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NEA president calls on Florida lawmakers to invest in children and stop attacks
NEA's 2011 Back-to-School Tour ends in Miami
MIAMI - September 15, 2011 -
National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel concluded the Association's Standing Strong for Students Back-to-School Tour Thursday in Miami. The national education leader stressed the importance of collaboration to ensure student success. During his visit he spoke with key education stakeholders to discuss how they could work together to support students. Miami was Van Roekel's second stop in Florida, a state where education funding and programs are plummeting.
"This annual tour is about putting faces and names to the stories we're hearing about the devastating effects of cuts to education budgets nationwide on our students and educators," Van Roekel said. "Education is the foundation for building a successful future, but lawmakers are chipping away at its core. Cuts hurt children and we cannot sacrifice their futures by shortchanging them. This economic downturn may last a year or two, but our kids only have one year to be a fifth grader. Their experience shouldn't be diminished."
Van Roekel toured the Young Men's Preparatory Academy, the district's first single gender prep magnet public high school. YMPA's physical appearance and curriculum are tailored to boys' learning patterns.
Florida Education Association Vice President Joanne McCall and United Teachers of Dade President Karen Aronowitz joined NEA's president for the Miami school visits and for a press conference where they decried legislative attacks on unions and state workers.
Aronowitz says budget cuts and the 3 percent pay cut in take-home pay has hit the district's schools hard. "Our educators are doing yeoman's work for our students," Aronowitz said. "You can't keep taking from teachers and have them be able to continue to sustain themselves and their own families. Teachers are parents as well, so we're trying to do right by students and our own children."
Former Florida Sen. Majority Leader Alex Villalobos stood alongside the veteran educators, saying, "this past [legislative] session was not about education, it was about the vilification of public employees – particularly teachers. We're not going to improve education one iota if we don't truly focus on education itself. Please hold my colleagues in the legislature more accountable."
The Standing Strong for Students Back-to-School tour took Van Roekel and NEA Secretary Treasurer Becky Pringle to schools in seven cities, September 12-15th. They received first-hand views of schools and strategies to improve student learning that can be replicated across the country. In addition to Miami, the NEA leaders visited Orlando, Fla., Evansville, Ind., Romulus, Mich., Las Vegas, Nev., Dayton, Ohio and Seattle, Wash.
Check throughout the day for photos of the tour here.
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
Looking to keep track of all the various projects in development? Click here to visit our signature "Devwatch" section. There visitors can view our listings by network, genre, studio and even development stage (ordered to pilot, cast-contingent, script, etc.). It's updated every day!
Jessica Camacho will guest on "Nikita" as "a Division agent aiming to ruffle some feathers" (TVLine.com); Casey Wilson and Keegan-Michael Key are both bound for the season finale of "How I Met Your Mother" (Vulture.com); Karolina Wydra will recur on "True Blood" as "a strong, sexy, possibly dangerous vamp" (TVLine.com); and Frances Conroy, Callum Blue, Stephen Bishop, Kevin Kilner and Liza Lapira are among the faces set to appear on the new season of "Royal Pains" (Deadline.com).

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[Intro: Talib Kweli & The Singers Unlimited]
We've only just be—...
Oh, yes indeed
I like this, I like this
Ayo, Hi-Tek
Do me a favor, man—speed it up a lil bit
[Verse 1: Talib Kweli & Jay Electronica]
From the intro
You know I'm so influential 'cause I'm glowing like a candle
The focus is so essential, dog, what you tryna get into?
I steady the flow, ready to blow like snotty tissue
They snitching like Donnie Brasco, I'm counting like Monte Cristo
The ghetto full of betrayal like Iago and Othello
Your fellow neighbor will slay you, they'll smoke you like cigarillos
Police want that info, they'll grill 'em like Portobellos
I'm murdering instrumentals 'cause I rap with the conscience
To villains, killers and monsters, so revealing and honest
We're still fulfilling the promise, so nice, I kill 'em with kindness
Hitting like Muhammad Ali, you more like Tatyana
All this is probably karma, you dishonored the father
Whether it's God almighty or the almighty dollar
We follow the prophets like Islamics or the Dalai Lama
Your bullet points so hollow they could prolly pierce body armor (Ugh)
Look in the scope, my people still a target (Ugh)
[Verse 2: Jay Electronica]
Smile on my face, tears of a sad clown
Feeling out of place as I whistle a cab down
"If I tip extra, can I huff a cig?"
Blow my smoke out the window
Dropping ashes on the bridge, ugh
I'm in New York now, like Akeem and Semmi was
Tryna get the lobby door open from a semi-buzz
I just wanna go to the slum
And throw my money on the floor like the Notorious BUM, ugh
Build a home, teach a class, start a revolution
Free the mind, heal the body, talking evolution
This that Black Elohim Anunnaki rap
That Farrakhan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Qaddafi rap
I dedicate this to my niggas in New Orleans
Rocking black and gold stocking caps
And fleur-de-lis Shockey hats
I'm in the courtroom, screaming "Who Dat?" on the devil
Serving gumbo with a shovel, dog, I'm on another level
Me and Kweli come together like two pieces of metal
We magnetizing the ghetto
[Verse 3: J. Cole]
Yeah, now, here's the memo
I'm a rebel without a cause, a bezel without no flaws
And shawty, you straight
Bet you look way better without no drawers
Let's sweat out this alcohol (Yeah), bet I'm about to ball
And never let up, look how I just crept up without applause
Fed up with all the frauds and left y'all without a job
The center of attention, this is clever, I'm Pau Gasol
Really, though, I'm LeBron, really don't got my mind
On this new school of rappers, I will really go Columbine (Uh-huh)
And throw up the diamond sign (Uh-huh)
Boy you know I'ma shine (Uh-huh)
Flow is in Ramadan (Uh-huh)
'Cause couple years ago, the game had they pajamas on (Yeah)
But now they on my dick, man, I should throw a condom on
Ayy, 'cause a nigga coming raw like I ain't got one on
And I ain't stopping nor copping no pleas
I just lock-and-load, squeeze
Dog, I'm on a higher level, I'm on top of nosebleeds (Damn)
Niggas say they sick, but when they rock, they don't sneeze
Like the nigga on the block waving his Glock, but won't squeeze
Please... Hey
[Verse 4: Mos Def]
Look, hold your applause until the ceremony end
Yours truly, truly blessed, yet again a noble pla-anted
Supermagic, abracadabra kid
Mysterious master djinn, blacker pen, arrowhead
With the long-barrel stem, and his apparel fresh
Harbor lights shining out the black power grid
With the Black Power grip, and pure power don't power trip
Push the cellar ceiling up and make the tower tip
The Gladwell point and Babylon Palace
All about nothing where it's all about the dollar
And mansions on the faultline of a shaky market
The Devil at the dance hall thirsty for a partner
Get off him, there is not a parcel or a portion
Or a measure of a fortune more awesome, gorgeous
The funky Four Horsemen and one more
Hi-Tek, Hi-Tek, yeah, yeah
With Hi-Tek on the score, once more, of course
You're welcome, thanks
Appreciation for your participation
Special dedication
Celebration, bitches!
From the mixtape The Re:union and the Revolutions Per Minute album.
Samples "We've Only Just Begun" by The Singers Unlimited, a cover of the famous Carpenters song.


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Welcome to Sunday Matinee, where we highlight classic car reviews or other longer videos I find on YouTube. Kick back and enjoy this blast from the past.
This week we're featuring one of Top Gear's latest specials, "The Worst Car in the History of the World." And we can say without hesitation that it's one of their very best yet.
In it, Jeremy Clarkson and James May travel to exotic Northern England to see if they can find the most deplorable vehicle ever to be fitted with four tires.
Segments include a drag race between a Commie-made FSO Polonez and a faux-Jeep from Mahindra that takes so long Clarkson starts to grow a beard; a feature on the sad current Lanica lineup; hilarity that ensues when trying to park a clutchless Sensonic Saab 900; and scathing critiques of both the Ford Escort RS Cosworth and the Alfa Romeo GTV6, which I doubt will go over well with many of you. We also get an appearance from the Stig's Yorkshire cousin, which is a British cultural reference I don't understand.
Of course, there's also some great metal tested here, including the Ferrari 458 Italia Spider, the Mercedes-Benz SLS, the outgoing BMW M3 and the current M5, and the Lexus LFA. Say what you want about the latter, but that V10 engine is one of my favorite sounds on earth.
This video was first brought to our attention by reader BaconSandwich is back. Until he gets eaten again. in the comment thread about Jeremy Clarkson's mini-review of the Toyota GT 86 earlier this week. That's included in this video, and while Clarkson had great things to say about the Toyobaru, but the same can't be said for the next car he reviews, the not-so dearly departed Lexus SC 430.
