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The Republican Party stands at crossroads today in the face of dreadful rising of a fear mongering and xenophobic populist, Donald Trump. An outsider take over itself is nothing so special in American politics. Most of the presidents in history cited anti-Wasington slogans to shake up old politics in their election campaigns. But this case is completely different from those in the past. Trump draws tremendous media attention with his repeated inflammatory remarks, which fascinates right wing isolationists and helps him surge in the poll. However, his continual profanities to foreign nations and ethnic minorities has severely tarnished the reputation of the Republican Party, and furthermore, that of America. Regretfully, Trump supporters do not care anything about that, and simply pursue their own self-satisfied and recluse safety and well-being.
Historically, the Republican Party is Lincoln's party founded by the establishment for national unity in the face of the Civil War. But today, hijacked by under educated people, it has fallen into a party of national disunity. The problem is the quality of Trump supporters. According to the poll by CNN/ORC in December, his electoral base is the least intellectual among Republicans, while those for Senator Marco Rubio are the most well educated ("Donald Trump is polling better than ever. Here's why."; Washington Post; December 4, 2015). It is quite imaginable that those people are easily charmed by every word and deed of an offensive TV personality, while hardly take any consideration to the consequences in real politics. An earlier study by the Boston Globe showed that Trump used 4th grade words in his speech, which was the lowest among candidates of both parties ("For presidential hopefuls, simpler language resonates: Trump tops GOP field while talking to voters at fourth-grade level"; Boston Globe, October 20, 2015). As long as politics is an event of TV entertainment rather than serious policy debate, that is no disadvantage. Poorly educated and TV addicted people need words and phrases that appeal to their emotion, not to their reason.
This is typically shown in the Las Vegas debate on December 15, shortly after Trump's notorious racist remark in November. It turned out that Trump is extremely ignorant of key foreign policy issues, though national security was the agenda in the TV debate. Particularly, when the moderator ugh Hewitt asked him about nuclear triad, Trump replied awkwardly and mentioned something completely off the point, and Rubio explained what it is to him lucidly ("Marco Rubio schools Donald Trump on the nuclear triad"; Politico; December 15, 2015). There is no wonder Max Boot, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, questions Trump's credential for the Commander in Chief ("Ignorance is No Excuse"; Commentary; December 16, 2015). Actually Rubio's debate performance was graded highly among intellectuals, while Trump won recognition as a TV entertainer ("Winners and Losers from the 5th Republican presidential debate"; Washington Post; December 15, 2015 and "GOP Insiders: Rubio shined in Vegas"; Politico; December 16, 2015 also "GOP debate winners and losers"; Hill; December 16, 2015).
While Trump drew overwhelming media attention, the focal point of this debate was interventionism represented by Marco Rubio and isolationism represented by Ted Cruz. Rubio argues for robust and resolute reactions to terrorism, and proactive American role for world peace in view of the Paris and the San Bernandino attacks. Meanwhile, Cruz insists on more restrained actions in the Middle East and more focus on homeland defense rather than democracy promotion ("Tough Talk vs. Military Muscle"; Defense One; December 16, 2015). Growing terrorist threat makes voters in favor of Rubio as he endorses NSA surveillance of potential terrorist communication, deposing anti-American dictators, and bolstering defense spending. On the other hand, Cruz appeals to isolationist sentiments among Republicans as he opposes citizenship for illegal immigrants ("The Fight of the Night: Ted Cruz v. Marco Rubio"; Weekly Standard; December 16, 2015). Meanwhile, it was revealed that Trump could hardly address his foreign policy views within fourth grade words. But quite strangely, Republican voters do not care how ignorant and empty he is, and his approval rate surged after the debate ("Trump keeps 20-point lead in post-debate poll"; Washington Examiner; December 18, 2015).
The rise of Trump is a sheer insult to bipartisan efforts by top experts to fill partisan foreign policy gaps since the Iraq War, and to stand against rising isolationism for robust American leadership on the global stage. As I mentioned in a previous post on Afghanistan, conservative American Enterprise Institute and liberal Center for American Progress hosts joint policy forums. Also, on the governmental level, Robert Kagan of the Brookings Institution joins the secretary of state's foreign affairs policy board, though he was a policy advisor to John McCain's 2008 campaign, and co-chairs the bipartisan working group on Egypt. But the Republican Party today is hijacked by unlearned mobs around the country. Trump's profanity has offended Islamic allies so much that the Republican Party has stigmatized America's reputation in the world. Notably, Saudi Arabia desperately wanted a Republican candidate to replace Obama, in the face of rising Iranian threat, but the Chaos Candidate ruined everything.
Generally speaking, respectably educated voters abstain from electing a man who has spent a hedonistic life since his youth and comments something flamboyant with nasty words in a popular TV show. Those who were exalted to hear the praise to Trump by Russian President Vladimir Putin ("Putin praises Trump: 'Very bright and talented man,' and 'absolute leader'"; Washington Post; December 17, 2015), are extremely naïve. Putin is not a communist, but he detested to see his mother land plagued with "Western styled" greedy profit chasers after the fall of the Soviet Union. Trump is exactly that sort of capitalist, and it is hardly imaginable that Putin respects him. We must keep in mind that Putin is a silovik, and how repressively he treated hedonistic oligarchs in Russia. Rather, it is more likely that Putin disdains Trump deep in his heart.
What we need to do is to explore the reality behind such horrible degradation of the Republican Party. Even if Trump fails to win the nomination, Senator Ted Cruz follows him in the poll. The rise of xenophobic candidates is already harming America's position in the world. Cruz is the only candidate who has declined to condemn Trump's notorious Muslim ban. More problematically, he joined Trump to provoke popular fear of conspiracy that the government works closely with Islamic terrorists behind the curtain, rather than criticizing the Obama administration rationally ("Lexinton: The politics of panic"; Economist; December 12, 2015). What made the Republican Party so susceptible to bigotry? Gerald Seib of the Wall Street Journal laments that 9-11 terrorist attacks have driven conservative Americans away from the Reagan ideal of free trade and pro-immigration ("The Roots of Republican Fears on Immigration and Trade"; Wall Street Journal; December 14, 2015).
David Frum argues furthermore, that it is utterly wrong to regard the Tea Party and other grassroots conservatives as proponents of Wall Street Journal editorials. They are workers who distrust big business as well as the government. They do not believe in an ultra-limited government. As workers, they do not want their earnings redistributed to those who do not work. From this point of view, working class conservatives loathe immigrants because they receive generous benefits like language help at school, while taking away low skilled jobs from such laborers. Since those working class people are interested in maintaining their own living in their small world, they do not want robust foreign policy, and see another Iraq War a nightmare ("The Great Republican Revolt"; Atlantic; January/February 2016). Frum presents a deep insight to understand the idiocratic hijack of the Republican Party.
Even though the wind of changes is blowing among Republicans, Trump nomination will destroy long founded trust of this party both domestically and internationally. The Republican Party can oust him for violation of the constitution as he infringed religious freedom with his inflammatory anti-Islam remark. Trump has tarnished the reputation of the Republican Party, and furthermore, that of America. An election victory with Trump is a nightmare, which is far worse than an election without Trump for both the Republican Party and America. His competence and personality do not meet the requirements for the president. Actually, conservative onion leaders think the same way.
George Will of the Washington Post warns, "[Trump's] compulsive boasting is evidence of insecurity. His unassuageable neediness suggests an aching hunger for others' approval to ratify his self-admiration" ("If Trump wins the nomination, prepare for the end of the conservative party"; Washington Post; December 23, 2015). Others speak much more bitterly of Trump. Brett Stephens of the Wall Street Journal even argues that conservative voters elect Hillary Clinton to stop Trump and preserve the value ("Let's Elect Hillary Now"; Wall Street Journal; December 21, 2015). William Kristol of the Weekly Standard, suggests another idea that conservatives start the third party if Trump wins the nomination ("Kristol: If Trump loses Iowa, 'mystique' disappears"; Hill; December 26, 2015). Furthermore, Republican Congressman Chris Gibson commented harshly, "I have concerns about giving that guy an army" as a 29 year veteran of the Army, because Trump's temperament and judgement are so unreliable ("GOP Rep. on Trump: 'I have concerns about giving that guy an army'"; Washington Examiner; December 27, 2015). The problem is beyond poor knowledge in national security, and Trump is utterly unfit for the Commander in Chief.
This is just one election, and Republicans can rebuild the party from current horrible degradation in the future. An election victory under Trump will simply cloud out respectable Republicans. Those who are hijacking the Republican Party are Americans of the worst quality in tastes, in opinions, in morals and in intellect. A failure to stop Trump will stigmatize America's reputation in the world irrevocably.


