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"Blue Blanket Dancer"
Ahkee had come to really like the two Narragansett women. They were big, beautiful, strong-willed and full of life, a mixture of native and Portuguese, with dark gold complexions, green eyes, and dark auburn hair that fell down their backs to just above their waists. Although they were big women, they danced effortlessly and smoothly, floating like the fog gliding through the New England woods where they came from. They were also the two of the top finishers at every pow wow they danced in, and a lot of women on the circuit were jealous of them for it. That, and for their habit of "borrowing" other women's men shamelessly and brazenly. But they also had a reputation for smacking down anyone who had the gumption and nerve to call them on it.
"For shit's sake, I ain't worried about what them women think or say," Pearl said once after hearing that some Pequot women were a little peeved about her snagging one of their boyfriends after a late night forty-nine. A forty-nine can only be described as an after pow wow when the official one is over. It can and usually does go on until the following morning and as far as some participants are concerned, all rules of etiquette are suspended.
"Hell," Pearl laughed, "if they had more meat on their plates, they wouldn't have no trouble keeping their men from trying the entrees and desserts from another table! I mean why would I even want to steal a man that runs around on his woman any damn way?"
Pearl and Naya came from a rough and tumble family of 13 children. Pearl was the oldest and Naya the next in line and neither were afraid to mix it up with either man or woman. They had grown up taking care of their younger brothers and sisters, standing in for their parents, who worked long and hard to feed their wild bunch of kids.
Pearl and Naya had taken a liking to Ahkee and her kids, but didn't think much of Danny even though he had tried to ingratiate himself into their good graces. They would ignore him whenever he was with Ahkee and keep her out at their camp just to get under his skin.
Having already been through several marriages each — Pearl was on her third, and Naya's second husband was currently serving time for what she would only describe as "basic stupidity" — and seven kids between them — four for Pearl and three for Naya — they made it plain and clear that they thought Ahkee would be better off on her own. But they also understood how Ahkee could still love and miss Danny. Best of all they made her laugh and helped with the girls when they came around, braiding their hair and helping put on their outfits. Naya had given each of the girls a pair of beaded moccasins and matching barrettes she'd made over the winter. Of course, the girls thought the two sisters were wonderful and exciting and were totally in love with the loud and larger-than-life women.
Standing under the big tent in the arena now, Ahkee looked around to see who was in her category. She was glad the two Narragansett women had decided not to dance this time. It was two fewer competitors she had to worry about and there was no doubt in her mind that Pearl and Naya would have smoked everyone out there like cheap tobacco.
The two sisters had come to the pow wow but were helping out at the family-run food and crafts stands. This involved Pearl standing in the back of the food stand giving orders and Naya working at the craft stand selling the beaded moccasins, belts, bags, and barrettes the family had made during the winter.
After setting up their stands and leaving the always arguing younger brothers and sisters with instructions, they had come over to help Ahkee get the girls dressed and fed, then offered the services of their teenage daughters to watch them while she danced.
"It helps keep them all out of trouble," Pearl had told her, meaning not just Ahkee's girls but Pearl and Naya's nieces and daughters too. The last time Ahkee saw her daughters, they were sitting in a row of folding chairs along the perimeter of the dance arena with at least five teen girls arguing and fussing over how the little girls should wear their hair and what steps to do.
She could see from their beaming faces and wide eyes that Amy and Anok'qus clearly enjoyed the attention from the older girls. Ahkee hoped that her daughters would look as pretty and dance as well as the Snow Flower girls when they reached that age. Anok'qus and Amy were already heartbreakingly cute in their little outfits and could keep a beat easily.
The two little girls loved to dance, always placing and always excited to run up and get their prize money for their category. They always offered some of their winnings to their father, whom they adored, and he was good about giving it to their grandmother to put in their college accounts. Ahkee thought it was too bad the fool couldn't be as responsible with his own money.
Looking at the other blanket dancers, Ahkee saw that she might have a chance to place after all. There were 11 other women in her category competing for four cash prizes starting at $750. She crossed off three of them because they were hobbyists and two more because their outfits shouted "catalog." The rest of the women were dressed in traditional woodland regalia of skins or trade cloth and beautiful beadwork and she could tell that they knew what they were doing out in the arena.
Ahkee had made her own dress and moccasins during the past winter from smoke-tanned deerskin that she had traded her jingle dress and leggings for. The Onondaga woman whom she had made the trade with had also thrown in an otter pelt because she was so impressed by Ahkee's handiwork. Ahkee had made a yoke out of the pelt, trimming it with shells and beadwork that matched her crown and moccasins. Over it, she wore her grandmother's wampum necklaces that had been handed down to her before the old woman had walked on at the age of 91. She also wore the silver earrings the girls had bought for her birthday. But her most prized possession of all was the blue trade blanket that Danny had surprised her with last Christmas. It was a beautiful Pendleton he had bought with his second place winnings at last year's Pequot Pow Wow.
As she smoothed and adjusted it for the contest, Ahkee remembered what he had told her when he presented it to her: "It will be like I've got my arms around you, even if you're dancing someplace and I'm not there." They had laughed about it and later on that night christened the blanket properly.
Now, as she realized the prophecy of his words Ahkee felt like she had in the morning — sad and angry, but mostly sad that Danny wasn't here with her.
The announcer called for the Eastern Blanket category dancers to enter the arena. As she headed for her customary spot on the northern side, Ahkee heard her daughters' high-pitched voices yell out encouragement to her. She looked over at them and smiled, again thinking of how much they looked like miniature female versions of their father even from a distance.
The drummers started up the beat, building to a crescendo. Ahkee was glad it was the Red Tail singers from her home rez, nine men and boys, all friends and relatives who knew how to kick it properly and were considered one of the better drum groups on the trail.
As she began to step into the dance, Ahkee heard her uncle Boo's voice rise high above the beat before the other singers joined in. As always, the pounding of her heart seemed to take on the beat of the drum, and the impassioned, keening voices took her back to a time when women of her tribe danced for their men, to court them as well as keep them, to praise them and boast of their prowess in hunting and war.
She imagined that Danny as an old-time man, away with a hunting party in the forest or out on the ocean in a big canoe catching fish or whales. Her dance would bring him back safely, and — once wrapped in the warmth of the blanket with her — he would not want to or even be able to leave again, ever.
Ahkee lost herself in the music and her imagination. The blanket seemed to take on a life of its own and she let it tell the story of her heart's hopes and sorrows. It seemed to go on for a lifetime and then it was over. She felt more than heard the song stop. She didn't know if she had over-stepped or under-stepped, had danced well or not, and for the moment she didn't care. The music and blanket had taken her away for the space of a song.
Now she was back in the present and she could hear the announcer's voice crackle over the loudspeakers, thanking the dancers and asking the audience for a round of applause. Part of her was still in another place and reluctant to return to the here and now.
Draping her blanket over her arm, Ahkee followed the other dancers to where the judges waited. As she stood with the other women facing them, she heard her breath flow through her lungs and felt her blood pulsing along with the echo of the drumbeat in her ears. But this time was different; she was not tired, or even winded. Once the five judges finished their tallying and gave back their scoring clipboards to the arena director they shook each of the contestants' hands. Two of them smiled at her and one winked her approval.
As she turned and shook the hands of the other contestants, Ahkee thought they all looked at her strangely, but she didn't think much of it nor care. For the first time in a long while she felt it had all come together in this dance. She felt no sadness and no worries, no tiredness and none of the post-dance blues, just the evanescent high of the dance itself. Nothing or no one could impinge on that feeling.
As she went to gather her girls for the dinner break she almost walked into Pearl and Naya, who had been watching from the sidelines with them. They too, were looking at her in a different way although they were smiling their big teeth smiles. Pearl wore an apron with the initials FBI on it. As Ahkee took a closer look she could see smaller letters after each initial that spelled out "Fry Bread Inspector." The apron was immaculately clean; Pearl didn't have to work in the kitchen anymore, she just oversaw the operation and gave orders.
Pearl gathered Ahkee in her arms, squeezing her so tightly she felt like a bunny in a python's grip. "Well now little sister," she laughed, "you didn't do too bad this time out. Not bad, not bad at all. It looks like the spirit of the dance finally caught up with you!"
"Yeah, looks like we've got to watch our asses from now on," Naya laughed. "You went from channeling the old-time Ojibwa girl to dancing like an old-time Narragansett all within the span of a dance!" After giving the teens their leave with strict instructions on when to come back to the stand, they helped Ahkee steer her own protesting little girls through the crowd and out of the arena.
Later, after packing up all the regalia, duffel bags, tent, and sleeping gear, Ahkee quietly closed the back of the Blazer. The girls were fast asleep in their car seats, having worn themselves out as usual. Ahkee was glad that the teen girls had stuck around to help them change into their regular clothes and load them into the car. She smiled to herself as she checked to make sure they were secured in their seats.
Anok'qus had spilled blueberries down the front of her dress and Amy had lost one of her new beaded barrettes. But they'd had a great time, and won first and third in their contest. Ahkee had told them how proud she was of them, and they made her promise to tell their dad how well they had danced when they got back home.
After hugging and thanking Pearl, Naya, and all the other young women, Ahkee got in her beat-up truck and slowly drove across the bumpy grass of the campground to the main road.
It was going to be a long drive home, and she was anxious to get on the road. As she turned onto the main road she thought again of her contest dance. It had felt cathartic and lifted her spirit in a way that hadn't happened in a long time. She thought about what Pearl and Naya had said about the spirit of the dance taking her. She believed they knew what they were talking about and hoped she could bring up the feeling in the future.
She smiled to herself as she remembered what Danny had said when he gave her the blanket. Then she thought about how if he found out how well she had done he would try to sweet-talk her into paying his fine and getting him out of the Gray Bar. Maybe she would and maybe she wouldn't. It was something she would have plenty of time to think about on the ride back.
Right now, all she could think about was how the $550 she'd won for placing third would be more than enough to pay for a night or two in a motel with a decent bathtub, soft bed, and air-conditioning, turned up high.
James K. Phillips, a resident of the Shinnecock Reservation in Southampton, has a Master of Fine Arts degree in writing. A dancer on the pow-wow trail himself, he has done well as an Eastern War dancer in the last few years.
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Famous Jeeps & EventsPosted in Project Vehicles on February 1, 2012
Our continuing look at the Jeep mystique starts with the disco era this month. Prior to the '70s, Jeep's corporate marketing efforts centered primarily on stock vehicles. Aftermarket performance was left to dealers such as Brian Chuchua, whose Orange County, California, Jeep dealership performed V-8 conversions and installed rollbars years before the 304ci was offered in the CJ-5. Chuchua also developed the pickup-bedded CJ-8, which inspired Toledo to build the Scrambler.
Score-ing a Higher Profile
Jeep's acquisition by AMC in 1969 brought marketing resources that Kaiser lacked. The new ownership realized the "win on Sunday, sell on Monday" halo effect offered by motorsports. The mid-'70s saw the transition from grassroots efforts to national promotions. Jeep print ads weren't limited to fresh-off-the-assembly-line vehicles posed next to well-groomed models. Lifestyle magazines obviously targeted the Levi's trim level with outdoorsy girls in flannel midriffs, but the enthusiast market got exposed to professional drivers "beating the Baja" in factory-backed Jeeps.
While exhuming photos from the magazine archives, we realized that nearly every hall-of-fame-caliber off-road racer spend at least a season in a Jeep. Ivan Stewart is possibly the only high-profile exception: Rod Hall, Walker Evans, Roger Mears, Rob MacCachren, Scott Douglas, Dave Ashley, and others who're better-remembered for driving non-Toledo-based iron all cut their racing teeth in Jeeps. SCORE/HDRA combatants were forced to respect the Honchos, Gladiators, and even Comanches.
Looking for Adventure
Although Jeep was slow to embrace off-road racing on the corporate level, it did support adventure travel as a way to connect with its customers. Mark A. Smith landed Willys-Overland sponsorship for his first Jeep Jamboree in 1954.
Nurturing an ensuing 20-plus-year relationship with Jeep, Smith convinced the company to back his Expedición de las Americas: a 20,000-mile trip from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Smith's "Everest" was the Darién Gap, a 250-mile break in the Trans-American Highway between Columbia and Panama. GM attempted to cross the Darién Gap in the 1960s with two Corvairs. The British Army completed the first documented vehicular traverse in 1972. A team of 250 men took 100 days to get two vehicles through.
Mark A. Smith made several logistical trips prior to shipping five basically stock CJ-7s to South America in 1978. His group completed the tip-to-tip trip in 120 days, 30 of which were spent in the Darién Gap. This trip and Smith's other Jeep adventures are documented in his "journal," Driven by a Dream (Mark A. Smith Publishing, 2004, www.jeepjamboreeusa.com).
The purpose of this series is to recognize influential Jeepers, events, and inspirational vehicles. We started with the Jeep Super 70th! special section in the January issue. We'll wrap it up next time with the Toledo-based evolutionary links to moon buggies and how certain modified vehicles influenced the Jeeps that currently sit on dealer lots.