Remember, this bad boy just went on sale (at least in the UK), so while you can watch it for free here, it will also make a great stocking-stuffer for your favorite petrolhead.
Hurry — watch the video before the BBC gets Javier Bardem to hack into our computers and blow up our houses!
Then tell us — what do you think is the worst car you saw in this video?


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Go4SC2 Europe Cup #609 (€150)
Last change: 05.07.2019 07:51
These are the rules for the Go4SC2 Europe Cup #609 (€150). We make every effort to ensure the rules are complete and up to date but this may not always be the case. You should also check the Info Page and News for additions, exceptions and modifications that may apply. The rules are a guideline and the decisions by admins may differ from them depending on the circumstances. If you have any questions about the rules, please write a support ticket.
- 1. Cup Rules
- 2. Maps
- 3. Match rules
- 3.1. Ingame
- 3.1.1. Player drops
- 3.1.2. Re-host
- 3.1.3. Pausing the game
- 3.1.4. Observers
- 3.1.5. Surrender
- 3.1.6. Illegal Actions
- 4. Accounts
- 5. Match media
- 5.1. Demos/Replays
- 6. Penalty points
1. Cup Rules
1.1. Cup Chat
If a Cup Chat is available during a cup, all attempts to contact an admin, including support or protests, must be made through it. We do not take responsibility if attempts made through other channels including support tickets or protests are not seen in time to be handled.
1.2. No show
If a contestant is not ready to play, 15 minutes after the match is available on ESL, then they should be reported as a no show to an admin.
1.3. Forfeit
If a contestant chooses to forfeit a match, they will forfeit any prizes and if possible will be replaced by their opponent in the previous round.
1.4. Protests
Protests must be made as soon as possible, or they may be ignored depending on the circumstances.
2. Maps
Unless otherwise specified, the map veto rules are as follows
2.1. Veto
- The highest seeded contestant decides who goes first
- If there is no highest seeded contestant, a coin flip determines who decides to go first
- BO1: Contestants take it in turn removing maps from the pool until one map remains
- Contestants take it in turns removing maps until the number of maps needed remain
- Contestants take it in turns picking maps from the maps remaining
- Maps are played in the order they were picked, the remaining map is played last, if needed
2.2. Fixed map
- First map is fixed and is the only map played in a BO1
- In a BO3+ the loser of each map may pick the next map
3. Match rules
3.1. Ingame
3.1.1. Player drops
If a player drops, the match must continue with the in-game tool "recover from replay" once contact with the opponent is made.
3.1.2. Re-host
In a re-hosted game each player has to chose the same race as they picked in the original game.
3.1.3. Pausing the game
If a player pauses a game they must state the reason for the interruption and how long it will approximately take. The game can only be resumed by the player that paused the game after they asks their opponent if they are ready.
Violation of this rule are handled as unsportsmanlike behavior and can lead to a re-game.
3.1.4. Observers
Observers are allowed only if both players agree. Exception to this rules are ESL admins and people that are explicitly allowed to observe by an admin (e.g. shoutcasters or streamer). Under no conditions is it allowed to play with referees other those decided by an admin.
Players should only allow observers they trust. It is not allowed to protest after a match to complain about observers that were allowed in the game.
3.1.5. Surrender
The only way to surrender a match is to using the surrender function in-game. Saying "gg" or similar does not count as surrender. If your opponent types "gg" or similar while you believe they are at a disadvantage, you should continue to play to win, until the game is won, or they have surrendered.
3.1.6. Illegal Actions
Any actions that result in an unfair advantage are illegal. This includes bug using of any kind.
4. Accounts
The usage of barcodes accounts is forbidden.
5. Match media
All match media (screenshots, demos, etc) must be kept for at least 14 days. In general, you should upload the match media from a match to the match page as soon as possible. Faking or manipulating match media is of course forbidden and will result in severe penalties. Match media should be named clearly based on what it is. It is not possible to file a protest or write a support ticket to complain about bad match media naming. However, if an admin is hindered in their work because of bad match media names then it can be punished for.
5.1. Demos/Replays
Both players are responsible for uploading the replay of the match to the match page as soon as possible after the match.
6. Penalty points
In general, a player can receive up to 6 penalty points, and a team up to 4 penalty points per match, unless a single violation has a higher punishment. A team is only punished once per violation, regardless of how many players. Where a player or team receives penalty points for multiple violations, the penalty points are added together.
|Rule violation
|Number of penalty points
|No show
|Player: 2; Team: 3
|Reject compulsory challenge
|Normal: 1
Intense (top 10): 2
|Use of ineligible player
|Inactive barrage
|Player / Team: 6
|Player / Team: 6
|Unregistered player
|Player / Team: 3
|Player / Team: 6
|Playing with wrong gameaccount
|Player / Team: 3
|Playing without a registered gameaccount
|Player / Team: 3
|Forbidden scripts
|Player: 2, 4, 6 / Team: 2 - 4
|Player: 3; Team: 2
|Match media
|Missing, incomplete replays
|Player / Team: 1
|Missing matchmedia with cheat suspicion
|Player / Team: 6
|Faked matchmedia
|Player / Team: 6
|Missing Wire Anti-Cheat
|Player: 3; Team: 2
|Unsportsmanlike behaviour
|Player / Team: 2
|Kick player(s)
|Player / Team: 4
|Player / Team: 4
|Player / Team: 1 - 4
|Fake match
|Player / Team: 6
|Fake result
|Player / Team: 4
|Player: 12; Team: 6
|Ignoring the matchadmin
|Player: 3; Team: 2
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Steakcraft: A Trip to a Pro Dry Aging Room and Preserve24's Massive Steaks
Behind the scenes of New York's premium dry-aged steaks. An in-depth look at the aging, cooking, and presentation of New York's premium dry-aged steaks from beef expert Nick Solares.
Steak Fact Sheet
Cut: Rib Steak, Porterhouse, T-bone
Grade: USDA Prime
Breed: Black Angus
Dry Aged? 28 Days
Pre-Cooked Weight: Rib Steak 20 oz., Porterhouse 40 oz., T-bone 20 oz.
Price: Rib Steak $50, Porterhouse $100, T-bone $50
Price per Ounce: Rib Steak $2.50, Porterhouse $2.50, T-bone $2.50
Chef John Parlatore had decided on which steak he would serve at Preserve24 before the restaurant was even conceived. During his tenure at the now defunct Sprig on 53rd Street, a driver delivered a case of meat bound for Wolfgang's Steakhouse to the wrong address. Parlatore ended up with a box of some of the best looking prime meat that he had ever seen.
As an honest guy, not to mention a regular patron of Wolfgang's, he delivered the meat to the their kitchen but asked to be put in touch with the meat purveyor which turned out to be Master Purveyors, one of New York's preeminent meat distributors. Master Purveyors supply some of the city's top steakhouses such as Peter Luger and Keen's; our own Adam Kuban visited Masters back in 2007.
When it came time to put together the menu for Preserve24, Parlatore met with Mark Solasz of Master Purveyors and the two hit it off immediately. "We have a great relationship," says the chef, "when we met we talked for hours about meat and the business and when he sent me samples I was hooked on the aged flavor." Masters dry ages beef in a cavernous room at their distribution facility in the Hunt's Point Market. Parlatore still did his due diligence and sampled product from all the big name suppliers as well as "boutique butchers all over town," but he preferred the steak from Masters and buys USDA Prime 30-day dry aged steaks from them exclusively.
The center piece of the kitchen at Preserve24 is a massive Wood Stone oven. Although it is primarily gas-powered, Parlatore adds cherry and apple woods to add flavor to whatever he is cooking in there—which most of the time is steak.
Preserve24 isn't a steakhouse per se, but they offer three steaks: a T-bone, a rib steak, and a porterhouse for two. They are all cooked in the same way: seared in Swiss steel pans and then cooked in the oven, rested, and then finished with marrow butter. The porterhouse is sliced and the other steaks left whole. All come with arugula and fries.
Take a look through the slideshow to see how the steaks are cooked and served.
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Ancient History/Egypt/Pharaohs
< Ancient History | Egypt
Pharaohs were kings in ancient Egypt, considered by their subjects to be divine. The word "Pharaoh" literally means "great house". This term refers to both the royal household in which the king dwelled and also the veneration and wonder the people held for the position. They were the most important people in the country of Egypt. The Pharaoh's word was never questioned as he had supreme authority, represented by the crook and flail. Many gifts were given to him in his honor. It was common for a Pharaoh to marry his sibling to "preserve the divinity within the blood line." Yet at the same time the Pharaohs had multiple wives, so the heir did not always come from the sibling-wife.
