footsteps rather than his father's when he chose a military career. As first lieutenant he organised the first cycle infantry corps in the same way as in France. He was 32 years old when he applied to Nansen to join the Greenland expedition. In his application he took the liberty of "as possibly an indication that I have the appropriate qualifications, to state that I, apart from being used to strenuous treks on the hunting trips that I undertake a couple of months a year, during the winter 85-86 took a ski trip without guide from Tynset in Østerdalen over Foldalen, through the mountains of Rondane to Gudbrandsdalen, from there in to Jotunheimen and back to Gudbrandsdalen, further over Gausdal, Valdres, Hallingdal, Numedal and Telemark down to Hittedalsvandet. In addition I have at other times skied from Røros to Levanger". The long ski trip from Tynset to Telemark was more than 500 km.
At the same time Henrik Angell applied to join the expedition. He was also a lieutenant in the army and an excellent skier who had crossed Hardangervidda from Bergen to Kristiania a short time before Nansen did the same. It was probably difficult for Nansen to choose between the two, but Dietrichson was finally chosen. Together with Nansen, he tried to learn Greenlandic before they left Norway, with Signe Rink, who had been born in Greenland, as their teacher.
On the extremely strenuous stretch up the east side of the Greenland ice cap from the coast Nansen noted that even the usually so talkative trip-enthusiast Dietrichson became silent and taciturn. Balto told how he, Dietrichson, Sverdrup and Kristiansen chewed tarred rope in lieu of tobacco on the way over the ice cap, and that they could also shave off bits to smoke in their pipes. When they were able to fix sails to the sledges Dietrichson wrote that "all our work consisted only of steering the sledges. The ice is so uneven. The more the speed increases, the more the sledges jump, turn, twist and wind, so that one expects at any moment that they will break in two, but they stand up amazingly. As light and flexible as they are, they yield at every violent blow without it leaving any mark at all on them".
Nansen told of an evening when they were making camp and it was discovered that a cheese had been left behind at the previous camp. With the limited food rations they had, this was bad news. However, Dietrichson offered to go back to fetch the cheese and he set off on skis in the moonlight. In the early morning he was back with the cheese.
It was not until 12 October that the four other expedition members arrived after Nansen and Sverdrup at Godthaab. Dietrichson wrote in his memoirs: "I wonder what the people will think when they see us? Skin and bone with long hair and bushy beard, and with 3-months' dirt on our bodies. We were enough to frighten anyone".
The six returned to Kristiania 30 May 1889 and were received as heroes. When Dietrichson arrived in Levanger a little later, he received another enthusiastic welcome. From Trondheim he, Sverdrup and Kristiansen (both from Steinkjer) had taken the steamer Henrik Wergeland and they were met by the local steamer Levanger in the middle of the fjord. Reidar Strømsøe writes in his "Levangerboka" that the steamer Levanger was decorated with new spring greenery and flags, and was crowded with festive people in their best clothes. After having welcomed the three explorers with salutes and hurrahs, the two ships steamed into Levanger harbour where there was a swarm of small boats decorated with greenery and flags. "Again there were salutes and activity and jubilation as never before when the three Greenland travellers appeared and Dietrichson was led ashore. There were hearty farewells, hurrahs and fanfares when the ship with the two others continued along the fjord to Steinkjer", Strømsøe wrote. Further: "By the gangway there were Levanger Craftsman's Society and Levanger town and county shooting association with their banners, and the town's mayor P.E. Støre gave the welcome home. With music at the front, they marched to Leira where Dr. Dietrichson then lived".
After the Greenland expedition Dietrichson was appointed captain. He continued in the army and was appointed major general in 1918 and commandant in Kristiansand. Asbjørn Eklo states that, as an older man, Dietrichson argued with the occupying German forces in Kristiansand, but the German officers had such respect for the old general that they did not arrest him. In 1936 Dietrichson was appointed the first honorary member of the Norwegian Polar Club, which was established in 1933.
Major-general Oluf Christian Dietrichson died on 20 February 1942 in Trondheim. He was the uncle of navy pilot Leif Ragnar Dietrichson, who was with Roald Amundsen on the Latham when the plane disappeared near Bjørnøya (Bear Island) in 1928.
Asbjørn D.K. Eklo: Mennesker i Levanger, http://levangervel.no/about.htm
Roland Huntford: Nansen - Mennesket bak myten, Aschehoug, 1996


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The Onslow County Cup wrestling tournament was something of a family affair Saturday as two sets of brothers claimed individual championships.
The Onslow County Cup wrestling tournament was something of a family affair Saturday as two sets of brothers claimed individual championships.
There was also the sibling solo � well, OK, his parents and brother were on hand � of Northside senior Trey Eason, who claimed his third title in a row.
And in what has of late become almost a routine result, Jacksonville again claimed the Cup itself, sending nine wrestlers to the finals and coming away with five individual championships to rake up 183 points to 166.5 for second-place Southwest.
�They definitely came out ready to wrestle,� JHS coach Brandon Akins said. �All week at practice I�ve been telling them it�s big for us, we need to have this one. The guys responded. They did exactly what they needed to do. They had key wins in the right places, and we had some guys step up that wanted to get it done and they did. Overall, a great performance.�
It was the second straight title for the Cardinals, third in four years and fifth in the last seven Onslow Cups, which brings together all eight county high schools for a daylong battle on the mats that this year included one defending state champion and two state runners-up.
