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Logo in support of gay marriage takes off on Facebook
Profile pictures are being replaced across Facebook by users showing support for gay marriage, as two important gay-rights cases are being heard by the Supreme Court.
In place of the usual Facebook headshots, a pink equal sign over a red background popped up on many profiles Tuesday.
The equal sign, usually a yellow on a blue background, is the logo of Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest organization working toward equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans.
"Red, which is the color of love, was selected, basically, to represent the fact that what we are looking for is for the Supreme Court to recognize long-term committed and loving relationships of gay people," said Fred Sainz, vice president for communication for the Human Rights Campaign.
The color swap was the decision of marketing director Anastasia Khoo, and since posting the new logo on the HRC Facebook page, Sainz said more than 9 million people have seen the image, with 60,000 people sharing it.
The color swap comes on the heels of two hearings at the Supreme Court.
Tuesday saw a challenge to Proposition 8, a law in California that bars same-sex couples from marrying. The Defense of Marriage Act will be challenged Wednesday, which prevents the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriage.
The redesign of the Human Rights Campaign logo and its promotion on social media was meant to bring awareness to the cases, but since pushing the image on their Facebook page, it's taken on a life of its own.
In Connecticut, many Facebook users are taking the logo and using it as their profile picture. Greg Nobile, a Branford resident and owner of a theatrical production company, is among them.
"I'm 20, so, of course, I always have my Facebook feed going, and first thing this morning I saw what looked like the Human Rights Campaign logo start popping up in red ... I was super inspired to see, from the morning just until 5 p.m. -- I'm looking at my chat feed right now and its primarily the red HRC logo," Nobile said.
Nobile said he was excited that it was not just his friends taking on the image, but those of an older demographic, using it as a "form of protest, or support more so, of what's happening in Washington."
Daniel Younessi, a master's student at the University of Connecticut, also changed his profile picture.
"Changing your Facebook picture is not going to make (Justice Antonin) Scalia change his mind, but at the same time I think it's important that people are aware of where you stand on the issue," Younessi said.
Emily Capobianco, a master's of fine arts student at Southern Connecticut State University, said she made the show of support because she believes people have the right to marry whom they wish, and because she has loved ones who are gay.
And while Capobianco acknowledges that simply changing a picture may be "slacktivism," and that it won't change any laws -- that's not the point. It can start a conversation.
"I think image-sharing and viral videos containing messages like this one are a great tool in showing support. People learn. I saw someone on my wall ask what the picture meant, someone explained it, and now her profile picture contains the same red and pink equal sign," Capobianco said.
Matt Smith, legislative assistant policy analyst for New Haven Mayor DeStefano Jr., said the proliferation of the image across social media is important for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people to demonstrate to the world that they need not remain in the shadows.
"And I think it's important for allies to say that," Smith said. "I think Facebook is a great way to show that on your sleeve."
Smith said that, since coming out 20 years ago, he's amazed to see how much society has changed.
"I think seeing this pop up on Facebook to the extent that it has demonstrates huge attitudinal shifts in support of gay marriage," Smith said. "Twenty years ago you weren't talking about gay marriage as even a possibility."
He said it's "awesome" to see the pink icon snowballing across Facebook.
"Who knows, maybe it sends a message to those nine people who are suddenly going to decide if everyone has the right to get married," Smith said.
Luke Dringoli, a social media strategist with Stoy Worldwide, a content marketing agency, said he paid close attention to the pink Human Rights Campaign logo spreading across Facebook.
"There's obviously a tipping point you have to reach in order for something like this to go viral, so to speak," Dringoli said.
According to Dringoli, that tipping point happens when a number of "top influencers" share something like this image.
"I notice that George Takei (of "Start Trek" fame) was one who seemed to have shared this image shortly after it went up on the Human Rights Campaign Facebook page, and he has tremendous amount followers," Dringoli said
"And on top of that, he has a really high "talking about this" number, which is a measure of combined engagement -- likes, shares, comments,-- and it speaks more to how much people are listening to him and how much clout he has on Facebook.
"So for him sharing it, it really spreads it a lot. I think it's one of the big things that may have helped it reach the tipping point earlier today."
Dringoli said one measure of the health of a meme -- how long it will stick around -- is if it spawns its own sub-memes. Within hours of sharing the original red and pink Human Rights Campaign logo, Dringoli said Takei had already posted a light-hearted parody of it involving the cooking show host Paula Deen.
"It's gone from a single photo being shared out, and being shared out by like an influencer like him, to him then sharing something that was created by somebody as a direct result of what he originally shared. You can see it getting meta," Dringoli said.
"I would say that's a measure of success."
As of 9 p.m. the pages of Gov. Dannel Malloy, Nancy Wyman, Chris Murphy, Rosa DeLauro, Elizabeth Esty, and Jim Himes were using the logo.
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It is 18 years after the September 11 attacks happened. I was in Dubai working for a used car company as an accountant. It was getting dark and we were about to close the gates to the garage. I walked inside the office, as usual, looking around what needs to be done at the last minute. The TV was on and it was on Al Jazeera Arabic channel. Back then, that was the only widely watched channel in the entire Arab world. I saw a plane hit the facade of big tower and about 15 minutes later another plane hit the facade of another tower. I thought it was part of a movie. The clip was shown over and over and suddenly I saw from the upper part of the building smoke rises and later both towers collapse.
I switched channels to check what is going on. Up to this point I was befuddled. The Arabic channels and their commentators were speculating Japan has attacked the United States to take a revenge of 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Some commentators were pointing fingers at Jews, saying Jews have attacked the United States. I then searched other channels and finally I found BBC. Back then, my English was not that good but I could get a sense of what was in the news. What eventually I got was that the United States is attacked but up that point, it wasn't clear who did it. I thought it is not a big deal and I went to bed.