Early DynasticEdit
- Years 3100-2700 B.C.
- 1st to 2nd Dynasty
Pharaohs in the Old KingdomEdit
- Khufu
- Khafra fff
- Menkaura
- Shepseskaf
Pharaohs in the Middle KingdomEdit
- Years 2050-1800 B.C.
- 11th to 12th Dynasty
Pharaohs in the New KingdomEdit
- Tutankamun
- Akhenaton
Hellenistic PharaohsEdit
- Alexander The Great
- Ptolamys


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UTEP Women Lose Kristine Vitola for the Season
Senior center Kristine Vitola will miss the remainder of the 2012-13 UTEP Women's Basketball season, it was announced by head coach Keitha Adams Monday afternoon. Vitola suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee late in the Miners' (3-0) 60-54 win against traditional Pacific-12 power Arizona State on Nov. 18.
"Unfortunately injuries are a part of sports," Adams said. "We will work through this as a team & put our focus on preparing for Texas Southern."
Vitola is the second starter to go down with a season-ending injury. Sophomore guard Jenzel Nash sustained the same injury in a exhibition victory vs. St. Mary's on Nov. 3.
Vitola was off to a tremendous start, leading the Miners in both field-goal percentage (.600), rebounding (8.3) and scoring (16.0). A three-year letterwinner, she has appeared in 97 games, including 42 starts. She had a pair of blocked shots against the Sun Devils, lifting her career sum to 100. She is the fifth Miner to achieve the feat. UTEP has also won 64 games during her career. That figure ties as the seventh-most by a member of a class in program history.
UTEP will return to action with a pair of games at the Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas this week. The Miners will challenge Texas Southern at 2 p.m. MST on Thanksgiving (11/22) before locking up with another Pac-12 member, Arizona, at 5 p.m. MST on Friday.
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Not too many Portuguese people made it up as far as Maine, but they certainly populated towns and cities along the more southern New England coastline, staying on and settling in after voyaging on whalers and clipper ships.
Among other contributions they made to New England culture, the Portuguese added their gutsy, flavorful dishes to the melting pot, enriching it immensely. Here's a menu that typifies their wonderful cuisine.
This succulent, falling-off the-bone chicken stew demonstrates the Portuguese-American genius with seasoning. All the Portuguese flavors are here, including linguica, their wonderful peppery smoked sausage.
The stew is finished with a squeeze of orange, punctuating the dish with a delightful burst of bright citrus taste. This can be a delicious and easy weekday supper, or you could make it the basis for an all-Portuguese feast by serving the stew with boiled potatoes sprinkled with chopped cilantro, sauteed kale, and finishing with Caramel Flan (recipe follows).
Serves 4 to 6
3 tablespoons olive oil
8 ounces linguica or other garlicky smoked sausage such as kielbasa, cut in ½-inch slices
1 large onion, halved and sliced
1 green bell pepper, coarsely chopped
3½ to 4 pounds chicken parts
2 teaspoons dried oregano
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 large bay leaves, broken in half
1 cup dry white wine or dry sherry
1 cup chicken broth or water
1 small pickled or dried hot red pepper, minced, or ½ teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
1 orange, cut in wedges
In a large covered skillet or Dutch oven, heat the oil. Add sausage, onions and green peppers and cook over medium heat until the sausage is browned and the vegetables softened, about 10 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and reserve, leaving the drippings in the pan.
Season chicken on all sides with the oregano and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Add it to the skillet, raise heat to medium-high, and cook until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Add bay leaves and cook them in the pan drippings for about 1 minute to release flavor.
Return sausage and vegetable mixture to the pan, add the wine, broth and hot pepper, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, until chicken is very tender and cooked throughout, 35 to 45 minutes. (Can be cooked a couple of hours ahead, held at cool room temperature, and reheated just before serving. Cut large breasts in half before serving.)
Serve with the orange wedges so each person can squeeze juice over their portion.
Caramel flan is a perfect finish to any hearty, spicy, intensely flavored main course, from whatever ethnic origin. This Portuguese-American version is, typical to their taste, intensely sweet, but with that pleasingly bitter edge from the almost-burnt caramelized sauce.
It's wonderful served in small portions by itself, or with a bowl of fresh fruits, such as strawberries and oranges, to spoon alongside.
Serves 6 to 8
1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus 2/3 cup
3 whole eggs
3 egg yolks
3 cups whole milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Have ready an ungreased 9-inch round or square 11/2- to 2-quart glass baking dish.
In a heavy, medium-sized saucepan, cook the ½ cup sugar over medium heat, stirring almost constantly with a long-handled wooden spoon, until it melts and turns first golden and then very dark brown, about 5 minutes. (Use extreme caution! Cooked sugar is very hot and can burn the skin if it spatters.)
Immediately pour the hot caramel syrup into the baking dish and swirl the pan until it coats the bottom. Caramel will harden at this point and melt again later as the flan bakes.
In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, yolks and remaining 2/3 cup sugar until smooth. Gradually whisk in milk and vanilla.
Pour custard mixture into the prepared dish. Set dish in a larger baking pan and fill the larger pan with hot water to come halfway up the sides of the baking dish.
Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted two-thirds of the way to the center comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Center should still be slightly soft, as the flan will finish cooking after it is removed from the oven. Cool in the water bath, then refrigerate for at least one hour or up to 8 hours.
Before serving, run a sharp knife around the edge of the flan to release it. Place a large-rimmed serving plate over the baking dish, and, using both hands, invert both dishes so the flan and sauce unmold onto the platter. Refrigerate again until serving time.
Note: You can also make this in eight individual 8-ounce ramekins, in which case the baking time would be reduced by about 10 minutes.
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8 Tips to Stop Procrastinating
How many times each day do you try to work yourself up to tackle some undesirable task?
If you're like me — several. Nothing is more exhausting than the task that is never started, so I've come up with some tricks to use on myself, to prod myself to get started.
1. Put yourself in Procrastination Jail.
If I feel pressure to jump in and finish something in a rush, and therefore can't bear to start, sometimes I put myself in jail. If you're in jail, you have all the time in the world. You have no reason to hurry, no reason to cut corners or to try to do too many things at once. You can slow down, concentrate. You can take the time to get every single detail right.
2. Ask for help.
This is one of my most useful Secrets of Adulthood. Why is this so hard? I have no idea. But whenever I have trouble getting started because I don't know exactly what to do, and I ask for help, I'm amazed at how much it…helps.
3. Remember that most decisions don't require extensive research
I often get paralyzed by my inability to make a decision, but by reminding myself that often, one choice just isn't that much different from another choice, I can get started. Also, I try to identify a knowledgeable person, and just follow whatever that person does.
4. Take a baby step.. If you feel yourself dismayed at the prospect of the chain of awful tasks that you have to accomplish, just take one step today. Tomorrow, take the next step. The forward motion is encouraging, and before long, you'll probably find yourself speeding toward completion. In the same vein…
You can do anything for fifteen minutes, and fifteen minutes, day after day, adds up surprisingly fast. That's how I finally dug myself out of my crushing (if virtual) load of digital photos. Fifteen minutes at a time.
6. Do it first thing in the morning.
The night before, vow to yourself to do the dreaded task. Get everything ready — any phone numbers of information you need, files assembled, everything ready to go. And the next day, at the first possible moment – as soon as you walk into work, or when the office opens, or whenever – just do it. Don't allow yourself to reflect or procrastinate. This is particularly true of exercise. If you think you'll be tempted to skip, try to work out in the morning.
7. Protect yourself from interruption.
How often have you finally steeled yourself to start some difficult project, only to be interrupted the minute you get going? This makes a hard task much harder. Carve out some time to work.
8. Work can be one of the most pernicious forms of procrastination.
Don't kid yourself.
Note: Pay attention to the amount of time you spend working on tasks you dislike. No one enjoys getting invasive medical tests or preparing tax returns, but if you feel like your life consists of nothing but going from one dreaded chore to the next, you might be better off figuring out a way to avoid some of those tasks altogether.
I'm very good at making myself do things I don't want to do, and while this is an enormous help in many situations, it has also allowed me to go down some dead ends in my career. The fact is, you're unlikely to be happy or successful when every aspect of your life or job feels like a big drag. Don't accuse yourself of being lazy or being a procrastinator, but ask – what's making this so difficult? The fact that you're finding it hard to make yourself do something is a sign that maybe you should be doing something else.
On the other hand, novelty and challenge, as uncomfortable as they can be, do bring happiness. The chore that feels onerous today may give you a huge boost of satisfaction tomorrow, when it's behind you. Keep that in mind, too.