But the Cardinals, led by champion brothers Xavier (122 pounds) and Tyler (128) Ross, again came out on top. It was the second straight championship for Tyler, who is the defending 3-A 120-pound champion.
Also, Christian Heisey won at 152 after claiming the 160-pound title a year ago and Josh Childress won his second straight title, this time at 184. Rounding out the Cardinals winners was Matthew Reed, who claimed the heavyweight championship.
A year ago the Cardinals� theme was �Win it for Hugo,� a reference to JHS wrestler Hugo Rubirosa, who suffered a paralyzing neck injury earlier in the week of the Onslow Cup. This time around Akins said the Cardinals were trying to win it for themselves and their school.
�The competition is amazing,� he said. �It�s kind of a showcase for Onslow County, but it�s big for Jacksonville High School.�
One of the highlights for Akins was the Ross brothers winning � as it was for Xavier and Tyler, who is a senior and one year ahead of his brother in school.
�It�s the best,� Tyler said.
Xavier agreed.
�I had a dream that me and my brother were holding up the brackets and getting a hoodie,� Xavier said, referring to the hoodie that each champion takes home. �It�s big. It�s my last year with him.�
Akins couldn�t stop smiling as he thought about his winning brothers.
�Tyler and Xavier go at it every single day in the mat room,� Akins said. �Tyler is a little bit older and has more experience, and he�s been putting it on Xavier. But the past couple weeks Xavier�s been stepping up and actually have been putting it on Tyler.
�So when they�re competing like that, getting after it, and the camaraderie they already as teammates, but then as brothers, it�s special and something you can�t replace ever.�
The Brothers Ross weren�t the only siblings to take home hoodies. So did the Brothers Armenta from Southwest, with two-time state 1-A runner-up Joby winning at 134 and Lance at 140, which means the two sets of brothers won four straight weight classes.
�Awesome,� Akins said.
Joby seconded that.
�I think it�s pretty cool,� he said. �I�ve just been waiting for him for something to finally click and him to get it, and I think he�s getting into it this year. I like for it to be like, �Oh, those Armenta brothers.��
Added Lance:
�When we were little kids our dad used to tell us about one day we�d become great wrestlers and our peers start knowing us by the �Armenta Brothers.��
Like Akins for the Brothers Ross, Southwest coach Charlie Dempsey was thrilled for Joby and Lance
�It is good,� he said. �They�re both great kids. They work hard and they work together. You can tell they work with one another and cheer for one another. It�s great for both of them to come out champions.�
While his brother wasn�t on the mats, he was in the stands cheering Eason on as he claimed his third title, pinning Jacksonville�s Zaire Hines with 15 seconds left in the second period of their 222-pound match. The pin came after Eason was penalized a point at 1:39 of the second period for an illegal throw that left Hines in pain and Eason worried he might lose if Zaire wasn�t able to continue.
�It was a little scary there for a second,� said Eason, who was named the most outstanding wrestler. �I didn�t know if it was going to be a disqualification. But it feels good. I didn�t think I was going to be as excited. I�m pretty excited to win three in a row.�
Swansboro senior Tyler Henson was just relieved to have his hand raised again. After winning the 103-pound title as a freshman, Henson had finished second the past two years. But he pinned Northside�s Dino Bulla 54 seconds into the third period to claim the 115-pound title Saturday.
�I definitely working for it. I wanted it more than anything,� Henson said. �I was just pushing myself, trying to outwork everyone. But really this is just a stepping stone. I�m really looking forward to regionals and states.�
1. Jacksonville183; 2. Southwest 166.5; 3. Dixon143; 4. Swansboro 138; 5. Northside 124; 6. White Oak 54.5; 7. Lejeune 53; 8. Richlands 25.5
108 pounds:Mol (SW) d. Allen (WO) 11-2; 115: Henson (SW) p. Bulla (NS) 4:54; 122: X. Ross (J) d. McCann (NS) 6-3; 128: T. Ross (J) d. Butler (SWO) 17-5; 134: J. Armenta (SWO) d. Seward (J) 9-0; 140: L. Armenta (SWO) p. Anderson (L) 2:56; 147: Hall (SW) p. Lafferty (NS) 5:53; 154: Heisey (J) d. Taylor (L) 2-1; 162: Winegardner (SW)) p. Clark (J) 4:31; 172: Schoonover (D) d. Melton (J) 12-10; 184: Childress (J) d. Grayson (NS) 6-1; 197: Hudson (D) p. Jones (SWO) 4:16; 222: Eason (NS) p. Hines (J) 3:45; HWT: Reed (J) p. Washington (SW) 4:30.
Most outstanding wrestler: Northside senior Trey Eason
108 pounds:Bandavanis (SWO) d. Fowlkes (D) 4-0; 115: Thomas (D) d. Edwards (J) 10-9; 122: Cameron (SWO) d. Smith (D) 5-2; 128: Whitfield (SWO) d. Bradley (D) 9-6; 134: Sharpe (D) p. Sablan 2:46; 140: Prather (WO) d. Locke (NS) 2-0; 147: Farmer (SWO) d. Cagle (D) 6-4; 154: Concepcion (SW) d. Rizzo (D) 7-2; 162: Ramos (NS) p. McNeill (L) 3:58; 172: Wakefield (SW) p. Johnson (NS) 2:50; 184: Verhoff (WO) d. Humphries (SWO) 15-1; 197: Wright (R) d. Lee (WO) 4-2; 222: T. Padgett (D) p. Benton (SO) 2:30; HWT: L. Padgett (D) d. Raynor (SWO) 2-0.


