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The internet version of this column by David Ignatius about U.S. negotiations with Iran is "What's on Iran's Mind." However, the title that appeared in the hard copy edition of the Washington Post was "Countering Iran's Distrust."
The latter title seems to fit better, and it represents a good answer to liberals when they whine, "what's the harm in talking to our enemies." If we're going to have "fruitful" negotiations with Iran, surely we must counter, at least to some extent, their "distrust" of us. But what would doing so require?
Ignatius suggests that our representative in the talks, Ambassador Ryan Crocker, should tell the Iranians that we support the Shiite government of Nouri al-Maliki. But if Iran isn't yet convinced of our intentions in Iraq after all we've done to advance Shia interests, how can a mere assertion by a diplomat convince them?
Ignatius also says Iran might trust us more if we stopped broadcasting pro-democracy messages into their country. The Soviets also would have liked us to stop similar broadcasts into their bloc, but we wisely recognized the power of the freedom message, which eventually helped pave the way to bloodless victory in the Cold War. Why would we even consider a different course of action in the case of Iran?
In the end, trying to "counter Iran's distrust" is a fool's errand in much the same way that countering the distrust of Hitler, Stalin, or Saddam Hussein would have been. Iran's goals of regional domination and the extermination of at least one of our leading allies are unacceptable to us. As long as that remains the case, Iran is wise to distrust us, and we are fools if we make concessions in the hope of countering that distrust.
Moreover (and I hope this is of academic interest only), even if the U.S. ceased to be an impediment to the interests of the mullahs, they still would not trust us. Great Britain had little influence over Iran after the 1950s. Yet, decades later the Iranian elites (and former elites) still believed that the British were pulling the strings. As late as the 1990s, this view prevailed, for example, among supporters of the last Shah's son here in the U.S.
The U.S. is in an even more hopeless position than the British on the matter of trust. The fear Great Britain instilled was based on the power it once exerted. The fear we instill is based, in addition, on the mullahs' view that we're evil. When the success of negotiations depends on convincing the other side that you're not evil, the better move may be not to negotiate at all.
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Candy Dipped Peanut Butter Ritz Sandwiches
This is a super quick and simple snack, but it's one of my absolute favorite Christmas treats! My mom has made these every year since I can remember for the holidays. This one's an oldie, but a goodie. I so look forward to these little peanut butter stuffed Ritz cracker treats each year! :)
Usually these are waiting for me on a plate as soon as we walk in the door for Christmas, but this year I made a few on my own and they couldn't be easier. All you need are Ritz crackers, peanut butter, and white almond bark.
By the way, can someone tell me why my almond bark and Ritz are straight, while my weird, freaky Jif is impressively slanted? I can't figure that one out.
Anyway! Lay out a few Ritz crackers..
And top with peanut butter.
Then smoosh on another Ritz cracker to make these delightful little peanut butter stuffed sandwiches.
You totally needed a play-by-play for that recipe, right? Glad to be of service.
Now take 4 bars of white almond bark..
And melt in the microwave on low to medium heat, stirring every 30 seconds until it's melted and smooth.
Grab a sandwich with some tongs..
And drop it in the melted candy coating, turning it over a few times to coat.
Then tap it on the side of the bowl to shake off the excess coating.
Place on wax paper to cool.
These little sandwiches are always a huge hit. A delicious combination of sweet, salty, crunchy and totally peanut buttery. Talk about fabulous! :)
What's your favorite Christmas snack?
Candy Dipped Peanut Butter Stuffed Ritz Sandwiches
- 1 sleeve Ritz Crackers
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 4 squares (8 oz) white almond bark
Spread a bit of peanut butter on as many crackers as you want, and top with another cracker to make a sandwich. Melt the almond bark in the microwave on low to medium heat, stirring every 30 seconds until it's melted and smooth. Grab a sandwich with tongs and drop it in the melted almond bark, turning over a few times to coat. Place on wax paper to cool for about 20-30 mins before serving.

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Women at the Top
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Portable Health Insurance | Innovative thinking on behalf of 9 million women
Augusta National Golf Club | A public fuss over a not-so-private club's exclusions. Plus Q&A with Martha Burk.
Election 2002: Women Who Won
Upcoming Legislative Agenda
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Nigerian Protesters Stymie Big Oil | Urgent demands get promises, promises. Ms. chats with the author!
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They have led, educated, inspired, entertained, and empowered us: meet the individuals and groups honored for their courage, humor and humanity. Read about the December 2002 awards ceremony in a Ms. online exclusive!
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Millstones and milestones: significant events, books, people.
Terror in the Name of the Lord | Frederick Clarkson
A small army of anti-abortion zealots celebrates a culture of violence.
The Flowering of Women's Spirituality | Margot Adler
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News.Yahoo : A group of hackers calling themselves Th3 Consortium and claiming to be affiliated with Anonymous and LulzSec broke into yet DigitalPlaground.com, the third porn site it's hacked in as many week, stealing 72,000 passwords and 40,000 credit card numbers.
Be aware of these hacky stories around . They are into everything . woooossshhhh quiet HACKERS AROUND !Be CArefull.
I got to say if this is true , very well done to hackers as its a very shameful act by employees in working hours , they have the freedom to do whatever they want after work hours .
This is very very interesting kim has some new weapons.up his sleeve.
I hope he wins the case especially exploiting the officials that used the megaupload service


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Alberto Savoia launched Google Inc.'s AdWords, which remains a top revenue source by selling ads next to Google's search results. But to understand the risks of innovation, ask him about ill-fated Google Wave.
The team behind the hugely successful Google Maps developed Google Wave, which was introduced in 2009 at Google I/O, Google's annual conference for software developers. The product was supposed to set a new standard in online communications and collaboration. It let users drag files from their desktops into real-time discussions, share widgets and play games. But despite worldwide publicity, Google Wave sank. A little more than a year after its much-hyped introduction, Google Wave hadn't been widely adopted, so Google ended it.
Savoia says: "Same great team of visionaries, developers. Same company. Completely different outcome." A self-described serial entrepreneur, he sees it as proof in the need for "pretotyping"— making sure an idea is what the market wants before making big investments in it. He left Google in 2012 to lead Pretotype Labs, which is based on the approach he developed while at Google.
The ups and downs of innovative work demands resiliency, but not all innovators rebound as quickly as Savoia. Instead, some suffer from what's known as "innovation trauma" when their concept fails despite their dedication. They feel a sense of devastation. Sometimes cynicism about innovation replaces enthusiasm for it or fear of another failure paralyzes team members.
Innovation trauma is often found in a situation where a team has become close and worked together in startuplike conditions during an intensive period, says Liisa Valikangas, professor of innovation management at Aalto University in Finland and a research affiliate at the nonprofit research organization Institute for the Future in California.
Valikangas studied one case on innovation trauma at Sun Microsystems Inc., which had hyped its JavaStation network computer in the late 1990s as the product to dethrone Microsoft Corp. Instead, JavaStation fizzled. The JavaStation team was merged into a rival group working on Sun Ray, another new network computer. JavaStation's failure left the sales department skittish and the JavaStation team disgruntled that their project was killed in favor of Sun Ray. Instead of bringing knowledge, the JavaStation team was viewed as bringing a "culture of failure," Valikangas says. The result: Sun Ray failed to meet expectations, as well.