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Every day, I read some new account of misguided action condemned as "political correctness gone mad" and I sometimes find myself in agreement with the critics. I find myself suspicious of the people who get up the campaigns and unimpressed with the arguments they advance. At the heart of my unease is a sense that we are often enough in thrall to people who, given half a chance, would love to be working as full-time bureaucrats in some police organisation for the promotion of virtue and suppression of vice. And very unpleasant bureaucrats they would be.
It's not so long ago that England had such a police force. Until 1968, if you wanted to present a new play on a public stage, you required the prior approval of the Lord Chamberlain's Office, an official body dating back to 1737. In the end, people (especially playwrights and theatre managers ) tired of the ludicrous changes demanded by this anachronistic bureaucracy and even more tired of the outright bans. So in the end it was abolished by Parliament and very few people had any regrets. Those who did took the opportunity to sponsor a "family values" theatre in Whitehall where you could go safe in the knowledge that you would not be amused, shocked or provoked. I never went there but I did go to see the first new London stage play to open after the ending of censorship, the musical Hair. And, yes, at the end I did dance on stage.
The Lord Chamberlain's office had no clear sense of what it was that it wanted to discourage. Immorality. Things to which your wife or servants should not be exposed. Things which would not be suitable for a Sunday School performance. Potential double entendres. It was really no more than a dusty catalogue of prejudices and insecurity which guided them.
I don't exaggerate. Remember that when Penguin Books was prosecuted for publishing D H Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover in 1960, the prosecuting counsel Mervyn Griffith-Jones addressing the Jury actually asked them if they felt the book was one "you would wish your wife or servants to read", a question for which he will be ridiculed until the end of time.
Unless of course opinion changes and we decide that in England, Saudi Arabia should be our role model. They still know how to do wives and servants. We already supply them with massive amounts of military hardware to help keep it that way.
But if "political correctness gone mad" is to be feared, is there still a sane version of political correctness which should be supported? Yes.
But what does the sane version look like? How can it be articulated so as to see off the witch hunters?
At the heart of public policy as it has developed in England over my life time is the idea that a civilised society and a democratic society can only be sustained if and when people routinely grant respect to all those they encounter in daily life (including in their life as public officials). Most of our encounters are with people we know little about beyond their appearance, how they look and how they sound. And we absolutely should not use how they look or how they sound to calibrate the degree of respect (or disrespect) which we accord them. Nope. You just cannot use the colour of a person's skin, the sex or gender they present to you, their accent, their dress, their presumed social class or educational level , their religious beliefs if those can be inferred … nope, you cannot use any of those to calibrate how and whether you say "Please", "Thank you", "Excuse me" and so on. That is basic respect, that is basic civility. The look or the sound of someone gives you absolutely no basis for withholding or graduating civility, still less for indulging in outright and unprovoked abuse (of the kind currently popular on our public transport systems).
Correct behaviour towards someone is also inherently politically correct behaviour since society as a whole has an interest (self-interest) in sustaining polite, respectful and civilised face to face conduct.
I have made that sound a bit old-fashioned. Never mind. But it is quite radical: it is the kind of thought which makes it difficult for someone like Jeremy Corbyn to kneel when he meets the Queen because it is the other end of a spectrum of behaviour which delivers only a grunt to a woman at a supermarket till .
Starting from the core value of mutual respect, it will be immediately clear in some cases what should not be tolerated. But in other cases, it will not be so clear. And in those cases, rather than proceeding stridently – which is one of the problems we have at present – we should proceed with care. Because it's not blindingly obvious what is right and what is wrong.
This is the case with our current anxiety about not causing offence to anyone who may happen to read what we have written, see what we have painted, hear what he have to say. That anxiety has grown to such a level that it extends to cover cases way beyond those of the person who sets out to insult a group or stir up hostility towards a group, both of which fall foul of the idea of the basic respect owed to individuals. And it requires thoughtful debate to decide what to do in a difficult case. And that means No Bullying.
A word about bullying. I have never been bullied in what you might call the public arena, except once and I responded to it. It was in a University (Brunel) in the 1970s. At the end of a seminar, I was talking to a philosopher of science at that time getting a name for himself on the basis of his thorough-going relativism (out of the Kuhn-Lakatos-Feyerabend debates). I wasn't a relativist (Karl Mannheim "relativism calls everything into question and criticises nothing") and I was making the usual moves which non-relativists use against relativists His response was to get angry, and angrier, and to attack me personally. To which I pointed out that his relativism left him no means of argument with me and seemed to lead straight to bullying.
If you stand up to bullies, they often shut up.
We have in our universities now people who get off on getting angry about things they don't always understand very well. I would like to engage in argument, because one of us might change our mind. But if instead I am bullied, well, I know what to do.