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The Warwick Vets girls' basketball team didn't have the highest hopes for last year, due to a young, inexperienced team that was learning the ropes.
With this season set to begin, the hope now is that the year of learning will pave the way for a year of stronger basketball, and a realistic shot to improve significantly upon last year's 3-15 record in Division II.
And thanks to having nearly every key player from last season back in the fold, optimism is understandable.
"Right away they come into practice, and they know how to execute," Vets head coach Owen Paquet said. "They came in shape already, and running the plays are second nature to them already, which is nice."
The only senior to graduate off last year's team was guard Liz Bailey, who missed a good portion of the season due to injury. She'll be missed, as will Kristen Gregory, one of the team's stronger inside players. Gregory suffered an injury during soccer season, and will likely miss the majority of the basketball season.
"She'll be sadly missed," Paquet said.
Other than that, though, there's a wealth of experience. Leading the way is junior guard Casey Bennett, who stepped into the team's primary scoring role last season.
Now a three-year varsity player, Bennett will be the team's top offensive option once again.
"Second year running the point, she really settled into her own last year with scoring opportunities," Paquet said. "And she can dish the ball out."
On the interior, Paquet is expecting a big season from Katie Gregory, the twin sister of Kristen Gregory.
The two Gregorys played alongside one another last season, but with Kristen's injury, Katie will be looked upon to be the team's toughest inside presence.
"Katie Gregory, a senior, has progressed unbelievable for the last four years," Paquet said. "She's really shown her dedication and hard work has paid off. I'm expecting big things out of her."
Not a huge scorer last year, Gregory may also be poised for a stronger year offensively.
"I'm looking for Katie to take some of the pressure off Casey, to be able to finish in a much stronger way this year and to put some points on the board," Paquet said.
Senior Victoria Flynn should see plenty of time in the back-court, helping out Bennett with some of the ball-handling duties while also providing the team with another scoring option.
"Victoria has been in the program for four years," Paquet said. "This is definitely her year to shine. She's very aggressive driving to the basket and she's got a great jump shot."
Twins Emily and Lauren Almonte are also back for another year after making big strides a year ago, and they have the versatility to play either guard or forward spots.
Others players expected to make an impact are senior Cassidi Plouffe and juniors Jenna Fontaine, Ricki Beaufort, Jami Derderian and Tara Fernandes.
"Things are progressing quickly, like they should be," Paquet said. "Things are looking strong right away."
Last season, Vets started to show its improvement late in the year, as it beat Toll Gate and then upset playoff-bound Tiverton.
The team hopes that momentum will carry over to this year, as the 'Canes will open their season on Friday with a non-league, Injury Fund game against Central Falls at home at 6 p.m.
"We ended on a good note last year with a strong win over Tiverton," Paquet said. "I look to feed off that adrenaline that we had last year. It's exactly the same five that finished that game that will be starting this year."
Vets will then play two more non-league games – Tuesday at Toll Gate and Thursday at West Warwick – before starting league play on Monday, Dec. 17 at home against Classical.
The 'Canes hope it's the start of a resurgent season.
"We're always looking to make a playoff run. Right now, we'll take it game by game and play every minute of every game and try to progressively get better within the season," Paquet said. "Eventually, we'll hopefully make a playoff run."