Conversely, Valikangas also studied a team focused on making the largest electronics retail company in the United States more innovative. The project ended abruptly because of companywide cost cutting, but the experience didn't paralyze the team members.
What helped them? They believed that their work wasn't in vain. They continued management practices they had identified during the project, For example, a program to help women advance in the workplace drew on management innovation tools developed by the defunct project such as having an online marketplace for matching ideas with talent and having employees meet with their manager's manager. They also recognized that their efforts had created a network of colleagues interested in innovating management principles and practices. This network offered healing and camaraderie, Valikangas says.
Investing in organizational healing helps avoid innovation trauma, Valikangas says. Discuss lessons learned: What was behind the failure? Was it just bad luck or wrong timing? What can we do differently next time? And honor the team's efforts, she says. Celebrating the team's high commitment to innovation will help the team remain engaged and willing to try new things.
"The organization must show it appreciates their great efforts and celebrate them," Valikangas says.
Also look for ways to make sure that the contributions of the team or project aren't forgotten, says Hans Thamhain, a professor of management at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Conducting post-project reviews lets organizations acknowledge contributions and diagnose causes of failure.
"These reviews get the team members involved, focusing on the work, its processes and support functions," Thamhain says. "This helps to bring out lessons learned and helps to de-personalize issues. It also leads to visibility and recognition of many of the interim accomplishments and benefits gained from the project that will be useful for other projects and enterprise missions."
The death of a project also can trigger grief, according to Dean Shepherd, a professor of entrepreneurship at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.
Some companies have adopted strategies to help employees overcome grief and learn from their experiences, according to research by Shepherd published in the journal Business Horizons. Eli Lilly and Co. held a party to honor "excellent scientific work that nevertheless resulted in failure," he says. Other firms provide everything from "funerals" for failed projects to support groups for team members led by peers who have shown skills for coping with setbacks and remaining confident.
Edward Hess, professor of business administration at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, says innovation requires both organizational support and "individual resilience." One way to avoid innovation trauma: Nurture a culture that encourages innovation.
Google, and the broader Silicon Valley region near San Francisco, are famous for such cultures. After Google Wave went from prominent premier to prominent flop, its team didn't suffer, Savoia says. In fact, he doesn't see innovation trauma as much of an issue, at least in Silicon Valley.
"The most I've seen in the projects I know might be 'disappointment' — but no trauma," he says, "and people getting back to the next venture a few days or weeks later."
Not all companies have a climate that prizes risk-taking and entrepreneurship. But all companies can take steps to minimize the trauma than can come from unsuccessful innovation efforts. Hess offers another potential tactic: To help employees realize failure isn't met with shame, companies could provide "emotional rewards." Let team members write about what they learned or even promote them. It sends the message that failure won't be stigmatized, he says.
"In good innovation companies, basically 'innovation trauma' rarely exists," Hess says. "And if it does, it is more a personal reaction than an organizational reaction. The right people in the right environment using the right processes rarely suffer innovation trauma because the organization mitigates it quickly."
Todd Henneman is a writer based in Los Angeles. Comment below or email email@example.com.


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HOUSTON, TX - A first half goal from Darren Mattocks was not enough on Saturday as Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2W-1L-0D) fell to a 2-1 defeat against Houston Dynamo (2W-1L-0D) at BBVA Compass Stadium.
Highlights: Houston Dynamo 2 - 1 Whitecaps FC
Mattocks opened the scoring with a superb strike, but Houston rallied back in the second half with two goals in quick succession to wrap-up the win and hand the 'Caps their first defeat of the season.
With striker Kenny Miller away on international duty with Scotland, head coach Martin Rennie handed the captain's armband to midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker. Miller's place in the starting lineup went to rookie winger Erik Hurtado, making his first professional start for Whitecaps FC.
Three minutes into the match there was a hairy moment for Whitecaps FC as goalkeeper Joe Cannon tried to shepherd the ball out of play, but he was robbed by Andrew Driver. The ball then fell for Young-Pyo Lee to clear but the Korean fullback could only hit the ball against the referee as it dropped kindly for Houston's Adam Moffat whose first time effort was well off target with the goal unattended.
Houston continued to press with a series of corners and close-range opportunities, but on each occasion they were turned away by the 'Caps.
After a good spell of possession, Whitecaps FC took the lead on 36 minutes as Hurtado split the Houston defence with a pass to Mattocks. The Jamaican striker rolled the defender before launching an unstoppable strike from the edge of the area high past Houston goalkeeper Tally Hall.
The home team came back with a huge chance on 42 minutes as Driver took the ball into the Vancouver area. The Dynamo winger then found Will Bruin, who in turn laid the ball off to a wide open Warren Creavalle, but Creavalle skied the ball over the net as the 'Caps went into the break with a 1-0 lead.
Five minutes after halftime, a deep cross from Lee was narrowly missed by the head of Hurtado as the ball eventually fell for Mattocks. The goalscorer kept his composure and tried a deft chip into the top right corner, but Hall hustled into position to catch the ball.
On 53 minutes, a Houston free kick was picked up by Daigo Kobayashi who found Mattocks breaking away. With Hurtado in support, Mattocks ran the length of the pitch before cutting inside to find himself with a shot on net, but the Jamaican's low strike was kept out by Hall.
Three minutes later the Dynamo leveled the score as some good work down the right flank created space for Clark who delivered a dangerous cross into the six-yard box which was headed in by Giles Barnes to even the score at 1-1.
Seven minutes later the home side had another. The 'Caps were unable to clear a corner kick sent in by Adam Moffat, allowing Creavalle to tap it in from close range on 62 minutes.
With 15 minutes remaining, the 'Caps almost had an equalizer. A quickly taken free kick from Reo-Coker found Alain Rochat storming into the Dynamo area. The left back then cut the ball back, but no one was on the other end as the ball was picked off by Houston and cleared.
Vancouver continued to search for a leveler and on 77 minutes Rochat found Mattocks racing down the left flank but the Jamaican's one-time effort was struck narrowly wide.
On 82 minutes Whitecaps FC earned themselves a free kick when substitute Camilo was upended by Brunner 25 yards from net. The Brazilian took the free kick himself and hit a sweet strike that agonizingly hit the crossbar and far post before being cleared to safety.
Despite the late pressure from Vancouver, the Dynamo defence stood firm as the Orange held on for the 2-1 win, handing Vancouver their first defeat of the season and saw their home unbeaten streak improve to 33 matches in all competitions.
After the match Rennie saw the positives in his team's performance despite the final result.
Whitecaps FC return to action next Saturday when they travel to Los Angeles to face Chivas USA at the Home Depot Center. Kickoff will be at 7:30 p.m. PT.
