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|7:05 pm
|Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox.
MLB Baseball Game. Oriole Park at Camden Yards. (Sports - Pro Baseball). 888-848-BIRD
|12:00 pm-
5:00 pm
|Wine Tastings Veramar Vienyard.
Explore the grounds, see how wine is made at Veramar Vienyard. Veramar Vineyard. (Festivals - Wine Tasting). 540-955-5510
|10:00 am-
5:30 pm
|Xu Bing: Monkeys Grasp for the Moon.
Composed of twenty-one laminated wood pieces, each of which forms the word "monkey" in one of a dozen languages, the linked vert Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 202-633-4880
|10:00 am-
5:30 pm
|Sculpture of South Asia and the Himalayas.
Dating from the 10th to the 18th century, sculptures of deities, enlightened beings, and teachers from the Hindu and Buddhist tr Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 202-633-4880
|11:00 am-
6:00 pm
|Touchstone Gallery August Exhibition.
See the world of artist Yuki Hiyama. Due to a brain injury at birth, Yuki is able to communicate only through her raw, gestural Touchstone Gallery. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 202-347-2787
|11:30 am-
7:00 pm
|Lincoln's Contemporaries.
Featuring Mathew Brady's portraits of twenty celebrities from showman P.T. Barnum & inventor Samuel Morse to musician Teresa Car National Portrait Gallery. (Arts - Photography Exhibit). 202-275-1738
|11:30 am-
7:00 pm
|American Origins.
On view in a series of 17 galleries and alcoves chronologically arranged to take the visitor from the days of contact between Na National Portrait Gallery. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 202-275-1738
|11:30 am-
7:00 pm
"Champions" salutes dynamic American sports figures whose impact beyond the athletic realm made them part of the larger story of National Portrait Gallery. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 202-275-1738
|12:00 pm-
12:15 pm
|Spotlight Tours.
Tours focus one painting each day. The Phillips Collection. (Arts - Gallery Walk). 202-387-2151
|12:15 pm-
1:00 pm
|Organ Recital Series.
Hear the majesty of the church's 7000-pipe, five-keyboard Moller organ in 30 minute recitals of some of the most thrilling, subl National City Christian Church. (Performance - Musical). 202-232-0323
|6:00 pm
|Millennium Stage.
Different performing and visual artists are featured each night. Free admission. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. (Performance - Interactive Theater). 202-467-4600
|7:30 pm
|Capitol Steps.
Former Congressional employees perform satirical skits and songs every Friday and Saturday at the Ronald Reagan Building. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. (Performance - Show Comedy). 202-312-1300
|8:00 pm
|A Place to Be (Music Therapy) Presents "Coming of Age".
A night of talented teens from the award winning Music Therapy Center. This show will feature songs about the struggles that tee ArtSpace Falls Church. (Performance). 703-436-9948
|11:00 pm
|Belly Dance Shows in Adams Morgan.
Enjoy professional, beautiful belly dance performances, delicious Middle Eastern / Mediterranean food, and premium hookah flavo Tangier Restaurant and Hookah Lounge. (Performance - Dance). 202-797-0778
|6:00 am-
5:00 pm
|Open Air Farmers and Flea Markets.
Held in Parking Lot 6. DC Armory. (Retail - Flea Market). 202-547-9077
|7:05 pm
|Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox.
MLB Baseball Game. Oriole Park at Camden Yards. (Sports - Pro Baseball). 888-848-BIRD
|10:30 am
Bring your children to hear a new story each week. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Barnes & Noble Booksellers. (Kids - Children's Activities). 202-347-0176
|7:30 am-
8:30 am
|Dahn Yoga and Brain Education Classes.
Includes meridian stretching, breathing exercises, brain wave vibration and meditation. Sundays by appointment. Dahn Yoga Studio. (Educational - Class). 202-393-2440
|9:00 am-
5:00 pm
|Passport Fridays.
Different live presentations each Friday. Explorer's Hall. (Educational - Science & Nature). 202-857-7588
|9:00 am-
9:00 pm
|Fashion Friday.
Come in every Friday to Unleashed by PETCO with your dog dressed in the cutest or wildest outfit you have. Your dog will have h Unleashed by Petco. (Community). 202-965-2371
|10:00 am-
3:00 pm
|Decatur House Museum -- Tour.
Tour of the house designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, America's first professional architect, at 1600 H Street NW. The Stephen Decatur House. (Educational - Walking Tour). 202-842-0920
|10:00 am-
5:00 pm
|Tour -- John F. Kennedy Center.
Meet at Level A Parking Plaza for tour led by members of Friends of the Kennedy Center. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. (Educational - Walking Tour). 202-4168340.
|10:00 am-
11:30 am
|ClancyWorks Drop-In Modern Dance Classes.
Take an intermediate / advanced level modern dance class with Adrienne Clancy and ClancyWorks Dance Company. While geared toward Dallas Morse Coors Dance Studio at Flashpoint. (Educational - Class). 301-717-9271
|10:15 am-
5:15 pm
|Butterflies and Plants: Partners in Evolution.
Visitors will feel the flutter in one of the most educational, entertaining and experiential exhibits yet, an integrated resourc National Museum of Natural History. (Educational - Science & Nature). 202-357-2700
|10:15 am
|Highlights Tour.
A friendly docent will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Meet at either Welcome desk. Tours may be added or cancelled National Museum of American History. (Educational - History). 202-357-2700
|10:30 am-
12:00 pm
|Hirshhorn Museum -- Permanent Collection Tour.
Tour begins at the Information Desk, at 7th and Independence Avenue SW. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. (Educational - Walking Tour). 202-357-2700
|10:30 am-
3:00 pm
|Spotlights Tours.
Docents offer a 15-minute overview of an exhibition or briefly discuss a favorite museum object. Locations vary; for location an National Museum of American History. (Educational - History). 202-357-2700
|11:00 am
|Slave Life at Mount Vernon Tour.
Half-hour guided walking tour focuses on contributions of African-American slaves who built and managed George and Martha Washin George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens. (Educational - Walking Tour). 202-780-2000
|11:00 am-
2:00 pm
Tour of the National Women's Party headquarters. Sewall-Belmont House. (Educational - Walking Tour). 202-546-1210
|11:00 am
|Highlights Tour.
A friendly docent will give a 30-minute tour of the highlights of the museum. Subject to cancellation. Please ahead to confirm. National Postal Museum. (Educational - Walking Tour). 202-633-5534
|11:30 am-
4:00 pm
|Tour -- Library of Congress.
Tour commences in the Great Hall of the Jefferson Building. Library of Congress. (Educational - Walking Tour). 202-707-8000
|11:30 am-
5:00 pm
|Wine Country Coach and Limo Tours.
Veramar Vineyard. (Educational - Bus Tour). 540-955-5510
|12:10 pm-
1:00 pm
|Dahn Yoga and Brain Education Classes.
Includes meridian stretching, breathing exercises, brain wave vibration and meditation. Sundays by appointment. Dahn Yoga Studio. (Educational - Class). 202-393-2440
|12:30 pm
|Highlights of the American Art Museum Tour.
A friendly docent will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Meet in the F Street Lobby. No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each Smithsonian American Art Museum. (Educational - Walking Tour). 202-633-1000
|1:00 pm
|Highlights Tour.
A friendly docent will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Meet at either Welcome desk. Tours may be added or cancelled National Museum of American History. (Educational - History). 202-357-2700
|1:00 pm
|Highlights Tour.
A friendly docent will give a 30-minute tour of the highlights of the museum. Subject to cancellation. Please ahead to confirm. National Postal Museum. (Educational - Walking Tour). 202-633-5534
|2:00 pm-
5:00 pm
|Permanent Exhibit.
Tour the gardens designed by Beatrix Ferrand and honored by Stravinsky in his famous Concerto, and the galleries of the famous B Dumbarton Oaks. (Educational - Walking Tour). 202-339-6410
|2:00 pm
|Highlights of the American Art Museum Tour.
A friendly docent will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Meet in the F Street Lobby. No tours on 2nd Tuesday of each Smithsonian American Art Museum. (Educational - Walking Tour). 202-633-1000
|6:10 pm-
7:10 pm
|Dahn Yoga and Brain Education Classes.
Includes meridian stretching, breathing exercises, brain wave vibration and meditation. Sundays by appointment. Dahn Yoga Studio. (Educational - Class). 202-393-2440
|6:30 pm
|Friday Night Shabbat Services with MesorahDC.
A traditional service with soulful melodies, contemporary insights, and stories, followed by dinner. Separate seating for women Sixth and I Historic Synagogue. (Community - Jewish). 202-408-3100
|7:00 pm-
9:00 pm
|Karma Yoga Initiative with Anya Arax-Melinick.
Please join each month when we focus on a different non-profit organization, and donate to it all proceeds from the karma yoga c Spiral Flight Yoga and Wellness Center. (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit). 202-965-1645
|America's Most Wanted Studio Productions.
John Walsh's America's Most Wanted Studio, a state of the art facility, is located permanently at the museum, and live broadcast National Museum of Crime & Punishment. (Educational - Science & Nature). 202-393-1099
|Self-Guided Tour: Let's Move! with Smithsonian Gardens.
Explore Smithsonian Gardens through this scavenger hunt. Discover garden treasures while learning how gardening promotes healthy Smithsonian Institution. (Educational - Walking Tour). 202-357-2700
|5:00 pm-
6:00 pm
|Healthy Lifestyle Program.
Ayurveda treatments and yoga are ways to restore and maintain health of mind, body, soul. We offer a program which teaches each Apurva Ayurveda Healing. (Health & Fitness). 703-573-1282
|11:00 am-
3:00 pm
Popular breakfast and lunch items are offered for brunch throughout the week. Urbana Restaurant. (Dining - Brunch). 202-956-6650
|11:00 am-
5:00 pm
|Prix Fixe Lunch.
A 3-course meal with complimentary glass of wine is offered on weekdays. Bistro Francais. (Dining - Dining Specials). 202-338-3830
|11:00 am-
2:30 pm
|3-Course Lunch.
A prix-fixe menu is offered during the week for lunch with different specials each day. Chef's American Bistro. (Dining - Dining Specials). 301-862-0380
|11:30 am-
3:00 pm
|Prix Fixe Weekday Lunch.
A special 3-course option is offered in addition to the regular menu. 2941. (Dining - Dining Specials). 703-270-1500
|11:30 am-
2:00 pm
|Prix Fixe Lunch.
A 3-course menu is offered for lunch, in addition to the regular menu and specials. Bastille DC. (Dining - Dining Specials). 703-519-3776
|11:30 am-
4:00 pm
|30-Minute 3-Course Lunch.
Enjoy a contemporary French prix-fixe lunch on weekdays. Ici Urban Bistro. (Dining - Dining Specials). 202-730-8700
|11:30 am-
2:30 pm
|Buffet and Boxed Lunches.
For those in a hurry on weekdays, a choice of several quick lunch options is featured. Indique Heights. (Dining - Dining Specials). 301-656-4822
|11:30 am-
2:30 pm
|3-Course Power Lunch.
A quick, prix fixe lunch menu is offered on weekdays, in addition to the regular menu. Poste. (Dining - Dining Specials). 202-783-6060
|11:30 am-
2:30 pm
|Lunch Box.
A quick, 4-course prix fixe menu including salads, pasta, entree, sides and dessert is featured on weekdays. Teatro Goldoni. (Dining - Dining Specials). 202-955-9494
|12:00 pm-
2:30 pm
|Express Lunch.
A prix fixe 2-course soup or salad plus entree lunch is offered on weekdays. Degrees Bistro. (Dining - Dining Specials). 202-912-4110
|3:00 pm-
7:00 pm
|Happy Hour McGinty's!.
$5 Food Menu; $3 Yuengling & Shocktop; $4 Margaritas & Martinis; $3.50 House Wine; $1 Off All Other Beer & Rail Drinks. McGinty's Public House. (Dining - Happy Hour). 301-587-1270
|3:00 pm-
6:30 pm
|Georgetown Tasting Food Tour.
A two-hour food tour not only feeds your mind in a step back in time but also your belly as we take time to taste food from some Washington, D.C. Metro Area. (Dining - Food Tasting). 800-560-1594
|4:00 pm-
7:00 pm
|Chadwick's Happy Hour.
Enjoy $2 domestic bottles, $2 house wine, $2.50 rail drinks and margaritas and half price Buffalo Wings and Stuffed Potato. Chadwick's. (Dining - Happy Hour). 202-333-2565
|4:00 pm-
9:00 pm
|Pour House Happy Hour.
Weekday happy hour featuring: $3 Bud Light drafts, Miller Lite drafts and Yuengling drafts; $4 Svedka, Svedka Flavors and Jim Be Pour House. (Dining - Happy Hour). 202-546-0779
|5:00 pm-
2:00 am
Happy Hour every night except Saturday. Peyote Cafe. (Dining - Happy Hour). 202-462-8330
|6:00 pm-
3:00 am
|Spicy Fridays.
Half-priced mojitos, tapas, and specialty cocktails start at 6. DJ Moh starts the party at 10 with a phenomenal International se Agua Ardiente. (Dining - Dining Specials). 202-833-8500
|4:00 pm-
7:00 pm
|Tune Inn Happy Hour.
At happy hour get $1 off all drinks. Tune Inn. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-543-2725
|4:00 pm-
8:00 pm
|Bedrock Billiards Happy Hour.
Specials include Rail drafts and Miller Lite $3. Bedrock Billiards. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-667-7665
|4:00 pm
|Pizza and beer specials.
$1.50 mini pizzas, $5.50 fish fry, $11.00 buckets of Rolling Rock, $14.00 buckets of Corona. Sheisse Haus. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-546-1001
|4:00 pm-
7:00 pm
|Happy Hour at Garrett's.
Monday through Friday Happy Hour is from 4pm to 7pm. Come in and join us for three full hours where we offer drink deals and hal Garrett's Restaurant & Railroad Tavern. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-333-1033
|5:00 pm-
11:00 pm
|Club Heaven & Hell Happy Hour.
Extended happy hour including specially priced appetizers and entrees. Drink specials include all domestic bottles $3 including Club Heaven and Hell. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-667-4355
|5:00 pm-
8:00 pm
|Caribbean Happy Hour.
Every Friday enjoy the hottest Caribbean music and drinks. Republic Gardens. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-725-3218
|5:00 pm-
9:00 pm
|Friday Night Live Music Happy Hour at Paradise Springs Winery.
$1 off all glasses of wine combined with live music either on the grass lawn or new covered patio make this a can't miss way to Paradise Springs Winery. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 703-830-9463
|5:30 pm-
7:00 pm
|Draft Beers.
$1. off premium draft beers Bud Light, Yuengling Lager, Red Hook IPA, Shiner Hefeweizen, Harp, and Guinness. Top of the Hill. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-546-7782
|5:30 pm-
8:00 pm
|Cosmic Fridays.
Half-priced Cosmopolitans $5. Top of the Hill. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-546-7782
|6:00 pm-
8:00 pm
|Kenyon Friday Happy Hours.
Kenyon alumni and students (21 years of age and older) get 20% off their tab every Friday night all night. Bring your Kenyon ID Toledo Lounge. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-986-5416
|6:00 pm
|When It Rains... We Pour.
When it rains, we pour $2 drafts. Some restrictions apply -- snow is not rain. Toledo Lounge. (Nightlife - Theme Night). 202-986-5416
|6:00 pm-
8:00 pm
|Toledo Lounge Happy Hour.
Featuring $3 - Rail 6pm-8pm and $2 - Drafts 6pm-8pm. Toledo Lounge. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-986-5416
|8:00 pm-
10:30 pm
|Happy Hour at Crush.
Featuring Miller Light bottles at $1, Corona bottles $2 and Rail drinks $2. Crush. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-319-1111
|8:00 pm
|Flaming Hot Blues Bands.
Weekends deliver a strong performance with one of their reoccurring favorite Rockin' Blues bands. Madam's Organ Soul Food Restaurant & Blues Bar. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-667-5370
|9:00 pm-
3:00 am
|Alta Vida Friday.
Experience luxury indulgence in a night club setting. Ibiza offers D.C. a taste of something far more extravagant than anything Ibiza Night Club. (Nightlife - Parties). 202-549-1708
|9:00 pm
|Level at Lux.
Lindy Promotions presents Level, featuring DJs and drink specials. No cover before 10PM, ladies free all night. Lux Lounge. (Nightlife - Happy Hours). 202-347-8100
|9:00 pm-
2:00 am
|International Night with DJ Manny.
DJ Manny spinning the best of International for everyone to come and enjoy the evening. Floyd's Bar and Grill. (Nightlife - Theme Night). 703-370-1616
|10:00 pm
Hosted by Olli (visuals), Tim Pogo (whfs), and Jim Noble. Metro Cafe. (Nightlife - Dance). 202-588-9118
|10:00 pm-
2:00 am
|Friday Night Live.
This and every Friday, you can enjoy a great singles party. There is NO cover charge for this weekly happy hour and dance party. Orange Ball Billiards and Cafe. (Nightlife - Parties). 301-309-6440
|10:00 pm-
3:30 am
|Croma at Home Ultra Bar.
Come party. Friday 18+, Saturdays 18 for girls - 21 for guys. 4 floors of different kinds of music. Ultra Bar & Club. (Nightlife - Parties). 202-638-4663
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This is one of those rare exceptions when the '98 was more highly rated, at least by all I saw, than the '97. Unh uhhh! This '97 was really great. Consumed on a deck overlooking the swollen waters of the Little Manistee river, wondering when the hell the waters would recede enough to fly fish productively, and no notes taken, but this was blackberry, cassis, a little mint, a little grilled mushroom, nice texture, good acid balance, long finish, and just perfect at this age. Tasted in nice company, both people and wine wise, and glowing comments by all. I've had the '98 and it is no '97. Nice surprise. I know there's another down there in the cellar someplace.
I'm thinking there must be something to this travel shock thing. A friend brings his wine from Detroit, some 3 1/2 hours away on some not real smooth roads. I come from much closer, on very nice smooth roads. My wines don't seem to suffer. His are always disappointing to both him and to me. We both brought a mixed 'backup" case to the club at the beginning of the trout season, and all of them are great. I mean in great condition like fresh out of my cellar and not necessarily great wine.
Sorry about the rambling.
So who is going to MoCOOL?