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'A Late Quartet' -- 2 1/2 stars
R; 1:46 running time Christopher Walken plays Peter, the wizened cellist whose early-onset Parkinson's disease throws the famed Fugue Quartet into turmoil. Twenty-five years and 3,000 recitals into their history, things are changing, because "playing for much longer is not in the cards for me." The maneuvering starts in an instant. Peter has a replacement cellist in mind. Jules (Catherine Keener), the violist, is empathetic, concerned for Peter. But Robert (Philip Seymour Hoffman), the long-fuming second violin, sees this as a chance to move up in the ranks. -- Michael PhillipsRead the full "A Late Quartet" movie review
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Destiny's Beta Starts in July, Available on PlayStation First
We finally know when we will be able to test out all of those fantastic-looking guns and check out what's beyond the wall in Destiny's open beta.
Destiny's public beta will be starting in July, CVG reports. Activision Blizzard announced this information as it was presenting its financial results for the first-quarter of 2014. Bungie has confirmed that PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 players will be getting access to the beta before Xbox 360 and Xbox One owners will. Until this announcement, the studio had attached a general launch window of summer 2014 to its beta.
The only way to gain access to this beta at the moment, whether you're a PlayStation or Xbox owner, is to pre-order Destiny. Placing a pre-order at a participating retailer or towards the digital copy of Destiny will warrant access to this anticipated beta. Considering Bungie's previous engagements, we speculate that there will be some form of a small token, title or achievement testers will gain on their characters' account in the finalized version of the game to signify their participation in the beta.
Be prepared to save the last city on Earth when Destiny launches on Sept. 9 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.


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Fielding Graduate University is pleased to announce the addition of Stuart Jenkins to its Board of Trustees.
"I am most happy to welcome Stuart Jenkins to Fielding," Fielding Graduate University President Richard Meyers said. "Rarely does an individual come along to a university board with broad interests and experience in and out of higher education. Stuart is such a person, and his knowledge areas combined with extraordinary success throughout his life in all he has done make him a most welcome addition. The world of higher education is in a sea change globally, and Stuart's commitment to Fielding is a wonderful vote of confidence for all of us."
Jenkins' experience includes 40 years of marketing and selling patents for independent inventors. He holds 12 patents of his own.
Prior to taking on innovation at Deckers, he served as the brand president of the emerging Deckers brand MOZO, helping to launch its disruptive and distinct service industry product line.
His interest in running lead him to grow SKYDEX Technologies, which started as an inventor's idea in a shoebox, and today is a materials company that supplies customers ranging from Nike to the U.S. military, which uses SKYDEX material for blast mitigation in troop transports and carriers.
On the education side, Jenkins served as the CEO and chairman of the Board of Trustees at Principia Corporation, a nonprofit school and higher education institution where he oversaw the creation of new management structures and substantial enrollment and annual donor increases.
One of the reasons Jenkins joined the Fielding board is his belief that "ideas are the most valuable resource in the world, and Fielding is in the business of developing rigorous thinkers. Education is a fire to be lit, not a pail to be filled. Fielding is at its best when it is lighting fires and creating inspiration amongst its students. That is a notable cause, and I want to be a part of it."


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Acer was founded by Stan Shih (Chen-Jung Shih) in 1976, in Taiwan. It started operations with an initial capital of $25,000. Acer was originally named Multitech International, which primarily designed hand-held electronic games.
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French health authorities will ask the European Union to restrict the use of newer types of contraceptive pills over concerns they might carry health risks.
France's health minister Marisol Touraine said on Friday the newer pills, which have caught on because they reduce side effects from earlier versions such as weight gain and acne, should only be prescribed by specialist doctors to women who cannot use other types of contraception.
Dominique Maraninchi, head of France's health regulator, said at the same news conference: "We will ask Europe not to suspend the pills but to modify prescription guidelines."
While all oral contraceptives are associated with a risk of blood clots, a number of studies suggest the most recent third and fourth-generation pills carry a higher risk than their predecessors.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) says the risk of an embolism, or blood clot, is twice as high for women using third and fourth-generation pills than for those using earlier versions, although it remains low.
However, the regulator said on Friday it was already well known that the newer pills carried a "very rare risk of blood clots", and that there was no reason for women to stop using the contraceptives since there was no new evidence pointing to safety risks.
The French government said last week it would stop reimbursing prescription costs of the third and fourth-generation pills and would restrict their use after a woman sued German drugmaker Bayer over alleged side effects.
Marion Larat, 25, sued over a stroke, caused by a blood clot, she suffered following use of a third-generation contraceptive pill.
About 2.5 million women in France take third and fourth-generation pills, roughly half the number of those taking oral contraceptives. French health authorities say this use of the newer pills is excessive.
A spokeswoman for the EMA said the agency had been in informal contact with French health authorities but had not yet received an official request to consider a European-wide curb.
"We will see what the request will be in detail," she said.
In addition to Bayer, drugmakers Pfizer, Merck, Mylan and Teva market third and fourth-generation birth control pills in France.
In October, Bayer said it had set aside 200 million euros ($264 million) in the third quarter for litigation in the United States in connection with its Yasmin/Yaz birth control pills, having already agreed to pay $750 million to settle 3,490 legal claims that Yasmin caused blood clots.
Clots are alleged in a further 3,800 pending cases.
Switzerland's biggest health insurer CSS said earlier this week it was supporting a young woman in her claim against Bayer after she suffered a clot that left her severely disabled.
(Reporting by Elena Berton; Editing by Pravin Char)
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"Reunion, and Then" (再会、そして, Saikai, soshite) is chapter 604 of the original Naruto manga.
Accessing the power of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path while connected to Hashirama's living clone, impressing the original White Zetsu, a Tobi-encased Obito is able to break the boulder used to cover one of the passage ways. An awakened Madara asks whether or not the young Uchiha was leaving and despite Obito thanking Madara for saving his life, Madara disregards it stating that he would be back to thank him more sincerely. With White Zetsu ready to remotely give his clone directions, Obito dons a cloak before leaving. As he rushes towards his friends' location, he receives updates about the situation, and learns that Minato is not with them. The clone then tells Obito that as he was weaker than him, it would be best to let him fight in his stead, but Obito refutes this stating that Kakashi had his other Sharingan, and his combination with him would be better. As the clone tells him about the additional benefits of having the Senju and Uchiha DNA, Obito believes that it is raining before he sees giant geysers of water rising up from the earth due to explosions. Continuing to that location, Obito begins to see flashes of Rin from his left eye socket with a hand running through her chest. Believing these to be nothing more than phantom images, the young Uchiha presses on only to arrive on the battlefield to see Kakashi's hand run through Rin's chest.


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Southern leg of Keystone pipeline to open soon
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma oil producers say the planned opening next month of the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline will remove a glut of crude oil at a storage hub in Cushing and help them get a price that better competes with what producers along the Gulf Coast receive.
In regulatory filings this week, operator TransCanada said the southern leg from Cushing to Port Arthur, Texas, is expected to become operational Jan. 3.
"We remain focused on completing the construction, testing and commissioning for the Gulf Coast Project," the filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said.
The pipeline's northern leg from Canada into the U.S. has been opposed by environmental groups. The southern leg doesn't cross an international border and doesn't require presidential approval, although it too has been opposed on environmental grounds.
President Barack Obama visited Cushing in 2012 and urged construction of the southern leg.
The 485-mile pipeline will initially carry up to 700,000 barrels per day from Cushing to the Houston area.
"We have a lot of oil being developed in the state. Having another outlet going south is very positive for us," Tony Say, CEO of Oklahoma City-based Clearwater Enterprises, told The Oklahoman (http://bit.ly/IVIkln ).
Some have speculated that the pipeline will not eliminate the glut, but instead move it downstream to Houston instead of Cushing — something that Jeff Hume, vice chairman of strategic growth initiatives at Oklahoma City-based Continental Resources Inc., said is unlikely.
"There's plenty of refining capacity down there. I think it could displace some foreign oil, which is good for us," Hume said.