What are some other strategies that you've found useful in trying to get yourself to jump some hurdle?
I've shared with you mine, now let me know what works for you!
Rubin, G. (2018). 8 Tips to Stop Procrastinating. Psych Central. Retrieved on October 30, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/blog/8-tips-to-stop-procrastinating/
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"Why doesn't Freddie say "in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1"?"
iWon't Cancel the Show is the 16th episode of Season 3 of iCarly and the 66th episode overall.
The originally scheduled airdate of iWon't Cancel The Show was Saturday, April 24th,[1] but Nick decided to instead air a special instead, hosted by Miranda Cosgrove ("7 Secrets About Miranda Cosgrove") that evening instead. The episode aired May 1[2]. Jennette McCurdy (Sam) did not appear at all in this episode, making her the first main character ever to be absent in an episode (not counting iBloop, in which the entire cast is absent, with Miranda Cosgrove and Jerry Trainor only playing themselves). This is because Jennette was in the hospital the week the episode was filmed.
Carly's father has the chance to watch iCarly live for the first time, but Sam ends up in juvie that night (after shoving a hot chili dog down the pants of a man who turned out to be an ambassador from Mexico). Carly convinces Spencer to help her and the others with the webcast although he has a date with a sophisticated woman that night, and Spencer tries to balance his time between his date and the webshow. Although he somehow manages it at first, his date eventually comes into the studio and is freaked out by what Spencer is doing. They all however remain in character and Spencer (as Baby Spencer) accidentally spits out some creamed fish onto his date, causing her to leave. After the webshow, Spencer apologizes in case they have embarrassed their father.
- This is the third time that it is mentioned that Freddie doesn't say the 1 when he goes "In 5, 4, 3, 2...". The first being iChristmas, then iTake on Dingo.
- Spencer accidentally putting his phone in a stuffed chicken is a parody of Mr. Bean doing the same to a stuffed turkey with his watch in an episode of Mr. Bean and in the first live-action movie.
- The "man purse" referred to by Carly is actually called a satchel.
- In the sketch with Fuffley and Peeta, Fuffley doesn't appear, and no character questions about where Fuffley is. Carly's the nanny but she wasn't replacing Fuffley.
- This is the only time the Fuffley and Peeta sketch has returned; apart from The Idiot Farm Girl sketch, no other sketches have returned, yet. This is the first time two segments, the other being "Baby Spencer," are joined together.
- There is no singing on the music that is played during the Poppycock Dance, but the closed captions show lyrics that read "I want a girl with a mind like a diamond/I want a girl who knows what's best/I want a girl with shoes that cut/and eyes that burn/like cigarettes..." These are actually lyrics to the song "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" by Cake.
- Spencer's ringtone is similar to Trina Vega's ringtone in the show Victorious, (which is also created by Dan Schneider).
- In a blooper first seen in iBloop, Jerry Trainor accidentally spits out the creamed fish on Miranda Cosgrove's hand.
- This episode marks the first time one of the main characters was not present. Sam was not present in this episode because Jennette McCurdy, the actress who portrays Sam, was in the hospital at the time the episode was filmed.
- It was scripted for Freddie to go and visit Sam in juvie, but this scene was skipped due to Jennette McCurdy's stay in the hospital.
- This episode was written quickly to make up for Jennette McCurdy being unavailable.
- What Freddie said in Spanish means "THE HOT BEANS ARE BURNING MY PANTS!!!"
- This is the only in episode in the series without Sam in it, although she still appears in the theme song at the beginning and she appears in the end credits.
- Until learning otherwise, Gibby apparently thought that Spencer was Carly's dad--Spencer and Carly's actual father is Colonel Steven Shay of the United States Air Force.
- Just before Candace arrives at the Shay apartment a doorbell rings and Spencer greets her at the front door - this is one of several episodes in which a doorbell is heard to ring, but there is no bell push outside the front door.
- Lewbert hit Freddie with his "man purse" last Thursday, yet Carly left the sour milk out in the sun for two weeks, so why was the milk left out in the sun before they obtained the man purse?
- It was probably an accident.
- When Spencer takes his yam purée out of the hot oven he uses a pot holder in his left hand, but then touches the dish with his bare right hand, apparently not noticing that the dish is very hot.
- The word "torture" and it's pronunciation should not have shown up on the screen, as the word "torture" is a common word, and that it was probably not expected, as Gibby did not know Spencer would be gone for a while.
- It is unknown how the iCarly web show cameras were able to cut back and forth from Spencer to Freddie to Carly, etc. when they were the only ones in the studio and couldn't have moved the camera themselves.
- Carly and Spencer's dad was said to be on a submarine in the military, but other episodes mention he's in the Air Force.
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Carly: [While on the phone] No way! How?
Spencer: How what?
Carly: Shhhhhhhh! Really? Oh my God, that's so great!
Spencer: What's great?
Carly: Shhhhhhhhhhh! So everyone? On the whole sub?
Spencer: Everyone on the whole what?
Carly: Just stuff your chicken!
Carly: So then what happened?
Freddie: Then he yelled, LOS FRIJOLES CALIENTES QUEMA MIS PANTALONES!!! OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH.
Carly: No! I mean with Sam!
[After Carly explains the beginning of an iCarly webcast]
Spencer: Why doesn't Freddie say "in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1"?
Carly: No one knows!
Freddie: I know!
Carly : No one cares!!!
Gibby: I thought Spencer was your dad?
Carly: GIBBY!!
[doing a Terrible Theatre segment]
Freddie: [In a British accent] Might I also have some food, father?
Gibby: [In a British accent] No! Floss my toes!
Freddie: [shrieks/sobs] Oh, Father!
Baby Spencer: Get between Daddy's toes! MYEEHEHEHEH!
Freddie: Father, please, it smells like gorgonzola!
Gibby: WHO IS THIS WOMAN?!?!?!?!?!?!?! OFF, WITH HER HEAD!!!!!!!!
Freddie: If her head does come off, might I please eat it?
Candace: [After Spencer spits creamed fish in her face] You're all freaks!


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Hey, Snapper2, sorry to bother you, but I need to know something. For a while know, I haven't been getting mail on the updates on the Natutopedia. I don't know what's wrong. I keep getting my other wikis' updates just fine, like the Kingdom Hearts Wiki or the Final Fantasy Wiki, but not the Narutopedia for some reason, except when my person talkpage updates.
Another user here, Jacce, told me that he is also having the same problem. I wasn't sure if anyone else is encountering the same problem, so I'm asking someone else on the Narutopedia and I saw you were active, so...I wanted to ask if your mail is worrking correctly?
We (me and Jacce) both contacted the Central Wiki, but they don't know what the problem is. You've been here for a long time. Has anything happened like this before and do you think you can help me with this problem?--NinjaSheik 19:39, September 4, 2010 (UTC)
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Okay, so I wait for an hour and reset my watchlist, like you said. That didn't change a thing. I try to change my e-mail address. Didn't change a thing. Now I want to change it back to my Yahoo, but problem is that it keeps saying I have to confirm my new e-mail address, but everytime I do they don't send me the code I need to confirm it. When I press the button to send me the new code, all it sends me this message:
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Thank you for registering with Wikia.
Please activate your new account by confirming your email address here.
Wikia has many exciting communities you can join, or feel free to your create your own wiki at any time. We look forward to seeing you soon!
The Wikia Community Team community.wikia.com"
I don't see the code, and when I open the window by clicking "here", I just go back around in circles. The message then states:
"Thanks for confirming your email, but your confirmation code has expired or is invalid.
You will need to receive a new code to confirm your account."
I need some help...!
EDIT: Never mind. I went to the KH-Wiki to confirm it. Okay, this getting just plain weird. I couldn't confirm it through my account here on the Narutopedia, but I could do it on my other account, on my KH-Wiki account?
Now I know this mailing problem has something to do with the Narutopedia.--NinjaSheik 21:26, September 4, 2010 (UTC)
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Could you just reword it so that it does not seem that traps are the main use of sealing jutsu in scrolls? Thomas Finlayson (talk) 08:15, September 6, 2010 (UTC)
- Why those reference comments? Thomas Finlayson (talk) 04:16, September 7, 2010 (UTC)
Perhaps it would be a good idea to protect the tagsynced templates with the highest protection that the AnimeBot can still edit, these high use template vandals get annoying. SimAnt 17:21, September 6, 2010 (UTC)


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Emma may not be exactly the hottest of all the Bond girls (Famke Janssen playing Xenia Onatopp (stop grinning) in 'Goldeneye' still rocks as the sexiest Bond girl is all of Bond-dom in my book. Those eyes, those thighs!!! Even her name oozes sexiness. With sex as her primal weapon and the only Bond girl seen on screen having an orgasm with James Bond, she can sleep with me and then kill me anyday), here's a little biodata of this soon-to-be-star:
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VANCOUVER, BC – The EA Sports BC Soccer Premier League (BCSPL) concluded its inaugural season of play this past weekend with nine closely fought League Cup finals across three venues in the Lower Mainland. The rainy weather conditions did not affect the quality of play nor the interest of spectators with the nine championships shared between five different successful clubs.