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Martin J. Walsh, a legislator and longtime labor leader, ground out a tight victory over Councilor at Large John R. Connolly Tuesday to become Boston's 48th mayor, propelled by a diverse coalition that transcended geography, race, and ideology.
Walsh rode a wave of support that spanned Boston, from his Savin Hill neighbors to African-Americans in Roxbury to liberal activists in Jamaica Plain. His victory, fueled by unprecedented spending by organized labor from across the country, places a son of Irish immigrants who grew up in a Dorchester three-decker at the head of New England's largest city.
With all precincts reporting, Walsh captured 52 percent of the vote to Connolly's 48 percent. The two candidates were separated by fewer than 5,000 votes, making it the closest mayor's race in decades.
When Walsh takes office Jan. 6, it will mark the end of the 20-year tenure of Mayor Thomas M. Menino, whose announcement in March that he would not seek reelection unleashed a generation of pent-up political ambition.
Walsh took the stage at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel to chants of "Mar-ty, Mar-ty!" The huge crowd packed in tight toward the stage, with scores more on balconies adorned with banners from organized labor. The mayor-elect kissed his longtime girlfriend, Lorrie Higgins, and addressed his supporters.
"For this kid from Taft Street in Dorchester, you've made Boston a place where dreams come true," Walsh said. "Together, we're going to make Boston a place where dreams come true for every child, for every person, in every corner of this city."
In a race that lacked substantial policy differences, Walsh won as an affable everyman with a compelling life story. The 46-year-old spoke often about his immigrant roots, his battle with childhood cancer, his brush with a stray bullet that grazed his leg after a night of drinking, and his struggle as a young man to overcome alcoholism. Walsh made up for a dearth of detail when discussing policy with a genial personality that helped build trust, a trait that won key endorsements from black and Latino leaders.
Most crucially, he secured the backing of the three most prominent mayoral candidates of color after the preliminary election. Their endorsements became a potent symbol for Walsh, and other black elected officials soon followed. In the week before the election, public polls swung in Walsh's favor.
The election marked the dawn of a new era in city politics, with a flood of money from outside groups and anonymous political committees rivaling spending by the candidates' official campaigns.
For organized labor, Walsh's bid for mayor became a national cause as unions across the country contributed millions to the effort. Boston has not had a labor leader as mayor in recent memory, and it is a rarity for major American cities.
Walsh becomes Boston's first mayor from Dorchester since John B. Hynes walked out of Old City Hall on School Street in 1959. Walsh is the first bachelor to serve as the city's chief executive since 1945, when Mayor John E. Kerrigan lived at home with his mother in South Boston. After nine terms as a legislator on Beacon Hill, Walsh will be a newcomer to City Hall.
He is 24 years younger than Menino, who was born during World War II and came of age as Boston convulsed with urban decay and the racial strife of court-ordered busing to desegregate schools.
Menino has been a fixture at City Hall since 1984, serving for nearly a decade on the City Council before winning the mayor's office. He pushed to make the city technologically savvy, but never put a computer on his City Hall desk.
Walsh is a child of the late 1960s whose formative years came in the aftermath of court-ordered busing. He grew up in a polarized city, but he spent much of his campaign talking and promoting one Boston.
Connolly told his subdued supporters he was proud of his campaign and its focus on education, describing how he high-fived students on school buses at one of his final stops.
"I believe in Boston more than I've ever believed in Boston because I believe in the people of Boston," Connolly said. "And I know Marty Walsh is going to do a great job as mayor."
More than 141,000 people cast ballots Tuesday, for a turnout of 38 percent of registered voters, an increase from September's preliminary election, but far short of the 255,000 voters who came out in Boston last year for the presidential election. As the first open race for mayor in 20 years, the campaign sparked excitement in political circles but was largely overshadowed by the tragedy of the Boston Marathon bombings and the triumph of the Red Sox in the World Series.
Menino announced March 28 he would "leave the job that I love" and not seek a sixth term, catching much of Boston's political establishment by surprise.
But Connolly, a three-term city councilor, did not wait for Menino's announcement before kicking off his mayoral campaign in February, vowing to challenge the incumbent, who maintained stratospheric approval ratings, if he ran again. Walsh had also been quietly laying groundwork for a mayoral bid, but never planned to take on Menino.
The early push gave Connolly and Walsh a significant head start in the preliminary election. Twelve candidates qualified for the ballot in September's election. The field included six black and Latino candidates, and observers suggested Boston was primed to elect its first mayor of color. But candidates of color could not raise nearly the amount of money of their white counterparts.
In the preliminary election, Walsh edged Connolly by roughly 1,400 votes, and both advanced to the final. But two out of three voters cast their ballots for other candidates, leaving both campaigns scrambling to win over voters previously aligned with other candidates. Most analysts gave the initial advantage to Connolly because he had a broader base of support. Walsh topped the ticket with lopsided victories in his base in Dorchester and nearby South Boston.
Initial public polls showed Connolly ahead, but Walsh snagged a series of endorsements and gained momentum. Two failed mayoral candidates — former School Committee member John F. Barros and Councilor at Large Felix G. Arroyo — both joined Walsh's campaign. They were followed by former city housing chief Charlotte Golar Richie, who finished third in the preliminary election.
A significant turning point came before the preliminary election, when the education group Stand for Children vowed to spend more than $500,000, working independently of Connolly's campaign but very much determined to elect him mayor. Other groups had quietly been spending a few thousand dollars a day for Connolly and Walsh, but the size of the Stand for Children pledge triggered a backlash.
After initially accepting the endorsement, Connolly told Stand for Children and other outside groups not to spend money on his behalf. In hindsight, $500,000 was not as significant as people thought. In the past three months, groups have flooded Boston with nearly $4 million in outside spending.
Walsh benefited from at least $2.5 million in television commercials, mailers, and paid canvassers, much of which was paid for by organized labor.
Late last month, a newly formed political committee spent $480,000 on a major television advertising buy for Walsh. The committee is not obliged to identify its financial backers until January, and the only name listed on the group's paperwork is Jocelyn Hutt, a 55-year-old woman in Roslindale.
Another group backing Walsh was Working America, political organizing arm of the national AFL-CIO. It has spent at least $660,000 in the last three months. It mailed a brochure to voters that described Connolly as a "son of privilege" and included erroneous information about the city councilor's stint as a teacher.
In total, spending by organized labor for Walsh could top $3 million. In addition to outside spending, unions from 37 different states gave $614,000 directly to Walsh's campaign, records show. Unions can legally donate up to $15,000 to a candidate, and almost 90 percent of Walsh's labor money came in checks larger than $500, the maximum for individuals.
In mid-October, the group Democrats for Education Reform started spending money again on behalf of Connolly and unleashed a last-minute advertising blitz. In total, education groups spent at least $1.3 million promoting Connolly.
In Dudley Square, George Turner, 79, voted for Walsh, acknowledging that he was swayed by endorsements from black and Latino elected officials. James Williams, 68, made the same choice.
"I think he's the man for the job," Williams said of Walsh.
Lorenda Hollins made a different choice.
"It was a tough decision, but I voted for Connolly," said Hollins, a 43-year-old health worker. "I like the fact that he's married, well-educated, went to Harvard, and he's seeking to better our school system.
"And I like the idea of breaking up the [Boston Redevelopment Authority]. They have terrible communications in the community. You turn around, and there's a new project going up."
Outside the polling place at Elihu Greenwood School in Hyde Park, 55-year-old Jackie Neely said she voted for Connolly because she was impressed with his message of school reform .
But Tony Simmons said he made up his mind last week to vote for Walsh. "I liked what he was saying about education, crime, and community development,'' said Simmons, 46. "Their views were pretty much the same. But for me, Walsh's views were stronger."Billy Baker, Meghan E. Irons, Wesley Lowery, and Joshua Miller of the Globe staff contributed to this report. Andrew Ryan can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com