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NEW YORK (AP) – Railroads have cleared a major hurdle as the industry averted a looming strike, paving the way for growth ahead, analysts said Friday.
The freight rail industry announced late Thursday it has settled labor disputes with two unions and agreed to extend talks with a third. Without the agreements, the railway unions could have launched a strike as early as Tuesday, when a federal "cooling off" period was set to expire. The agreements came just hours after Republican House leaders said they would move to vote Friday on emergency legislation to prevent a work stoppage.
The nation's four largest railroads – Union Pacific Corp., Burlington Northern Santa Fe, CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. – all have ties to the Greater Memphis area.
Union Pacific operates an intermodal facility in Marion, Ark. BNSF operates the Tennessee Yard intermodal facility at Lamar Avenue and Shelby Drive. CSX operates the Intermodal Gateway-Memphis intermodal terminal (shared with Canadian National Railway Co.) at Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park. And Norfolk Southern operates Forrest Yard near the Mid-South Fairgrounds and is building an intermodal facility in Rossville in Fayette County.
Deutsche Bank analyst Justin Yagerman said in a note to clients Friday he believes the agreements remove a huge risk for railroads as well as rippling risks for the U.S. economy in the midst of the busy holiday season.
Citi analyst Christian Wetherbee said the risk to railroads is nearly gone, and added that shippers are also breathing a sigh of relief – quelling fears that they may switch shipments to trucks or pull back altogether. Wetherbee noted that many believe even if a strike were to take place, it would be short-lived.
The last time a freight railroad strike occurred, in 1991, Congress quickly passed legislation that ended it within a day. A 1982 strike lasted four days.
Dahlman Rose analyst Jason Seidl downplayed the risk of a disruptive strike because of railroad's critical role in the flow of U.S. commerce. They haul most of the country's coal that's used to produce electricity, toxic chemicals that can't be moved on highways and help deliver packages for major consumer delivery companies FedEx and UPS.
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Rachel & Michael in NYC
Midnight in Paris screened in New York last night. Rachel McAdams and Michael Sheen were there. Then it appeared she changed and then they went out somewhere else. They were holding hands at first and then let go once they saw photographers.
Rachel and Michael have been together since last week in Cannes promoting the film which is where they made their first red carpet appearance. Before that they were together in LA with his daughter.
Thoughts on this white dress? It's ok for me. A little too "second wedding". Much prefer her second outfit, especially the way she's wearing those pants.
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Mountaineers Shut Down Baseball, Win Series
BATON ROUGE -- Junior left-hander Rob Marcello limited No. 7 LSU to one run in 8.1 innings Sunday as Appalachian State (4-2) defeated the Tigers, 11-1, in the final game of the three game series in Alex Box Stadium.
The Mountaineers, who defeated LSU 1-0 on Saturday, took the final two games of the series. LSU won the opener 4-0 on Friday night.
The Tigers (5-2) return to action on Tuesday against Grambling State at 6:30 p.m. in Alex Box Stadium.
Marcello was stellar throughout the game and limited LSU to just three hits and two walks. He struck out four in the winning effort to pick up his second victory of the year.
LSU's starter Kurt McCune (1-1) had the shortest starting outing of his career. The sophomore worked three innings, allowed seven hits, four runs, three earned runs, and two walks and struck out two.
"We obviously have a lot of work to do, but this is a time for us to stand up and accept this loss like men," said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. "It's tough to believe it happened, but it did, so we have to keep our chin up and work every day to get better. Appalachian State deserves a lot of credit for the way they played all weekend - they brought a lot of energy to the ball park and they played with a lot of confidence.
"We'll work with our players to get their confidence back up starting on Monday, and we'll have a lot of innings and a lot of opportunities to improve this week."
Will Callaway and Tyler Zupcic drove in three runs apiece for Appalachian State.
Arby Fields delivered LSU's only extra base hit on a ninth-inning RBI triple and Mason Katz reached base twice and scored.
Appalachian State opened the scoring in the top of the first. McCune allowed a leadoff walk to Hector Crespo, then struck out the next two hitters before Daniel Kassouf punched a single up the middle to place runners on the corner with two outs.
Tyler Tewell hit a grounder that a diving Casey Yocom barely missed at second base. The single to right brought home Crespo and moved Kassouf to second. McCune forced Jeremy Dowdy to ground out to third to end the inning.
LSU nearly tied the game in the top half of the first. Yocom lined a one-out single to left. Katz reached first on a full-count walk and prevented a double play on a hard slide at second. Raph Rhymes reached first on the fielder's choice and moved Yocom to third. Rhymes moved to second on a wild pitch, but JaCoby Jones grounded out to second to the end the threat.
The Mountaineers took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second. Trey Holmes drove a two-out double into the right-center gap. Crespo hit a hard grounder to third, Hanover made a nice diving stop, but the throw to first one-hopped past Katz. Holmes scored on the throwing error.
Appalachian State added two more off of McCune in the top of the third. Kassouf produced a leadoff double down the left field line. Tewell bunted Kassouf to third and Jeremy Dowdy popped out behind home.
Zupcic knocked a triple off the left field wall, which scored Kassouf. Noah Holmes plated Zupcic on a single to center.
Appalachian State increased the lead to five in the top of the fourth. Joey Bourgeois replaced McCune and was greeted by Crespo's lead off single up the middle. Troutman bunted Crespo to second, and he moved to third on a wild pitch.
Callaway's deep fly to right was caught by Rhymes, but Crespo tagged up and beat the throw home.
Appalachian State added two more in the top of the seventh. Callaway hit a leadoff seeing-eye single off of reliever Kevin Berry between third baseman Tyler Hanover and shortstop Austin Nola. Kassouf drew a walk and Tewell bunted him over to third. Hanover mishandled the ball and all runners were safe.
Dowdy drew a walk to plate Callaway and keep the bases loaded. Chris Cotton stepped in and retired Noah Holmes, but proceeded to hit Trey Holmes to bring home Kassouf.
Kassouf hit a two-out single to right in the top of the eighth and moved to second on Tewell's base hit. Dowdy walked to load the bases before Zupcic drilled a double to left center and plated two to increase the lead to nine.
Trey Holmes hit a single in the ninth and moved to second on Crespo's walk. Troutman moved both of them over on a sacrifice bunt. Callaway knocked a single up the middle to plate both runners and increase the lead to 11-0.
The Tigers got on the board in the bottom of the ninth. Katz drew a one-out walk and Fields smacked a triple into the right field corner.
Appalachian State 11, LSU 1 (Feb 26, 2012 at Baton Rouge, La.)
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Pitchers: Appalachian State - Rob Marcello; David Port(9) and Jeremy Dowdy; Derek Brown.
LSU - Kurt McCune; Joey Bourgeois(4); Brent Bonvillain(6); Kevin Berry(7); Chris Cotton(7);
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Huang Now on Nine-Match Winning Streak
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale men's tennis team was unable to make it a perfect weekend at home as they came up short against Cornell on Sunday in another match that lasted nearly five hours. The Bulldogs managed to sweep the doubles matches, but the Big Red came back to win four singles matches to take its first Ivy League victory this season, 4-3.
With the loss, Yale (13-8, 2-2 Ivy League) posts a weekend of mixed results, having upset No. 37 Columbia on Saturday. The Bulldogs also fall to a 6-2 record when playing at home.
The Elis started the day by winning the doubles point for the eighth time in their last nine matches. At No. 1 doubles, the nationally ranked No. 80 team of juniors Daniel Hoffman and Marc Powers improved to a 14-4 season record with an 8-2 win. Yale's No. 2 team of sophomore Patrick Chase and junior John Huang quickly followed suit and clinched the point with an 8-1 win. Yale's No. 3 team of senior captain Erik Blumenkranz and classmate Joel Samaha then won 8-6 to complete the sweep and put the Bulldogs in command going into singles play.
At the No. 1 spot, Huang swiftly extended the Bulldogs' lead with a stunning display of power and consistency to overcome Cornell's Venkat Iyer, 6-2, 6-1. Huang is still undefeated at home and is currently on a nine-match winning streak without the loss of a set. At No. 5 singles, the Big Red got on the board when Alex Sidney beat Yale sophomore Kyle Dawson 6-4, 6-1. After a rain delay of about 30 minutes, Sam Fleck of Cornell evened the match with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Powers at the No. 2 position. The Big Red's No. 6 player, Quoc-Daniel Nguyen, then put Cornell in the lead for the first time with a tense 6-3, 7-5 win over Yale freshman Zachary Krumholz. When this match ended, the No. 4 and No. 3 singles matches were still in action, with Yale's No. 4 Blumenkranz in a third set against Cornell's Jason Luu. Blumenkranz had stormed back to win the second set after dropping the first in a tiebreaker. Blumenkranz called for the trainer, however, midway through the third set, and appeared to be playing slightly injured as he eventually succumbed to Luu's steady play 7-6, 3-6, 6-3. Though Cornell clinched with this win, Hoffman managed to salvage a win at the No. 3 position with a hard-fought 7-6, 4-6, 1-0 (7) win over Danny Riggs.
With the win, Cornell (8-15, 1-4 Ivy League) breaks a seven-match losing streak and gets its first Ivy League victory of the season. The Big Red plays its final two Ivy League matches against Penn and Princeton next Friday and Sunday, respectively.
When asked to assess the tough loss, Hoffman said, "We came out good in doubles, [but] in singles, the balls didn't bounce our way."
The Bulldogs travel on Friday to play perennial rival Harvard at 12 p.m. at the Beren Tennis Center. The Elis then play their final match at home against No. 62 Dartmouth on Sunday at 2 p.m. To keep an Ivy League title in its sights, Yale will most likely have to remain undefeated for the rest of the season.
"We can't afford to lose another match," affirmed Alex Dorato, Cary Leeds Head Coach of Men's Tennis.
Report by Robert Batista '15, Yale Sports Publicity
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Quick summary: the event was totally sold out with more than 210 people in attendance, all of the chili was killer, the cooks, attendees, and volunteers were HELLA dedicated, and we didn't run out of beer until the very end. Here here! In addition to getting to know our community even better, we raised $1000+ to help put on future events leading to a Seattle Vegan Iron Chef in 2012. Most importantly, we ate vegan chili!
- The 3rd place prize was won by the dynamic duo of Lindsey Douglas and Candice Cannedy (above left) with their SPICY "Not Yo Mama's Chili"!
- 2nd place was secured by local food blogger, Marti Miller-Hall (above right) and her "New Mexico Green and White 'Chickn' Chili."
- And the big Grand Prize, with more than twice as many votes as any other chili, went to Traci Wilson with her "No One Suffered for My Pleasure Chili." I hear it was truly special. (above center)
All of these winners won baskets packed to the gills with vegan goodies donated by more than 25 generous donors, including 2 tickets to the Vida Vegan Con Galarama and Auction in Portland in August. The voting was counted twice separately to make sure no voting shenanigans went on behind the scenes. Heh.
All of the other chilis were not far behind 3rd place, all gathering up tons of votes and big fan bases. The corn bread, homemade by local vegans, Julia McCracken, Emily Spahn, Mo Wyse, Amber TeGantvoort, Peter Keller, and Sara Russert, was completely devoured by the end of the evening, not even a crumb remained.
Same goes for the desserts donated by vegan friendly businesses, Mighty-O Donut, Baked in Seattle, Sage Organic Cafe, The Crue Cart, Sweet Betty Cakes, and Wheatless in Seattle. Folks donated hard earned cash to eat these treats until not a single pie was left to give to Food Not Bombs.
Basically, we ate, and ate, and ate, and ate. But that isn't all. DJ Pelvis kept true to his word with the best party music of all time and there was even a last minute raffle for 3 pairs of tickets to see Forks Over Knives. Many attendees checked out the sponsor tables to learn more about NARN, Green Vegans, Action for Animals, Earth Residents United, and Seattle Animal Defense League too. Learnin and eatin. Eatin' and learnin'.
Our guests from Vegan Iron Chef gave out pins and told us about their mission to celebrate creative culinary achievements, unite the ever-expanding vegan community, and encourage and support regional Vegan Iron Chef competitions in cities across the globe, including and especially Seattle!
This entire night was made possible by a team of totally amazing volunteers who worked for weeks before the event picking up materials, selling tickets, posting fliers, making rosettes and buttons, etc. And they worked at the event setting up, decorating, refilling water pitchers all night, serving beer and lemonade to a very thirsty crowd, keeping the compostables cleaned up, dealing with a big line of ticket holders at the door (and even some folks who, sadly, weren't ticket holders), taking photos and video, and then cleaning up all of the mess. I'd like to officially dedicate the event to them: Michelle Shannon, Tyler Shannon, Brittany Leimbach, Emily Spahn, Jeff Morrison, Shawn McClung (who took all these lovely photos), Erin McClung, Rebecca Bolte, Johanna Miller, Simar Tate, Dawn Quinn, Rick Gratzer, Derrick Hachey, Helen Pitlick, Kirby Johnson, and Maré Odomo.
All in all, I think it was the best time I've had a vegan cook-off ever. (See all the photos on Flickr.) OK, I've never been to a vegan cook-off before, but I know it still ruled even without a comparison. Did you go? What did you think?