"The three host clubs and all of the participating teams were a credit to their communities as they put on a great show in trying conditions," stated David Haber, president, EA SPORTS BC Soccer Premier League. "We thank them all and congratulate those teams that were successful."
Surrey United SC hosted three boys' finals Saturday, U-13, U-14 and U-15, with their teams victorious in one out of the three finals. Aaron Fulgencio scored two goals as Mountain United FC came out 2-1 winners in the U-13 final, whilst South Fraser FC were victorious in the U-14 final, coming from behind to beat the home side 2-1. However, home advantage proved to be decisive in the U-15 final as Surrey United once again overcame heated rivals Fusion FC in a game that was a rematch of the BC Soccer Provincial Championship game in June. This time the game was decided on penalty kicks after the teams ended 1-1 after extra time. Surrey goalkeeper Aman Thind was the star, saving two penalties in the shootout.
Saturday also featured four games hosted by Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC, two boys' finals, U-16 and U-17, and two girls' finals, U-13 and U-14. The home team were successful in both of the boys' final games, with the U-16s beating Mountain United FC 2-1. The Coquitlam U-17 boys beat Fusion FC 3-2 in a thrilling game, with Tyson Dodich's two goals and a late penalty the difference between two very closely matched teams.
The two girls finals saw Coquitlam Metro-Ford SC squaring off against South Fraser FC in both games. It was South Fraser who came out on top in both games. In the U-13 final, the South Fraser girls were very impressive in winning 6-0, whilst the U-14 final was a closer affair, a South Fraser win, but this time by 1-0.
The weekend concluded with two girls finals being hosted in Burnaby by Mountain United FC, both games being played in driving wind and rain. Surrey United U-15 girls overcame the hosts 2-1, which saw Vancouver Whitecaps FC club ambassador Carl Valentine present medals post-match to the finalists. Whilst the weather deteriorated the intensity did not as the U-16 final between Mountain United and South Fraser SC was played at a high tempo throughout. The game was tied 1-1 after extra time and it was Mountain United goalkeeper Priya Sandhu who proved to be the difference making a number of outstanding saves in the shootout.
As the BCSPL clubs go about their preparations for the 2013 season, league general manager Matt Holbrook reflected on a successful inaugural season.
"There has been a substantial increase in the level of play over the 15 months since we launched the exhibition season in September 2011," noted Holbrook. "Coaches and spectators are now commenting regularly that the standard of play is at a very good level."
Also of great importance has been the mutually beneficial relationship between the BCSPL, BC Soccer, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
"The partnership with Whitecaps FC is paying big dividends with many players graduating from the BCSPL into their full time Residency and Girls Elite programs," added Holbrook. "By streamlining the development pathway, both players and Whitecaps FC are benefiting from the league's work."
"Having had the chance to watch a number of games this weekend, it's clear that there is great talent in the BCSPL," said Jesse Symons, Whitecaps FC women's and Girls Elite head coach. "We look forward to continuing to build our relationship with the league as it grows stronger and stronger."
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The EA SPORTS BC Soccer Premier League will support player development through increased competition for top soccer athletes. Eight founding franchises in regions representing more than 80 per cent of the BC population were announced February 17, 2011. In the fall of 2011, a "mini-season" took place from September through November to prepare for the full season commencing in February 2012. The league features divisions in the U13 through U18 levels. Competition is from February through November each year.
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Day 13 Dunbeath to John O'Groats
Journey's end
Just 35 miles today, and its over quickly, with just a short stop at Wick. Time for Will and Chris to practice their sprint finish, before the big photo opp. It feels grrrreat to finish. There's a big welcoming party at JoG, but alas its not for us, but for two local girls who managed to pass me huffing and puffing up a hill earlier today. They're not here yet so I think they must be picking up an entourage before the triumphal entry. Our welcoming party is Mandy and the mother ship - which is better than anything in my book.
Reflections - Its great to finish. Next year I'm going to the beach. Its been a real challenge and its got us all a lot fitter and leaner than before. Must return to Scotland and take more time. It'll be nice to give the backside a few days rest. Now, where's that bottle of Highland Park?
Having completed LeJog we know that the total donations are over £3000 we still have other donations to send on to the RNIB, so the final total is yet to be confirmed.
For all the support we have to say a massive thank you to everyone who helped over our journey. The generosity of our friends, family and colleagues, as well as the amazing people we met on our trip that welcomed us and gave with all the generosity of close friends.
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By John Hayes, iContact Business Development Executive
Valentine's Day. I'm not going to get all romantic about it. If you built a solid list of new clients over the Christmas period, Valentine's Day might be your first big opportunity to make those new contacts really work for you.
If you are new to email marketing and Valentine's Day is an important date in your business calendar, you need to start making your first moves now. You should use the month of January to get your lists in order, build your email templates and start sending your initial campaigns (perhaps to a limited subsection of your list). This will give you an opportunity to iron out any problems. If you have a sizable list you may need to send a few test messages to prove its quality before your email service provider or ESP allows you to hit your entire database. You'll also want to test subject lines and creative to maximize your opportunities come the big day.
It's also important to slowly build up to the big day. Waiting until the morning of the last shipping date before February 14 and then firing out a last-chance offer to your subscribers is a risky strategy. I've seen several retailers fall flat on their faces doing this.
The nature of your business will dictate how you promote your Valentine's Day activity with email marketing. However, if you are unsure of how you should attack Valentine's Day, the following simple strategy should provide some romantic inspiration.
Segment your list by gender/previous purchase history: This will help you optimize your campaigns. Be careful not to make assumptions about your recipients' relationship status in your copy. It is unlikely you will have information about who is single, in a relationship or married (and this includes same-sex relationships). If you have a more detailed history of your subscribers' activity, you may be able to further segment your list by previous purchases or interactions. Remember, the more you segment your lists and optimize your campaigns accordingly, the more successful they will be.
Launch Dates: Plan to launch your Valentine's Day campaigns on the three Tuesdays (starting on January 29) leading up to the big day (which falls on a Thursday) – you may wish to alter this depending on your last available shipping dates. If you have segmented your lists correctly, this means you will be sending multiple campaigns on the same days (but to different people). There is no rule saying you can only send one email per day/week/month. Use the weeks leading up to the end of January to plan, build and schedule your campaigns. Don't leave things until the last minute – if things suddenly get busy, you may find yourself distracted.
Last Chance for Love: Use your last email campaign in the lead-up to Valentine's Day to create a real sense of urgency. Send the email early in the morning to give your recipients enough time to take action.
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Was there in Greece or Rome a man of virtue and independence, and supposed to possess great talents, who was not the subject of vindictive and unrelenting persecution?
—Aaron Burr to Theodosia Burr Alston
I never, indeed thought him an honest, frank-dealing man, but considered him as a crooked gun, or other perverted machine, whose aim or stroke you could never be sure of.
—Thomas Jefferson
Col. Burr . . . [is] Not by any means a model man . . . but not so bad as it is the fashion to paint him.
—George W. Johnson
Congressional Republicans were in a festive mood on January 24, 1804, as they gathered at Stelle's Hotel on Capitol Hill for a banquet celebrating the transfer of the Louisiana Territory to the United States. The festivities began at noon with the discharge of "three pieces of cannon." President Thomas Jefferson and Vice President Aaron Burr were among the honored guests; they departed after the banquet, but the revelry continued until nightfall. "A number of the guests drank so many toasts that in the night they returned to their houses without their hats," one contemporary reported. But when one celebrant offered a toast to Vice President Burr, the effect was pronounced and chilling: "few cheered him," the chronicler observed, "& many declined drinking it."
None of Aaron Burr's contemporaries knew quite what to make of this complex and fascinating individual. As Senator Robert C. Byrd observed in his November 13, 1987, address on the life and career of this controversial vice president, "there is much that we will never know about the man." Much of Burr's early correspondence, entrusted to his daughter for safekeeping, was lost in 1812, when the ship carrying Theodosia Burr Alston from South Carolina to New York for a long-awaited reunion with her father disappeared off the North Carolina Coast.