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Comeback falls short
The Philadelphia Flyers capitalized on the energy of their season opener Wednesday as a bounce off the end boards landed in the slot right directly in front of Claude Giroux during the first period, giving the home team their spark on the way to a 5-4 Flyers win.
Roberto Luongo and the visiting Vancouver Canucks had a slow start to the game with four minor penalties in the opening frame, but managed to band together to tie the game late behind a stellar offensive effort from the Canucks' top line.
61 seconds after Daniel Sedin made James Van Riemsdyk pay for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in the third Andrej Meszaros flew into the Canucks' zone and broke the short lived tie for one last time.
The Wells Fargo faithful got their money's worth Wednesday in a game that featured the speed and skill of little genius Claude Giroux at one end and the fascinating passing of the Sedin twins at the other for all three periods of play.
It was a rough night for the goaltenders, not that either backstop had an overly regrettable performance Wednesday in a game where both defences appeared to be out of sync at times.
Following a four-goal first period in Philly the Canucks have now allowed the first tally in all three contests to start the season and have been outscored 6-3 in the opening frame.
The positive side of the team's slow starts has come in the resiliency shown by the Canucks in the later stages of the game. With a shootout loss to the Penguins and a photo-finish in Philadelphia the Canucks have reason to touchdown in Detroit with confidence.
If the visiting team can win the first period Thursday the rest should come simply.
Marco Sturm had another tough game for the Canucks beginning on the second line alongside Cody Hodgson and Mikael Samuelson.
After a terrible first period Alain Vigneault chose to roll multiple line combinations throughout the latter half of the game to find a spark in his team.
Sturm finished the game -2 and was relegated to 10:49 of ice time, comparable to fourth liners Aaron Volpatti and Dale Weise who seemed to do more with their short time on the puck.


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Founded in 1947
Originally called the South Pacific Commission, our unique organisation was founded in Australia in 1947 by the six 'participating governments' that then administered territories in the Pacific Islands region: Australia, France, New Zealand, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
They established our organisation under the Canberra Agreement to restore stability to a region that had experienced the turbulence of the Second World War, to assist in administering their dependent territories and to benefit the people of the Pacific.
Expansion of membership
In 1962, Samoa was the first island nation to become an independent state and in 1965 was the first to become a full member of SPC. Other island nations in turn became independent or largely self-governing. In 1983, at the 23rd South Pacific Conference in Saipan, all 22 Pacific Island member countries and territories were recognised as full voting and contributing members of our SPC family.
The Saipan decision, which followed a long period of Pacific leaders taking greater ownership of the organisation, marked our organisation's coming of age with its now comprehensive regional membership and equal vote for all members regardless of their political situation. The decision also reaffirmed our organisation's status as a non-political body. Despite this status, many of the Pacific's best known leaders – such as Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara of Fiji – took a deep interest in our affairs and contributed strongly to our organisation's evolution.
Change of name
The name, South Pacific Commission, was changed to the Pacific Community at the 50th anniversary conference in 1997 to reflect the organisation's Pacific-wide membership. Now, our 26-strong membership includes the 22 Pacific Island countries and territories along with four of the original founders (the Netherlands and United Kingdom withdrew in 1962 and 2004 respectively when they relinquished their Pacific interests).
In November 2015, the organisation's legal name, the Pacific Community, was adopted for general use. The abbreviation 'SPC' was retained, given its wide use and recognition throughout the Pacific. Our organisation's logo was also updated to reflect this change.
Key dates
- 2017: Pacific Community is celebrating 70 years of service to Pacific people
- 2011: The Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) transferred its core functions to SPC
- 2010: The South Pacific Board for Educational Assessment merged with SPC, and is now our Educational Quality and Assessment Programme
- 2006: The First Pacific Youth Festival was held in French Polynesia with support from SPC and UNESCO
- 2004: The United Kingdom withdrew from the Pacific Community
- 1999: Lourdes Pangelinan, from Guam, was the first woman to be appointed Director-General of SPC
- 1997: 50th anniversary conference held in Canberra; organisation's name was changed to the 'Pacific Community'
- 1995: SPC moved into specially designed new headquarters in Noumea, New Caledonia
- 1983: At the annual conference held in Saipan, all countries and territories in the area served by SPC became full and equal members and the SPC Conference became the governing body
- 1972: The First Festival of Pacific Arts was held in Fiji (SPC led its establishment)
- 1965: Samoa joined SPC as a full member, and first Pacific Island member
- 1963: The First South Pacific Games were held in Suva (SPC played a leading role in the process)
- 1962: Netherlands withdrew from Irian Jaya and from membership of SPC
- 1962: Samoa (then known as (Western Samoa) reclaimed its independence, becoming the first Pacific Island country to achieve independence in the modern era
- 1951: The area served by SPC was expanded to include Guam and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Micronesia)
- 1950: The First South Pacific Conference was held in Noumea
- 1949: SPC headquarters were transferred from their temporary location in Sydney to Noumea
- 1947: Following the end of World War II, the South Pacific Commission was established in Australia with the signing of the Canberra Agreement between Australia, France, Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and United States of America


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Day 11 was our 1st day in Mamre, we got a late start but made good progress on the 1st wall. One of the residents dished out some homemade dry wors to the rest of the team, he then proceeded to tell us how he just had to put down one of his stallions. Hmmmmm.
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'So,' you're asking, 'what entitles you to take on the philosophical musings of Nietzsche, while giving an adept assessment of Foucault's theories on social control?' The answer to this pretentious-sounding question isn't an answer at all, the fact is I don't know why I want to do this and I'm probably not qualified to do so, but I've always sought an understanding of the world as it appears and how it doesn't appear, like most people, and hopefully I'll be able to learn something from doing this. However, the blog will be done in segments on different days, this is because philosophy is heavy stuff, most of it anyway, so I will also be adding some of my own theories on occasion to lighten the mood, as well as other more topical insights into current affairs.
A bit about me then (perhaps this will shed some light on why I'm approaching the big bad world of philosophy!) - I'm an English & Creative Writing graduate, I've had glimpses into a number of theories and written on a few, as well as including snippets in essays I've previously done. Philosophy truly fascinates me and I like to think of myself as a deep thinker. I plan on writing a novel one day, whether or not it will be successful is another matter but hey-ho! The novel won't be linked to philosophy directly and will be a work of fiction as opposed to a collection of my own thoughts, but, like anything written, it will contain ideas and motifs which you may find familiar after reading some of the future posts on this blog!
I will try to post as often as I can, I really want to get the ball rolling but, like an unbreakable boulder in my way, I work full time, so bear with me on this. I have to brush up on my philosophical readings and this may also take time as I'm reading a great book at the moment by Martin Amis - Money, and as a result some of the first posts may be literary-themed or more of my own musings as opposed to some of the better thinkers (putting it mildly). I would also like to take this opportunity to say two things; one, if you would like me to write about anything in particular put a comment below or on any other future posts I might write, and two, if you have a blog of your own and would like to contribute to mine, then send me a message and we might be able to come to some sort of arrangement...that's not meant to sound sexual but I'm sure there's some sort of Freudian theory that says everything is about sex anyway! Thank you for reading, I hope you will come back soon.


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Jimmy will sing the songs that made Andy Williams so beloved by millions including Music To Watch Girls By, Happy Heart, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Almost There, May Each Day, Days Of Wine And Roses, and, of course, the song that was to become his theme tune, Moon River.
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I missed Quilt Market so I could see my little girl dance….
And it was the best decision!
She was AMAZING!
The name says it all! My fabric, my family and other fun things in my life!
CUTE CUTE CUTE!!! what a good choice!!
she looks amazing and so so happy!
so sweet. you will never regret it…ever!
awesome! THANKS for sharing! Your daughter is such a doll! And so are YOU!
Great decision. What a cutie.
she is awesome! 🙂
So stinkin' cute!
Good mommy!!!! She is prescious!
Good for you! So much more important!
so adorable!! excellent choice friend!! 🙂
What a doll!! She might not remember you were there but she would remember if you weren't!! I used to work at a dance studio and my mom used to sew all those little costumes. The picture brought back lots of memories.
She is such a cutie and I can see how much she enjoys it!
We're so proud of Haley and of you too. Great pictures!!!
Good for you because they grow up so fast and you can always go to quilt market. She looks like a little cutie pie. I still remember all my daughter's recitals and now she is 43. and she remembers that I was always there.
This tour begins with a stop at the iconic Burj Al Arab translated as Arabian Tower.
Ports of call that are not conducive to sailing as they are hurricane and typhoon season.