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I have just started feeding my dogs DE. I am having some trouble getting them to eat it all though.
So for those of you who feed it, do you mix the DE with anything? I thought about adding water to Dylan's kibble to get him to eat it but I'm not sure if the DE works against parasites the same way once it is wet.
For Gigz and Raven, I have sprinkled the DE on their raw food but some of it falls on the ground and doesn't get licked up.
Should I just give a larger dose than they really need since you can't overdose on it?
Thanks in advance.


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No passengers or crew were injured when a landing gear wheel fell off an Air Canada Jazz plane following its landing at Toronto's Pearson airport Sunday.
Jazz spokeswoman Manon Stuart says the right wheel on the nose gear loosened while the small propeller plane was taxing to the terminal to finish its flight from North Bay, Ont.
Stuart says pilots kept complete control of the plane during the incident, which saw emergency vehicles race out to the plane as a precautionary measure.
She says there were 72 passengers on the plane.
Stuart says the airline is launching an investigation to figure out what made the wheel come loose.


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Doug Kaye needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 120 designs submitted by 28 freelance designers.
We need a (square) logo for a new audio/video directory web site along with a color palette and favicon for the temporary site. We expect to post the full side redesign contest in 2-3 weeks.
SpokenWord.org launches in late January and we need a new logo! We'll also be (re)designing the whole site, but that won't be for another two weeks or so, after we finish tweaking the UI. SpokenWord.org is the latest project of The Conversations Network, a major media/podcasting non-profit. We're the oldest still-running podcast network. SpokenWord.org is a directory -- the best place to find and share great audio and video (!) spoken-word recordings (lectures, speeches, meetings, podcasts, radio/TV, etc).
Note to Designers: We have a lot of "judges" here, so immediately upon completion of the contest I'm going to publish an internal survey asking our team members to vote on their favorite designs. The survey will be open for 24 hours after the end of this contest at which time we will select the winner.
- .psd or .ai file original
- square format
- 300x300 jpeg for iTunes album art
- 125x125 jpeg or png
- 16x16 .ico file -- Obviously, it doesn't need to be readable or the same as the logo; just be complementary to the logo.Color Palette (for temporary site)
- hexadecimal RGB colors (eg, #ABCDEF)
- header background and font colors
- footer background and font colors (could be the same as header)
- right-hand background and font colors
- body text font color
- hypertext link rollover color
- button background and font color (eg, the Play Audio buttons)
- see current alpha site for usageThe Look
- It's a media site!
- Fun yet classy/elegant
- Simple is good
- Including the name SpokenWord.org is good but not absolutely required. An awesome design without the name will beat a so-so design that includes the name.
- If you do use the name, the .org suffix is required.Other sites that do something similar to ours:
- http://www.lala.com/
- http://www.omnisio.com/
- http://www.soundflavor.com/
- DO NOT be influenced by the current colors or site design. We don't like them.
- Clutter
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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I'm supposed to have some more blood testing done later this cycle. On CD3 I had FSH and estradiol levels checked. Fortunately they came back just dandy – lo and behold my 35-1/2 year old advanced maternal age eggs are doing just fine. Of course this does bust my hypothesis that my fibroid is caused by imbalanced estrogen levels. Actually, one of the nurses said that the estrogen-fibroid connection is only relevant in post-menopausal women. I haven't done follow-up research to decide if I agree.
Anyway, the RE told me to buy an ovulation prediction kit (OPK) to determine when I would ovulate this cycle. He didn't trust me when I said that I *know* when I ovulate. So, I spent the $24.00 on the cheapest OPKs I could find. (By the way, Dollar Tree does not uniformly carry OPKs any more. Drat!) Let me just say that OPKs are the most stupidly designed hormone tests EVER. When you test you will likely get 2 lines, but that doesn't mean that the appropriate hormone (LH, I believe) has been detected. Oh no. You need 2 lines of equal strength or your line should be stronger than the test/constant line. So, is it an equal line? What if both lines are equally weak? What if I *think* I'm seeing a strong and equal line but it's not really accurate. At the end of the day, I just ended up taking the stupid test so I could say I did it and then rely on my body's very reliable signs to tell me that yes indeedy I did ovulate when I thought I did.
How am I so sure that I ovulated? Well, without divulging too many gory details, here are some good ways to know: cervical os open, lots of egg-white-like cervical fluid, ovarian pain, elevated basal body temperature to name a few. In my case, ovulation is starting to get a bit uncomfortable. Am I really feeling new pain on the left or am I feeling pain there because I think I should be feeling pain there because I now know that there's a fibroid there that the doctor has told me needs to be surgically removed? I feel this discomfort every month. Isn't that a bit strange considering that we supposedly ovulate on alternating sides?
Anyway, I called to let the office know that I ovulated. One of the doctor's nurses called me back and gave me the good news about my FSH and estradiol levels. She was far more informative than the other nurse I talked to last week about my test results. However, she also wanted to talk to me about my x-ray. Huh?
Evidently my doctor has been carrying around my chart with him. My new medi friend says that it's not unusual for a doctor to carry around patient files. Ok. Back to the story. So, he has just recently looked at my HSG picture. (He wasn't the doctor that ordered or performed the HSG. However, why was he looking at the film? He supposedly had already looked at it and decided that I didn't have a Mullerian Anomaly.) What? And she said that he's going to want to do a sonohysterogram on CD6 next month. What? After the ultrasound he did at my appointment, he very confidently told me that the fibroid is definitely causing me problems; a sono was NOT necessary; get on the books for a myomectomy.
Why has his story changed? Did he forget that he had already looked at the HSG? Did he forget that he said a sono was no longer necessary? Did he forget that he wanted to schedule me for surgery? Or did he receive some input from one of his partners or the radiologist with regard to the HSG or recent ultrasound? Is he confusing me with another patient?
Can I just say that I'm very frustrated and that my trust in this medical professional is waning? Three different doctors; three different diagnoses; at least three different protocols. It'd be nice for there to be some agreement with regard to a plan of action, particularly between my new OB and this RE. Or do I need to go back to the drawing board?