Burr was one of the most maligned and mistrusted public figures of his era—and, without question, the most controversial vice president of the early republic—but he never attempted to justify or explain his actions to his friends or to his enemies. One editor of Burr's papers has lamented, "Almost alone among the men who held high office in the early decades of this nation, Burr left behind no lengthy recriminations against his enemies . . . no explanations and justifications for his actions." He seems to have cared very little what his contemporaries thought of him, or how historians would judge him. Few figures in American history have been as vilified, or as romanticized, by modern writers. Urbane and charming, generous beyond prudence, proud, shrewd, and ambitious, he stood apart from other public figures of his day. An anomaly in an era when public office was a duty to be gravely and solemnly accepted but never pursued with unseemly enthusiasm, Burr enjoyed the "game" of politics. His zest for politics enabled him to endure the setbacks and defeats he experienced throughout his checkered career, but, as Mary-Jo Kline, the editor of Burr's papers suggests, it also gave him the "spectacular ability to inspire suspicion—even fear—among the more conventional Founding Fathers."
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Aaron Burr was born at Newark, New Jersey, on February 6, 1756. His father, Aaron Burr, Sr., was a highly respected clerical scholar who served as pastor of the Newark First Presbyterian Church and as president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University). His mother, Esther Edwards Burr, was the daughter of the noted Puritan theologian and scholar, Jonathan Edwards, who is most often remembered for his passionate and fiery sermons. The family moved to Princeton when the college relocated there soon after the future vice president's birth, but Burr did not remain there long. His father contracted a fever and died when young Aaron was only a year-and-a-half old. His mother and her parents died soon thereafter. An orphan by the age of two, Burr and his older sister, Sally, moved to Philadelphia, where they lived with family friends until 1759, when their uncle, Timothy Edwards of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, became their legal guardian.
Edwards and his young wards moved to Elizabeth Town, New Jersey, the following year. Uncle Timothy soon discovered that Esther's "Little dirty Noisy Boy" had inherited much of the Edwards family's renowned intellect but little of their piety. High-spirited, independent, precocious and self-confident, young Aaron at first studied with a private tutor. In 1769 he began his studies at the College of New Jersey, graduating in 1772. In 1773, he enrolled in the Reverend Joseph Bellamy's school at Bethlehem, Connecticut, to prepare for the ministry but soon realized that he could neither wholly accept the Calvinist discipline of his forebears nor forgo the distractions of the town. He had, his authorized biographer relates, "come to the conclusion that the road to Heaven was open to all alike." In May 1774, he moved to Litchfield, Connecticut, to study law under his brother-in-law, Tapping Reeve, but the outbreak of the American Revolution interrupted his studies.
Burr joined the march on Quebec as an uncompensated "gentleman volunteer" in the summer of 1775. His bravery under fire during the ill-fated assault on that heavily fortified city on December 31, 1775, won him a coveted appointment as an aide to the American commander in chief, General George Washington, but he was almost immediately reassigned to General Israel Putnam. Burr served as Putnam's aide until 1777, when he finally received a commission as a lieutenant colonel and command of his own regiment. Washington seems to have taken an immediate dislike to his ambitious young aide, and Burr appears to have reciprocated this sentiment. When Washington ordered the court-martial of General Charles Lee for dilatory conduct at the battle of Monmouth Courthouse, New Jersey, in June 1778, Burr sided with Lee. His own regiment had suffered heavy losses during the engagement after Washington ordered Burr to hold an exposed position in the blazing ninety-six-degree heat. But notwithstanding his dislike for Colonel Burr, Washington respected his abilities, assigning him the difficult but crucial task of determining the future movements of the British forces in New York. Burr later commanded the troops stationed at Westchester, New York, imposing a rigid but effective discipline that brought order to the frontier outpost where unruly soldiers and footloose marauders had formerly terrorized the nearby settlers. Burr resigned his commission in early 1779, his health broken by the accumulated stresses of several exhausting campaigns. He always took pride in his military record, and for the remainder of his long life, admirers referred to him as "Colonel Burr." Of his many accomplishments, only two are memorialized on the stone that marks his grave: Colonel in the Army of the Revolution, and Vice President of the United States.
Aaron Burr lived an unsettled existence after leaving the army, travelling about the countryside, visiting friends and family, and studying law as his health permitted. In 1782, he began his legal practice and married Theodosia Bartow Prevost, the widow of a British army officer. In November 1783, the Burr family—which included his wife's two sons by her first husband and an infant daughter, named Theodosia for her mother—moved to New York after British forces evacuated the city. Burr lavished special attention on his only child, carefully supervising her education and cultivating her intellect. Young "Theo," in turn, idolized her father, and she became his closest confidante after her mother died in 1794.
Early Political Career
Burr was an able lawyer. A New York law barring non-Whigs from the legal profession worked to his advantage as he rose to prominence in that calling. At this stage in his career, he was not, apparently, an adherent of any particular political persuasion. Despite his alacrity in responding to the call for volunteers at the outbreak of the Revolution, he seems to have been curiously detached from the political ferment that brought it about. Once Burr began his political career, he served a single term in the New York assembly during the 1784-1785 session, not returning to public life until 1788. Then, as the editors of his papers suggest, he "appears to have played a minor and equivocal role" in the New York debate over ratification of the proposed federal constitution. The radical Sons of Liberty touted Burr as a possible delegate to the ratification convention, but, for reasons he never elaborated, he declined to serve. Before long, however, he abandoned whatever reservations he may have had with respect to the new Constitution. "After adoption by ten states," he advised one correspondent, "I think it became both politic and necessary to adopt it."
Burr was soon actively involved in New York politics. Joining forces with his future rival, Alexander Hamilton, he supported Richard Yates—a moderate Antifederalist and a longstanding friend who had helped him win admission to the bar—in the 1789 gubernatorial election. Yates lost to George Clinton, a more ardent Antifederalist who had served as governor of New York since 1777. Governor Clinton, either willing to forgive Burr or shrewd enough to realize that the brilliant young newcomer would soon emerge as a key player in New York politics, appointed him attorney general in 1789. In 1791, Clinton helped orchestrate Burr's election to the U. S. Senate, unseating Senator Philip Schuyler and making a lifelong enemy of Schuyler's son-in-law, Alexander Hamilton.
Senator Burr had acquired a taste for politics—a profession that, he would later advise an aspiring candidate, he found "a great deal of fun." In 1792, he entered the New York gubernatorial race but soon withdrew in Clinton's favor. Northern Republicans mentioned him as a prospective vice-presidential candidate in 1792, but Burr deferred to Clinton again after southern Republicans refused to support the ambitious young senator. Better to select "a person of more advanced life and longer standing in publick trust," James Monroe of Virginia cautioned, "particularly one who in consequence of such service had given unequivocal proofs of what his principles really were."
Burr was a vehement partisan in the Senate, siding with the anti-administration forces who opposed Hamilton's financial system and Washington's foreign policy. He mounted a spirited, though unsuccessful, defense of Pennsylvania Senator Albert Gallatin, the Swiss-born Republican who was unseated in 1794 after the Federalist majority determined that he did not meet the Constitution's nine-year citizenship requirement for senators. He voted against Washington's nomination of John Jay as an envoy to Great Britain in 1794, on the grounds that it would be "mischievous and impolitic" to appoint Jay, the chief justice of the United States, to "any other office or employment emanating from, and holden at the pleasure of, the executive." Burr was also one of the most outspoken opponents of the unpopular "Jay Treaty," which the Federalist-dominated Senate approved in 1795.
In 1796, the determined senator again set his sights on the vice-presidency, and—in a striking departure from eighteenth-century electoral etiquette—began an energetic campaign to secure the support of his fellow Republicans. On June 26, 1796, the Republican caucus endorsed him as their vice-presidential candidate, although, as Burr's biographers have noted, "For their party's vice-presidential nomination, the Republicans were less unified than in their determination that [Thomas Jefferson] was the man to head their party's drive to oust the `aristocrats.'" Republicans concentrated on capturing the presidency but succeeded only in electing Thomas Jefferson vice president. Over half of the electors who voted for Jefferson failed to cast their second votes for Burr, who finished a disappointing fourth with only thirty electoral votes.
Burr retired from the Senate in 1797. The following year, he returned to the New York assembly, making several enemies during his brief and troubled term. He advocated defensive measures to protect New York harbor as relations with France worsened in the wake of the "X,Y,Z affair"—a prudent stance, given New York's strategic importance and vulnerable location, but one that prompted accusations from more doctrinaire Republicans that Burr had joined the Federalist camp. He became vulnerable to charges that he had abused the public trust for his personal benefit when he participated in a private land speculation venture in western New York and then sought to enact legislation removing restrictions on land ownership by noncitizens—a measure that would increase the value of his western lands. Working in concert with Hamilton, Burr helped secure a charter and raise subscriptions for a private company to improve the water supply of pestilence-ridden Manhattan, but New Yorkers were shocked to learn that the surplus capital from the venture had been used to establish the Bank of Manhattan. Although Federalists were heavily involved in the enterprise, the bank was controlled by Republicans. New York voters, suspicious as they were of banks, deserted the party in droves in the 1799 state election, and Burr was turned out of office. One observer commented in disgust that the Republicans "had such a damn'd ticket that no decent man could hold up his head to support it."