The next day when I got up. It wasn't a normal day. The local Arabs and the workers gathered in the circle, just outside of our garage. They were happy and their utterances were "Subhanallah" (glory be to Allah) and Allahu Akbar (God is great).
It was rumored that some Muslim freedom fighters crashed the planes to the twin towers. Two days later, I heard from the news that al-Qaeda whose base is in Afghanistan is behind the attacks. Once again, everyone was happy because of the attacks. Arabs and other Muslims were celebrating and rejoicing over the death of nearly three thousand humans in the United States. To them all those who died in the attacks were infidels, but the perpetrators were called martyrs.
Among the cheers of jubilance, you could hear some Afghan voices too, however, they were not happy over the death of three thousand people, their elation was at regaining hope for survival, they were hoping that these attacks would trigger the United States to strike and destroy the Taliban and free the country. They were individuals who escaped the Taliban's systematic massacre of the Hazaras in Mazar-e Sharif and Bamiyan. They were the Hazaras who were hoping for their country to be liberated.


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Arthur Storey Park – ChinaTown
Location: 7400 W Sam Houston Pkwy SHouston, TX 77072
Trail: outer loop 1.72 Miles
inner loop 0.62 Miles
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Arthur Storey Park Trails – Trail Run Video
Hello, My name is Erik Calderon.
Welcome to My video blog on Trail Running in the Houston and Surrounding areas.
Today we'll be taking a look at the Arthur Storey Park Trails located just outside of Beltway 8: in Houston China Town, off of Bellaire avenue on the West side of Beltway Eight. 7400 W Sam Houston Pkwy SHouston, TX 77072.
Although the park has a lot of parking space, it fills up fast in the mornings and on weekends. I've seen people parking in the Home Depot next to the park in order to visit.
Entering a bit into the park is a wonderful fitness station where you can begin your run with a warm up of Pull ups, push ups and situps.
After warming up you can easily enjoy a 1.72 mile run around the outer loop, then add bit to the end by including the inner loop around the small pond and pavillion, or you can easily construct a short run by just going around the inner loop. The inner loop is approximately 0.62 miles.
While jogging around the outer loop you'll get a peak at the beautiful buddhist temple, as your winding around some detention ponds and the braes bayou. The view is absolutely relaxing and peaceful.
This is a Beginner to Intermediate Level Trail Run.
I've ranked this trail as Beginner to Intermediate because the outer trail is over one mile, and you also have inner trails that are under one mile in length. So, you can construct an easy run or you can opt for a run of 1.72 miles or longer around the outer loop.
I rank trails into three catagories. Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced.
Beginner Trails are under a mile, usually only gravel, asphalt or concrete
Intermediate trails are over 1 mile in length, and under 3 miles. They consist of gravel, asphalt or concrete
Advanced trails are over 3 miles in length or are off road trails that are not paved, usually used by mountain bikers. The terrain of these trails requires trail running shoes and focus on the ground is essential.
The trail consists of three kinds of running surfaces: Asphalt, Concrete and gravel. Most of the outer loop is Asphalt with a small stretch of Concrete. The inner loop is mostly all gravel.
For those looking into some recreation, they have swings for the kids, a wonderful playground, a few pavillions and a beautiful pond.
This Park is name after Arthur Storey, who at the time of naming the park was director of the Harris County Flood Control District. He came up with the idea to create parks around flood control properties.
The Park has some wonderful areas for bbq'ing, and big open fields. I often see people playing soccer in these fields.
The park also as a wonderful kidfit center, complete with rock climbing, ropes, junggle bars, pull up bar, sit up station and more, designed specificily for kids in mind.
Being in the heart of china town you can catch people doing tai chi in the mornings. The park has a wonderful Yin Yang pavillion, where I often spend time doing some martial arts myself.
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Dee Gordon can fly…
You hear a lot about Dee Gordon these days and as you can imagine, our baseball operations staff is careful not to overhype him. But sometimes, he's hard to ignore.
Earlier tonight, while we were in the visiting clubhouse at the new D-backs complex at Talking Stick, Dee was talking about the inside-the-park-home-run he seemingly hit in a minor league game yesterday, only to be thrown out at home plate.
Well, the folks from LADodgertalk.com are in town for a few days at Spring Training and as I was talking to them, Mark Timmons said that Jared Massey actually caught the play on tape. So, if you want to see just how fast Dee is, check this out. And for what it's worth, I agree with Dee that he was safe.
It's really amazing what you can find on the web these days. There's always talk about how the number of mainstream media members covering us has dwindled and yet, you could spend hours and hours each day just following the Dodgers.
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I wish Dee would fly straight to Dodger Stadium. He belongs on the team.
I love Dee Gordon!!! He should be with the big club, hopefully sooner than later 🙂
From previous thread…..
I agree Jhall!! Hi tru!!! lol!!! How about that rain? Lol!! I am thinking enchanted is getting a nice dose of the white stuff, hoping he's okay though.
I'm really getting depressed with all this rain, Nellyjune. It's supposed to last all week. I think we need a dinner out and lots of drinks 🙂
Hi'Ya Trumom!! You're welcome. Glad you liked the Andre video. It's nice to have Gordon in the pipeline. Furcal needs 600 PA's for his club option to vest for 2012. With his injury history, it doesn't seem likely!!! With an average of 4.5 PA/game, he would have to play in 133/134 games. I think Gordon needs to play everyday so AAA is where he belongs to start the season. He'll come up if Ferk goes down(highly likely) or in September!!!
I know you're right about Gordon, Jhall. Just wishing a few things were different with this team.