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I need this code to show me all the node that has been expanded any one can help me plzzzzzz
(let ((Breadth-info (make-hash-table :size 20))
(path-predecessor-info (make-hash-table :size 20)) )
(defun set-adj (x y)
(setf (gethash x Breadth-info) y) )
(defun get-adj (x)
(gethash x Breadth-info) )
(defun set-predecessor (x y)
(setf (gethash x path-predecessor-info) y) )
(defun get-predecessor (x)
(gethash x path-predecessor-info) )
;Generating The Tree
(set 'A '(B C))
(set 'B '(D E)) (set 'C '(F G))
(set 'D '(H I)) (set 'E '(J K))
(set 'F '(L M)) (set 'G '(N))
(set 'H '(D)) (set 'I '(D))
(set 'J '(E)) (set 'K '(E))
(set 'L '(F)) (set 'M '(F))
(set 'N '(G))
;This function performs a breadth-first search from the "START-NODE" to reach the "GOAL-NODE".
(defun breadth-first-search (start-node goal-node)
(let ((open (list start-node)) ;Step1
(closed nil)n l)
(set-predecessor start-node nil)
(if (null open)(return 'failure)) ;Step2
(setf n (pop open)) ;Step3
(push n closed)(increment-count)
(if (eql n goal-node)
(return (extract-path n)) )
(setf l (successors n)) ;Step4
(setf l (list-difference l (append open closed)))
(setf open (append open l) ) ;Step5
(dolist (x l)
(set-predecessor x n) )
) ) )
; This function returns the sequence of cities which has been found.
(defun extract-path (n)
"Returns the path to N."
(cond ((null n) nil)
(t (append (extract-path (get-predecessor n))
(list n) )) ) )
; This function retrieves the list of cities adjacent,to N from N's property list.
(defun successors (n)
"Returns a list of the nodes adjacent to N."
(get-adj n) )
; LIST-DIFFERENCE is like the built-in Lisp function,it called SET-DIFFERENCE,
; it preserves the ordering in LST1.
(defun list-difference (lst1 lst2)
"Returns a list of those elements of LST1 that do not
occur on LST2."
(dolist (elt lst2 lst1)
(setf lst1 (remove elt lst1)) ) )
; Use a local variable EXPANSION-COUNT for counting the number of nodes has been expanded.
(let (expansion-count)
(defun initialize-count () (setf expansion-count 0))
(defun increment-count () (incf expansion-count))
(defun get-count () expansion-count) )
; Test function sets EXPANSION-COUNT to 0 and begins a search from A to N.
(defun test ()
"Tests the function BREADTH-FIRST-SEARCH."
(format t "Breadth-first-search solution: ~n.~%"
(breadth-first-search 'a 'n) )
(format t "~n nodes has been expanded.~%"
(get-count) )


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Estée Lauder Careers
Estée Lauder built her cosmetics empire on the belief that every woman can be beautiful. This philosophy is just as relevant today – it is an empowering and universal truth that builds upon the brand's heritage and values and acknowledges that beauty comes in many different forms.
Our vision and our mission at Estée Lauder is to help women today look and feel their most beautiful and our Beauty Advisors are the most important people to us - as they are the powerful force that bring this vision to life…every day with every customer.
As the brand that defines exceptional, high touch service in the beauty industry while offering high performance, innovative and stylish and timeless products in skincare, make-up and fragrance…Estée Lauder is truly dedicated to women everywhere and continues to be one of the most influential brands in the world with best selling products loved by millions of women in 140 countries around the world.
Estée Lauder Beauty Advisors have a commitment to service excellence; a passion for products such as our best selling Advanced Night Repair or Double Wear Foundation , our latest Pure Color trend looks or one of our seductive fragrances such as Sensuous Nude. But above all, they all share the belief that every day they live a purpose that can change the way a woman feels about herself.
It is for this reason that at Estée Lauder we are committed to developing and maximising the potential of every Beauty Advisor and we believe in promoting from within...not only making you look and feel beautiful...but look and feel successful.


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Christopher Lawrence Knowings (b. February 25, 1980) is an actor who joined the cast of Sesame Street in Season 38 as Chris. He received Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series in 2009 and 2010.
Born in the Bronx, Knowings began his acting career at the age of 13, appearing in Spike Lee's 1994 film Crooklyn as Nate Carmichael, one of the principal characters. On television, he was a regular on the 2001 Nickelodeon series Taina as Lamar Johnson. Other TV credits include guest appearances on Law & Order, New York Undercover, and 100 Centre Street. His sister, actress Christy Knowings, has guest starred on Sesame Street, playing Chris' sister, Christy. When Chris gets turned into a horse in Episode 4238, Knowings provides the voice of a Muppet horse.


text: I am still playing with Nginx and ISPConfig3. However, I need a little direction on the best route to take because my nginx directives are not working. Should I install Apache and have Nginx as a catchall or is Nginx alone sufficient? I run manly WordPress sites, so nginx directives are a must.


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Justin Bieber + Eminem Involved in Lawsuit Over Korea Concert
Eminem and Justin Bieber exist at complete opposite ends of the musical spectrum, but they're paired up in a strange new lawsuit, in which a promoter allegedly promised to deliver a concert by one of them in Korea but failed to make it happen.
TMZ reports that a company called J-Mike is facing litigation for accepting a payment of $300,000 in 2010 to secure a performance by either Bieber or Eminem. The concert never happened, and the money was never returned, according to an entity called Moonstone Management, which filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
The concert would have taken place in Seoul, South Korea, but J-Mike supposedly strung along Moonstone for months and eventually kept the cash. Moonstone's Facebook page describes the company as "a true leader of creating concerts, corp events, and parties in US and city of Seoul, Korea." Moonstone seeks return of the $300,000 plus unspecified damages.
Bieber's My World Tour reached Asia in 2011, but he never ended up playing a show in Korea.


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Closing The Gap
|Episode Description
|Friday, Feb 14, 2014 - 3:30 AM
"Skipping Up/Still Segregated"
"Skipping Up" - Set primarily in Mark Twain Middle School in San Antonio, Texas, Skipping Up follows a group of eighth graders as they finish their year in the Middle School Partners Program, a new and highly successful dropout-prevention project that helps students who were previously behind catch up quickly. Students in the program have seen their chances of dropping out fall from 90% to 10% while their tests scores in many cases exceed that of their peers, and it has generated national interest as a model for schools with significant Latino populations. From the PBS series AMERICAN GRADUATE: VAMOS A LOGRARLO! SHORTS. D
|More Closing The Gap on WORLD (MT)
Friday, Feb 14, 2014 - 3:30 AM
"Skipping Up/Still Segregated"
Sunday, Feb 16, 2014 - 5:30 PM
"Skipping Up/Still Segregated"


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ARM's University Program has begun shipping Lab-in-a-Box, a set of equipment, software and teaching resources for use in engineering courses. The ARM University Program provides ARM tools free of charge "to support teaching, laboratory work and educational research projects."
The Lab-in-a-Box kit includes 10 ARM development boards and 100 one-year licenses of ARM Keil MDK-ARM Pro software. The licenses are renewable. The kit also includes "lecture note slides, demonstration codes, lab manuals and projects with solutions in source."
The UK's University of Cambridge was among the first to receive the kits. "It has immediately proven itself to me as an excellent resource for our research and teaching activities," according to Boris Adryan, Royal Society University Research Fellow at the Cambridge Systems Biology Centre and the Department of Genetics. "The ARM-based materials it contains are helping us to connect our teaching of systems biology with the world's latest embedded computing and sensing technology."
Lab-in-a-Box kits are available now. Additional details, including a form for requesting kits, can be found at ARM's University Program portal for educators, researchers and students.
About the Author
David Nagel is editorial director of 1105 Media's Education Technology Group and editor-in-chief of THE Journal and STEAM Universe. A 25-year publishing veteran, Nagel has led or contributed to dozens of technology, art and business publications.
He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn at or follow him on Twitter at @THEJournalDave (K-12) or @CampusTechDave (higher education).
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You will be given a citation handout at a library orientation. However, you can access the online version here. Or you can come in and ask the reference librarian for a hard copy of the handbooks.
You Quote It, You Cite It! is Las Positas Library's adaptation of the Acadia University Library's tutorial on avoiding plagiarism. Click here to take the tutorial.