But although some Republicans were increasingly uncomfortable with Burr's questionable financial dealings and his willingness to cooperate with Federalists to achieve his ends, he remained a valuable asset. He had, one Federalist admitted, "by his arts & intrigues . . . done a great deal towards revolutionizing the State," building a political base that would help launch his national career. Burr's vehement opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts in the New York assembly had won Republicans the support of New York's large and rapidly growing immigrant community. In a feat one admirer attributed to "the intervention of a Supreme Power and our friend Burr the agent," he ensured that New York City elected a Republican delegation to the state legislature in 1800, laying the groundwork for a Republican victory in the presidential contest later that year. New York was one of the states in which the legislature selected presidential electors, and its 12 electors comprised over 15 percent of the 70 votes necessary to achieve an electoral majority. Republican control of the New York legislature was crucial, and New York City's thirteen-member delegation gave the party a majority.
The Election of 1800
In 1800, Republican strategists hoped to cement their fledgling coalition by seeking, for geographical balance, a New Yorker as their vice-presidential candidate. One obvious choice was New York's elder statesman, George Clinton, but his reluctance to enter the race cleared the way for Burr's unanimous nomination by the Republican caucus on May 11, 1800. Although Jefferson would later claim—after Burr discredited himself by his behavior during the election and in office—that he had harbored reservations about his New York lieutenant from the time of their first meeting in 1791 or 1792, contemporary correspondence suggests that their relationship was cordial during the 1790s. If Jefferson had reservations about Burr in 1800, he laid them aside to secure a Republican victory, using his influence to ensure that all of Virginia's twenty-one electors would cast their second votes for his running mate.
Jefferson waged a behind-the-scenes campaign, writing letters to his political lieutenants and encouraging the preparation and dissemination of pamphlets and press accounts critical of John Adams' administration, which had supported the Alien and Sedition Acts and increased the military establishment. Burr was an active campaigner, visiting Rhode Island and Connecticut in late August to shore up Republican support. "The Matter of V.P—is of very little comparative Consequence," he informed one correspondent as he speculated that the election might result in the election of Jefferson as president and Adams as vice president, "and any Sacrifice on that head ought to be made to obtain a single vote for J____." Surprising as it might appear to modern observers, Burr's clearly successful political prowess in the 1800 election only raised suspicions among his rivals and allies that he was not to be trusted. He did not fit the mold of the dispassionate statesmen who remained aloof from the fray of politics while their supporters worked to secure their election. But "the creation of nationwide, popularly based political parties," one Burr scholar explains, "demanded men who were willing to . . . bargain regional alliances, men able to climb the ladder of popular support and to convey their own enjoyment of the `fun' of politics." In this respect, she suggests, Burr was "The Ghost of Politics Yet to Come."
Jefferson soon had ample reason to distrust Burr. In 1800, as in the three previous presidential elections, each elector cast two votes without distinguishing between presidential and vice-presidential candidates. Republican strategists expected that all of their electors would cast one vote for Jefferson and that most—enough to guarantee that Burr would receive the second highest number of votes but not enough to jeopardize Jefferson's margin—would cast their second votes for Burr. Jefferson and his lieutenants left the implementation of this scheme to chance, never asking even a single elector to withhold a vote from Burr, although Jefferson's friend and advisor, James Madison, would later allege that Republicans had been lulled by "false assurances dispatched at the critical moment to the electors of one state, that the votes of another would be different from what they proved to be."
Increasingly confident of victory as the news of the election filtered in from the states, Republicans were stunned to learn by mid-December that, although they had clearly defeated Adams and his running mate, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina, they had failed to elect a president. Jefferson and Burr, whether by neglect or miscalculation, would each receive 73 electoral votes. The election would be decided by the House of Representatives, as provided in Article II, section 1, of the Constitution, which directed that "if there be more that one [candidate] who have such a majority, and have an equal Number of Votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately chuse by Ballot one of them for President," with "each State having one Vote." The representatives from each state would poll their delegation to determine how their state would cast its single vote, with deadlocked states abstaining.
As soon as the outcome of the election became apparent, but before Congress met to count the electoral votes on February 11, 1801, the Federalists began a last-ditch effort to defeat Jefferson. Some, while resigned to a Republican victory, believed that the less-partisan and more flexible Burr was by far the lesser of two evils. Others supported Burr in the hope that, if a deadlock could be prolonged indefinitely, the Federalist-dominated Congress could resolve the impasse with legislation authorizing the Senate to elect a Federalist president—a hope that had no constitutional basis but demonstrated the uncertain temper of the times. Alexander Hamilton, a prominent New York Federalist, actively opposed Burr, repeatedly attempting to convince his colleagues that Burr was a man whose "public principles have no other spring or aim than his own aggrandisement."
Burr never explained his role in the drama that subsequently unfolded in the House of Representatives, which cast thirty-six ballots before finally declaring Jefferson the winner on February 17, 1801. The few comments he ventured at the time were guarded, evasive, and contradictory. Professing indignation at rumors that he was soliciting Federalist support in an attempt to wrest the presidency from Jefferson, Burr initially denied "that I could submit to be instrumental in counteracting the wishes & expectations of the U. S.," instructing his friend Samuel Smith "to declare these sentiments if the occasion shall require." One prominent Federalist, Robert Goodloe Harper of South Carolina, advised Burr against withdrawing from the presidential contest, urging that he "take no step whatsoever, by which the choice of the House of Representatives can be impeded or embarassed," and instead "keep the game perfectly in your own hand." Burr appears to have followed Harper's advice to the letter during the tense and confused days that followed. He never actively solicited Federalist votes but seemed willing enough to accept them. In late December, he informed Samuel Smith that, if the House elected him president, he would not step aside for Jefferson.
Rumors of Burr's change of heart soon appeared in the press. Tempers flared and reports of impending armed conflict spread, but Burr remained silent. When the House cast the first ballot on February 11, eight of the sixteen states—one less than the simple majority required to elect the president—voted for Jefferson. Six states voted for Burr, with two states divided and not voting. This ratio remained constant through thirty-four subsequent ballots taken over the course of a week. The deadlock was not resolved until February 17, when Jefferson received the votes of ten states on the thirty-sixth ballot. Representative James A. Bayard (F-DE) and Burr himself finally resolved the impasse. As Delaware's only representative, Bayard controlled his state's vote. He voted for Burr on the first several ballots, but was under considerable pressure from Hamilton to change his vote and resolve the contest in Jefferson's favor. (In thus throwing his support to Jefferson, Hamilton rose above partisan interests and helped to save the nation.) Concluding that Burr could not muster enough Republican support to win the election (and having received assurances with respect to Jefferson's fiscal and appointments policies), Bayard finally informed his fellow Federalists that he could not "exclude Jefferson at the expense of the Constitution." Correspondence from Burr, who was awaiting the outcome of the election in New York, had arrived on February 15; these letters, now lost, revealed that he had abandoned any hope of winning the presidency. His supporters finally agreed that, when the state delegations were polled before the House cast its thirty-sixth ballot on February 17, Vermont and Maryland Federalists would withhold their votes, a move that freed their previously deadlocked delegations to vote for Jefferson. Bayard and the South Carolina representatives would cast blank ballots, further eroding Burr's margin. Jefferson, with ten votes, would become president, while Burr, with four, would become vice president.
The election, and the confusion that followed, exposed a critical flaw in the constitutional provision governing the election of the president and the vice president. The Twelfth Amendment, which passed both houses during the fall of 1803 and was ratified by the requisite number of states in time for the 1804 election, changed the method of election by requiring electors to designate one vote for a presidential candidate and the other for a vice-presidential candidate. Intended to prevent an unscrupulous vice-presidential candidate (or his supporters) from subverting the electoral process, the amendment was a Republican initiative, sponsored in the House of Representatives by John Dawson (R-VA) and in the Senate by Burr's rival De Witt Clinton (R-NY).