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Manchester United legend David Beckham believes it is 'sad' that Danny Welbeck has left the club and predicts he will be a 'great signing' for Arsenal.
Welbeck, 23, completed a £16million deadline-day move from Old Trafford to the Emirates after United boss Louis van Gaal deemed the England striker surplus to requirements.
'We always worry about the young talent coming through,' Beckham told BBC Sport as part of his role as a Sainsbury's Active Kids ambassador, 'and seeing Danny (Welbeck) leave United - I'm not a manager and won't be a manager in the near future but to see him leave Manchester United, it's sad.
'But obviously the manager knows what he is doing, he's doing what he feels best for Manchester United.


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Thirty years ago, on November 29, 1980, Dorothy Day, the founder of the Catholic Worker passed away. Also, December 2nd marks the 30th anniversary of the martyrdom of Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel, lay missionary Jean Donovan and Maryknoll Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita Ford, who were killed for their service to the poor in El Salvador.
And, because it is Advent, I found myself going to the Dorothy Day Library on the Web to see if I could find some of Dorothy's Advent reflections. With all the glorious tributes to Dorothy that are floating around the Web at this time, I think her own self-assessment during an undated Advent examination of conscience that she shared with the world in her "On Pilgrimage" column in the Catholic Worker might be useful. It shows a very human woman and goes part of the way towards explaining why Dorothy famously said: "Don't call me a saint. I don't want to be dismissed so easily." Dorothy didn't want people to view her as anything other than an ordinary human being. Her message was that what she did, we can do as well. I don't know about you, but I find a lot to identify with in Dorothy's self examination:
...Many people think an examination of conscience is a morbid affair. Péguy has some verses which Donald Gallagher read to me once in the St. Louis House of Hospitality. (He and Cy Echele opened the house there.) They were about examination of conscience. There is a place for it, he said, at the beginning of the Mass. "I have sinned in thought, word, and deed, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault." But after you get done with it, don't go on brooding about it; don't keep thinking of it. You wipe your feet at the door of the church as you go in, and you do not keep contemplating your dirty feet.
Here is my examination at the beginning of Advent, at the beginning of a new year. Lack of charity, criticism of superiors, of neighbors, of friends and enemies. Idle talk, impatience, lack of self-control and mortification towards self, and of love towards others. Pride and presumption. (It is good to have visitors — one's faults stand out in the company of others.) Self-will, desire not to be corrected, to have one's own way. The desire in turn to correct others, impatience in thought and speech.
The remedy is recollection and silence. Meanness about giving time to others and wasting it myself. Constant desire for comfort. First impulse is always to make myself comfortable. If cold, to put on warmth; if hot, to become cool; if hungry, to eat; and what one likes — always the first thought is of one's own comfort. It is hard for a woman to be indifferent about little material things. She is a homemaker, a cook; she likes to do material things. So let her do them for others, always. Woman's job is to love. Enlarge Thou my heart, Lord, that Thou mayest enter in.
I find Dorothy's frank self-assessment refreshing as her canonization process continues along its merry way, spearheaded by some of the most conservative forces in the Church. I look at the Dorothy Day Guild Web site and wonder how Dorothy would feel about the lily-white corporate-looking Flash presentation on the main page. Dorothy conscientiously kept the Catholic Worker integrated at a time when segregation of the races was popular. She supported Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement. She supported Cesar Chavez and the striking farmworkers in California. She even had the Catholic Worker masthead redesigned to include a person of color. And, of course, the Guild site downplays and often completely ignores Dorothy's political activities, her resistance to war and nuclear weapons and her arrests for civil disobedience. It's disheartening. Archbishop Dolan's recent homily on the anniversary of her birth earlier last month, highlighting a story about a time when Dorothy chose going to Mass over attending a rally, exemplifies the direction in which the pro-canonization folks are going. We may gain a saint, but will she be a sanitized "plaster saint"? Will she obscure the real Dorothy Day? In the Church, there's always a fine line between celebration and co-optation -- just look at what happened to Our Blessed Mother.
A better tribute to Dorothy is in the work of Robert Ellsberg who has been compiling and publishing Dorothy's writings. The first volume, The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day came out two years ago. This year we have All the Way to Heaven: The Selected Letters of Dorothy Day. Both are published by Marquette University Press. Dorothy's papers are kept in the Dorothy Day-Catholic Worker Collection in the Marquette University Archives. Here, Dorothy is allowed to speak for herself.
And the best way you can pay tribute to Dorothy Day is very simply to keep the work of the Catholic Worker going through volunteering with and making donations to those who are keeping her legacy alive. Click here to find a Catholic Worker house near you.
Photo: Dorothy Day takes the words of Pope John XXIII to the streets: "Why should the resources of human genius and the riches of the people turn more often to preparing arms -- pernicious instruments of death and destruction -- than to increasing the welfare of all classes of citizens and particularly of the poor?"


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Artist: RETROS
Title: Inner City Rockers-The Retros 1979
Format: LP + CD
Label: BDR
Country: USA
Price: $17.00
|"THE RETROS were arguably the best punk band in St. Louis during their brief existence. From 1978-1981 they wowed crowds at parties, VFW halls and bowling alleys with their infectious punk pop anthems. A couple attempts at recordings were made, but the Retros produced no official released during their lifespan. In the Spring of 1979, the band was the subject of a final exam for a friends studio recording class at Webster University. When the exam was finished, the Retros took advantage of the couple of hours of leftover studio time. They ripped through twelve originals ina quick, live-in-the-studio type set up with limited overdubs and only a couple of retakes. The tapes ended up in soundman/manager DON HOLLENBECKs closet and were nearly forgotten until now. LP includes the entire twelve-song session and the CD adds four bonus live tracks. LP limited to 300 copies in a silkscreened sleeve with full-color insert with photos, posters and notes, and includes a CD version." -BDR