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The grass always is greener ... wait for it ... on the golf course.
I can back this statement with fact, even as recently as the other day. We humans can see this with our own eyes, but animals only savor the moist, tender blades of grass rolled out in front of them.
On Tuesday, I waited for a doe after careful observation of a threesome of women golfers walking down the 11th fairway at Hillcrest Golf Club make her way over to the out-of-bounds fenceline which separates the good golfers from the wayward duffers.
We all have our animal kingdom stories of where we saw what and when. I have seen antelope on the course near Walsenburg, rabbits on a par-3 at Hidden Valley, geese at Conquistador, foxes at Frisco and, yes, a one-on-one encounter with a hare after an errant shot into the old scrub oak patch that used to line the par-3 15th at Hillcrest. Maybe that is why the grass always IS greener ... wait for it ... organically speaking.
Hillcrest Golf Club
The Morehart-Murphy Auto Center Youth Baseball Tournament was played Saturday and Sunday at Hillcres.
Championship A Flight:
1. Gavin Lyons, low gross, 142.
2. Kermitt Barrett, 155.
3. Bryan Schlichter, 159.
1. Mike Hannigan, low net, 146.
2. Tim Walsh, 153.
3. Ryan Siggins, 156.
Championship B Flight:
1. Kirk Rawles, low gross, 156.
2. Eric Brown, 160.
3. Cory Gillespie, 161.
1. Wade Whittington, low net, 145.
2. Tom Gorton, 149.
3. Bill Burns, 154.
First Flight:
1. Aimee Fladt, low gross, 163.
2. Jim Guest, 169.
3. John Hall, 170.
1. Brian Smith, low net, 140.
2. Jim Rodefer, 147.
T3. Steve Ragsdale, Terry Roberds, Ray Sigwart, 148.
Second Flight:
1. Art Martinez, low gross, 170.
2. Richard White, 172.
3. Brian Dommer, 173.
1. Bill Carroll, low net, 139.
2. Gary Meredith, 140.
T3. Andy England, Larry Gaughan, 142.
Third Flight:
1. Steve Biery, low gross, 167.
2. Leroy Flynn, 184.
3. Steve Woolverton, 189.
1. Bob Herkenhoff, low net, 143
T2. Jo Warfield, David Gore, 151.
Fourth Flight:
1. Art Gallegos, low gross, 190.
2. Mike Epson, 197.
3. Bill Corwin, 198.
1. Fred Atencio, low net, 144.
2. Michele Peterson, 145.
T3. Ron Mass, David Meyer, 153.
Ping Golf Clubs will be in town from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Hillcrest, followed by the Cleveland Tech Van from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
A reminder to all junior golfers, ages 6-17, the Hillcrest Junior Golf Camp will run Monday through Saturday. Call 247-1499 for more information.
Dalton Ranch Golf Club will host the Mountain Middle School Tournament at 9 a.m. Friday with a shotgun start. The next Dalton Ranch Couples Tournament will be held June 10, and dont forget about the Columbine Classic Duet tournament June 20-21.
Dave Bray has been covering the local golf scene for 31 years. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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icons needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 51 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
Can you help us move into a more web 2.0 look with fresh colors and sophistication, yet still clearly communicate the concepts clearly? Winner TBD after Mon 10/22 (stakeholder decision) - thanks!
This project is for an online medical website that is used by doctors and nurses. Our initial contest is for 8 icons
Here's a mockup of a new home page design. We're happy with most of it, but we're not so happy with the icon treatment. We think we can do way better.
For more details about this contest and our color palette, visit: http://www.netcosm.com/
- final icons will be in PNG format on our site, so crispy resolution is best
- winner will provide us with the final PSD or AI file and release rights to the graphics.
- scaleable - the icon looks good at 20x20 px and also looks good at 100x100px.
- crisp, clean, bright, elegant
- visually communicates the concepts
- uses colors from our color palette if possible
- boring icons


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For Immediate Release | Greg Rivara, Media: (312) 793-9635 PDF version
Job Growth Up Over Year Yet Down Over Month
CHICAGO - The March unemployment rate was 9.5 percent, unchanged from February, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). As expected, Illinois recorded -17,800 fewer jobs compared to February even as it added +36,600 over March 2012. The data is seasonally adjusted.
"Illinois employers were expected to report fewer positions in March. Economic uncertainty nationally and abroad dampened our country's job growth. When that happens, Illinois' share tends to be a negative number," IDES Director Jay Rowell said. "Monthly snapshots capture a moment in time. When those moments are evaluated together, we see progress away from a global recession and through a stubborn economic growth cycle marked by volatile swings in monthly data here and across our country."
The three-month moving average of job growth, a data point that smoothes monthly volatility and unpredictable or one time events, shows +1,100 jobs added each month so far this year.
Illinois has added +218,500 private sector jobs since January 2010 when job growth returned following nearly two years of consecutive monthly declines. Leading growth sectors are Professional and Business Services (+89,300); Education and Health Services (+57,800); and Trade, Transportation and Utilities (+37,000). Government has lost the most jobs since January 2010, down -26,500.
In March 2013, the number of unemployed individuals increased slightly +1,700 (+0.3 percent) to 629,200. Total unemployed has fallen -123,000 (-16.4 percent) since early 2010 when the state unemployment rate peaked at 11.3 percent for the months of January and February.
The unemployment rate identifies those who are out of work and seeking employment. A person who exhausts benefits, or is ineligible, still will be reflected in the unemployment rate if they actively seek work. Historically, the national unemployment rate is lower than the state rate. The state rate has been lower than the national rate only six times since January 2000.
Continuing the post-recession trend, a greater portion of Illinoisans participate in the labor market and have active job searches than the national average. Recent job growth also has encouraged more people to look for work, especially those who gave up during the national recession. Individuals who re-start their work search again appear in the unemployment rate, which prevents the rate from falling as quickly as one would expect given job creation.
Seasonally Adjusted Enemployment Rates
Illinois Seasonally Adjusted Non-farm Jobs - by Major Industry


text: The best way to get a feel for a city is to get out and experience it for you. Guided tours can offer you an overview of information without spending your day with your head in a guide book. Whether you like to explore by bus, bike or on foot, there are tours specializing in history, food or general overviews of the city.


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Kokopellis: Police at fault for violence
Troy bar owners say order was restored before officers arrived
The owners of Kokopellis, a Fourth Street nightclub that was the scene of an early Saturday morning disturbance, said Thursday that city police are lying about that night's events and that police caused the disorder.
The Troy African American Pastoral Alliance has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice requesting a civil rights investigation into the police department's operations, saying, "In Troy, the Police Department has a failing reputation, as adults and children alike are fearful of its officers."
Councilman Robert Doherty met with the ministers Thursday afternoon to prepare for the Public Safety Committee hearings Tuesday night on the incident. Doherty said he is fearful that violence could occur.
"I'm worried. We have a lot of volatility. There's a lot of tension on both sides," said Doherty, who chairs the committee.
The owners of Kokopellis are expected to testify Tuesday. They went public Thursday with a statement.
"There was a scuffle in our stairway and our security had already restored order and had the situation under control ... before the police arrived," said Barry Glick, who operates the club with his son, Joe Glick.
Police have said fights were going on inside and outside the bar when they arrived and that bottles were thrown at them.
"There were no bottles to be thrown," Glick said. "When we have special events like we did that night, we use plastic cups."
Glick's response is another twist in the incident — in which there were arrests, injuries to police officers and a claim of police brutality.
Glick said members of the bar's staff called 911 at 2:37 a.m. By the time police arrived at 2:48 a.m. the bar "was secured and no patron or staff were physically violent" but were leaving the 3-story building after getting their checked coats, Glick said. He said 12 security staffers were working that night, one for every 25 customers.
He said the club's videotapes, which have been made public, back him up.
On Thursday, the Glicks released about five minutes of footage from three of their security cameras — two inside and one outside the establishment — that they said show the events of that morning up until about a minute before police arrived.
The circumstances during and after the disturbance — and the response by police — have come under scrutiny. Five people were arrested on charges including disorderly conduct and harassment. Two of them, and eight officers, were injured.
A complaint of police brutality has been filed at police headquarters and police continue to investigate.
Barry Glick said he and his son initially "remained silent to respect the Troy Police Department as they conduct their 'internal investigation.' However, we can no longer do so because their investigation is being used as a mechanism to spin a story, using public media to protect the department from allegations of police brutality and violations of civil rights."
He said they have been invited by the City Council to give more details at Tuesday's meeting.
City police said Wednesday that desperate calls for help from inside the bar were received by 911 dispatchers.
"There is a bar fight going on inside and out," the first 911 caller reported at about 2:30 a.m., according to a police transcript of the calls.
"Someone got hit by a bottle," the caller said. "About 100 people are fighting."
That call was from a patron. The second 911 call, at nearly the same time as the first, was from a bartender.
"Tons of people are fighting and a bouncer was punched in the face," the second caller said.
Officer Donald Marble was patrolling the area with other officers when they were hailed by a man outside the front door at 124 Fourth St.
"A male came out from the bar and started to yell there was a large fight inside,'' Marble wrote in an incident report on file at the police department. "Several people started to exit and began to fight in the street."
According to Marble's report, a bar worker said he was headed to the second floor to assist other club workers with getting people to leave and to stop fighting. "He was punched in the face several times and had lacerations above his left eye and facial bruising," Marble wrote.
In response, Troy Police Capt. John Cooney said the information will be taken into account in the investigation.
"Mr. Glick's account represents a witness perspective and we will welcome it as information which may assist us as we move forward in investigating the facts and circumstances of Saturday's incident," Cooney's statement said. "The value of Mr. Glick's statements will be evaluated and measured against the strong physical evidence we have in our possession."
The Troy African American Pastoral Alliance said in its letter to the DOJ and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District Richard Hartunian that an investigation is needed that goes beyond the Saturday incident.
The pastors said in its investigation the DOJ should "conduct an audit of Troy Police Department's processes, including an examination and analysis of use of force and identification of a pattern of discriminatory police practices and unconstitutional searches and seizures."
firstname.lastname@example.com • 518-454-5696 • @BobGardinier