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JAS2 posted a topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseHas anyone ever experienced eye floaters as a reaction to gluten?
Thanks so much for the feedback and support. I was thinking at some point I would go back to gluten to get the official celiac test, but I don't think I want to. I cannot believe how crappy I feel. Last night I said ok I am going to eat a piece of toast and see how I feel tomorrow. Well I woke up this morning with diarrhea so back to gluten free I go. Just wish I knew if it was celiac or a sensitivity. Is there any testing that I can do without going back to eating gluten?
i did eat pastas, breads. I made muffins and scones, ate cereal and rice cakes. Almost everyone I spoke with said you should feel better in 2-3 weeks. This is so confusing.
I Really Don't Know What To Do.
JAS2 posted a topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseHey everyone, 4.5 weeks ago I decided to go gluten free to deal with a crazy amount of symptoms with no found medical cause (anxiety, depression, dizziness brain fog, weakness, fatigue, nausea etc). I went through crazy withdrawals, my sister did as well, but she started to feel better about 2 weeks in. I however never really felt better. I did end up with a kidney infection in there so that probably didn't help. After taking to my naturopath and dietitian they both said because I hadn't seen a major improvement in 4.5 weeks I should not worry about consuming gluten. They advised me to eat to stabilize my blood sugar and told me to go back to gluten. Yesterday I ate a chip, a cracker and a pretzel. I also started my new blood sugar diet. Last night I felt more anxious then usual and today I have felt depressed and out of it. I ate a bit of cake and a bite of gluten soup today and tonight my stomach feels a little off. It is very noisy and I am nauseous. I am still on meds for the kidney infection, but I don't think they made me feel like this before. I don't know if I should go back to gluten free or give it a few more days. I am worried because we are leaving for florida next weekend and really don't want to be feeling crappy. What should I do????
Let's Be Trendy!
JAS2 replied to smpalesh's topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseI went gluten free about 3 and a half weeks ago. I did it because I have not felt well for a very long time and have undergone almost every test there is, but no findings. I did not do the test, because I did not know you could not do it after going gluten free. I may get brave one day and start eating gluten again to have the test done. I am however thinking about converting my entire family to an either gluten light or gluten free diet as after reading the book "Wheat Belly" I have learned a lot about the dangers of wheat in particular and what it can do to those who do not have celiac. Not trying to be trendy, just trying to be healthy. I am so sorry that you have to deal with all the of hassles and hope that as time goes on and awareness spreads, things may get easier.
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JAS2 posted a topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseI went gluten free about 3.5 weeks ago. Since that time I seem to being having some problems with low blood sugar. I have had these episodes in the past, but they seem worse and more frequent since removing gluten from my diet. If I don't eat frequently or first thing in the morning, I get very weak and feel like I could pass out. Has anyone experienced anything like this when removing gluten?
I Need Some Advice
JAS2 posted a topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseI started eating gluten free 3 weeks ago. I have not been diagnosed with celiac, but have felt so sick (tired, nauseous, anxious, brain fog, depressed and weak) for so long that I decided to cut out gluten for a bit to see if it helped. My sister and I started at the same time and she is feeling great, even though she has cheated a few times and I am feeling worse then ever. I went out for breakfast today for my husband's birthday and before we even ate, I felt like I was going to pass out. Looking at the toast on the table it was the only thing I could think of eating and felt it would have made me feel better. I could barely eat my omelette. I want to cry all of the time and really have no energy and want to sleep. My stomach is also a little weird. I am very discouraged as everyone I have talked to who cut out or even cut down on gluten has said they have felt amazing. I am tempted to start eating gluten again, because maybe this diet just isn't the answer for me. Should I stick it out a little longer or give up?
JAS2 posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsDoes anyone know if celexa is gluten free?
Is This Gluten Withdrawal?
JAS2 posted a topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseI went gluten free 2.5 weeks ago. I went through some crazy withdrawal stuff that lasted about a week and a half. I was feeling really optimistic about going gluten free and was starting to feel a bit better. Yesterday I started to feel nauseous and my stomach was really noisy and turning. I woke up in the night feeling like a hot/cold feeling and very anxious. When I had a glass of orange juice I felt a bit better. I have woken up almost the same way. I am also feeling depressed. Could this still be withdrawal related or is it probably something else? I am kinda worried as after feeling so sick for so long, I just really want my life back.
JAS2 posted a topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseI am new to the gluten free life and my family is driving to Florida in a few weeks. I am a little concerned about having to stop and eat. I am going to pack some safe snacks, but worried about the restaurants along the way. Does anyone know any good,safe places to stop to eat in the states? Thanks.
What Can I Get Away With?
JAS2 posted a topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseI have not been diagnosed with with celiac, but suspect I am at least gluten sensitive. I am debating getting the test, but after being gluten free for 2 weeks and feeling a bit better I really don't want to go back. Also I hate forking out the money. I am wondering, if I do have celiac and ingest small amounts of gluten is it doing a lot of damage to my body even if I do not get any symptoms? Can some people with celiac get away with trace amounts or the occasional mistake?


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NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Motor Trend said that without reservation the magazine's Car of the Year for 2013 is the Tesla Model S, an all-electric car made in California.