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Tehama Grasshopper House, USA
Tehama Grasshopper is an award-winning modern home designed by Fougeron Architecture a San Francisco-design studio. This contemporary property is located in San Francisco, California, USA.
According to the architects: "A surprising integration of old and new elements, of competing urban forces, brings the remodeled warehouse alive. Three stories of interlocked spaces have distinct personalities and functions: office, main living area, and penthouse. The rigidity of the original concrete structure is broken down in a subtle interplay of light, surfaces, levels, and indoor and outdoor spaces—making the urban living experience as richly textured as the city itself.
"The second floor is the main living space for the young owners and their children. Its focus: a new courtyard, cut out from the existing floor plate that connects the contemporary San Francisco property to the new penthouse above and to the sky. This vertical section offers multiple layers of transparency and views from one floor to the next, thus interweaving the inside and outside spaces with a play of light and dark. All the new elements in the living space—kitchen, bathroom, and storage—are treated as eight-foot-tall cabinetry floating within the existing volume.
"The airy third-floor penthouse addition is the centerpiece of the design. The geometry of this sculptural object is a deliberate contrast to the orthogonal grid of the existing concrete structure. Reminiscent of rooftop staircase enclosures on old San Francisco warehouses, the penthouse adds natural form to the urban landscape—like a grasshopper settled lightly on the building surface. From all vantage points at the rooftop level, the owners enjoy breathtaking views of the city skyline. The living area in this contemporary San Francisco property includes the master bedroom and bathroom as one free-flowing space. It wraps around the courtyard, interweaving the upstairs and downstairs levels. Clear glass panes—again a requirement of the owners—offer no visual privacy. Their connection to outer world is a celebration of urban living."
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Headwaters Fund Presentation at Redway School
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Dawn Elsbree with the Headwaters Fund and Jon Sapper from the Humboldt County Office of Education (HCOE) will be making a community presentation at Redway School on August 1st at 6pm. Come learn about the Headwaters Fund, its priorities and programs and the potential for funding projects in Southern Humboldt to improve the economy.
Jon Sapper will discuss the Decade of Difference initiative, a ten year funding commitment from the Headwaters Fund to HCOE to ensure that all local school children complete their primary education and are offered information about potential careers and linked to the training or post-secondary education necessary for them to achieve their goals. Beginning in 2012, Redway School will be enrolled in this innovative new program.


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Sleeping Beauty
The canvas on the left is a reprint of a Polish poster for Sleeping Beauty designed by Hanna Bodnar. Isn't it stunning? I got a high-res version of the poster over at www.MoviePosterDB.com, did some tweaking in Photoshop (to make it fit available print sizes), and had it printed on a stretched canvas from ArtsCow. I was a little anxious about how it would come out, but it looks so fabulous in person, and cost me about $30 all said & done.
I still can't believe that in a few more months I'll have my own little sleeping beauty in the bassinet below!


text: A quick glance at Euforquestra's bio is enough to raise both eyebrows in suspicion: It's a worldbeat ensemble made up of seven white dudes from that hacky-sack/microbrew enclave known as Fort Collins, Colorado. But set aside your skepticism until you hear the music. Like many bands, Euforquestra found its way into Afrobeat music through a shared love of the Talking Heads. Accordingly, the septet fuses its scholarship of African, Caribbean and Latin rhythms with old-fashioned jam-band instrumental interplay, and uses a pair of harmonically interlocked saxophones to guide the songs. Unsurprisingly, that style of eclectic fusion has made the band popular with festival audiences and has won the group the blessing of members of Phish and the Funky Meters.


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College Fund Set Up for Children of Deputy, Can You Help?
Press release provided by the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:
On September 7, 2015, the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office lost one of their finest Deputies. We are saddened to report that Corporal Rich Schlesiger lost his courageous battle with cancer. There will be a memorial service at the River Lodge in Fortuna on Sunday, 09-13-2015 at 11:00 a.m. for those who wish to attend.
There has been a donation account set up at Redwood Capital Bank on behalf of Rich Schlesiger for his children's college fund. If you would like to make a donation please visit any of the branches in Arcata, Eureka, or Fortuna. For inquiries please contact Redwood Capital Bank at (707) 444-9800.


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In an action involving the popular film series The Purge, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court denial of the defendants' anti-SLAPP motion, holding that the plaintiff's breach of implied-in-fact contract claim under state law did not arise from protected free speech activity. Douglas Jordan-Benel v. Universal City Studios, Inc., et al, Case No. 15-56045 (9th Cir., June 20, 2017) (Pregerson, J).
In 2011, Douglas Jordan-Benel penned a screenplay entitled Settler's Day about "a family's attempt to survive an annual, state-sanctioned, 24-hour period in which citizens are allowed to commit any crime without legal consequences." In attempts to sell the screenplay for further production, Jordan-Benel's agent submitted it to the managing director of United Talent Agency (UTA). Given custom and practice in the entertainment industry, and based on prior dealings between UTA and Jordan-Benel's agent, UTA understood that the submission of the screenplay was for the purpose of selling it to a UTA client, and not merely gratuitous. Although UTA informed Jordan-Benel's agent that it would "pass" on the screenplay, the screenplay was provided to two UTA clients, who then wrote the script for The Purge, which was eventually released as films in 2013 and 2014 (along with a third film that was released in 2016).
Jordan-Benel alleged that The Purge script copied ideas from Settler's Day. In 2015, he filed a claim in state court for breach of implied-in-fact contract against UTA and other parties involved in the production of The Purge films (collectively, the defendants). In response to Jordan-Benel's lawsuit, the defendants filed an anti-SLAPP motion to strike the state law claims on grounds that they arose from exercise of the defendants' right of free speech. California's anti-SLAPP law provides for early dismissal of meritless First Amendment cases aimed at chilling expression. The district court denied the motion, ruling that Jordan-Benel's breach of contract claims arose from the failure to pay for the use of Jordan-Benel's ideas, and not from an act in furtherance of free speech rights, such as the creation and production of The Purge films. Defendants appealed.
On appeal, the Ninth Circuit worked through an exercise of identifying the claim at issue in the lawsuit in order to properly examine the merits of defendants' anti-SLAPP motion. Defendants contended that Jordan-Benel's claims arose from the creation, production, distribution and content of The Purge films. The Ninth Circuit, however, agreed with Jordan-Benel and the district court that the claim at issue was simply a breach of implied-in-fact contract for defendants' failure to compensate Jordan-Benel as a writer/creator for use of his screenplay idea.
Having identified the claim at issue, the Court conducted its review of the anti-SLAPP motion under the following two-part test:
- From what conduct does the claim arise?
- Is that conduct in furtherance of the rights of petition of free speech?
To answer the first question, the Ninth Circuit turned to guidance from the California Court of Appeal, which focuses its anti-SLAPP analysis on the specific conduct that the claim challenges. While common law generally does not recognize a claim of "idea theft" or treat ideas as property, the California Supreme Court has held that contract law may provide protection to a person who submits an idea to others with the understanding that the submission is made in consideration of a promise of payment for its use. According to California courts, California law recognizes an "idea theft" cause of action based on the "implied promise to pay the reasonable value of the material disclosed." The Ninth Circuit determined that the "conduct" from which Jordan-Benel's breach of implied-in-fact contract claim arose was defendants' failure to pay for the use of the screenplay idea, not the making of the films. In other words, the alleged free speech activity of creating and distributing The Purge films was not the specific wrongful act that gave rise to Jordan-Benel's claim.
Turning to the free speech question, the Ninth Circuit concluded that defendants' conduct (i.e., failure to pay Jordan-Benel) was not in furtherance of the right of free speech. Thus, the Court agreed with the district court and concluded that application of anti-SLAPP was not a defense to the breach of contract claim.