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Jordan: Approval of several amendments to the civil status law
Source:The Women's Learning Partnership (WLP)
Recent legislative reforms provide greater protection of the rights of women.
The Women's Learning Partnership for Rights, Development and Peace (WLP) announces recent legislative reforms in Jordan and Kenya.
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Dear Leanne: We are planning to renovate our kitchen this fall and our deadline is Christmas. We were originally thinking of replacing the existing cabinets ourselves. Now we are considering a more extensive reno. We hadn't considered hiring out for this project and wonder what we should expect.
A: When it comes to kitchen renovations, there are many options available. The do-it-yourself approach offers the convenience of working within your own schedule and managing the costs of the materials. However, this is a simplistic view for a major renovation.
One area that is frequently neglected, particularly by many renovation-themed television programs, is the cost of personal time during a renovation. There is a great deal of time involved that often is not originally calculated, including sourcing out unfamiliar product (appliances, cupboards, etc.), co-ordinating the removal of old product, hiring trades such as plumbers and electricians, dealing with product delays and, finally, the installation itself. And this is only considering a replacement renovation; it does not consider the time it takes to plan and design a complete overhaul. All this must occur during your regular life.
Another consideration that is often miscalculated when doing projects yourself is the cost of errors. Replacing old with new is not always a simple process. Old cabinets may not be the same size as new, and fitting these may require some adjusting. If countertops, backsplashes, flooring and appliances are involved, you will want to make sure everything fits and operates perfectly. I have seen do-it-yourself renovations where an island was built without allowing space for the oven door to fully open.
When you hire professionals for a major renovation, you pay for their knowledge and experience at managing the project from beginning to end. They have suppliers and tradespeople available to provide a complete service and offer creative solutions to problems that you may not have considered. This enables you to continue with your life as smoothly as living through a renovation can be.
I suggest you consider the following to help you decide which approach you plan to follow:
- What is the extent of this project?
- Do I have the skills to do this project completely?
- Do I have the time to dedicate to this project?
- What is my budget for this project?
When budgeting, plan an additional 15 per cent to cover the unexpected. This is also true if you hire professionals. Quotes are offered before the job ever starts. There could be hidden costs that no one could estimate until you begin. For instance, if your old cabinets are glued and bolted to the wall, you may have wall damage that needs to be dealt with. Rather than removing a few screws, you could end up rebuilding a wall.
Interview a few design companies that offer kitchen renovations and you will be better equipped to make the choice that is right for you.
Dear Leanne: Well, school just started and we already have our first mishap. My daughter couldn't wait to get ready for school and decided to label her new supplies. Unfortunately, she did this on our wooden kitchen table, and when she packed everything up, she realized she had left black marks all over the top. Any ideas you have to get rid of this would be much appreciated.
A: You have got to love the organizational skills and enthusiasm here! I have a great deal of respect for wood finishes and have seen the wrong cleaning products do more harm than good. One product you do not want to use is nail polish remover - it will remove the wood finish along with the ink.
If you have access to the table manufacturer's website, check to see if there is a Q&A section. If not, there are a number of products around the house that may work. I have found hairspray successfully removes ink from wood. Apply this on an inconspicuous area first to ensure that the finish remains intact. Avoid spraying directly on the wood, spray onto a clean cloth or paper towel and rub with the grain of the wood.
Leanne Brownoff is an Edmonton interior design consultant who welcomes your questions at leannebrownoff@ shaw.ca. Answers will be featured in her column as high volumes prevent individual email responses. Also follow Leanne at twitter.com/LeanneBrownoff