Totally understood too Jhall 🙂
I agree with you too Tru!
Yep, I wish a couple of things were different!!! Oh well, keep your fingers crossed!!! LOL!!!!
……and your legs and anything that can be crossed 🙂
I will keep my fingers crossed, Jhall. Come to think of it, I'd like to give the finger to a few people! lol
Come to think of it, we sure haven't seen much of Furcal lately!!! No magic in our bats today!!! Oh well, I should probably get used to it. Groan!!!!!
I think we will be okay. Nobody in our division is scary good. I hate to say it, but the gnats are looking the strongest so far. However, their bullpen is somewhat dinged up with Wilson possibly being out with an obligue strain.
Then again, Wilson is vowing to be ready for Opening Day. His trainer's on the ball, unlike ours.
Good point Nelly!!! 86 wins can take our division!!!
I think so Jhall!!! We say it ourselves all the time. Everything on paper doesn't seem to favor us, but the teams don't play on paper. They play on the ball field where anything can happen.
Haven't seen anything from Raffy….Get out!!
I hope he gets 600 plate appearances… As far as Dee, looking forward to his appearance, no doubt.
Lets talk about James and his supposed regression, no Dodger other than Carrol had a better year, James held the fort when, it looked like….We'll we all know what it looked like…..This year James will be the driving force….for all you Ney sayers, revel in this…..Boom, Boom!!
Big Game James!!
Rythym Brothers….Bum Bum Bum, Bum Bum….
My Generation………62 years,
My Grandfathers generation, my Fathers generation, my generation and every child in America's generation.
Baseball has been blessed…
Those of us whom, hear Vinnies call, and immediatly think of home…..have been blessed beyond years….
Thank You, Vinny…
Looks like D4 is in mid-season form! You rock!!!!
Rocking on D4!
Countdown to Opening Day
Thursday, March 31, 2011 5:01 pm
Days: 9
Hours: 221
Minutes: 13306
current time: 11:14 AM Dodger Stadium Time
All right D4!!!! Sounds like you are locked and loaded for the season. Rock On my friend!!!!!!!
Well its a good thing Gibbons got new contacts. Now he can see his way to the dugout better after his AB's!!!! Geez!!! What a waste!!!!
Uh-oh, looks like Velez hurt his ankle 🙂
Hi'Ya Trumom!!! Hope you are having a great day!!! Well, Chad looked good today as well as the bullpen till Troncoso. Elbert throwing strikes, good sign. Nice to see Furcal in the lineup and Paul looked good. Only rbi so far. Gibbons, of course, stunk!!!!
Troncoso sucks!
LOL!!! C'mon Trumom, don't sugarcoat it, tell us how you really feel. You are correct however!!!!
Hi, Jhall. I'm having a good day. Gibbons is a waste of a spot on the team!
Yep Trumom, it is very obvious to everyone except Ned!!! I'm not sure how Donny feels. If I'm Mattingly in my first year managing and trying to make a name for myself, I wouldn't want to hang my fortunes on Gibbons.
I would like to see a complete game with the regular players in there. I'm guessing the cuts will be made next week?
I think Jiminez should make the team…even though he didn't hit today, he has some pop and can play various positions.
Yep, its time to make some cuts and stretch out the regulars!!!! Who would you cut first Trumom?
I'd cut NED, FRANK and HONEYCUTT!!!!! LOL
LOL!!! I agree and with that platform, you will win in a landslide!!!! I would like to add Conte to that mix!!!
Conte, for sure!
Kapler…outta here!
Yay… a win! Correction it should be Gimenez not Jimenez.
Woo-Hoo, win streak!! I'd send Troncoso and Gibbons packing!!!!
Yep Trumom, I would unload Navarro and keep Gimenez!!!! Good call!!!
We could put together a pretty decent team, Jhall 🙂
I'm positive you and I could do better than Ned!!! It really wouldn't take much to outperform Neddy!!! He just doesn't have "IT".
Hell, my dogs could pick a better team than NED!!! lol
LMAO!!! It really speaks of my opinion of Ned, that, I can't honestly disagree with you on that!!!
Speaking of which, can you imagine how much better off we would be now if Kim was the GM for the past 5 years!!!
Geez, after the Schitty-Phew fiasco, Frank had a chance to save his a** with Ng!!!
Yep Trumom, I would unload Navarro and keep Gimenez!!!! Good call!!!
By jhallwally on March 22, 2011 4:27 PM
That is exactly what I told my friend Alex on FB, 54 minutes ago.
Kim was a big loss for us. She is one tough cookie and would have made a fantastic GM.
Hi'Ya CZ!! It's really a no-brainer!!!! Same with Paul and Gibbons!!!
Hi Everybody
Dee Gordon sure can run.
I keep asking the same question. What happened to 'the tie goes to the runner'? It was the same thing in the '55 World Series.
I don't know what Yogi keeps arguing about.
Yes, Robby slid into the glove and ball which were right over the plate, hitting home plate at precisely at the same time. that's why he was safe.
I haven't had any trouble logging in for a few days, so long as I come here first.
Makes perfect sense!!!!!
Couple of guys that I don't want on the team.
Velez I think is now gone since his ankle injury, and that's a good thing. Good Bye.
Blake I hope doesn't even recover from his back/ rib injury, because his contract has been a year too long. Whether we put Miles on 3rd or Uribe, or almost anybody else, they can hardly be any worse than having Blake play that position, especially if we're intent on having him bat second in the lineup. Good Bye, Blake.
Among all the LF possibilities, I think Gibbons has the least to recommend him at this point. Whether we play Gwynn, or Paul, or Gimenez, or anybody else not named Gibbons we'll be better off. So, Good Bye, Gibbons. Yours was a nice story while it lasted, but it's over.