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Last week on Friday 18th May, I worked on one of the evening events the V&A holds which was a talk by Zandra Rhodes. I also watched the talk, it was in the The Lydia & Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre. Zandra had her trademark pink hair, paired with a vivid green patterned chiffon dress of her own design and matching jewellery. The picture above is of her design for a new first class stamp, I particularly like the Alexander McQueen design as part of the range.
The evening talk was a opportunity to join Zandra Rhodes as she discussed the future of British Design, with relation to her own personal collections. It was organised by V&A Membership as part of Members' Week 2012. Part of British Design Season at the V&A.
She was a lovely lady, who was very grounded and had a wide knowledge of the fashion industry from the design process through to the production of garments. The lecture was interesting as she showed a lot of her drawings and talked about her inspirations/starting points.
At the end of the talk was a q&a, there was quite a lot of people asked questions in regard to where she thinks the fashion industry is heading and also how to start out in the industry.
Some key points she spoke of, that stood out to me were:
- Take advantage of opportunities that come along.
- Wear the things you make.
- Surround yourself with people who do the same things and with interests similar to yourself.
- Small and craft based is current at the moment.
- French fashion is supported by drink, perfume and handbags.
- Be positive and go forward by whatever way possible.


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For the first time since taking office, Gov. Nathan Deal will include a raise for Georgia's public school teachers in his budget. But educators shouldn't rejoice just yet.
After years of stagnant wages despite the ever-rising cost of living, Deal is proposing a 2 to 3 percent raise for Georgia's teachers. The small amount of the raise isn't even the worst part: he's ultimately going to leave the decision of whether to give raises up to local school systems. Some teachers will receive raises and many others will not.
Georgia's teachers have waited four years for a raise and this is what Gov. Deal's offering?
Our school systems will be underfunded by $1 billion (PDF) in 2014, a slight improvement over the $1.1 billion budget hole in 2013. With no guarantee that school funding will increase, Gov. Deal is now asking these same systems to give their teachers a 2 to 3 percent raise.
According to a recent survey conducted by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, just 40 of Georgia's 180 public school systems have full 180-day school years, and five school systems have school years less than 160 days. Compare that to 2009, when 123 school systems had 180-day school years (PDF) and no school system in the state had a school year less than 170 days.
Teachers have fared even worse during Deal's administration, as class sizes have increased in 95 percent of school districts since 2009 and nearly 80 percent of districts are still furloughing teachers.
If school systems have to make such drastic cuts to their budgets, how can we expect them to give teachers a raise?
Despite Gov. Deal's election year grandstanding, he knows that passing the buck to local school systems isn't the same as giving teachers a raise. And it's certainly not going to endear him to teachers on Election Day.
Public school teachers have been through the ringer in recent years and it's time we give ALL of them a raise, not just the select few who work in districts that can squeeze the raises into their budgets.
How about we use the surplus in the state budget to give much-needed raises to our teachers AND restore funding to our public school systems?
Is that so much to ask?
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We're proud to be hosting the IREM Lunch and Learn on Wednesday, April 24th. The Western North Carolina Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management hosts educational Lunch & Learn luncheons to provide Real Estate Professionals with leading edge educational opportunities
A&K Painting Co. is sponsoring and presenting this month's IREM Lunch & Learn. Enjoy lunch, complimentary for IREM Members, interact with your peers, and enjoy our Property Management Painting presentation
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Mousemat for Poketo.
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The Democrat Party is having a lot of trouble trying to make everyone believe that their removal of God from the platform was, somehow, accidental and didn't really represent the thinking of the party and its members in general, and oh gosh, it really didn't mean anything anyway. The real truth is that they only backed down because there was such a public outcry when they got caught and their plans were made public. They are like a bunch of little children "testing boundaries to see how much they can get away with. If God is back in right now, he'll be back out next convention because it is their belief. It's call incrementalism and it works because usually nobody is paying attention.
You think that maybe because we are no longer a country in which "In God We Trust" means anything, that we are having such unprecedented national problems? The only other time when things were anywhere close to this bad was when a lot of people's belief was "In Franklin We Trust" or was it "In Carter We Trust?" I kinda like "Obama ...umm umm umm." That would look good on the new paper money the godless government is going to have to print!
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Columbia Regional at Sarge Frye Field, Columbia
Team: South Carolina
Nickname: Gamecocks
Record: 42-18
Conference: SEC
Head coach: Ray Tanner, 11th season
NCAA appearances: 23
Last CWS appearance: 2004
About South Carolina: The top seed and host of the regional, South Carolina enters the NCAA Tournament coming of a 2-2 week at the SEC Tournament that saw the Gamecocks defeat the Florida Gators twice but fall in both games against the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Did you know? The Gamecocks are hosting for an NCAA Regional for the 11th time in school history and the fourth time in the last seven years. South Carolina comes into the NCAA Regional with an all-time record of 84-49 (.632) in tournament action, including a 41-20 (.672) record under head coach Ray Tanner.
Team: North Carolina State
Nickname: Wolfpack
Record: 37-21
Conference: ACC
Head coach: Elliot Avent, 11th season
NCAA appearances: 21
Last CWS appearance: 1968
About North Carolina State: Second seed N.C. State enters the tournament after topping Georgia Tech 8-7 in its final game at the ACC Tournament in Jacksonville, Fla., Saturday. N.C. State's all-time record in the NCAA Tournament is 30-41. Right-handed pitcher Andrew Brackman is not on NC State's 25-man roster for the Columbia, S.C., Regional and will not pitch this weekend for the Wolfpack. Brackman, who is 6-4 with a 3.81 ERA, made his last appearance May 12 at Virginia.
Did you know? This marks N.C. State's first postseason trip to Columbia since the Atlantic Regional in 1975. The Wolfpack split four games in that regional – falling to Temple, then defeating Citadel and Temple before being eliminated by the Gamecocks.
Team: Charlotte
Nickname: 49ers
Record: 47-10
Conference: Atlantic 10
Head coach: Loren Hibbs, 15th season
NCAA appearances: 3
Last CWS appearance: Has never advanced to the CWS
About Charlotte: The third-seeded Niners enter the tournament with the nation's best winning percentage and NCAA's lowest ERA. Charlotte has eclipsed last year's win total of 35 and has set the school record for most wins in program history.
Did you know? Charlotte head coach Loren Hibbs is still the NCAA's all-time single-season leader in runs scored with 125 (1982). He was a member of the College World Series all-tournament team that year for Wichita State. Senior starting pitcher Adam Mills leads the nation in ERA, and is in the top four in the nation in wins and strikeouts and is on the Roger Clemens Award, Brooks Wallace Award and Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist lists.
Team: Wofford
Nickname: Terriers
Record: 30-31
Conference: SoCon
Head coach: Steve Traylor, 6th season
NCAA appearances: 1st
Last CWS: Has never advanced to the CWS
About Wofford: Four seed Wofford received an automatic bid to the NCAA Regional after taking the Southern Conference championship for the first time in school history. After drawing a No. 9 seed in the tournament, the Terriers boasted a perfect 5-0 record in the tournament to become the lowest seeded team to ever win the SoCon tournament. Wofford third baseman Brandon Waring was named the tournament's most valuable player after knocking in 16 runs with five home runs while batting .560 (14-for-25) over the five-game spread.
Did you know? The Terriers finished the season by knocking their 106th home run of the season to become the nation's home run leader. Wofford will look to add to the total as they face the second-best home run hitting team in the nation in South Carolina, who boasts 104 long balls this season.