The Model S beat out 25 total entrees for the award and the 11 finalists. In the end, "The vehicles that placed second and third didn't get more than three votes. But it was unanimous for the Tesla Model S," the magazine's Editor-in-Chief Ed Loh said in an article about this year's award.
In a release Tesla made note that it was the first time the prestigious engineering award was given to an automaker by a unanimous vote.
The car is sold in with three driving ranges with the top end model capable of driving 300 miles on one charge. It can hold seven passengers and plenty of cargo, as it has no motor and can use the trunk in the back and the engine space in the front as storage space, CNNMoney reported Tuesday.
The price ranges from $50,000 to $100,000, depending on the driving range.
But editor-at-large Angus MacKenzie said, "At its core, the Tesla Model S is simply a damned good car you happen to plug in to refuel."
The magazine said the car was "as smoothly effortless as a Rolls-Royce." On top of that performance, it is sold as a luxury car with the carrying capacity of an SUV.
To compete for the award, a car has to be either new or substantially redesigned. The competition this year included Ford Fusion, Porsche Boxster, BMW 3-series, Lexus GS, and Subaru BRZ.
Aside from making history as the first car to earn unanimous approval from the judges, it is also the first all-electric car to win the award automakers covet.
Aside from bragging rights, the niche automaker, which expects to sell about 3,200 Model S cars by the end of the year, also has something to prove, said Elon Musk, the company's co-founder and chief executive officer.
"Our aspiration with the Model S was to show that an electric car truly can be better than any gasoline car, which is a critical step towards the widespread adoption of sustainable transport," Musk said.


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The Second World War 1939-1945
While the Royal Navy entered the Second World War with the world's largest fleet, the naval staff recognised that it could not fight Germany, Italy and Japan simultaneously. In fact when war came it was against Germany alone. The German navy had not expected to fight until 1944 and was totally unprepared for war. Only two major surface ships were available for commerce raiding, one of which, Admiral Graf Spee, was scuttled after being damaged in action by three British cruisers in the Battle of the River Plate in December 1939. The British largely succeeded in containing the German surface fleet which usually acted, as in the First World War, as a 'fleet in being' to tie down the Royal Navy.
The most successful German ship was the battleship Bismarck which sank the largest British capital ship the battlecruiser Hood, as she broke out into the Atlantic in 1941. Bismarck was eventually crippled by Swordfish torpedo bombers from the carrier Ark Royal and then pounded to a wreck by the battleships King George V and Rodney. On 26 December 1943 the battlecruiser Scharnhorst was sunk off the North Cape by the Home Fleet, commanded by Admiral Bruce Fraser in the battleship HMS Duke of York. This was the Royal Navy's last big ship versus big ship gunnery duel.
The Germans occupied Norway in 1940. Their air force made it difficult for the British Fleet, defended by guns alone, to counter attack successfully. Where there was no air cover, however, the Germans suffered heavy losses, ten destroyers being sunk in the battles at Narvik. Fleet Air Arm dive-bombers flying from the Orkneys sank the cruiser Konigsberg, the first major warship to be sunk by aircraft. Germany's conquest of France in 1940 led to a major naval evacuation at Dunkirk and Hitler considering an invasion of Britain. The Royal Navy made such an enterprise impossible. Forces of destroyers and other small ships were massed to deal with the threat and it is unlikely that the German Air Force could have prevented them inflicting fatal damage on any invasion fleet.
Battle of the Atlantic
France's defeat also gave Germany's U-boats new Atlantic bases in their battle against the convoys from North America which kept Britain supplied. The Battle of the Atlantic which lasted from 1939-1945 was one of the most important and fiercely fought campaigns of the whole war.
War in the Mediterranean
The defeat of France created problems in the Mediterranean. The French fleet was there to look after Allied interests. Now that fleet might fall into German hands. A new British fleet, Force H, was created under Admiral Somerville both to replace the French fleet and attacked it at Mers El Kebir in one of the Royal Navy's unhappiest operations. Italy also entered the war. Admiral Cunningham's Mediterranean Fleet soon asserted its superiority over the Italians both at sea and in disabling half of their battleships in the daring night air attack on Taranto . The Germans were forced to come to Italy's aid with aircraft, and later submarines, which caused the British much difficulty and damage.
The Mediterranean campaign revolved around the island of Malta, where the British based surface ships, submarines and aircraft to attack the supplies for Italian and German armies in North Africa. Major convoy operations were mounted to sustain Malta and the island narrowly survived. As the balance tilted against the Germans and Italians, major landings were carried out in North Africa which led to the Mediterranean finally being re-opened as a shipping route. After the invasion first of Sicily then of Italy itself, Italy changed sides.
Amphibious warfare
The Second World War saw amphibious warfare undergo enormous development. Fleets of new ships and craft were developed for operations that grew from mere raids to fully fledged invasions. The greatest operation of all was 'Neptune', the maritime side of Operation 'Overlord', the landings in Normandy that began on 6 June 1944. This was commanded by the Royal Navy's greatest exponent of amphibious warfare, Admiral Bertram Ramsay , and most of the warships, from battleships to infantry landing craft, were British.