Well said, Bear! I agree 100%!!!!
I totally agree Bear!!! Especially about Blake and Gibbons!!!!
Me too!!
BTW – enchanted has been without power since Sunday, as I suspected due to what I was hearing on the news in his neck of the woods. Jhall – I know you can relate. He said it took him 3 hours to dig out of his driveway on Monday. He normally has minimal snow, and it melts rather quickly. With the next storm coming in as I write, and according to the news and him, the folks up there probably won't have power until Friday/Saturday.
Yep Nelly, power outages really are a huge pain in the butt!!! Tell Beav we're keeping him in our thoughts. Sounds like the ice storm we had here in Dec 04. Lost my power for 6 days!! No fun!!!
Jhall – he is in a pretty remote area up in our foothills, and the news was showing us power lines all tangled up in the trees. Some of the residents of a town nearby him said they haven't even seen PG&E (our power company) yet. I am guessing the big issue for him is his business is primarily done by computer, and that has to be a huge pain in the butt!! LOL!! I have been in an ice storm when living in Memphis. No fun at all is right! I know what you mean – lol!! That was down right scary at times the first time I experienced one.
I guess the gnat fans got enough money to fly their banner over Dodger Stadium during our opening game. Pathetic is all I have to say on that one. Why don't they save their money and have an even bigger celebration in their home ballpark. Those of us up here have said this many times. They spend more time and energy worried about and hating the Dodgers than they do celebrating their own.
Getting ready for the season 🙂
Poor, Enchanted! I'm freaking out just by having all this damn rain….I'd be an absolute basket case if I were snow bound with no electricity!
Fan?s view: If Dodgers want to win, Furcal must stay healthy
Hello there everybody! Wow Nelly — I guess it's a good thing that Wifey & I didn't end up going to Tahoe for my Birthday.
I was in a car accident a couple of weeks ago and pushed into another car. No one was injured but my car is probably totaled. I was bummin about it as I'm not a wealthy dude as well as I've taken great pride in my driving and avoiding some accidents in my past. Although it was probably more God's protection in most of those cases then me doing anything.
Then the tragic quake, tsunami, and nuke issues hit Japan and made me realize my car issues were so extremely very small. We didn't go to Tahoe since I was going to be off for the weekend so I thought I should be responsible and try to shop for a new used car. But then it was raining the whole time which doesn't make for a good time walking car lots. So we didn't get to the car shopping. We just chilled which was what was needed. I think it could of been fun getting snowed in — missing a couple days of work and lounging by the fire. But it could also of been a big bummer…
So long story short I hope E is doing okay and has plenty of blankets.
Well the boys have been playing well lately and it's been nice to see! Not as many errors and they have also been running the bases well. I have seen many 1st to 3rd on base hits which is a awesome. I like the aggressiveness.
Anyway I hope all is well with everybody — take care…
Collie – sorry to hear about your car accident, and eventhough your car is not okay, I am glad you are. As far as enchanted, according to our news, it is snowing up there now pretty heavily, and it looks like their power "might" be back by Saturday.
The Dodgers have been playing pretty well, and it hopefully will be even better when the starters are all playing at the same time.
So sorry to hear about your accident, Collie. Glad you are okay.
Hang in there Collie!!! Sorry about the car, but glad your OK!!! I realized too late that when you live out in the country, you should invest in a really good generator!!! Power companies are going to fix the problems in the higher population density areas first. Beav is a trooper, I'm sure he will perservere!!! Country Boys Can Survive!!!!
Jhall ~ He has lived amongst the strangest of neighbors up there so this weather is probably the least of enchanted's worries really – lol!!!
Hi'Ya Nelly!! Hope your day is going well!!! I'm not totally sure what you mean about the neighbors. Hopefully, just weird pot-heads, not sociopathic violent sorts. Anyway, when you live out in the boonies, you should be armed. I always have my friends, Colt, Winchester, Remington, Smith and Wesson!!!
For some reason, I can see Trumom packing heat!!! LOL!!!
Jhall – not violent, necessarily, just very strange. The movie "The Burbs" comes to mind everytime he mentions the weirdness. Other than the constant rain and being on a flood watch for my house (there is a creek right in front of my house), I am doing great!!! Like Collie says, it's perspective when you read all the stuff going on outside of the US right now. Hope you are doing well too!
My mom doesn't need to pack heat, she has 5 little dogs that will rip you to shreds if you mess with her or my dad – LMAO!!!
The Trumom Ultimatem!!!! Trumom with only memories of the Dodger glory years, hunts down and eliminates Frank and Ned!!!! Returning the franchise to prominence!!!!
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Doing well Nelly, thanks!!! Well, lord willing and the creek don't rise…………..
With all that free time with no computers or television, enchanted just might be filling up his library of ITD/Dodger songs – LOL!!!!
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Estes Park trustees will take up the request from the Estes Performance Incorporated (EPIC) to grant a purchase option for a portion of the town owned parking lot between Elkhorn Avenue and Rockwell Street. The initial request was tabled by trustees at their Nov. 27, 2012, town board meeting, with many trustees citing the need for more information before making a decision on the request. The trustees will take up the question during their Jan. 22 regular board meeting that begins at 7 p.m. in town hall.
Public comment will be accepted during the meeting prior to a decision, much like the Nov. 27 meeting.
EPIC has envisioned a premier, $20 million performing arts theater with retail shops on the site of the old Park Theatre Mall that was destroyed by fire in October of 2009. The lot has sat empty in the heart of downtown Estes Park since the fire. ¶
Owners of the mall property, the Seeley family, has donated the land to EPIC for the construction of the art center. This is contingent on the project going forward.