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Amber Fabian, Budding Artist Ready to Bloom
What began as a hobby and a fun way to make friends has become for me a driving passion that I want to make into a career. I currently work mostly in manga and cartoons, soft sketches and digital media, but I'm expanding my talents into other media as well. I have an affinity for expressive faces and a flair for hair. I enjoy drawing comedy and light-hearted scenes. Because I'm just starting out, I have flexible prices and am pleased to take direction and constructive criticism. Check out my samples, and if they interest you, please contact me via my form.
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Energy Non-Crisis Chapter 16
From: Energy Information2
19. "The Energy Non-Crisis" (ISBN 0-89051-068-7), published in 1980 by Worth Publishing Co., P.O. Box, 1243,Wheatridge, CO 80033, is written by Chaplain Lindsey Williams (This is only one of the books he has written). Chaplain Williams was on the Alaska Pipeline during the construction and got so fed-up with the deliberate lies of the media, he came back to tour the "lower 48", and tell the truth. According to Chaplain Williams, Gull Island has a pool of oil as big as, and maybe bigger, than Prudhoe Bay. Our Government ordered ARCO (Page 178) "...to seal the documents, withdraw the rig, cap the well, and not release the information about the Gull Island find." A video tape of a speech that Chaplain Williams gave to a group at Salt Lake City, about 1980, is possibly available from: The National Center For Constitutional Studies, 1-800-388-4512. Chaplain Williams stated, in a recent two-hour broadcast, there is enough oil in Alaska to last the U.S.A. 200-years. The broadcast is on the Republic Broadcasting Network site http://mp3.rbnlive.com/Rick/0508/20050824_Wed_Rick.m3u. Additional book information is here. You can read parts of his book on this site http://www.sweetliberty.org/issues/environment/energy/.. His books and tapes may be ordered here: http://survivalcenter.com/lw.html One videotape "The Energy Non-Crisis" is worth the approximate $136.00 cost of the complete set. If you want documented proof that "our" government has lied to us about oil availability, see the Williams material.
A This is the audio , approximately 51-minutes, from the Williams Videotape The Energy Non Crisis". I suggest you listen carefully to what Chaplain Williams says, then ask your members of congress why the United States is importing oil.
B. Need more documentation that we have been scammed for decades concerning oil availability? See this recent 11-page email and this 1-page email.
C. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is teaching children that oil and natural gas are the result of decaying plants and animals. A recent NASA discovery is that natural gas was being created on one of Saturn's barren moons Titian. Is it possible that we have been deceived concerning oil and natural gas formation?
D. On Washington post radio, 107.7, 4/30/06 there was a reporter for U.S. News and World Report talking (another viewpoint) about the 2-trillion barrel oil finding In the USA. I called and made a statement about the 200-year supply of oil announced by the governor of Alaska last year (See 19 above). The reporter tried to discredit the governor's statement by referring to oil consumption before the Alaska pipeline was built. When attempting to explain the governor's comment was made last year, I was cut-off. Is it possible this station is deliberately concealing information? The Department of Energy website states "…has been known for a century." (The 2-trillon barrel oil). If this is true, why during the first Gulf War, were all the lives and money wasted defending "our oil" in the Mid-East?
The content
of this manuscript is only as valuable and useful to the reader as the
credibility of the authors.
The honesty, integrity, and therefore the credibility, of the authors of this book is unquestionable to the limit of their combined facts and knowledge.
I can
personally attest to many of the facts, and certainly many of the conversations
quoted in the book, as I spent a week with Chaplain Lindsey on the North Slope
of Alaska during the construction of the Trans-Alaska pipeline. I was privileged
to talk with high officials of Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. For reasons
unknown to me, I was given access to private information that apparently very
few outsiders were ever given. I moved among the men at work and in the barracks.
My week on the North Slope was a liberal education.
The motivation for this book is to bring facts to the American people as the authors know them. They do not have a political ax to grind nor any personal advantage by bringing forth these facts. Our President has stated that our energy problem is the equivalent of war. Yet he has embraced policies that have continually discouraged and hampered the development of our oil industry.
Nearly ten years ago President Nixon warned of a pending energy shortage unless our domestic production be drastically increased, but Congress insisted on restrictive price controls.
Congress has
been urged—and sometimes threatened—by special interest groups to take a
negative stance on energy production, but they have miserably failed to take
proper action to increase our domestic production. In fact, as you read this
book you must come to the realization that energy production has been fiercely
stifled by "Government Bureaucracy, " and Congress has sat on its
collective hands.
You, the reader, will be left to make your own conclusions as to why this set of facts and circumstances conflict many times with what we have been told by the news media—which is fed its information by Government Agencies and Departments.
It is with great pride and pleasure that I endorse this manuscript and compliment the authors for taking time to do the research and make it available to all of us.
|March 19, 1980
Hugh M. Chance
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For Mock Crocheted Eyelet Cast-off
K1, insert LH needle into stitch just stitched from the front and knit again. *k1, insert lh needle into front of last 2 stitches, k2tog, insert LH needle into front of stitch, k1 - repeat from * to last stitch, pick up stitch and slip last stitch over picked up stitch, fasten off.
These are the second pair of toe up socks I've knit. Not a bad pattern. I added half a repeat to the leg as I often wear ankle boots and need a longer leg. These only used 51g of the 100g ball!
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After destroying the temple and losing one of their own, the party encountered several high-ranked officers of Reid's Rangers. They explained the bright light in the sky, etc… They are escorted back to Ft Reid, except for Tony who chooses to stay outside the gates.
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South Korea has begun final preparations to launch the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1), also known as Naro-1.
"The transportation of the Naro-1 to its launchpad was completed," said the Korea Aerospace Research Institute.
It will be Seoul's third attempt to send a rocket to space after the first two launches, in 2009 and 2010 respectively, were not successful.
The launch was originally scheduled in October but delayed because of technical problems. The vehicle is primarily aimed at collecting information on space radiation and will be crucial in Seoul's space ambitions.
Reports suggest that North Korea was trying to take advantage of the latest development by preparing its own missile launch.
Images collected by the satellite operator DigitalGlobe showed an increased activity in the North's Sohae Satellite Launch Station. The increasing number of people and trucks in the launch site were "consistent" with an earlier failed launch.
"Given the observed level of activity noted of a new tent, trucks, people and numerous portable fuel/oxidiser tanks, should North Korea desire, it could possibly conduct its fifth satellite launch event during the next three weeks," said the satellite operator.
The impoverished country is under heavy US-backed sanctions over its nuclear ambitions. The defiant nation carried out two nuclear tests earlier in 2006 and in 2009.
The US and other countries have said Pyongyang has been using the rocket launch to test its nuclear missiles which has been constantly denied by Pyongyang.
North Korea is thought to be developing a long-range ballistic missile capable of striking the US with a range of up to 6,700km. Its last attempt, in April, failed.