War in the Far East
Fully stretched by war against both Germany and Italy, the Royal Navy could do little to halt the Japanese onslaught that began in December 1941. The battleship Prince of Wales and battlecruiser Repulse were sent to Singapore to try to deter Japan but were sunk by Japanese Navy torpedo bombers. Singapore fell and the Royal Navy was driven from the waters of South East Asia. Only late in the war with the defeat of enemy naval forces in Europe did the Royal Navy reappear in Asia-Pacific waters in strength. In 1945 a large British Pacific Fleet commanded by Admiral Fraser and based around a powerful carrier force fought alongside the Americans in Japanese waters. Forces in the Indian Ocean were also scoring successes against major Japanese warships.
The Second World War was a major success for sea power. Germany had to be defeated on land but this was achieved by the amphibious landing of forces in the west and the Soviet forces in the east were kept in action by maritime supplies. Throughout the war the Royal Navy ran convoys to the Russian Arctic ports braving atrocious weather as well as attacks by aircraft, submarines and surface ships.
The Royal Navy fought well in the Second World War, better than in the First, but the price was high. Some 1,525 vessels of all sizes were lost, including 224 large warships. Over 50,000 British naval personnel lost their lives, a total more than all the men and women currently serving in today's Royal Navy and Royal Marines, and 20,000 more than in the First World War.
By 1945 the Royal Navy had grown to almost 900 major warships and a force of 866,000 men and women. Women had been allowed to serve in shore appointments the First World War but the Womens Royal Naval Service (WRNS) had been wound up afterwards. It was reformed for the Second World War and 'Wrens' became permanent features of a service that now faced the challenges of a troubled peace.
Further reading:
- E.J.Grove, "A Service Vindicated" in J.R.Hill (Ed), The Oxford Illustrated History of the Royal Navy (Oxford, 1995).
- C. Barnett, Engage the Enemy More Closely: The Royal Navy in the Second World War (London, 1991).


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Merry Christmas, Lucia Lerner...
I've had such good luck connecting with friends and family of those who created the work I showcase here on Today's Inspiration (and ocassionally, even the artists themselves) that I'd almost begun taking it for granted.
I had hoped by now that someone related to Lucia Lerner would have found the numerous posts I've written about her and sent word of whatever became of her. Unfortunately, that hasn't happened.
Thanks to Will Nelson, an artist who worked with Lucia in the Chicago studio, Stephens, Biondi, DiCicco, we at least have a rough character sketch of Lucia during the 1950's...
Since that week of posts, I had one brief correspondence with a gentleman name Ken Krull. Ken wrote, "I was with SBD 33 years starting in 1954 as a lettering man/keyliner. Went into sales in'58... became V.P. in charge of sales, chief executive officer and eventually president in the 70's.
Reno Biondi/artist and Frank DeCicco/sales were the sole owners. Barry Stephens was a N.Y rep -- they used his name so as not to sound too Italian. Lucia was the only artist to be on a 70/30 commission split... all others were 60%/ 40% - artist receiving 60% of commision, studio 20%, and the salesman20%. New artists started at 50/50. Lucia moved to the west coast in the early 60's to be with her brother. She was missed, but we still had a great staff of artists including: Ed Augustiny, Bill Randall, Bill Baker, John Langston, Andy Aldridge, John Henry, Geraldo Carigotti... and of course Will Nelson."
Ken's note once more confirms how respected and valued Lucia was at SBD AND in the Chicago commercial art market. Her exceptional arrangement with the studio is particularly remarkable considering she was a woman competing in the 'man's world' of the 1950's.
What became of Lucia Lerner after she moved to the L.A. office of SBD in the early 60's remains a mystery. But just seeing some more of her excellent work is a gift in itself. Many thanks to David Apatoff for providing the tearsheets from which I scanned the images above.
* My Lucia Lerner Flickr set.
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You do a great job as historian, writer and detective!ReplyDelete
I hope you can find Lucia!
PS: Illustration was just SO great way back when!
Hi, I ran across your blogs about Lucia Lerner while researching an art piece that has been passed down through the family. She was my grandmother's sister. She was a wonderful woman who used to visited us randomly throughout the years. She has finally passed away several years ago from what my mother told me. She was always fun to visit with. She had a very vibrant and fun personality. She would always share stories about the art she was involved in.ReplyDelete
Thanks Adam;ReplyDelete
Its great to hear from someone who knew Lucia personally. If you are still in touch with any other of her family members, please send them a link to my blog posts and ask any of them who might be interested to contact me at lpeng[at]cogeco[dot]ca
I would love to learn about Lucia's career in greater detail!


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I'm not sure why it took me so long to pick up this Cream Bronzer from Chanel – the Bronze Universel is one of those things I said I'd buy one day, but finally got round to it when Debenhams had 10% off recently.
This has lots of positive reviews, and I wasn't sure if I'd like it – I pretty much dislike any bronzer too orange or too shimmery.
They say:
The velvety finish of this light cream-gel bronzer leaves your skin with a beautiful sun-bathed look. Wear it on its own, or for a hint of outdoors radiance, over or under your favorite CHANEL foundation.
It comes in a large plastic pot, and you get 30g of product. I was surprised by how big the post actually is.
Despite being a plastic pot, its still very heavyweight and very sleek, typical of classic Chanel packaging.
I used this with my fingers (its ok) and with a blusher brush (synthetic) and it worked pretty well!
The texture of this bronzer I think, its quite hard – barely a cream bronzer to be honest because its so firm.Nevertheless, this meant that I picked up just a little product and the overall result was just very natural.
It looks like poo. How does it NOT look like poo?