EPIC is requesting a purchase option for a portion of the town's Riverside property, including a segment of the parking lot. The option was for $1 and for other considerations, including property easements for the Riverwalk through the property to Moraine Avenue and construction of the Riverwalk through the property. EPIC has deemed the lot necessary to build Rocky Mountain Performing Arts Center (The Rocky). ¶
The additional property would be used to lengthen the overall footprint of the theater, including providing adequate room for the backstage area and a loading dock, along with other upgrades to the overall plan.
The question of granting the option agreement will be taken up again by the board at its Jan. 22 meeting. The board tabled the request at their Nov. 27, 2012, meeting. On Jan. 22, the board will not approve or deny the overall project, it will only approve or deny the purchase option requested by EPIC. If approved, the option must be exercised by Jan. 31, 2014. Prior to transfer of the town's property, EPIC must receive all necessary approvals of its development plan, including special review approval from the Estes Valley Planning Commission and Estes Park Town Board, as well as any variances for the project.
The EPIC request has drawn opposition from neighboring businesses and residents who object to the loss of parking spaces in the heart of downtown Estes Park, and to the theater's design, including its overall height.
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Make sure your counterfeit identity papers are in order, because for this edition of IQ, we are signing up with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) for a daring midnight operation under the Aegean sky. Susan Heuck Allen's Classical Spies: American Archaeologists with the OSS in World War II Greece follows a colorful cast of academics as they trade excavation for intelligence gathering. Allen, who is a lecturer in the Department of History, Philosophy, and Social Sciences at the Rhode Island School of Design and a visiting scholar in Classics at Brown University, wrote the book with the help of an NEH fellowship.
Why was OSS interested in hiring classicists?
Archaeologists spoke the languages and knew the people and the lands to which they were assigned. Language proficiency was critical. Female classicists who did not venture overseas learned Japanese and tracked battleships or worked in cryptography.
Most OSS agents tasked with working on Greece had ties to the American School in Athens. What is it?
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is the research home of all American scholars excavating or doing research in Greece. The school, founded in 1881, helps Americans get excavation permits from the Greek government and has a library and a hostel where the archaeologists live while in Athens. Two OSS veterans became postwar directors of the school.
Who was Rodney Young?
Young was a coddled child of the Gilded Age, a product of St. Paul's and Princeton, who left the United States in 1929 to study at the American School and dig on its excavations. Through these experiences, he grew to love Greece and the Greeks. When Greece was attacked by Mussolini's forces, Young volunteered to fight with the Greeks and drove an ambulance for the Greek Red Cross until he was critically wounded during an air attack.
What role did he play in turning classicists into spies?
After being recruited by an older Princeton colleague, Young moved to Washington and Cairo to organize OSS Secret Intelligence for Greece. He recruited his fellow archaeologists during a May 1942 meeting of the American School's Managing Committee.
Did classicists make good spies?
Their bosses rated their language proficiency "most valuable," their performance "superior," and their work "really outstanding." Amongst themselves they referred to the work as "hush, hush." They took an oath of secrecy, which they almost never broke.
Where did OSS set up its base of operations for Greece?
Cairo served as the operational hub for all OSS missions to Greece. From Cairo, satellite bases radiated out to Istanbul, Izmir, and Edirne in Turkey; Alexandria, Egypt; Bari, Italy; and Cyprus.
What were some of the code names that were used?
The OSS Greek Desk in Cairo used bird names, such as Pigeon, Sparrow, Chickadee, Owl, Thrush, Vulture, Eagle, and Duck. Their subagents were given code names related to theirs. One archaeologist who worked under "Duck" sported the moniker "Daffy."
How well known was the "classicists as spies" story in the academic community? Classified? Open secret?
There were rumors for years—99 percent of which went unpublished—but there was no evidence until I wrote the book.
Why did some people try to dissuade you from telling this story?
A member of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens told me I could not write this book. She worried about how it would affect the reputation of American archaeologists in Greece. I reassured her that the school had no formal ties with any intelligence agency during World War II. Moreover, the archaeologists had worked hand-in-hand with the wartime Greek government-in-exile and that their aim was to help Greece and the Greeks. In fact, years before I published the book, rumors abounded about members of the foreign schools engaging in espionage or intelligence gathering.
Favorite OSS operation?
Operation Honeymoon, the one that got me started, in which my professor evacuated a very attractive female double agent who was wanted dead or alive by the Germans.
How did you first hear the story?
One night at "ouzo hour" on the Greek island of Kea, my elderly professor asked us if we had heard of "Cicero." He did not mean the Roman orator, but rather an Albanian Turk who had infiltrated the British embassy in Turkey during World War II and, while posing as the ambassador's valet, sold Allied secrets to the Germans. He told us how he had arranged for a female double agent, the one who had fingered "Cicero," to escape from Turkey by moonlight in a small fishing boat. Then he grew silent. He had said too much.
If you had a code name, what would it be?
"Clio," which is not only the name of the Greek muse of history, but also one of my sources. She was a trained concert pianist who worked with Rodney Young in the Greek Red Cross and the OSS. Although she was a recluse, Clio allowed me into her world, dredging up exquisitely painful and telling war stories and making the war come alive. At our first meeting, she told me this was her story and she wanted to take it to the grave—then she chose to trust me with it. Every year when I swim Silver Lake, my official contestant's name, inscribed on my left arm, is Clio.


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SOCHI, Russia, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- A snowboarder whose surgeries have far outnumbered her gold medals put some life back into an increasingly frustrating American Olympic effort Wednesday.