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It seems like every kid (and adult too!) craves a cozy little space to hide away. So why not create one that's especially designed to encourage curling up with a good book?
Creating a comfy reading nook for your bookworm doesn't necessarily have to involve a ton of extra work (or cash). Here are some fun and relatively easy ideas on how to pull together the perfect space for some good old-fashioned literary exploration!
The maker of this cozy spot managed to pull it all together using items found around her house like an old tablecloth and an unused bathroom cabinet. So creative, and I love the shade of pink on those walls!
This bright and dreamy canopy was fashioned with a few yards of silk and a circular quilting hoop. Seems simple enough, and how great is that handmade rainbow rug?
If you love to swing a hammer and get your hands dirty, this nook created from repurposed wooden pallets is right up your alley. Tool belt? Check!
Loving this vintage inspired space with its bold patterns and retro feel. Nothing here is more complicated than some bright pillows and floor mattresses covered in soft quilts.
I've seen several versions of this adorable DIY tent floating around, and all of them make me want to crawl right in and settle down with a good book. Perfect for a quiet afternoon.
How about you? Do you have a reading space at your house? Have you spotted any other fun reading nook ideas I should know about? Please share!
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The organizers of a campaign to bring survivors of clergy sexual abuse around the world to the Vatican's St. Peter's Square Oct. 31 say the event will open what they are calling a "Year of the Survivor."
Abuse survivors Bernie McDaid and Gary Bergeron of greater Boston told Catholic News Service that the year is meant to focus on survivors and their spiritual, physical and psychological needs.
"It's never been done before. There's never been a time when survivors have come together," Bergeron said.
To help spread the word, McDaid and Bergeron have launched a website, www.SurvivorsVoice.org.
The site offers information about the planned Vatican gathering, statistics on the impact of abuse on survivors and opportunities to support survivors.
The men are hoping enough survivors and supporters make the trip to Rome to ring St. Peter's Square for a candlelight vigil at nightfall.
They also have settled on a simple message to spread: "Enough."
"I think the one universal term everyone around the world can agree to is 'enough,'" Bergeron told CNS. "It's time we got together and said, 'This is enough.'"
Since first announcing the gathering in April, McDaid has been working with survivors globally. He said he recently returned from Ireland to gain support from abuse survivor organizations. He said German abuse survivors have been in touch.
Survivors also plan to leave a basket of letters at the doors of St. Peter's Basilica seeking the support of church officials, McDaid said.
He compared the planned offering to the action of Martin Luther, an Augustinian monk who nailed his 95 Theses to the doors of All Saints' Church (Castle Church) in Wittenberg, Germany, Oct. 31, 1517, marking the start of the Reformation. The monk's document criticized elements of Catholic belief and practice, particularly the selling of indulgences.
Bergeron hopes the effort will focus worldwide attention on all abuse survivors, not those who were victims of Catholic clergy.
"It's not just a Catholic issue," he said. "But we really need to change the way the world views the issue."


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Leafs hope to stay alive in Game 6 vs. Bruins
The Toronto Maple Leafs will attempt to stave off elimination for a second straight game on Sunday, as they host the Boston Bruins at Air Canada Centre for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.
The fourth-seeded Bruins entered Game 5 with a 3-1 edge in the best-of-seven series, but they failed to close out the series Friday night on home ice.
Toronto has a chance to extend the series on Sunday, but the club was 0-2 on home ice in Games 3 and 4 after going 13-9-2 as the host during the regular season.
The Maple Leafs, who ended a seven-season playoff drought in 2013, haven't won a playoff game on home ice since beating Philadelphia on April 30, 2004 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Flyers won that series nine years ago, as Jeremy Roenick scored in overtime of Game 6 in Toronto to eliminate the Leafs.
Boston, which was 12-9-3 as the road club this season, recorded a 5-2 win in Game 3 and a 4-3 overtime decision in the next battle.
Toronto, however, answered back with Friday's 2-1 regulation decision. James Reimer stopped 43 shots and Clarke MacArthur netted the winning goal early in the third period to help the Maple Leafs stay alive and cut the series deficit to 3-2.
"We came in with the mindset to just get it back to Toronto to give ourselves a chance and we've done that," MacArthur said. "We want to keep going. We've worked hard all year and I can see it starting to pay off."
Tyler Bozak also scored in the second period for the Maple Leafs, who will visit Boston for Game 7 on Monday if it can post another win tonight.
"I see that we've poked the Bruins. They're going to be a very desperate hockey club come Sunday night," said Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle.
Zdeno Chara netted the lone score in the loss and Tuukka Rask halted 31 shots for the Bruins, who have lost two in a row at TD Garden in this series after a Game 1 victory.
"If there's anything you take away from this, it's that we need to play three periods like we did in the third to close this out," noted Bruins head coach Claude Julien.
Boston played Friday without defenseman Wade Redden, who was replaced in the lineup by Matt Bartkowski. Redden is questionable for Sunday with an undisclosed injury.
Toronto defenseman Mark Fraser needed surgery to repair facial fractures after getting hit by a puck in Game 4 and is out indefinitely. Fraser was replaced in the lineup by John-Michael Liles in Game 5.
This is the 14th time these Original Six teams have met in the playoffs, but the first since 1974, when Boston swept Toronto in the opening round.