The colour is a light toned bronze – is it orange? In my opinion, yes, there is a light orange tone to it – its not ugly at all but I still think its there.
Its light so I think it works lovely on pale skinned ladies but its good on my medium toned skin – just a bit more natural than on a fair gal.
Overall this is the bronzing product I can use EVERY DAY. Its natural, quick and easy to use.
This is £28 and I bought it from Debenhams from a really really scary Chanel lady.


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Inside Amanda's World
Tiny Amanda Landis' entry into the world was not an easy one. Her mother struggled to deliver her and within minutes after she was born, she started turning blue in her grandmother's arms.
"We yelled for the nurse who grabbed her and hooked her up to all these machines," recalls Darlene Byrd, Amanda's grandmother. "She had a seizure and they kept her in the hospital for two to three weeks for observation."
Despite the rough start, Amanda proved to be a fighter. She would need every ounce of strength too.
It soon became apparent that Amanda wasn't developing normally. Unlike other babies, she didn't crawl or roll over on her own. Her left arm was weak and she held her tiny hand in a fist. Her language skills weren't developing either. Still, she was playful and her sweet face radiated with an infectious smile that brought joy to all around her.
Her grandparents, Darlene and Robert, who have raised Amanda since infancy with help from Amanda's aunts Krystal Landis and Michelle Byrd, began making the rounds of doctors to try and understand what was wrong. It was through one of Amanda's early intervention therapists that Darlene found out about Good Shepherd. She scheduled an appointment and it didn't take long before Dr. Karen Senft, a developmental pediatrician, diagnosed cerebral palsy.
"It was kind of a relief because we finally knew what was wrong with her and could get her the help she needed," Darlene says.
Amanda, soon to be seven years old, was almost four when she started coming to Good Shepherd's pediatrics program for weekly speech, physical and occupational therapy. Thursdays are her "big" therapy day when she gets all three in the space of an hour and a half.
The pediatric staff is always happy to see her when she walks into the room, her long, slender legs supported by two braces. On a recent Thursday, she proudly showed off her new sneakers with lights that flashed with every step.
Carol Knauss, Amanda's physical therapist, marvels at Amanda's progress.
"When I first started seeing her, she couldn't stand by herself, not even with a walker," she says. "I always thought she'd need something to support herself because her balance was so poor. But one day, she took a few steps, then the next time, a few steps more, and now she walks everywhere with just her leg braces."
Pediatric speech therapist Liz Deemer is next on Amanda's agenda. Amanda's vocabulary is limited to a few familiar words which she routinely uses. It's also hard to understand her because her cerebral palsy affects the muscles in her mouth. Today they're working on a communication device called the DynaVox Series 5 which uses icons on a small screen and flash cards to build Amanda's vocabulary and sentence structure. It also helps her communicate her wants and needs, and tests her ability to distinguish between such concepts as "front" and "in between."
Liz credits Amanda's determination with her slow but steady progress.
"She is a child who is willing to learn," she says. "She loves adventure and trying new things. She's always happy and very resilient. Nothing gets her down."
Amanda's last stop of the day is with occupational therapist Jen Schueck. Settling down on a colorful floor mat in front of a blackboard, Jen is teaching Amanda to write her name. There are both cognitive and physical challenges as Jen works to improve Amanda's fine motor skills.
"She's made leaps and bounds," Jen says. "She's doing very well. Right now we're very close to her being able to imitate writing her name. As I write it, she writes it."
Grandmother Darlene and Aunt Michelle Byrd are in the waiting room as Amanda walks toward them with that great big beautiful smile and twinkly eyes, proud as can be. Darlene is thrilled with Amanda's progress since coming to Good Shepherd."
She used to kneel at the screen door and watch the kids play outside," Darlene says. "Now she's out there with them. It's just amazing what she's doing. Good Shepherd means the world to us. It's been heaven sent."
And so has Amanda.
For more information on Good Shepherd's programs and services, call 1-888-44-REHAB (73422) or contact us.
* This article originally appeared in the September/October 2008 edition of Sweet Charity, Good Shepherd's official publication for donors. To read more from Sweet Charity, click here.


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Lady Gaga Goes Full-Frontal on Candy Cover, Announces artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball Dates [PHOTO]
Little monsters, we hope you are not tired of Lady Gaga getting naked. Ma Monster has posed somewhat naked on the cover of Candy magazine, showing off her pubic hair.
While Rihanna's nakedness seems to be in-the-moment and while she is partying with pals, Gaga's nudity is much more pointed and artistic, and done for photo shoots, as opposed to Instagram.
In the black and white image, Ma Monster is posed with a fake mustache, a scorpion covering the nipple of her bared breast and she is showing off her tattoos on the left side of her body.
She's got a half-on, half-off fur coat and one thick eyebrow and one not-so-thick framer. Her mouth is also shaped like a twist on the Chelsea Grin, which is the same mouth shape that The Joker in 'Batman' boasts.
Gaga does not cover her crotch, with a patch of pubes showing. She's done full-frontal before and on video, so we're not surprised. We did learn that she doesn't have a Brazilian wax.
Candy is a transversal style mag and this is its Winter 2013-2014 issue.
Additionally, Gaga has announced her upcoming world tour. It's called 'artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball.'
Dates are below. Tickets go on sale Dec. 16! (And a few go on sale Dec. 9.)