Kaitlyn Farrington got the best of three former Olympic champions to win the women's halfpipe and the American contingent once more had the chance to be very happy snowboarding is now part of the Games.
Some of the best known figures in winter sports have been unable to bring about the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the opening days of the Olympics. That has happened only when an American snowboarder has won a gold medal and Farrington was the third to do so.
At age 24, Farrington has been through three knee operations, five surgeries on a wrist and another on a thumb. But such distractions are part of a sport where there is a mishap waiting at every turn.
All of those visits to the doctor were made worthwhile Wednesday when she defeated the women who had won each of the last three halfpipe gold medals.
Her final run in a very close competition was judged to be worth 91.75 points. Torah Bright of Australia, gold medalist from four years ago, received 91.50 points and American Kelly Clark, who won the title in 2002, scored 90.75.
Another U.S. snowboarder, defending champion Hannah Teter, came in fourth.
The evening at least ended on a bright note for the Americans, who have suffered disappointments that have almost become an epidemic. They have struck an Olympic program that earned 37 medals in Vancouver, the most for one nation in a single Winter Games.
Bode Miller, who has won five medals in his Olympic career, twice had the best training run for this year's downhill and seemed poised for a victory but he clipped a gate and finished eighth.
Hannah Kearney was the defending champion in freestyle skiing moguls and was favored to make it two in a row, but she had to settle for a bronze medal.
Then came the shocking inability of snowboarding superstar Shaun White to win a medal in the halfpipe, an event he had owned in the prior two Olympics.
And on Wednesday, Shani Davis had a chance to do what White could not -- win a third consecutive Olympic medal in the same event. Instead, he could never gain momentum in the 1,000-meter speed skating race and wound up eighth.
Even though Davis' showing was the largest American downer Wednesday, it was not the only one. Julia Mancuso had raised hopes she might capture the downhill title after winning that race in the alpine combined earlier in the Olympics, but she, like Miller and Davis, finished in eighth place.
The U.S. women's hockey team also suffered a letdown in its final group game against Canada, a team it had beaten in four tune-ups for the Olympics. Canada was a 3-2 winner, although both teams will play in the semifinals and will likely meet again in the gold medal game.
Elsewhere, celebrations that have become commonplace took place once more among the Germans in luge, the Dutch in speed skating and the Russians in figure skating.
Tobias Arlt and Tobias Wendl won the doubles luge for Germany, giving that country three gold medals in three luge events at the Olympics. Germans will try to finish off a sweep of the golds Thursday when the first luge relay in the history of the Games will be contested.
Stefan Groothius was the winner of the 1,000-meter speed skating race in which Davis came up short. He gave the Netherlands its fourth speed skating victory in five tries and that country also won the bronze medal thanks to 500-meter champion Michel Mulder.
Of the 15 speed skating medals handed out thus far, 10 have gone to skaters from the Netherlands. Dutch athletes have not won a medal in any other sport.
And the Russian duo of Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov overwhelmed the competition in pairs figure skating, adding that gold medal they won in the inaugural Olympics team event over the weekend.
There was also a double celebration at the women's downhill race since two gold medals were handed out in an alpine race for the first time in Olympic history. Tina Maze of Slovenia and Dominique Gisin of Switzerland were both timed in 1:41.57.
Since there is no photo with which to study two skiers at the end of a race, the time must be the determining factor.
Thursday's action will feature another attempt by Norway's Ole Einar Bjorndalen to set a record for most Winter Olympics medals won in a career. He will take part in the 20-kilometer biathlon race.
All 12 teams in the men's hockey tournament will be in action with those from the United States and Canada playing their first games. The Americans will take on Slovakia and Canada will face Norway.


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Apple will unleash its iPhone into the European market during the fourth quarter of 2007. But, it seems not all European consumers will be granted access to the so-called must-have gadget this side of Christmas.
The handset, which launched in the US on 29 June, will initially appear in a few "major" European countries, but the company hasn't named which countries these will be, leaving lusting customers to simply guess over when and where it will first appear.
Apple's iPhone sales strategy, with as yet unnamed European partners, will also be annouced later in the fourth quarter. However, Asia and those European countries not deemed "major" by it will not officially receive the handset until 2008 .
The long awaited European announcement was made by Apple's CFO Peter Oppenheimer yesterday during a conference call to discuss its third quarter financial results.
Oppenheimer also stated that 270,000 iPhone handsets were sold over network provider AT&T and through Apple retail stores during its third quarter, despite the handset only being on sale for the last 30 hours of the quarter, ended 30 June.
The company expects great things off the back of the iPhone's existing US sales, with Oppenheimer boldly proclaiming during the call that it hopes to sell its one millionth iPhone by the end of the handset's first full quarter sales period, ending 29 September, and its 10 millionth iPhone during 2008.
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Make no mistake, one of the top performers of the spring has been Josh Perkins. And despite all the compliments, he hasn't stopped working on his game as he sorts through the recruiting process.
The rising senior from Denver -- who ranks No. 42 in the Rivals150 -- has been outstanding with his summer team, the Colorado Miners, and established himself as one of the top floor generals in the country. However, the 6-foot-2 point guard hadn't really gotten a chance to showcase himself to a national audience.
Over the weekend, Perkins got that chance at the Pangos All-American Camp. He played well and held his own against just about everybody, including the nation's top rising senior point guard, Emmanuel Mudiay.
"It's always going to be a good game between Emmanuel and I," said Perkins. "He's in my eyes the best point guard in the nation and I just have to step my game up every time that we're on the court together.
"He's a great point guard and gets his teammates involved. He's way more physical than I am, but I think I'm right there hand and hand with him. He just has that strength and plays against better people on a daily basis."
That desire to play against better competition on a daily basis means that Perkins will be on the move for his senior season.