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Growing up as the son of a park ranger, Zachary Nelson has had plenty of exposure to the full extent of a ranger's duties. Although common perception may not reflect it, the men and women who wear ranger uniforms are full-fledged officers of the law.
enrolled in Northern Arizona University's Park Ranger Training Program (PRTP), Nelson,
a junior parks and recreation major, is getting his own experience with what it
takes to be a protector of both a national park and its many visitors.
"The goal
of the program is to introduce you to the whole law enforcement topic in order
to be able to perform as a seasonal ranger," Nelson says. "It gives you a
strong foundation on which to build the knowledge that comes with the job."
Maciha, the director of the PRTP, says the semester-long, accredited
undergraduate program fulfills needs that often go unrecognized by park
"It may
come as a surprise to some folks because as an agency, we try to minimize that
presence, but we have police officers out in the national parks," Maciha says.
"This program is designed to train those working in the law enforcement
discipline to go out there and do that. The curriculum actually comes to us
from the National Park Service."
The PRTP, which first began teaching courses 15
years ago, instructs 26 students per semester and is one of ten accredited and
approved programs in the country that prepares students for roles in the field.
Trainees who complete the 12-week program will learn how to apprehend suspects,
investigate crime scenes, and use law enforcement techniques.
Recently, the program updated its curriculum to require
that students undergo approximately 460 hours of training. The expanded
training requirement allows students to earn credit towards a parks and
recreation management degree, and places rangers out in the field faster by reducing
the time required at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia.
Nelson is grateful for the program's dedication
in preparing students for fieldwork and creating well-rounded officers who are
familiar with all aspects of the law. He also says that, even with his father's
background as a ranger, he still finds himself learning new skills every day.
"It really changes your whole perspective on
things," Nelson says. "I grew up with my dad being a law enforcement officer,
so he ingrained a lot into me, but obviously not everything. It's really
getting into the mindset of a police officer and how they think."
This change to a more rigorous, beneficial
curriculum has propelled the university's PRTP into one of the nation's elite,
and makes Northern Arizona University home to one of the few programs in the
country of its kind. The PRTP also boasts one of the highest employment rates after
"The accreditation process holds us to a high
standard," Maciha says. "It's certainly a lot more work on our side, and that's
a good thing; we are able to produce a better quality ranger than we were in
the past. 50 percent of all of the seasonal rangers in law enforcement come
from Northern Arizona University, as do 25 of the permanent park rangers."
Due to its nationwide acclaim, the PRTP
typically attracts up to 70 applicants per semester. Some are first-time
students, while others are pursuing a career in their second or third
occupation. Nelson says the broad appeal of the program allows for students to
learn both from the professionals and from one another.
"We've had a really great class, and it's cool
to see how we have all bonded and helped each other out," Nelson says. "We have
a guy who is a retired Chandler policeman, as well as a retired fire captain,
and they add their life lessons and what they've experienced to help us younger
guys. I think that just really helps the class come together because everyone
has a different background."