Lady Gaga artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball Tour Dates
May 4 - Ft. Lauderdale, Fla | BB&T Center
May 6 – Atlanta, Ga. | Philips Arena
May 8 — Pittsburgh, Pa. | Consol Energy Center
May 10 — Uncasville, Ct. | Mohegan Sun on sale Dec. 16
May 12 – Philadelphia, Pa.| Wells Fargo Center
May 13 — New York, N.Y. | Madison Square Garden
May 15 — Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center
May 18 — Cleveland, Ohio | Quicken Loans Arena
May 20 — St. Paul, Minn. | Xcel Entergy Center
May 22 — Winnipeg, MB | MTS Centre
May 25 — Calgary, AB | Scotiabank Saddledome
May 26 — Edmonton, AB | Rexall Place
May 28 — Seattle, Wash. | Key Arena
May 30 — Vancouver, BC | Rogers Arena
June 2 – San Diego, Calif. | Viejas Arena
June 03 — San Jose, Calif. | SAP Center at San Jose
June 30 — Boston, Mass. | TD Garden
July 02 — Montreal, QC | Bell Centre
July 09 — Toronto, ON | Air Canada Centre
July 11 — Chicago, Ill. | United Center
July 14 – San Antonio, Texas | AT&T Center
July 16 — Houston, TX | Toyota Center
July 17 — Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center
July 19 — Las Vegas, Nevada | MGM Grand Garden Arena
July 21 — Los Angeles, Calif. | Staples Center


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Thursday 1 May 2008: SPEEDPLAY
Perform intermittent sprints of varying lengths and intensities during brisk walking and easy running (or jogging) for twenty minutes.
Today's workout involves random combinations of fast walking, easy running, and sprinting. After several minutes (~5 minutes) of powerwalking and/or easy running, begin performing intermittent sprints. Vary the length and intensity of each sprint (E.g. Sprint for twenty seconds, jog for 90 seconds, sprint hard for ten seconds, walk/jog for two minutes, etc.).
If you are unable to recover sufficiently by jogging, reduce your pace to a walk. Go slower at first than you think is necessary. It is easy to overdo it on this workout. Vary your pace every one to three minutes throughout the twenty minutes training session.
Ideas to incorporate in your workout:
- High intensity sprints of 8-15 seconds
- Medium intensity sprints of 15-30 seconds
- High/medium intensity running for 1-3 minutes
- Sets of Jumping Jacks, Burpees, Mountain Climbers, or Jump Squats
- Sets of Squats, Lunges, or Pushups
- Bear Crawling or Crab Crawling
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This new Cato Institute video explains why it is in no state's interest to create an ObamaCare Exchange.
Many thanks to Cato's very talented Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.
For the more-words-no-pictures version, click here or here. For a word about
ObamaCare profiteers the pro-Exchange lobby, click here. Click here to read about what is happening in the states.


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|2005-12-23, 08:33
|Link #61
Sexy Tornado
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: The European Bunion
Age: 40
Hah, now that would be a plot twist. Jun turns out to be father, but it won't happen for years, and when it does we get loads of weird quantum space-time mumbo-jumbo about him travelling through time and stuff Pure hokum awesomeness.
|2005-12-23, 09:32
|Link #62
Waiting for more taiyuki!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Father doesn't have to be in that place. For all we know, he could be somewhere in an N-field and only Alice can get access to him physically. You know similar to what happened in .hack.
His crying form was already introduced.
|2005-12-23, 09:41
|Link #63
Nick of Time~
|2005-12-24, 22:41
|Link #66
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Singapore
Age: 27
|2005-12-24, 22:54
|Link #67
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Singapore
Age: 27
I will post another link since the link I posted just now didn't work here.
Do remember to scroll down the page.
|2005-12-25, 09:29
|Link #68
Zetsubo-sensei daaaaaa !!
Join Date: Dec 2005
|2005-12-26, 08:26
|Link #69
::Natsuki's FanGaL::
Rozen Maiden Träumend OST
Hey folks! Rozen Maiden Träumend OST will be released on 27 January 2006. I believe Megu's song will be included in the OST otherwise I would be very disappointed! Megu's seiyuu has done a great job singing that song ^_^ I also love the music in Episode 6 where Suigintou was flying in her N-Field & looking at the wall; recalling the time she battled with Shinku. I can't wait to get my hands on the OST
|2005-12-26, 09:34
|Link #70
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Cyber Imaginary Space (C.I.S.)
The song in ep6 with Gin flying is called "Kamp", and is on track 6 of the ED single: "光の螺旋律" (Hikari no Rasenritsu). With much debate between me and my friend, we assume the language of the song is in latin, not German nor Japanese. It would be nice if someone who knows German could verify if this is true.
On a side note, I'm planning to go to Comiket 69 on the 30th, which supposedly going to have Morinaga Rika (voice actor of Souseiseki) do some kind of cooking. The 29th has Saori Goto (voice actor of Barasuishou). Although, the voice actors of Shinku and Jun are going to have an event somewhere else also on the 30th, its nonetheless pretty ironic that the voice actors of Bara and Sousei are doing something..."out of character."
|2005-12-26, 21:12
|Link #71
Rozen Detective
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Germany
Age: 35
|2005-12-28, 15:35
|Link #74
The game doesn't look like anything special from those screens. It reminds me of the Futakoi Alternative game.