Scoring Summary:
36' - VAN - Darren Mattocks (Erik Hurtado)
55' - HOU - Giles Barnes (Ricardo Clark)
62' - HOU - Warren Creavalle (Adam Moffat)
Match Stats:
Shots: Houston 17 - Vancouver 10
Shots on Goal: Houston 4 - Vancouver 6
Saves: Houston 5 - Vancouver 2
Fouls: Houston 14 - Vancouver 4
Offsides: Houston 0 - Vancouver 2
Corners: Houston 11 - Vancouver 2
52' - VAN - Nigel Reo-Coker
61' - HOU - Adam Moffat
Houston Dynamo
1.Tally Hall; 8.Kofi Sarkodie, 32.Bobby Boswell, 2.Eric Brunner, 26.Corey Ashe; 5.Warren Creavalle (7.Omar Cummings 90'), 16.Adam Moffat, 13.Ricardo Clark, 20.Andrew Driver; 23.Giles Barnes (17.Luiz Camargo 81'), 12.Will Bruin (15.Cam Weaver 79')
Substitutes not used:
24.Tyler Deric, 6.Mike Chabala, 19.Alex Dixon, 25.Brian Ching
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
1.Joe Cannon; 12.Young-Pyo Lee, 3.Brad Rusin, 40.Andy O'Brien (26.Corey Hertzog 90'+1), 4.Alain Rochat; 13.Nigel Reo-Coker ©, 27.Jun Marques Davidson; 19.Eric Hurtado (7.Camilo Sanvezzo 71'), 28.Gershon Koffie (23.Kekuta Manneh 79'), 14.Daigo Kobayashi; 11.Darren Mattocks
Substitutes not used:
18.Brad Knighton, 2.Jordan Harvey, 8.Matt Watson, 31.Russell Teibert


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We like Time Machine, the friendly, zero-config backup system built into version 10.5 of the Mac operating system; it makes it easy to 'go back in time' and find an earlier version of a file, or rescue something that you've deleted. And we like options such as SuperDuper and CarbonCopyCloner, where you can copy your hard disk, system intact, to another that you can boot from if your main disk dies.
Both systems, however, are usually used locally. That is, even if you set your target volume as a network attached storage device such as a Time Capsule, you're still backing up your data to another disk that's kept at the same location as the thing you're backing up.
While this helps guard against data loss caused by failures or corruption of the hard disk inside your Mac – and that's all you're doing; the backup could fail too, so you're just reducing risk with each backup – it doesn't help if there's a flood, fire or theft…
A solution is to back everything up over the internet to a completely different location. While this is limited by your internet connection's upload speed it does mean it's safe from local disasters. The service we're reviewing here, Carbonite, has been getting very positive feedback from the PC community, so we were keen to see how the Mac version performed.
Affordable and reliable
In general, we're impressed. Unlike many companies that have developed a PC application and then gone on to make a Mac version, the developers genuinely seem to have 'got' the Mac. The installation is a breeze, and the service itself is configured from a well-behaved System Preferences pane. There's an optional menu bar icon, but all the work is done behind the scenes by a background process.
When we tested it, this daemon did cause some problems, often gobbling up half the processor of our 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro for minutes at a time for no reason we could discern. It didn't cause slowdowns on such a meaty machine; the worst side-effect was reduced battery life. Carbonite is working on an update.
SEE CLEARLY: The Carbonite interface is clean and Mac-like; this manual restore window is as complicated as it gets (Click here for high res version)
Picking what to back up is simple; go for the easy option and back up all user folders, or navigate through a column-view, toggling files and folders' backup status. Restoring is also easy; do the whole lot or choose individual files and folders.
The initial backup can take an age, and check to make sure you don't fall foul of your ISP's bandwidth cap, but it's still a very secure system. Data is encrypted, and the servers promise to be rock-solid.
The optional remote access system isn't that sophisticated, but at less than £40 a year for unlimited automatic backup, it's great.
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writing- again- this is the second time you have done this, so learn it. Also, it should be 'two pieces of writing'.
began- this is the past tense- it should be present tense
- I have one week until I have two write two pieces of writing, one of which is 100 words. Who can help me with this?
Deer,this gives very little time- try putting up a piece of 100 words so we can see what your writing is like.
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Good morning and welcome to Bucknell University's 163rd Commencement ceremony.
It may be damp outside but nothing can dampen our spirits that are so filled with love and joy and pride.
On behalf of the faculty, staff, students and Board of Trustees, I welcome the Class of 2013 and our master's degree recipients, along with their families and friends, our distinguished speaker, Sunil Gulati, and our honorary degree recipient, Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson. Thank you to everyone who traveled from near and far to be with us here on this joyful occasion.
Four years ago, when this undergraduate class was just beginning its college career, the leaders of this University challenged you to envision what success looked like, and to develop a vision of the future so that you would have the best chance of achieving great outcomes. Well, here we are today, graduates. Time has flown by. Some would even say it's been stolen away. And so here is the news: that preparation, that focus on your vision for the life you want to make, has only begun. And you must never stop.
Now along the path that brought you here this day, you were supported by those who sit behind you now. In a new Bucknell tradition, I'm asking the graduates to please rise, turn to your family and friends behind you and show them your thanks for what they have done for you today.
Now Bucknell's incredible faculty and staff, represented by my colleagues here on both sides of this stage, have both challenged and nurtured you. They have asked you to work hard, learn much, and to grow. They have asked you to live like your future, THE future, is your responsibility. Because it is.
We hear time and again from our graduates and families how much our faculty and staff mean to them. Well today is your chance to say "thank you" together. Would everyone in this gathering who is able please rise and thank the faculty and staff for the dedication to these students, our newest graduates.
Graduates, you all are well aware that during your time here we have launched the public phase of the most ambitious campaign in Bucknell's history. And so I have only one last thing to ask you:
Who believes in the Class of 2013?
We Do.
Now let's get on with the ceremony. Welcome.
It is now my pleasure to invite to the podium Provost Mick Smyer, to join me in honoring our honorary degree recipient.
It is now my pleasure to introduce our distinguished Commencement speaker, who is an accomplished teacher, leader and economist, and, I am proud to say, one of Bucknell's own.
An alumnus of the Class of 1981, Sunil Gulati is president of the United States Soccer Federation and senior lecturer at Columbia University.
While an undergraduate at Bucknell, he studied economics and political science and played men's soccer. He went on to earn Master of Arts and Master of Philosophy degrees in economics from Columbia University. After several years of full-time teaching, Mr. Gulati joined the World Bank as country economist for the European nation of Moldova.
Mr. Gulati's love of soccer eventually drew him down a different career path. He joined the USSF, where he was instrumental in having the U.S. host its first-ever World Cup in 1994, and later became deputy director of Major League Soccer before being elected USSF president in 2006.
Thanks to his leadership, soccer has become one of the most popular sports in America. The founder of Major League Soccer has described our speaker as "The single most important person in the development of soccer in this country." So all you soccer moms and dad out there, for all those countless hours you spent cheering on your children at soccer matches, you can thank Mr. Gulati.
It is a game of teamwork, of hard work, of earning little moments that make a huge difference in the outcome. Seems like a perfect recipe for a successful Bucknellian.
The graduating class itself recommended Mr. Gulati be our speaker, and we are delighted that he agreed to do so.
Class of 2013, colleagues and friends, please join me in welcoming Sunil Gulati to the platform.
After student response
Thank you Beth.
What a wonderful and moving tribute to your grandmother and all your classmates.
Beth said, "We all have Bucknell in common and always will."