After attending Regis Jesuit in the Denver area, he'll head to powerhouse Huntington (W.Va.) Prep for his final year of high school.
Head coach Rob Fulford will no doubt enjoy Perkins' high-level ability to create for others while also generating offense. The national schedule and competition in practice should help Perkins as he works to get stronger and add more burst off the dribble.
Because of his play this spring, Perkins has put himself in a position to move further up the rankings. He says that rankings don't matter, but watching him play you can see the edge and chip on his shoulder.
That edge along, with his skill, has caused schools from all over the country to lob interest his way. He's not in any rush to make a decision -- he says that he and his family will narrow things in August -- but while in Los Angeles he checked out UCLA and mentioned the Bruins among three teams that have been hitting him the hardest. He also says that a few new programs have called.
"UCLA, USC and Gonzaga," said Perkins when asked who is recruiting him the hardest. "Then I got recent calls from Syracuse, UConn and Kentucky."
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Reversed: Creative block, dependence on others
The Empress is the archetypal Earth Mother, the Anima, the Feminine Principle, Demeter, Freyja and the Goddess of Fertility. Ruled by Venus, the planet of love, creativity, fertility, art, harmony, luxury, beauty and grace.
The main feature of this card is the Empress herself, a full-figured woman with blond hair and a peaceful and calm aura about her. On her head she wears a crown of stars, showing her connection with the mystical realm of angels and fairies. She is dressed in a patterned robe of pomegranates, symbolic of fertility and is seated upon a luxurious array of cushions and flowing red velvet with the symbol of Venus emblazoned upon it.
The Empress is surrounded by a beautiful, lush forest with a stream running through it, demonstrating the Empress's deep emotional connection with Mother Earth and life. She draws her sense of peace from the trees and the water and is rejuvenated by the energy of nature. In the foreground, golden wheat springs from the ground, reflecting abundance from a recent harvest.
The Empress shows a deep connection with our femininity. Femininity translates in many ways – beauty, sensuality, fertility, creative expression, nurturing – and is necessary in creating balance in both men and women. The Empress calls on you to connect with your feminine energy. Create beauty in your life. Get in touch with your sensuality through taste, touch, sound, smell and sight. Draw on these senses to experience pleasure and deep fulfilment. Treat yourself to a day spa, learn massage, enjoy a fine dining experience, or simply spend more time with your partner. Discover new ways to creatively express yourself, be it through painting, music, drama, or other art forms. This may be the perfect time to take up a new hobby that enables you to access this part of yourself.
The Empress may also indicate pregnancy or birth. Look to other cards in the reading to confirm if this is an actual pregnancy or birth (for example, the Ace or Page of Cups or the Four of Wands) or if it is metaphorical (for example, the Ace of Wands). On a metaphorical level, the Empress may represent the birth of a new idea, a product, or a new way of being. New ideas and projects will be implemented resulting in the success of all your projects and interests. Bring forth those ideas that have been growing and developing inside of you.
The Empress encourages you to spend time in nature. Use your holiday time not to stay in fancy hotels in busy cities but to explore nature by pitching a tent or hiking through its beautiful terrain. Allow yourself the time and the space to enter into a different frame of mind in which you can truly connect with Mother Earth and receive her into your heart and mind. Take a trip to your favourite natural setting, be it a forest, beach, mountain or lake and simply sit for a couple of minutes, hours or even days to breathe in the energy that surrounds you while marvelling in the beauty of the earth. The Empress highlights that you are grounded in the material plane (a stabilising influence), yet you can reach into higher planes of consciousness through your connection with nature. You have the potential to connect between the Earth and the Universe.
The Empress is a deeply nurturing and caring card. If you are a mother yourself, you may be exploring your 'mother' role even more deeply than you have before and truly appreciating the gift that has been bestowed upon you. You are blessed by maternal, protective forces or influences. For fathers, the Empress encourages you to nurture your children and open the lines of communication between you and your child. Encourage growth and development of your children, and be there to support and guide when needed.
More broadly, the Empress encourages you to connect with others by nurturing, caring and supporting those around you. Find ways to support dialogue and open communication, creating a space to openly express your feelings.
When we allow ourselves to truly experience the connections with Mother Earth, our femininity and those around us, we create abundance and radiance in our lives. Take a moment to reflect on the love that surrounds you and build on this energy to create even more abundant love in your life. Know that love is limitless. A wonderful affirmation associated with the Empress is, "I bring forth my creations with joy. I love and nurture them to fruition."
Similarly, the Empress indicates that the Universal energy is about to intervene in your life. It may be just enough to give you a glimpse of a miracle or it may be even more. You may or may not know whom or what brings such good fortune but the care and nurturing that will result come as no accident. What appears to be coincidental good luck may actually be the result of a series of good choices you have made. It is your turn to have things work out in your favour, to be blessed and to feel nurtured. Know that you are worthy of receiving this loving embrace.
Reversed, the Empress suggests a loss of personal power through placing too much emphasis on another person's emotional or material needs, thus neglecting your own. The reversed position of this card deals with indecisiveness concerning others and confusion about the direction a relationship may be taking. You may also be finding it difficult to work cooperatively with others. The reason for this lack of harmony is likely to be within you and therefore introspection is required.
In a relationship reading, the Empress reversed suggests that you are feeling very challenged because you do not have an avenue to express your true thoughts and feelings and you are obliged to bottle a lot of it up inside. Have you got a close friend in whom you can confide? You need to share your feelings with someone so that you can understand them and get in touch with your inner self. This card can also suggest a dependence on other people's feelings, indicating that you may be playing a waiting game now to see how your partner reacts and what emotion he/she displays. It is best not to do this but instead work through your own emotions independently of him or her.