If only they'd make a Rozen Maiden game ala Mai Hime's. Different art, and replace Kanaria and Barasuishou with two alternate maidens. That would be cool. An alternate universe type thing.
|2005-12-29, 12:11
|Link #77
Here ya go
|2005-12-29, 21:45
|Link #78
And thanks for that link Scribble! I appreciate it!
|2005-12-30, 11:20
|Link #79
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Cyber Imaginary Space (C.I.S.)
Dec. 30th Comiket experience (DRAFT)
Ok, I just typed everything I heard (remembered) about the Morinaga Rika event, and my Comiket 69 experience all in Japanese on Notepad. No, there's no photos of her, nor within the Comiket area, and I plan to post some more photos + translate the stuff in English if i have time.
Currently trying to type it in the right format.
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|2005-12-30, 13:53
|Link #80
Disheartened and Retired
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: 加拿大
Age: 33
Anyways I guess were in a bit of a discussion dry spell due to the lack of RM episodes previous weeks (and for another two weeks). Maybe we can re-invigorate some conversation with images (like we did before). I come bearing not RM fan arts, but RM miscellaneous images. Those of you who frequents 4chan will probably have seen them, but I'll post here anyways for some who haven't.
"My precious"
You know, for most funny things, comedy, or humor, I grin. Rarely do I laugh out loud. But this image did the extraordinary; it cracked me up upon sight and made me laugh until my ribs hurt, and still gives me a few chuckles now after a period of exposure. No surprise considering my bias. However, after thinking about the image a bit and considering things said in this thread, it actually carries some truth, and it is that truth that is exaggerated in this image, which makes this image all the better/funnier. I can feel your exasperation, but forgive me Suigintou fans.
Having Tea with Shinku
I do drink tea with regularity. Now, I drink tea with the presense of Shinku. Yes, that is me peacefully drinking Oolong tea with Shinku. I just took this picture last night. Tell me folks, what's beyond obsession? When I spend the bulk of my free conscious mind pondering about Shinku. When I dream about Shinku. When I feel incomplete without Shinku. When my love for her is 100% mental, and 0% lust. I haven't been this deep "into" (past appreciation, past admiration, past obsession) a fictional character since Humbert Humbert of Lolita (who, I take as sort of a role model). I have yet to find the explanation in my psychology lectures. 4chan couldn't answer this. Maybe you guys can.
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Hubble Ultra Deep Field 2012
Hubble Ultra Deep Field, HUDF
The image is 2.25 arcminutes wide.
The image was created from Hubble data from the following proposals: 11563: G. Illingworth (University of California, Santa Cruz); 12060, 12061, 12062: S. Faber (University of California, Santa Cruz) and H. Ferguson (STScI); 12099: A. Riess (STScI/JHU); and 12498: R. Ellis (Caltech).
The UDF 2012 team members include: R. Ellis (Caltech), R. McLure and J. Dunlop (University of Edinburgh, Institute for Astronomy, Edinburgh), B. Robertson (University of Arizona), Y. Ono (University of Tokyo), M. Schenker (Caltech), A. Koekemoer (STScI), R. Bowler (University of Edinburgh, Institute for Astronomy, Edinburgh), M. Ouchi (University of Tokyo), A. Rogers and E. Curtis-Lake (University of Edinburgh, Institute for Astronomy, Edinburgh), E. Schneider (University of Arizona), S. Charlot (Paris Institute of Astrophysics), D. Stark (University of Arizona), S. Furlanetto (UCLA), and M. Cirasuolo (University of Edinburgh, Institute for Astronomy, Edinburgh).
F105W (Y), F125W (J), F140W (JH), and F160W (H)
This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3/IR instruments. Several filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image as follows:
Blue: F105W (Y)
Green: F125W (J)
Red: F140W (JH) + F160W (H)


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The trends for browser usage have changed very little since March. IE is still losing ground to Firefox, though its lead is still unmistakable; Safari is not threatening any of its competitors, nor is it being threatened from below; Chrome is happily carving out a small niche for itself; and poor Opera can't seem to budge from fifth place. In April, Firefox and Chrome were the only browsers to show any positive growth; IE, Safari, and Opera all fell.
Between March and April, Internet Explorer dropped a significant 0.72 percentage points (from 66.82 percent to 66.10 percent) and Firefox jumped 0.43 percentage points (from 22.05 percent to 22.48 percent). Safari dropped a minor 0.02 percentage points (from 8.23 percent to 8.21 percent). Chrome once again moved further away from Opera: it gained 0.19 percentage points (from 1.23 percent to 1.42 percent) while Opera dropped from 0.70 percent to 0.68 percent. It's worth noting that IE8 has been out for about six weeks, and it is at 3.99 percent. That number should continue to climb steadily, though the real interesting change will be when Windows 7 becomes generally available, since it sports IE8 out-of-the-box.
You can see the market share pie for April 2009, according to Net Applications, at the top of the post. As usual, things at Ars look very different: Firefox gained, Internet Explorer gained, Safari dropped, Chrome gained, and Opera didn't budge. Firefox continues to dominate here, but the default browsers for Windows and Mac OS X still show their strength. Chrome's lead over Opera is much more significant at Ars, and this month it widened once again. I was right when I said that the 0.02 percentage points between IE and Safari last month would probably be as close as it gets: the two are now 1.45 percentage points apart, likely due to IE8's release. With Chrome for the Mac on the way, Safari may not ever see second place at Ars. That said, Safari 4 may just end up effectively countering that.