Graduates, I ask you always to remember that we all have Bucknell in common, and by extension the power that Beth describes - the power to keep learning, to teach, to lead, to use our knowledge and talents to make a positive difference in the world.
I look forward to reuniting with you again and again in the coming years as the opportunities allow.
Commencement is a joyous occasion, but of course it's also bittersweet. As happy as we are to see you off into the next great chapter of your lives, I admit that many of us are little bit sad, too, to see you go.
So please keep in touch. Let us know how you're doing. Just as you will miss your friends here on campus, please know that we will miss you. And know, too, that we will always be here as your University home.
Let's all rise for the singing of the Alma Mater.


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Severe weather: Watch vs. warning
Severe weather: Watch vs. warning
Severe weather season is upon us and you'll hear these two words a lot: watch and warning.
A watch means ingredients are in place for severe weather to develop. Perhaps a cold front is on the way, with humid air ahead of it.
A watch is precautionary and issued for a large number of counties, meaning be on the lookout for severe weather and be aware and ready for changing weather.
On the other hand, a warning means severe weather is occurring or will occur in your area shortly. Warnings are more serious and are issued for individual counties. Take cover and heed the warnings immediately.
To review: A watch means get ready and a warning means go!


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WOODSTOCK – Construction on the Woodstock Theatre continued Friday as the walls and the basic roof structure have been completed, marking two major milestones in the development process.
"We're pretty much on schedule," Classic Cinema's President Willis Johnson said.
Johnson said the recent cold weather had slowed construction, but the theater still plans to open its doors in the spring.
"The weather has been in our favor until a week ago," he said. "When it gets down to below zero, you just can't work."
The theater at 209 Main St. plans to open six of its eight new screens in April, with the additional two screens set to open in late September or early October, Johnson said.
The $4.8 million project will double the number of screens – all of which will be digital and three of which will be equipped with 3D technology – increase the size of the lobby and bathrooms, and will add two party rooms capable of seating 30 people each.
Each theater will have stadium seating, an upgrade from its original slanted floors.
The project, which the city has helped so far by allocating $100,000 in tax increment financing funds toward Main Street improvements, will add needed improvements to the aging theater. But Johnson said it won't lose its historic feel.
The theater first opened in 1927, with balcony seating and a dome in auditorium No. 1.
"We are going to restore the dome and put in stadium seating that goes up to where the balcony used to be," Johnson said.
Johnson said pictures of the old theater will hang in the lobby to remind patrons of the "spirit of old time." A vertical Woodstock Theatre sign also will hang from the side of the building, similar to the one that was there in the 1930s and 40s.
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Former NHGOP chairs praise Ayotte for backing 'Gang of Eight' immigration reform billBy JOHN DiSTASO
Senior Political Reporter
June 13. 2013 4:27PM
CONCORD -- Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, under fire from some conservatives for her support for the "Gang of Eight" immigration reform bill, was defended as courageous by four former chairmen of the New Hampshire Republican Party Thursday.
Ayotte, who announced her support for the bill last weekend, Thursday voted in support of the first of many proposed amendments that would toughen the bill's security provisions.
At a news conference, former chair Steve Duprey, now one of the state party's representatives on the Republican National Committee, said that to call the bipartisan bill an amnesty measure is "poppycock" and a "false slogan."
Duprey, a friend of and former top advisor to "Gang of Eight" member, former presidential hopeful and Ayotte Senate mentor John McCain, said the bill "is a 10- to 11-year road to legal status that includes not receiving welfare benefits, having a job, not engaging in any criminal activity, learning English.
"I applaud Senator Ayotte for her courage," said Duprey, who said she showed "refreshing independence."
"Kelly Ayotte is doing the right thing," said Fergus Cullen, who earlier this year created the 501 (c)(4) nonprofit advocacy group Americans by Choice to promote immigration reform from what he calls a "center-right" perspective.
"We can have honest debates within our party, on the conservative side, about some of the details of the bill," said Cullen, predicting passage of several amendments "that will improve a good bill and make it better.
"But the vast majority of Republicans can and should be supporting the general thrust of the bill," he said.
The bill would allow most of the nation's 11 million illegal immigrants to apply for U.S. citizenship within 13 years. It would add $6.5 billion in border security funding, require all U.S. business owners to check the immigration status of hires through an "e-verify" system and change the legal immigration system to bring in more high-tech and lower-skilled workers on short-term HB-1 visas.
To qualify for citizenship, immigrants would be placed in temporary legal status for at least 10 years, pass a criminal background check, learn English, pay taxes, fees and at least $2,000 in fines.
Critics say the bill in its current form is not strong enough on border security and believe the borders should be secured before the remainder of the new system takes effect.
Proponents of the current bill call that unrealistic.
Earlier Thursday, a border security amendment to the bill, authored by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, failed on a 57 to 43 vote.
Ayotte supported the amendment, while Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen voted to kill it.
As for additional border security amendments still to be considered, Ayotte "is studying all of them," said her spokesman, Jeff Grappone.
He pointed out that in a recent opinion piece, Ayotte wrote, "Consistent with my priorities, the legislation includes more border agents, more fencing, and better surveillance technology. And during the upcoming debate, I will support strengthening the legislation's border security measures even further."
Shaheen said in a statement she voted to kill the Grassley amendment "because it would have undermined bipartisan efforts to fix a broken immigration system. The bill significantly beefs up border security but the Grassley amendment would've weakened those efforts by delaying the collection of fines and fees that fund the law's border security provisions. It's time to move forward with common sense immigration reform without further delay."
She noted the Republican co-sponsors of the original bill also opposed the amendment.
Cullen said the bill "modernizes, reforms and improves a broken immigration system in a way that will create jobs and improve our economy."
He pointed out that the H1-B visa quota of 65,000-a-year, was filled this year in five days.
"That is holding back our economy," said Cullen, who said the bill broadens that program.
"If you are concerned about border security, as we know that many of our fellow conservatives and Republicans are, the single most effective thing that can be done is to advance a guest worker program," said Cullen.
"Give people a choice between a legal path and an illegal path and people will choose the legal one," he said.
Duprey, a business owner and employer, said he is a "fan" of the e-verify system, calling it "remarkably simple. It costs nothing, it takes less than two minutes and it works.
"Republicans cannot be hypocrites and say they do not support an e-verify system because it's burdensome on business," said Duprey. "That's just untrue."
Duprey said his support for the bill is not based on political considerations.
"This is not about whether it improves our chances electorally, although, frankly, I think it will," said Duprey. "But that is irrelevant."
Former state GOP chairman Wayne MacDonald, said "a number of Republicans were upset" when he and four other former GOP chairs wrote an opinion piece last week in the New Hampshire Union Leader supporting the bill.
"It was a decision that we all considered very carefully," he said.
MacDonald said the state GOP took "beatings" at the polls in Manchester and Nashua during the 2012 election, "in part because of the immigration issue.
"Until we can more effectively make our case to all of the voters, we will continue to face an uphill climb," he said.
For the past few months, Ayotte has been criticized by liberals and moderates for opposing a key gun control measure. Now, many conservatives are upset with her for her support for the immigration bill.
National Review Online, for instance, opined, "Thoughtful is one thing her support for that bill is not. In an op-ed published on her website, Ayotte shows no sign of knowing what the main objections of the bill's critics are, much less of having grappled with them."