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Traveling Luck for Cherokee Indian Reservation North Carolina, United States
The timezone in Cherokee Indian Reservation is America/Iqaluit
Morning Sunrise at 08:40 and Evening Sunset at 18:46. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 35.4989°, Longitude. -83.2575° , Elevation. 912m
Morning Sunrise at 08:40 and Evening Sunset at 18:46. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 35.4989°, Longitude. -83.2575° , Elevation. 912m
Weather near Cherokee Indian Reservation Last report from Knoxville Downtown, TN 60km awayTemperature: 9°C / 48°F
Wind: 0km/h North
Cloud: Broken at 1200ft Solid Overcast at 3400ft
Satellite map of Cherokee Indian Reservation and it's surroudings...
Geographic features & Photographs around Cherokee Indian Reservation in North Carolina, United States
stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Mainey Branch (0.3km)
- Bradley Branch (0.4km)
- Big Witch Creek (2km)
- Mink Branch (2.7km)
- Swimmer Branch (3km)
- Sherrill Cove Branch (3.6km)
- Tooni Branch (4.3km)
- Long Branch (4.4km)
- Grassy Branch (4.5km)
- Washington Creek (4.9km)
- Poplar Hollow Branch (5.1km)
- West Fork Jenkins Creek (5.1km)
- East Fork Jenkins Creek (5.1km)
- Jenkins Creek (5.3km)
- Mingo Creek (5.4km)
- Wrights Creek (5.4km)
- Raven Fork (5.4km)
- Indian Creek (5.4km)
- Pigeon Creek (6.1km)
- Shut-in Creek (6.2km)
- Blackrock Creek (6.3km)
- Lambert Branch (6.4km)
church a building for public Christian worship.
- Wrights Creek Church (0.4km)
- Water Falls Church (2km)
- Macedonia Church (4km)
- Wesleyan Church (4.1km)
- Piney Grove Church (4.4km)
- Blue Wing Church (4.6km)
- Sequoyah Church (4.6km)
- Cherokee Church (4.9km)
- Rock Springs Church (5.3km)
- Yellow Hill Church (6.3km)
Local Feature A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Cherokee Indian Reservation (0km)
- Cherokee Indian Reservation (0.1km)
- Thomas Divide Overlook (3.2km)
- Ballhoot Scar Overlook (4km)
- Soco Community Center (4.1km)
- Raven Fork Overlook (4.4km)
- Oconaluftee River Overlook (4.6km)
- Big Witch Overlook (5.4km)
- Jenkins Ridge Overlook (5.9km)
ridge(s) a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest.
- Dobson Ridge (3km)
- Jenkins Ridge (4.2km)
- Stony Mountain Ridge (5.1km)
- Spray Ridge (6km)
Accommodation around Cherokee Indian Reservation
Magnuson Hotel Great Smokies Inn 1636 Acquoni Rd, Cherokee
Days Inn Cherokee/Smokey Mountains 660 Painttown Road, Cherokee
Fairfield Inn Suites by Marriott Cherokee 568 Paint Town Rosd, Cherokee
cemetery a burial place or ground.
- Stamper Cemetery (3km)
- Nations Cemetery (5.4km)
- Entoe Cemetery (6.1km)
- Lambert Cemetery (6.1km)
tunnel a subterranean passageway for transportation.
- Sherrill Cove Tunnel (2.4km)
- Rattlesnake Mountain Tunnel (3.1km)
- Big Witch Tunnel (5.5km)
populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Ravensford (4.6km)
- Paint Town (5.8km)
park an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.
- Santa's Land (4.4km)
- Frontierland (6.1km)
mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
- Rattlesnake Mountain (3.4km)
- Barnett Knob (4.3km)
gap a low place in a ridge, not used for transportation.
- Big Witch Gap (5.7km)
overfalls an area of breaking waves caused by the meeting of currents or by waves moving against the current.
- Mingo Falls (5km)
administrative division an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.
- Qualla, Township of (5.7km)
Wikipedia entries close to Cherokee Indian Reservation
- Cherokee (North Carolina) city o city
- Whittier, North Carolina city o city
- Sylva, North Carolina city o city
- Dillsboro, North Carolina city o city
- Balsam, North Carolina city o city
- Maggie Valley, North Carolina city o city
- Webster, North Carolina city o city
- Bryson City, North Carolina city o city
- Jackson County Airport (North Carolina) airport airport
- Cullowhee, North Carolina city o city
- Mount Guyot (North Carolina) mountain g mountain
- Clingmans Dome mountain k mountain
- Forest Hills, North Carolina city o city
- Mount Le Conte mountain k mountain
- Waynesville, North Carolina city o city
- Lake Junaluska, North Carolina city o city
Airports close to Cherokee Indian ReservationMc ghee tyson(TYS), Knoxville, Usa (94.3km)
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Write an Opinion Piece
Common Core Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
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Writing a Story
Common Core Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
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Story writing is also a great way to introduce features in blogging the students would not normally use. For example have the students paint various portions of their story. Once the students have illustrated their story, they can learn how to upload pictures on their blog. With just a few easy changes, story writing can be entertaining for all students.
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Common Core Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2.D Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
Two subjects that allow the students to develop their vocabulary through blogging are math and science. Students can better understand their math problems by writing out the step-by-step process in blogging. For example, if the students are working on multiplying two digit numbers by a two digit number, have them blog about their step-by-step thought process. The students will need to incorporate their math vocabulary by using this process. They can verbalize that they need to multiply the ones digit first, then the tens digit, and so on. Through blogging, the students have a deeper understanding of the subject they are learning.
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The common core standards are great ways for the teacher to achieve success through blogging.
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I haven't been writing much lately, because honestly, I just haven't been in the mood. A couple of posts back I told you all about how our beloved dog Baxter was diagnosed with cancer, and how they didn't think he would survive for long, and how I was taking the opportunity to take Baxter to do fun stuff like getting a dog sundae and sniffing pet stores and taking long walks. I was pretty much putting all of my energy into making sure Baxter had an awesome day, every day, for as many days as he had left.
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Thailand is renowned for its glorious tropical climate which is ideal for enjoying the great outdoors. As nice as it is to laze around the beach or pool and soak up the sunshine, sometimes you just feel the need to move and these Thailand resorts with tennis courts are the ideal way to stay active while on holidays. Whether you spend your time lazily batting a ball across the net or set yourself up for a battle to the death with family and friends, these Thailand resorts with tennis courts offer a fun and affordable way to practice your serve and get to know other guests with a friendly match.
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barney stinson said something to the affect of "when i'm sad, i just stop being sad and start being awesome." i think we should all take his advice and start being awesome... now. a 'just because' mixtape for when you feel like taking over the world.
1. palladio - escala
2. titanium - david guetta ft. sia
3. girl on fire - alicia keys
4. rolling in the deep - adele
5. determinate - lemonade mouth
6. stronger (what doesn't kill you) - kelly clarkson
7. rumour has it - adele
8. cups (movie version) - anna kendrick
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