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It's long been my contention that no matter how much the Earth's climate warms, butter will never melt in the mouth of Bjorn Lomborg. Most people find him personally charming. He's a highly skillful debater and careful writer who understands the power of well-crafted rhetoric to quietly suggest and persuade. His critics may charge that his book The Skeptical Environmentalist invokes selective readings or slanted analyses of the scientific literature to make its case, but even they would probably agree that Lomborg excels at making those arguments sound reasonable and fair-minded.
He is certainly more careful and fair than I was when writing my recent post on "The inevitable politics of climate science (part 1)." As Lomborg politely pointed out to me, I was entirely wrong to suggest that in The Skeptical Environmentalist and subsequently he had taken an old quotation by climatologist Stephen H. Schneider out of context to make it sound like he thought lying to the public was acceptable. I apologize to Lomborg and you readers for that mistake.
At the time I wrote it, I was sure that was so because I remembered speaking with Schneider about it. But I've gone back over the facts and now think I see what happened. And it's actually been quite interesting to see the history of the poor, abused words by Schneider in the process.
The misused quotation in question appeared in an interview with Schneider in the October 1989 issue of Discover magazine. Schneider was reflecting on the sometimes grueling difficulty of being both technically accurate and understandable to the public when explaining climate science.
On the one hand, as scientists we are ethically bound to the scientific method, in effect promising to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but—which means that we must include all the doubts, the caveats, the ifs, ands, and buts. On the other hand, we are not just scientists but human beings as well. And like most people we'd like to see the world a better place, which in this context translates into our working to reduce the risk of potentially disastrous climatic change. To do that we need to get some broadbased support, to capture the public's imagination. That, of course, entails getting loads of media coverage. So we have to offer up scary scenarios, make simplified, dramatic statements, and make little mention of any doubts we might have. This 'double ethical bind' we frequently find ourselves in cannot be solved by any formula. Each of us has to decide what the right balance is between being effective and being honest. I hope that means being both.
Schneider's belief, you can see, is that scientists need to try to be both accurate and effective. Moreover, he argued it was possible to do both through the use of moving metaphors and reference citations that listeners could use to deepen their own understanding. The "double-blind dilemma," to Schneider, was largely a product of short-attention, soundbite-dominated media: He was in no way suggesting or urging that scientists do otherwise. As he later wrote [.pdf], "[N]ot only do I disapprove of the 'ends justify the means' philosophy of which I am accused, but, in fact have actively campaigned against it in myriad speeches and writings."
The first person to distort Schneider's quote seems to have been the late Julian Simon, the economist and free-market environmentalist whom Lomborg acknowledges as one of his inspirations in writing The Skeptical Environmentalist. According to Schneider, Simon took the quote out of context to use against him in a debate on Australian TV, and then used it the same way in an article appearing in the March 1996 edition of the American Physical Society News [.pdf]. Simon wrote:
Bob Park asked: "Doomsayers often preface their warnings with 'if we don't take steps to prevent it.' Is it possible that their warnings have helped produce a better environment?" I answer: Those who warn against real trouble help. Even if the warning is wrong, I do not criticize unless the warner is willfully ignorant or dishonest. But some forecasts are knowingly exaggerated or false. Atmospheric scientist Stephen Schneider says:
"Scientist should consider stretching the truth to get some broad base support, to capture the public's imagination. That, of course, entails getting loads of media coverage. So we have to offer up scary scenarios, make simplified, dramatic statements, and make little mention about any doubts we might have… Each of us has to decide what the right balance is between being effective and being honest."
Simon misquoted and edited Schneider's remarks, inverting their meaning in the process. If he did so on at least two occasions, as Schneider said, it's hard to believe it was just an honest mistake. And although Schneider fought to set the record straight repeatedly times thereafter, as the saying goes, "A lie races 'round the world while the truth still does up its laces." Whether out of ignorant parroting of Simon or a more devious desire to keep the slur against him alive, people have been claiming Simon's meaning for Schneider's remarks ever since.
No portion, version, or distortion of Schneider's quotation appears in The Skeptical Environmentalist, contrary to my own erroneous statement. It did show up in various defenses of Lomborg's book, and in many other attacks over the years on the integrity of climate scientists in general and of Schneider in particular. An opinion leader piece in The Economist that defended Lomborg's book (and emptily attacked Scientific American's criticism of it) misused Schneider's words to Simon's effect. Just out of curiosity, I googled "Each of us has to decide what the right balance is between being effective and being honest" and came up with 1,390,000 results; if you have the heart for it (I don't), sample how it's used. But those were all things that people other than Lomborg wrote.
The one place where Lomborg seems to have used the quote in any way was in the lengthy online response [.pdf] that he wrote to Scientific American's "Misleading Math about the Earth" feature, in which Schneider, John Holdren, John Bongaarts, and Thomas Lovejoy rebutted sections of The Skeptical Environmentalist. It stuck in my mind partly because when Schneider and I were discussing an answer I would write to Lomborg's piece [.pdf], he expressed his irritation at it.
Here's what Lomborg wrote [.pdf] as part of his complaint that the SciAm feature was unfair to him. As you'll see, he plainly acknowledges Schneider's desire for scientists to be both honest and effective. And yet… hmm. (Emphasis added.)
The obvious lack of any concern for presenting a balanced review of my work calls into question the real purpose of this Scientific American feature. However, one of its contributors, Stephen Schneider, has on a former occasion made a suggestion that might throw some light on the curious imbalance of the Feature under consideration.
Schneider considers the "ethical double bind" that might occur to the scientist who is also concerned to contribute to a better world. As a scientist he focuses on truth. As a concerned citizen he must take an interest in political efficiency. Quite obviously, Schneider finds that this presents a delicate dilemma and he expresses the hope that one might be both honest and effective. However, as Schneider agonizes over this dilemma he does offer the following bit of unambiguous advice. "So we have to offer up scary scenarios, make simplified, dramatic statements, and make little mention of any doubts we might have." Could John Rennie have taken this as editorial advice? I don't know, but I feel that it would account for the tone and the lack of balance of the Feature considered as a whole.
Notwithstanding the caveats, he does still seem to present the scary scenarios option as Schneider's "suggestion" and "unambiguous advice." Given the totality of Schneider's words and his later clarifications of them, I think Lomborg has that a bit wrong. (He did thoughtfully include the entire Discover quote I listed above in a footnote to the quote, but of course readers would see that after his characterization of the remarks, which might influence perceptions of them.)
Really, though, that was probably just an innocent slip on Lomborg's part, because let's face it, Schneider was incidental damage in this passage; SciAm and I were his real targets. That's why Lomborg was speculating airily (and wrongly, because I hadn't read the Discover interview) that we might have been inspired by Schneider's words to be misleading. I understand how that happens: heat of the moment, and all that. No offense taken here, and of course it's all very old news today. Lomborg was just engaging in some strong rhetoric.
It's too bad, though, because in his conversations with me it was obvious that Schneider regarded Lomborg's passage as yet another repetition of Simon's lie. Remember, Lomborg was writing this in late 2001 or early 2002. Schneider had publicly corrected Simon's misquotation in 1996, more than five years earlier, and he considered it highly unlikely that Lomborg was unfamiliar with the substance of his answer to Simon.
How could it be another repetition when Lomborg noted Schneider's desire for scientists to be honest and effective, as so many others did not? Perhaps it goes to perceptions of actual intent, and not merely the words on a page. Some might say the problem is that if you understand that Schneider was firmly opposed to ends-justify-the-means dishonesty in climate science explanations, then the only respectable reason to cite the Discover quote is to make that point. If you bring up the quote for the purpose of hinting that Schneider maybe sometimes suggested lying to the public was okay , then it seems like you're misusing it no matter how many extenuating phrases reflecting the true meaning you attach.
Or maybe that's just reading too much into the situation. Lomborg is a careful writer, and he seems to have included every reasonable disclaimer that Schneider definitely did not want to lie to the public. Really, I can't see why Schneider would have a complaint with this. Can you?


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I have a difficult time controling my bad ( a genetic problem) cholesterol even on my meds. What foods should I only absolutely eat and then avoid all the other foods. A funny thing but the medical profession is not so quick to offer much definative advice, just meds and walk on to next patient..I am late 70's and on medicare which is probably why, but I'd like to enjoy life awhile longer with my family and friends. So how do I eat for a difficult to control cholesterol (I have hardening of the arteries. need better and stricter diet advice. Thank you
It's great that you are interested in reducing your cholesterol with diet. The bottom line is to eat more fruits and vegetables and less fatty foods. You can eat more fruits and vegetables by including them at every eating occasion, and making your plate half fruits and vegetables at each meal. The main sources of fatty foods in the US diet include red meat, full-fat dairy products including cheese, fried foods and baked goods. It would be helpful if you ate less of these foods. The National Institutes of Health has published the Therapeutic Lifestyle Change (TLC) Diet which has been shown to reduce cholesterol levels as well as some statin drugs if followed closely. You can access it here. You might also consider seeking the services of a Registered Dietitian and can find one by clicking here. Good luck!