But Duprey said neither her gun vote nor her support for the immigration bill will have any "long-term effect" on the views rank-and-file voters have of Ayotte.
"I think the people of New Hampshire, regardless of party, respect senators who they think work hard, study hard, listen to all the debate and make the decisions they think are in the best interests of New Hampshire and the country, and let the chips fall where they may," he said.
"In the last analysis," Ayotte's vote against the gun control measure and for immigration reform will be political "assets" for her.
"The great thing about Kelly Ayotte is her refreshing independence," said Duprey.
The state Republican Party's platform takes a hard-line on immigration, with its "Federalism" plank saying, "Strengthen national border security; enforce immigration laws; oppose any form of amnesty for illegal aliens; define trespass to include illegal presence in New Hampshire."
Current state GOP chair Jennifer Horn, who was not at the press conference, said afterward, "While we understand there are differing views on this issue in both parties, it is clear that Senator Ayotte has taken a bold stand on this legislation. Senator Ayotte continues to demonstrate that she is a forceful and independent leader who is willing to be up-front and honest about her positions."
Former party chair Jayne Millerick, who also is a long-time Ayotte and McCain supporter, also attended news conference, as did two GOP businessmen supportive of the bill.
David Cuzzi, president of Manchester-based Prospect Hill Strategies and a former top legislative aide for national security and other key issues to former Sen. John E. Sununu, said that since he was on Capitol Hill, "The politics are the same but the problem has only gotten worse.
"People can't let perfect be the enemy of good," said Cuzzi. He said Ayotte's job "is to find common ground," calling her a conservative, "but also a reformer."
Curtis Barry of The Dupont Group also voiced support.


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Cheers for 'American Idol'
Summer is never the hottest season for television. Audiences are diminished so the networks resort to reruns or bizarre (and cheap) experiments. For the Fox entertainment network, it's usually a season to live up to its own caricature with series like "Bachelorettes in Alaska." But Fox bottled this summer's hottest hit going in the opposite direction and drawing from an ancient idea: "American Idol," a simple talent contest for aspiring singers.
By the time the show pared its top ten contestants down to the winner - soul-belting, growling Kelly Clarkson - an average of 23 million people, a huge number by today's standards, were watching. That's not to say that every song and every singer was delightful to watch. Still, television has had a gaping hole having abandoned the old-fashioned variety show where entertainers simply...entertained. That lapsed tradition says a lot about how our culture has changed along with our lifestyles.
Until recent decades, the everyday working world often being a harsh, demanding place, entertainment presented an escape with light, airy, comedic fare meant to put a smile on your face. People went to the movies to see elaborate rollouts of Broadway musicals. Try comparing our current music in its sophistication with those songs of old. "Composer" and "lyricist" are not words one should bestow on the average hit songwriter today who produces masterpieces like "boom, boom, boom, let's go back to my room." (For that matter, the very word "music" doesn't apply to much of what my children hear, either.)
Technology today has made our working lives easier, and often more sedentary, even boring, which explains somewhat why entertainment has moved to a new opposite. The dramatic tendency toward youth-oriented themes in the world of entertainment inevitably led to more and more emphasis on teen interests - starting with that which makes hormones explode.
So it's not at all merely an economic revolution. The TV variety show was also ridiculed to death by snooty cultural critics who thought this genre wasn't gritty enough, not based on "reality," as if other-worldliness was hopelessly sappy and uncool, meant for the fuddy-duddies. Entertainment had to be "hip" - racy and irreverent - to succeed.
No more. "American Idol" succeeded without most of those modern touches. The contestants were all aged 23 and younger, which pitched the show directly at a young audience. They did sass up the contest by having the judges stage fights. They did have someone supply judge and former pop star Paula Abdul with off-color insults for the toughest judge, with lines like "this is what happens when you're breast-fed by your father."
You could say the show succeeded in spite of itself. The hosts were unfailingly amateurish. To fill the gaps between singers, the producers forced the contestants into some of the unfunniest skits since "Sonny and Cher", all the while blatantly plugging the Ford Focus. But young people still wanted to see these young nobodies - fresh from waiting tables and singing for birthday parties - try to become a singing sensation. Even if the singers were struggling, at least they were offering old favorites from past decades - even a big band show - that haven't been heard on TV for many years.
In another bow to tradition, they only auditioned...well, singers. They didn't have rappers trying to unmusically rhyme their way to the title with all their thug-daddy braggadocio. So the show may have started with the kids, but the parents also came along for the ride.
Already, some critics have suggested even the show's best artists aren't ready for the big time. But they've all been out there alone with a microphone, singing in formats that aren't their favorites. By contrast, many "singers" today - think Britney Spears and Janet Jackson - are poster girls first, barely dressed dancers second, and singers only after several layers of studio magic.
In a sense, "American Idol" was a reality show - no actors, no scripts, and a competition. Viewers could be interactive by calling in by the millions to vote for their favorites. But unlike "Survivor" or "Big Brother," nobody was going to win by lying, cheating, and manipulating, and no one was calling in to knock people out of the competition. It was a democracy, and a
meritocracy - let the best performer win. And there's yet another old standard brought back to life.
So give Fox credit for breaking the mold (and given Fox's programming, "mold" can have multiple meanings.) There will be additional benefits because you can bet Fox will repeat the "Idol" formula while rival networks seek to match the idea and dilute the Fox franchise. Finally, the networks are giving us a programming copycat trend we can enjoy instead of endure. Let's see a few more of these flowers bloom.
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It looks like absolute victory could be around the corner for Freya Svensson, the unhappy Volvo owner who turned to the internet, especially videos of herself singing and wearing a viking hat, to shame the car company into replacing her faulty transmission.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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Hi Amey! Long time no talk, and I'm sorry for the randomness, but I actually check your blog almost every day to see if you've posted something new, (do I sound like a creeper?) and all of the links on the side inspire me to try new recipes and cooking. :) I'd fallen off the veg bandwagon due to pure laziness, which I'm willing but ashamed to admit, and after reading some more info today, more stats about animals & pollution, and recipes, I'm gonna try to stick to it this time! Unfortunately I don't have a ton of support at home, as certain somebodies seem to think meat is a meal essential...Gross... But! I do have a supportive boyfriend that is at least starting out again as a pescatarian egg eater... And soon hopefully I can at least get him to be a lacto-vegetarian... I never drink cows milk anyway, [out of lots of experimenting with different types [[hemp, almond, soy]] I've found I like soy best... but any suggestions?]... My one struggle is local cheese from the farmer's market... But I'm really working on being totally veg [no dairy either] by xmas time!ReplyDelete
Anyhow!! Sorry for the long rant, but wanted to let you know that you've really inspired me since our China trip, and I think from now on I'm going to make more of a conscious effort of what I'm putting into my body. So I guess I just wanted to say thank you. :)
Lastly, in reference to the pickled watermelon...... Next time why not just air seal it in a huge jar, and display as art in the kitchen? :P
Hope you're doing well!!!