Vice President Aaron Burr
If Burr was at all chagrined by the outcome of the election, or by the taint he had acquired from not emphatically renouncing his widely rumored presidential aspirations, he gave no sign of it. "I join my hearty Congratulations on the Auspicious events of the 17th:," he wrote to Albert Gallatin while en route to Washington for the March 4 inauguration; "as to the infamous slanders which have been so industriously circulated—they are now of little Consequence & those who believed them will doubtless blush at their own Weakness." Burr arrived in Washington three days before the inauguration and found accommodations in nearby Georgetown.
On March 4, 1801, Senate President pro tempore James Hillhouse (F-CT) administered the oath of office to Burr in the Senate chamber on the ground floor of the new Capitol in Washington. The new vice president offered a brief extemporaneous address of "about three sentences," which the press ignored in favor of Jefferson's elegant and conciliatory inaugural address. Burr assumed the president's chair and administered the oath of office to the newly elected senators who presented their credentials. When Jefferson and the presidential party arrived in the Senate chamber, Burr left the Senate president's seat and joined Chief Justice John Marshall to listen to Jefferson's inaugural address. He later described the day as "serene & temperate—The Concourse of people immense—all passed off handsomely—great joy but no riot."
The new vice president soon received a flood of letters from friends, political allies and relatives, seeking appointments in the new administration or demanding the removal of Adams' Federalist appointees. Burr, who could never refuse a friend and considered patronage a means of cementing alliances and paying political debts, passed a number of these requests along to Jefferson. The president, however, became increasingly uncomfortable with each new recommendation. Most damning, as historian Mary-Jo Kline has explained, were the "repeated requests for consideration of the claims of the `faithful' from other states and territories." Jefferson was perfectly willing to replace Adams' "midnight appointments" with marshals and court officers who were loyal Republicans, as well as to remove Federalists who displayed "malversation or inherent disqualification" for office, appointing Republicans to the vacant posts. Still, mindful of the charges of nepotism and cronyism he had levelled against the Adams administration, he hesitated to dismiss civil servants solely for political reasons. Nor did he think it appropriate for the ambitious New Yorker to concern himself with appointments to federal offices in other states. The final insult appears to have occurred in the fall of 1801 with Burr's campaign to secure an appointment for his ally, Matthew L. Davis, to a naval post in New York. The president, already suspicious of the enterprising vice president who had jeopardized his election, soon began to distance himself from Burr. Thereafter, in making federal appointments in New York, he relied on George Clinton or Clinton's nephew De Witt.
After the Clintons replaced Burr as the administration's liaison to the New York Republican party, De Witt spared no effort to discredit the vice president in his home state. Assisted by [New York] American Citizen editor James Cheetham, he waged a savage war against the vice president in the local press. "The handbills were numerous, of various descriptions, uniform however in Virulent and indecent abuse," Burr reported. "[T]o Vilify A.B. was deemed of so much consequence, that packages of them were sent to Various parts of the country." It was becoming painfully apparent, one of his allies observed, that the vice president's "influence and weight with the Administration is in my opinion not such as I could wish." Bereft of the political base that had made him a formidable force in New York politics and an attractive vice-presidential prospect, he was now a liability to the administration. During Burr's single term in office, whatever influence or status he enjoyed would derive solely from his position as president of the Senate.
President of the Senate
Burr was one of the most skilled parliamentarians to serve as president of the Senate, a striking contrast to Adams and a worthy successor to Jefferson. "Mr. Burr, the Vice President, presides in the Senate with great ease, dignity & propriety," Senator William Plumer (F-NH) observed. "He preserves good order, silence—& decorum in debate—he confines the speaker to the point. He has excluded all spectators from the area of the Senate chamber, except the members from the other House. A measure which contributes much to good order."
But, although Burr was universally respected for his parliamentary skills and his impartial rulings, Senate Republicans noted with mounting concern his easy familiarity with his many Federalist friends. Alienated from his own party, pragmatic at the expense of principle, and beset by the chronic financial difficulties that dogged him throughout his career, Burr was increasingly regarded by his fellow Republicans as an unprincipled opportunist who would stop at nothing to rebuild his shattered political and personal fortunes. They found ample evidence of the vice president's apostasy on January 27, 1802, when Burr cast a tie-breaking vote that undercut the Republican effort to repeal the Judiciary Act of 1801.
That act, signed into law less than a week before Jefferson's election, enacted badly needed reforms, providing circuit court judges to relieve the Supreme Court justices from the burdensome and exhausting chore of riding circuit, and reducing the number of justices from six to five, effective with the next vacancy. The act became effective in time to allow John Adams to appoint Federalist judges to the new circuit courts, a development that heightened Republican fears of a Federalist-controlled judiciary. And, with one less Supreme Court justice, it appeared unlikely that Jefferson would ever have an opportunity to appoint a Republican nominee to the Supreme Court. On January 6, 1802, Senator John Breckinridge (R-KY) introduced a bill to repeal the Judiciary Act. Burr's vote would prove crucial in the Senate, where the absence of one Republican and the resignation of another had eroded the administration's already slim majority. Republicans were greatly relieved when the Senate deadlocked on a vote to proceed to a third reading of the repeal bill on January 26, and Burr resolved the tie in favor of the repealers. But he had secretly informed Federalists that he would support their attempts to block repeal by adding amendments that would make the Judiciary Act acceptable to moderate Republicans. Thus, the next day, when his friend Jonathan Dayton (F-NJ) moved to refer the bill to "a select committee, with instructions to consider and report the alterations which may be proper in the Judiciary system of the United States," Burr resolved the tie in favor of the Federalists. Burr explained that he had voted for referral in hopes of reaching a compromise:
I am for the affirmative, because I never can resist the reference of a measure where the senate is so nicely balanced, when the object is to effect amendment, that may accommodate it to the opinions of a larger majority; and particularly when I can believe that gentlemen are sincere in wishing a reference for this purpose. Should it, however, at any time appear that delay only is intended, my conduct will be different.
Republicans who resented Burr's treachery were outraged when he announced the members of the select committee. During the early 1800s, senators voted to choose members of these temporary committees, which normally consisted of three members, but on this occasion two senators tied for first place and three for second place. The committee would therefore, Burr announced, be comprised of five members: two Republicans who favored repeal; two Federalists who had voted against repeal and subsequently voted to refer the bill to committee in hopes of effecting a compromise; and one Republican moderate, John Ewing Colhoun (R-SC), who had sided with the Federalists. An account of the proceedings in the New York Evening Post reveals that Burr answered Republican challenges to this unexpected development with his customary ease and composure:
unexpected development with his customary ease and composure:
. . . The Democratic [Republican] members appeared extremely discontented at the apparent result; and before the vote was finally declared by the Vice President, General [James] Jackson [R-GA] rose and proposed, that the Senate should ballot again for the committee. This dashing proposition did not materially interrupt the regularity of the scrutiny.
The Vice President was very deliberate. He took the ballots of the respective Senators, examined them attentively, stated the number of them, and holding them up in his hand, mentioned that gentlemen, if they chose, might come and examine them. Mr. G[ouverneur] Morris [F-NY] hoped never to see, in the Senate a proceeding implying so much distrust.
After a pause, the Vice President declared his opinion, that the ballots were truly counted. Of course, the committee was composed as stated above, to the no small chagrin of some of the Democratic members of Congress, in both Houses.
Although Burr had substantive objections to the repeal bill, and told one correspondent that he was troubled at the prospect "of depriving the twenty-six judges of office and pay," his growing estrangement from the administration was also a factor. He may, as one scholar of the early judiciary suggests, have hoped to "enhance his stature not only with moderates of his own party but also with Federalists, and perhaps even pave the way for the eventual formation of a third party under his leadership," but the immediate result of Burr's abortive attempt to reach a compromise was his further isolation from his party. He had, as Jefferson's biographer has noted, "offended one side without satisfying the other." Among the advisers who comprised Jefferson's inner circle, only Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin continued to support the increasingly troublesome vice president.
Burr soon abandoned any hope of winning renomination to a second term. In early 1804, he called on Jefferson to inform him that he recognized "it would be for the interest of the republican cause for him to retire; that a disadvantageous schism would otherwise take place," but he was concerned that "were he to retire, it would be said that he shrunk from the public sentence." He would need, Burr suggested, "some mark of favor . . . which would declare to the world that he retired with [Jefferson's] confidence." Jefferson replied that he had not attempted to influence the 1800 election on his own or Burr's behalf, nor would he do so in the next election—a cool rejoinder that masked his now considerable resentment of the man whom, he claimed, he had "habitually cautioned Mr. Madison against trusting too much."
The Republicans ultimately settled on George Clinton as their new vice-presidential candidate. Burr retired from national politics, without Jefferson's "mark of favor," entering the 1804 New York gubernatorial race in a desperate attempt to restore his rapidly failing career.


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