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Thursday, 26 May 2011
Just because it's home?
|What do you think?
41 comments:
- doc said...
what could be is purely conjectural now.
yes, some could have been lowly-paid factory workers, but then, they also could have been the factory owners with personal properties in HK, S'pore & Aust!
on the other hand, some whose grandparents had migrated to M'sia now live in new villages & rubber/oil palm estates.
- May 27, 2011 12:36 am
You have a point there, zewt. That Malaysia being our home doesnt make it a good reason to stay.
However, I dont agree with your way of questioning people what they will become if our grandparents stayed in their home country. There are also successful people in China/India.. Not everyone will become an IT call centre person in India and not everyone will become a factory worker in China.
- May 27, 2011 12:36 am
- kumitaa said...
Good point. I always think that the people who choose to stay are the hopefully optimistic people, who think that they can contribute to the country, or overcome the sometimes flawed system that our country has seemed to have adopted. But, they are right though, regardless of the shenanigans going on in Malaysia, it still is home. Maybe the amazing food is not a good enough reason to stay, maybe the ability to speak in Manglish is not a good enough reason to stay, maybe the culture is not a good enough reason to stay, but I think that people do tend to miss those things and more (no matter how insignificant they may seem) after being abroad for too long (I know I do and I've been away for seven years now). Shrugs. To each their own. Not everyone is lucky enough or has the opportunity to leave anyway, so people make do with what they have and convince themselves that they are happy right where they are.
- May 27, 2011 4:18 am
- "Joe" who is constantly craving said...
good argument but i believe our grandparents in the yesteryears were probably in worse off conditions when they decided to make a move. Those days were a case of needing to make enough to feed and a shelter from rain, much simpler ideals.
Now the mentality is so much diff, we move abroad wanting to make more money and a better lifestyle and the expectations are higher. i believe we r not moving bcos our country is plagued by communism or poverty. so at the end of the day, once we achieve what we want, theres always that intention to go back as you call it "home".
- May 27, 2011 7:02 am
- Rzn said...
You did make a good point, although by the same logic, our grandparents moved for better life and ended up in Malaysia, but the next (our) generations still need to leave and move, with 50-50 chance of ending up somewhere which can be better or worse, and the cycle continues...
- May 27, 2011 12:18 pm
- me the martian said...
i say go to those who are unhappy. its no use staying on, constantly grumbling while missing other opportunities. believe me, it is stressful for others to live with that kind of negativity.
- May 27, 2011 2:17 pm
- MKL said...
Good post, bro! I wonder what will my son/daughter say in 30 years, if they grow up in Taiwan. Will they regret not growing up in Europe? Who knows...
- May 29, 2011 9:21 pm
- Bee Ean said...
I think the push factors (political and economical hardship) were so strong that people run away / moved out of China at that time. Now the situation is different, I don't think people migrate due to the same reasons as our ancestors. When my French friends visited Malaysia there were all impressed. They thought Malaysia would be like Vietnam / Cambodia / India with high rate of poverty and Malaysians must be eager to move abroad like those Viet boat people.
- May 29, 2011 10:26 pm
- Mirebella said...
It is the classic "Coulda Woulda Shoulda" question really.
At the end of the day, our grandparents left their respective countries to find and get a better life. Some made their money and went back "home", others stayed and made the Malaya their new home. As decades rolled on, their grandchildren are now born Malaysians, holders of the blue IC and with rights that can be only termed democratic in very loose terms.
The question of migration is a difficult one. Even in developed countries like the US and UK, when asked - they will still say "Italian, Irish, Greek" etc despite never stepping foot out of the country!
At the end of it all, home is essentially where my head lies isnt it? I have yet to give up my citizenship, and even now I say I am Malaysian (as opposed to your race as it is necessary in Malaysia).
- May 30, 2011 10:34 am
- Jerrenn said...
Interesting viewpoint, I've not thought about it that way!
But I also agree with most of the people who commented here who said that our grandparents were worse off than those of us now who are moving abroad seeking better opportunities.
I myself am studying in Australia, and do hope to get a job here after I graduate, but that's only because the sector I'm in (public relations) is more diverse and open here than back home.
- May 30, 2011 3:09 pm
- Amanda Christine Wong said...
Nice one.
- May 30, 2011 10:37 pm
Good article. Push vs. Pull. It think at the moment is almost in equilibrium, almost tipping towards push.
F-it lah! Think so much, just go lah. Ha ha!
Alas, I wish I could but lacking in skill sets and points i.e. migration credits.
- June 01, 2011 9:45 pm
- Yvonne Foong said...
Well, from the very beginning, from the day I started to have the ability to think, I always saw the world as home. The world is made up of different countries and borders. My home is not restricted to Malaysia. So I don't understand why people are so attached to one country - Malaysia.
- June 02, 2011 9:45 am
- kyliemc said...
perhaps it'll be good to experience working overseas too....adding flavours to life if given a chance.
- June 03, 2011 11:15 pm
- My World of Prose said...
Hi Zewt,
I agree with your post and the idea of migrating in search of a new life for the next generation.
If I have the chance or opportunity to migrate in the future, I'd jump at it! All this despite my great love for my beloved country, so much so I'm ready to lay down my life for Malaysia...
Why the change in my mindset? Simple. I don't see Malaysia will change for the better during my lifetime (and I'm only in my early 30s). I really hope Pakatan will bring some of the much-needed change after March 2008, but the rot in Malaysia is so complete and the 'system' of corruption is deeply entrenched that it needs another 50 years of good governance by Pakatan to undo all the evil and damage caused by UMNO and Mahathir.
To all Malaysians of Chinese and Indian descent, go and reach for your dreams outside Malaysia. Perhaps one day we can really settle down in our homeland and not be called pendatang or snatcher of the economic pie, but the time is not now.
We should all (Chinese and Indians) migrate and see how Malaysia will crumble. Perhaps then the so-called prince of the soil will rally and stand on their own feet rather than chastise us non-Bumis. But then again, this will not happen in my lifetime as Chinese and Indians are so comfortable eating char kuay teow, roti canai etc. Sigh....
- June 06, 2011 2:22 pm
- Jerine said...
I decided to stay because:
1. I get treated like illegal immigrant in other country.
2. I have to walk and take public transport while in overseas, whereas back here I have a driver.
3. I have to rent a small studio in other country, whereas I can have a comfortable house here.
4. I have to eat bread and butter (literally) at the end of the month, whereas here I still can afford decent meals at the end of every month.
5. Endless opportunities back here, while in other country people discriminate me like as if I came from some tree-living nation.
To sum up everything, I feel like a Bangla in construction site while I'm in other country, while I can live like a queen back home.
- June 06, 2011 11:20 pm
- myop101 said...
Hi there,
Long time didn't read your article until it appeared in MI.
I don't think there is a right or wrong answer to your question whether to stay because Malaysia is home and to go because it is not.
You see, I still have roots back in China simply because my uncle keeps in touch with them. To be honest, a number of these distant relatives are actually doing well in China, thanks in part to the great economic transformation there right now.
So, should we have stayed or left? Uncertainties and unrest forced my grandparents to remain in Malaya but they did make a home here. It is not like they have no love for Malaya. They just didn't think of it as home when they started out. Their intention is to make enough and go back to China... until the Communists took over. If the nationalists were to remain, who is to know what will happen to China?
My grandmother bought a lot of agriculture lands in China with the dream of living like the landlords of old, a common feudal era dream (read "The Good Earth" by Pearl S Buck). Alas, it was all gone in 1948 and my dad, born in Malaya but stayed for a while in China, had to leave for Malaya.
Could we have survived the many reforms proposed by Mao Tze Tung? Cultural Revolution may have deemed them as a bourgeois class and finished them off.
Staying in Malaysia is not too bad for now. I have set my sights to an island quite a distance from here. I am gathering information and having surveyed the local property market, I might consider buying one there soon. Once cannot invest everything in 1 basket afterall.
In remembering the just passed Huan Wu Jie and in keeping with the tradition, I kept true to my heritage and made 150+ zongs. And in passing it out, the list are still long. I still remember those who had it awhile back but no more. Things changes, people changes. But as long as I know they are well and doing fine, I am happy.
- June 07, 2011 8:51 am
- John Ling said...
While some have commented that we could also be the son of a property tycoon in Hong Kong, or the son of the coal tycoon in China or the son of the telecommunication tycoon in India...
Or we may not be alive at all because our fathers and mothers were among the 20 million Chinese who were murdered during the Cultural Revolution. Or we could have been murdered ourselves in the Indo-Pakistani conflicts, which drag on to this very day.
Hmm. It's interesting how whitewashing history has become a Malaysian pastime.
- June 07, 2011 10:11 am
of course if you stay you die and if you leave you survive. We all know that. So don't bother dressing it up. The ones who stay and fight may be fools, and they will suffer injustice. The ones who run are coward greedy bastards who will of course live an easier life. And that is all there is to it. Malaysia ain't gonna change by itself, somebody's gotta do it. If u wanna go , just fuck off and dont justify anything, it just smells like BS.
- June 07, 2011 5:32 pm
- John Ling said...
of course if you stay you die and if you leave you survive. We all know that. So don't bother dressing it up. The ones who stay and fight may be fools, and they will suffer injustice. The ones who run are coward greedy bastards who will of course live an easier life. And that is all there is to it. Malaysia ain't gonna change by itself, somebody's gotta do it. If u wanna go , just fuck off and dont justify anything, it just smells like BS.
Yep. Can't agree with you more. All of us who choose to emigrate are traitors and cowards, and everyone else who stays put are heroes and loyalists.
You done with your insults now? =)
- June 09, 2011 1:04 pm
- John Ling said...
Okay, if you're done, here's a salvo from me. I think you're very irresponsible for spouting such rhetoric, urging people to fight and die.
Here's a true story: a family friend of mine was an accountant who discovered financial irregularities in a government-linked company. He was an honest man, so he decided to make a stand and fight the corruption. Hence he reported on the company and blew the whistle. Unfortunately, they sent thugs after him. He was kidnapped, beaten senseless and left for dead.
But my family friend didn't die. On the contrary, he survived -- but his head injuries were so horrific that a part of his brain had to be removed, and today, he's semi-conscious and uncommunicative, stuck in a wheelchair. His family brings him to church every Sunday, desperately hoping and praying for a miracle. But no miracle is forthcoming, and his wife has become bitter and depressed over the whole episode.
So, Hong from Sibu, since you urge people to fight and die, are you prepared to take responsibility for your words? Will you take care of the families of those who fall in battle? Are you that heroic and selfless?
Here's the God-honest truth: in the real world, life is brutal and unforgiving. Everyone has to take care of themselves and their own family, because when tragedy strikes, no one will be there to help. Not Pakatan, not Barisan, not the bumiputras, not the Chinamen. No one.
And before you retort and get argumentative, consider this, Hong from Sibu: Pakatan actually won Sarawak outright, but their votes were simply cancelled out by Barisan. And Barisan continues to rule.
Surprise, surprise, I don't see anyone fighting against that. All the Sarawakians have no choice but to take that humiliation quietly. Some even justify their inaction by saying *gasp* that Pakatan was beaten at the polls. Imagine that.
So what is your retort to that, Hong from Sibu?
- June 12, 2011 7:25 am
John Ling you r a typical chinese liar.
Anyone can claim he won Sarawak.Woow this Barisan must be super smart that they can simply cancel out Pakatan win.
How come Pakatan who has the "majority" of Sarawakians vote cannot cancel Barisan? Is it because Pakatan are stupid? Or is it just you who r stupid. Dont try to insult Sarawakians intelligence. The Chinese might have voted for DAP but the Dayaks and the rest knows Sarawaks are for natives right...
This shows you a born liar. Leave and dont try to give your cowardly excuses. losers..hehe
- June 17, 2011 10:55 pm
Jerine said
" 2. I have to walk and take public transport while in overseas, whereas back here I have a driver.."
you r so funny... yeah the cost of living is so cheap in Malaysia.
Did you read the latest report about Malaysia being the safest country in the world today? and other impressive figures..
Imagine that the safest country in the world is Malaysia!!!! muahaha..
top 10 Lonely Planet..etc.. etc.. nicest people.. etc etc..
and show more legs.. you forgot to mention the many male interest here.. while in other countries u might just be the chinkee flavour of the month....am I right or what?
- June 17, 2011 11:08 pm
- John Ling said...
How come Pakatan who has the "majority" of Sarawakians vote cannot cancel Barisan?
Because it's a third world country, and Barisan controls the bureaucracy and the military and the police.
You cannot expect first-world results (like transparent and fair voting) in a third-world country, where the process is so obviously rigged.
Prior to the Sarawak elections, Pakatan supporters(who represent some of the brightest people in Malaysia) were adamant that there would be a political tsunami. The feedback and the campaigning on the ground seemed to support this.
But come voting day, Barisan still won a two-thirds majority, and no political tsunami came about.
Many Pakatan supporters then became bitter and starting attacking Sarawakians and calling them names. Saying they 'deserved' a Barisan government for their foolish act.
Some Pakatan supporters even felt betrayed, saying the Sarawakians had said they would vote for Pakatan, but when crunch time came, they did the opposite.
But, frankly, those sentiments are inaccurate. Pakatan votes were cancelled out. Simple as that.
This shows you a born liar. Leave and dont try to give your cowardly excuses. losers..hehe
On the contrary, I'm stating a fact -- a man has ended up as a crippled vegetable because he was brainwashed by Pakatan ideology.
It's funny how, when push comes to shove, Pakatan wasn't there to help him and his family. On the contrary, his wife is now left to the shoulder the burden of taking care of the family. And her disabled husband.
If people want to fight and die for the Pakatan cause, that's fine. But be honest and understand the consequences before you do.
I know what violence is, and I know what violent people are capable of. Many Malaysians who talk about 'fighting for change' really have no idea what they are talking about. They wouldn't even know the first thing about physical violence until it strikes them hard.
- June 20, 2011 11:23 am
- John Ling said...
Speaking of cowardly excuses, though, I find interesting to note how little protest there has been in Sarawak over what is clearly massive electoral fraud. Everyone just keeps quiet and accepts the result as if it's legitimate. Because... well, they have no choice, do they?
Where's all the brave, courageous people who talk about 'fighting for change'? Why aren't they rising up and toppling this illegitimate government that they did not vote for? Curious how, when things go awry, everyone just has to accept and manage as best they can. They would rather take care of themselves and their own families first and don't dare to face danger.
So, frankly, all this nonsense about staying in Malaysia and fighting for change is hogwash. I have personally never encountered a person who is struggling in Malaysia and doesn't want to go abroad. All the people who proudly say, 'Stay and fight' are actually doing relatively well and enjoying a comfortable life in Malaysia. They are effectively middle class or higher.
Sure, you can call Zewt and others who have emigrated 'losers'. But at least they are being honest about their intentions and their goals. They know Malaysia is a third-world country with third-world ethics, and they don't try to pretend otherwise.
- June 20, 2011 12:21 pm
Come on la John Ling.
If support is so good for Pakatan nothing the military or police can do like what happen in Eqypt.
The truth is simpler.
you just don t have the numbers.
The people who care about politcs are minority. Those vying for timber concessions maybe.
The rest are enjoying their life.
"All the people who proudly say, 'Stay and fight' are actually doing relatively well and enjoying a comfortable life in Malaysia. They are effectively middle class or higher. "
See your own point. hehe.
If you cannot make it in Malaysia you are a fool. A friend told me, what I like about Malaysia is that if you know how to make money you are allowed to do it. Its all up to your own ingenuity.
Of course not all Chinese have the ingenuity but the fact is that as long as its not illegal, business can be made without hindrance.
Subsidies are given to every businesses. Billions to IPP and manufacturers.
Even millionaire chinese trawlers owners get diesel subsidies to buy million dollars trawlers boat. Where else in the world do billionaires business men and millionaires fishermen get subsidised diesel?
How about monopoly gambling licenses? You just need to know where the money is hahaha..
How about anti cervix cancer injections worth billions over 10 years with no guarantee being useful. You just have to friends to make the policy..hehe.
- June 20, 2011 5:25 pm
- John Ling said...
Come on la John Ling.
If support is so good for Pakatan nothing the military or police can do like what happen in Eqypt.
Last I checked, Malaysians aren't willing to march in the streets and face down tanks and snipers.
So, no, your point is moot. You don't even know what the Arab Spring is all about.
If you cannot make it in Malaysia you are a fool. A friend told me, what I like about Malaysia is that if you know how to make money you are allowed to do it. Its all up to your own ingenuity.
Of course not all Chinese have the ingenuity but the fact is that as long as its not illegal, business can be made without hindrance.
Subsidies are given to every businesses. Billions to IPP and manufacturers.
Even millionaire chinese trawlers owners get diesel subsidies to buy million dollars trawlers boat. Where else in the world do billionaires business men and millionaires fishermen get subsidised diesel?
How about monopoly gambling licenses? You just need to know where the money is hahaha..
How about anti cervix cancer injections worth billions over 10 years with no guarantee being useful. You just have to friends to make the policy..hehe.
Mm. The fact that you can giggle so proudly about taking from the poor and giving to rich says a lot.
- June 20, 2011 6:28 pm
- John Ling said...
The latest Gallup Wellbeing Poll revealed that only 15% of Malaysians considered themselves 'thriving', while 80% considered themselves 'struggling'.
So, yes, 80% of Malaysians are fools because they do not know how to make use of fuel subsidies, monopoly gambling licences and policymaking friends in the pharmaceutical industry. They are fools because they are unable/unwilling to game the system to make money.
But, huhliong, the fact that you can consider a Malaysia a great place for making money while 80% of Malaysians are struggling just goes to show how you have completely lost touch with reality, as well as ethics.
Again, at least Zewt doesn't spout nonsense like that. He tells as it is.
- June 20, 2011 6:53 pm
The latest World Justice Peace statistic shows that Malaysia the most peaceful country in the world! hahaha. higher than US, Japan, etc.
And corruption index is even higher than Singapore!! muahaha.
Singapore got a lot of friends in Forbes the capitalists.. that is why they close a blind eye to the PM's wife being CEO of the nation coffers.
Talk about banana repulic.
A little knowlege is a dangerous thing.
- June 25, 2011 2:11 pm
- John Ling said...
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- June 27, 2011 7:35 am
- John Ling said...
Instead of giggling like a hyena, you should take the time to *actually* read the report.
Malaysia is the safest when ranked against other dangerous countries in its group. Countries such as Iran, South Africa and Lebanon. Nowhere in the report is Malaysia ranked against the United States or Japan.
Furthermore, where it counts, Malaysia ranked 59th out of 66 countries because of violence and intimidation by the state against its own citizens.
So, no, Malaysia is not the safest country in the world. Not by a long shot.
And regarding Singapore, are you leveling accusations because you're concerned about the well-being of Singaporeans? Afraid that they are getting robbed at the coffers? Or are you saying it just to make Malaysia look good in comparison?
One wonders how accurate your assessment is when you can't even read and interpret a simple academic report.
- June 28, 2011 3:47 am
- zewt said...
doc - indeed, we will never know... but realistically, do all of us here, those currently in malaysia would want our ancestors to stay in china?
andy - as what i've said doc... do all of us here currently in malaysia want our ancestors to remain?
kumitaa - yeah, and hence, those who has opportunity to leave and do so... cannot be seen as unpatriotic.
joe - i don think we should compare it that way. different generation will consider different scenario as threat and opportunity.
Rzn - moving from one place to another has been the catalyst of human civilisation... just that the manner in which the happen is different.
me the martian - absolutely.
MKL - hahaha... but i think you enjoy that a lot!
- June 28, 2011 9:31 pm
- zewt said...
Bee Ean - i've said above... different generation, different scenario considered as threat and opportunity.
Mirebella - that's the thing isnt it... when we are overseas... we are malaysian. when we are in malaysia, we become malay/chinese/indian.
Jerrenn - that's also one point to consider. malaysia is yet to be a country to appreciate arts... those who have such talents, best remain overseas.
Amanda Christine Wong - :)
anon @ 1/6/11 9.45pm - hmmm... many wants to leave but cant isnt it?
Yvonne Foong - you seems to think like my boss.
kyliemc - and you should embrace it when it comes.
- June 28, 2011 9:32 pm
- zewt said...
My WOrld of Prose - Hi, yeah... the current govt doesnt really care about us leaving, though on paper they said they care. their action says otherwise. haha... indeed, the food is all that is left to make people stay.
Jerine - you are one of the fortunate one to have a good financial back up in malaysia... not everyone has that luxury.
myop101 - how are you!??? and i know where that island is... the one you just visited isnt it?
John Ling - haha... we choose to look at the direction that we want to look at isnt it? the truth is, all malaysians currently living in malaysia would not want their ancestors to do otherwise.
Hong (SIBU) - never call us cowards, we have our struggles. and what are you doing to make a change? commenting here anonymously?
huhliong - i must admit i dont see how the dayaks are for natives right fall into your argument. care to articulate further? and i must say... do you really wanna call singapore a banana republic?
- June 28, 2011 9:32 pm
No, i didnt have time to read those trivial reports. I was just quoting TheStar and NST. I hope their editors had done their job better than you at interpreting the reports.
Even the bit about a better index on corruption than Singapore was quoted from above sources. Hey dont blame me. Im just the messenger..said the prophet. I know its hard to swallow by some but facts are facts.
Singapore may not be a banana republic like Haiti island but its silly no chewing gum no this and no that make its almost a nanny state. I stand corrected, its a penal island..where people slave hard to earn a living.
By the way I love hyenas... and all other animal kinds..hehehe..hyena like..
- June 30, 2011 4:58 pm
- John Ling said...
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- July 01, 2011 12:58 pm
- John Ling said...
No, i didnt have time to read those trivial reports. I was just quoting TheStar and NST. I hope their editors had done their job better than you at interpreting the reports.
Which, of course, wasn't what you said earlier. You said:
The latest World Justice Peace statistic shows that Malaysia the most peaceful country in the world! hahaha. higher than US, Japan, etc.
Right. What a way to shoot yourself in the foot.
Even the bit about a better index on corruption than Singapore was quoted from above sources. Hey dont blame me. Im just the messenger..said the prophet. I know its hard to swallow by some but facts are facts.
Yes, because The Star and NST are well-known for fair and balanced reporting, and you want to stake your reputation on that.
Singapore may not be a banana republic like Haiti island but its silly no chewing gum no this and no that make its almost a nanny state. I stand corrected, its a penal island..where people slave hard to earn a living.
Singapore is a Chinese island fishing in a Malay sea. And the law regarding chewing gum was a necessity -- the clean-up costs from clearing automatic doors jammed with chewing gum were astronomical and caused public services to grind to a halt. The law is being gradually loosened, however, now that Singaporeans have learned to be more mature regarding chewing gum.
In Lee Kuan Yew's words, 'Authoritarian laws are a way to inject civility into a third-world country.'
You speak despite knowing nothing about Singapore's history.
- July 02, 2011 1:52 pm
Malaysia's women the most relax in the world..
Hehehe another accolade for Malaysia. A Nielsen study showed that Malaysia's women are the least stressed in the world. hahaha..
check this out..
the Christian post http://www.christianpost.com/news/american-women-less-stressed-than-women-in-other-nations-52259/
from CNN
You may not believe the STAR or NST. But what about the Christian Post? They are good Christian ma.
And CNN? Dont believe them too.
And Nielsen, you dont believe them too? huh?
Here is the entire list, along with the percentage of women who reported their stress from each country:
1. India (87 percent)
2. Mexico (74 percent)
3. Russia (69 percent)
4. Brazil (67 percent)
5. Spain (66 percent)
6. France (65 percent)
7. South Africa (64 percent)
Italy (64 percent)
8. Nigeria (58 percent)
9. Turkey (56 percent)
10. U.K. (55 percent)
11. U.S.A. (53 percent)
12. Japan (52 percent)
Canada (52 percent)
Australia (52 percent)
13. China (51 percent)
14. Germany (47 percent)
15. Thailand (45 percent)
South Korea (45 percent)
16. Malaysia (44 percent)
- July 19, 2011 12:55 pm
- John Ling said...
You may not believe the STAR or NST. But what about the Christian Post? They are good Christian ma.
They are right-wing neo-conservatives. The same bunch who propelled George W. Bush into power and supported his destructive policies in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere.
So, no, they are not exactly a purveyor of fair and balanced news.
And Nielsen, you dont believe them too? huh?
Since Nielsen Research is your Holy Grail, allow me to copy and paste an excerpt from the link you have provided:
"Women tell Nielsen they feel empowered to reach their goals and get what they want," she said, "but at the same time, this level of empowerment results in added stress."
Translation: more empowerment equates to more stress. Less empowerment equates to less stress.
I'm afraid you've shot yourself in the foot yet again. Malaysian women are less stressed because they are less empowered. In comparison to women in other countries, they tend to hold fewer positions of authority in the corporate and political world. They lack the means to make high-powered decisions in Malaysia and are subject to an arena which is almost always dominated by the men.
What you've proven, in essence, is that Malaysia is a more sexist country than most, and women cloistered from making stressful but important decisions.
Do keep giggling like a hyena, by the way. It's a sure way to decrease your IQ -- that's the only explanation for how you keep interpreting things out of context.
- July 27, 2011 8:18 am
- zewt said...
stop already? :P
- August 08, 2011 12:06 pm
- John Ling said...
My apologies, Zewt. =)
- August 14, 2011 1:42 am