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Hi...new to your blog! We are recently vegan...husbands heart health!! I'm in need of, not only vegan, but NO OIL! HELP! Ken used to be vegan years ago and we now find ourselves back to eating consiously...I have a "sweet tooth" and most of what I have found...using egg replacer and replacing oil with applesauce...just doesn't cut it! I will be checking back for more recipe ideas!ReplyDelete
Oooh cloves can definitely pack a punch! Good luck finding another recipe, the whole idea sounds so intriguing.ReplyDelete
sorry those cloves did not work out for you. if you'd like, i can refund your money for the book. best, bryantReplyDelete
Bummer it didn't work out, it looked like a lot of work. I was eyeing that recipe and thought about trying it but I was too lazy. Now, you've saved me the trouble. Thanks!ReplyDelete


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There have been many people through the years responsible for the evolution of the upwardly mobile UCF football program:
John Hitt.
George O'Leary.
Daunte Culpepper.
Kevin Smith.
O.J. Simpson.
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There have been many people through the years responsible for the evolution of the upwardly mobile UCF football program:
John Hitt.
George O'Leary.
Daunte Culpepper.
Kevin Smith.
O.J. Simpson.
Say what?
You heard me … O.J. SIMPSON!
In fact, when a fat, pathetic Simpson turned 66 Tuesday in Nevada State Prison, UCF fans should have called en masse to wish him a happy birthday and to thank him for helping the program survive. Without O.J., UCF football might have gone bankrupt three decades ago.
Bianchi, you moron, O.J. played college football at USC; not UCF!
I'm well aware of where O.J. played college football, but you are obviously ignorant about how O.J. is a part of Orlando sports lore. So sit down right here on grandpappy's knee and let me tell you how it all went down.
It all goes back to 1983 when UCF, which had been playing football for only four years, decided it wanted to be big-time. At the time, the Knights were playing Division II football -- and, quite frankly, they weren't playing it very well. So they decided to hire the unemployed Lou Saban, who won two championships as a coach in the old AFL, coached the Buffalo Bills during O.J.'s record-breaking, 2,000-yard rushing season and was once the president of the New York Yankees.
Sentinel columnist Jerry Greene actually met Saban at the airport in Daytona and drove him to campus. Greene has told me the story many times and it goes like this: "The distance of the drive from Daytona to Orlando is all I needed to be absolutely convinced that UCF was going to be the next great football-playing institution in this country, and Lou Saban would be the coach for the next 30 years."
Saban made no bones about it; he wanted to move the program to Division I-A and start competing at the highest level of the sport. But the UCF athletic department had very little money, and Saban's grandiose vision required tons of it.
Enter O.J., who came to the rescue back in 1984 to help his old coach raise money for his new school. At the time, O.J. was perhaps the most transcendent star in American sports. He was recently retired from a Hall-of-Fame NFL career and became a movie star and celebrity endorser. He ran through airports in his iconic Hertz commercials and starred in movies like "The Towering Inferno" and "Naked Gun."
Simpson agreed to fly from Hollywood to Orlando and serve as honorary host of something called "O.J.'s Gate-Crasher." The event was emceed by former Sentinel columnist Larry Guest, who called the event "a unique and successful dinner/auction fund-raiser for UCF athletics."
"Simpson," Guest later wrote, "participated out of appreciation for UCF's new football boss, Lou Saban, the former Buffalo coach who had revamped the Bills' offense around O.J.'s flashing feet. As host and emcee, O.J. and I jointly presided over a gilded evening that raised more than $200,000 for UCF. A bidder bought one of his Buffalo jerseys for $11,500 after he had charmed the crowd with uproarious football tales and expressions of love for his old coach."
Without Simpson's fundraiser, UCF's football program might have been repossessed by the bank. Saban used O.J.'s good name and the $200,000 as collateral. He not only spent the money O.J. helped raise, he spent 10 times more. Renowned as a coaching vagabond, Saban didn't even last two seasons at UCF and left the program $1.25 million in debt.
"Lou's philosophy was let's just spend the money and worry about it later," Don Jonas, UCF's head coach before Saban, told me once.
Even so, Saban left behind more than just a mountain of unpaid bills; he left behind a gigantic dream that still lives today; a dream that UCF will one day run with the big dogs of college football. As I wrote when he passed away: Saban was a quarter-century ahead of his time. He ran up enormous debt in an effort to make UCF big-time, which just so happens to be the exact same strategy the school is using in 2013.
And, so, that's the story of how O.J. Simpson helped UCF football become the program it is today.
Happy 66th birthday, O.J.
Hope you celebrate 66 more.
In jail.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Luis Scola scored 21 points and the Phoenix Suns won their first game under new coach Lindsey Hunter, beating the Sacramento Kings 106-96 on Wednesday night.
The Suns, tied with New Orleans for the worst record in the Western Conference at 14-28, outplayed the Kings in the second half, quieting a Sacramento crowd that was watching the Kings for the first time since the announced sale of the team to a group of Seattle businessmen.
Michael Beasley had 13 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, when the Suns outscored Sacramento 32-19. Marcin Gortat, Goran Dragic and Shannon Brown scored 12 apiece for Phoenix, which has won two straight road games but is 4-17 away from home.
Tyreke Evans scored 16 points and DeMarcus Cousins had 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Kings, who have dropped two straight and three of four. Cousins, who committed six of Sacramento's 25 turnovers, was called for his 10th technical foul in the fourth quarter for delay of game.
James Johnson added 14 points for the Kings and rookie forward Thomas Robinson had 12 points and a season-high 14 rebounds off the bench.
This was the first game in Sacramento since the Maloofs, owners of the Kings, reached a deal to sell controlling interest of the team to a group led by investor Chris Hansen, who will file for relocation to move the franchise to Seattle next season. That move will require NBA approval.
On Tuesday, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson identified 20 local investors who committed $1 million each in a bid to purchase the Kings. Johnson, who attended the game and sat in a courtside seat, said he plans to announce several major investors later this week in his ongoing effort to keep the team in Sacramento.
The Suns used a 15-1 run in the fourth quarter to grab control of the game. Phoenix closed the spurt with six straight points, taking a 96-85 lead with 4:29 remaining. A three-point play by Scola gave Phoenix a 13-point cushion with just under a minute left.
Despite uncertainty about the team leaving town, the 12,741 Sacramento fans in attendance were surprisingly subdued, treating it like a routine midseason game.
There were multiple signs displayed in support of the team, however, and one courtside fan yelled, "KJ (Kevin Johnson) you're the man" several times. A small group of fans also chanted "Stay in Sac."
"Coaches and for the most part players don't get caught up in everything that goes on off the floor," Kings coach Keith Smart said before the game. "They focus on practices and deal with the guys they work with. You are not paying attention to what your team is doing if you are focusing on the outside. We try to focus on the game."
The Suns played well in the third quarter and continued that trend in the fourth. Scola made a pair of jumpers and Beasley added a dunk and later followed with a jumper at the midway point in the quarter, giving Phoenix a 92-85 lead.
It's been a tumultuous week for the Suns as well. They parted ways with coach Alvin Gentry last Friday following a stretch of seven losses in eight games.
In a surprise move, the Suns named Hunter — formerly the team's player development director — as their interim head coach for the remaining 41 games this season. Hunter spent 17 seasons as a player in the NBA before retiring in 2010, winning NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons.