If you are struggling in a relationship, the first step for you is to take some time to yourself in order to restore your energy levels and your belief in yourself. Unfortunately, your past relationships have impacted how you see yourself and your ability to truly love and trust another person. As a result, you may be doubting your inner beauty and losing your inspiration for creating beautiful, loving relationships.
You may also be overprotective of someone you love and this is straining your relationship. Be mindful that you are not becoming a smothering, demanding mother. Are you 'mothering' your partner, friends, or family too much? Be careful not to overdraw on the characteristics of the upright Empress. You may need to follow the example of the High Priestess who listens to her inner psyche for the answers.
More generally, the Empress reversed indicates that you are feeling discontented because something is missing or lacking in your life, or because you want to find something creative, meaningful or fulfilling to do but you do not know what. This card can indicate a creative block. You may find your mood is depressed or negative. Work can feel laborious and mundane. This is not a time to think, act or do. You are already overloaded and mental pursuits will not give you what you need. Further attempts to follow your intellect or reasoning mind will only cause frustration or lead you astray.
The Empress reversed may also indicate issues with pregnancy, whether it is infertility or an unwanted pregnancy.


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MXP4's Bopler Games Opens Revenue Stream for Musicians By Letting Users Pay Facebook Credits to Play with Songs
Social music app developer MXP4 is launching Bopler Games, a standalone Facebook canvas application in which users play a suite of games that revolve around licensed music. Bopler Games creates a new revenue stream for musicians by paying them royalties when users spend $1 in Facebook Credits to play with the full version of a song instead of a 60-second preview.
If MXP4 can demonstrate that social games can be a significant money maker for musicians, it could convince major record labels to loosen their grip and become more willing to license their songs. Social game micropayments might then help save musicians and record labels that have been struggling to earn money off of recorded music since the widespread adoption of the MP3.
Previously, MXp4 only offered games that musicians could brand and install on their Pages as tab applications, but there were no in-game purchases. This meant that while useful for familiarizing fans with music and drawing users to a musician's Page, MXP4's games didn't monetize directly, making musicians and labels weary to pay the developer or license their most popular songs to it.
Licensed music has been available for listening in some games such as NightClub City, and developers such as CrowdStar have allowed musicians to sell digital downloads through their games. However, this appears to be the first time a prominent developer has allowed users to pay for music that can only be listened to in a game. This is important because these purchases are less likely to cannibalize download sales, and instead create a parallel revenue stream or even encourage download sales.
Along with its existing game Pump It!, which focused on triggering sounds in a style of reminiscent of Guitar Hero and recently reach 1.3 million monthly active users, Mxp4 has added several new game types.
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Novus Highlights Mineral and Gut Health Solutions at EuroTier 2014
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Oct. 29, 2014)—Novus International, Inc. is exhibiting at EuroTier 2014, the world's leading trade fair for animal production. The event takes place in Hannover, Germany November 11-14 and brings together animal production professionals from all over the world. Novus will highlight its sustainable nutritional solutions for multiple animal species.
This year, Novus is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its highly-effective chelated trace minerals, MINTREX®, and will host several events at EuroTier to celebrate this momentous occasion. The MINTREX molecule truly embodies Novus's commitment to delivering innovative products that support animal nutrition and performance. This anniversary reflects Novus's leadership position in the chelated trace minerals market and highlights the company's dedication to sustainable solutions that improve animal welfare and the environment.
"We are pleased to present Dr. Josef Kamphues at our MINTREX 10-year anniversary celebration on November 12, who will highlight the importance of trace minerals in animal nutrition," notes Uwe Ranft, area general manager of Europe & Middle East at Novus. Dr. Kamphues is the head of the Institute of Animal Nutrition at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hannover in Germany.
Dr. Alain Bourdonnais, marketing and technical manager of minerals at Novus, explains, "MINTREX, chelated with HMTBa (the active ingredient in ALIMET® feed supplement), is a highly bioavailable source of copper, zinc and manganese" Bourdonnais adds, "Research proves that MINTREX delivers more bioavailable trace minerals to the small intestine than other organic trace minerals. The more bioavailable a mineral is, the lower the dietary concentration needed and as a result, less minerals are excreted into the environment."
Novus will also present its latest data to improve gut and foot pad health with AVIMATRIX®. "AVIMATRIX is manufactured with the Novus Premium Blend Technology, a unique manufacturing process," explains Dr. Sven Keller, Novus technical manager for northern Europe. "By reaching the lower intestines of birds, AVIMATRIX impacts the microflora balance, which ultimately supports a better bird production efficiency, particularly in challenged poultry operations."
To learn more about how Novus can help producers design optimal diets and feed formulations with ingredients that are more efficient, meet Novus executives and experts at the EuroTier (Hall 14, Stand G06) and visit www2.novusint.com/eurotier.
About Novus International, Inc.
Novus International, Inc. is headquartered in metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. and serves customers in nearly 100 countries around the world. A global leader in developing animal health and nutrition solutions, Novus International's products include ALIMET® and MHA® feed supplements, ACTIVATE® nutritional feed acid, ACIDOMIX® preservative premixture, CIBENZA® enzyme feed additive, MINTREX® chelated trace minerals, SANTOQUIN® feed preservative, AGRADO® feed antioxidant and many other specialty ingredients. Stratum Nutrition, a division of Novus Nutrition Brands, LLC, focuses on human nutrition through specialty and functional ingredients for manufacturers of foods, beverages and dietary supplements (www.stratumnutrition.com).
Novus is privately owned by Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. and Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. For more information, visit www.novusint.com. ©2014 Novus International, Inc. All rights reserved.


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