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Rihanna shat on my Gossip Genie but not on Harry Styles
I've been praying hard at my Gossip Genie for a Rihanna-Drake re-hookup. Have you noticed that Drake isn't "linked" to many women the way famous men are constantly being "linked" to women? There's a Toronto bias here at work, sure, but if you know about Drake and his relationship with his mother, and if you read his recent profile in GQ, you might think, like I do, that Drake just doesn't front like the others do. You might be inclined to believe that he means what he says in Take Care. And that he means them for HER.
Try to run from that, say you're done with that
on your face girl, it just don't show.
When you're ready, just say you're ready
when all the baggage just ain't as heavy
and the parties over, just don't forget me
we'll change the pace and we'll just go slow
If he hasn't been seriously "linked" with anyone since, is it because he still wants…
Well, take a look at her face at the 1:35 mark. She just shat on my Gossip Genie.
Fine. Until she figures it out, how about a back-up plan. You saw who was sitting behind Rihanna, right? Harry Styles. That boy is up for it, any time. Look, if she could get with Shia LaBeouf, she can get with Harry styles is what I'm saying. I mean, the face she's giving as Taylor Swift walks by is all the convincing you need to come on my side.
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Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am Raps About Tech
The Black Eyed Peas' lead singer will.i.am raps about his serious love affair with technology. The WSJ's Monika Vosough caught up with him to talk about his fascination with tech and how he combines that interest with music.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Cocktail king Dale DeGroff and Esquire columnist David Wondrich educated 40 happy cocktail geeks, bartenders, and other spirits-industry types on Tuesday evening at a Garment District bar called The Balance. My ticket in was a Valentine's Day gift from my lovely wifey, and I can't think of a better present.
I arrived early, before The Balance opened, and waited on the sidewalk. Another guy was lingering on the sidewalk as well. A woman approached us and began friendly conversation: Are you here for the mixology seminar?
She asked if I was "in the industry" and I said, No, I'm just a cocktail geek. The other guy, Ted, was also a geek like me, but the woman, Hanna, does PR for the food and wine business.
Hanna also knows Dale DeGroff, from her time in wine PR, so she very graciously offered to introduce me to him as we entered Balance. So we walked up the stairs, went around the corner, and saw on the bar an array of full champagne flute. The bartender said, "Please! Have a champagne cobbler." We each grabbed a drink (YUM!) and with flute in hand, I met Dale DeGroff.
Aside to mko: Eeeeeeeeee!
Hanna had already told me what I'd heard from so many others—that Dale is warm and friendly and a very damn nice guy, and that his wife, Jill, at least equals, if not exceeds, his charm. I didn't, unfortunately, take the chance to talk to Jill, but Dale is down-to-earth, friendly, and approachable.
After we milled about and chatted, Dale opened the seminar. He made a few brief comments about his champagne cobbler recipe and introduced David Wondrich. David discussed very briefly the history of alcohol and drinking, explaining that among the first "cocktails" was beer or wine fortified with a little spirit. From there, he described the history of the punch and provided a recipe that he says approximates an old-fashioned spiced rum punch, from British-controlled India.
From punch, he moved on to the birth of the Gin Cock-Tail. To oversimplify his explanation a bit, the cocktail seems to have arisen as a way to make bitters more palatable. As the name implies, bitters are bitter-tasting—they're a compound of spirit and botanicals used for medicinal purposes and to aid digestion. The idea arose to make the bitters more palatable by diluting them. To paraphrase a certain dotty nanny, just a spoonful of gin and sugar helps the medicine go down.
This idea has pedigree: British sailors fought scurvy by consuming limes and their juice; cutting the bitter lime with gin—hence the gimlet. The same happy breed of men quaffed quinine-laced tonic water in India, to fight malaria. The tonic was so bitter, they cut it with gin and citrus—hence the G&T.
Getting back to the point, a Cock-Tail was initially any strong spirit, sugar, and bitters, shaken over ice.
Wondrich is a crazy man. The bitters he used Tuesday were Stoughton bitters, a common sight in the 1800s, but virtually unknown since at least Prohibition. His batch was a brew that he'd cooked up himself, adapted from recipes found online.
Wondrich's cocktail The Enchantress comes from a rare bartenders' manual by a fellow named Charles Campbell. How rare? Only one copy is known to exist, and that's in a rare-book room at a library in San Francisco. (mko, if you're still reading, you have homework.)
Holy God, but I could go on and on talking about Tuesday's seminar: how charmed I was by the space, how much I liked sampling each cocktail, how I talked LeNell's ear off after the seminar, asking her tons of questions about how and why she got into this business. (I'm still embarrassed that I inadvertently broke up her conversation with Jill DeGroff, but they were both gracious about it.)
But David and Dale were great—funny, open, super-knowledgable, open to questions (lots and lots of questions). I can't wait to do this again [that's a PDF—be careful].


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Crak! Bam! Dot! It's Project Mah Jongg
Hot New York Exhibition Will Open at the Maltz Museum January 2012
(November 08, 2011, Cleveland, OH) – Enter a room where mah jongg is being played and the first thing you'll hear are the sounds of happiness – laughter and chatter, tiles clacking, "mah jongg!" cried out by an triumphant winner. Whether in Asia, where the game has been their most popular for decades, or in libraries, bookstores, community centers, country clubs, bookstores, grocery stores or homes around Ohio, the game is fascinating and energizing. People play anywhere four can fit around a card table.
Mah jongg was popularized in America in the 1920s when a Standard Oil executive began importing sets in bulk. Companies such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Milton Bradley, and Parker Brothers further fueled interest by selling affordable sets across America, setting a craze in motion. Later, when many Jewish families moved into the suburbs, the game became a cherished afternoon social activity among suburban women not yet in the workforce in great numbers.
Project Mah Jongg, an exhibition exploring the traditions, history, and meaning of the game, was created by the Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City. The exhibition was wildly popular and a traveling version was developed. Now in Oregon, its only scheduled Midwest appearance will be January 24 to April 22, 2012 at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage in Cleveland, Ohio, then it will go to the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
The colorful and entertaining exhibition includes original artwork by Christoph Niemann, Isaac Mizrahi, Maira Kalman and Bruce McCall; beautiful early game sets made of bone, Bakelite, and bamboo; vintage advertisements and household items, Chinoiserie, and instruction materials.
You'll hear the sound of tiles clacking and people laughing as the Maltz Museum has added several game tables that can be reserved for play and will be offering lessons. A tournament (February 13) will test the skills of new and experienced players. Among other public activities being planned:
- screening of the documentary short The Tiles That Bind;
- reading of an original one-act play being written to accompany the exhibition by local playwright Faye Sholiton, A Brief History of Mah Jongg;
- an evening with local celebrity chef Doug Katz and others.
Docent-led tours can be reserved daily for adult and student groups of ten or more, with discounts for groups of 15+ (reservations required). Packs of 35 or more tickets are available at a discounted price. Players Passes will be available for $20 for those who want to visit the Museum several times through the run of the exhibition. Pass holders will have the same benefits as Museum Members (Store discounts, discounts on public programs).
The Museum Store, open whenever the Museum is, will carry mah jongg sets, jewelry, and related merchandise, in addition to the exhibition's companion publication Mah Jongg: Crak, Bam, Dot, edited by Abbott Miller and Patsy Tarr. The store offers free gift wrapping and free close-in parking with handicapped and alternative vehicle spaces; wheelchairs can be reserved in advance. The Museum is a stunning venue for a range of private events with exclusive viewing of the exhibition; details and pricing on request.
Learn more about the Maltz Museum at www.maltzmuseum.org, 216-593-0575, become a friend on Facebook, or tweet with us on Twitter. To learn more about Project Mah Jongg, visit the official site at www.projectmahjongg.com
This exhibition is made possible through the generosity of the National Mah Jongg League. Additional support provided by Sylvia Hassenfeld and the 2wice Arts Foundation. Exhibit design by Abbott Miller, Pentagram.
Local sponsors include BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Margaret Wong & Associates, Pearl of the Orient, Dollar Bank, and Li Wah. Media sponsorship from Cleveland Jewish News.
About the Museum of Jewish Heritage
The Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust is located on the waterfront at 36 Battery Place in Manhattan's Battery Park City. Through groundbreaking award-winning exhibitions, world class education, and public programs, the Museum honors those who died by celebrating their lives—cherishing the civilization that they built and the vibrant Jewish community that is their legacy today, and learning from their history.


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From Make: Japan:
Beatfly is a small illuminating blimp for entertainment. Its light and movement can be controlled via various interfaces such as MIDI controller, iPhone multi-touch interface, Flash interface on a web site, computer keyboard, mobile phones and voice, and music. It flies, filling the space with colorful light, producing diverse styles of performance in the air. Beatfly is based on open source hardware and software technology, and its technical resources themselves including materials, circuit diagram, mechanical diagram, and software programs are also published as open source under the Creative Commons license. Everyone is welcome to explore this technology by themselves. Beatfly is developed by Hideki Yoshimoto and supported by the IPA Exploratory IT Human Resources Project (The Mitoh Youth Program).
Interested in making one? Check out the project's code and schematics. You may also buy a Beatfly kit (BYO XBee and Arduino) for $65. [Thanks, Hideki!]


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The cover of Newsweek's last issue dubbing Pakistan as the most dangerous country in the world, not merely stunned Pakistanis but the entire world, which earlier considered Iraq and Afghanistan as the most dangerous states.
The cover stating " the most dangerous country in the world is not Iraq. But it's Pakistan" sent a wave of shock and anger all over Pakistan with analysts fearing the Newsweek's move as part of ongoing campaign against the country's nuclear programme.
Ironically, the Newsweek's report does not contain any comparison or facts and figures about suicide bombings, killing of civilians, and personnel, and other terrorist incidents in Pakistan and Iraq.
According to analysts, the Newsweek's report is totally baseless, and nothing more than a cock and bull story. Surprisingly, the Newsweek analyst totally forgets the facts that in Iraq, killing of US soldiers, hundreds of civilians, Iraqi troops, and suicide bombing have been an everyday affair.
Around 4000 US soldiers have so far been killed in Iraq since 2004, whereas the entire infrastructure of the country has been destroyed by everyday suicide bombings and bomb blasts.
The analyst also forgets the fact that there is no normal life in Iraq, while Pakistan is the second fastest growing country in Asia.
1)what is your opinion about Newsweek's report?
2)Is this a calculated attempt to prove that Pakistan's nuclear pro gramme is not safe and may go in hands of extremists?
3) Is this a move to pave the way for foreign forces in Pakistan?