Unhappy with the hiring of Hunter, assistant coach Dan Majerle departed and Elston Turner may be next to go. The team's lead assistant, Turner was not at Wednesday's game and reportedly will meet with Suns general manager Lance Blanks on Thursday regarding his future with the team.
Markieff Morris scored eight points in the third quarter when the Suns closed the gap, outscoring the Kings 25-20 and pulling to 77-74 entering the fourth.
Johnson hit all five shots in the second quarter when he scored 11 points, helping the Kings take a 57-49 lead into halftime.
NOTES: Cousins connected on a 3-pointer with 1 second left in the first quarter. . Jermaine O'Neal, the Suns' co-captain, did not practice or travel with the team Tuesday due to a medical issue. He reportedly had a verbal confrontation with Blanks earlier in the week. . Kings reserve guard Jimmer Fredette entered in the second quarter after not playing in the two previous games. . Former Suns scout Dan Panaggio returned to the team as a new assistant coach, joining Noel Gillespie and Igor Kokoskov, who replaced Turner as lead assistant.


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Gold traders turned bearish for the first time in a month as investors reduced holdings in exchange-traded products for an unprecedented 17th consecutive week and India, the biggest buyer, announced curbs on imports.
Eighteen analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expect prices to fall next week, with 14 bullish and four neutral, the largest proportion of bears since May 17. Investors sold 497.2 metric tons valued at about $22 billion through ETPs since Feb. 8 and the 2,117.96 tons left is the least they have held since March 2011, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Bullion is on track for the first annual drop since 2000 as some investors lose faith in it as a store of value. While the slump into a bear market in April hurt billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson and producer Newcrest Mining Ltd., it spurred purchases of coins and jewelry worldwide. That demand may be threatened in India after the nation raised gold import taxes to contain a record current-account deficit.
"Sentiment is very bleak," said Andrey Kryuchenkov, a commodity strategist in London at VTB Capital, a unit of Russia's second-largest lender. "The Indian import tax hike is concerning and it's obviously not helping sentiment. Investors are basically on the sidelines. They don't want to do anything and are still spooked."
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The metal fell 17% this year to $1,389.93 an ounce and is trading 28% below the record $1,921.15 set in September 2011. The Standard & Poor's GSCI gauge of 24 commodities dropped 2.2% since January started and the MSCI All-Country World Index of equities rose 7.3%. Treasuries lost 1.4%, a Bank of America Corp. index shows.
India raised the import duty to 8% from 6% on June 5 and the central bank also further restricted shipments. Overseas purchases slid to an average of $36 million a day in the 14 business days through June 7, compared with an average $135 million a day in the 13 days through May 20, Raghuram Rajan, chief economic adviser in the Finance Ministry, said June 11. The All India Gems & Jewellery Trade Association has asked the government for a discussion on reversing the tax increase.
The move to slow demand comes amid the worst drop in ETP holdings since the first product was listed in 2003. Assets fell for 17 weeks through June 7 and are down 17.9 tons so far this week. Paulson, the largest investor in the SPDR Gold Trust, the biggest ETP, had a 13% loss in his Gold Fund last month. That takes the decline since the start of the year to 54%, according to a copy of a letter to investors obtained by Bloomberg News.
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Floridians are fired up!
In the past few weeks, I've received hundreds of calls and emails from readers who want to fight back against politicians who waste their money, fight their votes and coddle the special interests.
Well, amen, brothers and sisters. That's why today's column preaches the gospel of empowerment.
Whether you're worked up about shady dealings at the attorney general's office or legislators trying to monkey with your votes, I've got plenty of ways to speak up — including one today right here in Orlando.
Troubling oustings
We start with Attorney General Pam Bondi, who made jaws drop when it was revealed that her office ousted two of its top investigators.
In case you missed the story, assistant attorneys general Theresa Edwards and June Clarkson were making national news uncovering foreclosure fraud when Bondi's office forced them out.
At first, Bondi's office refused to say why. But after public outcry intensified, Bondi's deputies claimed Clarkson and Edwards were guilty of "poor performance."
It was an interesting claim for two people who had recently helped net a $2 million settlement. Also for two people with stellar job reviews.
Most damning, however, was the office's claim that Edwards had been a poor performer for "several months" — even though a supervisor's review from just four weeks earlier concluded: "I cannot overstate the degree to which I respect Ms. Edwards and her work with this unit."
If this doesn't stink, you need your schnoz checked.
So what can you do?
Well, you can tell Bondi what you think. Call her office at 850-414-3300. Or fill out her office's "contact form" at myfloridalegal.com/contact.
You can also press state legislators — who fund the AG's office — to seek answers.
Sure, most politicians would rather insist that a black widow crawl down their pants than insist their peers act ethically. (It's the unstated I-won't-tell-if-you-won't-tell mentality that plagues both political parties in Tallahassee and Washington.)
But occasionally, they do the right thing. And you can reach your senator or House member by calling the legislative switchboard (during work hours) at 850-488-4371 or by visiting leg.state.fl.us.
I can think of plenty of reasons why politicians wouldn't want to get to the bottom of this story … but none of them are any good.
Fair Districts
Today also brings your chance to speak up about Florida's long and sordid history of gerrymandering.
Legislators bring their "listening tour" toOrlando today. That means you can speak truth to power — right to power's face.
Many Floridians are most ticked about House Speaker Dean Cannon's decision to spend millions of tax dollars trying to overturn their Fair Districts vote.
Using public money to fight the public's vote is something you'd expect from a third-world dictator … not an American public servant.
Alas, Cannon's office said Tuesday that he probably won't show up for his hometown hearings.
A spokeswoman said Cannon will watch video from afar and that he didn't want his appearance "to diminish the opportunity for public input by shifting the focus of the meeting from his constituents to himself."
OK. As long as it's not because he's a coward.
Most of Central Florida's other legislators have said they'll show up to listen. Good for them.
At other hearings around the state, residents have been pretty consistent in their thoughts:
Stop gerrymandering … Stop trying to stack the decks… Stop splitting communities in two … or three … or four …
Congressional districts shouldn't snake through nine different counties.
Don't insult our intelligence by telling us that you haven't been gerrymandering — not after a year like 2004, when not a single legislative or congressional incumbent in the entire state lost a bid for re-election.
Stop spending our money trying to throw out our vote.
The greater good is more important than your own rear end.
Try acting more like a statesman than a politician.
If you'd like to add your voice to the mix, today's hearings take place at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Center in downtown Orlando. There are two sets of hearings — from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.
You can get more info at floridaredistricting.org.
And if you're ever trying to decide whether to speak up — about any issue that troubles you — consider the words commonly attributed to philosopher Edmund Burke: "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
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By Molly Redfield
The crew of Sol Mobile Farm is bringing new meaning to the term "food movement." In June 2012, the team of four started on a sixth month trip. They would travel, they decided, from North Carolina, up the East Coast, over to the West Coast, down to the South, and then back again in a 57 passenger red school bus. Along this distance, which covers over 11,000 kilometers, the crew would stop at farmers markets, schools, and community centers in order to spread knowledge about sustainable living and the possibility of locally sourced food systems.