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Wildfires are certainly not uncommon in northern Alberta. In the spring of 2011 there were 146 recorded in the Lesser Slave River area alone. In most cases, these fires are kept at bay by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (SRD). In this instance, however, winds reaching 100km/h made suppression next to impossible.

Flames spread incredibly quickly and bypassed barriers put in their way by fire crews. Glowing embers were carried up to fifteen kilometers. Water bombers and helicopters were eventually grounded due to extreme winds and excessive chop in the nearby lake. All pre-existing man-made checks and balances were thwarted by the elements. In the words of Calgary Fire Services Public Information Officer Brian McAsey: "If our 1400 men and women were lined up on that road, if you told us it was coming, and if we had every apparatus ready to go, we could not have stopped that fire. It was unprecedented. It was unstoppable."

The toll of this catastrophe continues to be calculated. But despite one of the largest displacements of residents in Alberta's history, and despite the tragic loss of homes and businesses, common accounts from those on the ground are immense pride in the people of Lesser Slave River, and sheer amazement that not a single life was lost to the flames.

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A Trip to the Bayou
by Blake Terry
I was born just outside Mobile, in Bogalusa, LA, so I am no stranger to the Bayou, but I had never taken a trip to Louisiana that wasn't directly motivated by Mardi Gras and/or shrimp. After meeting Ryan Lemons and hearing all about how great the riding down there was though, I finally escaped the doldrums of the retail jewelry biz to meet up with the Bayou Boys and take a much needed shred vacation.
The first day in Baton Rouge was pretty much perfect. We met up with Blake Steele and Josh Norman after they got out of school and headed to Fred's to ride. I have never seen anyone ride like these kids in my life. Blake Steele is seriously one of the most underrated shredders out there. He went for a warm-up run that would make most pros glad he doesn't travel to every event. I had never been so awestruck. We finished up the first day on the water with a few bangers from Josh and Ryan and I was already glad I'd made the trek down from Tennessee!
The next day Bret Little rolled in from Texas, but little did I know we'd be getting a lesson in the law rather than a fun session. Let me just say that before you go ride in unfamiliar waters make sure you are familiar with the local authorities and their expectations. While we were launching Ryan's boat, I was taking my ski to the rails 20ft away from the launch, when a Bayou Patrol skiff comes FLYING at me. Not thinking anything about it, I beach my ski and proceed to try to get ashore.
Well this wasn't your typical john boater from Louisiana. No, he was a cop. He comes up with an attitude and starts giving me an earful for not having my jacket zipped and buckled. He asks to run a safety check on me and in the back of my mind I was thinking, "registration, paddle, extinguisher, check, check, check. Have fun buddy." Then he asks to see my jacket. It wasn't Coast Guard approved. Where I'm from the cops don't care, but here I got a nice little fine for having a non-CGA jacket.
The poor cop was struggling to stay on his power trip though, because I was being a nice guy. I made sure to ask him all the proper questions about needing a spotter and how far away do you have to be if we were chase filming. But it was a lost cause. He warned me that he would be patrolling and the area and we had to have a spotter and everyone needed approved jackets, and we had none. Day two was pretty much a bust.
The next day we had it all. Jackets, spotters, rails, jibs, cameras and shredders. The vibe in the bayou on a Saturday was pretty cool, and unlike anywhere else I've ever been. There were kids everywhere, all shredding behind johnboats. They respected each other's lines, gave props, and definitely threw down. I have never gone anywhere to ride and felt so welcome.
My quick trip to the bayou was a total success. Be sure to keep your eyes on Ryan, Blake, and Josh. They have some new stuff that's really going to make you think twice about the words "progression" and "fun." I'd like to thank Lemons, Blake, Josh, Mitch, Bret, and the entire crew on the Amite River that made it such a special place to visit and shred.


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