The greenhouse in the back of this retrofitted bus provides an innovative classroom for children of all ages. (Photo credit: Sol Food Mobile Farm)
Equipped with peel-and-stick solar panels, a green roof, a vermacomposting system, a mobile green house, waste-water collection tanks, and residential quarters constructed out of recycled materials, the bus is a microcosm of sustainable living. Most intriguingly, it has been retrofitted to run off of waste vegetable oil. This means that the Sol Food Mobile Farm crew can live and work out of the bus as they travel to communities across the United States advocating for local food systems and renewable energy sources. The Sol Mobile Farm crew states, "We aim to serve communities in their own backyards! By recognizing that every community has a unique set of resources and skills, we hope to provide a meaningful gardening experience for the sites we visit."
Sol Food Mobile Farm plans to host 5-day gardening workshops in at least 10 major cities across the country. At these workshops, the crew will work with groups of local youth to construct up to 8 raised garden beds. Honing in on major cities and their food desert neighborhoods, Sol Food Mobile Farm hopes to connect kids to their food and community. Additionally, by offering hands-on gardening experience through their workshops and demonstrations, the crew wants to leave a fresh wave of young environmental stewards in their wake.
Beyond providing lessons on garden site planning, composting, plant life cycles, sustainable gardening practices, and alternative energies, the crew at Sol Food Mobile Farms will teach kids across the country about the importance of nutrition and maintaining a healthy, active outdoor lifestyle. Furthermore, Sol Food Mobile Farm hopes to use the gardens to help connect cities. At every garden location, each group of new young farmers will not only plant the starters for the next garden, but also send drawings, letters, and well wishes along with their seedlings.
The crew of Sol Food Mobile Farm is committed to showing communities the possibilities for sustainable living and local food systems. With little more than a school bus and heaps of raw ambition, they are leading the food movement on wheels and are sure to impact numerous communities across the US.
You too can be involved with the traveling Sol Food Mobile Farm bus by following the crew's blog, writing them an email at firstname.lastname@example.com, and coordinating future workshops or expos in your community. You can also help support their traveling expenses by donating here.
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You've heard the saying that Christmas is "The most wonderful time of the year," but Dr. Phil's audience members say they're feeling stressed and worried about affording the holidays this year. To their surprise, they've been invited to celebrate a classic Christmas with Dr. Phil and Robin on their holiday giveaway show! From necessities like gas cards, cash and home-cooked dinners to cool high-tech gadgets like the latest cell phone, video camera, watch and GPS device -- each audience member is going home with more than $10,000 worth of goods. What would Christmas be without family? Dr. Phil and Robin's sons, Jay and Jordan, and daughter-in-law, Erica, join them to give away their favorite products, including clothes, beauty items and housewares. Special celebrity guests drop by to share their hottest Christmas gifts, and Santa brings a sleigh full of toys for children of all ages. When Kermit the Frog joins the show seeking advice for his relationship with Miss Piggy, he has Dr. Phil in stitches! And, Robin suggests presents for the woman in your life. Plus, don't miss the amazing musical and dance performances. If you're looking for great gift ideas for your loved ones, you won't want to miss these best-of-the-season items for every budget. And, learn how you can get discounts on some of these products! Talk about the show here.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican bakers have made a traditional holiday ring cake that instead of measuring the usual two feet or so, weighed in at 10 tons and stretched in a nearly mile-long circle on Mexico City's main plaza.
National bakers association vice president Antonio Arias says the bready Rosca de Reyes was estimated to be sliced into 200,000 pieces.
Bakers used more than 5 metric tons of flour, 3 tons of butter and 38,600 eggs to create the cake.
The sweet bread is traditionally eaten on Jan. 6, Three Kings Day, marking the end of the holiday season in Mexico.
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A magnificent display
Greetings from St. John's, Newfoundland, where I've been on holiday for the last week. (In case you're wondering, the photo on the left is from Beirut, yesterday. Be patient: I'll draw the connection in a moment.) The other day, I visited the Newfoundland and Labrador Museum, now housed at The Rooms. One of the exhibits related to the battle of Beaumont-Hamel, which took place on July 1, 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme. In less than a half an hour, 733 of 801 men in the 1st Newfoundland Regiment were killed. Describing the event, the Divisional Commander wrote:
"It was a magnificent display of trained and disciplined valour, and its assault failed of success because dead men can advance no further."Translation: eight-hundred men charged straight into the line of machine gun fire and were almost instantly cut down. The folly of war is so sad.
Fast-forward 90 years, and where are we? Israel is busy pounding the hell out of Lebanon, killing hundreds of civilians in the process. Another "magnificent" display of human folly. And here's how our Divisional Commander (Prime Minister Stephen Harper) sees things (as quoted on Deonandia):
"What we refuse to do is to be drawn into a moral equivalence between a pyromaniac and a fireman ..."What a nuanced view! I guess the "trained and disciplined valour" of the Israeli firemen is to be contrasted with the murderous extremism of the Hezbollah pyromaniacs?


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This letter was to Matt, so I opted not to reply. But also, if I did reply, I wouldn't have much more to offer beyond, "I've never seen anyone offer up such a lengthy list of claims that included no attempt at offering even one shred of support." Does Guinness have a category for something like this?
In addition to offering no support for anything asserted, s/he makes the mistake of capitalizing "atheism" throughout (see Austin Cline's blog on this issue for further info on why this demonstrates a misunderstanding of atheism, and note the letter writer does not capitalize theism, so this is clearly quite deliberate on his/her part). The writer goes on to play "bait the atheist" by pretending Matt really does know a god exists, but for whatever reason, is saying otherwise.
Finally the person threatens to call the show. I can only say, "Please, please do." S/he asked us to read this on the air. But honestly, it's just preaching with no evidence or support offered—and we're not The 700 Club, and since no evidence or support was provided, what would we examine? The rebuttal to the entire lot would be "you offered nothing to support anything you claimed."
At any rate, without further ado, I bring you, more unsubstantiated claims and assumptions than you can shake a stick at:


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You might be thinking of how GPU acceleration is triggered in Chromium. I haven't had a chance to verify this. Yes, I am sure about the Safari hardware acceleration.
This is a valid concern. I happen to side with Andy Clarke, who fervently advocates designing for the best features out there. He wrote a whole book about it. But just in the last couple months I've seen more examples of 3D transforms popping up. So I know as a collective, we web designers are certainly ready to start using them – because people are already doing so.
But our early steps have been a bit misguided. all the of 3D object (mostly cube) demos, not one of them resolve the pixelation issue. In Mr. Clarke's published book, his card-flipping demos suffer from the multiple-vanishing-point issue I discuss in this article. I felt like now was a great time to jump in and try to explore these issues while the subject is still fresh.
Ooooooo, this is neat. If I understand you correctly, the carousel should rotate around the viewer, and not around a point behind the visible cell. For issues like this, I always start sketching so I can better understand what I'm going for. Take a look
In the Carousel 1 example we would reverse how we're applying @transformZ@ values. Each panel would be pulled in in 3D space, @transformZ( -288px )@ and the carousel would be pulled back @transformZ( 288px )@ The tricky part is figuring out how many cells you'll need to so that the center point of the carousel is behind the viewer. Best of luck!
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